Chapter 142 Failed Rebellion

"Innate Qi!"

Zhu Chengwu's mixed male and female voice disappeared!
As the battle continued, Zhu Chengwu flew back, and his feet occasionally left the ground. The Earth Mother Goddess, whose earth power and earth energy were not replenished in time, was finally defeated by the Colorless Monk and the Heartless Monk.

The reason why the Formless Divine Monk was excluded is because he was always on the defense and his attack power was almost zero among the three great Divine Monks.

The Mother Goddess of the Earth's Core was defeated, and Zhu Chengwu had to use his innate energy for defense.

It took the three great monks, Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Wu Wo, only six hours to defeat Zhu Chengwu's Mother Goddess of the Earth and the Guardian of the Earth. To be honest, this was beyond Zhu Chengwu's expectations.

Although Zhu Chengwu was off the ground from time to time and could not fully utilize the abilities of the Mother Earth Goddess, one must know that before he became a master, Zhu Chengwu relied on the Mother Earth Goddess, who was even weaker than she is now, to deal with Taoist Qingfeng for three days and two nights.

Outside the Sun City, Zhu Chengwu and Taoist Qingfeng fought for three days and three nights. Among them, the Mother Goddess of the Earth persisted for three days and two nights before she was finally defeated by Taoist Qingfeng.

Although Taoist Qingfeng is famous for his weak offense but strong defense.

But that is relative to the top masters.

In fact, even Taoist Qingfeng's relatively weak attacks are definitely above the level of an ordinary grandmaster.

Moreover, at that time, Zhu Chengwu had not yet become a master, nor had he completely digested the "Earth Core Fire Lotus", nor had he improved the "Earth Core Mother Goddess".

The emergence of the innate qi made the three great monks, Wu Se, Wu Xiang and Wu Wo, who had finally broken through the real shadow of the female god around Zhu Chengwu, stop expressing their joy on their faces before it could even show on their faces.

But after all, they were three battle-hardened monks. After looking at each other, they had already made up their minds.

The colourless monk's internal energy surged, and he used forbidden Buddhist techniques, which allowed his lightness skills, which were already not inferior to Zhu Chengwu's, to rise to a higher level.

Zhu Chengwu was unable to react in time and was immediately entangled by the colorless monk.

This is because Zhu Chengwu is not as decisive as the colorless monk.

In order to eliminate Zhu Chengwu, the future threat, and resolutely prevent Shaolin Temple from repeating the embarrassing and dangerous situation during the time of Taoist Sanfeng hundreds of years ago, the three great monks are ready to pay a price, or even die together.

However, Zhu Chengwu did not have the determination and expectation to die together with the three great monks of Shaolin Temple in this battle.

The future belongs to Zhu Chengwu, and Zhu Chengwu's goal is to reach an unprecedented peak in martial arts, and even ultimately achieve immortality.

For Zhu Chengwu who had such a goal, how could he think of dying together with the three great monks?

Even using forbidden techniques that would damage one's foundation was not within Zhu Chengwu's consideration.

Zhu Chengwu did not consider dying together or using forbidden techniques that would damage his foundation because he was confident!
After achieving the Grandmaster realm and completely digesting the "Earth Core Fire Lotus", with the help of various secret techniques that had been further optimized by the "Jade Book", Zhu Chengwu believed that his combat power was no less than that of a top Grandmaster.

The Grand Master wants to leave and protect himself, and it is difficult for an ordinary Grand Master to stop him.

Decades ago, the reason why the Demon Cult leader Dugu Sheng was surrounded and killed was because Dugu Sheng was too proud and because the previous Ming King was too well prepared.

The palace masters, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the Six Gates, and the army completely restrained Dugu Sheng's subordinates.

The seven great masters dispatched by the Ming Dynasty court were not all ordinary masters.

At that time, there were three great masters in the Grand Clan Academy, led by the previous clan leader, the previous Duke of Qi, who was recognized as one of the top three masters in the martial arts world and the court at that time. It could even be said that one foot had already stepped into the realm of the ultimate master. The number one master in the palace, Eunuch Zheng, was also recognized as one of the top five masters.

In addition to the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei and the military general Xu who besieged the great elder of the Demon Cult.

The three great masters of the Grand Clan Academy, the most skilled eunuch Zheng of the Imperial Palace, and the chief detectives of the Six Gates were all besieging Dugu Sheng.

Five to one!

There are also powerful masters like the previous Duke of Qi and Eunuch Zheng as the main force!

The lineup of the Ming Dynasty court at that time was even more "all-star" than the lineup of Shaolin Temple today.

Not to mention the subordinates who are involved with each other and have to keep an eye on each other, let’s just talk about the highest level and the most important battlefield.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty court was outnumbered by five people, and among the five people, one was among the top three masters and one was among the top five masters.

But now Shaolin Temple only has three great monks and only two of the top ten masters.

You know, at that time, Dugu Sheng was surrounded by a force almost twice the size of the one Zhu Chengwu is facing now, but he was still able to take away a relative of the Zhu clan and the chief of the Six Gates, leaving three people seriously injured.

Several people died shortly after returning to the capital!

Now how could Zhu Chengwu think that Shaolin Temple could defeat a man whose fighting power was comparable to that of a grandmaster just by relying on the three great monks?

What's more, Zhu Chengwu is now far away from Yantai Pass.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother, Li Shijie, Cui Shuyun and others were arranged to hold back Fang Yuan, Fang Zheng and the Yantai Pass defender.

Although Zhu Chengwu didn't know what the Shaolin Temple had arranged in Yantai Pass, when the abbot of Shaolin Temple and the four great masters appeared in Yantai Pass, Zhu Chengwu's master's spiritual perception gave him almost no warning. It was only with the help of the "Jade Book" that Zhu Chengwu vaguely discovered that something was wrong.

It goes without saying that the layout of Shaolin Temple in Yantai Guanzhong is not simple.

Do you really think that Zhu Chengwu would act like a martial arts fanatic in order to accumulate experience in grandmaster combat and deepen his martial arts knowledge?
Stop being funny!

Zhu Chengwu's goal is to reach the pinnacle of martial arts and achieve immortality, so how could he not make plans first to ensure his own safety?

Precisely because he believed that he possessed the combat power of a supreme master (grand master) of martial arts, no matter how much preparation the Shaolin Temple had made, as long as he did not enter Yantai Pass and completely fall into the Shaolin Temple's calculations, he would be able to protect himself!
Zhu Chengwu then used the "Mother Goddess of the Earth's Core" to destroy the city wall of Yantai Pass and lure out the Shaolin monks.

Afterwards, Zhu Chengwu would rather keep his feet off the ground to reduce the protection and endurance of the Mother Goddess of the Earth's Core, and also took into consideration staying away from the Shaolin Temple inside Yantai Pass.

This will ensure safety while increasing experience in fighting against grandmasters and deepening your martial arts foundation.

Zhu Chengwu knew that as long as he left, the Shaolin monks would have no choice but to follow him.

Because the future is in Zhu Chengwu's hands.

If they want to limit Zhu Chengwu's future threats, they can only seize this only opportunity now.

To be honest, although Shaolin Temple's sudden action was beyond Zhu Chengwu's expectations, disrupted Zhu Chengwu's progress towards Beijing and made Zhu Chengwu very angry, Zhu Chengwu understood Shaolin Temple's considerations and actions.

Because the royal family Zhu, from which Zhu Chengwu came, also did the same in this life.

As the most powerful forces in the Ming Dynasty, the royal Zhu family, Wudang and Shaolin are already the biggest beneficiaries of the existing order. All they want is to keep the existing order from being disrupted.

All people and forces that disrupt the existing order are their enemies.

Taoist Sanfeng hundreds of years ago, Dugu Sheng decades ago, and Zhu Chengwu now... are all people who can destroy the "existing" order.

It was just that Taoist Sanfeng successfully destroyed the order of his time and established a new order, so the Wudang Sect founded by Taoist Sanfeng became the leading figure in the martial arts world and the state religion of the Ming Dynasty.

Dugu Sheng lost, so the rule of the royal Zhu family was maintained. Dugu Sheng naturally became a traitor hated by everyone, and the force he belonged to naturally became a cult that everyone wanted to kill.

If Dugu Shengsheng had won, then Zhu Chengwu’s family might not be the royal Zhu family, but the remnant Zhu family of the previous dynasty!
If it fails, it is treason; if it succeeds, it is revolution!
Although this statement is extreme, Zhu Chengwu agrees with it.

Taoist Sanfeng succeeded, Dugu Sheng failed...now it’s Zhu Chengwu’s turn!

Will Zhu Chengwu succeed?
To be honest, Zhu Chengwu thought he could succeed.

Because Zhu Chengwu is a reincarnated person with the "Jade Book" in his brain. Not to mention the failed Dugu Sheng, even the successful Taoist Sanfeng does not have the "protagonist look" of Zhu Chengwu!
As for the royal Zhu family, why are top forces like Wudang and Shaolin committed to maintaining the existing order while not eliminating people like Taoist Sanfeng, Dugu Sheng, and Zhu Chengwu who have the ability and potential to destroy the existing order before they develop?

It’s not that I don’t want to, but I just can’t!

Every ten or twenty years, countless geniuses emerge in the martial arts world, and who knows which one will eventually grow to the point of threatening their rule.

If each one is "eliminated in the bud", then either the martial arts world will be completely broken, or the royal Zhu family, Wudang and Shaolin will arouse public anger and be destroyed prematurely by the martial artists.

You know, which "genius" doesn't have a huge network of relationships behind him, not to mention someone like Zhu Chengwu who came from a top-level power.

When Dugu Sheng was young, he had the support of the Dugu family, a powerful family at that time.

Even if some common people's children can be called "genius", would they not have a master, a teacher, or fellow disciples?
Even if the royal Zhu family and Wudang and Shaolin want to maintain their rule and eliminate the threat before it takes shape, they have to wait first!

See which "geniuses" can be let go and the ordinary geniuses who are lost among the crowd.

Which ones are the real geniuses who could potentially pose a threat to their ruling order!
When it develops to a certain extent and can be distinguished and dealt with, we will then go all out to eliminate it!

When the weeds are not very tall, it is impossible to distinguish which are weeds and which are good seedlings. But if you wait for a while and let the weeds grow a little longer, you can naturally distinguish the weeds from the good seedlings.

But be careful not to let the weeds grow too much and exceed the limits of the weed cutter.

At that time, Dugu Sheng almost exceeded the limit of the royal Zhu family.

So this time, just three years after Zhu Chengwu emerged, Shaolin Temple had already decided to “weed out” him!

Even the three great monks were prepared to die together.

Warriors are not afraid of death, especially old warriors!
This is also the unique feature of the cohesion of the major forces in this world.

Whether it was the royal Zhu family decades ago or the Shaolin Temple today, once they decide to "weed", they are not only determined and well prepared, but they also seem to be unafraid of death.

Just like the colorless monk now.

After using forbidden techniques to improve his lightness skills and body movements to entangle Zhu Chengwu, the colorless monk did not remove the Shaolin forbidden techniques which had serious side effects, but instead pushed the forbidden techniques up to a higher level.

"The boy is worshipping Buddha!"

The Colorless Divine Monk used the move in his Arhat Fist that he had practiced the most, was most familiar with, and had the greatest power.

The real shadow of the female god around Zhu Chengwu was finally broken. The colorless monk did not believe that the innate energy that Zhu Chengwu was currently displaying had the same defensive power as before.

If the innate qi really has such a strong defensive power, why did Zhu Chengwu create the "Mother Goddess of the Earth"?

Fun?

Show off your skills?

The colorless monk clenched his fists and bowed fiercely to the bright yellow protective energy shield around Zhu Chengwu.

Boom~~

Another turbulent wave of air spread in all directions.

The bright yellow protective air shield around Zhu Chengwu created violent ripples.

It seemed like it would break at any moment.

But in the end I persevered!
The Colorless Monk was right, and also wrong!

Zhu Chengwu's innate qi is indeed not as strong as the defensive power of the Mother Earth Goddess, but the reason why Zhu Chengwu created the secret technique of the Mother Earth Goddess is not because of the insufficient defensive power of his innate qi.

It’s the endurance!
After completely digesting the "Earth Core Fire Lotus", upgrading and optimizing the secret technique "Earth Core Mother Goddess", and continuously improving the "Innate Gang Qi" with the help of the earth rules in the Earth Core Fire Lotus and years of combat experience, if the defense power of Zhu Chengwu's "Earth Core Mother Goddess" is equivalent to the defense power between the tenth and eleventh levels of the Golden Bell Cover, then the defense power of Zhu Chengwu's "Innate Gang Qi" has also reached the level of the tenth level of the Golden Bell Cover, which is enough to cope with grandmaster-level battles.

The absolute strength difference between the Earth Mother Goddess and the innate Qi defense is not that big.

The bad thing is the battery life!
The innate qi uses the true qi in Zhu Chengwu's body.

The "Mother Goddess of the Earth" absorbs and utilizes the earth-attributed energy from the heaven and earth and the power of the earth.

This was the fundamental reason why Zhu Chengwu, before becoming a grandmaster, painstakingly created such a secret method with the help of the "Jade Book" in order not to lose to the grandmaster in endurance.

It was precisely because of his several secret techniques that could absorb and utilize the vital energy of heaven and earth and the rules of earth and fire that Zhu Chengwu was able to fight with Taoist Qingfeng for three days and three nights outside the Sun City more than two years ago.

Otherwise, relying on his own internal energy, Zhu Chengwu would be dragged to death by Taoist Qingfeng!

It was precisely because Taoist Qingfeng discovered that even the protracted war, which he was best at, could not completely wear down Zhu Chengwu that Taoist Qingfeng finally withdrew!
Otherwise, do you really think that Taoist Qingfeng is so easy to talk to and would so easily let go of Zhu Chengwu and the Red Flower Ghost Mother who plotted against Taoist Ziyang?

It's all just because of lack of strength and there's nothing we can do!
The strength of the innate qi was beyond the expectations of the colorless monk!
"Fire Palm!"

Defending without attacking has never been Zhu Chengwu's style.

Looking at the colourless monk who was so close, Zhu Chengwu used the Fiery Palm again.

Because the Earth Core Fire Lotus contains both the rules of fire and earth, after integrating the rules of earth into the innate inner energy and the rules of fire into the Fiery Palm, Zhu Chengwu's innate inner energy and Fiery Palm have reached the limit of the ultimate level.

This is what martial artists in the martial arts world commonly call the grandmaster-level skills.

Both his offensive and defensive martial arts have reached the Grandmaster level. Although he is still inferior to the real top master (Grand Master) due to the accumulation of true Qi, if the super endurance provided by the secret technique is added, Zhu Chengwu believes that his combat power is no weaker than that of a real Grand Master.

As long as he doesn't fall into a trap, Zhu Chengwu is confident enough to protect himself no matter how many plans the Shaolin monks make or how many people they send out.

The Fiery Palm was within reach, but this time the Colourless Divine Monk did not choose to retreat or dodge, nor did he summon the Formless Divine Monk to help resist.

Instead, he dodged the main force of the Fiery Palm and ignored the other aftermath.

Take the aftermath of Zhu Chengwu's Fiery Palm!
Seeing the colourless monk, who was acting out of character and continued to pester him even if he had to endure the aftermath of the Fiery Palm, Zhu Chengwu's eyes changed.

For warriors at this level, every action has a purpose!

Zhu Chengwu's Fiery Palm, even if it was just the aftermath, could still cause damage to the Colorless Monk who did not practice any unique defensive martial arts.

What's more, the Wuxiang Divine Monk was following behind the Wuse Divine Monk not far to the left, and the bright golden bell shadows around him...

If he was not ready to help the Colorless Divine Monk resist the aftermath of the attack that he could not avoid, as before, why would the Formless Divine Monk use his full strength to activate the Golden Bell Cover?
Zhu Chengwu was just thinking when he saw the formless monk rushing towards him with determination in his eyes.

At this time, he was entangled by the Colorless Monk and was unable to dodge at the fastest speed.

Dang~~

The formless monk actually crashed directly into Zhu Chengwu with a big golden bell on his head.

The bright yellow protective air shields around Jin Zhong and Zhu Chengwu collided, making a crisp and dull sound.

puff~
Because of the reaction force, Zhu Chengwu and the Wuxiang monk retreated and separated at the same time.

The colorless monk who was nearby was also hit hard, vomiting blood and flying in another direction.

Under the resolute charge of the formless monk, the golden bell shadow around him and Zhu Chengwu's bright yellow circular protective air shield were shattered at the same time.

Their unique martial arts skills were broken, and the Wuxiang Divine Monk and Zhu Chengwu both vomited blood involuntarily.

Both sides suffer!

This is the result of Zhu Chengwu's final effort to improve his skills.

Otherwise, if Zhu Chengwu was first attacked by the Colorless Divine Monk using forbidden techniques and then confronted with the Formless Divine Monk head-on, Zhu Chengwu might not be able to defeat the Formless Divine Monk by relying on his innate internal energy.

After all, they are two of the three great monks who have been famous for decades.

Decades more time for practice than Zhu Chengwu!

(End of this chapter)