Ch 113: Most Holy Teacher, Great Ming Preceptor… The Beginning of Severing the Heavenly Road!

Spring passes and autumn comes, five years flash by in the blink of an eye.

For a country, five years are not worth mentioning, but for Zhu Yuanzhang, five years is enough for him to mend the tendency of division between the north and the south, enough for him to outline the prototype of the empire, enough for him to initially build the foundation of a brilliant empire.

Jiangning.

Inside the Imperial Palace.

“Father.” Along with Zhu Biao’s somewhat childish voice, he led Zhu Di by the hand and walked into the study.

“Biao’er is here?” A trace of doting appeared in Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes, but when he saw Zhu Di, his eyes sank, immediately causing the young Zhu Di to shrink his neck, and hide behind his elder brother in fear.

“…Father, why are you so impolite to younger brother?” Zhu Biao’s eyes twitched, and he opened his mouth with some helplessness.

Among the many imperial sons, he and Zhu Di were the two most special. If he received all of Zhu Yuanzhang’s love, then Zhu Di enjoyed all of Zhu Yuanzhang’s spurring.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhu Di’s status in the imperial palace was very low. On the contrary, his status was second only to Zhu Biao… an imperial son who could make the Emperor dislike him, but who, like an old father, personally went into battle to chase after him, even holding him down and spanking him… precisely demonstrated his specialness!

Because this was completely the operation of a normal folk old father dealing with his son who had annoyed him!

Precisely because of this, many people in the imperial palace even muttered that among the many imperial sons, perhaps only Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were most like Old Zhu’s own sons.

“He deserves it!” Zhu Yuanzhang almost squeezed out these two words from between his teeth. The older he got, the more he remembered the words his own father said, and the more displeased he was with Zhu Di.

Of course, he also highly recognized Zhu Di’s potential. The only prince who successfully overthrew the dynasty and ascended the throne during the dynasty’s initial heyday…

He also really wanted to earnestly teach Zhu Di, but he couldn’t help his violent temper. Especially Zhu Di at this age, was quite disobedient, and the more he was beaten, the more stubborn he became.

Silently shaking his head, Zhu Biao chose to change the subject, “Father, where is Grandfather?”

“Why are you asking about this?” Zhu Yuanzhang asked strangely.

“That, Grandfather taught us the God-Seizing Method, we went to the north, and successfully devoured a God.” Zhu Biao stretched out his palm, and a terrifying aura permeated from his body, which was actually the Transcendent Fourth Realm.

Zhu Di also jumped out with a proud face, and the Transcendent Fourth Realm aura also burst out from his body.

One was fifteen, and the other was ten years old, yet they had already reached a realm that many people could not reach even after hundreds or even thousands of years.

This was the terror of the God-Seizing Method!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised, but just stared blankly at the two.

“…Father, what’s wrong?” Zhu Biao shrank his neck, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.

“The Gods are almost all going to be killed off.” Zhu Yuanzhang lay back in his chair, his eyes filled with deepness, melancholy, and some worry.

“…Isn’t this what you’ve always wanted to see?” Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, did he remember wrongly?

“Indeed, it’s just…” Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped speaking, he shook his head, “Don’t look for your grandfather for the time being, he should still be looking for that Liu Futong.”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. He was very curious as to why Chu Mo was so obsessed with that person. But what was even stranger was that this person, who had once made a great name for himself in the north, had mysteriously disappeared after Chu Mo rose and made a great name for himself?!

If he had died in battle, with his strength, the commotion would have shaken the universe, but the problem was that he disappeared silently.

Moreover, Chu Mo’s constant remembrance of him also made Zhu Yuanzhang feel quite subtle and strange…

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang sensed something, and a look of joy appeared on his face, “Liu Bowen is finally back? Good, good!”

“Someone, let Liu Bowen come to see me immediately!”

A moment later.

A refined man in a Confucian robe entered the study. He looked at Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he respectfully bowed, “Greetings, Your Highnesses.”

“No need for formalities!” Zhu Di waved his hand, looking like a little adult.

Zhu Biao fiercely rubbed his head, and looked at Liu Bowen with some helplessness, “Master Liu, don’t mind him, he’s just this kind of character!”

“This subject understands.” Liu Bowen smiled dumbly.

After chatting with Liu Bowen for a few words, Zhu Biao very perceptively led Zhu Di out.

The atmosphere on the scene instantly changed.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s gaze was deep, “How is that plan… being executed!”

“It’s basically been determined that the place where the Heavenly Road connects is the peak of Kunlun Mountain! I have already arranged a great formation according to the three major Dragon Veins of the Divine Province. If you really make up your mind…” Liu Bowen swallowed hard when he said this.

“But… really, do we have to sever the Heavenly Road at the cost of severing the three major Dragon Veins? If we do this, we may pay an unimaginable price.” Even when facing the Emperor, Liu Bowen raised his doubts. Even though it was very difficult to question.

This decision was too difficult to make! Especially in this era of national promotion of martial arts… this affects the interests of tens of millions of cultivators!

“This is the worst plan!” Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly. When he was young, he always thought that he could change everything, but after growing up, he realized that there might only be one path ahead.

The world of adults does not have much room for choice! If he doesn’t sever the Heavenly Road, or rather, if he can’t, then who in later generations will be able to do it?!

The Gods in the sky have not said anything about their cleaning on the ground until now. Do they have no objections? How is that possible!

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It can only be that they are afraid of him, or more accurately, they are afraid of his father! The Great Ming Preceptor, known as the truly invincible in the human world!

However, with the Preceptor’s strength, he will eventually ascend! At that time, the initiative of the situation will completely fall into the hands of that group of people in the Heavenly Realm. After all, the Preceptor is ultimately only invincible in the human world…

Perhaps with just a slight trick from the Celestial Gods in the sky, the world might return to the way it was more than ten years ago.

What if they have the God-Seizing Method? This is just a power that can usurp the authority and divinity of the Gods… it does not represent the strength of power!

Powerful Gods can still easily kill the weak who have mastered the God-Seizing Method… and the Gods in the Heavenly Realm are far stronger than those in the mortal world!

As long as the Mountain Gods, Earth Gods, and River Gods gain power, they may work even harder and more hysterically to exploit the human race, even if they have to kill more people… even if the corpses are strewn across the fields, they must completely make the God-Seizing Method disappear from the human world.

And the Great Ming, which dominates all of this, will inevitably be strangled and erased by the joint efforts of many Gods at that time…

Zhu Yuanzhang had already seen such a future, which might be an even more cruel and tyrannical scene than the Demonic invasion.

“Actually… I’m very curious, why can’t we simply sever the Kunlun Heavenly Road, but have to sever the three major Dragon Veins?” A slightly curious voice suddenly sounded.

Liu Bowen’s expression changed drastically. He realized something, his body trembled violently, and he knelt down with fanaticism on his face.

He said each word with reverence, “Greetings, Preceptor!”

“…Your attitude.” Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. Even when facing him, Liu Bowen had never been so respectful and awe-inspiring.

However, Liu Bowen did not answer anything.

Isn’t this obvious? You are just an Emperor, but that person is the Preceptor, the Sage of Confucianism and Taoism, the Martial Ancestor of the human world…

The Great Ming Preceptor, is the first Confucian Sage to be crowned with the name of Most Holy Teacher by the world, except for Confucius!

Is the world’s recognized Number One Under Heaven! Truly invincible in the human world.

Most Holy Teacher, this title is too heavy, too heavy. Since ancient times, no one dared to wear it except for Confucius. Even Zhu Xi, who was so popular at the time, was the same… as if it were a taboo.

However, the Preceptor didn’t even say it, didn’t hint at it, but the people of the world naturally called him that, and no one raised the slightest doubt, as if it were the most normal thing ━ this was the great prestige that Chu Mo had in this era.

Because he can truly be called the teacher of tens of millions of cultivators in the world!

“Preceptor,” Liu Bowen organized his words, and showed a bitter look to Chu Mo, who had suddenly appeared, “It’s not that we can’t directly sever the Heavenly Road, but the problem is…”

“Kunlun, is the closest place to the Heavenly Realm… If we directly sever the Kunlun Heavenly Road, it will inevitably be sensed by the Heavenly Realm at the first moment!”

“Severing that road, no matter what, will take several days… If the Heavenly Realm is determined at that time, and the Heavenly Gods descend, how can we stop them?!”

The more Liu Bowen narrated, the stronger the bitterness on his face became. He had thought of every solution he could think of… but the key problem was that in the end, there was no solution!

“Although this world can only tolerate the existence of the Transcendent Sixth Realm, they can seal themselves to this realm, and, in some special circumstances, they can barely use the power of the Transcendent Seventh or even Eighth Realm! It’s just that they will pay a heavy price, and ascend instantly…”

“We can’t defeat them, so we can only sever the Dragon Veins! Without the supply of the Dragon Veins… the Heavenly Road will naturally decline instantly! Even if the Gods of the Upper Realm react, it will be too late… At that time, we will have constituted a fait accompli!”

“So that’s how it is…” Chu Mo was briefly silent, and suddenly opened his mouth, “Follow the plan to directly sever the Kunlun Heavenly Road!”

“…What? But!” Liu Bowen’s expression changed drastically. He even suspected that the Preceptor didn’t listen to him seriously at all?!

“…Trust me.” Chu Mo only uttered three words.

Liu Bowen’s expression changed uncertainly, but soon, he noticed Zhu Yuanzhang’s sharp and cold gaze, shuddered, and nodded bitterly.

Liu Bowen realized that if he didn’t agree, Zhu Yuanzhang might replace him with someone else to operate the plan.

“I have made rough preparations, and it can be officially severed after three days… but.” Liu Bowen opened his mouth, looked at the two people in the room who had already made up their minds, and finally only a sigh remained, and he retreated out.

The study returned to silence again.

“Father, could it be that you want to…” Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke, a trace of worry appeared in his eyes.

“Don’t worry, it will be successful!” Chu Mo said softly, and he exited the room.

“…Perhaps!” Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, lowered his eyes, and continued to revise the many memorials absentmindedly.

He remembered the scenes since he met his father. It seemed that there was never anything that could stop his father’s footsteps, or make his father feel embarrassed… Be it the Demonic, or anything else…

Be it state affairs, or Gods!

The two words “National Preceptor” are the mainstay and the stabilizing force of the Great Ming!

And Zhu Yuanzhang knew even more, another identity of his father.

The Demonic Lord of the Great Demonic Empire, which was no less inferior to the Great Ming, and occupied ancient Rome, Kushan and other places. The peerless fierce god who made Lan Yu, who had once again sealed the wolf to live, feel his scalp tingle, and dare not go deep into the depths of the Great Demonic Empire…

But even so, he was now rarely filled with unease.

Because what he was facing was ultimately not those ordinary enemies of the past… those were Gods! Moreover, who could know how many Gods there were in the Heavenly Realm? What kind of methods did they have!

“However, we have already reached this point, there is no turning back… Three days, huh,” Zhu Yuanzhang sensed the divinity of the Red Emperor that was firmly sealed in his body by his God-Seizing Method, bit his lower lip, and made up his mind at this moment, “Then let’s start digesting it!”

“I hope everything goes smoothly.”