The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 267: The Innate God Will Eliminate Demons and Protect the Way, Tengfeng Tianjun

As expected, Genghis Khan died. Yang Kang didn't know how much credit he had for it, but it seemed that everyone in the world took the credit for him, whether they were praising him sincerely or with ulterior motives.

As a result, the King of Qi became the target of public criticism and a thorn in the side of the Mongolian high-ranking officials.

The Mongolian high-ranking officials were entangled in fighting for the Khan throne. Suddenly, someone proposed that whoever could lead the troops to conquer Shandong and kill the King of Qi would inherit the Khan throne. As a result, the next morning, the Mongolian high-ranking official was beheaded and placed on the table. Next to it was a large white paper with three shocking blood-red words on it: Don't mess with me.

The King of Qi was on the grasslands, even within the Mongol camp, yet no one could find him. The Mongol high command panicked, eventually summoning dozens of Western Region experts who devised a strategy to lure the King of Qi out and force him up a mountain. Dozens of Western Region experts joined forces to fight the King of Qi, ultimately suffering heavy casualties. Fewer than ten managed to escape the mountain with injuries, conveying the King's message: Don't mess with me, or I'll leave Mongolia without a khan within five years.

The Mongolian high-ranking officials led an army of 100,000 to surround the mountain, but they saw the King of Qi leap up, and a pair of white wings grew out of his back. He flew high into the wind and easily floated away from the encirclement of the 100,000-strong army. The 100,000-strong army knelt on the ground one after another, and no matter how the Mongolian high-ranking officials shouted, they could not change their will.

It is said that the King of Qi entered Mongolia, beheaded those who were disrespectful, fought against nearly a hundred masters in the Western Regions, won a great victory, grew two wings on his back and flew away among the 100,000-strong army, and was revered as the Eagle God.

Yang Kang put the folding hang glider into his storage space and rode away from the desert. He had spent the better part of a month researching and developing this gadget; it was quite difficult to create, and even more so to learn how to use it. The sky had always been a place of awe and longing for. He had used this gadget many times in the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, but not in the folding style. This time, he had improved it simply to make it easier to store in the storage space.

After returning to Shandong, Yang Kang stayed at home to accompany his wife and children. Suddenly, a Taoist priest came to visit him. It turned out that his miracle of flying had spread to the Central Plains. Quanzhen Sect and Southern Sect came to ask for the secret method of flying. The person sent by Quanzhen Sect was Qiu Chuji, and the person sent by Southern Sect was a Taoist master whom he had met once in the Lin'an Palace.

"This is not a Taoist method, but a Mohist mechanical technique." Yang Kang presented a non-foldable hang glider to the crowd, explained the secrets in detail, and took them to a mountain top to demonstrate the entire process of take-off and landing, and then taught them how to use it step by step. The Taoists actually had a lot of fun.

Qiu Chuji and several Taoist priests of the Southern School discussed behind closed doors for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion that this thing must be a Taoist artifact and can only be driven by Taoists. Yang Kang did not have much idea about it. After all, this thing depends too much on luck, it is not easy to train and can easily cause casualties, and it is not easy to build. He does not plan to promote it in the army, and it is enough for his own use.

Of course, Mu Nianci must learn it, and after I am gone, I need her to pass it on to her son.

The Southern and Northern sects were extremely pleased with Yang Kang's attitude, promising him numerous classics and talented individuals. Each returned with a sacred artifact and a blueprint. Yang Kang was originally a true disciple of the Quanzhen Sect. Although he was not a Quanzhen disciple and had a wife and children, this did not prevent them from granting him a title. After consultation, the Southern and Northern sects appointed Yang Kang as the Daoist Protector, with the title: Xiantian Divine General, Demon Slayer, Protector of the Dao, Tengfeng Tianjun.

Yang Kang couldn't help but frown when he heard this name. Qiu Chuji and others really had good intentions. He was a general who led troops to fight, which was exactly what this innate divine general meant. The demon-slayer and defender of the Tao meant that he had assassinated Mongolian high-ranking officials twice and defeated dozens of masters from the Western Regions. You know, most of these people were monks. The Taoists would naturally be happy when the monks were in trouble, especially those who were defeated by Taoists.

As for Tengfeng Tianjun, the word Tengfeng corresponds to his glider wings, and Tianjun, he was originally the King of Qi, a king on earth, so it would be no problem for him to be named a king of heaven now.

Wanyan Honglie and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty also sent congratulatory messages, all hinting at their desire to learn the secret of his celestial flight. Yang Kang could only evade the question, stating that it was a secret reserved for the Daoist guardians and could not be revealed without the unanimous consent of all the Southern and Northern sects. Qiu Chuji and the others, unable to accept that this was merely a Mohist mechanical device, naturally refused to agree, and instead claimed that it was a Daoist artifact, sealed on an overseas island and not to be used lightly.

Such nonsense made everyone believe it without a doubt. They might not believe it if it was easy to get. After all, if a miracle like flying was easy to do, it would not be a miracle. For a time, many people who came to Shandong to seek immortals and ask for the way gathered there, and Yang Kang gathered a lot of useful talents and sent them to the Ryukyu Island.

Because of Taoism, the State of Song also regarded Yang Kang as half of its own and relaxed many restrictions on transactions. As a result, the State of Song gained many advantages. Gold, silver and treasures continued to flow in from overseas, and the only things that were exchanged were some craftsmen, books, failed scholars and the like.

Yang Kang was successfully deified, but the statues of this god are completely different in the Central Plains and the grasslands. The statue of Tengfeng Tianjun, the innate god who slays demons and protects the way in the Central Plains, is only 30% similar to Yang Kang, with a pair of azure wings (bird wings) stretching behind him, holding a spear and stepping on a flaming wheel (don't ask me what the flaming wheel is, anyway, Taoist gods and military officers all like to step on a flaming wheel. Note that it is one, not two).

But when he arrived on the grassland, Yang Kang turned into a demon, with flames all over his body and a ferocious face. Not only did he have fangs, but he also had a pair of white bone wings on his back. Although the color was right, the shape was too different. Besides, what the hell was going on with an eagle skeleton under his feet?

It has to be said that coincidences always happen inadvertently. When Yang Kang was gliding to the ground, he was seen by a herdsman. Because his landing posture was slightly deviated, he stepped on a big hole with his foot. But the herdsman was very persistent and dug ten feet into the ground and dug out a huge eagle skeleton. Countless rumors came from this.

Yang Kang was crowned a god in the Central Plains, and transformed into a white-bone eagle god on the grasslands, even with a hint of demonic aura. The Mongolian high-ranking officials also took advantage of this opportunity to praise him highly, temporarily abandoning the idea of ​​attacking Shandong and turning their full attention to the fight for the Khan position. The wise Mongolians saw the usefulness of martial arts masters. Apart from other things, protecting their own lives was still very important.

Tuo Lei recalled the news Guo Jing had told him earlier: Yang Kang had won first place at the Huashan Sword Contest, becoming the undisputed world's greatest martial artist. At least two of the Five Great Masters could only defeat him if they joined forces. Hundreds of masters from the Western Regions couldn't defeat him, and they needed more and stronger masters. So, they all extended a hand of friendship to the Western Region masters, while also searching for other masters, even spending large sums of money to recruit masters from the Central Plains.

Ouyang Feng was Tolui's target, but unfortunately Guo Jing did not tell him that Ouyang Feng had gone crazy, which made him waste so much effort in vain and ultimately get nothing.