Chapter 1040 - Foot of the Mountain (2/2)
Fei Li answered in an uncertain tone, “It’s said that the Great Jin Dynasty’s young Emperor has called for reformation and is putting in great efforts into building roads, rivers, and bridges. He is also opening up trade routes, developing craftsmanship, and opening academies. He even… even got the many experts from the Imperial Guards to engage in building work. I don’t know if the news is true or not.”
Hearing Fei Li’s words, the corners of Blood Sea’s lips curled up into a smirk. “Foolish. Rome wasn’t built in a day [1]. The Great Jin Dynasty is already in a battered state and can’t withstand any more turmoil.
“If it were me, I would grant great pardon to the world and recruit volunteer troops, slowly nurturing and accumulating strength.
“What he is doing is good, but the timing isn’t right. He thinks that he can sit firmly on the throne with just one great victory…? His actions have probably depleted the last bit of the imperial court’s energy. He’s seeking his own downfall.
“Moreover, soldiers form the country’s foundation. The stronger the cultivators, the more they require long term cultivation and nurturing,” Blood Sea stated, shaking his head. Then he continued, “He even mobilized martial arts expert to engage in construction work. What he’s doing is truly attending to the superficial things and neglecting what’s essential. He’s courting his own doom over some insignificant benefits. To think that I had viewed him as an opponent previously… By the looks of it, he is just someone who is too young and only has vigor. He has great ambitions but little talent.”
Saying this, he looked toward the Serene Mountain in the distance. There seemed to be blood-colored flames burning in his eyes, “Wait till I’ve completely unified the Sacred Sect…”
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Zhao Yinglan was sitting cross-legged on Serene Mountain with streams of Tiangang Qis and Disha Qis circling around her, forming mysterious rings and emitting a strange attraction force.
Beside her, Fu Daoxian only looked for a few seconds and already felt that her essential Qi was leaving her body.
She immediately lowered her head and asked puzzledly, “Master, is this the martial art that was taught by His Majesty?”
Zhao Yinglan nodded, and a hint of elation gleamed in her eyes. “After His Majesty read through our Illusory Emotions Path’s martial arts secret manuals, he was able to achieve a thorough understanding of them very quickly and even made improvements to them. His martial arts aptitude is really a rare find.”
During this period of time, she had only been receiving slight guidance from Fang Xingjian. With Fang Xingjian’s realm of being able to reach the essence of things and observe things on the microscopic level, Zhao Yinglan’s martial arts cultivation naturally improved in leaps and bounds. Her Illusory Demonic Rotation even reached a realm where it now assumed a formless state and followed the flow of nature.
Every 10% of her powers could have the same effect as 100% of her powers. Her ability to borrow the opponent’s force to counterattack also went through an upheaval change in its quality.
“Master,” Fu Daoxian asked curiously, “Do you think that His Majesty could be the legendary heaven-blessed cultivator?”
“Heaven-blessed cultivator?” Zhao Yinglan hesitated for a moment. It was said that heaven-blessed cultivators were all martial arts cultivators with exceptional aptitude. That was not all. It was also said that their martial arts were imparted by the heavens, and even if they did not receive any guidance from others, they would be able to acquire countless remarkable skills and techniques.
“He could be.” Zhao Yinglan also held some suspicions of that. After all, seeing how Fang Xuan could reach his current realm despite his age, the only way of explaining it would be that he was a heaven-blessed cultivator.
She looked toward the direction of the mountain peak, and a hint of apprehensive gleam shone in her eyes. Fang Xingjian clearly seemed to have achieved some understanding toward the Demon Sovereign’s legacy and had announced that he was entering training in seclusion from three days ago. He forbade anyone from getting close to the mountain peak.
“Alright, let’s not talk about His Majesty behind his back,” Zhao Yinglan said, patting Fu Daoxian on the head. Then she beckoned, “Come, Xian`er, have a spar with Master. I’ll take this opportunity to also impart you with what His Majesty has taught me. The imperial court is now in need of talent, and it will depend on yourself to see if you can rise up.”
“This disciple understands.” Fu Daoxian nodded. At the next moment, she circulated her powers and flew out. Her long sleeves landed drifted toward Zhao Yinglan like a drifting cloud.