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Chapter 212: Changyu, You Might Be An Illegitimate Child
In the hall of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua appeared somewhat hesitant.
He had finally gathered the courage to broach the subject with Su Changyu. Yet, Su Changyu refused to believe him.
Daoist Tai Hua was suddenly upset. He could sense that Su Changyu didn't trust him in the slightest.
"Changyu, quit playing," Daoist Tai Hua chided after sighing.
However, his words immediately made Su Changyu's expression change slightly.
To be honest, Su Changyu really thought that Daoist Tai Hua was pulling his leg. He even thought that Daoist Tai Hua was in debt and wanted him to sever ties with him so that he would not be implicated.
However, after hearing what Su Changyu said, he knew that Daoist Tai Hua was being serious.
"Master, why did you bring it up for no reason?"
Su Changyu was a little curious but his expression and his unique aura made him seem extremely calm.
"Ah."
Daoist Tai Hua sighed again. He had already sighed several times in a row, gradually making the atmosphere become tense and solemn.
"Changyu, answer my question seriously, do you want to meet your biological parents?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked seriously.
He once again asked Su Changyu if he wanted to meet his biological parents.
However, Su Changyu couldn't help but speak.
"Master, my parents died during the disaster of Qingzhou decades ago."
"Why are you asking me that question out of nowhere again? Have you found my biological parents?"
Su Changyu's voice was calm. Ever since he was a child, Daoist Tai Hua had informed him of his family background and told him that his parents died in the disaster that struck Qingzhou.
However, now that more than two decades had passed, Daoist Tai Hua suddenly asked him if he wanted to meet his biological parents. Su Changyu was really puzzled.
Hence, he was curious and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
"Ah."
That was Daoist Tai Hua's third time sighing. He seemed really conflicted and his eyes were full of hesitation.
He felt a need to tell Su Changyu but he dared not do so either.
His hesitation made Su Changyu frown.
However, towards the end, Daoist Tai Hua shook his head.
"Forget it, forget it. Changyu, I'll tell you the truth."
Daoist Tai Hua finally spoke up.
"Changyu, I've been telling you since you were a kid that you drifted to me in a wooden basin during the Qingzhou disaster, right?"
Daoist Tai Hua said.
"Yes."
Su Changyu nodded. It was indeed what Daoist Tai Hua often told him and it was also the truth of his background.
In the next moment, Daoist Tai Hua continued to speak.
"Actually, you did drift along the stream and I'll forever remember that day."
"Two great cultivators of the Essence Soul realm fought for a treasure and they used their Mystical Abilities and Dharmic Dao to blast several mountains, breaking numerous mountain ranges."
"In the end, the Yellow Ancient River Protection Array was broken, resulting in many casualties in Qingzhou. Back then, I had just taken over the Qingyun Dao Sect."
Daoist Tai Hua talked about the past while Su Changyu listened quietly.
"Many people died in that flood and there were also many water demons that wreaked havoc. Many people and cultivators died, and there were corpses all around Qingzhou."
"In that situation, you managed to lay unharmed in a wooden basin that drifted along with the flood towards me."
"At that moment, I knew that you were a person of great fortune who was by no means ordinary."
"Later, your growth also confirmed my conjecture. You're really handsome and you have a unique aura too. Although your cultivation level is ordinary, your aptitude in Sword Dao is terrible."
"However, I believe that you will one day be able to shock the world."
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
Su Changyu was speechless.
In the hall, Su Changyu was a little upset. 'What do you mean my cultivation level is ordinary and my aptitude in Sword Dao is terrible?'
'Master, don't slander me.'
Su Changyu was perturbed.
"Master, you've said so much. What about my biological parents? Where are they?"
Su Changyu couldn't understand what Daoist Tai Hua was trying to say.
Hence, he couldn't help but get straight to the point.
"Don't be in such a hurry, let me finish."
Daoist Tai Hua glanced at Su Changyu in displeasure.
He continued, "Actually, I encountered another matter after I picked you up back then."
"However, there's something I haven't told you before."
"After I picked you up back then, I had a dream on the very same night and someone spoke to me in the dream."
"The person told me that your background involves too much, and once it's revealed, it will lead to a bloodbath in the entire world of immortal cultivation. However, you might also get supreme creation because of it and become the emperor of the world."
Daoist Tai Hua looked extremely serious.
Su Changyu was completely silent after hearing that.
'Damn it.'
'I've stayed in the main hall for an hour and that's all you have to tell me?'
'Emperor of the humans?'
'Master, did you make a mistake?'
'Or do you treat me as Ye Ping?'
'Do you think I would believe such nonsense?'
'No way, seriously, no one really believes such nonsense, right?'
Su Changyu wanted to throw up. Although he liked boasting, he didn't like boasting awkwardly.
Su Changyu really couldn't stand hearing Daoist Tai Hua make up such a disgusting story in order to encourage him.
'Emperor of the humans?'
He wanted to vomit.
Although he was usually very narcissistic and felt that he might be the reincarnation of an immortal, it was normal to have such fantasies because everyone has dreams.
However, the problem was that Su Changyu somehow felt irked to hear it from someone else.
He even thought that Daoist Tai Hua treated him as Ye Ping and was trying to use this method to make him stronger.
However, it wouldn't work.
Besides, the story didn't sound convincing or plausible at all.
The story that he made up and told Ye Ping was at least somewhat logical.
The problem was that the story Daoist Tai Hua fabricated was completely illogical.
It was too forced and random.
"Master, if you don't get straight to the point, I'm going to leave."
Su Changyu didn't have much to say. He simply spoke up and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
If Daoist Tai Hua was still going to talk about some nonsensical things that didn't make any sense, he would leave right away.
"You don't believe what I said?"
However, what surprised Daoist Tai Hua was that Su Changyu actually did not believe what he said.
Su Changyu did not answer, but the indifference in his eyes was enough to prove what he was thinking.
"No, Changyu, I may have lied to you several times, but this time I really didn't lie to you."
Daoist Tai Hua was indeed a little surprised. He thought that Su Changyu would be immediately shocked after hearing what he said again, and then have an epiphany. He thought that Su Changyu would embark on his extraordinary life after hearing his words.
However, he did not expect Su Changyu to think that he was lying.
"Master, do you swear that every single thing you said was true? Swear on the future of the Qingyun Dao Sect that you did not lie to me at all."
Su Changyu said and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
Daoist Tai Hua was slightly stunned to hear his words.
He was indeed telling the truth but it was impossible for every single word of his to be true.
He did want to use the method, which everyone was using to teach Ye Ping, on Su Changyu.
He wanted to lie to Su Changyu and motivate him to unleash his potential.
If he succeeded, he would be killing two birds with one stone.
However, he didn't expect that he had failed to deceive Su Changyu.
"Master, you don't have to beat around the bush, what are you trying to say? Just say it. It's been an hour."
"Even if you're not tired, I am."
Su Changyu looked at Daoist Tai Hua. He was upset and puzzled about what Daoist Tai Hua was trying to say.
He had already beat around the bush for an hour and Su Changyu felt that he should stop hiding.
"Okay, okay!"
"I'll stop lying to you."
"Let me ask you, do you still remember the two people you brought over the other day?"
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua finally spoke up without beating around the bush.
"You mean Old Xia and Old Xuan?"
Su Changyu was curious.
"Yes."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded.
"What about them?"
Su Changyu got even more curious.
"I'm guessing that the two people you brought last time may know about your biological parents."
Daoist Tai Hua looked extremely serious.
"They know about my family background and my parents?"
This time, Su Changyu was finally shocked.
"Master, what do you mean by that?"
Su Changyu asked curiously. He actually didn't care much about his biological parents.
He didn't have any feelings for them.
He would sometimes think about them.
Su Changyu's thoughts were simple. If his biological parents were really still alive, he would go to see them but if they were no longer around, he would just forget about it and occasionally burn some candles and offerings to them.
That was what Su Changyu thought.
At this moment, Su Changyu looked at Daoist Tai Hua curiously, wondering why the latter thought that Old Xia and Old Xuan would know about his family background.
"How much is your clothing worth?"
Daoist Tai Hua pointed at Su Changyu's clothes.
'Uh…'
At the mention of his clothes, Su Changyu fell silent because he didn't know whether to tell the truth or not.
"5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones."
Su Changyu decided it was better not to tell the truth.
"5,000 taels of gold? You're really generous with yourself huh… Wait, what? 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?"
After hearing Su Changyu's answer, Daoist Tai Hua subconsciously thought it was 5,000 taels of gold and was just about to reprimand Su Changyu slightly when he suddenly realized that Su Changyu was not referring to taels of gold.
He meant 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
That made Daoist Tai Hua stunned.
'5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.'
'What concept is that?'
The clothes he owned in a lifetime wouldn't add up to so many Spirit Stones either.
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned.
Seeing how dumbfounded Daoist Tai Hua was, Su Changyu was thankful for the fact that he didn't tell the truth.
After 15 minutes, Daoist Tai Hua finally snapped back to his senses and looked at Su Changyu.
"Changyu, then I am 90% sure that those two people know the truth about your parents."
Previously, Daoist Tai Hua was only 50% sure that they were aware, but after hearing the sky-high price of the clothes, he was immediately 100% certain.
He felt that Old Xia and Old Xuan must know Su Changyu's identity.
In fact…
A new idea popped up in Daoist Tai Hua's mind.
"Master, why?"
Su Changyu asked with puzzlement.
"Changyu, you are really confused."
Daoist Tai Hua spoke and continued immediately afterwards.
"Changyu, think about it, why would someone you met by chance give you such an expensive thing?"
"You don't really think that it's because you are handsome, do you?"
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
"Isn't that the case?"
Su Changyu was a bit curious because that was really what he thought.
Daoist Tai Hua was speechless.
"Master, he said he had a daughter and wanted his daughter to marry me, that's why he gave me those clothes."
Su Changyu continued to explain to Daoist Tai Hua.
However, Daoist Tai Hua smiled coldly at that moment and did not say a word, causing Su Changyu to stay silent for a while.
"Master, continue."
Su Changyu asked Daoist Tai Hua to continue.
"He clearly has a motive for giving you a gift without a reason."
"As I said before, your identity is definitely not ordinary."
"So I concluded that they must know your identity, so they deliberately came to please you."
Daoist Tai Hua said clearly.
Su Changyu came to a sudden realization.
"You're right. Master, please continue."
Su Changyu nodded and felt that what Daoist Tai Hua said made sense.
"At first, I thought that they knew your identity, but after learning that your robe costs 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones, I felt that there must be more to this."
Daoist Tai Hua seemed profound and enigmatic.
Su Changyu got even more curious.
"Master, how much more complicated can it get?"
Su Changyu was curious.
"I think that one of them is very likely your father."
Daoist Tai Hua said.
His words made Su Changyu freeze and stand rooted to the ground in astonishment.
The reason being, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it might really be the case.
"Master, now that you've mentioned it, those two people often asked me if my parents are still around."
Su Changyu said calmly.
"I should be right then. The two of them either know clearly about your background or one of them is your biological father."
"In this world, only a father would be so generous to his own son."
"Moreover, I feel that Old Xuan should be your father."
Daoist Tai Hua said with certainty.
After hearing his words, Su Changyu couldn't help but carefully start thinking about it.
"Yes, Master, I also feel that Old Xuan would come to see me every now and then. I wonder what he's thinking."
"Is he my real father?"
"But if he is, why didn't he acknowledge me?"
Su Changyu asked with some puzzlement in his eyes.
'Since he's my father, why isn't he acknowledging me?'
"Changyu, no parents are wrong in this world."
"He probably has reasons for not acknowledging you."
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
"Reasons? What reasons could there be? He refused to acknowledge his biological son."
Su Changyu was perplexed.
"Uh…"
"Ah, forget it, I'll tell you straight."
"Changyu, you might be… an illegitimate son!"
Daoist Tai Hua said.
Su Changyu was instantly stunned.
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Chapter 213: Ye Ping Is the Chief Invigilator of The Alchemy Assessment
In the hall of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Su Changyu was a little confused.
'Illegitimate son?'
'What does that mean?'
Looking at the dumbfounded Su Changyu, Daoist Tai Hua nodded.
"Yes, illegitimate son."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded solemnly with a look of determination.
"Master, how did you tell?"
Su Changyu asked curiously.
"You can't tell?"
"Changyu, think about it. If Old Xuan is really your biological father, it proves that he's quite well-off."
"If that's the case, why would he abandon you?"
"There is only one possibility, and that is you're his illegitimate son, but he didn't dare to reveal it so he abandoned you. Now that he's doing well, he found you by chance and feels extremely guilty."
"So, he buys you whatever you want, right?"
Daoist Tai Hua's words made a lot of sense to Su Changyu.
"But, Master, what if he was poor when he was young? You can't rule out this possibility either."'
Su Changyu retorted, unable to accept the fact that he was an illegitimate child.
"That would be even worse."
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
"If he really was poor in his younger days, that just proves that he fell in love with your mother back then, but he caved in to reality and married a rich man's daughter, thus abandoning your mother."
"It would also prove the reason he didn't acknowledge you when you're his biological son."
"He feels guilty towards you but he's also scared that you'd affect his life."
Daoist Tai Hua's logic and thought process was already extremely terrifying.
He actually managed to string together things that were completely unrelated in any way.
It was no wonder that he could become the Sect Leader of Qingyun Dao Sect with such abilities.
"Well then… Master, what should I do?"
Su Changyu frowned and asked Daoist Tai Hua.
"Actually, whether there's a solution or not depends on you."
Daoist Tai Hua's words made Su Changyu curious.
'Depends on me?'
'What does that mean?'
"It depends on whether you want to acknowledge your father or not."
"If you want to acknowledge him, just make a trip there and visit him to make things clear. Don't leave things in such an ambiguous state."
"If you don't want to acknowledge him, just accept it quietly. After all, your father feels guilty towards you and the gifts that he has given you is a form of compensation."
"I can tell that your father is feeling very guilty towards you but maybe he has his reasons."
Daoist Tai Hua seemed to find it a pity.
Su Changyu remained silent.
He really did not expect that Old Xuan would be his biological father.
'No wonder he bought so many things for me and kept asking me about my parents every now and then.'
'So that's the truth.'
'I'm his illegitimate son!'
'It turns out that I, Su Changyu, am someone else's illegitimate son.'
At this moment, Su Changyu somehow felt uncomfortable.
He had always felt that his parents might have died in a mishap or that they had accidentally lost him.
However, he didn't expect that he was actually an illegitimate child.
"Master!"
Su Changyu felt like he had somehow suffered a blow.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua could also tell that Su Changyu was rather upset. He immediately stood up and patted Su Changyu on his shoulder.
"Changyu, I'm actually just making guesses, I didn't want to tell you about it at first."
"However, I can't hide the truth about your background, don't blame me."
Daoist Tai Hua said.
In fact, he did not want to tell Su Changyu about this matter, but he had been thinking about it recently.
He didn't know whether he should say it or not, but he eventually did.
He understood that Su Changyu had the right to learn of this matter.
If Su Changyu's biological parents had already died, he would not say anything, but since there was a possibility that they were still alive, there was nothing he could do.
"Master, how can I blame you for this?"
"I just can't accept this fact all of a sudden."
Su Changyu naturally couldn't blame Daoist Tai Hua.
However, the information was too much for him to digest and accept for now.
"Okay, go get some rest. Go think about it carefully, you'll come to a decision on your own."
Daoist Tai Hua patted Su Changyu's shoulder and told him to go rest and think about it.
"Yes, Master, I'll get going first."
Su Changyu nodded and then turned around to leave.
Just as Su Changyu walked out of the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua suddenly spoke up.
"Changyu."
Hearing his voice, Su Changyu couldn't help but stop in his tracks and immediately afterwards, he continued to speak to Daoist Tai Hua.
"No matter what your choice is, I will support you forever."
"Regardless of whether it's right or not."
Daoist Tai Hua's voice was relatively calm.
However, his words made Su Changyu freeze in shock.
It also made him feel a warm and fuzzy feeling within him. He wanted to cry but unfortunately, he couldn't.
The crux was the last four words that Daoist Tai Hua said.
That made Su Changyu feel extremely touched.
"Master, once a teacher, always a father. No matter what happens, you'll always be my master and like a father to me."
After saying that, Su Changyu bowed to Daoist Tai Hua. He then turned around and left.
After Su Changyu left, Daoist Tai Hua took a deep breath and stared at Su Changyu's back with some heartache.
Although he did not know the truth about Su Changyu's past, he understood that Su Changyu was very pitiful because he had been separated from his biological parents since he was a child.
He was not the only one. All the disciples of the Qingyun Dao Sect were also pitiful people.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, it was late at night.
Below Changyun Pavilion.
Ye Ping and Xu Luochen were bidding goodbye to Chen Lingrou and the others.
"Lingrou, you must remember what I said."
"When you go out, don't be greedy and take advantage of minor things."
"One more thing, protect yourself well and don't let other male cultivators take advantage of you."
"Don't get into a romantic relationship either. I'm not scaring you. If you go down the mountain and bring a Dao companion back with you, regardless of whether Master will spare you or not, your Senior Brothers and I will not spare you. Do you understand?"
Xu Luochen said with a solemn expression as he looked at Chen Lingrou.
He looked extremely serious and did not look like he was joking.
"I know, I know. Senior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? What Dao companion?"
Chen Lingrou frowned and said with some displeasure, thinking that Xu Luochen was spouting nonsense again.
"Anyway, remember what I said."
After repeating himself, Xu Luochen looked at Xue Zhuan and Lin Bei again.
"Xue Zhuan, Lin Bei, take good care of Lingrou during this journey. After I pass the alchemy assessment, I'll celebrate with you guys."
Xu Luochen said and patted their shoulders.
"Rest assured, Second Senior Brother."
"Yes, Senior Brother, don't worry."
Both of them nodded and escorted Chen Lingrou away without saying much.
However, before leaving, Chen Lingrou walked towards Ye Ping and patted him on the shoulder.
"Ye Ping, I'm leaving. Stay in the sect and learn sword techniques well. After I return, I'll teach you another supreme sword technique."
Ye Ping was the only person Chen Lingrou could boast to.
"Bon voyage, Senior Sister. I'll stay in the sect and wait for you to return."
Ye Ping said with a smile.
"Okay, I'm going to go now, wait for me to come back."
Chen Lingrou waved her hand and then left.
After Chen Lingrou left, Xu Luochen looked at Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, I'm going to go get some medicinal herbs for tomorrow's alchemy assessment. Just stay in the restaurant and get some good rest. If you're feeling bored, just have some wine and listen to the music."
Seeing that Chen Lingrou had left, Xu Luochen planned not to delay his journey any further.
It was the day of the alchemy assessment tomorrow.
He hadn't had time to buy medicinal herbs yet so he had to hurry up and go now.
"Second Senior Brother, do you want me to go with you?"
Ye Ping asked with some curiosity.
"No, no, just stay at the restaurant."
Xu Luochen shook his head and turned down Ye Ping's offer.
He didn't want to let Ye Ping see him bargaining for some medicinal herbs.
"Okay, I'll wait for you in the restaurant then."
Ye Ping nodded and Xu Luochen soon left the place.
Soon, Ye Ping turned around, walked into the restaurant, and casually ordered a pot of wine while waiting for Xu Luochen to return.
Five minutes later, several footsteps sounded and various people arrived at the restaurant.
It seemed extremely lively at the crowded restaurant. A group of people walked into the restaurant, most of whom were old and had white hair. However, they all looked strong and energetic.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I don't think anyone will dare to act brazenly and break the rules since you're supervising the alchemy assessment in Baiyun Ancient City this time."
"Yes, yes, after all, Daoist Chen is also an alchemy master from the Jin Nation Academy. Besides, he's under the tutelage of Elder Xu Chang, who would dare to break the rules?"
"Yes, Daoist Chen became an alchemy master at such a young age. It probably won't be long before he will reach the top of Jin Nation."
The group of elders discussed, and even mentioned the Jin Nation Academy as well as Xu Chang.
In the corner, Ye Ping picked up his glass of wine quietly and looked over to see that everyone was surrounding a middle-aged man who was wearing a green shirt and grinning continuously. After all, he was being praised and flattered by them.
He was naturally smiling in joy.
"Seniors, don't say that. I'm just here to invigilate the alchemy assessment in Baiyun Ancient City by order of Jin Nation."
"Also, don't call me the best alchemy master of Jin Nation."
"Even my master won't call himself the best alchemy master in Jin Nation."
Although Chen Ning was modest, he was grinning non-stop.
His Master was Xu Chang, the best alchemy master in Jin Nation. He was naturally very famous too, but he usually stayed in the Jin Nation Academy to practice and learn alchemy.
Now, the Jin Nation imperial court wanted them to gather many alchemy masters of the Jin Nation to act as invigilators in the alchemy assessments of various areas, allegedly to prevent dishonorable practices.
As Elder Xu Chang's disciple, he naturally also wanted to contribute to the nation.
Hence, he arrived in Baiyun Ancient City.
However, he was not the chief invigilator but the candidate chief invigilator.
It was because the higher ups wanted Ye Ping to be the chief examiner of the assessment in Baiyun Ancient City but Ye Ping was not around.
Hence, he came here to look for Ye Ping.
However, he hadn't been able to find Ye Ping and the assessment was about to begin soon so he had no choice but to stand in for now.
However, after coming to Baiyun Ancient City, he was surrounded by a group of people who served him with all sorts of good food. In fact, two days ago, the City Lord of the Baiyun Ancient City had even come to see him.
That gave Chen Ning an inexplicable feeling.
Although the new disciples of Jin Nation Academy would usually be polite to him, the problem was that they would not be that polite.
They fed him well and praised him endlessly.
Chen Ning became obsessed with it.
In the eyes of the group of cultivators around Chen Ning, Chen Ning was just like the official of a capital who had come by the orders of the emperor, and most importantly, Chen Ning's master was Xu Chang, the best alchemy master of Jin Nation.
How could they not suck up to Chen Ning?
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are really modest. You managed to achieve such great attainments at such a young age. You might even become the best alchemy master in Jin Nation in a few hundred years, not to mention decades."
"Yes, even if you are modest, Elder Xu Chang is really the number one alchemist in the Jin Nation."
"Fellow Daoist Chen, don't be modest."
The crowd spoke up and kept praising Chen Ning.
However, Chen Ning waved his hand with a bitter smile and said, "In the past, I really wouldn't say this."
"However, there is indeed a better alchemy master than my master in Jin Nation."
"My master admitted to it himself."
Chen Ning said with a bitter smile.
He wanted to admit that his master was the best alchemy master in Jin Nation but the problem was that he didn't have the cheek to do it.
"Did he admit it himself?"
"Who is it?"
"Fellow Daoist Chen, who is this person? How come we have never heard of such an alchemist in Jin Nation?"
"Which alchemy master is it?"
Everyone spoke up one after another, their eyes full of curiosity.
"This person is Ye Ping, the supreme elite of Jin Nation Academy. In terms of age, he should be addressing me as his Senior Brother, but in terms of abilities, I have to call him Senior Brother."
"According to the rules of the academy, he is my Senior Brother and has just joined the Jin Nation Academy. Oh and his sect is in Qingzhou."
Chen Ning revealed Ye Ping's identity.
"Ye Ping?"
"Wait, this name seems a bit familiar."
"Yeah, I also seem to remember that name."
"I remember someone saying that his junior brother is called Ye Ping. However, I never saw him ever since I joined the Jin Nation Academy so I thought it was just fake news but I didn't expect it to be real."
Everyone was curious.
Some had heard of Ye Ping but some hadn't.
When Ye Ping first joined the Jin Nation Academy, there was no official notice.
After all, Ye Ping was specially recruited to join the Jin Nation Academy and it was normal for the Baiyun Ancient City not to know of it. Later on, Xu Luochen left the mountain and when that matter was mentioned again, the vast majority of cultivators certainly didn't believe it.
These days, it was common for one to brag about their friend or Junior Brother joining a certain force but everyone merely took it as a joke.
However, as Chen Ning spoke, everyone was stunned.
Joining the Jin Nation Academy was not a trivial matter.
Even the City Lord had to personally congratulate him and it was even grander than becoming the top scholar.
"Oh? You guys don't know?"
"Well, that's normal. After all, Senior Brother was recruited to enter the Jin Nation Academy, it's only normal for the officials not to notify us about it."
"Master told me that Senior Brother Ye Ping is not only the top alchemy master in Jin Nation, he might even be the best in the Ten Nations."
"The more shocking thing is that he's only 24 years old. No one can catch up to him."
Chen Ning had a complicated tone.
After all, he was Xu Chang's disciple and was naturally arrogant too. He wouldn't be dejected to meet geniuses, but after meeting someone like Ye Ping, it would be hard to say.
After hearing Chen Ning's words, everyone couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
"Ah, I didn't expect this. The new generation is outshining the old."
"Yeah, there are bound to be outstanding talents in every generation."
"I didn't expect that such an elite would appear near Baiyun Ancient City without our knowledge. Let's have the City Lord check it out properly later on, and go pay him a visit in person when the time comes."
"Yes, but Fellow Daoist Chen, let's go up to the private room to chat, it's too noisy here on the first floor. Let's go."
Although everyone was surprised and discussed, they still understood what their purpose was.
Sucking up to Chen Ning was the way to go.
After all, they didn't know Ye Ping and a person like him was too far away. However, Chen Ning was different. He was naturally more approachable.
If they really got close to him, there would only be benefits for them to enjoy.
"Okay, everyone, you're being too kind."
Chen Ning nodded and followed everyone into the private room.
However, when Chen Ning went upstairs, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
The figure was clad in white and seated at the side of the stairs, drinking alone and looking extremely calm.
In terms of looks, he was peerless and arrogant, giving off an inexplicable vibe.
'Ye Ping!'
It was Ye Ping!
Chen Ning had seen Ye Ping once when Huangfu Tianlong was challenging the Jin Nation Academy.
However, at that time, he was one of the onlookers outside the gate of the Jin Nation Academy, watching Ye Ping defeat Huangfu Tianlong.
However, Chen Ning did not expect to meet Ye Ping again in this small restaurant.
"Senior Brother Ye, is that you?"
Chen Ning stopped walking, then hurriedly walked down the stairs and came in front of Ye Ping, his expression filled with shock and confusion.
However, Ye Ping, who was in the corner, seemed to be thinking about some things.
Although he had met some junior brothers of the academy in the restaurant, Ye Ping didn't want to disturb them.
After all, they were handling official matters and it naturally wouldn't be appropriate for him to disturb them.
Besides, Ye Ping was not willing to reveal his true identity.
However, to his surprise, Chen Ning discovered him.
Ye Ping immediately smiled bitterly and then stood up.
"Junior Brother Chen, long time no see."
Ye Ping stood up with a composed smile.
At this moment, not only was Chen Ning shocked by his response, the cultivators around Chen Ning were surprised too.
'What a coincidence.'
In particular, Chen Ning felt upset because he had looked for Ye Ping for a long time and did not expect to meet him here.
At the same time, on West street of Baiyun Ancient City.
Xu Luochen was holding some medicinal herbs and walking out of the medicinal herb store.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Xu Luochen.
"Brother Luochen, Brother Luochen, there's a joyous event. Good news!"
The voice made Xu Luochen shocked.
'What is it?'
'Is there a discount at the medicinal herb store?'
'Damn, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?'
Xu Luochen was dumbfounded. if there was a discount, he would have incurred a huge loss.
"No, no, Luochen, the invigilator this time is a disciple of Jin Nation Academy. Isn't your Junior Brother from Jin Nation? We can definitely pass the assessment this time."
The other party seemed extremely agitated.
After hearing these words, Xu Luochen could not help but be excited too.
Soon, another group of figures appeared and surrounded Xu Luochen.
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Chapter 214: You Must Test Your Senior Brother Using The Strictest Method
"Luochen, Luochen, you must help us this time."
"Yes, yes, Luochen, it depends on you whether or not we can pass the alchemy assessment this time."
"Brother Luochen, just take pity on us on the account that we haven't been able to pass the past few years."
A group of people suddenly appeared and came in front of Xu Luochen, each looking extremely excited.
They were all Xu Luochen's friends. Some were close to him, but some of them were just platonic friends whom he had merely met a few times.
They suddenly flocked towards Xu Luochen, making him bewildered.
'What's going on?'
'Help you with what? Why does it concern me whether you pass the alchemy assessment or not? What can I do?'
'What are you talking about? Please, I'm stupid, can you just state it clearly?'
"Gentlemen, what are you doing?"
Xu Luochen looked at them with great curiosity as he really didn't know what they were talking about.
"Brother Luochen, don't pretend, didn't you say before that your Junior Brother has joined Jin Nation Academy?"
Someone asked.
"Yes, but didn't you guys not believe me?"
Xu Luochen nodded. He had indeed said that before, but after he did, only a few of his close friends believed him.
However, Xu Luochen wasn't that bothered. After all, if someone had said to him that their junior brother joined the Jin Nation Academy, he wouldn't believe it either.
After all, how could a lousy sect produce a remarkable disciple?
"Senior Brother Luochen, since you dare to say this, it must be true."
"Yeah, you're an honest person, we trust you."
"Senior Brother Luochen, you may not know it yet but our chief examiner is a disciple from the Jin Nation Academy. If your Junior Brother is really from Jin Nation Academy, can you go and put in a good word for us?"
'Yes, yes, yes, that's it.'
Everyone spoke up. They seemed really excited and they had come this time for that matter.
They didn't care if Xu Luochen's Junior Brother was in Jin Nation Academy or not.
This time, the chief examiner was a scholar of Jin Nation, and if Xu Luochen was willing to go and put in a good word for them, it would confirm that Xu Luochen knew him. However, if Xu Luochen refused, it would mean that Xu Luochen didn't dare to say it.
It would also prove that he was lying.
Whatever the outcome, they would not be at a loss.
However, there was now a glimmer of hope and they had long wanted to grasp it because they had failed too many times.
There were people who failed ten times.
Now that they learned that Xu Luochen had a chance to help them out, how could they not be excited?
"The chief examiner is from the Jin Nation Academy?"
Xu Luochen was a little surprised.
However, he soon couldn't help but frown and said,
"My Junior Brother may be from the Jin Nation Academy, but there are many disciples in the academy, it doesn't necessarily mean that my Junior Brother knows the chief examiner this time."
"Forcing him to put in a good word is just…"
Xu Luochen coughed a little and somehow felt awkward too.
He was just too embarrassed to broach the topic to Ye Ping because he had been boasting and telling Ye Ping that he was the best alchemy master in the world. Yet, he had to go and ask him to put in a good word.
He couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Brother Luochen, what do you mean by that?"
"Brother Luochen, you're not embarrassed to do it, are you?"
"Brother Luochen, I believe that others are embarrassed, but you?"
Everyone spoke up when they realized what Xu Luochen was thinking because they had seen how hesitant he was and knew that he must be pretending.
"Everyone, I'm really too embarrassed to say it. My Junior Brother…"
Xu Luochen really did not know how to answer them.
After hearing Xu Luochen's words, everyone somehow realized something.
"Ah, I thought that Luochen's junior brother is really a disciple of the Jin Nation Academy but I didn't expect such an honest person to lie."
"I must have been blind to believe such lies."
"The students of Jin Nation Academy are superior existences. If Xu Luochen's Junior Brother was really a student of Jin Nation Academy, we would have found out long ago and held a celebration in Baiyun Ancient City. How could we not know about it?"
"Yes, yes, ah, forget it, forget it, we still have to rely on ourselves."
"Brother Luochen, don't brag again in the future."
Among the cultivators surrounding Xu Luochen, someone made a remark that was not exactly sarcastic but was full of helplessness and some derision.
That group of people did not all come to Xu Luochen to ask for help. Some were just there to watch the fun.
In addition, Xu Luochen bragged about his Junior Brother joining the Jin Nation Academy. That would naturally make some people displeased and think that Xu Luochen was just boasting.
However, they did not have any evidence and Xu Luochen had the image of an honest person. Hence, most people really believed him.
They were now there to expose Xu Luochen's lies, but of course, most of them, indeed, had gone to Xu Luochen to seek help with lots of expectations within themselves.
After all, in case it was true, it would not be a trivial matter.
After hearing his voice, Xu Luochen immediately felt a little displeased.
'What do you mean don't brag?'
'What do you mean lie?'
'I'm such an honest person, why would I lie?"
"My Junior Brother is indeed a student of the Jin Nation Academy, how was I bragging?"
Xu Luochen questioned indignantly.
"If he's really a student of the Jin Nation Academy, why won't he put in a good word for us?"
The other party retorted.
"What a joke, why should I put in a good word for you? If you're a good friend, that'd be fine, but what are you?"
"We just met and you want me to help you? If I refuse you'd go around slandering me? Don't you find that ridiculous?"
Although Xu Luochen was honest, he was fearless. Besides, his Junior Brother was really a disciple of the Jin Nation Academy. What was there to be afraid of?
"What a joke. We didn't say that we want you to help us."
"However, regardless of whether you help me or not, you should show some evidence to prove that your junior brother is a student of the Jin Nation Academy."
"Yeah, you should have some evidence. Without evidence, you can just say that the crown prince of the Jin Nation is also your Junior Brother's disciple."
"That's right, without evidence, it's okay for you to say that the top Sword Immortal in the world is your Disciple-Nephew."
"Yeah, without evidence, you can just say that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty is your Eldest Senior Brother's father."
Everyone made sarcastic remarks, making Xu Luochen upset and he couldn't help but retort.
"The crown prince of the Jin Nation is indeed my Disciple-Nephew."
However, Xu Luochen regretted his words as soon as he said them.
Although it was the truth, he did not have any evidence to back his claim so he seemed to be bragging.
Indeed, as Xu Luochen finished saying those words, everyone was stunned for a while but they soon burst into laughter.
"Crown prince of the Jin Nation? Hahaha, what a joke."
"Xu Luochen, surely you don't really regard us as fools, do you?"
"Brother Luochen, cut it out."
"Uh…"
Everyone clamored and some cultivators laughed, some shook their heads and sighed, some who had a close relationship with Xu Luochen even felt embarrassed after hearing his words.
After all, Xu Luochen's words were a bit too far-fetched.
"My Junior Brother is resting in the inn, if you don't believe me, you can follow me to visit him."
Feeling ridiculed by them, Xu Luochen flew into a rage, but he knew that he couldn't lose his temper or it would seem like he had a guilty conscience.
He took a deep breath and asked them to go with him to see Ye Ping.
"Okay, there's nothing much for us to do now, we'll go with you."
"Sure, I'd like to see what kind of an elite Brother Xu's Junior Brother is."
"He's the elite of Jin Nation, I do want to meet him, but I hope you won't say that he's gone elsewhere when we arrive at the inn."
They were full of disdain.
Someone walked near and said to Xu Luochen softly,
"Brother Xu, these people are just here to look for trouble, it's better not to argue with them about anything."
"Yes, Brother Xu, whether it's true or not, it has nothing to do with them either. They're just there to make things hard for you."
"Yes, these people have some prejudice against you so they're deliberately here to make trouble for you. Don't argue with them."
Those who spoke were Xu Luochen's close friends. They tried to dissuade him from arguing with them.
However, Xu Luochen shook his head. He knew their intentions but he couldn't take it lying down.
Most importantly, his Junior Brother was really from the Jin Nation Academy.
He wouldn't say if it's true or not and would instead just bear with it for a while for the greater good.
However, he really couldn't stand this.
"Everyone, come with me."
Xu Luochen also did not say more, turned around, and led the crowd to the inn.
Seemingly holding his breath, Xu Luochen's face was composed as he was thinking about something quietly throughout the journey.
As for the people who followed Xu Luochen, they somehow felt curious.
They were not purely mocking Xu Luochen, but rather, they just felt that Xu Luochen was bragging.
If Xu Luochen had said that his Junior Brother had joined the Qingzhou Academy, they would have nothing to say.
However, Xu Luochen insisted on claiming that his Junior Brother was from the Jin Nation Academy. Hence, they were naturally sour about it.
In that case, they wanted to expose him.
After all, if this was true, they would feel even more upset.
In less than five minutes, Xu Luochen returned to the inn.
However, at this moment, Xu Luochen also felt a little awkward.
To be honest, even if it was proven that his Junior Brother was from the Jin Nation Academy, what could he do?
The people who mocked him might be embarrassed but he would have to help his good friends.
When the time came, he couldn't bite the bullet and ask Ye Ping to ask his Senior Brother to go easy on them.
If that was the case, his master would break his legs.
Thinking of this, Xu Luochen somehow didn't want to enter the inn.
At this moment…
In the inn, Ye Ping was seated in a corner with more than ten old men surrounding him. He was facing Chen Ning who sat right across him.
Chen Ning's words made Ye Ping dumbfounded too.
"You want me to be the chief examiner?"
Ye Ping looked at Chen Ning with a bewildered gaze.
After realizing that, Chen Ning was excited and told him that he would be the chief examiner of the assessment in Baiyun Ancient City.
Ye Ping was puzzled to hear that.
If he were anywhere else, he would gladly take on the role since he just had to invigilate.
However, the problem was that one of the participants this time was his Senior Brother so he couldn't bring himself to do it.
He did not have the cheek to invigilate his Senior Brother
Hence, Ye Ping immediately excused himself and asked Chen Ning to take over.
However, Chen Ning refused to agree and insisted that Ye Ping take on the role. Hence, the scene was immediately awkward.
"Senior Brother Ye, this is the order of the imperial court and what the academy wants you to do too. Before you left, Master already instructed me to make you the chief examiner if I ran into you in Baiyun Ancient City."
"I'm just a chaperon, I wouldn't dare to make decisions presumptuously."
Chen Ning had a bitter expression.
Although he enjoyed the praise of the crowd, the problem was that Chen Ning knew where he stood and how capable he really was. Even his master admitted that he was inferior to Ye Ping so how could he dare to serve as the main examiner.
Hence, he refused to be the chief examiner and let Ye Ping take the role instead.
"Junior Brother Chen, you're being too modest. You're Elder Xu's personal disciple after all. Of course you'd have no problem being the chief examiner."
Ye Ping did not want to be the chief examiner, purely because he felt that he wasn't worthy.
"Senior Brother Ye, don't be so modest, if you're not here, I can be the chief examiner too. However, to put it bluntly, I might not even be qualified to be a candidate."
Chen Ning said with a bitter expression.
"Senior Brother Ye, I don't care about the others. Anyway, you have to be the chief examiner no matter what. I don't care."
"If my master finds out that you're here and I ended up being the chief examiner, I'll have to face the music when I go back."
Chen Ning immediately. Regardless of whether he was willing or not, he wouldn't be the chief examiner.
"Junior Brother Chen, this doesn't seem appropriate."
As soon as Ye Ping saw Chen Ning, he couldn't help but be depressed. 'What does this mean? Are you going to be unreasonable?'
The two of them argued while the elders around them couldn't help but be vexed.
They were all top experts of Baiyun Ancient City and prominent figures of Qingzhou Ancient City.
However, they would usually fight openly for the position of chief examiner but they didn't expect Ye Ping and Chen Ning to be so pushy.
'Is the position of the chief examiner that worthless?'
'Are the students of the Jin Nation Academy all so willful?'
'Did you consider our feelings?'
The elders stayed silent and felt somewhat uncomfortable. 'Are these elites?'
They treat something that others treasured, like rubbish.
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
"Little Junior Brother."
Hearing the voice, Ye Ping immediately got up, and he instantly knew that it was his Senior Brother who had arrived.
"Senior Brother, I'm here."
Ye Ping got up, walked past the crowd, and went straight to the entrance where Xu Luochen was. He then bowed to him respectfully.
At the same time, Xu Luochen somehow began to get nervous because he was very awkward.
Outside the door, the cultivators, who had come with Xu Luochen, couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Ye Ping.
Ye Ping was handsome and looked just like an absolute gentleman, especially since he was dressed in white. He had an elegant aura that made him look like a Confucian scholar.
Everyone fell silent immediately.
At this moment, this group of cultivators believed that Ye Ping was from the Jin Nation Academy just because of his good looks.
If he wasn't from the Jin Nation Academy, who would be?
Xu Luochen stayed silent, still in a dilemma about whether or not he should ask Ye Ping to go easy on them.
At this juncture, Chen Ning hurried over and looked at Xu Luochen excitedly.
Previously, he had heard his master Xu Chang mentioning before that Ye Ping's alchemy skills were taught to him by his Senior Brother. In other words, his Senior Brother was a true supreme alchemist.
He naturally had to come over and make his presence known.
"My name is Chen Ning, I am from the Jin Nation Academy. I'm Ye Ping's Junior Brother. Greetings."
Chen Ning walked over and bowed at Xu Luochen respectfully.
At this moment, the cultivators around Xu Luochen held their breaths.
'Chen Ning?'
'Isn't he the chief examiner of this Baiyun Ancient City's alchemy assessment?'
At first, they thought that Ye Ping was Chen Ning's Junior Brother. After all, Ye Ping had just joined the Jin Nation Academy this year. On the other hand, Chen Ning had joined a long time ago.
However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to do so well in the Jin Nations Academy.
'He became a Senior Brother?'
They held their breaths with shock in their eyes, especially the cultivators who had previously mocked Xu Luochen. At this moment, their expressions were sullen.
They were regretful and in self-reproach.
They absolutely regretted going to mock Xu Luochen for no reason.
'Why did I have such a foul mouth?'
At this moment, even the elders of Baiyun Ancient City walked over and looked at Xu Luochen respectfully.
"Greetings, Senior."
They spoke up. They didn't know Xu Luochen at all, but Ye Ping and Chen Ning were students of the Jin Nation Academy. Hence, the person they had to be respectful towards was definitely not ordinary.
Hence, it was reasonable for them to bow to him.
In the inn, Xu Luochen was a little dumbstruck.
'I just went away for one trip, how did Ye Ping take in so many disciples?'
'Why are you guys bowing to me too?'
Xu Luochen froze in shock.
However, he soon recovered from the shock and looked at Ye Ping while trying his best to mimic Su Changyu.
"Ye Ping, who are these people?"
Xu Luochen's tone was calm as he imitated Su Changyu.
"Senior Brother, this is a Junior Brother from the Jin Nation Academy."
Ye Ping introduced Chen Ning to Xu Luochen.
Before Xu Luochen could say anything, Chen Ning hurriedly spoke.
"Greetings Senior Brother, I came here this time on the orders to look for Senior Brother Ye. I hope that he will be the chief examiner of the alchemy assessment of Baiyun Ancient City. However, he seems to be unwilling to take it on. I hope that you will persuade Senior Brother Ye."
Chen Ning knew he couldn't say anything to convince Ye Ping, so he might as well ask Ye Ping's Senior Brother to do it.
"What?"
'You want Ye Ping to be the chief examiner of the Baiyun Ancient City alchemy assessment?'
Xu Luochen was a little surprised.
If Ye Ping was the chief examiner, he would definitely pass easily.
Thinking of this, Xu Luochen almost said without hesitation, "Since you're here, I'll agree."
Xu Luochen's voice was calm and he suppressed his emotions, lest he got too agitated and others found out the flaw.
"Okay then, I'll obey the orders."
Ye Ping wanted to explain but he nevertheless agreed honestly.
As Ye Ping answered, his close friends couldn't help but clench their fists agitatedly.
'Now we're steady.'
However, at this moment, Ye Ping looked at the cultivators beside Xu Luochen curiously.
"Senior Brother, who are they?"
Ye Ping asked curiously.
"They're Senior Brother's close friends."
Xu Luochen continued.
"Yes, yes, we are your Senior Brother's close friends."
"Yes, we're close friends."
"Junior Brother Ye, we came here this time to ask you for help."
They hurriedly spoke up smilingly and in fact, after knowing that Ye Ping was the chief examiner this time, they were straightforward.
"What is it?"
Ye Ping's eyes were full of curiosity.
Seeing this, Xu Luochen immediately chimed in.
"Ye Ping, my friends wanted you to go see Chen Ning but since you're the chief examiner, I shall be straightforward."
Xu Luochen asked.
His friends couldn't help but be excited immediately.
"Senior Brother, there is no harm in saying it."
Ye Ping was curious about what it was, but since they were his Senior Brother's friends, he would naturally do him a favor.
"My friends just hope that the examiner of this alchemy assessment will be stricter and not lower the standard just because they're my close friends. You have to be very strict. If there are mistakes, they have to be corrected."
"You can't judge them using the standards of ordinary candidates. You have to increase the standards. Do you understand?"
"You also have to be very strict with me, you mustn't let me pass the assessment easily just because I'm your Senior Brother, do you understand?"
Xu Luochen bit the bullet and said.
He really couldn't bring himself to ask Ye Ping to go easy.
After hearing his words, everyone was stunned.
They looked at Xu Luochen with bewilderment in their gazes.
'Luochen, are you serious?'
'Old Xu, are you screwing me over?'
'Brother Luochen? Do you have something against us? If you do, just say so.'
They were dumbfounded.
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Chapter 215: Taishang Xuanji Gives Su Changyu a Gift
In the inn, Xu Luochen and his group of cultivator friends were all confused at this moment.
'Be extremely strict?'
'Increase the standards?'
'Are you trying to kill us?'
'Old Xu, have we ever offended you?'
'If we have, please let Heaven punish us, don't punish us yourself.'
'We've been failing in the first place and now you want it to be stricter, how can we pass the assessment then?'
They were dumbfounded, but they didn't know what to do.
After all, the people standing here were all big shots, so they were really at a loss for words.
Ye Ping's voice sounded again.
"Senior Brother, how can I have the audacity to be the chief examiner? With you around, I wouldn't dare to," Ye Ping said. He wasn't lying at all.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't be scared, even if it was Xu Chang.
However, the problem was that Xu Luochen was going to participate so he really didn't dare to agree.
"Why not?"
"Ye Ping, in a group of three, one must take the lead."
"Although I want to take part in the assessment this time, just follow the orders of the imperial court since they had issued it."
"By the way, I'll say this one last time. You definitely can't go easy on us. Just do what you have to. Even if you have to use the strictest method, just do it. Do you understand!?!"
Xu Luochen said seriously. After saying that, he wanted to cry too.
'Damn it, why did I say that for no reason?'
'Why have I become like this?'
'What the hell is going on?'
Xu Luochen was very uncomfortable, but no matter how uncomfortable he was, he had to keep up with the pretense.
However, the one who was the most uncomfortable was not Xu Luochen but his good friends.
To be honest, they could accept his bragging but the issue was that there was no point.
Besides, they felt that there was no need to get them involved. 'We're just a bunch of good-for-nothings, just let us pass.'
Everyone was upset and they wished that they could turn into Xu Luochen and ask Ye Ping to give them some leeway.
"Senior Brother."
Ye Ping still wanted to say something but Xu Luochen spoke directly.
"Enough, Ye Ping, don't say anything, just follow the imperial court's wishes."
"However, in order to avoid suspicion, go with them first to handle the assessment tomorrow. I'll chat with my friends. Let's have a chat."
Xu Luochen didn't give Ye Ping a chance to speak.
He was now scared to make more mistakes if he continued to speak, so he might as well let Ye Ping hurry and leave.
"Okay, Senior Brother, I understand."
Ye Ping had nothing else to say since Xu Luochen had already said that.
He indeed had nothing to say. Besides, he thought that his Senior Brother definitely had his reasons for asking him to do that.
Without any nonsense, Ye Ping bowed at Xu Luochen and then left with Chen Ning.
After Ye Ping left, the people quickly surrounded Xu Luochen.
"Brother Luochen, what's the point of doing this?"
"Yes, Brother Luochen, aren't you harming us by doing this?"
"Brother Xu, if I had known this, I might as well have not come to you."
Everyone was upset and they looked at Xu Luochen in dismay and devastation.
"Let's go upstairs to talk."
Faced with the accusations of his friends, Xu Luochen felt really upset too, but he knew that he had to think of a solution to stop his friends from scolding him.
"Okay, let's go upstairs and talk."
"Alright, let's go upstairs, let's go upstairs."
"Sir, please serve a fresh pot of tea."
Everyone followed Xu Luochen upstairs eagerly.
On the other hand, the cultivators who had just mocked Xu Luochen just now hurriedly left.
They were full of regret and sadness, but now, they were even a little scared.
Indeed, they were scared. After all, Xu Luochen's Junior Brother was really a student of the Jin Nation and if Xu Luochen bore a grudge against them, they would be in trouble.
They were smart enough to leave and Xu Luochen ignored them too.
Soon, they all arrived in the private room of the pavilion.
In the room, everyone was surrounding Xu Luochen in a bid to hear what Xu Luochen had to say next.
Seeing how eager they were, Xu Luochen could not help but speak.
"Everyone, you don't really think that I am letting my junior brother be strict with us, do you?"
Xu Luochen asked. He had already gotten into nonsense-spouting mode.
As soon as he said that, everyone's gaze turned peculiar.
"Isn't that the case?"
"Brother Xu, what do you mean by that?"
"Yeah, is there something more to this that we don't know about?"
Everyone asked curiously.
"Naturally, there is." Xu Luochen took a deep breath and said, "Of course, I was just hinting my Junior Brother just now."
"Although I was asking my Junior Brother, Ye Ping, to be stricter with us on the surface, I was just giving him a hint."
"As long as you do what I tell you, I can guarantee that you will definitely pass."
Xu Luochen said confidently.
Everyone came to a sudden realization after hearing that.
'We can definitely pass?'
'How does that work?'
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Xu Luochen nodded with extreme confidence.
"What solution?"
"Brother Xu, I haven't studied much, you can't lie to us."
"Yeah, Brother Xu, we're all honest people, don't lie to us."
Everyone asked curiously.
Xu Luochen said seriously.
"Am I, Xu Luochen, that kind of person?"
"Everyone, it'll be easy for you to pass the alchemy assessment tomorrow, you just have to be nonsensical."
"Don't refine pills according to the rules, just be as fancy as you wish."
Xu Luochen said, giving them tips to pass.
"What nonsense?"
This time, everyone was curious.
They didn't understand what it meant.
"Simple, you just have to refine pills without fire and let them form on their own."
"Or, you can refine pills with water."
"Do you get it?"
Xu Luochen said.
Everyone was speechless.
'Just with this?'
'That's your solution?'
It was not that they did not trust Xu Luochen but it just didn't seem believable.
'Let the pills form on their own?'
'Boiling water to form pills?'
'Who do you think we are?'
'Are we the best alchemy masters of the world?'
'Big brother, we are just ordinary alchemists.'
Everyone was gloomy because they felt that Xu Luochen was kidding them again.
However, Xu Luochen waved his hands.
"Trust me guys, you will definitely succeed."
Xu Luochen did not make things that clear but he was full of confidence.
At the same time, in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
A bunch of people came over too.
A bunch of people walked over with boxes, asking to see Su Changyu.
They said that they had something to give Su Changyu.
Soon, Su Changyu came over.
His eyes were full of curiosity.
"Changyu, they said that they have something important to give you, come over and take a look."
Da Xu said as he pointed at those people.
The people from the Great Xia Dynasty were wearing brocade robes and they all seemed unique.
They stood outside the door, and after seeing Su Changyu walk over, they couldn't help but approach him.
"Are you Lord Su Changyu?"
The leader asked, looking at Su Changyu subserviently.
"Do you know me?"
"Who are you guys?"
Su Changyu frowned and looked at the people with strange gazes.
"Lord Su, we are here by order to deliver something to you."
The latter smiled subserviently.
"How do you know that I am Su Changyu?"
Su Changyu asked curiously.
"It says here that you're handsome and you have an extraordinary aura and elegance. You're the most suave person in this world and I could tell at a glance that it's you."
After hearing his words, Su Changyu smiled in satisfaction but he soon looked over.
There were several large boxes and Su Changyu couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Whose orders?"
"What are these items?"
The latter hurriedly answered, "Lord Su, it's from Lord Xuanji."
"We don't know what's in the boxes."
"Xuanji? You mean Old Xuan?"
Su Changyu answered subconsciously.
'Old Xuan?'
Everyone was dumbfounded. 'Why did you call the chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty Old Xuan?'
'Big Brother, are you such a braggart?'
They were shocked because they were there by order of Taishang Xuanji. Hence, they didn't know who Su Changyu was at all.
They only knew that Taishang Xuanji asked them to respect Su Changyu and fulfill all of Su Changyu's requests.
Hence, they subconsciously thought that Su Changyu should be a talent that Taishang Xuanji valued greatly.
However, they didn't expect Su Changyu to call him Old Xuan.
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
"It's Lord Xuanji."
The other party bit the bullet and laughed.
That's all they could say.
'Old Xuan?'
Hearing his name, Su Changyu was bewildered.
He stayed silent for a while before sighing.
"I have something to ask you but you must answer truthfully."
Su Changyu said as he looked at the other party.
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Chapter 216: I Want To Go To The Capital of Great Xia Dynasty and Ask For An Explanation
Su Changyu was a little dumbstruck.
He originally thought that Taishang Xuanji had just sent some ordinary treasures.
He didn't expect the boxes to contain clothes.
Besides, the clothes were all very precious.
'Ah… Who can stand this?'
Su Changyu coughed and then looked at everyone.
"Um, you guys just said that if I don't accept these gifts, you will be punished, right?"
Su Changyu said calmly.
As soon as he said that, everyone couldn't help but nod although they didn't know what Su Changyu was trying to do.
However, someone frantically answered, "Yes, Lord Su, if you don't accept these gifts, we really won't be able to explain."
They seemed despondent.
"Okay, heaven is kind. Besides, it's been hard on you guys along the way. If I don't accept these gifts and cause you guys to get reprimanded, it'll be my fault."
"Leave the things behind and go back."
Su Changyu had a composed gaze.
However, as soon as he said that, everyone was overjoyed. They were initially already ready to go back and face their punishment, but to their surprise, Su Changyu suddenly changed his mind, which was to their joy.
"Lord Su, please count the boxes. There should be a total of thirty-two boxes, of which Lord Xuanji said, twelve are yours. The remaining twenty boxes are for your Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters."
Those words made Su Changyu shocked.
He didn't expect Taishang Xuanji to have prepared gifts for his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters too. He had indeed… thought things through very thoroughly.
"Okay, you guys may go back."
After counting the boxes, Su Changyu nodded and asked them to get going.
The latter didn't stay either. They simply bowed to Su Changyu before leaving one after another.
After they left, Su Changyu stared at the 32 boxes and fell silent again.
He was a little upset because he felt that he didn't have any backbone.
If he could be won over by a few pieces of clothing, he would really have no backbone.
However, despite those negative feelings, Su Changyu nevertheless opened the box and checked them one by one.
Indeed, there was a piece of clothing in every box, of which each was a different design. Besides, the quality of each clothing was extremely superior too.
Regardless of the material or craftsmanship, the clothing was several times better than the one he was wearing now.
That made Su Changyu very vexed and distressed.
However, he was a little curious about the origin of Taishang Xuanji because those clothes were made in the imperial palace.
'How did he get imperial clothing? Is he a major court official?'
Su Changyu didn't understand either. At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua appeared.
"Changyu, how come there are so many boxes?"
Daoist looked at the boxes on the ground curiously after he walked over.
"Sect Leader, it was sent by Old Xuan."
Da Xu answered on Su Changyu's behalf.
'Old Xuan?'
Hearing Da Xu's words, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but frown slightly.
He then said, "Changyu, I don't mean anything else but if he sends you gifts again in the future, you should consider which ones to keep and which ones not to."
"The Qingyun Dao Sect might be poor but we're not poor to the extent of having to accept everything."
"No amount of jewelry or gold can compensate for anything."
Daoist Tai Hua sighed and said as he dissuaded Su Changyu again.
After all, in Daoist Tai Hua's eyes, Taishang Xuanji was basically confirmed to be Su Changyu's father.
Hence, the gifts that Taishang Xuanji sent could be considered a form of compensation but Daoist Taishang Xuanji felt that there was no point in it.
However, Da Xu interjected.
"Sect Leader, it's not jewelry but some clothes."
Da Xu did not know what was going on and what happened in between. He was just a little curious.
"Clothing? I was wondering what he gave you. Changyu, I know you like clothes but you shouldn't be won over with just a few pieces of clothing. If you'd like, I'll take you down the mountain to buy a few."
Daoist Tai Hua sneered.
"No, Master, these clothes seem to be very expensive and the craftsmanship is fine too."
Da Xu continued to answer. He had checked the boxes just now. Although Da Xu didn't know much about robes, he knew that these clothes here were definitely expensive.
"Very expensive? How expensive can it be? A few hundred taels of gold? Or a few thousand taels of gold?"
Daoist Tai Hua was cynical. At the same time, he walked towards Su Changyu.
"They are products made in the imperial palace and each one is worth a few million Spirit Stones."
However, at this moment, Su Changyu spoke up. He was unclear of the true value of these clothing.
He could only give an approximation.
Daoist Tai Hua suddenly fell silent.
'Huh?'
'What do you mean?'
'Millions of Spirit Stones?'
'A piece of clothing is worth a million Spirit Stones?'
Daoist Tai Hua froze on the spot, feeling as if he was a shallow frog in the well.
However, he soon spoke up.
"Is there any for me?"
Da Xu was speechless.
Su Changyu was speechless.
It was nighttime.
The sky was as dark as ink.
On the front cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Su Changyu was dressed in new clothes. It was a long green robe with a long dragon embroidered on it and golden edges. The words "White cloud and Golden Dragon" were embroidered at the bottom.
The robe would attract countless attention regardless of who wore it.
When Su Changyu wore it, he looked unique.
He stood under the cliff.
The stars in the sky seem to revolve around Su Changyu. He was too suave and elegant, so much that everyone was shocked.
However, his face was unforgettable to the women of the world.
Moreover, Su Changyu seemed rather solemn now.
He had been thinking about his identity before, but he did that because he didn't believe what his master said. After all, his master's divination skills were inferior and he had witnessed it before.
However, he didn't expect it to be exactly like what his Master said.
What made Su Changyu even more uncomfortable was that he clearly wanted to decline, but when he saw the palace-made clothing, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
He was really an indecisive man.
That was probably his only flaw.
Now that he had come back to his senses, Su Changyu understood that he had to come to a decision.
Yes, he had to make a decision
Since he accepted the gifts from Taishang Xuanji, the latter would probably send more, and by then, it would be hard to make things right.
Hence, Su Changyu made up his mind.
He would go to the Great Xia Dynasty and look for Taishang Xuanji.
After making up his mind, Su Changyu turned around and left the front cliff to go to the main hall to see Daoist Tai Hua.
In the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua was looking at his robe and grinning constantly.
When he saw Su Changyu, Daoist Tai Hua instantly retracted his adoring gaze and turned to look at Su Changyu.
"Changyu, what's the matter?"
Full of curiosity, Daoist Tai Hua looked at Su Changyu, unsure of why he was there.
"Master, I've thought about it for a long time, and I plan to go to the Great Xia Dynasty."
Su Changyu said calmly.
After hearing that, Daoist Tai Hua didn't seem surprised.
"Are you ready?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked.
"Master, I've already thought about it carefully."
"I'm going to go to the Great Xia Dynasty and find out what happened."
Su Changyu nodded. He had already thought it through. He had to go to the Great Xia Dynasty and find out the truth.
If not, he could not feel at ease.
Daoist Tai Hua also couldn't help but nod after hearing that.
"Okay, then you go ahead, I will support you no matter what."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded as he approved of Su Changyu's decision.
However, he couldn't help but speak up at this moment.
"Do you really support my position?"
Su Changyu asked.
"Of course, you're my first disciple. Of course I support you."
Daoist Tai Hua was a little curious as he didn't understand why Su Changyu asked that question.
"Master, I need some money for this trip."
Su Changyu fell silent too.
That was why he was there.
"Money?"
Daoist Tai Hua's expression changed when Su Changyu mentioned it.
"Don't you have silver? Why are you still asking me for money?"
Daoist Tai Hua was easy-going about everything except money.
"Master, what can I do with these taels of silver? I'm going to the Great Xia Dynasty this time from the Jin Nation Capital's Teleportation Array, you should at least give me tens of thousands of taels of gold."
Su Changyu had some silver, but ever since Ye Ping came to the Qingyun Dao Sect, the standards of living in the sect had improved greatly.
In the beginning, they could not even come up with any silver, but now, each one of them had dozens of taels of gold.
However, the cost of going to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty was high.
"Tens of thousands of taels of gold? You're being very greedy, huh? Do I look like I have that much money"?
Daoist Tai Hua was dumbfounded.
What was the concept of tens of thousands of taels of gold? Although Ye Ping had improved the overall financial status of the entire Qingyun Dao Sect, the problem was that the Qingyun Dao Sect had just been renovated. How could they have so many taels of gold?
"That's the minimum. Master, I can't keep flying all the way on the sword either."
"Doesn't the Teleportation Array need money? I can scrimp on food and drinks, but the amount needed for the Teleportation Array is not a small sum."
Su Changyu was a little perplexed.
As long as money was mentioned, his master would react differently.
However, Su Changyu made sense too. He could save on food and accommodation but not on the cost needed for the Teleportation Array.
"10,000 taels of gold is as much as I can give you. A single teleportation from the capital of Jin Nation to the Great Xia Dynasty will require 8,000 taels of gold. Don't you like flying? You may use the Sword Kinesis Flight to return to the capital."
"Just use the Sword Kinesis Flight."
Daoist Tai Hua's budget was very tight and 10,000 taels of gold was just enough.
He really couldn't afford to give him more.
"10,000? What about the trip back?"
Su Changyu asked.
"You definitely have to get money from him for the trip back. He's already given you clothes that are worth millions of Spirit Stones. Why would he care for 10,000 taels of gold or 2,000 Spirit Stones?"
Daoist Tai Hua said righteously.
However, he made sense. That meager amount of Spirit Stones should be peanuts to Taishang Xuanji who had already given him so many expensive clothes.
"Sure, give me the money now."
Su Changyu didn't say much. Anyway, he had gotten used to being poor since he was a child and having 10,000 to 20,000 taels of gold would be enough for him.
"Changyu, you have to remember, I'm not being stingy and it's not that I can't bear to part with my money either. It's just that we don't have much."
"Look, your biological father is so wealthy. Of course the clothes that he gave you are worth millions of Spirit Stones, the problem is that they're peanuts to him."
"However, to me, 10,000 to 20,000 taels of gold are all that I have. You have to understand relativity."
Daoist Tai Hua said while taking out the money, trying to give Su Changyu advice.
Su Changyu also understood. He didn't think that there was anything wrong. After all, he didn't care about money. Clothes were alright.
"Okay, Master, I understand."
Su Changyu nodded and then took ten banknotes, each of which was worth at least one to two thousand taels of gold.
With the money in hand, Su Changyu left resolutely.
However, at this moment, Daoist Tai Hua suddenly spoke.
"But, Changyu, there is one thing I still want to remind you."
"If things are really as I guessed, you have to consider it carefully. Don't ruin someone's family."
"You have to consider that your appearance might affect others."
"Also, he's still your father after all, do you understand?"
Daoist Tai Hua's words made Su Changyu stunned.
He understood what Daoist Tai Hua meant and he immediately nodded and said, "Master, I understand."
After saying these words, Su Changyu turned around and left.
Su Changyu soon left the cliff.
After a while, Daoist Tai Hua, who was on the cliff, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Good."
'I've finally sent Su Changyu away.'
'There won't be a fire in the Qingyun Dao Sect anymore.'
"Good."
'Very good.'
Just like that, time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
It was just dawn.
In the Baiyun Ancient City.
Xu Luochen opened his eyes.
He had a look of confidence.
He slowly walked towards the alchemy assessment venue.
Xu Luochen was very confident about passing the assessment this time.
If the examiner had been anyone else, Xu Luochen would not have shown such confidence.
However, the examiner was his Junior Brother so he was entirely confident of passing the assessment.
He reached the venue of the assessment in Baiyun Ancient City.
It was on a large open space venue in the southwest corner of the ancient city.
There were already several alchemy cauldrons in the air.
The Baiyun Ancient City prepared 108 alchemy cauldrons for the cultivators who could not afford the cauldrons.
If one brought their own cauldrons, they could look for an empty spot.
At this moment…
The assessment venue was already very crowded.
There were 300 to 400 participating cultivators, most of whom were there as spectators.
"Brother Xu, Brother Xu."
"Brother Luochen, is what you said yesterday true or not?"
"Brother Xu, why are you so confident? Did you secretly go to your Junior Brother behind our backs?"
"Brother Xu, just help us and put in a word for us in front of your Junior Brother. If we pass this time, we'll treat you to the latest tea in town. How does that sound?"
After Xu Luochen appeared, dozens of people surrounded him.
They all seemed extremely agitated as they begged Xu Luochen for help.
They were still a little flustered as they were questioning Xu Luochen's words yesterday.
"Everyone, trust me, as I said, I guarantee that you will pass if you follow what I told you to do."
Xu Luochen said earnestly.
"Okay, it's going to begin in an hour. Go get prepared, if you really can't pass, I'll go to my Junior Brother. How does that sound?"
Seeing that there was only an hour to go, Xu Luochen did not want to delay any longer and hence said those words.
Only then did they let Xu Luochen off.
"Okay, Brother Xu."
"Brother Xu please."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his reply.
Soon, at the assessment venue, Xu Luochen was slightly stunned.
In an instant, a dazzling ray of light almost blinded them.
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Chapter 217: Phoenix Nirvana Elixir!
Baiyun Ancient City.
The venue of the alchemy master assessment.
The alchemists were gathered there.
There was still an hour to go before the assessment would begin.
Many alchemists had already taken out their pill furnaces and those who did not have their own pill furnaces went to the ones that were provided by the government.
There were no official requirements for the pill furnaces. After all, for assessment candidates like them, the pill furnaces that they could own were generally inferior.
Hence, there would be no corresponding restrictions. After all, the officials did not expect the candidates to have any impressive pill furnaces.
If one had a slightly better pill furnace than the others, he would be considered to be at an advantage.
The pill furnaces in the assessment venue that were prepared by the officials were all inferior-grade furnaces. They were also Dharma artifacts.
The best pill furnace there was at the venue was a lazurite pill furnace brought by a student. It was a superior-grade Dharma artifact.
However, at this moment…
Xu Luochen waved his hand and a pill furnace that was several feet in height appeared.
The pill furnace was crimson in color and the handles on both sides of the furnace resembled the wings of a phoenix.
The appearance of the pill furnace heated up the air, and a blazing ray of light was shot up into the sky.
Roar!
The loud sound resembled the sound of a phoenix and it was extremely astonishing.
Countless gazes were cast on Xu Luochen. They were dumbfounded.
'Ah… Who can stand this?'
'You brought such a brilliant pill furnace to an alchemy assessment?'
'Damn it, have you got any shame?'
For example, during a martial arts competition, the participants might bring along normal weapons, and it would be no big deal to use weapons that were of better quality.
There would be no point in the competition if one were to use an immortal artifact.
Dumbfounded, everyone looked at Xu Luochen.
In particular, Xu Luochen's friends froze right on the spot.
It was no wonder Xu Luochen was so confident.
With such a pill furnace, who wouldn't be able to pass?
Who wouldn't be able to pass the assessment?
Sensing the envious gaze of the crowd, Xu Luochen remained calm and even arranged the medicinal materials in an orderly manner.
The requirement for passing the alchemy assessment was to refine a cauldron of Qi Condensation pills. Each candidate was given three chances, and as long as they could keep the failure rate of the pills within 50%, they would be considered to have succeeded.
With the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace, Xu Luochen was naturally confident that he would definitely be able to pass the test with three chances.
The appearance of the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace made the alchemists present green with envy.
"Brother Xu, is this your pill furnace?"
Someone looked at Xu Luochen and couldn't help but ask that question.
"Yes, it's pretty good, huh?"
Xu Luochen nodded conceitedly.
"Brother Xu, quit joking. This pill furnace should be at least an inferior-grade spirit artifact, right?"
"Inferior-grade spirit artifact? Are you joking? This is at least a middle-grade spirit artifact."
"What? You're just a bunch of toads, I was lucky enough to have attended the alchemy summit and seen a superior-grade pill furnace. Compared to your pill furnace, mine is far inferior. I think this pill furnace should at least be a supreme-grade pill furnace."
Everyone discussed and made guesses about the quality of the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace.
However, at this moment, the sound of the bell rang.
It was time for the assessment.
A row of people appeared on the main platform.
Ye Ping was the first to appear, followed by the elders of Baiyun Ancient City.
Their appearance meant that the alchemy assessment was about to begin.
However, after they appeared, everyone except Ye Ping looked at the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace in front of Xu Luochen.
In particular, Chen Ning immediately saw Xu Luochen's Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace.
Others could not figure out what it was but he could.
Those items were supreme Dao artifacts and such a pill furnace did not exist even in the Jin Nation Academy. Such a treasure might be found in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Chen Ning was baffled as to why he used such a pill furnace for an ordinary alchemy assessment.
'What pills are you trying to refine?'
'Supreme immortal pill?'
'No wonder he's Ye Ping's senior brother.'
The other elders were also dumbfounded when they saw the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace.
Others might think that it was a supreme alchemist assessment.
Fortunately, everyone knew that Xu Luochen was Ye Ping's Senior Brother, and hence, although they were shocked, they could still accept it.
At this moment, Ye Ping looked over.
After seeing the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace, Ye Ping did not seem surprised because he had heard Da Xu saying before that Xu Luochen's creation was a pill furnace.
In fact, Ye Ping was slightly envious after he saw the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace.
However, what Ye Ping was more curious about was what kind of pill Xu Luochen would refine.
Clang!
The bell rang again, which meant that the examination was about to begin. Hence, everyone began to make preparations.
As the bell rang, an elder looked at everyone and slowly spoke up.
"The alchemy assessment is about to begin soon. All candidates, prepare your medicinal herbs."
"Don't make any loud noises or clamor during the assessment. If there's anything you need, just raise your hand."
"Five minutes later, the bell would ring again and the assessment would begin."
The elder spoke again.
At this moment, all the students returned to their positions, and they took out the medicinal herbs seriously.
In particular, Xu Luochen took out a pouch and retrieved all the medicinal herbs contained in it.
On the main stage, Chen Ning couldn't help but look at Ye Ping and asked, "Senior Brother Ye, what kind of pills is your Senior Brother going to refine? He brought such a precious pill furnace."
Chen Ning looked at Ye Ping curiously and asked that question.
"I'm not sure either, but since it's being refined by Senior Brother, it definitely isn't going to be ordinary."
Ye Ping also did not know what kind of pills Xu Luochen was going to refine. The only thing he knew was that pills refined by Xu Luochen would definitely be extraordinary and unparalleled.
After hearing his words, the other elders apart from Chen Ning were dumbfounded.
They didn't know what kind of pills Xu Luochen wanted to refine.
After all, he had brought a supreme Dao artifact, and if he didn't create anything extraordinary, it definitely wouldn't work.
Just like that, Xu Luochen took out the medicinal herbs while Chen Ning and the rest looked at him.
Chen Ning muttered, "Qi-Beneficial Herb, Blood-Revitalizing Root, Hundred Brain Vine…"
He could tell at a glance what the herbs Xu Luochen took out were.
They were extremely ordinary medicinal herbs.
"Aren't these the medicinal herbs for refining the Qi Condensation Pill?"
"Yes, these are the herbs needed for the Qi Condensation pill."
"Is he trying to refine the Qi Condensation Pill?"
The elders were somewhat curious.
To be honest, they all thought that Xu Luochen was going to refine some unique pills but they didn't expect Xu Luochen to refine those pills.
The Qi Condensation Pill was a little too ordinary.
However, Chen Ning shook his head and explained slowly.
"No, these may be the medicinal herbs needed for the Qi Condensation pills, but my master said that every type of pill in this world will have extreme effects when refined to the extreme."
"Even the most ordinary Qi Condensation Pill may possess more than ten efficacies and functions. I guess Senior Brother Xu is trying to show his extraordinary pill refinement skills."
Chen Ning said confidently.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Chen Ning's words as they felt that he made a lot of sense.
However, Ye Ping shook his head and said, "No, my Senior Brother will never refine the supreme-grade Qi Condensation Pill. I think there's something else you mean."
Ye Ping didn't think Xu Luochen would refine such an ordinary pill.
After hearing his words, everyone was curious.
If he wasn't refining the supreme-grade Qi Condensation Pill, what was he refining?
Clang!
At this moment, five minutes passed very slowly.
As the bell rang, all the candidates began to refine their pills.
Everyone put their medicinal herbs into their pill furnaces and then began to light the fire and refine pills.
In the assessment venue, Xu Luochen seemed extremely calm as he looked at the herbs quietly while doing something.
However, the more Xu Luochen did that, the more mysterious he seemed to them.
Time passed bit by bit.
Due to the orders from the Jin Nation, there was no time limit for the alchemy assessment, and thus all the students seemed to be unhurried. They thought that they would try their best to do better and not make any mistakes.
Two full hours passed.
Xu Luochen did not do anything yet and that made everyone feel somewhat anxious.
Other alchemists were halfway done with refining after an hour, but Xu Luochen hadn't started yet.
'What is going on?'
Even Ye Ping was curious at this moment, but Ye Ping was very clear that Xu Luochen definitely had his own thoughts about the pill refinement.
Under the stage.
Xu Luochen encountered a very troublesome thing.
He forgot the order of the herbs for the Qi Condensation Pill.
Yes, he forgot the order.
The order of pills to be added was important in every pill formula.
There must not be any mistakes in every step. Once there were errors, the pill would be ruined.
If the wrong medicinal herbs were added, it was even more troublesome.
At the thought of this, Xu Luochen felt a little troubled.
However, thinking of his own pill furnace, which was a supreme Dharma artifact, Xu Luochen gritted his teeth and grabbed a type of medicinal herbs. He then placed them into the pill furnace.
It was a blood vine.
After he put it into the pill furnace, the blood vine melted and Xu Luochen panicked.
In the past, he would have to wait at least 15 minutes for the medicinal herbs to melt in the furnace and turn into a medicinal paste.
However, the pill furnace was too good. As soon as it was added, the medicinal herbs melted right on the spot.
Although it would save time, it would also disrupt Xu Luochen's thoughts.
He didn't have time to think about which medicinal herbs to put in next.
'What do I do?'
'What do I do?'
Xu Luochen was a little anxious.
In a moment of panic, Xu Luochen took out another bunch of medicinal herbs and added them into the pill furnace.
sizzles*
The second bunch of medicinal herbs immediately melted.
At this moment, on the main stage.
Be it Chen Ning or the other elders, they were all shocked.
"Um… The order of medicinal herbs seems to be wrong."
Some elders felt somewhat awkward and they couldn't help but speak up.
As for the other elders, they were also awkward and embarrassed.
They were naturally familiar with the order of the medicinal herbs that were to be added for the refinement of the Qi Condensation Pill. The first bunch of medicinal herbs that Xu Luochen put in was called the Blood Vine, which should have been the fourth bunch to be placed in the pill furnace.
"Maybe, the pill that Senior Brother Xu wants to refine is not the Qi Condensation pill."
Chen Ning gritted his teeth and spoke up. He also felt that what Xu Luochen did was awkward.
After all, the sequence of the herbs of the Qi Condensation pills that Xu Luochen put it in was wrong. However, how could an alchemist whose tutelage could produce a genius like Ye Ping commit such a low-level mistake?
Ye Ping couldn't help but be curious too.
Although he was not very good at alchemy, he was aware of the correct sequence of medicinal herbs to be added to the furnace because he had learned it in books before.
Xu Luochen had not only gotten the sequence wrong, he had even added several different types of medicinal herbs. Besides, the function of those medicinal herbs had completely nothing to do with the Qi Condensation pills. In fact, it was even conflicting.
'What's going on?'
Ye Ping was rather curious but he did not suspect Xu Luochen.
He believed that Xu Luochen had his own reasons.
Below the stage, Xu Luochen had already given up on himself.
He didn't expect that he would one day fail the assessment because he couldn't remember the order of the herbs.
It was mainly because he had been thinking about other things yesterday, coupled with the fact that he was too confident. Hence, he was a little nervous.
"Oh dear."
"Oh dear."
"Oh dear."
He watched the medicinal herbs fuse and melt into a paste while being mixed together.
Xu Luochen was dumbfounded.
He had been putting medicinal herbs indiscriminately, and even somehow put some random herbs into the furnace.
The herb paste in the pill furnace had already turned black like poison.
The medicinal herb paste that others condensed seemed to be rosy while the paste of his Qi Condensation Pill seemed arsenic. He could tell at a glance that it was poisonous.
On the stage.
Chen Ning and the other elders had completely given up hope.
They trusted that Xu Luochen had his own ideas.
However, the issue was that there was no cure for adding medicinal herbs indiscriminately.
Adding herbs indiscriminately was not exactly irreparable.
However, the issue was that Xu Luochen had just put three conflicting herbs in a row, one of which was toxic.
The Qi Condensation Pill was all about neutralization and stability.
However, Xu Luochen did exactly the opposite. How could he refine a good pill out of it?
If he could, they would eat the pill furnaces.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but look at Ye Ping with curiosity, wondering why Xu Luochen could become Ye Ping's Senior Brother.
'Just with this?'
Time passed bit by bit.
Towards the end, Xu Luochen had already placed all the medicinal herbs into the pill furnace.
There were no medicinal herbs left.
Xu Luochen covered the pill furnace and immediately added some spiritual energy.
In an instant, the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace vibrated and flames rushed into the sky.
With a calm expression, Xu Luochen took a few steps back before taking a deep breath. He decided that he could no longer rely on the pill furnace.
Instead, he thought about how to deceive Ye Ping later.
However, at this point…
Roar!
The sound of the phoenix filled the air.
The Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace flew towards the air, as if it had turned into a flame phoenix, before landing hard on the ground.
The blazing rays of light made the temperature of the Baiyun Ancient City surge.
Immediately afterwards, the flame phoenix that landed on the ground turned into a pile of scorched soil.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Xu Luochen.
Their eyes were full of curiosity.
Even Xu Luochen was dumbfounded.
He was worried that he had caused the pill furnace to explode.
Otherwise, how could such a phenomenon have appeared?
Everyone watched everything curiously, and in fact, they all thought that Xu Luochen had failed and even destroyed the furnace.
There were many elders who felt that it was a huge pity.
However, before they spoke, there seemed to be something trembling in the scorched soil.
"Quick, look, it's a phoenix egg."
"It is a phoenix egg."
"Why would there be a phoenix egg?"
Everyone pointed at the soil in astonishment with shock in their gazes.
Everyone on the main stage was shocked too.
Ye Ping, in particular, looked extremely agitated because he was certain that Xu Luochen would never make a mistake.
Below the stage, there was a sanguine phoenix egg in the scorched soil.
There were golden patterns on it and it was emitting strange rays of light.
Crack-crack.
Crack-crack.
In the next moment, the phoenix egg shattered, and a golden pill that was as large as a longan appeared.
Immediately afterwards, the broken egg shell evolved into a Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace.
The golden pill was hovering in front of Xu Luochen and emitting a peculiar fragrance that spread throughout the entire Baiyun Ancient City.
The golden pill was extremely brilliant and dazzling, as if it was a small phoenix egg.
"Perfect pill. This is a perfect pill."
"This is a supreme pill. I never thought that I would be able to see the legendary perfect pill with my very own eyes in this life."
"It's the Phoenix Nirvana Pill that transcends all else. This is the Phoenix Nirvana Pill."
"What kind of alchemy technique is this? He actually managed to refine the supreme pill. I take my hat off to him."
All the elders on the main stage were astonished.
They were screaming in incredible shock.
Xu Luochen's Phoenix Nirvana Pill had indeed taken all of them aback.
Even Xu Luochen himself was completely dumbstruck.
'Just with this?'
'I managed to refine a pill?'
Xu Luochen was truly a bit astonished.
He had put in a bunch of medicinal herbs randomly, and to his surprise, he had really refined the supreme pills.
'What is this?'
'This is called the extreme Phoenix Nirvana pill refinement method."
'I'm truly a peerless alchemy master.'
Xu Luochen was filled with elation.
In fact, the Phoenix Wing Immortal Furnace had an unparalleled ability.
It was turning decay into a miracle.
However, not all medicinal herbs could turn into pills.
One had to add a variety of different medicinal herbs, and if an ordinary furnace was used, only inferior pills could be refined.
Only then could the power of the pill furnace be activated.
Once the power was activated, it would result in a strange phenomenon of the Phoenix Nirvana and the pills refined would turn decay into mystical substances.
In other words, even if Ye Ping refined it according to the rules, there would be no way to activate the power of the pill furnace.
One had to refine the most inferior pills to activate it.
Even if one added medicinal herbs at random, it would not work because the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace was a Dao artifact that could adjust on its own and the pills refined would not be inferior.
To put it bluntly, as long as one could refine pills that even the Phoenix Wing Pill Furnace could not stand, they would be able to be reborn.
Xu Luochen activated the pill furnace by mistake.
That was the reason for the phenomena.
The golden pill was hovering in midair.
The city was full of the fragrance of the pill.
It was a Qi Condensation Pill but taking a single sniff of it would allow one's Dharmic powers to be enriched and the pill contained the power of Nirvana.
If cultivators consumed the pills, their constitution would be changed and metamorphosed like the Phoenix Nirvana.
All of a sudden, many alchemists couldn't help but stare at the pill with their eyes full of envy and greed.
However, at this moment, Xu Luochen spoke up.
"Ye Ping, have you learned something?"
A voice sounded.
Ye Ping, who was on the main stage, slowly came back to his senses.
He looked at Xu Luochen and frantically said,
"Yes, Senior Brother, I understand what it is but I haven't learned how to do it."
"But I'll definitely try to learn it seriously."
He had completely understood what was going on.
However, he didn't know how to learn it.
"Okay, this pill is for you. Study it well."
"Okay, since the pill has been formed, go back and get some rest."
After being done with pretending to be impressive, Xu Luochen put away the pill furnace and turned around to leave.
He didn't want to continue pretending.
Most importantly, he had to figure out how he should answer when asked about how he had refined it.
Xu Luochen's friends were all rather upset.
'Great, you often ask us out for tea and tell us to relax but you secretly went for enrichment lessons?'
Despite feeling upset, they seized the time and began refining pills.
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Chapter 218: The Calamity of Qingzhou, Egg of the Gods
Late at night, the alchemy assessment in Baiyun Ancient City had already ended.
The elders of Baiyun Ancient City set up a banquet and invited Ye Ping and Xu Luochen to stay for dinner.
However, Xu Luochen was not the least bit willing to stay here and wanted to hurry up and leave.
He was completely aware that once he got to the banquet, the first thing that everyone would ask him would be how he had refined the golden pill.
Hence, given the current situation, Xu Luochen was naturally unwilling to stay behind.
After receiving the alchemist's decree, Xu Luochen left with Ye Ping overnight.
It was nighttime.
The sky was full of stars.
Xu Luochen and Ye Ping slowly walked towards the Qingyun Dao Sect.
During the journey, Xu Luochen seemed extremely calm but the joy in his eyes could not be hidden.
He had finally gotten the alchemy decree.
He was finally a qualified alchemist too.
There were countless benefits to becoming a qualified alchemist and he would receive respect everywhere he went.
Most importantly, he could finally go out and make some money.
He would not have to rely on the paltry wages given by the sect to make ends meet and live a miserable life.
Although the living standards in the sect had improved greatly ever since Ye Ping returned, being financially self-sufficient was still more comfortable.
Xu Luochen remained silent throughout the journey.
Ye Ping, who was tagging along behind, was also thinking about other things.
Perhaps, he felt that it was too boring.
Xu Luochen took the initiative to break the silence and slowly spoke.
"Little Junior Brother."
As Xu Luochen spoke up, Ye Ping couldn't help but answer.
"What's the matter, Second Senior Brother?"
Ye Ping asked with some curiosity.
"How long have you been in the sect?"
Xu Luochen asked.
"About half a year."
Ye Ping counted carefully and realized that about half a year had passed since he joined the sect.
'Half a year?'
Xu Luochen was somehow surprised to hear his answer because he always felt that Ye Ping had been in the sect for a few years.
He did not expect that Ye Ping had already arrived for half a year.
He looked at Ye Ping before looking at himself.
Xu Luochen couldn't help but sigh.
In half a year's time, Ye Ping's sword techniques improved tremendously and he developed unparalleled alchemy skills. His attainments in array formation were also top-notch. He could basically be considered a full-fledged cultivator.
The more terrifying thing was that it had only been half a year. God knows how terrifying Ye Ping's growth would be after three or five years.
He had been in the Qingyun Dao Sect for more than 20 years and had merely passed the alchemy assessment.
Comparison would really drive one to their grave.
Soon, Xu Luochen's voice sounded again.
"Ye Ping, there's something that I forgot to ask you about. Where are your parents?"
Xu Luochen asked about Ye Ping's parents.
"Parents?"
Speaking of this, Ye Ping could not help but shake his head. He did not know where his parents were.
For the past three years since he transmigrated, Ye Ping didn't know who his parents were. He had grown up as an orphan and knew that he was from the Jin Nation.
"Senior Brother, I was an orphan since I was a child so I don't know where my parents are."
Ye Ping answered. He did not have much feelings for his parents. After all, they had never met each other and he had transmigrated too.
"Ah, so you're a pitiful person too."
Xu Luochen sighed.
Ye Ping couldn't help but speak up afterwards.
"Second Senior Brother, where are your parents?"
Ye Ping looked at Xu Luochen curiously.
"Dozens of years ago, there was a huge calamity in Qingzhou. It was allegedly the birth of a treasure that resulted in an intense battle between two powerhouses. There was a huge flood and countless people died because of it."
"I ended up becoming an orphan because of that calamity and Master adopted me."
Xu Luochen never wanted to mention his past to others but he did today, perhaps because he was in a good mood.
However, he had now taken the initiative to inform Ye Ping of the truth of his birth.
"Senior Brother, your parents must still be alive. They just haven't found you yet, but I believe that one day, your father will definitely find you."
Ye Ping said comfortingly.
As soon as he said that, Xu Luochen chuckled. He no longer cared about acknowledging his father. Anyway, he had never met him before and hence, he definitely didn't have feelings for him.
Just like that, both of them returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect speechlessly.
At the same time, in the Northern section of Qingzhou.
Under a certain abyss, a line of people appeared.
It was the Qingzhou Demon Abyss that was between Qingzhou and Lizhou. The Demon Abyss was rumored to be the place where countless souls gathered during the Qingzhou calamity.
There was terrifying resentment in the Demon Abyss and even Golden Core realm cultivators would definitely not step into it.
At this moment, they were each holding an ancient lamp and walking in the Demon Abyss.
There were four men and three women among the group of people, each of whom was handsome and suave. They had an extraordinary aura, especially the man who was taking the lead. He was wearing a starry robe where there was starlight surrounding it. He seemed extremely powerful while standing there.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, the demonic aura here is too intense. What kind of a place is this?"
Someone spoke up softly and at the same time scanned the surroundings with a wary gaze.
"Don't speak nonsense, keep quiet."
The man, who was called Xinghe, spoke up calmly with an ancient lamp in hand, as if there was a divine power that was blocking the demonic aura.
Just like that, they finally saw a large door.
However, before they entered, the terrifying demonic aura seemed to have turned into a gale that started sweeping towards everyone.
In an instant, the ancient lamp went out and it was pitch dark.
sizzles*
However, in the next moment, the leader of the group raised his hand, and another ancient lamp lit up. However, it was different because there was a golden Buddha floating in it, suppressing all the demons.
"Buddha Oil Lamp!"
"Senior Brother Xinghe, do you actually have such an item?"
"Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed worthy of being the most elite member of the Heavenly Supervisory. He actually has such a wonderful thing like the Buddha Oil Lamp."
Everyone said excitedly.
The Buddha Oil Lamp was rumored to have been created using the oil of the Buddha when he passed away. It was said to contain infinite Buddhist powers, and if it was lit up, it could suppress all evil.
"Stop speaking for now."
"This time, I came here to investigate the Qingzhou Demon Abyss. It probably won't be that simple."
"You guys be careful. If you go in later, there will definitely be danger. Got it?"
Ye Xinghe told everyone to be careful later, lest they encountered any danger.
"Yes, Senior Brother Xinghe."
"Yes, Senior Brother Ye."
Everyone nodded.
He then took the lead and walked directly into it.
It was a large hall.
The interior seemed to be very dilapidated and all of the buildings were damaged.
The Buddha Oil Lamp was extremely bright and it lit up the surroundings. Everyone carefully walked into the main hall.
Soon, they arrived at the central area.
"It's the altar."
Someone pointed at the passage in the central area.
"There are bloodstains."
"These bloodstains seem very different."
"Don't go over, be careful."
The crowd came to the central area and soon found an altar that was stained with blood. However, the bloodstains seemed strange.
Some people walked up and wanted to scrutinize it.
However, at the next moment, a few roars sounded.
Roar!
Roar!
In the quiet hall, there were several roars that filled the air, and five different figures appeared on the strange altar.
Green Dragon.
White Tiger.
Vermilion Bird.
Black Tortoise.
Qilin.
Those were the five sacred beasts.
The roars were very terrifying and everyone retreated. Apart from Ye Xinghe, the remaining six people were all injured, though their injuries were not severe.
They looked extremely shocked.
"Those are the five sacred beasts."
"Why did the True Spirits of the five sacred beasts appear here?"
"Where is this damned place? Why would the True Spirits of the five sacred beasts?"
"This place is not to be belittled."
They were discussing with looks of astonishment on their faces as they looked at everything in disbelief.
The five sacred beasts were the Green Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin, which were the sacred beasts of the humans. They could also be called the Immortal Beasts.
Such things would happen once only in 10,000 years.
They were truly a supreme existence, and since ancient times, countless powerhouses could dream of gaining the recognition of the sacred beasts, but only a few people could.
"These bloodstains are the blood of sacred beasts."
Ye Xinghe's voice sounded and he was frowning while staring at the altar. Immediately afterwards, he slowly told everyone that the bloodstains on the altar belonged to the sacred beasts.
"The blood of sacred beasts? How can there be the blood of sacred beasts here?"
"Could it be that the calamity of Qingzhou happened because someone discovered the blood of the sacred beasts here?"
"Wow, is the blood still useful?"
The people were still shocked because they knew what the blood of sacred beasts meant.
A drop of blood of the sacred beasts would allow one to evolve and even obtain the destiny of Heaven and Earth. Hence, they were naturally agitated.
"The blood of the True Spirits have already been drained and it is not very useful now. However, it can still be used for refining pills. You can collect it, but be careful."
Ye Xinghe spoke as he walked towards the altar.
He carefully observed the altar.
As for the others, they quickly collected the blood of the sacred beasts, but the blood had already dried up and turned into blood powder. Hence, they had to collect it bit by bit.
Even so, everyone was overjoyed. After all, it was the blood of sacred beasts which were rare.
Ye Xinghe did not go to collect the blood of the sacred beasts. He could tell at a glance that the blood of the sacred beasts had already dried up and lost their true spirit. Hence, it was not very useful.
It was almost useless for him.
He carefully observed this altar.
The altar was very peculiar, and most importantly, he discovered that there was a stone egg in the altar that had already been broken. Ye Xinghe picked up a shattered piece of the egg and carefully observed it.
Five minutes passed.
Ye Xinghe finally guessed something.
"Everyone, we might have encountered a huge trouble."
Ye Xinghe spoke. As his voice sounded, everyone couldn't help but be curious.
They had collected all the blood powder around the altar and now that they had heard what Ye Xinghe said, they couldn't help but be curious.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, what kind of trouble have we encountered?"
"A huge trouble? It's just a relic in Qingzhou. What secrets can there be?"
"Yes, Senior Brother Ye, it's only a Qingzhou relic and the difficulty of the mission given by the academy is only Grade A. What's so troublesome about it?"
They sounded extremely curious.
After all, the Qingzhou ruins did not come from a known origin.
Legend had it that twenty years ago, the same treasure appeared in Qingzhou and it led to a brutal fight between two Essence Soul realm powerhouses. It even caused the spirit veins of Qingzhou to be destroyed and even led to a flood that caused living beings to be destroyed.
Such things had occurred rather frequently in the past so it wasn't considered a huge event.
However, Ye Xinghe said that they had gotten into massive trouble so they were naturally curious.
"Everyone, more than twenty years ago, there was a calamity in Qingzhou that was caused by the birth of a treasure. I guess I already know what it is."
Ye Xinghe's expression was extremely stern.
"Senior Brother Ye, what are the treasures?"
"Senior Brother Xinghe, the treasure of Qingzhou has always been a mystery. Until now, no one knows what treasure they're competing for, how would you know?"
"It is recorded in the history of the Jin Nation that there was a treasure in Qingzhou that caused two Essence Soul realm cultivators to fight an intense battle. The treasure went missing but no one knows what it is. Senior Brother Xinghe, how do you know?"
Everyone asked Ye Xinghe curiously.
"It wasn't a treasure, it was a god of heaven and earth."
Ye Xinghe shook his head and told everyone that the so-called treasure was a god of heaven and earth.
"God of heaven and earth?"
"What does that mean?"
"A god born by heaven and earth?"
"Is there really such a thing?"
"Senior Brother Ye, do you have any evidence?"
The crowd looked at Ye Xinghe and couldn't help but ask that question.
"You guys come over and look."
"This stone egg is extremely old. It has a history of at least a few hundred years."
"If I'm not wrong, there should be a god of heaven and earth in this stone egg."
"But what destroyed it and its vitality?"
"This altar should be the Sacred Blood Summoning Spirit Array. Someone obtained this stone egg and tried to awaken the god in it."
"They wanted to use the five sacred beasts to awaken the gods."
"So, we are in big trouble."
Ye Xinghe couldn't help but take a deep breath and say so.
"The eggs of the gods?"
"Sacred blood of the five beasts?"
"I didn't expect it. The treasure of Qingzhou is actually a god that was born?"
"How exaggerated must the god born out of heaven and earth be?"
They were shocked.
The so-called god of heaven and earth was an existence born out of heaven and earth.
It was neither a human nor a ghost nor a demon but a god.
It had extremely terrifying growth potential.
It could be said that the god of heaven and earth was like Heaven's son, who was favored and would receive blessings in everything they did.
However, such a thing existed only in legends and almost no one had ever seen it before.
Besides, the god of heaven and earth could only be bred when the timing, place, and people were right because it was too incredible.
It would not be able to be bred if any one of the conditions was not met.
That was also the reason that the crowd was shocked.
"Senior Brother Ye, even if it's really as you said, what does it have to do with us? After all, so many years have passed since that incident."
Someone spoke up and they felt that even if it was really as Ye Xinghe said, it didn't have anything to do with them.
However, Ye Xinghe shook his head.
He took a deep breath.
"If it's just to recover the egg of a deity, it indeed has nothing to do with us."
"Do you guys know what I'm worried about?"
"This array formation disappeared about tens of thousands of years ago and it's the supreme array formation of the Supreme Demon hall."
"This array formation can not only be used to summon spirits, it can also be used for reincarnation."
"A god egg that is already rid of vitality will never breed a god."
"So I guess that someone wants to inject a True Spirit into the stone egg so that a demigod spirit can be born."
"If that's the case, the Demon Dao powerhouse would definitely discover traces of our presence."
"By then, he might kill us to silence us. We might just die without knowing how we did."
Ye Xinghe voiced his guesses and doubts.
As soon as he said that, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath in fear.
They might have unintentionally offended a peerless powerhouse by accidentally exposing his secret.
"Senior Brother Ye, I don't think it should lead to something that terrible, right?"
"Yes, this matter happened more than twenty years ago and it's only a matter of time before we get discovered. Senior Brother, no one has ever come to this place in decades. I think you might be overly worried, Senior Brother."
Everyone spoke up and tried their best to comfort themselves.
After all, if they did what Ye Xinghe wanted them to do, they could all forget about living.
"Yes, maybe it's true that I'm overthinking, but we still need to be cautious. Changming, Bailian, leave quickly and go back to the Heavenly Supervisory to tell the higher-ups about this."
"The rest of you follow me and continue with the investigation."
Ye Xinghe asked them to leave and hurry back to the Heavenly Supervisory.
"Yes, Senior Brother."
"Senior Brother, you guys take care, we'll get going first."
The two of them spoke up and left quickly.
After they left, someone could not help but continue to ask.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, I know about the god of heaven and earth but I haven't heard about demigods."
He asked Ye Xinghe with curiosity in his eyes.
"Yes, it's true that there is no such thing as a demigod in this world."
"However, I read an ancient book, in which the concept of demigods was mentioned. It's said that the soul of a person who is about to die can be infused with the god egg that is already devoid of vitality, which can then be irrigated with the blood of the five sacred beasts."
"The egg can then be buried in a certain spirit vein and over time, it might breed a demigod."
Ye Xinghe knew that much only because he had read an ancient manual.
"Senior Brother Ye, is this demigod strong?"
Someone asked curiously.
"Of course it is. Gods are invincible, so demigods are definitely powerful. They are at least half as powerful as gods."
Someone gave a straightforward answer.
However, Ye Xinghe shook his head.
"No."
"It is written in the ancient books that if a demigod is born, it might not necessarily be powerful."
"There are two possibilities. One is that it might be like an ordinary god and have all his wishes fulfilled by gaining help from Heaven in everything they do."
"However, there is another possibility, that is, its luck is suppressed. Before the age of thirty, it would be the same as ordinary cultivators or even worse than them."
"No matter what, it will be very ordinary and mediocre, but once it passes the age of thirty, it will erupt with unparalleled talent."
"The first one's fine because there is at least still something to catch up to."
"If it's the second type, it'd be terrifying."
"Once they pass the age of thirty, it will result in a true eruption and the training over three decades would allow one's Dao Heart to be stable."
"However, no matter which one it is, it is probably stronger than us."
Ye Xinghe said.
However, at this moment…
Two figures suddenly appeared outside the main hall.
They were Bailian and Changming.
No, there were three.
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Chapter 219: My Child Is Either Extremely Lucky or Unlucky
Outside the hall.
Three figures appeared.
Changming and Bailian both appeared.
"Changming, Bailian, why are you two back again? Didn't Senior Brother Xinghe tell you to go back?"
Someone asked curiously.
However, at this moment, Ye Xinghe appeared in front of them and extended his right hand in a bid to hint them to stay silent.
The reason being, there were more than two figures outside the main hall.
There were three.
Ye Xinghe and the others immediately kept quiet and stared at the space outside the main hall, seemingly rather nervous.
Changming and Bailian were shivering.
As soon as they walked out, they saw someone.
It was an old man.
At this moment, he was standing quietly outside the main hall like a ghost, making them feel flustered and uneasy.
"Senior!"
"We didn't intend to barge in, please forgive us, Senior."
"We are the inspectors of the Heavenly Supervisory. My master is Ouyang Yuanxiu, please forgive us on his account."
Ye Xinghe revealed his master's identity.
He was afraid that he wouldn't have the chance to say it, so he said it earlier to avoid causing any unnecessary misunderstanding.
"Hah!"
An indifferent laughter filled the ears of Ye Xinghe and the rest, giving them the creeps.
The old man did not say anything but his voice made them feel somewhat scared.
"Senior, please forgive me. If you're not willing to let us know, we are willing to destroy our own memories."
Ye Xinghe continued.
He was even willing to self-destruct his memories. All he wanted was for the old man to let him off.
However, the old man stood silently.
His hair was messy and unkempt.
He looked like he was about to slip into Qi Deviation from practicing heretical techniques. Some people seemed like they were neither human nor ghost but that was also the reason that they seemed terrifying.
The old man silently stood with a calm gaze in his eyes.
He did not have any killing intent or a cold gaze. Instead, his gaze was very calm.
However, the calmer he seemed, the more uneasy Ye Xinghe and the others felt.
"Don't be afraid."
The old man spoke and slowly walked towards them before turning to look at Ye Xinghe.
"Don't be nervous guys, I won't kill you."
"Good. The Heavenly Supervisory has indeed recruited quite a few elite soldiers over the years."
His words made everyone slightly more at ease.
"Thank you, Senior."
Ye Xinghe did not relax at all. In fact, he got even more nervous.
If the other party didn't want to kill them, they probably had a hidden agenda, but no matter what, it was better than getting killed.
"Help me do something and I promise that I'll not only kill you but also give you a creation. How does that sound?"
His tone was extremely calm.
While he was speaking, he raised his arm and the phantoms of the five sacred beasts appeared.
It was the blood of the sacred beasts.
At this moment, even Ye Xinghe could not help but seem astonished, let alone the others.
The blood of five sacred beasts was rare and they didn't expect the old man in front of them to have such an item.
However, he wasn't in the least bit happy at all. Instead, his heart got heavier.
"Senior, what's the matter?"
"If it is something that is against the Heavenly Supervisory, I won't do it even if I have to die."
Ye Xinghe did not know what the elder wanted him to do, but he had a hunch that it was definitely not a trivial matter.
If it was a trivial matter, how could they possibly offer the blood of the sacred beasts as the reward?
"Don't worry."
The old man shook his head again and said, "I don't have any animosity against the Heavenly Dao nor will I make you do anything that goes against the Heavenly Supervisory."
"I want you to help me find someone."
The elder said.
'Find someone?'
This time, everyone was curious because they really didn't know that the elder had looked for them only for the sake of finding a person.
Logically speaking, finding someone should be easy given the realm that he was in.
"Senior, who do you want us to find?"
Ye Xinghe asked.
However, the elder did not answer right away. Instead, he looked at the altar that was not far away.
"You should have guessed it, right?"
His words made Ye Xinghe silent.
The others did not understand what he meant but Ye Xinghe did.
"Senior, since you have the sacred blood, you must be the one who created this altar, right?"
"If I guessed correctly, you should be an elder of the Supreme Demon Hall, right?"
Ye Xinghe revealed his conjecture.
As soon as he said that, the latter nodded in satisfaction. "You're quite smart."
"In that case, I'll stop keeping you in suspense."
"It was about 1,400 years ago."
"My wife became pregnant with my child. You guys should know that at my realm, it is almost impossible for me to have children."
"Unfortunately, I had too many enemies and they did not dare to come after me but they targeted my wife instead. For the sake of protecting my child, she would rather let herself fall."
"Unfortunately, the Dao of my unborn fetus was hurt and he died in her womb."
"In order to keep him alive, I injected his essence blood into the god egg and irrigated it with the blood of the five sacred beasts."
The elder told his story.
Everyone stayed silent but they did not dare to resist. They simply listened patiently while gaining enlightenment. They also understood the cause and effect.
"Fortunately, everything has been completed and the egg has bred a new life."
"However, just twenty-five years ago, my enemies came looking for me. They didn't know what I was doing so I left this place, lest they discovered me."
"Unfortunately, less than half a year after I left, my child was born and it led to some phenomena. Two fools appeared in Qingzhou and thought that it was some treasure."
"They vied with each other for it and broke many mountain ranges. They even caused my child to disappear."
At this point, the old man's gaze immediately turned bloodshot and his eyes were full of anger.
Ye Xinghe and the others shuddered in fear that came from within their hearts.
They were scared but they didn't dare to speak and could only listen quietly.
"What happened afterwards?"
After a while, Ye Xinghe waited until the old man had calmed down a little before asking the question.
"I came back and found that my child was missing. I wasn't even aware if it was a boy or a girl."
"As for those two guys, I destroyed their sect and everyone died at my hands, but so what? My child is still missing."
"What do you guys think of my approach?"
The old man explained everything in a calm tone.
He made it sound as if a massacre was an ordinary thing.
At the same time, he looked at Ye Xinghe and the others.
"These two should indeed die."
"They got greedy for wealth, they did deserve to die."
The rest of the people spoke up and answered the old man's question.
However, as soon as they did, the old man couldn't help but sneer, "You orthodox cultivators are really hypocritical."
Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately seemed awkward but there was nothing they could say or retort.
"Senior, do you want us to find your child?"
Ye Xinghe asked.
"Yes, with the invincible means of the Heavenly Supervisory, it shouldn't be hard to investigate."
The old man nodded and answered Ye Xinghe's question.
However, Ye Xinghe was immediately a little curious.
"Senior, since you are a powerhouse of the Supreme Demon Hall, it shouldn't be hard for you to find someone. Why are you asking us for help?"
That was what Ye Xinghe was bewildered about.
Logically speaking, the Supreme Demon Hall was one of the strongest few forces of this world. Although there hadn't been many happening events in the Supreme Demon Hall in recent years, it was undeniably powerful.
Although it was inferior to the Heavenly Supervisory, it was not too far behind.
Shouldn't they be able to carry out investigations easily?
"No! No! No!"
The old man shook his head and answered.
"I was exactly like what you thought in the beginning, but unfortunately, they thought I was getting old and refused to listen or obey my orders."
"You are a disciple of the Heavenly Supervisory. You should know that there seemed to be no changes in the Supreme Demon Hall, right?"
The old man said.
"Yes."
Ye Xinghe nodded. In recent years, except for the sudden surge in the strength of the Fiendcelestial Cult, there hadn't been many happening events in the Supreme Demon Hall. The Heavenly Supervisory was very curious too but they couldn't find any news.
"Do you know why?"
The old man asked calmly.
Ye Xinghe was immediately stunned.
He understood the reason right away.
The old man did not answer in detail and instead looked at Ye Xinghe.
"You seem like a smart person. Apart from you, I don't want anyone else to find out about this. I've been unbeatable all my life because I don't have any weaknesses. My child is my only weakness."
"My child is the only person I care about. I want to find my child even if it means that I have to forgo the Immortal Ascension."
"However, I don't want others to find out, else my child will never be safe."
"That's the reason I looked for you. Do you understand?"
The old man had almost said everything that there was to say at this point.
The rest would be up to Ye Xinghe.
"But we heard it too."
Ye Xinghe's disciples couldn't help but interject.
However, in the next moment, the old man waved his hand and they immediately fell to the ground.
However, Ye Xinghe didn't get nervous. He could immediately sense that they had merely fainted and were not dead.
"I've already erased their memories. Young man, are you willing to help me, a lonely man?"
The old man asked calmly while looking at Ye Xinghe.
"If it's just to find someone, I'm naturally willing to."
Ye Xinghe gave his answer.
"Yes, I'll thank you first then. However, there are a few things that I have to make clear."
"Don't think I'm being naggy."
He said slowly before continuing immediately afterwards.
"Don't tell anyone else about this matter. Not a single person is to find out."
"I can guarantee that the Heavenly Supervisory won't be able to protect you, and they might even have to pay the price for this if you let your tongue slip. I'll make your friends and your loved ones feel what it's like to be in a living hell."
"Do you understand?"
The old man's voice was calm, but Ye Xinghe knew that he meant what he said.
"I understand."
Ye Ping nodded.
"Yes, one more thing, if you find my child, don't make a fuss about it yet. You just have to light up this treasure talisman and I will appear beside you."
"Of course, if my child is harmed in the slightest, I'll do what I just said too. So, don't you have any improper thoughts."
At this point, a drop of the blood of the five sacred beasts appeared in his hand.
In the next moment, it appeared in Ye Xinghe's hand.
"This is the deposit. If you find my child, I'll give you the complete thing. Such a thing is very valuable to you."
The elder said.
He was rather generous too as he simply gave a drop of blood of the five sacred beasts to Ye Xinghe as a deposit.
"Thank you, Senior."
Ye Xinghe was a little excited. The blood of the five sacred beasts was indeed very important to him because it was essential for the cultivation technique that he used.
"Okay, go."
The old man nodded and then turned around to leave.
However, at this moment, Ye Xinghe couldn't help but speak.
"Senior, I'd like to ask if your child has any special characteristics. If there are none, it'd be difficult to find him. There are 70 million cultivators in Qingzhou and countless ordinary people. It's just like finding a needle in a haystack."
Ye Xinghe asked.
After all, he needed some clues too.
If there were no clues at all, how could he find it?
If he searched one by one, he might never be able to find him in a thousand years.
"Special characteristics?"
The old man stayed silent for a while as he pondered carefully.
He then gave him an answer.
"I've never seen this child before and I'm indeed unclear what special characteristics there are."
"However, my child was conceived from a divine egg, so he or she must have a unique characteristic."
"My child should either be incredibly lucky or extremely unfortunate."
The old man revealed the only characteristic.
His words made Ye Xinghe even more curious.
'Your child should either be incredibly lucky or extremely unfortunate?'
'That seems… very strange.'
"Okay, if you've found my child, remember to contact me."
The old man left after saying that.
He disappeared right on the spot.
Ye Xinghe was left standing alone on top of the altar.
After a long time, Ye Xinghe waved his hand and took those disciples away from that place.
At the same time, within the territory of the northern state of Jin Nation.
In the depths of the mountain.
Chen Lingrou watched everything in bewilderment.
She had just parted ways with Lin Bei and Xue Zhuan.
After walking for a short while, she discovered a ruins and thought that there was some treasure there.
In the end, as soon as she entered, she discovered that there was a Teleportation Array in the ruins.
What made her feel even more confused was that as soon as she opened her eyes, she realized that she was in a lair.
The lair didn't seem to be abandoned.
While Chen Lingrou was full of doubts…
At the next moment, a leopard with turquoise eyes appeared in front of her and walked towards the entrance of the nest.
"It's a Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard."
Chen Lingrou froze right on the spot.
She could tell at a glance what kind of demonic beast it was.
It was an extremely rare demonic beast that was rumored to have been born from a Qilin and a leopard. It had the bloodline of the Qilin.
"Where exactly is this?"
'Why are there such demonic beasts?'
Chen Lingrou stayed silent.
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Chapter 220: Su Changyu Is Lost Again!
In the cave.
Chen Lingrou looked at the demonic beast, feeling rather dumbfounded.
'Did I get teleported to the lair of demonic beasts?'
'That's outrageous?'
Chen Lingrou felt that she was really unlucky.
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard.
Such a demonic beast was hard to come by, and yet she managed to encounter it even though she hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment realm.
'I'm really… unlucky.'
Chen Lingrou shuddered a little.
However, the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard that entered the lair did not seem ferocious at all. Instead, it had a peculiar gaze.
It looked quite bizarre.
"Human?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard stared at Chen Lingrou and asked.
"Can you communicate with humans?"
Chen Lingrou was rather shocked and looked at the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard with a bewildered gaze.
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was speechless.
"Ah, that's not what I meant. Don't get the wrong idea… I'm just curious about why a beast like you can speak."
Chen Lingrou was a little nervous and obviously didn't state what she meant.
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was speechless.
"No, no, no, I really didn't mean that. I'm just poor at communicating my thoughts."
Chen Lingrou was so flustered that she was on the verge of tears.
That wasn't what she meant at all, but whenever she spoke, the meaning of her words would change.
That made her feel extremely upset.
"Okay, I understand what you mean."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard had a male voice.
It slowly walked towards Chen Lingrou and said immediately afterwards, "I won't hurt you, I'm just a little curious as to why you're here."
As the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard slowly approached, Chen Lingrou saw its full appearance.
It was a demonic beast with the body of a leopard and the head of a Qilin but it was wearing a fish scale-like armor on its body with Qilin horns on its head, and if not for the fact that it had a body of a leopard, it would really be a Qilin.
"Haaa~"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard yawned and laid at the side lazily.
"I don't know. I just accidentally stepped onto a Teleportation Array and ended up here."
"Where is this place, Senior?"
Seeing that the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was not hostile towards her, Chen Lingrou immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Everything would be fine as long as it didn't kill her.
"This is the Cloud Mist Mountain Range."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard answered Chen Lingrou's question.
"Cloud Mist Mountain Range?"
"Is this the Northern State?"
Chen Lingrou came to a sudden realization. She had heard of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range where Su Changyu often got lost, so Chen Lingrou would study maps in her free time.
She had a good understanding of the geography of the entire Jin Nation.
However, Chen Lingrou's face was soon sullen.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was a famous demonic beast mountain range in Jin Nation. Hence, if she ended up there, she would encounter lots of demonic beasts all the time.
"Senior, can you send me away from this place?" Chen Lingrou asked.
However, as soon as she said that, the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard's gaze turned cold and it looked at Chen Lingrou.
"Do you think I'm affable and can be persuaded easily?"
As soon as the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard spoke, the temperature in the cave seemed to have plunged greatly.
"Ah… this!"
"Senior, I don't mean that. I just think that if you help someone, you should go all the way. You're the descendant of the Qilin, an auspicious beast. You should be kindhearted, right?"
Chen Lingrou began to fabricate things.
However, her words were quite effective on the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard.
"You're quite good at talking but I won't help you. To be frank, you're really lucky to have ended up in my lair after stepping onto the Teleportation Array."
"If you had been teleported into the lair of other demonic beast kings, you might have already been silenced by now."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard seemed to be very cold and lofty. It was the demonic beast king of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
Being the descendant of the Qilin, it was naturally worthy of being called a demonic beast.
"Lucky?"
Chen Lingrou did not feel lucky and sat on the ground with a depressed look.
She was really at a loss for what to do.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was densely populated with demonic beasts, and rumor had it that there were Beast Kings, such as the one in front of her now.
It should at least be in the Golden Core realm.
She was a cultivator who was at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement realm. She would be courting death by going to that place.
It was very quiet in the cave.
Some time later, the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard finally spoke up.
"You…"
Chen Lingrou looked at the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard with her eyes full of excitement.
"How long do you plan to stay here?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard asked coldly and indifferently.
Chen Lingrou was speechless.
This time, she was at a loss for an answer.
However, the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard took a deep breath.
"I can send you back but you have to help me with something in exchange. How does that sound?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was lying on the ground and stretching.
"Senior, tell me what it is. I'll help you even if you want me to do you ten favors."
Chen Lingrou immediately perked up when she heard that there was a chance.
"Alright, do me ten favors then."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard nodded and agreed.
Chen Lingrou was speechless.
"Senior, I'll do you one favor."
Hearing that there was an opportunity, Chen Lingrou instantly perked up.
"Okay, in about two weeks, a bunch of Heaven and Earth Spirit Herb will ripen. I'm worried that someone might snatch it from me, so how about you help me collect it?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard said.
However, Chen Lingrou was not a fool. Although the task sounded simple, why did he send her?
There was clearly something fishy about it.
"Senior, is it going to be dangerous?"
Chen Lingrou asked straightforwardly.
"It's naturally not going to be dangerous. Why would I send you, a Qi Refinement cultivator, if it's dangerous?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard glanced at Chen Lingrou in disdain.
The latter chuckled without saying anything.
Although Chen Lingrou was simple-minded, her Senior Brothers and even the Sect Leader had given her instructions before she left the mountain so she naturally wouldn't be that silly.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. Once that Heaven and Earth Spirit Herb matures, the demonic beasts of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range will rush to snatch it, but don't worry, with me around, I'd definitely make sure that they don't make it back alive."
"The only thing I'm worried about is a monkey that's extremely agile so I'm scared that he might snatch it away. You just have to help me get that Heaven and Earth Spirit Herb."
"How about I impart to you the Great Qilin Mystical Ability?"
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard offered all sorts of benefits in exchange for Chen Lingrou's help in obtaining the herb.
He promised to teach her the Great Qilin Mystical Ability.
"Great Qilin Mystical Ability? Senior, there are lots of such Dharmic Dao in our sect. Why don't you give me some Spirit Stones after I help you collect the spirit herb?"
Chen Lingrou understood that attractive promises were empty promises most of the time. The promise maker might even kill the person whom they made the promise to because they could not afford to take out the reward.
Hence, she thought that she might as well ask for some Spirit Stones so that they wouldn't fall out with each other later on.
As for why she chose to decline…
Well, Chen Lingrou was just too timid.
If Ye Ping was around, she definitely wouldn't be scared, but unfortunately, she was now alone and terrified.
"Spirit Stones?"
"You're so incompetent."
"No wonder you're still a Qi Refinement cultivator."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard looked at Chen Lingrou with its eyes full of disdain.
However, it eventually nodded and agreed.
After all, it didn't lack Spirit Stones. Besides, it needed Chen Lingrou's help, so it treated that as an insurance.
"Okay, stay here and rest for half a month. After half a month, have a fight with me on a dark and windy night."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard nodded.
"Okay, King Turquoise, let me ask you, is the monkey you mentioned powerful?"
Chen Lingrou asked cautiously.
However, the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was a little perturbed.
'King Turquoise?'
'That sounds odd.'
"No. But the monkey is very agile and white in color."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard shook its head.
"Really?"
Chen Lingrou was apprehensive. 'If the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard is wary of it, how can it not be strong?'
"I can swear that that monkey is definitely not strong."
"You're so scared of everything, trust you to have the cheek to call yourself a cultivator."
The Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard was a little annoyed.
Hearing the impatience and annoyance in the Turquoise-eyed Qilin-Leopard's tone, Chen Lingrou immediately stopped talking and smiled subserviently.
She couldn't help it. Since she was in his lair, she had no choice but to give in.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
In the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Boom!
With the sound of a huge explosion, everyone in the Qingyun Dao Sect couldn't help but frown.
In particular, Daoist Tai Hua.
He stood on the cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect and frowned, seemingly rather depressed.
Ever since Xu Luochen came back seven days ago, he had been refining pills all day long.
He had to create such a huge fuss when doing so.
However, there was nothing much to say about the ruckus he was causing.
However, he would often end up refining pills that were extremely ordinary.
Daoist Tai Hua had no choice but to be furious.
If he could refine good pills, he would have nothing to say.
If that went on, the Qingyun Dao Sect would either crumble or go up in flames.
On the rear cliff of the Qingyun Dao Sect, Xu Luochen was glum.
Since he refined the Phoenix Nirvana Elixir seven days ago, he hadn't refined any Spirit Pills yet.
All the pills he refined were inferior-grade, which was very much to his dismay.
When he wasn't serious, the pills he refined would be of extremely high quality.
Yet, when he was being serious, he couldn't refine good pills.
He was perplexed.
On the rear cliff.
In addition to Xu Luochen, Ye Ping was also comprehending something.
He was now at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm and was about to step into the Golden Core realm.
Ye Ping was thinking about whether or not he should step into the Golden Core realm.
After all, he hadn't improved much.
However, just as Ye Ping was pondering whether to break through to the Golden Core realm, a figure appeared in front of him.
It was Lin Bei.
"Ye Ping, Ye Ping, hurry up."
Lin Bei seemed extremely agitated, as if there was something important to do.
"Senior Brother Lin, what's the matter?"
Ye Ping was a little curious about why Lin Bei was looking for him.
"The Jin Nation Bazaar Convention is going to open in Chenzhou. I'll take you there to earn some good money. Come with me."
Lin Bei was clearly extremely excited. He told Ye Ping that the Jin Nation Bazaar Convention was about to be held in Chenzhou.
"Jin Nation Bazaar Convention?"
Ye Ping was a little curious, but before he could say anything, Lin Bei stopped him.
"It's too late to explain, just come."
After saying this, Lin Bei took Ye Ping away.
Soon, Ye Ping and Lin Bei left. Besides, what made Ye Ping shocked was that Xue Zhuan had tagged along.
They had prepared several bags and those who didn't know might think that they had picked up money.
The trio left the Qingyun Dao Sect.
On the front cliff.
Daoist Tai Hua glanced at the three of them without saying much. His disciples going down the mountain was normal.
Looking at the three of them, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but think of Su Changyu.
"It's been seven days, I think Changyu should have arrived at the Great Xia Dynasty, right?"
"I don't know if that Old Xuan will acknowledge Changyu."
"Ah, I hope Changyu won't be dejected if he doesn't."
"But if he does, what should they do?"
Daoist Tai Hua muttered, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but look at the rear cliff of Qingyun.
That was where Xu Luochen was.
The person Daoist Tai Hua was most worried about in the entire Qingyun Dao Sect was not Su Changyu, nor was it Chen Lingrou.
Instead, it was Xu Luochen.
Yes, it was Xu Luochen.
More than twenty years ago, Daoist Tai Hua picked up Su Changyu during the flood.
However, two years later, Daoist Tai Hua picked up Xu Luochen on a cliff.
To be honest, until now, Daoist Tai Hua was curious about how Xu Luochen ended up hanging off the cliff.
Besides, Xu Luochen was extremely unlucky.
Every time he went down the mountain alone, he was either cheated out of money or deceived by others. The worst encounter he had was being fooled into mining for half a year.
Later on, things got better when he went down the mountain with Su Changyu. He at least didn't get deceived by anyone.
If Su Changyu really reunited with his father, what would happen to Xu Luochen?
At the thought of this, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Forget it, it's better to wait until Changyu returns."
On the front cliff, Daoist Tai Hua had nothing to say.
At the same time, in the Great Qian dynasty.
In a certain mountain range, when Su Changyu saw a stone tablet in front of him, he couldn't help but seem dumbfounded.
"Official passage of the Great Qian is 100 kilometers ahead."
'Great Qian official passage?'
'Is there such a place in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty?'
'The official passage of the Great Xia Dynasty is called the Great Qian Dynasty?'
'How authoritative.'
Su Changyu frowned.
Seven days ago, he teleported from the capital of Jin Nation to the capital of Great Xia Dynasty.
However, as soon as he came out, he found himself in a deserted city.
He thought there was a problem with the teleportation and reckoned that it must have deviated.
However, as he walked, he felt that something was off.
The words 'Great Qian Dynasty' were written everywhere he went.
To be honest, Su Changyu also doubted if he had come to the wrong place at first.
However, after thinking about it, he thought it was unlikely.
After all, the Teleportation Array of the capital of Jin Nation couldn't possibly have gone wrong.
However, after several days of walking, he still did not see a single living person.
Forget it if he hadn't seen anyone.
More importantly, he seemed to have gotten lost.
It was… really off.
While Su Changyu was frowning and pondering…
All of a sudden, several figures spoke up.
"Go after the princess! Don't let the princess get away."
"Catch the princess!"
"Whoever can capture the princess alive will be rewarded with a golden elixir."
"Charge!"
The deafening roars filled the air.
In the next moment, a beautiful figure appeared in front of Su Changyu.
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Chapter 221: This Person is My Master, Su Changyu Is Confused
"Catch the princess alive and you'll be rewarded with a golden elixir."
"Kill the princess and you'll be rewarded with a supreme-grade treasure."
"Don't let the princess escape."
The deafening roars filled the air.
Before Su Changyu could snap back to his senses, a figure appeared in front of Su Changyu.
It was a beautiful woman who was wearing a green dress. She was really gorgeous, but at this moment, she looked extremely nervous and anxious.
"Your Excellency, please help me."
As soon as the woman appeared and saw Su Changyu, her eyes were full of shock and surprise.
It was mostly because Su Changyu's looks were simply too stunning.
Looking at the woman in front of him and thinking of the noises that he had just heard, Su Changyu immediately understood what had happened.
He thought that the woman in front of him was probably some princess who was being assassinated.
According to usual circumstances, he would definitely have to rescue her. They would then fall in love with each other and experience all sorts of trials and tribulations before their romance finally came to fruition.
Cheng Lingrou had told him about that storyline more than once.
However, the problem was that such a thing would definitely not happen to him.
Well, because he was an ascetic person.
Besides, with his cultivation level, Su Changyu definitely would not like her.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu moved to the side with a calm gaze and stopped looking at her.
"Your Excellency, I am the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty and this bunch of people are the disciples of the Heavenly Fiend Cult. If you save me, the Great Qian Dynasty would definitely thank you and reward you handsomely."
The woman revealed her origin.
However, Su Changyu couldn't help but be shocked.
'How could the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty be chased by a heretical cult that's trying to kill her?'
'Shouldn't an existence of her level be protected by countless powerhouses in her entourage when she goes out?'
'Besides, why would the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty appear in the Great Xia Dynasty?'
'Oh right, where is the Great Qian Dynasty?'
Su Changyu was full of doubts. It was not that he was poorly educated, but rather, he wasn't interested in such geographical knowledge.
Besides, Su Changyu belonged to the Qingyun Dao Sect and where was the Qingyun Dao Sect?
It was one of the 19 sects of Qingyun Mountains, one of the seven mountain ranges of the Baiyun Ancient City, which was one of the 108 ancient cities of Qingzhou. Qingzhou was one of the 33 states of Jin Nation.
There was obviously no need for Su Changyu to find out about the Great Qian Dynasty.
If it wasn't for Ye Ping, Su Changyu would have never gone out of Qingzhou before. Firstly, it was because he often got lost during his journey. Secondly, there was no need for him to leave Qingzhou.
Su Changyu was naturally curious when he heard that she was the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty because he couldn't imagine it at all.
The royal hierarchy was not something that a cultivator of his level had the right to understand.
After all, in the world of immortal cultivation, all knowledge was gained from ancient books or legends, and it was normal for Su Changyu not to understand anything, just like how Ye Ping didn't realize at all that he was in the world of immortal cultivation for the three years that he had spent studying.
However, no matter what the identity of the woman was and what trouble she was in, Su Changyu was determined not to bother.
Since it did not concern him, he would stay out of it.
He would never intervene in anything that did not concern him because he didn't want to get into unnecessary trouble.
Hence, at the thought of this, Su Changyu stayed silent and turned to the side. He looked extremely aloof and his body language seemed to be telling her not to seek help from him because he didn't know her.
However, in the eyes of the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, Su Changyu was like a peerless Sword Immortal and his looks and aura were just like that of a peerless expert.
In fact, others would flee as fast as they could if they were being chased but Su Changyu actually stayed still.
Even when she said that she was the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, Su Changyu did not seem surprised at all.
She thought that he must be a peerless expert.
Although she did not know why Su Changyu was standing at the side, she knew that he would definitely be able to save her.
However, at this moment, hundreds of figures appeared.
They were all dressed in black with a faint bloody aura around them. They were all heretical cultivators.
While they were standing there, Su Changyu made everyone's heart shudder.
When everyone appeared, they looked at Su Changyu immediately.
The initial agitation and zeal in his eyes immediately became calm.
Su Changyu's looks were really extraordinary.
Other experts would seem like ordinary people, but Su Changyu's vibe was just like that of a supreme expert.
Hence, everyone was scared.
They subconsciously thought that Su Changyu was an expert sent by the Great Qian Dynasty.
Sensing the hesitation of the Heavenly Fiend Cult disciples, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty spoke up immediately.
"Master, I've already lured that group of heretical cultivators here, so I will leave the rest to you."
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was quick-witted and hurriedly called Su Changyu her Master, making them feel like it was all just a scheme.
In an instant, the Heavenly Fiend Cult disciples had a change of expression.
To be honest, it was too easy for them to launch a sneak attack on the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, so much that they couldn't help but find it bizarre.
Now that they saw this scene, they instantly understood that they had been trapped.
Su Changyu was completely dumbfounded.
"Master?"
'How did I become your Master?'
'Girl, you're not being very ethical.'
'Aren't you messing with me?'
Su Changyu wanted to explain but he realized that he couldn't bring himself to do so.
He didn't know if it was because his ailment was acting up.
In the face of Su Changyu's silence, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was slightly relieved. She was worried that Su Changyu might refute.
However, she didn't expect Su Changyu to stay silent. It was no wonder that he was a supreme expert.
"Ninth Princess, you don't have to pretend and get up to so many tricks. When did you have a master? Why have we never heard of it?"
However, not all the Heavenly Fiend Cult disciples were fools. Someone stared at the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty and was certain that she was putting on an act.
"Everyone, don't be fooled, this person is only a Qi Refinement cultivator. We can kill him easily with a single sneeze. The Ninth Princess is scaring us."
"Yes, if he's really a supreme expert, he would have long been killed by us. Why would he be waiting for us here?"
"Yeah, she's getting up to so many tricks. Kill him if he dares to step forward. We'll catch the princess alive and be rewarded with a golden pill."
The voices sounded. They weren't as stupid as to believe everything she said.
After all, Su Changyu did look like a peerless powerhouse, but the problem was that his realm could not be concealed and they could tell at a glance that he was a Qi Refinement cultivator.
Of course, there was a possibility that Su Changyu suppressed his realm.
That was also the reason that they did not dare to go forward and could only shout loudly to embolden themselves and give themselves more courage.
However, unfortunately, no one went forward to court their own deaths.
"How foolish and ignorant."
However, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty sneered. She behaved out of the ordinary as she wasn't as nervous as she was previously and instead, she was full of confidence.
She stared at them, clearly full of contempt.
"Would a true powerhouse allow you to see through his realm?"
"No wonder the Heavenly Fiend Cult has failed to make a name for itself in the Great Qian Dynasty. Turns out you're all just a bunch of fools."
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was extremely confident and conceited.
It was not that she was too immersed in acting, but rather, she believed that Su Changyu was an expert and was just cold and aloof.
Although Su Changyu did not take the initiative to help her, he did not turn her down either. That proved that he would still help her.
Indeed, after she said that, everyone was even more cautious.
They looked at each other, clearly at a loss for what to do.
They did not dare to go forth.
They did not dare to retreat either.
However, at this moment, everyone took a step forward and pointed at Su Changyu.
"Everyone, don't be deceived. This person's clothes are not that of the Great Qian Dynasty at all. It's the design of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"He's not the master of the Ninth Princess, he should just be a passerby."
The person had a sharp sense of observation and he could tell at a glance that Su Changyu's clothes were not that of the Great Qian Dynasty.
As soon as he said that, everyone couldn't help but look at Su Changyu.
Besides, Su Changyu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
'Yes, yes, you're right. I don't know her, I really don't.'
"What a joke, can't my master be from the Great Xia Dynasty?"
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty continued. She knew that her hope of escape today was to use Su Changyu to deter the cultists.
"You're panicking!"
However, the man who pointed out Su Changyu's clothes took a step forward and said confidently.
As soon as he said that, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was obviously a little flustered.
"I really did not guess wrongly. Everyone says that the royal princes and princesses are all loafers who only know to have fun. I never thought that you would be so intelligent, Ninth Princess."
"Unfortunately, your good luck is about to end here."
He was the leader of the Heavenly Fiend Cult.
Although he was masked, the joy in his eyes could not be concealed.
In the beginning, they thought that Su Changyu was going to interfere with their plans, but to their surprise, Su Changyu was just a passerby.
In that case, they were naturally overjoyed.
"Lord, what do we do about this person? Should we kill him?"
While they were being overjoyed, someone suddenly spoke up and looked at Su Changyu.
However, as soon as he said that, all the cultists had a change of expression, especially the leader who was now frowning.
After hearing that, Su Changyu couldn't help but panic.
'You guys are trying to catch the Ninth Princess, why are you getting me involved?'
'I'm just here to look for my relatives. I'm really just passing by, I really don't know this Ninth Princess.'
Su Changyu was simply dejected.
However, the leader of the cult actually suddenly attacked and slapped him.
"Unbridled!"
His gaze was full of a murderous intent. He then bowed to Su Changyu.
"Senior, please simmer down. We know that you're just passing by and that you don't want to get involved. My subordinate really doesn't know how to talk. Please forgive me."
The leader of the Heavenly Fiend Cult looked at Su Changyu and said seriously.
He did not know whether Su Changyu was pretending or not.
However, the main point was that regardless of whether Su Changyu was pretending or not, their target was the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, not Su Changyu.
Hence, they did not want to cause any trouble. Regardless of whether Su Changyu was pretending or not, they just wouldn't offend him.
Hence, when his subordinate said that, he naturally had to slap him, lest he angered Su Changyu.
After hearing his words, Su Changyu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
'They're really particular.'
However, Su Changyu felt that he had to answer. Otherwise, it would seem really awkward.
Thinking of this, Su Changyu tried his best to calm down.
He then couldn't help but make a remark.
"A bunch of scums."
His voice wasn't loud but everyone heard him.
Everyone was astonished.
It was extremely awkward.
In particular, the cultivators of the Heavenly Fiend Cult.
However, they genuinely did not know what to say.
The Ninth Princess was the happiest.
She thought that it was going to be over for her but she didn't expect the Heavenly Fiend Cult to seek their own death.
How could she not be happy?
However, the person who was the most upset… was definitely Su Changyu.
He knew that he was acting up again.
However, Su Changyu was furious this time.
He usually didn't feel that upset. Even when he acted up in the ruins, he could bear with it.
After all, the powerhouse in the ruins was only an incarnation of the spiritual body who did not care about him at all.
But why did he act up now?
Su Changyu was furious.
'I pretend to be impressive regardless of the time and place'
He liked boasting, but he really didn't want to do so now because his life was at stake.
At this moment, Su Changyu was infuriated and he wished he could slap himself.
Fortunately, his words made the Heavenly Fiend Cult disciples too scared to act presumptuously.
After all, he was clearly a powerhouse since he still dared to say that at this time. Otherwise, who would dare to brag?
If anyone was still bragging now, they must be crazy.
"Senior, this matter is indeed my subordinate talking nonsense. If it's making you uncomfortable, I'm willing to appease you by beheading him. How does that sound?"
He continued, not wanting to create more trouble.
However, Su Changyu didn't say a single word and was merely looking at the bunch of Heavenly Fiend Cult disciples calmly.
The latter was shocked by his gaze.
They were at a loss for what to do.
They definitely couldn't hit him.
They thought that Su Changyu's confidence definitely wasn't just a facade.
"Senior, the Heavenly Fiend Cult is not something to be messed with. The Ninth Princess of the Heavenly Fiend Cult is not related to you, she might cause more trouble for you if you intervene."
The other party said earnestly.
He persuaded Su Changyu not to create more trouble.
However, Su Changyu could no longer control himself, especially after hearing his threatening tone.
In an instant, not only could Su Changyu not even control his speech, but he even lost control of his body.
Clang!
With some light, the Frosty White Immortal Sword appeared.
In an instant, the surrounding temperature plunged.
Everyone felt a chilliness in their hearts.
It made them feel as if they had landed in an ice cellar.
"Supreme Sword Immortal!"
"This is a supreme Sword Immortal."
"He really is a peerless expert."
Sss!
The disciples of the Heavenly Fiend Cult couldn't help but turn pale.
To be honest, before Su Changyu took out his sword, everyone thought that he was still just pretending.
But when Su Changyu pulled it out, they were flustered.
However, before Su Changyu attacked…
In an instant, an invincible sword aura appeared.
The disciples of the Heavenly Fiend Cult had died there.
Su Changyu was confused.
He hadn't attacked yet.
'What's going on?'
However, in the next moment, he heard an extremely loud voice.
"Protect the princess!"
"Princess, I'm here to rescue you."
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Chapter 222: I'm Li Changqing, My Master is Gu Jianxian!
Someone hollered.
Su Changyu and the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty were both stunned.
Hundreds of Heavenly Fiend Cult died under the Sword Qi.
Clearly, a true powerhouse had appeared.
Su Changyu, in particular, couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief after he saw that.
Fortunately, a savior came at this moment. Otherwise, he might die.
However, at this moment, the figure who appeared was a man in his twenties who was carrying an ancient sword. He slowly appeared in front of Su Changyu and the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty.
The man was handsome and he was clad in a faint golden robe, looking extremely extraordinary in front of the both of them.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being late to your rescue."
As soon as the man appeared, he went straight to the Ninth Princess. He seemed rather aloof as he bowed to the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty.
"Brother Changqing, why are you here?"
After the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty saw who the figure was, she couldn't help but be shocked.
She was very curious about why he appeared there.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has already found out that you left the palace and he sent me to protect you in secret."
"However, I accidentally fell into the trap laid by someone who tried to steer me away, but fortunately, you're safe and sound. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to report to His Majesty."
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
The man named Changqing spoke in a slow tone. Although he was apologizing, his attitude was composed.
At the same time, he couldn't help but size Su Changyu up with some shock in his gaze. However, he was mainly shocked by Su Changyu's sword and not his appearance.
"I'm alright, thank you for rescuing me. Otherwise, God knows what might happen to me."
"Do you mean to say that my father found out long ago that I left the palace?"
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty first answered Changqing's question, but the next moment, she looked surprised.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is very resourceful, so it's impossible that he wouldn't know of your departure from the palace."
"He had merely turned a blind eye to it because he also thinks that you've been in low spirits lately."
"However, I didn't expect you to end up getting targeted by the Heavenly Fiend Cult during your trip out of the palace this time. I reckon there should be a snitch in the palace. Otherwise, there will be countless troubles."
Li Changqing said so.
However, after saying that, he turned around to look at Su Changyu.
"Thank you for your help, Senior. I don't know how else to repay your kindness, here's a piece of Seven-Star Ancient Jade, I hope you'll accept it."
Li Changqing looked at Su Changyu calmly. Although he was thanking him, his tone seemed distant.
It seemed that Li Changqing did not have a good impression of Su Changyu, nor was he friendly to him.
However, he wasn't hostile towards him.
Su Changyu glanced at Li Changqing. He was not only ascetic, he was also not that interested in such treasures.
The main reason was that Su Changyu was not knowledgeable enough about treasures to know the value of that piece of Seven-Star Ancient Jade. If he was given some clothing or Spirit Stones, he might have accepted it.
Besides, he felt that it would be inappropriate to accept a reward despite not having done anything.
Hence, he remained silent without answering Li Changqing.
"Brother Changqing, don't be rude."
Seeing that Su Changyu was not saying anything, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty subconsciously thought that Su Changyu was peeved.
After all, he was a supreme expert. The Seven-Star Ancient Jade was considered insignificant to him.
"Your Highness, be careful of these strangers who are of unknown origins."
"Besides, he's wearing the royal robe of the Great Xia Dynasty. I've never heard any news of a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty arriving in the Great Qian Dynasty."
"Moreover, the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Xia Dynasty are not allies either. I'm not trying to project my shortcomings on others, but it is possible that this person was the one who sent the Heavenly Fiend Cult and put on an act with them to infiltrate the Great Qian Dynasty."
Li Changqing did not look at Su Changyu but his tone was doubtful.
Indeed, ordinary people might not be able to identify the robe that Su Changyu was wearing, but Li Changqing could tell at a glance that it was the royal clothing of the Great Xia Dynasty.
'Why would a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty appear here in the Great Qian Dynasty?'
Besides, how could he be so lucky as to suddenly appear there and coincidentally rescue the Ninth Princess?
That was indeed very suspicious.
After Su Changyu heard those words, he couldn't help but be full of curiosity.
'The clothes that I'm wearing are the royal attire of the Great Xia Dynasty?'
'Who is Old Xuan? He actually managed to get the royal clothing. He should be very rich, huh?'
Su Changyu didn't intend to answer Li Changqing's questions because there was no point in answering. He couldn't possibly say that he was supposed to go to the Great Xia Dynasty but ended up here for some reason.
Who would believe that?
Besides, he really didn't want to get involved in the Great Qian Dynasty.
'Wait…'
'Is this the Great Qian Dynasty?'
'Besides, where is the Great Qian Dynasty?'
It took Su Changyu a long time to realize where he was.
He was rather astonished but his expression was calm.
Although Su Changyu was not familiar with the geographical location of the nations, he could naturally answer some issues at this point.
Since it was a dynasty, it clearly wasn't among the Ten Nations. Regardless of how clueless Su Changyu was about geography, he knew that there were five dynasties in this world, though he couldn't name all of them.
Knowing that he seemed to have left the nation, Su Changyu froze right on the spot.
He was deep in thought.
'I meant to take a trip within the country, how did I end up on a foreign land?'
'Does the Great Qian Dynasty accept the currency of the Great Xia Dynasty? That's really troubling.'
"Li Changqing, you are being overboard!"
However, at this very moment, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty flew into a rage. She had never been angry at Li Changqing before. He too had quite a privileged status as the son of a marquis of the Great Qian Dynasty.
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was usually very courteous towards him. Besides, Li Changqing was proficient in literature and martial arts, and he was set to succeed his father's position as a marquis in the future. Hence, everyone was quite polite to him.
Even though Li Changqing was not good at talking and he had an indifferent personality, the princess would still choose not to embarrass him.
However, at this moment, she could no longer tolerate it.
Su Changyu was her savior and she could tell that he was a supreme expert.
Regardless of whether Su Changyu was the mastermind or not, he was powerful and they would be in greater danger if he lost his temper.
Hence, regardless of what intentions Su Changyu had, she definitely couldn't afford to offend him at this point.
Furthermore, the most important point was that she did not believe that Su Changyu was really like what Li Changqing had made him out to be.
After all, Su Changyu was incredibly handsome and valiant. He was obviously a supreme Sword Immortal, so how could he be a heretic?
Combining the above points, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty flew into a rage and chided Li Changqing, telling him to stop babbling such nonsense.
"I'm just concerned about your safety, Your Highness."
However, Li Changqing did not continue to say anything else. Instead, his expression remained calm and he was obviously bent on standing firm to his thoughts.
His attitude made the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty furious and helpless.
At that moment, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty looked at Su Changyu and said, "Senior, please forgive me. This person is Li Changqing, the son of Marquis Changye of the Great Qian Dynasty. His master is Gu Jianxian, so he's rather straightforward and blunt with his words but he has kind intentions. Senior, please don't blame him."
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was a smart person too. She immediately revealed Li Changqing's family background and the identity of his father to Su Changyu.
In case Su Changyu had ill intentions, the fact that Li Changqing's master was Gu Jianxian should be enough to deter him.
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was keeping her eyes fixed on Su Changyu.
In particular, when she said the words "Gu Jianxian", she became more and more serious, afraid to miss the slightest change in Su Changyu's expression.
However, she didn't expect Su Changyu to remain composed and unsurprised despite hearing Gu Jianxian's name.
His calmness was extraordinary and his composure was the reason that the princess of the Great Qian Dynasty felt that he was incredibly extraordinary.
In fact, Gu Jianxian's name didn't ring a bell to Su Changyu at all.
'Who is Gu Jianxian? Is he very strong? Is he as powerful as I am?'
Su Changyu thought in his heart.
However, Li Changqing suddenly interjected.
"Your Highness, don't babble about that. I'm not under the tutelage of Senior Gu Jianxian, I just got the chance to meet him once. Senior Gu felt that I had great aptitude and taught me a few moves."
"However, Senior Gu had indeed mentioned that as long as I reached the first level of the Supreme Sword Dao before I turned thirty, I could become his in-name disciple."
Li Changqing reminded the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty that he was not Gu Jianxian's disciple.
Although he sounded modest, he somehow seemed like he was bragging. Especially after seeing Li Changqing's arrogant gaze, it was even more certain that he was bragging.
After hearing Li Changqing's words, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty could not help but sigh secretly.
However, Li Changqing continued to speak at this moment.
"Your Highness, it's getting late and we're still in danger. Let's stop wasting time here and go to the Heavenly Star City instead. it's much safer there."
Li Changqing did not want to continue wasting time there. Hence, he suggested that they leave.
"Alright."
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty also understood the current situation, but she still looked at Su Changyu and said,
"Senior, thank you for saving me this time but I really don't know how I should thank you. If you don't mind, why don't you come to the palace for a stay?"
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty invited Su Changyu to stay in the Great Qian Dynasty Palace for a while.
However, she was just being polite. After all, Su Changyu was a peerless expert who probably wouldn't think that a palace was a big deal.
However, to her surprise, Su Changyu agreed.
"Alright."
Su Changyu agreed right away. He was not greedy for a luxurious life, but rather, he was lost.
If he didn't agree, Su Changyu wouldn't know the way out to the nearby ancient cities. Besides, he wanted to return to the Great Xia Dynasty, but there were no Teleportation Arrays that would lead to other dynasties in ordinary ancient cities.
There were only such Teleportation Arrays in the capitals of various nations. Besides, they were extremely troublesome too.
The person in front of him was the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, so she could naturally give him some help.
All Su Changyu thought about now was going home.
However, after Su Changyu answered, Li Changqing's expression changed.
He was suspecting Su Changyu in the first place and now that Su Changyu agreed to go to the palace, it was naturally as he had guessed.
However, before Li Changqing could say anything, the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty seemed elated.
"Great, since you don't mind, let's go ahead together, Senior."
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty was full of excitement. She was 21 years old, which was considered extremely young in the world of immortal cultivation. However, being a woman, she naturally had feelings.
Since the first time she saw Su Changyu, the Ninth Princess had a favorable impression of Su Changyu.
After interacting with him more and more, she began to take a liking to him, which was the reason why she reprimanded Li Changqing when he voiced his conjecture.
That was also the reason that Li Changqing felt somewhat disgruntled because he could sense something.
However, in the end, he still didn't say anything.
No matter what, the most important thing to do at hand was to let the princess return to the Great Qian Dynasty safely.
At the same time.
The Great Xia Dynasty.
In the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was seated in the hall, seemingly thinking about something.
However, at this moment, a figure walked over and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but look up.
It was Taishang Xuanji.
"Xuanji."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately stood up and looked at Taishang Xuanji agitatedly.
"Yes, Your Majesty?"
Taishang Xuanji walked over and then knelt down on the ground to kowtow to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty as a form of greeting.
"Spare the formalities. How are things going?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to be full of expectations as he looked at Taishang Xuanji.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent my servant to deliver the things to Changyu."
Taishang Xuanji said.
"Does Changyu like them? Does he think the colors look good? Did he think that the clothes lacked variety? Or did he think that they're not refined enough? Do they fit him well?"
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was bombarding Taishang Xuanji with all sorts of questions like a chatterbox.
"Your Majesty, I heard from my servant that Changyu is extremely fond of those clothes, but…"
The first half of Taishang Xuanji's answer made the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty elated but the latter half made his heart sink.
"What? Xuanji, are you keeping me in suspense too? Quick, tell me."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said with a frown.
"Your Majesty, I heard my servant say that when he delivered it at first, Changyu told him to go home. He also asked lots of questions about whether I had an illegitimate son or not."
Taishang Xuanji's words were vague and it looked like he was intentionally hiding things. However, that was exactly what his servant had said to him.
Moreover, the words 'illegitimate son' gave the emperor of the Great Xia dynasty the feeling that something was amiss.
"What's the point of asking that question?"
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed a little nervous.
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Chapter 223: I Didn't Expect Ye Ping To Be The Tenth Prince
The Great Xia Dynasty.
In the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to be a little silent after hearing what Taishang Xuanji said.
According to what Taishang Xuanji meant, Su Changyu seemed to have already guessed something. He reckoned that he was his son.
At the thought of this, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was both guilty and upset.
"What happened afterwards?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked.
"What happened afterwards? I sent one of my servants to ask around. He said that Changyu is coming to the capital."
Taishang Xuanji suggested.
His words further confirmed the suspicion that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had.
However, when he learned that Su Changyu was coming to the capital, he couldn't help but be excited.
"Changyu is coming to the capital?"
"What is he coming to the capital for?"
"How many people are with him?"
"Is he coming alone?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked several questions in a row, which was beyond Taishang Xuanji's knowledge. The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was losing his composure because of how anxious he was.
That was not the reaction that an emperor should be having.
If it were someone else, he might not be able to understand the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, but Taishang Xuanji could understand.
After all, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's most beloved woman was the Tenth Prince's biological mother. Besides, the Tenth Prince was quite pitiful too.
After all, a prince should have been born to enjoy a luxurious life, but he ended up being stranded among the people like an orphan.
Not only was he treated with disdain, but he also lived in harsh conditions and had to work everyday. Which father in the world could bear with that? Which father in the world wouldn't feel guilty?
In Taishang Xuanji's opinion, the reason that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty doted on Su Changyu so much was because of the guilt he felt towards the Tenth Prince's mother.
However, he also understood very well that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would not replace the Crown Prince just because of this.
That was the reason he taught the Crown Prince not to act rashly. The throne still belonged to Xia Qian for now, but if he acted brazenly without restraint, it might be hard to say.
"Your Majesty, Changyu is indeed coming to the capital."
"Your Majesty, I'm guessing that he just wants closure. After all, even if you want to conceal this matter, I'm afraid Changyu won't want to."
"I heard from my servant that he's here alone."
Taishang Xuanji said.
"He came alone? Will he encounter any danger then?"
"Is the security tight in Jin Nation?"
"Will someone harbor ill intentions and plot against him? Xuanji, why didn't you send anyone to protect him in secret?"
When the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty heard that Su Changyu had come alone, he immediately couldn't help but holler at Taishang Xuanji.
He thought that Taishang Xuanji was too incompetent and had failed in his duties.
Taishang Xuanji was a little dumbfounded.
'How can you blame me?'
'How can you blame me for this?'
'I didn't know that Su Changyu is coming to see you.'
'Besides, will he encounter any danger when he comes to the capital alone?'
'When the Crown Prince wanted to take some generals with him to the frontier, you refused to let him do so and now that Su Changyu is coming, you want to protect him?'
'Your Majesty, you're really biased.'
The bewildered Taishang Xuanji dared not say a single word and had no choice but to hang his head low.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have failed to do a good job."
Taishang Xuanji lowered his head and said so.
He couldn't help it because he was the subject of the emperor. If the emperor wanted him dead, there was nothing he could do. The emperor would never be wrong.
"Hmph, Xuanji, you are really getting old. You didn't even think of that. Hurry up and send people to escort Changyu."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was indeed somewhat angry as Taishang Xuanji could tell.
He didn't say anything and hurriedly excused himself.
After Taishang Xuanji left, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but smile and mutter.
"I didn't expect my son to have guessed his identity so quickly. What a bright boy."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was overjoyed.
However, at this moment…
In the Crown Prince's hall.
During this period of time, the Crown Prince had indeed been greatly restrained. He was sitting alone in the hall without moving, looking very much at peace.
However, at this moment, in the middle of the great hall.
A figure appeared in front of the Crown Prince.
He knelt before Xia Qian, looking extremely respectful.
"Your Highness, the matter has been settled. According to some insider news, His Majesty had indeed passed through the Baiyun Ancient City some days ago, and he ended up going to somewhere called Qingyun Dao Sect."
The other party knelt on the ground and said so.
"Qingyun Dao Sect? Why does it sound familiar?"
Xia Qian frowned slightly. He was seated and reading the calligraphy in front of him.
"Your Highness, the Qingyun Dao Sect is only a sect that has recently been promoted to the third rank. However, they produced impressive talent."
The other party replied.
"Who's that impressive talent?"
Xia Qian asked curiously.
"Your Highness, that person's name is Ye Ping. He's a student of the Jin Academy, and this time, he even came in first place in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. He even became a great Confucian of heaven and earth by writing a supreme essay."
"However, Ye Ping somehow chose not to enter the Ten Nations Academy despite having clinched first place in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. Instead, he went back to his sect. The timing happens to be the time that His Majesty went to Baiyun Ancient City."
As soon as he said that, Xia Qian's gaze became menacing.
"Ye Ping? It's actually him?"
'He clinched the first place in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, wrote a supreme essay, and became a great Confucian of heaven and earth. Yet, he didn't join the Ten Nations Academy?'
'There's obviously something wrong with this.'
'He ran into the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty as soon as he returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect?'
'Father has obviously found the Tenth Prince a long time ago.'
Besides, to his surprise, he actually knew the Tenth Prince and even tried to poach Ye Ping.
'This is really… ridiculous.'
"Go check up on Ye Ping. I want the information about him within an hour's time."
Xia Qian told them to investigate Ye Ping.
"Yes."
The latter disappeared right on the spot.
An hour later, some information indeed appeared in front of him.
Xia Qian looked carefully at the information, which was obtained not only through the powerful intelligence agencies of the Great Xia Dynasty, but also some of the power of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.
However, Xia Qian did a good job at keeping it a secret. He did not recruit people using his personal name and instead got his subordinate to send their subordinate to do it.
Even if others discovered that it was him, he would at most mention the matter of the non-poisonous pill.
Although Taishang Xuanji told him not to continue to participate in this matter, how could he not?
He would never forget everything that happened on the day that the Tenth Prince was born.
All these years, he had been diligent, and regardless of how his father reprimanded him, he had no complaints.
The reason being he knew that his father was doing it for his own good and wanted to raise him to be the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, at this moment, Xia Qian felt that things were not that simple.
His father had always been thinking about the Tenth Prince.
If he had learned of this matter ten or twenty years ago, Xia Qian would have nothing to say.
However, things are different now.
He had worked hard for decades and was about to succeed the throne very soon.
Who could accept the sudden appearance of the Tenth Prince if they were in his place?
Who could stand it?
He was indignant.
He really was.
Xia Qian scrutinized the information on the table.
Fifteen minutes later, Xia Qian fell completely silent.
Most of the information about Ye Ping was recorded on it.
At the mere age of 24 years old, he had the ability to suppress the elites of the Ten Nations and even write a supreme essay.
He was obviously the Tenth Prince.
Rumor had it that the Tenth Prince had unparalleled luck and could bring about endless fortune to the Great Xia Dynasty.
Of course he would be able to suppress the elites of the Ten Nations at the age of 24 years old.
Thinking about what happened before, Xia Qian couldn't help but smile at that moment.
He smiled.
"Uncle, I didn't expect you to have hidden this."
At this moment, Xia Qian was already sure that Ye Ping was the legendary Tenth Prince.
Not only was he the Tenth Prince, but he also had unparalleled aptitude and luck.
Even he was a little inferior to Ye Ping.
'If Ye Ping isn't the Tenth Prince, why would he choose not to go to the Ten Nations Academy despite having trumped the elites of the Ten Nations?'
'Why did he insist on returning to the sect? It's obviously because Father doesn't want Ye Ping's identity to continue being exposed.'
'Besides, why did Ye Ping run into Father as soon as he returned to the sect?'
'Clearly, the two of them met long ago and everyone is just kept in the dark.'
'Uncle obviously knew about this, but he chose not to tell me because he's scared that I might do something I shouldn't.'
At the thought of this, Xia Qian couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Immediately afterwards, he could not help but fall into deep thought.
He did not say anything. The person who came to report dared not say anything either.
He could only wait quietly.
After a long while, Xia Qian spoke up.
"Make a trip to the Qingyun Dao Sect and ambush nearby. Find out everything about their sect and the origin of each and every member. Do you understand?"
After saying that, Xia Qian fell silent.
"Yes."
The latter dared not ask any more questions, nor did he want to ask anything more. Hence, he turned around and left.
After he left, Xia Qian fell into deep thought.
He knew that his father favored the Tenth Prince. Otherwise, he couldn't have concealed the Tenth Prince's identity.
It was because his father was scared that the Tenth Prince would be assassinated once his identity was exposed.
Hence, the Tenth Prince was his father's weakness.
He was extremely clear about it.
If the Tenth Prince did not die, he would never be able to sit firmly on his throne.
Although his uncle, Taishang Xuanji, had said a lot of things, there was only one sentence of his that Xia Qian kept thinking about.
"I will support the Crown Prince."
Although that sentence didn't sound problematic, it was actually the most problematic thing that Taishang Xuanji said.
The reason being he was now the Crown Prince, but it would be hard to guarantee if he could continue being the Crown Prince in the future.
What would happen if his father really removed him from the throne and let the Tenth Prince replace him as Crown Prince?
If that happened, his uncle would support the new Crown Prince.
Besides, Taishang Xuanji was his uncle and the chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He was subordinate to the emperor, not him.
The battle for the throne of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was not a trivial matter.
It was something that the other four dynasties would pay attention to.
Initially, he was supposed to ascend the throne in the earliest, by ten years, and the latest, by twenty years. He was set to become the youngest emperor to rule the Great Xia Dynasty and the youngest emperor in the world.
Being a young emperor was also a type of honor.
However, the Tenth Prince's appearance had ruined his plans and made him flustered.
Time passed bit by bit.
In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.
The sky was as dark as ink.
Xia Qian was sitting cross-legged in the main hall with an ancient lamp in front of him.
The light was red and it seemed extremely peculiar.
When the ancient lamp was lit up, Xia Qian closed his eyes immediately.
Next, in a space of voidness, he opened his eyes.
Xia Qian opened his eyes.
Soon, a figure appeared in this space.
"Brother Xia, what is it that you are looking for me?"
The figure that appeared was rather majestic and his face could not be seen clearly, but his presence alone gave off an indescribable sense of oppression.
He was the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty and the most famous crown prince of the five dynasties.
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was known as a talent with the aptitude of the True Dragon whose literary and martial arts proficiency was the best in the Great Ze Dynasty. He was the best elite in the Great Ze Dynasty whose tactics were also top-notch.
Hence, Xia Qian was obviously subservient when facing the Crown Prince of the Great Ze Dynasty.
"Greetings, Brother Ji."
Xia Qian first bowed to him slightly.
He then said, "Brother Ji, to be honest, I might have encountered some trouble."
Xia Qian cut straight to the chase.
"Trouble? You must be joking, Brother Xia. You're the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, what kind of trouble can you encounter?"
The other party asked curiously.
"The Tenth Prince has appeared."
The other party was stunned by Xia Qian's words.
The legend of the Tenth Prince did not exist only in the Great Xia Dynasty, but also in the other four dynasties.
Those who had higher statuses and greater authority knew more.
In particular, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was told that there was a prince who, if still alive, was probably on par with him when he became the best elite of the Great Ze Dynasty.
That person was the Tenth Prince.
Hence, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty had always been curious about the Tenth Prince.
However, rumors had it that the Tenth Prince had died a long time ago, so how could he appear again?
"Brother Xia, you must be joking. The Tenth Prince died more than 20 years ago. How could he suddenly appear?"
The other party obviously did not believe him.
"What would I stand to gain from lying to you?"
Xia Qian's words made him fall silent.
Indeed, there was no need for Xia Qian to lie to him about that because it was simply pointless.
"What do you want to do?"
The other party did not continue saying things that were beside the point and instead just asked Xia Qian what he wanted to do.
"A person who shouldn't appear, should never appear."
Xia Qian revealed his intentions.
"Do you want to kill him?"
At this moment, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty frowned and couldn't help but ask.
However, Xia Qian did not say anything but it was clear what he meant.
"If the Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty is really still alive, the emperor must cherish him like a gem. If I intervene and anyone finds out, it might lead to a war between the two dynasties. I can't agree to your request."
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was not foolish either as he simply refuted.
However, at the next moment, Xia Qian slowly spoke up.
"What if I give you the non-poisonous pill formula in exchange?"
The latter immediately fell silent.
However, he didn't agree right away.
At this moment, Xia Qian spoke up again.
"If I ascend to the throne, I am willing to give up 108 Hemimorphite ores at the border. How does that sound?"
Upon hearing his words, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was stunned.
"Is that true?"
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was tempted.
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Chapter 224: Sen Luo Ancient Hall, Ye Ping Must Be Killed!
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was indeed shocked.
What did 108 Hemimorphite mines mean?
Hemimorphite mines could produce the most precious ores in this world.
They could be used for refining Dao weapons and were precious items that the various dynasties coveted.
Besides, Hemimorphite mines were hard to find in this world.
In fact, in the five dynasties, there was a popular saying, 'It is better to lose a city than a mine.'
That was the reason why the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was so shocked.
The non-poisonous pill formula was very important too, but it was a little imaginary and even the Great Ze Dynasty dared not claim that there was a non-poisonous pill formula in this world.
What if it was fake? What if it was a theoretical formula that could not be realized and used to refine real pills? Naturally, the pill formula was inferior to the Hemimorphite mine in the opinion of the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty.
If the Great Xia Dynasty really produced a large number of non-poisonous pills one day, the various dynasties would be completely tempted and might even try to snatch it even if it meant that they would have to fall out with each other.
Otherwise, if it was decided that there was a non-poisonous pill formula after just some things that people said, everyone might start vying for the formula and use it to make money. That would not be a good thing for the world.
There had been such a precedent but it was a mysterious ancient mine and not a non-poisonous pill formula. All the major dynasties vied to get their hands on it so that they could study it, and in the end, they started to focus all their time and attention on the ancient mine.
Later on, it was discovered that it was imaginary and an item that existed only in theory. However, the dynasty that released the news earned a lot of Spirit Stones because of it, and even went on to develop and increase the nation's power vigorously while the other major dynasties did nothing except waste their time on it.
The five major dynasties were basically equal in terms of national strength and the focus was on Dharma artifacts, resources, and array formations. For example, the most basic pills would provide a major breakthrough as long as the effects were enhanced by 10%.
Hence, the focus was on the development of resources and Dharma artifacts. The foundation of the dynasty could only be stabilized when they developed those aspects.
The occurrence of those events was the reason that the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was only interested but did not desperately desire the non-poisonous pill formula when he heard about it.
After all, so far, he hadn't seen any non-poisonous pills appearing in bulk.
Even if there were dozens, hundreds, or even thousands and tens of thousands of them, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty wouldn't care. After all, it was not impossible to refine non-poisonous pills after increasing the power of the nation.
Would it be an impressive feat to produce 10,000 non-poisonous pills each year?
How many people would they be enough for? How many real powerhouses could be produced?
It was completely meaningless but the Hemimorphite mine would be different. If he had a Hemimorphite mine, he would be able to refine a Dao weapon every ten years, which could be of great use during a battle.
108 Hemimorphite mines were equal to 108 Dao weapons. The Hemimorphite mines could be used for many other things too.
All in all, it was a huge deal that was equal to giving one of the Ten Nations of the Great Xia Dynasty to the Great Ze Dynasty.
As the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty, how could he not be tempted?
"Brother Xia, are you sure about this?"
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty looked at Xia Qian and asked with a serious expression.
The reason being, it was not a trivial matter and if Xia Qian was just doing it in a moment of recklessness, there would be no point.
However, at this juncture, Xia Qian was not being impulsive, but rather, he was scared.
He was really scared.
He was afraid that Ye Ping might snatch the position of the Crown Prince away from him.
Hence, he would rather give up the 108 Hemimorphite mines than let Ye Ping replace him.
Therefore, Xia Qian looked at the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty and said seriously, "Of course I'm serious about it!"
As soon as he said that, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty immediately agreed.
"Okay, it's settled then."
"I'll help you get rid of the Tenth Prince."
"At the same time, I will do my best to help you ascend the throne and become the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. However, there are two things that you must do for me before that. Otherwise, the Hemimorphite mine alone would seem too imaginary.
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty agreed right away. He knew that Xia Qian might have been a little impulsive and once he ascended to the throne, he might turn against him, and by then, he might go back on his word and not give him that many mines.
Hence, he asked Xia Qian to help him do two things.
"Brother Ji, go ahead."
Xia Qian said in a calm voice.
"The first thing is the matter regarding the non-poisonous pill formula. I'm very interested in it and you must promise me. Don't delay."
"The second thing is that my younger brother has been in love with the Tenth Princess, and if there's nothing, they should naturally get married earlier."
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty raised two requests.
However, in the eyes of Xia Qian, those two matters were not considered significant requests. He nodded and said, "I don't need to intervene for the first matter, you can obtain it. The creator of the non-poisonous pill formula is the Tenth Prince."
"There's no issue with the second matter either. I just need your younger brother to come to the Great Xia Dynasty and ask for my sister's hand in marriage."
Xia Qian informed him that Ye Ping was the one who created the non-poisonous pill formula.
"It was created by the Tenth Prince? Tsk, tsk, the Tenth Prince is really like what the legend says, eh? He brings luck?"
"Brother Xia, are you lying to me?"
The eyes of the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty were full of curiosity. He stared at Xia Qian and was in disbelief. After all, there was too much of a coincidence.
"Since we're in a cooperation, I won't lie to you since things have already reached this point."
"The Tenth Prince was the one who created the non-poisonous pill formula. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so anxious."
Xia Qian said calmly.
Looking at Xia Qian's expression, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty finally nodded.
"In this case, I understand."
"However, I won't attack within a short period of time. I reckon your father has already interacted with the Tenth Prince before. I'll choose the best time to attack."
"It won't take too long, rest assured."
"Also, do you have any information about this Tenth Prince? What is his name?"
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty asked.
"His name is Ye Ping, he's a disciple of the Qingyun Dao Sect in Baiyun Ancient City of the Great Xia Dynasty. By the way, I hope that you'll be more resolute with this matter."
Xia Qian provided Ye Ping's information to the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty. There was no need to talk about the rest because the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty would investigate on his own.
He just had to state who he was.
"You can rest assured about that, Brother Xia. But don't forget what you promised me."
"Oh, by the way, when do you plan to collect the Seven Ancient Kings relics?"
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty nodded, while asking about another matter.
"When Senior Tianji's disciple returns, I'll make a trip to the Seven Ancient Kings ruins. I got reprimanded by my father so I don't want to do anything else lately."
Xia Qian said.
The latter nodded.
"Okay, since the Seven Kings' ancient ruins are in the Great Xia Dynasty, it's your opportunity. It's the Seven Ancient Kings' inheritance, you're gaining a great fortune this time."
He chuckled.
At the mention of this matter, Xia Qian was in a much better mood.
After all, any of the Seven Ancient Kings' inheritance would make countless people jealous, what more all seven.
"Well, Brother Xia, let's bid farewell here. I'll come here to ask for your sister's hand in marriage some time later. We'll have some drinks then."
A moment later, Xia Qian disappeared right on the spot.
He was communicating with the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty using an ancient method.
It was the art of Essence Soul space.
There was a spatial formation in the ancient lamp, which could be activated by lighting it up. Besides, the spatial formation could only allow one to enter the essence soul.
That was also the reason why Xia Qian said those words without restraint.
If they were in the palace, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would hear everything he said.
His father might really not spare him.
Killing one's brother was unethical, especially since the brother was the Tenth Prince. If the blame was put on him, he would be crippled even if he didn't get killed.
As for the emperor… Even if the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty wanted to let him be the emperor, the Confucian scholars would not want him to. Even the great Confucian scholars would probably try to remove him from the throne.
After Xia Qian vanished, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty looked extremely calm.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared behind him.
"Your Highness, the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty is not to be trusted. He offered the 108 Hemimorphite mine purely to make you intervene. If you really help him to get rid of the Tenth Prince, he might fall out with you."
The figure suggested.
However, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty shook his head.
"I know. How can he be willing to give me the 108 Hemimorphite mines? However, I don't need these Hemimorphite mines, I just want to kill the Tenth Prince."
"Furthermore, I need the Crown Prince to become the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. If he becomes the emperor, the Great Xia Dynasty is bound to fall in the future. But if the Tenth Prince becomes the emperor, it won't be a good thing for the Great Ze Dynasty."
The crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty said.
He knew that it was impossible for the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty to give him the Hemimorphite mine but he didn't care about that.
He hoped that Xia Qian could ascend to the throne. After all, Xia Qian was easy to deal with. If the Tenth Prince ascended the throne, it would be an uncertain factor.
He would be a variable.
"Okay then, go handle this. Investigate and check up on the Tenth Prince. If it's really as he said, kill him."
At this point, the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty spoke up and asked them to do something else.
"Yes."
The latter replied and immediately disappeared in the same place, leaving the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty to think about something.
At the same time…
It was late at night.
After Xia Qian's essence soul returned to its place, he put away this ancient lamp and then took out an ancient token.
The ancient token was red in color and seemed to be stained with fresh blood. There was a word "Kill" engraved on the side facing upwards and four words on the upside.
"Sen Luo Ancient Hall"
It was one of the three major assassination organizations in the world. The Sen Luo Ancient Hall's killing decree was extremely precious because after the ancient token was displayed, the Sen Luo Ancient Hall would have to complete the given task.
There were a total of 36 killing orders in the Sen Luo Ancient Hall. Once they were released, there must be a killing.
However, there were three types of people that were not to be killed in the Sen Luo Ancient Hall, namely those with absolute authority, fellow killers, and nameless people.
The so-called people with absolute authority were powerful figures who held ultimate power and authority in the world, such as the emperors and Crown Princes of every place.
After all, the world was presided over by five major dynasties. If the Sen Luo Ancient Hall killed the emperors or the Crown Princes, it would be a great provocation to the imperial power. Although the Sen Luo Ancient Hall was a sect of killers, they were not silly.
Of course, in addition to the emperor and the Crown Prince, the rest of the princes could be killed as long as the price offered was high enough.
As for fellow killers, they were not to be killed because there was an agreement between the assassination forces that had some contact with each other. They would not kill each other, lest they faced extermination easily.
Lastly, nameless people referred to those who were too ordinary. They would usually kill extraordinary persons, elites, and powerhouses who would give a better kick when killed.
Xia Qian took out the killing order for double protection.
He was worried that the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty would delay for too long. He couldn't wait any longer. Besides, if the Sen Luo Ancient Hall could kill Ye Ping, he wouldn't have to give the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty 108 Hemimorphite mines.
The Hemimorphite mines were his bottom line.
However, he wasn't a fool either. He didn't have to give it away once he became the emperor.
When the time came, he would be the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and obviously wouldn't give away a single one of the 108 Hemimorphite mines.
However, Xia Qian had also thought about it carefully and was certain that the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty would definitely cause a stir if he didn't give him the mines.
However, Xia Qian had come up with a countermeasure. He would just give the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty the things that the Hemimorphite mines produced for a hundred years.
Giving him the 108 Hemimorphite mines would be impossible.
However, Xia Qian was aware that the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty was just making his stand.
He couldn't let the Tenth Prince stay alive, no matter what.
At the thought of this, Xia Qian carved some words on the ancient token.
"Ye Ping of the Qingyun Dao Sect in Baiyun Ancient City must be killed!"
"Time limit: Within three years."
Xia Qian did not want to let the Tenth Prince die so early, because if the Tenth Prince died right away, there was no guarantee that his father wouldn't suspect him to be the culprit.
It would be better to get him killed some time later. He would stay in the palace obediently in the meanwhile so that his father wouldn't suspect him.
Even if he suspected him, he would spend his time trying to get the major officials and ministers to stand on his side and guard the nation well. Even if his father found out that he had had his brother killed, so what?
He couldn't possibly abolish his rights to rule the Great Xia Dynasty.
He thought that his father probably wouldn't want to reveal that matter.
'The crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, who is the future emperor, killed his younger brother.'
'Would Father want to expose such a shameful piece of news?'
Most importantly, he was the future emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and his father would have to make a choice no matter what.
He was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
He had to answer to the people of the Great Xia Dynasty for each and every action of his, and be accountable for them.
He couldn't kill or remove Xia Qian from his position.
But he could remove him from the throne if he died.
Xia Qian was taking a gamble.
He was banking on the fact that his father wouldn't dare to kill him.
Hence, despite knowing that he would be in danger for doing this, he still wanted to go ahead with the gamble.
The reason being, he had no other option. He really didn't dare to take any risks.
He was indignant about the idea of having the Tenth Prince snatch the throne from him during the critical juncture!
Perhaps, he was letting his jealousy rule his head and make him lose his rationality.
Perhaps, anger made him irrational.
However, Xia Qian understood something.
Once he took the throne, he would be the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, which was one of the major dynasties of the world.
As long as he could ascend to the throne, there would be no right or wrong.
His focus was on the people of the Great Xia Dynasty. As long as he could improve their lives, everything would be worth it.
With that thought in mind, Xia Qian's gaze became gloomy.
That killing decree eventually turned into ashes and vanished right before him.
At this moment…
In Chenzhou of Jin Nation.
The bazaar of the Jin Nation had also begun.
The sky was as dark as ink.
Three figures appeared in the Chenzhou Ancient City.
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Chapter 225: Ye Ping, I'll Impart To You A Supreme Great Dao
"Fish noodles!"
"Freshly made fish noodles!"
"Don't miss this superb iced sour juice!"
In Chenzhou of Jin Nation.
As Ye Ping stepped into the ancient city, he was greeted with the liveliness of the bazaar.
This was unlike the Ten Nations Bazaar, which was much more upscale as the patrons were all merchants and figures of high status and authority. The things that were peddled at the Ten Nations Bazaar were items related to immortal cultivation.
To put it bluntly, it was of a higher class.
The Jin Nation Bazaar was much more grounded as a large plethora of items could be sold, be it agricultural products or miscellaneous items peddled at some small stalls.
The Jin Nation Bazaar was held in Chenzhou, so it was naturally crowded.
Almost all the small stores and stalls were full of people.
Not only were there cultivators, there were also plenty of mortals who had picked up some strange items and brought them to the bazaar in a bid to sell them.
If they met a fated customer, they might be able to sell the items for a high price each.
They could easily sell it for over ten Spirit Stones or dozens of Spirit Stones. Once they sold it, they would gain a huge profit.
That was the reason why the Jin Nation Bazaar was not as upscale as imagined.
At this moment…
In Chenzhou, Ye Ping and the other two seemed a little exhausted. They had just arrived and hadn't had the time to prepare anything. More than ten figures started surrounding them at the city gate of Chenzhou.
"Exalted Immortals, are you here to look for treasures or have an adventure?"
"I'm not trying to brag, but we offer free treasure appraisal in our store and we definitely won't cheat you. If you're here for an adventure, we have plenty of excitement to offer in our store."
"Exalted Immortal, we're serving a new type of tea in our store, would you like to come and taste it?"
"Exalted Immortal, do you want to watch the performance of a fox demon? It's definitely exciting! Otherwise, we will offer a full refund!"
More than ten figures appeared and surrounded Ye Ping and Xue Zhuan.
Their exaggerated touting and bizarre, ambiguous words made Ye Ping feel uncomfortable.
He was an orthodox cultivator and a great Confucian of heaven and earth, so he naturally felt disgusted and repulsed by such things.
However, Lin Bei was tempted when he heard that.
Before he could speak, Xue Zhuan spoke up.
"Don't think about it, it's all fake. They're just pushing the restrictions. Adventures and new tea? Those are just lies to cheat you out of your money. Let's go somewhere else. I know of a place that has a good environment and charges reasonable prices."
Xue Zhuan then pulled Ye Ping and Lin Bei away.
Half an hour later, they reached an inn.
The inn wasn't large but was very crowded.
There was a signboard that read "Affordable Inn".
Indeed, as its name suggested, it was affordable.
The inn was indeed very crowded too.
"Lin Bei, Ye Ping, I'm not bragging but this inn is one of a kind in Chenzhou. You can't find another one as affordable as this. If you can, I'll give up my position as the Fourth Senior Brother to you."
Xue Zhuan said confidently.
He was a thrifty person who would save whenever he could.
That was the reason that Lin Bei took Xue Zhuan along with him to look for treasures.
"Fourth Senior Brother, we don't lack that money."
It wasn't that Ye Ping didn't trust Xue Zhuan, but rather, he felt that there was no need for it. After all, the expenses incurred here wouldn't be that high. Even a night in the most expensive inn would cost a hundred taels of silver.
However, as soon as he said that, Xue Zhuan immediately shook his head.
"Ye Ping, it's not that."
Xue Zhuan then continued with a solemn expression.
"Ye Ping, Eldest Senior Brother taught you the Sword Dao, Second Senior Brother taught you alchemy, Third Senior Brother taught you array formations, but today I'm going to teach you the supreme Great Dao."
Xue Zhuan's words made Ye Ping feel a little puzzled.
'Supreme Great Dao?'
'What is the Supreme Great Dao?'
Ye Ping was full of curiosity.
"Fourth Senior Brother, are you referring to the Dao of talismans?"
Ye Ping asked.
"No."
Xue Zhuan continued to shake his head.
"I'm not going to impart to you the Dao of array formations or talismans, but the way of survival, as well as a supreme Mystical Ability. It's what I rely on to survive in the world of immortal cultivation."
"I'm not bragging, but if you can comprehend this, I promise everything will go your way in the future."
Xue Zhuan said with great confidence and gusto.
His words piqued Ye Ping's interest.
'Way of survival? Everything will go my way?'
'Is there such a Mystical Ability in this world?'
"Senior Brother Xue, I want to learn it."
Ye Ping seemed to yearn for it very much.
"No hurry, let's check in first."
Xue Zhuan nodded confidently and patted Ye Ping's shoulder as he brought the two of them into the inn.
On the other hand, Lin Bei looked at Xue Zhuan with great curiosity. He had never heard of Xue Zhuan being proficient in a Mystical Ability that would allow one to have everything go their way.
If he had such a Mystical Ability, why would he stay in the tiny Qingyun Dao Sect?
However, Lin Bei didn't say anything. Anyway, it would be normal even if Xue Zhuan boasted a little because it would definitely be better than what Su Changyu taught.
All in all, he just had to make sure not to mislead Ye Ping.
Hence, the trio entered the inn.
"Three Exalted Immortals, please enter."
"Exalted Immortals, are you going to stay in a single room each or a shared room?"
As soon as they entered the inn, the attendant walked over with a piece of white cloth hanging on his body. He was rubbing the dust at their feet with a flattering smile.
"What are the prices for a single room and a shared room?"
Xue Zhuan asked calmly.
"Exalted Immortal, ten taels of silver for an individual room and two taels of silver each for a shared room."
The attendant answered.
"If we check in now, when will our stay end?"
Xue Zhuan continued.
It was already past midnight now, which was quite an awkward timing.
"Exalted Immortal, we are an affordable inn, so the stay will end at noon tomorrow."
The attendant immediately answered him.
"Sure, we'll have one individual room and one shared room."
Having received the answer, Xue Zhuan immediately asked to check into two rooms.
"Ye Ping, you shall take the single room while I stay in the shared room with Lin Bei."
Xue Zhuan then asked the attendant to prepare the rooms.
Before Ye Ping could say anything, Xue Zhuan continued to speak.
"Ye Ping, wait for me in the room. I'll make some preparations and teach you the Supreme Great Dao."
Xue Zhuan immediately asked Ye Ping to go get some rest, not giving him a chance to speak at all.
The attendant swiftly returned to the counter and immediately took out two keys and room tags, which he then handed to Ye Ping and Xue Zhuan respectively.
Just like that, the three of them followed the attendant to their respective rooms.
It was indeed an economy inn where you get what you pay for.
In the inn, there wasn't a single ornament of value. It was worlds apart from One-Line Sky of Wei Nation.
Fortunately, although the inn was ordinary, it provided the necessary supplies.
Ye Ping returned to his room and got some rest alone. Thinking that Lin Bei and Xue Zhuan probably had something important to discuss, he decided not to disturb them.
He stayed in the room.
This time, Ye Ping thought of something else when he arrived at the Jin Nation Bazaar.
That was, the things he had gotten at the Ten Nations Bazaar.
He obtained an ancient token, an ancient stone and a copper piece.
Those three things were the treasures he got in the Ten Nations Bazaar, but Ye Ping hadn't discovered anything unusual about them after doing some research back at the sect.
After thinking about it, he did not continue to study.
Since he was there now, he decided to wait for a while before asking Xue Zhuan about it.
At the same time…
In another room of the inn.
Xue Zhuan and Lin Bei put down their miscellaneous items.
Lin Bei asked, "Senior Brother, what are your plans next?"
He asked, looking at Xue Zhuan with curiosity.
"I don't have any plans. I came to the Jin Nation Bazaar this time to buy some items for drawing talismans and to accompany you, but I plan to go give Ye Ping some pointers now."
Xue Zhuan answered Lin Bei.
"Pointers? Senior Brother, are you serious?"
Lin Bei spoke with some curiosity.
In Qingyun Dao Sect, the person who had the least presence was Lin Bei, but the most useless one was none other than Xue Zhuan.
Although Su Changyu was also a wastrel, he was at least good at the Sword Dao and could protect himself when he was not in the sect.
Xu Luochen and Wang Zhuoyu were somewhat proficient in alchemy and array formations while Lin Bei had quite a good cultivation level. Besides, he specialized in treasure appraisal.
Although Chen Lingrou was very inexperienced, she was at least still young.
Needless to say, Xiao Muxue was very capable.
Xue Zhuan was a complete wastrel who only knew how to draw some talismans. However, the talismans that he could draw were of inferior quality and completely useless.
Hence, Lin Bei had nothing to say about Su Changyu teaching Ye Ping the Sword Dao, but Xue Zhuan would be misleading him.
No matter what, Ye Ping was a disciple of the Jin Nation Academy. Lin Bei felt that Xue Zhuan wasn't fit to teach Ye Ping at all.
"What do you mean? Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and Third Senior Brother can give him pointers, so why can't I?"
"Besides, Ye Ping is a brilliant elite. If I don't teach him, will he remember me when he soars to greater heights in the future?"
Xue Zhuan began to sound displeased when he heard Lin Bei's words.
He felt that Lin Bei was being condescending.
"Senior Brother, that's not what I meant. I just think that your talisman skills are indeed inferior…"
That was exactly what he meant.
"Did I say that I want to teach Ye Ping the Dao of talismans?"
Xue Zhuan retorted in annoyance.
"What else will you teach him then?"
Lin Bei was now curious. Xue Zhuan's forte was talismans. If he wasn't going to teach Ye Ping talismans, what else would he teach him?
"I'm going to teach the real supreme Great Dao that I just researched."
"Those who know will know, if it involves too much, it'd be hard to say."
Xue Zhuan did not tell Lin Bei exactly what he was going to teach Ye Ping and simply gave a vague answer.
"True Supreme Sword Dao? Fourth Senior Brother, why are you like Eldest Senior Brother?"
Lin Bei scratched his head and asked with bewilderment in his eyes.
"Don't ask such things. Aren't you going to the bazaar? Why don't you hurry along?"
Xue Zhuan seemed to be patronizing Lin Bei.
The latter didn't say much and instead stood up.
"Okay, since you're the Senior Brother, you call the shots. But I just think that you shouldn't mislead Ye Ping if you're not competent."
"Senior Brother, I'll get going, come to the bazaar to look for me if there's anything."
Lin Bei stood up and left after saying those words quickly. He then vanished right on the spot.
After Lin Bei left, Xue Zhuan stood up and walked towards Ye Ping's room too.
Knock-knock.
Soon, there were sounds of the door being knocked on.
Ye Ping spoke up too.
"Who's there? Is it Fourth Senior Brother?"
"Yes, it's me."
Xue Zhuan's voice sounded outside the door.
Ye Ping immediately opened the door of the room and Xue Zhuan soon appeared in front of him.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Xue."
Ye Ping immediately bowed.
"Ye Ping, don't be so polite."
Xue Zhuan walked into the room and asked Ye Ping to sit down. Immediately afterwards, he closed the door and spoke in a serious tone.
"Ye Ping, I happened to comprehend a supreme Great Dao when I went down the mountain this time. Ordinary people can have everything go their way if they can comprehend 10% of it."
"Do you want to learn it?"
Xue Zhuan asked seriously as he looked at Ye Ping.
"Of course I do."
"Thank you for imparting it to me, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping was naturally excited to hear Xue Zhuan's words.
He was obviously tempted when he heard that he could have everything go his way once he comprehended 10% of the Supreme Great Dao.
His eyes were full of curiosity too.
'What kind of Mystical Ability would allow one to have everything go their way?'
"Okay, since you'd like to learn, I won't hide anything. However, there are some things I'd like to tell you in advance."
"This Mystical Ability that I've comprehended is quite bizarre. If you find it strange after hearing it, that'd be normal too but don't belittle it. Do you understand?"
Xue Zhuan told Ye Ping to prepare himself mentally in advance, because he felt that what he was about to teach him was strange.
However, if Ye Ping could understand it, then it would indeed be considered as helping Ye Ping.
"Senior Brother, I understand. Extraordinary methods are bound to be special. If it's an ordinary Mystical Ability, of course it would be ordinary. I've long understood that."
Ye Ping nodded and said.
He had seen plenty of such peculiar Dharmic Dao, but the more Xue Zhuan said that, the more curious Ye Ping became.
"Okay, since you understand, I'll get straight to the point."
Hearing Ye Ping's answer, Xue Zhuan stopped dawdling about.
He took a deep breath.
Immediately afterwards, he spoke slowly.
"This method is called Omnipotent Wealth."
He said, looking at Ye Ping seriously.
A moment later, Ye Ping was suddenly shocked.
This time, he was really confused.
'Omnipotent Wealth?'
'What does that mean?'
'Money?'
'Kryptonite?'
In the room, Ye Ping's gaze was full of bewilderment.
Seeing Ye Ping's reaction, Xue Zhuan didn't seem surprised at all. Instead, it seemed as if he had expected that reaction from Ye Ping.
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Chapter 226: The Heavenly Dao Altar, Su Changyu Arrives In Great Qian Dynasty
Ye Ping was indeed full of curiosity.
'Omnipotent Wealth?'
'What Dharmic formulation is that?'
'I've never heard of it.'
Seeing how bewildered Ye Ping was, Xue Zhuan stopped keeping him in suspense and instead looked at Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, the world covets benefits and interests."
"I comprehended the so-called Omnipotent Wealth by observing the nature of this world."
"Ye Ping, let me ask you, don't you agree that everything in this world is predetermined?"
Xue Zhuan asked.
Ye Ping nodded. That was indeed true.
Everything in this world is about profits.
'Can this thing be used for comprehending Mystical Abilities?'
Seeing that Ye Ping had nodded, Xue Zhuan continued, "In this case, doesn't it mean that all people in this world, be it cultivators or ordinary people, revolve their lives around gold, silver, treasures, and Spirit Stones for the sake of wealth?"
Xue Zhuan continued.
"It's naturally so."
Ye Ping answered. In this world, everything could be settled with money. Be it ordinary citizens or cultivators and powerhouses, they were all out to get money.
"Okay, since this is the case, can this be perceived as Heaven's will?"
Xue Zhuan continued.
'Uh…'
Ye Ping immediately slipped into deep thought.
Seeking money and profits was part of economics. Although it wasn't impossible to link it to metaphysics, it seemed to be a stretch and it sounded rather strange.
However, Ye Ping still answered him seriously, "Pretty much."
Xue Zhuan shook his head after hearing Ye Ping's answer. "No, it's definitely that way. Ye Ping, the world is vast and there are countless nations in this world. Be it a nation, a dynasty, or an ancient sect, money and wealth are what everyone is after."
"That means that everything is determined by heaven."
Xue Zhuan's words made a lot of sense. At this moment, Ye Ping didn't have anything else to say because it was indeed correct.
"Senior Brother, what do you mean?"
Ye Ping nodded and looked at Xue Zhuan again with his eyes full of curiosity.
He couldn't figure out exactly what Xue Zhuan wanted to express.
"Don't you understand what I mean?"
Xue Zhuan continued after hearing Ye Ping's question, seeming extremely mysterious.
This time, Ye Ping was really caught off guard.
He really didn't understand what Xue Zhuan meant.
"Senior Brother, please pardon me for my ignorance."
Ye Ping really didn't understand what he meant so he could only say so.
After hearing that, Xue Zhuan shook his head and there was obvious disappointment in his eyes.
However, he said curiously, "What I want to express is very simple."
"Since all people and cultivators in this world, regardless of race, are coveting profits, it means that it's Heaven's will and it has been predestined by Heaven."
"This shows that the Heavenly Dao loves money too, do you understand?"
Xue Zhuan revealed the profoundness of it.
At this moment, his gaze was firm and austere.
That made Ye Ping freeze as he stood rooted to the ground.
'The Heavenly Dao loves money?'
'What kind of logic is that?'
Ye Ping really didn't expect Xue Zhuan to have learned the fundamentals of economics and could understand the Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, he felt that Xue Zhuan seemed to know something.
It was not that Ye Ping would believe everything, but rather, he felt that it was only normal for there to be many things that could not be explained in this world of immortal cultivation.
Besides, destiny and the Heavenly Dao were often used as an explanation.
Most importantly, Xue Zhuan seemed to have made a lot of sense.
He was not making things up.
After thinking about it carefully, Ye Ping felt that Xue Zhan was right too.
Besides, he made a lot of sense.
Everything in this world was about the pursuit of profits. Mortals and Saints would both steal. Ordinary people would covet taels of silver, but immortal cultivators were transcendent and did not like money or treasures. However, they actually just coveted things that were more precious than money and treasures.
Hence, it could indeed be deduced that the Heavenly Dao loved money.
However, so what if they knew about that? It's not like they could bribe the Heavenly Dao.
Looking at Xue Zhuan, Ye Ping couldn't help but ask seriously, "Senior Brother, what is the Great Dao that you have comprehended?"
Ye Ping asked.
At the mention of this, Xue Zhuan adjusted his clothes before standing up to look at Ye Ping.
"The Great Dao that I have comprehended is the Omnipotent Wealth, which is a supreme Dharmic Dao."
"This Dharmic Dao cannot be written into a book and can only be imparted verbally. But Ye Ping, I'm only going to say it once. If you can learn it, that'll be great. But if you can't, don't force yourself either."
Xue Zhuan said solemnly, "The main thing is, don't mention this to anyone. If the heavenly secret is revealed and heaven finds out one day, it'll be a huge disaster for both of us. Do you understand?"
He looked at Ye Ping as if he was talking about some big secret.
Ye Ping couldn't help but nod and say, "I understand, please teach it to me."
He sat upright and asked Xue Zhuan to teach him.
The latter nodded and immediately said, "Ye Ping, this Dao is called the Omnipotent Wealth. You can understand it as a sacrifice to the Heavenly Dao."
"It's the creation of a Heavenly Dao Altar using spiritual energy, but the altar must be formed in one's heart because one's heart is linked to heaven. Once the altar is formed, valuables like Spirit Stones, Dharma treasures, Mystical Abilities, and cultivation techniques can all be offered to Heaven."
"Once the sacrifice is made, make a wish for what you want to get in return. If the Heavenly Dao detects it and is willing to help you, the things you sacrifice will disappear and be taken away by the Heavenly Dao. If it refuses to help you, do you know what it means?"
Xue Zhuan started babbling nonsensically.
It was somewhat imaginary but it was not completely false. There was some evidence to back it up.
In this world, the imperial dynasties were above the people and all major matters would be reported to the Heavens.
It was just a difference in the sacrificial objects. Besides, Xue Zhuan was just giving him a simple and straightforward explanation.
After listening to what Xue Zhuan said, Ye Ping thought for a while and then replied.
"If the Heavenly Dao refuses to help, does that mean that Heaven is not willing to help? Or is the matter too difficult for Heaven to help?"
Ye Ping gave an answer based on his own understanding.
However, Xue Zhuan shook his head.
"No, no."
"If it doesn't help, it means…"
"We have to add more sacrificial objects."
Xue Zhuan answered very solemnly, but the last sentence of his left Ye Ping at a loss for words.
"We have to add more sacrificial objects?"
"Yes, you have to add more."
"The Heavenly Dao is invincible and omnipotent. How can it be incapable of fulfilling the wishes of a small cultivator? However, the Heavenly Dao won't help you, entirely because the objects you offered are too little in amount."
"So, if you find that the Heavenly Dao is not helping, you should increase the amount of sacrificial objects until the Heavenly Dao is willing to help."
Xue Zhuan continued when he saw Ye Ping's reaction.
At this moment, Ye Ping seemed amazed.
'Fourth Senior Brother's theory is much better than Eldest Senior Brother's.'
'Eldest Senior Brother always only gives me suggestions and tells me to comprehend it myself.'
'But Fourth Senior Brother is different. He talks about the core and lets me have a clear understanding.'
However, despite having understood what he said, Ye Ping was still confused.
"Fourth Senior Brother, how do I cultivate this Mystical Ability?"
Ye Ping asked.
"It's difficult but not quite so either. It mainly depends on your comprehension and whether or not Heaven is willing to accept your bestowal."
"You have to imagine the Heavenly Dao Altar in your head first. That's the first step. If you can, you will succeed."
"However, it's really difficult to do so and it's hard for me to help you with that too."
Xue Zhuan answered.
He had made up that theory anyway.
The Heavenly Dao Altar was purely an exaggerated description. Otherwise, how could he make himself seem impressive?
However, Xue Zhuan didn't really want to let Ye Ping waste his time.
He was just paving the way for what he was going to say next.
"Ye Ping, it's not a must to master this Mystical Ability. It all depends on opportunities and luck."
"But you have to understand what I mean and save more money. Regardless of what you do, you have to protect your own interests before anything else."
"Maybe you can't comprehend this Mystical Ability, but if you really have money, you can at least achieve the Omnipotent Wealth."
"You have to understand its meaning, know how to be frugal and restrain your spending. Do you understand?"
That was what Xue Zhuan really wanted to impart to Ye Ping.
It was the way to live.
He wanted Ye Ping to understand the value of money and Spirit Stones, so that he wouldn't be a spendthrift or think that Xue Zhuan was being a petty miser. He was just pretending to be noble.
"Okay, Senior Brother, I understand."
Ye Ping nodded. Actually, he completely understood that. Having lived two lives, he obviously understood how important money was.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping was more and more interested in the Omnipotent Wealth.
He wanted to try and see if he was fated to comprehend that Mystical Ability.
If he could comprehend it, it would indeed be of great benefit to him.
Ye Ping did not lack any money or Spirit Stones because he still had those one million Spirit Stones that he had been awarded with at the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
After he returned to the sect, Li Yu sent someone to deliver the Spirit Stones to him.
"Okay, since you already understand, I won't go on anymore. Spend the next few days comprehending it well. When you're free, follow Lin Bei along to do some treasure appraisal. If you can really buy some good stuff, it'll add on to your savings."
"Remember my words, you have to be frugal and do whatever that will benefit you. Stay away from things that won't bring you any benefit."
"In short, don't lose out and do your best to earn loads of money."
Xue Zhuan got up, patted Ye Ping's shoulder, and turned around to leave after saying those words.
After Xue Zhuan left, Ye Ping was alone in the room.
Five minutes passed.
Ye Ping went to the bed and sat cross-legged on it.
He closed his eyes and observed the so-called Heavenly Dao Altar.
It was evolving.
Time passed bit by bit.
Bright early in the following morning, a sound was soon heard in the quiet room.
Creak.
It was the sound of a window and door being blown open by the wind.
However, at this moment, a gust of clear breeze caressed his face.
In the blink of an eye, an ancient altar appeared in Ye Ping's mind.
At the same time…
In the capital of the Great Qian dynasty.
Five snow-white spirit horses began moving slowly towards the palace, pulling a carriage behind them.
In the Great Qian Dynasty, there were explicit rules that stated that the emperor was to have nine horses, the Crown Prince was to have eight, the princes were to have seven, the marquises were to have six, while the princesses were to have five.
Since there were five spirit horses, it meant that the person in the carriage was either the princess of the dynasty or a person who was second only to the prince.
Su Changyu was seated quietly in the spacious carriage.
The Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, Princess Xu Yang, was seated on the main seat with Li Changqing on his right.
However, the three people in the carriage seemed unusually quiet.
Overnight, the three of them came to the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty and were now returning to the palace.
Princess Xu Yang was overwhelmed with boredom when she was in the palace and her mood was much better now that Su Changyu was returning with her.
However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and soon, someone spoke up.
"Your Highness, the son of Marquis An Bang, Xu Jin, would like to see you."
In an instant, Princess Xu Yang could not help but frown slightly.
"Xu Jin? Why does he want to see me?"
Princess Xu Yang couldn't help but mutter to herself curiously.
Li Changqing, who was on the right, picked up his wine glass and took a sip of wine before saying, "Everyone knows what Xu Jin feels about you. He just wants to get closer to you. After all, he carries a torch for you."
Li Changqing said calmly with a glass of wine in hand.
After hearing his words, Princess Xu Yang immediately frowned.
"He's so annoying. I've long told my father not to let me marry Xu Jin. Xu Jin really doesn't know how to act appropriately."
However, at this moment, someone outside spoke up.
"Ninth Princess, it's me, Xu Jin. I'm going to the palace too, can I join you?"
Xu Jin sounded extremely enthusiastic and seemed to be forcing his way through. Princess Xu Yang felt rather awkward even though she wanted to turn him down.
Princess Xu Yang said, "Let him in."
He was the son of a marquis and if she didn't allow him to come on board, it would indeed be inappropriate.
"Yes."
The attendant outside the carriage acknowledged.
Soon, a man in blue entered the carriage, and after seeing Princess Xu Yang, he immediately bowed to her.
"Greetings, Your Highness Xu Yang."
The Ninth Princess was a favored daughter of the emperor and although Xu Jin was the son of a marquis, he had to address her with respect. He dared not overstep such rules, but in the next moment, Xu Jin couldn't help but look at Su Changyu.
Xu Jin knew Li Changqing, but naturally, he wasn't interested at all.
However, after seeing Su Changyu, Xu Jin's expression became a bit odd.
He was the son of Marquis An Bang and held a powerful position. He was going to succeed his father's position as Marquis in the future and was also known for being a bootlicker. Everyone knew that he had a crush on Princess Xu Yang.
Marquis An Bang went to the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty to ask for his permission to let his son marry the Ninth Princess. The emperor felt that they were compatible since he was the son of the marquis.
However, the problem was that Princess Xu Yang refused to agree so there was nothing he could do.
However, Princess Xu Yang couldn't stop Xu Jin from pursuing her.
Xu Jin would go look for her every now and then, so much that she couldn't stand it any longer. In fact, she left the palace this time to avoid Xu Jin.
However, she did not expect to run into him this time.
As for Xu Jin…
Su Changyu's appearance made him feel threatened.
Well because Su Changyu… was just too handsome.
To be more specific, he was outrageously handsome.
He could hold a candle to Xu Jin.
In an instant, Xu Jin felt an even greater sense of crisis.
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Chapter 227: The Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty Is the Uncle of The Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty
Inside the carriage, Xu Jin looked at Su Changyu.
It wasn't that he harbored ill intentions, but rather, he felt a sense of hostility that arose from a rivalry in love.
However, Xu Jin was not a fool. He knew that Su Changyu definitely wasn't an ordinary person since he could be in the same carriage as Princess Xu Yang.
If he nitpicked on Su Changyu as soon as he arrived, Princess Xu Yang would definitely find him problematic.
It would not be good if he left a bad impression on her.
Thinking of this, Xu Jin immediately smiled at Su Changyu.
"Who is this Fellow Daoist?"
He looked at Su Changyu and asked with his eyes full of curiosity.
Inside the carriage.
Su Changyu was sitting quietly, and as soon as Xu Jin entered, he stared at him with a peculiar gaze. Su Changyu knew that Xu Jin definitely wasn't a good person.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu didn't want to answer him at all.
In an instant, there was an awkward silence in the carriage.
Fortunately, Princess Xu Yang immediately spoke up.
"This is Senior Su Changyu. He saved me when I encountered some issues this time."
Princess Xu Jin spoke up and eased the awkwardness.
Xu Jin was stunned to hear her words. He wasn't displeased by the fact that Su Changyu didn't answer him. He instead looked at Princess Xu Yang eagerly.
"Your Highness, what danger did you encounter?"
"What's going on?"
"Who had the audacity to attack you?"
"Is he tired of living? Your Highness, I'll deploy some troops to avenge you."
"Are you hurt? Are you in shock?"
Xu Jin looked at Princess Xu Yang with exasperation in his eyes, wishing he could kill that bunch of beasts now.
Seeing the way Xu Jin was behaving, Li Changqing, who was at the side, couldn't help but take a sip of wine while thinking to himself calmly, 'Those who like currying favor will never come to a good end.'
On the other hand, Princess Xu Yang was a little frustrated. She detested people like Xu Jin who were overly worried the most. She was sick of his behavior.
However, he was the son of the marquis after all and was considered one of the people whom the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty valued the most. Besides, Xu Jin was just showing her some concern, so Princess Xu Yang had no choice but to accept it quietly.
"It's not a big issue, it's mainly thanks to Senior Su."
Princess Xu Yang answered.
"Not a big issue? Good to hear, good to hear. I was worried sick."
"Thank you for saving Her Highness, Senior Su. Saving her is akin to saving me, I owe you a favor now. If there's anything you need help with in the future, feel free to come to me."
However, he was still rather displeased with Su Changyu. Perhaps, it was because Su Changyu was handsome or maybe it was because he vaguely felt that there was some inexplicable secret between Princess Xu Yang and Su Changyu.
However, he still had to be polite to him on the surface, lest he left a bad impression on Princess Xu Yang.
Su Changyu naturally wouldn't take Xu Jin's kind words seriously.
Besides, Su Changyu was from the Great Xia Dynasty, not the Great Qian Dynasty. What trouble could he possibly encounter?
What he had to do now was to hurry up and leave the Great Qian Dynasty. Once he returned to the Great Xia Dynasty, he would get to do what he had to.
He wanted to go to Taishang Xuanji and thrash things out with him.
Hence, Su Changyu didn't say anything.
Seeing that Su Changyu still did not answer him, Xu Jin once again felt a little embarrassed.
It was impossible to say that he wasn't angry, but rather, Xu Jin knew very well that Su Changyu was Princess Xu Yang's benefactor and he really couldn't say anything.
After thinking about it, Xu Jin couldn't help but put the blame on Li Changqing.
"Fellow Daoist Changqing, you failed to protect Her Highness and let her be in danger. How should you be punished?"
Xu Jin reprimanded Li Changqing who was watching the fun.
As soon as he heard that, Li Changqing was dumbfounded.
'Why do you have to get me involved?'
'Surely you don't think I'm a pushover, do you?'
Li Changqing couldn't help but ask coldly when he looked at Xu Jin.
"The princess didn't blame me, what right do you have to blame me? Xu Jin, you're just the son of the Marquis, not the Marquis of the Great Qian Dynasty."
Li Changqing spoke in displeasure.
Although Li Changqing wasn't the son of a marquis, his father was an important and authoritative minister of the imperial court, and hence, he really didn't need to be deferential to Xu Jin.
After hearing Li Changqing's words, Xu Jin was immediately speechless.
He felt even more awkward because he couldn't afford to offend any of them.
"Okay, it's just a trivial matter after all, there's no need to get the military involved. Besides, I didn't suffer any major injuries."
"Xu Jin, take a seat."
Princess Xu Yang immediately told him to sit down.
Xu Jin didn't go on any longer and immediately sat down beside Li Changqing in a thick-skinned manner.
After he did, he immediately spoke again.
Princess Xu Jin hadn't had the time to continue speaking before he interrupted.
"Your Highness, Senior Su seems to be wearing the royal clothing of the Great Xia Dynasty. Is he a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty?"
Xu Jin looked at Su Changyu curiously.
"Um…"
However, at the mention of this, Princess Xu Yang was momentarily at a loss for words.
After the brief contact, Princess Xu Yang had merely found out Su Changyu's identity, but she didn't know if Su Changyu was a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty or not.
Seeing that Princess Xu Yang was humming and hawing, Xu Jin couldn't help but frown.
"Your Highness, it can't be that you don't know where your benefactor is from, right?"
Xu Jin seemed a little surprised, but soon, he looked at Su Changyu again and asked.
"Senior Su, are you a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty?"
Hearing Xu Jin's voice, Su Changyu did feel that it was a little bizarre. After all, Su Changyu had been ignoring him repeatedly and a normal person wouldn't be so thick-skinned as to continue asking.
'Why is Xu Jin still continuing to probe?'
'Do you like to ask questions that much?'
'Are you lusting after my beauty?'
Su Changyu found it bizarre but he couldn't quite put a finger on it.
He didn't want to answer at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would indeed be a little unfriendly of him if he didn't answer at all.
After all, he was still in the Great Qian Dynasty.
After thinking about it, Su Changyu decided to answer him briefly so as to prevent the situation from becoming too awkward.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but say, "No."
His words were brief and simple, making him look more like an expert.
However, Xu Jin's eyes contained some disappointment while Princess Xu Jin seemed to be thankful. On the other hand, Li Changqing looked very calm.
"No? Why are you wearing a royal clothing then?"
Xu Jin continued to ask while pouring himself a glass of wine.
However, after hearing this, Su Changyu could not help but look at Xu Jin with a calm gaze. However, the calmness in his eyes made Xu Jin feel a little guilty.
"Does it matter if I'm a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty or not?"
Su Changyu was very curious.
'Why do you keep asking me if I'm a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty?'
'So what if I am?'
'So what if I'm not?'
'Why are you so talkative?'
Su Changyu was really conflicted. He didn't want to talk or answer anyone's questions now.
Firstly, he felt that it was meaningless. Secondly, he was scared that his condition might act up and he might end up saying something wrong.
Hence, he felt that it would be better to say less.
However, before Xu Jin could speak again, Li Changqin's voice sounded.
"If you're really a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty, it would indeed be a little troublesome. So, this is an important question."
Li Changqing took a sip of wine and asked.
Su Changyu was indeed a little shocked.
However, his face was composed and he looked at Li Changqing.
Li Changqing didn't keep him in suspense and explained right away.
"In the past twenty years, the relationship between the Great Xia Dynasty and the Great Qian Dynasty has been strained, especially between the royals. The emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty hates the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, and they almost went to war. Senior Su, don't you think it is important?"
His tone was calm but his words made Su Changyu stunned.
'Almost went to war?'
'These are two major dynasties. The casualties of some battles between smaller nations were usually more than a million. If the two dynasties went to war, the sky would probably come crashing down.
Hence, Su Changyu couldn't help but be curious.
"Why?"
Su Changyu asked with puzzlement.
After hearing Su Changyu's question, the three of them seemed a little shocked because that matter wasn't a secret.
However, they did not expect that Su Changyu actually did not know about it.
Clearly, Su Changyu was in recluse for a long time.
Hence, Princess Xu Yang explained.
"Actually this matter is not very complicated."
"Forty years ago, my father's sister, that is, Princess Changling, married the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"In the beginning, my father really opposed it. Aunt Changling was the person my father doted on the most. So, he was dead set against it, but Aunt Changling and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty loved each other. They were also compatible."
"In the end, my father agreed to the marriage, but more than ten years later, Aunt Changling gave birth to the Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, resulting in a worldwide phenomenon. He was then called the son of the Great Xia Dynasty's luck."
"Father was extremely excited and thrilled. After all, the Tenth Prince is his biological nephew, but unfortunately, Aunt Changling passed away after giving birth to the Tenth Prince."
"Father was enraged, but in the end, there was nothing he could do. After all, the dead cannot be resurrected. However, since then, the relationship between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Xia Dynasty has become really strained."
"However, the real reason for the fall out was because of the disappearance of the Tenth Prince. The only person my father cared about was gone, and since then, he absolutely hated the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and cut off all contact with him."
"For the past twenty-odd years, the subjects of the Great Xia Dynasty have never dared to step foot into the Great Qian Dynasty, let alone the royals. Senior Su, if you're a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty, you won't be allowed into the palace even if you've saved me."
"Otherwise, if Father finds out, he'll probably…"
Princess Xu Yang told him everything that happened.
At this moment, Su Changyu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
'Fortunately, I'm not a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty. Otherwise, it'll be over for me.'
'Who is the Tenth Prince though?'
'I've never heard of him.'
Su Changyu was slightly curious but he was mainly thankful that he wasn't a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty. Otherwise, he would be in huge trouble if he was imprisoned.
"Your Highness, you're too kind."
At this moment, Xu Jin suddenly spoke up and picked up his wine glass.
"His Majesty not only detests the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, he also hates everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty. Back then, the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty almost got stripped of his title when he became friends with the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. I heard that he even got hung on the tree and received a huge beating."
"So, Senior Su, if you are really not a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty, you should change out of your clothes."
There were evil intentions behind Xu Jin's treacherous smile and his words were full of ambiguous meaning.
However, he wasn't really trying to frighten Su Changyu, but rather, he wanted to disgust him.
It wouldn't work on a real peerless expert but it really worked on Su Changyu.
He was really a little scared after hearing those words.
He somehow wanted to get off the carriage and flee.
Although he was not a royal, Old Xuan was the one who gave those clothes to him. Hence, he wondered if Old Xuan was really a royal. What if he was a prince?
Su Changyu was a little scared.
In fact, what he felt was not as simple as fear.
He was somehow flustered.
However, he still had to pretend to be impressive.
"If the Tenth Prince is found, the relationship between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Xia Dynasty might be improved, right?"
Su Changyu asked calmly.
Xu Jin answered him, "I'm not sure but the Tenth Prince is already dead and there's no doubt about that. So, there's no room for improvement. Even if the Tenth Prince somehow returns, he would probably mean more to His Majesty than the Crown Prince."
Xu Jin said.
However, the next moment, Princess Xu Yang could not help but frown and look at Xu Jin.
"Xu Jin, don't you think that what you said is a bit too much?"
Princess Xu Yang frowned and looked at Xu Jin.
Not only had Xu Jin repeatedly insulted the Crown Prince, he even said that the Tenth Prince was dead, which was absolutely intolerable.
Although everyone knew that the Tenth Prince was probably really dead, there was no evidence or corpse to prove that he was dead, so no one dared to be certain. Even the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty still felt that the Tenth Prince was still alive.
If anyone dared to say that the Tenth Prince was dead, that person was bound to die then.
Hearing Princess Xu Yang's angry rebuke, Xu Jin immediately fell silent.
He knew he had said the wrong thing, but it was mainly because he was jealous of Su Changyu.
Li Changqing glanced at Xu Jin.
In order to ease the tension a little, he couldn't help but speak.
"The Tenth Prince might still be alive. Xu Jin is a little overboard with his words but the latter half of what he said is right."
"His Majesty has been concerned about the Tenth Princess for more than ten years. After all, Princess Changling is His Majesty's biological sister."
"Besides, the current empress of the Great Qian Dynasty was on close terms with Princess Changling. If not for Princess Changling, the empress of the Great Qian Dynasty would have died in the palace long ago."
"It is also because of Princess Changling that the Empress was able to marry His Majesty. Hence, the Empress is very concerned about the Tenth Prince too."
"Tsk, if the Tenth Prince really appears some day, I think he would surpass the Crown Prince's position."
Li Changqing said so.
He sounded rather envious.
A person who disappeared after his birth was actually missed greatly by the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, as well as the emperor and empress of the Great Qian Dynasty. That was a huge honor.
If he didn't disappear, he would definitely be the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. After all, the Tenth Prince would definitely have the backing of the Great Qian Dynasty too. The current Crown Prince would be no match for him.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Your Highness, you're finally back. His Majesty is looking for you."
It was a sharp voice and disrupted the communication between the three people inside the carriage.
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Chapter 228: The Grandson of the Great Qian Dynasty, Who Would Dare To Bully Me?
Upon hearing that voice, Princess Xu Yang, who was in the carriage, immediately stood up.
"Father wants to see me for something?"
"He knows I'm back?"
Princess Xu Yang seemed a little curious. She had just returned to the palace and yet her father suddenly asked to see her.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has already learned of your return, so he sent me here to inform you that he's waiting for you in the Heart Calming Hall."
The servant outside the carriage said while kneeling on the ground.
Upon hearing his words, Princess Xu Yang fell silent for a while before answering.
"Okay, wait a moment."
After Princess Xu Yang said these words, she turned around and looked at Su Changyu.
"Senior Su, I have something important to handle. I'm afraid I can't accompany you for the time being, why don't you get some rest in the chamber? I'll be right back."
Princess Xu Yang looked at Su Changyu and said.
After all, Su Changyu was her life savior. She initially planned to set up a banquet to thank Su Changyu, but she did not expect to be summoned as soon as she returned to the palace.
That was the reason why she informed Su Changyu, lest he thought she was impolite.
"It's alright."
Su Changyu nodded. What he wanted to do most now was to leave the Great Qian Dynasty, not stay here.
As long as he could leave the Great Qian Dynasty, everything else would be fine.
However, Xu Jin interjected at this moment.
"Your Highness, that's a little inappropriate, isn't it?"
"How can you just let another man into your chamber? If you're present, it wouldn't be too bad, but if you're not, you have to pay attention… Otherwise, if word gets out, it'll probably…"
Xu Jin looked at Princess Xu Yang and reminded her.
Upon hearing this, Princess Xu Yang frowned. It wasn't the first time she felt that he was problematic.
However, at this moment, Li Changqing suddenly spoke up.
"Brother Xu makes sense. Your Highness, you really shouldn't let just anyone enter your chamber at will. Besides, you're not around, so you shouldn't let anyone barge in easily."
Li Changqing chimed in.
Xu Yang was the princess of the Great Qian Dynasty and indeed she had to follow the rules in various matters. Otherwise, she would be embarrassing the Great Qian Dynasty and not just herself.
It was especially so since Su Changyu was from the Great Xia Dynasty.
Hence, Li Changqing agreed with Xu Jin, which was rare of him.
"Since that's the case, please take Senior Su for a walk around the palace, Brother Changqing."
Since Su Changyu couldn't go to her chamber, he could take a stroll around the palace.
"There's no problem with that, but I have an errand to run so there's nothing I can do."
It was not that Li Changqing was targeting Princess Xu Yang nor did he hate Su Changyu, but he really had something important to do.
As soon as he said that, Xu Jin couldn't help but speak up immediately.
"Your Highness, why don't you let me take Senior Su for a walk around the palace?"
The fact that Xu Jin took the initiative to help was rather puzzling.
However, Xu Jin was indeed the only one left and the rules in the palace were strict too. If they let Su Changyu stroll around by himself, it was possible that some unnecessary trouble would happen.
Thinking of this, Princess Xu Yang couldn't help but look at Xu Jin.
"Since that's the case, I'll have to bother you, Xu Jin. Senior Su is my benefactor. If anyone tries to stop him in the palace, please remember to remind them that if anyone dares to provoke Senior Su, I will not let them off."
Princess Xu Yang felt that there must be something amiss because Xu Jin had taken the initiative to help. However, regardless of what it was, Xu Jin was the only one left at present so she had no other choice.
However, she nevertheless reminded him that Su Changyu was her life savior.
It was obvious what she meant. She was just trying to tell Xu Jin not to harbor any improper thoughts or ill intentions against Su Changyu. If he tried to harm Su Changyu, she definitely wouldn't let him off.
"Of course, please rest assured, Your Highness."
Xu Jin answered with a smile.
"Okay, I'll have to trouble you then."
Princess Xu Yang then looked at Su Changyu. "Senior Su, I'll be right back, please pardon me."
"It's alright."
Su Changyu had never been to the palace before so he felt that it would be good to take a stroll around it.
However, he could sense that Xu Jin definitely wasn't that kindhearted and that he probably had an ulterior motive.
However, he wasn't afraid either. What kind of trouble could arise from taking a walk in the palace?
That was also the reason why Su Changyu agreed.
After hearing Su Changyu's answer, Princess Xu Yang didn't waste any more time and immediately left the carriage together with Li Changqing.
Su Changyu and Xu Jin were the only ones left in the carriage.
Xu Jin looked at Su Changyu with a fake smile.
"Senior Su, why don't I take you to the Heavenly Fragrant Garden to enjoy the scenery?"
Xu Jin suggested bringing Su Changyu to enjoy the scenery.
"Alright."
Su Changyu answered indifferently.
Xu Jin stood up immediately and left the carriage with Su Changyu.
Soon, they reached the Great Qian Dynasty palace.
Su Changyu and Xu Jin walked side by side.
Xu Jin indeed explained everything clearly to Su Changyu along the journey, which really surprised him.
After all, he thought that Xu Jin was going to deliberately make things hard for him, but to his surprise, he didn't do that at all. Instead, he even explained things to him patiently, making Su Changyu feel slightly ashamed.
Xu Jin did not do anything throughout the journey to the Heavenly Fragrant Garden.
Instead, he patiently introduced the scenery in Heavenly Fragrance Garden.
It was indeed worthy of being a palace. As soon as he entered Heavenly Fragrance Garden, he saw various types of flowers.
"Senior Su, this is a Frost Condensation Flower. As long as you shake it slightly, you will be able to condense white frost. It can also act as an antidote to poison. Just a single petal will do the trick."
"Senior Su, this flower here is called the Heavenly Heart Flower that blooms once every 100 years. Once it blooms, the Heavenly Heart Fruit will be born. One Heavenly Heart Fruit can save you a hundred years of comprehension."
"It is also the national flower of the Great Qian Dynasty. Senior Su, look in the northwest direction, is there a beam of divine light?"
Xu Jin pointed to the northwest and asked.
Su Changyu looked to the northwest, and indeed, there was a beam of divine light darting into the sky.
"What is that thing?"
Su Changyu asked but there was no curiosity in his eyes and tone.
"That's the Heavenly Heart Divine Flower, which is rumored to have been bred by two King of Heavenly Heart Flowers."
"The king of Flower Kings. Senior Su, guess how much this Heavenly Heart Flower is worth?"
Xu Jin asked with a smile.
'How much?'
Su Changyu did not make any guesses.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he thought that it would probably be worth a few hundred Spirit Stones.
After all, it just looked so different.
"A most ordinary Heavenly Heart Flower is worth a million Spirit Stones."
"On the other hand, the value of a Flower King cannot be measured using Spirit Stones, but there's a saying in the Great Qian Dynasty that goes, one Heavenly Heart Flower is better than a million armies. The Great Ze Dynasty was once willing to trade a million mighty soldiers for a Heavenly Heart Flower King of our Great Qian Dynasty."
"It's not an exaggeration to say that that divine flower is the national luck of the Great Qian Dynasty. It bears fruit once every 3,000 years, and the fruit it bears is said to have supreme divine effects. Rumor has it that one can save 5,000 years of hard cultivation after eating it."
"If nothing goes wrong, the divine flower should bloom and bear fruit soon. Senior Su, if you're lucky, you can come and take a look for yourself. It's really spectacular."
At the mention of the Heavenly Heart Flower, Xu Jin seemed to be extremely proud as he rattled on and on.
On the other hand, Su Changyu looked into the distance, feeling extremely tempted.
'Save 5,000 years of hard cultivation?'
'What concept is that?'
'If I eat it, won't I soar even higher?'
'I won't have to pretend to be impressive all day then.'
However, Su Changyu knew that it mattered greatly to the Great Qian Dynasty so he wouldn't dream about it.
"This divine fruit should be prepared for the Crown Prince of the dynasty. When the Crown Prince ascends to the throne and swallows the divine fruit, the fortunes of the Great Qian Dynasty will soar again."
Xu Jin said seriously, his eyes full of envy.
He continued to show Su Changyu around the Heavenly Fragrance Garden.
Along the way, Su Changyu stayed calm on the surface, but deep down, he was extremely shocked and overwhelmed by the various precious flowers.
However, while he was not realizing…
An entire hour later, Su Changyu was suddenly stunned.
The reason being…
He discovered that he seemed to have gotten lost.
"Ah… this!"
Su Changyu froze on the spot.
He never thought that he would get lost in a garden.
"Brother Xu?"
"Where are you?"
"I'll treat you to tea, are you there?"
Su Changyu felt a little perplexed while he was in the garden.
'I actually got lost in a garden. My sense of direction is terrible.'
'Loss of sense of direction?'
Su Changyu was a little confused but it was not like him to freeze on the spot. Since he had gotten lost, he thought that he might as well walk around. In case he got lucky, he would profit greatly if he found the way out.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu began finding his way out.
In the dark, Xu Jin watched everything quietly.
Yes, Xu Jin didn't lose Su Changyu at all. He had just deliberately gone missing.
It was all Xu Jin's conspiracy.
Xu Jin didn't have a good impression of Su Changyu. After all, who would be nice to their rival in love?
However, Xu Jin left Su Changyu alone, not only because he wanted him to lose his sense of direction.
He wouldn't be bothered to resort to such lowly tricks.
There were only two exits, one leading to the Zhaixin Hall and the other leading to the Heavenly Fragrance Garden.
The exit of Heavenly Fragrance Garden was a five-minute walk away. Not to mention Su Changyu, even if Xu Jin did not go to the palace often, he probably wouldn't know how to go there either.
Hence, if nothing cropped up, Su Changyu would definitely go to the Zhaixin Hall.
If he went to Zhaixin Hall, it would be entertaining.
Everyone in the entire palace knew that the empress would go to the Zhaixin Hall every month to pray for the Tenth Prince to be blessed.
The blessing required one to be sincere in praying. Hence, regardless of the palace maids or the eunuchs, or even the emperor, no one would disturb her.
There was a favored eunuch who accidentally disturbed the empress when she was praying and was since demoted to an ordinary eunuch.
The empress of the Great Qian Dynasty was extremely gentle and kind-hearted, but no one dared to offend her when it came to praying.
Xu Jin's idea was also very simple. Although Su Changyu was not a royal of the Great Xia Dynasty, his clothes were evidence of his relation to it.
If he disturbed the empress when she was praying, Su Changyu would definitely be chased out of the palace.
Of course, Xu Jin did not intend to kill Su Changyu. After all, Su Changyu saved Princess Xu Yang, so at most he would be expelled from the Great Qian Dynasty's Palace.
As long as Su Changyu left the Great Qian Dynasty Palace, there would be no need to worry about Princess Xu Yang having a change of heart.
That was Xu Jin's conspiracy.
At the thought of this, Xu Jin couldn't help but smile.
However, he was cautious and followed Su Changyu all the way.
Five minutes later, Su Changyu finally saw an exit.
The words 'Zhaixin Hall' were written at the exit.
At this moment, Su Changyu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
Xu Jin, who was in the dark, was gritting his teeth.
The exit of the Zhaixin Hall was not far at all, but Su Changyu spent five minutes finding it. He really had a poor sense of direction.
However, he had fortunately found his way to the Zhaixin Hall.
When Su Changyu entered the Zhaixin Hall, a figure immediately appeared in front of him.
It was a teenager.
He was about thirteen or fourteen years old and had a tender and puerile face. However, he was quite handsome and when dressed in a light golden robe, he seemed rather refined and noble.
"Hold it right there!"
The teenager's voice sounded as he stood in front of Su Changyu. At such a young age, he had already developed such a refined elegance.
He stared at Su Changyu and frowned.
"This place is not for a servant like you to enter, go back."
The young man sounded indifferent and arrogant.
However, what he said next made Su Changyu frown.
He wanted to ask him for directions just now.
However, he didn't expect him to have such a foul mouth.
'He called me a servant?'
'Has he never suffered a beating before?'
Su Changyu stared at the teenager, but before he could answer, the latter continued to speak.
"Did you not hear what I said? This place is not for a servant like you to come. Get out now or don't blame me for being merciless."
"Also, what's your name? Who brought you here?"
His voice was puerile, but he had an arrogant face that made him seem repulsive.
Su Changyu frowned. He didn't like such children in the first place, especially those of wealthy backgrounds like him.
However, after thinking about it, he realized that they were in the palace and since the teenager dared to say that, he probably wasn't to be trifled with.
Su Changyu didn't want to provoke him, and after thinking about it, he turned around and left.
In the dark…
Xu Jin, who had been observing, couldn't help but be vexed after he saw that scene.
'Why did this guy come out of nowhere?'
Xu Jin frowned.
He knew who that young man was. It was the grandson of the emperor.
It was the person the emperor pampered the most.
After all, he was his grandson.
He was usually arrogant and domineering in the palace and no one dared to provoke him at all.
That made Xu Jin feel dismayed.
Su Changyu had initially already entered, but in the end, he was driven away by the grandson.
His plan had failed.
Xu Jin was very upset.
However, watching Su Changyu leave, the grandson of the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Fang Li, couldn't help but continue to curse.
"Who gave you permission to leave? Did I say that you can leave?"
"Also, you actually didn't kneel down when you saw me. You're very brazen, eh? Are you courting death?"
When he watched Su Changyu leave, Fang Li couldn't help but curse loudly as there was anger written all over his puerile face.
Su Changyu, who had already gotten ready to leave, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He had a calm temperament and usually wouldn't get angry.
However, at this moment, he was a little furious.
He turned around.
Su Changyu stopped in front of Fang Li again.
The latter thought that Su Changyu was there to explain something.
Su Changyu looked around.
He confirmed that there was no one around.
In the blink of an eye, he clenched his fist and punched the recalcitrant child on his face.
'Damn it.'
'I always get defeated by others but I can definitely beat up a kid.'
'Bastard.'
'If you had a significant cultivation level, I'd be a little scared of you.'
'But you're just a recalcitrant child, how dare you bully me?'
'Watch my fist.'
In the dark…
Xu Jin was dumbfounded.
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