Chapter 141: Old Monk Deep in the Mountains
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Strength can also be transferred?”
Jiang Xiu asked in surprise. No matter how calm Jiang Tiansheng was, he was still a child. When he heard the Human King’s words, his eyes revealed excitement.
The Human King’s face was pale as he said, “The role of the Human King is special. I can indeed transfer my strength to you, but only for strength. Even if you have strength that surpasses that of a True God, your lifespan will not increase unless you can reach the Golden Body realm. To put it bluntly, you only have some strength, but your physique still has to rely on yourself. And if you ascend to the throne, the fate of an emperor will similarly limit your lifespan. It will be hard for an emperor of a dynasty to live past a hundred years old.”
Jiang Xiu was shocked. He now had the fate of an emperor on his shoulders, so naturally, he was not in a good mood when he heard that.
Jiang Tiansheng said, “So what if I won’t live past a hundred years old? It’s better to have an exciting life and contribute to Great Jing than to be mediocre.”
Hearing this, the Human King’s impression of Jiang Tiansheng changed. Even though Jiang Xiu might have been teaching him to speak, his tone and expression were indeed extraordinary.
Just like that, Jiang Tiansheng became the disciple of the Human King. The Human King would also move Destiny to the capital city, and the 1,000 experts of Destiny would assist Jiang Tiansheng.
News of this spread throughout the capital, causing undercurrents to surge.
Now, the position of crown prince was not guaranteed!
Because the Crown Prince was too comfortable, he did not rope in anv of the
civil and military officials in the court. He merely had an illustrious position.
After the Second Prince, Jiang Tianqi, learned of this, he immediately began to move around, but the other princes did not react for the time being.
The news that the Human King had chosen the Twelfth Prince of Great Jing quickly spread throughout the continent. The reactions of the various dynasties were different. Some were happy, some were terrified, and some were furious.
One night in June.
Jiang Changsheng visited Mu Lingluo in her dreams.
“Eh, Brother Changsheng, why is there a purple ribbon on your waist?” Mu Lingluo stared at Jiang Changsheng’s belt and asked curiously.
There was a piece of purple silk tied to Jiang Changsheng’s belt, and Mu Lingluo noticed it at first glance.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “Just hanging it there casually.”
Mu Lingluo did not think too much about it. She began to talk about the Saint
Mansion. It had been more than half a month since she joined the Saint Mansion, so she had a certain understanding of the Saint Mansion. With her exaggerated talents, she had already acknowledged a master, who was the most powerful female martial artist in the Saint Mansion. Moreover, her master had already reached the Two Grotto-heaven realm.
Jiang Changsheng listened attentively. Even though Mu Lingluo’s tone was calm, he could sense the excitement in her heart.
It seemed like the Saint Mansion had given her a huge surprise.
“My master is also proficient in a technique to retain one’s youthful appearance. I’ve already started to learn it so that I won’t age when I look for you in the future,” Mu Lingluo blinked and said shyly.
Jiang Changsheng’s appearance had never changed since she was young, which made her curious.
In response, Jiang Changsheng just pinched her face with a smile, causing her face to turn red. She hastily changed the topic and continued to talk about her encounters in the Saint Mansion, but she did not avoid Jiang Changsheng’s hand.
Mu Lingluo talked about the geniuses she had met. That kid surnamed Lin, who almost defeated her back then, had also entered the Saint Mansion. He was her fellow disciple in the same year as her, and his name was Lin Haotian. Right now, he was trying to break through to the True God realm.
“Haotian…’
Jiang Changsheng raised his eyebrows. This name was something.
After chatting for an hour, Jiang Changsheng began to guide Mu Lingluo in martial arts. After so many years, Mu Lingluo had completely mastered the Nine Gods Battle Technique. What Jiang Changsheng wanted to teach her now was to teach her how to use it better.
With Jiang Changsheng around, Mu Lingluo could jump ranks in advance and have rich combat experience.
When she met Lin Haotian again, Mu Lingluo would no longer be careless. Instead, she would defeat him as quickly as possible.
Within a mansion in the imperial city of the Donghai Dynasty.
The Thousand South Ocean Sect’s Sect Master, Tian Renfeng, and a man in green robes sat at the head of the table. Dozens of people were seated on both sides, and all of them had powerful auras.
Tian Renfeng picked up her teacup and casually asked, “May I know when Sect
Master Tang is preparing to take action?”
The green-robed man chuckled and said, “There’s no hurry. My sect is currently in contact with the Chao Sects of the Dragon Vein Continent. After Xiansheng Grotto-heaven left, the Chao Sects now have the ambition to expand. It’s just the right time for us to use them. We’ll take down the Dao Ancestor of Great Jing first and then the continent will be enough for us to share.”
The martial artists in the two rows nodded.
“What’s the background of that Dao Ancestor? It’s impossible for him to be from Great Jing. It’s too unimaginable for him to surpass the Universe realm before the age of 120.”
“My sect has investigated the ocean for clues, but we have not found any.”
“Regardless of whether he is a real prodigy or a fake, he is already in our way and must be eliminated.”
“That’s right. Unless we give up on the Dragon Vein Continent, we will encounter him sooner or later. Great Jing’s continuous expeditions clearly showed that they have the ambition to devour the continent.”
“It’s not enough to rely on our strength alone. Let’s continue to rope in other foreign forces. At most, we’ll split the Dragon Vein Continent equally. We all have our own islands, so there’s no need to risk everything for a continent.”
The martial artists discussed among themselves. They were all experts from the Thousand South Ocean Sect and the green-robed man’s sect. Even the weakest among them was in the True God realm, so they all had the right to speak.
The green-robed man called Sect Master Tang said, “The Dao Ancestor must be a Grotto-heaven realm expert. Moreover, the Human King of the Dragon Vein Continent had been defeated by him. He must be an extremely powerful existence in the One Grotto-heaven realm, or even Two Grotto-heaven realm. My plan is to gather five experts in the One Grotto-heaven realm and join hands to fight the Dao Ancestor. If we can’t defeat him, we can still retreat and abandon the Dragon Vein Continent.”
Tian Renfeng narrowed his eyes and said, “Finding five One Grotto-heaven realm experts is not an easy task. Other than you and I, we still have to find three more such experts. If I can rope in one, what about the other two? The Chao Sects of the Dragon Vein Continent cannot gather three One
Grotto-heaven realm experts.”
Sect Master Tang said, “Since I have proposed such a plan, I am naturally confident. However, if we want to attract them, we have to give up two-thirds of the Dragon Vein Continent. Sect Master Tian, we first must agree to the condition and defeat the Dao Ancestor. If we can’t defeat him, the division of benefits is just empty talk.”
Hearing this, Tian Renfeng readily agreed. The experts of the two sects looked at each other, but no one refuted in the end.
The pressure the Dao Ancestor gave them was too great!
Great Jing, Yu State, seaside port.
A large number of laborers were busy, and the port was still under construction. Dozens of miles away, a large number of soldiers were training in the ocean. The God of Thieves and Song Li stood on the beach and looked at the scene side by side.
The God of Thieves asked, “How long will it take for this navy to take shape?”
Song Li pondered for a moment and said, “Ten years. I’m talking about an elite navy that can establish themselves in the ocean. If it’s just for exploration, it will only take two to three years. However, that would be close to the danger limit. At present, Great Jing is not in a hurry to explore the ocean, right?”
The God of Thieves felt that it made sense and said, “Indeed, what Great Jing needs is an elite army. You have performed well. I will write down your contributions one by one and turn them over to the Emperor.”
Song Li smiled and said, “Thank you, my lord.”
Even though he was a True God and his realm was higher than the God of Thieves, he still had to please the God of Thieves so that he could climb up the ranks in Great Jing’s imperial court.
The God of Thieves asked more questions, and Song Li answered truthfully.
As they chatted, Song Li suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked in a direction.
The God of Thieves noticed the change in his expression and turned around. He saw a figure walking towards him at the end of the ocean.
That’s right!
Walking here!
Looking at the figure, it should be a person walking on the sea as if the figure was walking on flat ground.
The God of Thieves frowned and said, “Enemies?”
Song Li said, “I don’t think so. I’ll go and take a look. Lord, be careful.”
With that said, he leaped up and flew towards the ocean.
The God of Thieves immediately took out a pen and paper and whistled after writing a note. Immediately after, a Ten Thousand Mile Condor descended from the sky and he immediately stuffed the note into the small tube on its claws. He patted the Ten Thousand Mile Condor’s head and it immediately flew away and disappeared at the end of the forest in the blink of an eye.
In a mountain forest.
Jiang Changsheng was walking around in the forest. The Dao pattern between his eyebrows had condensed and was absorbing a large amount of soil and trees.
He was preparing to build his Dao World. First, he would build up the soil and then transplant some of the Jade Bone Green Bamboo Forest into it. As too much soil, vegetation, and spiritual energy were required, he had no choice but to leave Longqi Temple and come to an uninhabited mountain. But in case, he left a clone in the courtyard so that it would be easier to protect the capital.
This was the largest uninhabited mountainous area in Great Jing. There were no signs of humans around here, only wild beasts and demon beasts. However, these demon beasts were not strong.
As he absorbed the soil, vegetation, and stones along the way, he spread out his divine consciousness to avoid being bumped into. Even though there was no one around, he was afraid that some experts would suddenly break in.
As he moved forward, the bottom layer of the Dao World was covered with soil, and a large number of flowers and trees were gathered in one corner.
An hour later, Jiang Changsheng was finally satisfied. He had traveled thousands of miles to avoid damaging the ecosystem. Even so, wherever he went, it was still a mess.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and the Dao pattern between his eyebrows disappeared.
He turned around and walked in one direction.
After a while, he saw a temple in the mountain forest. The trees in this area were tall, and it would be hard to find this temple if one flew over the forest.
Jiang Changsheng walked straight into the temple.
The temple was not big, and it looked more like a courtyard. It had four houses and a lobby.
When he came to the lobby, he saw an old monk knocking on a wooden fish with his back facing him, chanting.
Jiang Changsheng looked at the Buddha statue in front of him. This Buddha statue did not have a kind appearance. Instead, it looked more like an arhat who was subduing demons. He was even glaring at him angrily. He had a burly figure and held a bowl in his left hand and an axe in his right. It was extremely strange.
“Benefactor, do you have any questions for me?”
The old monk asked casually with his back facing Jiang Changsheng.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “Does your small temple still accept devotees? It is hard to see anyone within a radius of three thousand miles. How can anyone come and burn incense on normal days?”
The reason why he was attracted to this place was because of the old monk’s strength.
Universe realm!
It was unbelievable. There were experts hidden in Great Jing. If the Mahayana Dragon Tower in the past knew about this, wouldn’t they be frightened to death?
Perhaps this person had only arrived in Great Jing in the past few decades.
Right now, only experts in the Universe realm and the Grotto-Heaven realm could attract Jiang Changsheng’s attention. He had just calculated that this guy’s net worth was equivalent to 15,000 incense points.
The old monk stopped knocking on the wooden fish and slowly stood up. “So it’s the Dao Ancestor. I’ve been rude.”
He turned around and revealed a horrifying face. Half of his face was burnt and even his eyeballs were about to fall out. The other half of his face looked very weathered, like an old man in his sixties or seventies.
Jiang Changsheng was not frightened by the old monk’s face because he had already sensed it with his spiritual will.
He calmly asked, “How did you know that I am the Dao Ancestor?”
The old monk replied, “Amitabha. Great Jing is a Luck Dynasty, but you don’t have a trace of luck on you. Other than that mysterious Dao Ancestor, I can’t think of anyone else..”