Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 287 The Emperor's Martial Arts: Four Benefits in One Go

Zhou Ming has always had a dream: to learn all the world's unique skills.

After all, the exquisite martial arts techniques that could only be glimpsed in novels and comics in my previous life are real in this world.

It's hard not to be tempted.

Needless to say, techniques like the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Xuanming Divine Palm, and Tai Chi Chuan are all included. But what about the Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens, the Nine Swords of Dugu, or even the Holy Spirit Sword Technique and other mysterious sword techniques? Who could resist learning them?

Moreover, this world also possesses the Dragon God Technique, the War God's Manual, and the Hun Tian Treasure Mirror.

Before he unlocked his cheat codes to such a high degree, Zhou Ming's ideal goal was the Lesser Formless Skill.

After all, the Lesser Formless Skill can simulate all the world's ultimate techniques.

Of course, he was also aware that the Lesser Formless Skill had its own limits, so Zhou Ming was prepared to upgrade this skill.

However, he later encountered the Longevity Manual and unceremoniously abandoned the Lesser Formless Skill.

Of course, in Zhou Ming's mind, the Longevity Mantra was just a transitional step.

After meeting Yin Zhong, the Dragon God Skill became his dream.

After all, this is a divine skill that can transform one's body into a dragon!
However, compared to the Hun Tian Bao Jian, the Dragon God Skill is now slightly inferior.

Although the Dragon God Technique itself is indeed very powerful.

However, the cultivation techniques created by the Dragon God are naturally incomparable to those created by the Goddess Nuwa.

Moreover, there is a difference between cultivation methods and martial arts techniques.

Those martial arts skills might be able to be performed through some rather special techniques.

However, the techniques themselves are almost impossible to integrate with each other.

However, the tenth level of the Hun Tian Bao Jian gave Zhou Ming some hope.

"The universe contains everything!"

Zhou Ming said in a low voice, "If this technique is properly developed, it might be able to encompass all techniques in the world with the power of the Xuan Universe, including the Dragon God Technique, the Longevity Manual, and even the War God Manual..."

He looked at the dark-colored celestial crystal in his hand, and excitement appeared in his eyes.

He then prepared to keep the item for himself, project a copy, and return it to Ying Zheng.

"You're a bit too confident."

Xiao Ai suddenly appeared and stopped Zhou Ming from doing so.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Zhou Ming was puzzled, since the treasures he had found before were basically all obtained in the same way.

It even included several other celestial crystals, all of which emitted projections.

Xiao Ai said, "If you do this, Ying Zheng will likely find out. It doesn't matter if others get a projection of the Heavenly Crystal, because they don't know what the real Heavenly Crystal looks like. But Ying Zheng is different. He has not only personally handled the Heavenly Crystal, but also cultivated all the martial arts within it!"

"Ying Zheng only cultivated the first nine levels; he didn't have the tenth level, the Profound Universe..."

As Zhou Ming was speaking, he suddenly paused, startled.

Suddenly, I realized that I had made a huge mistake.

He actually used the original plot he had read to judge Ying Zheng!
"Has Ying Zheng already mastered the tenth level of the Profound Universe?"

Ai nodded: "Most likely, yes."

With a wave of her hand, she projected a scene of Master Yoda and Ying Zheng conversing in the Xianyang Palace.

Master Yoda proposed that users of the armor must cultivate the martial arts contained within the Heavenly Crystal.

Ying Zheng's expression remained almost unchanged.

Zhou Ming naturally understood that Ying Zheng would hand over the Xuan Universe Heavenly Crystal because he wanted to use it to forge a set of armor for himself.

Without a doubt, he must have already met this condition to be able to disregard this point.

Zhou Ming slapped his forehead, annoyed, and said, "It really is so... Oh well, then let's return the real Heavenly Crystal to him."

As the manufacturer of the projector, he knew better than anyone that there was a difference between the projector and the original.

Although no one has discovered that the Heavenly Crystal in their possession is a fake so far, their failure to do so does not mean that Ying Zheng will not discover it.

After all, Ying Zheng is probably the only person in this world who has cultivated the complete Hun Tian Bao Jian and come into contact with the complete set of Tian Jing.

He has a good chance of discovering the deception in the Tianjing projection.

Zhou Ming has always been a cautious person, so in theory he shouldn't have been unaware of this issue.

But this time, having obtained the Mysterious Universe Crystal, he felt the vastness and inclusiveness of the infinite mysteries within it and realized that the Mysterious Universe could contain all kinds of divine skills and ultimate techniques.

I was so excited that I overlooked these issues.

In contrast, Xiao Ai, who had been following Zhou Ming, had also picked up his cautious personality. However, as an artificial intelligence life form, she would not overlook details like Zhou Ming did due to momentary excitement.

Therefore, it was she who noticed this aspect and came specifically to remind Zhou Ming.

Although Zhou Ming was somewhat reluctant, he still made the decisive decision to return the genuine item.

After all, it had been quite an effort for him to make Master Yoda, under a pseudonym, a favorite of the First Emperor, and to give him the power to mobilize the Qin state to search for all sorts of rare treasures.

If Tianjing runs into trouble, this disguise will probably be lost.

It's not worth doing this for a single Celestial Crystal, not even a Mysterious Universe Celestial Crystal.

Moreover, if this celestial crystal were kept by Ying Zheng and no one knew where it was, then so be it.

Now that it's all in Zhou Ming's hands, even if the genuine item is returned, Zhou Ming can easily retrieve it again.

He immediately left a mark on the Tianjing and sent it back to the Qin Kingdom.

As long as this mark exists, he can retrieve the Heavenly Crystal at any time.

Even if it is returned to Qin Shi Huang in the future, let alone now that it is still in Master Yoda's hands, it will be the same.

After all, Ying Zheng couldn't possibly carry the Heavenly Crystal with him all the time.

Meanwhile, Ying Zheng was unaware that his Heavenly Crystal had almost been replaced.

At this moment, he was thinking about what to do with the three Heavenly Crystals in his hand.

After witnessing the Celestial Crystal Armor created by Master Yoda, the few Celestial Crystals in his hands transformed from mere treasures and divine skills into real combat power.

In that case, it would be a huge waste for him to keep these few Heavenly Crystals.

Xuan Yuzhou will undoubtedly remain for his own use.

Jin Chenxi needs to wait for Master Yoda to create a more advanced energy box before she can perfectly control it, or she can leave it alone for the time being.

However, it would be best to find a new owner for Zi Xinghe as soon as possible.

"Father."

A child ran excitedly from outside.

He had short hair, and his face still seemed to have a childlike innocence, but his eyes were very special, with heterochromatic pupils.

The left eye is ice blue, and the right eye is golden amber.

His unusual heterochromatic eyes made his handsome face appear even more sinister.

It was Qin Shi Huang's eighteenth son, Huhai!

As soon as Hu Hai entered, he grabbed Ying Zheng's arm and said in a coquettish tone, "Father, I heard that the newly invited Master Yoda has come up with something fun. Can I play with it?"

"You're quite well-informed, kid."

Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Zhao Gao told you, didn't he?"

"Yes." Hu Hai nodded in agreement.

“That’s not a toy, it’s the empire’s sharp blade. You can’t take it to play with.”

Ying Zheng said, "Zhao Gao, take Hu Hai away."

Zhao Gao appeared silently. "Father!"

Hu Hai clung to Ying Zheng's arm affectionately, but Ying Zheng showed no sign of changing his mind: "Be good, study hard. If you want to play anything, have Gongshu Chou make it for you. Don't disturb Master Yoda, understand?"

"All right……"

Seeing this, Hu Hai had no choice but to leave with Zhao Gao.

Once outside the palace, his expression changed completely, losing all his previous childishness and innocence, and instead appearing quite sinister.

"Teacher, it seems that Father has made up his mind not to pass on the Heavenly Mirror to me!"

Although Hu Hai was young, he was very shrewd and had long harbored ambitions to seize the throne.

However, Ying Zheng still favored his eldest son, Fusu.

As the eighteenth son, Hu Hai's only advantage, besides having Zhao Gao as his teacher, was that he was deeply favored by Ying Zheng.

He was well aware of this, so he always pretended to be an innocent child, matching his age. In addition, Ying Zheng was indeed not very wary of his son, and was actually fooled by him.

He came here today specifically to ask for Tianjing, saying he wanted a toy, but actually, he values ​​the meaning that Tianjing represents even more.

The Hun Tian Bao Jian is known to the world as the Emperor's Martial Arts!
Because King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, was able to defeat his enemies and unify the nine provinces only after mastering the complete set of the Hun Tian Bao Jian.

In the Qin state, this concept was even more popular.

After all, Ying Zheng also cultivated the Hun Tian Bao Jian (a magical artifact), which enabled him to defeat many enemies, including his biggest rival for the throne, his own younger brother Cheng Jiao, and thus secure his throne.

Although the Hun Tian Bao Jian is just the Hun Tian Bao Jian, and although it is a powerful and profound martial art, it has no connection with the throne.

But that's just how people think.

This forced Ying Zheng to consider the meaning represented by the Hun Tian Bao Jian (a magical mirror).

Over the years, he only tried to pass on this martial art to his eldest son, Fusu.

Unfortunately, Fusu was not particularly talented in martial arts and could not learn the Hun Tian Bao Jian at all.

Ying Zheng had no choice but to give up.

After that, he never passed on this martial art to anyone else.

He even wanted to bury Tianjing along with him in the imperial mausoleum.

Unfortunately, this was precisely the conspiracy of the six kingdoms, and as a result, seven of the nine Heavenly Crystals were stolen.

The remaining two were recovered.

Hu Hai came to ask for it precisely because he understood the meaning that Tianjing represented it.

In his words, it was just a toy.

But if it were actually taken out and shown to all the officials and nobles, it would represent more than just a toy.

Unfortunately, Ying Zheng was incredibly clear-headed.

This Heavenly Mirror can be passed on to anyone, but it cannot be easily passed on to one's own descendants.

This will directly affect the overall political climate in the court.

Even now, with Master Yoda creating armor that can directly utilize the energy of the Celestial Crystals, Ying Zheng has begun to consider handing over these Celestial Crystals to someone else.

However, the people he was considering were only his ministers such as Zhang Han, Meng Tian, ​​and Zhao Gao.

I never thought of handing it over to my son.

Hu Hai was very unhappy that he had not been able to get the Heavenly Crystal.

"Teacher, does Father only have my eldest brother in his heart?"

As Hu Hai's teacher, Zhao Gao was well aware of Hu Hai's thoughts: "Young master, rest assured, although His Majesty the Emperor did not give the Heavenly Crystal to you, he also did not give it to the eldest son. It is likely that the Heavenly Crystal is too precious, and Master Yoda still needs to study it, so it is not convenient to bestow it upon him for the time being."

"Hmph, that makes sense. My elder brother has such poor aptitude for martial arts that he can't even master ordinary martial arts, let alone the Hun Tian Bao Jian!"

Hu Hai sneered, his words showing no respect whatsoever for his elder brother.

But thinking about it, I still feel somewhat unwilling.

"Teacher, is there really no way to get Tian Jing's help?"

Zhao Gao thought for a moment and said, "My lord, His Majesty promised that if the Net could capture Kunsha, His Majesty would bestow the Purple Star River upon me."

"Oh?"

Hu Hai's eyes lit up: "Then, teacher, why don't you hurry up and get the Net to take action and capture that Kunsha guy!"
Once I obtain the Purple Star River, I will master its martial arts and let my father know that I am the most suitable heir to the throne!

"Yes, my lord, rest assured, I will make the arrangements immediately!"

The Luo Wang organization has a mysterious origin and had already spread throughout the seven kingdoms during the chaos of the past.

In this world, the original form of the Luo Wang organization was the Cang organization created by the Zhou royal family. However, with the decline of the Zhou royal family, the Cang organization split up, and some people formed the Luo Wang organization.

The Luo Wang organization inherited the characteristics of the Cang organization, and was accustomed to finding a leader to serve.

This leader is either the monarch of a country or a powerful minister who can control the country.

After Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin state became increasingly powerful, with several generations of rulers being wise and virtuous. In contrast, the other six states declined further, with their rulers being incompetent and foolish.

Therefore, Luo Wang valued the Qin state and continuously cultivated its influence there, while also appointing the Qin ruler and important ministers as its leaders.

The former leader was none other than Lü Buwei, who held immense power in the court.

However, after Ying Zheng ascended the throne, Lü Buwei gradually realized the threat Ying Zheng posed, and for this reason, he once ordered Luo Wang to assassinate Ying Zheng.

However, Lü Buwei was eventually defeated by Ying Zheng.

Therefore, in accordance with the rules, Luo Wang (the organization) appointed Ying Zheng as its leader.

Ying Zheng, however, looked down on this net and put it under the control of his subordinate Zhao Gao.

Therefore, Zhao Gao became the leader of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

On the surface, Zhao Gao was loyal to Ying Zheng, but in reality, he also harbored his own ambitions.

After becoming the leader of Luo Wang, he continuously deepened his influence and control within Luo Wang, gradually transforming from an acting leader into the true leader.

However, at the same time, Zhao Gao was also aware of the true nature of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

The leader of the Net has changed over the years.

But their true leader is power.

The net submits to power and only serves those who wield it.

In the Qin state, the one who held power was undoubtedly the First Emperor, Ying Zheng.

Even Zhao Gao's power came solely from Ying Zheng.

Even though they had controlled the Luo Wang organization for so many years, as long as Ying Zheng gave the order, most of the people in the Luo Wang organization would still side with him without hesitation.

Therefore, Zhao Gao was always eager to cultivate his own power.

The Celestial Armor created by Master Yoda is exactly the power he needs.

A single Heavenly Crystal and an upgraded energy box are enough to unleash a power that even a Three-Flower Grandmaster could easily suppress!

Who is not moved?

“Kunsa…”

Zhao Gao kept repeating this name.

This person is truly a treasure trove. Putting aside the organization behind him, he alone represents the two Heavenly Crystals, Bai Yunyan and Zi Xinghe.

Even though Bai Yunyan's power is the weakest among the ten Heavenly Crystals, it is still a genuine Three-Flower Grandmaster level combat power.

Moreover, given the animosity between Master Yoda and Kunsa, taking him down would also make Master Yoda owe a favor.

Three birds with one stone!
And under his manipulation, a fourth gain was achieved on Hu Hai's side.

We absolutely must take it!

(End of this chapter)