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

It took Li Changqing seven full days to complete the crafting of the two external avatars.

Chen Changfeng, because the innate spiritual bone he inherited was powerful enough.

With the combined power of the evolved Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Cloud Dragon Body Refining Technique, his strength skyrocketed to the peak of the half-step Supreme Realm.

The distance to the supreme realm is only a thin veil.

However, even such a thin layer of paper cannot be easily grasped without special opportunities or one's own powerful skills.

He'll never break through that barrier in his lifetime.

Of course, as Li Changqing's clone, even if he cannot break through, his lifespan is exactly the same as Li Changqing's.

Because of the material, the body will not be damaged even after thousands or tens of thousands of years.

The only soul that could possibly die of old age, even if it is only half the size of an ordinary supreme being, is still a soul at the supreme being level.

His lifespan is the same as that of the Supreme Being.

In comparison, Nangong Qiushui's innate spiritual bones are far inferior. His strength is only at the peak of the Great Freedom Realm, still far from the Half-Step Supreme Realm.

Despite possessing sufficient martial arts skills and having the ninth level of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, he was unable to break through.

"Chen Changfeng's innate spiritual bones are sufficient even if he breaks through to the Supreme Realm in the future. Nangong Qiushui's abilities still need to be further strengthened."

Li Changqing pondered to himself.

Although their strength has reached the peak of the half-step supreme realm and the peak of the Great Freedom Realm.

However, due to their character settings, the cultivation levels they can reveal at this time are only Da Xiaoyao and Xiaoyao.

It will take some time before a breakthrough can be achieved.

"Please, fellow Daoists."

Recalling a passage from a prehistoric novel he had read in his previous life, Li Changqing raised one palm to his chest and bowed to his two clones.

Chen Changfeng and Nangong Qiushui exchanged a glance.

Both of them smiled simultaneously, each holding one hand in front of their chest.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

"Greetings, Your Excellency!!"

The three looked at each other and smiled.

"Miss Xie hasn't come in to disturb us, so it seems things haven't gotten out of hand yet."

"We can't wait any longer, let's go take a look."

The three of them changed their clothes and walked out of the secluded hall together.

A group of people gathered outside the door.

Xie Feixue stood in front of everyone, not allowing anyone to take a step forward.

"Miss Xie, the situation is extremely urgent. Since His Highness, Hero Chen, and General Nangong are all here, we should invite them out to discuss this matter."

"Especially His Highness the Regent, now only he can make the decisions."

With His Highness the Regent in charge, the decision on how to deal with the State of Qi must be made by him.

The State of Qi is eyeing us covetously.

Although Master Kongkong did not directly take action, he did show his power to intimidate others.

In particular, he discovered that they had been fooled by a fake regent for so long.

Master Kongkong was already itching to make a move.

Later, for reasons unknown, he voluntarily returned.

However, he still put enormous psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Great Zhou in Jinshui City.

Their prince has not shown up at all. Could it be that the rumors they heard before were true?

His Highness the Regent broke into the Qi Kingdom's palace at night and broke through the complete Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

Later, they encountered the patriarch of the Qi state, and the two fought a fierce battle. Although His Highness the Regent escaped unscathed, he was also injured.

So much so that after returning to Jinshui City, he went into seclusion and did not show his face even when threatened by Master Kongkong.

As for why Master Kongkong left?

The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty in Jinshui City were unaware of this.

They will never know that Master Kongkong originally intended to give them a minor punishment as a warning.

After all, he had been deceived for so long by a substitute at the Innate Realm, which greatly damaged his reputation as a Supreme Powerhouse.

Just as Master Kongkong was about to make his move, two powerful auras of Supreme Realm experts instantly locked onto him.

The enchantress Qi Yufan.

Sword God Xie Xiaoyao.

These are two opponents that Master Kongkong is extremely familiar with. Normally, even encountering one of them would be enough to give him a headache for half a day.

Now look what's happened, both of them have come.

This clearly demonstrates that the Supreme Regent Li Changqing had indeed encountered something that prevented him from making a public appearance at this time.

This should have been a good thing for Qi, but they brought in two other supreme beings.

This means that the three supreme rulers of the Great Zhou Dynasty have gathered here.

Their Qi state patriarch didn't make it here, so now only Master Kongkong is there to make things happen.

One against three.

Master Kongkong obediently withdrew, knowing better than anyone else what was going on.

With his meager abilities, he's no match for the trouble these people in front of him can cause.

He'd better be smart and pragmatic, otherwise people will have to help him be pragmatic.

At this moment, Master Kongkong even had a very strange illusion in his mind.

He felt that the Great Zhou Dynasty's goal this time was probably not just the small city of Jinshui.

The other side may want to destroy their Qi state.

The fifteen southern states have always looked to Qi for guidance.

Without the powerful state of Qi, the so-called alliance of fifteen states would be a joke.

Without the State of Qi, the fifteen southern states no longer had the means to rival the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Star Empire, and the Jin Dynasty in the north.

If the other side wants to destroy the Qi Kingdom, they will have to face five supreme experts from the 15 southern kingdoms.

"Do they really have that kind of courage? Aren't they afraid of fires breaking out in the north and east?"

The power of the Great Zhou Dynasty has always been a source of fear.

It is precisely because of this that whenever the Great Zhou Dynasty wants to take any action, the surrounding forces will respond accordingly.

Master Kongkong suddenly remembered the rumors he had heard before.

The Jin army and the steppe army were driven back.

Not only was the army driven back, but the grain and fodder that had been painstakingly gathered were also burned.

The Jin Kingdom and the grasslands are no longer able to attack the Great Zhou in the short term.

The Star Empire, isolated overseas.

Normally, it's fine to let them play a supporting role, but in critical moments, we really have to wait for the Star Empire to come to the rescue.

That would be wishful thinking.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Great Zhou to expand southward."

Master Kongkong, having figured all this out, felt a chill run down his spine.

On the other side, the soldiers of the Great Zhou were also terrified.

Little did they know that Marquis Xiaoyao Xie Xiaoyao and the first Duke of Qi, Qi Yufan, had already arrived in Jinshui City.

Thinking of the aura emanating from Master Kongkong and the army that Qi State had gathered.

They inevitably felt apprehensive.

It was for this reason that they came to Regent Li Changqing for advice.

It was at this moment that Li Changqing stepped forward, asked a few questions, and he understood the whole story.

"I already know everything. Since those treacherous dogs from Qi don't know what's good for them, then let's just wipe them out."

Li Changqing said casually.

It felt like they were discussing what to eat tonight.

The old marshal was dumbfounded.

"Your Highness, you're not joking, are you?"

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