Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

"What?"

Li Changsheng could hardly believe his ears. Had he misheard?

"That's right, it's the 13th grandson of the emperor. The eldest son of His Highness the Prince of Qin, the one who disappeared ten years ago."

There was no sign of anything unusual on Li Changqing's face.

It feels like a trivial matter.

"That place is not safe!"

Li Changsheng quickly accepted this reality, and he even considered it seriously from his younger brother's perspective.

"Fortunately, you are quite capable and have some ability to protect yourself. But the more capable you are, the more dangerous it is for you."

The imperial grandson, who had just been found, was already vulnerable to being targeted.

If he then displays exceptional martial arts talent, he could become embroiled in the struggle for the throne.

To be honest, Li Changsheng didn't think this was a good path.

"If your future pursuit is martial arts, you might as well give up this identity."

This is advice from the older brother.

But Li Changqing himself didn't think so. He shook his head and said, "It's precisely because I'm pursuing the martial arts that I need to go. The Great Zhou Armory, and the forbidden areas of various sects. With my current status, just gathering information would take a lot of time. But if I were a grandson of the Great Zhou Emperor, the situation would be different."

Different identities naturally lead to different levels of achievement.

At that time, Li Changqing will be in contact with the world's top resources.

That's why he wants to go back.

In addition, cultivating the Cloud Dragon Body Refining Technique to a high level requires a lot of spiritual medicines and rare and precious materials.

Collecting things slowly by yourself is undoubtedly very inefficient.

Now that I finally have such a cheap identity, I can save myself a lot of time and energy.

Li Changqing was even more unwilling to give up.

"Very well! After handing over the matter of Shanhai County to my father-in-law, I will find a way to go to Kyoto to lend you a hand."

"Big brother?"

Li Changqing looked up in surprise.

"What, now that your status and position are different, you're not going to acknowledge me as your brother anymore?"

"How could that be? My brother will always be my brother. It's just that this trip is dangerous..."

Although Li Changqing didn't care about the danger, he was unwilling to let Li Changsheng, his sister-in-law, and niece take the risk together.

"I also want to pursue the path of martial arts! Although I can't compare to you, I have my own path to walk."

Li Changsheng's tone was resolute.

He has always been like this. Li Changsheng knows what he wants and how he should get it.

"There's one more thing, concerning the Heavenly Divine Skill."

"The Heaven-Reaching Divine Skill, that Heaven-Reaching Divine Skill that's hailed as the number one divine skill in the world?"

The Tongtian Divine Skill is very famous; even Li Changqing, an outsider in the martial arts world, had heard of it before.

This divine skill is similar to the Yi Jin Jing and the Sunflower Manual.

It belongs to the Great Zhou Dynasty and is the most famous and top-tier martial arts technique.

"Um."

Li Changsheng nodded.

"My father-in-law previously obtained one of the twelve golden statues from the Tongtian Divine Skill. According to the description on it, after successfully cultivating it, a martial artist can break through to the Supreme Realm."

Generally speaking, martial arts can be divided into four major realms.

Acquired martial artists, strictly speaking, are just ordinary people who are more skilled.

After breaking through to the Innate Realm, one can easily scale walls and rooftops. Only martial artists at this level can be considered truly accomplished and can be called martial arts masters.

To become even stronger means breaking through to the late stage of the Innate Realm and reaching the Profound Realm. In the martial arts world, this is called a Grandmaster, and that is the true master.

Moreover, the gap between different levels of the Tongxuan realm can sometimes be greater than the gap between the Houtian and Tongxuan realms.

Those who can break through to the Profound Realm are known as Martial Arts Supremes.

In the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there are only three such martial arts masters.

Not to mention, he broke through to the Supreme Realm.

According to the information Li Changqing had previously received, the Supreme Realm was the highest realm for martial artists, and no one had been able to advance further in the past thousand years.

But now Li Changsheng says that martial artists can actually take their skills to the next level.

This made Li Changqing extremely eager to know the truth.

"Where is that thing? Could I borrow it to examine it?"

If the item belonged to Li Changsheng, Li Changqing wouldn't even need to ask. Given the brotherly relationship between them, the item could be shared.

But if the east and west belong to Nan Zhentian, the situation is different.

"The thing is missing! After killing those people, my father-in-law and I went to look for it. The thing that was supposed to be hidden in the secret compartment has long since disappeared."

"Perhaps this was a trap from the very beginning! I originally thought their target might be our canal gang. Now it seems that someone probably knew your identity beforehand."

There was no need for Li Changsheng to continue.

Li Changqing understood immediately.

"Coming for me?"

Upon closer reflection, it does seem quite possible.

Du Daniu had been infiltrating the canal gang for six months prior to this.

From obtaining the item from Nan Zhentian to attracting a pursuit from the martial arts world...

All of this makes perfect sense.

If Li Changqing were truly the thirteenth prince's grandson, and he died a violent death in the previous battle, no one would think much of it.

All I can say is that the world of martial arts is dangerous.

As for who secretly received orders to take his life?

Without a doubt, it's Du Daniu.

The two knew each other before, but their relationship wasn't particularly good.

In the past six months, Du Daniu has become Li Changqing's number one lackey.

This situation would be absolutely impossible if the other party didn't deliberately approach them.

"A clever plan..."

Li Changqing nodded.

These things cannot withstand scrutiny; based on the information they have already obtained, everything leads to this result.

"I told you, Kyoto won't be peaceful."

The look in Li Changsheng's eyes as he looked at Li Changqing was a mixture of worry and concern.

"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. That's all there is to it..."

"Aren't you curious about who's trying to harm you?"

Seeing that his younger brother didn't seem to care, Li Changsheng couldn't help but ask with concern.

Even though Li Changqing was highly skilled and possessed the cultivation level of the Profound Realm.

Even facing the hidden dangers in Kyoto, he couldn't guarantee his safety.

"It's either the brothers of the Prince of Qin's mansion, or the Crown Prince and several other princes' doing. The latter is unlikely, and I can't affect their interests for the time being. On the contrary, it's my own brothers in the Prince of Qin's mansion..."

The probability of the King of Qin successfully seizing the throne was extremely high.

What they are fighting for now may very well be the future throne.

Even disregarding the issue of the throne, a real princely title is enough to drive people crazy.

The struggle for the crown prince position has always been brutal.

Although Li Changqing had never seen it in person, he had seen it on television quite a bit.

"Just be prepared! When are you planning to leave? Your sister-in-law and I..."

"No! I won't meet with my sister-in-law and niece to avoid any unnecessary trouble."

The mastermind, lurking in the shadows, began making arrangements six months ago.

The deeper Li Changqing's entanglements with his sister-in-law and niece, the greater the chance they will be implicated.

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