Transcending Heavens: Starting with the Ancient Tomb Sect

Chapter 173 The Golden Knife Breaks Through Persia, Mani Travels to the Central Plains!

Kill them! Kill them!

Riding on horseback, the Golden Knife Prince Consort Guo Jing stared expressionlessly at the fall of what was considered the last formidable pass for Persia, watching as his soldiers poured in one after another.

Beside him sat Princess Huazheng.

Princess Huazheng was surrounded by several top-notch guards. Among them, those mainly responsible for her safety were the experts sent by Khan Möngke and some experts that Huazheng herself had accumulated over the years, as well as Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi from the Quanzhen Sect.

These two brothers practically became Hua Zheng's personal bodyguards, fearing that something might happen to her.

It's really a small matter if Guo Jing gets into trouble, but it's a big deal if Hua Zheng gets into trouble.

It can be said that the Quanzhen Sect's northward expedition consisted of sending out the two most capable fighters among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, along with a group of Taoist priests.

It can be said that the older generation started to invest heavily.

Many of the younger generation followed Yin Zhiping and chose Yang Guo from Xiangyang.

Although the Quanzhen Sect still appears to be a unified entity, it has clearly split internally.

After all, no matter how much the Quanzhen Sect bets, Zhongnan Mountain is still their old stronghold, and they cannot give it up.

However, Hua Zheng treated the Quanzhen Sect members with great respect, especially since they were Jing Gege's elders.

Beside Guo Jing's little red horse, two Manichaean masters were kneeling, held down tightly, as they watched helplessly as his army breached the city!

"The cult leader won't let you get away with this!"

A Manichaean master was speaking rapidly in Persian, while the translator accompanying the army was diligently translating.

There's no need for translators to combine the words; simply translating the original meaning is sufficient.

Guo Jing didn't care whether the other party cursed him or not.

The current Guo Jing is no longer the young man he once was. Having experienced so much, Guo Jing understands very well what it takes to achieve his great ambition.

Some sacrifices are necessary.

Is there a perfect answer in the world?

Perhaps they exist, but Guo Jing has never seen them.

He couldn't do it, at least not with his abilities.

Having set his sights on his goal, the Golden Knife Prince Consort has shed all his affectations and become a near-perfect figure, a weapon of war for many.

Even Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi had to admit that Guo Jing was subject to too many restrictions and limitations when he was in Xiangyang.

The current Golden Knife Prince Consort is the one who has broken free of these restrictions. Although he no longer has the female strategist Huang Rong to assist him, Guo Jing now has Princess Huazheng, who has studied and analyzed wins and losses for many years, to assist him.

Logistics, military strategy, and even martial arts—whatever Huang Rong knew, Hua Zheng wanted to try it out herself.

Whether you're an expert or not, you should at least be sure you understand it and have a general idea.

The only area where Hua Zheng was absolutely certain of her victory was in governing the country.

This is something that even Huang Rong couldn't match.

Because Hua Zheng could truly have a country, while Huang Rong only had Peach Blossom Island.

"The cult leader?"

Riding on his little red horse, Guo Jing looked down at the kneeling Manichaean master and asked, "The one known as the Old Man of the Mountain?"

"Why not the Assassins?"

"ha!"

"Guo is waiting for him."

The two captured men claimed to be two of the seven great masters of Manichaeism, and that their infiltration of the army was solely for assassination, demonstrating a strong path dependency.

After all, the Mongol army had tried to bring the Persian War (the Khwarazmian War) to a close several times, largely due to assassinations by Manichaean masters.

The assassination of the previous general caught the army off guard, causing problems in the army's central command and greatly affecting the army's morale, which led to the defeat.

The Mongol army at that time was not without skilled warriors, but they lacked a systematic approach.

No one expected that there would be a sect that specialized in assassinations.

The professional translator translated the words of the Golden Knife Prince Consort verbatim.

Then the two Manichaean experts were dumbfounded and stood frozen in place.

They really wanted to say that the one who was killed last night was Assassin, the current leader of the assassination group.

During the assassination attempt on Princess Huazheng, the enraged Guo Jing unleashed a full combo of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Nine Yin Manual, leaving the Assassin unable to retaliate. He was killed in one strike, his bones shattered, and he slumped against the wall.

They didn't even have time to beg for mercy.

It was after the fight that the two Manichaean masters, who had been captured, discovered that the Golden Knife Prince's martial arts seemed to have a great restraining effect on Manichaean martial arts.

It's as if someone specifically created a unique set of techniques to deal with Manichaeism.

If the leader also fails, then we can only hope that the three holy maidens will step in.

They hoped that the Golden Knife Prince Consort was also a lecherous man.

Zhongnan Mountain.

Chongyang Palace.

Yue Que then went to his Uncle Yin Zhiping's place and started chatting with him.

Even the original disciples of the Ancient Tomb Sect are temporarily staying in the rooms prepared by the Quanzhen Sect.

The reason was simple: Yue Que, Xiaolongnu, and Li Mochou discussed it and decided to open the Dragon-Slaying Stone and restart the ancient tomb.

This time, however, he didn't use martial arts, nor did he have his junior sister Lu Wushuang use the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword to smash it; instead, he directly responded...

I followed the suggestion that my Uncle Yin Zhiping had given me.

So, at the command of his uncle Yin Zhiping, many Quanzhen disciples went to the forbidden area behind the mountain and began construction work.

It must be admitted that those who can become legitimate Taoist priests all have their own level of skill and ability.

They may not be good at martial arts, but they each have their own strengths in other areas. They are all talented people, but they just don't know how to cultivate Tao.

A Taoist priest who knew alchemy took out a newly made gunpowder pack and blew it directly at the ancient tomb's dragon-slaying stone.

boom!

"!"

The loud noise made Yue Que and Yin Zhiping shiver involuntarily, and then they looked at each other and chuckled.

"Oh, right."

"Nephew," Yin Zhiping seemed to remember something, and then said softly, "When your grandmaster went north, he also took an identical scroll with him."

"?"

Seeing Yue Que's apparent confusion, Yin Zhiping whispered, "It's the one I gave you and your junior brother Yang Guo before!"

The one who gave birth to a son?

Upon hearing this, Yue Que immediately understood.

Seeing that his uncle Yin Zhiping's expression wasn't pleasant, Yue Que could only shake his head and say, "It seems that Grandmaster Uncle hasn't given up after all. He truly lives up to his title!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Zhiping understood the meaning behind his nephew's words.

Even if I and Long'er caused trouble together, we might not be as capable as Qiu Chuji.

"Didn't my martial uncle already prepare for this?"

Seeing Yin Zhiping's serious expression, Yue Que comforted him, saying, "But we can't give up our preparations, just in case."

"Sigh~~~"

Upon hearing this, Yin Zhiping couldn't help but sigh. He didn't think that his master, Master Changchun, hadn't considered the potential downsides; the only possibility was that he continued to trust his judgment as always.

"So, my nephew opened this ancient tomb this time to access the gold and silver treasures inside?"

Shaking his head, Yin Zhiping decided not to think about this troubling matter, mainly because his master had such a good reputation in certain areas. Once Master Changchun decided to devote himself to something, things often took unexpected turns.

"right!"

"While you're at it, let's also renovate the ancient tomb."

Yue Que nodded, confirming Yin Zhiping's guess, and said, "—And we younger generation can't fall behind."

Regardless of any conflicts among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, once the route was determined, everyone worked together towards the same goal.

But the Seven Masters of Quanzhen are the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, and the Quanzhen School is the Quanzhen School; they are two different things.

Just as Yue Que and his uncle Yin Zhiping began discussing the next steps, a disciple ran over with intelligence. The first thing he said was shocking news: "Master Guo and his grand-uncles have utterly defeated the Manichaeism. The current leader, the Old Man of the Mountain, was beaten to death by Master Guo in front of everyone at the pass. Three days ago, the army broke through the Persian pass and completely entered it."

"The Manichaean Assassins were all massacred under Princess Huazheng's orders."

"It is said that many Manichaeans have fled here."

This news shocked Yue Que and Yin Zhiping greatly.

Even though he was certain Guo Jing would succeed, he never imagined that the Manichaeans of Persia would truly encounter their strict father and be defeated.

They gained so quickly, and lost so miserably!

What Huang Chang, the creator of the Nine Yin Manual, could not fully accomplish, has now been achieved by Guo Jing, a junior, and in fact, right in the enemy's stronghold.

Moreover, Guo Jing was not only a strict father to the Manichaeans, but also the greatest strict father to the Persians.

Because Guo Jing was the first to break through the Persian Empire.

"So this is the Golden Knife Prince Consort! He truly is still a master of martial arts!" Yin Zhiping exclaimed. After all, Guo Jing's performance in the Southern Song Dynasty was not nearly as exaggerated as this; he could only remain trapped in Xiangyang.

So this is Guo Jing's true fighting power, and this is the correct way to use the Golden Knife Prince Consort.

Southern Song Dynasty

There weren't even many horses, and with the constraints imposed by others, Master Guo couldn't exert much power at all, and he had always been restrained.

Compared to his uncle Yin Zhiping's admiration for the Golden Knife Prince Consort's skill level, Yue Que was more concerned about Hua Zheng's methods.

Their first move was an extremely ruthless massacre.

The Manichaean assassination group, the Assassins, were ordered by Princess Huazheng to exterminate everyone from top to bottom, regardless of age or gender.

That ruthless demeanor completely betrayed any trace of the girl she once was.

It can only be said that a man who leaves home for half his life can still be a young man when he returns, but a woman cannot.

Having witnessed brothers turning against each other for power, fiercely guarding her share of strength with Guo Jing, and having overseen the country, the princess was no longer the simple girl deep in Guo Jing's heart.

"That's a good thing!"

Yue Que witnessed Princess Hua Zheng's decisive methods, which was a great thing for both Yue Que and Yin Zhiping.

If not, Yue Que had considered using Huang Rong to provoke Hua Zheng and stir up competition between the two.

It seems completely unnecessary now.

When Guo Jing returns to the north to reclaim his position as the Golden Knife Prince Consort, Hua Zheng, as the current wife, will inevitably compare herself to Guo Jing's predecessor.

The battle between the current and former partners has already begun.

I just don't know who will end up looking good!

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