Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 398 Selfishness, Reflection, Earth-shattering Collapse
"The martial arts of the Mohists do have some merits..."

Zhou Ming watched all this from behind and felt a slight agreement in his heart.

Perhaps because the tradition in the Qin state had never been interrupted, the founders of the Hundred Schools of Thought were able to obtain ancient classics through their own channels, draw inspiration from them, and create martial arts manuals that belonged to their own schools.

In ancient times, the most prevalent practice was not martial arts, but the path of magical cultivation.

This dish is most spiritually demanding.

The various schools of thought in ancient China drew upon this principle, and the martial arts they created often reflected their philosophies, thus exhibiting distinct characteristics.

In contrast, the martial arts traditions in the eastern part of the entire Kyushu region are purely martial arts.

The world is all white, only I am black; I do not advocate aggression, but rather universal love throughout my life.

The internal skills passed down by the Mohists embody their unique yet not unique philosophy.

What makes them unique is that, compared to kings and nobles, they valued ordinary people more.

What makes them not unique is that when they interact with ordinary people, they seem to blend in with them.

Therefore, the internal energy of the Mo family is low-key and restrained, and few people can detect its fluctuations before it is used.

On the other hand, the Mohists were also a school of thought that excelled at studying nature and exploring the principles behind various phenomena.

The phenomena mentioned here refer not only to the wonders of nature, but also to the mysteries of the human body.

In this world, there exist wondrous things like internal energy, inner strength, and true qi, which naturally became objects of study for the Mohists.

These research findings are often reflected in the internal martial arts of the Mohists.

In the study of internal energy and true qi, no school in the world dares to claim that it has surpassed the Mohist school.

Therefore, while the Mo family's internal skills may not be as advanced as other families in terms of accumulation and cultivation, they are absolutely the strongest in terms of precise control within the same realm.

Of course, some exceptional talents must be excluded first.

Even with such characteristics, it still requires incredibly precise manipulation to fully impart them to a child.

Furthermore, the Six Souls Curse had already been activated at this time, and Yan Dan still needed to suppress it.

Being able to do two things at once, both of which are very tiring, quickly made his face covered in sweat.

In contrast, Tianming felt quite comfortable, as if his whole body was soaking in a hot spring. With his full strength, he slowly but firmly walked towards the Second Flower Grandmaster.

Although it is impossible to condense both the Flower of Qi and the Flower of Essence, the quality and quantity of this power have indeed reached this level.

"Yan Dan is as selfish as ever!"

Zhou Ming couldn't help but shake his head, completely disapproving of Yan Dan's character.

His character is already evident in how he transformed the Mo family's mechanical city, originally a paradise on earth, into a fortress against the Qin dynasty, all for his own selfish gain.

However, beneath this selfish nature lies an even more distinct personality.

To achieve the goal, whatever means necessary!
In the past, he plotted Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin.

The former leader, Six-Fingered Black Knight, strongly disagreed, because once the plan was launched, Jing Ke would surely die regardless of whether it succeeded or failed.

But soon after, the Six-Fingered Black Knight was killed by Dongjun with the Six Soul Curse, and Dongjun even framed Wei Zhuang for the incident.

At that time, Dongjun was Yan Dan's wife.

Perhaps Yan Dan was truly kept in the dark at the time, but in any case, he was the biggest beneficiary.

Now, he is also choosing to sacrifice himself for his own purposes, and the sacrifice involves two people.

One is himself.

Although the choice was made under the circumstances of being afflicted with the Six Souls Curse and facing certain death, it was indeed much more sophisticated than the past methods of sacrificing Jing Ke to achieve one's own goals.

The other person who was sacrificed was Tianming.

This child probably has no idea what kind of weapon the Mo Mei he has taken over is, let alone realize that from now on, he will be the leader of the Mo family.

Despite having little ability of his own, he was already burdened with the future of the entire Mohist school and the great cause of overthrowing the Qin dynasty.

He didn't know what all of this meant.

Yan Dan clearly had no intention of explaining it to him; he simply made this plan and decided to do it, so he did it.

Although Tianming's background destined him to stand on the opposite side of the Qin state, being chosen by fate and being chosen by others are clearly different.

However, what is most hateful is his act of infusing his inner energy and imparting his skills.

This move will undoubtedly have a significant impact on Tianming's future.

For an ordinary person, obtaining this skill would naturally be an incredible stroke of luck.

Because ordinary people have limited aptitude and abilities, even if they embark on the path of martial arts, it's hard to say how far they can ultimately go.

Most people can probably only stay at the level of acquired skills, or even lower.

Having acquired Yan Dan's skills, one should be able to directly reach the level of a Second Flower Grandmaster without having to painstakingly cultivate for a lifetime.

But is Tianming an ordinary person?
His own aptitude has become terrifyingly powerful, and he directly follows Gai Nie, so he will undoubtedly inherit the legacy of the School of Diplomacy in the future.

Moreover, he is the protagonist, and he has good fortune.

Becoming a Grandmaster of the Three Flowers in the future will not be difficult, and even becoming a Great Grandmaster is possible.

Therefore, Yan Dan's move was definitely not a good thing for him.

Of course, there must be a solution to this.

The legendary hero of Tianchi, who once cultivated the Absorption Technique, was able to combine it with the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill to break through to the Grandmaster level. How much more so for Tianming, who only absorbed the power of one person.

Whether or not this solution can be obtained in the future depends on Tianming's fate.

Yan Dan clearly hadn't considered these future matters.

Tianming, on the other hand, understood nothing at all.

After acquiring Yan Dan's full power and successfully taking over the task of Mo Mei, he also took on this enormous responsibility. He watched helplessly as Yan Dan lost her strength and nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Don't be sad for me," Yan Dan said. "Evacuate the Mechanized City immediately. I will activate the Azure Dragon Mechanized System to cover you!"

"……Yes!"

Despite their grief, the leaders obeyed Yan Dan's final orders and quickly evacuated from the mechanical city.

The Mohist disciples had already prepared to evacuate under Gao Jianli's orders before Yan Dan returned, and upon receiving the order, they all sprang into action.

Down the mountain, in the distance.

In a military camp.

Wei Zhuang couldn't sleep, so he was practicing his martial arts cross-legged.

However, in reality, his mind was in a state of utter confusion at that moment.

Even though most of the day had passed, the events that had occurred earlier still lingered in his mind.

This chaotic state was clearly unsuitable for practicing martial arts; it could easily lead to qi deviation. Therefore, Wei Zhuang was merely adopting this posture to calm himself.

Losing to Gai Nie is not actually something that is unbearable.

Even when Gai Nie wielded a divine weapon like the Azure Light Sword, Wei Zhuang only felt distressed for a short while at first, before quickly accepting it. The only thing that truly bothered him was that the Azure Light Sword hadn't chosen him!
More specifically, it was the words spoken by Aizen after the Blue Light Sword did not choose him.

"I chose my dream, and I've stuck with it ever since..."

This one sentence has always lingered in Wei Zhuang's mind, and it has become a demon in his heart.

Looking back on Gai Nie's life, he was surprised to find that what Lan Ran said was completely true, without a trace of falsehood.

"The initial dream..."

Gai Nie has always cherished the ideal of making everyone in the world happy and saving everyone.

This idea can be described as naive.

It could even be said to be an ideal that only a child, someone who is unaware of the ways of the world, might have.

However, Gai Nie still cherishes this ideal and persists to this day.

And what about him?
Wei Zhuang thought back to what his original dream was.

Revive Korea and unify it?
No, those should be my thoughts after I grew up. What were my original thoughts?
I can't remember anymore...

So, when you can't even remember it, have you actually made a choice and given up between ideals and reality?

What's even more ridiculous is that he ultimately abandoned this choice and opted for a more realistic path instead.

How did he end up like this, becoming a... cold-blooded killer?
In the martial arts world today, many people have heard of Wei Zhuang and the infamous Quicksand organization, but few may know that Wei Zhuang was once a general of the State of Han.

The Quicksand organization was created by a group of passionate young people who came together with the determination to save South Korea!

Compared to Gai Nie, who unhesitatingly gave up the title of Sword Saint and all wealth and honor to become a wanted criminal... he lost!
Wei Zhuang might not admit it verbally, but he had already made his judgment in his heart.

I lost.

So, should I continue down this path?

Or should we pick up where we left off and do something we should be doing more?

boom! ! !
A deafening roar suddenly interrupted Wei Zhuang's thoughts.

Wei Zhuang suddenly opened his eyes and realized that the morning light had already broken outside the tent.

However, what is more important at this moment is obviously the source of that loud noise!
Take the shark tooth and step out of the tent.

The others in the camp were also clearly awakened by the loud noise and came out to look in the direction from which the noise came.

Amidst the clouds and mist, there lies a city filled with intricate mechanisms.

"Did it come from the Mechanical City?"

"Without a doubt!"

"The Mohist school...does it have some hidden methods?"

Zhang Han frowned and muttered.

What happened yesterday was just the beginning of this war, not the end.

He knew this very well.

But the Mohists would surely understand this as well.

Gongshu Chou walked over: "My Gongshu family knows the methods of the Mo family best. The pinnacle of their mechanical creations is none other than the Four Divine Beasts of Mechanisms... Could it be the legendary Mechanical Azure Dragon?"

"Mechanical Azure Dragon!"

Zhang Han's mind echoed with information about the four sacred beasts of the Mohist school's mechanical systems: "The Azure Dragon, a mechanical system that is only rumored to exist but has never been seen by anyone..."

The four sacred beasts of the Mohist school, including the White Tiger, appeared in war hundreds of years ago and demonstrated its power.

The Vermilion Bird is a flying machine that shook the world when it was born.

Because at that time, only Grandmaster-level experts could fly.

The appearance of the Vermilion Bird enabled ordinary people to soar through the sky, and the shock it caused to the world was unimaginable.

Even after all these years, there is no mechanism in the world that can compare to the Vermilion Bird.

Even though the mechanical wings created by the Gongshu family can also achieve flight, they are far inferior to the Vermilion Bird in terms of the degree of freedom of flight.

As for the Black Tortoise and the Azure Dragon, they are extremely mysterious, previously existing only in the mouths of the Mohists.

Of course, he now knows that the mechanical Xuanwu is actually the power center of the entire mechanical city, controlling the water flow of the entire mechanical city.

As for the mechanical Azure Dragon... it remains a mystery!
"The Mohist school is facing a life-or-death crisis. If we don't trigger the Azure Dragon mechanism now, we may never have another chance to emerge!"

Gongshu Chou was filled with curiosity and longing.

Although the two sides were rivals, Gongshu Chou still recognized the Mo family's mechanical skills.

The legend of the mechanical Azure Dragon has been passed down for hundreds of years, and Gongshu Chou was naturally excited to finally see it with his own eyes today.

If we could obtain the mechanical Azure Dragon and study it thoroughly, that would be even better!
Zhang Han, however, was quite wary: "The legend of the mechanical Azure Dragon has been passed down for hundreds of years. No one in the world knows what the mechanical Azure Dragon does, but since it can be activated by the Mohists at this time, its power is probably not weak..."

boom! ! !
Another earth-shattering roar came from the distant mountain peak.

The clouds surrounding the mountain peak were shaken away by the loud bang, and much of them dissipated.

One corner of a cliff was so violently shaken that it collapsed and fell directly down the mountain, scattering in mid-air and turning into dozens of boulders that crashed to the ground.

Immediately, a series of booming sounds followed.

And this is just the beginning...

Here in the east, there in the west, here are cliffs, there are steep cliffs.

In people's minds, mountains often represent something indestructible and that will not change for thousands of years. But at this moment, under the watchful eyes of thousands of Qin soldiers, they began to crumble!
Landslides and landslides.

At that moment, it became a reality before their eyes.

Thousands of Qin soldiers turned pale with fright.

Even Zhang Han and the others were filled with astonishment.

Gongshu Chou suddenly clapped his hands and said, "This is bad! I'm afraid it's not some mechanical Azure Dragon, but the Mo family who want to destroy the entire Mechanical City!"

"what?"

"That mechanical city was built in the mountains, almost hollowing out half of the mountain. It must have been deliberately destroyed by the Mo family, leaving the mountain empty and without support, which is why this landslide occurred... General, the Mo family must have taken this opportunity to escape!"

Zhang Han glanced at him and said calmly, "So?"

Gongshu Chou paused, gave a forced laugh, and remained silent.

Yes, even if we knew, what could we do?
Could Zhang Han really have ordered the Qin army to arrest the Mohists because of this?

Do not make jokes!
In such a massive, earth-shattering scene, people would be trying to escape, let alone go there.
If Zhang Han gave such an order, the soldiers would probably riot!
So, they can only watch from here.

Even if they knew the Mohists would use this opportunity to escape, it would be the same.

"Don't worry, my Qin army has already surrounded us. If my family wants to escape, it won't be enough to just run out of the city; we'll have to break through the army's encirclement first," Zhang Han said.

Just then, a huge black shadow rose up from the clouds.

(End of this chapter)