From A Stronghold NPC To The Final BOSS

The Imperial court had been defeated at the Southwind Manor.

This was not all.

The Marquis of wuan, Shen Hong, rebelled and allied with the Marquis of Southwind, Zhang Yi, to pincer the Imperial court’s Army.

Other than that.

The Qianshan, Luoyue, and baiyong prefectures also launched an attack on the Imperial court on the same day.

It was as if the vassals of the five regions had discussed this beforehand.

At the same time, they launched an attack on the Imperial court.

If the Imperial court was still able to stabilize the previous turmoil, then the current turmoil had broken the situation that the Imperial court was barely maintaining.

The Imperial court had a large Army.

However, in reality, this number of troops included the number of each Prefecture.

Excluding the military forces of the various prefectures, the real military power was in the hands of the five great generals led by dan Hao.

But now that Luo Jing had died, his Army had also been buried with him.

One grew while the other grew.

The Imperial court’s power was immediately weakened.

Especially now that everyone was on edge, the Dukes who were biding their time all had the possibility of rebelling.

This way ...

The Imperial court still needed to split up a large number of troops to secretly guard against this matter.

It could be said that ...

All these things put together caused the situation to fall into a state of complete collapse.

“The world is in chaos too quickly!” Qin shujian put down the communication jade talisman in his hand. His brows were tightly furrowed, but his mind was filled with the information in the Jade talisman.

He had never thought about it.

In just a few days, the world had become so chaotic.

Even to the extent that ...

Qin shujian still had to pay attention to the North cloud Manor’s movements.

Given the current situation, there was no guarantee that Marquis of North cloud would not have any ideas.

“But ... Is the great Zhao really going to fall apart?”

Qin shujian looked in the direction of central Prefecture’s Imperial City. He had a confused expression on his face.

The human Emperor had only passed away for about a year, and the world was already in such a mess. This was something that should not have happened.

After all, the human Emperor had been in power for so many years.

It was impossible for him to not have made any preparations.

But now, one of the five generals had fallen. The situation had clearly gone out of control.

To be able to become one of the five great generals, one had to be at least a powerhouse of the fourth level of celestial realm.

Qin shujian’s thoughts kept on spinning as he thought of a countermeasure for the current situation.

The cultivation world and the Imperial court were quite far apart.

But in reality, they were very close.

If the great Zhao really collapsed, then it would be completely impossible for the sects to stay out of trouble.

Thinking of this ...

Qin shujian immediately sent a message back.

Soon after.

He took a look at his life value points and immediately upgraded the Guiyuan ancestral Codex to the fourth level of the divine martial chapter.

As the cultivation technique improved ...

Qin shujian’s strength increased again.

Different from the true martial and spiritual martial realm, the divine martial realm was also divided into ten levels. However, each level did not have any actual transformation. Instead, it directly increased one’s strength.

That was why the divine martial realm was not divided into physical invulnerability and internal invulnerability like the true martial realm. It was also not divided into spiritual God showing divinity in the air like the spiritual martial realm.

The divine martial was the divine martial.

At most, it would be divided into the early, middle, and late peaks.

Divine martial Tier 1 to 3 was considered the initial stage, Tier 4 to 6 was the middle stage, tier 7 to 9 was the late stage, and tier 10 was the peak.

Further up.

They were half-Devas and Deva realm cultivators.

But seriously speaking ...

In fact, there was no division of the half-step celestial realm.

They were either at the peak of the divine martial realm or at the celestial realm.

The so-called half-step celestial being was actually a person who failed to break through to the celestial realm, but his strength was a bit stronger than ordinary peak divine martial realm experts, so he was called half-step celestial being.

...

Strictly speaking.

Half a step into the Deva realm was a sign of failure.

The real powerhouses would never be stuck in the awkward position of being half a step into the celestial realm.

Either he did not break through.

Once he broke through, it would be a 100% success rate.

After breaking through to tier four of the divine martial realm, Qin shujian felt that his abilities had increased in all aspects.

I’m at divine martial tier four. I’ll try to break through to the celestial realm within three months!

He had set a small goal for himself.

According to Qin shujian’s estimation ...

To break through to the celestial realm, he would need around 10 billion life value points.

Even if this range fluctuated, it would not exceed it by too much.

...

Ten billion in three months.

If it was in the past, it would naturally be impossible.

But now, it was not impossible.

There were still a bunch of sinister Devils in the true Dominion all over the great Zhao waiting for sect master Qin’s arrival. If he didn’t take this opportunity to make a fortune, he wouldn’t be able to do it again.

Soon after.

Qin shujian took to the air and headed to the nearest city.

If the true Dominion wasn’t far away, it would be more appropriate for him to travel by himself.

However, if the distance was too far, they would still need to rely on the teleportation gate.

Even though Qin shujian could open a teleportation gate himself, he would need the coordinates of the other end. Otherwise, the teleportation gate he opened would only allow one to enter but not exit. He would only get lost in the chaotic space.

In front of the city.

Qin shujian landed on the ground and walked toward the city like an ordinary person.

Every city had a no-fly formation.

With his means, he could naturally forcefully fly, but that would be too high-profile, and there was no need for that.

This was the Southwind Manor.

The city in front of them had also just experienced the war not long ago. There were still traces of smoke on the city walls, and the smell of iron and blood had not been completely eliminated.

However ...

Although the city had just experienced a war not long ago, the order in the city had almost been restored.

At the very least, by the time Qin shujian entered the city gates, there were already quite a number of people entering and leaving. There were also guards guarding the gates.

When Qin shujian walked through the city gates, he thought that the guards would stop him.

However, after the guard took a look, he courteously stepped aside with a kind smile on his face.

Seeing this.

Qin shujian returned the smile and entered the city.

“Why didn’t that person stop us?”

“That Lord is definitely a strong cultivator. There’s no need to intercept him for a little money. He might even offend him.”

After Qin shujian had walked far away, one of the guards asked, and the other guard replied.

The so-called city entrance checkpoint was only for ordinary people.

Many people could still enter the city without a Travel Pass. The only difference was that they had to pay more money or less.

If these people casually fabricated an identity, there was no way to prove it.

Therefore, the job of this guard was not so much to say that it was to check the people entering and leaving, but to say that it was a link to collect money.

With his eyesight ...

He could also sense the extraordinary aura from Qin shujian’s body. That was why he did not stop him.

On the other side.

Qin shujian walked into the city. Some of the shops on both sides of the street were open. The doors of the remaining shops were closed. Although there were people walking around on the street, there were not many people.

Among these people.

There were also players.

He was not too concerned about this.

He had only come to this city to borrow the teleportation gate. As for other matters, Qin shujian didn’t plan on paying attention to them.

When he arrived at the teleportation gate.

The general guarding the teleportation gate had already cupped his hands and asked respectfully, ” may I ask if you’re in front of sect leader Qin shujian? ”

“So what if I am?”

please don’t misunderstand, sect leader Qin. It’s just that the Marquis has already instructed that if he were to meet with sect leader Qin, he would like to have a chat with Qin shujian.

The general was afraid that he would make Qin shujian unhappy, so he immediately revealed his motive.

Upon hearing this.

Qin shujian furrowed his brows slightly. He rejected the offer and said, “”I, Qin, still have other matters to attend to. I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint Marquis Southwind’s good intentions.”

At this critical moment.

He didn’t intend to have too much contact with Zhang Yi.

The current situation was good.

Perhaps if they chatted a little more, it would arouse the suspicion of others.

The great Zhao and the rebel army were like fire and water. Even if the great Zhao fell apart, the rebel army would have to fight to the death sooner or later.

Under such circumstances.

It wasn’t time to pick a side yet.

The general had a troubled expression on his face when he heard Qin shujian’s rejection. However, he didn’t dare to insist too much. Instead, he turned his body to the side and gave way.

“Since sect leader Qin is busy, I will not dare to stop you. May I know where sect leader Qin is heading to?”

“Which city in the Southwind mansion is closest to the flat plain mansion?”

this is a city of the true Dominion. If you want to go to the flat plain Prefecture, you’ll have to go to mild wind city first before using the teleportation gate.

“Then let’s go to mild wind city.”

Qin shujian nodded.

Then, the teleportation gate was activated, and he disappeared.

The moment Qin shujian left, the general had already sent back a message about what he had seen.

The space around them changed.

Qin shujian had already discovered that he had appeared in an unfamiliar city.

After the first teleportation, he didn’t stop and immediately started the second teleportation.

Although the teleportation gate could cover a long distance, it did not mean that one teleportation could cross a Prefecture.

Many times.

The distance of one teleportation could range from several true Dominion to one or two Spirit domains.

After five teleportation gates.

Qin shujian finally arrived at the border of the flat plain Prefecture.

Just as he was about to enter the flat plain Prefecture.

One of them stopped him.

“Sect leader Qin, please wait!”

“And who are you?”

Qin shujian asked calmly when he saw the young man who was dressed like a scholar.

Although the person in front of him looked so weak that he couldn’t even stand the wind.

However, when his Dharma eyes swept past, he could also see the depth of the other party’s cultivation base.

Divine martial tier two!

In the cultivation world, such strength would make him a powerful master.

The young scholar cupped his hands and smiled. I’m Gao Jing. I’m an aide under Marquis Southwind’s tent. I heard that sect master Qin has arrived, so I came to welcome you.

“I, Qin, have never had any interactions with Marquis Southwind. I wonder why this is the case?”

“Sect leader Qin’s reputation has resounded throughout the cultivation world, and the Marquis has always yearned for it. In order to meet sect leader Qin, he has been waiting in the city. I hope sect leader Qin can give me some face and come with me.”

Gao Jing’s attitude was sincere, and his tone was respectful. There was not a hint of the arrogance that a divine martial realm expert should have.

Seeing this.

Qin shujian fell silent for a moment before he said calmly, “”Then please lead the way.”

“Sect leader Qin, please!”

Gao Jing turned to the side and led the way.

Qin shujian followed behind with his hands behind his back.

Originally, he didn’t want to meet Zhang Yi, but the other party was clearly here to stop him. He might as well go and see what this Marquis Southwind was up to.

If he rejected her again and again, it would be hard for him to not hate her.

Up until now, Marquis Southwind had been rather polite in his actions. Qin shujian had never thought of making another enemy for no reason. Therefore, if the other party wanted to meet him, he would do so.

Since he couldn’t hide.

He would face it calmly.

With his current strength, even if Zhang Yi were to do anything, he wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Following behind Gao Jing, he saw the Marquis of Southwind’s aide turn left and right before finally passing through several streets and stopping in front of a Manor.

On the mansion’s horizontal board, the words “Marquis Southwind’s side residence” were written.

“This is Marquis Nanfeng’s estate. The Marquis is waiting inside. Please follow me in, sect master Qin.”

Gao Jing paused for a moment, turned to the side, and explained. Then he took the lead and walked in.

Qin shujian did not hesitate and followed behind the other party.

This Marquis Southwind’s estate was not much different from the Marquis northcloud’s estate he had been to before.

In every big city, there would basically be a mansion like this, which could be considered as a temporary residence for a Duke.

Compared to a real Marquis’s residence.

The villa in front of him could only be considered as something dispensable.

Not long after.

Qin shujian followed Gao Jing into the main hall.

A middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing was sitting on the main seat.

After seeing the other party, Gao Jing bowed and saluted, ” Lord Marquis, sect leader Qin has arrived.

“Yes, you may leave.” Zhang Yi nodded. His gaze then fell on Qin shujian.

When Zhang Yi’s gaze landed on him.

On the other hand, Qin shujian stood still and didn’t move. He only cupped his hands as a gesture and smiled. “I, Qin, pay my respects to Marquis Southwind,”

“Please have a seat, sect leader Qin.”

“Many thanks.” Qin shujian sat down at the side without much restraint.

Qin shujian sat down.

Zhang Yi looked at him carefully, then smiled and said, “”I’ve always heard of sect leader Qin’s reputation, but I’ve always regretted that I didn’t have the chance to meet you. Today, I’ve seen that you truly live up to your reputation.”

“Marquis Southwind has praised me too much. I, Qin, only have some minor fame and can not be considered much.”

Qin shujian didn’t show any signs of surprise at Marquis Southwind’s flattery. He was as calm as ever.

Soon after.

what’s the matter? “he asked again. Marquis Southwind invited me over this time. I wonder what important matter you have?”

“I’ve invited sect leader Qin over this time for a total of two matters.”

Zhang Yi said as he held out two fingers.

firstly, during this period of time, sect master Qin has been killing evil demons in the Southwind Manor, preventing the Southwind Manor from being affected by the devil disaster. I still have to thank the people of the Southwind Manor.

“As for the second ...”

At this point, Marquis Southwind’s tone clearly paused, and his faintly smiling face became solemn.

“I hope that sect leader Qin can lend a hand and help us in this great event!”

The words fell.

Qin shujian’s expression changed slightly.

‘Together for a great cause’ was a nice way of saying it.

To put it bluntly, she wanted him to follow her in rebellion.

When Zhang Yi had asked to see him, he had already had some guesses in his heart, but he couldn’t be too sure.

However, Qin shujian did not expect this.

Zhang Yi would be so straightforward and pull him into the team so openly.

Although he was shocked, he maintained a calm expression.”Marquis Southwind, I’m afraid you’ve asked the wrong person. I’m just a puny, idle cultivator, so how could I be so valued?

If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”

“Sect leader Qin, don’t be in a hurry to leave. Let me say a few more words.” When Zhang Yi saw that Qin shujian was about to leave, he tried to persuade him to stay.

He continued after he saw her sit down.

now that the Emperor has fallen, Prince Xi Yang may have ascended the throne, but he doesn’t have the means to control the world. The great Zhao is in chaos, and it will fall apart soon.

and now, I’m in charge of the entire Southwind mansion. Among all the Dukes, I’m the strongest.

“Right now, the only thing I lack is a Grandmaster like sect master Qin. If sect master Qin is willing to assist me, I will definitely offer you a high position and a generous salary after the matter is settled.

In fact, it’s not impossible for Yuan sect to become the only legitimate sect in the world.”

Zhang Yi kept throwing out olive branches.

He really valued Qin shujian.

He didn’t just value the other party’s current achievements, he valued the other party’s future growth even more.

According to his understanding.

It had only been three to five years since Qin shujian had started cultivating, but he had already become a great cultivator at the divine martial realm.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take long for him to reach the Deva realm.

Moreover ...

It was rumored that the other party was the reincarnation of an Almighty.

Once such a powerful cultivator broke through to the Deva realm, he would definitely not stop at the initial stage. There was a great chance that he would return to the peak of his former self.

This kind of genius expert who was very likely to become an Almighty in the future.

Zhang Yi naturally wanted to rope him in.

Even if the future was not in the picture.

He was considered invincible in the true Dominion and a Grandmaster of array Dao that was comparable to a Deva.

In addition, Yuan Zong’s strength wasn’t weak, which was exactly what he needed.

It was precisely because of these reasons.

Zhang Yi wanted to think of a way to pull Qin shujian into his boat.

On the other side.

Qin shujian’s heart trembled slightly when he heard Zhang Yi’s promise.

The only Orthodox sect in the world.

If Zhang yirong was allowed to ascend to the throne, then sky origin sect would be above all the other sects and become a truly Supreme existence.

However-

The premise of all this was that Zhang Yi could ascend to the throne.

However, in Qin shujian’s eyes, the other party might not have the chance to do so.

&Nbsp; so,

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he thought for a moment and shook his head.”Thank you for your love, but I know my own worth. I’m afraid I can’t take on such a heavy responsibility.”

“Sect leader Qin, you don’t have to be in such a hurry to reject me. My words will still be effective in the future. Whenever sect leader Qin has decided, you can come to the Southwind Manor at any time.”

Zhang Yi smiled calmly. He was not angered by Qin shujian’s rejection.

however, I would like to remind you that although Xiao chengfeng is an Almighty, the North cloud Manor’s Foundation is still too shallow. The great Zhao’s power is also deeply rooted, unlike my south wind Manor.

I’m not afraid to say some arrogant words. Among the current Dukes, I’m afraid there’s not a single one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with my Southwind mansion.

I’m not asking you to give me an answer right now. Sect master Qin, you can think about it carefully.”

“Alright, I’ll talk about this after I’ve thought it through.”

Qin shujian nodded and gave an ambiguous answer.

What did the other party’s last words mean? it was obvious that they thought he would stand on Marquis North cloud’s side, so they had given him a heads-up in advance.

In this regard.

He didn’t try to explain anything.

As for Zhang Yi, he didn’t talk too much about this issue after hearing Qin shujian’s reply.

A lot of things only needed to be said in a sentence or two, and some things could be pointed out.

If he said too much, it might backfire.

At least, from Zhang Yi’s point of view, if Qin shujian wanted to pick a side, the Southwind Manor would be his first choice.

This was the basis of his confidence.

It was also the strength that the Southwind Manor currently possessed.

After that, the two of them chatted for a while more, but the topic did not touch on the matter of which side they were on.

At the end, Qin shujian suddenly stood up. He cupped his hands and said, “”This Qin still has other matters to attend to. This has also delayed quite a bit of time, so I’ll take my leave first.”

“Alright, I look forward to our next meeting.”

Zhang Yi nodded, then clapped his hands. A servant came in from outside.

“Help me send sect leader Qin off.”

“This little one will follow your orders.” The servant bowed and accepted the order.

Qin shujian cupped his hands and followed the attendant out of the main hall.

About fifteen minutes passed.

Zhang Yi had been the only one in the hall, but Gao Jing had already walked in from the side.

Lord Marquis, it’s obvious that Qin shujian has no intention of standing on our side. If we let him go now, we’ll be suspected of letting a Tiger back into the mountains.

“There are some things that don’t need to be rushed. He’s a smart person and should know what to choose.”

Zhang Yi’s expression became indifferent, and he no longer had the pleasant look from before.

“If we’re not careful in choosing a side now, we’ll end up being crushed to pieces. If he agrees, I’ll have to worry if he’s a spy sent by Xiao chengfeng on purpose.

The way we’re doing things now is much more reassuring.”

does the Marquis really think that Qin shujian will stand on our side? ” Gao Jing asked.

“If he chooses to participate, standing on our side is much more secure than standing on Xiao chengfeng’s side. If he really wants to stay out of this, then he’ll have to make other plans.

But ...”

Zhang Yi’s eyes were filled with killing intent, and his voice turned cold.”If he insists on making an enemy of my Southwind mansion, then don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Not friends.

They were enemies.

He would never show mercy to his enemies.

This was especially so for an enemy like Qin shujian, who had endless potential. If they did not get rid of him as soon as possible, he would become a big problem in the future when he grew up.

It wasn’t as if Zhang Yi hadn’t thought of making Qin shujian stay just a moment ago. However, he didn’t do so in the end.

In the end ...

He still didn’t have the confidence to take him down.

This wasn’t the spirit domain or a large domain. It was a small true Dominion.

Even though he was an expert at the celestial being realm, he was only equivalent to a cultivator in the true Dominion who had condensed the universal heavenly lock. In terms of true abilities, he might not be Qin shujian’s match.

If they really attacked and didn’t manage to take down the other party.

That would be equivalent to pushing this expert to the opposite side.

Such a thing.

Zhang Yi would not do it easily.

When Gao Jing heard this, he fell silent.

He could roughly guess what his Marquis was thinking. In addition, Qin shujian had already left at this time. It was too late to say anything else, so he might as well not say anything more.

As for Qin shujian ...

After leaving Marquis Southwind’s estate, he directly passed through the teleportation gate and entered the flat plain Prefecture.