The Ancestral Temple of the Li Dynasty was originally a place to enshrine the thrones of the kings of the Li Dynasty. Logically speaking, it was not an important place.
However, because Li Xing, the founder of the Li Dynasty, lived in seclusion here, and controlled the entire Li Dynasty court with the help of his subordinates, the ancestral temple of the Li Dynasty was naturally carefully managed by him.
The Ancestral Temple is located in the center of Thang Long Palace, covering an extremely vast area. There are many palaces and towering pavilions. In terms of majesty and grandeur, it is not inferior to the royal palace of the Le Dynasty.
At the outermost periphery, a tall and majestic city wall stands, even several feet higher than the city wall of Thang Long Palace, the capital of the Li Dynasty.
On the city wall, every few dozen steps, bonfires were lit, illuminating the surroundings. More than a dozen crossbows were placed at strategic points on the city wall.
The crossbow arrows, which are slightly thicker than ordinary spears, have already exposed several inches of the city wall. There is a cold light flashing on them, with a fierce and murderous intent, which makes people shudder. But below the city wall, the field of vision is wide and there is no obstruction. Even if it comes,
Even if he comes here, he has no place to hide.
Just from looking at these layouts, one can tell that this is a fortress that is extremely well-defended and can be used properly to withstand tens of thousands of troops with only a small force.
But at this time, the city wall of the ancestral temple seemed particularly quiet compared with previous times.
The loyal sect guards who were well-trained and constantly patrolling had disappeared.
Only a muffled "buzz" sound was heard, and the red lacquered door quietly opened.
Aohou Lihu waved his robe, led all the confidants around him, and marched into the ancestral temple with head held high.
The confidants in the ancestral temple who were responsible for opening the city gate and providing support immediately knelt down on one knee, saluted with clasped fists, and said proudly:
"Subordinate, I have met Aohou!"
Li Hu looked solemn and said in a deep voice:
"What's wrong?"
"The Zongwei side was unprepared and was poisoned. The subordinates suddenly took action and were unable to resist. Now they have captured most of the nine gates of the ancestral temple. We have taken over all the nine gates of the ancestral temple. Now only the main guard is left in the ancestral temple.
The hundreds of sect guards in the palace have never been captured." The subordinate said in a deep voice.
Aohou pursed his lips, then pointed in the direction of the main hall and gritted his teeth and said:
"Kill! The Zongwei are all die-hard elements. We must not leave any hidden dangers behind unless we spare one!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, his subordinates immediately responded. Then they stood up, holding their swords in their hands, and shouted:
"The Marquis has an order, leave no one behind!"
"kill!"
A military order was issued, and Li Wang Li Weining had no intention of hiding his inner strength that he had accumulated for many years. Hearing his strength, a loud and earth-shattering cry to kill suddenly rang out from the outside of the ancestral temple.
The soldiers and horses divided into several groups, like a tide, attacking from the outskirts of the ancestral temple toward the main hall.
Everyone they met along the way, whether they were ancestral guards armed with armor, attendants in the ancestral temple, or officials in the ancestral temple offering sacrifices in official uniforms, were all slaughtered.
The sound of screams, the sound of weapons cutting through flesh and blood, the sound of swords and swords clashing, and the sound of armor blades clashing, all mixed together to form this music full of blood and cruelty.
Boundless murderous intent filled the temple in an instant.
At this moment, in the secret room of the main hall of the temple.
In the huge secret room, there is a stone alchemy furnace that is as tall as a person, but looks extremely simple and simple. It is placed in the center. In the blue of the furnace, there is still a faint purple hot flame, quietly.
burning.
On the floor of the secret room, many spiritual and extremely precious elixirs, Xianzhi, were scattered messily on the ground.
On the jade bed beside him is the ancestor of the Li Dynasty who has grown too old to be human-like, with a shriveled body like a seven or eight-year-old child.
At this time, he was sleeping on it in a strange posture with his limbs curled up. His eyes were closed tightly, as if he was hibernating. The white mist exhaled from his mouth and nose was exhaled for several feet and lingered for a long time.
Xuanming-colored invisible energy surrounds his body, and the thick body-protecting energy seems to form the Xuanwu phenomenon of the tortoise-snake disk.
But the most eye-catching thing is that above the head of this strange Xuanwu, a noble jade seal entwined with dragons and tigers is suspended above it, emitting a faint azure light.
In the sight that ordinary people cannot see, the destiny of the Li Dynasty is flowing continuously towards the body of the ancestor of the Li Dynasty through this jade seal.
As for the ancestor of the Li Dynasty who was lying on the jade bed, with every breath he took, the luck of the Li Dynasty rolled in, and the aura around him became more and more solid and terrifying, getting closer and closer to the thing that ordinary people could not touch.
Reached the realm of land gods.
"Ancestor, Ancestor! It's not good!"
Suddenly, a frightened and angry voice sounded in the main hall.
Ruan Ti, who had been serving the ancestor of the Li Dynasty, one of the nine ministers of the Li Dynasty, and the current minister, suddenly ran into the main hall of the ancestral temple in a hurry, and suddenly knelt down in front of the statue of Li Xing, with a look of shock on his face.
Fearful and angry, he shouted loudly:
"Ancestor, Aohou Lihu, was extremely rebellious and had evil intentions. He led his troops to attack the ancestral temple."
Li Xing, the ancestor of the Li Dynasty who was still cultivating, suddenly became short of breath. The solid and thick Qi around his body also became disordered.
The next moment, Li Xing opened his eyes suddenly and looked at the Li Chao Jade Seal slowly falling below his head, a trace of anger and resentment flashed in his eyes.
Just a little bit! Just a little bit!
Damn it! Damn it all!
Anger surged in Li Xing's heart, and the unparalleled powerful power accumulated in his body for six hundred years began to circulate.
The next moment, a pressure as deep as the sea suddenly appeared in the ancestral temple. The powerful and overwhelming aura spread out, just like the power of the immortal god when he descended.
Ruan Ti, who was kneeling on the ground in the hall, was oppressed by this momentum. His body immediately became extremely heavy and he lay helplessly on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Suddenly distant and sometimes near, a vague and incomprehensible sound sounded in the hall.
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
Although the voice was as ethereal as usual, like the voice of a god. But from these few words, one could feel the overwhelming anger in Li Xing's heart at this moment.
Ruan Ti knelt on the ground and spoke with great difficulty:
"Forefather Aohou, Aohou Lihu has an evil plot and secretly poisons us. Because we are unprepared, most of the ancestral guards in the ancestral temple have been subdued. At this time, his soldiers and horses are already heading towards the main hall to kill!"
Having said this, Ruan Ti's eyes flashed with enthusiasm, and he shouted passionately and piously:
"Also please take action, Ancestor, so that this treasonous Li Hu, who rebelled against Ancestor, will die without a burial place!"
After hearing this, Li Xing suddenly looked at the Jade Seal of the Li Dynasty he was holding in his hand.
Then he saw that the jade seal that was shining with azure brilliance just now had dimmed countless times and was no longer as magical as it was just now.
Li Xing's heart sank, and he immediately felt something.
The fate of a country that had previously gathered on the Jade Seal of the Li Dynasty and stretched endlessly has now weakened to the extreme, not even one ten thousandth of what it was just now.
With the execution of Li Xing's close associates, his control over the destiny of Li Dynasty has obviously dropped countless times.
If it weren't for this, Ruan Ti's loud shout just now would never be enough to wake him up from his cultivation.
When Li Xing thought of this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and with a look of rage on his face, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Li Weining!"
Without the support of Li Weining, a clan like Li Hu alone would not be able to have such a serious impact on the fate of the Li Dynasty!
"Your Majesty?"
Ruan Ti was stunned for a moment, then anger flashed across his face and he said angrily:
"Why would the king do such a treasonous act?"
Li Xing snorted coldly and said:
"It's not like it's never happened before! Among all the kings throughout the ages, no one has ever tolerated anyone being above him."
Li Xing has lived for six hundred years. As an immortal, people who know his identity mostly regard him as a god and respect him. But as Li Xing said, no king is willing to act as a puppet.
Among the kings of the Li Dynasty, many people were tired of having an ancestor pointing fingers at them, and they once considered getting rid of them.
If the Li Dynasty had not experienced several major defeats, Li Xing, who was vaguely connected to the destiny of the Li Dynasty, was aging more and more quickly and was unable to take care of the situation in the country. I am afraid that the contemporary Li Wang Li Weining would have long ago fought with some of his
Like our ancestors, they passed away early!
While the two were talking, the sounds of fighting outside the main hall became increasingly clear.
The ancestral guards in the ancestral temple are all die-hard people. They are responsible for guarding the ancestral temple. At this time, they saw the enemy charging towards the main hall and had no way to retreat. They immediately fought to the death and tried desperately to keep the enemy out.
In the hall, Ruan Ti became more and more anxious. He pressed his forehead to the ground and shouted loudly:
"Ancestor please take action!"
Then I heard a dragon's roar, which suddenly came into the hall. The sound was majestic, like a bull roaring and a horse neighing, shaking people's hearts.
Accompanied by the explosion sound of "bang", the domineering palm force condensed within the inner force turned into a roaring golden dragon. The wind of the palm was strong and violent, and in an instant it carried several sect guards, smashed through the palace door, flew in, and fell on their backs in the main hall.
On top of that, he was vomiting blood from his mouth and nose, and his muscles and bones were broken. It was obvious that he was hopeless.
Even Ruan Ti, who was kneeling on the ground, was blown away by this powerful and astonishing palm wind, and his body was blown far away in a somewhat embarrassed state.
Li Hu held a sword and walked proudly into the hall under the protection of a group of confidants and two masters, Xiao Feng and Duan Yu.
He looked around, took a deep breath, and pointed the long sword in his hand at the statue of Li Xing, who was wearing royal robes and standing upright and solemn in the palace. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said solemnly:
"Evil heretics, pretending to be gods and ghosts, pretending to be ancestors, and controlling government affairs are crimes that cannot be punished. Come on, let me kill you!"
"yes!"
There was a chorus of responses, and his trusted soldiers poured in like running water.
"That man is hiding in the secret room, let me find him!" Li Hu continued to yell.
A group of trusted soldiers immediately started knocking everywhere in the hall as if they were tearing down a house, trying to find the entrance to the secret room.
The next moment, a slightly illusory sound that could not be heard coming from suddenly sounded.
"Li Hu, since you want to see me so much, I'll do as you wish!"
With the sound of "ta da da da", a ray of light suddenly lit up behind the statue of the god in the main hall, amidst the frightened and stunned eyes of everyone.
In a trance, the statue of the god bloomed with divine light, which was very similar to the spiritual light accompanying the immortal god's arrival into the world.
While everyone was stunned, Li Hu took a step forward and sneered:
"It turns out that you are not hiding underground as your rat. This secret room turns out to be above the main hall. This so-called manifestation of divine light is just you using the mechanism to refract the light and pretend to be a ghost!"
After hearing Li Hu's words, Li Xing did not refute, but seemed to acquiesce.
The soldiers who had been a little shocked just now felt a little more at ease.
With the light projected down, Li Weining, who was already too old to be human and as sluggish as a child, slowly fell under the gaze of everyone, holding the jade seal of the Li Dynasty in his arms.
When they saw Li Xing's true face, everyone couldn't help but frown.
It's not anything else, but Li Xing's appearance at this moment is really too, well, disgusting!
His white hair is sparse and only a few are left. His face is covered with wrinkles, one after another squeezed together, and the wrinkled look is a bit nauseating. This look, combined with the slump and rickets, is no more than that of a seven or eight-year-old child.
The size and shape of the body are even more inconsistent and abnormal, making people uncomfortable.
Li Hu looked at Li Xing and suddenly showed a complicated and mocking smile, with disgust on his face and said:
"It's so disgusting, no wonder you only dare to hide in the ancestral temple and act like a ghost!"
Thinking that he had knelt down and paid allegiance to such a thing over the years, Li Hu suddenly felt sick in his heart.
The soldiers on the side also showed expressions of disgust or contempt.
Li Xing felt the mocking gazes of these people, and the raging anger in his heart became even more intense.
With his eyes that had stretched into a slit, he scanned the people present with a death-like gaze, and his tone was extremely cold, like the biting wind, and said:
"You all must die, no one can escape!"
The next moment, an oppressive force like a deep sea pressed down on everyone.
The aura that was even more overwhelming than that of a ninth-level master came forward. Suddenly, all the soldiers present felt as if they were falling into an endless quagmire, and their whole bodies seemed to be pressed by heavy rocks, unable to move.
At the same time, a bone-chilling Xuanming Qi overflowed from his body.
The soldier who was closer to him suddenly came into contact with even a trace of Xuanming Qi. His body suddenly became stiff and motionless, and the ice spread and condensed. In an instant, he was turned into an ice sculpture.
Through the condensed ice, one can even see the indescribable look of fear on the faces of the frozen soldiers.
Li Xing looked at the scene in front of him, suddenly raised his head and smiled, saying:
"Hahahaha, it's true, it's true! After the great change of heaven and earth, not only will the road ahead be smooth, but even the true meaning of martial arts can guide the power of heaven and earth for one's own use..."
Having said this, Li Xing suddenly looked at Li Hu and said in a voice that was cold to the bone and filled with murderous intent:
"If you are my enemy, I will kill you under the aura of this mysterious ice. No more..."
Before Li Xing finished speaking, there was a dragon-shaped zhenqi with a ferocious figure, circling around. Wherever the golden dragon passed, the powerful and domineering zhenqi exploded and blasted towards Li Xing.
Li Xing was suddenly startled and ducked, narrowly avoiding this overbearing palm force.
But before he could take a breath, there was another sound that broke through the air.
In a trance, a long sword seemed to be unsheathed, and its sound became clearer and more agitated. The sword energy was extremely powerful and sharp, coming with the force of a violent wind and rain.
Li Xing was startled, and his mind gathered. The Xuan Ming Qi that was spreading around him suddenly condensed into a ball, turning into a tortoise and a snake, with clear scales and horns, and protected his body.
whole body.
The sword energy shot out and hit the Xuanwu Vision's carapace. The two parties were purely condensed with true energy, canceling each other out, and the true energy continued to dissipate around.
In the end, it was Li Xing who relied on his six hundred years of profound skills to resist the sword energy.
Looking at Xiao Feng and Duan Yu in the distance, who were no more than thirty years old at most, Li Xing had a look of jealousy on his face and gritted his teeth and said:
"Such a young ninth-level master? You are definitely not from our country!"
Seeing these two young people, Li Xing could no longer suppress the unwillingness in his heart.
At that time, Li Xing, as the governor of the Ailao Kingdom, was in charge of one side. In the end, he took advantage of the war between Yun and Xia to directly unify the entire territory of the Li Dynasty. Using various means, he forced the two big countries to only
He pinched his nose and acknowledged Li Chao's status.
So in terms of wisdom and military strategy, he is definitely an outstanding person.
It's a pity that no one is perfect.
Li Xing is such an outstanding person, but his martial arts qualifications are worse than ever.
In every generation of martial arts, there are people who can enter the ninth level, but he has worked hard for half his life. Finally, he found a new way and came into contact with the luck of the Li Dynasty, and he was able to enter such a state.
The accumulation of six hundred years has given him a deep inner strength that is unmatched by others, and there is no breakthrough.
I am afraid that only Xu Fu, who is in the midst of the storm, can feel all the sadness and helplessness.
When Xiao Feng heard this, he immediately took a step forward and said loudly:
"Your Excellency is right. Your Excellency, Xiao Feng, is from the Yun Kingdom. I am here to help King Li on your Majesty's order!"
Having said that, while Li Xing was frowning and thinking, he immediately gave Li Hu a slight wink at his side, signaling him to take advantage of the opportunity to withdraw the others.
Li Hu understood the idea and immediately ordered his men to retreat.
At this time, Li Xing did not take the soldiers who had evacuated the hall to heart at all. Instead, he looked at Duan Yu, narrowed his eyes, and said thoughtfully:
"A ninth-level master who uses his fingers as a sword and has a powerful and powerful sword! Are you the young emperor of the Yun Kingdom?"
After saying that, Li Xing shook his head again and said:
"It's impossible to match up in age! So, you are from the Yun Kingdom clan?"
Duan Yu was stunned, pointed at himself, then quickly waved his hand and explained:
"No, no, you have misunderstood! I, Duan Yu, am not a descendant of the clan. This Six Meridians Divine Sword is a martial art passed down by my family..."
Xiao Feng, who was on the side, saw that Duan Yu was still stupid and seemed to want to make things clear with Li Xing, so he couldn't help but give him a hand.
Only then did Duan Yu react and said no more.
At this moment, Li Xing lowered his eyes slightly, lowered his head and said coldly:
"Whether it is or not, after today, if two ninth-level masters are lost, the young emperor of Yun Kingdom will probably feel distressed!"
After saying that, Li Xing suddenly raised his hand, and the Xuanming Qi all over his body no longer held back, and surged out mightily.
The true meaning of martial arts inspires the power of heaven and earth. Between the dark and the dark, the Xuanwu Seven Constellations among the many stars in the starry sky bloom with brilliance.
The meaning of ice moved with it. In an instant, frost spread on the ground of the entire hall. The entire hall seemed to have stepped into the severe cold in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Feng's heart sank, and then he raised his palm, and the dragon-shaped Qi circled around in his palm.
I saw him making a fierce blast, the roar of the dragon was deafening, and his overbearing palm force poured out without leaving any room.
At the same time, Xiao Feng suddenly shouted:
"Third brother, this man has profound martial arts, but his old body is inconvenient. You should attack his vital points in turn with less charge and less with two swords!"
When Duan Yu heard the words, he immediately understood it. He stretched out his fingers, either light and swift, or coming and going suddenly. The exquisitely changing sword energy continuously poured out from his fingertips.
Among the two of them, Xiao Feng was the main attacker with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. He never left any room when striking out. He struck out with domineering and powerful palm power. Even though Li Xingxuanming's true energy was extremely powerful, he did not dare to face the sharp edge and could only give in.
Or protect yourself with extremely strong internal strength.
Duan Yu, who was on the side, used the Six Meridian Divine Sword to assist from a distance. From time to time, a sword energy shot out, forcing Li Xing, who had just wanted to counterattack, to withdraw the Xuan Ming energy again.
For a moment, Li Xing was suppressed by Xiao Feng and Duan Yu. He was unable to fight back and could only rely on his internal strength to protect himself.
At this time, outside the main hall, Li Weining and Chen Feng, who had cleaned up the palace and hundreds of officials in the court, also hurried over with their troops.
Li Hu turned around and saw Li Weining coming, and immediately bowed and said:
"Your Majesty!"
Li Weining supported him and looked ahead. The inner strength of the three people spilled out, which made the main hall crumbling and seemed to be in danger of collapse. His voice was urgent:
"How's the situation?"
At this time, Li Weining had already used all his trump cards and had no way out. After today's event, the winners and losers would be determined. So at this time, he was naturally very anxious.
Li Hu heard this and said quickly:
"All the Zongwei have been captured, and the ancestor... the old immortal has also been forced out. Xiao Feng and Duan Yu are fighting with him!"
When Li Weining heard this, he frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Isn't it poisoned? Why, why is there no reaction?"
Chen Feng on the side heard this and couldn't help but said:
"The system of a ninth-level master is different from that of ordinary people. I don't know yet whether the poison prepared by the king will be useful to him!"
When Bi Hui heard this, he couldn't help but said:
"It's impossible. The poisonous thing that I found with my own hands is something that even a ninth-level master can't avoid!"
Li Hu heard this and continued:
"He is different from ordinary ninth-level masters... He has six hundred years of profound skills!"
As soon as this was said, everyone fell silent.
After all, throughout the ages, the only person who can live for hundreds of years, apart from the characters in myths, is the ancestor of the Li Dynasty! So no one knows what changes will occur if he lives for a long time.
Looking at the majestic main hall of the ancestral temple, there is a risk of collapse under the efforts of the three people. Li Weining stared at the main hall with blank eyes, a trace of longing and longing appeared on his face, and he murmured:
"Once you enter the ninth level, you become very human. Seriously, it makes people yearn for it..."
Having said this, Li Weining couldn't help but feel lucky that he bowed to Xiao Cheng and borrowed the actions of two masters.
If not, and he pins all his hopes on poison, he may not be able to kill that old immortal just by relying on the people he has!
There was a "pop" sound, and Li woke up from the roof of the main hall, breaking the tiles and coming out.
Behind him, Xiao Cheng and Duan Yu swayed, followed closely, and rushed forward together.
Li Xing glanced at the two people behind him angrily. As he became more and more anxious, his heart suddenly moved and he looked down.
In the dim night, even though Li Weining was hiding among the guards, to Li Xingxing at this time, the power of Li Dynasty's destiny that filled Li Weining's body still made him stand out incomparably.
Suddenly, Li Xing's eyes lit up.
The next moment, Li Xing's body swayed, and the mysterious power around him gathered around him, gathering together like a raging river, and then rushed towards Xiao Feng and Duan Yu who were chasing behind him.
Li Xing suddenly attacked with all his strength, catching the two of them off guard. In order to dodge, the two of them slowed down their pursuit speed.
At this moment, Li Xing's figure trembled. He didn't care whether his old body could withstand it. The power in his body continued to circulate. His figure suddenly jumped up. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the distance and attacked Li Weining.
Such a sudden move left everyone unable to react.
Speaking of which, Li Weining is also pitiful. The strongest guard around him is only at the seventh level.
Such a master, in front of Li Xing, who did his best without caring about anything else, was no different than a piece of paper.
The power of Xuan Ming swept over, and the guard master who took action to defend himself turned into an ice sculpture, and his life disappeared.
Li Xing fell down, raised his hand, and pulled Li Weining, who was much taller than him, to his feet.
Li Hu and Chen Feng, who had just reacted, immediately roared:
"Put down the king!"
"Hahaha!"
Li Xing, who was holding Li Weining, suddenly let out a burst of wild and wanton laughter. He looked at him with a ferocious expression and said:
"My good descendants have come at the right time!"