Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence

Time flies like water, in a trance, another twenty years have passed.

In the past twenty years, the situation has been turbulent.

Nine years ago, the army of the "King of Pingliang" broke through the capital "Shangjing" and completely wiped out the Great Wei.

Afterwards, the army under the command of King Pingliang went south and north, and they were invincible and invincible. In just half a year, the seven northern states were pacified, and the world was terrified.

After half a year of repairing the army of one million, they crossed the south of the Yangtze River and defeated many anti-kings and feudal towns along the way.

So far, the nineteen states have returned to unity.

After the king of Pingliang ascended the altar to sacrifice to heaven in Beijing, he officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He changed the name of the country to "Lu" and the Yuan to "Kaihuang".

Today, it has been ten years since Kaihuang.

"What a field scene..."

In the southwest of Qinzhou, on a country road, Zhang Yao rode a horse along the road, admiring the scenery beside the road.

In the small village in the distance, the smoke is curling up. It is the time when the sunset is shining, and every family is cooking with fire, and the sound of children playing and dogs barking can be vaguely heard.

Twenty years later, he is still wearing a green shirt, but his appearance is much younger, like a young man in his twenties.

"It's better if the world is peaceful."

Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze, and couldn't help feeling slightly emotional: "The common people can finally live a stable life."

It has been ten years since the troubled times ended.

After the establishment of the State of Lu, the emperor made various policies that benefited the people by lightening corvée and sacrificing taxes, encouraging intermarriage and trade.

In just ten years, the nineteen prefectures, where the people were in dire straits and all industries were in decline, have shown signs of prosperity. Perhaps it will usher in a new prosperous age in a few years.

"After the chaos, there must be a great order. More than half of the people died, the conflicts were greatly eliminated, and the land was vacant."

"As long as the emperor doesn't mess around, ushering in a prosperous age is not difficult, not to mention that this 'King of Pingliang' is still a shrewd and capable emperor..."

Thinking of the emperor, Zhang Yao couldn't help showing a hint of thought in his eyes:

"Whether there is support from the Xian family behind the founding emperor is still a mystery."

"The person I placed next to him has not heard any useful news for so many years..."

Ten years ago:

King Pingliang's army went south, and Zhang Yao happened to be secretly operating in Fuzhou in the south, carrying out his plan in an orderly manner.

After a secret investigation, he learned that the southern states were the same as the northern seven states. Many anti-kings and Jiedu envoys died strangely on the eve of the war, causing chaos and leaderless forces under his command.

This is the truth that King Pingliang's million-strong army pacified the south without any effort.

It's just that Zhang Yao was afraid at the time. He wasn't sure whether it was the immortal family's action or the joint efforts of several masters, so he didn't personally try to find out the secret of King Pingliang.

"Drive! Drive!"

Just as Zhang Yao was thinking, several groups of fast horses roared past him, rolling up smoke and dust in the sky.

"Hurry up, don't miss it!"

"Don't worry, we will hurry all the way, and we will definitely make it in time!"

Angry horses in fresh clothes, armed with knives and swords, are in groups of three or four, and they look like Jianghu people at first glance.

Ten years later, after the establishment of the Lu Kingdom, although the ban on martial arts was vigorously enforced, the chaotic times lasted for decades after all, and the martial arts among the people were very strong, which could not be eliminated in a short time.

The only change is that the number of warriors has decreased, and no one dares to use large-scale armor, bows and crossbows and other contraband.

"It's quite lively."

Zhang Yao smiled, and still rode the horse unhurriedly, swaying forward.

"Hopefully it will be a good one this time."

…………

two months ago.

In Liang County in the southwest of Qinzhou, there were rumors that the secret treasure of "Ye Di" hundreds of years ago appeared in the world, which quickly caused a sensation in all directions.

Countless people from the rivers and lakes moved upon hearing the news, and followed some speculative news to investigate, causing an uproar for a while, and it became the top priority of Qinzhou Wulin.

There are records in ancient books:

Hundreds of years ago, it was the last year of the Chen Dynasty. At that time, Qinzhou had a peerless overlord, who was honored as "Yedi", and was recognized as the strongest man in the world at that time.

The most famous deed of this Emperor Ye was that he entered the capital alone and assassinated the last emperor of the Chen Dynasty on the Golden Luan Hall, causing the world to completely collapse and be out of control.

It is said that in that battle, 100,000 forbidden troops were defeated by him alone, and the four great masters joined forces were also defeated, which shocked the world.

It was rumored that before Emperor Ye's death, he ordered people to build a huge underground palace. Inside the underground palace was hidden wealth beyond rivals and world-class martial arts, but this news has never been confirmed.

Until hundreds of years later:

The treasure map recording the route of the "Yedi Underground Palace" suddenly appeared in Liang County, Qinzhou, shaking the entire Qinzhou martial arts.

It is said that this treasure map was originally held by a fledgling young man in the rivers and lakes. In the process of being a hero, he bumped into a young lady from a martial arts family. Under the entanglement between the two, the news was accidentally leaked.

What happened in the middle is difficult to detect under the interweaving of various rumors.

But the most important treasure map has been scattered since then. At this time, in Qinzhou Wulin, not to mention everyone has a copy, but it is no longer top secret.

In Liang County, Qinzhou, in Yunxiao Mountain.

In a cloud-shrouded valley, torches were planted everywhere, and the light of the fire illuminated the entire valley.

Corpses were lying everywhere in the valley, blood was flowing, and there were broken arms and limbs everywhere. The whole scene looked extremely bloody.

"Oops..."

"Damn it, that thief Li Santong is really ruthless!"

"People from Qingchen Palace are here too, now we probably won't even have soup..."

Many injured people from the rivers and lakes sat scattered in the corners of the valley, howling and cursing.

And on the other side of the valley:

Half of the mountain wall has been opened, revealing a deep entrance, which is obviously the portal of the underground palace where the legendary Emperor Ye's secret treasure is buried.

Looking at this scene, it is not difficult to guess that after all the major forces in Qinzhou Wulin teamed up, they should have searched in Yunxiao Mountain for a long time before finally finding the portal of the underground palace, and there was a big fight before entering.

"It doesn't seem too late."

Wearing a large black robe and a bamboo hat, Zhang Yao walked slowly into the valley.

"Another one!"

"I don't know why..."

"Hey, another one came to die!"

Many gazes came to him, curiosity, scrutiny, exploration, malice... Zhang Yao walked towards the entrance of the underground palace as if he didn't realize it.

He walked over the corpse and the pool of blood all the way, without stopping, and the hem of the black robe and boots were not stained with blood.

"this!"

Seeing this scene, many sharp-eyed Jianghu people suddenly felt huge waves in their hearts.

"Could it be that another master is here?"

Inside the underground palace.

Entering along the deep passage, you can see many corpses along the way, as well as remnants of crossbow arrows and rolling stones.

After the main passage, many corpses were seen in the ear chambers and auxiliary rooms on both sides, but most of them were killed by swords and sticks.

There are also some, whose muscles and bones collapsed and died in a miserable state, obviously killed by the tyrannical zhenqi.

"I haven't seen the main dishes yet, and I started to fight among myself."

Looking at the messy scene, Zhang Yao shook his head secretly.

In a dark room, there are many torches left, and there are many gold and silver jewelry and funerary objects scattered on the ground. Obviously, there are too many of them, and they were dropped in a hurry during the search.

Even if the ear chambers and auxiliary chambers were like this, the rumors that Yedi's secret treasury was incomparably rich were probably not groundless, so it's no wonder that these people were jealous.

"Um?"

Going deeper along the underground palace, the light of fire and the sound of conversation could be faintly heard in front of him, Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly, revealing a smile:

"The finale hasn't finished yet, so it's not too late."