Chapter 319: The New Changes of the Bronze Mirror, Emperor Ziwei
Chapter 319: The New Changes of the Bronze Mirror - Emperor Ziwei
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Xuanhu woke up from the darkness.
It was still the Great Leiyin Temple. The Black Mountain Old Monster sitting majestically on the lotus platform was now frighteningly thin, with deep sunken eye sockets and only sporadic green ghost fires flickering in and out.
"You..." Xu Xuanhu knew that this man was the best master in the world, but when he saw his current appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little pity.
In fact, he was born without knowing good and evil, but his father taught him that people should have empathy.
"I didn't expect that a good person would come out of the Black Mountain Old Demon. There is no good or evil in the way of heaven. It is wrong for you to do this." The Black Mountain Old Demon said quietly.
"Isn't the way of heaven inclusive of everything? If it can't even tolerate goodness, then it's not the way of heaven." Xu Xuanhu retorted.
The Black Mountain Old Demon couldn't help but laugh and said, "This temper belongs to the Black Mountain Old Demon. I don't have much time left. Come with me."
"Are you really dying?"
"Having triggered the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, how can one not die?" said the Black Mountain Old Demon nonchalantly.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because I also want to have a chance with the Heavenly Dao." The Black Mountain Demon said calmly.
There was confusion in Xu Xuanhu's eyes. He didn't understand what the Black Mountain Old Demon was thinking.
The Black Mountain Demon's gaze was fixed on him, and then he snapped his fingers. Xu Xuanhu screamed, and then found that a pair of bone wings had grown on his back, as if he had two more hands.
The feeling of being connected by blood and flesh grew naturally, and the bony wings behind him flapped gently, actually lifting him off the ground.
"This pair of wind and thunder wings has not been fully refined yet, but it is enough for you to survive over there."
The Black Mountain Demon used his sharp claws to cut a hole in the lotus platform, and a terrifying suction force appeared, sucking the two of them in.
Soon, the crack closed, and nothing was left on the lotus platform except a crack.
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When Xu Xuanhu saw the light again, he appeared on a steep cliff with a deep valley under his feet. Tall trees and huge birds of prey could be seen everywhere. What was even more terrifying was that there were two suns in the sky.
The Black Mountain Demon was sitting on a rock not far from him.
"This is where?"
“See those two suns?”
"Ah."
"I'll be the third one."
Xu Xuanhu wanted to ask more questions, but was kicked into a deep valley by the Black Mountain Demon.
After the seventh day, the third sun rose in this strange world.
Xu Xuanhu also knew that this place was ruled by a powerful barbarian tribe called Jiuli.
They conquer the heavens and the earth, and also invade other worlds.
Now Xu Xuanhu is in a small tribe that is affiliated with Jiuli, and has become the youngest wizard in the tribe's history.
Because every tribe must have a wizard who knows magic, it just so happened that before the previous wizard died, he used astrology to find Xu Xuanhu nearby to inherit the position.
As for the other people in the tribe, no one could learn the magic and inherit the position of the previous wizard.
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"Xuan Hu's aura has completely disappeared." After Xu Qing came out of seclusion, he discovered this and did not hide it from Feng Wu.
"so he……"
"Maybe he's not dead, but he's definitely not on Mars anymore. We can only know the answer once we get to Mars," Xu Qing analyzed calmly.
Feng Wu remained silent.
Xu Qing sighed softly.
He was worried about more than just his son's disappearance.
When he was practicing the Xuantian Visualization Method recently, he suddenly discovered something.
Among the seven stars of the Eastern Azure Dragon, there is an additional star official acupuncture point.
He was very sure that this star official acupuncture point had never existed before.
In addition, this star official acupoint is illusory and unreal. Although it exists, it has no effect on the soul and hidden meridians of the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.
It's like a phantom in a mirror.
Xu Qing vaguely felt that this matter was related to Xuan Hu's disappearance.
However, for now he has to deal with the succession ceremony of the emperor's grandson first, so that the power of the Dayu Dynasty can be smoothly transferred.
It is not appropriate for the Dayu Dynasty to move its capital at the moment, because if the capital is moved again to respond to Tianfu, there will be another problem, that is, the gap between the north and the south will become increasingly larger.
Of course, there are many other reasons. No matter what, Xu Qing needs to completely stabilize the north.
Therefore, he will be stationed in the capital next. As for the south, Feng Wu will be in charge at home, and he has already established a deep interest bond with the Duke of Wei's Mansion.
In addition, he and Feng Wu wanted to have a second child.
In fact, Xu Qing himself has already achieved immortality, so there is no need for an heir, but having a son will definitely be beneficial to internal stability.
Otherwise, with Xu Xuanhu's disappearance, it would be easy to shake Feng Wu's position and give other people with ulterior motives the opportunity to get close to Princess Dongming.
In the absence of strong external contradictions, internal contradictions will naturally become prominent.
Fortunately, all of this can be done slowly.
Xu Qing’s biggest role now is to suppress the world and prevent internal conflicts from erupting violently.
Following Xu Qing into the capital were Liang Ge Lao and Yan Shan, a pair of talented people.
Lao Liang is the old Sleeping Dragon, and Yan Shan is the young Phoenix.
Yan Shan was quite proud to inherit the title of the former chief abbot, but it was not very auspicious.
Old Liang's face was full of rosy glow, and he felt like he was experiencing a second spring.
He is going to be reinstated this time.
If Xu Qing hadn't been around, he would have taken a detour to visit the former Prime Minister Zhang Tai'a.
There is no other intention, just to learn from others.
As for Xu Qing's father-in-law Feng Xifeng, he took over as the governor of Yingtian, and Lord He was naturally promoted to the governor. In addition, the position of Governor-General of Southern Zhili was abolished.
Because the Governor has too much power, and the South is now very powerful, it is not appropriate to give him too high a title.
Old Wu was promoted to Right Censor-in-Chief, the second-in-command of the Inspectorate, only one step away from the level of the six ministers.
Moreover, the Inspectorate has always been on equal footing with the three giants of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Revenue. It can be said that if Old Wu can hold on a little longer, he will definitely have no problem becoming the Minister of One of the Six Ministries in the future, and he may even be able to join the cabinet.
Xu Qing also left a back door for the old masters. In the future, if the ministers of the six ministries or above are facing retirement, if they have made outstanding contributions, they can get an ascension order and directly enter the immortal gate to receive the true teachings of the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir without having to take the exam.
As for what counts as outstanding achievements, that is up to Xu Liushou to decide.
In fact, this is also a means of using the Ascension Order to weaken the local area.
These old guys have too much influence in the mortal world, so it would be better to use the Ascension Order to exchange benefits for their concessions in the local area and ease local class contradictions.
Of course, the specific effectiveness of these ideas will require long-term exploration and experimentation to draw conclusions.
Fortunately, the tolerance rate of the Dayu Dynasty is very high now, and Xu Qing does not have to worry about causing irreparable harm.
If you find that something is wrong, just correct it.
For Xu Qing, the biggest hidden danger is that there will be a rising star in the future who will have great cultivation and be able to challenge Xu Qing's authority.
But Xu Qing knew very well that this kind of thing could not be stopped at the source.
To prevent future generations from making progress would mean making the world stagnate or even regress.
If one day a powerful force invades from outer space, Xu Qing will be even more unable to find help.
Closing the country to the outside world and keeping people ignorant is absolutely undesirable.
Xu Qing and others were lucky enough to go north.
"Gongming seems to be very concerned about the ships traveling on the canal. Is there some problem?" Lord Liang still likes to get involved in government affairs.
For people like them, having power is like being immortal and having endless energy. If they completely step down, they will quickly degenerate and age drastically.
"Look, Elder Liang, these transport ships are getting bigger and bigger compared to previous years."
"Well, the skills of Tiangongyuan are becoming more and more sophisticated, and the ships they build are getting bigger and bigger. This is a good thing."
"No, old man, the water level in the canal is limited. If it is too high, it will easily cause problems on the road, such as running aground..." Yan Shan reminded.
Elder Liang: "I heard that if there is a Taoist magic, the big ships in the future can even fly into the sky and hide in the ground..."
Yan Shan sighed: "Using mechanical techniques is very time-consuming. Its practical value is far less than using natural waterways."
Now the Dayu Dynasty has built some tracks using mechanical techniques, but the convenience and cost are still far less than water transportation.
Yan Shan continued, "In fact, the largest waterway in our dynasty is the Yangtze River. Our next task is to sort out the entire waterway of the Yangtze River. This requires the cooperation of mechanical Taoist techniques and many practitioners. It cannot be accomplished by mortals alone."
The next focus is to sort out the large and small waterways in the Great Yu Dynasty, which can also facilitate the transportation of various goods and strengthen the Great Yu Dynasty's rule over the mortal world. The water conservancy construction in many places can be said to be a world-changing undertaking.
Therefore, it is inseparable from the help of Tiangong Academy and many practitioners.
It can be said that if Xu Qing was not in charge, those noble practitioners would not be able to do these things for mortals.
Of course, it can’t be done in vain.
Corresponding training resource rewards are also essential.
For mundane rewards, silver coins can be used, but for cultivators, they can only be tempted with real cultivation resources.
To put it bluntly, if you can become a cultivator nowadays, you will never be short of money, as there will be offerings from the wealthy and powerful.
Nowadays, if the local wealthy families do not worship a cultivator, they will easily fall behind others.
As we all know, those who fall behind will be beaten.
Moreover, as Dayu evolved into the Immortal Dynasty, the nature of the dynasty's fortune also changed. In the past, the dynasty's fortune had a strong suppressive force on demons and all kinds of Taoist magical powers. Now, this suppression is disappearing rapidly.
It can be said that Xu Qing single-handedly changed the overall environment of the Middle-earth Dynasty.
In fact, when the ancient sage emperor ruled the world, humans, gods, demons and monsters lived together.
Some barbarians even still have the blood characteristics of demons.
There are also legends that it is the bloodline left by a powerful race from another world.
For example, the ancient water demon suppressed by King Yu was rumored to have come from another world.
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After the complete ceremony of succession, the emperor's grandson finally ascended the throne.
Of course, everyone knew that Xu Liushou had become the de facto ruler of the Great Yu Dynasty, and the old emperor chose to spend his remaining years in Huangshan, no longer concerned with worldly affairs.
Xu Qing honored the grandson's biological mother Feng Cai as the Cisheng Empress Dowager, and the grandson's stepmother Chen as the Rensheng Empress Dowager.
This was beyond everyone's expectations.
Because the Feng family had a close relationship with the Xu family, Xu Qing should have abolished Chen's title and banished her to the cold palace. Unexpectedly, Xu Qing showed mercy and made her and Feng the empress dowager.
Of course, it stands to reason that if Chen had not been deposed, her position of honor should have been higher than Feng's.
Xu Qing honored both queens, which was indeed a way of giving face to the Feng family.
As for the fact that Xu Qing did not become emperor himself, most people felt relieved and a little disappointed.
Because Xu Qing wanted to ascend to the throne and become the supreme ruler of the world, he would have to give up many interests. Now that Xu Qing has done this, no one can take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits.
Of course, Xu Qing's move undoubtedly made his subordinates feel unwilling and unable to take any further steps.
However, Xu Qing's prestige was at its peak, and his subordinates were unwilling to accept the result, but they could not show it.
Xu Qing's decision not to become emperor was also a result of careful consideration.
Now many experimental policies can be implemented in the name of the little emperor. If the results are not good, they can be corrected in time. If he becomes the emperor directly and makes many attempts, it is inevitable that the policies will change every day, which will cause many inconveniences.
All I can say is, there are both good and bad sides.
What he has to do is to do the right thing at the right time.
When all the procedures were completed, Xu Qing's bronze mirror suddenly underwent an unprecedented change.
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"Host: (Extraterritorial Devil, Emperor Ziwei)"
"The Great Yu Immortal Dynasty (the beginning of the Jiazi calamity)."...
A series of information appeared.
Xu Qing has a new identity besides the extraterritorial demon, Emperor Ziwei.
According to the information on the bronze mirror, this is a title.
Xu Qing thought he was the ancestor of earthly immortals, but his natal star was Ziwei Star, so this title was not surprising.
As for the world, most of them mistakenly believe that Xu Qing is the Star of Literature, so many portraits of Emperor Wenchang today are modeled after Xu Qing.
There is no way, the officials in the yamen must make progress!
Everyone else is doing this, but you don't. Will you be reported by some villain for having something against Xu Liushou?
Those who often give gifts know that the person who gives the gift may not be remembered, but if you don’t give a gift, you will definitely be remembered.
On the other hand, Xu Qing's focus is mainly on the information of the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.
"The calamity of Jiazi, means that after a Jiazi period, the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty will face a catastrophe?"
Xu Qing really couldn't imagine that there was still a force as powerful as the Dayu Xian Dynasty in this world.
It can’t be that the Black Mountain Demon has come back to attack us again.
If this were put into a novel, readers would be tired of it and would curse!
However, Xu Qing could clearly feel that just as the Black Mountain Old Demon was a title, the Purple Star Emperor was also a title.
Whether Xu Qing can become a complete Emperor Ziwei, in addition to his own efforts, is also closely related to the destiny of the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.
Cultivating immortality through luck?
This is somewhat true, but Xu Qing clearly realized that this path is not so simple.
According to the information from the bronze mirror, the upgrade of the Immortal Dynasty's luck can help him break through the bottleneck and increase the possibility of enlightenment. If the Immortal Dynasty disappears, a series of benefits will be lost.
As for any fatal backlash, the bronze mirror did not give a definite answer.
Because there is a variable here, and that is the demon from outside the domain.
As a demon from outside the realm, Xu Qing can completely sever the cause and effect connection with this world.
Once the cause and effect are severed, the ties with the Immortal Dynasty will naturally be eliminated.
However, without the ties of the Immortal Dynasty, what unknown risks would he face as a pure extraterritorial demon? This was something Xu Qing could not know at the moment.
interesting!
Xu Qing is not afraid of any disaster or challenge.
Of course, he was also worried that the Jiazi disaster was related to Xu Xuanhu.
only……
He believed in this kid!
Maybe, in the future, father and son will be on the same stage and save the world together.
Xu Qing is now more willing to think positively.
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"Little priest, are you looking at the stars? Are you going to perform astrology?"
"No, I'm trying to figure out which way is home."
Xu Xuanhu whispered in a language that the warriors from the tribe next to him could not understand.
The old wizard who had passed away, when passing on the position of wizard, used magic to allow him to directly obtain a lot of knowledge of this world.
As my father once said, it was an epiphany.
Many tribes in this Jiuli world use similar methods to pass on their wizard skills.
A witch is a spiritual being who communicates between heaven and earth.
In fact, their magic should be called witchcraft, but for some reason, they prefer to call it "fairy magic".
The culture here seems backward and barbaric, but in some aspects, it is unimaginably powerful.
Before I knew it, it was dawn again.
When the third sun rose, Xu Xuanhu seemed to feel the gaze from the Black Mountain Demon.
As for the sudden appearance of the third sun, the people of the tribe were actually used to it, because different regions in the Jiuli world would have different suns. If there was no sun, it would become an abandoned land.
The more suns there are, the greater the potential of this place will be.
It may also attract the covetousness of other tribes and lead to war.
But no matter how powerful a tribe is, it must obey Jiuli.
In this world, no one can challenge Jiuli's dominant position.
All the tribes that tried to resist this view eventually became the dust of history.
From ancient times to the present, there is no exception!
Of course, in addition to Jiuli, this world also has a special force called Taishang Dao.
However, Taishang Dao is a legend among legends. Their people travel around the world and rarely come into conflict with any forces.
From the knowledge imparted by the old wizard, Xu Xuanhu’s judgment on the Supreme Dao is – observer.
This is also a term his father taught him.
(End of this chapter)