Yun Yang recalled something at once. The master that Mi Kongqun had mentioned should be a eunuch as well. It seemed that Supreme Lord Xia of the Four Seasons Tower was Ziyou's minister of internal affairs. Could it be this person? If it was this old fellow, it seemed that … his cultivation was a bit higher than Supreme Lord Spring Frost's?
Or could it be that every Supreme Lord of the Four Seasons Tower possessed a cultivation base of the heaven realm and Supreme Lord Spring Frost was the weakest among the four of them? He recalled that Supreme Lord Spring Frost had been severely injured many years ago …
Yun Yang thought of many things at once.
As if feeling Yun Yang's stare, the old eunuch lifted his head indifferently and glanced at Yun Yang with an ashen gaze. Yun Yang nodded with a smile. The old eunuch lowered his head respectfully and followed the emperor out.
Yun Yang's deific consciousness was gentle. There was a smile on his face and a warm gaze, but in his heart, he had already killed this old thing eight times over.
If it had not been for this old thing, Yun Yang might have been able to take the Empire of Ziyou's emperor hostage and exchange him for Old Dugu! However, with this old thing here, Yun Yang could not do anything at all.
Yes, it was because he didn't dare to make a move. If he really made a move, not only would he have no hope of succeeding, he would even lose his life.
Yun Yang, who had lost the augmentation of his manifestation powers, was only an ordinary beginner heaven realm cultivator. His chances of winning against a high-level expert whose ability was unknown were slim! Not to mention that this was the capital of an enemy nation.
His Majesty did not delay any longer and left on his own. However, the words that prompted him to leave had caught Yun Yang's attention.
"Your Majesty, the army in the capital region has finished gathering."
This was the reason why His Majesty left.
It was night.
The army was gathering at night, and His Majesty was going there. What was he going to do?
There was only one possibility.
Go to war!
The battle was about to begin!
As for who he was going to fight, it was needless to say.
Yun Yang's heart was heavy.
Time.
Being trapped here, he could imagine what kind of pressure Yutang would face if the war were to break out!
He had to go back as soon as possible!
Yun Yang made up his mind.
When His Majesty left, he left behind two boxes. The Crown Prince and two expert bodyguards who came with His Majesty stayed behind.
Lan Wuxin's face was filled with pride, his entire face and heart filled with relief.
One of the boxes was the Empire of Ziyou's imperial seal!
As for the other box, it contained Yun Xing!
The siderite had existed since the founding of the Empire of Ziyou and had been passed down for a long time. Ziyou's royalty would have studied it, but to no avail. The only conclusion they could come up with was that this thing was extremely heavy, at least a hundred times heavier than mystical iron of the same size!
The weight of darksteel was already quite heavy, at least ten times that of ordinary fine iron, and this meteorite was a hundred times heavier. One could imagine how heavy it was. It was clearly placed on the table steadily, but there was a subtle feeling that it was about to fall. The four legs of the table had already left marks on the hard floor of the hall.
The furniture in the residence of the minister, especially those in Lan Wuxin's study room, was naturally of the highest quality. The table that carried the two boxes was made of supreme-grade blood-red wood; it was not difficult for it to bear a thousand catties of weight. Yet, it was like this. As the saying went, one would know one's enemy by seeing one's own. It was obvious that the siderite was no ordinary object!
Yun Yang could not help feeling sentimental.
Indeed, those who could become emperors of a generation were no ordinary people.
The emperor of Ziyou had brought these two items here, but he had not even mentioned them when he spoke to Yun Yang!
Yun Yang was shaken by her magnanimity and was in awe of her.
If he was not Yutang's Supreme Cloud but the legendary God of Wine, Feng Xiange, he would definitely be shaken by such treatment.
It was like listening to thunder in silence.
His Majesty's tactics and his mastery of the human heart had reached an extreme level!
"It's no wonder that the Empire of Ziyou hasn't been at a disadvantage for so many years. With such a talented and magnanimous emperor, as long as the governing methods are adequate, the nation's power will definitely rise. Each of these enemies that Yutang is facing is a hero of a generation. How can there be no reason for the turbulent times of this world? "
Yun Yang thought to himself.
Heroes would be born in troubled times, this was inevitable.
And in troubled times, there would definitely be wise monarchs who would appear! However, if the monarchs of the various countries were all wise monarchs, then a war of hegemony that would be passed down through the ages would definitely be written, and blood would flow like rivers!
…
"The imperial jade seal and siderite are here!" Sun Chengfeng was overjoyed and impatient.
Yun Yang nodded faintly and said, "That's right. Let me check if there's the core of siderite in here. I hope I won't be disappointed again!"
Everyone's expression immediately tensed up.
Whether there was the core of siderite or not, it was related to the life of this old forefather in front of them and the completeness of the trap that was used to frame Supreme Cloud. It was truly related to the fate of the nation and whether Ziyou would survive for generations to come!
It must be there, it must be there!
Yun Yang touched the box and said, "It should be about right. The box that holds the siderite is actually made of fire-gold. It's probably because the siderite has the ability to absorb. This old man's initial fifty percent chance of success has now increased to at least eighty percent that there's the core of siderite in here."
Yun Yang did not delay as he opened the box. A piece of strange metal that resembled a burning flame greeted his eyes. The strange metal was entirely red; it looked like a ball of crystallized flame that was burning intensely all the time.
However, such a magnificent and dazzling scene of fire was like a fire elf. Everyone was close at hand, but they did not feel any heat.
Yun Yang smiled and took a metal bar and placed it on the piece of metal. Initially, there seemed to be no change, but after a while, the group was surprised to find that the metal bar had actually shrunk without a sound.
After a while, the metal bar had completely disappeared.
If the group had not been watching with widened eyes, they would not have noticed the entire process.
A smile appeared on Yun Yang's face. "This is the power of absorption that I've mentioned. In other words, the core of Siderite exists in this siderite, and it's a complete one at that. I didn't expect to actually find it here."
Lan Wuxin asked, "Elder Yun, can this help you?"
Yun Yang replied, "It can, but …"
His expression was a little conflicted and reluctant. It was a strange expression as he said, "It's just a little unfortunate."
"What's unfortunate? Isn't it … not enough? "Sun Chengfeng grew nervous.
Yun Yang sighed and said, "It's definitely enough, but this is something that concerns Ziyou's destiny. Once the core of siderite is taken out by me, there's a high chance that this treasure of national destiny will be destroyed! It's definitely not a good thing for the Empire of Ziyou. "
Lan Wuxin said with a smile, "His Majesty has already thought of this when he took it out. Back then, His Majesty said that although this siderite is great, keeping it in the royal family will only have a symbolic meaning. After all, other than the founding ancestor, no one else can use the power of the core of siderite … If it can save Elder Yun and add another national pillar to the empire, it'll be worth it. I'll be even more satisfied! "
Yun Yang sucked in a long breath and said, "Your Majesty is broad-minded, this old man is ashamed."
Sun Chengfeng said, "Old Forefather, please use it as soon as possible. It's more important to heal your injuries as soon as possible."
Yun Yang nodded and said, "Chengfeng alone will be enough. The rest of you, please go back and rest for this old man's sake. I'm afraid this old man will take a long time, at least a night's time. The core of siderite will trigger the three-hundred-year-old injury in my body. When the two extremes collide and explode, it'll be terrifying. Not only will it be useless to watch, it might even harm me. This old man has to deal with this with all his might. I really don't have the energy to protect everyone … "
The group nodded in understanding.
It was no small feat to cure an injury that had been around for more than three hundred years. Elder Yun, as a reclusive expert, was unwilling to let others see his unbearable side, let alone the possibility of danger.
Lan Wuxin was the first to leave. The crown prince said awkwardly, "This … this …"
Yun Yang understood the gist of it and said seriously, "This old man will first retrieve the people's volition orb from the imperial jade seal. Let Your Highness send the imperial jade seal back first before retrieving the core of siderite. The imperial jade seal is an important item of the empire, it can't be left outside for long. However, it's easy for this old man to retrieve the volition orb. There's no harm in everyone watching."
The crown prince blushed and said, "Thank you, Old Forefather, for your understanding."
His Highness did not doubt this Old Forefather whom even His Majesty the emperor had come to pay a visit. He dared not have the slightest doubt either. However, the imperial jade seal was of utmost importance, even more so than the core of siderite whose use was unknown!
The imperial jade seal was taken out.
It was a huge seal.
Yun Yang's gaze flickered with a complicated look.
In his deific consciousness, Emmie was waving its vines as well, asking how much volition from the people should be extracted.
"Ayaya?"
Yun Yang closed his eyes, making a difficult decision in his heart. Finally, he decided, "All of it!"
"Ayaya!"
Emmie was shocked as well.
All of it!
Was this not too much? This would truly shake the Empire of Ziyou's foundation. Did he not say that it would be a ten percent cut at most?
The volition of the people in the imperial jade seal was something that could not be seen or touched. It was an almost ethereal existence, but it was something that truly existed.
Yun Yang had not known about this at first. What he had said earlier was just a gimmick. Even the first, second, and third methods were just nonsense. However, Emmie had said that it could really extract the people's volition from the imperial jade seal. The volition of the people was also a form of energy, but it was a very special kind of energy!
However, the people's volition in the imperial jade seal was the accumulation of the Empire of Ziyou for a thousand years! Once all of it was extracted, it would mean that the Empire of Ziyou's citizens' volition had been swept clean.
In other words, once it was extracted, it would be equivalent to the Empire of Ziyou's thousand years of accumulated national destiny.
Something like the fate of a nation had always been a very mysterious but real thing!
A man would die if he had no destiny; a nation would perish if it had no destiny!
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