When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 25 Martial Arts

"Are you Zhang Jinzhong?"

In the study room, Li Shun sat on the dragon chair, looking at the slovenly man who had just brought back and kneeling on the ground with some disbelief.Have you poked holes in the eunuch's nest these days?One after another of the great eunuchs from the late emperor's time appeared in turn, he would not be surprised even if Zhao Zhiyuan, who had been beheaded long ago, crawled out of the grave and stood in front of him.

"First, tell me where you have been all these years?"

"During the Ding Mao Rebellion, the old slave escaped from the palace because he was afraid of being killed by traitors. He has been hiding incognito and wandering around for many years, but he is always thinking about the palace and the emperor in his heart."

"Since you have escaped, why come back, and why do you think I will save your life?" Li Shun thought that the rescue he meant was asking for pardon.

"The old slave has the late emperor's edict in his hand."

Li Shun's eyes narrowed, then he chuckled and said, "How come you have the edict in your hands? Besides, the title of the crown prince was already decided, so there is no need for any edict! Could it be that the late emperor could calculate the death date of the former prince? Or maybe he wanted to change the crown prince? ? The edict in your hand must be fake!"

What a joke!He has been the emperor for five years, and now if he tells him that the late emperor has a posthumous edict, isn't it going to cause trouble for him?

Zhang Jinzhong heard the killing intent in Li Shun's tone and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, don't get me wrong, the late emperor did want to change the crown prince, but the person he chose was you!"

"In this case, I am already the emperor, what does this edict mean to me?"

Zhang Jinzhong took out a piece of bright yellow silk from his arms and raised it above his head: "I don't dare to say more, please check it yourself."

Li Shun hesitated for a moment, then stood up and went down the stairs, took the silk, and read the content on it. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he felt relieved. After reading it, he took a deep breath and sighed: "That's it."

He returned to his seat with the imperial edict and stared at Zhang Jinzhong: "You want to use this to get me to pardon you. I can agree."

Zhang Jinzhong said: "What the old slave said was not a pardon. If the old slave was just afraid of being wanted, he wouldn't have hid for so many years. He would have exchanged it with those traitors."

Li Shun asked curiously: "What is that?"

Zhang Jinzhong seemed to recall something terrible, and his whole body began to tremble: "Old slave has been wandering among the people for many years, and he accidentally discovered a mysterious organization with a treasonous name called 'Slaying the Dragon'!"

"Dragon slaying? They don't want to assassinate me, do they?"

"The emperor guessed it right! They are a group of rebels! Out of gratitude to the late emperor and loyalty to the emperor, the old slave began to contact them, hoping to find out the truth, tell the emperor, and catch them all.

Unfortunately, they were so meticulous that the old slave couldn't get any information even though he tried his best.A month ago, the old slave's identity was exposed and he was hunted by them. He was desperate and came to see the emperor. "

"So, you are in danger because of me. How powerful are they?"

"The old slave once saw one of them fighting alone against the famous Yuhu Master in the world for a long time. He easily killed him and killed all his disciples."

Li Shun nodded as if he understood. He was not familiar with the cultivation system of his country. He only knew that there were three types: martial arts cultivation, legal cultivation and technical cultivation. People who cultivate martial arts were called warriors. They had the largest number and the lowest threshold.Dharma cultivation is the most mysterious. Li Shun believes that they are the so-called cultivators and has not yet come into contact with them.

He was very familiar with Shu Xiu, the people who helped the late Emperor make elixirs.They are also called warlocks, but they are not the so-called uneducated people.Magic cultivation is the oldest category of cultivation, and records even predate those of cultivators. It covers everything and has many skills, such as alchemy, prayer, divination, calling on gods, etc.

Although these three have different names, the source of their power is the same, true energy!
When Li Shuncai traveled through time, he was very interested in this. He found several martial arts secret books and practiced, and he could feel the true energy. But the strange thing was that the true energy could not be stored in his body. It was not absorbed by the gluttonous stomach, but more like It is a mysterious force that does not allow true energy to exist in his body.He asked professionals, but they didn't know what was going on, so they left it alone.

Today, he unexpectedly got the answer from the late emperor's edict.In addition to stipulating his succession, the edict was more like a letter of repentance and a letter of warning.

"Although I am called the Son of Heaven, I am sacred and inviolable. I am actually a link in the cycle of heaven. Heaven has four seasons, and people have birth and old age, which cannot be disobeyed... I have been superstitious about the art of alchemy since Yuji, and the government has become desolate. The people have suffered, and I deeply regret it. If there are any unfilial descendants who imitate me in future generations, they will definitely be repaid."

"You are really my biological father, who would curse his own son like this?"

The emperor cannot practice cultivation. This is the rule of heaven!It can also be said that the "Emperor" is the embodiment of the way of heaven in the human world. The sky changes day and night, and the four seasons rotate. How can you, the emperor, live forever?Not only was the emperor unable to practice, but even those who were related to him were unable to extend their lives through zhenqi. This meant that anyone who entered the court system would be restricted.

The human way returns to the human way, and the immortal way returns to the immortal way.But will it be that simple?Wherever there are people, there are struggles, and resources for survival are limited.Immortality is an irresistible temptation.Is there any point in using power?
Except for the emperor, other people in the court can rely on true energy, practice martial arts, and gain power limited by innateness, but don't even think about immortality!Therefore, throughout the dynasties of this world, monarchs who wished to live forever chose to follow superstitious alchemy and take elixirs instead of cultivating qi.

"That's too much! Then I am a 'plague' to those cultivators?" Li Shun remembered his previous battle with the leader of the Shenmu Cult. He had long noticed that as long as they were touched by him, they would lose their power!He thought they were too sensitive.

"This is another explanation for the emperor's sanctity!"

Li Shun understood why the late emperor wanted to change the title of his predecessor to the prince. As he was full of thoughts of loyalty, filial piety and justice, he would definitely listen to his father and not make elixirs.

He even doubted whether the former prince was killed by his father!After all, he took the pills and his mind became confused, his personality became extreme, and he couldn't do anything?

"You feel good about taking the elixir alone, but don't deny the rights of future generations to take the elixir! I swear, are you a child?"

Li Shun thought for a moment as if he was deceiving himself, I am not his son!In this world with gods, the soul is the most important thing for a person, and the body is just a skin.In mythology, there are many people who give up their physical bodies in order to live forever.

"No one can curse me! I have perfected this elixir!"

He didn't know about others, but he did gain extraordinary strength by taking the elixir. If he continued to take it, there would definitely be wonderful changes.

As for immortality, life and death, even if it is only one in ten thousand, one in one hundred thousand, one million, or ten million chances, any living thing will give it a try, right?After all, living things exist in the world, and they naturally have two tasks that require no education: survival and reproduction.

Next, Li Shun issued an order to pardon Zhang Jinzhong, and was also willing to provide him with protection. Looking at his back happily leaving, his smiling face instantly dropped.

"Another dead eunuch who is full of lies!"

(End of this chapter)