Chapter 64: The Death of King Yan (Subscription Request)

Is it really impossible to practice Taoism without spiritual roots?
He didn't ask this question out loud.

Zheng Yi has no aptitude and cannot practice Taoism.

Although he felt a little regretful, he was not discouraged.

He has the Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror and the innate Yin-Yang energy. Even if he cannot cultivate himself, he can still achieve immortality.

Even if it took him thousands or tens of thousands of years, he didn't believe that he could not find a way to practice Taoism without spiritual roots.

and……

There are still many secrets of the Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror that he has not fully discovered.

For example, what will be the effect of using ten pure yin energies to give birth to ten girls?
For example, what will happen after a boy is born using pure yang energy?
All these are still waiting for him to explore.

Perhaps, therein lies the secret that allows him to practice Taoism even without spiritual roots!
and also……

Yuechan of Nanyue County!
The Baiyue people of Nanyue County presented a woman named "Yuechan" who had a talent for cultivation.

This talent... is also spiritual root?

"call……"

He let out a long sigh, and with a thought, a blood moon Gu crawled out from his sleeve.

Zhao Xizheng on the side was wide-eyed. He wanted to get closer but didn't dare to. He could only stare at Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi said: "Master Zhao, one last question. If you satisfy me, it will be yours!"

"Okay, you ask!"

"Where is the cultivation world today?"

Zheng Yi asked solemnly: "Where is the cultivator hiding?"

"The world of cultivation is overseas~"

Zhao Xizheng said indifferently: "More than three thousand years ago, the immortal path was cut off. In order to fight for the last resources, some cultivators started a killing spree and used the power of their fellow cultivators to make up for their own consumption."

"After all, it's better for me to die than for my fellow Taoist to die, hehehe."

"As for the other part, they will take their disciples or go alone to the distant Endless Sea to find an island with spiritual energy to stay temporarily."

"After thousands of years of exploration and searching, many monks finally found a small island with little spiritual energy and settled there."

"Fishing country?"

"No, it's farther than the fishing country."

Zhao Xizheng said: "I heard that the group of cultivators back then had a way to fly, and they flew for three years. Your Majesty should not dream of going to the world of cultivation."

"The overseas cultivation world is so far away, let alone this place."

"However, as far as I know, the environment around these islands is particularly bad, and the spiritual energy is becoming increasingly thin. There are very few high-level monks, and they can only rely on low-level monks to maintain their survival."

"Low-level cultivators don't even dare to fight outside, for fear that their magic power will be used up and there will be no spiritual energy to replenish it."

Zhao Xizheng pulled a chicken leg and said, "The overseas islands are not bad. Some of the uninhabited islands still have some magical herbs and medicines, and it is even possible to find spiritual sand."

"But it's hard to say here on the mainland. The spiritual energy is thin and there are very few cultivators."

"Even if there are any, most of them hide in the depths of famous mountains and rivers where few people go, and practice in seclusion."

"Some of them are hiding in the formations set up by their ancestors, trying to survive."

"Does the old master know Huo Lingzi?"

"Of course I know the deputy owner of the Ephemeral Tower. I heard from Su Ling that he participated in the rebellion and was repelled by His Majesty?"

"Yes, what is this person's cultivation level?"

"He is in the late stage of Qi training, which is considered a giant in today's cultivation world."

Zheng Yi suddenly asked, "Is Master Zhao a cultivator?"

"Is that another question?"

"Not really, I'm just a little curious."

Zheng Yi casually threw the Blood Moon Gu to Zhao Xizheng, causing him to hurriedly catch it.

"Old Heavenly Master, I only have the method of offering sacrifices to this Blood Moon Gu, and I have no method of controlling it, and it is made from my own blood."

Zheng Yi said: "You have to take good care of it if you get it, otherwise it will be none of my business if it runs away."

Zhao Xizheng took out a strange jade bottle, put it away, and then said with satisfaction:
"How can I let such a small spirit insect escape?"

"I'd better tell you, I'm 157 years old, and I'm in the late stage of Qi training."

Zhao Xizheng sighed, "There is no hope of building a foundation in this life!"

Zheng Yi's eyes flashed and he said, "Old Heavenly Master, why don't you come down the mountain to help me? I am willing to give you the position of National Master."

Zhao Xizheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "No, I still want to live a few more days."

"My Taoist sect loves tranquility and freedom the most."

"If you go down the mountain and become an official, you will inevitably be contaminated by the atmosphere of the mortal world, which is not conducive to your cultivation. Little Emperor, you should find someone else."

Zheng Yi took the opportunity to ask, "Why don't you, old Heavenly Master, recommend a few monks to serve as officials in the court?"

"I think after so many years, many monks should be tired of this kind of life. Why don't you come to my place? I guarantee that they will enjoy endless wealth and glory!"

"Learn the arts of literature and martial arts, and serve the emperor!"

"I think no matter how noble the monks are, they still need to eat, drink, defecate and enjoy themselves. As long as it is available in the mortal world, I can give it to them. How do you think?"

"This……"

Zhao Xizheng hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "This is not appropriate. The monks have different preferences and temperaments. What if they do something illegal and hurt Your Majesty..."

"Then please ask the old master to introduce some people with a mild temper and who are not good at fighting."

Zheng Yi hurriedly said, "As long as the old Heavenly Master can introduce someone, I am willing to give him the Blood Moon Gu as a gift!"

An ordinary Blood Moon Gu? As long as he has infinite lifespan, he can refine it infinitely, and it won’t be a big deal.

But if we can attract one or two monks, that would be a good thing.

What he wanted was someone with a mild temper, a good heart, who wasn't good at fighting and wouldn't cause any big trouble.

Besides, according to what Zhao Xizheng said, the current mainland cultivation world is full of low-level cultivators. Even though Huo Lingzi is already a leader among them, he will still be defeated by Xu Mujun.

There are two innate realm warriors in his palace now, and with the existence of five pure yin energies, more innate realm warriors are bound to appear in the later period.

For example, Zhao Suling.

Concubine Duan Xu Qingluan!
Coupled with the advantage of gunpowder, even if Huo Lingzi comes in person, he will be in great trouble!
"Blood Moon Gu..."

Master Zhao scratched his head and said, "Why do I need so many Blood Moon Gu... to fight crickets?"

"Forget it, forget it. I'll write to some old friends and ask them."

"But whether they go or not is beyond my control."

Zheng Yi immediately said: "Thank you, old master."

"Whether this succeeds or not, I have already accepted the favor from the old Heavenly Master."

"Whatever Taiyi Dao asks, I will agree to it."

"Forget it, I still want to have some peace and quiet for a while~"

Zhao Xizheng shook his head and rejected Zheng Yi's kindness.

"It's getting late, Your Majesty, please go down the mountain."

Zheng Yi stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm sorry to bother you, old Heavenly Master. I'll take my leave now."

"Don't leave in such a hurry~"

The old Taoist priest smiled slyly and said, "Stay a few more days so that I can study your Blood Moon Gu carefully."

"If I'm not mistaken, this Gu-training technique should be an inheritance of the Mayfly Sect."

"I wonder what method Your Majesty used to successfully perform the ritual before he even entered the Xiantian stage."

"It's just that this insect is a little strange. I've never seen it before..."

"insect?"

Zheng Yi immediately said: "This insect is the Moonlight Gu presented by the Baiyue people."

"Moonlight Gu, no wonder, the Yue people in Nanyue County used to be insect servants specializing in raising spiritual insects for the disciples of the Mayfly Sect. There are also many good things in their tribe~"

The old Taoist priest said: "You used your blood essence to sacrifice to practice the Moonlight Gu, which damaged your physique and made your blood thin. Even if you have precious medicine to make up for it, you are still weak and cannot take it."

"In the next few days, I, the Taoist priest, will teach you some methods of self-cultivation and self-improvement, which can also help you restore your qi and blood."

Zheng Yi's heart moved, and he immediately said: "Thank you, old Heavenly Master. In this case, I will stay in Taiyi Dao for a few more days."

In the following days, Zheng Yi stayed in Taiyi Dao to discuss Taoism with the old Taoist priest Zhao Xizheng.

Although Master Zhao Xizheng looks unserious, he has amazing insights into the Tao.

He is especially good at self-cultivation.

Even the old Taoist priest Zhao Xizheng gave Zheng Yi a brief explanation of the martial arts he practiced, the "Chaoqi Zixia Gong".

"Zhaoqi Zixia Gong" is a real method of cultivating the truth.

He would get up at the hour of Yin every day, and take advantage of the moment when the sun rises to absorb a ray of purple air from the morning sun into his body, letting it surge with pure spiritual energy, and then refine it into magic power to store it in himself.

Unfortunately, according to what Mr. Zhao Xizheng said, the spiritual energy even on Mount Daizong is very thin now.

He could only refine a trace of the purple energy he absorbed every day, but it was better than nothing.

This is the case in Mount Daizong, let alone other places.

In the secular world, it is difficult to produce spiritual energy.

Not to mention the capital city, which is the most vulgar, with almost no spiritual energy and few cultivators living there.

But even so, Zheng Yi still watched Zhao Xizheng write three letters and hand them over to Taiyi disciples and Jinyiwei. They were divided into groups of five and escorted the three letters to various places in Dayu.

These three letters represent the secluded places of the three monks!
During these few days, Zheng Yi also asked a question.

In Taiyi Dao, besides Zhao Xizheng, are there any other cultivators?

"Other monks? Of course there are."

Zhao Xizheng shrugged and said, "How could my 'Zhaoqi Zixia Gong' be lost? I have already found a suitable disciple in Taiyi Dao to pass it on."

As for who it was, Zheng Yi couldn't find out.

With no other choice, he had to return home after living there for half a month.

After the large army went down Mount Daizong, Zheng Yi met the Jinyiwei who had been waiting anxiously for several days.

"See Your Majesty!"

The Jinyiwei looked very nervous and immediately knelt down on the ground when he saw Zheng Yi.

"What's the matter?"

"Return to Your Majesty..."

The Jinyiwei held his breath and said word by word: "The Prince of Yan was assassinated by an assassin and died!"

"what?!"

Zheng Yi was surprised and said immediately: "Go back to the palace as quickly as possible!"

"promise!"

King Yan is dead?

Was it done by Chen Liancang and Xiao Guizi?

Doesn’t that mean... Prince Yan really has the intention of rebellion!

We must ask Chen Liancang and others about this matter clearly!
……

Let’s go back to one month ago.

Yancheng.

This is where the King of Yan lives, and it is also the residence of Youzhou in the northern border.

As the sky brightened, the gates of Yancheng opened, and seven figures blended into the crowd like fish and sneaked into Youzhou.

There was nothing wrong with the passes in their hands, and the officer on duty at the city gate did not care.

After entering the city, the seven people quickly gathered at Yuelai Inn in the north of the city.

"I greet Eunuch Gui and Lord Ding!"

Eunuch Gui, little Guizi.

Lord Ding is a captain of the Jinyiwei named Ding Chang, a second-rank warrior. He is an old acquaintance of Eunuch Gui, and was specially transferred for this mission.

"I don't want to say anything extra. Just remember, if you complete this mission, you will be our East Factory's people!"

"Wealth, gold, jade, beautiful women, whatever you want, our family will give you, do you understand?"

"promise!"

"We will do our best!"

The four of them knelt down and expressed their loyalty immediately.

"Very good, Master Ding, I'll leave the rest to you."

Eunuch Gui patted Ding Chang on the shoulder, and Ding Chang straightened up immediately.

"Everyone, this mission is to investigate the rebellion of Prince Yan!"

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the four people changed, but then they were ecstatic.

The princes are rebelling!

This is a big case.

Once confirmed, their rewards will definitely be considerable.

Wealth and glory are at your fingertips!

He immediately said excitedly: "Dingtou, just give the orders, the brothers will listen to you!"

"Yes, yes, Dingtou, the brothers believe in you!"

"What do we do first?"

Ding Chang nodded with satisfaction. He did this to gain some favor and show his strength in front of Eunuch Gui.

I heard that His Majesty is going to set up the East Factory, which will be very powerful. If I have the chance...

"Cough cough cough..."

After a few dry coughs, he immediately said, "Dongzi, go to the grain and butcher shops in Yancheng and see if the prices of salt, grain, and meat in Yancheng have increased."

"Got it, Dingtou!"

"Xiaocheng, go to the blacksmith shop and check to see if the price of ironware has increased."

"no problem!"

If the Prince of Yan really wanted to rebel, he would have to collect food, fodder, and military equipment.

The prices of these items will definitely increase as they are acquired.

We only need to check these places to find out from the side whether there is a large amount of material flow under the command of King Yan.

"Chen Feng. You are the most handsome among us. Go to the brothel and check~"

"Hey hey hey..."

The pretty boy named Chen Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dingtou, I will definitely do this beautifully~!"

"Zhang Chao, go check the horses in the city and report if anything happens!"

"action!"

"promise!"

Several people stood up, saluted Xiao Guizi one by one, and then walked out quickly.

After the others left, Xiao Guizi turned around and said respectfully, "Grandfather, this matter has been arranged. Please see..."

In the darkness, Chen Liancang's figure slowly appeared with cold eyes.

"Well done, these guys are capable people."

"Hehehe... No, these people were carefully selected by me. They will be the backbone of the East Factory in the future."

"Ah."

Chen Liancang nodded slowly and said, "Let them investigate first, and leave the rest to our family."

"promise!"

Several of them were capable men among the Jinyiwei. They quickly disguised themselves and hid their identities and sneaked into Yancheng.

It was easy for them to find out the prices of grain, salt, meat, iron, etc. in Yancheng.

In the past few days, a piece of news has been circulating in Yancheng.

A local rich man came to Qianlefang, the largest brothel in Yancheng. He spent a huge amount of money to hire the three top prostitutes of Qianlefang for three days, spending one thousand and two taels of silver, which made many people envious.

Three days later, they returned to Yuelai Inn again, all looking very excited.

Dongzi was the first to say, "Dingtou, the two eunuchs have found out."

"The price of grain in Yancheng was 400 coins per stone half a year ago. But then the price suddenly skyrocketed from 700 coins to 800 coins, and now it has risen to 1,500 coins per stone, a full four times increase!"

"The price of salt is even more so. The official salt is 300 coins per pound, but not many people buy it."

"The price of private salt has risen directly to 800 coins per pound, and it is all the worst quality sea salt..."

Ding Chang nodded: "Xiao Cheng, what about you?"

Xiao Cheng also said: "Dingtou, there is no meat!"

"No meat...what does that mean?"

"I walked through all 71 streets in Yancheng, and I didn't see a single butcher!"

"Yesterday morning, I went to the north gate and waited there. I found that all the mountain folks and hunters who came into the city to sell mountain products were blocked outside the city. All the meat they hunted was bought by the Yancheng defenders."

“How could meat be consumed so much?”

Xiao Guizi was also surprised and asked quickly, "What about other information?"

Chen Feng spoke first: "My Lord, I have been in Qianlefang these few days and have learned from several top performers that they have received many foreign soldiers and generals in the past six months."

"I heard that there was a group of big men with suspicious behavior. They pounced on them like wild dogs seeing meat, and they were like cricket pupae all night long."

"one night……"

"Rampage!"

"They must be rioters! Only these peasants who never see women all day would visit a brothel like this!"

"Prince Yan, are you colluding with the rioters?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe it's to take advantage of the rioters!"

At this time, Zhang Chao also said: "Dingtou, two eunuchs, I have also found something here."

"Oh, what did you find?"

"Military camp!"

Zhang Chao said, "I dressed up as a night incense collector and found that there were more than 30 military camps in the valley 30 miles north of the city, with at least 50,000 soldiers!"

"The King of Yan... is really planning a rebellion!"

"This, this is huge information!"

"What should I do?"

"Dingtou?"

"Eunuch Gui?"

The four of them spoke in a hurried tone, their eyes fiery.

"Eunuch Gui, this..."

Dingtou looked at Xiao Guizi with fear yet excitement.

I was excited because I had discovered the case of treason by the princes, but I was afraid that if this matter was exposed, it would be a huge case!

Xiao Guizi's mouth felt a little dry, and when she was about to say something, Chen Liancang stood up.

"You guys have investigated enough. Pack up your luggage and leave the city. Wait for us at Lao Ya Ridge, fifteen miles south of the city."

"Ancestor, what are you..."

Chen Liancang said indifferently: "I will sneak into Prince Yan's Mansion to check it out myself, you leave quickly."

"I will come to find you tomorrow at noon."

"If I am not here by noon, you will return to the capital immediately. Do you understand?"

"promise!"

Several people left one after another, disguised themselves, and walked out of Yancheng in different groups.

However, Chen Liancang took advantage of the cover of night and sneaked into Prince Yan's Mansion!
The Prince of Yan's Palace is located in the south of Yancheng. It covers a very large area, has many palaces and is crowded with guards.

But even so, it couldn't stop Chen Liancang, a martial artist in the Innate Realm!
He wandered around Prince Yan's mansion like a ghost, and no one noticed him.

"There are no Xiantian realm warriors in the Prince of Yan's mansion."

"First-rank warriors, one, two... five, six!"

"King Yan actually won over six first-grade warriors?"

"such a pity……"

He moved quickly and soon spotted the Prince of Yan, who was discussing troop deployments and contacting the rebels with his aides.

Chen Liancang did not act impulsively, but sneaked in quietly after midnight when King Yan was asleep.

After verifying his identity, he was killed with one strike!
In the entire Prince Yan's Mansion, no one knew tonight that Prince Yan had been assassinated.

After doing all this, Chen Liancang left the city. As soon as the sky was bright, he had already arrived at Laoyaling where he had agreed to meet with Xiao Guizi, Ding Chang and others.

"Ancestor!"

"Father-in-law?"

Seeing Chen Liancang appear, several people hurried out.

Chen Liancang nodded and said, "Nothing, I have already obtained the evidence of the King of Yan's rebellion, let's return to the capital."

"promise!"

Several people turned around to pack up their gifts, only Xiao Guizi looked a little strange: "Grandfather, His Majesty's order is not to find out that Prince Yan is plotting treason, then..."

"puff!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Liancang's figure rushed towards Ding Chang and others like a ghost.

Ghost hands were everywhere in the sky, and Ding Chang and others were immediately found among them. They screamed a few times and died one after another.

"Father-in-law, why!"

"I wait……"

"Run away..."

"what!"

After a few breaths, all five of them were killed, leaving only Xiao Guizi, who was shaking all over.

"Ancestor, why did you kill them?"

"They are working for His Majesty..."

"The Prince of Yan was plotting treason, but Your Majesty ordered his assassination. If this matter gets out, it will be extremely disadvantageous to Your Majesty."

Chen Liancang said coldly: "For the sake of His Majesty, we can only send them on their way."

"Then, then I..."

"Close your eyes. We will use some strength so that you won't feel any pain."

"Do not……!"

Xiao Guizi suddenly roared, "I am loyal to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will never kill me!"

"You are right. His Majesty did not order the killing of these people."

Chen Liancang said without hesitation: "Killing you is our idea."

"Since you are loyal to His Majesty, our family will take good care of your family. Go on your journey with peace of mind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Liancang floated up like a ghost.

"Do not……"

"puff!"

(End of this chapter)