Chapter 262: He is free, the devil saves the Martial Saint

Chapter 262: He is free, the devil saves the Martial Saint

Chapter 262: He is free, the devil saves the Martial Saint (Part 2)
"Xu Gongming, this is the experience I have gained from my life-long cultivation. I will give it to you. But you have to agree to one condition of mine. You cannot use this experience to deal with the people of the grassland." Fu Xuan's deep gaze fell on Xu Qing.

Facing this priceless Martial Saint Experience, Xu Qing showed no covetous or greedy look. He said calmly, "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry I can't agree to this."

Fu Xuan smiled bitterly: "I'm about to die, you lie to me, or endure for a few years, I don't know."

Xu Qing shook his head and smiled: "Mr. Fu, you underestimate the foundation of our Central Plains Heavenly Dynasty. Even though the Martial Saint's Experience is a treasure in the world, I am not without it."

He casually threw away Yu Yangzi's note.

Fu Xuan flipped through it, then quickly closed it and said, "Everyone has his own way of thinking. My thoughts are more suitable for this era."

Xu Qing smiled: "With me here, this era no longer belongs to your generation, sir."

Fu Xuan said angrily: "Even if you, Xu Gongming, are a genius, why do you have to belittle me?"

As a martial saint, he also has his own pride.

Xu Qing smiled casually: "That's because you still can't let it go, otherwise, it wouldn't matter what I say."

"I'm going to die soon, what else can I not let go of?"

Xu Qing: "With your current state of mind, it is inevitable that you will turn into a demon after death. The ending at that time is not what you want. You are entangled, tired, and hesitant. Where is the spirit of a martial saint? If I fool you now, it will be disrespectful to one of the people with the highest cultivation achievements in the past hundred years. It is also disrespectful to Xu himself."

Fu Xuan: "It's my fate, what can I do about it? You are not me, how can you understand how I feel now."

Xu Qing smiled slightly: "I know that Master Murong's move was a huge blow to you, and Mr. Fu doesn't have much time left, so he can't even break and then rebuild, and can only accept his fate, but you can't get rid of your past. I just want to ask Mr. Fu, who do you think the grassland people are? The grassland Khan who stabbed you in the back, Master Murong who has both gratitude and hatred towards you, or your disciples who obey the orders of the grassland Golden Horde, or the grassland tribesmen who are no different from cattle and sheep?"

"This?" Fu Xuan fell into deep thought.

He really hadn't thought about it.

He calls himself a grassland man and is well versed in the culture of the Central Plains. He is a rare talent in the grassland. But in his eyes, who is a grassland man?

Was it the Khan of the grassland whom he tried to protect, or his disciples, or Grand Tutor Murong, or those grassland nobles with their own selfish ambitions, or those herdsmen?
Or maybe all of this is what it means to be a grassland person.

But definitely not everything.

He remembered that in order to protect the Khan's position, he killed many nobles who opposed the Khan.

He remembered that in order to ensure the Khan's power, he condoned the Khan's annexation and killing of other grassland tribes.

He didn't care about the deaths of ordinary grassland herders.

In his eyes, these herdsmen were just like animals.

Even in the past few decades, Fu Xuan, as the martial saint of the grassland, was actually the high priest of the grassland and the representative of Changshengtian in the human world. Therefore, he could gain the devout faith of most herdsmen.

He also accepted many disciples, but in fact they were also training guards for the Khan, so these people's families, livestock and other types of property were all donated by the Khan and were controlled and distributed by the Khan.

Fu Xuan didn't care about these things before because he believed that human energy is limited.

If he placed too much emphasis on these external things, he would definitely not achieve the status of a Martial Saint.

God is fair. To receive the gift of fate, you have to give up something.

However, the very people he cared about, protected, and enlightened over the past few decades betrayed him and dealt him a fatal blow.

Only then would Fu Xuan fall into serious self-doubt.

But he still cannot give up his identity as a grassland man, otherwise even if he is a martial saint, his life will be a joke.

Now Xu Qing viciously tore off Fu Xuan's fig leaf.

In this respect, Xu Qing is even more ruthless than Grand Tutor Murong, and more domineering than the Black Mountain Demon.

Xu Qing continued, "Putting aside other things, if the grasslands don't have to invade the south in the future and can still have enough food and clothing, that must be what Mr. Fu Xuan wants."

Fu Xuan was startled by this, then nodded, "Out of Zhangjiakou, it is the border of the grassland. You people in the Central Plains are born in a paradise and can farm, but farming on the grassland is an extremely luxurious and almost impossible thing."

Xu Qing nodded.

This is the law of nature. To change it humanly requires tremendous power and a long time.

The literati in Middle-earth may admire the wildness and bravery of the grassland people, but if you ask any grassland herdsman or small noble, they are willing to give up everything they have now, be reborn in Middle-earth, and become a commoner.

Especially now that the cold weather is getting more and more frequent and more terrifying, their yearning for Middle-earth is growing day by day.

Sow and reap.

For the people of the grassland, it is an incomparable luxury of happiness, and it also brings an indescribable sense of security.

Of course, if you could come in and become a master, that would be an enjoyment comparable to that of heaven.

Xu Qing continued, "If I can feed and clothe the grassland people, the price is to defeat and conquer them first, are you willing, Mr. Fu?"

Fu Xuan: "Don't mention whether I am willing or not. At least the herdsmen are definitely willing. But it is impossible for you people from the Central Plains to conquer the grassland."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "The most difficult thing about conquering the grassland is supply. The reason why the two pillars of the empire of the Former Han Dynasty were able to defeat the Xiongnu was that they had very low dependence on supplies, especially Guanjun Hou. He could always accurately find the location of the main force of the grassland tribes and quickly annihilate them, so that he could defeat a huge Xiongnu Empire and wipe out the humiliation of the Former Han Dynasty for a hundred years. But he is gone, and there is indeed no such person in the current Dayu Dynasty. But if the problem of material supply can be solved, the problem of the grassland will not be a concern after all."

Fu Xuan: "But this is also the most difficult point."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Sir, please follow me."

Xu Qing brought Fu Xuan to a flat road in Jiangning Prefecture.

Even though Fu Xuan was a martial saint and had a wide range of knowledge, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Because he saw something like the legendary Qin tracks, but what was running on the tracks was not a horse-drawn carriage, but a giant locomotive without any livestock, moving along the tracks, spewing huge flames and smoke, like something from the devil's world.

Fu Xuan had very sharp eyesight and could naturally see that the power of this giant locomotive came from burning coal.

What a clever idea.

For example, when people practice cultivation, they gain endless power by eating and absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon.

The key point is that human bodies are easily damaged, but locomotives can be rebuilt at any time.

In essence, it is no different from those farm tools and water wheels.

The popularization of mechanisms is much easier than the popularization of cultivation.

The mechanical carriage in front of us was slow, but huge, and could carry more cargo than an ordinary horse-drawn carriage. Moreover, livestock had to worry about cold or hot weather, as well as various plagues, but mechanical carriages did not have to worry about these. Moreover, the coal could also be used to keep the army warm.

Just imagine, with coal and this giant mechanical vehicle, even after autumn, when the weather on the grassland is cold, the Middle-earth army can march in the wind and snow, and the conditions are much better than those of the grassland army. Once they fight, the morale of both sides will definitely be a world of difference.

Xu Qing said: "These two things are just beginning. If you want to lay tracks in the grassland and build these locomotives, it will take a long time, perhaps several years, or perhaps decades. But with the material and human resources of the Central Plains, it is only a matter of time before we can accomplish these things."

The Qin State back then was able to build many tracks, let alone now.

Although there are many technical difficulties, as well as problems with steel production and parts manufacturing, they can all be solved in the process of development. Moreover, in the process of solving these problems, it is also a way to absorb the excess labor force.

With these things, many places where the Central Plains dynasties could not expand or had insufficient control could continue to move forward.

Fu Xuan understood deeply that with these things, the Central Plains Dynasty was like a martial arts master who had opened up the meridians. The blood and qi would flow more smoothly and his strength would continue to grow.

It used to be said that Middle-earth was the Celestial Empire.

Some of it is just Middle-earth people bragging.

But Fu Xuan believed at this moment that under Xu Qing's leadership, Middle-earth would sooner or later become a paradise on earth.

It is only a matter of time before the grassland is conquered, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Even if Fu Xuan returned to the peak of Martial Saint, he still felt powerless facing this trend.

Because he could stop the destruction for a while, but he could not stop this torrent from crushing the grassland.

It’s not like Middle-earth is without top-notch military forces.

Moreover, if Xu Qing really relied on these things to let the people of the grassland live a good life, if he stopped him, it would be tantamount to going against the trend.

Xu Qing said softly, "Mr. Fu, if you help me conquer the grassland, they will live a good life in the future and will be grateful to you. If you stop me, they will still be conquered by us in the future and live a good life. At that time, they will not regard you as a hero. Because I will compile a book to explain the cause and effect of this period of history in plain language. It will be explained thoroughly and who is right and who is wrong. By comparing, ordinary people will know clearly."

This statement is both murderous and heartbreaking.

Fu Xuan suddenly realized that although he was a martial saint, it was impossible for him to stop Xu Gongming from doing anything.

This man is terrible.

His deterrent power lies not only in his military force, but also in his insight into human hearts, or more precisely, his insight into human desires.

Buddhism talks about great aspirations, but that is just empty talk. Even so, as long as the threshold is low enough, it can still obtain a steady stream of wealth and believers.

Xu Gongming is not just a man who draws pie in the sky, he can really feed people pie in the sky.

It can be said that Xu Gongming has surpassed the Buddha in some aspects.

Buddhism does not have the ability, so it talks about the afterlife.

Xu Qing wants to satisfy people's material desires in this world. It is easy to tell who is higher and who is lower.

Fu Xuan: "Xu Gongming, I am willing to help you. I hope that fewer people will die in the future."

Since you can't stop it, just join it honestly.

He also hopes to use the remaining time to do something meaningful.

After Fu Xuan finished speaking, he felt relieved, and the world suddenly became much wider.

He no longer felt any psychological resistance to working for Xu Gongming, or even the possibility of harming the grassland in the future. He no longer felt that kind of contradiction or complexity.

He was saving his homeland in a roundabout way and saving the ordinary herdsmen who revered him.

He no longer had any illusions about the grassland Khan and other grassland rulers, because they were not worthy!

Xu Qing smiled when he heard this: "It was wrong of me to belittle your experience before. Now I sincerely ask you for your advice. Please teach me."

He wasn't being polite.

Because the prerequisite for the Heavenly Demon to use the Primordial Demonic Qi to transform freely is to have as deep an understanding of the object of transformation as possible, and one must also have the other party's breath, essence and blood.

Only in this way can the Heavenly Demonic Art be fully realized.

With Fu Xuan's help, Xu Qing can completely transform himself into a Martial Saint.

This is also a necessary attempt on the road to perfecting the Heavenly Demon Art.

Without Fu Xuan's cooperation, Xu Qing could only seek cooperation from Xiong Chan and Dayu Shuangsheng, but the effect might not be good because they would definitely not cooperate well with Xu Qing.

It can be said that Fu Xuan’s arrival, although not like timely help, is much better than icing on the cake.

It was also because Fu Xuan was deserted by his friends and relatives and was extremely weak that he could be "saved" by Xu Qing.

No matter how powerful a life is, when it is vulnerable, its heart will also be vulnerable, which gives Xu Qingtian's magic an opportunity to take advantage of it.

This is also called concentrating superior forces to break the enemy's weakest point.

With Fu Xuan's cooperation, Xu Qing's demonic skills improved day by day.

It must be said that Xu Qing benefited greatly from having a Martial Saint actively cooperating with him to become free.

Because only after he personally became a self-reliant martial saint could he find out the shortcomings of the Heavenly Demon Art created by Xu Qing. In addition, during this process, he gained a deeper understanding of the nature of the Primordial Demon Qi.

The primordial demonic energy is like a bright mirror, reflecting the appearance of all sentient beings and transforming them into my appearance.

This process was extremely complicated and dangerous. Even with Fu Xuan's cooperation, Xu Qing almost lost himself several times and was absorbed into Fu Xuan's memories, confusing them with his own.

This is the most dangerous aspect of the Heavenly Demon Art's Transformation into Freedom.

If Xu Qing did not have the Taishi Demon Qi's only self and was only obsessed with the cultivation of Taichu Demon Qi, no matter how high his realm or how strong his strength was, he would ultimately be just a member of the Void Sky Demon and could not become a true Sky Demon Lord.

To control all things with the primordial demonic energy, and to maintain oneself with the primordial demonic energy, is the true "Heavenly Demonic Path".

On the other hand, the self-transformation martial saint requires a large amount of primordial magic energy, and the duration of maintenance is limited. Xu Qing needs to continuously accumulate the primordial magic energy to bring out the self-transformation magical power.

The accumulation and growth of the primordial demonic energy feeds on the worldly affairs and drinks from people's hearts.

Without the practice in the mundane world, he would not be able to accumulate much primordial demonic energy.

The practice of Tai Shi Demon Qi is very similar to the spiritual practice of Taoism and Buddhism, and does not rely on the secular world.

In short, the cultivation of Taichu Demon Qi can be seen and touched, but Taishi Demon Qi is mysterious.

Fu Xuan also benefited a lot from his communication with Xu Qing.

Because he always felt that Xu Qing was like another self in this process. Sometimes the words he said were like a spring breeze, just right to scratch Fu Xuan's itch, making him unconsciously feel proud and satisfied.

It is difficult to find a true friend in life.

Fu Xuan only had this experience today.

His mood was greatly relieved.

He even felt reluctant to leave Xu Qing.

(End of this chapter)