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Chapter 58: Breakthrough of the True Scripture, Eight Great Masters!
Half a month later, the news that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had freed the undefeated boy Gu Santong from the ninth level of the Heavenly Prison and entrusted him with an important task spread widely in the martial arts world.

Immediately, masters from the eight major sects began to gather and head to the capital.

Another half month passed, in the Qianqing Palace of the Imperial Palace in the capital.

Chu Feng slowly finished his training, opened his eyes and checked the attribute panel.

[Host]: Zhu Puzhao (Chu Feng)
[Realm]: Xiantian Realm Fourth Level (Body Refining Realm Ninth Level)
[Martial Arts]: Fiery Sun Body Tempering Technique (External Gang), Hunyuan Sutra (Fourteenth Level), Hunyuan Seven Wonders (Perfect), Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique (Perfect), Silver Feather Arrow (Perfect), Sword Training Technique (Perfect), Tai Chi (Perfect).

(Note: The name Pu Zhao appears in the subtitles during the conversation between the Divine Marquis and the Emperor in the last episode. The two unique skills, Hunyuan Golden Body and Qi Absorption Technique, are both included in the Hunyuan Sutra.)
Before this, Chu Feng had refined Cao Zhengchun's nearly 50 years of pure skills, and his cultivation had greatly improved, filling up his vast Dantian Qi sea. The twelfth level of the Hunyuan Sutra had been completed.

Afterwards, after a month of practice, he expanded and reshaped the meridians throughout his body, and completed the thirteenth level of the Hunyuan Sutra, which greatly improved the efficiency of his Hunyuan Qi circulation and output!

Now, he has entered the fourteenth level of the Hunyuan Sutra, and the next step is to strengthen his body!
But in fact, Chu Feng's physique at this time should be stronger than that of the senior masters who created the two peerless magical skills, Chunyang Wuji Gong and Tiangang Tongzi Gong!
After all, the Qi and Blood Martial Arts in another world is better at strengthening the body than the True Qi Martial Arts!
Therefore, Chu Feng's physical strength at this time was enough to surpass the fourteenth level of the Hunyuan Sutra and directly practice the fifteenth level of the mental method, opening up acupoints throughout the body and increasing the upper limit of his skill.

Then, Chu Feng prepared to open up and expand the acupoint space to increase the upper limit of his true qi.

At this moment, Liu Jin arrived at the Qianqing Palace and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the leaders of the eight major sects—Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Kongtong, Emei, Huashan, Qingcheng, and the Beggars' Sect—request an audience with the Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng naturally knew their purpose and that it was Tiedan Shenhou who was instigating them behind the scenes.

But this matter is unavoidable!

The eight major sects seemed weak, and all 108 masters were killed by Tiedan Shenhou, but this was because the Shenhou was too powerful!
In fact, there are many masters in the eight major sects, especially Master Lejie, the leader of the three Shaolin masters, whose strength is even greater than Cao Zhengchun.

In the original plot, if Yagyu Tajima-no-kami had not taken the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, he would never have been his opponent!
If it were a normal dynasty, Chu Feng could easily punish these eight sects by sending a large army to surround the mountain.

However, Emperor Chu Feng does not hold real power now.

Not long ago, there was the eunuch Cao Zhengchun who wanted to overthrow the emperor and become the Nine Thousand Year Old Emperor, and there was the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis who was plotting a rebellion.

Although Cao Zhengchun is dead now, Tiedan Shenhou is still here!
If Chu Feng seriously offended the eight major sects and they defected to Tiedan Shenhou, he would be in trouble.

Therefore, even if Chu Feng is the emperor, he needs to give an explanation. He can't push the eight major sects to become the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis!

Chu Feng changed his mind and said, "Please invite them into the Qianqing Palace!"

Not long after, the Shaolin abbot Master Lekong, the Emei headmaster Master Yeyu and eight other heads of the sect came to the Qianqing Palace.

The eight people saluted at the same time and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Chu Feng said, "No need to be so polite, eight sect leaders! I wonder if you want to see me, but is there something you want to discuss?"

Nun Yeyu said, "Yes, we are here to implore you to hand over the murderer Gu Santong to us for punishment!"

The leaders of other factions also spoke up.

Chu Feng nodded and said, "Everyone is right! However, I have something to discuss with Master Liaokong alone. The other seven leaders, could you please step aside for now?"

Nun Yeyu and the other seven sect leaders looked at each other in confusion. Finally, Master Liaokong said, "Please all take shelter for the time being!"

Master Liaokong held a high reputation within the martial arts world, and the seven sect leaders nodded in agreement before waiting outside another palace. At this point, Chu Feng spoke up, "Abbot Liaokong, to be honest, Gu Santong was indeed in the palace, but he wasn't the true murderer; someone else was! Although Gu Santong was known as the undefeated mischievous boy, he never murdered innocent people! I'm sure Master Liaokong wouldn't deny this, would he?"

Upon hearing this, Master Liaokong nodded and asked, "Then who is the real murderer that Your Majesty is talking about?"

Chu Feng said, "Gu Santong inherited one of the two true teachings of the Tianchi Strange Hero, the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art. His martial arts skills were already the best in the world at that time! If he really used the power absorption method to absorb the power of 108 masters, including the leaders of the eight major sects, how could he be defeated by the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis?"

Master Liaokong was also enlightened when he heard this, because this was indeed unreasonable!
Immediately, he asked, "Then who does Your Majesty think the real murderer is?"

"Master, you must have guessed it. Yes, it's my uncle, the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis! Back then, Gu Santong and my uncle entered the ice cave atop Tianshan Mountain and received the two true teachings of the Tianchi Strange Hero. Gu Santong obtained the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, while my uncle obtained the Power Absorption Technique."

Chu Feng paused and continued, "Not long after, the Emperor's uncle fell in love with a woman named Su Xin, who was also Gu Santong's cousin. However, Su Xin loved Gu Santong. Because of this, the Emperor's uncle became jealous. He knew that Gu Santong had challenged the masters of the eight major sects, so he went there first, killed all 108 masters of the eight major sects, absorbed their internal energy, and framed Gu Santong for the crime. It was precisely because of the power of the 108 masters that he was able to defeat Gu Santong and become the best in the world!"

Upon hearing this, Master Liaokong also felt that it made sense, but he sighed, "Your Majesty's words are truly shocking! However, the Divine Marquis has always been loyal and courageous, and puts chivalry first. This old monk finds it hard to believe!"

Chu Feng sighed and said, "Actually, if the Divine Marquis hadn't been preparing to rebel, I wouldn't have believed it! To be honest, the Dragon Guard Villa has collected evidence of the ten generals' crimes, and the Divine Marquis is using this to coerce them into leading their troops into the capital, and then forcing me to abdicate!"

After hearing this, Master Liaokong was already 70% to 80% convinced. To be able to reach the position of the head, his intelligence was definitely no problem.

The previous image of Tiedan Shenhou was indeed loyal and courageous, but some things he did did not stand up to scrutiny.

For example, why did he, an unknown prince, make such rapid progress in martial arts that he could defeat Gu Santong?
Moreover, he had also heard that the Divine Marquis was going to marry Su Xin.

In addition, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chu Feng's words do have a certain credibility.

Therefore, Master Liaokong asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want Liaokong to do?"

Chu Feng said, "I have absolutely no intention of making things difficult for you, Master. The matter of Gu Santong can be postponed for a year. I will give you an explanation after a year. However, if the Divine Marquis rebels, can you please ask Master Liangjie to come to the capital and lend me a hand?"

Upon hearing this, Master Liaokong was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, I believe what you say. If the Divine Marquis is truly plotting a rebellion, even if Senior Brother Liaojie is unwilling to come, I will still come to lend a hand to Your Majesty!"

Chu Feng clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Afterwards, Master Liaokong persuaded them and left with the masters from the eight major sects.

Not long after, Tiedan Shenhou had four women in purple carry a woman in white to the palace.

The woman in white had a beautiful face, but her body emanated an astonishing chill, as if she had just been fished out of a thousand-year-old ice.

The guards tried to stop him, but they were all immobilized by the Divine Marquis's Qiankun Daluoyi power and could not move.

Not long after, in front of the Qianqing Palace.

Chu Feng and Liu Jin stopped Tiedan Shenhou and his group, looked at the cold and intimidating woman in white on the stretcher, and said, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

The Divine Marquis smiled and said, "I know Your Majesty is troubled by the eight major sects entering the palace, so I have come to relieve Your Majesty's worries!"

　Please read on! Although the episodes are based on the Zhengde Emperor, his name is Zhu Puzhao, not Zhu Houzhao, making this a fictional historical account. Therefore, I've moved the Zhengde Emperor to the late Ming Dynasty, the same era as Yagyu Tajima no Kami. I'll also write about the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Later Jin Dynasty later!

　　
　
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