Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 6: The Terrifyingly Deep World of Zongwu
Shaanxi this year is no different from previous years.

Without the gangsters who break the law with force and the scoundrels who make trouble, the border is peaceful, the people live and work in peace, and everything is thriving. Some minor troubles are hidden in the dark and are not worth the Su Palace's big fuss.

The provincial governors and prefectural governments maintain local peace, and even if they have no merits, they have worked hard.

The Shaanxi Military Command made great contributions in training troops and cultivating land.

Zhu Jinzhen also rewarded them one by one according to their merits.

The sumptuous banquet lasted until late at night.

After the crowd dispersed, Zhu Jinzhen took a few maids and walked towards the pavilion they often visited in the backyard.

The moonlight is like water, quietly sprinkling on the earth, covering all things in the world with a layer of silver gauze.

Zhu Jinzhen sat in the pavilion, enjoying the cool breeze, quietly gazing at the moonlight in the sky, his mind drifting away: "Time flies by, and it's already been five years!"

Looking back, the journey has been difficult.

The battle four years ago when the Mongols and Liao joined forces to capture the pass was even more thrilling. Even Zhu Jinzhen still feels a lingering fear when he thinks about it now. Fighting on the battlefield and galloping across the world is exciting and makes one's blood boil and yearn for it.

In fact, it is extremely dangerous and you will be turned into meat paste if you are not careful.

Fortunately, he has outstanding talent and extraordinary strength, otherwise he would not be able to see the full moon today.

Zhu Jinzhen was not originally from this world. He was just sent through time by a truck driver who was trying to achieve sales results at the end of 24 years before the time travel.

When I woke up, the day had changed and everything had changed.

Not only did he transform from a 996 office worker in modern society into a prince of the Ming Dynasty, he also had a golden finger called the Super God Sign-in System.

Moreover, this golden finger system is divided into daily sign-in, monthly sign-in, and annual sign-in items, covering all possibilities in the universe.

Under normal circumstances, with such a golden finger, daily sign-in, and the accumulated system rewards, Zhu Jinzhen would probably be able to reach the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal, let alone a land immortal.

But the result is...

After the system gave Zhu Jinzhen a big gift package for newbies, it fell completely silent.

For five whole years, there was no further news.

Over the years, Zhu Jinzhen has been looking forward to his system making another "ding" sound. He has tossed and turned countless times in the land of comfort, but his wish has never come true.

"How's the work I asked you to do going?"

Zhu Jinzhen's question was very abrupt. There was no one around him except a few maids outside the pavilion.

However, at this moment, a dark shadow seemed to blend into the night and quietly appeared outside the pavilion. It knelt on one knee towards Zhu Jinzhen and said, "Your Highness, we have already located Huo Xiu's whereabouts and can replace him at any time."

"Although the Ming Cult is fragmented, according to your instructions, your Highness, I have already obtained the divine power of Qiankun Da Neng Yi. Once the opportunity arises, we will be able to take the Ming Cult under our control."

Zhu Jinzhen frowned and asked, "Where is the Ming Shenwu Dian?"

"Your Highness, we have searched the secret passage of Bright Summit from top to bottom, including Yang Dingtian's corpse, several times, but we have not found the whereabouts of the Mingshen Wudian. Please punish me, Your Highness."

"Why are you being punished?"

Zhu Jinzhen glanced at him and shook his head in disappointment.

Ming Shenwu Dian is the supreme magic skill of the Ming Cult, and its status is even higher than the Great Shift of the Universe. In the past, Taizu only got the basics of this magic skill of the Ming Cult, and fought for the world in the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty and founded the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jinzhen was naturally eager to learn this martial art from the emperor. Although he was recognized as the youngest land sword immortal in the world, his strength had been improving day by day over the past four years. He was no longer the same as before and had already entered the land celestial realm.

But Zhu Jinzhen understood that although he seemed powerful on the surface in this martial arts world, secretly he was at best just a bigger ant.

He has found all the traces of the Legend of the Emperor and the World of Wind and Cloud.

Outside of Jiuzhou, there are Liyang and Beili, which are already low-level fantasy martial arts worlds where real immortals exist. A mere land-based sword immortal can only protect himself in such a world.

Therefore, in recent years, in addition to maintaining the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders, Zhu Jinzhen has also been trying his best to find those ancient martial arts and divine martial arts, for fear that one day an old monster would jump out from a corner and cut him off like a weed.

"Where is the imperial mausoleum?"

"Any clues?"

Zhu Jinzhen asked another earth-shattering question.

The dark shadow lowered its head even lower.

If people outside knew that Zhu Jinzhen sent people to rob the imperial tomb, although it was only to find the Ming Shenwu Canon, not to disturb the peace of the dead, and various things had not been moved.

But it will still cause a huge uproar.

After all, that was the imperial tomb of their Zhu family!

If Zhu Jinzhen did this and the news leaked out, he would most likely cut himself off from the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Highness, we've searched the tomb of Emperor Yingzong, but haven't found any burial objects related to the Ming Dynasty's Divine Martial Classic, not even..."

Zhu Jinzhen seemed to know what the shadow was about to say and took over the conversation, "You didn't even remember how he destroyed the Ming Shenwu Canon and compromised with the civil service group, those aristocratic families, and the major factions in exchange for the support of all parties in his bid to regain the throne?"

"Yes." The black shadow replied in a muffled voice.

"Do you want me to look for it in the imperial tomb of Taizong or Taizu?" Zhu Jinzhen murmured. His voice was very soft, but in the dark night, it still reached the ears of the black shadow clearly, making his body tremble.

Fortunately, this thought only flashed through Zhu Jinzhen's mind for a moment before he suppressed it.

"How's the investigation going on with the other piece of news?"

"Your Highness, I have thoroughly investigated and discovered that the Yin family of Yujian Villa in the Great Song Dynasty does indeed have a second-in-command named Yin Zhong. This man's martial arts skills are unfathomable. It is said that even Li Chenzhou has never gained anything from him. Wang Chongyang, one of the Five Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty, once sought his advice, but the result is unknown."

"All I know is that not long after that, Wang Chongyang, known as the foremost Taoist Grandmaster of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, passed away."

The black shadow spoke of this matter with a solemn expression.

It is said that the martial arts world of the Southern Song Dynasty is the weakest among all the martial arts worlds in the world, but it hides the terrifying existence of Yin Erye of Yu Jian Villa. Even Wang Chongyang, who broke into the Golden Court and defeated King Xiaoyao, died at his hands.

It is definitely not as simple as some land immortal.

"Shuiyuedongtian is indeed here too."

Zhu Jinzhen had received a lot of news in the past few years, and he was used to the shock, but he still frowned slightly. The existence of Yin Zhong not only indicated the existence of Shuiyue Cave, but also further proved that mythical things must have existed in the ancient times of this world.

Yin Zhong is also a big trouble.

Although it has not yet reached the late stage to completely cultivate into an immortal demon.

But in the early days, even though Yin Zhong was covered in injuries from years of age, he was still invincible thanks to his Dragon God Skills.

(End of this chapter)