Chapter 306 Half-step Innate
Emperor Chengping's control over the court can be described as absolute. He has been in power for 30 years, and up to now no one in the court dares to despise or neglect the imperial power. Even though Emperor Chengping is now old and even though several princes are fighting openly and secretly, no one dares to disobey him.

After Emperor Chengping became furious, the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple sent officials to Liao'an Prefecture that same day.

At the same time, an imperial edict was sent to Liao'an Prefecture at a speed of 800 miles.

Just as the imperial edict was being sent out of Kyoto, Prince Xin's Mansion also received a message via carrier pigeon from Liao'an Prefecture.

Prince Xin, who had just turned thirty, stood in the magnificent hall. Looking at the note that was sent to him, his face turned pale.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe was sitting next to him. Seeing his grim expression, he couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Ji, something happened to Luo Fu!" Prince Xin handed the note in his hand to Mr. Ji.

Mr. Ji, Ji Zhonghuai, was a Jinshi graduate in the 21st year of Chengping. He is currently serving as the Chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, a close minister of Prince Xin, and an important adviser to Prince Xin.

Ji Zhonghuai, who is in his forties, has a face as white as jade, without any signs of aging. He is full of mature and elegant temperament, giving people a sense of elegance.

Ji Zhonghuai took the note, took a look at it, and then his brows were tightly knitted together.

Luo Fu is an important assistant to Prince Xin, almost equivalent to Prince Xin's purse. Over the years, Luo Fu has provided Prince Xin with a large amount of money, and Prince Xin has used this money to win over many people in the court.

If Luo Fu was dead, Prince Xin would almost have lost an arm.

Losing an arm is not a big deal. Once His Majesty knows that Prince Xin is behind Luo Fu, Prince Xin may lose everything.

"Your Highness, Luo Fu cannot be kept!" Ji Zhonghuai said in a deep voice.

The best way now is to die without evidence. As long as Luo Fu doesn't speak, no one can implicate Prince Xin.

Although many people in Liaoan Prefecture speculated that Prince Xin was behind Luo Fu, only Luo Fu had a real connection with Prince Xin.

Prince Xin's expression changed slightly, and he felt a little unwilling.

Without Luo Fu's help, he would be restricted in what he wanted to do in the future.

Money is not everything, but without money, nothing can be done.

The palace expenses require money, entertaining guests requires money, and winning people's hearts requires money.

"Your Highness, now is not the time to be indecisive!" Ji Zhonghuai reminded.

Prince Xin sighed slightly, "I understand!"

"Ada, take some people to Liao'an Prefecture to see Lord Luo off!"

In the corner of the hall, a man in black tights stepped forward, revealing an extremely ordinary face, and responded, "Yes!"

"Go!" Prince Xin waved his hand and said with some disinterest.

The man named Ada clasped his fists, bowed, and left the main hall. Ji Zhonghuai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

He felt that as long as Luo Fu was dead, things would not be irreversible.

But it was obviously too early for him to relax.

There was a sudden commotion in the front yard of the palace, and soon a eunuch wearing a three-peaked hat and a black round-necked robe came to the main hall with a group of guards wearing mountain-patterned armor.

"This old servant pays his respects to His Highness Prince Xin. His Majesty has summoned His Highness Prince Xin to the palace for an audience!" The eunuch came to the main hall and bowed to Prince Xin with a smile.

"Eunuch Zhang!"

When Prince Xin saw the person coming, his face changed again and again. He knew that he could not hide it from Emperor Chengping, but he did not expect that he would come so soon.

"Your Highness Prince Xin, please come in!" Eunuch Zhang said with a smile.

This eunuch Zhang was the one who had delivered the imperial edict to Yang Zhengshan. He was the eunuch in the imperial court of Emperor Chengping.

Prince Xin nodded slightly and could only follow the guards obediently.

Eunuch Zhang still followed Prince Xin with a smile on his face, but when he left, he glanced at Ji Zhonghuai who was standing in the hall.

Ji Zhonghuai's face looked extremely ugly, but he could only watch Prince Xin being taken away.

When Prince Xin entered the palace, he was bound to be reprimanded. As for whether there would be other consequences, that would depend on what Emperor Chengping thought.

In fact, Emperor Chengping was soft-hearted. He did not severely punish Prince Xin. He only fined Prince Xin one year's salary and confined him to his home for half a year.

June twenty-third.

Yang Zhengshan received the imperial edict from Emperor Chengping in Liao'an Prefecture.

Emperor Chengping's request to him was very simple, which was to seal up the Salt Transport Bureau, detain Luo Fu, and wait for the three offices to come and try the case.

After receiving the order from Emperor Chengping, Yang Zhengshan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Emperor Chengping did not say that he forgave him for leading troops out of the country without permission, the fact that he gave him an imperial edict showed that Emperor Chengping was not too angry about his behavior.

Inside the Zheng family mansion, Zheng Xiao also let out a heavy breath, "With His Majesty's order, the rest will be easy!"

They have been under a lot of pressure these days. After all, there are so many government offices and officials in the city, and it would be difficult for them to deal with any trouble.

Especially without the order of Emperor Chengping, everything they did was done privately.

Now that they have the Emperor's order, they at least have a name. "But it may not be peaceful in the future!" Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Ok!"

Zheng Xiao nodded slightly, "Will it be dangerous?"

The news has spread to Kyoto, so Kyoto will inevitably react. Not only the court will react, but also the people and forces behind Luo Fu.

Yang Zhengshan put down the teacup and smiled faintly: "I don't know!"

"To be honest, I don't know much about the masters in Kyoto!"

With his strength, he is considered a master in today's Darong. Although his eighth level of acquired cultivation is not the best, he has the strength of ninth level of acquired cultivation. Among those below the innate level, he is already the strongest one.

However, he had no idea how many masters there were in Darei or how many masters were hidden in Kyoto.

Kyoto is a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hidden. No one knows how many powerful warriors are hidden in Kyoto.

Zheng Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be a very strong existence!"

"Why?" Yang Zhengshan was a little curious.

Zheng Xiao smiled and said, "Innate warriors are the most important weapons of the dynasty. Apart from Your Majesty, almost no one can invite them."

Yang Zhengshan became even more curious, "How many innate warriors are there in our dynasty?"

"This, perhaps only His Majesty knows!" Zheng Xiao spread his hands and said helplessly.

The innate warriors are the most powerful existences in Dayong. It cannot be said that the innate warriors have transcended the secular world and the dynasty, but the innate warriors are like nuclear weapons to the dynasty, and even the emperor has to treat them with courtesy.

However, when one reaches the innate realm, status and position become secondary, and one's own cultivation becomes the most important.

What innate warriors pursue is no longer wealth and glory, but a higher level.

Therefore, most innate warriors like to find a place to practice in seclusion rather than serve in the court.

Therefore, innate warriors are relatively mysterious in the eyes of the world.

It has become a secret how many innate warriors there are in Darong who are loyal to the dynasty and the imperial power.

There are many speculations among people, but probably only Emperor Chengping knows the real situation best.

Although Yang Zhengshan was very curious about the innate warriors, he also understood that Zheng Xiao probably didn't know these secrets, so he didn't continue to ask.

Of course, there is another reason. Sooner or later, he will come into contact with the innate realm and the innate warriors.

Now his cultivation has reached the peak of the eighth level of the acquired realm, and he is only one step away from entering the ninth level of the innate realm.

Calculating the time, he broke through to the eighth level of the acquired realm around this time last year, which means it took him more than a year to find another opportunity to break through.

Of course, this is not the key point. If calculated according to normal circumstances, after he breaks through to the ninth level of the acquired realm, it may take three to five years to reach the innate realm.

This is the case with sufficient spiritual spring water to assist, otherwise it will take longer.

It can be seen how difficult it is to break through the innate realm.

The key point is that Yang Zhengshan has now mastered the Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong.

The difference between innate exercises and acquired exercises lies in the fact that innate exercises can condense innate true qi.

The difference between the innate state and the acquired state lies in that the innate true qi can return to its root in the body, lasting forever, so that it is neither cold nor hot and can circulate naturally.

To put it simply, the Qi in the body of an innate warrior can circulate on its own and reach a point of continuity. This means that the warrior's control over the Qi has reached an instinctive state.

Yang Zhengshan is now able to condense innate true qi, which means he has already stepped half a foot into the innate realm. The remaining half foot is to continuously accumulate innate true qi and practice controlling the innate true qi.

His current realm is considered half a step to the innate realm, even though his cultivation is still at the eighth level of the acquired realm.

There is no contradiction between the eighth level of acquired realm and the half-step to innate realm. The standard of the half-step to innate realm lies in whether one can condense innate true Qi, while the difference between the eighth level and the ninth level of acquired realm lies in the accumulation of one's own strength.

Of course, this situation will not happen to most warriors. Most warriors accumulate their energy to the peak state and then condense the true energy in one go.

However, Yang Zhengshan's weakest point lies in his accumulation. Although he is not young, he has practiced for twenty years less than warriors of the same level.

He was unable to achieve great results through accumulation, but the spiritual spring water raised his physical condition to a rather terrifying level, making it easier for him to condense true energy.

Under normal circumstances, after an acquired warrior enters the innate realm, the innate true qi will nourish the body, causing the body to be reborn and full of new vitality.

Yang Zhengshan's body has always been full of new vitality and has been undergoing a transformation.

Even if Yang Zhengshan’s body is not that of a congenital warrior now, it is not much worse than that of a congenital warrior.

A strong physique is not only reflected in strength, but can also be reflected in cultivation.

For a warrior, the body is the foundation. If the physique is strong enough, training will be twice as effective with half the effort.

Yang Zhengshan was able to master the Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong because his physique was strong enough.

However, Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong is extremely profound, and Yang Zhengshan has only just started learning it. If he wants to go further, he will need a long time to hone his skills.

(End of this chapter)