Zhang Dongyun looked down at the kneeling Lou Ning and heaved a sigh of relief.
His previous conjecture had finally succeeded in coming true.
In the memories left behind by the Evil Emperor, he had once guided a youth with the surname Lou.
This person was the current Emperor of the Dayin Empire, Lou Ning.
The God-Slaying Halberd that Lou Ning used to conquer the southeast of Dayin Empire came from the Evil Emperor's guidance.
Those who could enter the Evil Emperor's eyes were naturally talented.
With the Evil Emperor's guidance, Lou Ning successfully created the God-Slaying Halberd and entered the ranks of the top experts. At a young age, he could compete with Emperor Jing, Zhao Shuo, and the others.
To the Evil Emperor of the past, this matter was insignificant, and he only treated it as casually giving guidance to a junior with outstanding talent.
Hence, even Shen Herong, Chu Yaoguang, and the others did not know Lou Ning's name. At most, they felt that Lou Ning looked familiar, like the youth from the countryside that their elder brother had once guided.
But to the other party, the result was completely different.
It was the Evil Emperor who opened a path outside the countryside for Lou Ning and showed him a whole new world.
For Lou Ning, this might not be his only chance to embark on the path of cultivation.
With his talent and cultivation, although he was buried in the countryside, he was still discovered by others and had a chance to shine.
However, as the saying goes, there are thousands of fake scriptures.
In the past, even though Evil Emperor had only given Lou Ning a few pointers, he had already left behind a narrow and rugged path for Lou Ning to ascend to the heavens.
Of course, Lou Ning was able to reach his current height because of himself.
To some people, even if they remembered the Evil Emperor's kindness, they would still make some comparisons.
But to Lou Ning, he saw the Evil Emperor as someone who had given him a new lease on life.
In his early years, he had always hoped that he could repay his benefactor one day and follow the Evil Emperor.
Later on, after the incident in the Immortals, the Evil Emperor and the Twelve Kings of Hell disappeared. Lou Ning had always believed that the Evil Emperor would not disappear just like that.
After he could not find his benefactor, he gradually calmed down and buried everything in his heart. He worked hard silently and paid attention to his own cultivation. At the same time, he was accumulating power around him.
After the establishment of the Lou family's Dayin Empire, the Twelve Kings of Hell remained silent.
Over the years, the Lou Family's imperial court had not been on good terms with Tai Qing Palace, Zhong Yue Temple, Sacred Yan Mansion, Lingguang Temple, and other places that had participated in the incident of the Immortals.
Lou Ning was close to the Nine Peaks Academy in the Zhao Dynasty. Apart from the various reasons on the surface, there was also an inexplicable reason. In Lou Ning's mind, the Shen family who had founded the Nine Peaks Academy was also related to the Twelve Kings of Hell.
Therefore, when he heard that Chang 'an City had been rebuilt by the Twelve Kings of Hell, Lou Ning was overjoyed.
However, he didn't go to Chang 'an immediately.
Over the years, Lou Ning had gradually gotten wind of this.
Back then, the incident in the Immortals might have involved internal strife among the Twelve Kings of Hell.
He, Lou Cheng, had pledged his loyalty to the Vile-Emperor. As for the rest of the twelve Yama Kings, they were merely incidental.
He could not be certain whether Su Po, Chu Yaoguang, Ao Kong, and the others had betrayed Evil Emperor in the past, and whether they were still on Evil Emperor's side.
Therefore, the current Emperor Yin suppressed his excitement and continued to observe in secret.
Even if someone in Chang 'an sent a letter to contact him, Lou Ning still decided to be careful if His Majesty didn't come personally.
When his sister, Lou Yu, was sent to the Great Jing Dynasty by the Zhao Dynasty, he had secretly followed her to the Great Jing Dynasty.
However, he didn't dare to get close to Fengming City to avoid alerting Zhao Shuo and the others.
His trusted subordinates thought that His Majesty was going to take advantage of the situation and attack the Zhao Dynasty.
To a certain extent, they weren't wrong.
However, this didn't depend on the Zhao Dynasty.
The key lay in Chang 'an …
Therefore, when he received Lou Yu's report that someone had used the Vile-Emperor's unique skill, the Yan Emperor Fist, and the Wind Emperor Fist, Lou Ning immediately made up his mind.
As a result, Zhao Shuo's fate was sealed.
The heavily injured Zhao Shuo was escorted by Lou Ning to the Daming Palace to meet Zhang Dongyun.
He was originally curious as to why Lou Ning would be so stupid as to take advantage of the chaos to attack him.
Now that he heard Lou Ning's words in front of Zhang Dongyun, Zhao Shuo's vision darkened.
Emperor Lou Ning of the Great Yin Dynasty, one of the six Dynasties of Middle Earth, was a hidden pawn left behind by the Twelve Kings of Hell.
The Vile-Emperor didn't think too much about it. However, 30 years later, the outcome was already affected.
Zhao Shuo raised his head with difficulty and looked at Zhang Dongyun, who was shrouded in light. However, he couldn't see his face clearly.
He knew that his fate was in someone else's hands and there was no hope for him to struggle. Now, he was just curious. Who was the person who called Lou Ning, who was a fourth-stage Martial Emperor, and was still willing to bow down to him after 30 years?
According to Lou Ning's title, he should be a martial arts cultivator.
Other than Su Po and Chu Yaoguang, one?
Three?
Or five?
Zhao Shuo was bewildered. At this moment, Zhang Dongyun casually decided his fate, "What's the point of keeping him alive?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lou Ning didn't get up. With a wave of his hand, Zhao Shuo's vision darkened.
He felt that his life, which was already at its last gasp, had completely left him.
Endless anger, endless regret, and at the same time endless confusion.
Lou Ning was careful when he attacked in front of Zhang Dongyun. He didn't show any anger.
Zhao Shuo was already seriously injured. Now that he couldn't withstand it, he immediately died. However, there was no blood. It was peaceful.
"Get up."
Zhang Dongyun said indifferently, "You've reached the thirteenth level of martial arts in less than 30 years. You're not bad."
He wasn't stingy with his praise. In the whole of Middle Earth, there were very few people who could improve at such a fast speed.
"If not for Your Majesty's guidance in the past, Lou Ning wouldn't have achieved what he has today."
The tall man said respectfully from below.
He wasn't being modest.
Even if he had the chance to break through to his current level of cultivation without the Vile-Emperor's guidance in the past, he wouldn't have been able to do it so quickly.
"The master leads the way, but the cultivation depends on the person."
Zhang Dongyun said indifferently.
"Your Majesty, you flatter me."
After Lou Ning thanked him, he asked tentatively, "Is that Mr. Zhang of Middle Earth your successor, Your Majesty, or …"
Zhang Dongyun said indifferently, "To most people, he's my friend. To you, there's no need to pretend. That's a clone that I've refined in recent years."
Lou Ning was surprised at first.
Refining clones was something that Taoists, Diabolism, and even the Demon Clan were relatively good at.
However, for martial arts cultivators, it was something that they weren't good at.
Martial arts cultivators gathered Qi and blood in their bodies. The higher their cultivation level, the more condensed their power would be. They weren't good at refining clones.
His Majesty had such a remarkable ability. It seemed that the incident of the Immortals back then didn't affect him at all. He even had a breakthrough that he had never had before.
Lou Ning sighed in admiration. After feeling surprised, he was overwhelmed with emotions.
He believed that His Majesty was right. Other than Ao Kong, Chu Yaoguang, and a few of his closest friends, most people in Chang 'an didn't know the truth about this clone.
Now that His Majesty told him this news, he undoubtedly trusted him a lot.
Lou Ning bowed solemnly to Zhang Dongyun. "Your Majesty, I'll definitely keep my mouth shut."
"It's alright. I'm just here for the convenience of walking around."
Zhang Dongyun said casually.
Actually, he had the urge to roll his eyes secretly.
F * ck, I've finally made it back in time.
Lou Ning was at the 13th level of martial arts, which was also the fourth level of Martial Emperor. He had reached the Expansion Six Directions Realm.
To a large extent, space and distance were nothing to him.
Therefore, after he captured Zhao Shuo, bade farewell to Chu Yaoguang, and told his sister, Lou Yu, and the people of the Dayin Empire, he took the captive and rushed to Chang 'an to meet the Evil Emperor.
To him, the vast Huang Sea between Middle Earth and Eastern Border didn't exist.
However, to a certain City Lord with the surname Zhang, it was a completely different matter.
In order to send the news back through Lou Yu, Zhang Dongyun personally left Eastern Border and went to Middle Earth to participate in the war.
Before the other party understood Su Po's true situation, even if he had other intentions, he wouldn't act rashly.
Even if the other party really wanted to bite the hand that fed him, Zhang Dongyun still had Zhao Shu, the dean of Mingde Academy in the Dayin Empire.
In terms of cultivation, Zhao Shu was indeed inferior to Lou Ning, who was at the 13th level of martial arts.
However, if necessary, Zhang Dongyun could use the Invincible City's Defender function to temporarily raise Zhao Shu's cultivation by one level.
When the other party came to Chang 'an personally, Zhang Dongyun had already left an imprint on him.
Speaking of which, Master Zhang had to thank the heavens.
There was a problem with the Invincible City system. As the City Lord, once he left the city, he couldn't control the power in the city.
Even if only a part of his body was outside the range of the system, it would count as his entire body leaving the city. The part of him that remained in the city wouldn't be able to enjoy the nourishment of the city's Spirit Qi. He wouldn't be able to project Mr Dark Cloud and the others, and he wouldn't be able to control everything in the city.
Fortunately, there was a function that he could bring out of the city.
Perhaps it was because this function was effective outside the city, but as the City Lord, he could also use it outside the city.
That was to use the imprint to expend Guardian Experience Points to raise the cultivation of the person with the imprint.
Therefore, even if Zhang Dongyun himself went to Middle Earth, he could still raise the cultivation of Ao Kong, Long Te, and the others.
However, for him, who was at the 10th level of cultivation, it would take some time to return to Chang 'an from Middle Earth.
Lou Ning and Ta were happy to be in the Six Directions realm, but poor Master Zhang had just started to fight for supremacy. He had to jog across the sea and rush all the way back to Chang 'an.
Therefore, it wasn't that he intentionally left Lou Ning out for half a day. It was that Master Zhang himself was still at sea …
However, his efforts weren't in vain.
He conquered the Zhao Dynasty, but didn't complete the construction mission.
Emperor Jing, Zhao Shuo, was captured and killed, but didn't complete the construction mission.
However, Lou Ning's arrival caused Zhang Dongyun to hear the joyful sound of a system notification.
[The City Lord has successfully subdued the Great Yin Dynasty of Middle Earth. Construction Mission 8.4 completed. Obtained 3,000 experience points for leveling up.]
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