In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

As for the lands outside the Great Wall?

Since they were already outside the pass, they were naturally no longer in the sight of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao.

That was a barbarian land.

Moreover, having just been subdued, there are too many conflicts to deal with in the plains outside the pass. If we leave them to the Zhang family now, they can simply pick up the pieces later.

No one is naive; everyone has a sharp mind.

It's just that their values ​​and perspectives on issues differ, which leads to different ways of handling things.

Who would have thought that the land beyond the Great Wall, seemingly desolate and windswept, is actually the most fertile black soil in the region?

"However, my husband instructed his daughter-in-law to teach the young boy the Northern Darkness Divine Skill."

As for the source of her power? Lingyue has already begun collecting it. Later, her daughter-in-law will take Zhi'er to Ghost Street to complete the final stage of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

"The Northern Darkness Divine Art, very well!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan immediately thought of the special features of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

Lü Zhi was chosen by Zhang Xiaoshan as the Phoenix Maiden. She possessed martial arts skills and could protect herself in ordinary times.

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Moreover, the Northern Darkness Divine Skill can be mastered quickly. Shopkeeper Feng has cultivated the Northern Darkness Divine Skill and his skill is so profound that it has been practiced for at least several hundred years.

Even in the martial arts world, it is no less sinister and chilling than the Nine Netherworld Profound Heaven Skill, and it is a legitimate Xuanmen technique.

As for those unlucky ones?

Most of the demons and monsters that can be found on Ghost Street have a way of dying, and making some contributions before death can be considered as their last act of good deeds as a human being.

"Ping An, you should also cultivate more during this time."

Although your strength far surpasses that of the Black Swordsman, you ultimately lack practical combat experience. This is an opportunity.

Also, the Black Swordsman cannot be killed.

Your father instructed that the earth-shattering plan of the Farmer's School and the Mohist School is not yet over, and the Black Swordsman is a key figure in the Farmer's School; he cannot be killed now.

...... ...

"The earth-shattering plan is not over yet?"

Zhang Sheng, who was personally involved in the plan, looked at Manager Feng in disbelief.

Is the earth-shattering plan to assassinate the Dragon Emperor?

At this point, the Dragon Emperor had already been killed by Zhao Gao in the Sand Dune area, so why was the plan not yet over?

However, seeing Manager Feng roll her eyes, Zhang Sheng knew that his mother was merely relaying a message. Even he didn't know the details, so how could Manager Feng in Jiangnan possibly know the specifics?

All I can say is that Zhang Xiaoshan is being secretive and too mysterious.

Even after Zhang Yuan and Ouyang Mingri were shocked, they automatically ignored and forgot what had just been said.

This is top secret news in Kyushu.

Aside from Zhang's own people, Ouyang Mingri knew that if any news came out from outside, it would likely be because he had leaked it.

After giving some instructions, Manager Feng took Lü Zhi to Ghost Street in Mangshan.

Due to his congenital illness, Ouyang Mingri recuperated at the Zhang family's residence while discussing martial arts with Zhang Sheng.

In a short time, Ouyang Mingri sparred with Zhang Sheng and discovered that Zhang Sheng's martial arts level was so high that, apart from having little combat experience like him, his strength was completely incomparable to Ouyang Mingri's.

Even with only 30% of his power, he still possessed overwhelming strength.

Moreover, he has a strong comprehension ability; he can grasp anything at a glance and even apply what he has learned to other situations.

Moreover, the Zhang family's unique skills, passed down by the Heavenly Mystery Elder, are in no way inferior to those passed down by the Frontier Elder.

In less than a month, Zhang Sheng had thoroughly absorbed everything the old man from the frontier had passed down to Ouyang Mingri, and had even integrated various martial arts techniques to create his own swordsmanship.

Sword Nine, also known as the Heavenly Secret Sword Technique! Power.

Chapter 820 Lü Zhi's Transformation—A Microcosm of Emperor Wu

At the summit of Mangshan!

As the location of the final battle, the mountain also contains a ghost street.

These past few days, Ghost Street has been overflowing with people, with a large number of martial arts practitioners and all sorts of strange and unusual characters flocking to the street, all eager to witness the grand spectacle of this decisive battle.

In particular, the Black Swordsman had already challenged the second-ranked person on the Black List, and his Thunderous Sword still couldn't break through Master Juexin's indestructible body.

Let everyone understand that Zhang Xiaoshan's ranking was not fabricated or biased.

Master Juexin was once the head of the Arhat Hall. He broke the precept against killing, which allowed the Zhang family to take advantage of him and rent him out by the Southern Shaolin Temple to work as their guards.

Therefore, Zen Master Juexin possessed not only the defensive Golden Bell Shield, but also the Shaolin First Palm technique—

Prajna Palm!

Therefore, even if the Black Swordsman wins, he will only be second on the Black List.

Moreover, some well-informed forces, knowing that Zhang Sheng was the former Confucian scholar Zian, understood even more clearly that the chances of victory for the "780" White and Black Swordsmen were extremely slim.

Zhang Sheng, who had not even revealed the Zhang family's secret techniques, was already no less powerful than the Black Swordsman Yun.

If Zhang Sheng were to unleash the Zhang family's ultimate technique, how could the Black Swordsman possibly survive?

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Inside the secret chamber of Tianji Tower in Mangshan Ghost Street.

At this moment, Lü Zhi sat cross-legged, her blood and qi flowing to the surface of her body, steaming with heat and drenched in fragrant sweat. At the same time, the surging true qi, like a vast river, flowed through her eight extraordinary meridians. She seemed unable to control herself, her expression contorted, bringing her great pain.

Meanwhile, Manager Feng was overseeing Lü Zhi's cultivation.

If a problem arises, they will immediately intervene to help suppress the rampaging true qi within the body.

Bit off more than you can chew!

Lü Zhi absorbed the internal energy of more than a dozen top martial arts masters, including three absolute masters.

In fact, to facilitate absorption and integration, the true qi of the masters that Lü Zhi absorbed were all biased towards yin and cold.

While the Northern Darkness True Qi appears to possess both Yin and Yang properties, it is actually still predominantly Yin and cold in nature.

The Northern Darkness True Qi within Manager Feng's body follows the path of extreme Yin and cold. The Yin and coldness of the True Qi is comparable to, or even surpasses, the Mingyu Skill at its peak.

In addition, it possesses a profound and powerful quality, representing at least several hundred years of accumulated skill.

Even without combat experience, Manager Feng can crush all obstacles with her vast and profound inner energy.

As for Lü Zhi, she ate too much at once. Even with Manager Feng helping her to regulate the true qi in her meridians and open up the eight extraordinary meridians and the two bridges of heaven and earth, she still found it difficult to digest this vast and untamed true qi.

The swollen and about-to-burst meridians could collapse at any moment, causing the body to explode and die.

However, Manager Feng did not directly help Lü Zhi.

Only by experiencing the pain of uncontrolled Qi can one gain self-control and understand that Qi is not so easy to absorb.

This will prevent Lü Zhi from using the domineering power of the Beiming Divine Skill to absorb people's internal energy everywhere in the future.

This is the Northern Darkness Divine Art, not the Absorption Technique.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but like a galloping wild horse gradually calming down and being tamed by the man who lassoed it, Lü Zhi felt as if she had just walked through the gates of hell.

She opened her bright, sparkling starry eyes and found the secret room empty.

Moreover, at this moment, Lü Zhi's beautiful eyes could clearly see even the slight chisel marks in the dark corners of the secret room.

It's likely that once it goes out, even kingfishers a hundred feet away can spot its tracks.

"Is this the true qi of those martial arts practitioners?"

I felt the surging, powerful Qi within my body, a force that seemed to be all-powerful.

With a wave of her hand, she could instantly kill a brown bear or a tiger at its feet.

Empress Lü felt that her suffering had not been in vain.

At least the power she gained was what she wanted, allowing her to take control of her destiny.

"The young mistress has woken up. I have prepared hot water and a change of clothes."

After changing and dressing, the young lady may go to the main hall to see Madam Feng and the master, who are already waiting for her to emerge from seclusion.

Upon hearing this, Empress Lü was also suddenly awakened.

He was overjoyed to gain power, but also realized that it was all a gift from the Zhang family.

Even Manager Feng possesses this power, and has held it for so many years, so just how powerful is Manager Feng?

For a time, Lü Zhi became even more eager to join the Zhang family.

No wonder the Zhang family, a mere merchant family, dared to stand on equal footing with the empire.

This is the source of the Zhang family's confidence!

And you should know that she has only just joined the Zhang family.

After being changed and cleaned, Lü Zhi was no longer as weak and naive as before, but instead had a more confident air about her, as if she had the world in her hands.

Upon seeing it, Princess Taiping, who was sitting firmly in the first seat, had her pupils shrink.

More than a decade later, she saw the shadow of Emperor Wu of the past again in Lü Zhi's slightly immature figure.

Previously, Empress Lü Zhi at most had the appearance of phoenix eyes, which Princess Taiping was not surprised by.

She had seen more than one or two wealthy women with phoenix eyes like this.

But when she actually saw what Lü Zhi looked like after she grew up, she understood why Zhang Xiaoshan had chosen this woman as his daughter-in-law, and why Zhang Xiaoshan commented that this woman had the destiny to be an empress.

A perfect replica of Emperor Wu!

"so similar!"

The whispered words could not escape the notice of the experts present, and even Lü Zhi couldn't help but look at the Master of Tianji Tower with curiosity.

From Zhang Sheng, she learned that the Master of Tianji Tower was also one of her concubines, and that she was an ambitious person, otherwise she would not have been able to occupy the position of Master of Tianji Tower and dominate the underworld of the Central Plains.

"They do look somewhat alike, Zhi'er, come here."

Upon hearing this, Lü Zhi knew that she resembled someone, but she did not feel any change in herself.

At least before, neither the Master of Heavenly Secrets nor Manager Feng had said anything about resemblance, so the change now should be a change in temperament.

"Zhi'er thanks Grandma for saving her life!"

"Get up, these are the treatments that the women of the Zhang family should receive."

However, although the Northern Darkness Divine Art belongs to the Taoist school, it leans towards the demonic path. Therefore, Zhi'er must remember this from now on: unless absolutely necessary, never use the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb other people's internal energy!

"why?"

Lü Zhi looked at Manager Feng in confusion, not understanding why she couldn't use this great skill.

Could it be because the Northern Darkness Divine Art resembles a demonic martial art?

"Aren't you puzzled? Why does the Zhang family abandon a method that could so easily grant them power?" 2.0

Upon hearing this, Lü Zhi nodded in confusion, but she understood that the Zhang family were not idiots and there must be a reason behind it.

So he sat quietly beneath her, waiting for Manager Feng's answer.

"Zhi'er, you are new to martial arts, so you don't understand the different levels of martial arts."

As you now know, Ping An is number one on the Black List, Master Juexin is number two, and the Black Swordsman who came to challenge him is number three.

But do you know what a blacklist is?

"A blacklist? Isn't it just a ranking of the strength of a group of martial arts masters?"

Lü Zhi looked at Manager Feng in confusion. The experts on the Black List were formidable, with Zhang Sheng ranked first and the old monk Juexin ranked second. Yet Lü Zhi showed no reverence for the Black List.

But then Manager Feng's question made Lü Zhi realize that the Black List was not as simple as she had imagined.

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"That's right, that's indeed the definition of the blacklist."