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Chu State, Imperial City—

Chu Jingshan sat on the throne in his study, looking at the three people in front of him with a blank expression.

These three are the leaders of Tianfa Pavilion, Qingshan Sect, and Kaiyuan Sect.

The three sect leaders exchanged glances, their eyes revealing the helplessness in each other's expressions.

They were not happy about the missions they were assigned.

But since this was the ancestor's request, they had no choice but to comply.

While discussing the capture of Wang Shu, the three Taiqing Realm experts, including Tianfa Zhenren, also took the opportunity to discuss how to deal with the Chu Kingdom.

Chu Jingshan has the potential to advance to Dao Lord, and if we wait for him to do so, it will be troublesome.

Then why not take advantage of the situation and eliminate the opponent before they advance to the next level, when they are still only a True Monarch of the Cave Profound Realm, and divide the entire Chu Kingdom into three parts, with each of the three major sects taking one.

This arduous task was assigned to the sect leaders of the three major sects.

With the three sect leaders at the Dao Lord realm, it wouldn't be difficult for them to deal with Chu Jingshan.

However, when the Chu Kingdom falls into chaos, countless people will die, and they will each have to bear the enormous consequences.

However, now that the cause and effect are shared by the three of them, it's much better.

The Pavilion Master of Tianfa Pavilion cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Jingshan: "Why should Your Majesty refuse? As long as Your Majesty is willing to pay tribute and become a vassal state of our three major sects, we three will not try to exterminate Your Majesty."

Chu Jingshan coldly stared at the three sect leaders and said firmly, "I am the ruler of the Chu Kingdom, how could I possibly submit to you?"

"Lord Yu, you sects are insatiable. If you submit to us, all the resources of my Chu Kingdom will belong to you, and the people of Chu will be enslaved and bullied by you."

"Personally, I am the ruler of a powerful dynasty. If I were to submit to them, the dynasty's fortunes would decline, and within a few hundred years, the state of Chu would surely perish. Wouldn't I still have to die then?"

The sect leader of Kaiyuan Sect continued to persuade him: "Your Majesty is the True Lord of the Profound Realm. Even if the Chu Kingdom can only last for a few hundred years, Your Majesty will have several hundred years to live."

"Over the past few centuries, Your Majesty could have found other ways to solve the problem. Moreover, Your Majesty is also aware that Your Majesty is more suited to cultivating the mystical arts than this method of governing the dynasty."

"If Your Majesty is willing to submit, as the sect leader of Kaiyuan Sect, I can allow Your Majesty to cultivate the supreme techniques of my sect."

"This method can lead to the Great Clarity, isn't it better than His Majesty's current cultivation of the Dynasty?"

Chu Jingshan laughed angrily: "Do you even believe what you say?"

"Those who cultivate the dynasty cultivate alongside the nation. If the Chu kingdom falls, I will also perish. To expect me to grovel and submit for the sake of surviving for another hundred years? What a pipe dream!"

The three sect leaders exchanged another glance, then shook their heads in resignation.

They originally wanted Chu Jingshan to submit directly, so they wouldn't have to bear the consequences.

The three sect leaders were self-aware enough to realize that they would never be able to cultivate to the Taiqing realm in this lifetime.

But what if the opportunity comes along? Maybe they'll get lucky and become Taiqing?

If one were to truly bear this immense karmic burden, the already difficult probability of reaching the Taiqing Realm would become even lower, almost nonexistent.

However, since the patriarch had given the order, they dared not disobey and all said in deep voices, "In that case, we have no choice but to take action."

Chu Jingshan laughed heartily: "Why didn't you just do this earlier? Why all the pretense!"

at this time,

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the study.

The three sect leaders frowned and looked over, only to see more than twenty Confucian cultivators arriving, led by Zilu and Zimo.

Upon seeing that the visitors were merely ordinary people, the three sect leaders at the Dao Lord realm paid them no mind, assuming they were just some loyal ministers of the Chu Kingdom.

As the ruler of the Yun Dynasty, Chu Jingshan also bestowed titles upon many officials, but the highest rank among them was only that of the Outer Realm.

The three major sects could easily send any of their Dongxuan True Monarchs to handle those external matters.

The destruction of the Chu Kingdom was not a troublesome matter for the three major sects of the Eastern Emperor Realm.

Zilu and Zimo did not look at the three sect leaders, but bowed to Chu Jingshan and said, "Your Majesty, we are late in coming to your rescue."

Upon seeing these Confucian scholars, Chu Jingshan's gloomy expression vanished, and he smiled, saying, "My dear ministers, you may dispense with the formalities!"

"These thieves are to be dealt with by you, my esteemed ministers."

"Although I lack the ability to confront them directly, I will use my position as the ruler of this dynasty to cheer you all on, so that you may utterly exterminate these traitors!"

Zilu, Zimo, and the others cupped their hands and said, "As you command!"

The three sect leaders finally realized something was wrong.

Just after these mortals received their orders, the leading mortals suddenly changed their aura, as if the Great Dao was accompanying them, making them seem like the masters of the Dao.

They were actually Dao Lords!

……

At the same moment, in Shoushan County, at Shouhu Lake—

The three Saints of the Taiqing Realm acted simultaneously, thinking that capturing Wang Shu was a sure thing, but they did not expect Qin Zijun to appear out of nowhere, ruining all their plans.

The three Taiqing Realm experts stared in shock as the old man, who had seemed like he could be blown away by a gust of wind, suddenly changed his appearance and exuded an incredible aura that swept across the six directions and eight wastelands!

That mysterious and profound aura was similar to that of the Taiqing Realm, yet not entirely the same.

However, seeing that he could contend with three Taiqing Realm experts with just his aura, it was clear that this old fellow also possessed the strength of the Taiqing Realm!

"How is this possible?!"

Even with the mindset of someone at the Taiqing Realm, Tianfa Zhenren and the others felt their minds tremble.

A seventy-year-old man, an old man whose life essence was almost depleted, actually displayed the power of the Taiqing Realm.

Taiqing, at seventy years old, is this Great Dao playing a joke on me?!

Although the three were shocked, they were quick to put their skills to use.

With a flick of his sleeve, Master Qingshan unleashed a torrent of primordial energy, like ink staining rice paper, transforming the world into a boundless and lightless primordial land.

The three of them had previously joined forces to set up a restriction to isolate this void, so there was no need to worry about the three Taiqing Realm cultivators taking action and bringing a cataclysmic disaster to the Eastern Emperor Realm.

The Taiqing Realm possesses the power to return all things to chaos, evolve into the void, and even create a small world, much like the creation of heaven and earth.

Even a Dao Lord, who is the master of the Dao, can have their Great Dao easily obliterated and be killed at will.

With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Law Master caused countless stars to tilt from the void, each star a prototype of a small world, falling towards Qin Zijun like shooting stars.

Master Xuan Yue condensed a drop of his essence blood, which merged into the void, causing time around him to freeze as if in amber, birds to hover in the air, and water to remain still!

This is the Taiqing Realm, where a single drop of essence blood can freeze time!

Qin Zijun's body swelled up dramatically, and nine Dao patterns emerged from the depths of her skin, like totems from the beginning of time.

Every line and pattern embodies the reverence and order of etiquette held by all people.

He didn't back down an inch, and threw a punch.

This punch carries an order that compels everything to obey.

Wherever it goes, chaos recedes, yin and yang return to one, and even the Great Dao and the void must abide by its rules!

This is the Confucian concept of "rites"!

Immediately afterwards, Qin Zijun struck out with her left palm, on which another "principle" was engraved.

That is the principle of heaven and earth, the principle of humankind, the justice and reason that emperors, generals, peddlers and laborers alike believe in.

At the same time, it is also a universe law that ordinary people can observe, learn and master on their own!

Gravity, strong interaction, weak interaction, and electromagnetic force.

Gravity, friction, resistance, centripetal force.

This "principle" is the principle of heaven and earth, the principle of the universe, and also—physics!

In an instant, the void shattered.

The Primordial Qi of True Man Qingshan was broken, the Void Creation of True Man Tianfa collapsed, and the time that True Man Xuanyue had stopped began to flow again.

Qin Zijun laughed loudly, feeling extremely exhilarated. He unleashed countless punches, using "propriety" as a foundation and "reason" to suppress the three Taiqing Realm Saints, forcing them to retreat step by step.

At this time,

The three Taiqing Realm Saints all changed their expressions.

Suddenly, two divine lights crossed the void from afar and landed on Qin Zijun's hands, turning into two books.

The books are thick and heavy.

One of the books is called "Virtue," which contains the maxims of sages, the integrity of virtuous people, and the moral conduct of humankind.

Another book is called "Li" (理), which records the methods of craftsmen, farming techniques, physics, and chemistry.

With these two books in hand, one is about virtue, which teaches and enlightens all people, instilling benevolence in all beings;

One principle is reason, which involves investigating things to acquire knowledge, so that all things have their own rules.

The two combined to form a vast and magnificent scroll of civilization, pressing down on the three Taiqing Realm experts like Mount Tai!

"Supreme Dao Soldier?!"

All three Taiqing Realm experts were thrown into a panic.