Chapter 786

Within the mountain manor, there were not only wondrous places like the Scripture Pavilion, the Divine Armory Hall, and the Elixir Tower.

More crucially, this was where the former Grand Dragon Head, Ximen Wudi, had once been.

How could Wu Zetian not care about this place!

590 The Yuan troops invading this time—leave them all behind!

Shangguan Wan'er had long anticipated Wu Zetian's reaction, so seeing her like this came as no surprise.

She immediately sought revenge against the Wu Dangqixia, and the Seventh Dragon Head, Zhang Sanfeng, appeared.

Afterwards, Pudu Cihang unsealed the Dark Moon Grotto-Heaven, and when the leader of the Four Sages of the Demon Palace, the Evil Dragon, spoke wildly.

The Black and Gold Dragons descended to the mortal world, and golden bricks rained from the sky, paving a golden avenue.

A towering, endless mountain peak, faintly visible atop the Qinglong Summit of the mortal realm, suddenly emerged into the world.

Then the Fourth Dragon Head, Senior Xiaoyaozi, rode a dragon forth and publicly rebuked Lord Qiye, the Demon Sovereign of the Dark Moon Dynasty.

Wu Wudi used the Ten Supreme Martial Arts to force the God of Immortality into a panicked retreat.

Afterwards, Wu Wudi, Di Shitian, Xiao Jingtian, Xiao Aoshi, and other top-tier powerhouses of the era joined hands in a single move to capture Pudu Cihang.

All these details, Shangguan Wan'er narrated in detail.

Speaking of Pudu Cihang being captured in a single move, even Wu Zetian could not help but ask in surprise,

"No way? They really took down Pudu Cihang in just one move?"

Earlier, Shangguan Wan'er had described Pudu Cihang as having an extremely imposing presence, revealing his true centipede form.

By his own strength alone, he overpowered Yan Chixia, Qinglong, and Bai Hu, and then unsealed the Dark Moon Grotto-Heaven.

And Yan Chixia was someone who could fight the God of Immortality and Cangqu to a standstill.

How could such a top-tier powerhouse be captured in a single move?

"Yes! Indeed, each of those four used just one move.

Master Moda also said in his battle report that if he faced these four, he wouldn't last past that one move either."

When Shangguan Wan'er saw these words, she couldn't help but smile wryly.

Originally, the cooperation between Great Tang and the Xuanxinzheng Sect could be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds in strength.

Who knew that the strongest experts could be captured by others in a single move?

Moreover, Wu Wudi and the other four were clearly not the ultimate trump cards of the Qinglong Society.

They still had Dragon Heads, Hall Masters, Altar Masters, the Four Season Protectors, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, and many other experts.

And above them all, the Grand Dragon Head Ximen Wudi, who slew a hundred thousand Kesig troops with a single sword strike.

Indeed, this Grand Dragon Head Ximen Wudi is the foremost taboo expert of the Nine Provinces.

This Qinglong Society now, I'm afraid, can well be called the foremost taboo faction of the Nine Provinces!

"The Qinglong Society is really this powerful? Wonderful! Truly worthy of being the man I've set my sights on."

At this moment, Wu Zetian instead became somewhat love-struck; not only did she not feel alarmed, she actually spoke well of the Qinglong Society.

"..."

Shangguan Wan'er was instantly speechless and could only continue,

"Afterwards, these great experts publicly transmitted the seven supreme arts to the Wu Dangqixia.

In my view, the rise of Wu Dang in Great Ming is likely just around the corner; from now on, who knows how many people will fight tooth and nail to join Wu Dang!"

Wu Wudi, Senior Xiaoyaozi, and others transmitted the seven divine arts.

Each one alone is enough to be called a sect-suppressing supreme art in this world!

Now seven sets were transmitted at once, and they were of different attributes, varied in fist and palm, encompassing both internal and external cultivation.

Such comprehensive transmission of arts can be said to be unmatched, apart from the Qinglong Society, the Three Great Dynasties, the Yunzhou Dynasty, You Dongying, and other major powers.

Wu Dang's martial arts inheritance can almost be called the foremost under heaven!

Once the matter at Beizhen is settled, those present will spread the word.

I'm afraid from now on, martial artists wanting to join Wu Dangpai will be an endless stream.

"Haha! It must be because Wu Dang was previously destroyed, and Zhang Sanfeng is also the Seventh Dragon Head.

This time the Qinglong Society deliberately transmitted arts in full public view.

One is to support Wu Dang, the other is to back Wu Dang firmly."

Wu Zetian actually laughed out loud, then said,

"If that's the case, the Qinglong Society must have some major move planned against the Great Yuan?"

No one understood better than the Great Tang's Empress how ruthlessly the Qinglong Society dealt with those who provoked them.

Back then, in the imperial court, over half of the hundred officials were executed.

The renowned Bu Liang Ren was brought to the brink of collapse.

All of this, only because her Majesty the Empress went to the Yihua Palace to ask for a copy of the Jade Brightness Art.

She merely wanted to stay forever young and keep her beauty—is that wrong?

Yet the Qinglong Society showed no mercy, erupting with a shocking counterattack.

Now Long Xiang Seng, or rather the Great Yuan's side, is essentially attacking the Qinglong Society.

Wu Dang was nearly destroyed, and Huashan was completely wiped out.

Senior Xiaoyaozi also spoke publicly, clearly indicating that Great Yuan's great calamity is at hand.

"It should be so!"

Shangguan Wan'er also felt a bit of schadenfreude.

This time, the struggle between Tang and Yuan, although Great Tang has already achieved its goal and reaped decent gains.

The earlier sacrifice was also enormous.

Being able to see the Great Yuan eat humble pie, both Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er were happy to watch it happen.

"Then this time we shall authorize Di Renjie, and let him make sure every Yuan soldier who invades this time stays behind!

As for Mu Huali and General Zhebie, merely grievously wound them — there's no need to kill them."

Wu Zetian made a snap decision; she had originally been worried other major powers might meddle in this Tang-Yuan war.

Now that the Qinglong Society had openly declared its intent to deal with the Great Yuan, probably no power with any sense would rush in.

The Yuan army invading Great Tang territory had already been served its death notice.

As for Mu Huali and General Zhebie, on the contrary, they had picked their lives back up.

Only because these two were, after all, Heaven's Golden List–level experts — to keep them here would inevitably require paying a certain price.

More critically, the two of them, as members of the Great Yuan's Thirteen Wings, had an extraordinary relationship with Tie Muzhen.

If the Great Yuan weathered this crisis this time, it would likely mean going to war with Great Tang again.

Letting the two of them go back instead was leaving a margin in doing things.

"Good! I'll go issue the order right now."

Shangguan Wan'er held a similar opinion; she immediately took up her brush and wrote out the command, went back outside, and handed the written order to the Luan Guard.

The Luan Guard naturally dared not delay, and at once sped the imperial edict on to the front.

"Finally, weren't you about to say something about this Heaven's Hundred Flowers List?"

Once Shangguan Wan'er had gone and returned, Wu Zetian didn't wait for her to speak, and asked directly with a smile.

"Exactly! The key secret mentioned on the Heaven's Hundred Flowers List is clearly no small matter.

It's just that the Great Qing not only belongs to the Qinglong Society's vassal forces, but more importantly that land beyond the pale…"

Shangguan Wan'er knit her brows; that land beyond the pale — probably not a single martial artist above the Earthly Immortal Realm would be willing to go there.

After all, it would be like a giant insisting on hunching his body to enter a land of little people.

More critically, going to the land beyond the pale to cultivate would also cause one's progress to fall behind.

For martial artists, cultivation time is far from sufficient.

A delay like this might mean missing the chance to break through.

"Then go to the secret realm and ask around — if there's still a retainer willing to go, then so be it.

This so-called key secret — I estimate Great Qin, Great Yuan, the Yunzhou imperial clan, and You Dongying won't let it slip either.

Even the Qinglong Society, and the newly unsealed Yin Moon Dynasty, won't let it slip.

Don't set your hopes too high either!"

Wu Zetian, looking utterly indifferent, handed down her decision.

Although the key secret of the Heaven's Hundred Flowers List was very tempting, there really was no need to force the issue.