Chapter 21 Twenty-one years in a hurry

Two months later.

     The King of Chu officially ascended the throne and was given the new reign title of Chu.

     Princess Zheng Meng was appointed queen.

     On the same day, Zhao Mu returned to the capital with Hua Xinzi and Jiang Hongyun.

     Zhao Mu continued to be in the Jiaofang Division and everyone knew about it.

     Hua Xinzi and Jiang Hongyun continued to run their nameless tavern.

     In today's Jin Dynasty, things and people have changed, and everything has undergone earth-shaking changes.

     But Zhao Mu remained as idle as ever, as if no matter who became emperor, it would not have any influence on him.

     When I returned to Jiaofangsi and saw Liang Xingnan.

     The other party also praised Zhao Mu for his good luck, just in time to return to his hometown to visit his grave and avoid the chaos in the capital.

     It was said that people were dying every day in the capital a while ago, and even the usually calm Jiaofangsi had many people die.

     Liang Xingnan was so frightened that he almost didn't dare to go out every day for fear of being beheaded if he ran into any rebel army.

     But everything went well next. The new Chu Emperor ascended the throne and the government was restored to stability.

     As for the Jiaofangsi, they naturally started playing again every day.

     Time passed like this day by day.

     It can be seen that the new Emperor Chu is a practical emperor.

     After he ascended the throne, he began to work hard to govern. Various national policies that were conducive to the development of the Jin Dynasty were launched one after another, and the national power naturally flourished.

     The most surprising national policy formulated by the new Emperor Chu was to vigorously promote the development of martial arts.

     It is said that chivalrous people use force to violate the prohibition, and Confucianism uses literature to disturb the law.

     The past emperors of the Jin Dynasty were afraid that martial arts in the country would become too prosperous and threaten their authority, so almost all of them pursued the national policy of suppressing martial arts.

     This also resulted in the decline of martial arts in the Jin Dynasty, and now there are only a handful of innate masters.

     But the new Chu Emperor tried to change this situation, claiming to restore the peak era of martial arts thousands of years ago.

     Of course, the new Emperor Chu could not be so stupid as to vigorously promote the development of martial arts in Jianghu.

     His main target of promotion is actually the royal family and the army, followed by the officials and noble families in the court, and finally the martial arts sects.

     The new Chu Emperor vigorously explored martial arts talents. As long as they were willing to serve the court, they would be given profound martial arts secrets, as well as various elixirs and magical weapons.

     For a time, the martial arts geniuses of the Jin Dynasty emerged one after another like crucian carp crossing the river, and the prosperity of martial arts began to show signs.

     Zhao Mu occasionally chatted with people and heard about many genius names.

     It is said that Zhan Xiong, the youngest son of General Zhenbei, is a peerless talent that is rare to see in a thousand years. His martial arts talent exceeds that of his peers, and he is known as the number one person of the younger generation.

     When the new Chu Emperor ascended the throne, Zhan Xiong was exactly eight years old and began martial arts training.

     It reaches the third level in one day, the second level in ten days, the first level in two months, and reaches the ultimate state of acquired heaven in one year.

     If it weren't for the fact that the innate realm requires understanding, experience, etc., then Zhan Xiong might be able to enter the innate realm in two or three years.

     When word of such an advance in cultivation came out, it simply shocked everyone's attention.

     After even the new Emperor Chu heard about it, he personally summoned Zhan Xiong, accepted him as his adopted son, and trained him vigorously.

     Look at other people's young geniuses, and then look at yourself.

     Zhao Mu reluctantly admitted that even though the second gate of "Six Paths of Heaven" had been opened, his cultivation qualifications were still only average.

     But it doesn't matter, it's just a waste of time.

     As long as he lives long enough, he will eventually surpass everyone and become the most powerful being in the world.

     Eighteen years passed in such a hurry.

     Eighteen years later, Zhao Mu was fifty-five years old, and his face had begun to look old.

     His appearance continues to grow with age, so he doesn't have to worry at all that others will discover the secret of his immortality.

     But in his heart, he was looking forward to rejuvenating himself when his time comes.

     At that time, it must be a new scene.

     In eighteen years, a lot has happened.

     Under the diligent rule of the new Chu Emperor, the national power of the Jin Dynasty increased by leaps and bounds.

     The officials in the DPRK governed the Qingming Dynasty, and the army was well-trained, which made other countries around them unable to lift their heads.

     Under the vigorous promotion of the new Chu Emperor, the martial arts of the Jin Dynasty also became increasingly prosperous.

     During the Jin Dynasty, all the innate masters were phoenix feathers and water chestnuts.

     But eighteen years later, eight great masters have appeared in both the government and the public. They are existences that have transcended the innate realm and have the most powerful force in the world.

     Among them, the six great masters are all affiliated with the imperial court. Only two are in the Jianghu, but they are also inextricably related to the imperial court.

     The peerless prodigy warrior back then had successfully broken through the innate realm when he was fourteen years old.

     Now he is twenty-seven years old and is already the most powerful innate warrior, known as the first person under the Grandmaster.

     There are even rumors that Zhan Xiong has reached the threshold of a Grandmaster and is the most likely person to become the Ninth Grandmaster.

     What's more important is that all the other masters are old and frail, and there is no hope of any breakthrough in the future.

     But Zhan Xiong is still young. Not only is he a grandmaster, people say that he is very likely to break through to the legendary realm of martial saint in the future.

     In addition to his extraordinary martial arts advancement, Zhan Xiong's military talent is also quite astonishing.

     He entered the military training very early. Over the years, he led the army to conquer the north and south, and continuously accumulated military achievements. Now he has been worshiped as a powerful general and has the favor of the new Chu Emperor.

     The commotion outside could not arouse much interest in Zhao Mu.

     For eighteen years, Zhao Mu remained idle, spending most of his energy on practicing martial arts and studying the "Yao Wang Canon" and other classics.

     Over the years, his research in medicine has become more and more sophisticated, and he has refined many pills for himself to improve his cultivation.

     What's more important is that when he first broke through the Houtian Realm, only a small part of the power of the Mahavajra Pill was actually used, and most of the power was still hidden in the body.

     Through practice over the years, those medicinal powers have been re-activated step by step.

     He felt that he was not too far away from breaking through the innate world and opening the third body door.

     So Zhao Mu ignored the changes in the outside world and continued to practice with concentration.

     Another three years have passed.

     This year is the twenty-first year of Xinchu, and Zhao Mu is fifty-eight years old.

     Jiaofangsi, warehouse.

     Zhao Mu sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes and transferred his true energy, constantly attacking the two channels of Ren and Du.

     The sun rises outside the window and sets quickly, and the moon rises above the branches.

     The day passed like this.

     A faint white mist began to rise from Zhao Mu's body, which was a sign that the true energy was operating to the extreme.

     I don't know how much time passed, but it was probably late at night.

     There was a sudden roar, and Zhao Mu's body seemed to have broken through some obstacle, followed by the sound of flowing water like a mountain torrent.

     That is the sound that the true energy opens up the two meridians of Ren and Du, connects the heaven and the earth, and can circulate the Great Zhoutian.

     And this also means that Zhao Mu's cultivation has finally entered the innate realm.

     He can clearly feel that his strength has doubled, and the innate master is indeed far from the acquired extreme realm.

     He felt that if he faced his pre-breakthrough self, he could easily win even if he was one against ten.

     In addition to the breakthrough in cultivation, the third body door of "Six Paths of Heavenly Gate" has also been successfully opened.

     It was a special feeling that was completely different from a breakthrough in cultivation.

     A breakthrough in cultivation is an increase in the power of true energy.

     But the opening of the third body door gives people a feeling of being reborn, a fundamental leap forward in life.

     Zhao Mu seemed to feel that the impurities in his body were being continuously removed, and his body became more and more transparent.

     You can even vaguely feel the existence of some special power between heaven and earth.

     Then...could it be the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that can only be refined by immortal cultivators?