Da Feng: From copying golden entries to becoming an immortal in the mortal world

"I am well aware of your feelings, please forgive me for saying this."

Cao Qingyang was very satisfied to see the crowd below the stage, who were full of chivalrous spirit.

So he began to lay the groundwork for his true plan.

His face was filled with helplessness, and he seemed somewhat dejected.

"What you all don't know is that..."

"This court henchman, Wei Yuan, not only recovered his cultivation level, but also broke through to the second rank of martial artist in one fell swoop."

"Given the relationship between Wei Yuan and the Empress, if our martial arts alliance were to launch a campaign to purge the court of corrupt officials, we would certainly be met with his obstruction."

"Even if Wei Yuan returns from his northern expedition severely wounded, our Martial Alliance is still no match for a second-rank martial artist!"

Upon hearing this, the audience fell silent.

The original surging chivalrous spirit of the martial arts world, as well as the anger towards the imperial court, vanished instantly.

At this moment, a young disciple from the Mad Blade Sect quietly asked his master beside him.

"Master, are second-rank martial artists truly invincible?"

"As Alliance Leader Cao once said, our Martial Alliance is surrounded by heroes from all over the world. Fifth-rank masters are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and fourth-rank experts are everywhere."

"Even Alliance Leader Cao is a rare powerhouse at the half-step extraordinary level... Even if he can't defeat the lackey Wei Yuan, don't we still have our Martial Alliance's ancestor?"

In response to the young disciple's question.

The elder of the Mad Blade Sect remained calm and still, unable to bear revealing the truth.

After all, young heroes generally yearn for a life of high spirits and riding through the world.

The elder finally sighed and slowly explained:

"To defeat a third-rank martial artist, one can overwhelm them with numbers and exhaust their life force until they die. However, to defeat a second-rank martial artist, numbers alone are useless."

"Unless ten peak third-rank martial artists combine their strength in a formation, they can only slightly defeat a second-rank martial artist and bring him down."

"In a life-or-death battle, these ten peak third-rank martial artists, using all their skills, would undoubtedly die against a second-rank martial artist!"

"This is based on the premise that we can gather ten peak third-rank martial artists."

"But looking across the entire Great Feng Dynasty and the entire Nine Provinces Continent, there aren't even ten third-rank martial artists to be found. In fact, they're not even at the peak of the third rank."

"Even our ancestor was only at the peak of the third rank..."

Upon hearing this, the young disciple immediately lost all his spirits, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

Seeing this, the elder of the Mad Blade Sect began to comfort him:

"Fool, don't be discouraged."

"The fact that Alliance Leader Cao has been able to hold the position of Alliance Leader for decades speaks volumes about his strength and shrewdness. The fact that he can say this in front of everyone shows that he is confident."

"We'll just listen patiently."

At this moment, some impatient martial arts practitioners immediately shouted:

"Anyone fearless enough to follow me into the capital to assassinate the Empress?"

"I don't believe Wei Yuan can guard the Empress every day. Isn't he afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?"

Many people who knew about Wei Yuan's intelligence immediately started shouting:

"That's true!"

"Unless Wei Yuan wants to share a meal with his mother and daughter, given his character, he would never stay by the Empress's side so closely."

"At most, we'll send out powerful subordinates to guard outside the Empress's palace at all times."

As everyone spoke with great enthusiasm, the topic, which was originally about purging the emperor's inner circle of corrupt officials, inadvertently shifted to the pleasures enjoyed by Wei Yuan and the empress.

After all, people in the underworld have all sorts of people in their circles, and they can come up with all sorts of dirty jokes without hesitation.

"I've heard that once a martial artist reaches the third rank of the extraordinary realm, even if their head is severed, they can instantly reassemble it."

"Or if an arm is severed, it can be discarded and quickly regenerated."

"If I were Wei Yuan, the first thing I would do upon becoming a second-rank military officer is to reclaim my identity as a true and honorable man."

"The second thing, well, that's something else entirely."

"Naturally, I'll have the Empress check whether my restoration to my status as a proper man is acceptable."

One of them corrected:

"She's no longer the Empress; she should be called the Empress Dowager."

Another person responded enthusiastically: "The Empress Dowager is wonderful! The Empress Dowager is of even higher status than the Empress."

In my opinion, dealing with the Empress Dowager is worse than dealing with Wei Yuan.