Unlimited employment

Chapter 151 (150) [Liangshan's Acceptance of Imperial Amnesty]

After a Buddhist golden body is cultivated to the fifth level, not only is the lower limit of its defensive ability high, but the upper limit is also very high.

When faced with an attack that could break through their defenses, they can even choose to temporarily strengthen their defenses with magic power, claiming that their golden body will never be broken until their magic power is exhausted.

In addition, this Arhat statue possesses the characteristic of continuous life, automatically absorbing external spiritual energy, willpower, and other energy sources to replenish the energy consumed during its operation.

It's completely different from the previous use of the Gangsha Buddha statue, where activating it would consume one's own energy, and the Gangsha might be completely depleted during the fight.

At the same time, after refining the Arhat Gold, the effects of the previous eleven Buddha images also jumped from the fourth rank to the fifth rank, and the power intensity was greatly improved.

At this moment, Chen Sheng could clearly feel the power surging within his body.

If a fourth-tier cultivator is considered a demigod or half-immortal, then a fifth-tier cultivator is a true immortal or god. The difference between the two is immeasurable.

Although this Gangsha Arhat Golden Body is an external object and cannot grant the pilot the long life of a fifth-tier cultivator, it can grant the pilot all other powers, making it extremely precious.

Among the many gains from this reincarnation, it is even more valuable than advancing four levels in Taoist arts and obtaining the Sea-Stabilizing Needle.

Even if we don't mention it, when returning to the main world, Chen Sheng could have taken this golden body back with him to deal with the crisis posed by Fu Fengzi.

With the Arhat Golden Body, he now has the ability to harm Zhao Ji, who is only immune to Taoist attacks below the fifth rank, in this world, and is no longer powerless to fight back.

What was once an imminent life-or-death crisis immediately transformed into a situation where one could either advance or retreat.

We could take a slight risk now and directly capture Zhao Ji, thus safely extracting the essence of a civilization from this fruit where fifth-tier cultivators cannot linger for long and where there are no rivals.

Alternatively, one can focus on developing their abilities, cultivating their own aura bit by bit as a [罡煞天師] (罡煞天師) professional, and then use their absolute advantage to seek revenge against Zhao Ji once their Taoist skills have truly advanced to the fifth rank.

Both of these routes have a very high success rate, no matter which one you choose.

This is normal. With the martial power at the pinnacle of a realm, one can naturally have unlimited freedom no matter what one does.

Chen Sheng opened his eyes, and two blue lotus flowers bloomed in his pupils. He turned his head to look north.

With the blessing of [Azure Eyes], he seemed to see a scene thousands of miles away, and smiled brightly.

"As I suspected, after discovering my unstable factor, Zhao Ji has already set off for Liangshan to harvest the evil spirits of the Taoist sect."

How could I not join in the fun at such a crucial moment?

……

Just an hour ago, when the sun had just risen, three urgent edicts were issued from the capital city of Tokyo, flying to all corners of the country.

An urgent order was issued by the emperor summoning Zhang Jixian, the 30th Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, to Liangshan to accompany the emperor in overseeing the forging of the magical energy.

One of the orders was sent to Zhong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong, who were leading troops in battle at Liangshan, instructing them to suspend their fighting and prepare for the amnesty.

The last message was sent to Zhang Xubai and Wang Laozhi, who were guarding the outer perimeter of Liangshan, informing them of the Buddhist monks' killing of Wang Wenqing, and instructing them to first enter the imperial army's camp to meet up with Generals Zhong and Yao, and to be careful, etc.

After issuing the summons, Zhao Ji set off from Tokyo with Huang Shang and dozens of civil and military officials, rushing towards Liangshan under the pretext of a personal expedition.

Although doing so would leave Tokyo's defenses vulnerable, Zhao Ji could no longer care about that.

The Buddhist disciples have already marched towards Fang La. I am too far away from the south to help them, and I have no way to stop them. The Buddhist disciples will surely be able to successfully forge the ninety-eight evil spirits.

Although the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha's power is in his hands and the Buddha's disciple cannot reach the fifth level, this person is still an extremely dangerous individual.

If one deliberately tries to cause trouble, it may completely ruin one's cultivation plan.

Only by personally leading the expedition to Liangshan and ensuring that the Taoist's protective energy would not be compromised could Emperor Huizong feel at ease.

Fortunately, the Jingdong East Road where Liangshan Marsh was located was not far from the Tokyo Road. With a slightly uneasy feeling and slowed down by the dragon's aura, Zhao Ji arrived after traveling for three hours.

Above the military camp built by the imperial army, a floating, wheel-less carriage pulled by a horse demon flew by.

Several palace maids accompanied the carriage, some carrying flower baskets and scattering flowers, others holding water bottles and sprinkling water.

The falling petals landed on the soldiers below, immediately merging into their bodies and healing their old wounds.

When water droplets fall on the soldiers, they feel a few years younger.

Although only a few soldiers were fortunate enough to receive the blessing of flower petals and pure water, tens of thousands of soldiers immediately knelt down and began shouting "Long live the Emperor!"

A continuous roar of cheers rose like a tide, echoing for miles around.

Amid cheers, Zhao Ji lifted the curtain of his carriage and looked towards Liangshan.

The dragon aura of the Song Dynasty, which he had dragged to this place, opened its dragon eyes amidst the military aura clouds gathered by the army, and gazed at the water fortress dozens of miles away.

More than a hundred pillars of fortune shot into the sky from the pool, intertwining to form a thick black cloud that obscured half the sky.

The two sides are locked in a stalemate, seemingly evenly matched.

"It's not in vain that I've raised you all for so many years; you've grown quite robustly."

Afterwards, the curtains fell, and the carriage roared to a stop outside the main tent of the military camp. Only then did Zhao Ji alight from the carriage, surrounded by his officials.

Looking around, not only were the four fourth-level cultivators, Zhong Shidao, Yao Pingzhong, Zhang Xubai, and Wang Laozhi, clearly waiting for a long time, but even Zhang Jixian, who had come from Jiangxi, had arrived.

Emperor Huizong spoke briefly with everyone present, displaying the demeanor of a wise ruler who cared for his subjects, before leading them into the main tent to discuss important matters.

"Gentlemen, has the imperial edict of amnesty been sent to Liangshan?"

Zhong Shidao stepped forward from among the ministers, bowed, and reported back.

"After receiving the Emperor's message, I personally delivered the imperial edict of amnesty to Liangshan, and it has been nearly three hours since then."

"Okay, well done."

Only a handful of people in the entire court knew that the final step in refining this powerful technique was to offer amnesty.

Because the malevolent energy nurtured by the mortal world and the killing intent can only become a true malevolent energy after it has been fused with the dragon's energy once.

Originally, Emperor Huizong wanted to fight several more bloody battles with the Liangshan bandits, using the lives, blood, and killing intent of his soldiers to nurture the Qi Sha (a type of magical energy) to grow stronger before reaping its benefits.

Now that an unexpected event has occurred, we can't wait that long.

……

Inside the Hall of Gathering Righteousness at Liangshan.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive at this moment.

"...Now I have heard that the people of Liangshan Marsh, though they rose from humble origins, possess loyalty and righteousness, and aspire to serve their country. Their leader, Song Jiang, and others are known for their chivalrous nature and many possess extraordinary abilities. They are not inherently stubborn or rebellious. Perhaps due to the corruption of officials, they have encountered hardship and thus gathered in the mountains. This is truly the fault of the officials who failed to supervise them. I, in accordance with Heaven's benevolence towards life, and considering that you are all outstanding talents of China, how can I bear to see loyal and virtuous people remain in the Jianghu for so long? Therefore, I hereby issue this imperial edict, sincerely instructing: all those who wish to submit to the court, regardless of their past transgressions, will be pardoned."

After listening to the dark-faced man sitting on the tiger-skin chair finish reading the imperial edict, a man dressed as a wandering monk could no longer bear it and immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"Recruit amnesty? What kind of amnesty is this? All this recruitment has only chilled the hearts of our brothers."

(End of this chapter)