The gods of the gods

Of course, qi refining practice has the benefits of qi refining practice, and martial arts practice also has the benefits of martial arts practice.Qi refining practice surpasses martial arts practice in terms of attack power, but it also has a huge weakness, that is, the physical body is not strong enough.Martial arts practice is not as good as a qi practitioner in long-range attacks, but it is completely reversed in close combat. Once a qi practitioner is approached by a warrior, they are likely to give your neck to you before you make a move. Unscrewed.

Zhengde was very happy that he had successfully broken through to the third level of the Sky-Bending Divine Art. In just over ten years, he had successfully cultivated the Heaven-Bending Divine Art to the third level. He could fly with a sword and travel thousands of miles a day. There is not a small gap from the peak of the third floor, but it still makes him very happy.This means that after he returns to the Great Void Realm in the future, he can re-cultivate to the third floor in the shortest time. Compared with starting from the beginning and groping and cultivating a little bit, it is much better, and it can also save him a lot. time.

And after cultivating the Heaven-replenishing Divine Art to the third level, Zhengde began to shift his focus from Qi-refinement practice to Martial Dao practice.In the past ten years, although he has not intentionally practiced martial arts, the cultivation of the Heaven-Bending Divine Art is mainly based on Qi training, supplemented by martial arts. He has made great achievements in the Heaven-Bending Divine Art. He also successfully broke through to the late stage of the great master, and his true energy is comparable to the ancient three links that were taught to him back then.

However, after his martial arts practice reached the late stage of a great master, Zhengde could feel that his martial arts practice could no longer make any progress, as if there was an invisible wall stuck on his way forward, no matter how hard he tried, he could practice It is also difficult to make the slightest progress.

Regarding this, Zhengde understood a little bit in his heart that his true qi was based on the power transmitted to him by the ancient three links, not from his own hard work.In particular, the two thresholds of opening up the treasure of essence and blood and breaking through the guru rely on a huge amount of true energy. At this point, it is almost impossible to go further.

"Right now, there are only two or three ways to make a breakthrough in martial arts. The first is to use more true energy to enter the body and force a breakthrough with powerful force. But with my current state, I'm afraid Only by absorbing ten masters of the late stage of the great masters can you help me go further! There are many great masters in the entire rivers and lakes, but there are very few masters in the late stage of the great masters, this method will not work."

"As for the second method, it is enlightenment. It is rumored that once a practitioner has some insight into the world, he can enter a certain mysterious state. In that state, one day of practice can be worth a thousand days of hard work. If he can achieve enlightenment, Mo It is not impossible to break through to the peak of a great master, even if it is to break through to the fourth level. It's just that epiphany is a chance, and it is too illusory."

"If that's the case, then we can only use the third method, which is to destroy and then build." Zhengde said to himself slightly.

The meaning of breaking and then building is of course very simple, that is to abolish one's own martial arts, and the Jingshen Shenzang will automatically shut down and return to the state of not practicing martial arts.If you practice again in this way, you can carefully explore the mysteries of each realm and consolidate your foundation.At the same time, because of the previous practice experience, a lot of practice time can be reduced, and you can return to the peak of practice.

After Zhengde made this decision, he informed Xia Yuyan and the others, making them quite worried.After all, true qi is the foundation of a practitioner. Once the true qi is depleted, life expectancy will be greatly reduced. Many old monks just sit down and melt away after passing on the true qi to others.Although Zhengde is only in his 40s now, and still has the foundation of qi refining practice, his body will inevitably be weak for a period of time.

"Your Majesty, since martial arts cultivation is not going to work, you can completely concentrate on practicing the way of qi training. Isn't it the same to make a breakthrough with the way of qi training? Why bother to abolish martial arts and start practicing again?" Concubine De could not help dissuading softly.

Zhengde couldn't help but wryly smiled, "I don't know my concubine! My method of refining qi is only at the third level, that is to say, unless I create the next level of practice, it is impossible to break through to the fourth level. But to create the next level of cultivation method, without a large number of similar classics for me to study, how can I create it, so I can only start with the spiritual treasure."

A few people suddenly understood that martial arts practice is prevalent in this world, but qi refining practice seems to be absent, that is to say, Emperor Zhengde couldn't find a lot of third-level practice methods to perfect fourth-level practice, so he only I can start from the aspect of martial arts practice.

Everyone was silent for a while, and after a long while, Zhengde said, "You don't have to do this. If there is no possibility of breakthrough in Qi training, then you can practice martial arts. With my aptitude, it is easy to break through the great master, but It is the Supreme Grand Master that I really want to face."

"Forget it, since the emperor has already made a decision, the concubine will naturally not violate it." Empress Xia sighed slightly in her heart before she spoke.

"However, Your Majesty, it's a pity that your skills are directly abolished like this. Why don't you pass it on to a few younger sisters! Especially Yuxian is already the pinnacle of the master. Your Majesty, you might be able to pass on your skills to her." How about helping sister Yuxian directly break through to Grandmaster?" Empress Xia said.

Chapter 25 Passing on to the Crown Prince

Zhengde looked at the four of them, and after thinking about it, he shook his head slightly, "With your aptitude, it is entirely possible to break through to the Grand Master within 20 years. If I help you break through, it will be difficult for you to have room for improvement in the future. You are not good. And I have already figured out who to pass on my skills to."

"Oh! The emperor has already decided who to pass on the skills to?" Several people looked at each other, and Concubine Shu couldn't help giggling and said, "Could it be that the emperor found us a younger sister and asked her to inherit your skills? ?”

Looking at the eyes of Empress Xia and others, Zhengde said angrily, "What are you thinking!"

"I intend to pass on all my true energy to the prince." Zhengde sighed and said, "He will inherit my position in the future, and his cultivation level must not be inferior. He has supervised the government for these years, and he only broke through his innate ability a while ago. Compared with his Those younger brothers were a lot slower. Although they have been harmonious since childhood, he will eventually take power in the future, and his strength must be able to suppress the other emperors, otherwise there will be chaos in the court sooner or later."

"Pass it to the prince." After thinking about it for a while, Empress Xia and the others could not help but agree. If the position of the prince does not have strong strength to suppress their brothers, it is unlikely that they will usurp the throne in the future, but there may still be chaos within the court. .Concubine Gui and the others didn't say much about Zhengde's decision. Although they also wanted to fight for this benefit for their children, it was still inappropriate for them to intervene in matters related to the prince's future.

However, the meticulous Concubine De said, "Your majesty, if you pass on all your true energy to the prince, I'm afraid it will make the other children feel awkward. The concubine thinks, instead of passing it all on to one person, why not pass it on to the prince for six points?" What about the remaining four points for the other princes? You must know that you can produce a great master if you have six points in martial arts, and the other children have a share so that they will not say that you are too partial."

Concubine De's words brightened the eyes of the other three people. As a mother, there is no one who does not love her children. The success power obtained from Zhengde is enough for them to break through to the realm of grand masters. Perhaps it is not as good as the crown prince who directly broke through to the grand master , but one can be one, isn't it?

Zhengde looked at Empress Xia and saw that her face hadn't changed much, so he nodded slightly and said, "That's good, lest the other emperors say that I'm too partial, giving them some benefits is better than giving nothing at all." It’s better. You go and let them prepare it! Come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation tomorrow.”

"It's the emperor." Concubine De and the others also smiled, and passed the news on to their sons.

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On the second day, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhengde sat cross-legged on the dragon bed with a somewhat pale face, and his previously bright eyes dimmed a lot, but now there is no trace of true energy in his body.The essence and blood treasures that were opened up with the help of the ancient three-way qi before have also been closed, and only the purest magic power circulates in the body, absorbing the aura from the heaven and the earth to restore the somewhat depleted qi of the body.

After a long time, Zhengde opened his eyes, his dim eyes brightened a lot, but his spirit was much worse than before.After his eyes fell on the sons in front of him a lot, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.The five sons got all of his strength, and the eldest prince got [-]% and successfully broke through to the Grand Master realm. Although he was the weakest one, he was much stronger than ordinary masters, even stronger than he was back then.

The second child, the third child, the fourth child, and the fifth child each received [-]% of his gong power.However, because the four of them are a little more free than the prince, they all had innate mid- and late-stage strengths before accepting him to pass on their skills. Zhengde's success in one shot barely allowed the four of them to break through to the realm of masters.

"Father, you are awake, how do you feel?" the prince stepped forward and asked with some concern.

Zhengde waved his hands and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just a loss of true energy. With my previous foundation, without martial arts practice and qi refining practice, my strength has not dropped much. As for martial arts practice, I have previous experience." Now, it will be possible to return to the peak in a dozen or 20 years at most, and even go further and hope to break through the possibility of the Supreme Grand Master."

Hearing that Masanori is not hindered, the prince and others breathed a sigh of relief. Today's Zhengde is the pillar of the sky in the Ming Dynasty. It must be chaotic.

Zhengde looked at the five sons, and said, "You have obtained the true energy that I have cultivated for more than 20 years, and your strength is also among the ranks of masters in the Jianghu. But you should not slack off in practice. You must know, Practicing is also cultivating the mind, a strong body leads to a strong mind, a strong mind leads to a strong mind, without a strong mind, one cannot be a good emperor or prince."

"Yes, I would like to follow the teachings of my father." The prince and others saluted together.

Zhengde's eyes fell on the prince, and then he said, "Prince, now I have passed on the martial arts to you, in order to be able to break through and then stand up, to make a further step in martial arts practice, and to hope to break through the legendary supreme master." .In order not to let the affairs of the court disturb my practice, I plan to pass it on to you in three months, and hand over the kingdom of Daming to your brothers."

"This???" The prince and the others were stunned for a moment, they never thought that Zhengde would have plans to abdicate.Even though they all knew from their respective queen mothers a few years ago that the emperor would abdicate after they became familiar with the government and concentrate on practicing, they were still shocked when Zhengde said this.

"Father, now is the time when you are in full bloom. You are in your prime, so why do you need to abdicate?"

"Yes! Father, although cultivation is important, the Ming Dynasty cannot do without your leadership!"

Seeing the prince and the prince persuading him, even though he knew that they might not be sincere, Zhengde was quite relieved.He let out a long breath and said, "I have already decided on this matter. The five of you have followed me to learn how to deal with government affairs very early. I have also seen your performance over the years. You all have the ability to stand on your own. Eagles You should be soaring in the sky, you can’t stay under my protection forever.”

Looking at his five children quietly, Zhengde sighed softly, "Since I ascended the throne, I have worked hard, and it took more than 30 years to raise the Ming Dynasty until the world is respected today. I don't ask you to be able to build on my foundation." Up-to carry forward the Great Ming Dynasty, but I also hope that you can protect this foundation."

"My son will definitely live up to my father's teachings." The five princes agreed in unison.

"Very well, you go and prepare! Summon the world, and I will pass the throne to the crown prince in three months." Emperor Zhengde waved his hand and let them go down.

Not long after the prince and others left, Empress Xia and others walked in, looking at Zhengde with worried expressions. "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Looking at their worried expressions, Zhengde smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, I just feel a little weaker. However, my mana is still there, and my strength is a little weaker than before, but it is still much stronger than ordinary grand masters."

Empress Xia and the others were worried, and examined his body very carefully, and after confirming that he was indeed fine, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, after the prince and others left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they passed on the news that Emperor Zhengde was about to pass on the throne.All of a sudden, the whole world was shocked. Whether it was overseas countries, countries in the Western Regions, or countries in the distant European continent, after hearing about this incident, they all sent envoys to Ming Dynasty one by one, wanting to confirm that this incident was true. Fake.

The common people were talking about it, and Emperor Zhengde's reputation among the people was excellent. Whether it was building bridges and roads, reforming commerce, or lowering agricultural taxes, they applauded each of them.Externally, he prospered in business and trade, brought cultures from other regions into contact with Ming Dynasty, and sputtered bright flowers of civilization. In the hearts of farmers, he was an emperor who could be compared with Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

The abdication of Emperor Zhengde made the people worry. After all, no one knows whether the next emperor will change his policy so that they can continue to live such a good life.

As for the court, although the civil and military officials were a little surprised that the emperor would abdicate so early, they were not much surprised by his abdication.They all knew that after the prince and others became adults, the emperor almost began to delegate power and let the prince start to help manage the government.After the crown prince became familiar with the government, it was almost difficult to see the shadow of the emperor. Zhengde had hardly been in the court this year, and it was only a matter of time before the crown prince ascended the throne.

No matter what the court and the people discussed, what the overseas countries, the Western Regions, and even the European countries thought, there was no change in the matter of Zhengde's passing on the throne, and the official passing of the throne to the crown prince after March made the other several A prince assistant.

According to later historical records, at the beginning of the 33rd year of Emperor Zhengde, it was said that he was located in the crown prince, and he claimed to be the crown prince.After the crown prince ascended the throne, he was respected as Emperor Zhengde.

Chapter 26 Ask Zhu to ignore

In the deepest part of Hulong Villa, there is a small courtyard isolated from the outside world. In the small courtyard at this time, Zhengde and a person are sitting opposite each other, and a pot of clear tea is placed on the table and chairs in front of the two.Looking at the person on the opposite side, Zhengde asked with a smile, "Uncle Huang has been really carefree all these years, and he and Aunt Huang lived a peaceful life here without being disturbed. I really envy others!"

That's right, the person sitting opposite Emperor Zhengde was none other than Zhu Wushi, the famous God of Tiedan more than 20 years ago.At this time, Zhu Wushi was already in his 60s, but as a master-level master, he had a lifespan of about 150 years, and he hadn't even passed half of his life in his 60s.It even seems that compared to the old look of the year, it is much younger.

Zhu Wushi also smiled and said, "It is my lifelong wish and dream to grow old together with Su Xin. If this dream can be realized, I will have no regrets in this life. But you are the emperor, you don't want to be a good emperor, and you pass on your position to me?" To the prince, this surprised me."

Zhengde curled his lips and said, "I didn't have much interest in being the emperor. If it wasn't for my father and only my son, I wouldn't want to go to the court to deal with the government every day. Now the Ming Dynasty is rich and the people are strong. My sons I've grown up too, and each of them can be independent, so instead of letting them have different opinions, it's better for my father, the emperor, to pass on the position to them early so that I can relax."

Zhu Wushi looked at Zhengde in amazement, and then not only laughed, "I was wrong. When you asked me to resign, I thought you were doing it for power, but now it seems that is not the case."

"It's all old stuff, don't mention it! Don't mention it!" Zhengde laughed and put the matter away.

Then he turned his gaze to Zhu Wushi and said, "This time my nephew is here, but he wants to ask Uncle Huang to do something for me."