My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 15

The next day was still dark.

Zhu Houcong was put on a carriage to the countryside by Jiang's mother.

In addition to Huang Jin, the only ones accompanying him were the guards sent by Luo An and Xie Changjie.

According to regulations, the clan of the Ming Dynasty could not step out of their own fiefdom, but this house was one of the properties granted to the prince by the imperial court, so no one could fault it.

"Luo Qianhu went to Haiyan before to assist the court in pacifying the Japanese pirates. Did he encounter any strange things?"

If it were in the past, I would have heard Zhu Houcong ask this.

Luo An would only think that the young man was curious.

But now, after seeing the power of this prince who was usually obsessed with mystical cultivation and not outstanding, yesterday.

Now, although the two of them were sitting opposite each other on the carriage as usual.

Sitting in front of Zhu Houcong, Luo An felt a sense of uncontrollable restraint, awe, and even... fear compared to the past.

"There is one thing..."

Luo An felt sweat forming on his forehead.

The prince's attention in front of him seemed to be attracted by the scenery outside the window, not on himself.

Let Luo An take the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"The Japanese came across thousands of miles across the sea. Most of them were greedy for the benefits of shipping and were driven by the rich pirates of the Southeast Sea. They usually attacked with small forces, looted treasury, captured men and women, and blocked trade routes."

Because of the Ming court's maritime ban policy, the smuggling groups within the Ming court, and bureaucratic landlords colluded with each other in pursuit of huge profits from shipping.

Coupled with the just-ended Onin Rebellion in Japan and the current Kanto War, many former Japanese military landowners who were defeated and deprived of their land titles were forced into exile.

These people have extremely high military literacy and are experienced in battles due to Japan's perennial civil war.

Therefore, it was particularly favored by maritime giants and wealthy businessmen along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

Lure it with gold and silver and turn it into a sharp sword that opens the Ming Dynasty's trade routes.

He also acted as a pawn in the battle between the smuggling groups within the Ming court and the Western colonists (mostly Frankies) occupying Luzon for the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade.

"However, the situation this time is a bit strange. Normally, the Japanese go deep alone and are afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by our army, so they dare not stay for a long time. However, this time, I don't know why these Japanese people are crazy. They actually gathered a crowd to attack Xiahaiyan, Zhejiang. County, humans and animals were wiped out, and what’s even more strange is that the officers and soldiers who came later could not find any clues about the Japanese pirates, as if they disappeared out of thin air in Haiyan County, what a weird thing!”

Having said this, Luo An couldn't help but shake his head, with a look of disbelief on his face.

After hearing Luo An's words, Zhu Houcong fell into thinking.

When he learned that the scar-faced travelers were drowned in a small ditch outside the city, Zhu Houcong suspected that the strangeness in Anlu actually came from Haiyan.

Not only the group of travelers, but also Mr. Zhao who went to Beijing to take the exam. If he took the sea route, he would most likely have to stop by Haiyan.

The Japanese, the White Lotus Sect, and the puppet Han court that was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang a hundred years ago...

Things seem to be getting more complicated.

……

In the world of cultivating immortals, Wuzhou Kingdom, Qingshan Sect.

Sitting in his cabin, Zhu Houcong slowly opened his eyes.

After walking out of the house, he checked that the spiritual field outside the door had not been eaten by monsters.

Zhu Houcong breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, if the spiritual field was destroyed while he was away, and the sect was held responsible, I might have no choice but to apply oil to the soles of my feet to moisturize them in advance.

After getting the formation disk, Zhu Houcong didn't need to do any chores except his own spiritual field.

Just patrol every day to prevent monsters from attacking the spiritual field.

In order to spare time for searching for opportunities, Mr. Li hired two tenant farmers to work on his two acres of land.

Zhu Houcong is extremely leisurely now.

When I walked out of the door, I ran into an acquaintance, and I couldn't help but feel happy.It turned out to be Zhao Yaoyao.

This woman's originally delicate face seemed to have been carefully painted today, but her steps were hurried and she didn't know where she was going.

The third level of Qi refining...is this the top level among this group of Qingshan Sect's outer sect servants?
Now, as a great monk in the late stage of Qi training, Zhu Houcong could naturally see through this woman's cultivation level at a glance.

After all, in the later stage of Qi training, even if it is placed in the outer gate of Qingshan Sect, it is already considered good.

If there is hope for building the foundation, even the inner disciples must treat themselves as brothers.

After all, even those with second-class spiritual roots and above can enter the inner gate.

Whether his disciples can survive and break through the foundation building is still a matter of doubt.

The first hurdle on the road to spiritual practice is no joke. Countless geniuses have failed at this first hurdle since ancient times.

"What are you doing here, Miss Zhao?"

Looking up and following the voice, she saw the familiar face of Zhu Houcong. Zhao Yaoyao couldn't help but feel depressed when she thought about how many times in January there was no response.

But still answered.

"Junior brother has been practicing hard in seclusion for half a month. Naturally, he didn't know that senior brother Lin Yilin passed the sect's selection and has now become an outer disciple of the sect. At this time, a banquet is being held to invite fellow disciples..."

Through some explanations, Zhu Houcong roughly figured out what happened during his absence.

It turned out that Lin Yi somehow got hooked up with Deacon Zheng, who had perfected his qi training, and was recommended to enter the outer gate directly.

I'm afraid it will cost a lot——

Now the spring breeze is coming, and a banquet is held to invite colleagues.

And when Zhu Houcong asked what kind of relationship Lin Yi had that could make Deacon Zheng let go of his nephew and give the only spot he had to Lin Yi, the answer he got was far beyond his expectation.

"It is said to be a low-quality foundation-building pill."

Zhao Yaoyao looked around and said in a low voice when there was no one around.

Zhu Houcong was shocked when he heard this!
Because most of the foundation building resources are in the hands of major sects, I don’t even have enough.

So much so that this magical elixir, which can increase a monk's [-]% confidence in establishing a foundation by practicing Qi Perfection, is fetched a sky-high price every time it is leaked out.

Don't even think about it if you don't have two thousand spirit stones.

Although inferior foundation-building pills are inferior, they can increase the probability of success by about [-]% to [-]%.

One thousand spirit stones is also the starting price.

If Lin Yi could produce something like this, it's no wonder that Deacon Zheng, who had perfected his Qi training, ignored his own son and recommended Lin Yi to enter the outer gate.

Immortals are private, and cultivators have little emotion. Even their own children often stay in seclusion for several years, and occasionally come out of seclusion. Apart from seeing the toddlers who have grown up, they have no feelings for each other.

This is still a low-level monk. If a high-level monk has been in seclusion for hundreds of years, if his descendants are not qualified, what they will see when they come out is a handful of loess.

Eternal life and happiness are out of reach, so how can I care about others?

but……

Zhu Houcong couldn't help but think of himself.

Although the calamity-resolving method does not require high resources, it does not mean that there is no threat to breaking through the foundation.

According to Zhu Houcong's own estimation, if the calamity power is accumulated to the extreme, there is an [-]% certainty.

An inferior foundation-building pill could just meet Zhu Houcong's needs.

Suddenly, Zhu Houcong woke up.

He couldn't help but shook his head in his heart.

I'm not a bad person, so how could I take the initiative to do something like killing people and seizing treasures?

It seems that there was too much killing in the Ming Dynasty, which caused his mood to fluctuate.

(End of this chapter)