Chapter 1030: Chapter 1030: Return (Part 1)

“Master, is this the surprise you mentioned?”

At Hanhai Taoist Palace, upon receiving Wang Chen’s summons, Wu Zhao hurried over excitedly, only to reveal a look of astonishment upon seeing the strange man standing beside Wang Chen.

The surprise was definitely there, but where was the joy coming from?

Wang Chen had secluded himself for an entire month this time, and Wu Zhao had been quite worried. Yet now, she was filled with subtle grievances.

Wang Chen smiled and said, “Yes.”

And the man beside him stepped forward, grinning and greeting with a clasped fist, “Disciple Ling Zhiyuan, pays respects to the eldest senior sister!”

This man was none other than the external avatar Wang Chen had crafted with great effort, bearing the original’s true name, intending also to repay the karma owed by this body.

The profound mystery of it was not something that could be explained in just a few words!

“Eldest senior sister?”

Wu Zhao was bewildered yet again, her expression quite adorable.

“Yes.”

Wang Chen nodded and said: “From now on, he will assist you in conquering this world!”

Although “Ling Zhiyuan” was just his external avatar, he possessed at least seventy percent of his current strength, his mastery in martial arts had already reached the seventh tier. Only, his cultivation in Taoist skills was somewhat lacking.

But, equipped with the magic artifacts refined by Wang Chen for him, his strength was enough to crush any adversary in the Cangqing Domain!

Most importantly, “Ling Zhiyuan” possessed a portion of Wang Chen’s knowledge and memories, and was not a mindless puppet.

Wu Zhao, who was very clever, immediately sensed the deeper implication in Wang Chen’s words, and her face changed dramatically: “Master, are you going to leave me?”

With those words, she threw herself into Wang Chen’s arms recklessly, tightly embracing him.

Her delicate body trembled incessantly.

In Wu Zhao’s mind, Wang Chen was not only her biggest support but also her only family member.

She simply couldn’t imagine what kind of situation she would face after losing Wang Chen!

“Not right now.”

Wang Chen comforted her: “Even if I leave in the future, it will be temporary, and I will definitely come back. This junior brother of yours is the one who will help you stabilize your empire when I’m away!”

Wang Chen would not reveal to Wu Zhao the secret that he came from the Upper Realm, at least not for now.

After hearing this, Wu Zhao finally felt relieved, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and with her nose wrinkled, she said: “Then that’s good.”

Seeing her like this, Wang Chen also couldn’t help but feel a sense of pity: “Some things, your master will tell you later. Knowing now doesn’t do you any good.”

“Mm!”

Wu Zhao nodded fiercely.

Of course, she knew that her master had many great secrets, but she was more certain that Wang Chen would never harm her.

In any case, clinging to his “thigh” was definitely the right decision!

Three months later, the West Liang army expanded by a hundred thousand and brazenly launched a war for restoration.

Within half a month, the West Liang army had occupied Jichuan Prefecture.

They then successively broke through two southern prefectures.

All under heaven was terror-stricken!

In fact, during the past period, several prefectures surrounding West Liang had been making probing moves, which ceased after being repelled. No one had expected the West Liang army to strike so swiftly.

Before the firearms and machines of the West Liang Firearm Machine Army, whether loyal to Emperor Yuanjing, the Rebel Faction, King Ming, or the Heretical Sects and Demons, all became like chickens and dogs, utterly incapable of resistance.

With the momentum of sweeping across the world, after crushing the Yan State, the West Liang army once again revealed its ferocious fangs!

While Emperor Yuanjing and the various vassals were fearfully unsettled, worried that they might become the next target, the West Liang army seemed content with the three newly annexed prefectures, beginning to settle and soothe the people, ceasing further invasions.

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Like a fierce tiger concealing its claws and teeth.

But no one dared to take it lightly, some vassal powers began to form alliances, attempting to unite against the increasingly powerful West Liang.

West Liang, on the other hand, scoffed at this and outright ignored it.

At this time, a peerless figure emerged and appeared before the world.

That was the number one brave general of West Liang, the commander of the Firearm Machine Army, Ling Zhiyuan!

This young man, in his twenties, was undoubtedly the sharpest blade in the hands of Queen Wu Zhao, his sharpness unmatched wherever he struck.

When the nobles of the three newly annexed counties of West Liang attempted rebellion, when the allied forces of the vassals attacked, when the Rebel Faction plotted to assassinate Wu Zhao, Ling Zhiyuan was always at the forefront of the battle.

With his overwhelming strength, he crushed all his formidable adversaries, successively beheading four sixth-tier Martial Venerables, and caused the heads to roll in the three counties, with countless noble clans being exterminated.

He earned a bloodthirsty name that struck terror into the hearts of those who heard it!

In just three short years, an even stronger West Liang struck again, conquering seven more counties with irresistible force and sweeping through the southern and eastern parts of Great Liang.

King Ming died in battle and was personally beheaded by Ling Zhiyuan atop Yangming Mountain.

Not only that, wherever the West Liang army went, they razed mountains, destroyed temples, eradicated Heretical Sects and Demons, and crushed the once-thriving Rebel Faction forces to the point where they could only cower in half a county, struggling to survive.

West Liang’s army thus occupied more than half of Great Liang’s territory.

In the end, there was only one opponent left – Emperor Yuanjing!

Emperor Yuanjing, due to ceding three northern counties and forming an alliance with the sworn enemy Great Qi, received military support from the latter and remained quite strong.

However, this usurper of the throne was very unpopular in Great Qi, so as West Liang demonstrated the momentum to stand equal to Yuanjing, countless talents longing for their old country flocked to join.

This left Emperor Yuanjing anxious day and night, compelling him to kowtow and pay tribute to Great Qi again in exchange for the assistance of an elite Great Qi force.

Under such circumstances, everyone was clear that the decisive battle determining the fate of Great Liang was fast approaching!

As for Wang Chen himself, he had long since vanished from the public eye.

Despite having been in secluded cultivation at Hanhai Taoist Palace, he was still able to continuously accumulate Fate points.

The more outstanding Ling Zhiyuan performed, the more formidable the enemies he defeated, and the broader the territory he secured, the higher Wang Chen’s Fate would rise!

With the blessing of this immense Fate, he began to explore the essence of this world.

In the blink of an eye, another two years passed.

One day, Wang Chen suddenly had a feeling and left the Cultivation Chamber, making his way to the grand hall of the Taoist Palace.

Because an old acquaintance had come to visit.

The person was Qin Qingxuan from Rain Flower Sword Sect.

Wang Chen smiled and asked, “Miss Qin, what brings you to see me?”

He calculated that it had been three years since he last saw Qin Qingxuan.

Time had not left any marks on the face of this beautiful and elegant lady; she was as beautiful as ever, only in her eyes when she looked at Wang Chen, there was an indescribable complexity.

Qin Qingxuan curtsied, “Qingxuan pays her respects to the State Preceptor!”

To the current West Liang, State Preceptor Wang Chen was an extremely mysterious figure, with some even suspecting that he had already entered nirvana.

But Qin Qingxuan knew very well that not only had Wang Chen not perished, but he had become more unfathomable.

In her eyes, looking at Wang Chen now felt like an ant gazing up at a colossal beast!

In the heart of this True Disciple from Rain Flower Sword Sect, a sense of loss inevitably arose.

The words she wanted to say suddenly seemed impossible to speak!

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