Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

The First Holy Mother watched as Prince An sat cross-legged and began to absorb divine energy.

She subconsciously touched the back of her hand.

This is a small, natural movement she makes when she's confused.

She was genuinely curious about what kind of martial arts Li Junsu followed.

According to her understanding of martial arts, most geniuses also have a preference for the origin.

A bias can dull one's perception of other origins.

Those like Xuanyuan, who are all-knowing and all-powerful, are called prodigies, favored by heaven and earth.

The First Holy Mother could sense that King An favored death energy.

Or rather... he was favored by deathly energy.

If that's the case, then Prince An should have a hard time comprehending the concept of "immortal intent."

After all, the immortal intent itself is one of the branches of the life essence.

But now she sees what...

Is Prince An absorbing the immortal energy without any hindrance?

At the same time, the true essence of mountains and rivers within Prince An became even more vibrant.

In other words, Prince An not only perfectly absorbed the immortal essence, but also quickly integrated it into his own martial arts.

This is no longer something that can be described as a monster.

"His mountains and seas?"

"What mountains and seas?"

"To devour mountains and seas?"

The First Holy Mother watched Prince An's retreating figure, her eyes beginning to flicker.

She became interested in Prince An... or rather, in his works about mountains and seas.

In her time, neither the Xuanyuan clan nor Prince An possessed such extraordinary talents.

The only existing Supreme Master is still elusive and rarely seen.

In this environment, the First Holy Mother relied on her enlightened mind to reach the ranks of top martial arts masters, which shows her love for martial arts.

Seeing the wondrous mountains and seas of Prince An at this moment, one would naturally feel a desire to explore them.

The first Holy Mother has a very high probability of continuing to advance.

Sometimes, it is the times that constrain these strong individuals.

For example, if the overlord had received a normal education and lived in a prosperous era, he would at least have been a top figure.

The chaos of the times both made him and bound him.

Later on, when he was leading troops to quell rebellions and extinguish fires everywhere, where would he find the time to cultivate?

The Overlord is already extraordinary enough.

At present, it is perfectly normal for the more peaceful First Holy Mother, who has no interest in the world and is focused on martial arts, to achieve another breakthrough.

The First Holy Mother stood in place, guarding Prince An to prevent anyone from disturbing him.

......

Meanwhile, Prince An, located in the center of the Tianxing Martial Arts Arena, had his eyes tightly closed.

He has entered a mysterious and profound state.

Outside, Mount Tansheng is continuously absorbing the essence of immortality.

Meanwhile, the divine consciousness of the Prince of An entered the martial arts imprint.

At this moment, he was looking at the illusory figure of the Lord of War in front of him, listening attentively to the other party's explanation of the Burial of the Eight Desolations as a killing move.

"Bury the eight wastelands, summon the killing might."

"This killer move was created on a whim when I was fighting for supremacy and burying the foreign races, demons, and tribes of the Eight Desolations."

Each time the illusory figure of the War God mentioned a faction, the figures of those races would flash behind him.

Among them are feathered peoples with long heads and feathered bodies.

There are also the Kuafu tribe, whose members are enormous and possess savage power.

There is also the Qigong Kingdom, which has one arm and three eyes and is skilled in crafts.

There are also those who claim to be immortal.

As for the other demon tribes, they are countless.

Compared to the military ruler, Prince An's actions in destroying foreign states were relatively gentle and kind.

Li Junsu glanced at the Kuafu tribe and the Undying People, his eyes flashing.

These two races don't seem to be weak either.

Especially the immortals among them.

The instant their phantoms appeared, Li Junsu could feel a surge of death energy.

It's a kind of cold, hunting desire.

The immortality of the Undead seems to have enraged the deathly aura.

If we can kill the Undead, perhaps the death energy can undergo another transformation.

Li Junsu made a mental note of this.

"To be buried in the eight wastelands, one must have the arrogance to be an enemy of the world."

"Of course, that was my previous thought."

The Lord of War's smiling voice made Li Junsu temporarily put aside his thoughts about the Undead.

"Back then, when I was an enemy of the Xuanyuan clan, all I could think about was how to be an enemy of the whole world."

"But in reality, this arrogance is somewhat lacking compared to your world-shaking feat."

The illusory figure of the War God looked at Prince An and praised him generously.

"Senior, you are too kind."

Even knowing that what the illusory figure in front of him said was all pre-programmed by the Lord of War, Li Junsu still smiled modestly.

"I'm not exaggerating. After seeing your world-shattering transformation, I have a new understanding of the concept of 'burying the eight wastelands'."

"Back then, when blood stained the heavens, I thought of using my own body to fight against the heavens and earth."

"But after seeing your artistic conception, I understand."

Why can't it be the other way around?

"So that Xuanyuan clan fellow will treat me like he's facing the heavens and earth?"

"Let the enemy regard me as heaven and earth, rather than me regarding the enemy as heaven and earth, and regarding them as a great foe."

"you are right."

"Therefore, after my modifications, this move, Burying the Eight Desolations, no longer relies on brute force to annihilate the enemy."

"Instead, it brings what you understand as absolute power, directly crushing the enemy from physique to consciousness, from mind to spirit."

"His body can transform into heaven and earth, and be buried in the eight wastelands."

The Lord of War seemed to know Li Junsu's personality, and even though it was just a fictional character, he preemptively rejected the Prince of An's self-deprecation.

Then, the phantom grasped the hilt of the sword at its waist, explaining the killing move while the blade was drawn.

This time, the blade, once drawn, carried not the savage arrogance of ancient times, but the domineering spirit that defied all.

Instead, this time it was indifference.

Unlike the murderous intent of Prince An, this indifference stemmed from a detachment from military conquest.

Every expedition is guaranteed to be victorious, the enemy will be annihilated, and the entire clan will be wiped out.

As the killing intent erupted with his blood energy, the phantom of the War God vanished.

The teachings of the Master of War are always simple and direct.

A sword fell from the sky, directly cleaving down on Prince An's head.

Around Prince An, the wails and screams of the former enemies of the military leader, the shouts of fleeing and the despair of collapse spread instantly.

This oppressive aura even suppressed Prince An's state of mind.

Or rather... the pressure of the Great Dao suppressed Prince An.

This strike, which pierced the eight wastelands, carried a hint of the Great Dao's oppressive power.

This is still a phantom of the God of War, unable to wield the Great Dao and display its power like the real God.

If the true body were to make a move, and further amplify the Great Dao, even a supreme being would not fare well after taking this blow.

Xuanyuan felt that the Lord of War was becoming increasingly difficult to defeat, and this was not an illusion.

On the surface, the military leader seems unchanged.

But both their inner character and their state of mind are quietly changing.

Although there is no absolute affinity, it prevents the Lord of War from ascending to the position of Lord of the Way.

But he already vaguely resembled the mindset of a master of the Great Dao.

Even if he only briefly wields the Great Dao, it would be enough for him to deal with the Xuanyuan Clan.

However, this time the Lord of War was much smarter.

Or rather, he's become willing to use cunning.

On the surface, nothing has changed, but things are subtly shifting beneath the surface.

Although Xuanyuan was unaware of the danger, he subconsciously sensed something was wrong.

Therefore, he planned to have Shennong nourish his body to counter the Lord of War.

We can't really rely on allies for everything, can we?

At that moment, the illusory figure of the War God brought down his sword, and Prince An also grasped the hilt of Zhao Han's sword.

The long swords were drawn, and the two swords clashed.

Li Junsu accepted the move, feeling the artistic conception coming from above, and also sensing the circulation of meridians within the soldier's body.

"With the Burial of the Eight Desolations being so powerful, the Unification of the Nine Provinces will not be weak either."

Li Junsu pondered the meaning of the strike.

......

When Prince An went into seclusion, his forces were also affected by the changes in the martial arts world.

For example, the Ancient Wilderness Daoist Sect at this moment

The three military commanders then began their exchange.

Inside the main hall, the envoy sat in the center, drinking strong liquor.

"Xing Yue, what did you just say?"

The envoy looked at Xing Yue, his brows furrowed.

"The Buddhist sect's actions are becoming increasingly large, and they have even appeared outside the ancient wilderness Dao sect."

"Or rather... the Buddhist forces have appeared within Sword King City."

"Commander of the Sacrificial Army, you're in charge of fortune telling, and you couldn't figure it out?"

After finishing his speech, the Executioner looked at the Sacrificial Envoy with a strange expression.

This shouldn't be the case. In the past, this matter should have been brought up by the envoy in charge of sacrificial rites.

"Ugh, I'm scared."

The envoy replied confidently.

"Are you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?"

The envoys in charge of military expeditions and punishments both looked at the envoy in charge of sacrificial rites with some curiosity.

"After I calculated Prince An's fate once, you all saw what became of me."

"I'm having some inner demons now, afraid that I might calculate something I shouldn't have."

"Let me calm down first, and then we can talk about fortune telling."

The sacrificial envoy waved his hand and chuckled twice.

"..."

"..."

The military commissioner and the executioner remained silent.

"Let's not talk about that. What do you think about the presence of Buddhist forces here?"

The envoy steered the conversation back on track.

"Sword King City has a new city lord. This new city lord seems to know his place, so there's no need to worry about him too much."

"However, the fact that Buddhism is so active indicates that a major battle between Taoism and Buddhism is imminent."

"What are your thoughts?"

As Xing Yueshi spoke, his tone lost its initial relaxedness and became serious.

As those who followed the Jade Emperor at that time, they naturally knew the cruelty of the war between Taoism and Buddhism.

The potential resurgence of the conflict between Taoism and Buddhism has caused considerable anxiety for both Xing Yue and Si Rong.

"Relax."

"Have you forgotten?"

At this moment, the envoy put down his wine jug and spoke leisurely.

Xing Yue and Si Rong both looked over, wanting to hear his insightful opinion.

“We are now supporters of Prince An.”

"In other words, we now belong to the imperial power, not the Taoist sect."

"If the Buddhist sect attacks us, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the dynasty."

"That's courting death."

The envoy's words brought the two back to their senses.

Yes, they have already submitted to Prince An.

"Therefore, the Buddhist sect will not, and dares not, attack us."

"However, I do have an idea."

After finishing his speech, the envoy moved on to another matter.

"what idea?"

"It's time for our sect to relocate."

"You want to..."

"Yes, move it to the capital."

"It would be best if it were built outside the Prince's Palace."

"If I'm not mistaken... the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect and the Tai Xuan Star Tower are also considering this matter."

"I think these two forces pose a greater threat than Buddhism."

The envoy did not hide anything and spoke frankly.

“You’re right, especially that guy Yinming.”

"When he starts flattering, he becomes incredibly obsequious."

Upon hearing this, Si Rong immediately nodded.

Xing Yue recalled how Yin Ming had flattered the Jade Emperor, and felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

How skilled is Yinming at flattery?

Let's say that.

He managed to make the Jade Emperor laugh.

"I will go and prepare for the relocation of the sect."

After Xing Yue finished speaking, he hurriedly walked out of the main hall and began to prepare for the relocation of the sect.

"Let me see when is a good day to set off."

After saying this, Si Rong walked towards the celestial observatory, intending to begin divination.

"The Underworld..."

The envoy looked at the sky outside the palace with an unreadable expression.

At first, Yinming didn't think much of Prince An, but after being taught a lesson, he became more obedient.

To be precise, Yinming was no longer honest.

Instead, after he submitted to Prince An, he began gathering intelligence on Prince An in order to better understand him.

Only by understanding the other party can you better cater to their preferences.

Judging by the time, it's about time for Yin Ming to make his move.

As for why the envoy did not make preparations after learning of this matter, he was actually making preparations.

However, they weren't preparing rare and precious materials for Prince An.

The Ancient Wilderness Daoist Sect wasn't that wealthy, so the Conquest Envoy's plan was quite simple.

When the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect headed to the imperial city, he led a team to intercept them and borrow the secret treasure that the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect had prepared for Prince An.

They are all colleagues. What difference is there between the gift that Shengui Cangzong gave to His Highness and the gift that they gave to His Highness?

No.

Moreover, they are highly skilled and can protect the treasures of the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect from being stolen by thieves.

He meant well.

"Let's do it this way. We'll discuss the plan with them when they get back."

Conquest solidified his resolve.

Although they are all forces under Prince An, they will unite as one when facing external enemies.

However, on ordinary days, the various factions under Prince An each had their own ideas, and they would fight and clash with each other.

Just like how Xuanyuan Bai and Jiu Li don't get along.

If Li Junsu needs their help, they will obey and act together.

But that doesn't stop them from fighting each other to the death in private.

Just like on the battlefield, Bai Xingling could watch Qiongqi show off his power, but as soon as he returned, he was threatened by Bai Xingling to throw him into a pot and give him a hot bath.

"Yinming, I'll borrow your treasures from the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect."

The envoy, recalling the scene of borrowing the treasure and presenting it to Prince An, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

......

Gods and Ghosts Hidden Sect

As the Ancient Wilderness Daoist Sect prepared to act, the Divine Ghost Hidden Sect had already begun its relocation.

Yin Ming acted even faster than the three commanders of the army anticipated.

Or perhaps, Yinming understands their personalities and intends to get ahead of them.

These days, he has been exchanging letters with the emperor.

The emperor was overjoyed to learn that Shengui Cangzong planned to enter the imperial city on his own initiative to protect Prince An.

Although they weren't free cattle or horses for the imperial court, they could be free laborers to repair the prince's mansion.

The renovation of the Prince's Mansion is now largely complete.

But the powerful families and the four dragon ancestors couldn't resist starting to read.

In general, they began to refine the design.

It's all about who uses the most precious materials, who uses the most miraculous materials.

The emperor was delighted with this.

Now, adding the sect of gods and ghosts would be just right.

Because the Prince's Mansion can be expanded later.

The emperor plans to expand the imperial city.

In his view, the current imperial city is a bit too small.

Even the court officials had to admit that the capital city was indeed a bit too small.

Expansion is indeed necessary.

"Yinming, our disciples are all ready."

Yang Ling walked over at this moment, stretched, and said.

"We're ready, so we can set off."

Yin Ming then withdrew his gaze and spoke.

"Isn't your flattery a little too much?"

Yang Ling looked at the sky, somewhat curious.

The treasure that Shengui Cangzong is going to present to Prince An this time is very simple.

That is their sect's treasure trove.

"will not."

"If I were to say that an era even more prosperous than that of the Jade Emperor and Maitreya has begun."

"And Prince An will be one of the centers of this era, do you believe it?"

"I believe."