Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

In the eighth year of Chengwu, summer.

The Great Yan Kingdom was thriving. Under the leadership of Emperor Chengwu, the influence of the Wusheng Religion was being restored.

The influence of the Wusheng Rebellion was far from being eliminated as simply as it seemed.

After all, the Wusheng Religion deceived many victims of the floods in Jiangzhou Prefecture and other places, and set off a riot that swept across the southern part of Great Yan.

The momentum was far greater than the previous rebellions.

Although Duke Weiyuan, Zhao Ming'an and others suppressed the rebellion, it would take a long time to recover from the trauma caused by the war.

In fact, this war, coupled with disaster relief, had already emptied the Great Yan treasury.

If it were not for Xu Xiang's initiative to call for the aristocratic families to contribute funds to replenish the treasury, I am afraid that the Great Yan treasury would have already had a huge deficit, and Emperor Chengwu might have to increase taxes.

Or slaughter a few more wealthy merchants.

It was precisely because of this that Emperor Chengwu gave up the plan to use force against King Kang and King Jin.

Originally, according to Emperor Chengwu's plan, after the Great Yan Kingdom recovered from the war with the barbarians, he would start to deal with King Kang and King Jin.

Floods in Jiangzhou Prefecture and other places, as well as the rebellion of the Wusheng Sect, disrupted Emperor Chengwu's plan.

Emperor Chengwu had no choice but to change his strategy, abandon the use of force, and instead focus on suppression, gradually weakening the power of King Kang and King Jin, in preparation for the reduction of the vassal states.

However, Emperor Chengwu underestimated King Kang and King Jin.

Although the current King Kang and King Jin are no longer the King Kang and King Jin of the Hongguang Emperor period, they are succeeded by the former princes of the King Kang and King Jin Palaces.

However, the King Kang and King Jin Palaces have been operating in the eastern part of Great Yan for hundreds of years, and have a deep foundation. They not only control several large armies, but also have deep ties with the local aristocratic families and officials.

The King Kang and King Jin Palaces did not decline due to the change of those in power.

Emperor Chengwu had tried to probe the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion many times, and had tried to place pawns in the northern mansions, but all ended in failure.

The Eastern Mansions of Dayan were like a huge black hole that swallowed everything.

No matter who Emperor Chengwu sent, they were either excluded by the people of the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion and had to leave the Eastern Mansions, or assimilated into the people of the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion.

The Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion united together to firmly control the Eastern Mansions, making it impossible for Emperor Chengwu to intervene.

The two sides were thus deadlocked.

On the surface, the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion still maintained their submission to the Great Yan royal family, and were even more respectful than during the time of Emperor Hongguang, paying tribute on time, and actively responding to the policies promoted by Emperor Chengwu.

Secretly, the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jin's Mansion were constantly cultivating martial arts masters, trying to cultivate a congenital master.

For a long time, the Kang Palace and the Jin Palace wanted to cultivate a congenital master to fight against the Great Yan royal family, but unfortunately, they have never been able to do so.

The Kang Palace and the Jin Palace have never given up.

"Cultivating a congenital master is not an easy thing."

Chu Chen is not optimistic about the actions of the Kang Palace and the Jin Palace.

The martial arts is the path of immortal power, which is created for those without spiritual roots to embark on the path of cultivating immortals, but it does not mean that the practice of martial arts is very simple.

If the congenital master is so easy to cultivate, the Great Yan Kingdom will not have only two congenital masters in the open now.

Even if the possible hidden masters are counted, there will not be more than one hand.

In the past, in order to break through the congenital realm, the King of Wei spent more than fifty years practicing evil skills, and finally barely completed the breakthrough before his lifespan was exhausted.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to break through the congenital realm.

The Kangwang Mansion and Jinwang Mansion want to cultivate a congenital master, but there is little hope, unless the Kangwang Mansion and Jinwang Mansion can find a martial arts genius with the best bones in the world.

Chu Chen only occasionally pays attention to this matter, and his energy is more focused on cultivation.

After more than ten years of cultivation, the spiritual power finger snap has reached the edge of advancement.

Secret room.

"Puff!"

Chu Chen flicked his finger, and a sharp aura broke through the air and pierced through the air.

A pit then appeared on the fine iron dummy. At this moment, the fine iron dummy was covered with large and small pits, like a huge hornet's nest.

This is the tenth fine iron dummy that Chu Chen has cast for practicing spiritual power finger snap.

Basically, he will change a new fine iron dummy every year to meet the needs of cultivation.

Today, practicing spiritual power finger snap, Chu Chen felt as if he had divine help. Every time he used spiritual power finger snap, he had new insights. The finger power of spiritual power finger snap became more and more condensed and powerful.

"Bang!"

A finger popped out, and the sound was a little wrong.

Chu Chen looked closely and saw a hole on the iron dummy that penetrated the entire dummy.

Even a huge hole appeared on the wall of the secret room behind the iron dummy.

"Spiritual finger snapping is complete!"

Chu Chen's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It was worth his hard work for more than ten years. The spiritual finger snapping finally broke through and reached the great success stage.

At the great success stage, the spiritual finger snapping basically reached the door. He can exert the full power of the spiritual finger snapping, and he has one more means to fight the enemy.

Compared with most spells, the spiritual finger snapping has an advantage. There is no need for hand gestures or spells. As long as the spiritual energy is activated, you can launch an attack with a flick of your finger, which is more convenient than the flying sword talisman.

Apart from the spiritual finger snapping, the progress of the self-defense technique is also not bad. A year ago, it had broken through the great success stage.

Perhaps it was because Chu Chen often activated it. He was most concerned about the practice of self-defense. After all, this was a life-saving spell and could not be sloppy.

"Unfortunately, I have not been able to break through the Longevity Skill and the Soul-stealing Body-building Sutra."

Chu Chen took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement.

After many years of practice, the practice of Changsheng Gong and Soul-stealing Body Sutra has not improved much.

Since the true qi in the Sacred Heart Relic was consumed, the practice of Soul-stealing Body Sutra has basically stagnated.

After the Soul-stealing Body Sutra broke through the sixth level, if you want to continue practicing, you need spiritual medicine to assist. Ordinary medicinal materials can no longer support the practice of Soul-stealing Body Sutra.

Spiritual medicine is hard to find, so Chu Chen can only temporarily postpone the practice of Soul-stealing Body Sutra.

In comparison, the practice of Changsheng Gong is slow, but it can still be continued.

Even in the imperial capital, Chu Chen did not fall behind in the practice of Changsheng Gong.

According to his estimate, in another three or four years, Changsheng Gong will be able to break through the fifth level, and his cultivation will also be able to break through the fifth level of Qi training.

It’s a pity that Wanyan Shilie’s search for spiritual stones was not smooth. Over the years, there has been no harvest. Otherwise, with the help of spiritual stones, I’m afraid he would have broken through the fifth level of Qi training.

However

By chance, Chu Chen discovered a new use for the Sacred Heart Relic.

As long as the Sacred Heart Relic is placed in a spiritual land with abundant spiritual energy, it will slowly absorb spiritual energy. Over time, the Sacred Heart Relic will be filled with spiritual energy and can achieve a similar effect as a spiritual stone.

Ten years ago, Chu Chen went to Jinhua Taoist Temple again and buried the Sacred Heart Relic underground to absorb the spiritual energy of the spiritual land under Jinhua Taoist Temple.

The spiritual energy of the spiritual land is non-renewable. Once the spiritual energy is absorbed, the spiritual land will become a dead land. Chu Chen will naturally not let the Sacred Heart Relic absorb the spiritual energy in the cave of Yunwu Mountain.

The spiritual land under Jinhua Taoist Temple is ownerless, and it is also a reasonable use to be absorbed by the Sacred Heart Relic.