At the same time, he also introduced the Three Departments and Six Ministries system and the imperial examination system ahead of schedule.
After completing this series of reforms, his cultivation level broke through the Body Refining Realm and entered the Qi Refining Realm.
It's time to leave the world of A Step into the Past.
Then, he announced to the world that he was going to hold a grand ascension ceremony and ascend to immortality in front of all the people of the world.
The announcement caused an uproar throughout the country!
Ascending to immortality has always been a legend; no one has ever witnessed it firsthand.
Unexpectedly, their emperor was about to ascend to immortality in public.
Although the people knew that their emperor was wise and powerful, the idea of ascending to immortality was too mystical, and they simply did not believe that Emperor Li Yao could ascend to immortality.
However, the people were very curious and wanted to see how the emperor ascended to immortality.
So, on the day of the ascension ceremony, many people from all over the country came, numbering as many as 100,000.
They all wanted to witness firsthand how the emperor ascended to immortality.
In fact, Li Yao had another purpose in holding this ascension ceremony.
He planned to pass the throne to his son Li Shun, whom he had with Ji Yanran, before he left this world.
However, Li Shun was only two years old, which made it easy for him to lose power.
Therefore, he decided to ascend to immortality in public, just to tell the world that he was a god.
In this way, it can deter ambitious people and prevent them from harboring any covetous thoughts.
Moreover, he had the He Shi Bi jade carved into the Imperial Seal of the State and inscribed it with the eight characters "Received the Mandate of Heaven, May it last forever," which also deterred some ambitious people from seizing the throne.
On the day of the ascension ceremony, more than 100,000 people gathered at the Ascension Platform in the southern suburbs.
In front of all the people and ministers, Li Yao passed the throne to his son Li Shun and appointed Empress Ji Yanran as regent.
Then he shouted, "The time has come! I am about to ascend to heaven!"
Then, on a whim, he issued a command to the system.
Immediately, a dazzling white light descended from the sky.
Li Yao transformed into white light and disappeared.
Everyone, including Ji Yanran, was stunned. They never expected that Li Yao could actually ascend to immortality.
Immediately, everyone knelt down and worshipped the ascension platform.
Chapter 75 Transmigrating into the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Entering the Qi Refining Realm
call out!
Li Yao only felt a series of sharp, explosive sounds in his ears.
A flash of white light, and he suddenly appeared on a platform on a cliff.
At the same time, he heard a scream, and the echo of the scream reverberated in the air, as if someone had fallen off a cliff.
Moreover, he saw a ragged middle-aged man craning his neck and looking down the cliff.
He wondered to himself, "Could this middle-aged man have just pushed someone off a cliff?"
If that's the case, this person is most likely not a good person.
Li Yao coughed lightly.
The middle-aged man was startled when he suddenly heard a sound behind him and quickly turned around.
The middle-aged man saw Li Yao and asked in astonishment, "Who...who are you? What are you doing here?"
Li Yao smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "My name is Li Yao. I just lost my footing up there and fell down."
The middle-aged man was relieved and then looked Li Yao up and down.
Li Yao asked, "May I ask how you are addressed?"
The middle-aged man said, "I am Zhu Changling, the owner of Hongmei Manor."
Hongmei Villa?
Zhu Changling?
Could this be the world of Jin Yong's "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"?
Therefore, the person who just fell off the cliff is very likely the protagonist of this world, Zhang Wuji.
So, this must be the place where Zhang Wuji obtained the opportunity to learn the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
Li Yao subconsciously glanced at his surroundings and indeed found a small hole.
When Zhu Changling saw that Li Yao had discovered the passage, a wicked thought immediately arose in his mind: to kill Li Yao!
Just moments before he tricked Zhang Wuji into falling off the cliff, Zhang Wuji had told him that there was a hidden world inside this passage, and that the secret manual of the Nine Yang Divine Skill was hidden there.
He certainly didn't want the Nine Yang Divine Skill manual inside to be taken away by Li Yao, who suddenly appeared.
He wants to monopolize the Nine Yang Divine Skill!
Suddenly, he pointed to the top of the cliff and exclaimed, "What's that?"
Li Yao noticed a strange glint in Zhu Changling's eyes, and coupled with his thorough reading of the original text, he knew that Zhu Changling was an extremely cunning person.
Therefore, he guessed that Zhu Changling might plot against him.
He pretended not to notice and looked in the direction Zhu Changling was pointing, but he kept an eye on Zhu Changling's every move out of the corner of his eye.
As expected, Zhu Changling saw that Li Yao had been tricked and immediately struck him with a palm.
Li Yao sneered, and suddenly his figure flashed, easily dodging Zhu Changling's palm strike.
Li Yao shook his head slightly and said, "Zhu Changling, I have no grudge against you, yet you plotted against me. You are indeed vicious, despicable and shameless. You are supposed to be a descendant of loyal officials, yet you have disgraced the Southern Emperor, Master Yideng."
After his conspiracy was exposed, Zhu Changling became too lazy to pretend to be a gentleman any longer and simply revealed his fierce true colors, saying menacingly, "You're unlucky to have met me today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he clapped his hands again and attacked Li Yao.
Li Yao secretly cheered. He had just transmigrated to the world of Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and someone was already offering him freebies.
Zhu Changling is a descendant of Zhu Ziliu, a scholar and disciple of the Southern Emperor Yideng. He is quite skilled in martial arts and must possess many other attributes as well.
In response to Zhu Changling's palm strike, Li Yao threw a punch.
Bang!
Their palms and fists collided.
Zhu Changling was knocked back two steps by the powerful force, and his expression changed drastically.
He hadn't expected that Li Yao, who was so young, would possess such great strength.
It seems he underestimated Li Yao.
So he gathered all his inner strength and struck out with his palms a few more times.
Li Yao's figure flashed and he appeared behind Zhu Changling.
Zhu Changling was taken aback; his full-force attack had struck nothing but thin air.
Where is Li Yaoren?
Immediately, he felt a series of violent blows to his back, causing his blood and qi to churn violently.
Despite the excruciating pain, Zhu Changling turned around and struck Li Yao in the chest with a palm strike.
This time, Li Yao did not dodge, but instead took Zhu Changling's palm strike head-on.
Zhu Changling was overjoyed, thinking to himself: Kid, you're dead!
His palm strike contained all his internal energy; no matter how strong you were, you would die.
Bang!
Zhu Changling struck Li Yao in the chest with a palm strike.
Li Yao's chest contracted, then he suddenly straightened up.
Zhu Changling was shocked. He felt an immense force coming from Li Yao's chest, which sent him flying.
Bounced away?
There was an abyss behind him!
If he were to be flung away like that, wouldn't he fall into the abyss just like Zhang Wuji?
Sure enough, he found himself suspended in mid-air.
Immediately, his body plummeted uncontrollably.
He regretted it.
He regretted it.
He regretted having the intention to kill Li Yao.
If he hadn't harbored murderous intent towards Li Yao, he might have obtained the Nine Yang Divine Skill alongside Li Yao at this moment.
Unfortunately, there's no going back.
He schemed and plotted, but ended up losing his own life.
Li Yao watched Zhu Changling fall into the abyss and sighed softly.
Zhu Changling went to great lengths and spared no expense to trick Zhang Wuji into revealing the whereabouts of Xie Xun and the Dragon-Slaying Saber. This included using his own daughter as a honey trap, burning down his own Red Plum Manor, and having Wu Lie impersonate Xie Xun to beat him up as a self-inflicted injury scheme.
After much effort, they managed to trick the kind-hearted and naive Zhang Wuji into revealing the truth, but their plan backfired when Zhang Wuji finally saw through their scheme.
Now, Zhu Changling wants to monopolize the Nine Yang Divine Skill and is secretly plotting against Li Yao.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Changling's attempt to steal a chicken backfired; he was no match for Li Yao and ended up falling off a cliff.
Perhaps this is karma.
Zhu Changling plotted to cause Zhang Wuji to fall off a cliff, but now Li Yao has knocked him off the cliff.