Poverty

Chapter 1891 Out of Time
Bai Junwu ascended the throne, treated his ministers and noble families well, and offered sacrifices to the deceased emperors of past dynasties.

He ascended the high platform and passionately recounted the achievements of past emperors, his poignant words bringing tears to the eyes of all who heard them.

After the grand eulogy was finished, Bai Junwu invited representatives from various prominent families to come up on stage.

Bai Junwu said passionately, "The great emperors risked their lives for their homeland, and I will treat their descendants well and will never do anything perverse or reactionary."

Many powerful figures from various aristocratic families said in unison, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty!"

After the aristocratic families withdrew, Bai Junwu sought out the headmaster of the academy.

His voice echoed throughout the entire imperial city. Looking at the people in the city, he said earnestly, "I will open more schools so that ordinary children will also have the opportunity to study."

One after another, he announced several measures that greatly benefited the old lands, and even won over the military soldiers.

Although he did not accuse Shao Hongjun, Shao Hongjun had previously forced the powerful members of the imperial families to fight in Zhenjitian.

During his reign, Shao Hongjun was determined to promote reforms and eliminate powerful clans. However, these clans had been established by generations of emperors and were not easy to eliminate. It would require him to bear the infamy and to have great courage.

Shao Hongjun finally accomplished this task, but unfortunately, he only reached the stage of eliminating powerful families and had not yet had time to implement benevolent policies. As a result, all of this was pushed forward by the First Emperor.

Furthermore, his efforts to appease the eliminated aristocratic families earned him their favor, and everyone supported the First Emperor.

Looking at that magnificent figure radiating brilliance on the high platform.

Li Yanchu suddenly felt a bit of glare.

Bai Junwu's actions all seemed to be perfectly upright and beneficial to the country and its people; there seemed to be no fault in his conduct.

But Li Yanchu knew that this was the person who had reaped all the emperors, and in the end, he had also reaped Shao Hongjun.

Li Yanchu was no match for him, and at this point, probably no one would believe or support what Li Yanchu said.

As the figure on the high platform gradually blurred and was enveloped in dazzling light, Li Yanchu's expression remained cold and stern.

"We have to give it a try eventually."

In the end, he still chose to step forward.

Li Yanchu took a step forward, and his aura surged forth. In an instant, the birth and death of a universe appeared behind him, and the killing intent was extremely turbulent.

Suddenly, the crowd dispersed, retreating like a receding tide.

Li Yanchu pointed at Bai Junwu and shouted, "Lies! You set a trap and reaped the lives of dozens of emperors. His Majesty also died because of your scheme."

These words immediately caused an uproar.

Upon hearing this, Bai Junwu said with great distress, "You colluded with the Lord of the Dao Domain and plotted against Shao Hongjun. I have already explained this matter to the lords of the Old Land. Now you still dare to stand up and bark like a mad dog, turning black into white."

Li Yanchu said coldly, "You're the one who's distorting the truth. You're the one who orchestrated all of this. You were the one who launched a sneak attack on His Majesty at the crucial moment of the decisive battle that day."

It seemed that no one in the court or among the common people believed Li Yanchu.

Although Li Yanchu had previously been known as a hero and was renowned throughout the land as the Crown Prince, he was nothing compared to the First Emperor.

Therefore, at this moment, no one looked at the First Emperor with suspicion; they were simply angrily berating Li Yanchu.
"Outrageous! It is clearly you, an outsider, who seized power and usurped the throne, yet now you dare to slander the First Emperor! You deserve to die!"

“That’s right, you’re a real scoundrel! That tyrant treated you well, but you betrayed him and now you still have the nerve to stand here.”

……

Countless people roared in anger, even calling Shao Hongjun a tyrant and a foolish ruler.

Li Yanchu had long imagined this scene, but these people were even more fanatical than he had expected.

Bai Junwu stood amidst dazzling light, a light born from the collective will of countless people, a moral high ground, and he paid no heed to Li Yanchu's minor rebuttal.

Bai Junwu said calmly, "Although Shao Hongjun made mistakes, he was still a great emperor. Li Yanchu is a regicide, and his crime is unforgivable. Capture him!"

At this moment, figures emerged one after another, and the soldiers of the old land formed a great formation, preparing to besiege Li Yanchu.

The civil and military officials of the court also launched their own attacks, using all their abilities to keep a close eye on Li Yanchu.

It should be noted that when Shao Hongjun was forced to abdicate, the entire court initially stood by and watched, but later became participants themselves.

But when Bai Junwu gave the order, they became unusually enthusiastic.

What Li Yanchu found most unacceptable was that Gu Xiuyuan, Gu Leyun, and Shang Rongjun were also within the range of their attack on him.

There were also the former six kings of the old land, the Grand Master of Ceremonies, and some reclusive masters he had never met before, all of whom surrounded Li Yanchu.

Looking at these familiar or unfamiliar faces, a strange emotion spread through Li Yanchu's chest.

Li Yanchu calmly replied, "Everything I said is true."

Gu Leyun was originally Shao Hongjun's most loyal military general, guarding the palace gate alone.

However, Shao Hongjun was far inferior to the First Emperor.

The gap between Li Yanchu and Bai Junwu, the first emperor, was so vast that they were simply incomparable.

Gu Leyun said sternly, "His Majesty has treated you well, yet you have committed this act of rebellion. I must have been blind!"

At this moment, Shang Rongjun simply looked at Li Yanchu with a sorrowful expression and did not say anything.

Gu Xiuyuan said angrily, "His Majesty has always wanted you to succeed to the throne and values ​​you so much, but you actually colluded with the Lord of the Dao Domain. This really chills my heart. From now on, our past friendship is severed."

The six kings of the old land were also looking coldly at Li Yanchu.

Li Yanchu sighed, "What I said is all true, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?"

"The fall of all the great emperors was part of his plan; he wanted to achieve his ulterior motives."

At this moment, no one believed Li Yanchu at all. The gazes of the crowd were unusually sharp, and they wished they could kill this biggest traitor of the old land and cut him into a thousand pieces.

One of the old-world experts, whom Li Yanchu had never dealt with before, sneered and said, "Why bother talking to someone like this?"

His name is Qishan Zhenjun, a powerful recluse from the ancient land.

Hidden within the Old Earth are many powerful beings who live forever, immortal and indestructible. They are like giant malignant tumors clinging to the Old Earth universe.

This was Shao Hongjun's previous view, therefore, he was naturally not on the same path as these people, but rather wanted to find a way to eliminate them.

These people emerged one after another after Shao Hongjun's death and when Bai Junwu ascended the throne.

It's hard not to suspect that they were already Bai Junwu's men.

Or perhaps it was because of shared interests that they stood firmly on Bai Junwu's side.

At this moment, True Lord Qishan suddenly mobilized the mountain path, and an incomparably majestic divine mountain, stretching across the universe, appeared behind him, pressing down heavily on Li Yanchu. Everything around him transformed into a mountain. Li Yanchu felt a terrifying squeezing force, as if it wanted to crush and destroy him from every corner and every space.

He had no suitable weapon, and in order to help Shao Hongjun, all the imperial weapons on his body were shattered. At the last moment, he also handed over the imperial coffin, but unfortunately, he still could not save Shao Hongjun.

Li Yanchu raised his hand, his fist like a drawn bow, and with a roar, he threw a punch!
There are no external objects, only fists and feet.

Li Yanchu's fist contained a soaring killing intent, extremely domineering and destructive, and this punch directly shattered all the obstacles in front of him.

No matter how many mountains press down on you, I'll break them with a single punch!
There was a terrifying power in Li Yanchu's fist, and a sharp light appeared before him like a terrifying mountain as vast as the universe.

The next moment, Qishan Zhenjun's sternum fractured, and he immediately vomited blood.

He made his move to demonstrate his martial prowess in front of Bai Junwu and to seize the credit first.
Unexpectedly, this former crown prince, Li Yanchu, who ranked first in the Grand Court Martial Arts Competition, was so powerful that he injured him with a single punch.

At this moment, one powerful being after another surrounded Li Yanchu.
The powerful and the common people throughout the imperial capital were shouting at the top of their lungs:

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

The Grand Master's gaze was also very sharp at this moment.

He used to think that Li Yanchu was capable of shouldering great responsibilities and was close to him, but that was before the First Emperor was born.

Now, as long as the First Emperor exists, he will naturally only recognize the First Emperor.

He had already unusually supported Li Yanchu when he was able to mobilize the Zhenguo Sword, let alone now that the real Emperor Chu had returned.

The Grand Master said coldly, "This boy is exceptionally talented; you must be careful."

Hongyuan Zhenjun soared into the air and said angrily, "Judging from his appearance, he has only just entered the Dao King realm and is still far from it."

This True Lord Hongyuan had long since cultivated to the level of a Dao King. He cultivated the Hongdao. At this moment, after circulating his cultivation technique, a raging flood appeared behind him. He stood on the flood, with two black snakes hanging from his ears and a celestial Kun under his feet, exuding a wild and domineering aura.

He charged fiercely at Li Yanchu, wielding a large blue spear that instantly shattered everything in its path, carrying with it a torrent of water as it hurtled towards Li Yanchu.

Another person shouted, "I'll take him!"

This person is called Feng Baiming, and he cultivates the Way of Wind.
Whoohoo!
Countless gusts of wind transformed into a giant tornado and swept fiercely towards Li Yanchu.

The innate Dao he cultivated was quite common, but he had traveled to some of the most dangerous forbidden zones in the Great Void to observe that terrifying power.

Although it cannot display that true calamity wind, that terrifying heretical path that can blow a person's Great Dao into mincemeat.
But when it strikes, it can truly destroy everything.

The two of them pressed down on Li Yanchu together.

Li Yanchu stirred up his cultivation, and the nine paths of proof erupted. Chaos proved the primordial chaos, the primordial chaos proved the limitless, and finally, it proved annihilation.

The nine Great Daos circulated continuously, converging on Li Yanchu's fist. A dazzling light burst forth, and a channel was carved out of the great flood.

The once arrogant and imposing Hongyuan Zhenjun was immediately knocked to the ground. The floodwaters disappeared, and he lay on the ground, blood dripping continuously from his 48,000 pores, quickly soaking him into a bloody mess, making him look extremely miserable.

On the other side, Li Yanchu knocked back Hongyuan Zhenjun with a punch, and Feng Baiming's supernatural power attacked Li Yanchu again.

Li Yanchu was at the center of the giant tornado, with countless gales invading his Dao. But the next moment, Li Yanchu raised his palm like a knife and slashed down, directly splitting the giant tornado in two.

He charged in front of Feng Baiming, who immediately unleashed the Great Dao of Wind upon Li Yanchu.

However, in the first exchange, Feng Baiming was struck in the chest by Li Yanchu's palm, and an incomparably sharp blade light pierced through his body, severing the Great Dao within him.

He was startled and quickly retreated, but Li Yanchu did not take the opportunity to kill him.

In times like these, killing one or two people won't change anything.

Li Yanchu remained calm despite being surrounded by a group of heroes.

Everyone believed that Li Yanchu would not escape today and would be surrounded and killed.

However, judging from this situation, this boy's attack power is unparalleled in the world, and fighting him should be expected to result in death.

The Grand Master of Ceremonies was the same age as the nation. Now that the true First Emperor had appeared, he wished nothing more than to clear away everything in front of him for the First Emperor. When he realized that the situation was really bad, he took the lead in attacking Li Yanchu.

He was at the late stage of the Dao King realm, incomparable to Dao King Great Perfection like Shao Hongjun. However, in the entire Old Land today, there are very few who can surpass him.

At this moment, he struck Li Yanchu with his palm, using the Taiyi Great Dao, which is the ancestor of all Daos, where all kinds of transformations are fused into one.

Only then did Li Yanchu realize how formidable this elderly man, who was the same age as the nation, was. No wonder Shao Hongjun had been somewhat wary of him before.

A seemingly casual palm strike is difficult to counter.

If he really puts his mind to it, this old guy might actually be able to kill the tyrant.

At this moment, the Grand Master of Ceremonies attacked Li Yanchu with a palm strike, and Li Yanchu had no choice but to deal with it carefully.

A jujube tree appeared behind him, its branches laden with bright red fruits.

Although the imperial weapon was shattered, the spiritual treasure in Li Yanchu's hand was still intact.

At this moment, he mobilized the Great Dao of Void, and in an instant, a figure of Li Yanchu appeared in each layer of the void.

The Grand Master's divine powers kept falling into this layer of void, being divided and dissolved, and finally, Li Yanchu slashed them down with a single blow.

The Grand Master's powerful palm strike was also split apart from both sides.

A look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"amazing!"

The Grand Master of Ceremonies was surprised that Li Yan was so powerful at the very beginning of his Dao King realm, and that even he could not suppress him for a while.

He swept his palm across, and a terrifying sense of suffocation immediately enveloped Li Yanchu.

Li Yanchu sighed.
He originally intended to act out of loyalty, to expose Bai Junwu's true colors and clear Shao Hongjun's name.

Unexpectedly, he is now an enemy of the world, with no one willing to believe him or support Shao Hongjun anymore.

Some of them may have genuinely been deceived.
And many people here simply don't care!

Shao Hongjun is gone, and the strongest being in the old land now is this First Emperor. It is only natural that they follow the First Emperor.

Even if Bai Junwu admits to killing Shao Hongjun, so what?
Killing the old emperor and seizing the throne was nothing unusual in the old lands.

Therefore, Li Yanchu's actions of clearing Shao Hongjun's name and avenging him at this time seem somewhat abrupt.

Even the loyal Gu Leyun and Gu Xiuyuan, who had been plotting with Shao Hongjun for many years, had now pledged allegiance to the First Emperor, not to mention the rest.

Therefore, the actions of this out-of-towner, full of inappropriate thoughts, seemed particularly jarring.