Moreover, the fleet was gradually slowing down, and the closer it got, the slower it went.
When the ceremony here was almost completed and all kinds of offerings had been placed, the big ship over there finally approached a hundred meters from the shore.
It will still take some time before we actually arrive at the port.
At the port, the believers had already begun shouting at the fleet not far away:
"The Supreme Mother of Darkness in the Ten Directions and Three Worlds, the Most Holy Mother in Heaven, the Most Holy of Holy Ones!"
"The saint has descended to earth! The people will rise up, help the weak and destroy the thieves, and the world will be peaceful!"
"The people will rise up! The world will be at peace!"
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Chapter 101: Foreign Invasion by Enemy Countries
During the port festival, Xi Heng quietly sent a spirit stone to the Goddess Chitian.
So, before getting off the boat, Chen Fenghuo performed a great miracle in front of everyone, causing countless people to admire and worship him to the point of boiling water.
Amid the bustle of the crowd, the Scarlet Sky Goddess had just stepped off the ship and returned to the Pearl Harbor. Tens of thousands of believers knelt before her, calling her the Saint of Savior, who would bring peace to the world.
Just as the doctrine says: The Mother of Darkness sent her saint to the earth to unify dozens of divided nations in the world, so that the world would regain the only peaceful and prosperous era of the past.
Everyone has food to eat, gold and silver, no one robs or steals anymore, and there is peace and tranquility everywhere...
When these words of praise were being chanted, the words of the mortals below became more and more fanatical, with some even fainting on the spot out of excitement.
It was not until now, almost night, that Chen Fenghuo finally got rid of tens of thousands of overly fanatical believers, arranged various church affairs, and finally returned to the courtyard where Xi Heng lived to rest.
"I didn't expect that after I got ashore, so many people would come to greet me." Chen Fenghuo said, holding his forehead.
She was obviously quite tired from welcoming the believers.
"Haven't you ever seen such a scene when you were the goddess of the Jingming Sect?" Xi Heng thought that the other party had already become accustomed to this kind of momentum.
"When I founded the Jingming Sect, only a few hundred people in the village responded. Then it gradually expanded and occupied Mingzhu City because the government exploited the people and did nothing. As soon as I raised the flag, countless people followed the call and rushed into the government... I have never experienced such a momentum as today."
Xi Heng chuckled:
"It's better to make a bigger noise. Your position as the Saint has been decided. After the welcoming ceremony, you will become the leader of the Dark Heaven Sect."
"Even so." The other party felt troubled: "Even the Saint can hardly suppress the hearts of all the followers who are now rising up to attack the government. You have also heard what the followers said. They want all the people to rise up and the world to be peaceful. The Dark Heaven Sect is now bound to rebel, and no one can suppress it."
"Then let's rebel." Xi Heng didn't care.
"But this may have an impact on the northern battlefield you are about to go to. The rebellion of the Dark Heaven Sect, which is such a huge force, is no weaker than the rise of Tianliang in the past. It will definitely cause the court to be short of money and food, making it difficult to supply the northern war."
"Don't worry, the court still has plenty of money."
When Xi Heng inherited the throne, he simply asked the imperial guards to raid the home of a treacherous official and received more than 10 million taels of silver, which was enough to pay the salaries of all the Northern Army members for ten years.
If it weren't for Zhao Qianyuan who continued to squander national strength and financial resources and ignored the people's will, with the economic strength of the Great Zhao, the dynasty would surely have continued for a long time.
"The imperial court has enough money and food? Then why do they still exploit the people like this?" Chen Fenghuo was a little puzzled.
"Who knows, maybe the amount of money in the court has nothing to do with this." Xi Heng said casually.
"..."
After a moment, the other party changed the subject: "Speaking of which, at the end of today's sacrifice, the remnants of Tianliang and Donghuangmeishan came to offer gifts. Can we make friends with them?"
"It's up to you. Whether we are friends or not, it has nothing to do with what we are doing to find the immortal." Xi Heng only asked: "What gifts did these two organizations give?"
"The gifts from the people of Tianliang were simple and ordinary, just some local specialties and precious jewelry, but the gifts from Donghuangmeishan were a bit strange - I brought them." Chen Fenghuo took out a blue book from a package nearby and placed it on the table.
The surface of the book is brand new, and the cover is not simply white, but is covered with patterns that look like wooden window grilles.
Xi Heng found it curious and opened it to see that the pages also looked brand new.
As a martial arts organization, Dong Huangmei Mountain sent over classics, which should contain some information related to martial arts.
Or maybe it's a book on martial arts techniques.
Just as she thought, the three words "Hun Yuan Gong" were written on the cover.
"How can one give martial arts skills to other forces as a gift?" Xi Heng didn't quite understand.
For example, most of the high-level members of the Dark Sky Sect have practiced martial arts and have no shortage of martial arts techniques.
Even if this so-called Hun Yuan Gong is an advanced martial art of Hua Jin, for the senior members of the sect who have already entered the martial arts world, it is just a piece of waste paper if they cannot transfer their practice to other fields.
Instead of sending this thing, it would be better to send a few hundred taels of gold and a warehouse of food... Xi Heng thought silently.
But when she opened it and saw the first page, her eyes became serious.
"The Hunyuan technique is all-embracing and tolerant. It is what Huang Lie, the master of Donghuangmei Mountain, has accumulated over his entire life by embracing all kinds of martial arts techniques..."
After Xi Heng finished reading, he paid more attention to the brand new book in front of him.
"Martial artists can switch to practicing Hunyuan Gong at will, without changing their martial arts intentions or going astray... because Hunyuan Gong encompasses tens of thousands of martial arts."
"All warriors who have mastered the Dark Power but cannot make any progress due to the lack of skills can switch to the Hun Yuan Gong and spend many years to cultivate the Hua Power!"
This thing seems to be much more powerful than Xi Heng imagined.
"The primordial qi can contain all the martial arts in the world... This thing is probably the reason why Dong Huangmei Mountain collects martial arts from all over the world."
The girl sighed softly, "I was able to create such a high level of martial arts. I didn't expect that the leader of Dong Huangmei Mountain was actually doing the right thing."
"It sounds like it's a very valuable item." The Goddess of Scarlet Sky said, "Dong Huangmei Mountain seems to be very sincere."
Xi Heng didn't answer and continued to look through the pages.
With the greatly enhanced mental power after achieving the sword heart, she can scan all the pages of the book at a glance in just a few minutes, and have a rough understanding of how this Hunyuan technique works and how to practice it.
"Cultivate the Hunyuan Qi, which helps the Qi and blood flow in the limbs and bones, and trains the strength of the muscles, bones, skin and flesh. No matter the physical strength, spirit, Qi, blood, strength, vitality, etc., they will gradually reach the state of perfection, and gradually achieve Huajin."
Xi Heng himself achieved Hua Jin through sword intent and sword moves. Most other Hua Jin techniques also achieved Hua Jin by gathering internal energy and strength. A few were based on the control of physique and strength to achieve Hua Jin.
This Hun Yuan Gong is different from other martial arts in that it focuses on internal strength, and uses it to train muscles, bones, and martial arts, and it also provides some instructions on the control of strength.
Although the main focus of cultivation is still the internal force of 'Hunyuan Yiqi', he also focuses on the coordination of many aspects.
"If you want to achieve Hua Jin with Hun Yuan Gong, you first need to lay a good foundation, which is more than ordinary exercises." Xi Heng discovered a flaw: "Compared with other internal force training martial arts, it is slower to achieve Hua Jin."
"However, the martial arts foundation of the Hunyuan Gong warriors will be more solid, and they may be able to go further than ordinary warriors..."
Xi Heng tapped his chin and thought for a while, then gradually understood: "This is the internal martial arts skill created by Dong Huangmei Mountain in order to deduce the power of transformation."
"Above the transformation energy?" Chen Fenghuo responded from the side.
"For hundreds of years, many martial arts geniuses have tried many Hua Jin techniques to deduce realms above Hua Jin, but they have never achieved anything. I think Dong Huangmeishan wants to create a martial art that can lay the most solid foundation to impact Hua Jin."
His fingertips touched the pages of the book and he continued to flip through them.
Stop at the part about transforming strength later.
"It's a pity that this method is not yet perfect at the Huajin level... I don't know if Dong Huangmeishan has just studied this part, or if he deliberately stopped at this part. In any case, if you use this to achieve Huajin, you will be weaker than ordinary Huajin warriors."
The chapters on Ming Jin and An Jin cover more than 90 percent of the entire secret book, while Hua Jin only has a few pages at the end.
She realized that by following the method in the book, she could probably achieve the state of Hua Jin.
But after condensing the Hua Jin, there is no clear path to follow.
The "Heluo Fish-Dragon Sword Technique" that Xi Heng had obtained in the imperial palace had a Qinglong chapter and many moves to practice after achieving Hua Jin...but this Hunyuan Gongfa was just a blank.
If the gap at the back is not filled gradually, people who practice this method can only spend several decades constantly honing a solid foundation and reach the initial stage of Hua Jin.
It takes more time, but the effect is not as good as other Hua Jin exercises.
At present, the only advantage of Hun Yuan Gong is that it can be practiced at will.
"To fill in the chapters after Hua Jin, perhaps many warriors who practice Hun Yuan Gong will be needed to gradually deduce it... Other Hua Jin warriors can give some guidance on the An Jin level, but they can't help when it comes to Hua Jin."
At the same time, Xi Heng also understood why Dong Huangmeishan wanted to give away such a precious method of transforming energy for free.
"Perhaps the leader of Huangmei Mountain wants to spread this Hunyuan Gong throughout the world, so that the best warriors in the world can complete this Gong method and then deduce it to Huajin."
It would be difficult for Huangmeishan to achieve this alone, so they spread it widely.
"This Hunyuan Gong may soon spread throughout the martial arts world. Although it is a Huajin Gong method, it is not a precious or rare item." After Xi Heng explained this point, he casually said:
"It's up to you whether you want to cooperate with Dong Huangmei Mountain or not. I will go to the northern border to resist Yan Meng's southward advance. All matters concerning the sect are left to you."
"When will you leave?"
"Tomorrow." Xi Heng looked up at the countless twinkling stars in the sky, his eyes fixed on the direction of the North Star and looking towards the north.
……
The carriage swayed, making a creaking sound as the wood rubbed against each other.
The dense trees swayed in the long wind, and the wheels ran slowly in the wet mud, leaving straight ruts deep into the ground.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, with only a little sunlight shining through the gaps, making the world seem a little dim.
In the carriage, the curtains were blown by the stuffy wind from outside, and the light blue curtains brushed across the girl's fair face.
Xi Heng came back to his senses from a long period of closed-eye meditation, raised his hand, pushed aside the swaying lavender curtain in front of him, and looked outside.
There was a small hill ahead, and in the distance in that direction, the sound of weapons clashing or shouts and roars could be heard faintly.
We also saw thick gray smoke rising from the side of the mountain.
"Sure enough, we shouldn't have chosen the shortcut...we've run into the battlefield in just a few days." Xi Heng clicked his tongue.
Because she wanted to shorten the journey, she ignored the war-torn areas that she heard from the villagers and chose to go straight through them.
So, just when we had walked halfway through this area, we encountered a battle.
"But judging from the noise and the number of people, the fighting between the two sides doesn't seem to be fierce." She knocked on the front door of the carriage and asked the driver to stop the horses.
The current driver was no longer the old man who had taken her to Mingzhu City before. Because the other party refused to go to the battlefield in the northern border no matter what, Xi Heng had no choice but to settle down in a town along the way and recruit another brave driver.
As the vehicle gradually stopped, she grabbed the bags in the carriage, casually threw away the large items such as the mat and tent, and only took a few daily necessities and two sets of clothes hanging on her shoulders. She then hung up the flying sword and long sword and left the carriage.
The girl waved her hand and said to the driver, "I'll give you the carriage. Go back now."
When the coachman was stunned after hearing this, Xi Heng had already walked away.
Wearing traveling animal-skin boots, they stepped on the wet ground and walked towards the battlefield where smoke was rising and shouting was deafening.
Separated by a forest and hills, at first one could only hear the sound but could not see its true appearance.
Xi Heng placed his wrist on the hilt of the sword at his waist and gradually quickened his pace.
She walked through the woods and stood on a small hill, looking far into the distance.
In the distance, under the black clouds and where the hazy smoke and dust were rising, there was a broad flag of the Great Zhao that was constantly fluttering in the wind.
In the dark red fabric, the square and angular word "Zhao" is spreading out.
A few seconds later, the flag behind the hill floated up and approached, and several horses fled.
Xi Heng stopped and tilted his head.
Those cavalrymen seemed to be fleeing in her direction.
And as time passed, more and more Zhao cavalrymen crossed the hills, looking panicked.
When the distance was only a few hundred meters, Xi Heng gradually saw clearly that the group of riders all looked exhausted, as if they had fought for their lives.
Afterwards, hundreds of enemy cavalrymen chased after these dozens of Zhao officers and soldiers.
Most of the pursuers were only wearing thick linen clothes, holding longbows, carrying broadswords on their belts, and their horses were not protected. They just shot arrows while chasing.
However, there were a few well-equipped people among them. Their bodies and horses were covered with iron armor. Both the horses and the people were burly and powerful, with shields on their left arms and hammers, spears or axes in their right hands.
The horses were covered with scales of armor, and they looked less like horses and more like terrifying beasts made of iron.
The heavily armored soldiers above them were clearly covered in armor, but their movements were smoother than those of ordinary cavalrymen, and it seemed that they were at least close to reaching the peak of Ming Jin.
"Has the Great Zhao Army already fallen into decline? But I just arrived in the Northern Frontier..."
Xi Heng originally wanted to follow the army to win a few simple battles and familiarize himself with his own tactics and formations.
After all, she had never actually commanded an army in battle, so it would be better to start with the easy things.
"But it doesn't matter. It's better to show your strength in adversity."
His right hand fell on the hilt of the sword at his waist and he drew it out easily.
