Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

The two left the inn, and Kongming led Zhu Ganglie to a bustling area of ​​Leizhou City. This was a famous red-light district in Leizhou City, full of singing and dancing, and bustling with activity.

Zhu Ganglie's eyes widened, his face full of surprise and curiosity. This was his first time in such a place, and it was naturally an eye-opening experience for him.

Kongming chuckled inwardly at Zhu Ganglie's naive and unworldly demeanor. He knew that Zhu Ganglie was a born glutton who loved to have fun, and would naturally be very enthusiastic about such things.

He didn't say much, and led Zhu Ganglie directly into one of the largest brothels.

Upon entering the brothel, a strong scent of perfume and cosmetics wafted over, making Zhu Bajie feel as if he were floating on air.

It looked around and was dazzled by the sight of scantily clad, soft-spoken, and graceful women.

"Gentlemen, please come in. The girls at our Wanchun Garden are among the best in Leizhou City."

A madam dressed in a red dress with heavy makeup on her face came up and said with a smile.

She didn't care whether the other party was a pig's head or a horse's face; as long as there was business, she considered it a treat for the girls, a chance to try something new...

"Girls, come out and greet our guests!" The madam shouted, and seven or eight girls rushed over and dragged Kongming and Zhu Ganglie into a private room on the second floor.

Entering the second floor reveals a completely different world. Exquisite lanterns hang from the ceiling, and red candles flicker, casting dappled light and shadow.

Women dressed in light gauze, graceful and charming, moved about in the building, singing, dancing, or joking, having a great time!

"Young master! Come here!"

A woman held Zhu Ganglie's hand and began to flirt with him.

"Hehehe...Greetings, fairy! I, Old Pig, greet you!" Pigsy cupped his hands in greeting.

To everyone's surprise, Zhu Ganglie was the kind of guy who was all talk and no action. He had just been clamoring to go out and have fun, but now that he saw a bunch of beautiful women, he became reserved and looked shy.

"Come on! Don't be shy, young master!" The woman laughed even harder when she saw Zhu Ganglie's appearance, like a blooming peony, attracting Zhu Ganglie's attention.

"Hehehe... Old Pig has finally met his match! Bring it on, why should I bother cultivating the Dao or becoming an immortal..."

After being teased by the girls, Zhu Ganglie gradually became more wanton, groping and frolicking with them, probably even forgetting that he was a pig...

Kongming sat to one side, a faint smile on his lips.

On his way from the restaurant to the inn, he noticed someone was following him, so he decided to leave the inn and take Zhu Ganglie for a visit. However, he had other plans in mind.

Before long, he secretly slipped out of the brothel and headed towards the inn.

As for the pig, he planned to keep it in the brothel for the time being, since it would be quite indecent to bring it to Zhao Jingmo's birthday banquet. However, he had another important purpose in bringing Zhu Ganglie out this time...

Kongming quietly returned to the inn and found three figures loitering at the entrance. They were the three cultivators who had clashed at the restaurant.

"It's really haunting!"

Kongming took two steps without making a sound, then walked into a secluded alley.

He wanted to see what these people's purpose was. Logically speaking, a small conflict between people with no past grudges or recent feuds would not warrant such a thing as them coming out to follow and kill him.

His intuition told him that there were probably other things he didn't know.

Sure enough, the three cultivators saw Kong Ming walk into the alley and quietly followed him.

Kongming deliberately slowed down so they could keep up, while secretly observing their actions.

Soon, they arrived at a secluded, deserted alley. Kongming stopped, turned to face the three, and wore a cold smile.

"Gentlemen, you've followed me for so long, what advice do you have for me?" Kongming asked calmly.

The three cultivators were surprised to see Kongming so calm. One of them sneered, "Playing tricks! You must be Zhuge Kongming!"

"Oh! You know me?" Kongming asked, feigning surprise, but his eyes flashed with a sharp light. Just as he had expected, these three had not come for a small conflict.

"Your reputation has grown quite a bit lately, even the Qinglan Sect was destroyed because of you! It's just your bad luck that you ran into us brothers. Why didn't you stay in Yuliang County? What were you doing running around like this?" A cultivator crossed his arms and looked at Kongming with a mocking expression.

Upon hearing this, Kongming immediately knew who the other party was.

According to the intelligence he had, the Tang Dynasty's Prime Minister Du Ruhui was supported by three minor sects and some independent cultivators.

They are Ju Kui Sect, Dayan Sect, and Five Poisons Sect. Each sect has three Golden Core experts. As for the rogue cultivators, he has no way of verifying them. He only knows that there are seven or eight Golden Core experts among the rogue cultivators.

It can be said that these people, when gathered together, already constitute a formidable force, even capable of challenging some state-level cultivation sects; the only thing they lack is top-tier combat power.

However, these people were often disorganized and acted independently, only coordinating their actions when Du Ruhui made a major decision.

A cultivation sect that can control an entire state not only has a unified front, but most importantly, it has at least two members who have reached the peak of the Golden Core stage.

What is the Golden Core Peak Ranking? It is a list created by the three major sects to control the cultivation strength of their respective countries, encompassing the peak combat power of the top three hundred Golden Core cultivators in their countries.

Ordinary Golden Core cultivators are like chickens and dogs in the eyes of those who made the list. Although they are all at the Golden Core stage, their strengths are vastly different. However, there may be some hidden masters. After all, no matter how powerful the three major sects are, they cannot be all-encompassing.

Each of the three major sects has three Nascent Soul cultivators stationed there, enjoying the cultivation resources of the entire country. Therefore, they will not allow other sects to produce Nascent Soul cultivators to compete with them for resources.

On the one hand, we suppress, and on the other hand, we support, keeping it at a critical point of balance.

After all, if the suppression is too severe, leading to the weakening of the cultivation forces in our own country, it will inevitably attract the covetousness of cultivation sects in other countries.

Take the Great Qian Kingdom, for example. It was because the three major sects of Great Qian suppressed it too much back then that all the Golden Core cultivators, who were the backbone of the kingdom, withered away. This led to other cultivation sects from other countries rising up and dividing it up, ultimately resulting in the destruction of the kingdom and its sects...

Each country is controlled by three major factions, and above these three factions are the three ancient aristocratic families, who are revered by all under heaven and stand at the pinnacle of this world...

But that's a digression. Back to Kongming, who was cornered in the alley by the three men, he had already figured out most of their background.

Holding a feather fan, he stared at the three with a half-smile. Suddenly, he sprang up, his figure as swift as the wind, and instantly appeared in front of one of the cultivators.

With a gentle wave of his feather fan, a gust of wind rushed straight towards the cultivator's face...