Simultaneous transmigration, but with low martial arts and low magic.

Chapter 56 The Process of Deification

The Southern Song court had no choice but to be in such a hurry, as it had been suffering defeat after defeat since its establishment.

First they were bullied to death by the Liao Dynasty, and then they were bullied to death by the Jin Dynasty.

Now, seeing the rapid rise of the Mongols, who are launching a frenzied attack on the Western Xia and are about to swallow it whole.

This worsened the situation facing the Southern Song Dynasty, causing great anxiety among its officials and staff.

Although many ministers in the Southern Song court supported the alliance with the Mongols to resist the Jin dynasty, hoping to use the Mongols to wash away the humiliation of the Jingkang Incident.

But how could they, who had read history books, not know that the barbarians beyond the Great Wall were all ungrateful wretches?

Once the Mongols defeat and annex the Jin Dynasty, their Great Song Dynasty will be the next to be swallowed up.

After learning that Li Ke, a descendant of Chi You, was so powerful that he had defeated thousands of martial arts masters single-handedly and demonstrated invincible strength.

The Southern Song court, or rather, the prime minister Shi Miyuan, who openly deposed and installed emperors and suppressed imperial power, was tempted.

He wanted to bring Li Ke and the power of the Quanzhen School under his control to defend against foreign enemies for himself and the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, the main purpose was actually to obtain Li Ke's blood.

After all, according to legend, drinking the blood of Li Ke, a descendant of Chi You, can transform a person into an immortal, thus granting them an immortal body.

But the news had spread throughout the martial arts world of various countries, so how could the upper echelons of those countries not know about it?

What drives them even crazier is the rumor that drinking Li Ke's blood will not only grant them immortality but also eternal life.

This made those powerful and influential people even more uneasy.

After all, countless emperors and generals throughout history have sought immortality but have failed to achieve it.

Therefore, Shi Miyuan, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, sent an envoy in the name of the court, wanting to recruit Li Ke and the Quanzhen Sect under the guise of imperial investiture.

After all, what people seek in this world is nothing more than fame and fortune, and the Southern Song Dynasty could provide all of these.

Shi Miyuan did not believe that Li Kenong would not be tempted. Even if Li Kenong could resist the temptation, what about the entire Quanzhen Sect?

Don't the Quanzhen School of Taoism want to become the state religion of the Southern Song Dynasty?

However, when Li Ke learned about this from his master Hao Datong, he immediately frowned.

This is because Shi Miyuan is not a good person.

It can be said that Shi Miyuan was at least 60% responsible for the downfall of the Southern Song Dynasty, and only later did the treacherous minister Jia Sidao take the blame.

As for what he did?

The first act was to murder Han Tuozhou, which completely silenced the pro-war faction and caused the Southern Song court to become lax in its military preparedness, laying the foundation for the Southern Song court's inability to resist foreign enemies in the future.

Secondly, the excessive issuance of paper money plunged the Southern Song Dynasty into severe inflation, completely collapsing its financial system and causing widespread public discontent.

Thirdly, the sale of official positions and titles led to the collapse of the Southern Song bureaucratic system, plunging the Southern Song into severe corruption among officials and alienating the people.

In terms of being a notorious traitor and causing damage to the Southern Song Dynasty, he actually deserves to be condemned even more than Jia Sidao.

It can only be said that Jia Sidao has taken too much blame for him, although Jia Sidao himself wasn't exactly a saint either.

But at least in the early years of his rule, Jia Sidao had some ambition and attempted to save the Southern Song Dynasty from its decline.

Only after being severely punished by reality did they finally give up and begin to live a life of debauchery.

Conversely, during the 26 years that Shi Miyuan held power in the Southern Song Dynasty, he accomplished nothing except for vying for power and making things worse for the Southern Song court.

You could say even a pig could do a better job in his position; he's utterly useless.

Thinking of this, Li Ke suggested:

"Master, my suggestion is to ignore them and simply turn them away."

Given our situation, no matter which dynasty we join, we will be targeted by the others. It's better to maintain the status quo.

As he spoke, a resolute glint flashed in Li Ke's eyes.

The Southern Song Dynasty will eventually pass away, but not now.

When he truly possesses invincible strength, he will eliminate both Shi Mingyuan in the present and Jia Sidao in the future!

"To simply turn them away? That's not a good idea."

Upon hearing Li Ke's suggestion, Hao Datong hesitated.

After all, they were envoys sent by the Southern Song Dynasty, representing the face of the Southern Song court. Simply turning them away would be too offensive.

"Master, no one gets up early without a reason. Their real purpose is to get my blood."

If you treat them well at this point, they'll take advantage of you and push their luck.

Upon hearing this, Hao Datong fell silent, then nodded and said:

"I understand, I will talk to your Uncle Ma."

Upon hearing this, Li Ke nodded slightly and then went about his own business.

He is currently very busy, as he is responsible for the reform of the Quanzhen Sect while also creating his own divine skills.

Fortunately, after the last "Demon Extermination Conference", Li Ke demonstrated "invincible" strength in front of the Quanzhen Sect.

He became the strongest member of the Quanzhen Sect, second only to Zhou Botong, the Old Urchin.

Therefore, the third-generation disciples of the Quanzhen Sect are actually quite afraid of him and dare not openly oppose him.

With the help of the honest and kind Yin Zhiping and the clever and quick-witted Huang Rong, the reform of the Quanzhen Sect was quickly implemented.

At present, the most troublesome thing for Li Ke is actually how to create his own divine skill.

Li Ke was actually a novice when it came to creating his own martial arts.

The only two people with experience in creating their own martial arts, Huang Yaoshi and Zhou Botong, have already gone to find Master Yideng to retrieve the Innate Skill, so they can't help Li Ke.

However, although Li Ke was a novice in creating his own martial arts and had little experience, his immortality still gave him countless opportunities to try and fail.

So, Li Ke became very busy in the following period.

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Meanwhile, while Li Ke was busy with other matters, news quietly spread that the Southern Song court had suffered a setback with the Quanzhen Sect.

When the courts of various countries learned of the Southern Song Dynasty's actions, they all sent their own envoys.

However, just like the Southern Song Dynasty, they were all rejected by the Quanzhen Sect, which was quite shameful.

Even though this was a huge embarrassment to them, none of them openly sent troops to attack the Quanzhen Sect.

After all, the Quanzhen Sect was located in the Zhongnan Mountains, which stretch for hundreds of miles. The Zhongnan Mountains have a complex terrain, making them easy to defend but difficult to attack, and are full of snakes and insects.

If the Quanzhen Sect does not want to defend itself to the death, it can instead resort to guerrilla warfare.

Even with an army of 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands, they could not subdue the Quanzhen Sect, which was waging guerrilla warfare in the Zhongnan Mountains.

Ultimately, dealing with the Quanzhen Sect requires the help of martial arts practitioners, but thousands of martial arts practitioners had previously been unable to defeat Li Ke.

Under such circumstances, they naturally did not want to escalate the conflict, lest they worry every day that the Quanzhen Church would come to their door to assassinate them.

Of particular note is that the Quanzhen Sect's incense offerings have quietly become overflowing, with crowds thronging the place.

It was quite similar to the May Day and National Day holidays in my previous life, with a large influx of people filling both inside and outside the Quanzhen Sect.

The reason for this is that the news that Li Ke is a descendant of Chi You had already spread among the people.

As the rumors spread and became more exaggerated, and with the addition of storytellers adding mythological elements to Li Ke's story, the rumors grew larger and more exaggerated.

Thus, Li Ke quietly began the "deification process" among the people, leading more and more people to believe that Li Ke was a deity descended to earth.

Construction has begun even at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain and in many places around the world.

Their goal was to build temples, create clay statues with gold, and then worship the war god Chiyou and Li Ke!