183: Horizontal Push

Chapter 182 Sweeping Through

"Reporting to Your Majesty, dozens of Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists have suddenly popped up in our Capital Region, along with three Innate Realm Martial Artists."

Chen Liancang said: "They are all formerly quite famous veteran Martial Artists. I do not know what happened, but they have all made a Breakthrough within these past few months."

"The Jinyi Guard and Shadow Guard investigated for a long time before discovering them."

"With so many Martial Artists just in our Capital Region, I shudder to think how many people have broken through across the entire world."

"Truly, Heaven blesses our Great Yu!"

"Three more people have broken through to the Innate Realm?"

Although Zheng Yi had been prepared in his heart, he did not expect the speed to be so fast.

The seven strands of innate spiritual energy gathered by him within the Capital Region would surely trigger a massive change in the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi within the Capital Region.

Unexpectedly, in just over a year, initial results were already showing.

First came Chen Liancang, Prince Xian, Chen Zhong, Chen Yi, White Long Eagle, Xie Jiuque, and others.

Unexpectedly, three more people had broken through now.

"Who are they, and have they been successfully absorbed into the Shangwu Division?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, one of them is Jinyi Guard Commander Ma Jinwu!"

Chen Liancang said: "The second person is Imperial Army Deputy General Zhengkou General Tang!"

"The third person is Consort He's father, White Crane Martial Hall Master White Long Eagle."

"Hmm?"

Zheng Yi was also somewhat surprised as he said: "White Long Eagle has broken through to the Innate Realm?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chen Liancang's tone was also somewhat strange: "Logically speaking, he had just broken through to the Grandmaster Realm last year and urgently needed time to stabilize his Realm."

"But for some unknown reason, while going out to handle a troublesome matter among Martial Artists, he suddenly discovered spies wreaking havoc and stepped forward to stop them."

"Who would have thought that among those spies were members of the Wang family, who attacked and knocked White Long Eagle off a cliff."

"When Consort He found this servant, this servant dispatched Jinyi Guards to investigate and finally managed to find Old Master White."

"Who would have known... he had already broken through!"

"Later, this servant questioned Old Master White, and Old Master White said that he found a peculiar fruit under the cliff. After eating it, he felt his whole body burning with heat and could not help but circulate his energy to dissipate the heat."

"After executing his Eagle Claw technique a dozen times and running his Internal Skill Mind-Cultivation Technique, he inexplicably broke through..."

"A peculiar fruit?"

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. Could it be... a Spiritual Fruit?!

The effect of gathering the seven strands of Innate Qi in the Capital Region had truly manifested!

Zheng Yi immediately said: "Elder Chen, this is truly Heaven blessing our Great Yu!"

"I believe that only the Capital Region has experienced this kind of event across the entire world."

"I grant you the authority to act expediently. Scatter all Jinyi Guard and Shadow Guard spies to search the Capital Region for any areas that might grow Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Fruits."

"For instance, that cliff where White Long Eagle fell."

"There are also Tianshou Mountain, Dongling Mountain, Baihua Mountain, Miaoxian Mountain, Xiangye Mountain, and so on. These regions are far away from the mortal world and possess steep terrains, making them extremely likely to grow Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Fruits."

"this servant obeys the decree!"

Zheng Yi said: "Additionally, I will give you another ten thousand Imperial Guards and have them go out to search as well."

"Yes!"

"Pass down the order to promote Consort He to Consort He, and grant her a three-day leave to return home and visit her family."

"Yes!"

"Right, what about those spiritual fruits found by Bai Feihe?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Old Master White only ate one. He didn't dare to eat the rest, so he brought them all back. There are three in total, and they are currently stored in the inner treasury."

Zheng Yi said: "Keep them for now. None of us know how to perform Alchemy, so we'll wait until we find the method of Alchemy before deciding."

"Understood!"

"Heaven blesses Great Yu as Spiritual Qi recovers. I want to see how many days the other rebel kings across the world can hold out?"

That night, Zheng Yi went to find Consort Chan and spent a wonderful night playing with that little girl Yuechan.

After midnight, a strand of Innate Yang Qi was channeled into Yuechan's body to help her conceive!

This was his fourth son.

Zheng Yi already had a plan to father ten sons as quickly as possible.

By then, he would be able to activate the second three thousand worlds.

He wondered if the second three thousand worlds would be just like the first, merely a trifling Illusory Truth World?

Or... a real world?

Of course, Zheng Yi did not intend to be sloppy or make up numbers when it came to fathering sons.

The mother of the child must be a Cultivator.

Or rather, someone endowed with Spiritual Roots.

At the very least, they must be Martial Artists with decent Aptitude and bone structure.

Sons born in this way would most likely have Spiritual Roots.

The first few could be overlooked; Lu Liner, Xu Qingluan, and Consort Lan were all ordinary women, and the children born to them would most likely be ordinary people.

But the ones after this must absolutely not be left at that.

Just think about it: Yuechan, Consort Cui, and Consort Yu—that was only three women.

No, adding Dongyun Jie and Dongyun Yu, that made only five.

Still two short?

It seemed it was time to hold another imperial concubine selection.

If all else failed, there were still second children.

To take a step back and thousands of reasons into account, even without Spiritual Roots, there was nothing to fear.

He still had the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit.

With the power of nine lifetimes added to this world, he refused to believe he couldn't awaken his Spiritual Roots!

If that still didn't work, it could only mean he was destined to have no affinity with immortality cultivation.

He would just live out the rest of his life as an ordinary person.

In the ninth year of zhengyong, on the third day of the fifth month.

Xu Mujun led his army southward, preparing to subjugate the rebel forces.

Among them were fifty thousand Longxiang Army soldiers, fifty thousand New Army soldiers, and over five thousand prisoners known as the 'Convict Army', who fought alongside them.

Zheng Yi personally saw them off up to ten miles outside the Capital Region.

The one-hundred-thousand-strong army snaked southward, cutting its way all the way into Bing Province, with its military might pointing directly at the Wang family!

As for Zheng Yi, after bidding farewell to Xu Mujun, he once again entrusted all matters of state entirely to the Cabinet, while ordering Liu Chengen to oversee supervision.

Immediately afterward, he once again entered a state of secluded cultivation together with Consort Cui, Consort Chan, and Consort Yu.

Even Chen Liancang was in secluded cultivation within the Grand Progenitor's mausoleum.

This time during his secluded cultivation, he needed to do many things!

Inside the underground palace, ten ancient Medicinal Pills were placed before Zheng Yi—they were precisely the ten Foundation Establishment Pills from the Zheng Clan Treasure Trove.

He then contacted the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror and manipulated a strand of innate spiritual energy to concentrate within the imperial palace.

Or rather, to concentrate it upon these ten Foundation Establishment Pills.

A massive amount of pure Spiritual Qi descended from the sky, surging entirely into these Foundation Establishment Pills.

This manipulation could not be relaxed by even a fraction, otherwise the Spiritual Qi would immediately flow away to other places.

In order to repair these ten Foundation Establishment Pills, Zheng Yi could be said to have gone all out!

Two months later!

These ten Foundation Establishment Pills finally showed a trace of Spiritual Qi fluctuations, and a medicinal fragrance filled the air.

The Foundation Establishment Pills were coming to life!

At this time, Yuechan also discovered signs of her pregnancy and had to interrupt her cultivation to go outside and recuperate her pregnancy.

Another month later, with the continuous nourishment of the innate spiritual energy, all ten Foundation Establishment Pills underwent other changes.

Their exterior transformed from their original grayish-black into a warm jade-white. Moreover, the medicinal fragrance was pervasive, the Spiritual Qi fluctuations were obvious, and parts of them were somewhat translucent, making them look extremely beautiful.

Ten Foundation Establishment Pills!

While Zheng Yi was busy, Consort Cui and Consort Yu did not rest either.

Consort Cui had already successfully completed the preliminary refining of that set of Seven Fiends Soul Extinguishing Needles. The ten Seven Fiends Soul Extinguishing Needles could already be controlled by her at will, capable of flying freely within a hundred meters.

These needles possessed extremely stealthy attacks that were difficult for Divine Sense to detect, making them a supreme treasure for sneak attacks!

As for Consort Yu, she also started drawing talismans with her Blossoming Pen, but unfortunately, the success rate was extremely low.

In over three months, she only succeeded in making five Spiritual Detection Talismans and two Divine Movement Talismans. The success rate was painfully low.

However, Zheng Yi did not urge her, instead telling her to draw slowly and ensure a high success rate.

After the great task was successfully completed, Zheng Yi also rested for a few days.

Taking advantage of the leisure of these few days, Consort Cui and Consort Yu became pregnant at the same time.

After coming out of secluded cultivation, he received news that slightly surprised him.

"What did you say? Grand General Xu has already captured Tailong City?"

Tailong City was the capital of Bing Province, previously occupied by the Wang family. Now, in a mere three months, it had been recaptured by Xu Mujun?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Chengen respectfully said: "Grand General Xu captured Tailong City, annihilating three hundred thousand rebel troops. Most of the rebel leaders from the Wang family were also slaughtered, and the remaining people turned into roving bandits, fleeing entirely to the south."

"Not only that, the imperial court's troops in both Shu Province and Jing Province have also been fully dispatched."

"Rongcheng, the capital of Shu Province, was also captured by General Cui Xiawu. The Shu King burned himself to death, nearly burning down more than half of Rongcheng. General Cui Xiawu had no choice but to withdraw from Rongcheng to pacify the refugees."

"And Jing Province."

"General Meng Guang also led the navy to defeat thirteen factions of river bandits in Jing Province and is currently in a standoff with Qianhudao, the largest rebel king in Jing Province."

"However, Qianhudao has already sent people to the capital to sue for peace, only hoping that Qianhudao can maintain its previous state."

"Qianhudao?"

Zheng Yi asked curiously: "Is it a Martial Forest Sect or a noble clan?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is a Martial Forest Sect. There are three Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists within the Sect, and its Disciples are all adept at water navigation. Rumor has it that the Sect possesses over ten thousand fishing boats, controlling many waterways in Jing Province."

"Hahaha, merely a Martial Forest Sect, yet they dare to negotiate terms with Us?"

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "Send a message to Meng Guang. Three months... no, I give him two months to annihilate Qianhudao."

"Otherwise, someone else can take his place as the Northern Ocean Navy commander."

"Understood!"

"What other intelligence is there?"

"General Guan Shan of Yun Province has already led his army to charge into Yue Province. The Yue Province rebel king Shi Tianlang has been killed, and General Guan Shan is currently clearing out small factions of rebel forces within Yue Province."

"As expected of someone from the Longxiang Army, well done."

Zheng Yi said: "Right, is there any intelligence regarding Xu Mujun's progress in martial arts strength?"

Liu Chengen shook his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, none."

"Grand General Xu's left arm was severed. Although he is currently at the Innate Realm cultivation, his strength is definitely inferior to before. this servant fears that some rebel kings might gather powerful experts to surround and assassinate Grand General Xu. Why not..."

After pondering for a few breaths, Zheng Yi said: "Promote Zhengkou General Tang to Expeditionary General, and lead twenty thousand Imperial Guards to reinforce Grand General Xu."

"Understood!"

"Right, is there any news from the imperial court?"

Liu Chengen's eyes flashed slightly as he said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no major turmoil?"

"Oh? No major turmoil? That is to say, there are some minor problems?"

"Y-Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Chengen subconsciously broke out in cold sweat on his forehead as he said: "There... there are quite a few officials in the court privately discussing Your Majesty... discussing Your Majesty... disregarding state affairs and solely indulging in pleasure, having not held court for half a year."

"If this continues, Great Yu will probably..."

"Heh..."

Zheng Yi sneered: "It seems this group of rebel kings still refuse to give up, and are still plotting to stir up trouble within the imperial court?"

"You must investigate this thoroughly for Us!"

"As long as anyone is found to have ties with external rebel kings, or has committed crimes, arrest them all and throw them into prison!"

"The main army is fighting outside, and I do not want the rear court to fall into chaos first, do you understand?!"

"Understood!"

Liu Chengen carefully said: "Your Majesty, this servant will personally supervise this matter and ensure that the imperial court is stabilized!"

"Right, Your Majesty, it is getting late, the people from the Jingshi Department..."

"No need."

Zheng Yi already had his plans and said: "Prepare the imperial carriage for Cuiping Palace."

"Cuiping Palace?"

Liu Chengen's eyes flashed slightly, and he quickly said: "this servant will immediately send people to arrange it!"