Chapter 121: Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce, Dao Ancestor Qi Yu
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the 48th year of the Qianwu Era, the Tang King, who presided over the outer nine states, launched an attack on the dynasties controlled by the Fuyue
Family. The Fuyue Family had persuaded these dynasties to directly join Great Jing, but they were unwilling. They were still hoping for other Chao Sects to come and support them, which inevitably led to war.
Even if the Heavenly Strategy Army did not personally attack, with Great Jing’s current foundation, the Tang King recruited many experts in the outer nine states, enough to conquer ordinary dynasties.
Ever since the Emperor enfeoffed the world, the vassals had trained their armies after many years of preparation. As such, their strength could not be underestimated.
At present, there were already twelve vassal lords that had been conferred. The fact that there was an emperor who was willing to share his power was already a topic of discussion for the masses.
It was autumn.
Great Jing welcomed a team of envoys.
In the throne room, all the officials gathered and looked at a middle-aged man standing in the middle. The middle-aged man was dressed differently from those from Great Jing. He wore a cloth hat, and the most eye-catching thing was the white condor on his shoulder.
The white condor did not spread its wings, but it was already one meter tall, pressing down on the middle-aged man until he had to tilt his head.
The middle-aged man looked at the Emperor who sat on the dragon throne and introduced the condor with a smile. “This is a divine eagle specially raised by our chamber of commerce. Its name is Ten Thousand Mile Condor. Ordinary Ten Thousand Mile Condors can travel twenty thousand miles a day for three days and three nights. Some outstanding Ten Thousand Mile Condors can even travel fifty thousand miles a day. Moreover, Ten Thousand Mile Condors have a gentle temperament and are suitable for dynasties with vast territory to deliver imperial decrees and military orders.”
Jiang Ziyu sat lazily on the dragon throne and did not speak.
Jiang Xiu, who was seated below, asked curiously, “How long is the lifespan of a Ten Thousand Mile Condor?”
The middle-aged man smiled and said, “Most of them can live for forty years.
Currently, the oldest Ten Thousand Mile Condor has reached sixty years old.”
“Can you show us its speed?”
“Of course, there’s no problem.”
The middle-aged man shook his right foot and the Ten Thousand Mile Condor flapped its wings. Its wingspan was nearly four meters wide, causing the officials to discuss among themselves.
The Ten Thousand Mile Condor suddenly turned around and flew out of the throne room in a streak of white light.
So fast!
Everyone was stunned. Soon after, the Ten Thousand Mile Condor flew back and landed on the middle-aged man’s shoulder with a sparrow in its mouth. In one swift motion, it raised its head and swallowed the sparrow.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, “If Your Majesty likes it, I can gift Great Jing a hundred Ten Thousand Mile Condors and order someone to nurture them.”
Jiang Ziyu stared at him and asked, “Then what are you after?”
The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, “My chamber of commerce wishes to enter Great Jing and carry out domestic and overseas trade. I wonder if Your Majesty can agree?”
Jiang Ziyu fell into deep thought.
He had always thought that the thirteen prefectures knew nothing about the ocean. Generations of dynasties would occasionally send fleets out to explore the ocean, but without exception, they would never return. Now that this person claimed to be from overseas and wanted to trade, he had no choice but to think more.
“The ocean is boundless and far larger than any continent. My chamber of commerce comes from Tianhai. There are more than a hundred thousand islands in Tianhai. There are dynasties, sects, aristocratic families, and many chambers of commerce. Our Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce only wants to do business. For Your Majesty to be rest assured, Your Majesty can even send someone to join our chamber of commerce and monitor all our trade with Great Jing.”
The middle-aged man continued. He paused for a moment and said, “In fact, there are many dynasties on this continent that are inextricably linked to the foreign forces. It’s not only our Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce. Our rival chamber of commerce operates in the northern region, Great Qi. Now, a large number of overseas resources are helping Great Qi to rise.”
Jiang Ziyu thought for a moment and said, “Alright, I’ll give you three years. If it can bring positive effects to Great Jing, the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce can operate in all seventy-two states in the future.”
After annexing the Great Wilderness Dynasty, Great Jing expanded his territory to the number of seventy-two states. The states Great Jing received from Great Wilderness were vast, and any one of them was larger than any of the thirteen prefectures.
The middle-aged man was overjoyed and hastily thanked him. “Thank you, Your Majesty. The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce will not disappoint you.”
None of the officials had any objections. They were also very excited about this.
They felt that a golden age was coming. Even mysterious overseas forces had come to establish contact with Great Jing, which was enough to show how powerful they were.
The arrival of the overseas merchants soon spread throughout the capital and gradually spread to the various cities in the Si Province.
For a long time, the citizens and warriors had been curious and revered the mysterious ocean. Now that the mystery of the ocean seemed to be unveiled, how could they not be curious?
Several days later.
When Jiang Changsheng heard about this from the excited Qing’er. She had also heard about it from the devotees.
Jiang Jian clicked his tongue in wonder. “It seems like the overseas world is not backward at all. They might even be more prosperous than Great Jing.”
The Sword God, who was sweeping the floor, said, “Indeed. Even though I have never been overseas, I have heard a lot about it. It is said that Xiansheng Grotto-heaven has a closer relationship with the forces in the ocean. They would even send disciples out to train every once in a while.”
Jiang Jian asked curiously, “Then why didn’t you go?”
The Sword God said expressionlessly, “I have yet to reach the point of being invincible on this continent, so why should I go out? If I am invincible, I will naturally go overseas and pursue stronger martial arts.”
Jiang Changsheng had heard him mention that the previous sage of Xiansheng Grotto-heaven was stronger than him. The Sword God had been in seclusion for 200 years because he wanted to challenge that sage. However, the moment he came out of seclusion, he heard the name of the Dao Ancestor and wanted to defeat him before challenging that sage.
“The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce has bought a building in the capital and is preparing to open a shop. At that time, it should be very lively,” Qing’er continued.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “Then you can go and take a look.”
Jiang Changsheng did not pay much attention to the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce from Tianhai. Sooner or later, Great Jing would have to face overseas forces. Plus, Trading with them now might be able to boost Great
Jing’s economy, production, and even martial arts. For example, Jiang Changsheng had also seen the Ten Thousand Mile Condor in the hall that day. It was indeed very fast, much better than ordinary messenger pigeons.
The appearance of the Ten Thousand Mile Condor would lay the foundation for Great Jing to unify the world in the future, making it easier to deliver imperial decrees and military orders.
Qing’er chatted with Jiang Changsheng and the rest for a while before leaving.
Silence returned to the courtyard. Jiang Jian continued to train while the Sword
God continued to sweep the floor.
Jiang Changsheng looked in a direction. White Dragon halfway up the mountain had fallen into a deep sleep again, and this time, it would soon break through.
The demonic power in its body had reached a point of saturation. It was time for it to break through and reach the realm of a demon beast that was comparable to the True God realm.
According to Bai Qi, demon beasts that were comparable to True Gods were rare. And most of them hid deep in the mountains, far away from humans. The mountain forests on the continent occupied most of the land, and no one knew how many demon beasts were hidden there.
Once White Dragon broke through, there would be three True Gods in Longqi
Temple, namely Huang Chuan, Jiang Jian, and White Dragon. Among them, Jiang Jian could fight against several True Gods. Excluding Jiang Changsheng, the high combat strength of Longqi Temple was comparable to a Chao Sect.
Things were indeed different from before.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and sighed internally.
It had been 49 years since the start of the Qianwu Era, but the increasingly prosperous Great Jing welcomed the scorching heat.
From March to April, the weather became hot. In June to July, there were already signs of a drought everywhere. This reminded the world of the thousand-year snow disaster ten years ago.
Jiang Ziyu and Han Tianji found Jiang Changsheng and said that this matter was related to the luck of the world. It was not only Great Jing, but the other affiliated dynasties had also encountered the same situation.
Jiang Changsheng noticed that Jiang Ziyu had lost a lot of weight, which made him feel helpless.
The Emperor enjoyed the luck of the dynasty, so logically speaking, he should live longer than ordinary people. However, that was not the case. According to the Sword God, it was difficult for emperors of dynasties to live to a hundred years old. Perhaps this was a restriction of the martial arts world.
“If this continues, it will be chaotic in August and the people will have a hard time.” Han Tianji lamented.
Jiang Ziyu drank his tea alone and did not express his opinion.
“In that case, I’ll pray for rain.”
Everyone was moved by Jiang Changsheng’s words. Even the Sword God, who was sweeping the floor, looked sideways. Chen Li, who stood behind Han Tianji, widened his eyes, thinking that he had misheard.
Han Tianji suppressed his excitement and asked, “Is that true?”
Jiang Changsheng nodded in agreement.
It was time to use Summoning Wind and Rain.
The reason why he did not directly target the source was because he realized that Xiansheng Grotto-heaven was the culprit of this incident. He still wanted Xiansheng Grotto-heaven to continue to grow and help him obtain greater survival rewards.
He only needed to protect the citizens of Great Jing. And coincidentally, the bad weather could weaken the strength of the other dynasties.
“Yes, issue the edict to appease the people. I need some time to pray for rain.” Jiang Changsheng said. Hearing this, Jiang Ziyu nodded as he sighed internally.
Praying for rain?
This was unimaginable!
Jiang Ziyu and the other two left. That day, the Emperor announced to the world that the Dao Ancestor would pray for rain for Great Jing.
With the help of the Ten Thousand Mile Condor, everyone in the seventy-two states knew about this within seven days. They immediately ordered all the states and cities to paste this edict, causing the world to be in an uproar.
No one questioned the strength of the Dao Ancestor, but praying for rain was unimaginable. Moreover, the territory of the Great Jing was so vast. Could rain really come just because of a prayer?
Jiang Changsheng had already flown out of the capital and was meditating in the air, as if he was praying to the heavens.
Everyone in the capital looked up and saw his figure, causing a heated discussion.
In a mansion, the branch leader of the Amazing Fate Merchant Guild, Zhang Ying, and the other members of the guild looked up at Jiang Changsheng from their courtyard.
Zhang Ying had met the Emperor, but he was most interested in the Dao Ancestor of Great Jing.
“This Dao Ancestor is not ordinary. Rumor has it that he was the one who moved Martial Peak three thousand miles away.”
“To be honest, I don’t really believe that he had moved a mountain. However, I am shaken after so many people said they had witnessed it with their own eyes. Now is a good time to see if the Dao Ancestor can pray for rain. Even in
Tianhai, no martial artist can control the weather.”
“Some say that the Dao Ancestor is not a martial artist, but an immortal.”
“How is that possible? It’s just that his realm is powerful and he has grasped unimaginable ultimate techniques. You have to believe in martial arts. How can there be a god in this world?”
“The Dao Ancestor should have reached the legendary Universe realm. Even in Tianhai, he is a top expert.”
Hearing the disciples’ discussion, Zhang Ying did not speak. Instead, he looked up at Jiang Changsheng, thinking about something.
After Jiang Changsheng meditated for two days, he suddenly opened his eyes and began to cast Summoning Wind and Rain. In an instant, a strong wind stirred up between heaven and earth, howling through the mountains and the capital.
The dark clouds suddenly gathered, and this scene shocked countless people into looking up.
Everyone was looking forward to the success of the Dao Ancestor’s prayer, but when this happened, they could not help but be shocked.
Rumble
Lightning flashed, and the dark clouds gradually started to drizzle. The rain gradually became heavier.
Not long after, heavy rain washed over the land. Countless people in the capital came to the streets and soak in the heavy rain as they kowtowed to the high and mighty Dao Ancestor.
It was not only in the capital. It had also begun to rain in the entire Si Province.
In the courtyard, the Sword God looked at Jiang Changsheng’s figure in the distance with his mouth agape, and huge waves surged in his heart.
What kind of martial arts technique was that?
Was that really a f*king martial arts technique?