Chapter 301 - Chapter 301: Opportunity to Rebuild Great Jing
Chapter 301: Opportunity to Rebuild Great Jing
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Jiang Han took a deep breath and tried his best not to think about those distracting thoughts.
He looked at the small cauldron on the table and asked, “Heaven and Earth Treasure Toad, has Great Jing’s fate changed?”
The Heaven and Earth Treasure Toad answered. Jiang Han did not know if it was his imagination, but he felt that the spirituality of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Toad had weakened. However, he could not pinpoint the exact reason behind the weakening.
Jiang Han asked in surprise, “Even the Qiangliang Race has been repelled, so why hasn’t Great Jing’s fate changed?”
The Heaven and Earth Treasure Toad did not answer. It only answered based on facts or on facts that were about to come true.
Jiang Han looked out the window. Shuntian City was so quiet that it was terrifying. It did not look like they had just won.
His eyes were filled with confusion.
It seemed that nothing could change Great Jing’s fate.
He had thought of looking for the Dao Ancestor, but so what if he did? What should he say and what was his request?
Most importantly, his seventh brother, Jiang Ye, had relied on the words of the Dao Ancestor to become a vassal king. This was also the reason why he still did not touch Jiang Ye after he became the Emperor. The conflict between them in his youth had never happened, but this matter was a thorn in his side. He did not know what his impression in the Dao Ancestor’s mind was.
The Emperor had never been so worried about personal gains and losses.
It was the 4th year of the De Huang Era, and the new spring was about to arrive.
In the Daoist temple, Jiang Changsheng checked his incense points and frowned.
He realized that the growth rate of his incense points had not increased significantly. Even though it had increased somewhat, it was not as fast as he had expected.
He looked at the Mental Wander Realm. Right now, there were countless beings in the Mental Wander Realm, and the people of Great Jing did not occupy half of them. With the birth of the Mental Wander Realm, more and more believers began to promote his strength, leading to more believers. On the other hand, the growth rate of the believers in Skyview Land was getting slower and slower. It was just that the growth rate in other places was very fast, which made it seem very slow.
The battle between the Dao Ancestor and the Qiangliang Race quickly spread throughout Skyview Land. His believers admired him even more, but many of them did not witness it with their own eyes. Therefore, the growth in incense points did not usher in a spike.
Jiang Changsheng opened his eyes and spread his spiritual will to Jingcheng. To know what’s happening in Great Jing, he just needed to hear some clues from Jingcheng.
Soon, he heard some voices.
“Alas, many people died in the battle last year in Great Jing. It is said that many wounded soldiers could not be saved. The number of deaths is immeasurable and the imperial court is working hard to suppress it.”
“The Dao Ancestor is so powerful. Why didn’t he take action earlier? Why did my Great Jing have to lose so many lives?”
“Doesn’t the Dao Ancestor know how to revive the dead? Why didn’t he save Great Jing?
“The Dao Ancestor’s resurrection will consume his lifespan. How can he dare to save millions of people? Besides, didn’t you notice that the relationship between the Dao Ancestor and us is getting further and further estranged? Even the Emperor is staying away from Jingcheng.”
“Compared to these things, I’m more worried about the Dao Ancestor’s strength. He’s too powerful, so powerful that the martial arts of Great Jing cannot be compared to him. According to one of my brothers, the strength displayed by the Dao Ancestor is enough to suppress tens of thousands of martial artists of Great Jing… If the Dao Ancestor were to become enemies with Great Jing one day or go berserk, wouldn’t Great Jing be finished?”
There were not many voices like that, and they were all private discussions. After all, the Dao Ancestor was in the capital, so they did not dare to talk unbridledly. However, since this was the case even in Jingcheng, there was no need to mention the other cities.
The main reason for this was that there were too many casualties in Great Jing, causing the citizens who had lost their families to hate Jiang Changsheng. This resentment spread and affected more and more people. Ever since they moved to the Great Wilderness, Great Jing had continuously become stronger, and the mentality of the people of Great Jing had changed. Many people could not accept the disparity between them and the strong. This mentality was vented together with those resentments.
To put it bluntly, Great Jing was too powerful. It was so powerful that its people began to take it for granted and solely care about their own interests.
In the past, Great Jing was not the overlord of the world. Every time Jiang Changsheng made a move, the citizens of Great Jing would live a better and better life. Now that the citizens were rich, they began to fear his strength.
Jiang Changsheng rarely used the Divine Power of Revival. He did not use it in the previous battles, thinking that the world had forgotten about it. He did not expect that someone would blame him for not using this Divine Power.
He was not angry nor did he regret it. If he were to use Revival, someone would continue to ask him to use it in the future, and it would make the people of Great Jing even fearless.
They were not even afraid of death, so what was there to be afraid of?
In this world of martial arts, Jiang Changsheng might have let down other worshippers, but towards Great Jing, he had a clear conscience.
If he had not taken action many times, how could the current Great Jing exist?
He was really inseparable from Great Jing’s success. Without him, the resurrection of the Seven Great Demon Saints was enough to kill everyone in the Dragon Vein Continent.
Even though Jiang Changsheng had a trace of mercy in his heart, he was not stupid. He did not even care about the current situation.
What he did and did not do was not up to the world to decide!
Jiang Changsheng stood up and walked out of the Daoist temple, preparing to refine body tempering pills for everyone in the courtyard.
Mu Lingluo had also returned. The reason she came back late was to appease the Mu Family and help them fight for benefits. Even though she was annoyed by these things, she could not resist the Mu Family’s request.
The moment he came out, everyone looked at him.
Jiang Changsheng came to the medicinal cauldron and began to throw in medicinal ingredients.
Everyone wanted to say something but hesitated. Jiang Changsheng turned his head and smiled. “I know what you want to say. I don’t care, so why do you care?”
As soon as he said that, the tense atmosphere in the courtyard was immediately relieved.
Ji Wujun sighed with emotion and said, “After a dynasty is prosperous for a period of time, this kind of situation will inevitably happen. Back then, a situation like this also happened in the Sacred Dynasty, and it also caused internal strife. Sometimes, having something is harder to control than having nothing.”
The commoners were dissatisfied with the Dao Ancestor for making a move too late and not being able to revive the dead. As for the martial artists, they were afraid of the Dao Ancestor’s strength.
Bai Qi was amused. “This is called a barefooted person is not afraid of wearing shoes?”
Everyone began to chat at once. They had also heard some rumors. They felt that with the Dao Ancestor’s ability, he would definitely be able to hear it. Therefore, they were worried that the Dao Ancestor would be angry.
Even they, who were with him every day, were worried that the Dao Ancestor would leave Great Jing in a fit of anger.
Jiang Changsheng was rather open-minded. It was practically impossible for any believer who entered the Mental Wander Realm to betray him. This was because the Mental Wander Realm could bring them all sorts of opportunities to pursue the illusory goal of becoming an immortal god. How could they be swayed?
The people who were having a good time slandering him were not Jiang Changsheng’s worshippers. It was just that their voices were too loud, which hindered those who wanted to become his worshippers.
Let them make a fuss and it will be over soon.
“You have seen the strength of the Qiangliang Race. This means that the status of each martial arts realm will change in the future. Sooner or later, the Grotto-heaven realm will become ordinary. You have to make the best use of your time to train.”
Jiang Changsheng walked to another medicinal cauldron and said.
Everyone nodded.
Mu Lingluo said, “Brother Changsheng, the Qiangliang Race seems to be here for the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law. Is there really no limit to the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law?”
The others looked at Jiang Changsheng. They had also discussed this problem before.
The Heaven-Deriving Martial Law was too powerful. It could refine the blood qi of other living beings and seize their talents to transform them into one’s own strength. The reason why Great Jing’s strength could improve so quickly was because of the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law. It was so great that even the Qiangliang Race, a powerful race, was tempted.
Jiang Changsheng said, “Even if there is no limit, there is still karma. The invasion of Qiangliang Race is the price of training in the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law. This price will cause many people to die. Moreover, the
Qiangliang Race is not the only enemy.”
The Heaven-Deriving Martial Law was merely a powerful martial arts technique. When a martial artist used the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law to refine the blood qi of a ferocious beast, it required time and energy. They also had to pay the price of hunting said ferocious beast. The strong would become stronger while the weak would never be able to cross the threshold of hunting such ferocious beasts.
It was still inferior to his Immortal Dao!
The path of cultivation was to cultivate one’s own path!
“After this war, even if the Qiangliang Race does not dare to come again, they will certainly rope in other races. It can be said that we are irreconcilable. If the power of the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law spreads, other races will come knocking on our door without the Qiangliang Race persuading them.” The Sword God shook his head.
Even so, it was impossible for humans to give up the Heaven-Deriving Martial Law!
The topic shifted to the Great Wilderness, and everyone began to talk about the powerful races they had seen.
Jiang Changsheng was also listening. Even though he had a clone that traveled around the Great Wilderness, he was too powerful and had not experienced the excitement of the common people.
Two years later, the trauma that the Qiangliang Race had inflicted on Great
Jing was in the past. The dissatisfaction of the public was still erased by time.
What was the use of being dissatisfied? Coupled with the announcement of the Emperor and his believers, the growth of Jiang Changsheng’s incense points increased faster and faster.
The news of the Dao Ancestor displaying his divine might had completely spread to every corner of Great Jing.
Shuntian City, imperial study.
Jiang Han looked at Chen Li and sighed. “Minister Chen, I have no choice. If you can ask the Dao Ancestor to come forward, I can still protect you.”
Chen Li revealed a relaxed smile and said, “I don’t blame Your Majesty. I’m tired. Your Majesty, you don’t have to protect me. Let me resign and return to Jingcheng.”
Jiang Han nodded, but he still added, “Even though you have obtained a lot of benefits for the soldiers, too many relatives, aristocratic families, and sects are forcing me. I don’t have the strength to suppress Great Jing like Tianzong did back then.”
When Jing Tianzong was in power, he was a powerful existence second only to the Dao Ancestor in Great Jing. Therefore, he had absolute authority.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consolation. You don’t have to worry about me. I will leave today.”
Chen Li cupped his hands and smiled. How could he not understand that what the Emperor said was true? However, the Emperor also wanted to remove his power.
He had no choice. His power and prestige were too great. If he were not eliminated, the Emperor and the aristocratic families would not feel at ease. Chen Li turned around and left, and Jiang Han’s expression turned cold.
After a while.
He picked up a memorial and muttered, “Xu Tianji, it’s your turn.”
In May, Chen Li returned to Longqi Mountain. When he saw Jiang Changsheng, he bowed respectfully.
No matter what kind of authority he obtained, there was someone in the world that he would never dare to show off to, and that was the Dao Ancestor.
It was the Dao Ancestor who gave him everything!
“What? The Emperor has demoted you? He’s going to overturn the sky. Hurry up and beg my master to uphold justice for you!”
Bai Qi widened her eyes in shock and anger.
If Chen Li did not do his job, then the tributes to the courtyard would be lesser.
Ye Xun and the Sword God also frowned. They also felt indignant for Chen Li.
Chen Li chuckled and said, “There’s no need. This is exactly what I want. Dao Ancestor, you don’t have to make decisions for me. I’m just taking advantage of the situation. Otherwise, it won’t be easy for the Emperor to remove my power.”
Ji Wujun asked in surprise, “Then why did you come here?”
In the Sacred Dynasty, it was impossible for a minister like Chen Li to let go.
Chen Li’s eyes burned as he said, “Great Jing needs to transform. Otherwise, we can only follow the old path of our predecessors.. I’m waiting for an opportunity to reshape Great Jing!”