Two Realms: I use martial arts to ask for longevity

Chapter 434: Inner Court Elder + Physical Transformation
"The general is invincible!"

"General Zhou is invincible..."

"Long live General Zhou!"

Zhou Ping'an rode a white horse and entered the city gate tower, followed by Xiao Chengfeng and others. Facing the heartfelt cheers of the people, he was quite happy.

As a result, I heard a voice saying “Long live”.

The slowly waving arm froze instantly, and the aura from his body suddenly pressed down, almost knocking the white horse under him to the ground.

He turned his head and looked.

Then I saw, not far away from me, a little boy of eight or nine years old with a dirty face jumping and shouting.

He didn't notice at all that the people around him looked pale and moved away from him.

Zhou Pingan was slightly startled, then jumped off his horse, walked up to the little boy, rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "Your slogan is good, but you can't shout 'Long live!'"

"Why can't I shout?"

The little boy was trembling all over, his eyes were fanatical, he looked at Zhou Ping'an as if he saw a god, and when he saw Zhou Ping'an touching his head, he smiled like a fool.

Zhou Ping'an raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Because, this general wants to live a hundred thousand years, a million years. You call me long live, aren't you cursing me to die early...haha!"

When the people from near and far heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief and laughed out loud.

After dealing with the daring little boy, Zhou Ping'an secretly wiped a sweat.

I thought to myself, no wonder in modern history, there are always some people who, after occupying a few counties, immediately proclaim themselves kings or emperors and live a life where "the king no longer attends court."

He must have also encountered a situation where he was pushed forward by others.

When everyone around me was praising him, the people were all kneeling, and some ignorant people were shouting "Long live the emperor" in advance, I naturally felt like grass was growing in my heart.

Others can sit in this seat, so why can't I?
Then, it was over quickly.

It really is a matter of satisfying your desire and then dying.

"After returning, summon the order, and keep a close eye on all the children under ten years old and the teachers at Jiying Hall. Give them extra lessons, and give them extra lessons.

You are not allowed to leave the museum until it is pitch dark.”

Zhou Ping'an uttered a few words.

Is this okay?

The little guy dared to shout "Long live" in front of thousands of people.

I don’t know what slogans will be shouted out in a while.

Who knows, some "nursery rhymes" are just being produced and are ready to be spread around.

"Should we conduct a thorough investigation? See if someone is secretly targeting us. The people are ignorant and may be taken advantage of, with good intentions but bad results."

Qingnv suggested quietly.

She was in charge of intelligence and espionage matters, although the shout of "Long live" seemed to be just a child's impromptu and random cry.

However, the wind starts from the tip of the green reed.

The slogans have been shouted out, and there must be a reason for it.

The little guy had no one to teach him, so there was no way he could connect Zhou Ping'an with Wansui.

"No need to investigate. It is more important to prevent the people from speaking out than to prevent the river from flooding. In our area, we do not allow one person to have the final say, and we cannot convict people based on their words.

As long as they don't insult me ​​in front of me, I can say whatever they want. But as for the two assassins, have you found out who was behind them?"

Zhou Pingan shook his head.

He deeply understood the nature of this world.

If you are strong, everything you do is right.

If you are weak, even if it is your destiny, it will be cut off by others and your efforts will be in vain.

This is because the world is too deep, and there may be extraordinary things above.

This point was reflected in the demon-slaying trial.

At the beginning, it seemed that the Prison Subduing Demon Sect was the native sect of this world and had a high status.

After the Star Spirit came to the world, they were defeated and finally, even beaten into three demons. Whenever they saw the disciples of this sect, they would immediately attack them and dared not even show their heads.

Nowadays, among the three evil sects, the Red Lotus Sect rebels from time to time.

The Samsara Sect is like a rat crossing the street. Even if a disciple occasionally appears, they do so secretly.

The disciples of the Four Immortal Sect and the Three Buddha Sect are, however, upright and have a wide reputation.

The imperial court suppressed the four directions and obtained the maximum resources and manpower.

It clearly reveals the truth that the winner is the king.

Based on this concept, Zhou Pingan was a little confused. Since the strong is the king, then what trump card does the Dayu Dynasty have?
Why did the Xiao family become the emperor? In these eight hundred years, they became the common rulers of the world.

It is impossible that just relying on some so-called famous generals who have cultivated the power of star evil spirits can stop the tigers and wolves in the world.

There must be some secrets involved.

That's why I've never heard of it.

It’s just because my status has not reached that level that I can’t get to know that information.

Since the strong are the kings, then as long as your strength becomes stronger and your influence becomes greater, nothing else matters.

With the current strength, controlling the three counties is considered a stretch.

When I am able to defeat Zhenwu, I can then plan to take over a county.

But if, with the current strength, you think about controlling a state, that would be like hanging yourself and seeking death.

It attracted siege from masters from all directions. Without the strength to suppress an entire state, no matter how grand its plans were, they would be nothing but pie in the sky.

This is called "unworthy of the position".

Not to mention the modern world, in this world, Zhou Pingan has figured out that "virtue" is "strength".

It's that simple.

As long as he follows the steps and accelerates his practice little by little, once his strength reaches a certain level, he will naturally form a tremendous force.

The so-called "famous generals" and "strategists" would also come to surrender one by one.

Some things just happen naturally and cannot be forced.

Qingnv didn't know that Zhou Ping'an had thought so much in an instant.

Since Zhou Ping'an said there was no need to investigate further, she stopped interfering and just reported: "The identities of the two people have been found out, they are both gold-faced assassins from the Blood Robe Building.

I don’t know if there is something wrong with his brain, or if there is a huge error in the intelligence?

It is ridiculous that a mere golden mask dares to come and assassinate me."

When Qingnv said this, a smile appeared on her face.

He thought that with Zhou Ping'an's powerful strength, not arranging a faceless assassin would be considered as looking down on him.

"Blood Robe Building, I heard that their five-color assassins are divided into different colors according to their strength. This golden mask seems to belong to the highest level of the ninth level of ordinary training."

Zhou Ping'an had heard of this notorious assassin organization. He knew that this group of people were secretive and powerful. They claimed that they would not dare to take on any mission as long as the money was paid.

The question is, who hired this assassin? It would be a bit stingy to just send out the Golden Mask.

Qingnv smiled and said, "Anyone who has reached the highest level of the ninth level is a blood-faced assassin. This kind of assassin is said to be able to kill a master. There are very few of them, and the fees are extremely expensive. Without tens of thousands of taels of silver, they would not even bother to take a second look."

“The people who paid for this have not been found out yet, but they are just some rats hiding in the dark, and they are not a big threat.

There is no need to worry too much about the Blood Clothes House. They are truly blood-sucking monsters. Anyone who hires them will be severely sucked of their blood. Each transaction requires a certain amount of money, and there is no guarantee of success. "

This makes sense.

Zhou Pingan also expressed his approval.

If it is a truly powerful force or a large sect, naturally it will be their own people who will take action.

There are only two reasons for paying someone to assassinate someone.

One is the issue of interests.

The other is hatred.

I rose to prominence in the three counties of Liyou, and I don't know how many people I have blocked. Anyone could have paid for it, so there is no point in investigating this.

It would be better to consider what means the Blood Robe Tower will use if it sends someone again next time.

"The matter of the Blood Robe Building is not a big problem, Xiaoqing just needs to pay more attention to it. But why did the Qiu brothers attack us like crazy? Have you received any news?"

This question was directed to Xiao Chengfeng.

The situation was too urgent before. The top priority was to repel the enemy. There was no point in discussing the ins and outs of the matter.

Now that we have achieved great victory, we need to trace the cause and effect to see where things went wrong.

"There is a problem at Pei Mansion in Yunzhou. I got a secret letter from a classmate in the academy. It is said that Pei Zijing has submitted a petition for help, claiming that Yunzhou is now seriously plagued by bandits, and the counties are short of soldiers and generals, and cannot handle it alone. He requested that the imperial army march south today to sweep away the evil spirits...

Among the names of the great bandits and robbers listed, our three counties on the right side of Li River are listed at the front."

Xiao Chengfeng frowned, with some doubt in his eyes.

He actually didn't understand it either.

Logically speaking, the three counties of Liyou belong to Guangyun County of Jiangzhou, and actually have little to do with Yunzhou.

The soldiers of Pinghu City were only on guard, and no one attacked the cities and towns of Yunzhou. They even hinted in many ways that they were willing to accept the imperial court's offer of amnesty, and as long as the position was suitable, they would listen to the orders and announcements.

No matter how much sincerity there is in it.

At least, the attitude is made clear.

In any case, the three counties to the right of Li River should not be the primary targets of attack.

After all, these three counties were threatened by the Red Lotus Army. Zhou Ping'an defeated the Red Lotus Army and then took the city, but he did not raise the banner of rebellion.

The title of traitor was also given by Cui Guangling of Guangyun County himself.

I believe Pei Zijing is aware of this.

"What exactly is the reason that caused Pei Zijing of Yunzhou not to surrender, but to attack without warning, and wanted to directly seize the three counties of Liyou?"

Zhou Ping'an suddenly had an idea in his mind, "Is this really what Pei Zijing meant?"

He suddenly thought of someone and turned to look at Wu Junsong: "Has anything bad happened in Benshan recently?"

"The mountain is peaceful now. I heard that the Sect Master has recovered from his injuries and the three elders of the inner court have also appeared. All the disciples are very excited..."

"Wait, what inner court elder? Why haven't I heard of him?"

Zhou Ping'an suddenly interrupted Wu Junsong.

"Oh, look at my brain." A trace of embarrassment flashed across Wu Junsong's honest face.

Only then did he remember.

Zhou Ping'an and Lin Huaiyu actually joined the sect halfway through. They stayed in the mountains for a short time before they were hastily taught the secrets and went down the mountain again to establish their own foundation.

The elder who teaches the skills, Su Lianxue, has never liked to talk much.

She was too lazy to say anything extra.

Therefore, she would definitely not tell her own disciples about the dirty things that happened within the sect.

It’s no wonder that Zhou Ping’an doesn’t know some inside information of our sect.

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Chapter 442: Physical Transformation

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"It's like this, our Yunshui Sect is known as one of the Four Great Immortal Sects, and has been established for two thousand years, so it's naturally not as powerful as it appears on the surface.

Let's just talk about the elders. The five elders of Canghai and the four elders of Fuyun that you have heard of are all external affairs elders, responsible for the normal operation of the sect."

Wu Junsong scratched his head, his face somewhat fascinated: "In addition to the nine external affairs elders, there are some elders in this mountain who entered the Yunshan Cave House a hundred years ago because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was scarce and they could not continue to practice and make progress.

Now the spiritual tide rises and falls again, the heaven and earth begin to revive, and the environment changes again.

Therefore, the elders of the inner court also began to gradually leave their caves and manage the world. "

Zhou Ping'an's eyes were slightly stern.

He didn't care that Wu Junsong was already old and still called him his senior brother. What was wrong with that?

I don’t think it’s strange that the Yunshui Sect has a hidden cave.

He actually had some mental preparation for this matter. After all, after the stars came to the world, gods and Buddhas were flying all over the sky, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack.

It is impossible that all the Shenwu and Zhenwu of the Yunshui Sect, the victorious party, would die.

Not one left...

This is not reasonable.

They either left this world or lived in seclusion.

It is not surprising to see some small caves and immortal homes in some strange places.

Zhou Ping'an was just a little concerned about the word "a hundred years ago" that Wu Junsong said.

He said that some of the elders in the inner court had entered the cave "a hundred years ago" and had avoided the low period of spiritual tide. They hid for a hundred years before appearing.

Without even thinking about it, one can understand that this is definitely not a warrior at the ninth level of the Ordinary Martial Arts Refinement Stage. A warrior at the ninth level of the Ordinary Martial Arts Refinement Stage simply cannot live for such a long time.

"Got the news, report it earlier next time."

Zhou Pingan said bluntly.

He discovered that this inner sect disciple of Ziyun Peak was a very honest and upright person, and he always did everything he assigned to him to do perfectly without any objections.

To put it bluntly, he is an honest man.

If you don't make it clear, he won't realize the importance of the matter.

There is no subjective initiative.

This is related to a person's personality, so there is no need to blame him.

"Yes, I remember."

Wu Junsong smiled shyly, thought for a moment and then quickly said, "I got a letter from my senior brother from the inner sect, and he mentioned the names of the inner court elders who came out this time. There are three of them in total."

"Who are they?" Zhou Ping'an was speechless. They all know their names, so why are you still hiding them?

As if sensing that the boss was in a bad mood, Wu Junsong wiped his sweat and said, "There is Grandmaster Zhang Taiyan from the Canghai lineage, Grandmaster Fang Chengdong from the Fuyun lineage, and the third one is Grandmaster Mingxiao from the Yaoxing lineage."

"The demon form lineage?"

This is another new term.

Qing Nu was extremely anxious when she heard this. She looked at Wu Junsong with amusement and continued, "The demon-shaped master must be a great demon who took on a human form and was accepted into the Taoist sect. This also happened to the Red Lotus Sect, not just the Yunshui Sect."

"Yes, yes, Master Mingxiao's origin is a little... It's hard for us disciples to find out what his true identity is. We only know that he was born from a demon bird. Among those who came out of seclusion this time, he is the strongest."

"Grandmaster Zhang Taiyan, his surname is Zhang, what is his relationship with the true disciple Zhang Zhongshu..."

Zhou Ping'an was quite concerned about this surname and vaguely felt that the problem might lie here.

“Brother, your guess is correct. I heard that Patriarch Zhang entered Taoism two hundred years ago and was born into the Huangze Zhang family.

At the beginning, the Zhang family had few members, so they rented 20 mu of paddy fields from the Fan family in Heyang and made a living by farming...

Since Master Zhang became his disciple, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, and he later became an elder in the inner court.

As a result, the Zhang family prospered and became one of the most powerful families in Huangze County. Even the Pei family of Yunzhou married into their family several times..."

"I see."

Zhou Ping'an finally figured out the problem.

Zhang Zhongshu, as a true disciple, occupied Huangze County. Some time ago, it was heard that Pei Zijing was seriously ill, and Pei Zi's two sons were fighting each other, each recruiting people, and everyone wanted to sit on the position of Yunzhou Mushou.

Zhang Zhongshu married Pei Yuying, the daughter of the Pei family. As a son-in-law, he was also able to get involved, especially with Pei Zhongli, the youngest son of the Pei family. Zhou Ping'an didn't know what his plan was.

But he was sure.

The other party may have heard that their ancestor had left the cave, and while they felt more confident, they were also very dissatisfied with the three counties of Liyou that they occupied.

Instead, I thought about swallowing it in one gulp.

Because, in his opinion, he was not worthy of owning such a piece of land.

He was even more resentful that he had always refused to help him...

"This is troublesome."

Zhou Ping'an figured out the crux of the matter, but he was at a loss as to what to do.

At the same time, he also understood why the Huangze County forces, which had always been as stable as a mountain, had been sending troops to attack everywhere during this period, with the intention of sweeping the entire territory.

People with backgrounds are always confident.

"General Wu, lead the troops well. If you have any interesting news in the future, feel free to report it."

Zhou Ping'an patted Wu Junsong on the shoulder.

I really didn't realize that this guy actually has a talent for gossip. He looks honest and simple, but he knows all the gossip in the mountains and the backgrounds of people. What type of person is he?
It’s probably because this guy’s looks are so deceptive, he looks very reliable, and people won’t be on guard… therefore, they tell him everything.

After instructing Wu Junsong, Zhou Ping'an handed over some chores to Qingnv and Xiao Chengfeng.

For example, rice seedling rescue, personnel resettlement, and the identification of the origins of the population coming and going...

If he were to do these things on his own, he would forget about practicing.

I have just gained a lot of wish power points, and now the accumulated wish power points have reached 1.89 million. The more I practice, the more the number increases.

How could Zhou Ping'an bear it any longer?

Only this last piece of top bone is left to refine all the bones in the body into "star bones", thus achieving the achievement of "Hunyuan Star Body".

I just don’t know how strong my body will become by then?

Zhou Ping'an was looking forward to it.

Turn around and leave.

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He was about to leap up and return to the quiet room in the backyard of the county government office.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Pingan stopped again and turned to ask, "There is another elder in the inner court, Grandmaster Fang Chengdong, whose surname is Fang. Could he be related to the true disciple Fang Yu?"

"That's right, Senior Brother is very smart. Grandmaster Fang Chengdong is Fang Yu's great-grandfather. They have been practicing the Floating Cloud Sword Art, which is considered a family inheritance in the sect. There are outstanding disciples in every generation..."

Wu Junsong said with admiration on his face.

"Okay, I get it."

Zhou Ping'an had a big headache.

Why didn't you tell me such important news?
This Wu Junsong...

However, according to the calculation of time, Elder Fang Chengdong entered the cave a hundred years ago. At that time, Fang Yu's father and uncle must have not been born yet.

There probably isn't any affection between them, grandparents and grandchildren.

That’s all I can think of.

Thinking of Fang Yu who had turned into dirty blood and seeped into the third floor of Guangyun Gaosheng Restaurant, his eyes flashed slightly and he didn't think about it anymore.

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The hustle and bustle inside and outside the city could not affect Zhou Ping'an's mood.

No matter how the world situation changes, he cannot stop his wholehearted practice.

Two days passed quickly.

The sky was gloomy, with raindrops falling obliquely, and Zhou Ping'an felt peaceful in his heart.
Through the gray sky, within his spiritual perception, there was still a ray of starlight, which turned into light mist and merged into the bones on top of his head bit by bit.

He could even see how the mist-like starlight seeped into his bone marrow, changed his blood, and recast his bones.

The white bones were broken into pieces and then put together again, coated with layers of light. Deep in the soul, one could faintly hear the countless tiny clanging sounds of metal.

"This is the star bone. Rather than bones, it's more like gold and iron. No, it's an alloy, a divine iron..."

Feeling the heaviness coming from his bones and immersed in the eternal meaning of the starlight, Zhou Ping'an suddenly heard the sound of a huge bell.

Followed by.

All 206 bones in the body emitted bright light at the same time.

One sound after another, making a loud noise.

Boom boom boom...

The bones vibrated in unison, connecting into one, and the aura flowed through them from top to bottom. The light expanded slightly as if a chemical reaction had occurred.

Not only is the glory growing brighter and brighter.

Zhou Ping'an could even feel that his bones were growing and expanding.

This is not an illusion.

Zhou Ping'an opened his eyes.

I saw that my body was really growing taller and stronger.

Two meters.

Two meters and five.

three meters.

Well, it's still growing.

Zhou Ping'an was a little worried.

He was worried that his blood and skin would explode from this force.

I was also worried that if this image was released, I might not be able to face anyone.

You will definitely be called a monster.

My head gradually moved upwards, until it hit the four-meter-high beam, and it was about to go through the roof tiles...

Zhou Ping'an was feeling very nervous.

I felt the pressure all over my body suddenly relieved.

Not long.

"Good guy, I'm just a good guy."

Zhou Ping'an clenched his fists, causing the air to stir with thunder and rumble.

He was so frightened that he quickly relaxed his hands and feet and dared not move too vigorously.

They were afraid that this elegant room in the backyard of the county government office would be demolished by accident.

"Is this still martial arts training? How can you face people when you become 4.1 or 4.2 meters tall?

Xiaoqing, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you... Miss San, from now on you are only fit to sit on my shoulders and act like a child."

Zhou Ping'an felt a little melancholy.

He made a rough estimate and found that his basic strength had increased tenfold at this moment.

The power emanating from the bones, after condensing together, undergoes extremely mysterious changes.

A slight shake caused the void around him to tremble and even the house began to shake.

He even felt that when facing the Heavenly Wolf General in the Demon Subduing Trial again, he could withstand the opponent's Azure Dragon Evil and smash the Azure Dragon Halberd into pieces.

"No, this is an illusion."

Thinking of the Heavenly Wolf General Wu Qi, Zhou Ping'an suddenly woke up.

That guy has also cultivated star bones all over his body.

Every Zhenwu Lianxing realm master has extremely unique abilities that can draw in a large amount of energy from heaven and earth, amplifying attack and defense, and increasing combat power by more than ten times.

How dare I look down on the people of the world?
Think about this.

Zhou Ping'an's sudden surge of hatred, which was as high as that of the heavens, receded like the tide, and his mind became clear again.

When his mental power expanded outward, he discovered that the sensing range had reached a radius of 600 meters.

"By the way, physical strength doesn't just affect the body itself. Although it only indirectly affects the soul, it can also help the soul grow rapidly and make mental strength advance by leaps and bounds."

"Could it be that I have to carry this huge body all the time? No way."

Zhou Ping'an frowned slightly and finally discovered the secret.

He discovered that those faint star points deep in his bones actually moved slightly closer as his spiritual power touched them.

"This……"

Zhou Ping'an's eyes lit up slightly.

"compression!"

Click...

It's like thousands of small hammers and big hammers hammering iron at the same time.

His body began to shrink and become shorter.

The muscles condensed, the blood compressed, and the bones also began to shrink, until they condensed to about 1.78 meters and could no longer be pressed down.

Zhou Ping'an fell into silence for a moment.

"Robots aren't as heavy as me, right?"

Looking at the two deep footprints that were accidentally left on the ground.

Zhou Ping'an fell into silence.

"I can't stay in the mansion for now. I'd better go out into the wild and test my body's strength and speed..."

Zhou Ping'an performed the "Xiao Yao You" dance and flew out of the window without even landing on the ground, but soared into the sky.

With a whoosh, it penetrated into the heavy water mist.

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(End of this chapter)