At the bottom of the Building of Noble Spirit, Xu Qi 'an looked up at the tall building. The eaves were curled up and stacked like a pagoda.
From the second floor onwards, there were corridors on every floor. The spring sunshine was just right. Looking from the seventh floor, the scenery was picturesque.
He didn't go upstairs immediately. Instead, he stared blankly for a long time. Then, he pressed down on his mink hat and looked at the guard without any expression. He said in a low voice, "Send a message."
After the guard went downstairs to reply, Xu Qi 'an quickly went upstairs. The officials he met along the way bowed to him. He just nodded and said, "Mm."
Entering the tea room, Xu Qi 'an stepped on a soft reed mat and sat cross-legged by the tea table. In front of him was a cup of hot tea and Wei Yuan, who was calmly reading a book.
"Duke Wei, I have something to report."
"Speak."
"I have a reason for intervening in the War of Immortals …"
He immediately told Wei Yuan about the task entrusted to him by the Jinlian Taoist priest and the reward for the Green Pill.
Wei Yuan nodded slowly. His expression softened. "I guessed it."
Xu Qi 'an immediately put on a posture of listening attentively. "I'm sure the loyal officials in the court will bear a grudge against me for being so reckless."
He came to ask Wei Yuan about the history of the Battle of Shanhai Pass, but that would be treating his superior as a tool. It was not something a smart subordinate should do.
This time, Xu Qi 'an had come to the Pavilion of Vast Qi to report something. Asking questions was just in passing.
"I don't think so."
Wei Yuan shook his head. "Although you delayed the War of Immortals, you didn't stop it. Those who want to see Luo Yuheng die will at most be angry at you."
"Then, Duke Wei, will you be angry at me …" Xu Qi 'an looked relieved. He continued, "Thanks to the Green Pill, I've mastered the Vajra Power."
Wei Yuan wasn't surprised by this and simply replied with a "hmm".
Xu Qi 'an waited for a while. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he said, "I want to know how to cultivate Transforming Strength."
Wei Yuan put down his book and took a sip of tea. He sat up straight and looked at Xu Qi 'an. "First, you have to understand what Transforming Strength is. Well, punch to the left. "
Xu Qi 'an didn't understand his intention. He followed the instruction and punched to the left.
Wei Yuan grabbed the scroll and patted his shoulder and upper arm. He smiled and said, "There's an obvious tremor here."
"This … this is absolutely necessary," Xu Qi 'an replied.
You're an ancient person, so I'm not going to talk to you about High-End Knowledge like the mutual effect of force.
When a punch was thrown, regardless of whether it hit the target or not, the arm would still have the strength to pass through. This would naturally cause the shoulder and flesh to tremble.
If an object was hit, the arm would also suffer the reaction force.
"There won't be any tremors in Peak Strength. Warriors in this realm can perfectly control their own strength and not waste a single bit."
Wei Yuan picked up his book again and said calmly, "Why are the major systems afraid of Warrior getting close? What they feared were martial artists of the fifth level and above. They are afraid of Warrior in Transforming Strength. Do you understand? "
"A Warrior in Transforming Strength can defeat any system in one go? But, but this doesn't conform to the laws of mechanics … Wait, I remember. Yang Yan and Jiang Lüzhong had a fight in the Yamen's fighting field in order to fight over me. "
Xu Qi 'an remembered that fight. The two Jinluo fighters didn't shake back or react force, which seriously violated the laws of mechanics. He was amazed at that time and secretly guessed which Warrior's level in the system brought about this miracle.
Now he understood. It was Transforming Strength of Fifth Pin.
"Now that you've reached this level, I'll tell you more about the martial arts system," Wei Yuan said as he read the book.
"Before Fifth Pin, talent only accounts for 30%, effort 30%, and resources 40%. After Fifth Pin, talent accounts for 60%, effort 20%, and resources 20%. "
"Why?" Xu Qi 'an was confused.
"To master every part of your strength, it depends on the warrior's power of understanding. External objects can't help. In the Yamen of the night watchmen, there was only the "Theory of Circulating Pulses" that could help you comprehend by analogy, but whether or not you could achieve Transforming Strength was still up to the individual.
"Before Fifth Pin, as long as you have skills, resources, and your talent is not too bad, you can reach it. There are many Sixth Pin warriors, but the number starts to decrease when you reach Fifth Pin. At Third Pin … there is only one King of Zhenbei in the imperial court of Daibun, "Wei Yuan said.
"There is only one King of Zhenbei in the imperial court of Daibun …" Xu Qi 'an caught the meaning of Wei Yuan's words and asked, "There are Third Pin warriors in Jianghu?"
"There are many crooks in the water. Don't underestimate the heroes in the wilderness." Wei Yuan smiled and said, "But they are rare. They are quite law-abiding. The imperial court's attitude towards them is to appease them and allow them to become heroes. If you have the chance, you can go to Jianghu. It is the most prosperous place in Daibun for martial arts. "
"No wonder Wei Yuan always wants me to go to Jianghu. Jianghu seems to be quite interesting …" Xu Qi 'an put away his thoughts and asked casually,
"Duke Wei, I have been reading history recently …"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wei Yuan's mocking tone, "You read history books?"
'I can feel the disdain of a scholar …' Xu Qi 'an forced a smile. "I still read books occasionally. After all, I am half a scholar."
He was also a hero who had completed nine years of compulsory education. It was just that the older he got, the less interested he was in books.
Seeing that Wei Yuan did not refute, Xu Qi 'an went straight to the point and said curiously, "I realized that other than the Jiazi Demon-slaying Campaign between Buddhism and the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, the Shanhai Pass Campaign was the rarest large-scale war in the history of Jianghu.
"How did this war start? The history books did not explain it clearly. I thought that Duke Wei, you were the Commander of the Five Armies back then, so you must know about it. "
Wei Yuan pondered for a long time, as if he was recalling something. His eyes showed the vicissitudes of life.
He said slowly, "In the 13th year of Yuanjing, the southern barbarians, under the leadership of the Gu Tribe, suddenly attacked the southern border of Daibun. After the imperial court received the report, they immediately organized an army to drive the barbarians away.
"In the 8th month of the same year, the northern barbarians and the demon tribe joined forces and formed 200,000 cavalries and demon soldiers. They attacked Daibun like lions hunting rabbits.
"Daibun was surrounded by enemies. After a year of war, in the 14th year of Yuanjing, they gave up the two provinces in the northwest and focused on fighting the barbarians in the south.
"In the autumn of the same year, the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom occupied the two provinces and announced the restoration of their country."
Wei Yuan stood up and walked to the side of the territory map. He drew a big circle in the northwest of Daibun with his finger and said,
"Once Chuzhou and Jingzhou were separated, the northern barbarians, the demon tribe, and the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom would form a triangle. Whether they attacked Daibun in the south or the Buddhist Kingdom in the west, the three parties would be able to form a tight formation and help each other.
"Therefore, in the 15th year of Yuanjing, the Buddhist Kingdom of the West entered the battlefield. The situation changed immediately. The Buddhist Kingdom and Daibun joined forces and took back Chuzhou and Jingzhou within three months. Daibun was able to take a breather and send more troops south to attack the southern barbarians led by the venomous insects. "
Indeed, in the battle of Shanhai Pass, there were indeed remnants of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom. Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's orphan, the demon princess, her ultimate goal was to restore her country … The failure of the battle of Shanhai Pass made her realize that Buddhism was too powerful. If she wanted to restore her country, she had to weaken Buddhism … Therefore, she began to plot against the Shenshu under Sampo?
Xu Qi 'an nodded slowly. As long as he knew the other party's goal, many things would become traceable and he would be able to deal with it easily.
Then, he thought of another problem. The emergence of the Great Accomplishment Dharma would definitely cause a huge uproar in the West. The conflict of ideas was inevitable.
What would Nine-tailed Celestial Fox think?
She had worked hard for centuries, but to no avail. Yet, just a few words from Da Feng's little gong had caused the Buddhist Sect to split apart …
Wei Yuan said, "In the 16th year of Yuan Jing, the barbarians of the north and south, the demons of the north, the remnants of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, and the Witchcraft Sect of the northeast met at Shanhai Pass. They wanted to fight to the death with Buddhism and Daibun in the West. More than a million soldiers were invested in the war and the war lasted for half a year. In the end, Daibun and the Buddhist Kingdom won. It was known as the Battle of Shanhai Pass. "
"Duke Wei, why did the Witchcraft Sect suddenly join the war?" Xu Qi 'an asked.
"Of course, it was because of the profits. The Witchcraft Sect … has always hated Daibun. This is related to an old incident when Daibun founded the country," Wei Yuan answered.
"I know. The founding emperor of Daibun fell out with the Witchcraft Sect. When he needed her, he called her Little Sweetie, but when the country was founded, he called her Madam Niu …" Xu Qi 'an thought.
"Wouldn't it be better for the Witchcraft Sect to harass Daibun in the northeast?" Xu Qi 'an asked.
"Even when the imperial court was at its most difficult, they would rather give up the two northern states than relax their deployment in the northeast. If the Witchcraft Sect attacked the northeast and failed, the battle at Shanhai Pass would be over, and Daibun would have enough time and troops to support the northeast border.
"Instead of that, it would be better to borrow the territory of the barbarians and demons to go to Shanhai Pass and fight."
Xu Qi 'an held the teacup and fell into deep thought.
The Battle of Shanhai Pass began with the alliance of the barbarians, but it was the Gu Tribe who led the southern barbarians to attack the border of Daibun. Then, the barbarians from the north also attacked Daibun.
It could be seen that the former leader of the Heaven Gu Tribe was the mediator and encouraged the Gu Tribe to start the war.
This was in line with the plan of the two thieves.
The other thief was a warlock, and the warlock system was derived from the wizard system. When the Witchcraft Sect intervened in the Battle of Shanhai Pass, this mysterious warlock must have fanned the flames.
Xu Qi 'an could imagine how the two thieves persuaded all parties to form an alliance and instigated this rare large-scale war.
"So, the remaining members of the Thousand Demons Kingdom knew that I have the luck because of what happened that year? No, that's not right. Stealing the luck was a secret plan of the two thieves. Before my luck was awakened, even the Supervisor didn't notice it … Then, how did the Princess of the Demon Tribe find out about the luck in my body?
"She must know, otherwise, she wouldn't have let the monk Shen Shu live in my body.
"Phew … Let's not worry about this for now. Let's set a long-term goal, which is to find out the reason why the mysterious warlock stole the luck. The leader of the Heaven Gu Tribe wanted to steal the luck to suppress the God of Venomous Worms. The mysterious warlock might have another purpose. "
While his imagination was running wild, Wei Yuan asked, "Is there anything else?"
Xu Qi 'an shook his head. "Nothing else."
He didn't decide to tell Wei Yuan about the luck in his body. Although the Supervisor and the Jinlian Taoist priest knew about it, they found it out themselves.
Xu Qi 'an had never told anyone about it.
He didn't tell Wei Yuan because Xu Qi 'an had some concerns. Wei Yuan was a Nation Scholar, so in his heart, the Daibun Dynasty was the first or second.
Xu Qi 'an didn't think that he was more important than Daibun in Wei Yuan's heart. If Wei Yuan knew that the reason why Daibun's power declined was that the luck was stolen and transferred to him …
What would Wei Yuan choose?
"He is still my biggest support, but I can't gamble with my life." Xu Qi 'an thought.
"Think again. Is there anything else?" Wei Yuan stared at him.
"No." Xu Qi 'an looked at him and shook his head.
…
In the dark room, a white hand was holding a brush and writing a secret letter.
"Dear Master,
"Many things have happened in Daibun recently. With the end of the investigation, the factions have gradually calmed down. Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu have started to work together to deal with the corruption of the petty officials.
"I heard through the grapevine that their next goal is to thoroughly investigate the embezzlement of military fields and reduce taxes. Heh, the two of them can indeed sweep the court.
"But as long as the Yuanjing Emperor doesn't give up on cultivation, he will be like a bottomless Taotie, nibbling away at Daibun's national power. The tax reduction policy will definitely be hindered.
"Don't worry. In the next ten years, Daibun's national power will decline to the bottom. The Buddhist Kingdom will lose this powerful ally. No matter how powerful it is, it will be difficult to stand alone. If there is another Battle of Mountains and Seas, we will definitely win.
"Oh yes, I have good news for you. During the battle between the Celestial Commissioner and the Buddhist Kingdom, Silver Gong Xu Qi 'an proposed the Mahayana Dharma, which enlightened Dhu Lohan. I predict that there will be great turmoil in the West this year. This is an opportunity for us.
"He is truly a talented man. His future is limitless. If this servant may be so bold as to ask, what are your plans for him?"
The white hand put down the brush and looked at the secret letter for a long time.
…
Celestial Commissioner.
The stone door leading to the underground creaked open, and a Ninth Stage Warlock in white shouted towards the deep underground, "Senior Brother Yang, half a day has passed. You can come out now."
A few seconds later, a figure in white walked back, stubbornly facing the world with the back of his head.
"I, Yang Qianhuan, will eventually return to the world. No one can suppress me," the figure in white said slowly.
"Yes, yes, yes …" The Ninth Stage Warlock replied casually.
"Don't do stupid things next time. The Supervisor said that if you learn from Xu Qi 'an again, he will suppress you underground and never come out."
Yang Qianhuan snorted. "I need to learn from him? He's just doing what I want to do. "
Crazy … The Ninth Stage Warlock cursed inwardly.
"Well, did anything happen in the outside world while I was in seclusion underground?" Yang Qianhuan stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.
