radicalducati Page 640
Page 640
Secondly, they chose to live in seclusion in the mountains, and Xia Ke Island was arguably the best place for them to live a solitary life overseas!
On Tianzhu Peak.
Zhang Xiaoshan sat cross-legged with Zhang Sanfeng, the Old Celestial Master, Juesheng, and others to discuss matters concerning Xia Ke Island.
After all, this matter concerns the great cause of the martial arts world, and to succeed, it must gain the recognition of the righteous path of the martial arts world.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan made arrangements with various martial arts sects here to avoid them denying their commitments later or antagonizing Xia Ke Dao.
Moreover, the establishment of Xia Ke Dao (侠客岛) was like hanging a sword over their heads.
"The two Grandmasters hidden by the Zhang family, I wonder who they are..."
The old celestial master glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan; the Zhang family already openly boasted seven Grandmasters.
Zhang Xiaoshan, Xuan Nu, female warrior, black-armored warrior, Xingyin, Gui Yanluo, Tie Zhan... Unexpectedly, even so, the Zhang family actually hid two grandmasters.
"That's hard to say. Since they've hidden themselves in the mountains, they don't want anyone to know about them."
The Zhang family's relationship with them was merely a friendly one; Zhang's invitation to them to oversee Xia Ke Island was simply a matter of past favors.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
If a Grandmaster wants to become famous, even the Zhang family cannot stop him.
"As for recruiting those chivalrous heroes, what suggestions do you Taoist priests and masters have?"
Suggest?
The group exchanged glances and then shook their heads.
Few of the experts they knew actually wanted to retire into seclusion.
Moreover, this is hardly a retirement; it's clearly being exploited by the Zhang family like a black slave.
If someone has ulterior motives, they probably come to Xia Ke Island with other intentions, and they don't want to offend the Zhang family.
"Since none of you Taoist masters have any suggestions, I, Zhang, will randomly select some people from the martial arts world to serve as members of Xia Ke Island!"
This is just going through the motions; even if these people dare to recommend him, Zhang Xiaoshan might not dare to use him.
As for Zhang Xiaoshan finding someone?
It's just an excuse; they're still from the Zhang family. After all, Zhang Xiaoshan has secretly cultivated quite a few experts.
The number of Japanese assassins alone exceeded a thousand.
These Japanese samurai have all been brainwashed and are loyal only to the Zhang family.
"Since none of you have any intention of doing this, then three months from now, the Mirage will set sail. We will gather at Sanghai and head to Xia Ke Island."
"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
"Amitabha!"
···
The launch of Mirage is undoubtedly another major event.
Especially for the major powers, the journey to the Mirage is a trip to the ends of the earth, and they know that this time it will be absolutely different from the past.
Leaving aside the enormous investment from the Empire and the Zhang family, just the presence of Xuan Nu, a master on the Heavenly Ranking, Zhang Zhong, the youngest son of the Zhang family, and hundreds of elite guards from the Zhang family who have achieved mastery of body tempering, shows that the Zhang family is not joking this time, but is truly preparing to explore the ends of the world.
Therefore, various forces also dispatched many experts this time, achieving Zhang Xiaoshan's goal of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
Five years later, by the time these people return, the land of Kyushu may have undergone a complete transformation.
"Master Zhang, Celestial Master, Master Ziyang, Master Juesheng, everyone, I, Zhang, take my leave!"
"Master, walk slowly!"
As Zhang Xiaoshan left Wudang Mountain with Liu Sheng Piaoxu, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
The main problem is that Zhang Xiaoshan went too far this time, completely scheming against the entire martial arts world. Even if they wanted to stop him, it was too late.
Once the five lists were released, they were like a spark that quickly spread like wildfire.
What's more, Zhang Xiaoshan poured gasoline on it.
At this point, they also needed to return to deal with the upcoming turmoil in Kyushu.
After Zhang Xiaoshan left Wudang, he ordered Liu Sheng Piaoxu to arrange the construction of Xia Ke Island.
There are not many other things in the East China Sea, but there are quite a few islands.
The Ryukyu Islands, in particular, are not just the territory of the Dongming faction.
The Ryukyu Islands stretch for thousands of miles from the South China Sea to Eju Island, and consist of numerous islands, with over a hundred inhabited islands alone, not to mention the remote and deserted islands.
The Ryukyu Islands, where the Dongming Sect is located, are just a large group of islands that are close to each other.
Even the Japanese assassins trained by the Zhang family were on one of these deserted islands.
After the black-armored warriors protected Zhang Sheng, the Fire Cloud Evil God Yingxia, Ji Yaohua, or Liu Sheng Piaoxu would take turns guarding the area.
·········Requesting flowers·· 0
For Xia Ke Island, Zhang Xiaoshan chose a remote island as his campsite!
Moreover, with the Zhang family's capabilities, building a palace, complete with traps and mechanisms, would be a piece of cake in three months.
While a bloody storm was brewing in the martial arts world, the Zhang family was undertaking a large-scale construction project.
With the construction of Xia Ke Island, Mo Family Mechanical City, and the Guanwai Plain, Zhang Xiaoshan simply couldn't spare any manpower.
Therefore, the Zhang family is rarely seen in the battles of the martial arts world.
Equivalent to setting a fire, Zhang Xiaoshan turned around and went to attend to other matters.
The most numerous challenges are those on the blacklist.
Even within the Fortress of Machines, Miyamoto Musashi, acting as a double, faced several assassination attempts and challenges.
However, Miyamoto Musashi managed to evade them all.
....... . .......
As Zhang Sheng's double, Miyamoto Musashi's strength is also on the blacklist.
Before the legendary supreme divine sword was even drawn, the purple-gold blade energy crisscrossed, and the challenger was already decapitated!
With the addition of the sonic power of the Illusion Moon Harp and the Crescent Moon Sword technique of the Burning Heart Sword, Miyamoto Musashi once again solidified his identity as the eldest son of the Zhang family.
After all, if he weren't the eldest son of the Zhang family, where would he get so many divine artifacts and unique skills?
The same was true of Zen Master Juexin in Luoyang, the capital city.
The decisive battle took place every three days, and almost every time, the fight took place in front of the Empire State Building, where the attackers were beaten up.
However, Juexin always stood still in the Shaolin Twelve Barriers Golden Bell Cover, and went upstairs on his own after half an hour.
After all, if you can't even break through someone's defenses, how can you talk about a challenge?
As for speed?
Although Juexin has unparalleled defense, he is not a stone man.
With his unparalleled cultivation at the half-step Grandmaster level, and being part of the Zhang family, he would certainly have no shortage of various methods at his disposal.
If Juexin were not a Buddhist and did not wish to resort to violence, any action he took would surely have been met with thunderous wrath.
Therefore, all the challengers were in perfect agreement: after beating someone for an hour, what more could they ask for?
Only by breaking through the defenses of enlightenment can one be qualified to challenge enlightenment.
In addition, Juexin also regards these successive challenges as a form of spiritual practice.
Having a peerless master as your sparring partner isn't something you can do all the time.
Especially when these people resort to all sorts of underhanded tactics to win, he has to suppress his anger and persuade them to "lay down their weapons" in order to gradually perfect his mental strength.
Chapter 755 Yan Fei Leaves the Pass, Dong Jun and Yue Shen
"The mirage has set sail!"
After the release of the five rankings, this was the only news that could cause a stir in the Nine Provinces.
After all, the interests involved in the Mirage are so vast that they not only involve the Empire and the Zhang family, but also the interests of many other powerful families and people from all walks of life.
Therefore, the launch of the mirage naturally became a major focus of attention in Kyushu.
Especially the Master of the Mirage, a grandmaster at the Celestial Realm, a transcendent being among the Five Rankings, naturally attracts attention.
Moreover, with Xuan Nu gone from the Nine Provinces Continent, Zhang Xiaoshan undoubtedly lost a right-hand man.
However, those who had truly assessed the strength of the Zhang family's experts understood that the Zhang family's power wouldn't be significantly diminished by Xuan Nu's departure. Moreover, each of the bronze-armored warriors beside Zhang Xiaoshan possessed at least the strength of a top-tier grandmaster, not to mention the terrifying Poison Dragon…
In an instant, the winds of change once again converged on Sanghai.
No one was aware of Zhang Xiaoshan's "July 17" plan to lure the enemy away from their stronghold, not even the Empire itself.
The nautical charts personally planned by Zhang Xiaoshan allow for turnsarounds and stops at least half of the sea routes, including Luzon, the Indonesian islands, and the New World...
These are also the new continents that Zhang Xiaoshan wanted them to discover!
As for the final destination, the end of the world, it is an icy continent, a place where land is rarely seen.
Once you step into it, you can imagine the time and effort it will take.
As for the various factions, they were unaware of Zhang Xiaoshan's ambitions, and they also had their own plans.
If they realize something is wrong, they can simply turn back.
After all, the Zhang family had prepared eight escort ships. With their combined strength, if the Zhang family didn't want to perish together with the enemy, it would be easy for them to send a few ships back to port.
···
"You can go out now!!"
On the third-to-last day before the mirage was to set sail, Dongjun, who was in the cherry blossom ice prison, suddenly opened his beautiful eyes.
In the past six months, Dongjun has been cultivating the Sunflower Manual and has long since reached the pinnacle of his cultivation.
In particular, the three-legged golden crow under the Fusang Divine Tree not only stabilized her spiritual power but also increased it in an orderly manner, granting her great fortune.
It can be said that she has reached the potential to condense the power of the primordial spirit.
Even advancing to the Grandmaster level will only take three years!
It should be noted that even though she was known as the most extraordinary woman of the Yin-Yang School, her talent was no less than that of Donghuang Taiyi.
However, the Celestial Realm is not just about aptitude; the key is one's own comprehension. Otherwise, there are many old guys who have been stuck in the Peerless Realm for decades.
Among ten unparalleled masters, perhaps only one can break through to the Grandmaster level!
It can be said that the spiritual boost from the three-legged golden crow greatly helped her.
However, to condense the power of her primordial spirit, she must rely on the Fusang Divine Tree; otherwise, it would undoubtedly be wishful thinking.
After all, the top-level Celestial Realm cultivators are either blessed with profound fortune or have extremely deep cultivation!
Her opportunity with Dongjun was the Fusang tree.
Once she leaves the Fusang Divine Tree, it's impossible for her to condense her primordial spirit. Moreover, her three-legged golden crow is unlike Zhang Xiaoshan's blood dragon; once she leaves the area within a hundred feet of the Fusang Divine Tree, the three-legged golden crow will slowly dissipate.
That's the limitation!
However, Dongjun wanted revenge and didn't want to stay on the mirage.
Therefore, Dongjun planned to leave; otherwise, once the mirage set sail, it wouldn't be easy for her to leave.
Eight escort ships kept a close watch on the mirage; even the absence of a small boat would be easily detected.
The restrictions had long been lifted, and Dongjun did not hesitate at all as she stepped out of the cherry blossom ice prison that had imprisoned her for more than a year.
Inside the Purple Shell Water Pavilion, a figure of light emerged from what resembled a water curtain.
Dong Jun did not take the lower passageway; instead, he passed directly through the Purple Shell Water Pavilion and appeared outside, a sight that would amaze even Zhang Xiaoshan.
Such a technique is absolutely like that of a top-tier magician.
The three-legged golden crow was already familiar with the layout here, so Dongjun looked towards the direction of the Moon Palace and walked slowly away.
Her methods were like those of the Moon Goddess; she could cover three zhang in a single step, and her beautiful figure had already disappeared into the distance in a daze.
Having evaded numerous guards and traversed the treacherous Fusang courtyard, a graceful and slender figure appeared within the Moon Palace.