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It seems that if he doesn't break through the Jindan realm, his own martial arts strength will have reached its limit.

This really made him feel a little annoyed, but wasn't there an old guy in front of him who had been stuck at the peak of the innate realm for twenty years?

Maybe ask him what he might know?

“The peak of innateness.”

Zhu Moye did not hide his incompetence, but spoke frankly and expressed his current state.

"Ah!? Peak Xiantian?"

Shang Ming exclaimed in disbelief, then shook his head in disappointment.

"Yesterday, the internal energy in your body was as strong and surging as the ocean, but today it has disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace at all. I thought you had already broken through that barrier."

Seeing Zhu Moye looking at him doubtfully, as if asking, "It's just the peak of the innate realm, what's there to be surprised about?"

At that moment, Shang Ming explained with a wry smile.

Hearing Shang Ming's words, Zhu Moye raised his eyebrows suddenly, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

Breaking through that barrier? Could it be that Shang Ming also knew what the realm beyond Xiantian was? Or did he know someone like that?

At that moment, he was greatly shocked and asked uncertainly, "Shang Ming, you have been stuck at the peak of the Xiantian realm for more than twenty years. Do you know how to break through? What realm will you reach after breaking through?"

Shang Ming frowned and thought for a while. He felt that since Zhu Moye's realm was already high enough, it would not be too much of a hassle to tell him. He nodded and immediately recalled:

"The person who taught me the Sunflower Manual was an extremely powerful person after the Xiantian level, and he was also the creator of the Sunflower Manual."

Zhu Moye nodded. This statement was within his expectations.

In the world of the Golden Book, the Book of the Golden Flower is already one of the top martial arts, but it is far inferior to the magical skills of the Xiaoyao Sect that have transcended the scope of martial arts.

The person who can create the Sunflower Manual is naturally a great master and is at the Golden Elixir realm, which is reasonable.

Seeing that Zhu Moye showed no sign of surprise, Shang Ming took a deep breath and continued, "After the Xiantian stage, one reaches the Jindan stage. Lifespan increases threefold, which is equivalent to the abilities of a True Immortal on land."

"The founder of the Sunflower Manual was originally a small eunuch in the imperial palace during the late Southern Song Dynasty. He experienced the fear and despair of fleeing from the pursuit of Yuan soldiers during the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"That's why I set my heart on studying martial arts, hoping to increase my ability to protect myself. Ultimately, after spending decades, I created the Sunflower Manual, a peerless martial art specifically for people like us with disabilities."

Zhu Moye raised his eyebrows, his expression slightly moved for the first time, and asked in surprise, "The end of the Southern Song Dynasty? That senior lived for three hundred years?"

The late Southern Song Dynasty should refer to the period between 1250 and 1279. At that time, the extremely powerful warrior who created the Book of the Golden Flower had already become a eunuch. If he were alive today, he would be at least three hundred years old.

Shang Ming shook his head, feeling sad, and sighed, "My master and the Wudang Zhenwu Emperor Zhang Zhenren were both powerful warriors who rose to fame at the same time. A hundred years ago, I was defeated miserably by Zhang Zhenren's Tai Chi. My martial arts heart was broken, and I lost the opportunity to break through again."

"Over seventy years ago, after Master Zhang ascended to heaven, my master, unable to glimpse his immortal secrets, searched far and wide for a successor. Not long after passing on his teachings to me, he passed away."

Seeing the sadness on Shang Ming's face, Zhu Moye couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

The path of martial arts is an extremely thorny one. If you don't get a glimpse of the true meaning of martial arts, no matter how powerful your skills are, you will inevitably turn into a pile of bones.

Immediately, he stopped listening to Shang Ming's story and asked directly, "Did that senior ever mention how to achieve a breakthrough after reaching the peak of the Xiantian realm?"

Shang Ming calmed himself down and sorted out the words in his mind before saying, "My master once said that the earliest warriors were the Taoist Qigong practitioners from the pre-Qin period."

"Practicing Qi is the source of all internal strength. Taoist teachings emphasize that nine is the ultimate number. Generally speaking, it takes sixty years to achieve innate internal strength. After that, one slowly cultivates and accumulates for ninety-nine years, where progress stops."

"By then, the internal energy will slowly begin to change, condensing into a liquid state, and finally becoming a solid. Whether or not you can achieve the Golden Elixir depends solely on the quality of your cultivation method, and whether your body can withstand the immense power of the elixir."

At this point, a hint of pride appeared on Shang Ming's old face. He said, "When the Sunflower Manual is cultivated to perfection, one can directly open up the heart and lung meridians. Using the energy from opening up the meridians, one can directly condense a golden elixir and become a land immortal."

The next second, his face was worried again, and he smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that this old slave is stuck at the ninety-nine-year level of cultivation. It has been twenty years. The true energy in my body has long since become solid, but I still can't break through the heart meridian. It seems that this old slave's talent is not enough."

Zhu Moye suddenly understood and nodded.

When one has reached the peak of the Xiantian realm, it is equivalent to standing at the door of the Jindan realm. As long as the time is right and the door opens, one can be promoted directly.

However, the gravity in the world behind the door is countless times that of the earth. People with weak physical bodies will be crushed by the heavy pressure if they cross over.

To put it bluntly, one word: wait!

After figuring all this out, Zhu Moye no longer worried about it.

He had many adventures and obtained the Taoist tradition of freedom. He inexplicably achieved a perfect balance between inside and outside, forming a perfect Tai Chi diagram, which had already deviated from the path of any predecessors.

There is no shortcut. All he needs to do now is to wait for an opportunity!

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He had a feeling that this day would not be too far away.

At this moment, a small shadow suddenly came quickly in the sky, like a carrier pigeon flapping its wings, and landed in front of Zhu Moye.

Zhu Moye casually took off the note tied to the pigeon's claws, unfolded the note and read it.

After a moment, a sinister look appeared on his face:

"Perfect? ​​Haha, the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, I'm really looking forward to it more and more."

Chapter 97 Dongying Mansion!

Time flies like a white horse passing by.

In the blink of an eye, nearly three months have passed.

During this period, Zhu Moye continued to do everything as usual and returned to Daming Palace after the morning court session every day.

However, he had already given up on cultivation. Now that he had reached a bottleneck at the threshold of martial arts, blindly practicing hard was no longer of any use.

After attending the morning court every day, he would return to the palace, change into casual clothes, and take Tianyi to travel around the capital.

He fulfilled the small agreement between him and Tianyi, and their relationship quickly heated up as time went by.

As for the civil and military officials in the court, there has been no movement since that gathering.

Both sides stopped their movements in tacit understanding, just like the last calm before the storm.

At noon today, one sharp scream after another finally broke the silence!

"General Long Yi has recaptured Dongying! Dongying Country has become Dongying Prefecture!"

A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and this earth-shattering news spread like wildfire throughout the country.

The whole Ming Dynasty was shocked, and then they cheered with joy.

For several consecutive days, the entire Ming Dynasty was immersed in a bustling atmosphere.

The Ming Dynasty, which had been quiet for nearly three months, was finally broken by this news.

What will follow will surely be an even more thrilling storm!

……

At the same time, inside the Daming Palace.

Long Yi, the protagonist of the much-talked-about story of reclaiming Japan, was kneeling on one knee, his head bowed as he reported to Zhu Moye, "Your Majesty, Long Yi has fulfilled his mission and successfully reclaimed Japan in just over two months!"

Zhu Moye smiled slightly. Long Yi's ability to get things done was definitely one of the best among his many subordinates.

I just gave him a brief reminder, and he was able to perfectly and beyond complete the task.

He immediately walked forward, helped him up, and said, "Get up and report to me the casualties."

"I obey my orders!"

Long Yi was flattered, clasped his fists and saluted repeatedly, and after saying something respectful, he smiled happily and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, we, a thousand men, have adopted the strategy you suggested of sitting back and watching the tigers fight. We have allowed Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo to fight for a month."

"The Hosokawa family's army has less than 70,000 men left, and Yamana Mochitoyo's army has less than 40,000 men left."

"Just when they grew impatient, we launched a swift attack, using every possible means: poisoning, assassination, musket attacks, and other methods. With our full force and meticulous planning, we reduced the Yamana clan's forces to just over ten thousand without losing a single man. Furthermore, their morale was disrupted, and they became timid before the battle even began."

"Then, I did as you said, encouraging that greedy old fellow, Hosokawa Katsumoto, and using gentle tactics to lure him into attacking with all my forces, completely annihilating Yamana Mochitoyo's army in one fell swoop."

"Just as you expected, human potential is endless. Those more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers who had completely lost their fighting spirit, knowing they would die, were forced to unleash their potential, and each one of them was almost as powerful as ten."

"With a force of 10,000, he struck back at the Hosokawa clan, killing nearly 40,000 of them."

……

Long Yi spoke vividly, the fire in his eyes growing stronger and stronger, as if he was back on the dusty battlefield filled with murderous atmosphere.

The whole person felt as if his blood was boiling. He talked incessantly and kept recreating the scene at that time for Zhu Moye in great detail.

After a while, I saw that he had no intention of stopping.

Zhu Moye waved his hand and interrupted, "Stop, I was the one who gave you the plan. I can probably imagine about 80% of the situation. You don't need to explain it in such detail."

"Just tell me the result."

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. Long Yi broke free from those turbulent memories, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Damn it, I was so intoxicated by what I said."

Immediately, his face straightened and he said, "Your Majesty, in the battle against Japan, we used the guerrilla tactics you mentioned and completely wiped out the entire Japanese army. We also completely annihilated the Japanese shogunate. Now Japan is nothing but an empty shell without any government."

"On our side, including our subordinates, 1001 people went out to sea. Of those who returned to Ming, 501 were used to restore the surveillance function of the two factories and one guard. 440 people stayed in Japan to deal with the aftermath. There were 60 casualties!"

Speaking of this, even a tough warrior like Long Yi couldn't help but have his eyes slightly red.

The comrades who had fought side by side for more than two months had developed some feelings for each other.

Seeing this, Zhu Moye reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Don't worry, their families will live in peace and prosperity for the rest of their lives. I guarantee it."

Upon hearing this, Long Yi quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "On behalf of the sixty brothers who died, I thank the Emperor for his grace."

"Get up, how are things going after the war?"

Long Yi stood up, his expression regaining its resoluteness, and said truthfully: "According to the emperor's instructions, I kidnapped the Emperor of Dongying and found ancient documents in the secret vault of the Dongying Emperor's Palace."

"As the Emperor said, the Emperor of Japan is actually a descendant of Xu Fu, who led 3,000 boys and girls to the sea during the Qin Dynasty to search for elixirs for the First Emperor and disappeared."

"I then used the sound transmission and soul-searching technique you gave me to control the Emperor of Japan, having him summon hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens to publicly identify the Hosokawa and Yamana families as war criminals who brought disaster to the nation and its people, deserving death."

"And we are the divine messengers he invited from the Great Ming Dynasty to help Japan quell the civil unrest."

At this point, Long Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said, "Those Japanese people are really as the emperor said, very foolish and naive. They believe the emperor's words to the point of complete belief. Then, every two days, we control the emperor to brainwash the Japanese people, shaping our Ming Dynasty into a fairyland, making them yearn for it and aim to become Ming citizens."

"Then we'll trick them into mining silver. Once they have enough silver, we'll take them to the Divine Dynasty to enjoy a truly wonderful life."

"I guess those four hundred brothers are still taking the Japanese Emperor everywhere to brainwash him."

Zhu Moye curled the corners of his mouth slightly. Enslavement is complete, is assimilation far away?

Chapter 98: Fengshan at Mount Tai!

"Your Majesty, I have to admit that there is quite a lot of silver in the tiny country of Japan."

Seeing Zhu Moye's mouth curled up with a satisfied smile, Long Yi struck while the iron was hot and said:

"The cash we looted from the Yamana and Hosokawa families alone amounted to a staggering 400 to 500 million taels, and that was all that was left after their great battle."

"Adding those cultural relics, antiques, rare treasures, and more, the total value is probably over 1 billion taels."

"Furthermore, that tiny island nation actually possesses countless silver mines, each stretching dozens of miles. Excavating just one would be worth tens of millions of taels of silver. If all were mined, it would be enough to propel the Ming Dynasty's economy to unprecedented heights."

Zhu Moye smiled faintly and said calmly: "Dongying is the island with the most silver mines in the sea. The silver to be mined is even comparable to that of our great Ming Dynasty."

"Let's just let those Japanese dig there slowly. They're doing free labor for us and even offering us money. Is there anything better than this?"

The two looked at each other and both chuckled.

Without mobilizing a single soldier, he made others work like slaves willingly and without asking for any compensation. This is such an absurd thing. Only Zhu Moye in the world can make such a fallacy possible.

"Your Majesty, although the people of Japan have been successfully brainwashed, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Once they wake up, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be in trouble."

"Why not wait until they've dug out all the silver from Japan..."

As he spoke, Long Yi made a gesture of wiping his neck, with scarlet murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Moye was secretly shocked. How could the ancient people be so cruel and brutal, wanting to wipe out an entire clan at any time?

It is no wonder that there was the killing god Bai Qi in ancient times, who killed 400,000 people without blinking an eye, and killed one-tenth of the people of the Qin Dynasty one after another without batting an eyelid, and lived a good life without changing his expression.

Later, there were the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading.

Killing seems to be a human instinct, but in later generations, with developed society and advanced civilization, people's violence has been restrained by various rules and suppressed deep in their hearts.

However, although Zhu Moye lived in the Ming Dynasty, he had the thinking of a modern person. He had no psychological burden when asked to kill evil people, even tens of thousands of them at a time.

But he still felt somewhat reluctant to direct his artillery fire at innocent civilians.

At that moment, he frowned and refuted: "Civilians are always innocent. Killing civilians is no different from killing animals."