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Chapter 181: Six Months
Chapter 181: Six Months
2024-09-05
"The imperial court wants His Excellency to make a trip to the Central Province, but the King dismissed them by claiming that His Excellency is in seclusion."
Gu Yi added.
Gu Qingfeng remained calm. "The Great Mystery Dynasty is on its last legs, and the immortal sects and noble families won't allow it to truly continue. Anyone who helps the Great Mystery Dynasty prolong its life will be the enemy of all immortal sects and noble families. Given that, why should the Gu Family Estate get involved?"
While Gu Qingfeng was not afraid of the immortal sects and noble families, his bold words in Guangyang Prefecture had thoroughly offended all the world's sorcerers. However, offending them was one thing; getting involved in the Central Province's turmoil was unnecessary.
Gu Qingfeng disliked both the noble families and the Great Mystery Dynasty. If they wanted to fight, let them. Whether the Great Mystery Dynasty would be enraged by this was of little concern to him. After all, they were struggling to maintain their own position in the Central Province, leaving them with no extra resources to reach out to Guangyang Prefecture.
Moreover, if anyone dared to extend their reach to Guangyang Prefecture, Gu Qingfeng would sever that reach.
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"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard has reported that Eunuch Zhao was intercepted and killed on his way back to the Central Province. He is now missing!"
In the imperial study of the Central Province, the leader of the Imperial Guard spoke with a heavy voice.
Upon hearing this, Ji Chunqiu erupted in anger.
"Who dares to intercept and kill a representative of the imperial court? They must be tired of living!"
Zhao Hai's assassination deeply angered Ji Chunqiu. Zhao Hai had been by his side for many years, and the royal family had invested a great deal in cultivating him to the level of a True Intention Grandmaster. Now, Zhao Hai's death was a slap in the face of the royal family, no matter how one looked at it.
Ji Chunqiu understood the true situation well. He then suppressed his anger, looked at the leader of the Imperial Guard, and asked, "Has there been any movement from Qingyun Province?"
"No, Your Majesty."
The man shook his head.
Hearing this, Ji Chunqiu's eyes turned cold.
"Hmph, a tiger in decline. They truly believe the Great Mystery Dynasty is finished!"
By granting the rebel the title of Duke of Guangyang and bestowing the honorific title of National Master and Martial Saint, Ji Chunqiu had shown considerable respect. However, it seemed the Duke of Guangyang was not reciprocating that respect.
Ji Chunqiu made a note of this. Since Qingyun Province wanted to watch the conflict from the sidelines, he would settle the score once the Central Province's issues were resolved.
"Saint of Martial Arts!"
"Above the Grandmaster level—"
"Such a powerful individual would be best if they served the imperial court. If not, they have no reason to exist!"
With that thought, Ji Chunqiu waved the man away and left the imperial study, heading to the royal family's forbidden grounds.
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The situation in the Central Province was unpredictable, and Qingyun Province was also experiencing hidden turmoil.
Gu Qingfeng was in seclusion in the Gu Family Estate's Sword Sharpening Hall, continuing his research into the subtleties of the Longevity Formula. He also practiced the Pure Yang True Body and delved into the true meanings of the Dominant Saber Slash and the Sun Moon Fist Canon, two Grandmaster-level techniques.
The first two were self-explanatory.
The latter two, however, were both at the peak of the Grandmaster level, reaching the ninth level of True Intention.
Beyond that lay the True Intention Grandmaster level.
Grandmasters were divided into ordinary Grandmasters and True Intention Grandmasters.
The difference was that True Intention Grandmasters were exceedingly rare. Even ordinary Grandmasters were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and True Intention Grandmasters were even rarer.
A snap of the fingers.
Half a year had passed.
In this half year, Gu Qingfeng successfully created the Bone Washing section of the Longevity Scripture, but his Pure Yang True Body remained at the beginner stage, unable to reach the intermediate level.
He understood this well.
Even with his peak Grandmaster realm, cultivating Grandmaster-level techniques was no easy feat. If not for his peak Grandmaster status, he might have made even less progress.
In comparison, Gu Qingfeng had gained significant insights into the Overlord Blade Slash and the Sun and Moon Fist Manual. He had a premonition that if he could grasp these insights and fuse the two martial arts, he might create a supreme technique capable of breaking through the Grandmaster barrier.
Such a technique would allow him to step into the Great Grandmaster realm.
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Gu Qingfeng suspected that when Gu Shengnan truly delved into martial arts, she might reach the Blood Refinement stage.
The breakthroughs of his descendants brought him forty-two enhancement points. However, the one regret was that Gu Yang's cultivation had temporarily stagnated at the Houji Bone Refinement stage, unable to advance further. Despite this, Gu Qingfeng was at peace. Breaking through the Bone Refinement stage was no easy feat. Strictly speaking, Gu Yang had only recently broken through to the Zhongji Bone Refinement stage, and advancing again within half a year was unrealistic. Even with the secret elixirs of the Divine Martial Sect, there were limits. Overusing them would only damage one's foundation.
The elixirs rewarded by the information panel, however, had no such concerns. Therefore, Gu Qingfeng had many elixirs, such as Blood Refinement Pills and Bone Refinement Pills, delivered to Gu Yang and the others for their cultivation.
...
"It's time!"
In the Wang Mansion, Gu Yang's eyes were cold and stern. Before him stood the commanders of the current Guangyang Army. Since he declared himself king and was officially recognized by the court, the title of Guangyang King was now legitimate. Thus, the Gu Family Army was renamed the Guangyang Army.
After half a year of rest and with the support of the Tai Mountain Prefecture, Gu Yang now commanded a formidable force of 1.3 million troops. These were not just any troops; half of them were seasoned veterans, and the other half, though new recruits, had undergone rigorous training and possessed considerable combat strength.
"Intelligence from our secret agents reports that the various rebel kings have formed an alliance to jointly attack the imperial court. The Tai Xuan Dynasty is on the verge of collapse."
"Since Pei Jing's death, the Qingyun Province has fallen into chaos, with no single force capable of unifying it."
"This is our opportunity!"
Gu Yang looked at the gathered commanders, his tone calm but with an undeniable air of authority. He then approached the sand table, placing the flag of the Guangyang Army on a specific region and said solemnly, "Nanyang Prefecture!"
"That will be our next target!"
(End of Chapter)
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