Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 112 A Sick Royal Family Member

If Youlian hadn't become one of them, Su Baichen really wouldn't know what these supernatural beings, who had almost possessed the demonic path, were planning to do.

This is actually quite scary.

For orthodox cultivators, both the demonic and righteous paths would try to avoid interfering with the operation of mortal dynasties.

To put it bluntly, this is out of fear of the backlash from the human race's fortune.

This backlash is invisible and intangible. It may appear as inner demons, or it may cause setbacks in cultivation or misfortune in everything one does. Of course, the most serious impact on cultivators is the blessing they receive when facing the Heavenly Tribulation, and the influence on their next life when they die and are reincarnated.

To put it bluntly, cultivation is inherently defying the heavens, while the general trend of humanity is the result of conforming to the will of heaven and the hearts of the people. Normally, it's one thing for one's cultivation to defy the heavens; the heavens wouldn't bother with a mere insect. But if that insect tries to damage the crops planted by the heavens, then to the heavens it becomes an insect that cannot be ignored, and must be dealt with by applying pesticides!

As for the idea that cultivation is about seeking freedom rather than remaining bound by worldly shackles—those who are truly "free" are the demonic cultivators next door, who live for the moment and are naturally unrestrained.

Those who cultivate the Tao with utmost care, in their pursuit of transcendence and immortality, are always trembling with fear that they might go astray and cause all their previous efforts to be wasted.

These worries are completely nonexistent with the Extraordinary Ones!

They have no worries about the backlash of their luck, because they are in a loophole in the cycle of reincarnation and can start anew without any burdens from past causes and effects.

Having killed so many superhumans and collected so many superhuman souls, Su Baichen was actually very clear about the effects of the chaotic attributes of these superhuman souls—they were beings that could evade most of the rules governing this world!

There's nothing we can do. Since these extraordinary individuals can exploit loopholes in the rules of heaven and earth, we can only let Changchun Palace, who knows about this, and him fill in the gaps.

To be honest, Su Baichen is no longer the fresh and lively person he used to be. He is inevitably entangled with death and killing intent. Anyone who sees him now will only feel that he is "fierce". He is a ruthless character.

But actually, he really didn't want to become like this.

"The only country they want to steal is probably the State of Qi."

When Su Baichen informed Yu Xiangke and Yu Renxiu of this news, Yu Renxiu, who was more sensitive to such matters, immediately made a judgment.

She said, "Let's go see His Majesty; this matter still requires His Majesty's judgment."

Su Baichen nodded in agreement.

Originally, they wanted to keep the matter of the extraordinary people a secret from Tang Dezhao.

The problem is that their large-scale purges within the country are too obvious, and Tang Dezhao is not stupid.

Therefore, before Su Baichen set off to clean up the aliens in the quarantine zones, he and Tang Dezhao had already told Tang Dezhao about this matter when Tang Dezhao came to see them off.

When Tang Dezhao heard that the State of Qi was about to suffer the calamity of "the usurpation of the country," he clearly showed interest: "Our State of Liang is protected by my aunt, Master Xiaobai, and the Ancestor, which is why we are able to clean up the court in an iron-fisted manner."

"If there's no Hidden Dragon Manor in the Qi Kingdom, how did they manage to do that?"

"Of the five kingdoms in this world, only Liang and Qi have escaped being usurped, haven't they?"

To be honest, Su Baichen was also very curious about this question.

After all, these extraordinary individuals have been lurking in this world for thousands of years. They have people in both the demonic and mortal realms, as well as in the courts of various countries.

There's no reason why things could be so peaceful in the State of Qi.

Su Baichen and Tang Dezhao both looked at Yu Renxiu with curiosity, after all, Yu Renxiu was the most senior among them and might know something.

The next moment, Yu Renxiu seemed to have a sudden thought and said, "My father, who is also your grandfather Dezhao, once told me that the Gao family of Qi is a peculiar royal family that often produces some powerful people. Their clan members often produce some outstanding generals, and their emperors often produce wise rulers who are both civil and military in every two or three generations."

Tang Dezhao exclaimed in surprise, "But if that's the case, then Qi should be stronger and should have unified the world long ago."

Yu Renxiu said with a hint of amusement, "But the problem is, the Qi royal family never produces incompetent rulers!"

"Think about it, a wise ruler might emerge every two or three generations, but what comes out during those two or three generations in between?"

Tang Dezhao asked curiously, "Were they all incompetent rulers?"

Su Baichen was moved and said, "Could they all be tyrants?"

Yu Renxiu nodded: "They were all tyrants!"

"Those tyrants who don't value human life!"

"They are all capricious and unpredictable. Even the prime minister of the court has to bow down before them. Otherwise, losing one's post is the least of one's worries; the real danger is the execution of the entire family."

"Of course, such tyrants usually don't live long, and whenever a country is ravaged by tyrants, a wise ruler always emerges in the royal family to turn the tide."

"That's probably why those extraordinary individuals have never been able to completely infiltrate the imperial court."

Su Baichen was stunned when he heard this. In his eyes, the Qi Kingdom was simply a bug!

The infiltrators could only begin to infiltrate the State of Qi when a wise ruler appeared, because the government would only be relatively stable when a wise ruler was in power.

But whenever these extraordinary officials gained a certain position, the emperor of Qi would always be replaced by a tyrant who would wipe them all out.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly.

If extraordinary individuals are a bug in the universe, then the Gao family is definitely a bug in humanity. And now, these two bugs have come together, actually managing to keep a country running perfectly—

Tang Dezhao asked, "That's amazing—but wouldn't the State of Qi be in constant turmoil? Won't the States of Wei and Wu take advantage of this to invade?"

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence: "Oh, since I ascended the throne, I seem to have frequently heard battle reports from over there. Although the State of Qi is on the defensive, it seems they haven't really suffered any defeats."

Yu Renxiu said, "This is the key to the Gao family's continued existence. Their clan members have a very high success rate, and no matter how tyrannical the Gao family rulers are, they will never lay a hand on their own clans—that's why the Qi state has lasted for more than two hundred years."

Su Baichen frowned: "That's not right. It seems like none of the Gao family members have been parasitized by the supernatural beings?"

"Even if an extraordinary person can't parasitize the emperor's direct descendants, they can at least parasitize a few members of the royal family, right?"

Yu Renxiu and Tang Dezhao were both puzzled; this was clearly illogical.

Just then, Yu Xiangke's voice came from above: "The founding emperor of Qi was once an invincible general of the Great Yu."

"But that man was incredibly cruel and bloodthirsty. I've examined his case—he suffers from a mental illness."

"Originally, I wanted to persuade him to retire and return home, but the country was in turmoil at the time, so I let the matter pass by. I never expected that he would be able to defeat more than a dozen feudal lords in Qi and eventually establish an empire."

Su Baichen understood. So the Gao family of Qi had a hereditary mental illness!

Madness is a type of mental illness in this era. Patients are often mentally agitated, restless, and have a strong destructive urge.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "So that's why the extraordinary people didn't want to live off the Gao family—"

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