Eternal Sword

Chapter 553 Emperor Wu preaches
Not to mention Chen Tang and the other three young men.

Even though Ye Xuan had heard Jian Zong mention this before, he was still moved when he heard it again. He couldn't help but say, "What the Emperor did later was even more admirable."

"What happened next?"

Chen Tang asked.

Jian Zong showed a trace of reminiscence and said, "That year, the Emperor was forty-six years old, and it was the sixth year of the Wu Dynasty. The Emperor suddenly invited all the masters in the world to go to Kunlun Mountain together."

"The Emperor did not explain the reason, and no one knew his purpose. At that time, some masters guessed that the Emperor wanted to capture all the masters in the world. Out of caution, they did not go."

"There are also some people who, out of curiosity, or out of a desire to compete, or thinking that if they gather together, they can always escape even if they cannot win, so they go to Kunlun Mountain together to see what is going on."

"It turned out that we were all wrong."

After a pause, Jian Zong continued, "It was only after we arrived at Kunlun Mountain that we learned about the existence of the Biluo Palace on Kunlun Mountain. It was also the first time we met Dao Zong. At that time, Dao Zong had already reached the Return to Void Realm, and his strength far exceeded that of the Grandmaster."

"And it was not until then that we knew that the Martial Emperor had already entered another level of martial arts, which is the realm of transformation."

Chen Tang suddenly realized.

No wonder Jian Zong said that they all guessed wrong.

If Emperor Wu wanted to capture all the masters in the world in one fell swoop, with his strength, even if all the masters in the world joined forces, they would probably not be his match.

"Then why did the Emperor Wu ask all the masters in the world to come to Kunlun Mountain?" Ye Yushi asked.

Jian Zong said: "Watch the battle."

Chen Tang was stunned and asked, "Did Emperor Wu go to Kunlun Mountain to fight Dao Zong?"

"good."

Jian Zong said: "Before the Emperor Wu entered the realm of transformation, he had been invincible for many years. Now that he has achieved the status of a great master, he doesn't even bother to attack us. The only one who is qualified to be his opponent is this mysterious Taoist master on Kunlun Mountain!"

“It was also on that day that we, the Grandmasters, witnessed the power of the Transformation Realm with our own eyes and saw the battle between the Grandmasters.”

Chen Tang was somewhat puzzled and asked, "The Emperor asked all the masters in the world to go to Kunlun Mountain just to witness his battle with Dao Sect?"

This is not Emperor Wu's style.

Jian Zong did not answer directly, but said: "At that time, many of the world's masters had already cultivated to the peak, but were stuck in a bottleneck and could not improve. To be able to cultivate to the level of a master, one's talent is considered top-notch, but we cannot see the way forward, and we don't know how to cultivate. If we take a wrong step, we will be doomed."

Chen Tang's mind moved, and he thought of a possibility, and said in a lost voice: "Is the Emperor Wu preaching?"

Jian Zong smiled slightly, nodded, and said: "It is because of this battle that we have been able to come into contact with the power of the transformation level and clear the fog at the end of the martial arts."

"To this day, I am glad that I did not back down, but went to Kunlun Mountain to witness that battle."

"In the following twenty years, among those of us who rushed to Kunlun Mountain, several great masters emerged one after another, and they later became the nine sects in the world."

Chen Tang and the other two felt their scalps tingling and were deeply shocked when they heard this.

More than half of the nine sects in the world were born because of Emperor Wu!
This matter sounds simply shocking!

Ye Yushi paused for a long time before asking, "What does Emperor Wu mean by this?"

If it were someone else, who had deduced a higher level of martial arts and was invincible, how could they easily pass on their skills?
Jian Zong smiled and said, "Some people say that the Martial Emperor is too conceited. He is not afraid to pass down the method of the Transformation Realm. In his opinion, even if all the masters in the world enter the Transformation Realm, he will still be invincible."

"Some people also say that the Martial Emperor is too lonely in the martial arts world and wants to cultivate some rivals."

"Some people also say that the Emperor wants more people to become Grandmasters, so that they can learn from each other and deduce the realms beyond the Transformation Realm... There is no consensus on this, and there are many different opinions."

Arrogant, aloof, broad-minded, courageous...all these expressions echoed in Chen Tang's mind, gradually overlapping with his memory of the man on the top of the snow-capped mountain, wearing thin clothes, with his chest exposed and a pale face.

Chen Tang suddenly remembered something and asked, "The Martial Emperor's cultivation method is to strengthen the body and internal organs. He has deduced the realm of transformation. Other masters have different cultivation methods. How can they be inspired?"

"This is the power of Emperor Wu."

When mentioning this, Jian Zong sighed and said, "His understanding and knowledge of martial arts far surpasses ours."

"The practice of martial arts by the world's masters is still stuck in different ways, but after this battle, the Martial Emperor said that 'all methods have the same origin, and different paths lead to the same destination'."

"At the beginning of cultivation, there may be many methods, but in the end, they will all lead to the same destination. Whether it is Xuanmen, martial arts, body training, or other methods, it is nothing more than the sixteen words of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Tao."

“Before reaching the state of transformation, it is actually the process of refining essence into qi, and refining qi into spirit. Although the methods are different, they all point to one thing, which is to refine the spirit and return to emptiness.”

Jian Zong took a breath and said, "The way for the Martial Emperor to break through the realm of transformation is to merge the 'essence, energy and spirit', gather the three auras at the top of the head, refine the spirit and soul, build a bridge between heaven and earth, resonate between the inner and outer heaven and earth, and form a great Zhoutian cycle. Only then can one reach the pinnacle of transformation and penetrate heaven and earth!"

These words involved too many martial arts techniques and tricks. Chen Tang and the other two were not at that level yet, so they just listened confusedly and seemed to understand them vaguely.

Only Ye Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.

After a while, Chen Tang asked, "Who won the battle at Kunlun Mountain?"

"Both were seriously injured, but Emperor Wu still won."

Jian Zong said: "Dao Zong hid in the Biluo Palace. There was a powerful magic array set up outside the palace. Emperor Wu was unable to break it, so he went down the mountain."

Chen Tang was secretly shocked.

According to Jian Zong, Emperor Wu had just entered the realm of transformation in the sixth year of the Wu Dynasty.

But in this year, he went directly to Kunlun Mountain to challenge Dao Zong, and won!

But it was precisely because of this battle that the seeds of disaster were planted.

The Battle of Xiajiang took place in the 26th year of the Wu Dynasty.

Twenty years have passed since the battle of Kunlun Mountains.

Ye Xuan snorted coldly and said, "It was fair and square for the Emperor to go to Kunlun Mountain to fight against Dao Zong. But Dao Zong did not dare to fight the Emperor head-on, but plotted behind his back. It is really despicable!"

Jian Zong smiled calmly and said, "Some people act openly and honestly, and naturally there are also people who are cautious and act after careful planning."

"There will always be people in the world who believe that they can control everything, have extraordinary strategies, and have planned everything out. They can always hide behind and plot against others. But things are unpredictable, and there will always be many unexpected variables and accidents. How can human beings really plan everything?"

“Impermanence is permanence.”

Chen Tang seemed to be thinking about something.

What Jian Zong was referring to seemed to be Dao Zong, but it seemed to be more than just Dao Zong.

Chen Tang asked, "Has Dao Zong stayed on Mount Kunlun all this time?"

"do not know."

Jian Zong said: "It is said that Kunlun Mountain has always been a forbidden area. Except for Emperor Wu, no one has dared to set foot there in these years."

“But it was also because of Emperor Wu that the myth of Kunlun Mountain was broken and the tip of the iceberg outside the domain was revealed. According to Emperor Wu, there might be a Biluo Immortal Gate in the Biluo Palace, which is the key to breaking through this world and ascending to heaven.”

(End of this chapter)