"Back when I rose again with the support of Xiong Ba, I knew in my heart that even if I eventually sat on the Imperial Throne, I would beco a puppet of Xiong Ba, a sacrificial tool for power, and might not be able to mobilize national resources as I wished to find the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom to rescue Su Xin.
Even if I managed to rescue Su Xin, with Xiong Ba’s insidious cunning, he could use it to hold my soft spot against .
So after returning to Ming Country, I actually also sought to enhance my resistance forces or to find another powerful ally that could help without completely controlling . Do you rember what I said during our last battle back then?
At that ti, I actually hoped you would beco my ally. I said I wanted to turn enemies into friends with you, to beco sworn brothers, to appoint you as King, and even to send troops to help Song Country attack Jin and Liao. But unfortunately, you refused!"
"Indeed!"
Jiang Dali stood with hands behind his back, eyes flashing, lost in reminiscence, and transmitted his thoughts, "The reason I refused at that ti was because Gu Santong, whom you Zhu Wushi considered a brother, was imprisoned by you for a full twenty years.
I was very curious, you thought Xiong Ba would use Su Xin as your Achilles’ heel to threaten you, so why didn’t you think I would do the sa?"
Zhu Wushi smiled faintly, "Because proud people can definitely be relied upon, they would never do anything disgraceful. Because your strength at that ti was not yet at the level of Xiong Ba, I had ways to resolve it.
More so because, I indeed didn’t misjudge you. Brother Jiang, you also said just now, whether I live or die today, you will not kill Su Xin. This alone proves my insight — you are a person of pride and a worthy adversary."
Jiang Dali, "There’s no need for these words of praise.
Tell about your experiences afterward.
In order to resist Xiong Ba, you embarked on a path against the heavens, so you chose Blood Transformation Divine Venerable as a strong ally?"
"Indeed!"
Zhu Wushi nodded, spiritual power communicated at lightning speed, "Actually, before Xiong Ba, I had already co into contact with Blood Transformation Divine Venerable. Since you know Blood Transformation Divine Venerable, you must already be clear about so matters inside the Imperial Palace.
At that ti, Blood Transformation Divine Venerable’s fourth disciple, Blood Monk, and Ghost King Xu Ruowu, ca to seeking cooperation, but I refused both. I did not want any person or faction to intervene in the interests of the Imperial Family.
But after being defeated by you, experiencing a royal family debacle and ostracism, I reached a cooperation with Xiong Ba, and my initial intention slowly changed. One can only demand as much as one’s ability allows, and to gain sothing, one must sacrifice sothing.
From that mont, I decided to give up so things.
I abandoned the Imperial Family’s interests, hoping to gain the throne and awaken Su Xin in the end.
But I refused to beco simply Xiong Ba’s tool. After learning from Blood Transformation Divine Venerable that Xiong Ba’s fate was Heaven’s Destiny, I resolutely embarked on the path against the heavens.
Because only by going against the heavens can one break through the obstacles of Heaven’s Destiny.
From that mont, I conceived the idea of using the "Absorption Skill" to break and then establish a new path.
I want to devour all things with my own power, simulate all things, to beco the realm of heaven, earth, and man within myself. I myself would be heaven, so why follow soone else’s Heaven’s Destiny?"
Even now, listening to Zhu Wushi talk about this theory of heaven, earth, and man for the second ti, Jiang Dali still felt shaken, sensing Zhu Wushi’s boldness and determination when he made this decision.
"What a pity..."
Zhu Wushi spoke with complexity, "It’s a pity that Brother Jiang, you erged out of the blue, which caused to have no ti or opportunity to realize such ambitions! The first ti, I lost to you, and the second ti, I lost because of you again. Otherwise, had I sat on the throne, it wouldn’t have taken one or two years before Xiong Ba couldn’t restrain .
Jiang Dali thought of how he disrupted Zhu Wushi’s good deeds of seizing the throne once or twice, just as the other said.
If he hadn’t intervened, Xiong Ba really might not have been able to fully control the situation.
"It was precisely due to you, Brother Jiang, being the variable, that the situation of the three armies advancing on the Imperial City was disrupted. I truly realized that solving you with my power alone was difficult.
To seize the throne, timing, geographic advantage, and human harmony are indispensable.
When you took Changzhou City, you broke my geographic advantage. Having you as my adversary made it so human harmony was not present, and my odds of seizing the throne beca very slim.
But if Xiong Ba ultimately took action, everything would still not change. But I was unwilling because Xiong Ba and I had already made a bet.
Once he took action, I would completely lose actual control over Ming Country, becoming just a puppet that could issue orders.
So, being left with no other option, I still reached a cooperation with Blood Transformation Divine Venerable and established a bet."
Jiang Dali’s expression turned solemn, realizing that this might be the key to how Zhu Wushi survived later, and he said, "What kind of cooperation? What sort of bet?"
Zhu Wushi, "The content of this cooperation was that if I successfully ascended to the throne, I would allow Blood Transformation Divine Venerable to erect a Dharma Body statue in Ming Country, providing him with over a thousand warriors with martial foundations as blood sacrifice offerings each year. Moreover, I would owe him a favor.
As a condition for cooperation, Blood Transformation Divine Sect provided the Heavenly Fury Sword to as a refining magic tool, aiding in greatly advancing my cultivation."
Jiang Dali’s expression slightly changed.
It suddenly occurred to him the rumors before the war that Zhu Wushi had absorbed and devoured the power of more than two thousand death row prisoners, significantly increasing his strength, which was also sothing that happened after reaching the cooperation back then.
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