Chapter 51

In fact, deep down, Xiao Sheng still felt it was a pity to kill Li Jiancheng so quickly.

After all, now that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, the two brothers, were vying for the imperial throne, each was using all their skills, openly and secretly, in a fierce struggle. However, due to Li Yuan's strong suppression, they did not dare to go too far. At most, they were each bribing the concubines in Li Yuan's harem, trying to get them to whisper in Li Yuan's ear. Or they would send their subordinates to compete in martial arts, to undermine each other's reputation... and so on.

In Xiao Sheng's eyes, this level of struggle was too childish, too unexciting, and too boring. If circumstances allowed, Xiao Sheng really wanted to do something like this.

First, he would bring Li Shimin and Li Yuan over. Under a state of unconsciousness, he would lock Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng in the same secret room. Then he would sit outside with Li Yuan to watch the show.

Once the two Li brothers woke up, they would realize that they were alone with their most hated enemy. Under the shadow of death, would the two brothers temporarily put aside their differences and work together to find a way to survive? Or would they fight to the death regardless of everything? Or would they first cooperate, but still scheme against each other in secret, and only when they realized there was no hope of escape, would they completely break and kill each other? At the same time, what would Li Yuan's reaction be after witnessing all of this?

In the direst of situations, all the light and ugliness of human nature would be exposed. Such a thrilling scene is something that even the most talented playwrights in the world would find hard to write. If possible, Xiao Sheng really wanted to direct it himself.

However, it was just a thought. Such manipulation of human nature was somewhat excessive. It would also take a lot of time, and apart from satisfying some of his inner interests, it would be meaningless. Time was not abundant, so in the end, even though he felt regretful, Xiao Sheng could only give up and give Li Jiancheng a quick death.

After killing Li Jiancheng, Xiao Sheng habitually took out the crystal ball specifically designed to absorb the emperor's dragon aura and waved it around Li Jiancheng. The result was quite disappointing; there was not even a trace of dragon aura. It was clear that Li Jiancheng was not the true emperor. Even if he did not die today, he would eventually be killed by Li Shimin during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Since he would die either way, whether he died early or late made no difference.

Not long after, the three heroes of the East Sea under the Double Dragon Gang—Zha Jie, Niu Fengyi, and Gao Zhanda—led a group of elite gang members through one of the secret entrances in the treasure vault and entered it. Seeing so much gold and silver, everyone was amazed.

Next, without further ado, they began to move the treasure, ant by ant. The three heroes of the East Sea had already devised a complete plan for how to transport the treasure out of Guanzhong, ensuring its success. Now they just needed to follow the plan, without the Double Dragons having to worry about it.

Xu Ziling also called Hou Xibai. It turned out that when he was cleaning up the bodies, he found half a scroll from Yang Xuyan, which was the Immortal Seal Technique created by the Evil King. On that day, Hou Xibai and Yang Xuyan had fought over the scroll, tearing it in half, each getting one part. Now that Yang Xuyan was dead, the remaining half of the scroll conveniently went to Hou Xibai.

However, seeing the two halves of the scroll put together, Xiao Sheng became interested in the content.

Although the Evil King seemed completely helpless against Xiao Sheng, in the end, Xiao Sheng only managed to suppress him with his far superior strength. This is called brute force overcoming all. In terms of technique, the Immortal Seal was still quite impressive.

The Evil King himself came from the Flower Sect of the Devil Gate, whose disciples were all literati who loved the beauty of life. Later, the Evil King also inherited the tradition of the Devil Gate's Heaven-Mending Pavilion, whose disciples were all cold-blooded killers who treated human life as grass.

These two martial arts techniques were fundamentally extreme and irreconcilable. The Evil King almost practiced himself into a mental breakdown. Later, he secretly infiltrated the Buddhist community and used the profound idea of "neither here nor there, neither in the middle" from Buddhist philosophy as a theoretical basis to fuse the two techniques, creating the Immortal Seal Technique, making him a top expert in the world.

Xiao Sheng's experience in practicing martial arts was somewhat similar to the Evil King's. Both aimed to integrate various techniques and innovate. The difference was that the Evil King had already formed his own style, while Xiao Sheng was still exploring.

High-level experts in martial arts never succeed by working in isolation. Continuously broadening their horizons, increasing their knowledge, and absorbing useful elements from others' systems is the right path.

With the idea that "stones from other mountains can polish jade," Xiao Sheng took the scroll of the Immortal Seal Technique and carefully read it from beginning to end, feeling inspired and gaining new insights on how to better integrate the Ripple Immortal Dao, Overlord Aura, Phoenix Fist, and the Six Styles of the Navy, among other techniques he had practiced.

Since he had nothing else to do, Xiao Sheng returned the scroll to Hou Xibai and then asked the Double Dragons about the secrets of the Longevity Sutra they were practicing.

Xiao Sheng's cultivation was far above that of the Double Dragons. Therefore, the Double Dragons had no intention of keeping anything secret. They frankly explained how they practiced the Longevity Sutra, how they circulated their true energy, and how they worked together to achieve the ice and fire fusion realm, among other things.

Xiao Sheng, after listening, also felt greatly inspired. In return, he pointed out several key points in the Double Dragons' martial arts, which were all right on target. The Double Dragons, after hearing this, felt enlightened. Problems they had been struggling with for a long time were solved by Xiao Sheng in just one sentence.

The three of them talked excitedly. The Double Dragons even detailed their other martial arts, such as the Ten Styles of Blood Battle, Bird Crossing Technique, Moon in the Well Heart Method, Vanishing One, Eight Methods in the Well, True Word Hand Seal, Chaotic Spiral Power, Nine Profound Techniques, Sword Heart Method, Sun Exchange Technique, and so on. Xiao Sheng commented on each one and also taught them how to awaken and practice the Overlord Aura and the Six Styles of the Navy.

Moreover, the three heroes of the East Sea and others, while cleaning up the bodies, unexpectedly found several more martial arts secret scrolls, including Yang Xuyan's Shadow Sword Technique and Phantom Demon Body Technique, Ke Da Zhi's Sandstorm Blade Technique, Li Mi's Heaven and Earth Malevolent Qi Technique, Li Shentong's Eight Methods of Divine Travel, and the Southern Sea Sect's Separation and Union Blade Qi, all of which were top-notch martial arts in the martial arts world. Many parts of these techniques were worth learning from.

Xiao Sheng took these martial arts secret scrolls and read them one by one. With his level and knowledge, after reading, he immediately understood them thoroughly. Then, he extracted the essence and discarded the dross, integrating these techniques into his own martial arts to prepare for the future.

Of course, this was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two. However, as the saying goes, "a tall building rises from the ground." Xiao Sheng's transformation from a useless prince to a respected senior admired by the Double Dragons was due to the various opportunities provided by the Kala Temple, but also to his own efforts.

The Double Dragon Gang was busy moving the treasure, and Xiao Sheng had nothing to do for the moment. This was a good opportunity to close himself off for a few days to study and research the new martial arts knowledge he had obtained. Although this period was short, its impact was significant. Knowledge accumulation, wisdom growth, and mental strength reinforcement all contributed to the rapid improvement of his martial arts cultivation. This was the right path of martial arts cultivation.

Therefore, even in just a few short days, Xiao Sheng's cultivation, which had been stagnant for quite some time, began to grow slowly. At this rate, it would take him only about two to three months to reach the second level of the Master Realm, the Chaotic Spirit Realm.

Once he entered the Chaotic Spirit Realm, Xiao Sheng's strength would make a leap. At that time, if he faced a high-level expert like Jiang Weichen of the Northern Frontier Jiang Clan, he could easily defeat the enemy even without wearing the Golden Knight Armor.

Moreover, although the three heroes of the East Sea had been infiltrating Chang'an for some time and had established a legal business to avoid suspicion, the treasure in the Yang Gong Treasure Vault was too much to move without leaving any traces.

Chang'an was Li territory. Any slight movement would be known by the Li family. Therefore, even if the plan to move the treasure was meticulously planned, there was always a possibility of exposure. When that happened, the Li family would likely send a large army to pursue them. They needed to be mentally prepared for this.

To deal with this possible worst-case scenario, Xiao Sheng had already prepared a backup plan. However, it would be best if this backup plan could be avoided.

The Yang Gong Treasure Vault underground was calm, but the city of Chang'an above was in turmoil.

Of course, before Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji went underground to seek treasure, they had notified their trusted subordinates. When they did not return, their subordinates did not dare to cover it up but quickly reported it to Emperor Li Yuan.

Upon learning that his two sons were missing, Li Yuan was both shocked and angry. He immediately ordered the city to be placed under martial law and dispatched troops to search house by house. Any suspicious individuals were immediately arrested and interrogated. He also sent experts in civil engineering to dig everywhere, trying to find the Yang Gong Treasure Vault.

The Yang Gong Treasure Vault was built by the world's top craftsman, Lu Miaozhi. The so-called civil engineering experts in Chang'an were not even worthy to carry Lu Miaozhi's shoes. No matter how hard they tried, they could not find even a trace of the Yang Gong Treasure Vault.

The Double Dragons and Li Shimin had a good relationship. In Li Shimin's Heavenly Strategy Mansion, many generals were close friends with the Double Dragons. Li Yuan, unable to find his sons, in a fit of desperation, vented his anger on unrelated people.

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