Chapter 1 All Things Have Qi

Everything has qi, and when gathered, it becomes fortune.

Everyone's fortune is different. Some are born intelligent, others are dull. Some rise quickly, others are mediocre. A land has its chief, a country its king, and a mountain its spirit.

The Art of Qi Observation is less about observing qi and more about observing the world. Using the world as a mirror, it finds what it seeks to know.

Only by seeing and knowing can one change fate and fortune through various means.

An Qisheng knew a little about fortune and was quite wary of it.

The reason was that, while he had a method to change his appearance, he had no technique to hide his fortune.

Tong Zhengyang had also learned the Art of Qi Observation, but he could only observe qi, not change it, let alone hide it.

"Grandpa, you don't need to worry too much. Unless the person who comes is Han Changgong, the chief of the Directorate of Celestial Observation, even if they can observe qi, they can only find a general location, not anything more specific."

Bai Xian'er said softly:

"However, your existence itself has flaws, and it's hard to say whether the people from the Six Doors will come looking."

Bai Xian'er said in a low voice.

In fact, An Qisheng was the first person she noticed after arriving in Nanliang City.

Although Kong San was dead, the things he did before his death could not be hidden from some major forces. Not only the Demonic Sect and the Six Doors, but also many other major sects knew about it.

After all, of the people Kong San killed, only An Qisheng was unharmed.

Unless he was dead, someone would definitely suspect him.

An Qisheng nodded slightly. He understood this point as well.

Tie Shan came to his door as soon as he arrived in Nanliang City. From Tie Shan's memory, he also learned that Ming Tang had originally planned to control him first.

Clearly, for some people, if you are not dead, you are a suspect.

Da da da~

Gently tapping the table, An Qisheng asked:

"Do you know who the Directorate of Celestial Observation person who came to Ronghua Prefecture is?"

"It's Huangfu, the Wu Guan Lingtai Lang (official title) of the Directorate of Celestial Observation."

Bai Xian'er told him all the information she had without hiding anything:

"Huangfu is Han Changgong's ninth disciple. Among Han Changgong's disciples, he is considered to be of extremely mediocre talent. It's just that he is too afraid of death, and he has extremely good luck. He managed to outlive seven of his senior brothers, except for his eldest brother, Yan Chunfeng, the current Deputy Director of the Directorate of Celestial Observation, before he gradually rose to prominence..."

Speaking of Huangfu, Bai Xian'er's expression was a little strange:

"It seems that he is the one who came to Ronghua Prefecture this time. It is said that he wanted to leave Ronghua Prefecture as soon as he arrived, but Xue Chaoyang blocked his path, so he had no choice but to stay..."

"He's also a wonderful person."

An Qisheng couldn't help but smile.

The existence of the Directorate of Celestial Observation is a threat to many people. In battles between armies, killing the people from the Directorate of Celestial Observation first is a tacit understanding among the countries other than Da Feng.

And many of the wanted criminals, knowing that there are people from the Directorate of Celestial Observation following them, will mostly set them as their first target and strike first.

For example, he, at this time, is thinking about getting rid of this Wu Guan Lingtai Lang first.

........

"Achoo!"

On the straight official road outside Nanliang City, a convoy was slowly driving. In a certain carriage, Huangfu's body shook, and he wrapped himself tighter in the quilt.

"Alas, Lord Xue, I have caught a cold and really can't go with you."

Huangfu sighed.

This Xue Chaoyang was notoriously ruthless. Among the six famous constables of the Six Doors, he had the worst reputation, and he had offended countless people. This time, he insisted on taking him along, which was probably ill-intentioned.

Maybe he wanted to use himself as bait to lure out the master who practiced the Spirit-Snatching Demonic Art.

He was no stranger to this method. Two of his senior brothers had died this way.

Although his master personally took revenge for them afterwards, what was the use? They were already dead...

Xue Chaoyang sat upright, looking at him expressionlessly: "Lord Huang, you have given countless reasons in these seven days. Do you think Xue will believe you?"

Xue Chaoyang was really impressed by this Wu Guan Lingtai Lang.

How could anyone tell that this was a True Qi Realm master who had condensed the 'eyes, ears, mouth, and nose' and was a disciple of Han Changgong, a top grandmaster ranked sixteenth on the Weaponry Index?

In the few days he had been in Ronghua Prefecture, he had either had a headache or a stomachache, and one day he had even accidentally broken his leg...

Anyway, he refused to go out no matter what.

He was forced to have his men carry him out of Ronghua Prefecture before he had no choice but to follow him.

"Achoo!"

Huangfu blew his nose, spread his hands, and said:

"Lord Xue, Lord Xue, please tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do? Although I am unfilial, I am still my master's disciple. If I die here, you won't have a good time either!"

"The Chief of the Directorate of Celestial Observation..."

Xue Chaoyang's cold face moved, staring at Huangfu for a moment, until the latter felt a chill down his spine, before slowly opening his mouth:

"Lord Huang, do you know about the King's intention to collect all the weapons in the world?"

"I dare not speculate on the King's intentions."

Huangfu's heart moved, and he answered cautiously.

The current King of Da Feng can be said to be the most ambitious and talented person in Da Feng in the past two hundred years. With the assistance of Han Changgong and others, Da Feng is now the undisputed strongest of the countries.

"Everyone is discussing this matter. Why does Lord Huang have to pretend to be ignorant?"

Xue Chaoyang sneered, and said:

"The King also knows that this matter is difficult, so he released the news to see the reaction of the world. As expected, even among the officials, except for my Six Doors, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Eastern Depot, most people are not optimistic about the King's actions."

Huangfu took a sip from his teacup, it was really bitter.

"Does Lord Huang know why the King wants to collect all the weapons in the world?"

Xue Chaoyang asked rhetorically.

Huangfu shook his head slightly, his eyes flickering: "I am dull and really don't know the King's deep meaning..."

"Hehe! Lord Huang still doesn't trust me."

Xue Chaoyang smiled, but was not angry, and said lightly:

"The Extreme Divine Sect has a three-hundred-year inheritance, the Imperial Awakening Temple is an ancient temple of a thousand years, and the Six Prisons Demonic Sect can be traced back even thousands of years... And my Da Feng has only been around for two hundred years, not even as long as that old bald donkey in the Imperial Awakening Temple has lived..."

"So..."

Huangfu put down his teacup.

"Therefore, whether it's Da Feng or the other countries, this entire martial world is full of people without a king or father, all of whom are audacious!"

Xue Chaoyang's tone rose sharply, clanging like swords rubbing against each other:

"The King allows them to carry swords and travel the martial world without road permits, allows them to occupy mountains and rivers and call themselves kings and overlords, and allows them to keep slaves to support their extravagant lives! Even if they commit murder and arson, local officials turn a blind eye, the King has tolerated it!"

"But, but..."

Xue Chaoyang's chest heaved:

"Eleven years ago, my Da Feng gathered 1.8 million troops and hunted with Yan, Jin, and Jin in Nantian Mountain. These martial world people not only did not contribute in the slightest.

Moreover, some people accepted the bounty orders from the three countries targeting the generals in my army, assassinating dozens of generals in the army, leading to a great defeat in Nantian Mountain and the enemy occupying thousands of miles of fertile land!"

The carriage was silent, and the air seemed to stop flowing.

On the long official road, hundreds of tall horses seemed to have been frightened by something, neighing loudly, wanting to run wildly, but under the pressure of this aura, they stagnated in place and could not move.

Even more horses neighed and died on the spot with their hearts and livers broken.

Many constables and head constables felt a chill in their hearts and cold sweat flowed.

One person's anger frightened hundreds.

"Lord Xue is wholeheartedly loyal, I admire him."

In the carriage, Huangfu's breathing was a little difficult, and he forced a smile and poured a cup of tea for Xue Chaoyang.

But he was amazed in his heart.

Xue Chaoyang's Heavenly Wolf Seven Demon Saber was becoming more and more terrifying. A wisp of killing intent could shock the entire convoy and hundreds of Six Doors experts.

"I lost my composure."

Xue Chaoyang picked up the teacup, drank the scalding tea in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said:

"Therefore, the King wants to carry out the unprecedented great cause of unifying the world. The first step is to eliminate the martial world! Collecting weapons is only the first step, and the second step is to destroy the mountains and temples!"

"Difficult, difficult, difficult."

Huangfu shook his head, saying the word "difficult" three times in a row.

There are many sects in the Da Feng martial world, and experts emerge endlessly. If they are just ordinary experts, a siege by the army will naturally leave them with no power to resist.

But once the qi channels are fully developed and a person is in harmony with the world, they can no longer be surrounded and killed by ordinary armies.

Without experts of the same level to contain them, it would not be difficult to kill their way in and out of an army of ten thousand men seven times.

And this does not include those grandmasters on the Weaponry Index.

He is a disciple of Han Changgong, so he naturally knows how powerful those grandmasters on the Weaponry Index are. He simply cannot imagine how many people it would take to kill such a grandmaster.

"Unifying the world..."

Huangfu removed the superficiality from his face, sighed lightly, and said: "Does Lord Xue know how long it would take for an expert riding a dragon horse, which can travel four thousand miles in a day and night, to travel from the easternmost point to the westernmost point of my Da Feng?"

"It takes twenty-seven days."

Without waiting for Xue Chaoyang to answer, Huangfu opened his mouth and said: "It takes an expert riding a dragon horse so long, so how about ordinary people? My Da Feng's territory is not even the largest among the countries! Unifying the world sounds magnificent! Not to mention how many people will die.

Even if it is truly unified, how long will it take for the King to issue an edict that spreads throughout countless cities in the world?

Three years? Five years? Or ten years?"

Huangfu understood in his heart that unifying the world was almost impossible.

The reason was that the world was too big.

The seven great vassal states, together with dozens or hundreds of small countries, have a total population of more than 30 billion. However, there are wastelands where no one lives for thousands of miles.

Even if the other great countries and dozens of small countries are wiped out, what if they are nominally unified?

Today, this city rebels, and the army travels for several years to destroy it. Tomorrow, that city rebels, and another army is sent to suppress it. The day after tomorrow, someone else rebels, and the army is exhausted. How much food and grass will be needed?

In the past tens of thousands of years, there have also been ambitious and talented people who wanted to unify the world.

However, not to mention unifying the world, even surpassing half of it, they would disintegrate amidst internal and external troubles, and the vast dynasty would vanish like smoke!

After that, there would be countless years of war, and the number of people who died would be more than hundreds of billions?

And only one-tenth of them died directly in the war, and most of them even starved to death because they were displaced!

This is also the reason why many civil and military officials do not agree. Da Feng's territory is already vast enough, so why take the risk of national subjugation to expand its territory?

After a moment of silence, Xue Chaoyang lowered his eyes and said calmly:

"It's up to people to make it happen."