Chapter 298: All-around breakthrough, Mahayana stage! The next two goals
At the entrance of Yuxi Palace.
In the heavy snow, all the people kneeling had different feelings at this moment.
Especially the six princes: Prince Ding Zhu Zai Ze, Prince Ping Zhu Zai Qing, Prince Ming Zhu Zai Xin, Prince Hui Zhu Zai Yu, Prince Xian Zhu Zai Zhao and Prince Rui Zhu Zai Xi.
At this moment, each of the six princes cast their eyes on Ning Wang Zhu Zaihong from time to time, gritting their teeth. If they hadn't noticed that this was Yuxi Palace, they would probably have turned against Ning Wang on the spot.
Now, ten years have passed, their crimes have been presented to the Emperor, and later when the Ning Palace cooperated with others to deal with the mess of the Overseas Provincial Administration, they all understood.
It was clear that he and others had been fooled by King Ning from the very beginning.
Now, in the end, not only did they get nothing, but they were also accused of spreading cholera in the Ming Dynasty. Even their influence in the Ming Dynasty was uprooted.
This was undoubtedly an unacceptable failure for them.
And all this was caused by Prince Ning. How could they not hate him?
As for the people from the cabinet families in the crowd, they just looked around, as if nothing had happened to them.
Ten years have passed. They had previously participated in the so-called Nine Dragons' Struggle for Succession, and had formed a group only to protect themselves. Now, of course, they have disbanded automatically.
They were too lazy to pay attention to the open and secret struggles among the kings.
However, facing the resentful looks from the other kings, which seemed to want to skin him alive, King Ning didn't care at all.
They were just a bunch of defeated generals. His layout outside the domain had already left them far behind. The two sides were no longer on the same level. Did he need to care about their opinions?
In the era of StarCraft, it can be said that being one step slow means being slow at every step, and these people are destined to only be able to drink soup in the future.
As for the possible competition for the position of crown prince in the future?
There is no need to even think about it, they have no hope!
"Old Nine, what a good plan!" At this time, Prince Ding Zhu Zai Ze looked at Prince Ning with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice.
In fact, among all the kings, his losses were relatively the smallest.
Even when it came to the Cholera Overseas Administration, he was the most restrained one. However, when the kings later fought each other, no matter how restrained he was, he could not help himself under the general trend.
As for hatred towards Prince Ning, he did not have any. The only thing he felt was that Prince Ning was too ruthless and cruel. In order to fight for power and profit, he actually treated his own brother in this way.
This chaos in the Overseas Provincial Administration Office provoked a riot among monks, which can be said to be an unprecedented precedent in the Ming Dynasty.
He could already foresee how angry his father would be after he came out of seclusion, and how disappointed he would be with them.
This was not the battle royal he had imagined.
In his opinion, no matter how brothers fight, they must leave a way out instead of killing each other.
After all, no matter what, they are blood thicker than water, they are royal family, and they are one family.
Now the others are making trouble and want to get rid of him as soon as possible. In the future, there will be no shortage of brutal fights between them...
Why is this happening?
"Sixth brother, our fate is determined when we are born. Some things cannot be decided even if you don't want to." After hearing what Prince Ding said, Prince Ning raised his head and smiled, saying, "It's just like everything you experienced in the Overseas Provincial Administration Office."
"Many times, many things, even if you don't do them, someone will push you to do them, right?"
Prince Ning was still willing to say a few more words to his sixth brother, Prince Ding Zhu Zai Ze, mainly because he knew that if he was defeated by Prince Ding one day in the future, he would let him go.
This person may be the only one among the many brothers in the royal family who remembers that he is the elder brother and has the responsibilities of an elder brother.
"But," after hearing Prince Ning's words, Prince Ding wanted to argue, but at this moment, he was interrupted by another cold snort, "Zhu Zaihong, I will remember this account!"
The person who spoke was not someone else, but the Thirteenth Prince, Prince Rui Zhu Zaixi, who had the greatest power among the six princes.
"When Father comes out of confinement, I will report the whole story to you. You will not be able to escape the charge of murdering your brothers!"
Listening to the words of Rui Wang Zhu Zaixi, Ning Wang looked up at the heavy snow in the sky, raised his hand and let the snowflakes fall on it, then after a moment he turned around with a sneer, looked at Rui Wang on the left, and said lightly:
"idiot!"
"...You!" Being called a fool by Prince Ning in front of everyone, Prince Rui was instantly furious and stood up to take action. However, at this moment, Chen Ju, who was guarding the entrance of Yuxi Palace, took a step forward and said, "Your Highness Prince Rui, you can't do that."
"The master is coming out of seclusion soon. If he sees you attacking my brother at the gate of Yuxi Palace, it would be bad."
With the current Silijian, Chen Hong, Huang Jin, Shi San and others gradually giving up their power and rarely interfering in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Their focus is on the world of cultivating immortals. Now, all the power in the Silijian is almost entirely in the hands of Chen Ju.
The elders of the cabinet, the six ministers, Hai Rui and other important officials might not take Chen Ju seriously, but among the people who were a generation younger than him, almost everyone had to deal with Chen Ju.
Naturally, they attach great importance to this new upstart in the Imperial Household Department.
Even if he was the King of Rui, he would not act recklessly when facing Chen Ju. He had lost the battle for the throne of the Nine Dragons and the Hidden Dragon. In the future, he would still have to deal with this Eunuch Chen, so he could not offend him.
Besides, what Chen Ju said made sense. Now that his father was about to be released from confinement, he was already guilty of a serious crime. If he did something so disgraceful again, it would only make his father more disgusted.
Thinking of this, no matter how angry he was, King Rui still chose to endure it.
However, the hatred in his heart towards Prince Ning grew stronger. If he was the final winner of the battle for the throne among the Nine Dragons, then his "world" would come into contact with Prince Jing, Prince Yu, Prince Gong, Prince An, and the elders of the cabinet.
But now, he can only be inferior to others forever and can only be on the same level with Chen Ju and others.
As the most powerful prince among all the previous princes, he has been conceited since he was a child, and he cannot accept the current gap.
"Zhu Zaihong, wait, this matter is not over yet!" Prince Rui Zhu Zaixi stared at Prince Ning's back and swore secretly in his heart.
As for the other kings, the looks they gave King Ning at this moment were naturally not very friendly. They all remembered this hatred.
In the crowd, Yan Shaoting sensed the tension between the kings, but his expression showed no change.
But in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly wonder: "Did Zhao Zhenji choose to support Prince Ning? Was it too hasty?"
"Among the elders in the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng supports Prince An and forms an alliance with Prince Yu's Mansion. Gao Gong supports Prince Gong and has the weakest advantage..."
"Although Gao Gong was upright and had a hot temper, his political vision was definitely not inferior to anyone else's."
"But precisely because of this, isn't it too hasty to choose Prince Gong now?"
"Zhao Zhenji, Gao Gong, what on earth are you thinking?" Yan Shaoting thought secretly in his heart.
Along the way, Yan Shaoting came into contact with many senior officials in the cabinet, the six ministers, Hai Rui and other important officials.
Therefore, he was very clear about the temperaments and personalities of these people. It was also because of this that he always believed that Gao Gong and Zhao Zhenji were too hasty in choosing the princes to support.
Among the three people who returned to the cabinet from Nanjing, only Zhang Juzheng's choice seemed reasonable to him.
At least the power of Prince Yu's Mansion is huge. If Prince An's Mansion cooperates with it, there is a high possibility that it will compete for the position of crown prince in the future.
But as for the other two, to be honest, even in this battle of hidden dragons, the stunning performance of Prince Ning was not good enough.
What's more, this is Prince Gong, who has always been low-key and actually does not have much power.
"My intuition tells me that Zhao Zhenji and Gao Gong must be holding back. These two are definitely not as simple as they appear." Thinking of this, Yan Shaoting's eyes swept over Gao Gong's son Gao Wuguan, and Zhao Zhenji's son, Zhao Dingzhu.
The two of them seemed to sense something and looked towards Yan Shaoting, then looked away.
Outside the gate of Yuxi Palace, the atmosphere among the kings and ministers was strange. Heavy snow was everywhere, and soon a thick blanket of snow covered everyone, but no one used spiritual energy to clean it up.
When the emperor comes out of retreat, no matter if it is windy or rainy, no one needs to use spiritual energy to resist. This has long been an unwritten rule.
At this time, in the Qiankun territory.
Above the sky, Jiajing, dressed in a white robe with fluttering sleeves, sat cross-legged. Unlike before, his every move and gesture made him look like the banished immortal Ling Chen.
At this moment, he looked peaceful and calm, just like an ordinary mortal.
"What do you think?" Not far away, above the clouds, Lu Fang, Lu Bing, Yan Song and others were standing.
"If you restrain your cultivation, the emperor will be just an ordinary mortal if you look at him with the naked eye." Yan Shifan spoke first.
"Amitabha," At this time, the Zen monk, who was wearing a white cassock and had a head of black hair that looked like a waterfall, chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice, saying:
“When you see a mountain, it is a mountain. When you see a mountain, it is not a mountain. When you see a mountain, it is still a mountain. In the Song Dynasty, the Zen master Qingyuan Xingsi proposed the Three Realms, which is a kind of state of mind.”
"At this moment, the law is embodied in the emperor."
Qingfeng, who was standing by, flicked the whisk in his hand, and there seemed to be floating clouds in his bright and pure eyes.
"More than three thousand six hundred years. During this period, our cultivation levels have also varied." Qing Feng looked around at the people around him and said, "The upper limit of the life span of the Nascent Soul Stage is one thousand two hundred years."
"The upper limit of life span in the Spirit Transformation Stage is 2,400 years, the upper limit of life span in the Void Refining Stage is 4,800 years, the upper limit of life span in the Fusion Stage is 9,600 years, and the upper limit of life span in the Mahayana Stage is over 10,000 years." Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.
In the realm of Qiankun, for more than 3,600 years, only they knew how difficult the process was and how boring the practice was.
As one's cultivation realm improves, it is not enough to just have sufficient resources. It is also related to the laws of the world, worldly experience, self-enlightenment, breakthroughs and other factors.
Fortunately, everything in Qiankun can be fabricated and made up according to the emperor's wishes.
As for the laws of the world, they can also be simulated within the realm of Qiankun.
It is precisely because of this that all of them were able to successfully break through and reach a level that they had never dared to think of before.
Of course, what everyone doesn’t know is that the current Qiankun Realm is just a spiritual weapon. The reason why it can simulate the laws of heaven and earth in the perfect world is mainly because Jiajing’s original destiny is a world.
And Jiajing's own will is the way of heaven in the Ming Dynasty world, so the simulation rules can be successful.
Otherwise, how can the "Tao" be fictitious, how can it be deceptive? The later the cultivators reach, the more they need to comprehend the laws.
If the laws of perception are false, then they are of no use.
In this realm of heaven and earth, whenever someone breaks through, Jiajing will separate an independent space in the realm of heaven and earth, and then fabricate a real world for them to experience the mundane world.
These fictional worlds can be a completely fictitious dynasty, a future world, or even a fantasy world with a completely different combat system.
Yan Song and others also experienced different lives time and time again in these 3,600 years, with one identity after another. The most important thing was that they sealed their cultivation memories throughout the process.
Only when they complete the training and breakthrough of their state of mind can they wake up in this world, otherwise they will fail.
Failure means that they will be exiled to a space with the same normal time flow rate as the outside world and wait to be released after ten years.
It is precisely because of such arduous training that after everyone breaks through, there will be no mismatch between their state of mind and their cultivation.
Now, ten years in the outside world have come to an end, and it can be said that there has been a major breakthrough in the cultivation of all
Those who entered the Qiankun Realm at that time included the two female national masters of Buddhism and Taoism, Qingfeng and Chanshuang, followed by Lu Fang and Lu Bing.
Then came the two princes and their families. Prince Yu brought his son Zhu Yijun, while Prince Jing brought his son Zhu Yijin.
The cabinet members included Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu, and Yu Dayou.
On the side of the Imperial Household Department, there were Chen Hong, Huang Jin, Shi San, as well as Feng Bao, Yang Jinshui, and Wei Zhongxian.
After that, except for Yan Shifan, there were Zhao Qiansun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the other five ministers.
Then there is Hai Rui, Jiajing's trusted sword, Governor-General of Zhejiang, Tang Shunzhi, Ma Fang, Qi Jiguang, and commander-in-chief of the five armies.
Of course, there were also some generals from the three major camps, including the head of the Dali Temple, the head of the Imperial Observatory, the head of the Hanlin Academy, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and others.
Among them, the six ministers, the Dali Temple, the Imperial Observatory, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College and others started the latest, and when they entered the Qiankun Realm, most of them were in the initial stage of foundation building.
However, now that more than 3,600 years have passed, most of them have reached the late Nascent Soul stage and are only one step away from becoming a god.
Of course, there are many people who start off fast, such as the Minister of Works Xu Fan, who is actually in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The upper limit of lifespan in the Nascent Soul stage is one thousand two hundred years.
The upper limit of lifespan in the Spirit Transformation Stage is two thousand four hundred years. Therefore, after these people had no hope of breaking through, Jiajing placed them in a normal flow space to consolidate their cultivation.
They were no longer allowed to stay in the time flow at such a speed of "days passing like years", otherwise after more than 3,000 years, these people would probably also pass away, and this was not what Jiajing wanted to see.
Then came Qingfeng and Chanshuang.
It can be said that Chan Shuang’s cultivation has now surpassed Qing Feng.
The reason, of course, is that Chanshuang had his natal item to be polished for more than 3,600 years, so Jiajing temporarily returned everyone's natal item to everyone.
Therefore, they can polish their natal objects and feed back to themselves.
In this way, as time goes by, those who have their natal objects polished and fed back to their natal objects, and their natal objects then feed back to those who practice, their cultivation level will continue to widen compared to those who don't have natal objects.
Now Chan Shuang's cultivation has broken through to the early stage of refining emptiness. Qing Feng's cultivation, because of the limitation of his natal object, is only the late stage of transformation of spirit, but this also shows the strength of Qing Feng's natal object.
If one's fate is not so good, it is impossible to catch up closely.
Then there are Lu Fang and Lu Bing. These two were already ahead of everyone else, and now their cultivation has reached the middle stage of fusion. Their lifespan can be said to be as high as 9,600 years.
There is only one step left to the Mahayana stage.
Then came Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie and Hai Rui. Originally, the four of them had their cultivation levels synchronized. They were all in the Golden Core Stage before entering the Qiankun Realm, and now their cultivation levels have all reached the late Lianxu Stage.
That’s right, they did not break through to the fusion stage.
After all, the more advanced your cultivation is, the more difficult it becomes. If you can reach the late stage of the fusion period, it is not bad if you are just one step away from success.
However, the four of them were not discouraged. With the Qiankun Realm, they knew that it would not be a problem for them to break through to the Mahayana stage. In fact, it would not be difficult for them to ascend to become immortals in the future.
Finally, there are Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu, and Yu Dayou. Chen Hong, Huang Jin, Shi San, Feng Bao, Yang Jinshui, and Wei Zhongxian from the Imperial Household Department.
The cultivation level of this group of people is generally at the Spirit Transformation Stage.
However, due to personal destiny and destiny objects, some people are in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation while others are in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation.
In general, after ten years abroad and more than 3,600 years in the country, the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty made a great breakthrough as a whole.
The current Ming Dynasty's high-end combat power, if brought to the world of immortal cultivation, would already be a qualified large-scale sect.
Of course, it is only limited to being "qualified", and the Ming Dynasty is benchmarking against those giants that have been passed down for endless years, have dominated the Central Plains for countless years, and have immortals in their sects.
Even the imaginary enemy of the Ming Dynasty was the four major academies that dominated the world of immortal cultivation.
Compared with these sizes, the current Ming Dynasty is still far, far behind.
But at least the Ming Dynasty now has the qualifications to establish its own power in the world of immortal cultivation, far away from the areas ruled by the four major academies.
In other words, the current Ming Dynasty has already gained the initial qualifications to invade the world of immortal cultivation.
"Buzz!"
At this time, a layer of space ripples appeared around Jiajing. After an unknown amount of time, his eyes slowly opened.
And when he opened his eyes, it seemed as if stars were flowing through them.
His cultivation had already broken through to the early Mahayana stage a hundred years ago. After that, he spent a hundred years to consolidate his cultivation to the early Mahayana stage, and he also cultivated several magical powers.
His cultivation has reached the Mahayana stage. What he needs to do now is to constantly comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, and then prepare to break through to the late Mahayana stage and wait for the heavenly tribulation to come.
After overcoming the heavenly tribulation, a guiding light will descend, and he will be able to ascend to the upper realm and become an immortal.
Even though there are still two realms, the time it takes is terrifying. After reaching the Mahayana stage, the life span is basically ten thousand years, almost infinite.
Otherwise, the long years alone would wear people out.
Because when one has cultivated to this stage, if one wants to break through, one no longer has to rely solely on comprehending the world, one also has to wait.
Yes, just waiting, waiting for an opportunity.
As for when this opportunity will come, it is unknown.
Even though he is now the Heavenly Dao of a world, it is impossible to judge. Well, the main reason is that his Heavenly Dao is an ordinary world of cultivating immortals.
Compared with the world of immortal cultivation, his Heavenly Dao was too shallow. Therefore, not only did he need to settle down, but the world did too.
"Next, Daming needs to make a preliminary entry into the world of immortal cultivation, and at the same time, we cannot relax in this world either."
"We must continue on this new path of combining cultivation with technology. With the Qiankun Realm, time will be greatly reduced. Then we will explore the universe where the Daming Dynasty is..."
"The Ming Dynasty will officially enter the interstellar age!" Just as Jiajing was thinking in his heart, the ministers immediately rushed over.
"Your Highness, I congratulate you, Grand Immortal of Great Luo Heaven, Purple Extreme Immortal of Longevity, Holy Wisdom and Spiritual Spirit, Master of Three Origins, Yuying Yuxu, General Manager of Five Thunders, Xuandu Realm, Wanshou Emperor, on your breakthrough to the Mahayana stage!"
"May our emperor ascend to heaven soon, enjoy the immortal path forever, and rest in peace..."
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(End of this chapter)
