230: From Luoyang to Beiliang! Chen Zhibao breaks through to become an Earthly Immortal!

Chapter 228: Luo Yang Goes to Northern Liang! Chen Zhibao Breaks Through to Terrestrial Deity!

Li Chang'an's words carried a hidden meaning, essentially warning Xu Zhihu not to play the disappearing act again.

Xu Zhihu was still somewhat surprised. Northern Liang and Sha Province had already fought a major battle, and the two sides regarded each other as mortal enemies.

However, when Li Chang'an met her, he didn't call for a fight to the death.

"Your Highness, my younger brother was ignorant and offended you. I hope you will be lenient and allow your humble self to take him back."

Li Chang'an had always considered himself easy to talk to, and Xu Zhihu's posture was very low, so Li Chang'an did not make things difficult for her.

"Children are just ignorant. In the future, we will all be one family. Your brother is my brother."

"Take him back and discipline him well. Not everyone is as easy to talk to as this King."

Xu Zhihu looked at the faint smile on Li Chang'an's lips, and instead of feeling warmth, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Li Chang'an was easy to talk to?

First, he imprisoned and tortured Xu Fengnian for three years, then he hung him up for the common people to insult, forcing Xu Xiao to exchange the vast Liang Province for Xu Fengnian.

One hundred thousand Northern Liang Army were annihilated in a single day. With such a massive appetite, he was clearly not an easy person to talk to.

"Your Highness, you are letting your humble self return?"

Li Chang'an said with his usual expression, "Of course. The wedding date hasn't arrived. Are you so eager to marry over?"

Xu Zhihu had come this time prepared to be detained by Li Chang'an.

In the eyes of the Northern Liang Royal Mansion, Li Chang'an was young and lustful, surrounded by beauties, a lecherous fiend.

However, this time Xu Zhihu came to Sha Province, and whether it was the various counties she passed through along the way or Jinchang, the capital of Sha Province, her perception of Li Chang'an had changed somewhat.

"Your humble self thought... thought..."

Xu Zhihu stammered for a long time, not knowing how to phrase her words.

"Stop thinking. Take Xu Fengnian back. Half a year from now, this King will go to Qingliang Mountain to pick up the bride."

Hearing this, Xu Zhihu couldn't help but be stunned, "Your Highness is going to Northern Liang?"

In Xu Zhihu's opinion, Li Chang'an was a bit too bold. The Northern Liang Royal Mansion was one of the three great Forbidden Grounds in the world.

However, her thoughts quickly turned, and she understood Li Chang'an's intentions. Li Chang'an could already fight Li Chungang, so how could he fear the experts of the Northern Liang Royal Mansion?

Even if Northern Liang deployed a thousand armies and ten thousand horses, Li Chang'an could still easily escape. There was no place in this world that Li Chang'an couldn't go.

"I must go. This King does not wish for the Princess to disappear again."

Li Chang'an's smile had vanished, and Xu Zhihu's heart also trembled. In the current situation, how could she dare to play the disappearing act again?

"Your humble self will certainly be Your Highness's person in the future. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Li Chang'an wanted to shatter Northern Liang's myth in the hearts of the people of the world. Everyone said Northern Liang's army was strong and its horses robust, so he would let its army collapse like a mountain.

Everyone in the world said Northern Liang was one of the three great Forbidden Grounds, so he would personally go into the tiger's den, kill a few experts along the way, and officially begin the strategy of gradually encroaching upon Northern Liang.

In another half a year, Li Chang'an would very likely Cultivate into a Martial Artist Great Heavenly Elephant. At that time, with Great Vajra, Great Zhi Xuan, and Great Heavenly Elephant integrated, Terrestrial Deities could be killed at will!

"Northern Liang Crown Prince Xu Fengnian is unruly and absurd, unfit for great use, but the Princess is a sensible person."

"Sha Province and Northern Liang are destined to be great enemies. As the saying goes, at home, one obeys one's father; after marriage, one obeys one's husband."

"This King hopes the Princess can understand this principle and know her place."

After leaving the Royal Mansion, Xu Zhihu was always distracted, because she was now somewhat wavering.

Before coming to Sha Province, Xu Xiao knew that Xu Zhihu might be detained, but he still let her come.

Although Xu Zhihu had always diligently helped Northern Liang, even wanting to marry into Jiangnan to win over people's hearts for Northern Liang, Xu Xiao could always use her to exchange for his own son.

Xu Xiao's decisiveness created a rift in the strong-willed Xu Zhihu's heart. It turned out that no matter what she did, she was the one who could be abandoned at any time.

At this moment, Xu Zhihu had begun to question the necessity of her loyalty to Northern Liang.

Now it seemed that although Li Chang'an would let her go back, her marriage to Li Chang'an was unchangeable.

Then, after marrying Li Chang'an, if she still sided with Northern Liang, her fate would not be better than Xu Fengnian's.

With a complex mood, Xu Zhihu arrived at the city gate and ordered her men to put the dying but definitely not dead Xu Fengnian into the carriage.

Li Chang'an would not let Xu Fengnian die. Even if Xu Fengnian still had a breath left, he had to be sent back to Northern Liang to continue his antics.

Northern Liang only had two provinces left. After a bit more trouble, it would be gone, which would also save Li Chang'an's military strength.

Xu Fengnian, whose body was covered in blood and gore, had eyes full of fear. He would never dare to come to Sha Province again in his life.

"Go back to Northern Liang... I want to go home..."

A few days later, Xu Zhihu returned to Qingliang Mountain with Xu Fengnian.

Only Xu Xiao, with a handful of people, came to greet Xu Fengnian, but Xu Fengnian no longer cared about such things.

Xu Xiao saw Xu Fengnian's tragic state, and his heart ached and was filled with anger. The scars from his lifetime of battles began to throb faintly.

He held Xu Fengnian in his arms, anxious like an ordinary old farmer, "Come on, quick, save my son."

Xu Xiao carried Xu Fengnian and strode into the Royal Mansion. As for Xu Zhihu, who had returned with them, he didn't even spare her a glance.

Those who surrounded Xu Xiao also rushed back to the Royal Mansion, no one paying attention to her, the Princess, why she hadn't been detained, and why she had returned.

Only a few servants remained. They helped Xu Zhihu out of the carriage, not daring to say a word.

At this moment, Xu Zhihu once again doubted herself. What was the point of diligently planning for Northern Liang?

"Perhaps from now on, these people all see me as Li Chang'an's unbetrothed woman, no longer a part of Northern Liang."

"Yes, how glorious was the once invincible Northern Liang? Now it's been beaten into such a sorry state. They can't defeat Li Chang'an, so they've started to vent their anger on me."

Holding these complex and chaotic thoughts, the somewhat sorrowful Xu Zhihu returned to her room, no longer paying attention to Xu Fengnian.

Perhaps from the moment she set off for Sha Province, she was no longer a person of Northern Liang.

Inside the Qingliang Mountain Royal Mansion, famous doctors came and went, and countless Heaven And Earth Treasures were used.

Many experts, including Xu Yanbing, spared no effort to heal Xu Fengnian's injuries at the cost of their Internal Energy.

Three days later, Xu Fengnian finally woke up, and his consciousness gradually recovered.

Immediately after, piercing wails of crying echoed through the Royal Mansion!

"Son, don't cry. Father will definitely avenge you!"

Xu Xiao silently observed Xu Fengnian, whose son was trembling helplessly, his expression utterly forlorn.

It was over. Xu Fengnian had been scared witless and would probably never recover his spirit.

"Father... Father, no, I don't want revenge. I'll never go to Sha Province again."

Xu Xiao's eyes reddened, and his last breath in his heart seemed to be cut off, making him appear much older.

He didn't have many years left to live. If Xu Fengnian lost his ambition, then Xu Xiao would have no motivation to cause any more trouble.

"Son, to get you back, Father had no choice but to give the position of Crown Prince to Chen Zhibao."

"However, as long as you want it, Father has many ways..."

Xu Xiao hadn't finished speaking when Xu Fengnian began to shake his head frantically.

"No, no, no, I don't want to be the Crown Prince. I just want to live peacefully and not be captured and tortured again."

"Chen Zhibao wants to be the Crown Prince, let him do it. Let him be beaten and tortured by Li Chang'an. Your son hasn't lived enough yet..."

A great man cannot be without power for a day. Xu Xiao understood this principle best, but now nothing he said mattered.

The backbone in Xu Fengnian's heart had been completely broken by Li Chang'an.

Perhaps Li Chang'an dared to let Xu Fengnian return precisely for this reason.

Xu Fengnian murmured in terror, "Old Huang is dead, Grandfather is dead, and even Old Sword God couldn't defeat Li Chang'an."

"There's no hope. We can't defeat Li Chang'an..."

Xu Xiao sighed, falling into a long silence.

Xu Fengnian suddenly said, "Father, where is Eldest Sister? You wouldn't really let her marry Li Chang'an, would you?"

Xu Xiao said helplessly, "We cannot offend Li Chang'an right now. Your Eldest Sister will be a person of Sha Province from now on."

"If she is still willing to do something for Northern Liang, then she is your Eldest Sister. If she sides with Li Chang'an in the future, then she is no longer your sister."

Northern Liang at present dared not anger Li Chang'an, so Xu Zhihu's marriage could only be accepted.

A few days later, Xu Xiao, holding onto his last hope, brought Xu Fengnian to the underground of Listening to the Tide Pavilion.

There were the spirit tablets of over six hundred Northern Liang Army soldiers there, and he hoped to ignite Xu Fengnian's fighting spirit with this.

Facing these spirit tablets, Xu Fengnian huddled in a corner, trembling. No matter how impassioned Xu Xiao was, he simply couldn't hear it.

"When your father first led cavalry, hundreds of brothers under him were secretly harmed by a small captain, leaving only forty-odd people..."

"Later, leading troops to subjugate Eastern Yue, I was utterly defeated by Eastern Yue's consort Wang Sui, and went alone to Tai'an City to seek aid..."

"Temporary honor and disgrace are nothing. The one who laughs last is the hero..."

Xu Xiao spoke for over an hour, but Xu Fengnian's heart remained ashen, devoid of any fighting spirit.

Wudang Mountain.

The major event of the two kings' contention had spread throughout the world.

Wudang Mountain is located within Ling Province and is a Martial Forest School affiliated with Northern Liang. Xu Fengnian's Great Yellow Court Sutra was passed on to him by the Sect Master Wang Chonglou.

At this moment, Wang Chonglou and Hong Xixiang were sitting opposite each other.

"The world was already not peaceful, and now with the rise of the King of Tang, the situation has become even more complex. We rely on Northern Liang, but now it seems that it may not be stable."

Wang Chonglou, without Internal Energy, had already turned completely white-haired, lacking vitality.

Wudang didn't have many experts. Only Wang Xiaoping was in the Zhi Xuan Realm, but he had a simple mind and was a martial arts fanatic.

Hong Xixiang said casually, "Senior Brother, human affairs are like chess; once a move is made, there's no regretting it. Since we decided to rely on Northern Liang back then, we must bear the consequences."

"Moreover, Northern Liang's Luck is not weaker than Liyang's. I observe Northern Liang's Aura, and it has not completely decayed. I'm afraid there will be strong reinforcements coming."

Hong Xixiang never Cultivated martial arts, but he was the Reincarnation of Patriarch Lu, so Wang Chonglou deeply believed his words.

This seemingly unkempt Junior Brother Cultivated the Heavenly Dao, not the narrow Daoist School. As long as the Opportunity arrived, he could even ascend to heaven in one step!

"The Northern Liang Princess will marry Li Chang'an in half a year."

Hong Xixiang's seemingly casual posture suddenly stiffened, and his expression became unnatural.

"If the Princess is willing, I can only wish her well in my heart."

Although the young Daoist said this, a sudden surge of indignation rose in his heart, leaving him restless for a long time.

He also didn't know why that red-clad woman held such a significant place in his heart.

Hong Xixiang's concern for Xu Zhihu seemed to be deeply ingrained, utterly impossible to suppress.

Wang Chonglou sighed faintly, "Since Junior Brother can observe Auras, can you discern Li Chang'an's Luck?"

Hong Xixiang said, "This person is a great variable. In the past two or three years, the Luck in the Northwest Sha Province direction has grown stronger and stronger."

"I now suspect that Li Chang'an is skilled at observing the Luck on people and has gathered those with Luck around him."

In fact, Li Chang'an merely had foresight. Jiang Ni and Huyan Guanyin, both possessing great Luck, were kept by Li Chang'an's side.

Hong Xixiang still didn't know what impact it would have on him if Xu Zhihu were allowed to marry Li Chang'an.

But he vaguely felt an uncontrollable power slowly awakening within him.

At the border between Northern Mang and You Province, where Chen Zhibao's army was stationed.

A majestic Aura soared into the sky, and the entire border pass was shrouded in auspicious clouds. The general, clad in armor and a white robe, ascended into the air.

Chen Zhibao trod on white clouds, his Plum Wine Spear in hand emitting earth-shattering Gang Yuan.

In the few months since taking over as Northern Liang Crown Prince, Chen Zhibao's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and he actually Broke Through to Terrestrial Deity.

Huang Sanjia scattered the Luck of the imperial court into the Jianghu, causing the court to weaken and the Jianghu to surge with activity.

This era was destined to produce a large number of Terrestrial Deities.

Li Chang'an continuously accumulated Luck. His army defeated Northern Liang, and Li Chungang failed in his attempt to open the Heavenly Gate and was defeated by Li Chang'an.

After these two major events, the Luck of the entire world began to redistribute and circulate.

Chen Zhibao closed his eyes, feeling the impact of the majestic Gang Yuan within his body, his heart filled with unconcealed joy.

"It seems Northern Liang should be taken over by me!"

"If I had known that Luck favored me so much, why did I hesitate for so many years?"

"Now that the Terrestrial Deity Realm has been achieved, I'll first make Li Chang'an spit out what he swallowed from Northern Liang!"

On the border pass, countless Northern Liang Army soldiers had tears in their eyes. Who said Northern Liang's power was gone? If its power was gone, how could the Crown Prince Break Through to Terrestrial Deity!

Even Xu Yanbing hadn't Broke Through, but the Crown Prince had already Broke Through first!

"White-Clad Military Immortal! The Crown Prince is truly a Military Immortal!"

On a hilltop several miles away, a white-clad woman curiously looked towards the border pass.

This woman had crimson-purple eyes. With one step, she covered several hundred zhang. She was not only a Terrestrial Deity but also a powerful one.

"Northern Liang's Luck is indeed not weak, it actually fostered another Terrestrial Deity."

This woman was Luo Yang, the foremost figure of the Demonic Path in Northern Mang, the Great Thought of the Princess's Tomb.

At the same time, she was also the Empress of the Great Qin eight hundred years ago and the fourteenth generation Sect Master of Zhulu Mountain.

With the great change in the world's Luck, Luo Yang, after recovering her memories and undergoing a series of major battles, had now restored her Terrestrial Deity cultivation.

Chen Zhibao's Breakthrough held no significance for Luo Yang.

Her target for this visit was Xu Fengnian, who had been deprived of the Crown Prince position, and who was the Reincarnation of the Qin Emperor from eight hundred years ago.

Luo Yang came this time precisely because, after recovering her cultivation, she learned the whereabouts of her husband from her past life.

"All the past grievances, today I shall settle them with you!"