The First Sage of Military Strategists

Although Wang Qiang's words were respectful, they came from the bottom of her heart.

He had just made a rough estimate and found that Han Qing had opened up more than a hundred hidden acupoints in less than two days. The speed of this was astonishing and truly unheard of and unseen.

He suddenly realized that the rumors about Han Qing were indeed wrong, but not that they were too high, but rather that they were too low.

"The opportunity for my Wang family to rise is right before our eyes. We must not miss this chance, for it will never come again!" Wang Qiang kept telling herself.

Han Qing could sense the change in his attitude; he was now more respectful and polite than at the beginning.

Previously, Wang Qiang still had some arrogance about her noble family background when facing him, but at this moment, that arrogance has completely vanished.

However, Han Qing didn't care at all. Regardless of what Wang Qiang thought, he only focused on himself and did what he was supposed to do.

"Now I'm going to the inner world of Brahma to seize it when the opportunity arises. I'll give you two choices: first, stay in the space inside the Boundless Monument and come with me; second, I'll let you out, and you can return to Linchuan on your own," Han Qing said slowly.

“My lord, isn’t this too hasty? The Peacock King Buddha is presiding over the Great Brahma Heaven. I’ve heard that this great Buddha is formed from the incense and faith of countless people in the Holy Desert Empire. It is the spirit of the Great Brahma Heaven, yet it possesses supreme power. Even the abbot of the Great Vajra Temple, Xuan Chan, is overpowered by it. If we rush in like this, and our whereabouts are exposed, I’m afraid we’ll be in grave danger.” Wang Qiang frowned, feeling quite uneasy.

According to his plan, after killing Sharma and obtaining the secret token to enter the inner world of Brahma, the next step should be to gather manpower instead of going in alone.

“I understand your concerns, but since the Peacock King Buddha is not currently inside Brahma, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

"If we go back to gather manpower, I'm afraid there won't be enough time," Han Qing said in a deep voice.

This information was gleaned from the memories of Sharma and the other man.

It is rumored that the Peacock King Buddha possesses formidable combat power comparable to a cultivator at the Rainbow Transformation Realm, and that he once fought Han Yi to a standstill after three moves. Therefore, if the Peacock King Buddha were present, it would be impossible for Han Qing to seize the Great Brahma Treasure with his current strength, no matter how many people he gathers.

However, the turning point is that the Peacock King Buddha is not currently in the Great Brahma Heaven. He secretly reached an agreement with the leader of the Mohist school, and with his help, he successfully got rid of his spirit status and transformed into a human. He is now able to leave the Great Brahma Heaven and move freely outside.

Without the Peacock King Buddha guarding the area, Han Qing's confidence and assurances increased significantly. Even if the plan ultimately failed, he was confident he could escape unscathed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang couldn't help but look puzzled.

"My lord, I have heard that the Peacock King Buddha is the spirit of the Great Brahma artifact, and that artifact spirits can only survive by relying on magical artifacts and cannot leave them to walk independently. Could this information be incorrect?"

"No problem, the Peacock King Buddha has already transformed into a human." Han Qing said calmly.

"What? I didn't expect him to be so powerful. My Great Yu has gained another formidable enemy." Wang Qiang was astonished. Although he didn't know where Han Qing got this information from, judging from his confident tone, it shouldn't be false information.

The idea of ​​a spirit becoming a human is unprecedented in history; he had never heard of it before.

He hesitated for a moment: "My lord, I'd better go back to Linchuan alone. With my current strength, I won't be able to help you. I can only hide in the space inside the Boundless Monument, and I might even hold you back."

However, if Your Excellency requires me to accompany you, I, Wang Qiang, am not one to fear death; I have no problem going."

"No need. You can't help with this. Going back to Linchuan is a better choice." Han Qing shook his head. "Now, I'll let you out!"

As he spoke, Han Qing's mind stirred, and a faint light appeared, quickly enveloping Wang Qiang.

"You must be careful, sir."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qiang appeared outside the Boundless Monument. Without lingering, he concealed his aura with a secret technique and immediately flew towards Linchuan City.

Han Qing also appeared outside the Boundless Monument at the same time, gazing into the distance until Wang Qiang's figure completely disappeared under the sky before he withdrew his gaze.

On his way back to Linchuan, Wang Qiang might encounter other powerful figures from the Holy Desert Empire. However, that's not something he needs to worry about. As the future head of a great family, he must have many trump cards to protect himself. If he can't even return safely, then he must be too weak.

"Xiang Ying..."

Han Qing murmured that besides the Peacock King Buddha transforming into a human, he had also discovered many hidden information. For example, with the help of the Mohist leader and the Peacock King Buddha, Xiang Ying's strength had greatly improved, and he had already reached the second level of the Golden Body Realm.

For example, the Great Khan of Western Mang, Dorjero, arrived in the Western Regions not long ago and secretly met with the Moon Protector King, intending to push the two sides to join forces to destroy the Great Yu.

Besides this, there is a lot of other intelligence, but it's hard to tell if it's true or false. Han Qing plans to verify it one by one when he gets back.

The authenticity of the Peacock King Buddha's statement is quite high. He saw the relevant information in both of their memories at the same time, and it was said by both Vasala and Moon Guardian King.

As the two strongest figures in the Holy Desert Empire, these two had no reason to lie to their subordinates at the same time.

After much deliberation, Han Qing decided to take a gamble. If he waited for the Peacock King Buddha to return, it would be much harder to get another chance like this.

As he spoke, he began chanting the Brahma mantra, and strands of magical power converged, suddenly transforming into a golden token in his palm.

In an instant, the power of heaven and earth surged, converging in front of Han Qing to form a tall gate of light.

The portal was tightly closed. Han Qing reached out, and the golden token in his palm flew out and landed on the portal.

With a creak, the gate opened wide, revealing a golden road behind it, from which solemn and dignified chanting echoed in people's ears.

Without hesitation, Han Qing flew into it. The light and shadow shifted, and in an instant, his five senses vanished. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on a vast plain. Below him were countless temples, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, with countless monks moving among them, their chanting echoing between heaven and earth.

The moment Han Qing appeared, he immediately used the Wind Travel Technique to conceal his aura, and then soared into the air, flying towards the center of the Buddhist Kingdom. There he saw a magnificent and tall white Buddhist pagoda, with a golden jewel at its tip, radiating dazzling light that illuminated the earth and bathed all the temples in golden light.

This tall white pagoda is the true form of Brahma. The magic Wang Qiang gave him can suppress this pagoda and bring it out of the Brahma world.

The inner world of Brahma and the inner world of the Boundless Monument are different. The former should more accurately be described as an illusory space constructed with Brahma's magic treasure as its core. Strictly speaking, it does not belong to the magic treasure space.

If it truly is a magical artifact space, then this plan is simply not feasible.

Han Qing had read Confucius's comments on the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of his hand in his notes. It was a virtual world created by the Peacock King Buddha based on Brahma and by absorbing the power of incense and faith. It was part of the power of Brahma's supreme treasure.

Once Han Qing takes away the true form of Brahma, this illusory space will immediately collapse.

Han Qing didn't fly continuously. After all, this was someone else's territory, and he couldn't be too conspicuous. So, after flying for a distance, he landed gracefully, concealed his aura with the Wind Travel Technique, and walked through the temple, heading towards the white pagoda at the very center.

There were many monks in the temples he passed along the way. However, his strength was already extremely high, and he had the best method in the world to conceal his aura. Ordinary people could not detect him at all. Therefore, even if he walked past these people, no one could find his figure.

Han Qing continued forward, and soon he arrived at the foot of a tall Buddhist pagoda. A large number of monks were gathered around the pagoda, chanting scriptures, and there was no one guarding it.

Indeed, this is essentially a forbidden area of ​​the Great Vajra Temple. Few people have the ability or the courage to break in, and even fewer can arrive at the foot of this white pagoda without anyone noticing. Furthermore, no one would have the courage or the ability to even think of attacking the Great White Pagoda.

This was the thought in the hearts of the vast majority of monks at the Great Vajra Temple, but Han Qing, with the help of the Seven Killings Stele and Wang Qiang, fulfilled all the conditions.

"Quickly finish this battle, seize what you can, and retreat immediately if you can't!" Han Qing quickly made up his mind and immediately began reciting the incantation given to him by Wang Qiang.

This incantation is extremely difficult to pronounce, totaling more than three hundred characters, with a large number of rare and strange characters mixed in.

He recited the three hundred words at an extremely fast speed. In an instant, the white pagoda shone with a great light, revealing countless Buddha images. Solemn chanting echoed, instantly drowning out the voices of the monks present reciting scriptures.

"what happened?"

Many of the monks looked bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

Han Qing suddenly opened his eyes. Under his divine vision, he saw that the pagoda was surrounded by layers of chains, connecting it to the earth and the sky.

The method of seizing the pagoda was also crude: to break the chains with immense force, thus severing the pagoda from this world, and allowing him to take it into the Boundless Monument.

Therefore, the moment these golden chains appeared, Han Qing immediately took action. A ray of colorful light flew out from between his eyebrows, suddenly transforming into a vacuum handprint, which shot towards the pagoda. A tremendous force erupted, attempting to lift it into the air.

Rumble!
The stupa shook, and immediately a large number of chains collapsed.

In an instant, the entire Brahma world was shaken to its foundations, triggering an earthquake.

"Bold!"

"Crazy man!"

"Destroy him!"

...

A fierce aura erupted, and many monks soared into the air, ready to attack Han Qing.

Han Qing suddenly turned around and let out a long howl, which was the secret technique of the Great Vajra Temple, the wondrous Buddhist sound.

But as soon as his mouth opened slightly, the Buddhist chanting surged forward like waves, spreading out across the world in an instant.

These soaring monks, enveloped by the chanting of Buddhist scriptures, all plummeted back to the earth.

As Han Qing made his move, the Eight Directions Puppet also flew out, quickly approaching the tall white tower. It clasped its hands tightly and suddenly pulled upwards, causing the white tower to shake and a large number of chains to collapse.

"Han Qing, prepare to die!"

Suddenly, a deep, aged shout echoed between heaven and earth.

Then, Xuan Chan flew over at great speed from a distance and struck out with his palm.

Han Qing was forced to stop, and he had to deal with Xuan Chan's attack. Moreover, he realized that with his current strength, he could only shake the tower, but not lift it up.

This is ultimately not an easy task. If no one interfered, he might have been able to give it a shot, but it's clearly not possible right now.

However, Han Qing kept a calm mindset. This was just an attempt; if he couldn't do it, then so be it. Xuan Chan was also one of his goals for this trip.

He wanted to see if his current strength was enough to go toe-to-toe with a master like Xuan Chan.

As Xuan Chan struck from afar, Han Qing was suddenly covered by a layer of pitch-black armor, and the Cloud Illusion Wind Blade in his hand was also covered by a layer of pitch-black shadow, turning into a sharp, malevolent blade.

He raised his hand and unleashed a dazzling burst of sword light, infused with burgeoning martial arts essence and profound celestial power, which collided mid-air with the rapidly approaching palm print.

Bang!
With a series of crackling sounds, the palm print collapsed and was quickly swallowed by the blade light.

Xuan Chan frowned. He had thought that this palm strike would easily kill Han Qing, but when they clashed, he found that Han Qing had become stronger. However, judging from their auras, the two were evenly matched.

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Golden Body Realm Two?"

"You old bald monk, I've come here today to take your life!" Han Qing didn't deny it, casually twirling his sword and sneering.

"What a madman! So what if you're at the second level of the Golden Body Realm? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​my Great Vajra Temple? Today, I'll make sure you don't leave alive!" Xuan Chan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. It had only been a short time since their last meeting, and Han Qing's strength had increased so much. This made him extremely wary and strengthened his resolve to kill Han Qing.

He dared not be careless and suddenly began reciting the scripture. Han Qing found it quite familiar; it was the Great Brahma Mantra, a wonderful method for remotely cursing and killing souls, which could also be used face-to-face.

Han Qing laughed loudly: "The Great Brahma Mantra? Then let's see whose spell is more powerful, yours or mine?"

As he spoke, he began to recite the same incantation.

Upon witnessing the two clashing head-on, exuding immense pressure, the surrounding monks all retreated, not daring to approach, lest they be affected by the residual force of their collision.

"go with!"

The two attacked almost simultaneously, letting out a low shout. Four magic seals quickly formed above their heads and shot out at an extremely fast speed, flying into each other's bodies.

Han Qing suddenly swung his sword, shattering all four spells flying towards him. The spells collapsed one after another, turning into streaks of light that scattered between heaven and earth.

The four spells summoned by Han Qing were all shattered by Xuan Chan's palm strike.

Han Qing shook his head. This spell was indeed not suitable for direct combat, but rather for sneak attacks.

Xuan Chan's face darkened. He felt that there was a traitor within the royal court or the Great Vajra Temple.

Normally, monks who are not from the Mahavairocana Temple cannot freely enter the inner world of Brahma unless they possess the incantation, that is, the Brahma mantra.

Therefore, very few people in the royal court are called Enforcers, who can directly open the gates of Brahma and freely enter and exit without relying on the power of the Peacock King Buddha.

Now that Han Qing has quietly broken in and learned the royal court's secret techniques, the Great Brahma Mantra, it is clearly the work of a traitor. Such things have happened before, but a situation like today, where someone directly attacks the Great Brahma's true form to forcibly seize the treasure, has never occurred before.

If the Peacock King Buddha were still alive, Han Qing would have been immediately killed if he had made a move; it would have been a death sentence for him.

Coincidentally, the Peacock King Buddha was indeed absent during this period, which was when Brahma's defenses were at their weakest and the only time when he could possibly be taken away.

Han Qing's sudden intrusion and attempt to seize the Great Brahma Heaven at this time clearly indicates that he came prepared.

In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Xuan Chan's mind. (End of Chapter)