Chapter 123: Strengthening the Mu Family, The Sage’s Plan
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Only parting can make meeting precious. Only by not meeting can you look forward to meeting again.”
Jiang Changsheng patted Mu Lingluo’s head and chuckled.
Mu Lingluo did not understand. She excitedly said, “I’ve recently learned a set of sword techniques. Brother Changsheng, let’s practice it?”
At the age of eight, she had already started to be reasonable and would no longer be as calculative as when she was four years old. She already knew that she was talented. She also liked martial arts due to the influence of the people around her and Jiang Changsheng.
Her family wanted her to practice martial arts because they needed her, while Jiang Changsheng wanted her to practice martial arts because he wanted her to live longer.
In the face of Mu Lingluo’s request, Jiang Changsheng naturally would not refuse. The two of them began to compare martial arts.
Naturally, Jiang Changsheng could not instantly defeat Mu Lingluo. He would go easy on her as long as he had the upper hand.
An hour later, Mu Lingluo gave up and said that she was tired.
Jiang Changsheng laughed internally. How could she be tired in a dream?
The two of them sat by the lake and Mu Lingluo began to talk about her worries.
She was born extraordinary, and her family had high hopes for her. As she grew older, she lost her freedom and spent all day training. Her family had arranged five masters for her, all teaching different skills, including internal skills, sword skills, body tempering, movement skills, and the history of martial arts. Her schedule was full every day.
Jiang Changsheng was amused. Her schedule included internal skills?
It seemed like the Mu family was extraordinary.
He listened attentively and did not say words in his heart.
When it was almost daybreak, Jiang Changsheng bid farewell to Mu Lingluo.
Mu Lingluo was still young, and all Jiang Changsheng had to do now was to accompany her as she grew up. Occasionally, he would give her some pointers on martial arts and listen to her thoughts.
Jiang Changsheng left the dream and opened his eyes. He used incense to calculate in his heart.
“I want to know how powerful the strongest expert in the Ancient God Continent is.”
“The scope is too large. Unable to calculate it for the time being. The system also needs time to sense the luck in the world.”
“I want to know how powerful the family that Mu Lingluo belongs to is.”
“The scope is too large. Unable to calculate it for the time being. The system also needs time to sense the luck in the world.”
Jiang Changsheng felt helpless. Over the years, he had often done this calculation, but he could not get an answer.
How far was the Ancient God Continent?
He stopped thinking about it and focused on his cultivation.
In the first year of Jiang Xiu’s coronation, he was full of fighting spirit, causing the number of White-robed Guards, members of World Division, and merchants coming and going in the capital to far exceed the past.
He vigorously promoted production, developed the resources of mountains and rivers, promoted trade within the seventy-two states, and traded with the outside world. His style also made the surrounding dynasties breathe a sigh of relief.
It was evident that the current emperor was not as ambitious as Jing Taizong.
Jiang Xiu conferred the title of crown prince to his grandson, Jiang Tianjue. He directly established the position of crown prince in order to eliminate the danger of seizing the throne.
Jiang Xiu was 36 years old this year and was about to turn 37. He was at the stage where he had lofty aspirations.
Longqi Temple was still respected by the new emperor, and the number of pilgrims increased every day. The commoners, merchants, and martial artists in Great Wilderness had also begun to rush to the Si Province. Under the governance of Jing Taizong, although there were 72 states in the world, they were still dominated by the 13 states. Martial arts resources were also concentrated in the 13 states. The two great holy lands were also located in the Si Province. Be it business, officials, or martial arts, the 13 states were places that commoners yearned for. As for the Si Province, it was the most yearned for. The center of Great Jing was known as the state of the world.
Summer had arrived.
Yu Yanyi came to visit Jiang Changsheng with another person. It was the branch head of the Amazing Fate Merchant Guild, Zhang Ying.
Jiang Changsheng asked them to cross the bridge and meet Zhang Ying in the courtyard.
“I am Zhang Ying from the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce. I have admired the Dao Ancestor for a long time and am here to pay a visit.” Zhang Ying bowed respectfully.
This person’s martial arts realm was in the Divine realm, so he was not weak. The reason why he met him was mainly because he came from Tianhai.
The strongest expert on this continent was only worth 90,000 incense points, while the strongest expert in Tianhai was worth 190,000 incense points. This was enough to show the difference between the two places.
Yu Yanyi added, “The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce is willing to send a gift to Longqi Temple. They also have other matters to discuss with you. I was afraid that you would dismiss them, so I brought him here.”
Zhang Ying had long wanted to see the Dao Ancestor, but he had no way of meeting him. He had asked Jiang Xiu to recommend him, but he was tactfully rejected because of two reasons. First reason was that he was afraid of disturbing Jiang Changsheng, and the second reason was that he was afraid that Jiang Changsheng would be abducted.
Jiang Changsheng asked, “What’s the matter?”
Zhang Ying calmed himself down. The first time he met Jiang Changsheng, he was stunned. Coupled with the Dao Ancestor’s feat of praying for rain, he was naturally nervous when facing Jiang Changsheng.
“The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce was born in Tianhai, and it has been eight hundred years since it was founded. Tianhai is abundant in resources and the martial arts world is flourishing. The continent where Great Jing is located encountered a great war of martial arts thousands of years ago, and its luck of the earth was severely damaged. If you train here, you can only reach the Universe realm at most. In Tianhai, as far as I know, stronger martial artists can be born there. I’m not sure if you’ve reached that realm, but I think you might have. With your strength, you shouldn’t just stay in Great Jing, but go to a wider place of martial arts.”
“The legends in this world are actually the performances of powerful ancient martial artists. Other than not being able to live forever, no one can tell what the peak of martial arts is. I am willing to invite the Dao Ancestor to become the supreme elder of the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce. The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce also is willing to provide for the Dao Ancestor. The martial arts resources of Tianhai far exceed that of Great Jing. Why don’t the Dao Ancestor follow me instead?”
Zhang Ying asked nervously. He knew that the Dao Ancestor was Jing Taizong’s master. Now that Jing Taizong had passed away, he dared to invite him.
Jiang Changsheng shook his head and said, “Thank you for your kind intentions. I don’t want to leave Great Jing.”
Zhang Ying immediately became anxious. He wanted to continue persuading him, but on second thought, he could not force it. He did not have the qualifications.
He could only take a step back and say, “The Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce is willing to give Longqi Temple divine weapons and seeds of medicinal herbs that are suitable for tempering muscles and bones and nourishing physique as a token of goodwill.”
Jiang Changsheng nodded with a smile and then asked Jiang Jian to send Zhang Ying down the mountain.
Yu Yanyi came to his side and said, “My father is preparing to send a group of disciples to join the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce and broaden their horizons. Since ancient times, it is not the first time that overseas chambers of commerce have come to the continent. There are also other powerful dynasties overseas. The fact that the Amazing Fate Chamber of Commerce has taken a fancy to Great Jing is enough to prove its potential.”
Jiang Changsheng said, “Of course. I have no doubt about that.”
If Great Jing wanted to unify the world, it could just rest on its laurels. For progress, it was necessary to accept the new.
On the other side.
Jiang Jian and Zhang Ying chatted as they walked.
“Branch Leader Zhang, is there any material that can increase the weight of this three-pointed double-edged sword?” Jiang Jian asked with a smile. Zhang Ying smiled and nodded. “How heavy do you want it to be?”
Jiang Jian thought for a moment and said, “Million kilograms? No, that’s too much. 500,000 kilograms.”
When Zhang Ying heard that, his eyelids twitched wildly and he could not help but ask, “What realm are you in?”
“The True God realm?”
“Even if you are in the True God realm, it’s not convenient to hold a divine weapon weighing 500,000 kilograms, right?”
Being able to lift it and being able to use it were two different things.
Any True God could rely on their true qi to lift a heavy object weighing 500,000 kilograms, but using it as a weapon was another concept. Instead, it would worsen one’s battle capabilities.
“It’s fine. Just treat it as training. I’m not in a hurry to go down the mountain. When I reach the Golden Body realm, I’ll find you to forge a weapon weighing a million kilograms.”
“This… alright…’
“Hahaha, thank you, Branch Leader Zhang!”
“May I ask how old you are this year? You look very young.”
“35 years old.”
“A 35-year-old True God… impressive.”
Zhang Ying was really shocked. Even in Tianhai, he had never heard of a 35 -year-old True God, but he did not dare to show too much surprise.
His heart was burning. If he could not rope in the Dao Ancestor, he could rope in this person.
With such talent, there was a high chance of reaching the Universe realm in the future!
No, it was definitely possible!
Half a day later, Yu Yanyi left and the White-robed Guards happened to arrive. They delivered dozens of boxes and Jiang Changsheng kept them in his Giant Spirit Ring before walking out of the courtyard.
Seeing this, the Sword God’s eyelids twitched.
What kind of trick was that?
He suddenly suspected Jiang Changsheng’s words. How could he explain his previous actions?
He had never heard of a martial art technique that could make a pile of large boxes disappear into thin air.
Jiang Changsheng did not care about his thoughts. Even if he asked, he would just continue to fool him.
He came to the foot of Longqi Mountain and prepared to set up a formation. The first thing he laid out was the Spirit Awakening Formation that could gather the spiritual energy of the earth in the formation, which was Longqi Mountian.
After that, he also intended to set up an Illusion Formation, the Immortal Fog Formation, so that Longqi Mountain would be hidden in the fog and become mysterious. If anyone dared to trespass, they would also get lost.
This was his first time setting up an array, so he was somewhat excited.
After seven days, he finally succeeded in setting up the arrays. It would still take some time for the two arrays to be effective.
White Dragon, who was comparable to a True God, seemed to have sensed something and looked up at Jiang Changsheng.
“Master, what have you done?”
After the breakthrough, White Dragon could already speak human language. His voice was quite similar to Bai Qi’s.
Jiang Changsheng perfunctorily left, leaving White Dragon on the spot in a daze.
Time flew by.
At the end of the year, Zhang Ying came again to deliver the materials that Jiang Jian wanted, which made him extremely excited.
Jiang Changsheng had also increased the weight of his three-pointed double-edged sword that night to 500,000 kilograms, which was a little excessive.
If the Sword God did not circulate his true qi, it was very difficult for him to wield the three-pointed double-edged sword.
He suddenly understood why Jiang Jian did not practice swordsmanship.
What a monster.
In a dark cave, oil lamps hung on the walls. The Sage of Xiansheng
Grotto-heaven sat on an altar, surrounded by airflow visible to the naked eye.
Footsteps sounded and Fate Venerable came with two martial artists from Xiansheng Grotto-heaven following behind him.
The Fate Venerable stopped in front of the Sage and asked, “May I ask how long until it succeeds?”
The Sage did not open his eyes and said, “Five years, if it is the earliest. Ten years, if it is the latest.”
The Fate Venerable was silent.
“The Sword God has been defeated, and his fate is unknown. I am prepared to recall all the disciples of Xiansheng Grotto-heaven and allow the overseas forces to enter the continent. If Great Jing continues to expand, it will attract stronger enemies sooner or later. Perhaps we don’t have to do anything to suppress the Dao Ancestor.”
The Sage spoke again with an indifferent tone.
The Fate Venerable raised his head and angrily said, “What? What right do you have to do this? The mission of your Xiansheng Grotto-heaven is to protect this land. If we allow the overseas forces to enter, the calamity thousands of years ago will happen again. Are you crazy?”
At that moment, the two martial artists behind him suddenly pressed on his shoulders. Just as he wanted to shake them off, his acupoints were pressed.
The two acupoints of a Golden Body realm expert were very strong. But they used powerful true qi to suppress his meridians and made him unable to move.
The Sage slowly opened his eyes and said, “The world has changed. When my junior brother died at the hands of the Dao Ancestor, Xiansheng Grotto-heaven lost their chance of winning. There must be a transcendent force behind the
Dao Ancestor. In order to protect the martial arts of Xiansheng Grotto-heaven, I can only give up. Xiansheng Grotto-heaven has guarded this land for thousands of years. That is enough.”
“Thank you, Destiny, for helping us with your lives. On the surface, you seem to be helping the world, but in fact, you are only doing this for your own benefit. There’s no difference between us, but you just can’t bear to part with this world.”
The Sage raised his right hand and shot out a stream of energy from his finger that pierced through the Fate Venerable’s throat..