inspire-indiana Chapter 3 Anomaly
Chapter 3 Anomaly
Emperor Yong and the others' expressions tightened slightly, and they all nodded slightly.
Faced with such a change, the royal city became an isolated city. However, the royal city was the most densely populated area in the entire Dayong Dynasty, with millions of people gathered in one city. Without the support of food and supplies from other places, if food and other supplies were not controlled, it would inevitably lead to an uprising.
Emperor Yong looked at the ministers and the general and ordered, "Minister Cai, you are in charge of the grain and supplies. You must control the supplies in the city. First, collect the surplus grain from all the merchants and noble families, and then distribute it according to the situation later."
"In addition, immediately organize manpower to search for grain seeds and areas suitable for cultivating arable land."
Then Emperor Yong turned to the two armored soldiers and said, "Li Qing, you take men and conscript all the warriors and adult men in the city. Place the entire city under martial law and prohibit movement."
"Xu Zhuang, take your men and search the area around the royal city. Report any unusual activity immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Under Emperor Yong's arrangement, tens of thousands of troops guarding the capital city began to move, and together with the palace guards, they sealed off the entire city and imposed martial law to maintain order.
Although many ordinary people were terrified by the court's martial law, they dared not disobey or resist, and all went back home and stopped going out.
However, the court's forced conscription of martial artists and adult men caused turmoil in the capital, leading many martial artists and forces to instinctively resist and complain.
Fortunately, due to the authority of the imperial court and the Martial Ancestor, the court managed to maintain order in the capital.
The decrees were implemented smoothly one by one.
But it was already evening.
As the last rays of the setting sun disappeared behind the horizon, the dark night gradually enveloped the entire royal city.
"Boom!!!"
The heavens and earth trembled, as if a dragon from the earth were turning over. Under the watchful eyes of Chen Liu and the others, the earth cracked and extended once again. Outside the royal city, the earth seemed to split open, with a burst of ethereal light, a truly astonishing phenomenon.
Under the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone, ancient and majestic mountains rose from the ground, seemingly expanding the already enlarged territory of the royal city even further.
Whoosh whoosh!
Chen Liu, Emperor Yong, the Imperial Clan Chief, and others leaped to higher ground, gazing at the drastically changed landscape outside the capital, speechless with awe.
Although Chen Liu was blind, he had extremely strong six senses. Under his six senses' "vision," one after another, ancient mountains with dazzling light rose from the ground, but they were not clear. It was as if they were separated by a hazy barrier or maze. He could only vaguely see towering trees and primitive boulders.
Like sacred mountains, they faintly shimmered with strange light, as if hiding some extraordinary treasure.
"Roar roar roar!!!"
The transformation of this other world formed from fragments of the world continued until late at night, when the cracking and spreading of the earth finally stopped, and occasionally, terrifying roars of ferocious beasts came from the strange mountains outside.
Even Chen Liu, the Martial Ancestor who was a terrestrial immortal, felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this, sensing an instinctive threat to his very life.
Emperor Yong sent some people to search for the mountains that emerged from the ground, but they did not return until late at night; they had vanished without a trace.
Some warriors and powerful figures in the royal city, unable to resist the allure of the strange phenomena, treasures, and opportunities, quietly set out, rushed out of the royal city, and entered the desolate wilderness amidst the upheaval, disappearing without a trace.
"Don't move, just guard the capital!" Chen Liu felt a chill run down his spine, suppressing the thoughts of the court and the royal family to seek opportunities.
Chen Liu only breathed a sigh of relief when the noise gradually subsided in the latter half of the night.
Only then did he realize that he was actually drenched in a cold sweat.
"Martial Ancestor, Martial Ancestor, something has been discovered in the backyard!"
A guard exclaimed loudly, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
Chen Liu hurriedly had Lü Yunbing push him towards the backyard. When they arrived, Lü Yunbing was stunned. The peach tree, which had grown much larger before, was now covered in peach blossoms, and a tempting fragrance wafted through the air.
With his powerful six senses, Chen Liu also noticed this change. He frowned slightly and twitched his nose as he smelled the fragrance of the peach blossoms on the tree. Even his body, that of a terrestrial immortal, felt a slight warmth, as if the fragrance was beneficial to him.
This shocked Chen Liu. Before the upheaval, even the thousand-year-old medicine had little effect on his cultivation.
And a thousand-year-old herb might only produce one plant a year.
But now, the fragrance of the peach blossoms from this very peach tree has actually caused a reaction in his body.
"Giggle giggle, I want to eat, I want to eat."
Zhinu also appeared not far from the peach tree, drooling at the sight of the peach blossoms. However, it seemed to sense something and did not rush to the peach tree to eat the peach blossoms that were filled with a rich fragrance. Instead, it waited patiently.
Chen Baifang and the other guards approached, looking at the peach tree in astonishment and smelling its fragrance, and their bodies also underwent changes.
Chen Baifang was overjoyed and said, "Martial Ancestor, something seems wrong with these peach blossoms. When I smell their fragrance, my internal energy is actually undergoing a slight strengthening and transformation."
As the chief bodyguard of Chen Liu, Chen Baifang's martial arts skills are quite formidable, already at the Grandmaster level, comparable to Lü Yunbing.
Lu Yunbing's eyes narrowed slightly, and she whispered, "Martial Ancestor, this fragrance seems to have an effect on me as well. The sword dao true qi within my body has also undergone a slight improvement and transformation."
Chen Liu stared in the direction of the peach tree and noticed Zhi Nu's unusual behavior, so he did not act rashly. Instead, he calmly instructed, "Bai Fang, send someone to check if there are any unusual phenomena in other places. Also, have someone inform the Imperial Clan Court and Emperor Yong to pay attention to any changes in the vegetation."
Chen Baifang was secretly alarmed and quickly replied, "Yes, Martial Ancestor, I'll go right away."
Before long, the Imperial Clan Head sent someone to report that a dozen or so flowers, plants, and trees in the Imperial Clan residence had blossomed and borne fruit, a strange phenomenon.
Someone couldn't resist swallowing a strange fruit, and immediately vomited blood and fainted.
The clan leader and several elders are over there. After examining the person, they found that he was not seriously injured. However, a strange power was transforming the clansman's body, seemingly giving him an incomparably hot and terrifying power that was gradually merging into his body and awakening.
Listening to this, Chen Liu looked thoughtfully at the peach trees bearing fruit in front of him, his expression becoming increasingly solemn: "It seems that this place has become completely different."
That clansman experienced such a change simply by eating a strange fruit; what about the others?
in this way.
This Martial Ancestor may not be invincible, nor may he be able to suppress the people in the royal city. When he can no longer control them, a change of dynasty will be inevitable.
"It's ripe, it's ripe!" Lu Yunbing exclaimed in a low voice. Under their watchful eyes, only a little over an hour had passed from the time the peach tree blossomed to the time it bore fruit, and from the time it bore fruit to the time it ripened.