Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

This time, he focused more on efficiency, so his cultivation time naturally took longer, a full three years.

During these three years, many people died because of the construction of the imperial palace in Luoyang.

As a result, Yang Guang's strength increased greatly, reaching the limit of the God of War level based on his physical strength alone.

Two years ago, Chen Xuanhua couldn't bear it and died on the dragon bed.

But Yang Guang was not saddened at all; on the contrary, he was even more excited.

Because of his abundant energy, even though he indulged in revelry every night, he did not neglect state affairs during the day, thus firmly grasping the power of the emperor.

In some ways, Lin Zhu and Yang Guang were not that different.

It's just that one is semi-passive and the other is active.

In addition, three years is enough time for Qin Shubao and Xiong Kuohai to digest the fourth-stage Dragon Tiger Qi and Blood Pill, and they have long since broken through to the War God level.

If Qin Shubao was ranked sixteenth among the eighteen heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties before, he would definitely be ranked in the top ten now.

There was no way around it; those fifty fourth-stage Dragon Tiger Qi and Blood Pills were practically like giving him a cheat code.

As for Xiong Kuohai, he was simply allowed to break through to the God of War level ahead of schedule; he can only be fourth.

Both Yuwen Chengdu and Pei Yuanqing are too difficult to surpass.

Not to mention Li Yuanba, that freak.

However, this also set Xiong Kuohai apart from later heroes such as Wu Yunzhao and Wu Tianxi.

Having reached his current level of strength, Yang Guang has also encountered a bottleneck, and the rate at which his power increases has inevitably slowed down.

Anyone who has practiced cultivation knows that after experiencing rapid growth in power, one becomes frustrated by increasingly slower progress.

Yang Guang, of course, could not avoid it either.

Then, he received another inheritance.

The money circulating in Jambudvipa possesses immense incense and wish power. If one can utilize it in large quantities, one can absorb its incense and wish power, and in conjunction with the fortune of the Sui Dynasty, accelerate the speed of cultivation.

The more money he has, the faster he can cultivate.

Due to the influence of the bloodthirsty energy, the incense offerings and vows in the Southern Continent can only be refined by the ancestral court of the human race.

However, it was extremely inconvenient to collect them, so the copper coins minted by the Sui Dynasty, which was not yet stable, had not yet been sent to the ancestral home of the human race.

Or rather, over the centuries from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present, these currencies have accumulated a massive amount of incense offerings and prayers.

If Yang Guang could absorb a large amount of incense and prayer power, his cultivation speed would indeed increase significantly.

Therefore, Yang Guang issued an edict ordering the entire Sui Dynasty to pay him tribute of gold, and that the gold must be refined into grains of gold essence.

The Mohists still exist in Jambudvipa, and they could easily condense a thousand catties of gold into one tael of gold essence.

Yang Lin alone provided 480,000 taels of gold essence.

That's equivalent to 480 million taels of gold, which is no small amount.

But this was only the money collected by Yang Lin alone.

The Sui Dynasty was too large, and once it was fully implemented, the pressure on the common people was enormous.

The fate of the Sui Dynasty became increasingly unstable.

Yang Guang, however, felt that his strength was increasing much faster, and with the blessing of these incense offerings and prayers, he was showing signs of breaking through to the Hunyuan Realm.

It's almost there.

Therefore, the expedition against Goguryeo became imminent.

Whether Goguryeo is wiped out or his own army is completely destroyed, it will be helpful to his cultivation.

However, the first thing he did before conquering Goguryeo was to move the capital.

In the early years of the Daye era, the Sui Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang.

Li Yuan and his family also went along.

Li Xiuning remained at Lin Zhu's manor in Daxing City (Chang'an), but did not marry Chai Shao.

At this time, she was fifteen years old.

Li Shimin was thirteen years old.

Lin Zhu, Dugu Meng, and Di Er Meng have also emerged from seclusion, and all three have increased in strength.

In the eighth year of the Daye era, Yang Guang led an expedition against Goguryeo, but due to some questionable actions, his massive army, worth billions, was almost completely wiped out.

Yang Guang, however, did not care, simply because his strength had finally broken through to the Hunyuan Realm.

He believed it was all worth it.

The complete annihilation of the army of billions exacerbated the loss of the Sui Dynasty's fortunes, and rebel armies rose up in various parts of the Sui Dynasty, among which Wagangzhai was the most famous.

Among them, the leader of Wagangzhai was Cheng Yaojin, who had recently robbed Yang Lin of 480,000 taels of imperial cargo, and was known as the Mischievous Demon King.

He was indeed a blessed man, receiving the Thirty-Six Heavenly Axes even in his sleep.

This is the signature move of the Giant Spirit God.

Unfortunately, he only learned three basic skills in the end.

In the Heavenly Court, the Giant Spirit God was somewhat stunned, then became furious, "How could my reincarnated self be so foolish?"

Li Jing couldn't bear to look at it. "Isn't this just how you, Giant Spirit God, are?"

Nezha was also keeping an eye on Pei Yuanqing.

At this time, Pei Yuanqing was thirteen years old, and his strength had reached the standard of a war god.

He never expected that his cultivation level, which he had been unable to break through for so long, would actually break through the bottleneck after a wisp of thought led him to be reborn as Pei Yuanqing.

Once Pei Yuanqing dies and returns to his position, he will be able to break through to the third realm of the Law.

This is something to be happy about.

Inside Chang'an City, Lin Zhu looked northeast, where the blood-red clouds filled the sky—they were the billions of brave soldiers of the Sui Dynasty fighting on.

The deaths of at least 10 billion soldiers were all at the Void Realm, and they assimilated an extremely large amount of innate malevolent energy.

Except for Jambudvipa, the innate malevolent energy of the other three continents and the five immeasurable continents has been greatly diluted.

Chapter 915 Yang Guang's Scheme

Wu Yunzhao, Wu Tianxi, Luo Cheng...

These exceptionally talented military generals also achieved breakthroughs during this period.

After Yang Guang's army was defeated and he returned to Luoyang, he realized that the fortunes of the Sui Dynasty were slipping away.

Only after sensing it did they realize that rebel armies had risen up in various parts of the Sui Dynasty.

If one's luck is lost, wouldn't one's cultivation speed slow down? When will one be able to achieve immortality?

Therefore, he decisively ordered his men to suppress the rebel army.

Wagangzhai was one of the troublemakers among them.

Although Cheng Yaojin is the leader, the strongest among them is Qin Shubao, who currently possesses the strength of a third-level War God.

"Zhang Xutuo, I hereby order you to lead an army of three million to destroy Wagang."

"Your humble servant obeys."

Zhang Xutuo is also an old general. He originally had the strength of a fifth-level War God, but due to old age and declining strength, the combat power he can currently exert is only barely at the War God level.

However, his military strategy was superb, and when combined with his military formation, it could unleash tremendous power.

Unfortunately, he ultimately underestimated his opponent and was defeated by Wagang.

Later, Wei Wentong, Yang Lin and others went to attack, but they did not gain any advantage.

This infuriated Yang Guang. How could a small Wagang Village be so troublesome?

In the end, it was Yuwen Huaji who introduced Pei Yuanqing and his father Pei Renji, which provided another great help to Wagang Village.

Yang Guang was so angry that he vomited blood.

Yuwen Huaji was also overcome with grief. His second son was dead, and now only the stubborn Yuwen Chengdu remained.

Despite failing to conquer Wagang, Yang Guang was not too concerned; he now had more faith in his own abilities.

As long as he can break through to the Chaos Realm, he can live forever, and the Sui Dynasty will still be his, for all eternity.

Therefore, in the ninth year of the Daye era, he once again personally led an expedition against Goguryeo.

But halfway through the attack, news came that Yang Xuangan had rebelled.

Yang Xuangan was the son of Yang Su, and Yang Guang did not pay much attention to his rebellion.

But as soon as it gained momentum, its imperial destiny was revealed without a doubt. In an instant, another black dragon appeared in the sky above the Sui Dynasty and took a deep breath of the boundless fortune of the Sui Dynasty.

In an instant, Yang Guang discovered that the Sui Dynasty's fortune had decreased by half a percent and was still rapidly declining.

He could no longer afford to attack Goguryeo, and immediately ordered his army to retreat to quell the rebellion of Yang Xuangan.

Yang Xuangan ultimately failed to gain the upper hand, but he himself was not captured and escaped.

His strategist, Li Mi, also escaped.

Two consecutive failed campaigns against Goguryeo, coupled with Yang Xuangan's rebellion, caused the Sui Dynasty's fortunes to decline even more severely.

Yang Guang realized that this would not work, so he decided to launch a three-pronged campaign against Goguryeo.

By the tenth year of the Daye era, the army for the three expeditions could no longer be assembled, and the so-called three expeditions against Goguryeo could only be a half-hearted effort.

During this period, Wagangzhai occupied a significant portion of the Central Plains, beginning to pose a threat to the rule of the Sui Dynasty.

Over the course of four years, Lin Zhu watched as the fortunes of the Sui Dynasty continued to decline in Chang'an.

Li Yuan had already returned to Taiyuan by then.

Seeing that chaos was imminent in the Sui Dynasty, he quietly made preparations.

One of the reasons is to form a marriage alliance with the wealthy Chai family.

However, because of Li Xiuning's disappearance, the only daughter who could marry Chai Shao was an illegitimate child, who was raised by Dou Shi and thus replaced Li Xiuning's identity.