I really became a king.

Chapter 16: The Struggle between the Secular and the Otherworldly

This night was destined to be an uneasy night. Except for a few people who were prepared for it, no one else expected that the killing would come so suddenly and so violently.

The majestic Prince Duan's Mansion of the Dali Dynasty was plunged into bloodshed overnight.

At dawn, a stern shout came from Prince Duan's Mansion: "Who dares to commit murder in Prince Duan's Mansion?"

"Master Li and Pan Daoan dared to collude with outsiders to murder the prince. Today, I will clean up their house!" Mu Xiruo was dressed in military uniform and stood in the air.

An old Taoist and an old man in black robes looked at each other and tried to break out without saying anything. But they were stopped in an instant and got caught in a fight.

Dali Dynasty, Bingmasi.

That night, the entire Bingmasi was shrouded in darkness and was unusually quiet. Even the Jujiang Hall, where there were usually people keeping lights on at night, was pitch black.

Soon, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence, and a messenger came running over, kneeling on one knee outside the dark hall, and said:
"General, fighting has begun in Prince Duan's mansion!"

"Light up the lights!" Following a deep voice, the entire military headquarters and the generals' gathering hall were instantly brightly lit.

Cao Yude sat on the general's throne in a military uniform, and below him were four trusted generals, all wearing armor, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Cao Yude, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and sighed inwardly. He could not escape this muddy water after all, but he did not show it on his face. He glanced at the four confidants below him and said in a deep voice:

"I won't say any more. What do you think?"

"It's all up to the general!" The four uniformed generals below bowed and clasped their fists.

"it is good!"

Cao Yude stood up suddenly and shouted, "Beat the drums, gather the troops!"

"Set up a battle formation, and surround Prince Duan's palace!

"Stop and kill all the rioters who try to escape!"

"Yes, sir!" The four generals responded in unison.

Cao Yude pondered for a while, then said, "Remember! No one is allowed to step into Prince Duan's Mansion without my order!"

"Yes!"

Prince Duan’s Mansion, Snow Garden.

Listening to the sounds of fighting coming from outside, Jiang Yi just stared silently at the night sky outside the courtyard, and his heart couldn't help but become a little worried.

The words that Princess Duan said before she left made him break out in a cold sweat. Even though he had been planning all the time for two years, something went wrong in the end.

Jiang Zhongbao's body has been destroyed, Fan Muqiu cannot escape the killing, Princess Duan will not reveal his identity for the time being, and he possesses the "Taishang Leijing", which establishes his royal status. Everything seems perfect.

But he overlooked one thing. Although Jiang Zhongbao had basically not shown up in public in the past two years, he still had close confidants and friends. During the two years of seclusion, it was hard to guarantee that he had no contact with them at all.

Although these close confidants and relatives probably wouldn't know about the substitute, they were very familiar with Jiang Zhongbao, especially in martial arts.

For example, there was the old cultivator Li Laodao who taught Jiang Zhongbao the mysterious seal, and there was the formation master who taught him the art of formation. These two people might not be familiar with Jiang Zhongbao's habits and appearance, but they were definitely very familiar with his martial arts cultivation.

Jiang Yi didn't know how to use either the mysterious seal or the magic array, which was his biggest flaw! He also knew nothing about their previous relationship.

Jiang Zhongbao also didn't know much about other advanced martial arts classics, which would inevitably arouse suspicion from the other party's close confidants. Listening to the fierce fighting outside, Jiang Yi smiled bitterly in his heart: "I was careless. I didn't expect such a coincidence that the old cultivator and the formation master came back today."

These two were definitely powerful cultivators. Their cultivation was probably no lower than the sixth level of martial arts, or even the seventh level. With his current strength, he could not deal with them at all.

Originally, he planned to avoid these people and take action a year later, but now it has been brought forward, and if he is not mistaken, Jiang Zhongbao should have specially recruited them back for tonight's action.

"As expected of a person from the Northern Frontier, Princess Duan has a strong background and is able to gain the upper hand in this fight." "These two are hermits who are comparable to the sixth or even seventh realm of martial arts. They are at the forefront of this world..."

Jiang Yi stood there and watched several figures fighting fiercely in the air, his eyes couldn't help but show some fanaticism. Starting from the fifth level of martial arts, he had basically left the realm of mortal body, flying in the air, controlling magic weapons, and flying into the sky and hiding in the ground.

And in the near future he will also possess this powerful power.

"Princess Mu, do you really want to do this?"

Taoist Li and Pan Daoan rushed left and right, always surrounded by several figures. Pan Daoan said sternly.

"Humph, I'm so ruthless? Do you really think I don't know what you're doing in secret?"

"Instead of cultivating in your secret realm, you are getting involved in the secular power struggle. Then don't go back!"

"Today I will make you pay for your blood debt with blood!"

The sense of weakness on Mu Xiruo's body disappeared at this moment, replaced by a heroic and murderous spirit.

Pan Daoan and Li Laodao's faces changed. The other party actually knew about it. There was no way they could escape tonight, regardless of life or death. They looked at each other and decided not to try to break out.

Pan Daoan just waved his hand, and a formation plate flew into the air, instantly turning into a magic formation that enveloped all the people who were fighting. The sky and the earth suddenly became dark inside the magic formation, and it was filled with sword rain and knife wind.

"This is the real magic array, much stronger than Jiang Zhongbao's four-legged beast." Controlling the heaven and earth, and refining all things, this is the array refining technique used by people outside the world.

At the same time, seals in Taoist Li's hands flashed one after another, and a bloody palm appeared in the air and slapped the people who were besieging him.

"Haha, you finally played your trump card. Today, I will experience your so-called immortal skills!" A white-bearded old man flew up to meet them.

In the wild continent, the struggle between the secular dynasty and the secular sects has been going on for who knows how many years.

Martial arts is a method of cultivation used by ordinary people and is also the foundation of the rule of the four great dynasties. The threshold for cultivation is low and most people can practice it. It also shows quick results. In just a dozen or dozens of years, it is possible to become a martial arts expert and live to be two hundred years old.

The methods of immortals are the cultivation techniques of the hermits, which require extremely high talents. Compared with the physical training of martial arts, they pay more attention to the cultivation of spells and seek to kill people from a safe distance.

Moreover, the cultivation environment is extremely demanding, so the seven sects and eight schools usually set up their mountain gates in the blessed land secret realm.
However, the speed of cultivation is slow, and it often takes decades to get started, but the lifespan is long, and after successful cultivation, the lifespan can reach four hundred years. They are represented by the seven sects and eight schools.

Both are divided into nine realms, and each realm is of comparable strength.

But one thing is that you cannot practice both at the same time. Like Jiang Zhongbao, although he can use magic arrays and mysterious seals, they are weakened versions, so that they can be integrated with his own martial arts.

For countless years, the secular dynasties have been using martial arts to steadily suppress the secluded sects represented by the Seven Sects and Eight Schools, forcing them to stay in seclusion, which gave rise to the saying of secluded people.

In terms of individual strength alone, the methods of immortals are much more powerful, but the threshold is too high, the number of disciples is scarce, and even if they have a long lifespan, they cannot withstand the crushing encirclement and suppression of warriors.

Eventually, he could only close himself in the mountains and stay there, devoting himself to practicing in the mountain gate, becoming what the world called a recluse.

"Even though we have a magic array in hand, the other side has a killing array, and they have the advantage in numbers, so they have firmly gained the upper hand..." Jiang Yi was relieved when he saw that the battle situation was developing in a direction that was favorable to him.

(End of this chapter)