Martial Arts Crossover: The Sweeping Monk of Wudang? That's our patriarch!

Inside the Imperial Study of the Imperial Palace in Liyang.

Emperor Li Yang, Imperial Tutor Yuan Benxi, and Headmaster Zhao Danxia of Longhu Mountain sat facing each other, the atmosphere so heavy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

This battle was not only devastating for Liyang—almost all the experts loyal to the royal family were killed—but also for Longhu Mountain. Apart from Zhao Danxia, ​​who was guarding the mountain gate and did not participate in the battle, all the other top experts perished at Wudang Mountain.

Both sides suffered heavy losses and were severely weakened.

What's even more terrifying is that the road ahead is uncertain, and no one can see where the way to survival lies.

"Mr. Yuan... is there still a chance?"

Emperor Li Yang finally spoke, his voice hoarse and his eyes filled with despair.

At this moment, he could only place his hopes on this imperial tutor whose wisdom and strategy were unparalleled.

Yuan Benxi shook his head with a wry smile.

Even with talent comparable to ghosts and gods, he was helpless against an opponent of this level.

A being capable of slaying a Void Shattering Realm expert is beyond the reach of mere cunning and strategy.

"Is there really no other way?"

The emperor's eyes darkened, then he abruptly looked up, his voice urgent: "How about... we immediately sue for peace with Wudang? Let them name their terms, I'll agree to them all!"

Yuan Benxi slowly shook his head: "Your Majesty, Dao Chen Zhenren never backs down in his actions. There's no need to fantasize about this."

He paused, then spoke in a low voice, "However... there is another way that is not a solution."

"Speak quickly!" the emperor blurted out.

"The Forget-Worries Celestial Being - Takashu Road".

Yuan Benxi uttered the name and slowly said, "The number one expert in Liyang four hundred years ago, who stepped into the realm of terrestrial celestial beings in his early years. This person is sealed deep within Tai'an City. If we can break the seal, we may be able to fight him."

"But... he has been suppressed for many years, and his strength may have regressed rather than improved. This move is merely a desperate attempt to survive, better than nothing."

He himself didn't believe this method would work.

Even the shattered void was destroyed. How many moves can a terrestrial celestial being, who has been trapped and sealed for a long time, withstand?

But right now, with no other options, they can only resort to desperate measures.

Emperor Li Yang sighed softly: "In the end... he's just a celestial being on land."

Just then, Zhao Danxia suddenly opened her eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, I have a method that can grant Gao Shulu the power to shatter the void within half an hour."

Everyone's expression suddenly changed.

"That's not all," Zhao Danxia continued. "As long as he's within Tai'an City, theoretically, his power could even surpass that of the fallen Void Breaking expert from the Great Yuan Dynasty."

"But whether they can contend with Dao Chen Zhenren... remains to be seen."

"What method? Tell me quickly!" Hope ignited in the emperor's eyes.

There is an ancient talisman array on Longhu Mountain.

Zhao Danxia slowly explained, "It can infuse the entire fortune and dragon vein power of the Liyang Dynasty into one person, raising their cultivation to its limit in a short period of time."

"The prerequisite is that the person must have an extraordinary physique and be able to withstand the impact of the dragon's energy."

He paused, his gaze turning somber: "And Gao Shulu happens to be that person."

"Alright! Let's do it this way! Mr. Yuan, go and unblock Gaoshu Road immediately. Go there in person and make sure you persuade him to take action."

"Master Zhao, I will immediately issue an edict ordering the Imperial Observatory to fully cooperate with your formation."

Emperor Li Yang made a decisive and resolute decision.

To sit and wait for death? Absolutely not! Even if there's only a sliver of hope, he has to fight for it!

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The Li Yang Dynasty, Northern Liang.

Deep within the Northern Liang Prince's Palace, in a secret room of the Tingchao Pavilion.

Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Liang, and his chief strategist Li Yishan sat facing each other at the table, the flickering candlelight reflecting their solemn expressions.

"Yishan, the world is about to change."

Xu Xiao handed over a secret report, his voice deep and thunderous.

That was an urgent message that had just arrived—the three great dynasties had joined forces to besiege Wudang, but ended up suffering a crushing defeat, which shocked the entire world.

Li Yishan took the secret letter, read it silently, and remained silent for a long time, but his eyes gradually brightened.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Your Highness, the time has come to replace Li Yang."

His tone was calm, but it concealed a boundless ambition.

He continued, "After this battle, the Yuan, Northern Mang, and Liyang dynasties will be the targets of everyone's attacks, and their fates will be sealed."

"Wudang has a profound influence in the four kingdoms of Qin, Ming, Song and Wu. As long as Dao Chen Zhenren gives the order, the four kingdoms will surely unite to punish the guilty."

"More importantly—Dao Chen Zhenren will definitely take action personally to kill the Great Yuan Khan, the Northern Mang Empress, and... the Li Yang Emperor."

"If any three of them die, the three kingdoms will inevitably fall into chaos, and they will be powerless to fight back."

"Leaving aside the other two countries for now, as long as Liyang falls into chaos, our Northern Liang will have its chance."

At this point, a glint flashed in Li Yishan's eyes: "If we obtain Dao Chen Zhenren's approval, and with his power, our Northern Liang iron cavalry can easily crush the imperial city and take its place!"

Although Beiliang was under the jurisdiction of Liyang, it was in fact a separatist regime.

But Xu Xiao harbored a deep-seated hatred—the death of the princess was a result of a scheme secretly orchestrated by the Li Yang royal family. How could he not hate her? How could he not yearn for revenge?

In the past, due to our weakness, we could only endure it.

Now that the situation is changing rapidly and the tide is about to turn, how can he still remain calm?

Xu Xiao remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Then do you think Dao Chen Zhenren will agree?"

After a moment's thought, Li Yishan replied, "As long as the young master successfully becomes a disciple at Wudang, the matter will be almost certain."

Xu Xiao nodded slowly.

The opportunity is right in front of us.

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The Liyang Dynasty, located on the shore of the East Sea.

Wudi City.

The city walls stand majestically, facing the raging waves of the East China Sea.

Wang Xianzhi and Li Chungang stood side by side, their robes fluttering in the wind, like figures from a painting.

"Old Wang, you didn't lose unjustly back then." Li Chungang suddenly spoke, his tone tinged with regret. "Even a powerful expert who could shatter the void couldn't withstand Dao Chen Zhenren's sword. You were able to fight him for dozens of moves with your terrestrial celestial realm, which is already defying the heavens."

Wang Xianzhi said calmly, "Didn't the news already say that Dao Chen has broken through to the next realm?"

"But I'm puzzled," Li Chungang shook his head and chuckled, "What realm is he at? How can he be so ridiculously strong? Could he really be a Taoist immortal descended to earth?"

That being was capable of tearing through the void, yet Lin Daochen killed it with a flick of his wrist; it was utterly unbelievable.

Wang Xianzhi was speechless, and she also had questions in her heart.

Li Chungang didn't expect an answer, and changed the subject, asking, "Old man, haven't you ever thought about taking that step? With your strength, you should have shattered the void long ago, right?"

"It's nothing," Wang Xianzhi said calmly. "I just prefer to stay in this mortal world."

Just as Li Chungang had predicted, he could have broken through to the next realm and ascended to immortality.

But at the last moment, he received the same warning as Pang Ban—once shattered, he must leave this realm.

So he stopped and never considered it again.

But at that moment, a question suddenly popped into his mind:

If Lin Daochen has already entered the Shattered Realm, why is he able to remain in this world?

If he hadn't broken through to the next realm, how could he have possibly killed a true Void Realm expert?

Although Wang Xianzhi had never actually set foot in that realm, he was well aware of its terror.

That's a level that can't be challenged beyond; even a slight difference makes all the difference.

So—how exactly did Lin Daochen do it?

Could it be... that Li Chungang was right?

Is he really a cultivator?

Thoughts raced through my mind, and all the threads of mystery converged into a puzzle.

Finally, Wang Xianzhi snapped out of her thoughts and asked, "Old Li, what about you? Why didn't you take that step back then?"

He knew perfectly well that if Li Chungang, at his peak, truly wanted to break through the void, it would be as simple as raising his hand.

"This is boring, I don't want to do it."

Li Chungang casually tossed it aside, his tone as lazy as if he were shooing away flies.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing at the same time.

……

The Ming Dynasty, Wudang Mountain.

Xu Fengnian and his party rushed from Beiliang and finally set foot at the foot of Wudang Mountain.

Despite being covered in dust from the journey, his eyes burned with excitement.

Hearing about the battle at Wudang, in which masters from three great dynasties were slain, even a supreme expert who had shattered the void perished on the spot, and nine terrestrial immortals were all killed, his heart pounded wildly. Such a celestial sect—why not pay homage?

"Let's go! Up the mountain! Don't dawdle!"

He shoved aside the guard who was still slowly picking out the gifts, his voice almost flying.

"This...is this some kind of fairyland?"

As soon as the young Taoist led them into the mountain gate, Xu Fengnian and his group were dumbfounded.

Towering ancient trees coil like dragons, sunlight dappling through their branches and leaves, falling on the green tiles and stone steps, creating dappled light and shadow, as if every step is stepping into a painting.

Fruit trees along the roadside were laden with fruit, which gleamed and smelled wonderful; exotic flowers and rare herbs bloomed everywhere, their colors dazzling and their fragrance filling the air.

Flocks of white cranes soared overhead, their wings shimmering with iridescent light, a scene straight out of a painting. Even the air seemed sweeter; one breath and my whole body felt relaxed and my spirits lifted.

Little did he know, this was due to the near-liquefied spiritual energy of Wudang Mountain. Ordinary people walking among it were unknowingly cleansed of their marrow and transformed, their physical constitution quietly altered.

"Young Master Xu, please have a seat."

In the welcoming hall, Song Yuanqiao personally greeted the guests.

After exchanging pleasantries and taking their seats, Xu Fengnian got straight to the point: "I wish to become a disciple of Wudang, and I hope you will accept me as a disciple."

This matter was beyond his control, so Song Yuanqiao immediately went inside to report to Zhang Sanfeng and relayed Lin Daochen's previous attitude. Zhang Sanfeng pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

A moment later, the real person arrived and I received the apprenticeship ceremony.

Then, he personally led Xu Fengnian to the Sutra Repository to meet Lin Daochen.

"Xu Fengnian pays respects to his senior master!"

Inside the pavilion, Xu Fengnian bowed respectfully, his posture impeccable.

"No need for formalities." Lin Daochen raised his hand to gently help him up. "Now that you've joined my Wudang sect, you're one of our own."

Perfect timing! The Li Yang Dynasty is already locked in a life-or-death struggle with Wudang. Why not take this opportunity to support the Northern Liang Dynasty to take the throne? Wouldn't it be wonderful to have multiple obedient dynasties offering resources?

He offered a few words of gentle encouragement and bestowed upon her several pills and talismans as a generous gift for her entry into the family.

Xu Fengnian possessed excellent physical constitution and had taken a century-old internal energy pill he had refined in his early years, laying a solid foundation. Now, with the cultivation of a top-tier internal energy technique like the Wudang Hunyuan Taiji Gong, it was only a matter of time before his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.

Knowing that he preferred quiet cultivation, Zhang Sanfeng didn't disturb him and quickly left with his disciples.

After everyone left, Lin Daochen took a classic book from the bookshelf and quietly flipped through it.

He has new plans for the future.

Since the formation of the Mountain and River Gathering Spirit Array, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the entire martial arts world has been flowing into Wudang like rivers flowing into the sea.

His previous breakthrough of two realms and entry into the early Foundation Establishment stage, thanks to the momentum he gained last time, made him realize a reality—

Even if he absorbed all the spiritual energy in this world, it might not be enough for him to reach the Golden Core stage. Let alone the Golden Core stage, even reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage is uncertain. He'll most likely have to rely on a mountain of pills.

Foundation building and lifespan extension are good, but ultimately limited. Immortality is the ultimate goal; mere foundation building is hardly his objective.

The biggest bottleneck right now is the scarcity of spiritual energy in the world.

But the solution to this problem already exists.

The clue stemmed from the Lesser Qi Luck Technique he gleaned during his battle with Wang Xianzhi.

From another perspective, fortune is the power of one's wishes.

Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, and their very being is a vast energy field. The so-called power of will is the fluctuation of this energy field exerting an influence on the outside world.

Lin Daochen's heart stirred, and he suddenly thought—if everyone in this world vowed to cultivate immortality, could a vast power of cultivation vows be condensed? Once this power takes shape, it might truly shake the laws of heaven and earth, reshape the foundation of the world, and give birth to a more stable and powerful energy field?

In other words, spiritual energy has been restored, and the world has ascended to a higher dimension.

If he could create a special attack method that cultivates willpower, allowing all beings in this martial arts world to practice it, wouldn't that be equivalent to pressing the accelerator button for the revival of spiritual energy?

This is precisely the core of his recent intensive research.

Once the world has completed its transformation and spiritual energy is as abundant as the sea, his cultivation will naturally rise accordingly, with no more bottlenecks in his breakthroughs, and his path to immortality will become wider and wider.

As for whether a genius will emerge and threaten him after everyone starts cultivating immortality?

Lin Daochen scoffed, unconvinced.

He is already far ahead, and with his heaven-defying comprehension, if he is still afraid of local cultivators overtaking him, then he would be too narrow-minded.

Of course, he always kept the score with the three great dynasties of Dayuan, Beimang, and Liyang in mind and never let it go.

The reason he hadn't acted yet was twofold: firstly, he had just broken through two realms and entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and needed to calmly consolidate his foundation; secondly, he had used a forbidden secret technique—the Heavenly Origin God-Slaying Sword—when he finally killed Pang Ban.

Once this technique is used, it instantly drains the soul, as if the three souls and seven spirits have been ripped out, and consciousness is almost annihilated.

However, the recovery of the soul is extremely slow, like water dripping on a stone, and cannot be accomplished overnight.

This is also the fundamental reason why he is reluctant to use this technique.

Add to that the agonizing feeling of having your soul hollowed out—anyone who's experienced it knows best—if you can avoid it, absolutely don't use it.

That's why he didn't immediately launch an attack after the Wudang battle ended.

In any case, those three dynasties had no chance of escaping.