Ye Chen suppressed his excitement and said, "Teacher, I heard before that our Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Qin Dynasty have had ongoing conflicts over there at Lingyun Mountain. Have these conflicts been resolved now?"

Yang Tianji nodded and said, "I stayed at Lingyun Mountain for a while. A few days ago, your martial uncle also went to Lingyun Mountain, and the conflict has been resolved.

Next up.

The resources of Lingyun Mountain will be jointly developed by our Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Qin Dynasty, the Great Ming Dynasty, and the Great Shang Dynasty. The Great Zhou Dynasty will exclusively own fifty percent, while the other three dynasties will share fifty percent."

"The Great Ming Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty are involved too?" Ye Chen asked, puzzled.

"Yes, it's quite complicated, and there's no need for you to worry about it," said Ouyang Shang. Originally, he, Liu Mubai, and a trace of Ouyang Shang's divine soul once made a strong statement at Lingyun Mountain that the Great Zhou Dynasty even wanted eighty percent of the resources developed from Lingyun Mountain.

But such a thing is impossible.

In the end, the royal families of the four dynasties discussed it and settled on the current distribution of shares.

There was no need to tell Ye Chen about these matters.

Ye Chen did not continue to ask further and instead inquired, "Teacher, what is the Wind and Cloud Tournament about?"

"The Wind and Cloud Tournament is an event where major martial arts academies across Great Zhou compete every three years, impacting the ranking of the academies. Of the thousand martial arts academies in the dynasty, the top thirty schools each send five participants, while the others each send one. There are no cultivation restrictions for participating in the tournament, and anyone under thirty can join.

Ultimately, the number of participants in the Wind and Cloud Tournament will reach up to a thousand. The top hundred participants will receive rewards, and the top ten will represent the Great Zhou Dynasty Martial Arts Academy in the initial exploration of Lingyun Mountain."

Ye Chen's mind quickly processed this and said, "So besides the major martial arts academies sending ten people to Lingyun Mountain, are there other quotas available elsewhere?"

"The royal family has ten spots, the Sect Alliance has ten spots, some powerful families within the Great Zhou Dynasty also have ten spots, and in addition, the Thousand Spirits Sect also has ten spots."

Ye Chen understood the allocation of ten spots each to the royal family, the Sect Alliance, and certain families.

However, Ye Chen was somewhat puzzled about the Thousand Spirits Sect.

Aren't these sects supposed to belong to the Sect Alliance? Why does the Thousand Spirits Sect have ten spots on its own?

Ye Chen voiced his confusion.

Yang Tianji said, "The Thousand Spirits Sect does not belong to the Sect Alliance. It is one of the top ten forces in Cangzhou. Originally, the Thousand Spirits Sect had no connection with our Great Zhou Dynasty, but the current Zhou Emperor once traveled thousands of miles as a young man to apprentice at the Thousand Spirits Sect. The former sect leader of the Thousand Spirits Sect was the master of the Zhou Emperor. It was with the support of the Thousand Spirits Sect that he was able to succeed in taking the throne.

Therefore.

Every so often, the Zhou Emperor offers some treasures to the Thousand Spirits Sect. For the Lingyun Mountain expedition this time, the Zhou Emperor also gave ten spots to the Thousand Spirits Sect. No one objected because the ten spots given to the Thousand Spirits Sect were originally the royal family's.

Of course.

Lingyun Mountain can be said to have been secured by our Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, and from the remaining ten spots of the royal family, three will be given to our Cangxing Martial Arts Academy."

"The royal family actually only has seven spots left," Ye Chen said.

Yang Tianji smiled and said, "The calculation of the royal family's spots is not that straightforward. The martial arts academies, the Sect Alliance, and the various major families are all forces within the Great Zhou Dynasty; everything belongs to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This Zhou Emperor is no simple character.

No one back then believed he had any hope of succeeding the throne, yet he did!

After his ascension, the martial arts academies, the sects, and the families within the Great Zhou Dynasty were fiercely competing, leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty in a precarious state.

But in just thirty short years.

Under the Zhou Emperor's strategies, all apparent conflicts have been alleviated. Whether it's the academies, sects, or those families, they have now established an extremely close connection with the dynasty's system.

In the past decade, the Zhou Emperor has turned a blind eye to many matters, leading many to think he has grown old, but in my view, that's not the case.

He's merely been watching coldly from the sidelines.

Allowing everyone to intensify their battles as much as they wish.

When the time is ripe, this sleeping lion will awaken and sweep away all sources of chaos and instability.

He is playing a game of chess.

He is planning a grand scheme."

Ye Chen listened quietly.

Luo Qingyi had said that his teacher had hopes of achieving sainthood. Given his teacher's high regard for the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this Zhou Emperor certainly was no ordinary figure.

However, this didn't change some of Ye Chen's thoughts.

For instance, he wanted to kill the Ninth Prince, Zhou Chengyun!

And he also needed to help Hua Qianxue teach a lesson to the Sixth Prince, Zhou Chengqian!

As for the royal family eventually giving three more spots to the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, Ye Chen still decided to participate in the Wind and Cloud Tournament, eager to meet the prodigies from the Great Zhou Dynasty Martial Arts Academy!

Yang Tianji suddenly coughed, his breath a bit erratic.

"Teacher… your injury…" Ye Chen expressed concern.

At the demon cave, Yang Tianji split into three manifestations: facing the Demon Emperor in Qi Blood form, battling the previous Demon Emperor with his Spiritual Power form, and using his Yuan Power form to protect Ye Chen.

Back then.

The demon source exploded.

Yang Tianji's Yuan Power form used the Limitless Sun and Moon technique to deflect the terrifying storm, resulting in significant damage to his Yuan Power form.

"It's nothing serious," Yang Tianji composed his breath, stabilizing it, and said, "Ye Chen, you are now on the path of perfect martial and spiritual integration. Your martial uncle has also told you that there is no fixed martial arts inheritance for spiritual and martial integration.

I've seen you have learned the move 'Myriad Swords Return to the Sect' from your martial uncle's Heaven-Shocking Divine Sword Technique; it's quite powerful, especially since your Yuan Power has the edge property, and you've also chosen the Extreme Celestial Spirit Seal which is gathered by the blade spirit pattern.

If your martial uncle had the same cultivation level as you, and he used Myriad Swords Return to the Sect, your explosive attack power would far surpass his.

But having just one move, Myriad Swords Return to the Sect, is not enough.

My martial arts technique for spiritual and martial integration is called the Divine Sun and Moon Method. Although it may not be suitable for you, it can offer some insights to help you create your own spiritual and martial integration technique. This is the inheritance of the Divine Sun and Moon Method. Keep it well and spend some time understanding it."

As he spoke, a jade slip appeared in Yang Tianji's hand, which he handed to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen accepted the jade slip.

"Thank you, teacher."

Yang Tianji showed a helpless smile and said, "When you call me teacher, I feel like I don't really deserve it. You joined the spiritual and martial arts division, and I hardly taught you anything."

In fact.

It wasn't that Yang Tianji didn't want to teach.

He planned to teach slowly, but then came the Lingyun Mountain affair.

What happened then?

Upon returning from Lingyun Mountain,

Ye Chen had already made significant achievements on the path of spiritual and martial integration.

Now.

What Ye Chen needs to do is continuously increase the fusion of spiritual and martial integration and create his own martial arts for spiritual and martial unification...

Yang Tianji found himself unable to teach anything—these things could only be left to Ye Chen himself!

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