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No matter how the minister struggled, several soldiers who heard the news dragged him away.

Ying Zheng swept his gaze over the ministers before him and said, "I understand. Many of you have connections with Lao Ai. Even during Lao Ai's rebellion, many of you supported him!"

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, the ministers below knelt on the ground.

Everyone realized what Ying Zheng meant by these words.

This was clearly an attempt to take advantage of Lao Ai's rebellion to launch a major purge in the court.

Not only was Lao Ai doomed to death, but all three clans would likely be implicated. Other former loyalists to Lü Buwei would likely also be labeled Lao Ai's accomplices by Ying Zheng.

In fact, Lü Buwei's downfall was too quick. In the court, Lü Buwei's power was so great that Ying Zheng could not find any reason to purge him.

After all, even Lü Buwei was shown leniency by Ying Zheng. It's impossible that the main culprit would be left alone while Lü Buwei's followers were held accountable, right?

In this case, the only way to initiate the purge is through Lao Ai.

Who made Lao Ai's rise to power inseparable from Lü Buwei? Even when Lao Ai was made a marquis, the forces under Lü Buwei's command contributed the most.

Although these people may not have been involved in Lao Ai's rebellion, because of their initial recommendation, Ying Zheng labeled them as Lao Ai's accomplices. This is indeed traceable and reasonable!

Under Ying Zheng's orders, dozens of ministers kneeling on the ground were dragged away one after another. Even so, Ying Zheng's purge of the court would not end here.

After all, only a few could accompany them on this trip to Yongcheng to pay homage to their ancestors. The real big players would have to wait until they returned to Xianyang.

After dragging dozens of ministers off under the pretext of Lao Ai, Ying Zheng finally turned to Lao Ai and declared, "The principal offender, Lao Ai, is unforgivable! His entire clan must be exterminated! I, the king, must be torn to pieces by chariots!"

Chapter 128: Immortal Gold, Perfection of the Pill! An Existence Above Humanity!

Being torn apart by a chariot is considered the most cruel form of punishment in today's era.

After all, the more brutal form of lingchi has not yet appeared.

But the thought of being torn to pieces by a chariot was enough to make the ministers who had escaped the ordeal tremble with fear.

You have to know that Lao Ai's three clans were exterminated.

When hearing that Ying Zheng had actually executed Lao Ai and his entire clan, even Fusu, who had always emphasized Confucian kindness, did not show the slightest sign of pity.

During his trip to Yongcheng, Ying Zheng successfully achieved all his expected goals.

He captured Lao Ai; at the same time, he killed the two illegitimate children of Zhao Ji and Lao Ai; he took advantage of the Lao Ai Rebellion to launch a major purge in the court.

Of course, leaving Yongcheng was just the beginning of Ying Zheng's purge of the court, not the end.

Lu Buwei has been the prime minister for so many years. In the court, except for the Chu people and the old Qin people, almost all the rest are Lu Buwei's people.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the court of the Qin Dynasty, Lu Buwei's power completely occupied more than 60%.

Such a large number, coupled with the fact that Lü Buwei always liked to use people from the six states of Shandong, resulted in the court being unable to distinguish whether many people from the six states who came to join the Qin army were actually Lü Buwei's men.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this difficulty in distinguishing that Ying Zheng was able to issue the order to expel the foreigners without hesitation, which led to Li Si's famous letter of remonstration against the expulsion of foreigners.

However, according to Ying An's understanding, the issuance of the Edict of Expulsion was, to a certain extent, a complete compromise by Ying Zheng.

Who made it impossible to completely erase all traces of Lu Buwei from the court?

The so-called Edict of Expulsion and the Letter of Remonstration against Expulsion are, in essence, more like a way for the emperor to control his subjects.

Apart from Ying Zheng, even Li Si was just a pawn in the game.

First, he issued the Edict of Expulsion to suppress the talents from the six kingdoms, and then he used the Letter of Remonstration to retract his previous promise, causing the talents of the six kingdoms to experience great ups and downs in their hearts, and instead developed an even stronger loyalty to the Qin Dynasty.

At the same time, it also left the world with the impression of being open to suggestions.

It can be said that the seemingly farcical "Remonstration Letter to Expel Foreigners" helped the previously unknown Li Si achieve success and put him on the fast track to the Qin court. But in reality, from beginning to end, he was just a pawn manipulated by Ying Zheng.

However, after Ying An returned from Yongcheng, he no longer had time to pay attention to the turmoil in the court.

I thought a new task finally appeared in the chat group I hadn’t seen in a long time!!

[Ding! ! An unknown change has occurred in the world of group member Heroine Tianxia. A request for assistance is now being issued!]

Mission Description: In a world ruled by a woman, a being beyond the trajectory of fate has appeared. It's suspected to be a time traveler, and they're wilfully disrupting the trajectory of fate!

[Mission Requirements: Find the existence that destroys the trajectory of fate and kill the target!]

[Task Rewards: Points will be awarded based on the group members' task completion rate!]

Heroine's World: "A time traveler? How could that be? Why didn't Wan'er notice it at all?"

The sloppy Taoist said, "Since he can wantonly destroy the fate of your world, it means he must have known everything in advance. If that's the case, how could you possibly have noticed it?"

The Dandy Prince: "I always feel like our chat group is unusually overbearing. It's like the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps! I remember you said before that the first mission was to change Master Zhang's life tragedy. Now, you don't allow others to change!!"

Xiong Ba Tian Xia: "Isn't this normal? Since we are fortunate enough to be members of the chat group, of course we should help each other and do our best to avoid the tragedies and setbacks in life. And if others want to change their lives, it will inevitably affect our interests. Wasn't your opportunity intercepted by someone last time?"

The Strongest Mortal: "Um... I'm sorry to bother you all, but I wonder how you enjoyed the meat of the centipede monsters?"

Stunning Cook: "What a liar! Isn't it said that eating the meat of a thousand-year-old monster can make you immortal? My father and I have had diarrhea for years after eating it. Even my father is suspicious. I want to kill him!!"

Sloppy Taoist: "Ahem... I'm not laughing!! Besides, I feel the same way. The meat of those centipede monsters is simply not edible!!"

Xiong Ba Tian Xia: "No? I ate it, and it's fine! Although I don't know if it can make me immortal, I can feel that the centipede monster's meat contains an extremely powerful essence. Even if it's just a small piece worth less than a penny, with my current cultivation level, it would take more than ten days to refine it!!"

Purification Witch: "It's demonic energy! The meat of these centipede monsters is indeed very precious. But because of the demonic energy, if humans eat it rashly, not only will they not absorb the essence of the monster meat, but it may also cause various discomforts. However, as long as it is purified, it can indeed be eaten!"

Cow Chariot: "I'm fine too. There's no need for purification, and no need for a long time to refine. Just eat it, and it seems like I can feel the natural energy. The more I eat, the better I can integrate the natural energy and condense the fairy chakra. I have now mastered the fairy art of the Wet Bone Forest!"

Digging a pit to bury people: "The meat of those centipede monsters is more delicious than lobster. If you can't eat it, why not give it to me!!"

Stunning Cook: "What's going on? How come everyone seems to have completely different reactions to the same centipede monster meat?! What about the group leader? How did he deal with the centipede monster meat?"

Natural Born Sage: "I am different from all of you. I threw away the meat of these centipede monsters. However, I extracted the dragon energy from the monster meat in advance and infused it into the centipede beads, catalyzing the centipede beads into dragon beads!!"

Pharmacist Butterfly: "What are centipede beads?"

The dandy prince said, "It's like a clam producing pearls. The essence of a dragon condenses into a dragon pearl. The same is true for centipedes. After living for a long time, a pearl-like substance will appear in the centipede's body. This is the essence of the centipede. It is called a centipede pearl. The centipede spirit we encountered before was almost transformed into a dragon. The group leader may have used his ability to forcibly catalyze the centipede pearl into a dragon pearl. It's a pity that the centipede meat that the group leader obtained was probably wasted!"

Sloppy Taoist: "In the storybooks, beings who have achieved success in cultivation, whether human or monster, will transform their cultivation into the state of Dan. Even in Taoist practice, there is a realm called Jindan within the Inner Alchemy School. The so-called Inner Alchemy and Jindan are things like dragon balls and centipede beads."

Pharmacist Butterfly: "Well...Master Zhang, Prince Xu, why do you two say different things?"

Sloppy Taoist: "Haha... Although there are slight differences, the meaning is still the same. However, beings like centipedes and dragons are naturally able to condense their own power into pearl-like existences. Inner elixir, on the other hand, is more like a realm pursued by practitioners!!"

Medicine Master Butterfly: "Realm? Then why do we pursue the realm of Dan? Is it so that people can dig it out more easily?"

The sloppy Taoist said, "That's not the case. The so-called elixir, as the name suggests, is a round state. It symbolizes perfection. The nature of gold is immortal, and the elixir represents perfection. The golden elixir also means immortality and perfection! If you are interested in this, I can explain the Taoist classics to you in the future when I have time! I believe that after understanding this, you will understand the true meaning of the so-called golden elixir!"

Stunning Cook: "Didn't you hear what the group leader said just now? He actually catalyzed the centipede monster's centipede ball into a dragon ball! Those are dragon balls! Dragon balls!!"

Female Lead: "Did you hear that? But, for the group leader, isn't this a very normal thing? Or do you think it's incredible that the group leader would do such a thing?"

Stunning Cook: "No... I... I just haven't seen the Dragon Ball. By the way, there are quests in your world. Do you have any clues? Also, how do you deal with your centipede meat?"

In the Tang Dynasty world, at the headquarters of the Yingui Sect.

Seeing Huang Rong in the chat group so impatient to change the topic and ask how her centipede meat was processed, a hint of embarrassment suddenly flashed across Kankan's pretty face.

In fact, she was just like Huang Rong. After suddenly obtaining the flesh and blood of the thousand-year-old centipede monster, she was reluctant to keep such a good thing for herself.

Before he even knew how to prepare the centipede meat, he couldn't wait to cook it according to the method Huang Rong had suggested in the chat group. He also couldn't wait to bring his chef Zhu Yuyan over.

The result is predictable.

Even a martial arts expert like Xiongba would need ten days to refine centipede meat worth less than one penny.

The shrine maiden in the group, Kikyo, is born with extremely powerful purifying power, which can remove the evil spirit from the centipede meat.

Besides that, Tsunade was probably the only one left. After all, Tsunade herself was a strange being. In their world, even thousand-year-old animals were revered as immortals. Everyone could accept any strange thing.

The other group members all suffered greatly from the centipede monster's flesh, and Kanan was naturally no exception.

Not only her, but even the leader of the Yingui Sect, Zhu Yuyan, was exhausted for several days because of her trick.

It was also thanks to Zhu Yuyan's mother-daughter relationship with Kankan that she never suspected Kankan would harm her. Otherwise, the centipede meat blunder alone would have been enough to turn the other demon sect disciples against each other.

Heroine's World: "Let's talk about this mission, shall we?"

Stunning Cook: "Pfft! Hahaha... No way? You're not going to end up like me and Dad, pretending to know everything and eating centipede meat, are you?"

Female Protagonist: "@Natural Saint, group leader, this mission seems to be even more troublesome than the one with Prince Xu Fengnian. Last time, we knew that his opportunity was intercepted by someone. But this time, they just told us that there is a time traveler in my world. With such a simple clue, how can we quickly find that guy?"

Natural Born Sage: "Have you ever heard of the Twin Dragons of Yangzhou?"

"The Twin Dragons of Yangzhou? They seem to be a pair of thugs from Yangzhou City who have suddenly gained fame in the martial arts world recently. Could it be that they are the so-called time travelers?"

Natural Born Sage: "I already have a rough plan in mind. If nothing unexpected happens, the target of this mission will inevitably come into contact with the Yangzhou Twin Dragons. And the focus of the contact is still the Secret of Immortality!"

"The Secret of Immortality? Legend has it that the ancient imperial teacher Guangchengzi wrote about that magical Taoist technique? Hasn't anyone ever mastered it? Even many Taoist descendants believe the so-called Secret of Immortality is a scam!"

The sloppy Taoist priest said, "The secret of immortality written by Guangchengzi? In Miss Wanwan's world, there is actually such an incredible inheritance?"

Digging a hole to bury someone: "Could Guangchengzi also be an extraordinary person? I wonder, compared with the Eight Wonders, how is his immortality secret more powerful?"

I have to admit that Feng Baobao's question is indeed very interesting.

Which one is more powerful, the secret of immortality in the world of The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty or the eight unique skills in the world of Under One Person?

Although the eight unique skills in the world of Under One Person seem to be varied and mysterious, in Ying An's opinion, Guang Chengzi's Longevity Secret is probably the better one.

Just one point of Guangchengzi's secret of longevity is incomparable to the eight extraordinary skills combined.

Shatter the void!!

That's right, in theory, if someone could truly successfully cultivate the Art of Immortality and reach perfection, then the roommate's hope of shattering the void would indeed be shattered.

Don't forget, in the Tang Dynasty world, all martial arts traditions are almost all inherited from the same lineage. The source of all martial arts is the War God Atlas in the War God Temple.

Guangchengzi, observing the War God Atlas, created the Secret of Immortality. The ten volumes of the Demon Sect's Heavenly Demon Strategy, a collection of hundreds of schools of thought, combined with the calligraphy of the Shattered Void that the Heavenly Demon Cang Qu observed in his tomb, were then compiled into a book.

As for the last of the Four Great Books, the Cihang Sword Canon, it is essentially just another elaboration of the Demonic Thoughts after Dini Guan's Thoughts on the Demonic Way before the Heavenly Demon Strategy was written.

It can be said that among the four great books, apart from the War God Atlas itself, the one closest to the War God Atlas is the Art of Immortality.

Among the Yangzhou Twin Dragons, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling each learned only one of the seven diagrams, and in a single leap, they directly cultivated innate true qi.

If there is really someone who can understand the secret of the secret of longevity, and practice the entire book step by step, he may have the opportunity to follow Guangchengzi and break through the void.

The realm of shattering the void is definitely much stronger than the so-called fancy eight strange skills.

In fact, breaking the void is essentially a sublimation of the essence of life, as if it has leaped from human concepts to another dimension.

Even if Ying An had the spiritual power to experience four thunder tribulations, he would not dare to say that he could definitely defeat the powerful man who had broken the void.

Even a powerful grandmaster, in front of a warrior who has broken the void, the gap is so huge that it exceeds that of a Yangshen or a shell-breaking cultivator.

The two are in completely different states!

Before the void is shattered, no matter how high one's cultivation level or realm, one is ultimately just a human. But once shattered, one completely sheds the concept of being human. One becomes a god, an immortal, a Buddha. A being that transcends humanity!

In Ying An's opinion, the so-called breaking of the void is even more different than those ancient disciples in the Yangshen world who do not practice Taoism and martial arts on a daily basis.

The ancient philosophers had to constantly strengthen their hearts, absorb knowledge, and increase their wisdom, and then they could leap forward, survive several thunder tribulations, and become powerful.

But shattering the void is simply unreasonable! ! .

Chapter 129: The Secret of the Eight Wonderful Techniques! The Origin of the Qi Body, Known as the End of the Technique!

Natural Born Sage: "I think the Art of Immortality is better than the Eight Wonders."

Digging a pit and burying someone: "How would you know?"

Stunning Cook: "Master, what exactly are these Eight Wonders that Sister Baobao mentioned? Could it be that, like the Secret of Immortality, they are a legacy left behind by ancient great powers?"

Digging a hole to bury someone: "I don't know. But many people are vying for the Eight Wonders!"

"Eight Wonderful Skills, since they are named after skills, I think they should not be as good as the Art of Immortality, right? After all, according to the group leader, the Art of Immortality is a legacy left by the ancient immortal Guangchengzi. Even though no one has ever mastered it, it still left a mysterious legend in the martial arts world. Even Emperor Yang Guang was seeking the Art of Immortality, hoping to gain immortality through it."

Natural Born Sage: "When you enter the world of Kankan, you can all see the Secret of Immortality for yourself. I think it will be very rewarding. As for the Eight Wonders, it is a collective term for eight kinds of skills in Feng Baobao's world. It is even rumored that if someone can practice all eight wonders at the same time, they can reach the immortal realm!!"

Xiong Ba Tian Xia: "Excuse me, group leader, what are the Eight Wonders? If we have the opportunity to enter Feng Baobao's world in the future, can we borrow them to see?"

The sloppy Taoist said, "My sin, my sin. I just gave rise to a bit of greed. However, even the group leader is so impressed by the Eight Wonders. I am also really curious about the mystery of the Eight Wonders."

The Dandy Prince said, "I think everyone must be very curious about what the Eight Wonders are. Why don't you, the group leader, tell us how amazing the Eight Wonders are before we enter the mission world?!"

With Ying An's current spiritual cultivation level after four thunder tribulations, he can recall all the details even from a fleeting glimpse of a scene in his past life.

The Eight Great Skills are naturally no exception.

After thinking for a moment, Ying An did as the group members wished.

Born Sage: "In Feng Baobao's world, during the Jiashen year, roughly eighty years before Feng Baobao's own time, thirty-six descendants of both the righteous and evil sects, from all walks of life, from both the orthodox and unorthodox sects, formed a brotherhood by chance and called themselves the Thirty-Six Righteous Men. These thirty-six men created eight extraordinary and unique skills that astonished the world: The Origin of the Qi Body, Confine the Soul and Dispatch the General, Tongtian Talisman, Fenghou Qimen, Shuangquan Hands, Hundred Refinements of Divine Machinery, Six Treasury Immortal Thief, and Daluo Cave Observation."