My Cultivation Starting from Archery

The ministers also bowed their heads low, quietly waiting.

"Majestic mountain peaks, clouds join the sky’s edge."

An Emperor in a Taoist robe, exuding an Immortal-like aura, suddenly began to recite poetry:

"Pine and rock guard the ages, spring waters encircle the green cliffs."

"Mountain ranges don their verdant sleeves, a myriad of ravines birth rosy clouds."

"Wind stirs the song of pine waves, sunlight bathes the vast expanse."

"Eyes reach to the boundless horizon, heaven and earth a broad embrace."

"From the summit I survey the peaks, my heart vast and free!"

Once the poem ended,

The ministers immediately praised it.

"Your Majesty, what a poetic talent!"

"Quick, send someone to copy it down, and later erect a stele here to carve it in stone!"

"..."

"A hundred years!"

Emperor Longqing waved his horsetail whisk, "Three states’ land, lost for a hundred years, now restored, I have indeed lived up to my ancestors and the people of the world!"

"All thanks to Your Majesty’s sagacity!"

"Your Majesty’s recapture of Ziwei Mountain surpasses those before!"

"Your name shall be ever fragrant throughout the ages!"

"..."

"..."

After listening quietly, Emperor Longqing spoke leisurely, "This achievement is not just mine alone, Meng Quji is to be commended, Chen Sansi is to be commended, and so is Fang Qingyun, as are the soldiers of this battle!"

"Enough, the mountain has been scaled, the scenery admired, let us go to Yangxin Palace."

The group of aged ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chen Sansi."

As Emperor Longqing was returning by the same path, passing the ministers, he suddenly beckoned, "You, come here, come to my side."

"Your Majesty."

Chen Sansi approached, "What are Your Majesty’s commands?"

"Outstanding."

Emperor Longqing appraised him, "True hero in youth, when I was your age, I would still have Sun Xiangzong clubbing people in secret over trivial matters, my days consumed with seeking pleasure. But you, crossing Four Times over Hongze, three thousand defeating a hundred thousand. That Fan Shuzhen even uttered ’if not forthwith, afraid must fetch from afar’, you’re stronger than me."

"Your Majesty’s words leave your servant trembling with fear."

Chen Sansi hastily said, "Your servant dares not compare with Your Majesty, nor with my master."

"Why not compare? I am simply speaking the truth," replied Emperor Longqing with an easygoing manner. "Sun Xiangzong is also a pretender of propriety. Does he often boast to you about how obsessed he is with martial arts, how hard he trains? Let me tell you, in his youth, he often quarreled over girls, green with jealousy. Each time he went to woo a girl, the silver he used was sought from me."

"Time really flies."

"In the blink of an eye, more than a cycle of sixty years has passed, we’re old now, old indeed..."

"Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, why speak such words?"

Chen Sansi was speaking honestly.

This Old Emperor.

The richness of spiritual energy contained within his body was comparable to that of his master.

"Speaking of this."

Emperor Longqing casually asked, "Chen Aiqing, do you know where your master is now?"

When the map ends, the dagger is revealed.

Chen Sansi answered truthfully, "Your servant does not know."

"Your master won’t last much longer."

Emperor Longqing spoke bluntly, "It’s a matter of these past two years. I’ve always wanted to help him, but he’s become distant over the years, adamantly refusing to ask me for anything. In the future, whatever happens, you must speak more to me about it, so I know how to help him. After all, in this world, he remains my one and only old brother."

"Your servant will remember this."

Chen Sansi answered.

In the midst of their conversation,

they had already begun walking down the mountain.

"Swoosh…"

Just then,

from the woods on both sides, the sound of footsteps suddenly emerged, with several clusters of intense "Qi" moving toward their group. Almost without any time to react, several dark figures burst out.

A total of four people.

Based on the "Qi" they emitted, there were three from the Xuanxiang Realm and one Martial Saint!

So many High Realm Martial Artists had actually appeared!

Four people, four knives, all slashing towards Emperor Longqing.

Everything happened abruptly, swiftly...

Chen Sansi cursed inwardly.

Was this Prince Qin and Prince Qi’s doing?!

Sending a few Dead Soldier assassins, leaving behind clues related to the Crown Prince before their death, so it could be claimed the Crown Prince intended to assassinate and plot a coup.

Simple, brutal.

Whether it would work or not was hard to tell.

No, that’s not right.

Prince Qin, Prince Qi, they have Martial Saints under their command?

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Where would they get the capacity for that?

Could it be that they were really the Crown Prince’s assassins?

Was today the decisive battle?

Impossible.

The old Emperor was cultivating immortality; the Crown Prince knew this, otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to collude with the Incense Fire Divine Sect. Even if they sent a Martial Saint, what good would it do?

In the blink of an eye,

Chen Sansi had assessed the delicacy of the situation.

He saw the Spiritual Power within the Emperor, which was almost no different from his master’s, and looked at the close-by eunuch Martial Saint and the Jinyi Guards not far away. He immediately shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, run! There are assassins!"

Then, he chose to rush towards the weakest among the assassins from the Xuanxiang Realm, clashed with one strike, successfully blocking the adversary’s attack but was also blasted away by the Gang Qi, landing on the ground. With all his strength, he managed to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood and yelled at the top of his lungs, "Protect His Majesty—"

The masked Martial Saint had already reached the Emperor in the blink of an eye.

Ritual Supervision Chamberlain Huang Hong raised his hand to confront him.

"Boom—"

The clash of two Martial Saints.

The shockwave alone instantly killed two civil servant elders on the spot.

The assassin Martial Saint was sent flying.

At the same time, more High Realm Martial Artists had already rushed over.

An assassin’s strike, if not successful on the first attempt, basically means there would be no second chance.

The masked Martial Saint, seemingly unwilling to accept his failure, simply began to attack indiscriminately, killing more than a dozen eunuchs in the blink of an eye, along with seven or eight officials.

The knife light quickly flashed again, aiming directly at Prince Qi and Prince Qin.

"Boom!"

From among the officials in crimson robes, an elderly Martial Saint with white hair took action, blocking this strike.

The remaining three Xuanxiang assassin, were heading straight for the Crown Prince.

This time, Fan Tianfa from the Hu Ben Army blocked it.

But the Seventh Prince beside him wasn’t so lucky, as his head fell to the ground on the spot.

The deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards was also defeated in the clash with the masked Martial Saint, having half of his body torn apart by a sword strike.

Huang Hong and Fan Tianfa struck at the same time.

The masked Martial Saint managed to hold them off, but his true face was also revealed before everyone.

It was Prince Tang of the Qing Country, Li Gong!