Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

Jiang Shanggong said this and stood up from the center of the attic.

Then, Jiang Shanggong took Ji Xian to the second floor, where there was a kitchen.

Then, Ji Xian saw a scene that surprised him.

I originally thought that someone had delivered the meal, but I didn't expect that it was Jiang Shanggong who was cooking himself. The ingredients in the kitchen were all fresh, and Jiang Shanggong immediately made two bowls of relatively simple bibimbap.

Ji Xian sat at the dining table, her tone very surprised: "Master, do you usually cook for yourself?"

"I'm not that squeamish to bother others with something like cooking."

After Jiang Shanggong finished speaking, he sat down. The meaning of his words was self-evident. He usually cooked for himself.

Ji Xian looked around at this time. The surroundings were very spacious and deserted. Although all the necessary items and equipment were available, it felt a bit deserted. "Master, do you usually live alone in this small building?"

"That's it."

"No wonder."

Ji Xian understood that the Pavilion Master usually stayed in the attic alone and did not need anyone to take care of him or serve him. He didn't even need anyone to deliver meals to him. Naturally, he cooked for himself.

At this time, Ji Xian also lowered her head and began to eat the meal made by Jiang Shanggong, and felt that the taste was not very good.

It’s not that bad, but compared to what Luoxue made, it’s really a world of difference.

But Ji Xian tried hard not to frown, otherwise the Pavilion Master would look unhappy.

Jiang Shanggong was not in a hurry to eat at this time. Instead, he said, "I just told you about the astrology and destiny, but there is actually one thing I didn't mention."

"Ah, what is it, Master."

"Among the Heavenly Dao Fate, there is a fate that is more noble and powerful than the Ziwei Star Fate."

"Is it more powerful than Ziweixing?"

Ji Xian was a little surprised and curious.

According to what Master just said, the Ziwei star sign indicates the appearance of an emperor. Throughout history, those who have been able to compete for the throne all have this destiny. Even if they did not become emperors in the end, they were basically princes or kings who suppressed a certain area.

You have to know that this is a world rich in spiritual energy. Those who can become emperors and princes are all extraordinary talents or peerless geniuses. Only the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty do not need such talent and destiny, because when they founded the country, they relied on the unrivaled poet and swordsman Taibai.

Unfortunately, just as Ji Xian was thinking about this, Lord Jiang Shang actually said, "Do you know the founding brothers of the Great Zhou, Ji Yunhua and Ji Taibai?"

"Yeah. I know."

"I calculated the fate of Emperor Ji Yunhua seven hundred years ago. Although he was noble, he was far from being able to unify the world." After discussing Ji Yunhua, Lord Jiang Shang turned to Ji Taibai. "The reason the Great Zhou was able to sweep across the eight kingdoms and unify the world was because of Ji Taibai. Do you know what the fate of that young man Taibai is?"

"It's the fate that is even more powerful than Ziwei Xing's fate."

"Correct." Jiang Shanggong said, "That fate is called the Five Saints, not Heaven."

"The Five Saints are not gods?" Ji Xian stopped eating and looked at Jiang Shanggong and asked, "Master, is there anything special about this fate? Is this the reason why the Sword Immortal is so powerful?"

"A person's strength doesn't necessarily depend on fate. Wen Cheng Zhenjun is the best example."

Jiang Shanggong used Wencheng Zhenjun as an example, and Ji Xian actually knew who Wencheng Zhenjun was.

Wencheng Zhenjun is the Taoist name of Zhang Ziliang, the master of Kong Mingliang, Pang Yuanchu, and Su Luoxue's grandmaster. Zhang Ziliang's fate was ordinary, but he single-handedly destroyed an entire nation, ultimately assisting the Shu Emperor in destroying the Heng Kingdom and thus establishing the Great Shu Dynasty. He is a truly supremely powerful individual who reigns supreme.

Jiang Shanggong continued, "But those who possess the Five Saints without divine mandate are all incredibly powerful."

"This fortune...Five Saints are not heavens. What does Five Saints mean?"

"The so-called Five Saints refer to the Saint of Humanity, the Saint of Martial Arts, the Saint of Literature, the Saint of Taoism, and the Saint of Dharma."

"Does a person with this destiny reach the pinnacle of all five paths?"

"Not really." Jiang Shanggong smiled and kept the question a secret: "Xian'er, you just asked the Five Saints, why didn't you ask what is non-heaven?"

".....What is not heaven?"

Jiang Shanggong said: "I had a monk friend in the past, and he actually chose this fate name. It is not Tian, ​​but it means Shura in Buddhism."

"Ashura..." Ji Xian realized something: "Five Saints are not heaven, Ashura... Could it be that!"

"Yes." Jiang Shanggong nodded. "The Five Saints are not gods. This refers to using the Shura way to completely crush the lives of the five saints."

At this moment, Ji Xian understood.

Man, Martial Arts, Literature, Tao, and Law—these five paths are shorthand for the myriad great ways of the world. To be able to crush these five paths with the Shura method undoubtedly requires strength, a strength unrivaled in the world!!!

And to destroy these five roads is tantamount to making an enemy of the whole world!

Jiang Shanggong began by giving examples: "Throughout history, there have been five saints who were not destined by heaven. No matter how brilliant their achievements were, their final outcome was always death."

"The Qin Dynasty's God-killing Marshal Bai Qi and the King of Chu from the Heng Kingdom were both granted the mandate of heaven by the Five Saints, but in the end, they both died at the hands of Master Wencheng."

"When the empire was divided into three parts, Lü Feihou was known as the God of War and was invincible, but he ultimately died at the hands of the Duke of Wei."

"During the Eight Kingdoms Rebellion, Yelu Abji of Liaodan in the Northern Desert marched south and led a large foreign army into the Central Plains. He was the first foreigner to possess the Five Saints' Mandate of Heaven, but he ultimately died at my hands."

When Jiang Shanggong said this, Ji Xian interrupted: "Master, why did you kill him?"

"Because he came to Qingzhou and wanted to confiscate the entire Qingzhou, including the Tianji Pavilion."

Ji Xian didn't ask any more questions because he understood again.

Damn it, who cares about the Five Saints and the Mandate of Heaven? If these foreigners from the Northern Desert dare to target the Tianji Pavilion, aren’t they courting death?

You have to know that Tianji Pavilion has eight gate masters plus Jiang Shang Gong, a total of nine Yang Gods in charge. If someone with such a fate dared to provoke Tianji Pavilion, Ji Xian could already imagine that the situation at that time must have been nine against one.

Nine Yang Gods ganged up on one man, one of whom was Jiang Shang Gong, a peerless power rivaling the Silver Dragon Commander and Kong Mingliang. That Yelu, one of the Five Saints, was not destined for heaven and would surely die a miserable and ugly death.

"As far as I can remember, there are only two people who possessed the Fate of the Five Saints and ultimately achieved sainthood. One is Taibai from the Great Zhou, and the other is..."

Ji Taibai, the founding poet and swordsman of the Great Zhou, led the Chang'an Township militia alongside his brother Ji Yunhua in an uprising that ultimately swept across the eight kingdoms and unified the empire. Upon founding the Great Zhou, he roamed the martial arts world, his swordplay unrivaled, shattering the paths of the Five Sages.

But when Jiang Shanggong talked about another person, he paused. His expression did not change, but his eyes looked gloomier and melancholy.

But Ji Xian didn't notice it and asked curiously, "Who is it, Master, please tell me!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Jiang Shang Gong shook his head and didn't continue. "That person's fate is not a pure Five Saints, not Heaven, so let's not talk about his affairs."

"Uh, that's a bummer."

"Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, I will start teaching you the Heavenly Star Technique."

"Heavenly Star Art!?"

Although Ji Xian was the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he knew this technique.

Tianxing Jue, the magical skill of Tianji Pavilion!

Ji Xian seemed very excited. She could finally start formal learning!

While Jiang Shanggong looked at Ji Xian with a smile, his eyes hid something more.

Although Jiang Shanggong still cannot see through Ji Xian's fate, the mystery, talent, and martial arts displayed by Ji Xian have already explained everything. Jiang Shanggong firmly believes that he will never make a mistake.

The reason why I told Ji Xian so much about the Five Saints not being destined by heaven was that I wanted to tell him in advance, so that he would know what kind of Shura path he would face in the future.

3.48 His Majesty the Emperor performed a play for a whole day

The human race has been developing for 3,500 years since it developed intelligence and became the master of all things. During these 3,500 years, the human race's technology and wisdom have been constantly improving. And because of the abundant spiritual power in the world, the human race's cultivation methods have also been constantly improved and enhanced.

When it comes to the most powerful martial arts in the world, the first things that come to mind are the Galaxy Nine Heavens Art, the Myriad Aspects Art, and the Record of Hearing the Heavens. These martial arts can indeed be called the strongest, after all, the people who created them were all world-shaking masters.

But there are more powerful martial arts than just these three, such as the Mysterious Yin Art of Silver Dragon Marshal, the Dragon and Tiger Subduing Art of Fei Qilin Marshal, the Divine Ghost Art of the Ghost Island, and the Heaven-Returning Sword Dance of Jiantian Pavilion. Not to mention the Blood Thirty-Six Blades of Grandma Ji Xian, also known as the Heavenly Blood Princess, and the Seven Killing Swords of the Demon Warrior, Bai Qi, the God of Killing Marshal.

As one of the three most powerful sects back then and now the number one immortal sect, the Tianji Pavilion’s skills are definitely not inferior to those mentioned above.

The Tianji Pavilion's magical skill is well known to everyone in the martial arts world, and is called the Tianxing Jue.

This was a technique only available to inner disciples of the Tianji Pavilion. Everyone within the Tianji Pavilion knew the principles behind it. It involved drawing the power of the stars into the body, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for personal use, thereby significantly increasing spiritual power and operational efficiency. It was a profound and enigmatic internal technique.

To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Star Art is an internal power technique, not a martial arts move. The eight masters of the Tianji Pavilion all practiced other methods based on the Heavenly Star Art, which enabled them to display such powerful magical powers.

However, this Tianxing Jue was actually developed by Jiang Shanggong based on the principles and concepts of the secret method of astrology and divination. Naturally, it can also be improved through the principles of Tianxing Jue to become a profound divination method.

And now, Lord Jiang Shang is going to teach all these things to Ji Xian.

At this moment, in the attic of the Stargazing Tower, Ji Xian was now sitting where Jiang Shang Gong had originally sat, while Jiang Shang Gong was walking around him. Jiang Shang Gong had already injected his spiritual power into the star array, which was constantly driving the attic's star array to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and gather the spiritual light of the stars.

And all the spiritual power absorbed by the star map array was finally absorbed by Ji Xian.

Ji Xian sat cross-legged on the spot, practicing Qigong and reciting the mantra of the Heavenly Star Art: "The mind travels through the vast expanse of space, where all things grow. All spirits are divided into yin and yang, and yin and yang return to one Qi. This Qi enters my body, and the Heavenly Stars transform into magical powers..."

Ji Xian had been meditating and practicing for the entire afternoon. The spiritual power in her body became increasingly strong and pure. She was sweating profusely but did not look tired at all. It seemed that she still had endless energy to absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

Jiang Shanggong looked at Ji Xian's back with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and thought to himself, "You learn so fast."

Yes, too fast.

In just one afternoon, Ji Xian had already mastered the basic principles of the Heavenly Star Art and could now perform the exercises normally. This was something that none of his disciples, not even the former Young Master, had ever achieved.

In Jiang Shanggong's knowledge, there are only three people who can learn kung fu so quickly.

One is Ling Qianfan, the commander of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the other is Tang Lin, the empress dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Ji Xian, your talent is definitely not inferior to any of them!

As for the poetic swordsman Taibai, it's hard to say for Jiang Shanggong. After all, his peerless combat prowess isn't due to profound martial arts. Even before the Galaxy Nine Heavens Art was released, he was already invincible.

As for Ji Xian, her heart was filled with joy, excitement, and...panic.

The joy and excitement came from mastering such a profound technique, and from it, the ability to learn some astrological techniques. As for the panic, it was because Ji Xian was learning too quickly, far faster than Jiang Shanggong had imagined.

Ji Xian was now fully capable of applying the Heavenly Star Art to actual combat, as his true cultivation level was that of a Yang God, and the foundation of his spiritual energy had already been formed. For someone with his foundation, learning the Heavenly Star Art was difficult in terms of mental skills and movement, rather than the method of absorbing and gathering spiritual energy.

If we only talk about absorbing and gathering spiritual energy, Ji Xian can immediately release the power of the Yang God, but he cannot expose it, so he can only pretend here.

Ji Xian is sweating profusely now, not because he is tired, but because he is acting. He has been acting for an entire afternoon and his hands are almost shaking.

He almost didn't want to act anymore, but his master kept telling him to gather his spiritual power, to further accumulate it, and then impact his internal organs and twelve meridians, thereby improving his realm.

Ji Xian really wanted to tell Jiang Shanggong: Master, don’t gather your spiritual energy anymore, I have already reached the level of Yangshen!

But to be honest, Ji Xian's acting is really good. Her control of spiritual power is just right, and there is no flaw at all. If it were someone else who didn't know her, no one would be able to detect it, let alone Jiang Shanggong.

To achieve this, mastering the Tianxing Jue and controlling the spiritual power in the body are both indispensable, and Ji Xian has achieved both.

But if we continue like this, when will it end?

Just as Ji Xian kept complaining in her heart, she didn't know how long she had waited before Jiang Shanggong finally said, "Okay, Xian'er, stop. That's all for today."

"Huh, yes."

Ji Xian breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead with the sleeve of her Taoist robe, and then said to herself, "Huh, I finally don't have to act anymore."

Jiang Shanggong then said, "Come back to me tomorrow afternoon and I will teach you the stars and astrology."

"Yes, Master, I will take my leave now."

After Ji Xian finished speaking, she stood up and bowed to Jiang Shanggong, then stepped down and left the Observatory.

Jiang Shanggong looked at Ji Xian's departing back without any expression. He just lowered his head, raised his hand, and counted on his fingers to calculate Ji Xian's fate and astrology again.

But after this calculation, it was still a fog and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Jiang Shanggong didn't dwell on the mystery of Ji Xian's fate, but instead calculated the future fortunes of Tianji Pavilion. If Ji Xian was truly one of the Five Saints, then he could directly predict what would happen to Tianji Pavilion in the future and thus determine his condition and future.

But this calculation made Jiang Shanggong's very old face look very strange, as if he had calculated something elusive.

He first calculated that there would be a riot in Tianji Pavilion in the next few days. Although there were no casualties, the aura of the riot was a soaring heroic spirit that spanned the entire world and reached the sky. It was like a million-strong army on the battlefield that was attacking Huanglong with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, and it was unstoppable.

The person he was fighting wasn't from the Tianji Pavilion, as Jiang Shang Gong couldn't discern his fate and astrology, seemingly nothing at all. Yet, this person's luck had also stretched for a thousand years, and he was able to fight against that soaring heroic spirit, clearly a supremely powerful being.

Then, many chaotic black air appeared in the Tianji Pavilion. Jiang Shanggong did not doubt that it was Su Luohua, because another Nine Nether Air would appear soon, transforming into a huge ghost dragon and fighting with the chaotic black air.

In this world, besides Silver Dragon Commander, the only one who can transform the ghost energy into a dragon is Su Luohua.

In the end, the many qi and fate patterns in the Tianji Pavilion intertwined together, making it dizzying and impossible to make out anything.

But to sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence.

"Tianji Pavilion... there's going to be a big mess next." Jiang Shanggong sighed, but he didn't seem particularly nervous or worried. A moment later, he said, "Since we've come, we should make the best of it. Let everything take its course. That's the solution."

Jiang Shanggong thought of Ji Xian again at this time, smiled, and thought to himself: "Forget it, let's just leave it like this for now, there's no need to expose him."

This...seems to have seen through Ji Xian's true identity?

Maybe it wasn’t just Ji Xian who performed the play for the whole day, but also Jiang Shanggong?

Kong Mingliang Side Story Chapter 1