The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

"Uncle Wu Zhu."

Fan Xian made sure Teng Zijing was settled in, preventing him from being exposed.

Afterwards, he planned to bring Teng Zijing back to Qingdu to be his helper.

It seems it's time for me to go back to Qingdu.

In fact, Fan Xian had wanted to go back to Qingdu for a long time.

The world is so big, he wants to see it.

Moreover, he was an illegitimate child and had been assassinated multiple times by Aunt Liu's men.

He also wanted to go to Qingdu to find out the reason.

Although he already knew that there was most likely some misunderstanding.

If he didn't know the organizational structure of the Overwatch Council or its rules, he wouldn't have thought much of it.

At this moment, Fan Xian felt as if he were shrouded in mist.

That Qingdu was like a man-eating monster, which terrified him greatly.

However, as a time traveler, he did not feel much fear.

The fear of Qingdu was merely a subconscious thought stemming from the unknown.

The sense of superiority he felt as a time traveler still lingered deep within him.

He didn't say anything, so no one else knew.

After settling Teng Zijing in, he naturally came to find Uncle Wuzhu.

Wu Zhu came to take care of him and protect him when he was very young.

Although Uncle Wuzhu said he didn't know true qi, his strength was no less than that of any grandmaster.

Moreover, Uncle Wuzhu seems to know a lot, yet also seems to have forgotten a lot.

If you have any questions, you should naturally ask Uncle Wuzhu.

As for Grandma?

She seems to be quite capable as well, and she seems to know a lot.

But there are some things he can't ask.

His adoptive father also had a Tiger Guard, an army that protected Emperor Qing, whose members were at least fifth-rank cultivators.

Fan Xian dared not ask casually, for the Tiger Guards did not listen to him.

The possibility of that Aunt Liu being able to be transferred is even higher.

Although Fan Xian gained a lot of understanding of Qingdu from the message that Teng Zijing had sent through an unknown gentleman.

But just like knowledge, the more you know, the more ignorant you feel.

It's like a circle; as your circle gets bigger, the area you come into contact with outside also increases.

Wu Zhu went out for a while and only recently returned.

He remained calm even when he saw Fan Xian.

Fan Xian was unaware that Wu Zhu was actually a temple messenger and a robot.

I don't know why, or maybe it was because of Ye Qingmei, but Wu Zhu developed feelings for her.

He actually disobeyed his mission and left with Ye Qingmei.

As for Ye Qingmei's actions, Qin Hao naturally didn't think much of them.

Qin Hao does not deny that Ye Qingmei has lofty aspirations and ambitions, but her cognition is still limited, and she has been assimilated by this world and this feudal society.

Otherwise, how could Ye Qingmei have given birth to a son for Emperor Qing?

She was just being a liar.

Ye Qingmei is a modern science and engineering student who has lost sight of the concept of monogamy.

Or perhaps Ye Qingmei's attitude towards her private life was inherently quite open?

"Uncle Wu Zhu."

Fan Xian still respects Wu Zhu, not only because Wu Zhu's martial arts skills are high enough to rival a Grandmaster.

More importantly, it was because of Wu Zhu's protection and selfless help over the years.

"Uncle Wuzhu, take a look at this."

Fan Xian handed the letter he had taken from Teng Zijing to Wu Zhu.

Wu Zhu took the letter, still somewhat puzzled, wondering who in Qingdu would write to Fan Xian.

But upon closer inspection, he found it rather strange.

"Some things about Qingdu are roughly the same as what I know."

Having received Wu Zhu's affirmation, Fan Xian felt reassured, yet also realized that Qingdu was indeed quite complicated.

At the same time, he was also a little confused: "Uncle Wuzhu, who do you think sent me this letter?"
What is his purpose?

We know too little about this world.

He lived in the remote Danzhou, and Wuzhu couldn't give him much.

The Tiger Guards wouldn't be able to give him much information either.

Fan Xian was eager to leave and return to Qingdu.

He wanted to go and see the place where Ye Qingmei had established the Supervisory Council.

"do not know."

Wu Zhu is a robot, although he develops feelings because of Ye Qingmei.

However, he only had feelings for Ye Qingmei's son, Fan Xian; Wu Zhu's feelings for others were extremely indifferent.

Wu Zhu didn't care whether the other party was alive or dead, or whether they would be destroyed.

"However, I sensed a powerful aura in this letter."

Ok?
Fan Xian was taken aback. Wu Zhu had said that he was capable of defeating a Grandmaster.

He said it was very strong.

"How strong?"

Wu Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Not a Grandmaster, but capable of fighting a Grandmaster."

Ok?
Fan Xian was greatly surprised. He was not a Grandmaster, but he could rival a Grandmaster.

This reveals a lot of information.

One of them possessed a very strong aura, comparable to that of a Grandmaster.

Secondly, this person was not a grandmaster.

You should know that Wu Zhu once said that there are only four Grandmasters in this world, and he knows three of them.

Wu Zhu also said that he could rival a Grandmaster.

Fan Xian is currently only a sixth-rank official and has not yet been promoted to the seventh rank.

They are far from being grandmasters.

In this entire world, there are only five Grandmaster-level experts, a mere handful.

But at this moment, there is one more person.

Silently.

It's amazing.

Wu Zhu added, "Moreover, I feel that this is somewhat similar to the aura of the Confucian scholars of the Imperial Academy, yet not quite the same."

Confucian scholar?

Does Confucianism and Taoism still exist in this world?
For some reason, Fan Xian suddenly had this thought.

Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, realizing he was overthinking things.

This world is a martial arts world, how could even fantastical things like Confucianism and Taoism appear?
Unfortunately, he didn't know that this casual thought was actually a fact.

If Qin Hao hadn't awakened his true self, it would indeed have been virtually impossible for Confucianism and Taoism to emerge in this world, just as Fan Xian said.

But what if something unexpected happens?

"Uncle Wuzhu, what do you mean by saying it's like this, but not quite? Could this person be on my side?"

"will not."

Wu Zhu shook his head firmly: "This aura is extremely pure and extremely righteous. As long as you don't do bad things or become a bad person, it won't harm you."

Righteousness and integrity?

Fan Xian immediately thought of it, but then felt it was very strange and seemed unlikely.

Although some of my doubts were answered, it felt like none of them were.

Fan Xian returned with doubts, and Teng Zijing asked curiously, "Young Master, what happened just now?"

Fan Xian did not reveal Wu Zhu's existence, but instead said, "I went to inquire and check the situation. However, are there any other martial artists in Qingdu?"

what?
Teng Zijing was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

"It's a power that's different from that of a martial artist."

"Is there anything different about the power of a martial artist?" Teng Zijing was even more puzzled.

I asked several times, but there was no other response.

Fan Xian had no choice but to suppress his doubts for the time being.

He then thought of what he had said to Uncle Wuzhu when he left: "Uncle Wuzhu, I need to go back to Qingdu to take a look."

Wu Zhu replied, "When you reach the seventh rank, with the power of your domineering true qi, you can fight against an eighth-rank martial artist. At that time, you will have a certain ability to protect yourself. Then you can go."

Wu Zhu will protect him, but he will only deal with Grandmasters.

As for those below the Grandmaster level, Wu Zhu will at most provide protection, but will not intervene.

Unless they threaten Fan Xian's life.

Fan Xian was taken aback, but in the end he agreed.

Because he had already sensed that he wasn't far from reaching the seventh rank.

However, just a few days later, his adoptive father sent a letter from the Fan family in Qingdu.

"Grandmother," Fan Xian greeted.

This grandmother was Emperor Qing's wet nurse, but she lived out her retirement in Danzhou.

When he first arrived, his grandmother's attitude wasn't good; she was somewhat cold, but it certainly wasn't bad either.

He was bullied, but his grandmother still stood up for him.

Over the years, he has grown up and gotten along well with his grandmother.

Their relationship has improved considerably.

Grandmother's expression was calm, but her eyes held a complex look.

"Sit down, let's eat first."

Fan Xian sat down and ate with his grandmother.

Grandmother took a bite and suddenly said, "Your father wrote to you, telling you to pack your things and go back to Qingdu."

Ok?
cough cough.

The news came so suddenly that Fan Xian couldn't help but cough.

After waiting for a while, Fan Xian nodded: "Is there a time limit?"

"No, that's all. I just want you to return to the capital as soon as possible."

"Alright, then I'll stay with my grandmother for another half month. Then I'll set off back to Beijing."

After finishing his meal, Fan Xian returned to his room and continued cultivating his domineering true qi.

Soon, a familiar feeling arose.

Fan Xian took out the letter and felt a gentle aura emanating from it.

His body would unconsciously absorb this aura.

The quantity of domineering true energy is increasing, but so is the control over it.

He sensed that if the domineering true energy of the past was simply violent, endlessly violent.

Use the most intense force to tear everything apart.

At this moment, it seems as if a golden hoop has been placed around this domineering true energy.

"A tight headband?"

Fan Xian thought of this without even realizing it.

He could sense that the power was pure, belonging not to anyone else, but solely to himself.

It seems he can use that power to restrain the domineering true energy.

The threat that could have been released at any moment seems to have been partially eliminated.

"What exactly is this?"

Does Confucianism and Taoism advocate the doctrine of the mean?
Fan Xian was puzzled, unsure of what it was.

"However, this person doesn't seem to pose any threat to me yet; he only seems to have goodwill towards me. But anything is possible until things are clear. Let's put it aside for now, but we still need to be cautious."

However, for the time being, he did not reject this force.

He needed to return to Qingdu promptly; his father's letter had already arrived.

He can delay for a maximum of half a month.

He needs strength.

Half a month passed, and he had no choice but to leave, even if he didn't want to.

He doesn't have that much time.

He needs strength.

"Regardless of any potential side effects, the die is cast. A seventh-rank is a must." For some reason, Fan Xian had a feeling that this trip would likely lead him into trouble.

He didn't know why, he just had this feeling.

Otherwise, why would this letter have been sent over?
The next day, Fan Xian saw Teng Zijing and suddenly had a whimsical idea. He took out the letter and told Teng Zijing to keep it close to his body: "Try practicing your internal energy cultivation."

Teng Zijing was taken aback, but since he had already acknowledged Fan Xian as his boss, he naturally wouldn't betray him.

Besides, it's just a matter of practicing internal energy.

As long as he doesn't speak or reveal it, Fan Xian will never know his internal energy cultivation method.

Moreover, his internal energy cultivation method isn't particularly advanced, so it's not impossible to tell people about it.

However, an hour later, Teng Zijing opened his eyes and shook his head.

"How was it?" Fan Xian asked curiously.

But Teng Zijing shook his head: "As usual, there's not much progress."

His abilities have reached a bottleneck.

That's how it is for ordinary people. Without special encounters or resources, the seventh rank is already the peak.

The eighth and ninth ranks above are not something ordinary people can achieve.

No matter how good the technique is, even if you obtain the Flowing Cloud Scattered Hand, it's still the same.

"how is this possible?"

Curious, Fan Xian took back the letter and asked, "Can you sense anything different about this letter?"

Teng Zijing still shook his head.

Fan Xian remained silent, and Teng Zijing watched him leave with a puzzled expression.

"Uncle Wu Zhu."

If there's no other way, then we can only go to Uncle Wuzhu.

Wu Zhu looked at Fan Xian and listened to him recount his experiences, still very curious.

Upon receiving the letter, Wu Zhu was taken aback: "The aura on it has indeed diminished somewhat. It seems that once you absorb it completely, this letter will become an ordinary letter, and I won't be able to sense any special aura on it anymore."

Although Fan Xian was puzzled, he asked again, "Could Uncle Wuzhu have separated it out?"

What was stripped away was this strange aura.

Wu Zhu nodded and said affirmatively, "It's possible."

Then, he hesitated for a moment: "But once I peel it off, this aura will be unrestrained and will soon dissipate with the wind."

I understand. If there's no way to control it, then this thing is useless.

Fan Xian thought for a moment and then asked, "Uncle Wuzhu, after absorbing this aura, the amount of domineering true energy has increased considerably."

In addition, I feel that this aura has given my power an additional effect.

It seems I can use this power to restrain the domineering true energy. The feeling of it bursting out of my body and about to explode from the force, which I used to experience when cultivating domineering true energy, has been greatly reduced.

Ok?
Wu Zhu was taken aback. He checked Fan Xian's body and found that it was indeed the case.

It should be noted that the reason Fan Xian dared not break through to the seventh rank when he was cultivating domineering true qi was because his body was temporarily unable to accommodate the seventh-rank domineering true qi.

It's very likely that the moment he breaks through will be the moment Fan Xian is burst and dies.

Wu Zhu had already planned that he would give Fan Xian a good beating at that time.

Then, using a little something will just help to strengthen Fan Xian's body.

Now that a letter has arrived from Qingdu, Fan Xian plans to go there.

So, the things that need to be done still need to be done.

Fan Xian seemed to sense that he was about to be beaten up, so he quietly moved away from Uncle Wu Zhu.

There have been countless such incidents throughout my life.

He's used to being beaten.

"What are you doing?" Wu Zhu asked.

"No, it's nothing."

Fan Xian smiled awkwardly.

A week later, Fan Xian felt his internal energy surge, and his body was stretched to its limit.

It's like a cloth bag that can only hold this much stuff.

But at this point, they need to put the contents of two pockets inside.

The only fate of that cloth bag was that it would be torn in one direction.

At this moment, the power from the letter surged in, slowly soothing the meridians and body damaged by the domineering true energy.

The domineering true energy seemed to have encountered its natural enemy.

Even the strongest power must eventually be constrained by the power of flexibility.

"Using softness to overcome hardness?" Fan Xian was quite curious.

The Overbearing True Qi is already the most advanced internal energy cultivation method in the world. The power cultivated from it is unparalleled and domineering. With it, he can defeat Teng Zijing, who is one rank higher than him.

And it's relatively easy.

They barely used poison.

But this power is like a natural restraint of one's domineering true energy.

"this?"

Fan Xian felt something was off.

However, he soon forgot about it.

I don't understand what this power is, nor do I know what's hidden behind it.

He had no way to deal with it at that moment.

"Wait a few more days, get familiar with the power, and then we'll be ready to set off."

Meanwhile, Qingdu was not at peace either.

Qin Hao sat quietly on the top floor of Sihai Tower, watching the farce below and smiled.

Using the Time-Space Palace, Qin Hao managed to train several Rank 8 experts.

But reaching the ninth rank is still not so easy.

If one can rely on time and the accumulation of resources to reach the eighth rank...

What he has no shortage of is time and resources.

So, for the ninth rank, one also needs comprehension,

Of course, time and resources are also indispensable.

"It seems we still need to cultivate more talent."

Xie Bi'an, a ninth-rank swordsman from the Second Prince's side, and Yan Xiaoyi, a ninth-rank archer from the Eldest Princess Li Yunrui's side.

They are all geniuses, one in a million.

Even Fan Xian is not as good at this.

Although Fan Xian accidentally developed the Snow Mountain on his waist, doubling his true qi.

However, the other party did not reach the ninth rank so quickly.

This is because he has a grandmaster-level expert, Wu Zhu, as his sparring partner.

There is probably no one in this world who has received such good treatment as Fan Xian.

Moreover, even after absorbing several grandmaster-level martial arts manuals, Fan Xian was still only stronger than a ninth-rank master.

But he is still a long way from becoming a Grandmaster.

It is clear that Fan Xian's aptitude is not particularly outstanding.

"This person is facing away from the door."

Upon hearing those words, the ninth-rank expert who was about to flee immediately felt a force bearing down on him.

Although his strength forcefully resisted that incomprehensible power.

But it was restricted for a fleeting moment.

Then several eighth-rank experts swarmed forward and captured him.

"Sir, the invading enemy has been captured."

"Yes, take him away and suppress him first. Interrogate him, and if that doesn't work..."

He didn't say anything, and just killed him.

But the meaning is similar.

After everyone left, the eighth-rank expert took out a talisman and stuck it on the back of the ninth-rank expert. The ninth-rank expert who had attacked immediately felt his true energy being suppressed.

Then, several strands of hemp rope were tied together, and he immediately felt that he could not move his whole body.

"What kind of weird power is this?"

He had sensed it before; whenever the person spoke, his body would involuntarily want to do what the other person said.

He was both curious and terrified.

Is this some kind of evil magic?
Yet, he sensed a powerful, righteous energy within that force, which compelled him to submit.

He didn't know what was going on.

But the shock I felt was no less profound.

Upstairs, Qin Hao frowned: "Are there really that many ninth-rank experts? It seems that in the original story, there shouldn't have been more than twenty ninth-rank experts. Recently, there have been a lot of people coming to Sihai Tower to investigate, far exceeding the number."

Then Qin Hao understood.

The original work consists of only a mere million words, so the description of a world is naturally limited.

There are four Grandmasters in this world.

If we calculate based on the base number, it would be one in ten thousand, meaning there would be forty thousand ninth-rank experts to produce four grandmasters.

Reality is certainly not just a simple accumulation of numbers, but there are definitely more ninth-rank masters than in the original story.

But even when scattered across the world, it won't feel crowded.

"I don't know who sent him, but Li Yunrui is definitely not going to stay put."

He didn't know how many of the people who came were related to Li Yunrui, but Li Yunrui's involvement was definitely involved.

This crazy woman, it seems she needs to be taught a lesson.

Qin Hao didn't want to alert the enemy, nor did he want to get involved too early.

However, Li Yunrui's continued investigation into the secrets of Sihai Tower is also a problem.

Giving her a lesson to teach her a lesson and make her behave herself is not a bad idea.

Immediately, Qin Hao stood up, took a step, and was already out of Sihai Tower.

Nobody knew he had left.

But there was actually another figure still standing there.

Past body.

His ability to create time clones is one of his most relied-upon supernatural powers, allowing him to exist in every world.

Throughout the journey, no one noticed Qin Hao's presence.

There is a curfew in Keito, so no one is on the streets.

But there were also guards patrolling.

However, these people seemed to be blind, letting Qin Hao pass by without noticing him at all.

"The Tiger Guards are indeed powerful. The lowest rank is fifth grade, and the squad leaders are basically sixth or seventh grade. But there are relatively few of them above that."

This shows how rare it is to reach the eighth rank.

Even among the Tiger Guards, there are relatively few eighth-rank experts.

There are also several ninth-rank masters.

But if we're talking about the strongest...

Qin Hao looked over and said, "Among the ninth rank, there are several. The strongest one should be a eunuch named Hong Sixiang. He is a master who has surpassed the upper ninth rank but has not yet reached the level of a grandmaster, and was cultivated by Emperor Qing with his domineering true qi."

But in Qin Hao's view, it was somewhat vulnerable.

If you're not a grandmaster, then there's an insurmountable gap between you.

With a casual strike, the opponent was naturally knocked down.

However, his internal energy attribute has indeed undergone a semi-qualitative change, making him significantly stronger than Yan Xiaoyi.

Next is Yan Xiaoyi.

Yan Xiaoyi is a master of the ninth rank, and his internal energy is also very refined.

His archery skills, in particular, were so good that he almost never missed a shot.

Coupled with his superb archery skills, if distance were to be created, Yan Xiaoyi might be even more dangerous than Hong Sixiang.

This can be seen from the original novel, where Fan Ruoruo's threat level approached that of a ninth-rank sniper.

The threat posed by remote range is considerable.

"In addition, there are several eunuchs of the ninth rank. Although their cultivation is not quite at the upper ninth rank, they should not be underestimated."

Indeed, the descriptions in the original work do not represent a real world.

If there are only a handful of ninth-rank experts, how could there be four grandmasters?
Even though they each had their own extraordinary encounters, and all of them were related to Ye Qingmei, they obtained the four martial arts manuals from the temple.

That's also unlikely.

"It seems that the waters of this world run quite deep."

However, Qin Hao didn't care. Until one reaches the Grandmaster level, they're all just ordinary chickens and dogs. (End of Chapter)