After handing over the Dragon-phoenix Yin-Yang Fruit and the Bodhi Seed to Wang Yuan, Jian Wushuang immediately found a secret chamber and began his closed-door cultivation.
In the secret chamber, Jian Wushuang sat quietly with his legs crossed. His expression was unusually solemn.
"Three years later, the Selection Ceremony will be held. I'm bound to clash head-on with the Xia Clan and Empress Leng. The outcome will be unpredictable, and I can't be sure whether I'll live or die. Before the Selection Ceremony, I'll have more people to rely on for every improvement in my strength."
"My top priority now is to break through to the Eternal Realm immediately!" Jian Wushuang's eyes were cold.
He was not in a hurry to break through, but everything was different now.
After all, he only had three years to prepare.
Three years later, he might have to face the two giants, Empress Leng and the Xia Clan.
"Let's begin." Jian Wushuang immediately closed his eyes and began to accumulate Spiritual Power.
Jian Wushuang had already met the requirements for a breakthrough. He had also comprehended the Nine Occult Levels of the World Dao and the Slaughter Dao.
He was fully prepared in all aspects. The next thing he needed to do was to accumulate Spiritual Power and break through the bottleneck in his body.
Time passed in the secret chamber.
While Jian Wushuang was in closed-door cultivation, in the depths of the Imperial Palace of the Tang of the East.
Leng Rushuang lived in a courtyard that was completely sealed off by a Restriction Formation.
Leng Rushuang sat quietly in the garden. She was as cold as ever, like an otherworldly fairy.
However, compared to more than 200 years ago, Leng Rushuang's face was obviously much paler.
At this moment, a beautiful and enchanting figure slowly walked over.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The maids in the garden immediately bowed respectfully to the newcomer. As for Leng Rushuang, she was indifferent.
"You're all dismissed." Empress Leng waved her sleeve, and the maids all left.
Only Empress Leng and Leng Rushuang were left in the garden.
"In three years, the Selection Ceremony will begin. The imperial family has prepared everything for you. You're the only one left." Empress Leng looked at Leng Rushuang with a cold expression.
"Isn't it the same whether I'm prepared or not?" Leng Rushuang said.
Empress Leng's eyes narrowed slightly. She said in a low voice, "You should've married into the Xia Clan a thousand years ago. I've tolerated you for a thousand years. You're not forced to marry into the clan. I'm not forcing you to marry into the Clan.. Instead, I'm holding the Selection Ceremony for you to choose the most outstanding young man to be your husband. What are you unhappy about?"
"I'm not dissatisfied. I just hope that you can follow the rules of the Selection Ceremony and choose a husband for me," Leng Rushuang said indifferently.
"Nonsense. The Selection Ceremony will invite experts from all over the Eternal World. How can I go back on my words in front of so many people? I'm just afraid that the winner of the Selection Ceremony will be the one from the Xia Clan. Don't refuse to marry him. "Empress Leng looked at her.
"Don't worry. As long as he has the ability to defeat all the heroes in the Selection Ceremony, I'll marry him." Leng Rushuang said.
"Very good." Empress Leng nodded slightly, but then her voice became gentle. "Shuang 'er, I'm doing this for your own good. The one from the Xia Clan is the best in the Eternal World in character, appearance, talent, and strength. He's almost perfect. How can such a husband not be good enough for you?"
"As for the poison in your body, although we didn't get the Yin-Yang Dragon-phoenix Fruit and can't refine the Crape Myrtle Elixir, I've already sent people to find other elixirs that can replace the Crape Myrtle Elixir. They'll definitely suppress the poison in your body. Don't worry. As long as the plan between the National Master and I comes to fruition, I'll reach a new height. By then, it'll be easy to detoxify you."
"Not only that, when the time comes, if you don't like the one from the Xia Clan, just tell me. I'll kill him for you and destroy the Xia Clan. After that, you can choose another husband. I won't stop you. But for now, you'll have to bear with it."
"Bear with it? Humph, to put it bluntly, you just want to use me to appease the restless Xia Clan and buy time for you and the National Master. Mother, will father agree to this? "Leng Rushuang snorted.
"Xiao? So what if he knows? The winner takes all. I have the final say in the Tang of the East. The 36 Prefecture Masters and experts in the Tang of the East only recognize me. Who will recognize Emperor Xiao? " Emperor Leng sneered. "Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Get ready. Three years will pass soon."
With that, Emperor Leng disappeared from the garden in a flash.
Leng Rushuang was the only one left in the huge garden. She sat there alone with a hint of complicated emotions on her cold face, which was rarely seen.
"Three years later … will he come?"
A figure immediately came to Leng Rushuang's mind. Then, Leng Rushuang's consciousness moved and a figure suddenly appeared beside her.
It was a young girl with big eyes, dressed in tattered black clothes. She was dirty from head to toe and had a playful look on her face.
"Xue 'er, go and see that guy for me," Leng Rushuang said coldly.
"No problem." The dirty girl blinked her eyes and nodded. Then, she skipped out of the courtyard.
Emperor Leng had set up a Restriction outside the courtyard. Logically speaking, no one should be able to enter at will. However, the Restriction seemed to have no effect on the dirty girl. The Imperial Palace was heavily guarded and filled with experts. However, these experts did not seem to notice the dirty girl at all.
The filthy girl skipped along the way and quickly left the courtyard. Then, she left the palace.
If Jian Wushuang saw the dirty girl, he would definitely recognize her at a glance. She was Leng Ruxue, whom he had met in the Ancient World.
She was Leng Rushuang's biological sister.
At least, that was what Jian Wushuang thought.
However, if Jian Wushuang saw the scene in the garden and saw that Leng Ruxue had come out of Leng Rushuang's body, he would definitely not think so.
Obviously, Leng Rushuang and Leng Ruxue … were the same person!
In the Imperial City, Jian Wushuang had been in the secret room for closed-door training. Jian Wushuang had been in there for a whole month.
During the one-month closed-door training, Jian Wushuang had repeatedly tried to break through the bottleneck. Today, Jian Wushuang finally opened his eyes.
"It's done!" Jian Wushuang's eyes lit up.
"I've reached the third step of the Heaven-defying Four Steps of the Heavenly Creation Skill, Immortality!"
Jian Wushuang had finally broken through the second step of the Deification Realm after hundreds of years.
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