Why Great Ming's Jianghu Was a Heap of Loose Sand, and the First Word of the Heavenly Secrets Gate!
"I wonder what business the Cult Leader Dongfang has with me?" In the living room, Ling Yi and Dongfang Bubai sat facing each other.
"According to my information, Xiongba has already left Seong-kyeong; he's probably here to find you."
Ling Yi scoffed, "If he dares to come, then let him finish his job early."
Although Dongfang Bubai had never heard the term "killing over," it didn't stop him from understanding its meaning.
Are you confident?
"As long as he's not Land Immortal, there's no problem."
"He probably hasn't reached the Land Immortal Realm Land Immortal Realm. If he had, he wouldn't need to Plunder resources like this."
"Moreover, resources alone are probably insufficient to reach the Land Immortal Realm."
"Do you know anything about the Land Immortal Realm?" Ling Yi asked.
Dongfang Bubai shook his head. "Only by truly becoming Land Immortal can one comprehend the Land Immortal."
That's just stating the obvious!
" Land Immortal are divided into Lower Three Realms, Lower Three Realms focuses on Intent Condensation, the Middle Three Realms Spirit Condensation, Upper Three Realms Body Condensation. However, this is just a saying circulating in the Jianghu. The specific meanings of intent, spirit, and body are never explained."
"That's a realm that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. Moreover, everyone reaches the Land Immortal Realm in a different way, so there's no standard."
Ling Yi's wariness of the Land Immortal Realm was also based on his assessment of the potential harm they could cause.
Based on what I've learned about Ling Yi over this period of time.
Grandmaster is ten times stronger than Master, Land Immortal is at least a hundred times Grandmaster.
Master's attack can instantly consume three hundred to one thousand assassins; a Grandmaster's attack can consume three thousand to ten thousand.
With the added benefits of cultivation techniques and equipment, even if it's increased tenfold, let's say it's 100,000.
That Land Immortal is a hundred times more Grandmaster, requiring the consumption of tens of millions of assassins in one go.
Ling Yi is truly at his wit's end.
This is why Ling Yi, knowing that his sister Ling Shuang had been kidnapped, did not immediately go to search for her.
That blue-masked man is most likely Di Shitian.
As an ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years, his cultivation and methods are beyond Ling Yi's current ability to contend with.
Ling Yi understood what Dongfang Bubai meant.
Land Immortal are all different, and there are no specific cultivation methods or secret manuals; they all rely on their own understanding and comprehension.
Different Land Immortal have different understandings, so even if they pass down some theoretical knowledge, it is of little use to others.
Ling Yi is actually quite eager to find Land Immortal to challenge.
This is all on the premise of ensuring one's own safety.
Only in this way can we truly confirm just how powerful the Land Immortal are, and have a standard in mind.
"Although Xiongba is not Land Immortal, he should have the Battle Power of Half-Step Land Immortal. It's hard to say exactly how, but one thing is certain: Zhang Sanfeng, at the Great Peak Grandmaster, is no match for Xiongba."
" Zhang Sanfeng couldn't defeat Xiongba?"
"It's not that we can't beat them, we can only say we can remain undefeated, but we can't hurt Xiongba." Dongfang Bubai shook his head.
Then this Xiongba is quite formidable.
It seems I need to speed up my strength improvement. Ling Yi immediately took out a small cake and put it in his mouth.
Hearing the continuous beeping sounds from the system, he nodded in satisfaction.
Ling Yi has eaten three or four pieces of the poisoned cakes that Huang Rong concocted, but the effects of the medicine have not diminished at all.
This is what truly satisfied Ling Yi.
It's far more effective than the Ten Thousand Poisons Pill.
It's not that the Ten Thousand Poisons Pill is ineffective.
In terms of lethality, the Ten Thousand Poisons Pill (Ten Thousand Poisons Pill) is no less potent than a poison cake; in fact, its effects are more persistent and harder to eliminate.
But for Ling Yi, only the overall effect matters.
As for its toxic characteristics, that's not important.
"You summoned me here for more than just this, didn't you?" Ling Yi asked Dongfang Bubai.
" The Tianxia Society has brought something different to the Great Ming Jianghu the Ming Dynasty," Dongfang Bubai said with a burning gaze.
"Before the Tianxia Society invaded the Great Ming, no one had ever imagined that the Jianghu could control the imperial court."
Ling Yi instantly understood and followed up, "So, the Tianxia Society set a good example?"
"You could say that."
" The Jianghu of the Great Ming is not incapable of fighting the Tianxia Society the death. As long as various Jianghu forces unite, the Tianxia Society have to be wary."
"If we really count, there were quite a few masters in the martial arts world of the Great Ming Jianghu. Not to mention Zhang Sanfeng, there was also the Fast Sword Ah Fei, Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng who had comprehended the Sword Intent, and Li Xunhuan, the Little Li's Flying Dagger, and so on."
"If they're willing to help, even just two of them working together could stop Xiongba."
"These are all people who have grasped the essence of the Intent Realm, and the Intent Realm is the necessary threshold to become Land Immortal."
"But they didn't." Dongfang Bubai looked at Ling Yi and asked, "Do you know why?"
"By leveraging the Tianxia Society, Weaken the imperial court. When the time is right, Tianxia Society and achieve our goal of controlling the imperial court through the Jianghu."
Dongfang Bubai clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "You really do understand immediately, that's absolutely right."
"Those ambitious individuals have already begun their covert operations."
"What are your thoughts?" Ling Yi asked Dongfang Bubai.
Dongfang Bubai looked at Ling Yi and asked in return, "What are your thoughts, Young Master Ling?"
Ling Yi shook his head. "I'm not interested in this."
The idea that the Jianghu controls the imperial court, or the imperial court controls the Jianghu, has nothing to do with Ling Yi.
He was never an ambitious person.
All he wants now is to rescue his sister, and then travel the Jianghu with her, living a carefree life.
But Ling Yi also knew that to achieve this, he needed invincible strength.
"Once you enter the Jianghu, you're no longer in control of your own destiny. This isn't a question of whether you're interested or not," Dongfang Bubai said.
"Your existence is a variable for many people; they will either control you or eliminate you. Therefore, even if you are not interested in that position, you will be forced onto this path."
Ling Yi naturally understood this principle, but he didn't care.
Being forced into something is simply a matter of insufficient strength. If one has enough strength, who dares to control them? And who can control them?
" Supreme!" Dongfang Bubai slowly uttered two words.
"Um?"
"Those people gave that supreme position a name: in the imperial court and among the Venerable One of the Jianghu, it was called 'Supreme.'"
" Supreme One, what a fine name," Ling Yi said with a smile.
"If you aspire to the Supreme position, I, Dongfang Bubai, will do everything in my power to help you."
"So, you want to be the Supreme?" Ling Yi asked, looking at Dongfang Bubai.
"Of course I want to, but I'm not strong enough, and I know my own limitations." Dongfang Bubai shook his head.
Ling Yi believed Dongfang Bubai's words.
In the original novel, Dongfang Bubai was quite ambitious.
"I'm really not interested in this." Ling Yi shook his head.
Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
Ling Yi has become a unique figure in the Great Ming Jianghu. Whether Ling Yi likes it or not, he will inevitably step into this vortex.
If Ling Yi doesn't become the Supreme, how can anyone else dare to become the Supreme?
Even if one becomes the Supreme, one's reign will likely be unstable.
"You'll likely be inundated with visitors soon. I've heard that quite a few experts from the Southern Song have recently joined the Great Ming, probably to get involved in this mess as well."
"Perhaps, not only the Southern Song, but also other dynasties and their associated Jianghu will take action."
Ling Yi never expected that this would involve so many things.
But upon reflection, it's understandable.
With the Great Ming in such chaos, would other dynasties just stand by and watch? Obviously not.
"What is the situation of the Jianghu in other dynasties? Do you have any information channels?" Ling Yi asked.
What do you want to know?
"I need to find someone, someone very dangerous, whose cultivation level is likely at the Middle Three Realms or even Upper Three Realms of Land Immortal."
Dongfang Bubai was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Ling thinks too highly of me. My Sun Moon Sect Jianghu can't even leave the Great Ming Dynasty's martial arts world, let alone infiltrate other dynasties' Jianghu."
"Is there any organization capable of monitoring all of Koreas?"
"There is indeed such a force. They call themselves the Heavenly Secrets Gate, and their influence extends to all the kingdoms. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy news from all the countries."
" The Heavenly Secrets Gate?" Ling Yi's interest was piqued.
Surprisingly, such a force actually exists.
Although Ling Yi cannot confront the masked mystery man directly right now, he can at least find out information about him.
Ideally, you should be able to track the other person's whereabouts.
Once your assassin skill is maxed out, you can find the other side at any time.
"It is said that the Heavenly Secrets Gate is related to the Great Qin, but whether this is true or not, no one knows. The Heavenly Secrets Gate is very mysterious and powerful."
" The Great Ming Dynasty court once planned to eliminate the influence of the Heavenly Secrets Gate, but after the deaths of two Grandmaster, they dared not mention it again."
" The Heavenly Secrets Gate Mystery Sect should have Land Immortal presiding over it."
Do you know how to contact someone from the Heavenly Secrets Gate?
"That's simple. Just write the words 'Heavenly Secrets' on the door. If the Heavenly Secrets Gate thinks you have value for trade, they will send someone to find you."
"If no one from the Heavenly Secrets Gate comes to your door within three days, it proves that the Heavenly Secrets Gate does not want to do business with you."
"That's interesting."
This was completely different from what he had imagined. He had thought that the Heavenly Secrets Gate would have a store or something in some remote corner where people could come to them for transactions.
Unexpectedly, they came to us on their own initiative.
"Is the person you're looking for an enemy?" Dongfang Bubai asked.
"Unsure." Ling Yi shook his head.
Seeing that Ling Yi didn't want to discuss this matter, Dongfang Bubai didn't press the matter further.
After exchanging words for a while, Dongfang Bubai stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ling Yi, Fist Dao, "Young Master Ling, I hope you will consider my suggestion. I apologize for disturbing you today."
He then took out a piece of black iron and handed it to Ling Yi.
The sign reads "Sun and Moon".
"If you need help in the future, you can go to the various Qingguan branches. If the Qingguan's signboard has the sun and moon symbol, it is a branch of my Sun Moon Sect."
"With this token, you can command the local Sun Moon Sect disciples."
Ling Yi did not refuse and accepted the token.
Perhaps it will come in handy in the future.
As for the so-called "Qingguan," they were actually brothels, and Qingguan in various places were also the main channels for the Sun Moon Sect to collect information.
Perhaps the Sun Moon Sect cannot even leave the Great Ming, but it still has some influence in the martial Jianghu of the Great Ming.