If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

After Qiu Ping left, Zhao Yu began to make plans again.

Now, the Dong family has their uncle making a move, and the Gan family is secretly cooperating. All that's left is to wait for things to escalate so they can start recruiting soldiers like crazy.

He looked up at the sky; the sun was high in the sky.

There are still several hours before we can use the Heavenly Mirror to spy on the Zhennan Prince's Mansion that night.

He could use this free time to improve his skills.

After witnessing the breathtaking sight of the waterfall flowing upstream, how could he not have any thoughts?

However, since cultivating cultivation techniques takes too long, he plans to only cultivate martial arts skills.

This way, he can stop cultivating at any time, unlike cultivation techniques where stopping halfway through means losing all his previous efforts and having to start all over again.

only……

Zhao Yu's brows furrowed involuntarily.

The truly top-tier martial arts techniques in the Sutra Repository had long been looted by Zhao Yu and taken out of the palace.

What's left for him now are all second-rate scoundrels.

These martial arts techniques are pointless to practice.

Just as he was worrying, he heard very light footsteps outside the palace.

Wei An bowed and walked in obsequiously.

"Your Majesty, shall we order lunch?"

Zhao Yu's gaze fell on Wei An, and his tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.

How could I have forgotten about this ambitious little eunuch!

When they first met, Wei An had personally said that he had secretly read through most of the martial arts manuals in the library.

Zhao Yu coughed lightly and spoke casually.

"Young Master Wei, I remember you mentioned that you had some knowledge of the martial arts techniques and skills in the Scripture Pavilion?"

Wei An was taken aback, not understanding why His Majesty would suddenly bring this up, but he still immediately bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this servant does indeed know a little about them. If Your Majesty has any doubts about martial arts techniques, please feel free to ask this servant."

Zhao Yu tapped the table lightly with his knuckles, making a soft tapping sound.

"Then, in your opinion, which is the most powerful martial art of our Great Liang royal family?"

Wei An lowered his head and pondered for a moment before answering seriously.

"The most powerful technique is undoubtedly the 'Kun Yuan Body Protection Technique.' This martial art maximizes the defensive capabilities of the Earth Dragon Internal Force. If one can master it to a minor level, ordinary Celestial Realm cultivators will find it extremely difficult to fundamentally harm one!"

Zhao Yu raised an eyebrow.

"That powerful? If one reaches the minor completion stage of the Acquired Realm, wouldn't they be able to do whatever they want?"

Wei An quickly shook his head.

"Your Majesty may not know, but the threshold and difficulty of cultivating Dragon Vein martial arts are extremely high. To achieve even a minor success, one's cultivation level must reach at least the Grandmaster realm, and the time required is more than a hundred times that of martial arts of the same level."

Zhao Yu recalled the Wolf Lord's domineering Blood Wolf Blade Technique, and with a thought, asked again.

"What are the bloodline martial arts of the Wolf Kingdom?"

Wei An answered fluently.

"The Wolf Kingdom possesses the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, and their corresponding martial art should be the 'Thousand Edges of Sharpness Technique.' Once unleashed, countless sword energies erupt simultaneously, unstoppable, truly possessing the power to hold off ten thousand men!"

Isn't this the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique?

Zhao Yu secretly grumbled to himself.

It seems that the ruler of the Wolf Kingdom did not choose to cultivate this martial art.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Bloodline techniques are inherently more mentally taxing than ordinary techniques. If you add a corresponding martial art that is equally difficult, it would take forever to achieve anything.

Moreover, he is the ruler of a country, burdened with state affairs; he has no time for seclusion and ascetic practices.

Zhao Yu suppressed his thoughts and pressed for more information.

"Are these martial arts techniques still available in the Scripture Pavilion?"

Wei An nodded first, then shook his head, his tone becoming cautious.

"Your Majesty, you've forgotten... You previously issued an edict bestowing these top-tier martial arts techniques upon several imperial concubines, allowing them to take them out of the palace..."

A look of disappointment flashed across Zhao Yu's face.

Just then, Wei An lowered his voice even further.

"However... if Your Majesty wishes to see it, this servant... does have a backup."

After saying this, Wei An tensed up, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Copying the royal family's top-level martial arts techniques without permission is a capital offense.

Although Zhao Yu pardoned him once last time, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; who knows what will happen this time?

"Give it to me!"

Zhao Yu didn't care at all about the crime of copying without permission, and was even glad that Wei An was ambitious, otherwise he would have no martial arts skills to practice for a while.

Upon hearing those two words, Wei An's tense body instantly relaxed, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart.

He felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly agreed to withdraw.

Before long, he returned quickly, carrying five yellowed handwritten copies, and respectfully presented them with both hands raised high above his head.

"Your Majesty, they're all here."

Zhao Yu took the manual and quickly flipped through it.

There are five books in total, each corresponding to one of the five elements and the dragon veins.

The Earth Dragon Vein's "Kun Yuan Body Protection Technique" strengthens defense.

The "Water Dragon Body" of the Water Dragon Vein is used for dodging and maneuvering to neutralize attacks.

The Golden Dragon Vein's "Qianrui Qianfeng Technique" is a wide-range attack.

The Fire Dragon Vein's "Fire Separation and Body Burning Technique" is a single-target burst attack.

The Wood Dragon Vein's "Wood Tremor Vitality Method" enhances the body's recovery ability.

Zhao Yu studied them carefully and found that each martial art had an extremely pure function, but its effects were terrifyingly powerful.

Ordinary martial arts techniques are nothing more than releasing internal energy through a specific route.

The better ones can impart special effects to internal energy, increasing its power several times over, which is the limit.

Even the best methods are just slightly more unique in effect and dozens of times more powerful.

Each of these five Dragon Vein Martial Arts Techniques has an enhancement effect of more than a hundred times!

Of course, the requirements are extremely stringent—one must possess the corresponding dragon vein bloodline and internal energy attribute; neither can be lacking.

This means that only the emperor's sons could learn these techniques.

Zhao Yu fell into deep thought.

He is protected by the Great Array of National Protection, and his defensive power is comparable to that of a terrestrial immortal. He can temporarily not use the "Kun Yuan Body Protection Technique".

The "Water Dragon Body" and "Wood Vitality Method" require more time than other techniques, so they will be temporarily put on hold.

The remaining question is whether to choose the fire element for single-target burst damage or the metal element for area-of-effect attacks.

After some deliberation, Zhao Yu picked up the book "Fire Separation Body Burning Technique".

Compared to his ability to clear large areas, his greatest weakness right now is his ability to unleash devastating single-target burst damage.

Although he was a fake emperor, he was still an emperor, and it was impossible for a real situation to arise where an emperor alone faced off against thousands of troops.

However, when facing an assassination attempt by a top expert, the ability to kill with a single blow is the key to survival.

Zhao Yu carefully put away the other four manuals, looked at Wei An who was standing obsequiously to the side, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Young Wei, the Grand Eunuch Li Fu'an of the Imperial Horse Administration passed away a few days ago. You will take over his position. It's time to move up your position as the accompanying eunuch."

Upon hearing this, Wei An froze on the spot.

The next moment, an overwhelming sense of joy washed over him!

The Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Horse Stables!

That was one of the most lucrative positions among the twelve bureaus, a high position that countless eunuchs could never hope to achieve in their entire lives!

He knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly, his forehead hitting the ground with a dull thud.

"This humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness! This humble servant will certainly serve Your Majesty with utmost devotion, even unto death!"

He was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

From an unknown eunuch in the library to the powerful eunuch in charge of the seal, it only took half a month!

This kind of encounter is like something out of a dream!

"Get up, step back."

Zhao Yu waved his hand.

Wei An kowtowed three more times before bowing deeply in gratitude and leaving the hall.

Only Zhao Yu remained in the hall.

He unfolded the animal skin scroll of "The Fire Separation and Body Burning Technique" and began to study it carefully.

This martial art is divided into four levels: initial understanding, minor mastery, great mastery, and the legendary ultimate realm.

Even a rudimentary understanding of the basics can unleash the fire dragon's inner power thirty times greater.

Even a small success can yield a hundredfold return.

At the highest level of perfection, it can reach a terrifying three hundred times!

As for the final state of perfection, the annotation states that it has not been seen in a thousand years, and the rumored level is a thousand times higher!

Like a god!

Zhao Yu didn't think much about these things. He sat down cross-legged and slowly circulated the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline in his body according to the mental techniques and incantations in the manual. He then switched his cultivation method to Fire Dragon Internal Force.

A surge of intense internal energy began to circulate through the meridians along a special route, eventually converging in the dantian and gradually forming a vortex of flames.

In an instant, Zhao Yu felt as if his insides were burning, as if he had been thrown into a fiery kiln, his whole body burning unbearably.

Just as the fire dragon's internal energy was about to go out of control, an invisible force arose out of nowhere and poured in from the top of his head, forcefully suppressing the agitation.

It's the nation's destiny protecting us!

Zhao Yu's heart stirred.

The stronger the Liang Dynasty and the more prosperous its nation, the stronger the protection it receives.

In the past, when the country was in turmoil, the nation's fortunes could enhance his cultivation talent. Now that the situation has stabilized, this power has become even more powerful and profound.

With the help of the nation's fortunes, the obstacles to cultivation have been greatly reduced.

A short while later, Zhao Yu suddenly opened his eyes and let out a low shout.

"Burning with rage!"

In an instant, crimson internal energy erupted from his body, transforming into several dragon-shaped phantoms with bared fangs and claws around him, swirling endlessly!

He casually threw a punch at a Grandmaster-level dummy in the corner of the hall, which was being used for testing.

"roar--!"

A solid, fiery dragon phantom roared out along with the force of the fist, directly blasting the iron-cast dummy into dust!

Its momentum did not diminish, leaving a scorched deep pit on the ground, the soil around the pit turning into a glassy state.

"As expected of a Dragon Vein martial art, it already possesses such power at the very beginning..."

Zhao Yu got up and walked to the bronze mirror in the hall. In the mirror, his pores were still spewing out wisps of flame, and his whole body was shrouded in a layer of light.

He's quite handsome.