Huang Ying said: "Anyway, it can be determined that the next target of the sword ghost must be on us, I suggest that during this time, everyone will be in the Dao Hall of Shangquan seniors, learn from each other, study kendo, only improve their own strength, and finally not be afraid of the threat brought by the sword ghost, what do you think?" ”

Most of the people present are greedy for life and afraid of death, so naturally they all approve. And they didn't know that Fan Zhuoyuan had completely changed his goal.

A month later, the Central Plains Imperial Court sent 200,000 troops and more than 300 warships to attack Dongying from the Tsushima Strait through Korea, and landed in multiple locations.

The whole country was shaken, and the emperor called on the daimyo from all over the country to gather troops to resist.

At the same time, the emperor was also very curious why the spy agents he left in the Central Plains did not send back this important news in advance.

What he didn't know was that the emperor had invested a lot of resources in the past two years to oppose Dongying spies, and the Central Plains Wulin also hated the Dongying people very much and cooperated with the imperial court.

In just one year, all the spies arranged by Dongying were pulled out, and some of the hidden ones did not dare to act rashly, for fear that the slightest flaw would be the fate of the Nine Clans.

It is to ensure the secrecy of the intelligence, and once the troops are officially dispatched, Dongying will not even have time to gather a large army.

Seeing this, Emperor Jimmu could only arrange for the powerhouses of the major sects to go to the beach to defend and find an opportunity to assassinate the generals of the Central Plains in order to gain time.

As a result, the masters of Kyoto have basically been sent out, and although the entire Kyoto is being conscripted and mobilized, it is extremely empty at the level of top force.

Fan Zhuoyuan successfully took advantage of this opportunity and led the crown prince and others to quietly enter the palace and kill the emperor's entire family with his own hands.

As soon as Emperor Jimmu died, the whole country was like an earthquake.

Before the official start of the fight, the head of his own family was beheaded, which was a blow to the morale of the army, needless to say, and the country became a pot of porridge.

The ambitions of the daimyo in various places also began to move, and the assembly of troops in various places became even slower.

And on the frontal battlefield, a group of Dongying masters did bring great trouble to the landing army.

But in this crusade, there are not a few masters in the martial arts who follow the imperial court, although they are not as good as the level of absolute godlessness.

However, in the mid-level master battle, he was really not weaker than Dongying, and there should be more of them, and he suppressed the movements of Dongying warriors step by step.

The top masters of Toei, the Seven Great Swordsmen and others, only then did they shake up after hearing the news that the Emperor of Kyoto had been killed.

Now, no matter what, he has to make a trip to Kyoto.

"It was the sword ghost who led people to break into the palace and kill all the ...... of His Majesty the Emperor."

At this time, the servants of the Imperial Shadow family knelt in front of everyone and recounted the chaos in Kyoto that day.

"Mrs. Satomi, as well as Miss Akiko, happened to accompany Her Royal Highness the Princess in the palace that day...... It is also ...... was also slaughtered by that group of people as members of the royal family! ”

Kamiizumi Kazumi, Miyamoto Musashi and others looked solemn and looked at the imperial shadow.

Huangying lowered his head, his expression couldn't be seen clearly, and his voice was a little hoarse, "Okay, I know......"

The servant raised his head and wept, "Master! Sword ghosts and others are cruel! They are not samurai at all, nor are they qualified warriors! You must avenge your wife! ”

"You get out."

The Imperial Shadow's tone was indescribably calm.

Everyone thought that the emperor was sad to the extreme, and looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

Shangquan Yixiang Zhai comforted: "I really didn't expect the sword ghost to attack the emperor, isn't his purpose not just to destroy the martial arts sect, but the entire Dongying?"

Huangying, your wife's matter is really regrettable, but now that the world is becoming more and more chaotic, you must cheer up in order to save the fortune of the country. ”

"Hehe......"

Everyone thought they had misheard, as if they heard the emperor laughing.

The Imperial Shadow really laughed twice, but he raised his head and placed the Silent Knife in front of him, staring at the Silent Knife with his eyes.

In the past two months, I practiced at the Shinto Ryu Headquarters Dojo, and in addition to competing with others, I watched the sword every day, trying my best to achieve the degree of unity with the mind of the Silent Sword.

Unconsciously, he actually entered the state of being stunned by the hunger strike at the beginning, until today I heard the bad news.

He said in an empty tone: "Do you all think that I will be bitter and sad about the death of my wife and daughter? I thought I was going to be like this, and I should even be extremely angry in my heart, angry at why the sword ghost acted so ruthlessly.

But when I just faced my heart, I found that my heart was indescribably calm, without half a ripple, and I was even a little grateful to the sword ghost, because he helped me cut off other beings other than the sword.

Just now, I seemed to feel the recognition of the Silent Sword with my sword, and I had not reached the realm of human sword unity for a long time, and I actually broke through! ”

Everyone looked at the Imperial Shadow in shock, but Kamizumi Kasui and Miyamoto Musashi could understand the Imperial Shadow's feelings at this time, because if they want to enter the top like them, they must go through such a stage of indifferent emotions.

Only by experiencing ruthlessness can we be selfless, and only by experiencing selflessness can we understand what true affection is, so that the sword intent can reach a higher realm.

Others, however, thought that the Emperor was overly sad and delirious.

Holding the Silent Sword, the Imperial Shadow said, "The matter of chasing and killing the sword ghost in Kyoto is tiring for you, and I want to practice in the dojo for a while longer, because I have found my own way, and this is the only way that can help me climb to the top of the sword!" ”

Miyamoto Musashi said, "In that case, Mr. Ueizumi and I will set off first, and we will have good news for you later." ”

So the three of the seven great swordsmen led the leaders of the major sects from Kanto to Kansai together.

The Imperial Shadow stayed in the Shinto Ryodo Hall, locking himself in his room all day, not eating or drinking, accompanied by a knife.

After a few days of realization, he and the knife became more and more compatible, and finally understood that the lord recognized by the sword must give up everything and have nothing, and his wife and daughter, wealth, and fame are all burdens for sword practice.

Only when we reach purity and have nothing outside our hearts can we be called astonishing!

In the following month, his strength, which had been stagnant for many years, suddenly improved by leaps and bounds.

From the pure to the ultimate purity, and from the ruthlessness outside the initial knife, back to the world to become affectionate, but also from the ruthless sun-cutting knife technique, realized the knife intent that turned into seven fierce emotions.

That is: chaos, sorrow, pride, stupidity, quietness, coldness, and anger.

In this way, the knife method is cold, sleepy, sorrowful, angry, chaotic, arrogant, infatuated, and quiet.

Those who continue to make progress in the way of the knife are not the Emperor Shadow and others.

Although Fan Zhuoyuan has done a lot of great things, he has never slackened in the training of sword skills.

Since the battle with Miyamoto Musashi that day, Fan Zhuoyuan has seen the power of integrating sword momentum into natural disasters, and Fan Zhuoyuan has been amazed by this.

After he went back, he repeatedly studied the storm move, and now although the storm he can use is also very powerful, it is still not as good as Miyamoto Musashi's move.

After all, his own sword intent did not fully match it, so before and after the destruction of the emperor, he was thinking carefully about how to create a sword intent that suited himself.