All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Chapter 151 The Legend of the Emperor (on set)

Xu Ziling didn't finish his sentence, but Zhang Cheng already understood what he meant: "Oh, so after you went out, you found yourselves on a snow-covered mountain."

Xu Ziling nodded. Kou Zhong chimed in, "Master, have we really arrived in the Immortal Realm? Otherwise, why would we suddenly be here?"

The two of them had been hypnotized by Zhang Cheng, and they only remembered that one moment they were standing in that jewel-encrusted tunnel, and the next moment they were in this magnificent palace.

If it were merely a change to a more luxurious place, the two could barely accept it. But upon leaving the palace, they were met with a vast, snow-covered mountain.

The wind was biting cold, the snow was pristine, and the snow-capped peaks stretched to the horizon, seemingly endless.

The highest mountain they had ever seen in their lives was nothing more than a small hill about a hundred feet high outside Yangzhou City; they had never witnessed such a sight. A gust of cold wind jolted them both back to their senses.

The distance from Yangzhou to this snow-capped mountain peak is more than ten thousand miles. To be transported here overnight, how could they not be astonished? After much thought, they could only speculate that it was something supernatural.

Zhang Cheng sensed the friendly forces on the two people and, seeing that they had completely submitted, explained, "This place is indeed not the world you originally came from, but it is not some immortal realm either. You will understand the differences between the two places later."

As for how I got here, I don't intend to tell you for now. It's not that I don't trust you, but there are some things in this world that you can't keep quiet just because you want to. So for now, it's best to maintain some mystery.

As Zhang Cheng spoke, he snapped his fingers, causing Kou Zhong to lose his composure and, under Xu Ziling's gaze, to tell an embarrassing story.

Then, using the same method, he snapped his fingers to wake Kou Zhong, knocked Xu Ziling unconscious, and made him confess to something as well.

Upon seeing such a method, the two exchanged a glance, their admiration growing stronger.

Zhang Cheng ignored the two and returned to his courtyard to practice the Qi circulation route of the Longevity Manual he had obtained from Kou and Xu.

The Northern Darkness True Qi inherently possesses the ability to transform Yin and Yang, while the Lesser Formless Skill and the White Rainbow Palm are also adept at the precise manipulation of internal energy. With the foundation of these three martial arts, it wouldn't be difficult for Zhang Cheng to replicate the two men's energy manipulation techniques.

He went through Kou Zhong's icy Qi circulation route and Xu Ziling's fiery route, and then tried to make the two streams of true Qi run parallel in his body.

Two streams of true energy, one cold and one hot, separate from the dantian, travel along different meridians without interfering with each other, and eventually converge back into the dantian, forming a complete cycle.

Soon after, everyone in the Spirit Palace gradually woke up.

Zhang Cheng shared the secrets of the "Longevity Formula" on Qi circulation with Wu and Li. After the meal, he gathered the disciples of Lingjiu Palace and announced that he had accepted Kou and Xu as his personal disciples.

Then Zhang Cheng once again put Kou and Xu into a dazed state, and led everyone back to the Tang Dynasty world.

Seeing this, Wu Xingyun couldn't help but say, "Since you're willing to take them both as disciples, they'll inevitably have to come and go from this place frequently. Aren't you tired of knocking them unconscious every time?"

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Consider it a small test. Let's see when they can withstand my divine sense intrusion."

As they spoke, Zhang Cheng released Kou and Xu from their soul-capturing state. The two slowly awoke, looking around blankly, only to find themselves back in that glittering tunnel.

Zhang Cheng originally planned to take Xiao Yu, Kou, and Xu to Yangzhou City to redeem the people himself. However, Li Qiushui volunteered to take on the task.

Zhang Cheng transmitted his voice, "Then, like yesterday, shall I go with you just in case?"

Li Qiushui responded telepathically: "Didn't we already scout out Yangzhou City yesterday? There are currently no experts in the city who can threaten me."

Even if a powerful expert were to pass by, I am new to this realm and have no grudges against them; they might not necessarily cause me any trouble. Sect Leader, there's no need to worry.

Zhang Cheng looked at her suspiciously: "Sister Li doesn't seem like the type to meddle in these two boys' business. What's she planning?"

Li Qiushui smiled slightly and did not hide anything: "Hasn't the sect leader always wanted to find a suitable person to help govern the country? In the current chaotic world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there are quite a few capable ministers with names and surnames. Isn't the sect leader tempted?"

, 7

Zhang Cheng had certainly considered this possibility. However, he knew that the combat power in the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty was quite high, and since they were newcomers, they needed to think things through before going out to compete with others for people.

Anyway, Yang Guang is still alive, so they have plenty of time.

Zhang Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's talk about this after we've cultivated to the point where we can't improve any further."

Li Qiushui nodded and did not insist: "The sect leader is right. Then I will take the two of them to redeem the people first."

The three quickly left the tunnel, exited the dome, and headed towards Yangzhou City. About an hour later, Li Qiushui returned with Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

Behind her followed a woman, about twenty years old, with a timid expression. She tightly clutched a coarse cloth bundle in her arms, keeping her head down and following behind Li Qiushui, not daring to look around.

In addition, Li Qiushui was also supporting a large stack of books with her internal strength, almost as tall as a person.

Zhang Cheng instructed Xiao Yu to take Wei Zhenzhen back to Lingjiu Palace for resettlement, then looked at Li Qiushui and asked telepathically, "What are these?"

Li Qiushui responded telepathically: "These are books that I purchased from Mr. Tian Wentian, a great Confucian scholar in Yangzhou, with the help of Master Shi."

Although the sect leader said that this world has the same history as our world, there must be some special reasons why such a system could be formed with the variable of spiritual energy and the powerful individual martial arts.

I have learned the language of this world through divine sense, and I'm preparing to see if I can find any clues in these books.

"Then do as you please." Zhang Cheng didn't have much hope for this. There weren't that many reasons for it; it was simply because this was a fictional world. But if Li Qiushui wanted to see it, he would let her.

Half a month passed like this.

During this period, everyone continued to eat and sleep in the Spirit Palace, and spent the rest of their time cultivating in the Tang Dynasty world.

As Zhang Cheng and the others grew stronger, they gradually lowered the alert level.

Initially, only disciples at the level of commander of nine departments or above were allowed to go out. Later, even ordinary disciples were allowed to go to Yangzhou City in groups to buy daily necessities, as long as they did not cause trouble.

As for the local forces, Shi Long had already made arrangements. Everyone in the martial arts world of Yangzhou now knows that a new female sect called the "Xiaoyao Sect" has arrived.

During these two weeks, Zhang Cheng paid special attention to teaching Kou and Xu.

Back in the world of Tianlong, he noticed that after Kumārajīva's strength greatly improved, he could once again provide him with progress. He had also considered training Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling to see if he could exploit this loophole.

However, he was already close to level four at that time, and the requirements for every bit of progress were extremely demanding. As for Mu and Zhong, they were not considered main characters in the original storyline, and their talent ceiling was also limited, so he gave up on this plan.

-

But Kou and Xu are different. They are the protagonists of the world of Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, and their talents are among the best in this world.

If Zhang Cheng wanted to verify whether the experts he personally trained could be used to rack up points, these two were undoubtedly the most suitable models. Therefore, he spared no effort in teaching them.

During this period, he passed on the Dragon Subduing Palm to Kou Zhong and ordered people to find the rare artifact from the Tianlong World, the Ice Silkworm.

This item is known as the coldest thing in the world in the Tianlong world. Zhang Cheng asked Kou Zhong to keep it with him and absorb its cold energy for his training.

During this process, Zhang Cheng miraculously discovered that after the Ice Silkworm arrived in this world, it was able to absorb the cold air between heaven and earth to strengthen itself, which greatly increased its value.

As for Xu Ziling, Zhang Cheng taught him the One-Finger Divine Skill and handed him the Yi Jin Jing, saying it was a Buddhist scripture and that he should read and study it often.

Whether or not Xu Ziling can master its true essence depends entirely on his own destiny.

In addition, Zhang Cheng also passed on the "Divine Foot Scripture," a technique that becomes more ferocious the more it is damaged, to the two of them.

The characteristics of this technique perfectly complemented the rapid recovery of Kou and Xu's vital energy, making it a match made in heaven.

Zhang Cheng naturally didn't miss out on Lingbo Weibu, the signature light-foot technique of the Xiaoyao Sect, and passed it on to the two of them as well.

In this way, the two boys, who hadn't even left the beginner village yet, were armed from head to toe. In terms of martial arts prowess, even the core disciples of the major sects in this world didn't have such a luxurious setup.

Li Qiushui had gone through all the books that You Wen had brought, but still found nothing.

The records in the ancient books of this world are exactly the same as those in the Tianlong world. The annotations of those great scholars and the writing style of the historians are exactly the same as what she remembers.

However, she didn't gain nothing. Li Qiushui discovered that the weapons and armor from the Tianlong World would have a slight increase in strength after being acquired in this world.

However, the improvement was too small, far from enough to compensate for the huge boost brought about by the power of heaven and earth drawn by the experts of this realm.

While instructing the Twin Dragons these past few days, Zhang Cheng has not neglected his own cultivation.

Although he was unable to integrate the Longevity Qi into the Taiyin Xiaoyao Technique, the two streams of Longevity Qi within his body were already operating stably, with Yin and Yang mutually generating each other.

The internal energy in the dantian was almost entirely replaced by the true energy obtained by absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

On this day, Zhang Cheng finished his meditation as usual, looked inward at his dantian, and found that the last few strands of internal energy had finally been completely refined.

Zhang Cheng knew that it was no longer possible to improve through seclusion as before in the short term. If he wanted to make further progress, he either needed to spend time and effort accumulating knowledge and skills over time, or he needed a new opportunity.

If that's the case, it's time to go out for a walk.

He summoned Wu Xingyun and the others, saying, "I'm preparing to go to Luoyang to see if there's an opportunity to use telepathic soul-searching to control Yang Guang."

Be careful in Yangzhou. If things go wrong, retreat back to the gate.

This underground space has undergone several renovations and its interior has become intricate and complex.

Finding a hidden door in the wall in this maze-like underground is no easy task.

Moreover, even if the other side does manage to find the portal and catch up to the Tianlong World, they won't be able to utilize the power of heaven and earth like they did in the Tang Dynasty World. It's hard to say who will be stronger.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "The sect leader has finally taken action. Should I go with my senior sister?"

Wu Xingyun also said, "Or you can bring the teleportation portal with you, and we can retreat back to the Tianlong World for the time being."

Zhang Cheng shook his head: "No need to worry. I'm just going to take a look first. If things don't look good, I'll just come back." Everyone knew that he had made up his mind, so they didn't try to persuade him any further.

With Zhang Cheng's current cultivation level, if he weren't worried about attracting too much attention, he could have arrived in Luoyang in a single day. Even though he's deliberately concealing his tracks, it's only been three days since he arrived.

The city of Luoyang at the end of the Sui Dynasty was much more magnificent than that of the Northern Song Dynasty, though it's possible that this was due to the rather bizarre technological advancements of this world.

Zhang Cheng used his divine sense to interfere with others' perceptions, and walked unimpeded into Luoyang City, making his way through the streets and alleys towards the imperial city.

The local people, merchants, and patrolling officials along the way would involuntarily look away when their eyes swept over him, as if he were just a moving stone, not worth paying any attention to at all.

The Ziwei Palace was located in the northwest of the city, with towering walls and strict security. Not only were there guards every five steps and sentries every ten steps, but also troop of imperial guards patrolled back and forth.

However, these were meaningless to Zhang Cheng. He scaled the palace wall, casually knocked out a lone guard, dragged him to a secluded spot, and used telepathy to find out Yang Guang's whereabouts. He then donned the guard's armor and went straight there.

According to the guard, Yang Guang was bathing with his concubines in the Warm Green Fragrance Pool. Zhang Cheng used his divine sense to easily bypass the guards along the way and sneaked into the palace located by the pool.

The hall was filled with steam and a warm, fragrant aroma. The floor was paved with white jade and draped with golden silk curtains. In the center stood a huge bathing pool with crystal-clear water and colorful flower petals floating on its surface.

Yang Guang had finished bathing and changed into a loose, bright yellow robe. He was half-lying on a soft couch by the pool, embracing several concubines on his left and right.

More than ten palace maids stood by the pond, holding round fans and slowly waving them to bring a cool breeze to Yang Guang and his concubines.

Zhang Cheng, hiding behind a dragon-carved stone pillar, was about to use his telepathic powers to subdue everyone in the hall at once when he suddenly heard Yang Guang in the center of the hall shout, "Who goes there!"

This powerful voice, imbued with inner strength, exploded like thunder, instantly resounding throughout the entire Ziwei Palace.

Zhang Cheng hadn't expected Yang Guang to be such a skilled fighter. Now that his whereabouts had been exposed, he decided to stop hiding and leap out from behind the stone pillar where he was concealing himself, pouncing forward, ready to fight head-on.

But at the very moment he made his move, among the palace maids who were fanning themselves, a woman with a small mole on the corner of her mouth suddenly ripped off her outer garment, revealing a white, half-sleeved outfit underneath, as if she were a magical girl transforming, along with a long sword that had been hidden away earlier.

Without uttering a word, the woman drew her sword and thrust it towards Yang Guang!

The moment Zhang Cheng saw this person, he knew he had been affected.

Yang Guang's shout just now wasn't because he had discovered his presence, but because he had noticed the assassin disguised as a palace maid. He just happened to be there at that moment and jumped out himself.

But now that they've already shown themselves, stopping this woman is the priority. After all, a living Yang Guang is far more valuable than a dead one.

He turned and lunged at the female assassin. But before he could make a move, Yang Guang's furious shout, "You're courting death!" shook the palace.

He abruptly pushed away the concubine in his arms, and a large amount of black true energy suddenly surged from his body, condensing into a menacing black dragon behind him.

The black dragon was several meters long, with scales and claws, and a ferocious face. Although it was a phantom, it seemed to be alive, hovering and roaming in mid-air, exuding a chilling aura.

Yang Guang sidestepped, avoiding the white-clad woman's thrust to his chest, and then delivered a powerful backhand punch to her abdomen.

"Bang!" The woman was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the wall of the main hall and creating a spiderweb-like dent.