Chapter 41

Qingyang Secret Art, Regenerative Mysterious Water!

Bringing the dead back to life, regrowing flesh and bones.

This postnatally created secret art is actually so powerful.

This is something that exceeded everyone's expectations.

Therefore, one peeker after another began to appear constantly.

Divine Marvel Grandmasters appeared one after another; the Shogunate, the Chancellor's Office, the Imperial Clan, Western Qin, Eastern Qi, Southern Chen, etc., all had powerhouses appearing.

Dou Changsheng looked at the gazes constantly watching him and sighed in his heart; after today, he was destined to become famous once again.

Dou Changsheng would rather not have this kind of fame.

Recently, his reputation has grown larger and larger, exceeding his own strength; being famous beyond his reality is the way to disaster.

A great reputation is hard to live up to.

It would be strange if nothing happened!

Dou Changsheng recited the Qingyang Secret Art, which could be said to be muttering to himself.

Seeing that everything was over, the old senior patted Dou Changsheng on the shoulder and said: "Let's go."

"The rest of the matter has nothing to do with us anymore."

Dou Changsheng glanced at Daoist Qingyang; although this person had revealed the Qingyang Secret Art, his own value was still very high.

The legacy of the Sanyang Divine Lord, even if the Qingyang Secret Art wasn't fake, whether Daoist Qingyang was holding back or hiding the most critical sentence was a question.

Therefore, the best way was to take Daoist Qingyang away and lock him up for slow interrogation.

But now that all parties were gathered here, who would Daoist Qingyang belong to?

This was a problem.

Dou Changsheng shook his head slightly, didn't leave immediately, but said to Daoist Qingyang: "This time the Qingyang Spring opened."

"I obtained the qualification and am able to obtain some Qingyang Spring water."

"May I ask Senior Qingyang to tell this junior where the Qingyang Spring is?"

"I will only take what I am supposed to take, and I won't touch the rest."

Daoist Qingyang couldn't be bothered to look at Dou Changsheng, just pointed casually; Dou Changsheng followed the direction, thanked Daoist Qingyang, and came to the place where the Qingyang Spring water was stored; Dou Changsheng looked at the sealed jade bottles and picked one up directly.

There were still quite a few jade bottles, but Dou Changsheng wasn't greedy and said to Wang Tianhe beside him: "Let's go."

Wang Tianhe waved his hand, flicked his sleeve, and all the jade bottles disappeared, saying calmly: "They eat the meat, we drink some soup."

"They won't mind."

After speaking, he grabbed Dou Changsheng and rose into the air.

Dou Changsheng was in mid-air and could see the Qingyang Peak below gradually beginning to shrink.

At the same time, a pagoda had grown in the wind, turning into a behemoth about ten zhang high, standing in the sky, filled with rosy clouds and auspicious energy; on each level of the pagoda, bronze bells were hanging, shaking constantly and beginning to strike crazily.

The Demon-Revealing Mirror, the Precious Mirror, one treasure per level, gradually began to bloom with light; for a moment, it was like a great sun, brilliant and dazzling, peerless in the world.

The great battle had already broken out.

Dou Changsheng watched the battle, his eyes filled with envy.

The battle of Earth Ranking Grandmasters had already shaken the celestial phenomena; every move affected heaven and earth.

Seeing this scene, Dou Changsheng couldn't help but ask: "Whose hands will Daoist Qingyang eventually fall into?"

"And what about the military pay?"

Wang Tianhe let the night wind blow, his clothes fluttering, and looked at the scene below with a light smile, saying indifferently: "Daoist Qingyang's ending will only be death."

"With so many powerhouses fighting, it is very difficult to decide the winner."

"But they will eventually group together; the Shogunate, the Chancellor's Office, and the Imperial Clan will unite; after all, they are all people of Northern Jin."

"Northern Jin occupies the geographical advantage; how can Southern Chen, Western Qin, and Eastern Qi compare to them?"

"But they won't give up either, letting Daoist Qingyang fall into the hands of Northern Jin; in the end, they can only kill him—if I can't get it, you shouldn't think about it either."

"The one who makes the move will likely be Tang Qingyan."

"With her mere Pure Yin Grandmaster realm, she can rank in the top twenty of the Earth Ranking, suppressing a group of powerhouses who have condensed the Martial Arts Jin Dan; that is her unparalleled speed."

"Those targeted by her never survive."

"Princess Ye, representing the darling of the night."

"Don't deal with her much in the future; this person is too complicated."

"Not only is she involved with the Heavenly Demon Palace, but she also has close ties to the world's strongest assassin organization, the First Tower."

"Many people suspect that she is one of the top ten assassins of the First Tower."

"The case of the assassination of the Western Qin Merchant Marquis is suspected to be her doing."

"This is an outlier of the Jiangdu Tang clan; others can be contacted, but this person must be handled with care."

Wang Tianhe gave some instructions, afraid that Dou Changsheng would go astray.

Tang Qingyan is a very complicated person; Dou Changsheng also saw this and didn't intend to have much contact with her in the future, mainly because his strength was too low; among this group of Earth Ranking Grandmasters, he felt like a husky who had come into a pack of wolves.

Seeing Dou Changsheng nod, Wang Tianhe shifted his gaze toward the capital and said: "The military pay matter has dragged on for a bit too long."

"Now the timing is just about right."

"Yu Yun's prestige has been whittled away almost completely."

"The people of the North no longer believe in him; the decline of the Shogunate's power is inevitable."

"The Five Shows Valley and the Heaven Sword Gate have already broken away from the Shogunate and no longer obey orders; the former thirteenth on the Earth Ranking, the Lu Jiuyou Wanderer Bai Zizai, who hadn't stepped out of the Lu Jiuyou Valley for thirty years, has come out of the mountains again."

"He has already arrived at the Chen Family Fort, and the Fire Cloud True Person left without a fight."

"Bai Zizai's Jin Dan has undergone nine transformations, perfect and flawless; now he has won the hearts of the Northern people and wants to gather the destiny of the North to attempt to pass the Thunder Tribulation and transform from a mortal into a Heaven-Human."

"This was originally the treatment for the Great General of the North, Yu Yun; the North supported him because they wanted him to take another step forward."

"To truly become the King of the North and seek benefits for the North."

"With two hundred thousand elite border troops, the Heaven Sword Gate, the Five Shows Valley, and other sect forces, plus the many powerhouses gathered in the Shogunate and the nine adopted sons, Yu Yun being enfeoffed as a King was a done deal."

"But at the critical moment, he took a step back."

"This retreat lost the hearts of the Northern people."

"It also caused the chaotic situation of today."

Wang Tianhe sneered and said: "This matter isn't over."

"Yu Yun is suspected; even if he took a step back, what can he do?"

"Once the seeds of suspicion appear, they won't disappear; they will only take root and sprout."

"This person is just like my dead older brother; he can't be ruthless at the critical moment, so what great things can he do?"

"Worried about the Hu Ren going south, afraid that without the imperial court's help, he won't be able to resist the Hu Ren, the North will fall, and the common people will suffer."

"But doesn't he know that this retreat lost the hearts of the Northern people, even the foundation is already crumbling, and he can't even integrate the North, so how can he get the imperial court's support? Even if someone presides over the overall situation in the future to resist the Hu Ren, I fear it won't be him."

"The Northern people are worried that after they bleed and cry, they will be sold out by Yu Yun."

"This time, Chen Qingyao is the most complicated."

"He has the ability to prevent all of this from appearing."

"But he chose to watch coldly and let the Fire Cloud True Person take some misfits north."

"Even I can see that the Fire Cloud True Person has long since defected to the young Emperor and is acting in the name of the Chancellor's Office, all to bring controversy to the Chancellor's Office."

Dou Changsheng said: "This Daoist Qingyang, if nothing unexpected happens, is also the young Emperor's man."

"This theft of military pay was precisely arranged by him, which is why everything could be done so perfectly."

Wang Tianhe sneered and said: "When Daoist Qingyang opened his mouth to say the military pay was fake, he already exposed that he was the Emperor's man."

"This person is truly bold, daring to snatch chestnuts from the fire, precisely because this was his plan to escape; after doing such a big thing and blowing himself up, he stirred up huge waves, focusing all attention on you and the young Emperor, so no one would suspect he faked his death."

"Using the Emperor as a chess piece, Daoist Qingyang is no ordinary person; if he had succeeded this time."

"Moving from the light to hide in the dark, he would truly be a dragon entering the sea, a fish leaping into the nine heavens."

"It's a pity that Daoist Qingyang was one move short and fell short of success."

"I even suspect that the theft of military pay was Daoist Qingyang's idea for the young Emperor."

"That Hongyang is likely the liaison, the middleman; usually, it's inconvenient for Daoist Qingyang to enter the capital, so Hongyang passed the messages."

"That's why this time, the Imperial Clan had the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Liu Baiyu arrive in person; Daoist Qingyang's ending will only be death."

Suddenly, a bird flapped its white wings and flew slowly to Wang Tianhe's side; after Wang Tianhe raised his hand, the bird landed on his palm.

Wang Tianhe took the letter from the bird, scanned it, and then crushed it with his hand; the letter turned into countless fragments and scattered between heaven and earth.

Wang Tianhe looked at Dou Changsheng, and after a long silence, said: "This time, it's truly interesting."

"Let's go, to the capital."

"To witness a major event."

The capital, a majestic city, was already in sight.

Outside the capital city, Wang Tianhe led Dou Changsheng, walked into the city gate step by step, and then arrived in front of a magnificent mansion.

Driving straight into the main hall, one could see a middle-aged scholar in light robes and a loose belt; most notable were his eyes, which were golden-red, like dragon eyes, filled with great pressure.

After Wang Tianhe arrived, he stroked his beard and said calmly: "The Chancellor has invited me."

"I wonder what the matter is?"

Chen Qingyao's eyes were calm; he didn't answer directly but raised his hand, signaling for them to be calm and patient.

A moment later, a tall woman in a black long dress walked slowly into the main hall, supported by a young girl; a hoarse voice rang out: "You want to see Yu Yun, why did you invite this Princess?"

Chen Qingyao walked out of the main hall and arrived outside the mansion.

Dou Changsheng followed and could see that outside, officials in official uniforms had already gathered.

Chen Qingyao said calmly: "Prince Wucheng, Prince Yuecheng."

"Have all the princes of the Imperial Clan who are in the capital arrived?"

One of the burly men took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "All are here."

Chen Qingyao pointed at the woman in the black dress and said: "Tell the Grand Princess, what is the purpose of you all gathering here?"

Prince Wucheng's expression was solemn, and he said calmly: "Military pay was stolen, and the court is in turmoil."

"The Great General, for the sake of the country and the North, is willing to go to prison for others to calm the unrest."

"But some people still won't let it go and are constantly provoking the hearts of the Northern people."

"First, officials encroached on the border troops' farmland, then martial artists slaughtered the border troops' relatives, causing the border troops' hearts to be in turmoil and the border to be unstable."

"Liang territory is rich, but wealth cannot flow north; instead, it is squandered on building palaces; this matter has caused not only the North to be resentful, but who in the world is not chilled?"

"All these various crimes are too numerous to record, and all because of one person."

"May I ask the Grand Princess."

"Is this world the Liu family's world? Or someone else's world?"

The Grand Princess pushed, and the young girl stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but now no one paid attention to this sister whom the current Emperor loved most.

Every gaze was fixed on the Grand Princess.

But at this moment, the Grand Princess did not look at Prince Wucheng, but at Chen Qingyao; her eyes revealed coldness, her red lips moved, and she spat out three words: "Chen Qingyao!"

Chen Qingyao did not answer, but a tall figure stepped forward.

Standing in front of everyone, looking at the Grand Princess, he said coldly: "The North is suffering."

"Every day, starving people die, but in the past two years, palaces in the capital have been built on a large scale; the Donghua Hall and the Tianhe Hall have been completed one after another, indulging in debauchery and drinking; if that were all, it would be fine, but the key is that military pay was stolen, and chivalrous people have to sell their blood to stabilize the hearts of the people."

"How can we not be resentful?"

"Today, I represent the North and express my feelings to the Grand Princess."

"Let's see if the Grand Princess can bear the resentment of tens of millions of people in the North."

The tall, fat figure spoke calmly, his facial fat trembling; as the last word fell, he inserted a hand directly into his chest, grabbed his heart, and tore it out.

"This is the heart of the North!"

The Grand Princess watched this scene trembling, bit her lip and said: "The Polu Captain cannot die!"

"Take him down, use the immortal pill, and save him!"

Watching the Jianmen Pass defender, the Polu Captain, being carried away, and staring at the bloody traces on the ground, the Grand Princess said gloomily: "What about Yu Yun?"

"Without his attitude, you wouldn't dare."

"And there wouldn't be so many people."

Finally staring at Wang Tianhe, she said: "And you?"

Wang Tianhe sighed and said: "Why does Your Highness have to deceive yourself?"

"This scene today already represents the loss of the people's hearts."

"So many people gathered here, the only thing that could make them work together is that they are all desperate, which is why they made this choice."

"The theft of military pay is truly unacceptable."

"General Yu is willing to take the blame for others, yet they are still unwilling to let him go and are still pursuing him relentlessly."

"The Great General is loyal and brave, respected by the world; now that he has encountered such a situation, who in the world is not chilled?"

The Grand Princess exhaled a turbid breath and looked at Chen Qingyao calmly: "You let him act recklessly and watched him make a scene, just waiting for this moment."

"The Great General's imprisonment was also promoted by you."

"It was just to make him lose the hearts of the people; you have failed the late Emperor's trust."

Chen Qingyao said solemnly:

"His Majesty is frivolous and cannot be the King of the world."

"This country, His Majesty may not care about, but I, entrusted by the late Emperor to prosper our Great Jin, cannot ignore it."

"These fifty-plus states in the four regions will be carried on my shoulders."