Chapter Nineteen: Darkness to Dawn
he foundation of the mountains and rivers, managing the society and state of Zhuang Guo. You could have simply blocked the attack, or even destroyed it without consequence. But you were able to silent...The entire Linzi was following the Feng Gu case, of course all the attention was in secret.
Especially as the increasingly intricate facets of the case are revealed, everyone is curious yet avoids it.
No one would speak openly about the case, but everyone who was in a position to know the developments was watching closely.
This is very likely the biggest political storm since Jiang Wuqidian's death!
Who can stand aloof
As a key member of this case and the dedicated investigator assigned to it, Lord Jiang Wang continued his daily practice regimen even outside of his work on the case.
After entering the outer building realm, in addition to the usual fixed cultivation methods, there are also the exploration of Cangxing Sea and the refinement of Xinglou...
As long as you still want to move forward, there will always be things to do.
Even if we only consider Taoist arts, Dragon Tiger Formation is newly formed and needs much practice to be fully mastered. The next super-grade Taoist art to be learned is Flaming Flower Burning City.
In addition, the five instant-cast Ninjutsu techniques inscribed under the Nei Fu realm seal - Moku no Ketsugi, Hachi On Jin Kai, Shonen Zentai, Go Shi Jigoku, and Dokuzan - all have room for improvement upon reaching the Gai Lou realm.
It's fine that the Eight Tones Burning Sea and Sound-Hearing Immortal Appearance are original creations. As one's horizons broaden, new ideas naturally emerge. However, for completing items like Decayed Wood Decree, Five Senses Hell, and Fire of Rage as quickly as possible, it's clear that the Illusory Realm's Dao Platform would be needed to help.
Then it takes "effort"...
The current channels for gaining merit in the Void Illusory Realm are limited. Besides contributing a large amount of martial arts techniques, there is also only earning it on the Sword Discussion Stage.
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Jiang Wang was invincible in the inner court's ranks, and on the debate platform of the outer court's rankings, he was also nearly unstoppable.
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Daily battles, and yet to taste defeat.
If this continues, perhaps I can ascend to the top of Tai Xu's First Outer Tower with an undefeated record.
The reason for only having five matches is that, besides cultivation, five high-intensity, fully focused battles are already enough to provide sufficient gains.
If it's just about simply winning, easily crushing the opponents, five games or fifty games, even five hundred games, it makes no difference to Jiang Wang.
That is not cultivation.
Jiang Wang didn't enjoy the feeling of killing the weak. What he enjoyed was the "uniqueness" he felt from each opponent, the brilliance they displayed in battle, and the fighting choices that could make his eyes light up.
It is the accumulation of these things that can become his resources and make him stronger.
That's why he often suppresses his strength in battle, trying many ideas he wouldn't easily attempt in a life-or-death fight, giving his opponent more opportunities and himself more opportunities.
Even so, in the four-rank sword fighting platform's battles that have continued to this day, he has never truly felt threatened.
After all, he was already facing four opponents at the Inner Palace level, having slaughtered four Outer Courtyard Realm humans and demons. Ordinary Outer Courtyard cultivators, even those who could enter the Taixu Illusory Realm as elites, would find it very difficult to pose any real threat to him.
Especially now that the Illusory Realm is expanding rapidly, more and more cultivators are pouring in... so there are even more weak ones.
Of course, as the number of bases increases rapidly, more and more powerful beings will be active in the Illusory Realm.
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The strong will eventually meet at the peak.
Of course Jiang Wang would be the one to reach the peak.
After each battle on the Rank 4 Sword Discussion Platform, the winner earns 200 points of merit, while the loser loses 400.
It can be clearly seen that as time goes on, the void fantasy realm requires more and more effort.
How much credit can support such a loss
Based on the visible trends, in the future, if you want to spar with fellow cultivators without any reservations, you will also need to contribute your techniques as much as possible to the Dao Platform.
The strong grow ever farther with each success, while the weak must constantly contribute their martial arts and techniques to replenish the energy consumed by using the Dueling Platform. Through continuous combat, they strive for improvement and eventually evolve into the strong.
The rules of the Illusory Realm are nearly all pushing forward the evolution and innovation of Taoism, propelling the transformation of cultivation techniques.
Even more importantly, it doesn't matter whether these techniques are powerful or effective. The truly winning factor lies in their originality and unique ideas that can broaden our perspectives.
On the other hand, the convergence of countless techniques will also make the Dao Platform increasingly powerful.
It is conceivable that one day, when the illusionary realm evolves to a certain stage, the innovation of Dao arts will accelerate, and it is even very likely to drive the transformation of the cultivation world...
Therefore, all the powerful nations in the world have to intervene and supervise the operation of the Taixu Illusionary Realm. Even a powerful force like the Taixu Sect can only share the power within the Taixu Illusionary Realm.
The reason why the promotion of the Taixu Fantasy Realm was difficult in its early stages is precisely because its potential is readily apparent!
There will inevitably be conservatives who obstruct the way, and there will inevitably be resistance from those who benefit from the existing order.
How the Tai Xu School persuaded the major powers to join them, collectively laying out the illusory realm of Tai Xu, must also be a grand and tumultuous story...
Of course, it's not their turn yet.
He, who is always victorious in every battle, doesn't need to worry about the "price" of the Wutai right now. No matter what it is, he will always be the winner and won't have to pay anything.
In the Illusory Realm, there are five battles every day, earning a fixed 1,000 points. This far exceeds the monthly rewards in Blessed Lands.
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The blessings of the Forty-Nine Embrace of Fortune Mountain, only worth 340 points, are not even enough to lose a single match on the Fourth Rank Swordsmanship Stage. The value and difficulty of acquisition clearly do not match, so the significance of the Fortunate Ground must be beyond mere contribution points. It surely lies in more than just the door leading to the Honmeng Space.
What motivates the strong to challenge themselves is undoubtedly a huge incentive.
...While Jiang Wang could only guess, since inheriting the blessed land until now, he had never been able to reach it.
But he wasn't anxious. At least now he could feel the level of strength of those opponents, unlike before when he didn't even understand how he lost.
He is steadily approaching the level of those stronger individuals, taking each step with unwavering confidence.
He knew that one day, he would be able to stand there.
Even if all his realms of fortune were destroyed right now, even if he lost them and was left with nothing, he wouldn't be discouraged...
Because he knew he would win it back.
After fighting five battles earnestly and carefully reviewing them, Jiang Wang was about to exit the Taixu Fantasy Realm when a water-blue paper crane fluttered over.
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Reach out and unfold.
This is a letter from Zuo Guangshu.
He has also been chatting with Zuo Guangshu a lot these days, but the kid has been acting strange lately. He rambles on and on about everything and nothing, making it hard to follow.
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Jiang Wang, on the other hand, remained consistent in his questions. He either inquired about Zuo Guangshu's cultivation or the details of the Yan Huā Fēnchéng technique, and how Zuo Guangliè had performed this technique before...
Today's letter still seems a bit strange to me—
Has the Golden Feather Phoenix Flower bloomed in Qi
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"I only know about Phoenix County," Jiang Wang replied.
"It's said to be very beautiful."
"Is that so I haven't seen it before."
After a while, Zuo Guangshu's letter flew over again, once more inexplicably——
"Well then, how have you been lately, Brother Dugu"
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Then Jiang Wang replied, "I am doing well."
Left Guangshu probably had nothing more to say, so he reluctantly replied: "Jing Mu has sent troops to reinforce the Maosheng front line on a large scale. A major battle is inevitable. During this turbulent time in the world, please take care of yourself, Brother Duguo. I'm doing well in Chu State, and my cultivation is progressing very quickly... By the way, are you still coming to the Shan Hai Realm"
After some thought, Jiang Wang replied: "I am in the State of Qi and have many things to attend to."
The paper crane returned soon——
"It doesn't matter, come if you want."
Jiang Wang sent a reply, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea, with no response for a long time.
He probably went to cultivate, this child has always been very diligent.
Being as mature as Master Jiang, of course he wouldn't stoop to childish squabbles. He shook his head, put the matter aside, and exited the Illusory Realm of Vast Emptiness.
He is still most concerned about the Feng Gu case.
Lin Youxie's pursuit of the truth spanning many years, Feng Gu unleashed the clues with his death, the coveted position of the Northern Army Commander sought after by countless individuals, the mysterious figure lurking in the morgue, and the existence that directly warned him...
Too many factors intertwined have made this case unusually heavy.
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It's not just complicated.
It is like a fishing net that has been spread for many years, soaked in water to an extraordinary depth and enormous size. Although most of it remains hidden beneath the surface, everyone knows that it has entangled too much, ensnared too much.
It takes more than just brawn to get it up.
One careless touch, and those who reach for this net will fall into the water.
Just like that coachman who has already been "found nowhere."
Speaking of which, he even specially used the technique of remembrance to materialize the soul information of that coachman, but the sensing had already disappeared.
Perhaps it was already killed, or perhaps its trail was erased by a powerful force... No matter which, for a chess piece with a clean record and years of service in Beiyaguan to be deliberately discarded just to give Jiang Wang a warning is enough to prove the power of the person behind this.
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Or, perhaps the other person is simply trying to provoke you
Could this one move make it impossible for you to ignore
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There are too many things to sort out, and I can't do it all at once.
Jiang Wang simply stopped thinking about it and resolutely followed his own line of thought.
Now that he is involved as the supervisor, he needs to cooperate with Zheng Shangming and Lin Youxie, the two other people handling the case. He has the upper hand and doesn't need to waste time going around in circles with those working in secret.
After sitting quietly in the room for a while, the night had deepened to its extreme.
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Zheng Shangming's people arrived at the Jiang residence under the cover of darkness. They carried a letter, emphasizing that they would only hand it over to Jiang Wang.
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The steward, Xie Ping, personally led the person to Jiang Wang's courtyard.
This was an ordinary-looking man. After scrutinizing Jiang Wang for a while, he handed the letter in his arms up: "The young master said this letter must be opened by the Lord himself, and cannot be passed on to anyone else."
"Thank you." Jiang Wang took the letter.
The man bowed once and turned to leave without a word.
Xie Ping still wanted to send him off, but in a moment of carelessness, the person was gone.
Zheng Shi had been serving as the Northern Barracks Commandant for many years, he was no idle man. He had a range of talents under his command, which were also resources for Zheng Shangming. This was unlike someone like Jiang, whose even household manager was hired with the help of Chong Xuan Sheng.
If you go out on the street to hire someone, who knows what kind of people they might be They could all be informants for others.
Basically, a family can only be considered a prominent or wealthy one if it has been able to produce talented individuals for generations. They should have a history of being trustworthy and reliable.
Like Mr. Jiang, he is still in the stage of a nouveau riche.
"Jiang Wang said as he opened the letter, "It's getting late, you should go and rest... Oh, and it's getting cold now. Allocate some silver to buy everyone new winter clothes, top to bottom. Don't be stingy, buy good quality ones."
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He hadn't originally thought about this level of detail, it was only in Dugu Xia's letter that she meticulously reported on her work in Qingyang Town, including this expense. So he casually asked Xie Ping to handle it.
"Okay!" Xie Ping went down with energy.
While my own master is a bit poor, he's still very kind to people!
Jiang Wangzhan looked at the letter, a hint of surprise raising his eyebrows.
Zheng Shangming, in his letter, mentioned the officer from the morgue. He simply said that he was sent by the Yu Xin Palace to oversee the case. Furthermore, Feng Gu's body had not been tampered with; the officer had only casually inspected it...
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Jiang Wang was truly surprised to find that there were still matters concerning Jiang Wuxie here.
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But think about it carefully, the turmoil among the upper echelons of Qi State wasn't just a few people involved
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How could the Palace of Tranquility not be concerned about the assassination case of Empress Lei Gui in that year
Jiang Wuxie, in Jiang Wang's eyes, has always seemed a bit frivolous and not very dignified.
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Many people in the court and outside have criticized him, saying he is "extravagant beyond measure" and "flippant, unfit to be a ruler."
But Jiang Wang had never underestimated him, and as he grew to understand Jiang Wuqi better, his respect for Jiang Wuxie grew even stronger.
The reason is simple —
If Jiang Wu Xie were an ordinary person, what right would he have to compete with Jiang Wu Qi
The emperor has many sons, and there's no shortage of mediocre talent!
There stood a Palace of Tranquility, and Jiang Wu Xie's weight was there.
To only regard Jiang Wu Xie as an ordinary dissolute prince would be to treat these people like fools.
Speaking of which, Jiang Wuxie's appearance was indeed logical, but it undoubtedly added a few more layers to this case.
“To read letters by candlelight, Grandmaster Jiang is truly diligent and quick to learn!” Chong Xuan’s voice echoed outside the door.
Jiang Wang had already sensed his footsteps and merely said, "Zheng Shangming's letter. Why are you here at this..."
Zhong Xuansheng walked into the room and looked at Jiang Wang, his expression somewhat complex. “There’s news about Gongsun Yu.”
"Where is he" Jiang Wang casually put away the letter and said directly, "Arrange for me to meet him."
"The carriage is ready," Chong Xuan said. "I had someone buy a few boxes of supplies the other day, they'll arrive in Linzi at dawn. I'm going to visit my grandfather then, you can hide in the boxes. When you reach Hou Mansion, follow the shopping people out of the city disguised. There shouldn't be too many people who dare to spy on the mansion of Marquis Bo望, Yingwei will take you directly to your destination."
"Can't we go now" Jiang Wang asked.
Zhong Xuansheng said angrily, "Do you think it's normal for me to visit my grandfather in the middle of the night If it were you, wouldn't you be suspicious Besides, dawn is just a few hours away, Lord Jiang. Didn't you forget that you have to go to Changsheng Palace to investigate a case later"
Jiang Wang turned her head to look out the window, only feeling that this day had passed really quickly.
“Is Gongsun Yu very far away” he asked.
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"It's not very far, just Biwu County," Chong Xuan said. "But you definitely wouldn't make it in time now, and besides... why is he so eager to see you"
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"Alright, then let's talk about it tomorrow." Jiang Wang didn't answer, only saying, "I'll study some Daoism techniques for a while longer."
"That..." Although it seemed like Jiang Wang didn't want to chat at the moment, Chong Xuan Sheng still tapped his chair: "Have you thought about what I said to you earlier today"
“Still thinking about it,” Jiang Wang smiled and asked back, “Speaking of Taoism, when will you be able to remove the Heavy Xuan Divine Ability”
"This kind of divine power, after all, also depends on luck." Chongxuan smiled: "Then you practice, Fourteen is still waiting for me."
His stout figure just walked out of the room.
Given his intelligence, it would be difficult for him to feign being led astray by Jiang Wang's topic change naturally.
Jiang Wang fell silent for a moment, then quickly plunged back into the world of Daoism.
Compared to the complexities and disturbances of the red dust, the vastness and grandeur of the world of cultivation are more intoxicating.
... until a long night returns to a long one.
Until the morning light crept into the room.". We can never become "spirits". Humans have always had prejudices against our fox clan - sinister, cunning, suspicious, opportunistic... they lavish us with every derogatory term imaginable. This is...