Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

But on the sea, as lightning illuminated the darkness, a dense crowd of ships of all kinds rushed towards them, covering almost the entire sea surface.

"what is this?"

The patrolling soldiers watched all this in amazement. They were born in the island country of Japan and had never seen such a huge army. Many of them were already paralyzed with fear before the fleet even reached the shore.

For the patrolling soldiers in Japan, an army of one or two thousand people could capture a city. Suddenly seeing an army of hundreds of thousands of people gathering was a scene that was beyond their comprehension.

Thousands of ships began to dock, and the army of the Great Zhou landed in an orderly manner. The evil aura emanating from the rows of troops alone made the city in the distance seem as if it would collapse at any time.

Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city!

Wuming and others looked at the city not far away.

The city is not big, and the city wall is only a few meters high. Compared with the giant cities that are dozens of meters high in the Central Plains, it is more like a larger village than a city.

Wuming glanced at the First Evil Emperor and the Wushuang City masters, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Shall we take the first fight?"

These people belong to the surrender faction. Although they have submitted to the Great Zhou, they still have to do something to prove their loyalty.

There are some things Xiongba may not say, but they cannot help but take the initiative to do them, otherwise it would be immature!

The others naturally had no objections, and after a brief build-up of strength, everyone attacked almost at the same time.

But Wuming raised his hand and slashed with a sword. The sword energy turned into thousands of swords as it rushed forward, and in an instant it turned into a rain of sword energy in the sky, covering the city in front of him.

At the same time, all kinds of sword beams and palm powers roared out, like a torrent falling from the sky, sweeping across every corner of the city.

Chapter 566: Xiong Ba: Fortune telling? Who else is qualified to tell my fortune?

A beam of sword light shot down from the clouds, tearing through a section of the city wall like a rotten wood, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere, and riddled the surrounding soldiers with holes.

In the city lord's mansion, the city lord, who was playing hide-and-seek with his concubines, heard a roar. A sense of panic arose in his heart for some reason, and he rushed to the door in a hurry.

He rushed forward and shouted, "Here comes the guards! Where are the guards!"

Being able to be the lord of a city, he was considered a minor master, but in recent years he had indulged in wine, women and the pleasures of life, and had long lost the composure that a warrior should have, and was completely panic-stricken.

The moment the door was opened, he saw the walls around him crackling and shattering, and the whole city was shaking violently.

What the city lord saw was light that filled his entire field of vision: sword light, knife light, spear light... All kinds of light were colorful and beautiful to the extreme, sweeping down from the sky like an overwhelming force.

Then, he saw countless houses in the city collapsing, and saw the sword light that tore through the sky and split the earth, carrying with it an unparalleled sharp force, piercing through the collapsing sky and the cracking earth.

Seeing the bodies with blood and flesh flying everywhere, the armor on the soldiers was as soft as tofu, without any resistance. It was directly shattered into pieces by the sword energy.

"God's punishment...?"

The city lord only had time to have one last thought in his mind. Before he could even let out a scream, he was drowned by the endless sword energy and knife light, and instantly turned into a pool of blood mist.

.....

When the torrent of light completely dissipated, all that was left was the city, which was no longer there. Everywhere were gullies, broken limbs, and all kinds of debris.

A city was completely reduced to ashes in just a few breaths!

Xiongba looked at all this, and after a while, he said with a hint of displeasure: "I told you to spare the girls and not the boys, why did you kill them all... Oh, this won't happen again!"

The First Evil Emperor laughed heartily, "The Regent is right. This will not happen again."

"If you ask me, we could also retain some of the young and strong Japanese laborers, castrate them and use them as corvée labor. Even if they're useless, if we use them well, they can still be of some use!"

Xiong Ba nodded and said, "What the Evil Emperor said makes sense. You guys will give the specific instructions on how to carry it out. The general direction can't be changed. As for how many people should stay, that's up to you to decide!"

As he spoke, Xiongba waved his sleeves and said, "The army will not stop, but continue to move forward, and strive to clean up the Dongying Islands within a month!"

The First Evil Emperor suggested, "Why don't we split up and move forward? Or, should Wuming, the Evil Sect Master, and I each disperse and clear out the Japanese experts first?

This saves a lot of time!"

Xiong Ba thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. You are all masters recognized by the Sword Master. You don't have to worry about anything in Japan. You can do whatever you want.

If we encounter a strong enemy, there is no need to fight to the death. We can just join forces and deal with it together!"

Wuming laughed heartily, "The only time in our lives that we have joined forces to fight an enemy was against the Sword Master. Could it be that in this tiny country of Japan there is someone who can rival the Sword Master?"

.....

Over the next half month, news reached Xiongba's central military tent.

"The martial arts legend Wuming, with one sword, slashed through the walls of Juewu Palace, killing thousands of Juewu Palace disciples. Juewu's son Juexin was beheaded with a single sword strike, and the greatest martial arts force in Japan was destroyed!"

"The First Evil Emperor single-handedly declared war on the various Japanese lords, annihilated Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and single-handedly attacked Kobe Castle, slaughtering tens of thousands of enemies. Wherever his blade passed, nothing stood in his way... In a single day, the entire area of ​​Kobe, hundreds of miles away, was reduced to a pool of blood..."

"The Japanese daimyo Tokugawa Ieyasu sent a letter expressing his willingness to surrender, but was rejected!"

"Tokugawa Ieyasu united over twenty daimyo and gathered a hundred thousand soldiers in Kyoto to fight the Tenkakai and Wushuangcheng coalition forces..."

"Eighty percent of the one hundred thousand soldiers were killed in the battle, and the remaining troops fled! During the escape, Tokugawa Ieyasu was killed by Mingyue, the leader of the younger generation of Wushuang City. The army invaded Kyoto, and the era of the Japanese daimyo came to an end!"

"Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, Duan Lang and others will each lead 30,000 troops from the Tianxia Association to attack from the east and west and begin clearing out the remaining forces in Japan. We estimate that we can initially achieve the goal of destroying the country within ten days!"

.....

Inside the central army tent, Xiongba looked at the letters one by one and couldn't help but smile happily.

The feeling of being able to make things happen with just a flip of the hand and destroy a country with just a word is so great.

The dog-headed military advisor Wen Chouchou served beside him with a licking smile, "Congratulations, Gang Leader, no, Regent, you have finally achieved your wish and unified the country!

The Clay Buddha's prediction back then truly came true. Ever since you accepted Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun as your disciples, everything has been going smoothly. The Tianxiahui has become even more unstoppable, and to this day, you have reached the highest position."

Xiong Ba was stunned. "If you hadn't mentioned this, I would have forgotten about it. You know what, the two words of the clay Buddha's fortune-telling are really accurate.

How can a golden fish stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!

Now that I am the regent, I have truly become a dragon!"

Wen Chouchou said hurriedly, “The clay Buddha once said that these first two sentences are your destiny for the first half of your life, and there are two more sentences for the second half of your life.

"Regent, since this clay Buddha's divination is so accurate, why don't you let Chouchou find him again for you and write the next two sentences for you?"

Xiongba raised the corners of his mouth and smiled a little strangely.

"Is it necessary to call the clay Buddha to read my fortune?"

Wen Chouchou asked in surprise, "Why not? This man is an unparalleled mathematician and can discern the will of heaven. The verdict he writes after his calculations must be incredibly accurate. Regent, aren't you curious about your fate for the rest of your life?"

"You!" Xiongba was in a good mood and scolded with a smile, "You are not very old, why are you so confused?"

"God's will? Who do you say is God's will?"

Wen Chouchou was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "You mean, Lord Sword Master is God's will?"

"That's right!" Xiong Ba said proudly, "Sword Master is God's will. This is something that Lian Xiao Sanxiao and his son all agree on.

The Sword Master has allowed me to be the regent of the Great Zhou. This is God’s will!

I, Xiongba, no longer need to seek out fortune tellers, nor do I need to act according to anyone's wishes!"

He flicked his sleeves, his domineering aura overflowing, and he laughed heartily: "Because my backing is God's will!

As long as I do what Lord Sword Master has instructed me to do, even if I become the enemy of the whole world, who can do anything to me?

Can human power be stronger than God's will?"

"Wuming and the others refused to obey and were nearly killed!"

"The Great Demon God and the Great Boss also refused to accept it. Their dragon turtle bloodline was refined and they almost died!"

"Sword Master is the will of heaven, and I, Xiong Ba, am the spokesperson for that will. Apart from Sword Master, who else can tell my fate?"

“Once the war to destroy Japan is over, I will go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the heavens and build a temple for the Sword Master.

From now on, Sword Master is God, and I, Xiong Ba, will be God's sole spokesperson in the world!"

Chapter 567 Emperor Xuantian Ziji!

Since the battle of Wushuang City, Xuantian Sword Master defeated all the heroes in the world and even made the legendary god Xiao Sanxiao bow his head in submission. The reputation of Sword Master has spread thoroughly.

Some people even walk around the world directly under the name of disciples of Xuantian Sword Master. Not to mention, they are actually treated as guests of honor by many wealthy businessmen.

Of course, these are all trivial matters. After Xiongba destroyed the island country of Dongying, he went to Mount Tai on his way back. He offered sacrifices to the heavens on Mount Tai and reported to the heaven and earth to establish the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Afterwards, he ordered the Japanese prisoners of war to build the Xuantian Taoist Palace on Mount Tai, and respectfully called Xuantian Sword Master the National Master of the Great Zhou.

In the following year, in order to maintain the favor of heaven and to please Song Xuan, Xiongba held several court meetings to change the title of Lord Jianzun.

At first, the ministers respectfully called the Sword Master the True Lord of Xuantian, the Most Virtuous and the Most Holy.

Not long after, Xiongba felt dissatisfied. After discussing with the ministers in the court, he respectfully gave him the title of Xuantian Ziji Great Emperor.

At this point, the name of Emperor Xuantian was completely established in the Fengyun world.

Of course, this is a title recognized by the imperial court, while the people respect him as a Taoist immortal, and he is listed as one of the five immortals along with Nanhua Immortal, Chongxu Immortal, Tongxuan Immortal, and Dongxuan Immortal recorded in Taoist classics.

.....

Spring goes and autumn comes, time flies by, and a year has passed.

On this day, Song Xuan walked out of Lingyun Cave. He had a restrained aura and no signs of cultivation. Apart from being a little more handsome, he looked no different from an ordinary person.

After coming out of seclusion, Song Xuan did not rush to Beihai, but quietly came to Luoyang City and strolled around the city casually.

While strolling, he observed the surrounding environment. The first feeling Song Xuan had when he came out of seclusion this time was order!

Compared to a year ago, Luoyang City is now in good order. People cannot say that they live and work in peace and contentment, but at least they no longer have the fear and anxiety on their faces.

Many people's faces are filled with hope for the future, and even a bit of arrogance, which is a kind of arrogance unique to the people in the capital of a big country.

You can still see some martial artists dressed as warriors in the city, but these people are not polite now, but they are no longer arrogant and domineering. They speak and act politely and seem to have good tempers.

Song Xuan was quite satisfied with this. He could see the big picture from the small details. From this alone, he could see that Xiongba was capable in governing the country.

As they got closer to the inner city, more and more people gathered, and many of them were rushing towards a certain area. Song Xuan followed them out of curiosity.

From a distance, you can see a Taoist temple standing in a prosperous area of ​​the city, with smoke curling up and the temple is very popular.

Xuantian Taoist Palace!

Looking at the four big characters on the plaque of the Taoist Palace, a smile appeared on Song Xuan's lips. He knew without thinking that this must have been made up by Xiongba to please him.

Don’t say it, although I don’t care about fame and fortune, I still feel happy when I see this scene.

Song Xuan did not enter the hall, but instead took a look at the statue of Emperor Xuantian enshrined in the hall, and then glanced at the stone tablet standing outside the temple.

The inscription on the stele is quite interesting:

Emperor Xuantian, whose surname is Song and name is Xuan, is the reincarnation of God's will. He entered the Tao with the sword and was initially respected as the Xuantian Sword Master. He subdued the Qilin, defeated the Xuanwu, felt pity for the hardships of the world, unified the world and established the Great Zhou. Later, he rode a cloud and left, free and easy between heaven and earth.

He founded the Xuantian lineage, and was honored with titles such as Xuantian Zhide Zhisheng Zhenjun and Xuantian Ziji Dadi. He was listed as one of the five great immortals in Taoism and one of the ancestors of Taoism.

He is also known as Xuantian Daozu among the people...

Song Xuan silently looked at the inscription on the stele. There were hundreds of words that boasted that Emperor Xuantian was omnipotent. Song Xuan was a little confused. I didn't know I was so powerful?

I have to say, Xiongba is really a talented person. With just this skill, who wouldn’t be confused?

If he had not held a high position in the Great Zhou Dynasty and had not been accustomed to all kinds of flattery, he might have been really flattered when he saw this scene today.

After a brief silence, Song Xuan took a step forward, and when he appeared again, he had already arrived at the Regent's Palace.

This is where Xiongba lives and handles government affairs. When he is not attending court, he spends most of his time here.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiongba's military advisor Wen Chouchou standing beside him with a fruit plate, while Xiongba was leaning over the desk looking at a memorial.

Hearing the knock on the door, he subconsciously looked up and saw the familiar and awe-inspiring face. Xiongba instinctively trembled at first, then stood up and saluted with surprise.

"Master, are you out of seclusion?"

Song Xuan nodded and glanced around, "It looks a bit simple!"

Xiong Ba said hurriedly, "The Great Zhou has just been established. It is a time to recuperate and accumulate the people's strength. We should save as much as possible on unnecessary luxury items."

Song Xuan smiled without comment.

Although he knew that Xiongba was putting on a show in front of him, he did not feel disgusted. He, Song Xuan, was not a saint who was detached from the world. Who didn't work their way up from the bottom step by step?

He knew how cautious his subordinates were and understood how difficult it was for them. As long as they didn't make some unforgivable mistakes of principle, he was actually very tolerant of them.

When he was just starting out, in order to build a good relationship with Zhao Dezhu, didn’t he also give health supplements to the other party?

Sitting in a chair and drinking tea, Song Xuan listened quietly to Xiongba's description of the situation in the Great Zhou over the past year.

Simply put, Xiongba mainly did three things.