For normal cultivators to reach the Primordial Spirit stage, they fuse their Yuanying with the Aspect of Heaven and Earth, Yuanying as the soul and the Aspect of Heaven and Earth as the body. Then they fuse it with the power of the laws of the world and finally refine a Primordial Spirit Incarnation.
After the majority of cultivators form a Primordial Spirit Incarnation they will abandon their original physical body. There are already many differences between a Primordial Spirit Incarnation and a soul. Once the soul and the body are united, even if they don't have their original physical body it doesn't matter. Instead they will break away from all restraints and be free and unfettered, moving unhindered in the world beyond.
But people like the Northern Militant Prince Zuoxian and Zhu Hongwu in front of him purely used physical body martial arts to reach the Primordial Spirit stage. Their physical bodies have been tempered hundreds and thousands of times and are inconceivably powerful. When they were still in the late Yuanying stage they still didn't leave their body when they formed the Aspect of Heaven and Earth.
Pure martial arts experts, when they are in the late Yuanying stage they will fuse the power of the Aspect of Heaven and Earth with their own physical body, using the power of the Aspect of Heaven and Earth to continue strengthening the power of the physical body and blood.
When they refine a Primordial Spirit Incarnation they will also fuse the Primordial Spirit Incarnation with their physical body, abandoning the wondrous effect of the Primordial Spirit Incarnation being unfettered and unfettered in the world beyond. From this they will obtain even more powerful physical strength.
Zhu Hongwu is also an expert with talent that far surpasses normal people. When he was at the 1st level of the Primordial Spirit stage his battle strength could already challenge the 2nd level of the Primordial Spirit Incarnation. Now that he himself has also advanced to the 2nd level of the Primordial Spirit he is even more like a demon god descending into the world.
No matter if it is Zhu Yi, Shi Tianhao or Tuntun and the others, they all feel a great pressure when facing Zhu Hongwu.
In reality, even Lin Feng's Tie Shu clone standing here feels his heart palpitate when facing Zhu Hongwu.
But even more of it is joy. Looking at the Marquis of Xuanji's father Zhu who is flashing with arrogance, Lin Feng nodded his head in satisfaction: "That's the way it should be, otherwise it'll be very easy for you to be crushed to death by Taixu Temple. Liang Pan alone won't be able to hold the fort, it'll be hard for the Zhou Dynasty to act."
Lin Feng was not worried at all about the Great Zhou Dynasty's power expanding further. The reason was very simple. Taixu Temple was at the top, and its conservative approach had always been to weaken the strong and strengthen the weak.
In other words, to the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Mount Shu Sword Sect, the Great Qin Dynasty, Xuanmen Tianzong, the Reincarnation Sect, and the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Taixu Temple's style was to shoot the bird that stuck out.
Taixu Temple liked to use the world as a chess piece, but at the same time, it was also a very useful chess piece in everyone's eyes, especially when they were still relatively weak and their opponents just happened to be getting stronger and stronger. Taixu Temple was definitely the best helper.
Between them, they were mutually using each other. As for who was using who, the situation was very delicate. Everything depended on one's heart. The one who laughed last was the one who laughed the best.
Of course, this was based on the premise that the Taixu Temple's general policy was that the conservative faction was in charge. If the radical faction was in charge, it would be a different situation.
However, if the Taixu Temple was really in charge of the radical faction, then it was very likely that it would become everyone's public enemy.
Within the Taixu Temple itself, intense games and contests were also being carried out at all times.
Seeing Zhu Hongwu burn the portrait and then break through to the second tier of the Primordial Spirit Realm, Zhu Yi felt very conflicted.
The scene before him was sufficient to show that Zhu Hongwu was not completely heartless towards Meng Bingyun. All these years, he had long reached the peak of the first tier of the Primordial Spirit Realm. He was only a paper-thin distance away from the second tier.
Once he broke through this paper-thin barrier, he would immediately reach the second tier of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
And this last gap in his mental state was the entanglement between him and Meng Bingyun. If not for this shackle, Zhu Hongwu would probably have long reached the second tier of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
In Zhu Hongwu's heart, there had always been a corner for Meng Bingyun. Even though the two of them had eventually parted ways, and Zhu Hongwu had even indirectly caused Meng Bingyun's death, there had always been a trace of love between the two of them.
Knowing this, Zhu Yi should have felt happy. But now, he only felt his body turn cold.
At this moment, in front of Meng Bingyun's grave, in front of Zhu Yi, Zhu Hongwu had completely severed this trace of love.
From now on, Meng Bingyun no longer had any trace in Zhu Hongwu's heart. She was just an ordinary person that he had interacted with in his memories. She was no different from anyone else.
Zhu Hongwu's breakthrough happened in a short moment. Soon, the majestic aura he exuded vanished without a trace. He became calm once again. Standing there, he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.
But Lin Feng knows that the current Zhu Hongwu can pounce in front of him at any time. His speed is faster than any spell, even faster than a person's thoughts. His opponent doesn't even have the time to react, his brain doesn't even have the time to react, let alone his body.
There seemed to be countless stars flashing in Zhu Hongwu's eyes. Then, they were extinguished and turned into streams of light.
He stared at Lin Feng with a burning gaze. After a long while, he shook his head. "Now is not the time. Lin Feng, you have to thank Taixu Temple. Otherwise, you would not have been able to walk down Qingyang Mountain today. It's not just your avatar. It's the same for your real body.
"It is the will of the heavens for the Great Zhou Dynasty to rule the world. Anyone who stands in our way is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Taixu Temple is so. Anyone who does not understand the bigger picture will be the same."
Zhu Hongwu's tone was extremely calm. It was as if he was narrating something that everyone knew. His calm tone contained unshakable faith and confidence that came from great power.
Lin Feng looked at Zhu Hongwu and suddenly laughed. "There's no need for you to beat around the bush. I know what the Great Zhou Dynasty is relying on. Your advancement to the second tier of the Primordial Soul Realm might have boosted your confidence, but everyone knows that the increase in your cultivation level is insignificant to the bigger picture.
"If Liang Pan can advance to the third tier of the Primordial Soul Realm, then the Great Zhou Dynasty will have more confidence."
Zhu Hongwu's expression did not change at all. Silently, he said, "It looks like Yan Mingyue has told you many things."
Lin Feng smiled, "But the things you know are a bit lacking."
"Pay more attention to the Great Qin Dynasty. There's an impressive big guy being created there. It's almost completed."
"Oh?" Zhu Hongwu's expression changed for the first time since the conversation began. His aura trembled slightly. The temperature of the entire Qingyang Mountain plummeted. The air seemed to freeze. Even the dust in the air froze in midair.
Only Lin Feng and the people of the Celestial Sect of Wonders behind him were not affected. Zhu Yi looked at Zhu Hongwu whose expression suddenly changed, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
From the moment they met, Lin Feng had mostly stayed out of the conversation. He gave the right to speak to Zhu Yi, allowing him and Zhu Hongwu to settle their differences.
Although Zhu Yi was no longer the same as before, he was still weaker than Zhu Hongwu. Therefore, Zhu Hongwu had always been in control of the conversation. In the end, he had used the power of breaking through to the second tier of the Primordial Soul Realm to raise his aura to the peak.
But now, Lin Feng had suppressed Zhu Hongwu with a single sentence.
Zhu Hongwu was still the Marquis Xuanji of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was second only to one and above everyone else. He was still a super expert of the second tier of the Primordial Soul Realm. But at this moment, he no longer had the domineering aura he had when he had just advanced.
"The Great Qin Dynasty?" Zhu Hongwu's loss of composure only lasted for a moment. He quickly regained his composure. His face was expressionless. "They want to move their home base? During the last great war between the human race and the demon race, it was already damaged beyond recognition. It has not been repaired after thousands of years. It is impossible for them to do it by themselves. It seems that someone is helping them. "
The expression on Lin Feng's face was as calm as the clouds and wind. He said quietly, "Liang Pan has the thought of becoming the Saint Emperor of the human race, unifying the vast land of the Divine Prefecture, and then controlling the heavens, turning the Nine Five Venerables into the Nine Nine Venerables.
Slowly, Zhu Hongwu said, "The general trend cannot be defied."
After saying these words, Zhu Hongwu turned to leave. Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Yi said Silently, "I will move mother's grave back to Yujing Mountain."
Zhu Hongwu did not even turn his head. His footsteps did not stop. "Up to you. In any case, she cannot enter the Zhu family's ancestral grave. It is the same wherever she is buried."
Hearing this, Zhu Yi was still calm. He was no longer angry. Instead, he smiled. "In the future, I will personally bury mother in the Zhu family's ancestral grave."
"Huh?" Zhu Hongwu's footsteps suddenly stopped. Without turning his head, he asked coldly, "What did you say?"
Zhu Yi smiled. "Don't misunderstand. It is not because of the glory of entering the Zhu family's ancestral grave, nor is it to make up for any regrets. It is only because I feel that if I do this, your expression will be very interesting."
"If mother's spirit in heaven sees this scene, she will definitely think that I have a childish temper and likes to cause trouble. But she will also smile?"
Silently, Zhu Hongwu did not move. Although there was a smile on Zhu Yi's face, there was not the slightest warmth in his eyes as he looked at Zhu Hongwu's back.
Lin Feng looked at this scene with interest, saying in his heart: "Tsk tsk, Xiaoyi oh Xiaoyi, you've really pulled the hate in the right place. Even though he was squeezed by your master just now, but after all he's a martial cultivator, he'd rather break than bend. Compared to normal cultivators his temper is much more violent, it's very possible that he'll immediately make a move right now."
Just as Lin Feng thought, Zhu Hongwu now really had the idea of immediately making a move to kill Zhu Yi. But his eyebrows twitched, and he only looked back at Zhu Yi with disdain. Then, he left and disappeared without a trace.
Seeing Zhu Hongwu disappear, Lin Feng shrugged his shoulders and put away the Bulwark Umbrella that was already secretly in his hand.
The smile on Zhu Yi's face disappeared. He looked in the direction in which Zhu Hongwu had left. His expression was indifferent and he did not speak for a long time.
After paying his respects to Meng Bingyun, Zhu Yi used his Dharmic powers to dig out the soil and stones around the grave. He did not touch the grave itself. Then, with the help of Lin Feng, he brought it back to Yujing Mountain and buried it behind his own cave residence, the Qian Tian Palace.
Silently, Lin Feng found that Zhu Yi's current state of mind was calm and composed. It was much stronger than before, and it had transcended the shackles that Zhu Hongwu had placed on him. Sure enough, Zhu Yi's temperament and cultivation had improved.
After greeting Lin Feng and settling down the disciples, Zhu Yi entered the Dark Heaven Timeless Cave and began to seclude himself to further sort out the gains from this trip to Tianjing City.
"Oh?" After watching Zhu Yi enter the cave, Lin Feng was about to study Kun Yue's Kun Peng bloodline when his heart suddenly shook. His divine sense swept over and saw that Tuntun did not return to Desolate Heaven Valley but instead came to Yujing Mountain and stealthily walked towards the stone room where Hu Yanyan lived.
Lin Feng grinned. "Troublemaker, what are you up to now?"
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