Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

It must be that evil spirit!

The woman in green's expression changed drastically. The old woman's description of this fool's behavior was something no human being could do.

Sure enough, the "monk" who was suspected of being a Southeast Asian sorcerer had no good intentions!

The reason for leaving this evil artifact, which attracts vengeful spirits, in the village is to let it draw that evil spirit away!

The seal on the coffin has been destroyed, and there is no way to repair it now that we've crossed into the heart of this primeval forest.

He knew very well that the Soul-Sealing Jar could not hold the evil spirit for long and that it would break free sooner or later; this was inevitable.

Since that's the case, why not take the initiative to guide this matter?

He probably knew that evil spirits would try to possess someone after they escaped.

This is a vast primeval forest, sparsely populated, so finding someone here is no easy task.

Although I have met sorcerers in Southeast Asia, I do not know what their evil magic is all about. Perhaps after the evil spirits are freed, they will become even more terrifying if they cannot find anyone to possess them in the short term.

This is actually quite easy to understand; after possessing another body, one becomes subject to the constraints of human flesh and blood.

If that's the case, keeping this evil artifact that attracts vengeful spirits and leading the evil spirit to this village established by refugees, allowing it to successfully possess a person's body, is better than letting it roam freely in this primeval forest.

"What happened to those thieves afterward?"

When she asked this question, the woman in green already had a vague answer in her mind.

"Dead, all of them are dead."

The old woman sighed deeply.

"At first, the leader of that gang of thieves even ordered his men to attack the idiot."

However, as soon as these people get close to him, they collapse without warning. Some convulse and vomit blood after falling, while others don't even react after falling.

Soon, no one dared to step forward anymore, and they only dared to attack from a distance with hidden weapons such as darts and sleeve arrows.

However, these remote attacks had no effect whatsoever.

Most of the time, when a hidden weapon is about to hit a fool, it will inexplicably change direction and avoid his body.

The few hidden weapons that did hit him had no effect whatsoever, not even stopping him in his tracks.

Faced with a monster that kept reaping lives but could never be killed, the bandits all collapsed and fled out of the village.

Unfortunately, by then it was too late for them to run.

The fool suddenly accelerated, faster than anyone I've ever seen, and blocked the entrance to the village before the first thief could rush out.

Then, one by one, the thieves fell down, and not a single one of them could get past the fool.

Finally, knowing he had no chance of escape, the bandit leader, while his men stalled for time, personally killed the few martial artists who had previously hidden in our village, and then committed suicide.

That's terrifying! No wonder that "monk" did that!

The straight-line distance from here to that meteorite crater is thirty or forty kilometers.

This shows that the evil spirit, even without a physical body, still has the ability to move!

If it hadn't been attracted here by the "monk's" magical artifact and possessed that fool, but instead had gone in another direction to a densely populated place, such as Fang County, it would have been different.

What could happen? I can't even imagine!

By the sixteenth year of the Jiajing reign, he and Zhao Xixian had already established themselves in the Ming Dynasty. Utilizing knowledge from later generations, they had made some progress and amassed a capital of over a thousand taels of silver.

The original plan was for him to run the business discreetly and continue to accumulate capital, while Zhao Xixian would be responsible for cultivating relationships with officials to provide a protective umbrella for the business.

The two supported each other and lived a good life in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Xixian was not giving up on the path of the imperial examination and kept practicing calligraphy in traditional Chinese characters. Let him be; if he succeeds, great; if not, it doesn't matter.

However, by chance, the two encountered a battle in the martial arts world and met a martial arts master with internal energy for the first time.

From that moment on, everything changed!

Since their transmigration, everything the two have encountered has been consistent with their understanding of the Ming Dynasty, leading them to believe that this is a parallel world that perfectly matches history.

However, the emergence of masters of internal energy shattered this perception!

Although martial arts novels were once extremely popular in later generations, in reality, the concept of internal energy has never existed.

In reality, both internal and external martial arts are essentially fighting techniques. The term "internal strength" in these martial arts terms actually refers to the methods of regulating breathing and generating power.

It is completely different from the "internal strength" that can be continuously increased through cultivation in martial arts novels.

The earliest systematic martial arts techniques for circulating internal energy, cultivating internal strength, and increasing internal power appeared in martial arts novels during the Republican era.

Its prototype appeared in novels from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

But in real history, internal energy should not exist!

After discovering the existence of "internal energy," Zhao Xixian concluded that the two of them had not traveled to an ancient world based on real history, but rather to the world of a martial arts novel or even a martial arts film or television drama.

To verify his conjecture, Zhao Xixian specifically inquired about masters of internal martial arts from government officials and people from all walks of life he had met.

After gathering information from various sources, several strange things were discovered.

Although there are masters of internal energy in this world, there are no major righteous or evil sects with profound martial arts lineages, as is common in later martial arts novels. There are only some gangs.

However, Zhao Xixian still insisted that it was a transmigration story, only that neither of them had read the novel.

His belief is not without basis.

Among the information I gathered, there was one very strange thing.

That is, the legends about masters of internal martial arts include gang leaders, cult elders, and even notorious bandits, but there are no people from the imperial court!

In real history, it was common practice to learn literary and martial arts skills and then sell them to the imperial family.

Given the formidable martial prowess of the internal energy masters they had witnessed, serving the imperial court could have yielded quite good treatment, and becoming a military officer through the military examinations was also a viable career path.

What future is there in joining a gang or becoming a master thief?

Why would someone with an official position choose to become a bandit?!

But these masters of internal energy did exactly that!

If this were a parallel universe based on real history, it would be too illogical!

But if the two of them really did transmigrate into a book, into the world of a martial arts novel, then it would make perfect sense.

Most martial arts novels share a common flaw: martial arts masters are often unwilling to serve the imperial court, and even regard those who submit to the court as scum of the martial arts world.

I think there's some truth to this reason, but that's all.

So what if I transmigrate into a book?

Anyway, these masters of internal energy are few in number and rarely interact with ordinary people. Just treat this as an ordinary parallel ancient world and continue living according to the original plan.

However, after witnessing the amazing internal energy, Zhao Xixian was no longer willing to be just an ordinary person.

In his words, having finally transmigrated to a martial arts world, how could he not try to learn profound internal skills and become a true martial arts master?

With profound martial arts skills, one no longer needs to be a low-key businessman; one can build one's own power and even contend for supremacy.

After several arguments, the two parted ways.

If the old woman in front of him wasn't lying, then the arrogant master of internal energy that he and Zhao Xixian had seen that day...

In front of this fool possessed by an evil spirit, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape!