Zhang Zhongjian looked at Li Xiuning's careless look and couldn't help but sigh and said, "Don't think that you don't take what I said seriously. Meeting you today means we are destined. Whether you listen or not is up to you."

Li Xiuning understood that this was Zhang Zhongjian's good intention, and knew that her performance was a bit abrupt. She could disagree with Zhang Zhongjian's thoughts, but she must respect Zhang Zhongjian's good intentions.

At that moment, Li Xiuning saluted Zhang Zhongjian and said, "I have no intention of offending my seniors. Perhaps my seniors have profound thoughts, but this junior does not have a deep understanding at this time. I will keep every word of my seniors in mind."

"But I said what I shouldn't have said." Zhang Zhongjian said, "You asked me what the ultimate goal of martial arts is. The predecessors summed up two ways. One is to cultivate oneself without any external objects, and to prove the Tao with strength.

, The second is to gather the will and power of all people, and receive the energy of the world into one's own body. If the world is peaceful, or if he achieves unparalleled achievements, all things in the world will naturally feed him back, and he will cultivate diligently."

"This is also the origin of the Sixteen North and South Dynasties. Although Yang Jian is a great master of the Sixth Realm, with the blessing of being the Lord of the World, he can exert the strength of a martial arts practitioner of the Eighth Realm or above."

"Among all practitioners, after reaching the Sixth Realm of martial arts, they are far away from other practices. Once the martial arts domain of the Sixth Realm great master comes out, he can be an enemy to other practitioners of the Seventh Realm, and anyone within a hundred steps can be an enemy to the country."

"I just regret that I was born at the wrong time, and now I am trapped in the Seventh Realm. Brother Ziyang once said that more than ten years later in this world, heroes will rise up to compete in the Central Plains. It is also the time when dynasties are changing. I originally wanted to get involved, but today I saw

The dragon energy in your body means that the master of the world has been determined. If I go against the trend, I may be in danger of death."

Li Xiuning was extremely shocked. The bearded guest was actually at the seventh level. Yang Jian was able to sweep the world at the sixth level. Zhang Zhongjian was now a seventh-level martial arts practitioner, perhaps the best martial arts practitioner in the world.

"Senior is actually in the Seventh Realm?!" Li Xiuning couldn't help but exclaimed in shock.

Zhang Zhongjian smiled, with some bitterness in his smile, "So what about the Seventh Realm? Life is only a hundred years, like a fleeting moment, passing by in a blink of an eye. It is a blessing to reach the Eighth Realm in my lifetime, but it is difficult to reach the legendary Nineth Realm of Martial God.

"Practice and practice are nothing but nothing."

"Only by reaching the legendary Nine Realms of Martial God, may we be able to reach the point where we are indestructible and immortal."

Li Xiuning was indifferent.

"However, this Yang Jian is a heroic leader of his generation. Unfortunately, due to bad luck, he will eventually end up dead in his second generation." Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile, "Today's Crown Prince Yang Guang is not like a human king and will eventually be replaced by others.

"

Li Xiuning knew the changes in the overall situation of the world as if he had a mirror in his heart, but Master Ziyang and Zhang Zhongjian were able to know the major events of the world just by calculation, which made Li Xiuning feel a haze in his heart.

Is there really a pair of invisible hands in this world that controls the fate of all living beings? The art of calculating the secrets of heaven should not only be done in the fantasy world of immortals and heroes. It can only be done by understanding the power of heaven. Is it true that there are immortals in this world of my own?

?

Zhang Zhongjian stood up and fiddled with the bonfire, took out some dried meat and handed it to Li Xiuning, and said, "You should be exhausted today, so eat something first. I will go to find the Lord of Dragon Qi tomorrow. Will you go with me?"

Li Xiuning took the food handed over by Zhang Zhongjian, thanked him, and said, "Although I want to follow my senior and listen to his teachings in a timely manner, there are reasons why I cannot go with my senior. Please forgive me."

Zhang Zhongjian nodded and said, "That's right. Today, there is no chaos in the world, and the dragon's energy is still the energy of the hidden dragon. What's the point of seeing it or not seeing it?"

Li Xiuning looked at Zhang Zhongjian and wondered if he could pull Zhang Zhongjian into his camp. With such a great god behind him, he would have great confidence whether he was traveling in the world or fighting for hegemony.

Although Zhang Zhongjian said that he no longer had the intention to compete in the world, but according to his nature of chasing the peak of martial arts, the position of the master of the world that he just said can make martial arts practitioners leap to the next level. There is no guarantee that he will not be tempted, and he still has to be careful.

Some.

Then he said, "Senior, if you really have the chance to win the title of Lord of the World, would you still want to fight for it?"

Zhang Zhongjian nodded, shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Li Xiuning recalled the life trajectory of Zhang Zhongjian in his previous life, and couldn't help but said, "Senior, have you ever thought about establishing a country overseas? Let the fire of our Chinese civilization take root in a foreign land?"

"Only in the Central Plains can there be dragon energy. Why go to such a desolate place overseas?" Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile, "If our Chinese civilization is spread overseas, it will have the effect of enlightenment, and there is no way that it will allow me to improve my cultivation.

, but it’s also a good method, you can give it a try.”

Then he glanced at Li Xiuning and said, "You girl, you have a broad mind. How about you go overseas with me? After I become the king of the country, I will definitely make you the next king of the country to avoid fighting in the Central Plains."

"Senior is joking. Although the foreign land is beautiful, it is not my hometown." Li Xiuning said, but she was thinking in her heart that if she and Zhang Zhongjian went overseas like this, it would not be a problem to conquer a world, but she knew clearly that her father could conquer the world.

With a huge empire, it was just a matter of competing with a few younger brothers, but I still had the confidence to punch Li Jiancheng and kick Li Shimin.

"Although you have dragon energy in your body, it will be extremely difficult for you to compete in this world. Don't forget that you are still a woman." Zhang Zhongjian seemed to have read through Li Xiuming's mind and said, "Even if you go overseas to become a foreigner, you are still a woman."

There are not so many constraints. I heard that the Land of the Rising Sun, the Land of Fusang, had a heroine during the Cao Wei Dynasty. You can try to go to sea with me and become a heroine."

"Pingyang doesn't want to suffer the pain of leaving his hometown, so he'd better thank you for your kindness, senior." Li Xiuning said to Zhang Zhongjian.

Zhang Zhongjian couldn't help but sigh, "So, if you fail to compete in the world in the future, you can come overseas to find me. My words today will still be valid in the future."

Li Xiuning bowed to Zhang Zhongjian with a grateful face.

Zhang Zhongjian continued, "Brother Ziyang once said that I had a causal relationship with someone in Chang'an City. I don't know whether the causal relationship should be with you or someone else?"

Li Xiuning knew in her heart that the cause and effect mentioned by Zhang Zhongjian must be the names of Li Jing and Hongfu Nu, the Three Heroes of Fengchen. They appeared in endless legends, but she didn't know if her appearance today would affect the future.

Maybe I was overthinking it. After all, Chai Bao, a time traveler, had messed up the entire Hedong area. However, the inertia of history still caused what should have happened to happen.

Is this the legendary saying that the general trend of the way of heaven is hard to change, but the small trend can be changed?

But this is a paradox.

Everything is connected. History is inherently a collection of accidents and necessities. The butterfly effect and the corrective power of history are opposing issues.

But why do I think about these things? All I can do is live well in the present moment. Can I, a novice practitioner who has just reached the four realms, understand and comprehend the general trend of heaven?
Chapter completed!