Feeding Moves

"How could cultivation Technique Method be so complicated!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt that his cultivation was very mixed, especially since his cultivation in the real world involved Mental Strengthening, Realm Technique, and Gene Sequence, while his cultivation in this world involved Mental Strengthening, Realm Technique, and demonic arts.

The variety of spiritual practices means there are many methods, but it is difficult to achieve a high level of spiritual progress by simultaneously pursuing all these methods.

If a certain method cannot keep up with the continuous advancement of one's realm, then the outdated method must be abandoned.

This is why some cultivators prioritize cultivation level over techniques. If they knew that the Technique Method they practiced would become useless as their cultivation level increased, they would certainly not want to waste time on them.

Conversely, being proficient in everything becomes a difficult task.

On the roof of the palace, the Empress Dowager indeed employed a variety of methods.

With sword, fan, sleeve, and the aid of a mythical beast, the Pixiu, it soars through the air with astonishing speed, maintaining distance even when engaging in close-quarters combat with martial artists.

The Empress Dowager possessed numerous Technique Method and martial arts skills that she could easily master, repeatedly deflecting the new emperor's deadly attacks.

The fact that Zhang Xuezhou called it a killing move shows that the new emperor's swordsmanship has indeed gone beyond the scope of sparring and has also taken on a murderous aura. A slight difference in skill could lead to death.

"Lord Dongfang, you must think of a way to stop His Majesty from fighting!"

Zhang Xuezhou watched the two people fighting fiercely on the roof of the main hall when Han Anguo's urgent shouts came over.

"Lord Han possesses a high level of skill and is also the best in armored techniques for breaking up fights; only you can separate them!"

Zhang Xuezhou was at his wits' end in this situation; he couldn't possibly go and break up the fight.

Seeing Han Anguo trying to incite him, he immediately retorted and told Han Anguo to do it himself.

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Xuezhou would have treated Han Anguo with great courtesy and would not have offended any high-ranking officials in the court, but at this moment he was trying to avoid the situation and could not possibly get involved.

"That's right, that's right, Lord Han is the most suitable person to break up the fight!" Tian Fen exclaimed.

"Lord Han was one of the five heroes under the Liang King back then, and now he is one of the three highest officials in the court. He has more experience than us. He is skilled in martial arts, capable of fighting on horseback, and skilled in civil affairs, capable of governing the country. He should be able to control the situation," Cheng Bushi exclaimed.

"Lord Han's name is Anguo, and you are a man of great talent, which means you were destined to bring peace to the Great Han from the very beginning," Li Guang fabricated. "I urge Lord Han to act swiftly!"

The crowd pushed and shoved, some too weak to push, others too afraid to join in. The pushing continued until Han Anguo could no longer move and was pushed back by Zhang Xuezhou. The crowd couldn't help but urge Han Anguo on.

"Doctor Han, come forward quickly! If anything happens to the Empress Dowager, none of you will escape unscathed!" Princess Pingyang cried out.

"Everyone outside says you are incredibly powerful, but when it comes to actually helping, why do you all say you can't do it?" Princess Longlu asked anxiously.

"Mother, can you use magic to help His Majesty?"

"My two golden-armored guards have been shattered!"

When the Empress asked Princess Dou for help, Princess Dou looked ashen-faced.

Princess Dou was not without the ability to intervene in fights. Her seniority among the imperial relatives was extremely high, and there would be no repercussions for her intervention. However, one of the golden-armored guards she summoned was beheaded by the Empress Dowager, and the other was defeated by the new emperor's swordsmanship.

The destruction of the rare talismans was nothing compared to the fact that her Movement Method was so easily broken.

Not only does the new emperor possess extremely lethal swordsmanship and the ability to use vertical sword techniques to defeat enemies, but the Empress Dowager is also able to shatter her golden-armored guards while simultaneously resisting vertical sword techniques.

This means that either the Empress Dowager's power and methods have increased dramatically in recent years, or that she and Princess Dou did not exert their full strength in the power struggle at Anle Palace, thus slapping her in the face.

"Dou Ying, do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"

Princess Dou looked at Dou Ying, who had also been pulled along.

Dou Ying was the son of the Empress Dowager's cousin, and Princess Dou and Dou Ying were close in age.

Dou Ying served as Grand General during Emperor Jing's reign and also as Chancellor when the new emperor first took office. Because he chose the wrong side and was disliked, he was neither recognized by the Empress Dowager nor trusted by the new emperor. The Confucian School, which he had heavily invested in, was directly excluded from the political arena. He has not been given important positions in recent years and only retains the title of Marquis of Marquis of Weiqi.

The other party's residence was very close to the palace, and he had not been stripped of the honorary title of Attendant-in-Ordinary that he had received when he was the prime minister. Therefore, he was also invited by Sima Tan to the palace.

At this moment, Dou Ying's face was flushed, and he kept staring at the new emperor and empress dowager who were constantly arguing on the roof of the hall, as if he was about to intervene. Dou Taizhu couldn't help but quickly ask him questions.

"I'm just a nobody marquis, I have neither ability nor Law Treasure, what tricks do I have up my sleeve!"

Dou Ying glanced at Tian Fen unintentionally.

After Tian Fen succeeded Xu Chang as prime minister, several important positions held by the Tian Fen minister also fell into his hands.

However, Tian Fen's only skill was his flying leap; his other methods were difficult for Dou Ying to criticize.

If Dou Ying had the Prime Minister's powerful weapon, he could have forcefully stormed into the hall to separate the two sides. But now, not only is he incapable, but even Tian Fen, who has the treasure, is of little use.

This imbalance in distribution left Dou Ying helpless, and he could only shake his head repeatedly.

"It seems you have some method in mind," Princess Dou persisted, unwilling to give up.

"Your Majesty is mistaken. My meager skills are insignificant. His Majesty's swordsmanship is astounding, and the Empress Dowager's Technique Method is complex. If I were to force my way in, I would only die!"

Dou Ying refused without hesitation, implying that whoever asked him to break up the fight would be killed, which stopped Dou Taizhu from pulling Dou Ying any further.

But Princess Dou didn't have any other special way of breaking up the fight. Breaking up a fight and fighting are two different things, and she also needed to maintain a balance between the two.

Many people remained silent, but Han Anguo had no choice but to bite the bullet and build a ladder to climb to the top of the main hall.

Seeing that the other party, a cultivator at the True Self Realm, was dawdling while climbing the cloud ladder, some people kept glancing over here and there, and then kept looking at Han Anguo, wishing that he had four legs and could climb faster.

A layer of iron armor has been placed upon my body!

"Two layers of iron armor have been donned upon me!"

After finally waiting for Han Anguo to climb to the top of the main hall, everyone thought he was about to start pulling and tugging, but instead, they saw him slowly casting a spell on the roof, so slowly that everyone almost wanted to pick up stones and throw them at him.

"Lord Dongfang, aren't you going to go and pull them apart?"

When Han Anguo donned the five layers of iron armor, the new emperor and empress dowager began to run and leap across the main hall, once again causing many people to follow suit.

Zhang Xuezhou was running around aimlessly in the crowd when he noticed that Marquis of Weiqi Dou Ying had somehow gotten close to him.

"Marquis of Weiqi is joking," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head repeatedly, "I'm just an official of low rank, what right do I have to interfere!"

"Lord Dongfang certainly has a clear understanding of life!"

Dou Ying murmured, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou's situation was similar to his own.

The only difference is that Dou Ying is not currently serving as a court official, while Zhang Xuezhou is still holding a position in the court.

If the new emperor loses, Zhang Xuezhou will not only lose power due to the emperor's defeat, but will also inevitably be blamed by the emperor for not helping.

If the new emperor wins, Zhang Xuezhou appears at the scene but doesn't intervene, it means Zhang Xuezhou is unreliable. The new emperor will likely sideline Zhang Xuezhou and replace him with a different group of people, just like Dou Ying was sidelined in the same way.

Regardless of Zhang Xuezhou's ability or whether he steps forward to help, the opponent's fate after this battle will not be good.

Dou Ying looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who was drifting along in the crowd, and felt that the other party did not understand the consequences of such a thing.

But he still offered a word of praise, implying that Zhang Xuezhou understood the importance of self-preservation in officialdom.

Is it transparent?

Zhang Xuezhou murmured something.

He was well aware that this was a difficult choice, and no matter what the ministers who came here chose, they would not have a good outcome. No matter what they chose, it would cause the new emperor and empress dowager to have opinions about it in the future.

But through continuous observation of the protracted struggle between the new emperor and the empress dowager, Zhang Xuezhou finally discerned a new problem.

Just as the Mystic Maiden was giving him pointers, the Empress Dowager seemed to be giving the new emperor similar pointers, trying to push him into the Sole Self Realm.