All realms have enabled me to achieve the Great Dao.

The task was simple in some ways, but also somewhat difficult in others. To ensure a happy and peaceful life for the people of ancient times, one had to rise to a position second only to the emperor and above all others.

If an official rises to a position second only to the emperor and is also skilled in governing the country, then be careful; he's not far from being executed.

"grown ups?"

When the soldier saw that his master didn't react, he called out again.

Fang Chen snapped out of his daze and realized that Liao soldiers were attacking.

"Let's go and see what's going on."

As he walked, he checked the information in his mind. The system had given him the identity of a ninth-rank Zhongyi Lang in the Song Dynasty, with many soldiers under his command.

Soon they arrived at the city tower guarded by his troops. There were indeed many Liao soldiers attacking outside the city, and his men were using various weapons to attack the Liao soldiers outside the city.

Fang Chen glanced at the number of Liao soldiers outside the city; there were only a few dozen. It must be a small force harassing their small city.

"Are there many similar cases lately?" Fang Chen asked.

"It happens occasionally, sometimes there are more people, sometimes there are fewer people."

Fang Chen nodded, instructing his men to drive them away.

They were only guarding this city gate tower, and they had to report any incidents to their superiors. So Fang Chen got off the city gate tower, skillfully mounted his horse, and headed to his superior's office.

In the Song Dynasty, military officers had to obey the orders of civil officials and had little autonomy. Fang Chen's current identity was that of a military officer, but the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Military officer? What the hell? It seems he needs to develop his own power.

Fang Chen rode his horse slowly forward, looking at the system page that appeared in front of him.

The system contains a lot of items and resources. It includes everything that exists on Blue Star. What makes Fang Chen happiest is that it contains martial arts manuals, and these manuals are quite advanced. There are nine levels of martial arts manuals, and he can exchange them according to their level.

To exchange for it, I need to use merit points. I checked my balance on the system and I have ten points, enough to exchange for a slightly better Acquired Realm cultivation technique.

He decided not to exchange for now, but to exchange for the best. The system recommended a martial arts manual that was most suitable for him, the Tai Xuan Zhen Jue, which was one of the top-level techniques in the system.

Besides supplies and secret manuals, there are also elixirs and techniques, a wide variety of techniques, including postpartum care techniques for sows, and a little bit of merit.

Elixirs are an essential part of cultivating martial arts.

Soon they arrived at the leader's residence. Fang Chen reported the situation to the leader and then slowly returned to the city tower. The Liao soldiers had already retreated. This was not the main battlefield, and there were not many troops stationed here. Although they could not attack, they could still defend.

In the following days, Fang Chen pondered how to complete the system task, which was proving to be quite difficult.

He had underestimated the situation. Making it in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty would be incredibly difficult. Getting to Kaifeng would require an immense amount of money, let alone for a military officer like himself.

It's easier to get into Kaifeng than to try to get promoted to a higher position.

And so it was decided. To build up power, money was essential. He had a system, and as long as he had enough merit, he could have as much as he wanted. Making money wasn't difficult.

Building up a power base is also easy. Tian Long Ba Bu is a martial arts world with many martial arts masters. If you give them some pills every month, they will definitely be willing to risk their lives for you.

Having planned his direction, Fang Chen began to take action. After some time, he found a very shrewd businessman, brought him under his wing, and had him sell the various modern goods he had redeemed from the system.

Merit is also easy to accumulate; helping others, killing enemy soldiers, and protecting civilians all bring merit.

After accumulating merit over a period of time, he was finally able to exchange for the Tai Xuan True Technique, a post-natal cultivation method, and also exchanged for several Body Tempering Pills to begin his martial arts cultivation.

Zhou Yongcheng withdrew his gaze. This kid's ideas were completely different from Yang Kailong's. Yang Kailong used money to buy his way into the political center of the Southern Song Dynasty. Fang Chen didn't want to spend money, so he wanted to raise money to build his own power and then take over Kaifeng.

Zhou Yongcheng then turned his attention to the territory of the Song Dynasty and found Qiao Feng's location.

Because Zhou Yongcheng was busy with the spiritual energy revival in the three worlds, some time had passed in the Tianlong world.

During this time, Chief Qiao had become the former chief, and his Khitan identity had been exposed.

At this time, Qiao Feng was taking the injured A'Zhu around seeking medical treatment.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yongcheng appeared on a stone beside a road they were about to pass.

Sitting on the rock, with some time to go before Qiao Feng and the others arrived, he looked at the other main characters. Duan Yu was going through various hardships, and as for Xu Zhu, he hadn't appeared yet.

Wuya Zi was still hiding in the dark cave, and the others took a look at him one by one.

The strongest being in the world of Tianlong is undoubtedly the Sweeper Monk, whose realm has already reached the Grandmaster level.

If Zhou Yongcheng doesn't use the world's origin to advance the Tianlong world, then the Sweeper Monk might stop at the Grandmaster level. Now it depends on his comprehension, because he doesn't have any cultivation techniques above the Grandmaster level.

Not long after, Qiao Feng brought A'Zhu to Zhou Yongcheng's place.

"Why is the Taoist priest sitting here alone?" Qiao Feng asked.

Zhou Yongcheng sized up Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng's image was somewhat different from that in movies and TV dramas; he was more handsome than the Qiao Feng in those dramas.

A'Zhu is indeed beautiful, not much less so than the Fairy Sister.

“I’ve been waiting for you two here on purpose,” Zhou Yongcheng said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng shielded A'Zhu behind him. The Taoist priest in front of him looked like an ordinary person, but he was probably not that simple.

"What brings you here, Daoist Master?" Qiao Feng looked at Zhou Yongcheng warily, wary of the Daoist Master suddenly making a move.

"Do you want to know your background?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng looked at Zhou Yongcheng with suspicion, knowing whether what the Taoist priest in front of him said was true or false.

"Tell me, Taoist priest."

"Let me tell you a story. In Suzhou, there is a family called the Murong family. I'm sure Miss A'Zhu knows who they are."

Upon hearing this, the weakened A'Zhu was surprised that the Taoist priest in front of her actually knew his name. Murong from Gusu was a name that many people knew.

Zhou Yongcheng continued, "The Murong family are descendants of the Yan state. They have always been committed to restoring the Yan state. Many years ago, a man named Murong Bo accidentally learned that a man named Xiao Yuanshan from the Liao Dynasty was coming to Yanmen Pass to visit his relatives."

Who is Xiao Yuanshan? Xiao Yuanshan is the chief instructor of the Liao Dynasty's Shan Army, a man of great renown.

When Murong Bo learned of this news and knew Xiao Yuanshan's status, he came up with an idea.

If Xiao Yuanshan's family were killed while visiting relatives in the Song Dynasty, wouldn't that trigger a war between the Song and Liao Dynasties?

Murong Bo thought this was a brilliant idea, so he spread the word that Xiao Yuanshan was leading Khitan warriors to the Central Plains to seize the Shaolin secret manual.

Shaolin Temple was naturally furious upon receiving the news, so Shaolin, the Beggars' Sect, the Murong family, and some martial arts figures ambushed Yanmen Pass.

When Xiao Yuanshan and his family entered Yanmen Pass, they were besieged by martial arts masters from the Central Plains. Because the Central Plains martial arts forces were numerous and Xiao Yuanshan had not brought many people with him, they were naturally no match for them. His wife and all his men were killed.

In the end, only Xiao Yuanshan and the child in his arms remained.

Many martial arts masters in the Central Plains also noticed something was wrong, but it was too late.

Xiao Yuanshan looked at the child in his arms, then turned and jumped off the cliff. Many martial arts masters from the Central Plains watched Xiao Yuanshan jump off the cliff and realized that they might have made a mistake.

Just then, something was thrown up from below. They caught it and saw that it was the child in Xiao Yuanshan's arms.

After the Battle of Yanmen Pass, Murong Bo, fearing his scheme would be exposed, faked his death to escape.

"Young friend Xiao, what do you think of this story?"