Outside the Summer Palace

, it has become a martial arts holy land. Every day, a large number of civilians come to learn martial arts. With the development of the Xia Kingdom, a group of wealthy civilians have emerged in the country. Some of them are small landlords, some are craftsmen, and some are small businessmen. The wealth in their hands is enough to train their children to practice martial arts.

As the number of people learning martial arts increases, they communicate with each other, and the martial arts atmosphere is strong, so that they study martial arts outside the Summer Palace every day, which is very lively.

Lin Jiang will occasionally appear to teach these people and teach them some small tricks.

On this day, Lin Jiang appeared outside the Summer Palace. As soon as Lin Jiang appeared, he was immediately warmly welcomed.

Lin Jiang glanced at the crowd and saw a man with a very shocked expression in the crowd. Lin Jiang also felt that he looked familiar, so he invited him to the Summer Palace.

"Why, you don't even bow to me when you see me?"

"Zhang Ran, a disciple of the Five Elements Sect, greets Elder Lin"

"You are indeed the descendant of Senior Brother Zhang"

"Yes, my ancestor Zhang Shuhua"

Zhang Ran replied. He wanted to reveal Zhang Wanjing's identity, but since Lin Jiang said so, Zhang Shuhua did the same.

"When did you wake up?"

"Fifteen years ago"

"How is Qingzhou? Are there many people who have woken up?"

"Qingzhou is no longer here. I have seen more than ten people who have woken up" "

Tell me about what happened after you woke up"

"Yes, Elder Lin"

Zhang Ran said, and then told his experiences one by one.

Zhang Ran is a disciple of the Zhang family of the Five Elements Sect. He was valued by Elder Shi Yuntang at that time. He went north to Qingzhou to sleep with his Nascent Soul cultivation. There are more than two thousand cultivators sleeping in Qingzhou, sleeping in more than a dozen places, and even in the same place, they are separated from each other.

Zhang Ran woke up fifteen years ago. After he woke up, he found that his cultivation was completely lost, and there was no spiritual power in the world. At first, he was very panicked. He also thought about waking up other people, but

he couldn't use Lin Jiang's preset means, so he could only leave the place where he was sleeping. The situation outside was also very unfamiliar to Zhang Ran. The vicissitudes of tens of thousands of years had caused major changes in the environment of Qingzhou. He couldn't even find basic reference objects.

In a daze, he could only take one step at a time. Later, he met other awakened immortals. There were only four sources of power for the sleepers in Qingzhou. In addition to the disciples of Wangxian Sect, Lin and Zhongxing Sect were all acquaintances. From them, Zhang Ran learned about the current situation.

Those who woke up have actually been appointed. They are basically the leaders of various tribes. Only Zhang Ran still thinks of the Five Elements Sect, because Zhang's family tradition taught him since childhood that he should focus on the sect.

But Zhang Ran couldn't find the way to Yunzhou. He couldn't fly. The environment had changed drastically, so he couldn't find it at all. Five years ago, Zhang Ran encountered a tribe by chance. In that tribe, he heard that a powerful kingdom had appeared in the south. He got the route and went all the way south.

Zhang Ran encountered many dangers before he arrived in Xia State. He had been in Xia State for several months before he found the location of Xia's capital.

"Ancestor Lin, how long have we been sleeping?"

"More than 30,000 years?"

"Ah"

"Didn't I explain it a long time ago?"

"This, this..."

Zhang Ran didn't know how to answer for a while. Lin Jiang did tell him that sleeping could slow down the loss of his lifespan by a hundred times, but at this time, he still couldn't forget it. More than 30,000 years, wouldn't the Five Elements Sect be finished long ago?

"Is it hard to accept?"

"Grandmaster, my Five Elements Sect..."

"My Lin family is gone, what do you think?"

Lin Jiang said. The territory of Xia State is only about 10,000 miles in radius, but Lin Jiang's troops have explored almost the entire territory of Yunzhou. Other places are similar to this area, with primitive forests and primitive tribes.

"Calm down?"

Seeing that he was having trouble accepting it, Lin Jiang waited for him for more than ten minutes before asking again.

"I'm sorry to have laughed at you, Elder Lin."

"In the north, which was formerly the Qingzhou area, does our Xia country also have a reputation?"

"Great reputation."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"Eldest Ancestor, the immortal cultivators who entered Qingzhou and fell into a deep sleep, the lowest level of cultivation was Golden Core, and almost all of them were geniuses in cultivation. There were a few common people who, even if they knew a little, would only discipline their disciples. Now that the great way no longer exists and the spiritual energy is gone, their knowledge is useless. They can only bully mortals and become the leader of a tribe..."

Zhang Ran smiled bitterly. Not everyone can accept the transition from an immortal cultivator to a mortal so quickly, and even if they accept it, most of their skills are useless.

What can they do? Cultivation, alchemy, talismans, weapons and formations, but are they useful now? Except for some spiritual plant husbands who can directly accept them, the abilities of others are basically useless.

So he went all the way south. For such a long distance, he only saw tribes, not a country, and the further south he went, the greater the reputation of Xia Country.

Because those young warriors who Lin Jiang supported to go out, they often did not leave alone, but brought forces with them. They also brought the advanced culture and technology of Xia Country, so that Xia Country became the kingdom of God in the mouths of other tribes.

When Lin Jiang heard this, he laughed out loud. He was satisfied with this result. He wanted such a result. Taking advantage of the inheritance gap of Xiuxian civilization, the Chinese civilization rose, and maybe it could replace it in the future.

"Ancestor Lin, the language and writing of Xia country..."

"I created it."

"Ah, Ancestor Lin is so talented."

"Zhang Ran, counting the origins, your ancestor Zhang Wanjing is my master, and you are my nephew. Are you interested in staying?"

"Ancestor Lin, I..."

"You have seen the situation outside clearly. The world of immortal cultivation is gone, and we don't know when the spiritual energy will revive. It is better to focus on the present and cooperate with you. You help me do something. If you want land, population, and wealth, I will give them all to you. Then you may be able to continue the inheritance of the Five Elements Sect. I have tens of thousands of literate people here, which is easier than teaching them one by one."

"Ancestor Lin is right, then the disciple will stay."

Zhang Ran felt that Lin Jiang was right. He knew how stupid those primitive people were. Teaching them would probably cost him his life. On the contrary, it was different here in Lin Jiang. There were many enlightened people, so there was a sense of civilization.

"I'll take you to rest. You should learn Xia language for three months first, and get familiar with it first,"

Lin Jiang said. When you learn it, you can't call Lin Patriarch anymore, you have to call him Your Majesty.

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Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Ran spent three months studying in Xia Country. During these three months, he has learned Xia language and Xia language, and even improved his martial arts, easily reaching the realm of innate great perfection.

"Your Majesty"

"Zhang Ran, how are you doing?"

"I can read and write without any problem"

"Haha, that's good. What position did you hold in the Five Elements Sect before?"

"The highest position was the head of the Internal Affairs Hall. I started as a young deacon, and later my cultivation level advanced, so I was responsible for other things." "Have you practiced

the Dan Fu Qizhen?"

"No, it seems that none of my Zhang family members have such talent."

"Okay, then you will be a prime minister in Xia Country in the future, under one person, above ten thousand people, and in charge of the major affairs of Xia Country,"

said Lin Jiang. He still trusted the family style of the Zhang family, and Zhang Ran also had management experience.

"Your Majesty, this, Zhang Ran is new here..."

"I have the final say in Xia Kingdom"

"Yes, I understand"

"Go ahead, all treatment will be provided later"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Zhang Ran said. Three months was enough time for him to accept reality, so he would do a good job in the mortal kingdom.

Soon, Zhang Ran took office. Naturally, some people in Xia Kingdom were dissatisfied, and Lin Jiang suppressed them single-handedly.

Lin Jiang gave Zhang Ran the title of Duke, a large piece of land, and even thousands of slaves.

He became a hot figure in Xia Kingdom. And Zhang Ran also took over the affairs of the prime minister quickly. He might not be able to farm, but he could manage people and affairs, which was his old job, and he had been doing it in the Five Elements Sect for hundreds of years. With

Zhang Ran as his helper, Lin Jiang felt relieved all of a sudden and had more time to think about the future.

"When will the spiritual energy revive?"

Lin Jiang thought for a long time and sighed for a while. The spiritual energy has disappeared for more than 30,000 years. He has been awakened for almost 100 years, but he still hasn't seen any sign of the spiritual energy reviving. Sometimes Lin Jiang would feel anxious.

"The people's livelihood is so difficult. It's

too hard for mortals." After Zhang Ran became familiar with the affairs of the Xia Kingdom, he couldn't help but sigh. It's too hard for mortals.

He knew very well that the development of the Xia Kingdom seemed to be smooth sailing, but in fact the process was also very difficult. In the past few decades in the Xia Kingdom, many people died. Almost every day, someone died, and it was not a good death.

But it was precisely because of this that he admired Lin Jiang more and more. They were also people who woke up after sleeping in the era of cultivating immortals. Look at what achievements Lin Jiang has made and what achievements those people have made. They are completely incomparable. How can a firefly compete with the sun and the moon? No wonder the old ancestor Shi Yuntang valued Lin Jiang so much.