Joy and Worry
The capital of the Central Plains.
Emperor Tower.
Jiang Tianji looked at the documents handed over by the chief eunuch Zhou Ji, but couldn't recall them for a moment.
"Great joy, Your Majesty, great joy!"
Zhou Ji said with a face full of joy.
"Great joy..."
Jiang Tianji looked at the words "south of the Milky Way" mentioned in the information, quickly realized something, stood up, and used the Qian Tian purple qi Technique to look south.
But in the distant southern state of Muzhou, the terrifying aura that had once seemed like dark clouds pressing down on the city was dissipating at an extremely rapid pace.
Although some remnants remain, they are noticeably weaker compared to the fortune that represents Lingxiao Palace.
It's only a matter of time before they are completely crushed and driven out.
"They won!? Lingxiao Palace won!?"
Jiang Tianji quickly figured it out and couldn't help but shout in approval, "Good! Good! Good! King Tiannan, well done!"
His face couldn't help but beam with joy, and he excitedly reached out his hand. "Quick, give me the information, I want to see the details."
"His Highness the Prince of Tiannan has not disappointed His Majesty's high expectations."
Zhou Ji immediately reported the intelligence, "He used a decapitation strike tactic to annihilate the three-headed Demonic Beasts king in one battle!"
"The Three-Headed Demonic Beasts King!?"
Jiang Tianji was deeply shaken.
Demonic Beasts King!
It's still the Three-Headed Demonic Beasts King!
By the time they reached the Demonic Beasts Emperor stage, there was practically no difference between Demonic Beasts and human saints.
Those who cultivated the second type of demonic body experienced a combat power increase far exceeding one plus one, which is greater than two.
The difference in their properties can even lead to ordinary people running 100 meters in 10 seconds and 100 meters in 5 seconds.
But now...
"How is this possible..."
Jiang Tianji muttered to himself.
That's a huge leap.
Despite the overwhelming victory at the Orange State border, Gu Jinlai two Celestial Person, a Demonic Beasts King-level Zombie Tyrannosaurus Beast, and numerous Primordial Spirit True Lord were annihilated,...
Wu Tiandi, who possessed peak Celestial Person combat power, escaped from the clutches of Gu Jinlai.
Based on this battle, it can be deduced that although Gu Jinlai have possessed the combat power of a saint, they are at most equivalent to newly promoted saints.
For this reason, the five top experts in Qian Tian, who could not be regarded as ordinary saints, were not too wary of him.
But now...
The three Demonic Beasts kings!
Even though the three Demonic Beasts Kings had only recently transformed from the Demonic Beasts King stage, they were still far beyond what anyone could contend with Gu Jinlai.
But now...
Has the message been confirmed?
Jiang Tianji pressed on with disbelief.
But then, he glanced south, and based on the changing fortune...
No need.
He can confirm it himself.
The Demonic Beasts army that had come from the three thousand great swamps with overwhelming force has truly retreated.
"It's the trump card that the Ancient Palace Master obtained from the Aries Star Palace! According to Commander Jiang's further verification and speculation after obtaining the information, the power of that trump card will increase as the Ancient Palace Master's strength increases."
Zhou Jidao.
"That trump card?"
Jiang Tianji knew what Zhou Ji was talking about.
He has detailed information about the Gu Jinlai.
It was with that trump card that Gu Jinlai destroyed Longque Manor back then, which started his rise to power across the south.
Only...
I never imagined that after not using it for a while, the power of that trump card from Gu Jinlai would have become so great.
"Commander Jiang has carefully studied the ancient palace master's war Spirit Artifact named 'Cheng Ying Mecha'. According to his calculations, the attack pattern of that Spirit Artifact is very similar to the ancient palace master's trump card. He guesses that either the so-called trump card does not exist and is a power that the ancient palace master himself possesses, or... he has simplified that trump card into the war Spirit Artifact named Cheng Ying Mecha, which is why this war Spirit Artifact has power comparable to that of a saint."
"To infuse that power into war Spirit Artifact..."
Jiang Tianji took a deep breath.
The trump card, Gu Jinlai, comes from the Aries constellation.
His trump card is most likely a treasure left behind by the Aries Star Lord.
The sheer power of divine weapons like the World Sword, the Limitless Sword, the Heart of the Stars, and the Light reveals just how formidable they were, left behind by the creators.
Therefore, it is reasonable that the trump cards held by people Gu Jinlai possess such power.
"Your Majesty... do you think we should contact the Ancient Palace Master? Judging from the materials used in the Cheng Ying mecha, it's made of Immortal Refined Gold. In other words... he needs enough Immortal Refined Gold to forge that kind of mecha... could we... perhaps ask them..."
"No!"
Before Zhou Ji could finish speaking, Jiang Tianji interrupted him, "The stability of Tiannan is entirely due to the efforts of the Ancient Palace Master. I don't want to make the same mistake as the Beginningless True Person twice."
Zhou Ji immediately dared not speak again.
Jiang Tianji didn't say anything more, but just looked at the intelligence report over and over again, his eyes filled with amazement.
"King Tiannan truly deserves to be called the guardian deity of the south of Qiantian. With him around, the people of the south will no longer have any fear of death."
Jiang Tianji said.
Zhou Ji looked at his emperor...
The people of the South are indeed no longer in danger of losing their lives, but I fear that in a few years, those south of the Milky Way will only know the King of Tiannan and not the Great Qian Dynasty.
Jiang Tianji spent a long time looking through the document, repeatedly reviewing the section about the Gu Jinlai's annihilation of the three Demonic Beasts emperors.
After a while, I finally put it down, satisfied.
After putting down the document, he seemed to realize something and suddenly picked up another document. "What's this?"
"Yes..."
Looking at His Majesty, who had recently devoted all his time to cultivation, aside from his busy political affairs, and was focused on preparing to forge a divine body, Zhou Ji said with some concern, "It's the latest ultimatum from the Wuzhong True Person of the Sanqing Palace, demanding the vindication of the Wushi True Person..."
"Oh, the ultimatum from the Sanqing Palace, I remember now. But didn't they already announce that the Yuezhou region occupied by the Sanqing Palace would no longer be subject to their rule? We haven't even settled accounts with them for this yet, and they still have the nerve to send an ultimatum? Using the name of the Beginningless True Person to elevate the prestige of the Sanqing Palace to its peak?"
Jiang Tianji suddenly realized.
"Your Majesty, your cultivation should be slowed down..."
Zhou Jiman was worried.
Cultivating one's destiny allows one to rapidly elevate one's spirit by drawing upon the will of all living beings and the power of an empire, thereby comprehending the power of heaven and earth and entering the realm of the Celestial Person.
Xuan Tianzun is the best example.
His ability to cultivate to the Celestial Person within a few months was partly due to his talent, but the most important factor was the miraculous power of his cultivation.
But...
Even the most sophisticated methods of cultivating one's destiny are not immune to the influence of the will of all living beings on the practitioner.
This effect, when reflected back on Emperor Jiang, caused him to confuse his own concept with that of all living beings.
In particular, he also used the Dao artifact "Disc of All Beings" to wash away the influence of the will of all beings on himself. Each wash would cause him to lose a part of his own memory.
In addition, because they have become Celestial Person beings by borrowing the will of all living beings, the next step of condensing an undying will will be exponentially more difficult for them.
At least, Jiang Tianji has been cultivating to the Celestial Person for decades and has the best resources, yet he remains stuck at the threshold of the Saint Realm, unable to take the final step.
"It's too late to slow it down."
Jiang Tianji let out a breath.
His gaze shifted to Zhou Ji: "Why has the Sanqing Palace suddenly become so powerful?"
"He is the True Person of No Thoughts."
Zhou Ji said, "The True Person of No Thoughts has subdued the True Person of No End."
As he spoke, he immediately added, "At least on the surface."
"Did True Person subdue True Person?"
Jiang Tianji was taken aback.
He quickly realized the seriousness of the problem. "You mean, the Sanqing Hall has reached a consensus to temporarily stop the internal strife?"
"Yes."
Zhou Ji's voice trembled slightly.
"How could this be..."
Jiang Tianji found it hard to believe.
It should be noted that even the True Immortal True Person could not completely subdue the True Person and the True Person Wunian back then. They even held onto the World Sword and the Heart of the Stars, which originally belonged to the True Person Wushi, and refused to hand them over to True Person again...
It was precisely because he had no divine weapon by his side that Wushi True Person, who was assassinated by Xuantianzun, was so easily killed.
Otherwise...
Even though he switched to the Celestial Master path and sacrificed his own Dao and undying will to condense his True Spirit, he could still maintain his Celestial Person Realm cultivation. In addition, with the power contained in the two divine weapons, he was not without any room for resistance.
"It's a divine weapon."
Zhou Ji said, "With the fall of the Beginningless True Person, the Star Heart has lost its master. Although it has not been recognized as the master by the Thoughtless True Person, it no longer resists the use of the Thoughtless True Person. Under these circumstances, the Endless True Person is no match for the Thoughtless True Person and has no choice but to submit to him."
"Divine weapon..."
Jiang Tianji's heart sank.
He knew very well how terrifying the divine weapon was.
The remaining power of a dead divine weapon is no less than that of a top-grade Dao artifact.
For a sage, a Dao artifact is like a flying sword to Spirit Transformation cultivator.
Saints who possess superior Dao artifacts are quite rare, let alone top-grade Dao artifacts.
Moreover, the Heart of the Stars is different from the divine weapon Light in the hands of Imperial Tutor Taiyuan.
It was a divine weapon that was still "alive".
Although it has not recognized a master, its power is equivalent to that of Spirit Transformation cultivator wielding a quasi-Dao artifact.
Faced with this overwhelming advantage, and with Wuzhong True Person having lost the World Sword, he was ultimately subdued by Wunian True Person...
This is entirely reasonable.
"Neither Wunian True Person nor Wuzhong True Person have fully developed their indestructible wills. Although their cultivation of supernatural Divine Ability is complete, it is neither a high- Divine Ability nor a top-level Divine Ability. In addition, their divine bodies are limited in size and cannot support too many releases of Divine Ability. After losing their divine weapons, even if they wield superior Dao artifacts, they will at most be at the level of top-level saints. However, when Wunian True Person replaces his Dao artifact with a divine weapon, it is undoubtedly equivalent to a Spirit Transformation cultivator replacing a superior spiritual sword with a quasi-Dao artifact..."
This increase in combat power...
It's too big.
"Where is the Imperial Tutor? What advice did he give?"
Jiang Tianji said.
"The Imperial Tutor is currently on the border of Orange Prefecture. He intends to contact Xuan Tianzun and join forces with him to eradicate the True Immortal Palace, the biggest source of unrest... His intention is that some of the Three Pure Ones Palace's demands, as long as they do not pose a short-term threat to the Great Qian Dynasty, can be temporarily agreed to in order to stabilize the Three Pure Ones Palace..."
Zhou Ji lowered his head and said, "At this critical moment when we are about to go to war with the True Immortal Palace, it is not advisable to completely break ties with the Three Pure Ones Palace, which has ended its internal strife and has two great saints."