When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

"No!" Nanyue looked at Yang Chong in surprise. She didn't know why Yang Chong suddenly asked this.

Nongyu is quite satisfied with her current life. With Yang Chong providing her with a pure land, what else can she hope for?

This was the case with Zi Nu back then, except that compared to Zi Nu, Yang Chong's power was undoubtedly stronger, and made Nong Yu more dependent on him.

Of course, this does not mean that Nanyue has any barriers towards Zinu.

When they were in Zi Lan Xuan, Nanyue did not dare to rely on Zi Nu completely because she knew that it was too difficult for Zi Nu to run Zi Lan Xuan and provide them with a place to live. That was why they could not and dared not rely on Zi Nu completely. They also had to do their part for Zi Nu and themselves.

But Yang Chong was different. In Zi Lan Xuan, Nanyue saw Zi Nu's difficulties, but at home, Nanyue saw Yang Chong's omnipotence. This almost blind worship made Nanyue rely on Yang Chong without any psychological burden.

Nong Yu is quite satisfied with her current life. She doesn't have to worry about the future and just needs to enjoy the present. She can do what she wants to do and see who she wants to see. Such a life is simply perfect.

However, Yang Chong could not understand Nanyue's satisfaction for the time being, or rather, he had not yet truly understood the women of this era.

In Yang Chong's understanding, the relationship between men and women where they are always together and inseparable is normal, but for people of this era, such a relationship between men and women is abnormal.

In this era, any man with a little status and wealth will have a few women around him. Women of this era do not regard this as something unacceptable, but rather think it is very normal.

Nanyue is such a woman.

In Nanyue's cognition, although she cannot be with Yang Chong all the time, she can see Yang Chong as long as she wants to, and this is enough. Although she regards Yang Chong as her everything, she has never expected that she is also Yang Chong's everything.

"I thought you would be bored, but it seems you also have a life that I don't know about." Yang Chong thought about Nanyue's answer, as if he understood something.

"I'm not like your brother, who is busy with various official duties every day. My life is very simple. A zither and my brother are enough for me." Nong Yu smiled and pressed Yang Chong on the soft couch beside her, massaging his shoulders affectionately.

"It's better to keep it simple. However, if that's the case, it's possible that Nongyu will be one step ahead of me in cultivating the Fuxi Divine Heavenly Xiang to the second level or even the third level." Yang Chong, who was enjoying Nongyu's service, suddenly thought of this.

Among all the women in the Yang family at this time, Niu Shang had the best martial arts skills because she was once a top-ranked assassin in Luowang. The second best was Yan Lingji with her natural abilities, and then Zi Nu. As for Nanyue, although she also knew martial arts, she was far inferior to Yingge.

But this is just Yang Chong's stereotyped impression. In fact, Nanyue's talent is extremely high, and is by no means inferior to Niu Shang. It's just that Niu Shang's talent is in swordsmanship, while Nanyue's talent is in music. The combat power displayed by swordsmanship is more intuitive, but music is different.

Nanyue had too little martial arts skills in music, so when comparing martial arts with others, she had to compare her own shortcomings with others' strengths, which made her own strength seem not that good.

But as long as she has the right skills, the combat power that Nongyu can possess is absolutely beyond imagination.

And Fuxi's Shentianxiang is the martial art that is most suitable for Nongyu.

At this moment, Yang Chong suddenly realized that if he didn't work harder, the first person in the Yang family to break through to the Grandmaster level might be Nong Yu.

When Yang Chong thought about the scene in the future where the six old men from the farming family would attack and he would have to hide behind Nanyue and let Nanyue protect him, he felt a chill down his spine. Such a scene was really too terrifying.

But this cannot be blamed on Yang Chong.

A martial art, even a god-level martial art, needs the right person to practice it in order to unleash its true power.

Currently, Yang Chong has mastered four core martial arts, namely the Nine Yin Scriptures, the Power Absorbing Technique, the Fuxi Divine Heavenly Sound and the Zhouliu Liuxu Gong. In addition, there are various martial arts plundered by the special nature of the Power Absorbing Technique, among which the Eight Swords of King Yue is the most powerful.

Among the martial arts that Yang Chong mastered, although he practiced them all very smoothly, the one that suited him best was the Absorbing Power Technique. Although martial arts like the Nine Yin Scriptures were also practiced very smoothly, the progress was still not as good as that of the Absorbing Power Technique.

It can be said that the most suitable martial arts for Yang Chong at present is the power absorbing technique, but if he wants to use the power absorbing technique to break through to the grandmaster level, there is a difficulty that needs to be overcome.

The Art of Absorbing Power was originally a unique magical skill that complemented the Vajra Indestructible Magical Skill. The two, one yin and one yang, can complement each other's deficiencies and allow the practitioner to reach perfection. However, Yang Chong only mastered the Art of Absorbing Power and never practiced the Vajra Indestructible Magical Skill.

In the past few years, Yang Chong had used the power-absorbing technique to quickly transform himself from a teenager who had to fight for his life at the hands of people like Qian Sha into a powerful man who surpassed Guigu disciples like Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, and even killed a Luowang killer who was a half-step master. However, it was difficult to go further and break through to the master level. After all, the power in his body was mostly plundered from others and was mixed and impure. To break through to the master level, one must cultivate one's internal strength, qi and blood, and spirit to the limits of a human being, and then comprehend one's own way and step into the realm of transcendence.

Fortunately, although Yang Chong does not have the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, he also has top-level martial arts such as the Nine Yin General Principles, and is constantly making up for the shortcomings of the power-absorbing technique, but his efficiency is not that high.

Moreover, if Yang Chong wants to break through to the Grandmaster level with the Nine Yin Scriptures, Fuxi Shentianxiang, and Zhouliuxugong, the efficiency may not be faster than simply relying on the method of absorbing energy. It will take time for Yang Chong to comprehend the true meaning of the Taoist mysteries of the Nine Yin Scriptures, the heavenly sound of Fuxi Shentianxiang, and the earth-shaking changes of Zhouliuxugong.

Therefore, I can reach the grandmaster level in an instant or after several years. The best way is to temporarily concentrate on practicing one martial art, first use one martial art to comprehend the Taoism of it, and use it to break through to the grandmaster level.

The most suitable technique for me is the Energy Absorption Technique, but unfortunately it is not perfect enough. Therefore, if I want to break through to the Grandmaster level in the shortest time possible, I may have to place my hope on the fifth martial art.

As for the six inheritances of Emperor Yan, the inheritances of the Lord of War and the Lord of Calendar have not yet evolved. Judging from my performance over the years, I have a good talent in swordsmanship. It is indeed easier for me to practice swordsmanship than to study Taoist classics or delve into music and mathematics.

So, my fifth martial art is to be applied to the sword? Yang Chong had already grasped a hint of inspiration while thinking.

ps (Which sword technique is better for the protagonist's fifth martial arts sword technique? Do book friends have any suggestions?)

Chapter 220 The Ultimate Sword Art: Sword Realm

With four experiences, Yang Chong has fully understood the changes in the six inheritances of Emperor Yan.

The six inheritances of Emperor Yan are not fixed martial arts, but six energies that can turn fantasy into reality. These six energies combined with Yang Chong's subconscious mind turn the virtual into the real, and then evolve into martial arts that only exist in Yang Chong's memory but not in this world.

Of course, there are many more powerful martial arts in Yang Chong’s memory, but not all martial arts can be derived. There is an upper limit. This upper limit is both the upper limit that this world can accommodate and the upper limit that Yang Chong can reach at this stage.

If Yang Chong had imagined such a magical skill in his subconscious, which was beyond the limits of this world and himself, it would be difficult for it to appear in this world. After all, no matter how powerful the inheritance of the six departments of Emperor Yan was, it was still a product of this world. How could it possibly exceed the limits of this world? That would be against Tian Gang.

However, even so, Yang Chong still had great autonomy in this process, so he decided to attribute his fifth martial art to the sword.

The power absorbing technique has allowed Yang Chong's internal strength to surpass the limits of first-rate masters, and he is not weak even when facing a master. The Nine Yin Scriptures has expanded Yang Chong's martial arts experience. Fuxi's Divine Heavenly Sound and Zhou Liuliu's Void Skill have allowed Yang Chong to reach the realm of heaven and man. However, the power absorbing technique has flaws and cannot be perfected, and the other three martial arts require time to accumulate. It is difficult for Yang Chong to break through to the master's level in a short period of time.

Therefore, Yang Chong, who has reached the level of a grandmaster, had to find another way and the fastest method.

"My fifth martial art should be a sword technique that can kill a master." Yang Chong pondered, and countless sword techniques flashed in his mind. These were all from his knowledge in his previous life, coming from various worlds. Some were particularly powerful, some were weird and murderous, some were grand and majestic... There were many kinds, and although each had its merits, they were all powerful.

Nanyue looked at Yang Chong who was lost in thought, and did not disturb him. She continued to knead Yang Chong's shoulders with her hands. However, she could still see the difference at this time. At this moment, there were faint traces of sword intent flowing through Yang Chong's body.

Although Nong Yu had only barely reached the level of a first-rate master at this time, her realm was extremely high. Before she practiced Fuxi Divine Heavenly Sound, her attainments in music were already infinitely close to the first level of Fuxi Divine Heavenly Sound, the realm of great sound without sound.

Now, she has been practicing Fuxi Shentian Xiang for several years and has already integrated her attainments in music into Fuxi Shentian Xiang. In terms of realm alone, she has completely reached the realm of great sound without sound. As long as she practices her internal strength to a sufficient degree, she will be able to break through to the realm of grandmaster, which is the second level of the three levels of Fuxi Shentian Xiang - Great Elegance without Music.

Therefore, among the several women around Yang Chong, Nong Yu was the highest in terms of realm alone, so she was able to see the changes in Yang Chong at this time.

Nong Yu, whose realm is already close to Yang Chong's, knows that Yang Chong is in a very mysterious realm at this moment, which is the so-called enlightenment in her understanding.

However, this time, my brother's epiphany was in the way of the sword. Could it be that my brother wanted to use the sword intent of the Eight Swords of Yue to break through? Nong Yu thought about it and denied her guess.

Nongyu was not unfamiliar with the sword intent of the Eight Swords of King Yue. Caidie, Yingge and others had practiced it, as well as Niu Shang. In daily life, Nongyu had a lot of contact with them, so she naturally knew them. But the sword intent flowing through Yang Chong's body was different at this time. Although it was changeable, each one had nothing to do with the Eight Swords of King Yue.

As time passed, Nongyu stopped what she was doing. At the moment, she couldn't let external factors disturb Yang Chong.

Nanyue was indeed not mistaken. At this time, Yang Chong had already entered an extremely mysterious realm. In the depths of his consciousness, sword shadows intertwined and turned into a world of sword energy, evolving layer by layer, from the simplest horizontal slash of sword to the ultimate transformation technique, endlessly, from the extremely simple to the extremely complex, turning into the most gorgeous and passionate sword. In the midst of extreme complexity, the sword force and sword intent took a sharp turn, returning to their original simplicity, turning into the murderous and ruthless sword.

Until finally, all the sword shadows merged into one, the sword force evolved into the sky force, the sword energy rose and fell and turned into the earth, and between heaven and earth, a world belonging to swords moved from virtuality to reality.

At this moment, Yang Chong felt that his entire consciousness had fallen into a state of stillness in time and space, but in this stillness, his consciousness was unprecedentedly active, and the active world was under his control.

"Is this the Twenty-Third Sword of the Holy Spirit Sword Technique?" Yang Chong suddenly realized that this time it would be this set of sword techniques. It was indeed as he expected. This was a set of sword techniques that could kill a master.

Holy Spirit Sword Technique is a set of top-level sword techniques in the world of Fengyun and is also one of the most powerful martial arts, especially its last move, Sword Twenty-Three, which is the end of the sword path and evolves into a sword domain. Within the sword domain, time and space stand still and it controls everything.

"This sword technique is indeed powerful enough. Once you master it, the so-called Earth and Marsh Formation of the Six Elders of the Farmer Family will be a joke. No matter how you change, you are still within time and space. Wherever Sword Twenty-Three passes, all will become chickens and dogs." Yang Chong showed a look of surprise when he realized what kind of sword technique he had mastered. However, his surprise had not yet fully blossomed and it had already solidified.

Deep in his consciousness, Sword Twenty-Three formed a sword domain, but this was not the end, but another beginning.

Deep in Yang Chong's consciousness, the sword domain was changing again. In the sword domain that was originally empty, ray of sword energy emerged, each different, but all familiar to Yang Chong.

There are the sword intent of the Eight Swords of King Yue, the sword techniques of the Holy Spirit, and even the sword intent of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang appear in it, crisscrossing each other, extending the invisible sword intent to a wider time and space.

"What is this?" Yang Chong observed the changes in the sword domain, and caught a hint of inspiration in his shock.

The sword energy space of Sword Twenty-Three is also called Sword Heart Hell. Sword Heart Hell is a subset of the Sword Realm. The so-called Sword Realm is a virtual space opened up by the sword thoughts of countless swordsmen. It gathers countless sword essences. The space formed by the evolution of Sword Twenty-Three in the depths of Yang Chong's consciousness at this time is the sword realm belonging to Yang Chong.

Through this sword world, Yang Chong can master all the sword techniques in the world for his own use, and even derive his own sword skills from countless sword forces and sword intents. It is as if he is in another time and space, and the sword world, at the intersection of countless sword thoughts, has evolved into its own sword path, such as the Twelve Swords of Xuanyin and the Qianqiu Sword.

After realizing this, Yang Chong could no longer conceal his surprise. Sword Twenty-Three had already surprised him, but now he had gone one step further on the basis of Sword Twenty-Three and transformed into a sword world. This kind of thing was truly too surprising.

Although Sword Twenty-Three is powerful, he is still inferior to Sword Realm in many ways.

It can be said that Yang Chong's original intention was just to get a regular version of Mercedes-Benz, but what he finally got was a high-end version of Maybach. Isn't this a big surprise?

More importantly, the current sword world itself contains the changes of Sword Twenty-Three, which determines the starting point of the sword world. As for the end point?

This is a world that belongs to swords. From the legendary era to the present, too many sword masters and famous swords have appeared in the long time and space, not just the top ten famous swords. All of these things may become the nourishment of the sword world, providing unlimited possibilities for Yang Chong's future.

"Maybe the limits of this world are not what I imagined." Yang Chong, who realized the power of the sword world, couldn't help but think of another question.

In this world, the ultimate power may not be the existence of Donghuang Taiyi and Bei Mingzi. There must be stronger powers above them. After all, the sword world was also born because of this world. In other words, the sword world is allowed to exist by this world and has not surpassed this world.

This also means that this world has powers that Yang Chong cannot see. For example, to the west of the Qin State, in that distant place, gods may really appear. The secret of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon may really be the way to the mythological era.

Yang Chong had already withdrawn his thoughts while thinking. Those things were still too far away. Now he only needed to do what he could do at the moment.

As Yang Chong withdrew his thoughts, the sword intent that permeated his body disappeared instantly and was completely absorbed into the sword world. The sword intents that had once conflicted with each other were now coordinated and transformed into a whole. The sword intents that had once been only vaguely understood, such as the Zongheng sword intent, were now planted in the sword world like seeds, and would eventually evolve into a complete and even transcendent Zongheng sword technique.

"Six elders of the farming family, I will definitely give you a big surprise when the time comes." Yang Chong said to himself. The wonders of this world are even more beyond his imagination.

"Brother, have you made a breakthrough?" Nanyue looked into Yang Chong's eyes, and felt that Yang Chong's eyes seemed to contain something terrifying at this moment. Although the divine light was restrained, it could not be looked directly at. Out of curiosity and concern, she asked casually.

"Although it's not there, it's not far away." Yang Chong stretched out his arms and pulled Nong Yu onto the couch, shoulder to shoulder, holding this warm and soft jade in his arms.

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In the following time, in addition to handling official duties, Yang Chong also did another thing, which was to practice swordsmanship. The Holy Spirit Sword Technique and the Eight Swords of the King of Yue all became Yang Chong's methods, and even the Zongheng Sword Technique gradually revealed its true face in front of Yang Chong.

During his practice, Yang Chong's swordsmanship level improved rapidly, and he quickly climbed to the top level. More importantly, it was only a natural thing for him to break through to the Grandmaster level, and there would not be even the slightest obstacle.

Today, Yang Chong's internal strength and sword intent are complete, and his blood and energy are at the peak of youth. Although he is not in the peak state of middle age, he has infinite potential. The master level is already within Yang Chong's reach.

While Yang Chong continued to practice, Dong'e City had already collected all taxes from various places. With the support of huge amounts of money and grain, all able-bodied people in the entire territory from fifteen to forty years old were summoned by local government officials and came to Dong'e City one after another.

This group of people totaled nearly 100,000 people. Of course, not all of them were equipped. Although the Queen Mother Zhao was willing to support Yang Chong, Zhao's own military equipment was not enough, so how could it have extra military equipment to support Yang Chong? However, although Zhao could not provide Yang Chong with military equipment, it was extremely generous in terms of war horses.

After all, Zhao State had no shortage of war horses; what it lacked was food to feed them.

Yang Chong also loved cavalry, but in the face of reality, he could only suppress his hobby, because of the war horses provided by Zhao State at a low price, Yang Chong could only buy a limited number. After all, it was too costly to maintain a cavalry. Cavalry was a very luxurious type of soldier, especially since Yang Chong wanted to build his ideal cavalry.

So in the end, Yang Chong only reserved a structure of 8,000 people for the cavalry. Yang Chong was temporarily unable to build more than that, and had no use for it.

In the battlefields of this era, infantry was still the main force. Even the Zhao army, which was famous for its Hu clothing, horse riding and archery, had a cavalry ratio of no more than 50%.

When Yang Chong was training his troops, a man who was beyond Yang Chong's expectations appeared in front of him.

Yan Ju.

A man who is not very famous compared to Yang Chong, but is indeed a top military talent in this era.

Yan Ju, a native of Qi, served in the State of Zhao and was promoted to general in a time and space where Yang Chong had never appeared. In the final battle between the State of Zhao and the State of Qin, the Queen Mother Zhao, the King of Zhao and other rulers of the State of Zhao fell into the trap of Qin's monarch and his ministers and killed Li Mu, the last hope of the State of Zhao, and expelled his deputy general Sima Shang. Zhao Cong and Yan Ju were the ones who replaced Li Mu and Sima Shang as the new commanders of the Zhao army.

As for the result of the decisive battle between the Zhao army and the Qin army led by the two men, it was naturally the demise of the Zhao State.

But this cannot deny that Yan Ju was a capable person. After all, he was a foreigner who was able to reach the position of general in Zhao State, and even became the commander of the Zhao army in the last days of Zhao State. He did have some ability.

You have to know that people like Queen Mother Zhao and Guo Kai are just too clever, but they are not stupid.

As for the defeat, it was not shameful. After all, the Qin army at that time, coupled with a combination like Wang Jian, was almost invincible. It was not shameful for Yan Ju to be defeated by the Qin army.

Yang Chong has been running the business for quite some time. During this time, he has recruited talents from all sides and gained a new understanding of talents.

In any era, only a few people can leave their names in history books. In this world, the total population of the seven countries exceeds 20 million, but how many people ultimately leave their names in history books?

Anyone who can leave his name in history books, even if the relevant records are only two or three lines, or four or five words, has his own extraordinary qualities. Such a person deserves Yang Chong's attention.

Not everyone is like Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​and Zhang Han. People like Wang Jian are a minority among the minority. If Yang Chong only thinks about recruiting these top talents who have left their mark in history books, he will find that he will have no one to use.

Therefore, the appearance of Yan Ju was a good gain for Yang Chong.

Chapter 221 Mohist Engineering Team

There should be no problem with Yan Ju's personal ability, but this does not mean that Yang Chong must recruit him. Loyalty and ability have always been the two most important criteria for employing people, and loyalty is even more important than ability.

So when Yan Ju came to join him, the first thing Yang Chong considered was what Yan Ju wanted to get from him, and what Yan Ju wanted to get from him.

This point must be made clear.

"I have heard of your great name. Whether in Qi or Zhao, you can get more opportunities. But here, you are at most a county magistrate or a captain of a battalion. There is not much I can give you." Yang Chong said bluntly.

The person in front of him was a middle-aged man over 40 years old. For this era, his age was not young anymore. Correspondingly, he had few opportunities left in his life. But precisely because of this, he should cherish his few opportunities even more.

But what kind of opportunity did Yan Ju see in Dong'e City that made him give up Handan and come to Dong'e?

"There is not much that you can give me now, but the future is uncertain. If I go to Zhao State, I might be able to get a high position, but to Zhao State, I am an outsider after all. To my relatives, I am just a loser who couldn't make it in his hometown and had to flee to another country. But it is different in Dong'a. Dong'a is indeed nothing compared to Handan or Linzi, but the future is different. Here, there is hope." Faced with Yang Chong's questioning, Yan Ju chose to be honest.

"What hope?" Yang Chong asked. He heard something unusual in Yan Ju's words.

"The hope that allows me to return home in glory." Yan Ju said frankly.

Returning home in glory? What place did Yan Ju refer to? Of course, it was Qi State. This also means that Yan Ju knew that Yang Chong’s real goal was Qi State, but how did Yan Ju know it?

To this day, Yang Chong has not directly confronted the State of Qi. In Qi, not many people know Yang Chong's identity. The royal family of Qi may know Yang Chong's identity because of his farming family, but Yang Chong's power at the time was too weak, so weak that King Jian of Qi didn't bother to pay attention to Yang Chong. In short, not many people know Yang Chong's plot against the State of Qi. How did Yan Ju know it?

"Besides the name Yan Ju, what other identity do you have?" Yang Chong asked. Of course, he was not afraid of Yan Ju knowing his identity and plan, but fearlessness did not mean that Yang Chong would allow anyone to tell Yan Ju his background, which would be a betrayal.

Not all the people in the six departments of Emperor Yan can be trusted.

"I am a descendant of one of the six military chiefs of Emperor Yan. I wonder if what I said would satisfy my lord?" Yan Ju replied, and his way of addressing Yang Chong had changed from 'Sir' to 'Young Master'.

The military commander? Yang Chong was a little surprised.

Of course Yang Chong knew what the Bingzhu Department was.