[Do you want to refine the recipe ‘Shidu, Jikuixing, Ranking Map’? 】
"yes!"
[Start refining: current progress, first step: surrender his heart]
Buzz~
As he asked and answered, the glorious light flowed like water, completely engulfing Yang Yu.
Just like soaking in warm water, an indescribable feeling of joy surges in my heart. In a trance, all the fatigue disappears, as if I have returned to my mother's womb.
Calm, serene.
At this moment, the throbbing in Yang Yu's heart calmed down, and all the distracting thoughts returned to the bottom of his heart.
Focus on the front.
The white light circulated in the mist, and after a while, there was a vague scene in it, and it got closer and closer quickly.
Blue sky, white clouds, wheat fields, mountains, ancient temples, scholars with swords...
In just a few moments, all kinds of dazzling scenes flashed before Yang Yu's eyes one by one, and finally, they were fixed on the scholar who was rushing deep into the mountains.
However, he himself did not enter the illusion like he did when refining the ingredients before, but was suspended outside like a ghost.
"this……"
Yang Yu was by no means a person who judged people by their appearance, but the first moment he saw this scholar, he still felt uncomfortable.
Without him, the style of painting would not match.
He is eight feet tall, burly and majestic, with a leopard head and eyes, an iron face and sharp temples. If he were wearing armor and holding a spear, he would still sound majestic.
But he was wearing a jade-colored robe, a square scarf on his head, and a long sword.
This is kind of indescribably weird.
However, this was just a momentary thought. Compared with this, Yang Yu was more concerned about the scholar's identity.
According to Dao Fruit's miscellany and the information he had gathered, the refining of Dao Fruit can be divided into four steps: subduing one's heart, holding a ceremony, lighting up the life chart, and refining the rank.
The refining of the Cauldron of Gluttony seems to also go through these four steps.
And where he is now should be the first step.
Subduing one's heart, as the name suggests, means using one's own will to subdue the will contained in the Tao and Fruit. If the Tao and Fruit once had an owner, then the will of the former owner must be subdued.
Otherwise, you will be counterattacked by the Tao and Fruit, lose your own nature, and even if you are not reincarnated into a monster, you will no longer be yourself.
"This scholar is the former master?"
Thoughts came to Yang Yu's mind, and changes occurred before his eyes.
Everything in front of me began to flow at a speed many times faster than usual.
Yang Yu was shocked, but he didn't dare to be distracted and looked at it intently.
Deep in the mountains, the scholar was in full swing, as if he was rushing to take the exam. He was tall and tall, and his martial arts skills were extremely high. While studying hard on the way, he often drew his sword to help.
Soon, he came to a magnificent and prosperous city.
"This city..."
Yang Yu's eyes condensed, and everything in front of him became frozen again.
Then, the fierce general brother turned around, his face was like iron, not angry and intimidating, his eyes were even more like thunderbolts, and he looked at Yang Prison.
It seems that he has discovered his existence:
"Is a certain house ugly?"
The sound is like a roaring bell, and the sound is like thunderbolts.
"Can you see me?"
Yang Yu was slightly startled and immediately noticed something strange.
This scholar is not angry and assertive, but he lacks agility. He does not speak like a living person, but more like an unwilling obsession.
He didn't wait for an answer to his question, and continued to himself:
"A certain family from Zhongnan, Yongzhou, claimed to be both civilized and military. Unfortunately, due to treacherous and slanderous words, he was dismissed as the number one scholar due to his ugly appearance..."
"Zhong Kui?!"
Yang Yu blurted out.
The same ugly appearance, the same loss of the top prize due to ugliness, the same fierce impact on the golden pillar...
This reminded him almost immediately of a ghost from his previous life.
Kuixing...
Is this a coincidence?
still……
Yang Yu's heart was shocked. This was too much of a coincidence, right?
As if he didn't get a response, the burly warrior brother kept talking about the past when he hit a pillar and died.
"Is this your obsession?"
Yang Yu came to his senses and felt a little complicated.
Appearance is very important.
No matter past life or this life.
But, is this the obsession of the former master?
It's too...
"My act of hitting the pillar shocked the government and the public. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty summoned the imperial doctor to save my life with a secret elixir, and appointed a certain family as the number one scholar..."
However, the fierce general brother changed the topic and disrupted Yang Yu's guess.
"..."
Yang Prison was speechless for a moment.
He even doubted that the fierce general in front of him could really see him...
"My whole life as a soldier, I have been a highly respected minister. Although I have made great achievements, I have never surpassed my master. I have benefited my family and deeply benefited from the emperor's grace. I once made a promise to protect my gods and mountains and rivers..."
Brother Mengjiang murmured to himself:
"It's a pity that a certain family is unable to turn the tide before it falls, and has failed the emperors!"
"This is a big pity!"
"This is my great regret!"
Boom!
The fierce general's beard and hair spread out, and he roared wildly, causing the environment here to shake, as if it was about to collapse.
"Who are you……"
Yang Yu seemed to have remembered something, and just as he was about to speak, everything in front of him was shattered, and a frenzy seemed to completely submerge him.
…
…
Zheng Changgong!
When the light and shadow shattered, Yang Yu finally remembered who this person was.
From the Qin Dynasty to the present, in the three thousand years of change, most martial saints came from the Qin Dynasty and modern times, but in these long years, there were also martial saints born.
Zheng Changgong is one of them.
Although it is unknown because there is no inheritance left, Yang Yu has seen the record of this person in the archives.
It was a pity that there was only "Martial Saint Long Gong, who was born in the Tang Dynasty, died at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and died in the Martial Saint Gaojia." It was such a few words that he didn't think of it for a while.
call!
I don't know how long it took before Yang Prison sensed the existence of the outside world. He didn't open his eyes in a hurry, but first sensed the Cauldron of Gluttony.
As if sensing his will, various words appeared on the Cauldron of Gluttony:
[Scene: Floating battlefield]
[Identity: General Zhenjun, Zheng Changgong]
[I am old and it is difficult to support me. The building will collapse. People's hearts are against me. It seems that there is no human power to support me...]
There are very few words in The Cauldron of Gluttony.
"The building will collapse. Is this his obsession?"
Yang Prison murmured in his heart.
You already know your situation and what to do.
call!
When he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him changed again.
As far as the eye can see, this is a military tent, with soldiers and armors, porcelain bowls and silk books placed on the desks. The strong fragrance of medicine is everywhere between the mouth and nose.
Severe pain!
Before he could look further, severe pain surged through his body.
And what comes with the severe pain is an indescribable powerlessness. This is not the powerlessness of a serious injury, but more like the feeling of old age when the end is approaching and a person is on the verge of decay.
"He is about to die..."
Yang Yu felt a chill in his heart.
In such a state to face Gao Jia, the tycoon of the troubled times in the late Tang Dynasty?
joke!
When he was in Qingzhou, Yang Yu went to and from the archives several times and borrowed a lot of books. Apart from secrets such as martial arts, most of them were about history.
The history of this world has some similarities with his previous life.
Before the Qin Dynasty, there were troubled times. The Qin Emperor was unified, and the Overlord and the Han Emperor fought for the world... The Tang Dynasty also existed, and like the previous life, it was an extremely colorful event.
They all belong to the top group in all dynasties.
But there are more differences.
For example, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Jia, a tycoon in troubled times, launched an army to attack the Tang Dynasty. In one battle, he captured the Tang capital. From then on, the world was in chaos for hundreds of years.
Zheng Changgong died in his hands.
"No wonder Zheng Changgong lost to Gao Jia. His injuries are no longer just injuries. He is approaching his end! This is a magical injury..."
Yang Yu smiled bitterly and lay down.
While he was thinking hard, there were rapid footsteps outside the tent, and not long after, several young men in armor hurried in, knelt down on one knee, and reported.
"The Gaojia rebels have captured the capital, and hundreds of thousands of troops have all died in battle!"
"Gao Jia sent a message to the military governors all over the world, saying that if you are willing to live and die, it seems that you have led an army to conquer us..."
"You Jiedu has made people panic. Your banquet, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
…
The faces of several young generals were a little pale.
Unwilling and sad.
"..."
Yang Prison lay on the bed and did not respond for a long time.
How to deal with this?
At this moment, even if he could barely get up, even with the original master's martial arts skills, he could not defeat Gao Jia in this state. What could he do?
And even if it can cope with this attack, so what?
When a capital city is destroyed, the emperor is on the run, and people all over the world are in panic, trying to turn the tide is incredibly difficult...
"This is just the first step, is it so difficult?"
Yang Yu's scalp felt numb.
No wonder Jilongshan has been able to reach the second step after obtaining the Dao Fruit all these years ago. The difficulty of refining this Dao Fruit is a bit outrageous...
This is more than just a high-level armor.
The Jiedu envoys in the Tang Dynasty had much greater power than the state leaders.
It is almost equivalent to the total of the six gates of Qingzhou, the Qingzhou army, and the state government. He is the real official of the frontier.
That's all for the peaceful years. In the current situation, with the capital already occupied, only God knows what these Jiedushi are thinking.
"General!"
There was no response, and several generals became even more uneasy:
"How should I respond to you Jiedushi envoys?"
"Ahem~"
Yang Yu coughed lightly and stood up. He endured the severe pain and walked to the case. He flipped through the silk book and felt even colder in his heart.
The situation at this time was more difficult than he imagined.
Zheng Changgong failed to kill Gao Jia and was hit with a "Hundred Flowers Kill". As he was already in his twilight years, his end was approaching.
And the army under his command at this time was not his direct lineage, but a coalition of seven Jiedu envoys, who barely respected his orders as King Qin.
"Woooooo~"
Just as Yang Yu was thinking about countermeasures, a low military bugle suddenly sounded outside.
The enemy is coming to kill!
…
…
call!
In the Cauldron of Gluttony, Yang Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were a little livid.
The difficulty is too great.
Although Zheng Changgong was a Martial Saint, he was seriously injured and dying, and his health was almost at its limit. Not to mention competing with the Martial Saint, he was even worse than himself today.
In such a state, he went to meet the Martial Saint Gaojia who was in peak condition and led an army of 800,000.
Is there any chance of winning?
In fact, this time, he didn't see Gao Jia at all. He fainted on the battlefield after several attacks. When he opened his eyes again, he saw the enemy envoy.
Seeing that they were defeated, the other Jiedu envoys immediately gave up resistance and ushered the enemy into the army.
Hell difficulty...
"If I want to subdue my former master's obsession, I must be stronger than him. Not to mention defeating Gao Jia, I must at least force him back!"
Looking at the motionless refining progress bar on the cauldron wall, Yang Yu felt enlightened.
He doesn't have to kill Gao Jia. He just needs to be stronger than his former master to overcome his obsession. At least, he can see the refining progress.
"Zheng Changgong's reluctance and great regret cannot be because of the change of dynasty. This is inevitable. The reason why he is unwilling must be because he had a chance to make a comeback!"
Yang Yu was thinking hard, and suddenly something happened in his heart.
Regret because I missed it.
"Yes! It should be like this! Things that can't be done at all cannot be regrets, nor should they be obsessions! It's because I thought wrong before..."
"That is to say, Zheng Changgong believed that with his performance at that time, he would have had a chance to make a comeback. At least, it would be better than before!"
"I hope my guess is right..."
Taking a deep breath, Yang Yu stepped into the white light again.
Buzz~
Buzz~
Buzz~
The refining of the Kuixing Rank Diagram is different from that of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers. Although it also consumes ingredients, it does not consume the energy of the Cauldron of Gluttony again.
And Yang Yu has collected enough ingredients these days to withstand waste.
So, with the white light flashing again and again, Yang Yu started his own attempt.
The second time, he was not in a daze. When the young generals did not come to report, he got up and began to read the silk book to understand the situation at that time.
Until he was killed by the enemy.
The third time, it was still the same.
The fourth time, the fifth time...
After eight times, Yang Yu had a deeper understanding of the situation and crisis at that time. Next, there were various attempts.
Unfortunately, Zheng Changgong's body was too weak. Even if he took the life-burning elixir, he could only fight for one fight. However, without the help of high armor, his Jiedushi had given up resistance.
Tried again and again, whether through coercion or inducement, they were unable to appease the remaining Jiedushi before the enemy troops arrived.
call!
Another failure made Yang Yu feel a little tired.
"None of these Jiedu envoys are easy to get along with. Although several of them also have their hearts set on the imperial court, the time is too short, and I can't figure out what these people think..."
Yang Yu touched his forehead with his hand.
In any dynasty, there are loyal people, and those Jiedushi envoys may not all be rebellious. On the contrary, he also saw the unwillingness of some of them.
But after all, he is not Zheng Changgong. He cannot figure out these veterans in such a short time.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it..."
Yang Yu paced back and forth, his mind wandering. He didn't know how long it took, but his spirit was shaken and he stepped into the white light again.
Buzz!
Same bed, same severe pain and weakness.
Without any delay, Yang Yu stood up, took out the medicine from his tent, swallowed it in one go, and then sat down behind the paperwork.
Regulate breath injury.
Not long after, the young man came to report, but before they could leave, Yang Yu took the lead in speaking and ordered to go down.
"Invite all the Jiedu envoys to come to the banquet!"
This is the first sentence.
"By the way, send a good talker to the enemy camp and invite his envoys to discuss matters."
"ah?"
Several young generals were shocked, but Yang Yu didn't want to waste time and waved them directly to go down, and asked people to call the musicians to prepare.
"Musician?!"
The young general who was summoned was completely stunned.
At this time, we still need musicians. Is the old general going to surrender?
But because of his power, he did not dare to refute:
"I wonder what music I want the musicians to play?"
Warden Yang took a long breath, adjusted his breathing and injured, and replied after hearing the words: