fifth form

Chapter 3032: Feeding
"How could the techniques of cultivation be so complicated!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt that his cultivation was very mixed, especially since his cultivation in the real world involved mental enhancement, realm techniques, and gene sequences, while his cultivation in this world involved mental enhancement, realm techniques, 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If a certain method cannot keep up with the continuous advancement of one's realm, then the outdated method must be abandoned.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 techniques 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 the Pixiu beast, they soar like swift birds, maintaining distance even when engaging in close-range attacks with martial artists.

The Empress Dowager possessed numerous magical arts 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. If one's skill is slightly inferior, it will 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 is of a high level, and he also possesses the best armored techniques for breaking up fights. Only you can separate them!"

Zhang Xuezhou was at his wits' end when faced with this kind of situation; he couldn't possibly go and break up the fight.

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

At any other time, Zhang Xuezhou would have treated Han Anguo with great courtesy and would not have offended any high-ranking officials of 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 must be able to control the situation,” Cheng Bushi exclaimed.

"Lord Han's name is Anguo, and you are a man of great talent. This very name destined you to bring peace and stability to the Han Dynasty," 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 who were protecting me 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 killed 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 what truly distressed Princess Dou was that her protective magic had been 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 when they were vying for power in 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 eliminated. He has not been given important positions in recent years and only retains the title of Marquis of Wei Qi.

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.

Dou Ying's face was flushed, and he kept staring at the new emperor and empress dowager clashing on the roof of the hall, seemingly about to intervene. Dou Taizhu couldn't help but quickly press him for an answer. "I'm just a lowly marquis, I have neither ability nor magic weapons, what tricks do I have!"

Dou Ying glanced at Tian Fen unintentionally.

After Tian Fen succeeded Xu Chang as prime minister, several important positions held by the prime 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 important artifacts, 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 treasures, is unable to play any role.

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

"It seems you have some method," Dou Taizhu continued, unwilling to give up.

"Your Majesty is mistaken. My meager skills are nothing to boast about. His Majesty's swordsmanship is astounding, and the Empress Dowager's magic is intricate. 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 fights. Breaking up fights and fighting are two different things, and she also needed to balance 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 to climb faster.

"A layer of iron armor has been applied to my body!"

"Two layers of iron armor have been applied to my body!"

……

After finally waiting for Han Anguo to climb to the top of the main hall, everyone thought that Han Anguo was about to start pulling and tugging, but instead, they saw him slowly casting a spell on the top of the main hall. The speed was so slow 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 was clad in five layers of iron armor, the new emperor and empress dowager began to run and leap across the main hall, which once again caused many people to follow suit.

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

“Wei Qihou is joking,” Zhang Xuezhou shook his head repeatedly, “I am just an official who is not even in rank, how could I have the qualifications to pull any strings!”

"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, and Zhang Xuezhou appears at the scene but doesn't intervene, it means Zhang Xuezhou is unreliable. The new emperor will also sideline Zhang Xuezhou and replace him with a new 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 by constantly observing the protracted struggle between the new emperor and the empress dowager, Zhang Xuezhou finally noticed a new problem.

Just as the Mystic Maiden was giving him advice, the Empress Dowager seemed to be giving the new emperor advice in the same way, trying to push him to the state of self-centeredness.