"Zhou Bao, you are too presumptuous!"
Yan Yunyan's scream pierced through the clouds and spread far away from this small reception room. Standing in front of the hall, Jiang Xiao and Wang Cheng couldn't help but shiver. They looked at each other and didn't dare to say a word. Yan Yunyan's screams pierced through the clouds.
Who dared to say anything?
As soon as they met, he twisted a eunuch to death without distinguishing right from wrong. Although he was just a dead eunuch, he was clearly a eunuch from the imperial palace, judging from his clothes, bearing, and the attitude of Yan Yunyan and Li Mu. No matter what this eunuch did, he was a eunuch from the imperial palace. No matter what this eunuch did, as an official of the imperial court, he did not have the power to kill him. But Zhou Bao broke his neck on the spot before he finished his words. What the hell was that?
Yan Yunyan was even more furious.
She was a little curious about Zhou Bao and had a good impression of him. After Yan Yuntian sent experts to besiege and kill Zhou Bao but failed, he wanted to marry her to Zhou Bao. Yan Yunyan also agreed. After all, freedom of love was rare in this world. Marrying a young expert like Zhou Bao with a promising future and owning his own territory, even if she was a princess, was already an excellent choice.
But she did not expect that Zhou Bao would refuse the marriage with just one sentence. Not only did he refuse the marriage, but he also said that she was too thoughtful and was not a good match for him.
These words were for Chi Hengxing, who was not stupid enough to spread Zhou Bao's words everywhere. But he reported it truthfully to Yan Yuntian. For this matter, Yan Yuntian severely reprimanded her, warned her not to show her face in public in the future, and grounded her in the imperial palace, not allowing her to go out at will.
She was aggrieved, too aggrieved. She had never been so aggrieved in her life. She hated Zhou Bao to the extreme.
Originally, she was ready to find a way to let her brothers cause trouble for Zhou Bao. Who knew that Zhou Bao would directly rush to the Mingyi School, challenge a group of experts of the Mingyi School, and come back unscathed? It could even be said that he returned with a great victory, which scared her and made her realize that Zhou Bao was an unreasonable man. Naturally, she gave up the idea of causing trouble for Zhou Bao. These months, she finally calmed down a little. But thinking about it, she could not swallow it. Therefore, she volunteered to take this task from Yan Yuntian and wanted to take this opportunity to make things difficult for Zhou Bao. But she did not expect that before she explained her purpose, Zhou Bao took action. What's more, he was merciless. He killed the eunuch who came with her to deliver the imperial edict.
Yan Yunyan, who had been full of grievances, finally broke out. She pointed at Zhou Bao and shouted harshly, "Zhou Bao, Eunuch Yin was sent by my father to announce the imperial edict. You, how dare you! Do you still respect my father? Do you still have any respect for the Jin? You …! "
As soon as she opened her mouth, several accusations were thrown at Zhou Bao.
"It's because I respect the Jin and His Majesty that I killed him!" Zhou Bao did not care at all. He gently loosened his grip and threw the eunuch's body to the ground. Then he waved to Jiang Xiao and Wang Cheng, motioning them to drag the body out.
The two did not dare to neglect. They carried the eunuch's body and left the reception hall as if they were fleeing.
"This eunuch is a spy of the Li Dynasty. Your Highness, don't you know the Li Dynasty?!"
"What evidence do you have to prove that he is a spy of the Li Dynasty? The Li Dynasty is millions of miles away from our Jin. Even if they sent a spy here, how did you know? Are you also colluding with the Li Dynasty?! " Yan Yunyan looked at Zhou Bao fiercely. Every word she said seemed to put Zhou Bao on the fire to roast.
However, Zhou Bao was confident at this time and did not get angry. He just watched Yan Yunyan lose her temper, as if watching a play. Seeing Yan Yunyan spit out her anger, he smiled and said, "I have evidence to prove that he is a spy. Your Highness, maybe you don't know that when Yunfei and I were on our way back to the territory, we were intercepted by 10 experts of the Li Dynasty led by Ye Qingtian. Fortunately, I got the news early and made arrangements. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for us to escape unscathed!"
"Ah?!" Yan Yunfei, who was behind him, came to her senses and happened to hear Zhou Bao's words. She held Zhou Bao's hand tightly and asked, "Are you okay?!"
"I'm okay. Do I look like I'm not okay?!" Zhou Bao smiled and turned to Yan Yunyan. "Except for Ye Qingtian who escaped, I've caught the rest of the assassins who came to kill me. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, I can take you to see them. As for why I know that this eunuch is a spy of the Li Dynasty, I interrogated him!"
"Really?!"
Hearing Zhou Bao's confident words, Yan Yunyan was stunned. She exchanged a look with Shui Hongyan and then raised her head and said, "Even if he is a spy, you can't kill him like this. He is a eunuch in the palace and a trusted follower of my father. He must be the one to make the decision. Moreover, whether he has any accomplices in the palace, and if he does, who they are, all these need to be interrogated. You killed him as soon as you came out. Are you trying to cover up something?" "Whether he has accomplices or not and who they are, I think those assassins will give you the answer.
As for why I killed him as soon as I came out, it's for Your Highness's sake. This eunuch's cultivation is not high, but he has a lot of strange skills. If he attacks you, I'm confident that nothing will happen to me. However, Your Highness, I can't guarantee your safety. If this spy wants to drive a wedge between me and the imperial court, hurt Your Highness in front of me, or directly kill Your Highness in front of me, I can't explain myself even if I have ten thousand mouths. Therefore, I could only kill him with a heavy hand, which is the best choice now.
"You —!" Yan Yunyan was speechless. She had seen shameless people, but she had never seen such a shameless person. In the situation just now, it was obvious that the eunuch saw something and wanted to say it, but Zhou Bao grabbed him by the neck and made him unable to make a sound. Zhou Bao's behavior was obviously to silence the eunuch, but she also knew that she had no evidence to prove that Zhou Bao killed the eunuch, if what Zhou Bao said about the Li Dynasty was true.
Then, if he killed the eunuch, he would not only be innocent, but also meritorious!
Thinking of this, her heart itched with hatred. She couldn't wait to kick Zhou Bao to the ground and step on his hateful face a hundred times.
"I admire Princess Heyang's kindness. However, a person like him is as vicious as a poisonous scorpion. If I can't kill him quickly, I may really hurt Your Highness. If Your Highness and Miss Shui Hongyan are hurt, I can't explain myself!"
"Humph!" Yan Yunyan swung her sleeves and angrily sat back in her chair. At this point, Yan Yunyan knew that what Zhou Bao said might be true. It seems that this matter really has something to do with the Li Dynasty. However, even if it does, I really can't swallow it! "
Therefore, she angrily sat on the chair, with her towering chest heaving up and down. She did not say a word. The reception room suddenly became silent.
"Sister —!" Yan Yunfei felt the atmosphere was not right. When she was about to say something, Zhou Bao pulled her and winked at her.
"Humph!" Seeing Zhou Bao winking at her, Yan Yunfei became angry. She snorted and rolled her eyes. She shook off Zhou Bao's hand and came to Yan Yunyan. She whispered, "Sister, don't be angry. Don't lower yourself to his level. He is just a wooden club. Why are you angry with a wooden club? Come on, I'll show you around!" Then she took Yan Yunyan's hand and walked out of the door.
Yan Yunyan could not swallow her anger. She was thinking about how to deal with Zhou Bao. She did not expect that Zhou Bao would be defeated in front of Yan Yunfei. Most of the anger in her chest dissipated at once, but she still pretended to be angry. She stood up with Yan Yunfei's strength and followed her out of the reception room. Shui Hongyan also followed them out expressionlessly. Zhou Bao was the only one left in the reception room, blinking his eyes and looking very bleak.
"The thing in the box is what my father asked me to bring to you. Take it and die!"
At this time, Yan Yunyan's resentful voice came from outside the reception room.
"What the hell is it?" Zhou Bao raised his hand and took the box into his hand. He opened it and his expression suddenly changed. It turned out that there was a token that was neither gold nor iron in the box, on which two ancient characters were written: "Taiyuan".
"Taiyuan Token?!" Zhou Bao raised his eyebrows and a strange feeling flashed in his heart.
He was just thinking about how to get the Taiyuan Token. He did not expect that the emperor would directly send it to him. It was really beyond his expectation.
"Hehe!" Zhou Bao thought for a while and gently weighed the Taiyuan Token in his hand. "It seems that the old emperor has figured it out. He gave me the Taiyuan Token and let me go to Taiyuan Heaven to stir things up. Hehe, Taiyuan Heaven opens once in a thousand years. The last time it opened, the Jin was not yet established. However, those millennium families should have experienced the opening of Taiyuan Heaven. I'm afraid I have to find out the details. Otherwise, if I go in with Mo Yinyang rashly, I won't even know that I have been cheated by others!"
Zhou Bao thought for a while and did not care where Yan Yunfei and Yan Yunyan were going. He put away the Taiyuan Token and flew to the yard in a flash.
At this time, Wuyang Yard had begun to take shape, standing at the foot of Jilei Mountain. Although it was not extravagant, it had begun to take shape. Zhou Bao did not want to alarm others. His figure flashed and he had already drilled into the original mine tunnel and went straight down.
Because this mine tunnel was the entrance and exit of Azure Heaven, it had now become the key protected object of Immortal Palace. After a period of expansion and arrangement, one formation after another covered the whole tunnel. It was no longer a mine tunnel, but a spacious and tall underground tunnel. The four walls of the tunnel were made of huge bluestones, which were engraved with dense and complicated patterns. Even under his feet, there were many mechanisms. These mechanisms were not those used to deal with ordinary people, but were designed to deal with experts above Level Seven, which were specially designed to deal with experts.
At the end of the tunnel, the surroundings of the entrance had been completely expanded, forming a huge underground hall. The hall was about 100 feet high. In the hall, nine huge pillars with a diameter of more than 10 feet were arranged according to the position of the Nine Palaces. The pillars were engraved with the stars in the sky and many talismans from antiquity times. Each of these talismans was emitting a mysterious power, which Zhou Bao could not understand at all. In the middle of the nine pillars, there was a building structure similar to an altar, divided into nine steps, which looked like a small pyramid.
At the top of this pyramid, there was a small door. This door seemed to be cast from green steel, simple and unadorned. The bronze door frame was engraved with patterns that came from ancient times, forming talisman arrays that were deep and restrained, unfathomable.
The Gate of All Manifestations!
This was the door used by the Immortal Palace to communicate with the Azure Secret Area, the Gate of All Manifestations, a Pure Yang Celestial Device.
It was a Pure Yang Celestial Device, which was said to be able to connect all heavens and realms with unfathomable power. Because of the characteristics of this Pure Yang Celestial Device, it was the most suitable bridge to enter the Azure Secret Area.
"Heh, this damn place has really made a name for itself!"
Zhou Bao hadn't been here for a long time, so when he entered, he was startled. He had a surprised look on his face. Thinking of the formations and mechanisms he had seen along the way, it seemed that the Immortal Palace had constructed this place as a nest.
"Of course, this is a first-class important place to communicate with the Azure Secret Area. Of course, we have to do something, otherwise, how can we explain to Elder Qing?" It was Earth Bat of Girl who was one of the permanent residents of the Immortal Palace. He stayed here not because of the entrance to the Azure Secret Area, but because of the geomancy of the place where the Nine Dragons converged. This was what he was good at and interested in, so he stayed and studied it carefully.
In addition, the permanent residents were Golden Rooster and Wang She. Like Zhou Bao, Wang She had two identities at the same time and was stationed here openly.
This was also what made Zhou Bao feel most comfortable. These experts ate, drank, and used his things. If something really happened in their territory, they would be too embarrassed to do nothing, right?
Even if they were too embarrassed to do nothing, Zhou Bao would have a way to make them do it.
It would be a waste not to use these free bodyguards. Moreover, when they reached the Expert Realm, their needs were as few as those of immortals. In addition, they all had powerful backgrounds. They were either from the Immortal Palace or the Tian Long Taoism. These two huge influences had a lot of benefits for experts like them. Naturally, they would not be interested in Zhou Bao's things.
"That's true!" Zhou Bao nodded to show his agreement.
"You brat, you don't come to the temple for no reason. Why are you here now? What happened?" Earth Bat of Girl was easy to talk to and had a good relationship with Zhou Bao these days. He approached Zhou Bao and asked with a smile.
"Nothing serious!" While speaking, Zhou Bao took out the Taiyuan Token. "I'm here mainly for this!"
"This is …!" Earth Bat of Girl was stunned for a moment when he saw the Taiyuan Token. At the same time, Zhou Bao heard a cry of surprise.
Then, a cool breeze flashed by. Zhou Bao's expression changed and his hand holding the Taiyuan Token shrank.
"Eh?!"
Another cry of surprise.
"What's there to 'eh' about? This boy's strength is getting weirder and weirder. It's not so easy to snatch things from him!" Earth Bat of Girl said gloatingly, "I heard that this guy beat up Ye Qingtian, who was boasted by White Tiger to the heavens!"
"You know Ye Qingtian?!" Zhou Bao's expression changed. Ye Qingtian was from the Li Dynasty. The Li Dynasty was hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Jin. How did this guy know about it? And what did White Tiger represent? Was it White Tiger of the Four Symbols?
Zhou Bao had this idea when he heard about the 28 constellations. In his impression, the 28 constellations were divided into four parts, namely, the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon, the Seven Constellations of the White Void, the Seven Constellations of the Vermilion Bird, and the Seven Constellations of the Black Tortoise.
But later, he found that his idea seemed to be wrong. He was Water Leopard of Winnowing Basket, one of the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon, the Seven Constellations of the White Void, the Seven Constellations of the Vermilion Bird, the Sun Rat of Emptiness was one of the Seven Constellations of the Black Tortoise, and the Moon Deer of Extended Net was also one of the Seven Constellations of the Vermilion Bird. As for Golden Rooster, he was one of the Seven Constellations of the White Tiger. These guys were all subordinates of Elder Qing and were not divided into the Four Symbols. Therefore, he gave up on this idea.
"Of course I know Ye Qingtian. White Tiger wanted to bring him in, but he didn't succeed. This guy got the inheritance of the Great Ancient Emperor and the inheritance of the Star Palace. He is so arrogant that White Tiger got snubbed. However, White Tiger is really a bitch. The more he behaves like this, the more I admire him. I said that he has some unyielding character.
"So, the Immortal Palace also has influence in the Li Dynasty?"
"The influence of the Immortal Palace covers the Four Eastern Regions!" Earth Bat of Girl glanced at Zhou Bao and said with a smile, "You only know how to hide in your own place to practice all day long. You also don't pay attention to the affairs of the Immortal Palace and don't ask about anything. Now that it's time to ask about it, you come to beg for the Buddha's feet. How unrestrained you are!"
Being seen through, Zhou Bao smiled embarrassedly. He turned his head and looked at the tall and thin man who was about to snatch the Taiyuan Token from his hand. "This is …!"
"This is Sun Horse of Star, who replaced Rat!" Earth Bat of Girl said, "It seems that he is very interested in the Taiyuan Token in your hand!"
"Really?!" Zhou Bao smiled and showed his Taiyuan Token. "This thing was given to me by Yan Yuntian. It seems that he wants me to go to Taiyuan Heaven. As you know, Taiyuan Heaven appears once every 1,000 years. There are some things in it that I'm not sure about, so I want to ask you for advice!"
"Is he worth giving you such a great benefit?!"
Wang She's voice came from behind Zhou Bao. He stretched out his hand and directly took the Taiyuan Token without any courtesy. "It's true. It seems that Yan Yuntian really has some ideas!"
"What ideas?!"
"Some very troublesome ideas!" Wang She's mouth slightly curved and he put the Taiyuan Token back into Zhou Bao's hand. "The Taiyuan Token can let three people enter Taiyuan Heaven at a time. Count me in!"
"Count me in too!" Sun Horse of Star said coldly.
"Sorry, I already have a candidate in mind!" Zhou Bao also smiled. He did not have a good impression of this Sun Horse of Star. In the beginning, he wanted to get the Taiyuan Token without even greeting him. He did not know how to be polite at all and did not know who he was. He opened his mouth and wanted to count him in. Did he know who he was?
Sun Horse of Star did not expect that Zhou Bao would refuse him so directly. His eyes turned cold and he looked up at Zhou Bao. He said stiffly, "Taiyuan Heaven is very important to me. I have to go!"
Zhou Bao blinked his eyes and looked at him blankly. A trace of mischievous smile gradually appeared in his eyes. Without looking at him again, Zhou Bao turned to Wang She and said with a smile, "Chief Wang, you should know something about Taiyuan Heaven, right?"
"Of course!" Wang She nodded and looked at Sun Horse of Star with an unkind expression. "I know about Taiyuan Heaven very well!"
"That's good. Let's go over there and have a chat, lest we meet some boring people!" Then he pulled Wang She and walked out.
"Stop!" Sun Horse of Star's expression became more serious. His figure flashed and unexpectedly stood in front of Zhou Bao and Wang She.
"You're courting death!" Zhou Bao was really annoyed this time. An inexplicable ferocious intent surged. Sun Horse of Star did not show any weakness. A delicate killing intent emanated from his body. Wang She's expression was also not good, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Calm down, calm down. You three, calm down!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Earth Bat of Girl hurriedly flashed and stood in the middle of the three people. He waved his hands and said, "We're family. Why do you have to do this? Why do you have to do this?"
"Family? I don't have such a person in my family!" Zhou Bao's mouth curved into a cold and gloomy smile.
He looked at Wang She again, and his eyes also became extremely unkind.
Earth Bat of Girl's bitter smile became more obvious. "This Sun Horse of Star has just come back. There are some things that he doesn't know. You …!"
"I've said that I must enter Taiyuan Heaven!" Sun Horse of Star's voice became firm. He stood in front of the two people and did not give in.
Zhou Bao suppressed the anger in his heart and glanced at Earth Bat of Girl with extreme annoyance. He decided to give him face and said, "There is more than one Taiyuan Token. If I want it, I'll find it by myself. Don't count on me!"
"I know a big secret in Taiyuan Heaven. If you take me in, I can help you get great benefits!"
"Benefits?" Zhou Bao laughed. "I have my own purpose in entering Taiyuan Heaven. As for benefits, there are many benefits in this world. I don't need you to help me get any benefits!"
"3,000 Great Ways!" Sun Horse of Star fixed his eyes on Zhou Bao and restrained his murderous intent. "There are secret cultivation methods among the 3,000 Great Ways in Taiyuan Heaven. Your strength is already very strong, and the quality of your Internal Qi is frighteningly high. But I can see that the cultivation method you practice is not outstanding. Otherwise, your strength might have broken through the Mysterious Realm, instead of being stuck at Level Eight!"
"3,000 Great Ways?" Zhou Bao's expression changed slightly. He shook his head and said, "I've already prepared my own cultivation method. It's also one of the 3,000 Great Ways!"
Sun Horse of Star shook his head slightly. "There are more than one of the 3,000 Great Ways in Taiyuan Heaven. Even if you've got the cultivation method of one of them, the others will also be of great help to you!"
Zhou Bao still shook his head. At this time, Wang She suddenly said, "Do you really know the secret cultivation method about the 3,000 Great Ways in Taiyuan Heaven?"
"Of course!" Sun Horse of Star seemed to see hope, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes.
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