Chapter 255 Target Divine Realm

Our royal family...

Inside the carriage, Xu Zhenguan stared at him quietly for a while before he let go of the "slip of the tongue" and continued:

"The battle between Buddhism and Taoism has a long history. It is a tradition for these two schools of sorcerers to compete for the top spot in the world, and it is also a tradition to encourage both sides to compete and avoid slacking off.

Each side sent out the younger generation of disciples in the Divine Chapter Realm to fight each other, because in the past, fighting would attract the attention of practitioners all over the world.

Therefore, the winner of a duel has a tradition of accepting challenges from the monks who are watching. Well, it is called asking for advice and guidance. "

After a pause, Xu Zhenguan said with some emotion:
“Six hundred years ago, when Taizu founded the country, there were many powerful cultivators in the imperial court.

Emperor Taizu did not want to see these two factions overshadow the royal family.

Therefore, he ordered the young monk to challenge the winner after the duel and defeat him...

Therefore, the Buddhist battles once became an occasion to highlight the strength of our Xu Dynasty. The 'Ten Eunuchs' in the royal family's service at that time were capable of competing with Buddhism and Taoism. "

Damn... Is Old Xu so domineering? He has suppressed both factions...

Well, it’s not surprising. After all, the country was founded on military power… Zhao Duan showed admiration on his face and said:

"Then?"

Afterwards...Xu Zhenguan sighed softly and said helplessly:

“Unfortunately, the glory of my royal family did not last long before it began to decline. After the generation of Emperor Taizu, the practitioners of the royal family, whether they were royal children or worshippers, continued to decline.

In the past six hundred years, although there have been amazing people appearing every once in a while, the glory of the past is no longer there."

Hmm... Zhao Duan cooperated and pretended to be sad and nostalgic.

Not surprising.

In his opinion, the way of inheriting the "God of War" is backward.

One relies on royal blood, the other relies on feeding and offerings.

Needless to say, the former, the family as an organizational form is difficult to maintain continuous high glory, not to mention the internal strife of the royal family, and the energy is also on governing the country...

As for the offerings... the core of the selection is not talent, but "loyalty", and the scale is small and the number of people is small.

This is destined to be incomparable to Tianshi Mansion and Shenlong Temple.

As a descendant of the royal family, Xu Zhenguan recalled the glory of his ancestors and thought about the dwindling number of offerings in the palace today, which made him feel sad.

"Your Majesty, do you want to restore the glory of your ancestors?"

Zhao Duan asked softly, looking eager to try:
"If I can advance to the Divine Chapter before then, can I..."

The empress came back to her senses, looked at him with some amusement, and said:
"Are you still thinking of challenging the winner on behalf of the royal family?"

Zhao Duan's eyes were sincere:
"I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty, even if I die."

Xu Zhenguan's heart suddenly warmed up, and his eyes softened:

"It's good that you have this intention, but even if you are talented and have just entered the divine chapter, it is impossible for you to be on par with the geniuses of the two factions."

Of course Zhao Duan also knew that this was very true.

Although they are all divine chapters, they also have different levels.

Even though the empress once proudly claimed that the "God of War" inheritance was the most powerful path of cultivation in the world and that she had all the advantages over those at the same level, she never imagined that Zhao Duan could do anything.

"So, there is no way." Zhao Duan had a disappointed look on his face, acting like a dramatic character.

As a subordinate, you should seize every opportunity to show your loyalty, especially when you don't really have to do it.

He also knew that this matter had nothing to do with him, but he could not do anything about it and had to express his attitude.

The empress found his depressed look interesting and said jokingly:
"It's not like there is no chance... Heh, some talented sorcerers, under extremely harsh conditions, can summon the gods to descend and temporarily gain power far beyond their current level...

Although the God of War is a warrior, he also has similar methods. In the past, Taizu once refined a breath of Xuanhuang Qi into Dragon Soul, which was the prototype of his own God of War. Whenever there was a big battle, the Dragon Soul was added to his body, and he looked down upon everything...

However, after the death of Taizu, the dragon soul disappeared, or perhaps it turned into a 'war god'. If you can summon it, it will surely have a similar effect."

Dragon Soul... Zhao Duan's heart skipped a beat and he forced himself to suppress the urge to look inward at his dantian.

So, the empress really didn’t know about the existence of Dragon Soul.

What he didn't know was that he accidentally swallowed it.

"Heh...Your Majesty is joking."

Zhao Duan didn't know what expression to use to respond. Fortunately, Xu Zhenguan didn't notice it either, and smiled and teased:

“If you can gain the true meaning of Taizu’s martial arts and use the sword that Emperor Taizu used to wear, you may be able to fight. It is kept in the palace.

However, it is extremely difficult for such a divine weapon to recognize someone.

Even among the descendants of the Xu Dynasty, few can pick it up. Only those with extraordinary talent or the emperor can command it.

It's being offered...at least even Eunuch Hai can't afford it, do you want to try?"

Taizu's sword... the weapon held by Xu Zhenguan, the third princess, during the Xuanmen coup... It was with this magical weapon that she swept through thousands of troops...

Zhao Duan swallowed his saliva and cupped his hands:
"Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me."

The empress smiled and stopped trying to scare the guy.

He waved his hand to stop the carriage and said:

"Anyway, you should focus on breaking through your state of mind and strive to enter the divine realm as soon as possible. The road will be blocked from now on, so go back by yourself."

Aren’t you going to send me back, or take me to the palace to sleep for a night... Well, I’m just dreaming... Zhao Duan got off the car respectfully.

A eunuch at the back handed over the reins of the horse following the carriage and said with a smile:

"Master Zhao, please."

Well, so you prepared a mount for me from the beginning... Zhao Duan exhaled silently.

Thinking about what happened tonight, I smiled:
"Thank you."

……

Crossroads.

Zhao Duan watched the empress's carriage return to the palace, then rode home alone.

At this moment, the night is deep and the streets are extremely quiet, with only the bright moon in the sky as a companion.

Zhao Duan turned the corner and suddenly saw a commotion ahead.

It turned out to be a large group of imperial guards escorting a group of people slowly walking along the long street.

The imperial guards were dressed in armor and holding torches, looking murderous.

He happened to run into Zhao Duan who was riding alone.

The leading imperial guard shouted loudly:
"Who's in front?! Stop immediately! I want you to stop!"

The rest of the imperial guards also drew their swords, the clanging sounds continued, and the atmosphere was solemn and tense.

Zhao Duan didn't stop, but rode straight forward. When he entered the range of the fire, his eyelids drooped, and he threw the badge in his arms:
"Whose generals are you?"

The leading imperial guard was stunned when he saw his appearance.

He subconsciously raised his hand to grab the flying token, and then his face suddenly changed.

He waved his hands frantically, signaling his men to put away their knives, and then he smiled and held up the token with both hands:

"Master Zhao, it's me. We met in the hall not long ago."

"Oh, you are the deputy general Ma of the Jinwu Guard..." Zhao Duan nodded and asked curiously:

"What are you..."

Deputy General Ma smiled and said, "We are ordered to arrest the traitors who are collaborating with the enemy..."

He quickly explained that the spy had read out a lot of names in one breath before.

Xue Shence immediately dispatched troops to capture the suspects.

Coincidentally, Lieutenant General Ma's target was one of the young generals in the Shenji Camp who was driven out of the barracks along with the "young master" that day.

I don't know what this person was thinking. Instead of hiding himself in a low profile, he showed up in a high-profile manner. It can only be said that he is well aware of the principle that "there is darkness under the lamp".

"Tonight, the young master happened to gather these people together for a drink, so we simply arrested them all at once and went back to interrogate them slowly."

Deputy General Ma explained in a low voice.

Zhao Duan was stunned: "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)

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