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

Li Jing was appointed Grand General, in charge of all military power in the country.

Xu Shiji was appointed General Who Conquers the West, Pei Renji was appointed General Who Conquers the East, and Qin Qiong, Zhang Xutuo, Kou Zhong and others were appointed General of the Cavalry and other important positions.

After reorganizing the army, they immediately launched an attack on the Turks and other forces.

At the end of the first year of the Qianyuan era, the forces of Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, and others were destroyed.

In the third year of the Qianyuan era, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate was destroyed.

In the fifth year of the Qianyuan era, the Western Turkic Khaganate was destroyed.

……

In the tenth year of the Qian Yuan era, the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty covered the Eurasian continent and various island nations at sea.

The Great Qian Empire reached its zenith, a period known in history as the 'Qian Yuan Prosperity'.

Chapter 206 The Birth of the Temple of War Gods, Mythical Beasts and Demonic Dragons

Bang bang bang!

Several young men and women were practicing martial arts in the garden. Their moves were not particularly complicated, but the scene was quite unique.

The amount of true energy that each person can generate is different.

True Qi of Fire, True Qi of Water, True Qi of Wood... and even True Qi of Yin and Yang attributes.

Although their power attributes are different, they clearly originate from the same source.

They only stopped fighting when they were thoroughly enjoying themselves, allowing Yue Zhuoqun, who was watching from a distance, to give his comments.

It is now the twenty-third year of the Daqian era.

Over the years, Daqian has enjoyed favorable weather and abundant harvests, making it a prosperous and powerful nation, and thus the only country in this world to achieve such success.

As the ruler of the Great Qian Dynasty, Yue Zhuoqun did not have a harem of three thousand beauties like emperors of other dynasties. He had no more than ten empresses and concubines in total, but each one of them was extremely beautiful and famous.

The boys and girls in the room are the children he had with his concubines over the years.

Yue Zhuoqun sat upright in the garden pavilion, his aura stagnant and unyielding, making it impossible for anyone to discern the true extent of his cultivation.

He has comprehended the martial arts such as "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" and "The Compassionate Sword Manual" to the limit, and he has even successfully reversed the remaining five energy circulation routes of "The Longevity Manual".

These children cultivate the Longevity Technique, and at a young age, they have formed their Dao embryos with pure Daoist energy.

With loving eyes, he offered his comments one by one, each word rich in profound martial arts principles, from which everyone benefited greatly.

After commenting on each point, I suddenly felt a sense of unease and gazed into the distance.

"After waiting for so long, it is finally about to be born!" His eyes shone with a seven-colored divine light, so bright that it was hard to look directly at them.

"Father, what is about to be born?" the eldest prince, Yue Ning, asked in confusion.

"The Temple of War Gods!"

Others may not be able to sense it, but Yue Zhuoqun, having achieved great success in the imperial way and merged with the Dao of this world, and as a monarch who also suppresses the world with his fortune, is the most sensitive to it.

Even while in the Luoyang Imperial Palace, one could sense the spatial fluctuations hundreds of miles away, with a mysterious Daoist aura emanating from them.

That was an unusual phenomenon caused by the birth of the Temple of War.

"The Temple of the God of War? The palace that is said to contain the 'Records of the God of War'?" The children exclaimed in surprise.

As Yue Zhuoqun's children, they have free access to the three treasured manuals: "The Heavenly Demon Strategy," "The Longevity Manual," and "The Compassionate Sword Manual."

The most mysterious of all, the "War God's Record," was only occasionally heard from Yue Zhuoqun.

Yue Zhuoqun nodded, his eyes losing their sparkle: "Ning'er, you stay in the court, the rest of you stay in the palace to study and practice martial arts. I want to go and see for myself."

"Yes, Father!"

……

Legend has it that the Temple of War is located in a special, independent space, separated from the wider world. It appears in the world periodically, attracting countless powerful beings to pursue it.

However, only a handful of people were able to successfully enter the Temple of the God of War, and even fewer were able to glimpse the "War God's Record".

The earliest recorded account of this encounter is of Guangchengzi, the teacher of the Yellow Emperor, and the demon Chiyou, but whether it is true or not is no longer verifiable.

Following his senses, Yue Zhuoqun arrived at a mountain range.

Where the two mountains meet, mist rolls and swirls, and a dark, mysterious cave is faintly visible beneath the mist.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the mist swirled and rolled, and a twisted black hole appeared where the void had collapsed, emanating immense pressure.

Even with Yue Zhuoqun's current cultivation level, his body trembled, and he felt a sense of powerlessness being suppressed.

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, and the demonic energy enveloped him, isolating him from the suppression, which made him feel much better.

A short while later, the distorted black hole stabilized, and a faint force of devouring energy emanated from it.

The entrance to the Temple of War has officially opened.

With a flash, the Divine Phoenix swept across the void and disappeared into the small space.

The moment the body entered this space, it sensed a rich aura of the Heavenly Dao filling the air. True Qi, flesh and blood, and spirit were all active, as intimate and comfortable as wandering in the womb.

This small world has no sun, moon, or stars, yet it is not dark.

His body floated down from the void and landed on a rocky ground several miles in circumference; to be more precise, it was a small rocky island.

The island is surrounded by underground rivers and is rich in spiritual energy.

At the very center of the island stands a pitch-black palace, tens of meters high, from which the aura of the Heavenly Dao emanates.

After taking a quick look around, Yue Zhuoqun lifted his foot and was about to walk towards the palace.

Wow!

Water splashed in the underground river, and a black monster more than ten meters long burst out of the water, baring its fangs and claws as it charged toward Yue Zhuoqun.

This monster was extremely powerful; its body twitched, creating a storm within the small space.

Yue Zhuoqun's mind sharpened, his blood surged, and he twisted his waist and threw a punch.

Bang!

The monster roared as its fist slammed into the hard scales, its body crashing into the river and splashing up a large spray of water.

Yue Zhuoqun also took a few steps back, surprised.

His strength has advanced by leaps and bounds over the years. Although he has not yet fully entered the Divine Intent Dao Realm, his Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique has broken through to the twelfth level, possessing the power of twelve dragons and elephants, making him a veritable humanoid tyrannosaurus.

In the contest of strength, he was actually forced back several steps by the recoil, which shows just how powerful this monster was.

"Roar!"

The monster roared and burst out of the water again.

Yue Zhuoqun then got a clear look at what it looked like.

Its body is over ten meters long, covered with black scales, with four legs on its belly and prominent horns on its head.

This is a black dragon.

"The guardian beast of the Temple of War!" He raised an eyebrow, recalling the origin of this demonic dragon.

The dragon's eyes were the size of bowls, radiating an eerie light, but its gaze toward Yue Zhuoqun carried a hint of fear, clearly also startled by his power.

"Hey~"

The dragon opened its mouth wide, and a jet of water gushed out.

The water column was filled with an extremely cold power, causing the temperature in the area to drop sharply, and a layer of solid ice to form on the surface of the underground river.

"What a magnificent beast!" Yue Zhuoqun exclaimed, as a spiraling force emanated from his palm, manipulating the water column to roll back.

The water column, under his control, was imbued with spirituality, like a ribbon binding the dragon's body.

"Get off here!"

"Boom!"

With a burst of strength, he slammed the dragon heavily onto the ground, causing it to howl in agony.

He circled the dragon's body, examining it closely, his eyes growing brighter with each look: "Such rich life essence."

Yue Zhuoqun not only thought of the four auspicious beasts in the novel "Wind and Cloud"—the Qilin, the Black Tortoise, the Phoenix, and the Divine Dragon—but also that the blood essence of those four beasts contained powerful strength and vitality, and that after people consumed it, their power would greatly increase and their lifespan would be extended countless times.

Does the blood essence of this demonic dragon have the same effect?

With that thought in mind, he stopped in front of the dragon's head, his palm blade radiating a sharp aura.

"roar~"

The dragon struggled violently; though it didn't know what the dragon was going to do, it sensed danger.

Unfortunately, even with all its strength, it could not break free from its restraints.

"Hey~"

As the palm strike landed, the scales between the demon's brows shattered, and blood gushed out.