Chapter 144: Improvement in Strength, Meteorite From Beyond
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the past, the news of the Crown Prince, Jiang Tianjue, entering Longqi Temple to cultivate had caused quite a stir in the capital. However, in less than a month, everyone had forgotten about it. What was done was done. No one pitied Jiang Tianjue. Even though he was the Crown Prince, his actions were indeed not worthy of the position. Moreover, it was already merciful enough to send him to join Longqi Temple.
Some people even felt that the little emperor was childish. If it were the previous Emperor Renzong, he would have definitely killed his competitor.
Jiang Changsheng had no objections to Jiang Tianjue entering the Longqi Temple, and he did not specially summon him.
Jiang Changsheng even admired Emperor Shuntian. It was surprising that he was kind to his brothers.
Four seasons changed.
A new year had arrived, and it was the start of the Shuntian Era.
The new spring this year was unusually cold and cheerless. All the wars in Great Jing had stopped because Emperor Shuntian wanted to pay tribute to Renzong. Right now, he was consolidating his new territory. Renzong had been in power for fourteen years, and the area of expansion was not inferior to the time of Emperor Taizong. It was enough for Emperor Shuntian to consume and stabilize for many years.
The surrounding empires did not dare to attack Great Jing. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they all began to reorganize and expand their forces to guard against future war.
Everyone knew that Great Jing was a tiger that would attack the continent again sooner or later.
Longqi Mountain, in the courtyard.
Jiang Jian and Ping’an had left for the northern region to guard against the Donghai Dynasty.
The two kittens Jiang Changsheng brought back had grown up and were very lively. As a result, the courtyard was very lively. Even Qing’er would come and tease them sometimes.
The two kittens were not afraid of anything. They were only afraid of Bai Qi because she often beat them up.
Jiang Changsheng sat in front of the medicinal cauldron and refined pills. Bai Qi laid by his side and stared at Huang Tian and Hei Tian. “Master, these two little guys are pretty talented. I feel that they are even stronger than White Dragon. Where did you pick them up?”
Huang Tian and Hei Tian were fighting. The two cats jumped up and down as fast as arrows.
Jiang Changsheng said, “That is a given. Do you think I take in wild cats casually?”
Huang Tian and Hei Tian’s talents were absolutely outstanding. To be unaffected by the Demon Gathering Pearl meant that they were born with the talent of a Demon King and even had the chance to become an Ancient Demon Emperor.
Bai Qi clicked her tongue in wonder and felt uneasy.
Would there be more demon beasts with monstrous talent in the future?
She felt that her position had been affected.
Wait a minute!
She could completely subdue them and make them her lapdogs. In the future, she could form a hierarchy and suppress them one by one…
Bai Qi’s eyes lit up as she felt that it was feasible. As long as she curry favor with Jiang Changsheng and was not neglected, her position would not be shaken.
When she thought about how her subordinates would be filled with great demons in the future, she was overwhelmed with emotions.
Jiang Changsheng opened the lid of the medicinal cauldron and sucked in air. He took out a medicinal pill and threw it at Bai Qi. Bai Qi habitually opened her mouth and swallowed it.
It was her duty to test the medicinal pills. Fortunately, Jiang Changsheng did not know how to concoct poison so there shouldn’t be too big of a problem.
On the other side, the Sword God who was sweeping the floor looked at Huang Tian and Hei Tian in deep thought.
This was the daily life of Jiang Changsheng’s courtyard. It was casual and quiet.
Jiang Changsheng did not find it boring. Instead, he enjoyed it. It was better than cultivating alone. It was also a good thing to have someone to accompany him. Moreover, they were all like-minded people who wanted to work hard to become stronger.
While waiting for Bai Qi’s reaction, Jiang Changsheng checked his incense points.
[Current incense points: 16,090,742]
The growth of the incense points had been stable and was still increasing.
With more than 16 million incense points, he wondered how much of the power of the next heavenly tribulation could be offset by.
Jiang Changsheng thought happily.
In the imperial study in the palace.
The Human King had just finished imparting his strength to the eleven-year-old Emperor Shuntian. Right now, his hair was white and there were many wrinkles on his face.
Emperor Shuntian stood up and stretched his muscles. He raised his right hand and scarlet true qi condensed in his palm. He could sense that extremely powerful force.
“Is this the power of martial arts? It’s so fascinating..
Emperor Shuntian thought to himself. He suddenly remembered that the Human King had been severely injured by his great-grandfather. He wondered how powerful his great-grandfather was.
He turned around and looked at the Human King.
The Human King stood up weakly, waved his hand, and staggered out of the imperial study.
The White-robed Guards wanted to support him, but he quickly disappeared.
Emperor Shuntian sighed.
Even though he had the strength of the Human King, they were not close. On normal days, the Human King would not talk to him about anything else other than teaching him martial arts. The two of them were not even master and disciple.
Emperor Shuntian did not deliberately get closer to the Human King either, and both sides maintained an awkward distance.
After standing rooted on the spot for a while, Emperor Shuntian came to the desk and sat down before picking up a memorial to examine it.
He was only eleven years old, so there were many things he did not know. However, he had to personally press his hand on the seal for important matters of the dynasty. Suddenly, a black aura appeared out of thin air beside him and condensed into the figure of the Head of Punishment.
When Emperor Shuntian encountered something he did not understand, he would ask the Head of Punishment if Jing Taizong would agree to it. The Head of Punishment had accompanied Jing Taizong throughout his life, so he knew him very well. Therefore, he could give an answer.
Emperor Shuntian deliberately allowed himself to form Jing Taizong’s thoughts and judgment.
He had admired that grandfather he had never met since he was young. He heard that Great Jing only had thirteen prefectures in the past. At that time, he could not believe it. From then on, he admired Jing Taizong to the extreme.
The concept of unifying the continent had long been deeply rooted in his heart!
Emperor Shuntian suddenly frowned and muttered, “The Yu State Navy…” He put down the memorial and looked out the window.
“Head of Punishment, how do you think I should nurture my trusted aides? Destiny that came from the Human King’s side said that they want to support me, but they are not from Great Jing after all. I cannot place them in an important position. For the time being, I don’t have anyone I can trust.”
Emperor Shuntian said worriedly. He was too young.
The Head of Punishment said, “Your Majesty, you can reunite with the imperial family or choose your aides from Longqi Temple and the Fuyue Family. My opinion is to choose from all the forces and let them restrict each other. Sooner or later, a loyal subject will be born.”
Emperor Shuntian felt that it was reasonable, but he did not take action immediately. Instead, he continued to review the memorials.
July.
The summer night was cool and refreshing.
Jiang Changsheng was listening to Mu Lingluo recount the interesting things in the Saint Mansion in her dream.
“Lin Haotian and that prodigy fought during their training. That prodigy is an expert in the Golden Body realm, but he was severely injured by Lin Haotian. Rumor has it that Lin Haotian has obtained a powerful divine weapon. Right now, everyone in the Saint Mansion is discussing this matter. Their masters even went to the Mansion Master to argue.”
Mu Lingluo clicked her tongue in wonder and lamented Lin Haotian’s good luck.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and asked, “When will you reach the Golden Body realm?”
Mu Lingluo was only 22 years old, but she had outstanding talent. She was also well taken care of in the Saint Mansion, and she had countless resources to use for martial arts training every month. She might be able to reach the Golden Body realm before she turned 30, or at least that was what Jiang Changsheng thought.
Mu Lingluo answered, “I’m not sure yet, but my strength has been increasing. Master is prepared to collect a ten-thousand-year-old jade lotus for me to temper my body and increase my strength.”
She paused for a moment and said, “The Saint Mansion Tournament will be held three years later. The rewards for the top three are extremely generous. Brother Changsheng, do you think I should participate?”
After staying with Jiang Changsheng for a long time, she had become afraid of trouble.
Jiang Changsheng said, “If you wish to participate, do so. In the Saint Mansion, you have to display your talents as much as possible. Only then will the higher-ups value you.”
In a place where geniuses gathered, it was not good to be too low-key. Besides, Mu Lingluo had 200,000 incense points worth of luck on her. She should always turn misfortune into fortune and even usher in good luck.
Chen Li had encountered death many times in his life, but he had always survived and even obtained the inheritance of an expert. From this, it could be seen how lucky he was.
“Then I’ll participate. I heard that the first round of the Saint Mansion Tournament is to come to the land of demons deep in the continent. By hunting demon beasts, I can display my true strength. I’ve never fought against a demon beast before, so I’m looking forward to it…”
Mu Lingluo said with a yearning expression. She could no longer restrain her desire to fight.
Jiang Changsheng was thinking that he could use the Limitless Eyes of Heaven and Earth to see Mu Lingluo.
If this girl were to encounter any danger, he could try to see if the Sun Shooting Divine Bow could reach the Ancient God Continent.
A few years ago, he could already spy on the Ancient God Continent. Now, it should not be difficult for him to look around the Ancient God Continent.
He did not say this out loud. After all, he might not be able to hit it, so he would leave it as a surprise.
Year 2 of the Shuntian Era, April.
Luck surged in the world, and it was obvious that a Golden Body realm expert had been born. However, Jiang Changsheng no longer cared about the Golden Body realm.
Right now, only the Universe realm could barely enter his vision.
That month, a dying True God came to challenge him. After Jiang Changsheng defeated him, he discovered that there was no survival reward.
This made him very disappointed, but it also meant one thing: True Gods could not no longer pose a threat to him. Even if he stood there and let True Gods beat him, they could not hurt him.
Therefore, he told Qing’er that in the future, when experts below the Golden Body realm came to challenge them, they would be dealt with by the disciples of Longqi Temple. After so many years, another two True Gods had been born in Longqi Temple, and one of them was Qing’er.
Under the Earth Spirit Tree, Jiang Changsheng calculated his strength.
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Thirteen years had passed, and his strength had increased by 500,000 incense points. Not bad.
He calculated that the strongest expert in the Ancient God Continent still had
1.6 million. It seemed like he had reached his limit.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and was satisfied.
“I want to know how powerful is the strongest expert within the known range of the system?”
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NO!
How big was the world that someone stronger had appeared?
Jiang Changsheng was filled with confusion. It was hard to imagine this was a world of martial arts that could isolate the Immortal Dao.
He continued to use the incense calculations and chose no to make himself feel
at ease.
Rumble—
A loud explosion suddenly sounded, startling Jiang Changsheng, Bai Qi, and the Sword God. They looked up. Huang Tian and Hei Tian, who were fighting, were so frightened that their hair stood on end as they roared at the sky.
A meteorite could be seen flying past the capital with thick smoke before disappearing at the end of the horizon.
Jiang Changsheng’s gaze followed it. The meteorite had smashed into the previous territory of Great Wilderness in the west and into the mountains, but it did not cause any casualties.
The meteorite was extremely huge. When it landed in the mountains, it was similar to a mountain that shook the area within a hundred miles. The terrifying impact swept in all directions, but Great Jing was not affected by it as it was offset by the invisible luck of the Jing Dynasty.
This was the power of the luck of a dynasty that could effectively restrain natural disasters..