Everyone's Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Junior Talisman Maker

Chapter 186 The death of True Monarch Mingwu, obtaining three fourth-tier treasures (Please subscribe)
Time flew by, and five years passed after Bei Han Zhenjun took over as the leader of the Xia Kingdom.

That morning, the Xia Kingdom's news department suddenly released a shocking news, announcing that Mingwu Zhenjun had passed away on September 8th, 3562 of the Great Xia calendar, at the age of 1338.

The news caused a sensation throughout the entire Xia Kingdom.

Although in recent years, after Mingwu Zhenjun abdicated, he has never appeared in the public eye again.

Many people speculate that Mingwu Zhenjun's lifespan is nearing its end.

However, most cultivators in the Xia Kingdom only thought that True Lord Mingwu's lifespan was nearing its end, but they did not expect that True Lord Mingwu would pass away so quickly.

Many cultivators in the Xia Kingdom had seen that in recent years, several neighboring countries had declared war on the Xia Kingdom after the abdication of True Lord Mingwu. They thought that even if True Lord Mingwu died, the Xia Kingdom would not announce his death.

After all, as long as Mingwu Zhenjun is still 'alive'.

Given the formidable power of the Mingwu Zhenjun, the surrounding countries would likely have some reservations.

At least they wouldn't dare send Nascent Soul Realm cultivators to join forces against their Xia Kingdom's Northern Cold True Monarch.

To their surprise, the Xia Kingdom suddenly announced the death of Mingwu Zhenjun in a very high-profile manner.

This is something many people are unwilling to believe.

"This news is definitely fake."

"I've heard that if one's cultivation reaches the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, their lifespan can reach 1,300 years."

"If one takes some longevity-promoting substances, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can definitely live to be 1,400 years old."

"Our leader is only 1338 years old this year, and he still has several decades before his lifespan ends."

"I suspect that our leader is still alive."

"The Xia Kingdom's announcement of his passing is likely a deliberate attempt to mislead several neighboring countries..."

Many cultivators from the Xia Kingdom, upon seeing the announcement released by the Xia Kingdom's news department, learned that True Lord Mingwu was only 1338 years old this year, and most of them simply did not believe that True Lord Mingwu had passed away.

Regardless of whether the cultivators of the Xia Kingdom believe it or not.

After the Xia Kingdom announced the death of Mingwu Zhenjun, the entire Xia Kingdom, from top to bottom, launched various mourning ceremonies for Mingwu Zhenjun.

Furthermore, the Xia Kingdom's official media, over the following month, continuously praised the many achievements of Mingwu Zhenjun during his tenure through various news media.

Meanwhile, news of the death of True Monarch Mingwu reached the ears of Nascent Soul cultivators in several nearby countries, including Wuqi Kingdom.

They didn't believe it either.

After all, according to the theoretical lifespan limit of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Mingwu Zhenjun can live for at least several more decades.

"This news is definitely a scam..."

"Regardless of whether the news is true or false, I think that before True Monarch Mingwu reaches the age of 1400, we should not join forces with the two from Yunlai Kingdom and Yue Kingdom to deal with True Monarch Beihan."

"I suspect that Mingwu Zhenjun deliberately announced his death this time to lure us in."

The two Nascent Soul cultivators from Wuqi Kingdom weighed the options in their minds and dared not draw any conclusions rashly.

Especially considering that the lifespan of the True Lord Mingwu is still several decades away from the theoretical upper limit.

This made the two of them even more hesitant.

After all, according to what they knew, when Mingwu Zhenjun was at his peak, his cultivation was said to have reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Even though his lifespan is nearing its end and his strength has declined, if the opponent is willing to risk his life and use any means necessary, he could still severely injure or even kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Therefore, they dare not gamble with their own worth and lives.

They would rather wait a few more decades.

The kings of Yunlai and Yue, who had both declared war on Xia, shared the same thoughts upon learning of Mingwu Zhenjun's death.

Even to show their respect for Mingwu Zhenjun, several countries declared war on the Xia Kingdom.

After the death of Mingwu Zhenjun, during the period of national mourning, the attack on the Xia Kingdom was also suspended.

Of course, the reason they are so 'kind-hearted' is...

This was mainly because Mingwu Zhenjun had extremely high prestige in the Xia Kingdom.

They worried that launching an attack on the Xia Kingdom during the national mourning period might backfire, potentially igniting patriotic sentiments among the Xia people and boosting the morale of the monks stationed on the border.

……

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed since the Xia Kingdom announced the death of Mingwu Zhenjun.

On this day, a middle-aged man came alone to the Third Ring Road of Kyoto Immortal City, to a quiet forest stream.

There was an old man fishing with his eyes closed in front of the stream.

"teacher!"

The middle-aged man approached the old man and bowed respectfully.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, the old man opened his eyes, then waved his hand, taking out a tea set from his storage ring. He poured a cup of tea for the middle-aged man, gestured for him to sit down, and then asked, "How is the situation at the border lately?"

"Reporting to Master, Wuqi Kingdom and Yunlai Kingdom have recently sent more soldiers and generals to attack our border immortal city in the past two months."

"However, I have also increased the number of troops and sent several True Core cultivators to support the two border areas."

"In the short term, they should not be able to break through our border defenses."

The middle-aged man replied.

The middle-aged man was none other than the current leader of the Xia Kingdom, True Lord Beihan.

However, he had changed his appearance and concealed his aura, so no outsider could recognize his identity.

"Ah."

"How has the situation been in China these past few months?"

The old man sitting opposite True Monarch Beihan was none other than True Monarch Mingwu, who had been declared dead half a year ago. At this moment, he had also changed his appearance, and outsiders could not recognize his identity.

"It's relatively stable."

"At least those enemy spies hiding in Xia Kingdom can no longer make a fuss about the rumors of your death."

"On the contrary, after the news of your death was announced, many people did not believe that you had died, and thought that you must still be alive..." said True Lord Beihan.

"As long as the situation isn't too bad, it's fine."

Upon hearing this, Mingwu Zhenjun nodded.

In recent years, as he passed the leadership to the Northern Cold True Lord and stopped showing his face, it prompted several nearby countries to declare war on their Xia Kingdom.

But so far, those countries that declared war on their Xia Kingdom haven't gained any advantage.

After all, their Xia Kingdom has a history of thousands of years, and its foundation is relatively stronger than that of the neighboring countries.

In addition, in the last few hundred years, the Xia Kingdom has grown and prospered under his leadership, and in recent years he has cultivated a large number of True Core Realm cultivators, as well as hundreds of False Core Realm cultivators and tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

Although among these people, there may be some spies from enemy countries.

However, he believed that with Nascent Soul Realm cultivators still in charge of the Xia Kingdom, the vast majority of cultivators would not choose to defect to the enemy and betray their country.

After all, the Xia Kingdom is not yet at its wit's end, especially since the high-level cultivators are still guarding the Xia Kingdom. This makes many cultivators in the Xia Kingdom believe that as long as they work together to repel the invasion of several neighboring countries, they can usher in peace.

However, Mingwu Zhenjun thought about his theoretical lifespan. Although he still had sixty or seventy years to live, his actual lifespan was only about thirty years.

He worried that after his death, Nascent Soul cultivators from several nearby countries would join forces to deal with True Monarch Beihan and completely destroy the Xia Kingdom.

Furthermore, since he passed the leadership to True Monarch Beihan, spies from some enemy countries have frequently spread rumors within their own countries that he is dead, creating panic and causing many low-level cultivators in Xia Kingdom to be filled with anxiety.

So he simply had Bei Han Zhenjun announce his death to the outside world, turning the rumor into reality, since he only had about thirty years left to live anyway.

In this situation, he had Bei Han Zhenjun announce his death to the outside world, which not only prevented the enemy spies hiding in Xia Kingdom from using his death to create panic in Xia Kingdom.

Moreover, it prevented the cultivators of several nearby countries from guessing his true time of death, thus keeping them wary of him.

In addition, by announcing his death in advance, he was able to remain hidden for the next few decades, observing the changing situation in the Xia Kingdom.

If Nascent Soul cultivators from several nearby countries couldn't hold back and prepared to join forces against True Monarch Beihan, he could take the opportunity to strike, drag one or two Nascent Soul cultivators down with him, and eliminate the crisis for Xia Kingdom.

Even if the Nascent Soul cultivators from the nearby countries don't fall for it, it will still make those countries wary of him for decades, even without knowing his exact date of death.

After Mingwu Zhenjun learned about the domestic situation in the past six months from Beihan Zhenjun,

Then, True Lord Beihan consulted True Lord Mingwu about the confusion he had encountered in his recent process of comprehending the true meaning of the Great Dao.

Although True Monarch Beihan had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, his comprehension of the true meaning of the Great Dao was far inferior to that of True Monarch Mingwu.

Now that he has taken over as the leader of the Xia Kingdom, he bears the lives of hundreds of millions of cultivators in the Xia Kingdom on his shoulders.

Bei Han Zhenjun was worried that after Ming Wu Zhenjun passed away, the Nascent Soul cultivators from several nearby countries would join forces to deal with him.

Therefore, even though he is now old and can no longer advance his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, he is still able to achieve this.

He also wanted to take advantage of the fact that his master, Mingwu Zhenjun, had not yet passed away, so that he could receive further guidance and have a stronger ability to protect himself in the future.

When Mingwu Zhenjun saw that Beihan Zhenjun was asking him for guidance on the true meaning of the Great Dao, he naturally did not refuse and then patiently gave Beihan Zhenjun some pointers.

He also inquired about the situation of Yang Feng and the other disciples from True Monarch Bei Han.

Since a few years ago, when he pretended to be physically unwell and forced Yang Feng and several other disciples to make a vow of divine soul, he has never spoken of the true meaning of the Great Dao to Yang Feng and the other disciples again.

Since then, he has even reduced his meetings with those disciples.

Especially after he had Bei Han Zhenjun announce his death, he didn't want his disciples to know that he was still alive, in order to prevent the news from leaking out.

Therefore, if he wants to know about his disciples in the future, he can only ask True Lord Beihan.

……

And the other side.

In the past five years, Yang Feng has seen several neighboring countries declare war on their Xia Kingdom. He also feels a sense of urgency, thinking about his master's limited lifespan and the advanced age of the Northern Cold True Monarch. As a result, Yang Feng has worked even harder in his cultivation in recent years.

Over the years, Yang Feng not only raised his physical and spiritual cultivation to the third tier, fourth stage, but also advanced the "Demon Blood Body Refining Technique, Third Tier" to the Great Completion stage.

Afterwards, Yang Feng also obtained three low-grade fourth-tier treasure materials from the system.

Among them was a fourth-grade low-level treasure that could enhance the metal spiritual root. After Yang Feng consumed it, his metal spiritual root was raised from 79 to 85.

At this point, Yang Feng's affinity for all five elements of spiritual roots reached 85, bringing him one step closer to obtaining the Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Yang Feng believed that once he obtained a few more low-grade fourth-tier treasures from the system to enhance his spiritual root aptitude, he would be able to raise all five of his spiritual root aptitudes to the Heavenly grade.

In addition, Yang Feng also obtained a high-quality fourth-tier low-grade teleportation talisman and a fourth-tier low-grade ore from the system.

According to Yang Feng, a high-quality, low-grade fourth-tier teleportation talisman can completely ignore a low-grade fourth-tier protective array and instantly teleport tens of thousands of miles away.

Having such a high-quality, fourth-grade low-level teleportation talisman is equivalent to giving him an extra life in the Golden Core realm. Even if he encounters a Nascent Soul realm cultivator in the future, he can escape unscathed.

Yang Feng incorporated that low-grade fourth-order ore into a natal magic weapon he had crafted years ago using a large amount of third-order ore and a low-grade fourth-order ore given to him by his senior brother, which greatly increased the power of his natal magic weapon.

Combined with Yang Feng's current mid-stage Golden Core realm cultivation and his comprehension of the true meaning of the Great Dao, his strength has increased significantly.

Meanwhile, in recent years, due to poor health, Mingwu Zhenjun has stopped giving lectures to Yang Feng and his fellow disciples.

However, his third senior brother, True Lord Beihan, would give him and his senior brothers and sisters a lecture every now and then.

Although the frequency of their sermons was not as frequent as that of their master, True Lord Mingwu, and the level of their sermons was not as easy to understand as that of True Lord Mingwu.

But the help they received was also considerable.

In particular, his third senior brother usually has to bear enormous pressure and handle various national affairs. Under such circumstances, he is still willing to occasionally take time to preach to them, which is already a great sign that he values ​​them very much.

This made Yang Feng and Zhao Qingting very grateful to their third senior brother.

Of course, during this period, in order to hone their skills, True Lord Beihan also dispatched Yang Feng, Zhao Qingting, and Chen Yuanxing to the border immortal city to carry out several decapitation operations.

After all, their Xia Kingdom is currently at war with several neighboring countries, which is a huge pressure. And these individuals have enjoyed a lot of resources provided by the country over the years, so they naturally have an obligation to serve the country.

When Yang Feng and his companions received their senior brother's assignment, they did not refuse. As members of the Xia Kingdom, they understood the principle that everyone shares the same fate, whether it be prosperity or adversity.

Therefore, after receiving the assigned mission, Yang Feng and several Golden Core cultivators from the Xia Kingdom, including Zhao Qingting, have traveled to the Xia Kingdom's borders multiple times in recent years to kill and repel attacks led by True Core and Golden Core cultivators from several nearby countries.

During this period, Yang Feng killed two early-stage True Core Realm cultivators and severely injured a late-stage True Core Realm cultivator from Yunlai Kingdom.

He discovered that with his current strength, killing a cultivator in the early stage of the True Core Realm was incredibly easy.

As for the cultivator from Yunlai Kingdom whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the True Core Realm, although he was much stronger than his opponent, he was unable to escape due to his lack of practical combat experience.

This made Yang Feng realize that he still has some shortcomings.

(End of this chapter)