Chapter 130: The Gap on the Path to Heaven

Inside the Jin Luandian, all the civil and military officials were currently engaged in a serious discussion regarding the content of this Imperial Selection.

Since a conclusion cannot be reached directly, the only option is to pick one from among the several candidates.

Although having ministers and princes choose an Emperor is highly abstract, the current situation leaves no other choice.

Just as they were arguing back and forth, a minister who had been holding a water mirror in the corner suddenly said, "It seems there is a problem with the Princess."

"Could it be that someone truly intends to assassinate the King and attack the Sovereign? Who would be so bold?" a military general asked, frowning.

"Not exactly; they are just being caught in the crossfire. The one in trouble is that Fang Can."

Fang Can! Fang Can again?

The courtiers were momentarily stunned in their hearts, having lost count of how many times they had heard this name today.

As they spoke, they glanced at Wang Yuxuan, thinking that this fellow's grandson had caused some trouble again.

That civil minister, not knowing how to explain at that moment, enlarged the water mirror and said, "Please see for yourselves."

In the next instant, upon seeing the middle-aged figure within the water mirror, the officials present all raised their eyebrows in unison: "Where did this wild First Turn come from?"

The ministers who could stand inside the Jin Luandian were, in eight out of ten cases, entities starting from the First Turn, so they naturally possessed martial arts experience.

Merely seeing the blatantly obvious presence on Wang Peng's body, they had already sensed something was wrong.

"This fellow's inheritance is so obvious; it is likely for some extremely terrifying ability."

"It is also possible that this obvious presence itself is his inheritance."

"Which idiot would create an inheritance that displays presence so blatantly? What use is that?"

While several courtiers were conversing, the civil minister who had been observing the whole time shared his observations; the deduced content differed little from Wan Guixuan's.

"Such a heterodox ability, what use is it for martial arts? Even if cultivated, it is merely the bottom-dweller of the First Turn."

The courtiers could not help but sneer.

The margin for error for such an ability is too low; as soon as any First Turn sees it, they can detect the anomaly, meaning one can only act as a coward hiding in the shadows.

And upon seeing the brief exchange of words between Wang Peng and Fang Can, these fellows shook their heads in their hearts.

Indeed, it is heterodoxy, unfit for the grand hall.

"However, this Fang Can is in a sorry state." Several courtiers secretly shook their heads.

Having walked the path of martial artists themselves, they naturally understood how vast the gap was between the First Turn and the Ninth Layer; any First Turn could easily kill a Ninth Layer.

So, should we save him?

Nonsense, of course we must save him!

These courtiers did not even hesitate; this was a great opportunity to make the Sword Stealing Mountain Sect owe them a favor.

Otherwise, if they watched Fang Can be beaten to death with their own eyes, once this news broke, they could wait for the Sect Master of Sword Stealing Mountain to stage a "Horse Trampling Royal Authority."

As for how to save him and when to save him, that was another question entirely.

They must let Fang Can reach a life-or-death crisis, let him take the full brunt of the damage, and save him only when he is one step away from being beaten to death to maximize the gratitude received.

Several courtiers whose inheritances were compatible had already secretly cast spells, preparing to intervene.

Wang Peng probably did not even know that after hiding from the Path to Heaven his whole life, he had encountered a hundred or so of them all at once today, and they were secretly preparing to cast spells on him.

Wang Peng: Did I commit a crime against the Heavenly Laws?

At this moment, on the plain, dust rose in the distance. Wang Peng, with his hair standing on end in rage, waved his hand to sweep away the smoke and dust, stepping out from within the earth.

With the eruption of killing intent, all the martial artists felt a sense of oppression surging from their hearts, their minds sinking into terror.

But the moment this hostility was expressed, all the thought-steel-prints within the entire team were instantly removed, and all previous foolishness was completely wiped away.

"Holy crap!" Fang Can shook his head. "Some distant cousin? I almost fell for this fellow's trick."

"The Path to Heaven, huh? Too afraid to come directly to the door to play dirty tricks, and what kind of harem-anime inheritance is this?"

Fang Can's expression became slightly serious; this was the first time he had encountered an opponent of the Path to Heaven level.

This reminded him of the words Liu Qingmeng had once spoken to him.

"Little Fang, you are still young now. When you eventually reach the Path to Heaven, you must create a good inheritance of your own."

More than ten days ago, inside the villa in the present world.

Liu Qingmeng, who had shrunk into a twelve or thirteen-year-old loli, said with no dignity whatsoever.

Fang Can asked, "So what exactly is the Path to Heaven, and how big is the gap compared to the Ninth Layer?"

"You don't want to challenge a First Turn right now, do you? Stop dreaming." Liu Qingmeng smiled and used her Bai Yu-like right arm to vigorously rub Fang Can's hair.

Fang Can subconsciously wanted to step back and tilt his head up, but he heard Liu Qingmeng say with one hand on her hip in a coquettish tone:

"Do you still want to know the content of the First Turn? Let me rub it for you; the texture is strangely good."

"I'll go ask Senior Jiang; she will tell me too." Fang Can said flatly.

"Alright, I'll say it, I'll say it." Liu Qingmeng helplessly withdrew her hand and said:

"After entering the First Turn, besides the birth of an inheritance, the body will also undergo a Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment, completely transcending the limits of a martial artist."

"Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment?"

"Yes. Within the next hundred days, the body of a First Turn expert will undergo abnormal development, and the power within the body can increase by at least ten times."

The perspective returned to the plain; in almost an instant, the ground beneath Wang Peng's feet shattered with a boom.

Under the pressure of hundreds of tons, Wang Peng's body instantly broke the sound barrier, and his right hand pierced into Fang Can's line of sight like a cannonball.

'So fast!' In almost an instant, Fang Can's pupils shrank violently, and his head subconsciously tilted slightly, narrowly avoiding this swift thrust.

But this was only the beginning, because the secondary damage transmitted from Wang Peng's arm was just starting to generate.

Merely having the arm sweep across the skin, the huge impact was conducted to Fang Can's body like a missile.

It was as if he had been struck head-on by a train; Fang Can's body was sent flying backward, and amidst the roaring sound, he plowed a trench over ten meters long into the ground.

It was not only Fang Can.

As the shockwave rippled outward, centered on Wang Peng, the earth formed a pit five meters wide, and all the martial artists and sedan chairs in the surrounding circle were flipped into the air.

Wang Peng's face grew gloomy; Fang Can's full-force strike just now had landed on his face, leaving his face still aching slightly.

At this moment, he no longer thought about anything else.

The pride of a martial artist had seized the high ground; he only wanted to thoroughly kill the fellow who had caused him minor injury.

Turning his head, relying on his astonishing hearing, he could hear Fang Can's heartbeat.

"To actually dodge my punch, it seems the strength of the number one on the Ascending Dragon List truly lives up to its reputation."

Wang Peng twisted his head around, his face twisted into a grimace.

At this moment, the flesh and veins all over his body began to bulge one by one, clearly indicating he had already activated a technique similar to the Xiehu Shishen Great Method to explode his power.

"Then let's see how you block my next punch, which carries double the strength!"

"The more brilliant and talented a genius is, the more pleasure there is in slaughtering them."

"Let you witness the difference between the Mortal Body and the Path to Heaven before you die."

(End of this chapter)