Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

"The imperial court is about to invade the world of immortal cultivation." Hu Zongxian started the conversation at the place where the Yan family's natal field was located.

Yan Song, who was teasing his natal black tiger, slowly straightened up, and then said earnestly: "Ruzhen, I know what you are thinking, but there is something you should have heard."

"It is said that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

"What you have done now is already the most righteous for your descendants. No matter how powerful or capable your ancestors are, they cannot protect their descendants forever."

Yan Song was such a shrewd man, how could he not see that his student, Hu Zongxian, was actually also worried about the future of the family?
If it were the Hu Zongxian of the past, he would be a mere mortal with a life span of only a few decades. All he wanted in his heart was to serve the country and the court and worry about the country and the people. He would not worry about his descendants.

However, after more than a hundred years of development and management of the immortal race, and with the fact that those who practice immortal cultivation have unlimited lifespans, they will no longer consider issues as mortals do.

Therefore, how could Hu Zongxian not want his immortal clan to be forever powerful and safe?

The situation changes from time to time. After fulfilling one's loyalty, one will think about personal gain. This is also an inevitable human nature.

"Teacher..." Hu Zongxian naturally heard the advice of his teacher Yan Song. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he could only nod helplessly.

How could he not know that facing the upcoming imperial policy of abolishing the innate cultivation system, even his teacher's Yan family would be unable to avoid it.

Even based on his understanding of the teacher, this teacher will not only not resist, but will even take the lead and set an example when the emperor abolishes the innate cultivation system.

Because teacher Yan Song and his family are the sharpest knives in the emperor's hands.

As a sword, if it cannot relieve the emperor's worries and cannot hit wherever he points, then this sword has no meaning to exist. Only in this way can the Yan family of immortals exist forever.

Otherwise, the teacher's knife and the entire Yan family will be the first family to be used as an example to scare others.

Therefore, even if the teacher is unwilling a thousand times or ten thousand times in his heart, he has no choice!

Therefore, it would be futile for me to seek answers from the teacher to answer the questions in my mind.

"Ruzhen," Yan Song suddenly spoke when Hu Zongxian was silent. He raised his hunched back and squinted his eyes like an old and kind old man. He looked at Hu Zongxian as if he was looking at his own child, and said in a gentle tone:

"I know your temper. Is there something wrong?"

"You can definitely see through the court situation and the direction of national policy for hundreds or even thousands of years to come. You can still ask such a question. Obviously, you really want to ask something else."

"I am your teacher. In my heart, you and Shifan are both my children. If you have any questions or are unclear about anything, you can tell me."

"Anyway, I have lived for more than a hundred years."

"For many things, I think I see things more clearly than you young people."

Yan Shifan and his son Yan Shaoting, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but turn their gazes to Hu Zongxian.

To be honest, the innate cultivation system will be abolished in the future. Even though they, father and son, have already made their decision, if there is any other way out, they can try to fight for it.

They are all cultivators, fighting for their lives against the heavens and going against the will of heaven.

They knew very well that if there was a glimmer of hope, they would fight to the end.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian seemed to have other ways out, how could the father and son not pay attention to it at this time?
Seeing that the three generations of the Yan family were all looking at him, Hu Zongxian's eyes flashed with hesitation, and then he looked around. Then he nodded and said:

"Teacher, please speak further."

Yan Song nodded, then raised his hand and gestured to walk away.

Soon they came to an open space.

"Ruzhen, speak up." Yan Song said in a submissive tone.

"The Crown Prince came to see me some time ago." Without wasting any time, he directly relayed to Yan Song what the Crown Prince Zhu Yijun had said to him before, in an attempt to win him over.

"Teacher, you and I both know that the Crown Prince will definitely preside over the national policy of abolishing the innate cultivation system." Hu Zongxian paused for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said, "The Crown Prince will offend all the cultivators in the world. This position..."

Hu Zongxian did not say the rest, but the meaning is self-evident.

Hearing this, Yan Song did not say anything, but just waited quietly for Hu Zongxian's next words.

However, Yan Shifan and his son Yan Shaoting, who were standing by, had already begun to silently calculate in their hearts.

"Teacher, have you ever seen a painting in Prince Jing's mansion?" Hu Zongxian changed the subject and said, "It was a painting of a tiger descending a mountain, and next to it was a poem by Wang Guangyang that the emperor mentioned."

"The tiger is the king of all beasts, and no one dares to provoke its anger. Only the love between father and son, looking back at each step."

Hearing this, Yan Song nodded slightly, and then said slowly: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has sacrificed too much for the court..." Yan Song's tone was gentle, and his words were full of pity for the Crown Prince. Anyone who heard it would feel like an old minister felt sorry for the Crown Prince's loyalty.

However, sometimes, when an old fox like Yan Song speaks, we have to listen to him.

First it says "even a tiger won't eat its own cubs", and then it says "the prince has sacrificed too much for the court", the meaning is very clear.

It means that the emperor will definitely compensate the prince.

Combined with what Hu Zongxian said just now, that is to say, after the innate cultivation system is abolished, Prince Yu's Mansion is likely to continue to retain this system.

"The Crown Prince said that I can let my direct descendants enter Prince Yu's palace as retainers to ensure that the family will always stand on the side of the royal family and will never be in danger," Hu Zongxian paused and said:

"At least, after millions of years, we won't have to worry about the family's immortal path being cut off."

Since both parties already know it clearly, they understand that the future lineage of Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely retain its own innate cultivation system.

Moreover, since Prince Yu’s Mansion has invited them to join, it means that they will reserve the right for the surrendered families to practice their own innate system!
What Hu Zongxian wanted to ask Yan Song was whether he should join the direct line of his family and join Prince Yu's Mansion.

He wanted this shrewd and fox-like teacher to give him some advice.

"Join the future Prince Yu's Mansion?" Yan Song muttered to himself, then took a deep breath, his deep eyes unconsciously looked into the distance, and then said in a faint voice:
"The Crown Prince's mind is too cunning and terrifying."

"But Ruzhen, have you ever thought about this question?" Yan Song said to Hu Zongxian in a calm tone: "The person that the crown prince is trying to win over is not just you."

"There must also be Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and even the Xu Jie family."

"If a new emperor takes the throne in the future, the old ministers in the current cabinet will have to quietly step down."

"After all, a new emperor chooses new ministers."

"And if these ministers withdraw, then they should really withdraw. But if they go far away from the domain and join the Royal Palace, they will be sold."

"For the new emperor, there is a very powerful clan force entrenched in the distant outer space."

"Not only that, but this clan power was once the lineage of the Crown Prince. They are qualified to inherit the throne."

"Your Majesty is merciful. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sacrificed too much for the court. The future of Prince Yu's lineage is definitely safe, but the ministers under Prince Yu's lineage may not be favored." "The new emperor cannot touch Prince Yu's lineage, so can't he gradually reduce Prince Yu's lineage's wings?"

"Have you ever thought that joining Prince Yu's Mansion could, in a way, serve as a protective shell for Prince Yu's Mansion?"

"Or maybe the Crown Prince is planning to sacrifice you all, so that he can tell the new emperor in the future that you have eliminated most of the retainers of Prince Yu's Mansion. What else do you want?"

"No matter what, Prince Yu and the new emperor will be brothers in the future, and they are blood brothers."

"As long as the emperor is here, Prince Yu will be safe."

"In royal fights, as long as they can save face, they won't fight to the death."

"Then the only ones who will get hurt will be you retainers."

After Yan Song finished speaking, Hu Zongxian's body shook violently, his eyes widened, he took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice: "But with the blood contract, the blessing will definitely..."

"Ruzhen!" However, before Hu Zongxian could finish his words, Yan Song interrupted him urgently. Like an old father facing his useless son, he used his weak fists to hit Hu Zongxian's shoulders again and again, saying angrily:
“The many scattered immortals such as Immortal Venerable Long Yang can move freely and act freely in the Great Ming Immortal Dynasty!”

"Do you know what this means?"

Looking at his teacher Yan Song, who was so anxious that he was about to stamp his feet, it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through Hu Zixian's mind at this moment.

"Heaven's way!" Hu Zongxian said in a deep voice.

"Heaven's Way? That has an owner!" Yan Song pushed Hu Zongxian and said, "The owner of Heaven's Way is the Emperor!"

Yan Song finished speaking, turned around and left, then seemed to have thought of something, turned around suddenly, and said hurriedly:
"Do you understand now?"

In an instant, Hu Zongxian felt that everything was connected.

The new emperor will ascend the throne in the future, and now, the emperor’s compensation to Prince Yu’s Mansion will definitely include allowing the lineage of Prince Yu to retain their innate cultivation system. After all, even a tiger will not eat its own cubs!
As a result, Prince Yu's Mansion will inevitably be feared by the new emperor.

At this time, the Crown Prince suddenly tried to win over the direct descendants of the Super Heavy Immortal Clan, and the new emperor now had a vent.

This is a step given by the Crown Prince to the future emperor.

The new emperor dealt with the old forces such as the direct descendants of the immortal clan, which removed a large worry. The emperor, as the master of heaven, naturally would not pursue the blood contract of Prince Yu's Mansion.

In this way, the Zhu family members became friends with each other, and the fathers were loving and the sons were filial, but only they were hurt in this world.

"Teacher, I understand." After figuring it all out, Hu Zongxian sighed and bowed to Yan Song.

If this is true, sending the direct lineage to Prince Yu's Mansion as a retainer would be equivalent to completely extincting his own direct lineage. It would be better to wait patiently for the abolition of the natal system.

"Ruzhen, abolishing the innate cultivation system is the national policy of the court, so don't think about taking shortcuts." Yan Song patted his disciple on the shoulder and said earnestly, "But there is a way to prolong this path."

After hearing what his teacher Yan Song said, Hu Zongxian, who was originally a little depressed and helpless, suddenly brightened up.

Of course, even Yan Shifan and Yan Shaoting, father and son, who were standing by, couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in their hearts when they heard this.

"Dad, (teacher, grandpa), what's the method?" Looking at the anxious and fiery eyes of the three people, Yan Song moved his lips and was about to speak, but suddenly he seemed to sense something, looked into the distance, and said in a docile tone: "The emperor is here!"

"Dad!" Yan Shifan got stuck in the middle of his words and suddenly shouted in a deep voice with great discomfort.

"Buzz!" A huge golden light curtain came down from the sky above the distant plateau.

Then two figures slowly appeared.

These two people are none other than Jiajing and Lu Fang.

"Your subjects, respectfully welcome the Supreme Daluo Celestial Immortal/Purple Extreme Immortal/Holy Wisdom/Three Elements/Zheng Ying Yu Xu/General Manager of the Five Thunders/Xuan Du Realm/Emperor Wanshou, congratulations to our emperor for coming out of retreat!"

"My Emperor, may your presence rest in peace!"

On the plateau, the kings, the cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, the six ministries, the five military governors, the Inspectorate, the Dali Temple, the provincial governors, and many important officials in the court all knelt down.

For a moment, on the plateau covered with falling snow, officials in scarlet robes and jet-black hats prostrated themselves.

At the front, there were nearly 150 immortals, whose cultivation levels ranged from the ninth-tribulation loose immortal to the first-tribulation loose immortal, as well as dozens of Mahayana cultivators and hundreds of fusion cultivators.

At this moment, there is no difference in cultivation level, only respect and inferiority!
Looking at the ministers kneeling on the ground and shouting "May the emperor be at peace", Jiajing's originally solemn expression couldn't help but relax.

At the same time, he couldn't help but recall everything that had happened since he embarked on the immortal path in the 40th year of Jiajing.

From the very beginning, it was like walking on thin ice in the world of cultivating immortals. One had to be extremely calculating when taking any spiritual soil or herbs that were tainted with spiritual energy, fearing that others would suspect them and not being able to explain, so one had to be ready to escape at any time.

Now the Ming Dynasty has unified the world. The entire world and even the outer space have been occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Not only that, the Ming Dynasty will also invade the world of immortal cultivation.

From the beginning to now, it has been a total of three hundred years.

In three hundred years, even the most talented people in the world of immortal cultivation can only go from mortal to Nascent Soul stage.

But he himself had reached the end of the immortal path and had also established this huge immortal dynasty.

At this moment, Jiajing felt proud!

At this moment, he has already surpassed Taizu, and even surpassed all the emperors and sages of all dynasties!

"I'm fine!" After suppressing his emotions, Jiajing raised his hand and signaled everyone to stand up.

Then, just as the ministers were waiting to take their seats as usual, Jiajing spoke again, saying, "Today marks the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu!"

Five hundred years of national life!
Hearing these words, all the ministers were excited.

Of course, perhaps only those immortals who came from the world of cultivating immortals have no feelings about this.

However, as they had already joined the Ming Dynasty for some time, an inexplicable excitement appeared on their faces at this moment.

Well, that's right! To live, to become an immortal, it's not shameful!

"Today, I will announce an important decision on the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty!" Jiajing spoke again.

coming! coming!
When the ministers heard this, their hearts trembled wildly, and even their excited blood boiled at this moment.

"Today, I will announce it to the heavens!"

"Today, I will be on this plateau, appointing my generals!"

"Today, I will tell you that the Ming world will invade the immortal world with its entirety!"

"..." (End of this chapter)