ragginovel Chapter 2466 Cangwu Kingdom
Chapter 2466 Cangwu Kingdom
Chapter 2466 Cangwu Kingdom
"...We have repeatedly yielded, but Liufeng Kingdom has been aggressive and has occupied large swathes of territory over the years."
When discussing the external situation, Qin Hou's tone betrayed his anger.
The Kingdom of Liufeng and the Kingdom of Jiaosheng have a long-standing feud, with frequent skirmishes along their borders and battles that have resulted in victories and defeats for both sides. However, the balance of power was disrupted when a Void Refinement expert emerged from the Kingdom of Liufeng. As the Kingdom of Liufeng grew stronger, it was inevitable that either the Kingdom of Jiaosheng would be annexed by the Kingdom of Liufeng, or the various ethnic groups of Jiaosheng would flee their homes and become refugees.
When Jiaosheng Kingdom was at its most difficult time, Qin Hou and Bai Ying'er stepped forward. However, as Qin Hou had said before, Bai Ying'er, being a human, had many concerns, and her strength was not as great as that of the one from Liufeng Kingdom. Therefore, Jiaosheng Kingdom remained in a weak position.
Wars in the cultivation world often last for centuries. Moreover, the Great Wind Plains has a unique environment, and it is not suitable to send troops when the wind disaster is strong. There is a truce for most of the year.
Of course, this only applies to small countries. In large countries, where there are many experts, the impact of typhoons is not as significant.
During this period, Bai Ying'er appeared several times when the situation was critical, but she was unable to reverse the trend. Liu Feng Kingdom was relentless and aggressive, and Jiao Sheng Kingdom could only retreat continuously. Fortunately, they had taken precautions in advance and evacuated their citizens from the border back to the mainland.
But tolerance cannot bring peace; the people of the Horned Kingdom are already in a state of high morale.
"We can decide when to start a war, but we cannot decide when to stop it."
Qin Sang gazed at the vast wilderness, "Destroying Liufeng Kingdom is not difficult, but it will anger the powerful nation behind it. If we don't want to see Jiaosheng Kingdom littered with corpses and rivers of blood, we have no choice but to be patient. Once the altar is completed, if the enemy dares to attack, we will deliver a thunderous blow!"
He wanted to use the anger of the people of Jiaosheng Kingdom towards the enemy to cultivate the Mahayana path of killing, but he could not treat them as mere tools and actively lead them to burn, kill, and plunder.
Qin Sang could already sense the undercurrents. Some major powers were not satisfied with the current situation and were stirring up trouble. Behind Liufeng Kingdom, there were the shadows of major powers. The current situation was like sitting on a volcano, ready to erupt at any moment.
When chaos arrives, there will be much to be done!
Looking back at the history of half-demons, there has never been a long period of peace; chaos has always been the main theme.
Ultimately, it's because the Great Wind Plains are too barren, and the territory of the half-demons is too barren. The half-demons were driven to this place by the demon race and dared not fight against the powerful demon race, so they could only turn their blades inward.
"If I establish a Dao Kingdom in the territory of a half-demon, how far can I go without the support of the Dao Court?"
Qin Sang shook her head, dismissing the thought.
His purpose in building the altar and establishing the governance system was to break through to the Integration Stage. He would deal with the rest after he broke through to the Integration Stage.
They rode on a beam of light and flew towards the first capital altar.
Qin Sang planned to build two capital altars. In fact, according to the regulations of the Dao Court, building two capital altars in Jiaosheng Kingdom would be a bit crowded, but the restoration of Jingtan required the support of at least two capital altars.
Has anything unexpected happened in Fengmo recently?
Qin Sang went into seclusion in Jiaosheng Kingdom and asked Qin Hou and Bai Ying'er to contact Feng Mo on his behalf.
With Di Xinggong and Xiaoyue stationed in Fengmo, they have recruited the bandits from both sides, and now each has a considerable force under their command.
Because Qin Sang was worried that someone was watching Feng Mo, she instructed them not to make too much noise, but to secretly explore the terrain and mark any unusual places, so that she could investigate them herself when she had time.
They would give a report every now and then.
Qin Hou said, "There are no other abnormalities, except that another Blood Cloud Mountain Range has been discovered. Di Xinggong sent a message saying that he wants to go in and explore it."
Including the one Qin Sang personally experienced, they have discovered four Blood Cloud Mountains in the Desert. These blood-red mountains are scattered, like scars on the Desert, and will soon be dyed the same color as the Desert. Therefore, they have not caused too much of a stir. However, Qin Sang has always been wary of those guys with unknown origins.
Qin Sang frowned. "Tell Di Xinggong not to act rashly and not to provoke them for the time being."
"Yes!"
……
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Several half-demon Taoist priests dressed in Taoist robes were waiting in front of the mountain gate. When they saw Qin Sang and Qin Hou descending from the sky, they all bowed and paid their respects.
The leading Taoist priest had a pointed, cone-shaped blue horn on his forehead; he was the Blue Horn Man. He was the altar master chosen by Qin Hou and Bai Ying'er for this place, and he had given himself the Taoist name Yuanjiao Daoren. The altar master of the other altar was Bai Ying'er, who had converted to Taoist thunder magic.
Now, almost the entire Qingjiao people have joined the Daoist sect. In addition, Bai Ying'er and her team have selected some races from Jiaosheng Kingdom that are suitable for practicing Daoist thunder magic to supplement their ranks.
Because it was inconvenient to openly build Taoist temples, the palaces in the mountains are all in the style of the Kingdom of Horned Trees.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, we have completed the refining of all the spiritual materials..."
Yuanjiao Daoist led Qin Sang to the main hall, where the disciples could complete the initial refining process.
The main hall shimmered with dazzling spiritual light. Qin Sang nodded in satisfaction. With a thought, all the spiritual materials flew up at the same time, at Qin Sang's disposal.
At the same time, the leaders of each branch altar sensed something, and they performed rituals and movements, fully activating their altars to coordinate with Qin Sang from afar.
All the altar masters, including Bai Ying'er, were personally ordained by Qin Sang using the Five Thunder Envoy Academy Seal, and were granted the High Supreme Divine Firmament Ordination Certificate!
Soon, the capital altar was completed under Qin Sang's command, and Qin Sang immediately rushed to the next capital altar.
After all the altars are completed, the final altar will be the Jingtan (Purification Altar).
In front of the ruins of Jingtan.
Qin Sang sat cross-legged, and various spiritual materials flew out of the small cave like flowing water. After a series of purifications, the impurities were removed and the essence was retained before drifting towards the altar.
He had already planned it out countless times before, and now he was confident and methodical, but the speed was much slower than when he built the altar.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
In the capital city.
Bai Ying'er sat high on the altar, Qin Hou stood beside her. The couple were talking when suddenly Bai Ying'er's expression changed slightly, and she exclaimed with joy, "Master has repaired the altar!"
As she spoke, Bai Ying'er silently activated the altar, and the altar beneath her seat trembled slightly, bursting forth with spiritual light.
In an instant, all the altars within the territory of Jiaosheng Kingdom were activated, and the minds of the Taoist disciples merged with the altars, ultimately converging into the Jing Altar controlled by Qin Sang.
"It's done!"
Qin Sang breathed a sigh of relief; there was always a possibility of failure in repairing an altar built by someone else.
Next, we will use the Jingtan altar to perceive the altar for governance.
Qin Sang cleared his mind of distractions, calmed his spirit, and connected with the disciples of the Jingtan and other Dharma altars. A strange power enveloped the Jiaosheng Kingdom.
Since it wasn't intended for using lightning magic, and Qin Sang deliberately concealed it, along with the cover-up by the wind disaster, the opening of the altar didn't create much of a stir. Even the Liufeng Kingdom's army stationed on the border of Jiaosheng Kingdom didn't notice anything unusual.
Qin Sang exerted all his strength to operate the altar, begging for the best merit.
If the altar and the seal of the chief administrator were still in place, even without the chief administrator in charge, they would likely respond to Qin Sang's request.
Unfortunately, no!
"no!"
Qin Sang's expression grew increasingly grave. The worst had happened: the altar was unresponsive. Had it been completely destroyed?
Just as Qin Sang was about to give up after several unsuccessful attempts, she suddenly noticed something unusual about the golden edict in the altar.
"Disciple Zhang Haichan, now holding the sacred seal of the Daoist master, is hereby entrusted with the imperial edict of the Celestial Master, commanding him to depart from the Golden Palace of the Nine Heavens..."
Back then, Zhang Tianshi bestowed this imperial edict and the seal of the Five Thunder Envoy's Court together upon him. This imperial edict represented the Celestial Master's conferment, and it recorded Qin Sang's position, rank, and authority, serving as clear evidence of Qin Sang's status and duties within the Taoist court!
I still remember when Zhang Tianshi uttered the words, forging a crimson script with fire. Each character was ten feet square, with eight corners radiating light, covering the heavens, its golden aura illuminating the cosmos. With this imperial edict in hand, Qin Sang was the legitimate successor of the Daoist court, and no one could question it!
"Could it be..."
Qin Sang's eyes lit up, and he immediately activated the golden edict, detaching it from the talisman altar and descending towards the purification altar.
A golden light entered the altar, causing a sudden change. Qin Sang could no longer pay attention to the anomalies in the altar; he sensed a wisp of energy pointing towards the distant horizon.
"Could that be the altar for governance?"
Qin Sang was both surprised and delighted, never expecting things to take such a turn for the better.
This indicates that the altar still exists, but it may have been sealed away. Only a legitimate successor of the Daoist court, holding an imperial edict, can gain recognition; otherwise, even if the altar is restored, it will be useless.
The imperial edict is not something everyone possesses; only celestial officials of the third rank or above are qualified to alarm the Celestial Master and receive an imperial edict from the Golden Palace of the Nine Heavens.
Currently, Qin Sang is probably the only third-rank celestial official active in the spirit realm.
Qin Sang carefully memorized the directions, ordered Bai Ying'er and her husband to come see him immediately, and then took his thoughts to prepare to set off right away.
……
"Master, are you leaving already?" Bai Ying'er didn't expect Qin Sang to be in such a hurry.
Qin Sang nodded and said, "We should not delay. Once we find the altar, we can hope to connect with the Divine Court. Ying'er, you stay here and oversee things. Qin Hou will come with me. We will also find a knowledgeable guide from the Horned Kingdom."
"Yes!"
Qin Hou accepted the order and left.
Qin Sang passed on the method to manipulate the Jingtan to Bai Ying'er, and that very night he led Qin Hou and the others away from Jiaosheng Kingdom.
The Yuanlu cultivator brought by Qin Hou was named Lu Yao and had a cultivation level of mid-stage Nascent Soul.
"Have you traveled extensively?" Qin Sang called Lu Yao to her side and asked.
Lu Yao nodded: "I have had the ambition to travel the world since I was a child, and I left a long time ago."
Why did you come back?
“Only with a home can one have roots. Without a country and a people, I would become a rootless wanderer. How could I feel at ease abroad?” Lu Yao expressed his feelings. “As long as you can protect the Jiaosheng Kingdom, I will obey any orders you may give me.”
Sensing his genuine patriotism, Qin Sang nodded and took out a jade slip. "Can you deduce which country this is located in?"
Based on the sensations emanating from the altar, Qin Sang calculated the location and distance of the altar and marked them on the jade slip.
After reading it, Lu Yao pondered for a while and said, "That direction... might be in Cangwu Kingdom."
"Cangwu Kingdom?"
Lu Yao was unsure of Qin Sang's intentions and was somewhat worried: "Cangwu is one of the superpowers with an incredibly vast territory, which is why I deduced that it might be within Cangwu's borders."
Qin Sang pondered. If the altar of governance were located within the territory of a superpower, it would indeed be troublesome. Superpowers are full of experts, and activating the altar might trigger unforeseen events. Moreover, reclaiming the altar in the future and rebuilding the pacification altar in the surrounding area would inevitably lead to conflict with the Cangwu Kingdom.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Altars of governance are often built in the most fertile places within a region, and such treasures are unlikely to be occupied by small countries.
Next, Qin Sang had Lu Yao plan a route, and after a long journey, they finally entered the Cangwu Kingdom.
"It is indeed within the territory of Cangwu Kingdom!"
With her last bit of luck shattered, Qin Sang had no choice but to accept the reality.
Soon after entering the Cangwu Kingdom, the various sights they saw were enough to prove that the Cangwu Kingdom was powerful, far surpassing the Jiaosheng Kingdom. For Qin Sang to try to annex the Cangwu Kingdom was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.
But if we can get the support of the Dao Court, none of this will be a problem.
The eye of the storm within the Cangwu Kingdom is monitored by cultivators, and Qin Sang and his group activated their escape techniques as soon as they entered the country.
Fortunately, the location indicated by Jingtan was not too far from the border. Qin Sang flew for more than ten days and finally arrived near the target.
"Huh? Whose dojo is this?"
Qin Sang pressed down the escape light and frowned as she looked ahead.
Ahead lay a series of towering mountains, their shadows blurred by the ripples of a protective array, though it did not completely block the view from the outside. The mountains were lush and verdant, impervious to wind and rain; the range roughly followed a circular shape, with a jade-green lake at its center.
Judging from his demeanor, the owner of this Taoist temple is at least a cultivator at the Refinement stage.
"Has the altar already been occupied?"
Qin Sang had a fleeting thought, but felt it was unlikely. He only sensed the altar after summoning the golden edict. The altar must have been sealed here, and the master of the temple was probably unaware of it.
The master of the dojo cannot be killed; if the Cangwu Kingdom discovers this, trouble will follow. It would be best to subdue him; otherwise, the only option is to sneak in quietly.
After circling the training grounds, Qin Sang realized that the most important part of the training grounds was the six mountain peaks on the south side of the lake, which should be the location of the place's owner's cave. As long as he didn't get close to those six mountain peaks, it shouldn't be too difficult to sneak into other places.
However, activating the altar might alert the other side.
After thinking for a long time, Qin Sang decided to come up with a way to lure out the owner of this Taoist temple.
With a flicker of his figure, he separated into his Dharma body and his true self, along with his Dharma form, determined the direction and quietly departed.
For the next period of time, Qin Sang himself searched everywhere but failed to find out the background of the owner of this Taoist temple, which made him feel uneasy.
The owner of the dojo is very mysterious. This dojo is a forbidden area, and no one knows the true identity of the owner.
The more mysterious something is, the more likely it is that the other party has an extraordinary background.
However, Qin Sang still came up with a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
The typhoon is raging.
A fierce wind swept across the land.
Qin Sang suddenly appeared above a deep abyss, then vanished into it, seemingly unintentionally triggering a restriction. The guards were alerted, but none were a match for the intruder, and they frantically sought help. This was a vital treasure trove, and reinforcements from nearby areas rushed to the scene, only to disappear into the abyss without a trace. More and more cultivators were trapped, and the situation escalated rapidly…
Finally, Qin Sang's Dharma Body saw a stream of light disappear into the Daoist temple. A moment later, the array barrier rippled, and a phantom appeared in the sky above the Daoist temple.
"Hiss! He's actually at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm!"
Qin Sang found the situation extremely difficult. Regardless of the other party's identity, capturing such a powerful individual alive would be extremely challenging.
There was no time to think too much at this moment. Qin Sang's figure flashed, and she took the opportunity to sneak into the dojo.