Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

Yang Zhao: “…”

It's really irritating to hear this title of "Grandson" and there's no way to refute it.

Forget it, there's no point in arguing with an old man in horny mood.

Yang Zhao calmed down and said, "My grandson came here to ask, is there a martial saint in the ancient martial arts?"

Yang Zhao's words had just fallen.

Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo were both shocked, as if they had discovered some treasure, and looked at Yang Zhao in curiosity.

Yang Jian became interested and asked, "Great Sun, how did you find this problem?"

Yang Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it that difficult? After entering the realm of Martial Saint, the spirit, energy and soul are mixed like an elixir, and you can jump out of the world and see the mysteries of the seven realms of martial arts. You can see that the realm of Martial Saint is stuck between the realms of heaven and earth, and it is incompatible."

"There is also the teaching of Master Zhu, the great sage of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. He has doubts about the Way of Heaven, so he speculates that after the ancient times, there must have been heroes in the world who found another way to avoid the traps set by the gods in the Way of Heaven and created this realm of martial saints."

The more Yang Zhao spoke, the more excited Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo became.

Wait until Yang Zhao finishes speaking.

Yang Jian was already clapping his hands and laughing, saying: "Good grandson, you are worthy of being the blood of my Yang family, you should be famous."

Yang Zhao looked at Yang Jian's wild laughter in silence and said, "Is there anything to be happy about?"

Yang Jian was very excited and said, "Don't worry, grandson. Let me explain to you in detail. Your guess is wrong. It's right and it's not right either."

Yang Zhao: “…”

This old man is really good at keeping people in suspense.

This one doesn't say what the difference is.

Chapter 357 The Origin of Martial Arts

Perhaps it was because he had experienced too much, had no relatives in the royal family, and was old, that Yang Jian no longer had the majestic appearance, profound knowledge, and unique talent he once had.

On the contrary, Yang Jian now looks more like an old man with a bad taste.

Enjoying the company of grandchildren and family happiness.

There is nothing wrong with this in itself.

But the key point is that I am already in my twenties, and I am not only the leader of the Ming Cult, but also one of the Two Saints of the Song Dynasty.

I am also very concerned about my reputation.

Watching Yang Zhao's face and expression change.

Yang Jian became even happier, just when Yang Zhao was about to lose his temper.

Yang Jian grasped the opportunity to the last second, feeling very happy physically and mentally, and said, "My dear grandson, what do you think the ancient martial arts is?"

Yang Zhao was so angry that he couldn't vent it. He didn't want to pay attention to the other party, but he felt itchy inside.

For no reason, Yang Zhao suddenly had an idea and came to Dugu Jialuo's side. He suppressed his awkwardness and said cutely, "Grandma, why don't you take care of this old man? He is bullying your grandson."

The word "Grandma" made Dugu Jialuo's heart blossom with joy.

Before, Yang Zhao was respectful and polite to Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian, but the titles of "grandmother" and "grandfather" always seemed a little strange, as if there was a layer of separation between them.

Now that Yang Zhao changed his name, the barrier between the grandfather and grandson was broken like a piece of window paper.

Dugu Jialuo was overjoyed and immediately drew out the huge sword beside him with a clang.

"Yang Jian, you old man, are you still okay?"

"If you can't speak properly, I'll cut off your lips and give them to my grandson to drink."

Yang Jian: “…”

Once upon a time, before Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo got married, it was a time of turmoil, and Dugu Jialuo was also an extraordinary woman who was chivalrous and heroic.

If Yang Yong had not died a few years ago, Dugu Jialuo's faith in Taoism would have been broken and her cultivation would have regressed.

It is not certain that Yang Jian is a match for Dugu Jialuo.

Look at the shining big sword.

Yang Jian did not dare to procrastinate any longer. He looked at Yang Zhao with resentment and said, "Madam, calm down. I will talk to my great grandson in detail. Put down the sword quickly."

Dugu Jialuo's anger subsided a little, and Yang Zhao was very proud.

Yang Jian was full of anger. He took a sip of old wine and said sarcastically, "My dear grandson, good trick. I will tell you what the ancient martial arts is."

"In the beginning of ancient times, a relic from outer space fell into Kyushu. Since then, the world has changed drastically, and spiritual energy has flourished."

"Over the long years, the ancient races, due to the changes in spiritual energy, developed spiritual wisdom and increased their intelligence. In the outer ruins, they discovered all kinds of mysterious and magical powers."

"Among these forces, there are incomplete immortal ways, relatively complete divine ways, and various arts such as Buddhism. These made the hundreds of ancient races grow rapidly, and they became brilliant one after another and became the overlords of various parties."

"In that era, the human race was much weaker than those wild beasts. In those ancient ruins, they could only fight for the most incomplete immortal books and some divine books."

"The ancients blazed a trail with great difficulty, and passed on the knowledge from generation to generation. From the incomplete immortal path, they summarized and developed a systematic method of practicing Qi."

"But the world of Jiuzhou cannot compare to the prosperity of the world outside the sky. It lacks spiritual energy and has a shallow foundation."

"So, on top of the Qi training path, a relatively energy-saving cultivation path was developed, namely Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, Primordial Spirit, transcending tribulation, Mahayana, and ascending to immortality."

“This path is mysterious and can compete with hundreds of races, but it requires natural spiritual roots to practice.”

"In order to popularize power, enhance the power of a large number of human races, and compete with the hundreds of races, during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, countless outstanding ancestors created the ancient martial arts according to the method of cultivation."

Acquired body training, innate marrow cleansing, master's qi training, grand master's spirit cultivation.

The realm of heaven and man is a great realm that is a combination of the three realms of golden elixir, primordial infant and primordial spirit.

For the immortals on land, the path is to transcend tribulation, achieve Mahayana, and ascend to immortality.

Yang Zhao suddenly realized. No wonder he had been able to deduce the hundreds of arts of cultivation through the methods of martial arts and the help of the system since he started practicing martial arts.

It turns out that this ancient martial art is itself a variation of the method of cultivating Taoism.

Yang Zhao shook his head and said, "Grandfather, I already know the origin of ancient martial arts, but you haven't mentioned the martial saint realm yet, so what about that?"

Yang Jian sighed and said, "After the Three Sovereigns of the Ancient Times, the human race rose to the top and repeatedly suppressed the ancient hundreds of races, almost becoming the overlord of the world. However, this also caused the ancient hundreds of races to join forces to resist."

"During the time of the Five Emperors, the power of the ancient human race declined, and Emperor Shun severed the connection between heaven and earth, and the spiritual energy was cut off, so the vitality was regenerated on its own."

"The spiritual energy is pure and clear, secretly in line with the way of the spirit."

"And the fullness of vital energy is in line with the way of martial arts and humanity."

“Therefore, after the Five Emperors, the cultivation methods gradually disappeared, and the ancient martial arts ushered in a prosperous era.”

"In order to adapt to the changes of the times, and the invasion of the authority of the Heavenly Dao by the immortal gods in the sky, during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, our human ancestors changed the ancient martial arts that sought external help from heaven and earth to internal help from within ourselves."

"The Martial Saint Realm is a product of this situation, not just for the purpose of avoiding the traps of immortals and gods."

"Unfortunately, the emergence of any avenue requires an extremely long time."

"It took tens of thousands of years in ancient times, or even longer, to develop a complete method of cultivation."

"From the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to today, it has only been a few thousand years."

"The Martial Saint Realm is only the first achievement of our human race in changing the path of martial arts. Therefore, most people with aspirations will explore unknown paths after reaching the limit of the Martial Saint Realm. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will never go back to the old path of the land immortals."

Yang Jian's words resolved all the doubts that had lingered in Yang Zhaocun for a long time.

No wonder in the Song Dynasty, people like Ling Donglai, Wang Xianzhi, Zhang Fuyao, Li Chungang, etc., although they had tremendous fighting power and far exceeded the realm of Martial Saint, they were still reluctant to become terrestrial immortals.

They are all a bunch of old bastards. They didn’t even say hello to me in advance.

However, Yang Zhao did not know that the true meaning of martial arts is the sublimation of mind and will, which is a more mysterious existence than essence, energy and spirit. It can only be realized by oneself and cannot be instructed by others.

Otherwise, the will of martial arts will no longer be pure, which will be detrimental to the path after becoming a Martial Saint.

For example, Zhao Defang became a martial saint through the guidance of Zhao Pu.

After achieving the title of Martial Saint, Zhao Defang's progress became extremely slow, and he no longer had the possibility of breaking new ground, becoming a famous Martial Saint in the Song Dynasty.

This is true for all factions. After a junior has reached the peak of heavenly manhood, they will be less likely to give him guidance. At most, they will help him consolidate his foundation, but will not interfere with his path.

Chapter 358: It's so hard to be an emperor in Sui Dynasty

When Yang Zhao came down from Guangmingding and stepped into the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, Dugu Jialuo and other old members of the Yang family had actually been paying attention to Yang Zhao.

It’s just that at that time, Yang Zhao had already stepped half a foot into the realm of Martial Saint, and was at the critical moment of concentrating his martial arts will, and no one dared to disturb him in the slightest.

Yang Zhao came to the Sui Dynasty Palace to inquire about the realm of Martial Saint.

This proves that Yang Zhao has completely entered the realm of Martial Saint by his own strength.

This is why Yang Jian was so excited and happy after hearing Yang Zhao's question.

From the peak of the celestial being to the half-step Martial Saint.

From half-step Martial Saint to Martial Saint realm.

Even though the gap between these two stages is very small, in fact, every small step taken in these two stages is extremely difficult.

To go from the peak of the Heavenly Man to a Half-Step Martial Saint, one needs to create one's own martial arts path.

To go from a Half-Step Martial Saint to a Martial Saint, one needs to refine the mind and make the thoughts and will extremely pure so that they can be sublimated into the will of martial arts.

Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo had seen countless talented people in their entire lives, but all of them failed at the threshold of becoming a Martial Saint.

Even Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo only reached the realm of Martial Saint with the help of the fortune of the Sui Dynasty when their country was founded.

It took three or four hundred years from the collapse of the Jin Dynasty to the establishment of the Sui Dynasty.

In the entire Sui Dynasty, with billions of people coming and going, there are only a few Martial Saints. Many of them rely on external forces and lack potential.

Only a Martial Saint with perfect potential is the real foundation and pillar of a force.

After completely solving the doubts.

Yang Zhao also exchanged many internal situations of the Sui Dynasty with Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo. Then, late at night, he left the palace and returned to Fengming Pavilion.

Thinking back to what Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo had said, Yang Zhao couldn't help feeling heavy in his heart.

The situation of the Sui Dynasty was much more complicated than Yang Zhao had imagined.

Unlike Zhao Kuangyin who swept the world with a Panlong stick two hundred years ago, although there were many literati and aristocratic families in the territory of the Song Dynasty, there were not many aristocratic families.

The gentry can only be regarded as the embryonic form of aristocratic families with shallow roots.

As for the aristocratic families, they are truly a super power with all kinds of backgrounds.

The reason why Yang Jian was able to stand out from countless heroes in the turbulent times was not because of his invincible military force, but because of the strong support from the Hongnong Yang family and the Dugu clan.

The Hongnong Yang family is a top-notch family that has been passed down since the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

The Dugu clan, on the other hand, once slaughtered immortals and slew gods during the turbulent times, and absorbed the luck of the immortals and gods in the sky. Their military fortune flourished, and many geniuses emerged.

Relying on these two major forces, plus Yang Jian's existing abilities, he was able to intimidate many of the aristocratic families in this land, and by gathering the strength of many of the aristocratic families, he established the foundation of the Sui Dynasty.

However, as the Sui Dynasty grew more prosperous, the conflicts between it and the aristocratic families within the dynasty became increasingly acute.

External aggression is not scary; internal unrest is the biggest threat.

According to Yang Jian.

The Li family of Taiyuan, Li Hu, who once fought with Yang Jian for the world, is still alive.

The entire Li family has a prosperous fortune and profound foundation. Not only do their descendants prosper and produce many geniuses, but they also control a large number of bad guys and the Huanyinfang organization.

The Yuwen clan was once Yang Jian's former superior. Yuwen Sheng, Yuwen Qiu, Yuwen Shang, and Yuwen Shu were all unfathomable. There were also younger geniuses like Yuwen Chengdu, who had a huge influence in the court and the military.

The Xiao family in Jiangnan, the Song family in Lingnan, the Guandong family, and so on, each of these aristocratic families has top-level power that people have to guard against.

In addition, in the turbulent times three hundred years ago, although there were great men such as Xie Xuan, Sun Si, Liu Yu, and Wang Meng, they just lived in seclusion in the Sui Dynasty and did not show any trace.

In this situation.

Even if the old Yang family and the Dugu clan gathered all their strength, they might not be able to withstand the backlash from the aristocratic families and hidden forces in the Sui Dynasty.

It is absolutely impossible for the older generation to go to war directly.

After all, the tragic incident of the Five Barbarians invading the Central Plains three hundred years ago is still vivid in people's minds, and no one is willing to destroy the entire Sui territory and let the foreign tribes on the grassland gain the advantage.

As a result, the support that Yang Jian, Dugu Qieluo and others could give to Yang Zhao was extremely limited.

At most, Yang Jian, Dugu Qieluo and others could ensure that the chaos and conflicts of the Sui Dynasty would be limited to the generation of Yang Guang and Li Yuan, and there would be no immortal beings to disrupt the situation.