From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Chapter 57 Heavy rain falls on Youyan, white waves surge (7000)

Although Lu Fang's fist was broken head-on, his final blow still left a shallow dent in Xu Xing's chest.

Now that he was facing the fire that was burning his body, even the slightest injury could not be ignored by Xu Xing.

When he first faced Bodhidharma's body, Xu Xing already understood that the so-called body-burning fire was the condensation of the human body's essence, energy and spirit. The higher the level of boxing skills and the stronger the physique, the more intense the fire would burn.

If you want to break through this barrier, you must always maintain your spirit and make progress. Even so, it can only delay it temporarily and there is no way to truly get through this disaster.

Even with Xu Xing's boxing skills, he couldn't think of an effective way at the moment. The stone mirror could only simulate the human body's essence and could not simulate mental changes. Therefore, he had to rely on himself to get through this stage.

Fortunately, Xu Xing also has his own advantages.

The most important point is youth.

He is really too young. He has already developed an indestructible physique at the age of twenty, and his body training method is so extraordinary. His body has great potential, his qi and blood are almost vast, and he is still in the rising stage.

Even if it was a body-burning fire, it would take a long time to burn out all his energy and spirit.

During this period of time, even if Xu Xing could not think of a solution, he was able to free up his hands to finish what he had always wanted to do and fulfill his last wish.

Feeling the burning sensation all over his body and the pain flooding into his mind, Xu Xing did not have the slightest fear of death. Instead, he felt an excitement and joy from the bottom of his heart.

As early as when he saw Bodhidharma's body, Xu Xing had thought about how he would solve the problem of burning himself if he were in the other's place.

Now it seems that although Xu Xing still has no answer, at least he has stood in front of the Immortal Gate and is qualified to face this difficult problem that once made the most powerful people in this world helpless.

When Xu Xing came to his senses, under the leadership of the two great masters Lu Zhu and Qi Jiguang, the strong men of the pirates had been almost wiped out, and many daimyos, sword masters, and experts who were famous in the Japanese country were also killed in the battle.

It can be said that the battle of Aobei Island almost destroyed the destiny of the Japanese Empire for decades or even hundreds of years.

After the fall of these pillars, the remaining thousand pirates, even though they were all ferocious, could not withstand the stranglehold of the Mandarin Duck Formation. Soon their morale collapsed and they fled in all directions.

But now the storm has not subsided and the tsunami has not subsided. Where can these pirates escape to even if they are good swimmers?
Therefore, the battle quickly turned into a one-sided pursuit and massacre. Corpses fell into the sea one after another, and even the surging waves were dyed a rich blood-red.

In the wind and rain, Qi Jiguang took off his helmet, held his spear at an angle, and came in front of Xu Xing.

Looking at Lu Fang's body with eyes closed, he felt emotional, but didn't say much. He just turned his gaze back to Xu Xing.

After looking for a long time, Qi Jiguang suddenly opened his mouth and asked:

"Are you... sure?"

In Qi Jiguang's perception, Xu Xing was now like a burning flame, his energy was extremely strong and flames were emitting in all directions.

Although it seems glorious and glorious, it cannot last long.

Qi Jiguang was also a martial arts master, and of course he had heard of the legend of "burning the body by fire", but he had never thought that in his lifetime he would actually have the honor of meeting a top-notch warrior who was qualified to endure the "burning body by fire" and knock on the gate of immortality with martial arts.

Just by breathing the air around him, Qi Jiguang felt his lungs were burning.

He could also feel from Xu Xing a kind of dormant destructive force that was waiting to be unleashed, like a volcano that was gradually activating and about to erupt.

This terrifying aura that seemed to burn everything was even several or even dozens of times stronger than the scorch marks left on Bodhidharma's body!
Therefore, no matter how much confidence Qi Jiguang had in Xu Xing, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken at this moment.

Although Xu Xing was in great pain, he was still able to speak calmly. He waved his hand at Qi Jiguang and said in a relaxed and even brisk manner:
"Having come this far, who can say that they are sure of success? It's nothing more than a desperate effort. Fortunately, I can at least hold on for a while longer and finish what I want to do."

Qi Jiguang heard an ominous meaning in Xu Xing's words. He was shocked and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"How much time do you have?"

"If I don't fight anyone, I can at least hold out for another three to five months. If I use all my strength, I only have five moves left, which is enough."

Qi Jiguang looked at him for a while, his throat rolling a few times, hesitant to speak, and finally couldn't help asking:

"You, really want to do that? According to what you said, if you can stay calm for three to five months, you might be able to..."

Having said this, even Qi Jiguang himself could not continue. He could only sigh deeply and keep silent.

He is a grandmaster and a great expert in martial arts. How could he not understand what kind of difficulty Xu Xing is facing now?

If we say that we can find a solution after three to five months of peace, this is completely impossible, at least in Qi Jiguang's opinion.

Xu Xing reached out and patted Qi Jiguang on the shoulder. His movement was light, but it left a burning mark on his shoulder.

Qi Jiguang only felt that the heat was as hot as flames, surging in his body.

"You take my life too seriously."

Xu Xing raised his eyebrows and said happily:
"I am here on earth to live a wonderful and passionate life. Life or death is not that important."

Seeing Xu Xing's frank expression without any gloom, Qi Jiguang suddenly had an epiphany:

This person has always been walking on the path he wants to take and has never been confused. Even when faced with life-and-death dangers, he cannot deviate from it in the slightest.

While Xu Xing was speaking, many people had already noticed the commotion here and gathered around Qi Jiguang.

There was Lu Zhu, an old friend, Qi Dazhu, a direct disciple, the apprentices of Xianchao Hall, many warriors who came to join under the banner of "Five Lakes and Four Seas Righteousness", and boxers from all over the southeast...

What these people had in common was that they had all received guidance and favors from Xu Xing to varying degrees. They all looked at this "Great Sage of Mixian" and listened quietly.

Xu Xing seemed to be talking to them, but also seemed to be talking to himself, and he said slowly:
“What is wonderful and what is passionate? I think it means to live an interesting and meaningful life.

For me, it is interesting to study boxing, climb the martial arts path, and challenge strong enemies. And it is meaningful..."

He raised his eyes and scanned the familiar faces. The smile in his eyes became more and more intense, and his tone was full of emotion and sigh.

“Whether it has meaning or not depends on what I have left behind and what I have changed in my life.

I have left the Tao and the Dharma in you. They are like seeds that will always bloom into different flowers and bear different fruits. These flowers and fruits are the proof that I have been here.

Next, I will bring some bigger changes to the world."

Having said that, Xu Xing raised his eyebrows and smiled very happily, with a kind of pride that no one could understand.

"Over the years, I have traveled extensively and witnessed many people and events, and from this I have come to the conclusion that the world is sick, and very sick.

Although I don't have time to slowly nurse this giant back to health, I can at least help you remove the most harmful poison in the final moments."

After saying this, Xu Xing shook his head lightly and sighed:
"Life is short, and it is hard to live forever. So, it is better to do what you want to do."

Everyone could feel that there was a great emotion flowing from Xu Xing. Among the emotion, there was also regret, but it was light and faint, sad but not hurtful.

If Xu Xing had not accidentally caught fire in this battle, he would have wanted to do many things and meet many people. He might have lived a more interesting and meaningful life.

But this regret and emotion were fleeting.

Xu Xing's eyes were like fire, burning through all those weak or not weak things, and he turned back into the Great Sage Hun Tian who was determined to make progress bravely, never give up, and never admit defeat.

Xu Xing raised his eyebrows and waved at Qi Dazhu.

Qi Dazhu held up the flag of "Justice from All Over the World" and walked heavily to his master and handed the flagpole to Xu Xing.

Xu Xing raised his head and looked at the fluttering flag, as if he saw the figure of an old man.

He took the flagpole in his right hand, waved it in the air, and suddenly raised his voice and said loudly:

"Old man, you want to be famous, and your disciple has made you famous. Isn't that very generous of you?"

After saying this, Xu Xing lowered his head again and handed the flagpole to Qi Dazhu, smiling as usual.

"Dazhu, from now on, this flag will depend on you. Are you afraid?"

Qi Dazhu raised his head, his eyes were red, and he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, his voice trembling:

"Master, I'm not afraid."

Xu Xing kicked him in anger and cursed with a smile:
"I don't care if you're afraid or not, just carry it for me!"

Qi Dazhu straightened his body, gripped the flagpole tightly with both hands, his joints turned white, and shouted:

"Yes!"

After saying this, Xu Xing looked at Qi Jiguang again, smiled, and said apologetically:
"My uncle still needs your help. The future situation in the southeast will depend on you and Governor Hu.

Don't worry about the pressure from the Central Force for now, just focus on the war. I will give you an explanation within three months."

Although the two had only been together for a few months, Qi Jiguang already regarded Xu Xing as his own brother in his heart.

Until the time of separation came, even a man of iron like him couldn't help feeling a little sad and tightly gripped the gun in his right hand.

For a moment, Qi Jiguang really wanted to abandon everything and follow Xu Xing to the capital to seek justice from the emperor for Yu Dayou and the many people who starved to death and the soldiers who died in the southeast.

But in the end, he gave up the idea and just sighed:
"Tafa, go and do what you want to do. I will plan more with Wen Chang on the southeast side. As for Governor Hu, let's work together to find a solution."

Although Qi Jiguang's tone was calm, after he loosened his hand, five deeply sunken fingerprints appeared on the fine iron gun barrel, showing how excited he was.

Xu Xing calmed down and bowed to Qi Jiguang, but when he looked at Lu Zhu and Xi Yu, he became giggling again and said with a smile:

"As for you two, I have nothing much to say. I wish you a son soon."

Hearing this irrelevant ridicule, although Lu Zhu was in a heavy mood at the moment, he couldn't help but smile helplessly. Xiyu even stamped her feet and blushed.

Seeing that the two were still like this, Xu Xing laughed out loud.

Amidst the laughter, he turned around gracefully, raised his fist towards everyone and waved it casually as a farewell.

As he walked, he let out a long whistle, leaving behind a series of impressive words amid the sound of the surging tide and the wind and rain.

"Heavy rain falls in Youyan, white waves surge to the sky, fishing boats are fishing outside Qinhuangdao. The vast ocean is nowhere to be seen, who knows where to go?
Thousands of years have passed since the time of Emperor Wu of Wei. There are poems left on the east side of Jieshi. The bleak autumn wind is blowing again, and the world has changed. "

The powerful words echoed between the sea and the sky, gradually fading away and becoming silent.

"It's a different world..."

But that kind of boundless and mighty spirit seemed to have mixed into the sea tide, rolling angrily, breaking through the waves, accumulating strength in the rolling, overlapping and rising continuously, until it swallowed up all obstacles. Therefore, in the originally tragic battlefield, there was a moment of silence.

After a long time, looking at the direction where he went away, Lu Zhu couldn't help shaking his head, sighing, and said with emotion:
“So cool.”

After Xu Xing rode the waves northward, a piece of news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Central Plains martial arts world overnight.

——Prince Baolong Zhu Tiandu, who was ranked first in the Wuzhilu and was the number one person in the southeast, was beaten to death in the sea!
The storm of this war started from the southeast coast and began to expand outward madly, almost sweeping across the world.

Who is Zhu Tiandu? He has been a bandit in the southeast for decades, and his influence spreads across the coastal countries. Even in the minds of many martial arts veterans, he is the undisputed strongest man in the world.

Lord Baolong, Zhu Laolong, and the Ghost Emperor are all respectful titles for this person.

This giant bandit was so powerful and influential that even the imperial navy was helpless against him. They could only allow him to control the sea routes, treat the three southeastern provinces as hunting grounds, and plunder at will.

Six years ago, in the sea disaster that swept across the southeast and bombarded Jiangning Prefecture, Zhu Tiandu faced three great masters alone, killing one and seriously injuring two of them. He suppressed the martial arts in the southeast so much that they had no time to breathe and even wanted to change their ways.

After six years of seclusion, this old dragon emerges again with even greater power and frightening power.

After destroying Xiangshan, beheading Lu Qingtian, and seriously injuring Qi Lao Hu, even many people in the imperial court believed that this sea disaster might completely overturn several provinces in the southeast.

In fact, since Lu Fang left the palace and came to the southeast, after seeing the situation there, he has petitioned the court several times, hoping that the court would allocate funds to support the southeast. However, although the officials in the central government were extremely anxious, they could not do anything without rice.
Yan Shifan won several great victories in succession in the northwest frontier, and seemed to be able to sweep away all the enemies, but these victories almost drained the national treasury.

Therefore, even if the imperial court wanted to support the southeast, it was powerless, not to mention that there were two factions in the court that were hindering and arguing with each other.

Emperor Jiajing himself had even made plans to recover the southeast after Yan Shifan returned to the court.

But they had never imagined that this imminent disaster that was about to affect the entire world would be stopped by the "second most traitor in the world" who suddenly appeared.

Previously, although Xu Xing had done several great things in the southeast and earned the reputation of "Great Sage of Mixed Heaven", his fame was still short after all, and there were still many things that he had not had time to spread.

This time, almost overnight, Xu Xing's name became famous in the martial arts world. Everyone wanted to know who this dragon-slaying master was.

The more I inquired, the more frightened I became.

The second best person in the Four Seas, he was a disciple of the Eight-Armed Shura Yue Daohai. Before he became a master, he had escaped from the hands of Zhu Polong, the "Crocodile God of the Four Seas".

A few years later, he broke into Hangzhou city alone, caused a big disturbance in the Neisi Yamen, fought one against three, killed the three top masters of Heishi, and killed Zheng Michang and He Maocai, two third-rank officials, before fleeing away.

He reappeared outside Taizhou City, already a master. He met Zhu Polong, the crocodile god of the four seas, avenged his previous defeat and defeated him in battle.

After this battle, he rushed to Southern Shaolin without stopping, fighting one temple at a time, acting tyrannically along the way. He killed more than ten great boxers alone, and even the Black Stone leader, the Wheel King, who had been famous for many years, died at his hands.

After this battle, the entire Southern Shaolin was littered with corpses and human heads, hence the name "Great Sage of Mixed Heaven".

There are also rumors that while the Great Sage was in charge of Southern Shaolin, two Japanese masters and a mysterious strong man, along with a hundred assassins and ninjas, wanted to surround and kill him.

But in the end, such a luxurious lineup was completely killed by him, and blood flowed everywhere.

And in the most recent battle, he killed the number one person in the Southeast head-on.

Any one of these major events would be enough to shock people, but one after another, it almost made the martial artists in the world numb.

Everyone knows that after hundreds of years, another peerless strong man who is qualified to knock on the door of immortality has appeared. His every move causes a stir in the world and attracts the attention of countless people.

For a time, the name of the Great Sage Xu Tafa was like a rising sun, forcing all warriors in the world to bathe in his glory and dare not look up at him.

It is not scary to have high boxing skills. What is scary is that the boxing skills are so high that no one in the world can defeat them.

Many people have given this great sage the title of invincible and resident immortal.

All the boxers who knew about Xu Xing's deeds were thinking about the same questions.

——How advanced is the boxing skill of this great sage?
——What will the Great Sage do next?

Although it was not stated explicitly, many people from all over the world had already cast their gazes with various emotions towards the throne in the capital, which symbolized the highest authority.

The high-ranking officials in the temple could naturally feel this invisible pressure. The strong sense of contrast made these important officials who were pampered and accustomed to giving orders in their daily lives feel extremely at a loss.

Normally, they were the only ones who used their power and status to oppress martial artists. When would it be the turn of a boxer to threaten this huge court?

How can such a thing be possible in this world?

But although these senior officials felt aggrieved, they had to admit one fact - the other party did have such ability.

In this strange atmosphere, several cabinet elders even tacitly ignored the position of the southeastern government.

Although they did not communicate, they maintained a tacit silence and did not give any instructions to Hu Zongxian and others.

Yan Shifan, who was outside the Great Wall, also received the news.

After several months of battlefield career, the young minister's aura seemed even more unfathomable. He looked towards the southeast with an obscure gaze and slowly sighed.

As he sighed, the surrounding light and shadows suddenly shook, as if countless demons and monsters were pouring out from his flesh, bones, and seven orifices of his body, like a dark wave rolling out from the ground.

After sighing, Yan Shifan lifted the curtain, turned around and walked out of the tent. The direction he was heading was the Mongolian royal tent that was undulating in the darkness.

The person Yan Shifan was looking for was named Altan Qaidu, a powerful leader of the time. He had great ambitions and was extremely brave since he was young. He raised an army in Kaiping and swept across the Mongolian tribes.

Even the Great Khan Buchi, the overlord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, was forced by Altan's power and military might to bestow the title of "Tushetuchechen Khan" on Altan in the Eight White Room, thus creating a precedent that all leaders of Wanhu, except the Mongol Khan, could have the title of Khan.

In the 26th year of the Jiajing reign, it was this man who, under the pretext of requesting tribute, led more than 10,000 cavalrymen to invade the Central Plains. He marched straight from Datong, killed his way to the capital, and burned and looted for eight days.

At this time, a distinguished guest arrived in Altan Khan's tent.

Altan Khan, who was sitting in the main seat, was wearing a yellow robe and armor, with a rough and heroic look on his face. He had many brave generals under his command, and there were also a large number of fierce guards outside the tent.

"The soldiers under Great Khan Altan are indeed fierce. No wonder my mediocre and useless generals can never gain any advantage from you."

Looking at the fierce and powerful generals around him, as well as Altan Khan in the most important position and the two great lamas behind him, Yan Shifan smiled very easily, as if he was not affected at all by the tense atmosphere in the tent.

Staring at this sudden uninvited guest, Altan Khan's eyes were grim and cold. He had never expected that his royal tent, which was heavily guarded, full of experts and secret sentries, would be broken into by the other party alone.

"Yan Shifan, what do you want to do?"

A dark light surged from Yan Shifan's eyes, like two rotating black holes, sucking in the souls of others, or like releasing the raging tide of desire from deep within his heart.

Sensing this aura, the eyes of the two lamas behind Altan Khan changed wildly. They were the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary times, and were hailed as the masters of the two living Buddhas.

But now, in front of Yan Shifan's gaze, the two living Buddhas, who had long been pure in their six senses and free from worldly dust, felt their minds wavering and demons growing everywhere. Before they could really take action, the Zen skills they had practiced for many years were on the verge of breaking.

Altan Khan's eyes straightened, and a great spirit rose from his body, as fierce and vast as a sandstorm or hurricane, invading all directions and even sweeping across the heavens and earth, covering the sky and the sun.

This peerless hero who dominated the grassland was also a great master of "Fist and Heaven Seal"!
Moreover, the vast artistic conception and majestic momentum of this boxing style were something Yan Shifan had never seen before in his life.

Yan Shifan put his hands behind his back, looked at Altan Khan and the two great lamas behind him, smiled extremely evilly, and exuded a greedy aura that seemed to devour all living beings.

"Something has changed in the southeast. I don't have time to waste with you any more. The three of you, together with so many great boxers, are barely qualified to be the stepping stone for me to take the final step..."

Before he finished speaking, Altan Khan's face changed. At the same time, at least a dozen big boxers rushed over from all directions of the tent.

Yan Shifan laughed loudly, with a devilish light flashing in his eyes.

"Come!"

As soon as he moved, a dozen corpses fell from the sky to the ground. None of them had any wounds, but their faces were extremely hideous, as if they had suffered some extremely great pain before death.

-

When the whole world was moving because of Xu Xing, he quietly came to Hangzhou City and found an old acquaintance who was not too familiar to him.

It was the most powerful businessman in Jiangnan, Shen Yishi.

With Xu Xing's current state of mind, it would be extremely easy for him to find the scent of an acquaintance. What's more, Shen Yishi was an extremely luxurious figure in Hangzhou.

As time was tight at home, Xu Xing did not inform in advance, but sneaked directly into Shen Yishi's courtyard and knocked on the door.

After opening the door, Shen Yishi was shocked to see that the person coming was Xu Xing.

He really didn't expect that this famous and powerful Sage Hun Tian would come to visit him at this time.

Xu Xing got straight to the point:
"I am going to the capital city in the north. I think the task you asked me to do before is no longer necessary. In the future, I hope you can help my uncle and General Qi with matters in the southeast."

Shen Yishi was an extremely smart person. Just from this simple sentence, he realized a lot of things. His eyes were shocked and he asked in disbelief:

"Tafa, you, you and Wenchang, are you going to...?"

Xu Xing nodded and said bluntly:
“The Southeast is already in chaos, if the court doesn’t want to intervene, then we Southeast people will take care of it ourselves.

However, this also requires help from the central government, and I will also solve this problem when I go there this time."

After hearing these words, Shen Yishi finally confirmed Xu Xing and Xu Wenchang's plan, and understood more clearly what this number one man in the world was going to do in the capital.

He couldn't help but raise his head and carefully looked at the young man. After a long sigh, he said with deep emotion:
"Tafa, you are really..."

After holding it in for a long time, Shen Yishi finally managed to utter:
“Dare to think and dare to do.”

Xu Xing smiled and said:

"If I didn't have those two 'Sanfeng Blood Classics', even if I could achieve the path of human immortality, it would still take me a lot more time.

From this point of view, you, Boss Shen, have also made great contributions. "

Hearing him say this, Shen Yishi smiled and waved his hands, denying it:
"With your talent and ability, Xu Tafa, you will definitely succeed even without these two blood scriptures. Mr. Shen has always been very accurate in judging people, and I believe that I will not be wrong about you."

After saying this, he couldn't help laughing again, his eyebrows dancing with joy, and said proudly:
"Tafa, exchanging two worthless books for your promise is truly the most cost-effective and worthwhile deal I have ever made in my life."

Xu Xing gave him a thumbs up and said with deep approval:

"Investment, in the end, is about investing in people. I think there is no one in this world more worthy of investment than me."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

(End of this chapter)