Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique
Chapter 228 - 224: The First Conversation with Emperor Hong Yuan (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 228: Chapter 224: The First Conversation with Emperor Hong Yuan (Please Subscribe)

Great Jin, Capital City.

Taiwu Academy.

In a quiet and deep place, in front of that majestic hall, a proud and lofty figure was now standing.

Draped in the Nine Dragons Imperial Robe and crowned with Twelve Coronet Tassels, with the Emperor’s Sword slanted at his waist, the heavy aura of imperial command emanated from him.

Pop~

Just then, the sound of footsteps arose.

The proud figure immediately turned to look toward the direction from which the footsteps came.

The approaching person was clad in a Gold-Patterned Profound Robe, his figure tall and straight as a Divine Mountain, his presence stable as though not even the skies collapsing could affect him in the slightest.

"You’ve returned."

Emperor Hong Yuan said with a gentle smile.

Qin Zheng swept a calm gaze over the emperor who wielded power over Great Jin, then looked behind him at the imposing hall.

"I thought I would see you at the palace."

Withdrawing his gaze and once again looking at the lofty figure before him, Qin Zheng spoke.

Emperor Hong Yuan shook his head, his tone nonchalant as he said, "Taiwu Academy is the true heart of Great Jin. What is the palace in comparison?"

After saying this, he looked at Qin Zheng as if assessing the latter’s aura, trying to gauge his strength and whether he had been injured.

A few moments passed before he continued, "The Tianpeng Clan, six Supreme Saints, no less than ten Initial and Middle Realm Great Saints."

"Your excursion lasted no more than seven days, you... are very strong!"

Qin Zheng did not respond.

In his perception, Emperor Hong Yuan, who controlled Great Jin, also had an aura as unfathomable as an abyss, almost impossible to discern clearly.

Emperor Hong Yuan pondered for a moment and then, sighing softly, said, "I will not give up the Twelve States."

Qin Zheng’s eyebrows slightly raised.

Was this his way of explaining?

This thought had hardly arisen in his heart.

Then he heard the figure opposite him say, "Marshal Qin, having reached such a realm, you should already be aware of many secrets of this world."

Qin Zheng immediately gathered his thoughts.

"The limit of this world is not the Martial Saint but the Dharma Body!"

"A Dharma Body Expert, with a single thought, can span thousands of miles, and with a wave of a hand can annihilate living beings. Even in the endless eons, they would be considered immortal beings!"

At this point, a hint of aspiration could be seen in Emperor Hong Yuan’s eyes.

But quickly, his expression turned grave once more as he continued, "However, beyond Great Jin, on the other side of the vast Demon Lands, there is a place called Wanxiang Mountain."

"There dwell the powers of three Immortal Sects—the Qingxiao Sect, the Purple Cloud Sect, the Sky-reaching Pavilion—all current realms with Dharma Body Experts in residence, real Immortal Sects!"

"Only..."

Qin Zheng’s eyes narrowed slightly as he interjected, "Yet all three Dharma Bodies have been proven by the Demon race, not the Human race!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hong Yuan immediately looked at Qin Zheng with surprise and said, "You know?!"

This information was extremely secretive, and even the National Martial Saint was not privy to it.

"You must have learned it from the Wenxian Sect."

But then, like a flicker of understanding, he nodded his head as if he had realized the reason.

He looked squarely at Qin Zheng, his tone serious and deliberate, "The Human race cannot achieve the Dharma Body!"

Qin Zheng’s eyes narrowed again, his expression growing equally stern.

The Human race cannot achieve the Dharma Body?

What does that mean?

Emperor Hong Yuan then said, "Since the era of the Immortal Dao Civilization, no one from the Human race has been able to achieve the Dharma Body."

"Even if the Acupoints are fully opened, if one grasps various true meanings, and glimpses the path to the Dharma Body, and all accumulations have reached their limits, it’s still not possible!"

Qin Zheng frowned and asked, "Why not?"

Emperor Hong Yuan sighed and then replied, "After the great changes in heaven and earth, those of the Human race with a Spirit Root are one in ten thousand, and cultivation is tremendously difficult."

"Hence, we are even more dependent on resources."

"Just as ascending to Martial Saint requires a wisp of Spiritual Energy for aid."

"Ascending to the Dharma Body also requires Spiritual Energy, but this time, the needed Spiritual Energy is as vast as the ocean, far more than a few wisps can support!"

"In this world, the only place that can support the ascension of a Dharma Body is the one and only Spirit Vein beneath Wanxiang Mountain!"

"And there are three Demon race Dharma Bodies occupying that place. Would they ever sit idly by and allow a member of the Human race to achieve the Dharma Body?"

So that’s how it is.

Qin Zheng nodded in understanding.

No wonder the Tianpeng Clan wished to join the Qingxiao Sect.

Because the Three Great Immortal Sects, or rather the three Dharma Bodies, seated at Wanxiang Mountain and holding the Spirit Vein, effectively controlled the key to ascension to the Dharma Body!

To ascend to the Dharma Body, one would have to join them and receive their permission!

Thoughts churned within Qin Zheng’s mind as he remembered Taoist Fuhua.

When the Immortal Dao Civilization fell and the Spiritual Energy retreated, this Taoist replaced Spiritual Energy with Incense Prayer Power to also achieve the Dharma Body.

Then he thought of Gao Wuxing...

So, is that the strategy of Great Jin now as well?

"And the wise ancestors of the Human race—with boundless wisdom—discovered a method to achieve the Dharma Body using the Incense Prayer Power of sentient beings as a substitute for Spiritual Energy,"

Emperor Hong Yuan’s next words confirmed Qin Zheng’s speculation.

"The Great Ancestor left Wanxiang Mountain and, in this boundless Demon Lands, built a dynasty, secretly trying for thousands of years without managing to find the way through."

"The Quanyang Gao Family elder did the same."

Emperor Hong Yuan’s voice slowly drifted in, increasingly heavy.

"And according to some records and clues from the Ling’an Sect’s ruins, the last Human race Dharma Body’s final destination was Taixu Mountain!"

"He too achieved the Dharma Body using Incense Prayer Power!"

"Thus, prior to this, it was proposed by the elder from the Gao Family to temporarily give up control of the Twelve States to free our hands and go to Taixu Mountain."

"To find the legacy of that Human race Dharma Body, to find the key to achieving the Dharma Body using Incense Prayer Power!"

In this moment, the Emperor of Great Jin finally laid bare to Qin Zheng the true reason the imperial court intended to give up the Twelve States.

It was not what the people below had speculated, conspiring with the Demon race to extract the remains of Great Saints in order to create more Martial Saints.

In the presence of the three Great Demon Dharma Bodies of Wanxiang Mountain, without a Human race Dharma Body, even if more Martial Saints emerged, it would all be in vain.

To the Three Great Immortal Sects, to the three Great Demon Dharma Bodies.

Martial Saint.

He was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed with a flick of a finger!

Following that, Emperor Hong Yuan looked at Qin Zheng and continued, "Therefore, Great Jin should not be too aggressive, should not provoke and kill too many demon race great saints."

"Otherwise, if we attract the attention of the three Dharmakaya experts, Great Jin could be destroyed in an instant!"

This statement seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

Qin Zheng naturally also understood the meaning behind the other party’s words.

Great Jin had been quietly developing for thousands of years, upholding a defensive stance without attacking.

It was deliberately maintaining a posture of weakness so that the Three Great Immortal Sects on Wanxiang Mountain would lower their guard and not bother with this place.

But if Great Jin were to become powerful and show signs of emerging,

The Three Great Immortal Sects would likely set aside their competing stands and come to squash Great Jin first!

However, the path Qin Zheng took, with the quickest way being to slay demons, collect merit, and thus advance,

If he were to honestly cultivate within Great Jin, he feared he would never be able to reach the threshold of a Dharmakaya!

Thus... not killing demons was out of the question. He could only slow down the frequency at which he killed monsters and try not to cause too much commotion or impact.

Seeing Qin Zheng unmoved, Emperor Hong Yuan could not help but smile wryly and he no longer dwelled on this topic.

He continued, "Do you plan to cultivate the path of Incense Prayer Power?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng’s eyes immediately narrowed.

And the Emperor of Great Jin continued, "Your Martial Arts talent is very strong, and you could be called the strongest person in Great Jin in thousands of years!"

"However, without the ability to travel to Wanxiang Mountain, lacking the massive support of spiritual energy, you cannot prove a Dharmakaya on this path."

"Why not switch to cultivating the path of Incense Prayer Power now and try to prove a Dharmakaya through it?"

Emperor Hong Yuan’s eyes were bright and there was not a hint of deceit in them.

If this youth could successfully prove a Dharmakaya through the Incense Prayer Power,

He would be the first Human Race Dharmakaya in endless years!

At that time, there would be no more need to fear Wanxiang Mountain!

Only then could the human race truly stand firm, no longer living in a subservient manner under the breath of the demon race!

Qin Zheng remained silent for a while, then shook his head.

To start over and cultivate the path of Incense Prayer Power would mean giving up all his current progress.

His fundamental foundation was robust, and it would be a pity to abandon it.

Not to mention, he possessed the Merit Scroll, enabling him to slay demon race great saints and refine spiritual energy from the demon cores.

Even without access to Wanxiang Mountain and the opportunity to prove a Dharmakaya with the spiritual energy contained in spirit veins,

As long as he killed enough demon race great saints and accumulated enough demon cores,

He could refine spiritual energy from the demon cores and eventually amass enough to meet his Dharmakaya cultivation needs!

It was just that these circumstances were not something he could share with others.

Seeing this, Emperor Hong Yuan’s expression darkened slightly. Then he said, "As long as the human race does not have its own Dharmakaya, we will continue to grovel under the tyranny of the demon race."

"My talent is insufficient, even with the Incense Prayer Power of Great Jin’s Thirty-Six States; I can only barely reach the Ninth Realm of Martial Saint."

"You... go back and think it over again."

Having said that, he appeared tired and turned around, ready to leave.

"Your Majesty."

At this moment, Qin Zheng’s voice rang out.

Emperor Hong Yuan’s eyes lit up. He immediately turned around and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Not precisely."

Qin Zheng shook his head.

Then his gaze fell on the serene hall behind Emperor Hong Yuan, and he said, "May I observe the Enlightenment Divine Stele again today?"

Having accumulated so many demon cores, it was time to refine them into spiritual energy and enhance the True Dragon Immortal Body!

...

Outside Great Jin.

A silver-white flying boat crossed the sky.

Whoosh!

Finally, the flying boat, glowing with light, stilled before Qingxiao Mountain.

Then, a figure suddenly appeared from the flying boat.

He gazed coldly at the tragic state of Wenxian Sect, his eyes filled with raging fury.

"Who did this?!"

Almost gnashing his teeth, he spoke coldly and deliberately.

Then, as his gaze swept over, it seemed to land on the remnants of Daoist Qingning; he took a step forward.

He reached out and retrieved a few soul flags, planting them around the remnants of Daoist Qingning.

He pulled out a sinister short knife with a groove and plunged it into Daoist Qingning’s heart.

Immediately, strands of blood flowed along the groove, forming a pattern that resembled array glyphs on the ground.

Hum!!

The soul flags immediately emitted a humming of faint light.

Wooo wooo wooo!

In an instant, a chilling wind howled.

And the body of Daoist Qingning began to tremble at this moment.

A moment later, a faint and dim soul emerged from the body of Daoist Qingning.

"Where is the method for refining Spirit Essence with the human souls?"

The man quickly asked.

"It’s... it’s..."

The soul lacked sentient consciousness and could only answer mechanically.

This question, however, seemed to exceed the soul’s limit, producing a fragmented and incoherent response.

The man’s brows furrowed slightly, then he changed the question and continued, "Who killed you?"

This time, there was a reaction from the soul.

"Great... Jin... Qin... Zheng..."

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