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

The battle in Chang'an City lasted an entire night.

The four great martial saints were powerful men at the ceiling level, including the Ghost Shadow Ancestor who was almost a half-step to the top. No matter how powerful the Dugu and Yuan clans were, they were all suppressed.

It was approaching dawn.

The Ghost Shadow Ancestor, Mu Qingliu, Mo Yiming and Xiang Yutian, with an extremely strong aura of murderousness and blood, appeared in the Wenhua Hall, carrying the heads of two peak Martial Saint-level warriors.

This head belongs to the strongest person among the two major clans, Dugu and Yuan.

In addition, a group of powerful demons followed and escorted a group of people including You Chuhong, Dugu Sheng, Dugu Ce, Dugu Feng, Yuan Qin, Yuan You, Yuan Zizheng and others into the Wenhua Palace.

"In compliance with the order of the Empress Dowager, I have now annihilated the Dugu and Yuan clans, and obtained the Wushuang Sword, the Taihe Cauldron, the True Explanation of the Dugu Swordsmanship, and the Tuoba Taihe True Chapter. I have come here to report back."

Along with artifacts, treasures, and inheritances.

The entire Wenhua Hall was filled with dazzling light.

The Dugu clan, their ancestors were the masters of Wushuang City in the troubled times. Eight hundred years ago, when the ancestor of Wushuang City, Dugu Jian, comprehended the Twenty-Third Sword and his soul collapsed, Wushuang City gradually declined. It was not until their descendant Dugu Ruyi became one of the Eight Pillars of the Northern Zhou Dynasty that Wushuang City prospered again.

Dugu Jialuo is the daughter of Dugu Ruyi.

Later, Dugu Qieluo became the empress of Emperor Wen Yang Jian. Dugu Qieluo insisted on having the descendants of Dugu Ruyi move to the Western Regions, Dunhuang and other areas to defend the country.

This is how the lineage of You Chuhong, Dugu Feng, Dugu Sheng, Dugu Ce and others came into being, becoming the direct descendants of the Dugu family.

The Yuan clan was the royal descendants of the Tuoba Wei Dynasty, and had even more branches.

After annihilating the Dugu clan and the Yuan clan, there were more than a dozen treasures that could be compared to divine weapons. Among them, the Wushuang Sword, the Taihe Cauldron, the True Explanation of the Sword Dao, the Taihe True Chapter, etc., were real divine weapons that had been tempered by thunder tribulations. They were the inherited treasures of the Dugu clan and the Yuan clan, and they were infinitely magical.

Destroy the family and cut off the bloodline.

The two bloody murders led by Dugu Jialuo shocked everyone in Wenhua Palace, and even made the whole Chang'an seem to be turned upside down and boiling.

And seeing these scenes.

The unreserved closeness from Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi awakened the warmth in Yang Zhao's heart, and the vague feeling of the heaven that was like an abyss and a prison in his body gradually faded away.

Seeing Yang Zhao's mood change, Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandmother, mother..."

"My dear grandson, please don't say too much. It's all your grandmother's fault. You didn't listen to your grandfather's advice and insisted on coming to Wenhua Hall. It's all your grandmother's fault. My dear grandson, please be well."

"My son is well, and I feel at ease. I will never embarrass my son again."

Do bad things with good intentions.

Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi were also feeling very guilty at this moment. After dealing with the remaining people from the Dugu and Yuan clans, they retreated to the palace.

And it was just not long after Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi left.

The remaining aristocratic families, headed by Yu Yi, the ancestor of the Yu family in Guanlong, and Wei Xiaokuan, the ancestor of the Wei family in Jingzhao, rushed into the Wenhua Hall after asking for instructions, offering treasures, expressing their loyalty, and even offering their true spirits.

The eight pillars of the country, the Yuwen clan, the Li clan, and the Longxi Li clan all fled, the Dugu clan, the Yuan clan, the Houmochen clan, and the Zhao clan were completely destroyed, and the Yu clan completely surrendered to Yang Zhao.

Among the twelve great generals, most of them were defeated by Emperor Wen Yang Jian.

At this point, the Guanlong Group, which had secretly ruled the entire Guanlong area for hundreds of years, was completely destroyed in Yang Zhao's hands.

Chapter 577 The Unspeakable Secret Between Heaven and Earth

The Guanlong Group's eight pillars, twelve generals, twenty-four chief ministers, plus aristocratic families such as the Jingzhao Wei family, were able to secretly rule the Guanlong area of ​​the Sui Dynasty for hundreds of years. One can imagine how difficult they were to deal with.

Even Yang Zhong, the father of Emperor Wen Yang Jian, was once one of the twelve generals.

It can be said that if Yang Zhong had not left the Hongnong Yang family and laid a foundation for Yang Jian in Guanlong, Yang Jian would not have been able to gain the support of the Guanlong Group in that chaotic world with his Han blood and establish the Sui Dynasty.

After Yang Jian became Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he also used conciliatory tactics to pacify and eliminate many members of the Guanlong Group.

Most of the twelve generals were killed by Yang Jian using various means.

After Yang Guang came to power, because he killed his father and brother and came to power illegitimately, he was almost marginalized by the highly expanded Guanlong Group. He had to build the eastern capital Luoyang with the advice of Yang Su.

To put it nicely, Yang Guang wanted to weaken the Guanlong Group and thus take control of the Central Plains.

To put it bluntly, Yang Guang simply escaped from Guanlong, and was able to fight against the oppression of the Guanlong Group in the court by uniting with the aristocratic families in the Central Plains and Guandong.

It was not until Yang Zhao appeared that the Guanlong Group was caught off guard.

Yang Zhao was the eldest son of the Sui Dynasty and had a natural advantage in status, but he still had to spend a lot of effort to force the Li family, the Yuwen family, and the Longxi Li family out of the Guanlong area.

Even so, these three pillar families did not suffer any loss in their foundation, let alone any serious damage.

This went on for nearly a year.

After Yang Zhao established the Yun Dynasty and subdued the powerful demons, he finally had the confidence to fight against the remaining Dugu clan, Yuan clan, Yu clan, Jingzhao Wei clan and others.

If it weren't for Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi, who accidentally killed the Dugu and Yuan clans in the name of internal family conflicts.

Otherwise, Yang Zhao might have to launch a real and unprecedented war in the Guanlong area to completely destroy these Guanlong groups.

Although Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi had good intentions but ended up with bad intentions, they also accidentally broke the last backbone of the Guanlong Group.

Moreover, Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi are people from the Dugu and Yuan clans.

This shocking event that should have shaken the entire Sui Dynasty ended up being a farce, with the two great families destroyed by their own women.

At the same time, the deterrent power of the most powerful demons was fully displayed in front of everyone.

Due to internal conflicts, the many aristocratic families of the Sui Dynasty could not use this as an excuse to turn against each other. After seeing the ferocious power of the most powerful demons, they did not dare to overturn the chessboard on their own initiative.

The Guanlong area soon became completely calm.

More than 80% of the aristocratic families that used to bully others were eliminated at once. After offering their true spirits, the remaining people did not dare to disobey Yang Zhao's wishes in the slightest.

Outside of Guanlong, Yang Guang, the Li family, the Guandong families, etc., also became extremely wary of the powerful forces under Yang Zhao's command, and began to readjust their plans against Guanlong Yang Zhao. The original plan to strangle Yang Xuangan in Hebei was also completely shelved.

Even the "vassal lords" in other parts of the Sui Dynasty temporarily stopped their movements and dared not make too much noise.

The Sui Dynasty was peaceful for a while.

However, Yang Zhao's expression was extremely solemn at this time. He gathered in the secret underground palace of Daxing Palace with Yang Jian, Dugu Jialuo, Ghost Shadow Old Ancestor, Mu Qingliu, Mo Yiming, Xiang Yutian and others.

This place is the heritage of the old Yang family. The fairy white jade ring has been enshrined here for a long time and has been tainted with some fairy aura, which is enough to block the erosion of the power of heaven.

After Dugu Jialuo had brutally massacred the Dugu and Yuan clans.

After Yang Zhao woke up from the strange 'emperor state' of the almost ruthless Heaven, he noticed the signs of himself being eroded by Heaven.

At the same time, that situation also made Yang Zhao feel scared.

Yang Zhao himself had a clear memory of how that state was performed, and he was also certain that he was indeed the one in charge.

But Yang Zhao could clearly feel that it was not himself at all, but more like an alternative personality that was deeply hypnotized, confused, and controlled by someone.

There is also the breath of heaven sensed by the Ghost Shadow Ancestor and others.

All of this made Yang Zhao feel extremely uneasy.

"grandfather……"

"My grandson, don't worry. That is not an erosion from the power of Heaven. It is a restriction and assimilation of the people at the pinnacle of power in the operation of Heaven. Only a powerful ruler and emperor who has a stable government and harmonious people and is recognized by heaven and earth will occasionally enter that state."

Yang Jian had a bitter look on his face, as if he already knew what Yang Zhao wanted to ask.

Yang Zhao was stunned, his brows furrowed.

Yang Jian's smile became more bitter, and he said, "In ancient times, the heaven and earth were complete. The laws of heaven and earth, spiritual energy, space barriers, mountains, rivers, trees, etc. in this world were all extremely powerful. Even if the ancient immortals and gods used all their strength, they could not destroy the foundation of heaven and earth."

"However, one day in ancient times, there were relics from outside the domain, which broke the membrane of heaven and earth in our world, and the inheritance of knowledge from outside the domain fell into the human world. Since then, the ancient hundreds of races have been fighting endlessly for thousands of years."

"At that time, the fetal membrane of heaven and earth was already shattered, the foundation of heaven and earth was damaged, and there were immortals and gods splitting heaven and earth, refining the Heaven Gate, Immortal Gate, Buddhist Gate, Ghost Gate, etc., and establishing them at different boundaries."

"At this point, the will of heaven and earth suffered a severe blow. In order to protect itself, the Heavenly Heart Consciousness was born, which is what we call the Heavenly Dao. It commands the laws of heaven and earth and has formulated many hidden rules to ensure the stability of heaven and earth."

These are definitely the biggest secrets in the world.

Even Ghost Shadow Patriarch, Mu Qingliu, Mo Yiming, Xiang Yutian and others were unaware and were so engrossed in listening.

Only Yang Zhao noticed something key, frowned and asked: "Hidden rules?"

Yang Jian looked at his grandson with great appreciation and said, "Yes, it is the invisible rule, unknown, unspeakable, and untransmittable. Only a place that can avoid the power of heaven can reveal this secret."

"For example, the Heavenly Dao has taken most of the power of the laws of heaven and earth to restrain the destructive power above the Heavenly Man Realm, and prevent the top powerhouses from abusing their power and destroying the foundation of heaven and earth."

"For example, the more power a monarch or emperor has, the more emotional he is. He will be more influenced by the Way of Heaven. This prevents these monarchs and emperors from making random orders when they are overly emotional, causing the country to fall apart."

"For example, after our human race found a new path and created the path of martial saint cultivation, the upper limit was locked by the heavenly way, and we could not open up a new martial arts realm above the martial saint. Because the path of martial saint is to seek within oneself, the power exerted is not achieved by relying on the laws of heaven and earth, and it cannot be controlled. It has already become a threat to heaven and earth..."

Chapter 578: Drawing a Line and Starting to Retreat

Along with Yang Jian's words, many questions that were originally floating in Yang Zhao's mind were all answered at this moment.

The birth of the Heavenly Dao, and why the Heavenly Dao was eroded by the gods in heaven.

This was because the fall of the ancient foreign ruins shattered the fetal membrane of heaven and earth, and the war among hundreds of races divided the entire world, causing heaven and earth to become increasingly weak. The instinct of the will of heaven and earth gave birth to the Mark of the Heart of Heaven, which is the existence of the Way of Heaven.

The Heavenly Dao extracted most of the power of the laws of heaven and earth. While strengthening itself, it also weakened the fighting power of the ancient hundreds of races, so as to prevent heaven and earth from being further weakened.

And in this situation everyone is weakened.

Hundreds of ancient tribes, including many human beings, could not bear it, so they gathered their strength to divide the heaven and earth, and according to the methods inherited from outside the domain, they refined the existence of gates such as the Heaven Gate, the Immortal Gate, the Buddhist Gate, the Ghost Gate, etc. They drew the world's spiritual veins and dragon veins to create their own world.

This is why there are gods and immortals in heaven, Taoist immortals, Buddhist sects in the West, and evil spirits and demons.

The most powerful immortal god in the sky at that time also took this opportunity to separate a considerable number of top-level warriors to take the Heavenly Heart Seal, and then over a long period of time, eroded a part of the authority of Heaven.

What followed was the complete rise of the ancient human race under the leadership of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the fiefdoms of Tianjue and others.

It was not until the pre-Qin period that the enormous Pre-Qin Empire came into being.

The last emperor of the pre-Qin Empire was dissatisfied with the weakness of the world, so he conquered all the countries in the Nine Provinces. After preparing to unify the world, he would attack the gods in heaven, the Taoist immortals, the Buddhist sects in the West, the evil demons, etc.

The gods and immortals sensed the threat posed by the Pre-Qin Emperor and sent down various powers to help other countries. A devastating war broke out with the Pre-Qin Empire on the land of Kyushu, and the world suffered severe damage once again.

Under such circumstances.

The Way of Heaven had to start saving itself once again. While maintaining its own impartiality and operating according to the will of Heaven and Earth, it began to restrict the strong and powerful in the world in a more obscure way.

In the pre-Qin era, the realm of Martial Saint opened up by various schools of thought was sealed.

The ambitions of the pre-Qin emperors caused damage to heaven and earth, and the way of heaven was unable to restrict the development of the human dynasty, so it began to pay attention to those wise and capable super monarchs in the form of rewards from the way of heaven, and assimilate those wise monarchs when they were emotional, so that they could remain rational and calm enough.

When all the secrets and clues are unravelled.

Yang Zhaozheng himself fell into an extremely painful silence.

No problem.

The emperor's state of being almost rational and calm to the extreme was, in a sense, indeed a reward from heaven.

Coexist with the Way of Heaven and look down on the world from the perspective of the Way of Heaven.

This thing is much more powerful than the unity of man and nature. Even enlightenment may not be comparable to this state.

Yang Zhao remembered it clearly, he was in that absolutely rational state.

Although I felt fear in my heart, I also felt the absolute calmness of my heart, and the feeling that the laws of heaven and earth were all under my control.

There is no doubt that if one starts practicing in an absolutely calm state, even a person as stupid as a pig will be able to make rapid progress in a very short period of time.

In a sense, that state is the supreme state of forgetfulness pursued by Taoists, the pure and quiet state desired by Buddhists, and the state of being ruthless and desireless pursued by evil spirits.

And according to what Yang Jian said.

Yang Zhao was not the only one who had experienced this imperial state.

Most of the wise emperors in the world have experienced this. For example, Yang Jian himself, after unifying the entire chaotic world, was constrained and backstabbed in various ways by the aristocratic families. Even at least half of his five sons and five daughters were killed by them.

Yang Jian had also been furious many times and wanted to completely overturn the chessboard and have a world-destroying war with those aristocratic families.

Every time Yang Jian became furious, he would fall into the state of an emperor, and with absolute calm rationality, he would screen out various plans to replace the idea of ​​overturning the table to fight.

Including the battle between Yang Yong and Yang Guang for the throne, it was also a decision made by Yang Jian in absolute calmness.

For many people, that state of absolute calmness is something they cannot achieve.

But for Yang Zhao, he was extremely wary and cautious about this kind of "state".

In the underground palace.

Yang Zhao communicated with Yang Jian, Dugu Jialuo, Ghost Shadow Ancestor, Mu Qingliu, Mo Yiming, Xiang Yutian and others for most of the day, explained some things, and then began his retreat impatiently.

Now the Guanlong area is completely under our control.