Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

It's absolutely impossible for him to marry Zhai Jiao.

He knew Zhai Rang's mindset; he was afraid that Zhai Rang would seize the position of chieftain.

Zhai Rang had contributed to securing the troops needed to attack Xingyang, and given this goodwill, he didn't intend to completely eliminate Zhai Rang.

However, for the sake of the greater cause, the power of Wagang must be firmly in their own hands.

Yue Zhuoqun then sent Shen Luoyan back to Wagang with a Dragon Elephant Army to persuade Zhai Rang to hand over control of the Wagang military forces.

In exchange, Zhai Rang would remain the nominal leader of Wagang, and would be allowed to establish his own residence in Xingyang City, ensuring a life of wealth and comfort.

Shen Luoyan's wisdom is not only reflected in commanding troops and grasping the situation, but also in her cunning and scheming.

Besides the title of "beautiful strategist," the phrase "femme fatale" is even more famous in Wagang.

Now, with the trust and support of Yue Zhuoqun, he leads a powerful army and has several fierce generals assisting him.

After returning to Wagang, he used a few tricks to sideline Zhai Rang, and Zu Junyan, Shan Xiongxin, Cheng Yaojin and others all switched their allegiance to Yue Zhuoqun.

Zhai Rang had no choice but to give in and agree.

From then on, the Wagang army was entirely under Yue Zhuoqun's control, and its strength reached 20,000 men.

Zhai Rang remained the nominal leader of Wagang, but the real helmsman became Yue Zhuoqun.

Wagang, which occupied Xingyang, quickly became one of the most powerful rebel forces in the country, gaining great momentum and attracting many people to join them.

There was a Sui official named Yuan Baozang, the Prefect of Wuyang County. He had previously wanted to raise an army to serve Li Mi, but now he had switched allegiance to Yue Zhuoqun.

He had a scholar named Wei Zheng under his command who was in charge of documents, so he ordered Wei Zheng to write a letter to Yue Zhuoqun.

Upon learning of this, Yue Zhuoqun summoned Wei Zheng to Xingyang, appointing him as the city's garrison commander and in charge of the civil administration of Wagang. He also discussed with Yuan Baozang the matter of occupying Wuyang County.

After integrating the Wagang Army, Yue Zhuoqun did not rush to expand his territory. He needed time to consolidate his foundation and accumulate strength.

And he can take this time to do a few things he wants to do.

After all, this mission is not just about pacifying the world, but also about gathering fortune and refining one's own martial arts.

The consolidation of fortune is tied to the peace and stability of the world; it cannot be rushed.

Refining martial arts is related to one's own cultivation level.

Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts are based on the Way of Tai Chi; Yan Shisan's martial arts are based on the Way of the Sword.

They all went their own way.

Yue Zhuoqun is indeed strong, but all of his strength comes from the system and does not come from his own path.

Although I will still have to rely on the system in the future, I also need to have my own path to manage the martial arts rewards from the system.

Yue Zhuoqun pondered for a long time how to choose this path.

"Pacifying the world, gathering fortune, and refining martial arts—these three are placed in the same mission, so they are obviously related."

Emperors, destiny, martial arts.

Yue Zhuoqun's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, and a word surged into his mind.

Human Emperor!

"Perhaps we can take the path of the emperor, and use the supreme and domineering nature of the emperor to control all martial arts in the world."

His mind suddenly cleared.

With the imperial way as the guiding principle, all martial arts, including those of Taoism, Buddhism, and demonic arts, must submit to it and become its branches.

However, the path to becoming an emperor will be very difficult.

The Imperial Way involves more of the spiritual realm, touching upon the Way of Heaven, and refining one's own will; it is no longer simply internal cultivation methods and martial arts techniques.

While some of the martial arts he currently possesses involve the spiritual realm, they are more about describing states of mind than analyzing the Dao.

We need to find more martial arts techniques in this area for reference.

The Twin Dragons world involves profound arts and spiritual mysteries, with the four most famous books being the Longevity Manual, the Compassionate Sword Manual, the Heavenly Demon Strategy, and the War God's Record.

Besides these four, Shi Zhixuan's Undying Seal Technique, Ning Daoqi's Eight Strikes of Freehand Fighting, Song Que's Eight Styles of Heavenly Blade, and Fu Cailin's Yi Sword Technique also demonstrate good application of mental techniques.

In particular, Shi Zhixuan's Undying Seal Technique was originally a combination of the secret teachings of the Flower Sect of the Demonic Sect and the Heaven-Mending Sect, belonging to the Demonic Transformation Strategy. However, it also incorporated the Buddhist idea of ​​"not on this shore, not on the other shore, not in the middle" and the Taoist principle of yin and yang, life and death, being mutually exclusive and endless, elevating it to an extremely high realm of spiritual philosophy.

Even Shi Zhixuan himself suffered a mental breakdown after the death of his beloved woman, which caused his mind to split into two personalities.

If one could acquire these martial arts techniques and use them as a reference, it would be much easier to embark on the path to imperial power.

Yue Zhuoqun's first target was the Heavenly Demon Strategy.

Legend has it that the Heavenly Demon Strategy originated from Chi You and was based on the War God's Manual, becoming the supreme martial art of the Demonic Sect.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu proposed to dismiss all other schools of thought and exclusively honor Confucianism. Some of the remaining sects that had been suppressed united as one, becoming the backbone of the Demonic Sect. They were then divided into two factions and six paths, with the highest leader of each generation being honored as a Sage Ruler.

From this point on, the Demonic Sect began to rise.

The Heavenly Demon Strategy was thoroughly compiled into a book in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It consists of ten volumes and was distributed among the leaders and sect masters of the Demonic Sect and its major branches.

Over the past few decades, the Demonic Sect has been plagued by internal strife, and eight top masters of the Demonic Sect have been listed in the martial arts world.

Among them, the most powerful, the most influential, and the most powerful are Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan, and Demon General Zhao Deyan.

Shi Zhixuan is now living in seclusion at Wulou Temple in Chang'an and has long since stopped caring about matters of the Demonic Sect.

Although Zhao Deyan was a successor of the Demonic Image Sect, he became the National Preceptor of the Eastern Turks and no longer had much influence over the demonic sects in the Central Plains.

Of all the demonic sects, only Empress Zhu Yuyan held the most esteemed position and wielded the greatest influence. Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Technique she cultivated was one of the most essential parts of the ten volumes of the Heavenly Demon Strategy, second only to the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

She naturally became Yue Zhuoqun's first target.

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The Yin Kui Sect is internally divided into three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human. Heaven is white, Earth is black, and Human is yellow. The martial arts they teach are completely different. Only disciples who are granted white status are qualified to learn the secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon, and the number of such disciples cannot exceed nine.

Zhu Yuyan has reached the highest level of cultivation, having reached the seventeenth level.

Because she lost her virginity to Shi Zhixuan when she was young, thus losing her pure yin essence, she has never been able to break through the highest level of eighteen.

But she was proud and ambitious, and never gave up. She sent her disciples to gather the Ten Scrolls of Heavenly Demon and other unique skills to find another way to break through.

At the same time, he secluded himself in the Yin Kui Sect's Heavenly Demon Pool, using the Yin energy of the cold pool to cultivate.

On this day, Yue Zhuoqun, dressed in a moon-colored robe, appeared outside the Yin Kui Sect.

His arrival immediately attracted the attention of the Yin Kui Sect disciples.

"Who are you, and what brings you to my Yin Kui Sect?"

Yue Zhuoqun, with a calm expression, announced in a clear voice: "Yue Zhuoqun from Wagang has come here to witness the secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon!"

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I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Chapter 164 Seductive Techniques

Upon hearing this, the faces of the Yin Kui Sect members instantly darkened.

Within the entire Yin Kui Sect, there are no more than ten people qualified to learn the Heavenly Demon Secret Techniques.

Yue Zhuoqun's claim of wanting to learn the secret techniques shows that he doesn't take their sect seriously.

"Insanity!"

"court death!"

With a shout, the crowd launched an attack on Yue Zhuoqun.

The secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon are unfathomable and ordinary people are not qualified to cultivate them. However, the six paths of the Demonic Sect have been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are quite a few superb martial arts derived from them.

These people are all considered elite disciples of the Yin Kui Sect, and their martial arts skills are quite good, making them quite strong.

As they unleashed their moves, their inner energy transformed into ripples that spread across the sky.

Boom!

The ground shook, and dust billowed up where Yue Zhuoqun stood.

However, by the time the light and dust settled, Yue Zhuoqun's figure had long since disappeared, and no one even saw how he had left.

"This is bad! This person's martial arts are unfathomable. He may have already infiltrated the sect. Quickly, report to the elders!" The quick-thinking person's expression changed, and he turned and rushed towards the sect's sacred ground.

However, how could their speed match Yue Zhuoqun's?

In the blink of an eye, Yue Zhuoqun arrived at the core of the Yin Kui Sect, where a powerful figure finally appeared before him.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a handsome young man. Is he offering himself up to be my male consort?"

As he spoke, a bewitching woman in a long black gauze dress with skin as white as snow blocked Yue Zhuoqun's path.

The woman looked to be in her twenties or thirties, with peach-blossom cheeks and cherry lips. Her eyes, as she gazed at Yue Zhuoqun, shone with a greedy, fiery light.

The low-cut black veil reveals glimpses of snow-white, full breasts, and even the two firm nipples that are covered inside.

Beneath the skirt were a pair of fair and slender legs, every smile and frown revealing a mature and alluring charm that stirred an irresistible heat within one's heart.

This is not just the aura emanating from her body, but also the enhancement of bewitching magic and enchanting sounds that can influence people's minds.

If it were an ordinary person or someone with shallow skills facing her, they would have long since lost their composure, become infatuated with her beauty, and kneel before her black dress and jade legs, ready to be ravaged by her.