Chapter 73: Ancient Emperor, Clone Technique
Translator: Henyee Translations I Editor: Henyee Translations
After the death of the Left Emissary of Star Gathering Tower, Great Jing’s invasion against the Jin Dynasty became even stronger. There were fewer and fewer experts from the Jin Dynasty active on the battlefield. At this rate, it would not be difficult to annex the Jin Dynasty.
The morale of Great Jing soared, especially in the martial arts world. Even a True God realm expert had been defeated in the capital. How strong was Great Jing now?
After Jiang Ziyu experienced Jiang Changsheng’s strength again, his ambition swelled and he kept sending troops.
Jiang Changsheng continued to live a farming and cultivation life in the Daoist temple.
In the courtyard, Jiang Xiu and the God of Thieves were sparring.
Because Jiang Changsheng was watching from the side, the God of Thieves was extremely nervous, afraid that he would accidentally hurt Jiang Xiu.
The ten-year-old Jiang Xiu’s moves were already very smooth, but unfortunately, they were not lethal. The God of Thieves accommodated him and let him show what he had learned to his heart’s content.
Hua Jianxin sat beside Jiang Changsheng and guided him from time to time. Jiang Changsheng watched the battle while refining pills.
After a long time.
Jiang Xiu panted and stopped the battle. The God of Thieves immediately slipped away, afraid that Jiang Changsheng would blame him. He could not help but use his martial arts just now, causing Jiang Xiu to fall on his face and bruise his chin.
Jiang Xiu was a little man and did not cry. After getting up, he continued to
spar.
Hua Jianxin called Jiang Xiu over and wiped his wound.
Jiang Xiu looked at Jiang Changsheng and asked in disappointment, “Grandmaster, am I very useless?”
Jiang Changsheng glanced at him and said, “A little.”
Jiang Xiu felt even worse, and his eyes turned red.
Hua Jianxin hurriedly comforted him and said, “Xiu’er, you’re already very outstanding, but your grandmaster has high standards. Why don’t you think who your grandmaster’s disciples are? General Pingan, Huang Chuan, and your father.”
When Jiang Xiu heard this, he felt that it made sense and his mood improved slightly.
Jiang Changsheng asked, “Xiu’er, how is your relationship with your other siblings?
Jiang Ziyu had already given birth to six sons and seven daughters. The Third Prince was two years younger than Jiang Xiu.
Jiang Xiu replied, “Pretty good. Why?”
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “It’s nothing. I was just asking.”
After Hua Jianxin helped Jiang Xiu wipe his wound, she asked him to play with the disciples of Longqi Temple. After he left the courtyard, Hua Jianxin said worriedly, “The Third Prince is a martial arts genius and has already taken Zong Tianwu as his master. As for the other princes, they haven’t displayed their talent for the time being.”
Jiang Changsheng teased, “They’re all your grandsons. Do you only dote on
Xiu’er?”
Hua Jianxin rolled her eyes and said, “Of course not. I’m just afraid that the fight for the throne will hurt their brotherhood.”
There was something she did not say, and that was that the brothers of the Jiang family always fought.
Other than King Qin, none of Jiang Changsheng’s other brothers had a good ending. After Emperor Jiang Yu took the throne, he used many underhanded means to get rid of the princes.
When it came to Jiang Zihan, it was the same. Many of his brothers were harmed. In the end, Jiang Ziyu won, but he no longer had any brothers.
Jiang Changsheng also had such concerns, so he asked about Jiang Xiu’s relationship with his brothers.
The imperial family was like this. In the early days of the dynasty, the imperial familys attitude was enough to easily affect future generations. For example, Li Shimin. Although he could be considered the first emperor in history, the changes in the Xuanwu Sect had too deep an impact on the Li Family.
Jiang Changsheng said, “I’ll remind Ziyu later.”
Hua Jianxin nodded. After chatting for a while, Jiang Changsheng stood up and left. Jiang Changsheng cultivated and refined pills all day long. It was boring to stay by his side, so Hua Jianxin spent most of her time on his grandson.
After she left, Bai Qi entered the courtyard.
She was sent away by Jiang Changsheng to prevent her from hearing anything.
Bai Qi came in front of Jiang Changsheng and said, “Daoist Master, I’ve driven away the birds in the medicinal field. I also left behind a scent. They won’t come again for the time being.”
Jiang Changsheng nodded slightly and focused on refining pills.
Bai Qi curiously asked, “What pill are you refining this time?”
Jiang Changsheng replied, “A Body Tempering Pill.”
Even though he had a cultivator, he still had to strengthen his physique to withstand more spiritual energy.
When Bai Qi heard this, her eyes lit up and she began to look forward to it.
When Jiang Changsheng refined pills, he would always share it with the people around him. Although its treatment was not as good as White Dragon’s, at least she could still get some.
After following Jiang Changsheng for 16 years, her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, surpassing decades of bitter cultivation.
In the 4th month of the 15th year of the Qianwu Era, Xu Tianji led his army to break through the imperial city of the Jin Dynasty and stepped into the palace.
Afterwards, he planted the military flag of the Jing Dynasty. From then on, the Jin Dynasty became part of the Jing Dynasty.
When this news spread back to Great Jing, the citizens of the thirteen prefectures and the other nine prefectures were all jubilant. They were witnessing the rise of a powerful empire!
After annexing the Jin Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty began to retreat, and the war also stopped. Jiang Ziyu decided to recuperate for two years and store more combat rations, horses, ordnance, and so on. Although he was still very ambitious, he was not in a hurry.
The current Jiang Ziyu was only 36 years old!
Emperor Jing Wen had only ascended the throne at this age, while he had already made great contributions.
When Jiang Ziyu was still King Wei, he turned the tide when the Jing Dynasty was about to collapse and recovered back their territory. After he ascended the throne, he devoured Ancient Han and the Jin Dynasty and doubled the territory of Great Jing. As long as he was not muddle-headed in his old age, his status in the history books would definitely surpass that of Martial Ancestor Jing and Emperor Jing Wen. He might even be ranked in the top three of all emperors in the thirteen prefectures since ancient times. The entire dynasty was united, and the ruler and the people were united. The commoners believed that the Emperor could make more contributions.
In the imperial study.
Hua Jianxin came to visit Jiang Ziyu. Jiang Ziyu got someone to deliver the refreshments and closed the door.
“Ziyu, I know you’re busy with the dynasty, so I shouldn’t interfere. However, the princes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s time to stabilize their mentality. The sooner the position of the crown prince is set, the sooner we can avoid future trouble. Not only that, it’s also best to let them study together and improve their relationship,” Hua Jianxin said seriously.
After Jiang Ziyu heard this, he smiled and said, “Mother, you’re right. I also want to make Jiang Xiu the crown prince. Previously, it was only because he was too young. Mother, don’t worry. The stains of the first three generations of the Jiang family will definitely not be passed down from generation to generation. I will correct the Jiang family.”
Facing Hua Jianxin, he did not call himself ‘Majesty’ and gave Hua Jianxin enough face.
Hua Jianxin nodded. She looked at Jiang Ziyu and said sympathetically, “Ziyu, you’ve lost weight recently and your complexion isn’t too good. Do you need me to ask your father to refine some pills to nourish your blood and qi?
Although the dynasty is important, your health is more important.”
Jiang Ziyu sat back at the imperial table and said, “That’s naturally what I want. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I don’t want to be an emperor with a short life either.”
Hua Jianxin was relieved when she heard that. The mother and son chatted for a while. Hua Jianxin did not disturb him for long, so she stood up and left.
Jiang Ziyu picked up the memorial, but not long after, he put it down. Hua Jianxin’s words reminded him that he had indeed neglected the harem.
“Jiang Xiu…”
Jiang Ziyu’s eyes flickered as he tapped his fingers on the table.
He actually had another plan in mind.
He wanted to see who would best be the crown prince. However, if he did not appoint Jiang Xiu as the crown prince, it would indeed cause chaos.
Compared to the struggles of the royal family, he did not want to hand the throne to a fatuous ruler.
He said, “Head of Punishment, pass down the order. From tomorrow onwards, the Crown Prince will accompany me to review the memorials and accompany me tor tour hours a day.”
This was his dual strategy to personally nurture Jiang Xiu’s talent. However, if he was still inferior to the other princes, there was nothing he could do.
“Yes ! ”
A cold voice sounded in the imperial study.
After the Jing Dynasty calmed down, the world was peaceful. The surrounding dynasties did not dare to provoke the Jing Dynasty. Facing the domineering trade requirements of the Jing Dynasty, no one dared to disobey. The power and economy of the Jing Dynasty grew day by day.
October.
Rumble
An earthquake suddenly struck the capital. Longqi Mountain shook violently, and houses collapsed one after another. Immediately, Jiang Changsheng pressed his right hand on the ground and injected spiritual energy into Longqi Mountain to stabilize it with his mighty strength.
However, the capital was not so stable. The streets cracked, and the city walls cracked, as if the apocalypse had arrived.
Seven waves of consecutive earthquakes struck before it completely stopped, with the longest one lasting nearly two minutes.
After the earthquake ended, the imperial guards began to save the people in the city. The disciples of Longqi Temple also began to save the injured disciples and devotees. Because of Jiang Changsheng, no one died in Longqi Temple.
Bai Qi grinned and said, “Isn’t there a dragon vein under the capital of the thirteen prefectures? Why would there be an earthquake?”
Wang Chen picked up the broom and said, “There was an earthquake decades ago, but this time, it was far smaller than the previous time.”
Bai Qi shook her head and looked at Jiang Changsheng under the tree. “That might not be the case.”
Her eyes were filled with reverence.
Wang Chen’s martial arts realm was low, so he could not sense it. However, she could sense that during the earthquake, there was a vast power that stabilized Longqi Mountain.
She could not imagine how powerful Jiang Changsheng’s cultivation was to be able to stablize a mountain.
Jiang Changsheng did not say anything. In order to stabilize Longqi Mountain, he had consumed a large amount of spiritual energy. He did not even spend that much spiritual energy fighting the Mahayana Dragon Tower. This was because not only did he have to stabilize Longqi Mountain, but he also had to stabilize the rocks under the ground.
He did not think too much about it. After all, a natural disaster was not man-made. He continued to cultivate.
[In the 15th year of the Qianwu Era, the Si Province welcomed a huge earthquake that was rarely seen in hundreds of years, and Longqi Mountain almost collapsed. Fortunately, you took action. You successfully survived a calamity and obtained a survival reward—Spell, Clone Technique.]
Si Province?
Jiang Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly and realized that he had underestimated this earthquake. The earthquake decades ago was only in the capital. Now, it involved the entire Si Province. Other than the capital, there were more than 20 cities in the Si Province. He did not know how many casualties there were.
However, he shouldn’t consider these things and should let Jiang Ziyu have a headache.
Jiang Changsheng began to inherit the Clone Technique.
The Clone Technique was good stuff!
He did not lack offensive or defensive spells and ultimate techniques, but he lacked these strange spells to make himself omnipotent.
After he finished inheriting the Clone Technique, he stood up and walked into the house to cultivate this technique.
The Clone Technique could create clones. And the strength of the clones depended on how much spiritual energy Jiang Changsheng injected. Moreover, the clone could still fight!
Good spell!
In the capital, the entire city was bleak, and cries echoed throughout the city.
Han Tianji stood on a ruin and frowned as he scanned his surroundings. He held a golden jade pendant in his hand that was trembling.
He frowned and muttered, “What’s going on… The providence of the dragon vein has changed…
He lowered his head and looked at the ground, his eyes filled with confusion.
He had inherited the study of providence in the Xiansheng Grotto-heaven, but he could not figure out the current situation.
He suddenly recalled his master’s words.
“The thirteen prefectures of the Jing Dynasty contain a dragon vein. There are only nine dragon veins in the world, and each dragon vein contains a huge amount of providence. However, the dragon veins of the thirteen prefectures are weak. Strange, strange. If it’s not man-made, there will definitely be a huge disaster.”
At that time, he thought that it was because the Mahayana Dragon Tower had arbitrarily decided the martial path and its luck had declined, causing the dragon vein to weaken. Now, it seemed that was not the case.
There was a huge secret hidden in the dragon vein!