Chapter 72

"Indeed, for setting up an array, apart from extremely rare celestial treasures like divine bones, dragon bodies, and remains of immortals, jade is the best choice. Jade concentrates the essence of heaven and earth, with pure fluctuations and the ability to store spiritual energy. If it's good jade, even a dead person holding it in their mouth won't decay." Yiming nodded, "Now, Master understands how important the Jade Treasure Kingdom is, right? Not just the First Prince, many thousand-year-old worlds and major immortal sects covet the Jade Treasure Kingdom. If Master can obtain various jades in the future to set up the residence, the array will be extraordinarily powerful. It's said that the royal family of the Jade Treasure Kingdom has an array called the 'Zhou Tian Wan Xiang Jade Deity Array,' which has various miraculous effects. A newborn baby can speak immediately when placed in the array and will be both strong and wise."

"No wonder Princess Yuhuanlu's cultivation is so formidable. If I had been raised like this from a young age, I wouldn't be inferior to her." Guchensha thought, "Those thousand-year-old families, with their massive arrays, can cultivate how many talents over generations?"

Even local gentry and tycoons choose feng shui treasure sites to ensure their families produce talents generation after generation, let alone those noble families.

"Master's current physique is actually very strong. Because it's strong, you need to be more careful. For example, if someone holds a needle, they can easily perform various techniques, but if they wield a huge iron hammer, they might injure themselves. Master's current body, compared to a general martial arts master, is like the difference between a needle and a large iron hammer." Yiming waved his hand, and the jade on the table scattered, the fresh feeling disappeared, and the sparrow flew away.

The array was broken and no longer gathered spiritual energy.

"Pity." Guchensha shook his head, "Why did you do that? Let the sparrow stay a bit longer."

"Master is gradually cultivating a compassionate heart, which is a cause for celebration." Yiming praised.

Guchensha rearranged the jade into a spirit-gathering array. This time, the array was slightly different from before: "The world is constantly changing, and the spirit-gathering array must also change. This means that the arrays of those major noble families need to be maintained and supervised by experts every day and every month, or they will lose their effectiveness."

"Master's understanding of this level deepens your foundation." Yiming hurriedly said, "Indeed, feng shui and geomancy can shift over time, from a few decades to a few centuries. What was once a feng shui treasure site might become useless. Nothing in the world remains unchanged."

"The spirit-gathering array is truly a good thing, even weapons can be refined." After setting up the spirit-gathering array, Guchensha took out a dagger and placed it in the array, then finely adjusted the array structure. Spiritual energy appeared in the array, and the dagger, under his subtle perception, seemed to be nourished by the spiritual energy.

"Living beings, plants, and metals are all nourished by spiritual energy, gradually developing wisdom and eventually becoming spirits or demons. However, living beings can become spirits in a few years, plants in a few hundred years, and metals in a few thousand or even ten thousand years." Yiming pointed to the dagger, "This dagger is just ordinary iron, but if it is placed in the spirit-gathering array for a few decades, it can become a sharp weapon. If it is soaked in spiritual liquid, it will only take a few years. If Master drops a drop of Heavenly Dew on it, it will immediately become a treasure that can cut through iron like butter and slice jade like tofu. In the future, Master must not waste Heavenly Dew, as it is a very precious substance. It is said to be a reward from the Heavenly Dao for those with great merit. A drop of Heavenly Dew, in terms of cultivation alone, is equivalent to sixty years of cultivation in a spirit-gathering array, not to mention its effects in dispelling heart demons, removing all poisons, refining spiritual pills, enhancing spiritual nature, and strengthening magical treasures."

"Indeed." Guchensha thought, if he hadn't used Heavenly Dew to strengthen the 'No Faith Heart Seizing Talisman,' it might not have been able to control Yiming.

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Talisman Emperor did not have the Heavenly Talisman Edict. Otherwise, with his great merit in building the Great Stone Wall and opening canals, leading his ministers to worship the heavens, he would have received a vast amount of Heavenly Dew." Yiming said.

Guchensha had also read in ancient books that ancient emperors, besides obtaining Heavenly Dew through slaying demons and worship, could also receive it by maintaining the order of heaven and earth and then worshiping, making the Heavenly Dao aware of their actions.

That night, while writing a memorial to request the court to allow the Jade Treasure Kingdom to submit, he studied the spirit-gathering array and read various classics. He managed to do three things at once with ease.

The Dao Realm's tenth transformation is called 'One Heart, Thousand Uses,' which is extremely miraculous, allowing one to meditate on thousands of techniques and calculate matters without conflict. This is the result of the soul's thinking power reaching an extreme.

Guchensha, practicing the Sun and Moon Cultivation and the Sun and Moon Transformation techniques, could do up to four or five things at once, which was his limit. Even martial arts masters of the same realm found it difficult to do two things at once.

He started by using jade to set up the spirit-gathering array, then used ordinary stones, and finally books, knives, swords, and even furniture in the room, and he managed to set them up.

Through repeated practice, he gained a new understanding of each object. By touching any object, even a stone or a book, and feeling it carefully, he could perceive its own fluctuations, whether large or small, strong or weak. The world appeared different to him, even the tiniest specks of dust had spiritual waves.

"Perhaps humans are composed of various tiny particles, ingeniously crafted, and life is so wondrous, this is the Dao..." Enlightenment flowed through his mind, and wisdom shone again.

He opened his mind and body, naturally sensing the void and the air, feeling the fluctuations of the universe, layer by layer, extremely wondrous. The blood and energy in his body also flowed according to the oscillations of heaven and earth.

In a daze, he seemed to perceive a rolling sea of spiritual energy in a shallow layer of the void, an endless layer of spiritual energy. With just a bit more 'effort,' he could 'suck' that spiritual energy down.

He knew that this was truly touching the edge of the Dao Realm. If others felt this realm, they might use great force to break through, but he knew that at this critical moment, he must be cautious. A good warrior does not seek great achievements.

He carefully breathed in and out, using his divine consciousness to make contact, once, twice, three times... After hundreds of attempts, he still did not break through, but he was patient, slowly adjusting his spirit and opening his eyes again.

This cultivation, though it did not break through the Dao Realm, further solidified his foundation and made up for the lack of proper cultivation from a young age. Other princes had received support from their maternal clans from birth, the best teachers, the best medicines, the best knowledge, and the strictest training to lay the best foundation, while he had to study and practice diligently on his own, the gap growing wider and wider.

But these days of combat, taking Heavenly Dew, and Yiming's guidance had given him practical experience, spiritual medicines, and a great teacher, and he was no longer different from the other princes.

After everything was done, the sky was just beginning to brighten. He didn't need breakfast, took a drop of Heavenly Dew, and felt full of energy, taking out a book to read carefully.

He still read ancient history, savoring the cultural heritage of ancient times, and discerning the true meaning from the words.

The characters in his memorial were solemn and thick, with a touch of power, and it read: "To Father Emperor, your humble son Guchensha, today met the Seventh Princess of the Jade Treasure Kingdom, and had a detailed discussion about their intention to submit. Your humble son believes that the court should prioritize benevolence and righteousness. The people of the Jade Treasure Kingdom are simple and honest, their nature tempered by jade, and they have a gentle and harmonious demeanor..."

His writing had some power, citing the customs of the Jade Treasure Kingdom from books and explaining the benefits of submitting to the court, as well as the recent activities of the Great Wei Dynasty overseas. Although there were many points, the text was concise and clear.

He knew that the Heavenly Talisman Emperor's orders were simple, and the imperial edicts sometimes used colloquial language. He preferred straightforward and clear actions, disliking verbosity. So he directly addressed benevolence and righteousness, then taxes, customs, and livelihood, summarizing everything in a few hundred words.

"Someone."

"Here." Liu Yu entered, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"Send my memorial to the imperial post office."

"Yes."

After reading for a while, the sky brightened, and a drizzle began to fall, signaling the arrival of spring, with all things growing and the cold truly gone.

"Nineteenth Prince, Princess Yuefu has sent me to inform you to pack your belongings and prepare to depart." A servant came over.

"Tell the princess I will set out immediately." Guchensha ordered, "Put on the armor, form the formation, and depart!"

Clank, clank...

Everyone gathered in the courtyard, putting on the 'Jiaojiao Armor.' This armor had the advantage of not being stained by rain or mud, and it was impervious to water and fire.

"Master, although this armor is wondrous, it needs maintenance. Otherwise, after multiple intense battles, it will break, causing significant loss. The best method is to place it in a spirit-gathering array when not in use, to cultivate it with spiritual energy. Of course, if it is coated with spiritual liquid, the armor will not only avoid damage but will also become sharper and stronger over time." Yiming said, "So, it was not a good idea for Master to let someone take the Heavenly Dragon Spirit-Gathering Flag. The flag produces spiritual liquid, which is very beneficial to the armor."

"I was negligent and didn't think of this. Using Heavenly Dew to repair the armor would be too extravagant." Guchensha shook his head, "I can't think about this now, let's go to Chengtian Pass."

The 249-person team set out and encountered the Tenth Prince's team.

Guchensha clearly felt that the Tenth Prince, Guzhensha, had a stronger killing intent towards him.

"Did I offend the Tenth Prince?" He was a bit puzzled but not afraid.

Loubaiyue's army was marching ahead, and officials of all ranks were seeing them off in the rain, their official robes drenched, but they dared not move.

"Nineteenth Prince, I have something to say to you." Loubaiyue called out, and the two rode side by side.

"What is it?" Guchensha knew Loubaiyue would not speak without reason.

"Did you go out last night and meet the Seventh Princess of the Jade Treasure Kingdom?" Loubaiyue asked.

"Yes." Guchensha knew this woman had good intelligence and did not hide it, "She hopes I will write a memorial to Father Emperor, asking for the Jade Treasure Kingdom to submit to the Great Yong, and for their royal family to guard the land for the Great Yong for generations."

"This matter is very complicated, and you'd better not get involved. The First Prince is eyeing the Jade Treasure Kingdom. After Yuhuanlu met you yesterday, she also met the Tenth Prince. Her main purpose this time is to form an alliance through marriage with the Tenth Prince. Even the elders of the Lei family went to the Jade Treasure Kingdom to exchange tokens." Loubaiyue said, "Don't be used."

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