"Then if a conflict arises between the people of the Celestial Court, how should it be resolved?" Ning asked, rather puzzled.
"If there is a conflict, you can ask His Imperial Majesty at the Imperial Assembly to impeach the other party. As long as you are in the right, His Imperial Majesty generally won't casually protect the wrong person!" Taibai Jinxing explained.
"His Imperial Majesty spends most of his time training in his imperial study. Even during the Imperial Assembly, unless there is an emergency, he will send his clone to stand guard. Today, His Imperial Majesty has specially invited you two Exalts to his imperial study. From this, one can see how highly he values you two!"
Taibai Jinxing was rather envious. He was an old retainer of Emperor Haotian. Although his power was only at the Celestial Immortal level, he had been by His Imperial Majesty's side since the era of the Celestial Court. He was a smooth and slick figure, and was on good terms with most of the ministers of the Celestial Court. But despite that, he had never entered the imperial study before.
And now, as soon as these two disciples of His Imperial Majesty arrived at the Celestial Court, they were immediately received by His Imperial Majesty's true body in the imperial study. Anyone else would probably be filled with envy.
On their way here, aside from the guards and Daoist children they had encountered at the beginning, Ao Wuxu and the others didn't encounter anyone else. This caused Ning to feel rather surprised. There were so few people; wasn't this a bit too quiet?
"His Imperial Majesty normally doesn't like crowds. Thus, without prior notice, no one is permitted to enter the area between the imperial gardens and the imperial study."
As they spoke, they had already walked out of the imperial gardens, arriving at a very ordinary house. In Ning's eyes, this couldn't even be described as' ordinary '. Using the word' shabby 'seemed to be more appropriate for the scene in front of him.
A low, thatched hut, a simple courtyard. If it wasn't for the fact that there was a tall tea tree in the middle of the courtyard that emanated the aura of the Dao, making it look quite extraordinary, Ning would have thought that they had come to the wrong place.
"This is the imperial study where His Imperial Majesty is in seclusion. You can go in!" Taibai Jinxing stared at the small courtyard in front of him, speaking with some envy towards Ao Wuxu and Ao Wuxu.
"You aren't going in together?" Ning was rather surprised. They were already here; why not go in together?
"I am not summoned by His Imperial Majesty. I cannot enter as I please. the two Exalts, go in. It is time for me to leave!" Looking at the mysterious tea tree in front of him, Taibai Jinxing reluctantly, he shook his head, then slowly left.
"Let's go. Let's go in and pay our respects to Master!"
Seeing Taibai Jinxing leave, Ao Wuxu casually pushed open the wooden door of the small fenced courtyard in front of him and took the lead to walk in.
Ning followed closely behind. As soon as he entered, he was instantly stunned. The scene in front of him caused his mouth to drop open in shock!
In this seemingly small fenced courtyard, there was a golden lightning dragon lazily flying in the air. A golden flame phoenix landed on a huge tea tree, seemingly resting.
There were also earthen-yellow giants, water-blue fairies, black two-winged demons, and other strange creatures. They were all quietly waiting at the edge of the courtyard. They seemed to be cultivating, but also seemed to be sleeping.
"These … are Dao? A materialized Dao?! "
At first, Ning had thought that these creatures were merely the pets of the Emperor, but after carefully inspecting them, the shock in his heart couldn't be any greater. This was because, through his divine will, he could sense that these creatures were actually formed from the Laws of the Grand Daos. They were the materialization of the Dao itself.
The Grand Dao of Lightning, the Grand Dao of Fire, the Grand Dao of Earth, the Grand Dao of Water, the Grand Dao of Destruction, the Grand Dao of Life, the Grand Dao of Death … there were more than ten types of Grand Daos, and every single one of them seemed to have reached an extremely high level of insight. At the very least, Ning had no idea that Grand Daos could be materialized.
Under the shade of the tall tea tree, there was an azure stone table. Next to the stone table were three stone benches. One of the previously empty stone benches was now occupied by a young man dressed in black imperial robes, his long hair fluttering in the windless air.
"So he is Emperor Haotian?" Upon seeing this black-robed man whose aura was as vast as the universe, Ning couldn't help but secretly feel nervous. This was a true major power who had slain many other Fiendgod Daofathers, and was even hailed as the number one expert of the Three Realms. Ning couldn't help but feel nervous!
"Master, Ji Ning has arrived!" As soon as the black-robed man appeared, Ao Wuxu respectfully clasped his fists and bowed.
The black-robed man was naturally Cheng Hao. He nodded towards Ao Wuxu, then waved his hand. Instantly, several misty tea leaves began to fall down from the tea tree, landing within a teacup that had appeared at some unknown point in time.
The teacup had long ago been filled with piping hot tea. As the tea leaves fell into the teacup, a refreshing fragrance wafted out. Just by smelling the tea, Ning felt as though he had gained new insights into the Dao of the Sword.
"Come, sit down. Have a taste of my tea leaves." Smiling calmly, Ning waved his hand towards Ao Wuxu and Ao Wuxu, indicating for them to sit down.
"Yes!"
Ao Wuxu didn't hesitate at all, immediately sitting down across from Cheng Hao. Ning, however, paused momentarily, then sat down rather cautiously by Ao Wuxu's side.
"This tea is no ordinary tea. Its name is Dao Comprehension Tea. Each time you drink it, you will have a chance to enter a meditative state. In the past, I destroyed a supreme Daofather and acquired this tea from his lair. Ordinary people won't have a chance to taste this tea."
This Dao Comprehension Tea Tree had been acquired by Cheng Hao in the main world when he had annihilated the Undying Mountain. When he had used the divine ability of the Skyflipping Seal to shatter the Undying Mountain, the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree had been silently absorbed into his inner world. Now, he had transplanted it into this Haotian major world, which was filled with Immortal aura.
After giving a simple introduction to the miraculous properties of the Dao Comprehension Tea, Cheng Hao turned his gaze towards Ning.
"Ji Ning, your master has already seen your performance during the Conclave of Immortal Destiny."
Upon hearing his master mention him, Ning's heart clenched, and he quietly waited for the rest of his master's words.
"The other Daofathers and True Gods are more interested in Daoist Woodpass and the sloppy Daoist, both of whom have steady, stable hearts and solid foundations. They feel that such people are the most suitable for Immortal cultivation, and have the greatest potential!"
"As they see it, the reason you were able to become number one was because you made a sudden breakthrough, and that there was some element of luck involved. In terms of potential, you cannot compare to those two."
"What they don't understand, however, is that making a sudden breakthrough is also a form of potential. In addition, in this world, not just anyone can make a sudden breakthrough!"
Hearing this, Ning was slightly startled. He mulled over his master's words, 'making a sudden breakthrough is also a form of potential'. For a moment, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Master, making a sudden breakthrough is also a form of potential?" Ning didn't quite understand. Shouldn't something like this be purely based on luck?
"Heh heh, if you think this is luck, then why didn't Adept Woodpass make a sudden breakthrough? Why didn't the sloppy Daoist make a sudden breakthrough? Of all the candidates, why was it that you were the only one to make a sudden breakthrough?"
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