Chapter 141 The Appearance of the Golden Light

The little Celestial Master couldn't keep up with Ji Xiang's train of thought, so he turned his head and lamented that his country and the era he was in were not very good.

After all, the dynasty had lasted for two hundred years and was approaching its end. The nation's fortunes were declining, its prestige was diminishing, and cultivation in the mortal realm was becoming increasingly difficult.

If there hadn't been the great upheaval of the Yuan dynasty, perhaps some of the false immortals from the Song and Yuan periods would have survived to become the foundation of the current dynasty?

Unlike now, even fighting Japan was so difficult.

That was what he thought.

But unexpectedly, Ji Xiang snorted softly at this moment: "You're wrong."

"False immortals? Nothing but skeletons in the grave! They are merely decayed, unburied bones, empty, living skulls, crumbling bamboo beams."

"The reason why the current Japan seems fierce is because they have mobilized their entire country's army, hundreds of thousands of troops. Even the ancient, slumbering false immortals have been sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder. It seems that they are fighting fiercely, but in fact, if they are defeated, the consequences are unimaginable."

"Moreover, within our dynasty, aside from me and the Celestial Master, there are still a few true immortals from ancient times who are still sleeping, not yet awakened from the state of corpse liberation, as well as immortals who have already awakened!"

The little Celestial Master was taken aback: "Our dynasty has other true immortals? Then they...."

"They exist, but even if they awaken, they won't listen to your court's orders, so don't delude yourselves into thinking they will help you."

Ji Xiang stopped the child's unrealistic fantasies. The others were all immortals from the previous dynasty, awakened from corpse liberation. For them, their era had long vanished like smoke, things had changed, and the world had transformed. They could hardly have any feelings for the world after thousands of years. It was like a Qing dynasty person traveling to later generations and shouting "The Great Qing is over!" every day!

If they suddenly helped you, it would be purely out of goodwill.

The situation within the Ming dynasty was still very complex. The court's decline was already an established fact. The only pure yang peak cultivator guarding Mount Tai was essentially afk (away from keyboard). In the southeast region, there were at least six pure yang cultivators from the Dharma sects who did not listen to orders. Among the three Daoist sects and nine branches of Daoism in the world, at least one pure yang cultivator was present in each. Places like Wudang even had three. Including the eight Buddhist sects and Confucianism, the three religions nominally obeyed the court's orders, but in fact, they had to guard their own mountain gates and sects. They would never abandon their territories to help you fight battles. That was the case with the master of Shangqing Mountain. With only one pure yang cultivator, he had to protect the Daoist tradition and would not obey the court's orders. In short, there was no benefit for them to help fight Japan, and they would only end up seriously injured.

Within this group, there were also subordinates of the Prince of Lu scattered in other places, and perhaps even hidden pure yang cultivators.

Only the Confucian scholars were willing to be driven by the court, but they had no experts now. A few decades ago, there was still a literary sage sitting in town, but now it was a case of a skilled woman unable to cook without rice.

It was true that becoming a pure yang cultivator was difficult, but it depended on the population. In the twenty-fifth year of the Wanli reign, the registered population reached as high as fifty or sixty million. Adding the unregistered population, it could basically reach around ninety million. This was because women and children who were unable to pay taxes were not included in the population statistics... there was even the magical unit of "half a person."

With a population base of nearly one hundred million, the cultivators of various families selected those suitable for cultivation, which in itself was a good seedling chosen from hundreds or thousands of people. Among these seedlings, after cultivating for decades or even hundreds of years, it was perfectly normal for a few more pure yang cultivators to appear.

"Alright, keep an eye on Shimazu Yoshihiro. I'll be right back."

Ji Xiang looked in a certain direction, but the little Celestial Master was puzzled:

"Be right back? Grand Uncle Master, where are you going...."

Buzz—

Before he could say the word "where," Ji Xiang had already transformed into a golden light, suddenly twisting in place and disappearing!

The little Celestial Master's eyes widened in astonishment: "This....is this a遁術 (dunjutsu, escape technique)?!"

"Wait, Broken Gold.... the Gold Escape from the Thirteen Great Escapes!"

At the same time.

Pu Lingwang, who was fleeing at full speed, even muttering, "Immortals are terrifying, I won't come again, I must quickly inform the other reinforcements," as a Buddha demon, and a famous great demon, had come from the Japanese mainland to fight in Korea. In the past, he had always been invincible. After obtaining the power of some false immortals, he once felt that apart from Yagyu Munenori and a few false immortals, there were no more opponents in the world.

But... now!

"False immortals, what are they! They're just farts!"

Pu Lingwang's wooden carved face was now pale. The power of Ji Xiang's city-destroying sword was still lingering in his mind! Although he knew that it was because Japan's own divine sword had cut down its own city, so the national prestige was useless, but even so... even so!

That was a sword that killed Yagyu Munenori, killed the Giant Skeleton Monster, and killed several legion commanders with one strike!

When the other party attacked him before, the casual moves did not use his full strength!

That was a true immortal!

What was the power of a false immortal in front of a true immortal?

Even the "pseudo-immortal" Emperor Jimmu, probably, probably.....!

No!

"No, Emperor Jimmu is different, yes! This lord is different! The entire fate of Japan is in his hands. Although he is a pseudo-immortal and not listed among the true immortals, ordinary true immortals will definitely not be able to defeat him!"

"But... but.... relying on false immortals alone, you can't defeat a true immortal."

"Damn it, if this lord, if Emperor Jimmu hadn't restricted the immortals of our country, wouldn't I have obtained the power of a true immortal by now? If I had the power of a true immortal, would I still lose to that Ming dynasty immortal?"

"It's all Emperor Jimmu's fault! If it weren't for his insatiable greed, stifling everyone's chance to become immortal, turning them into nutrients, and refining them into pills to nourish himself alone, we would definitely have many true immortals now!"

"Even I might have already advanced to become a demon immortal! How could I be afraid....!"

Before he could finish speaking.

Even though he was using feng shui to escape.

At that moment, it seemed that a golden light flashed.

The next moment, a large number of swords suddenly appeared on Pu Lingwang's head.

And swung down!

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Joseon's capital, Gyeongseong, under Japanese occupation.

After holding five meetings in three days, Kobayakawa Hideaki demanded that the legion commanders take the initiative to attack, cross the Byeokjegwan defense line, and then launch a full-scale attack on Gaeseong. However, this order was repeatedly rejected by several legion commanders led by Date Masamune!

The way they looked at Kobayakawa Hideaki was even more disgusted and revolted.

"If you can't serve as the supreme commander, I think it would be better to replace this position with someone else!"

"Date Masamune, are you planning to overthrow your superiors! I am the adopted son of the Kanpaku, how dare you! If you dare to do this, it is treason, it is rebellion! You incompetent fool, you boast about your martial arts all the time, claiming how powerful you are and how excellent your strategies are, but now you are cowering within the capital, not daring to cross the line even half a step. Does your ferocity only exist in the court, barking like an incompetent mad dog at me, a weakling!"

"You, you! Hideaki, I'll see if you only have skills in your mouth!"

Date Masamune had already lost his mind from being sprayed at. He had been directly targeted by the other party multiple times in the past three days, and even the clearest-headed person was now filled with thoughts like "I didn't perform well last round, this round I'll see how I spray you to death."

As for Uesugi Kagekatsu, who held two great divine artifacts, he always felt that the atmosphere recently was a bit wrong.

The Ming army was too quiet, there was no movement. Although it could be considered that they were discussing tactics, if they were to attack, it might be in the next few days.

Moreover, the appearance of that immortal that night was really strange, it always felt a bit off.

Instead of blindly guessing here, instead of doing nothing....

"I agree to take the initiative to attack."

Uesugi Kagekatsu suddenly spoke at this moment, and at this moment, everyone's eyes gathered on Uesugi Kagekatsu.

Date Masamune was in disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about! The other side has immortals! Although we also have immortals here, and divine artifacts, but...."

He wanted to say that many times, it wasn't that whoever seemed to have the advantage was necessarily really at an advantage, it was very likely that the other party was deliberately showing weakness, but before he could finish speaking, Kobayakawa Hideaki's eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted loudly:

"Look! Even the Uesugi family, who holds divine artifacts, has said so!"

"This evening, the entire army will attack! Cross Byeokjegwan and launch a surprise attack on the Ming army!"

"Date Masamune, are you still not listening to orders!"

Date Masamune's face was now beginning to twist with anger.

.......

Gaeseong, Ming army front line. In addition to exploring the port to uncover the map and resting, Chen Lin and the other generals had not done anything these days. They originally wanted to forcibly attack Wangjing in one breath, but they also knew that there were false immortals on the other side, so they were all holding back.

Waiting for work.

The other side thought the Ming army had a plan.

In fact, the Ming army had no plan.

However, someone would help them come up with a plan.

On the table, a talisman suddenly burned.

Chen Lin was startled, took a closer look, and smiled:

"Everyone, tonight's battle plan is here."