I am Jiang Ming, the Eternal Demon Emperor

Chapter 860 Battle on the Shores of the East China Sea

Jiang Ming understood one thing very well: his methods were faster than others in every aspect. He could not only directly recruit talent, but also accelerate their growth.

This is Jiang Ming's current plan and intentions.

As for his own cultivation level.

He is currently only at the early stage of a minor Great Luo Golden Immortal.

In today's world, while the Great Luo Golden Immortals may seem precious, there are actually quite a few of them.

Many innate beings walking between heaven and earth possess cultivation levels at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, because they have lived long enough.

The lineage of this world is not solely descended from Hongjun; the three thousand guests of Zixiao Palace were all quasi-saints. The threshold is too high; everyone wants to vie for the position of saint, but unfortunately, it's not that easy.

Jiang Ming also has two sons, one is eight years old and the other is twelve years old.

Jiang Ming had already arranged for them to study under Zhuge Liang and Liu Ji. Jiang Ming also taught them his family's secret techniques, the Great Freedom Dao Scripture.

In essence, they are practicing two different methods. The method Jiang Ming created will improve a cultivator's aptitude the more they practice it, and the more benefits they will receive in the later stages.

And so it went. Jiang Ming had arranged everything, and he wasn't in a hurry, letting the dust settle for another five years.

Five years is enough time for a lot to happen. Dashang will definitely change rapidly.

His Imperial Guards, who roam the land, are divided into overt and covert guards.

The main purpose of the secret guards was to gather intelligence and investigate corrupt officials.

Mingwei roams the world, slaying demons and monsters, and upholding justice on behalf of Heaven.

It can be said.

Everything was arranged perfectly.

Jiang Ming abolished the inhumane practice of eunuchs. Within the imperial court, it was generally said that the Imperial Guards, in conjunction with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, provided protection.

The entire inner city was replaced with female soldiers.

In this world today, everyone has the opportunity to cultivate, as long as they possess cultivation techniques. The spiritual energy here is more than a hundred times denser than in the world of the red-haired monsters.

Therefore, the selection criteria for female soldiers and generals are such that even the worst candidates are at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, while female generals are at the Spirit Transformation and Void Transformation stage.

Of course, Jiang Ming advocated and valued cultivation, and even many concubines and palace maids knew how to cultivate.

He personally refined two mirrors, one yin and one yang. They could monitor every move in the entire palace to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

He doesn't like killing, but that doesn't mean he likes being fooled.

The Yin-Yang Mirror was usually given to the Empress to help her manage the inner palace.

After all, Jiang Ming didn't have that much time to manage all of this. At most, he could just set the rules and let others follow them.

half year later.

The Imperial Guards sent out by Jiang Ming reported back that they had discovered traces of some powerful cultivators. About a month ago, someone in the East Sea saw a dragon fighting with an immortal.

Jiang Ming seemed to be deep in thought, so he went over to take a look. Since that was the case, he decided to leave today.

Before leaving.

Jiang Ming then summoned two civil officials: Wang Meng, a famous politician and military strategist during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, who served as prime minister and general in the Former Qin Dynasty.

Pang Tong of the Three Kingdoms period was known as the Phoenix Chick.

Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms period.

Jiang Ming needs talented people, regardless of whether they have real skills or not. The dynasty's fortune value required for the system's exchange cannot be faked.

Jiang Ming traversed the world, taking a single step and leaving behind a clone to watch over Chaoge City, while his main body went directly to the shores of the East Sea. He wanted to see what was happening there.

Upon arriving in this vicinity, Jiang Ming used his immense magical power to trace back to the source and witnessed the events that had occurred here more than a month prior. Now, apart from a group of powerful Luo Jinxian elders burdened by karma and unable to improve further, there wasn't even a decent Quasi-Saint level divine dragon left in the Dragon Balls.

However, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse at present.

What Jiang Ming saw were three powerful old dragons, each with the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, their bodies burdened with karmic burdens, yet still very formidable, fighting against a mysterious Taoist.

Old Dragon was a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak of his cultivation. He was able to fight that Taoist because the latter was hiding his true abilities and unwilling to reveal them. Furthermore, he possessed a Primordial Spiritual Treasure-level bead, a Primordial Spiritual Treasure-level mirror, and a Primordial Spiritual Treasure-level seal. The three dragons working together could help him fight that Taoist.

However, the outcome wasn't good. Although the man in black was dismissed, he forcibly took the bead.

That bead was a low-grade innate spiritual treasure. It shimmered with blue light, and at a glance, it resembled an endless ocean.

Could it be a Sea-Stabilizing Pearl?

No, it should be the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, an acquired spiritual treasure refined by a quasi-saint of the Dragon Clan.

It is very powerful, no less so than the innate spiritual treasure, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

Jiang Ming seemed to be deep in thought. That man in black robes must be incredibly powerful to have forced three Great Luo Golden Immortals to such a state. After all, the dragon race is the most warlike and powerful race in the world.

Under normal circumstances, he is almost invincible in battles between people of the same cultivation level.

It must be the Taoist Ran Deng, right?

Even though the man in black robes used secret techniques, along with the magical artifacts he carried, to isolate himself from all detection, Jiang Ming could still deduce his identity through the cause and effect and subtle clues.

This current deputy leader of the Chan Sect is at least a quasi-saint of the Chan Sect who has severed one of his corpses.

What he is pursuing now is a higher realm, at the very least to complete the severing of the three corpses and reach the top combat power level below the saint.

His ambition to obtain the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls likely stems from his eye on the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls that Zhao Gongming possesses. Twenty-four low-grade innate spiritual treasures, gathered together, are no less valuable than a single top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

In the end, Jiang Ming only remembered that it was taken away by the Taoist Ran Deng, given a different name, and transformed into a Buddhist magic treasure, the Twenty-Four Heavens.

Each of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls evolves into a vast world of myriad realms.

With the help of this magical artifact, Dipankara Buddha made further progress in his cultivation, broke away from the Chan Sect, and became the Dipankara Buddha of Buddhism.

As for whether it was his betrayal of the Chan Sect or a scheme devised in consultation with Yuanshi Tianzun, that remains unknown.

After all, compared to the Heavenly Court, Buddhism attracted many powerful figures from the Chan and Jie sects. One thing is certain: as the Western Sect grew stronger, it became less pure.

With so many people from the Chan and Jie sects infiltrated, it's no wonder things got chaotic.

In Heaven, the members of the Jie Sect, having been listed on the Investiture of the Gods, are now bound by restrictions and cannot act recklessly.

The situation is different in the Western religion.

It's likely that when the great calamity ends, the Chan, Jie, and Ren sects will realize that the Western sect, having taken advantage of the chaos, has benefited the most. The outcome is predictable.

In the end, the Western Religion rose to become a powerful force capable of rivaling the Heavenly Court. The other three religions, on the other hand, were rendered obsolete.

The Humanistic Teachings have always maintained a low profile, and have few disciples. Even those with a lineage of teachings probably don't number much.

The Jie Sect, once the most powerful of the three sects, boasted a vast number of immortals, including Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals, Daluo Golden Immortals, and Quasi-Saints. However, it has since fallen apart.

The Chan Sect was cunning and scheming, but in the end, some of the Twelve Golden Immortals, also known as the Twelve Great Luo Golden Immortals, went to Buddhism, while others went into seclusion.

On the contrary, Western religions flourished, producing Buddhas at the Quasi-Saint level, Ancient Buddhas, Buddhas at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, Bodhisattvas at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and Venerables at the Golden Immortal level.

It can be said that it covers a large area.

Of course, there are two exceptions among the Bodhisattvas. Guanyin Bodhisattva is definitely a perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal, but she does not wish to become a Buddha; Hongyuan's purpose is to save all sentient beings.

There's also Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva; this guy might be a quasi-saint. Hongyuan is too vast; I reckon he'll never become a Buddha.

(End of this chapter)