Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 150: The Imperial Palace is Bombarded, and Civil War Breaks Out

At the same time, inside the Pear Blossom Palace, which was sealed off by the Five Mountains Soaring Beauty Bureau.

Wang Cheng had a rosy complexion and was full of energy. Wearing a loose Taoist robe, he slowly finished yet another round of qi absorption.

But what lay before him was not the international trade currencies that could generate the [Universal Market Exchange Treasure Qi], but a green flower that looked slightly withered—the Liver Flower of the Five Temples Divine Treasure Flower!
Pretending to be ambushed and feigning weakness, Wang Cheng gained several days of free time before suddenly remembering that he had also seized this treasure with huge hidden dangers.

After careful study, a somewhat wasteful but most practical method of utilization was discovered:
"Do not consume the Five Temples Divine Hidden Flowers, but only ingest its Qi, three mouthfuls is best, divided into three doses, with a one-day interval between each ingestion of Qi, and the Liver Temple will be opened without any side effects."

Having discovered this method that eliminated side effects and also brought benefits, Wang Cheng used the immortal elixir he had without hesitation.

This is the third time. The liver flower, which had been full of vitality after being picked, has become noticeably withered.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, a liver temple appeared in addition to a small kidney temple inside Wang Cheng's pitch-black body.

It saved him the time, which could take anywhere from a few months to several years, to refine his work.

The two temples resonated with each other, and the light in their hearts became even more vibrant, illuminating a significantly wider area, even benefiting the [Horned Dragon] and the two energies of wind and thunder.

Their combat effectiveness has clearly improved by a small step.

Even if I work myself to the bone every day writing military treatises and practicing mace techniques, I can still be full of energy the next day.

When Wang Cheng opened his eyes, he saw flames raging beside him, and a huge, fiery red fox, as tall as a person, swaying its four tails and flicking out a patch of golden-red fur.

Upon landing, it transformed into dozens of foxes made of flames, each with a single fox hair on its forehead, helping the fire burn even brighter.

The big fox transformed back into Shen Yueye's appearance.

"It took me seven days to finally master the second level of my [Crossing the Ocean Star Technique], and I also managed to train a squad of [Fire Fox Soldiers]."

"I guess I was caught up in this civil war."

Theoretically, let alone ten days or half a month, some people could never train their own temple army ghost soldiers in a lifetime.

However, for these officials who practiced the "Overseas Star Gazing Technique," as long as they mastered the second level, they could use the power of the Twenty-Eight Mansions to their advantage.

Unlike Wang Cheng, Shen Yueye did not follow the same promotion path as "Twenty-Eight Constellations - Horned Dragon", "Four Symbols - Azure Dragon", and "Three Enclosures".

Instead, he specializes in the [Heart Moon Fox], starting with one tail and cultivating it into three tails, then from three tails into six tails, and finally from six tails into the highest level of nine tails.

In addition, her fox-fur coat, like Wang Cheng's dragon coat, was made of the finest materials, which allowed her to make a name for herself even though she had only just entered the fifth rank.

These "Fire Fox Soldiers," crafted from fox fur, are certainly inferior to the veteran Temple Army Ghost Soldiers, but at least they can be used in battle.

Shen Yueye also felt a little regretful:

"Unfortunately, the 'Secret Scroll of Military Strategy' is not circulated among the common people, so we cannot form various battle formations."

Even if they trained their own elite ghost soldiers, they would still find it difficult to contend with the imperial army; they were inherently destined to be outmatched.

Wang Cheng walked up to her and comforted her:

"That's not necessarily true. Actually, there's a good opportunity this time."

I heard that Wang Bo'an, who reached the level of a first-rank Confucian and Taoist sage during his lifetime, wrote four military books: "The Art of War", "Yangming's Military Treatise", "Seven Commentaries on the Military Classics", and "Abridged Records of Military Strategy in Successive Dynasties".

There must have been quite a few secret military manuals that evolved from them.

Our rival has his fourth-generation disciple, Jiang Wenyuan. If we're lucky, we might actually get to see him.

"Of course, even if we can't snatch a copy from the imperial court, the day your junior brother publishes his own military treatise, he'll definitely take you with him!"

Shen Yueye clearly didn't believe this, so she stretched out her slender white fingers and scratched her cheek, teasing her mercilessly:
"Bullshit! Simply writing a book is nothing; getting people's support and encouragement is the hardest part. How many military treatises have there been throughout history?"

If your military treatise produces even one copy of the "Secret Scroll of Military Strategy," I, your senior sister, will immediately pack my things and move into the Pear Blossom Palace to serve you as your humble maid, attending to your every need, from serving tea to pouring water.

Although I've seen him writing and drawing whenever he has free time lately, I simply don't believe that this junior brother, who is only eighteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), has the ability to write military treatises.

Snapped!
Wang Cheng raised his hand and gave her a high five:
"A promise is a promise, and we stand by it. This is a deal!"

Anyone who breaks their oath will hunt each other down!

"Who's afraid of whom?"

At that moment, Wang Cheng looked up and saw flames shooting into the sky from a corner of Pinghu Port.

Without showing any surprise, he calmly lit the incense and sent a signal to Luo Wenlong:

"Lord Luo, it's time to make a move."

Luo Wenlong's eyes were bloodshot.
"Alright, I've been living like this for days. The envoy's fleet has already arrived at the designated location under the pretext of meeting the pirates, and they've been waiting for you to say that."

After their three-way battle, we took charge of the second wave of attacks.

Previously, Wang Cheng sent out the formless and intangible wind and thunder energies to track Mao Haifeng.

At first, they didn't notice, but when Mao Haifeng was affected by the curse and showed abnormal reactions, they saw him move to his own camp, the water fortress.

After searching, it was basically confirmed that Wang Cuiqiao had been taken to the sailing warship "Santiago" that had been captured by Mao Haifeng earlier (Chapter 109).

But no one saw her again after that, and no one knew what this sister-in-law was doing in her own private, bountiful garden. Wang Cheng immediately shared the information with Luo Wenlong in Wang Fugui's name and also reported the good news that he had persuaded the Crown Prince to agree to the alliance.

After meeting the person in the painting in their true forms, the two, as the master of the East Sea Kingdom and the chief envoy of the imperial court respectively, entered into a legal contract and covenant, which was supervised and implemented by the "Twenty-Four Seasonal Laws".

By the time Wang Cheng extinguished the incense stick, the flames rising from the Black Peak Flag were already clearly visible to ordinary people in Pinghu Port.

"Theoretically, a prince of the lower three ranks should die within three days. Even if the carpenter who performed the ritual did not use any spells, the wooden figure alone could not last more than seven days."

The plaque at Xuanwu Gate could monitor whether competitors were dead, and any normal person would have become suspicious at that point.

What's more, I have a group of traitors within my ranks.

"I know better than anyone that if I don't strike first, the main force of the Black Peak Banner will besiege my palace."

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Before the words were even finished, two warships anchored in the harbor, seemingly unrelated to any faction, simultaneously adjusted their cannon firing range and launched an attack on the palace not far from the shore.

The firelight suddenly illuminated the night sky.

Without a doubt, this was the vanguard force dispatched by Mao Haifeng.

He had clearly realized something was wrong, and like Wang Cheng, they both chose to strike first. Only one of them could survive before tomorrow!
The time was slightly earlier than expected.

After the witchcraft wooden figure was buried, Mao Haifeng observed the situation in the palace for two days before moving to the water fortress where the Black Peak Banner was stationed.

With nearly twenty sailing warships serving as its main force, including cruisers, adventure ships, and armed merchant ships, and not a single battleship of level four or above, its firepower was far superior to that of the 400-500 catty hard-sailed Fujian ships.

The ship that had been completely revitalized and transformed into a talisman, the "Santiago," became Mao Haifeng's new flagship.

The kidney flower from "Five Temples Divine Hidden Flowers" is also on this boat.

Mao Haifeng, dressed in a dark-colored unicorn robe, stood at the bow of the ship, his face deathly pale, as if he were seriously ill.

"cough cough"

In fact, he had a bad feeling all along.

Because of the effect of the Xuanwu Gate plaque, they can sense the death of their "brothers" immediately.

But after three, four, or five days, they found that Wang Cheng was still alive, but his symptoms were getting worse.

We consulted all the famous doctors in the East China Sea, but they still couldn't find the cause.

This is not just the effect of the Kirimoto man.

Instead, it was a triple combination of the loyal confidant Gao Ren, the misplaced popular sentiment, and the witchcraft of the Tongmu Man. Even Jiang Wenyuan, the mastermind, was not entirely sure if he had mistakenly targeted the secondary vehicle.

Even the witchcraft scourge couldn't have brought such bad luck.

The carpenter Chen, who was in charge of the ritual, had disappeared long ago due to some unknown accident, making it difficult to verify his identity.

"There must be something seriously wrong with me."

We can't wait until the seventh day as originally planned; it's hard to say whether Wang Cheng or I will collapse first.

The best course of action now is to strike first, break into the palace, and kill Wang Cheng, even if there are some potential problems later.

My trained assassins have been deployed in batches to the corresponding berths where the artillery's range is sufficient to cover the palace.

Wait a little longer, and my main force can use the pretext of suppressing the riots to rush over and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Oh, and this too.

He turned his head and glanced at the Five Temples Divine Treasure Flower—the Kidney Flower—growing out of the gap in the cabin.

The concept of "the kidneys governing reproduction" is one of the core theories of modern medicine, which holds that the kidneys play a leading role in the development and maintenance of the reproductive system.

The kidneys store the innate essence, which regulates the maturation of reproductive organs and the rise and fall of reproductive capacity through "Tian Gui". The abundance of essence directly determines an individual's fertility.

Therefore, the area where this "kidney flower" excels most is reproduction!
Mao Haifeng specially found a prescription for the "Immortal's Fertility Pill".

Chief herbs: Dipsacus asper, Adenophora stricta, Eucommia ulmoides (primarily tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, promotes fertility); Assistant herbs: Angelica sinensis, Cyperus rotundus, Leonurus japonicus (regulates qi and blood circulation, improves the uterine environment);

Adjuvant herbs: Ligusticum chuanxiong, tangerine peel, and Amomum villosum (to promote qi circulation, resolve dampness, and enhance drug absorption).

He replaced the Eucommia ulmoides with a "kidney flower," mixed it into a pill, and gave it to Wang Cuiqiao to eat!

"Perhaps in the next hour, or perhaps in the next moment, the official star within her will belong to me."

Luo Wenlong, the "Official Star Peach Blossom Pattern" is mine, and you can never take it away from me.

With a flick of his sleeve, he was about to order his fleet to set sail.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Before Xu Weixue and Peng Laosheng's vanguard could bombard his camp, their elite troops bombarded the palace first.

A civil war that engulfed all the mountains of Wufengqi suddenly broke out.

(End of this chapter)