"Isn't that just a publicity stunt?"
Generally speaking, strange and unusual legends often circulate during times of rebellion.
What fox is crowing? "The Great Chu will rise, and Chen Sheng will be king!"
"What do you mean the Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"
Having never seen Zhang Junbao make a move, Qiu Xue, Xiao Donggua, and the others did not believe the rumors.
Too fake!
They were also martial artists; how could they not know the mysteries of martial arts?
How could a human sword possibly cut down a mountain with one stroke? Even if a sword could split a boulder in two, that would already be astonishing.
After all, it's a world of flesh and blood, and a low-level martial arts world; martial arts isn't as mystical as it seems.
“You haven’t seen it, so naturally you won’t believe it.” The Taoist Ling looked on with admiration. “Come, I’ll take you to see the battlefield, and you’ll understand.”
As he spoke, he led the way, taking the group towards the outskirts of the city.
Zhang Junbao was kind and benevolent. He did not close the city gates or implement any oppressive policies. After verifying their identities, the group easily left the city.
After arriving outside the city and running for a while, a rocky beach appeared before them.
On the rocky beach, stones of all sizes were piled up, some several meters high, others only the size of a fist.
It hasn't rained in the past few days, but the rocks are damp, indicating that they have recently collapsed.
More importantly, not far away, there was a hilltop with smooth stone walls, only half of which stood there alone, giving people a very strange feeling.
Qiu Xue used both hands and feet to climb up a large rock several meters high, and saw a narrow canyon appear at the foot of the mountain.
Even from this distance, she could still feel a stinging sensation on her skin.
"Could this really be a strike made by the True Martial Emperor with a single sword strike?"
Qiu Xue felt her worldview shattered.
Just then, Little Winter Melon and Taoist Ling also stood on a nearby boulder.
Little Winter Melon was shocked: "This... could this really have been done with a single sword strike?"
At that moment, she almost believed it.
The group walked forward for a while, but felt the sharp aura growing stronger and stronger, and dared not go any further.
"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Ling Daoshi said with great pride. "Our Taoist Zhenwu Emperor has truly descended to earth to save the world!"
Qiu Xue and Xiao Donggua nodded repeatedly, quite surprised.
"He really is the True Martial Emperor!"
"I never imagined that there really are immortals!"
"By the way, Daoist Master, there were rumors circulating that the World Honored One had descended to earth. Could that be true?"
The Taoist priest shook his head: "In the past, this would probably have been just nonsense told by monks to fool people. But now, it might actually be true."
After all, the True Martial Emperor has already appeared, so the appearance of a World Honored One, Tathagata, doesn't seem so hard to accept.
Sensing the sharp aura, the group dared not linger. After taking a deep look, they all retreated and returned to the city.
"With the Great Emperor here, we no longer need to rebel against the court." Qiu Xue exclaimed, feeling a sense of lightness in her body. "At the speed of the True Martial Emperor, he will probably be able to take over the world very soon."
Little Winter Melon nodded: "Yes. This way, life will be much more peaceful."
In fact, as ordinary people, if they can still make a living, who would be willing to risk their lives to rebel against the imperial court?
Zhang Junbao and his group were very efficient, especially after the local Taoist priests, a group of local strongmen, joined them, which made things go even more smoothly.
In just three days, the entire city of Xiangyang was brought back to order.
Zhang Junbao had already arrived at Wudang Mountain and entered the Zhenwu Hall.
Looking at the statues of gods in the main hall, Zhang Junbao felt a subtle feeling rising in his heart.
"Tianbao says I am Zhenwu, but I don't know if it's true. Great Emperor, can you tell me the truth?"
After he finished speaking, there was complete silence all around, and no one responded.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Junbao sighed inwardly, offered incense to Zhenwu, and left the main hall.
Outside the door, many Taoist priests were waiting respectfully. When they saw him come out, they quickly bowed.
"Greetings to the Emperor!"
"Be flat!"
Zhang Junbao pondered for a moment, and the idea of cultivating his own power began to take root.
After spending some time in the secular world, he also came to understand a principle: as a ruler, one cannot succeed without one's own faction.
These Taoist priests were naturally his own core group.
"You have all rendered meritorious service in helping me govern Xiangyang. I will impart to you a divine mantra of light. Recite it with me, and you will surely benefit from it!"
With that, he passed on the Divine Mantra of Light to everyone.
As a member of the chat group, Dong Tianbao naturally wouldn't be reluctant to part with a magic spell.
When sending Zhang Junbao down the mountain, they gave him this spell and granted him the authority to act as he saw fit.
Having the hope of achieving immortality, Dong Tianbao was not reluctant to give up some of his rights in the mortal world.
More importantly, Zhang Junbao has powerful backers.
Now that Junbao is starting from scratch, this is the perfect time to invest and provide timely assistance.
Chapter 1018 You say this is Mount Song?! (Second update, please subscribe)
As everyone chanted the incantation, they felt mysterious forces flowing through the void, cleansing their bodies.
In just a moment, their strength increased tenfold.
"This……"
"You... Yu Yangzi, you've become a child again!"
"Jade Maiden, aren't you the same!"
The crowd looked at each other, feeling a strange and inexplicable shock.
No elixir or cultivation is needed; simply reciting the incantation grants unparalleled power and the ability to rejuvenate.
Just how extraordinary is the Supreme Dao Ancestor praised in the incantation?
"Great Emperor, may I ask which ancestor this Tai Xuan Dao Ancestor is?"
Zhang Junbao shook his head: "I don't know. This divine incantation was taught to me by someone else. However, according to him, the Supreme Dao Ancestor is an unparalleled powerhouse in the immeasurable world. Even the World Honored One, Tathagata, is not qualified to take him as his master. You should just worship such an existence with utmost sincerity."
Everyone was shocked.
Even the founder of Buddhism was not qualified to be his disciple?
What an extraordinary existence this is!
On second thought, I felt overjoyed.
Wouldn't the divine incantation passed down by such a powerful being be a wonderful method to become an immortal and a ladder to heaven?
From then on, Zhang Junbao's path to sweeping across the world became even smoother.
Zhenwu the Great was inherently in harmony with Taoism.
With the addition of Taoist priests from the Wudang area and the precedent of rejuvenation, Taoist priests from famous mountains and rivers as well as some small Taoist temples joined Zhang Junbao's camp.
With the blessing of the Tai Xuan Divine Mantra, these people's power was simply terrifying to the extreme.
Reciting the incantation once grants the strength of thousands of pounds; barring a volley of arrows, one person can pierce through an army of a thousand.
After reciting incantations for a few days, one is blessed with the power of light, becoming invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to arrows. One person can suppress tens of thousands of elite troops.
It can be said that, under the blessing of the incantation, this group of Taoist priests were incredibly powerful.
In just a few days, the group reached the capital of the Song Dynasty, destroyed the Song Dynasty, and then swept away the foreign tribes with overwhelming force, eliminating the Jin and Mongol forces and achieving unification.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for sweeping away the chaos and ending the era of turmoil!"
Inside the palace, Taoist priests, civil officials, and military generals offered their congratulations in unison, their eyes filled with fervent admiration.
They are following the True Martial Emperor.
After the chaos ends, one will not only enjoy wealth and honor, but will also likely become an immortal or god, ascending to the heavens with the Great Emperor and achieving immortality.
They now hope that the Emperor will ascend to heaven in broad daylight and take them with him.
"Be flat!"
Zhang Junbao remained calm, but was somewhat speechless inside—wasn't it said that fulfilling one's long-cherished wish would make it possible to regain memories of one's past life?
Why does he have no memory of Zhenwu in his mind now?
Is Tianbao lying to people?
However—neither divine spells nor true qi martial arts can be created by Tianbao at will.
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