This is a world where the imperial court and the martial world stand side by side.
The Qin Empire's Web of Shadows, the Tang Empire's Illustrious Guards, the Ming Empire's Dragon Guard Villa... The great intelligence agencies vie in secret, while martial arts sects carve out their own territories.
Gu Changfeng transmigrates to the Ming Empire, becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and awakens [Max-Level Comprehension].
From that day on, the Ming Empire has a new commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, one with power over all under heaven!
You say Shaolin has a profound heritage, and that all martial arts under heaven originate there?
Gu Changfeng: Sorry, I worked out a cultivation version of Shaolin's seventy-two supreme techniques at a glance. Today, I will flatten Mount Shaoshi!
You say the Web of Shadows' top-rank assassins are invincible under heaven?
Gu Changfeng: My Embroidered Uniform Guard prison is short a few servants to pour tea and run errands. You lot will do!
Power over the court, the martial world under my heel!
Execute first, report later, by imperial decree!
“Everything under heaven belongs to the king; all who live within its borders are his subjects! Wherever the blades of my Embroidered Uniform Guard point, be they earthly immortals or the Son of Heaven himself, they will kneel before me!”
What's wrong with a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard knowing a few cultivation spells?