Xia Qi's fingers lightly tapped on the throne, thinking about how best to win over Lu Xuan. He could not arouse Lu Xuan's disgust, nor could he appear to be too stingy.
About a dozen breaths' time later, Xia Qi suddenly made up his mind. His fingers stopped tapping and he looked at Lu Xuan, solemnly declaring, "Lu Xuan, this Emperor bestow you the title of Prince! You will be given the Eastern Tai City, and you will be bestowed the title of Prince — Anping! "
Xia Qi's words were like a heavy bomb, directly bestowing the title of Prince to Lu Xuan. Moreover, it was not an ordinary Prince title, but a Prince title with a fief!
This meant that in the future, the Eastern Tai City would be Lu Xuan's private territory. He could build a Prince Manor in the city, recruit private armies, and collect taxes!
Not to mention the other people in the grand hall, even Lu Xuan himself was dumbfounded. He did not expect Xia Qi to be so generous, directly bestowing the title of Prince to him. He knew that the Eastern Tai City was the Herb King City, where the Hundred Herb Hall was located. In other words, as long as Xia Qi gave the order, the Eastern Tai City would belong to him?
"Imperial Father, please reconsider!" Xia Jie was extremely anxious. How did this unknown Lu Xuan become the Prince of Anping in the blink of an eye? If he became the Emperor in the future and wanted to do something to the Eastern Tai City, would there still be a Lu Xuan standing between them?
"Imperial Father, isn't it a little inappropriate to bestow the title of Prince so easily?" The second prince, Xia Feng, furrowed his brows slightly. The Nine Dragons Dynasty was different from a secular empire. The Nine Dragons Dynasty represented one of the few fourth-grade forces in the Middle State. A king's position was equivalent to an elder's position in a fourth-grade sect, and a prince with a fief was equivalent to an elder who held real power. Although Lu Xuan's current strength was indeed worthy of the title, he was still an outsider, and the Nine Dragons Dynasty was an empire with a hereditary system.
"I support Imperial Father's decision. Lu Xuan has a good relationship with the Hundred Herb Hall and is their great benefactor. All along, in order to respect the Hundred Herb Hall and avoid misunderstandings, Eastern Tai City has never had a Castellan. Imperial Father bestowed Eastern Tai City to Lu Xuan as a fief. Not only will Eastern Tai City return to our dynasty's territory, but it will also not arouse the Hundred Herb Hall's disgust. Imperial Father's decision is truly brilliant," Xia Xi said in a clear voice.
Hearing this, Xia Qi could not help but look at Xia Xi with satisfaction. He was not satisfied that Xia Xi agreed with his opinion, but because Xia Xi understood his intention. Since Lu Xuan had a good relationship with the Hundred Herb Hall, granting Eastern Tai City to Lu Xuan was equivalent to letting Lu Xuan become the link between the Hundred Herb Hall and the Nine Dragons Dynasty.
"Imperial Brother is indeed far-sighted. Apart from Lu Xuan, there is no one else more suitable to control Eastern Tai City," Xia Zhengwen said with a smile and a nod.
However, Lu Xuan did not care too much about the throne. His roots were not here, and he still wanted to go back. Just as he was thinking about how to turn down the offer, Xia Qi said, "Lu Xuan, don't turn me down this time. My words are as good as gold, and there is no way I can take them back. The day you heal me will be the day I issue the edict."
Lu Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I have no intention of staying in the Central Province for too long. Once I'm done here, I will find a way to return to my real hometown. If Your Majesty is willing, you can just bestow me with a titular title."
Xia Qi waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. It's not the first time Eastern Tai City has been without a city lord. It doesn't matter if you're here or not. I can't let people say that I'm heartless."
"Father, what about the trip to the Nine Dragon Jade Seal today?" Xia Jie reminded, trying to divert Xia Qi's attention.
Hearing this, Xia Qi frowned slightly. He was not dead yet, and Xia Jie was already thinking about the throne?
Xia Xi was quite quick-witted. He quickly said, "Imperial Father, I think there's no need to go to the Nine Dragon Jade Seal today. Let the Prince of Peace treat Imperial Father's injuries first. If Imperial Father's injuries can be cured, wouldn't it save us a lot of effort?"
He changed his way of addressing Lu Xuan so quickly and called him the Prince of Anping.
"I think so too. Imperial Brother is in the prime of his life. After his injuries are healed, why are you in a hurry to pass on the throne?" Xia Zhengwen also said.
Everyone was observant, so when they heard Xia Xi and Xia Zhengwen say this, they naturally knew what Xia Qi was thinking. For a moment, Xia Feng, Xia Qian, and the others all wanted Xia Qi to treat his injuries first.
Seeing this, Xia Jie said embarrassedly, "Actually, I also wanted to stop the trip to the Nine Dragon Jade Seal and let father treat his injuries first …"
Because of Lu Xuan's sudden display of power, the trip to the Nine Dragon Jade Seal was temporarily stopped. However, Lu Xuan did not return with Xia Xi. Instead, Xia Qi made him stay in the palace. Now that Lu Xuan was his last hope, he naturally would not let him go. If it wasn't for the fact that he was worried that Lu Xuan might not be able to handle it, Xia Qi would have asked Lu Xuan to completely heal his injuries in one go.
After leading Lu Xuan to the imperial study and dismissing everyone, Xia Qi solemnly asked, "Lu Xuan, tell me the truth. Is it possible to completely heal my injuries?"
After asking this question, Xia Qi looked expectantly at Lu Xuan. Su Hexuan had already sentenced him to death. Xia Qi had originally sentenced himself to death, but Lu Xuan's appearance had suddenly opened up a new sky.
Lu Xuan was silent for a long time before he slowly replied, "I can definitely completely expel the Yin energy in Your Majesty's body. If you want to completely heal it, you will need to replenish the life force that has been eroded by the Yin energy and heal the hidden injuries in Your Majesty's body."
"I understand, but I have already asked Old Brother Su. He said that if I could find someone to expel the Yin energy in my body within three days, he would have a way to heal me. However, it has already been a month and he is still unable to do anything. That is why I have come to ask you if there is any other way."
Lu Xuan shook his head. "There is no other way. The only way to make up for the loss of life force is to use medicinal pills."
"In other words, I can only live for half a year at most?" Xia Qi sighed. People were never satisfied. Previously, he had been happy that he could live for another half a year, but now he was thinking even more.
Lu Xuan fell silent. He really did not have any medicinal pills that could bring the dead back to life. Even if he did have one, he would not be willing to take it out. This was human nature.
Xia Qi waved his hand dismissively. "Forget it. It seems like this is my fate. It's a pity I didn't meet you earlier. If I had asked Old Brother Su to bring you here when I discovered the Yin energy, things wouldn't have turned out this way. Being able to live for another half a year is a good thing. At least I can settle everything and leave with peace of mind. The Nine Dragons Empire won't fall apart like this."
Looking at Xia Qi's expression, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment before asking, "Your Majesty, are there any rare spiritual ingredients in the imperial palace?"
"Rare spiritual ingredients? Of course there are. If you need anything, feel free to use it. "Xia Qi said generously.
"I know a pill formula, but the required spiritual ingredients are hard to come by. If Your Majesty can find them, it's not impossible to heal your injuries." Lu Xuan looked at Xia Qi and said. In the entire Sky Sword Continent, no one could compare to Lu Xuan in terms of pill formulas. Even in the Heaven Region, there might not be many who could compare to Lu Xuan. He was the person who held the Firmament Pill Tome in his hands!
"Is that true?" Xia Qi's eyes lit up. In other words, if Lu Xuan could find enough spiritual ingredients, Lu Xuan would be able to refine a healing pellet?
Seeing how excited Xia Qi was, Lu Xuan smiled bitterly. "Your Majesty, don't have too much hope. Medicinal ingredients are very rare and hard to find. Furthermore, my alchemist rank is not high enough. I'm afraid I can't refine an Earth Rank Five pellet."
There were many pill formulas in the Firmament Pill Tome. Naturally, there were many that could replenish one's vitality. However, all of them were high ranked pellets. The lowest rank that Lu Xuan had found was Earth Rank Five. One needed to be at least a Rank Five alchemist to be able to successfully refine it. As of now, Lu Xuan was only a Rank Three alchemist.
"Haha, only with hope can one have the motivation to live on. No matter what, you've given me a glimmer of hope. Lu Xuan, if I'm really cured by you, from today onwards, your title will be hereditary. As long as the Xia Family is the ruler of the Nine Dragons Dynasty, your descendants will be the Anping Dukes of the dynasty for generations to come! " Xia Qi's words were shocking once again. A hereditary title was something that even the princes could not obtain. For example, the current Nan Zhenwu Dukes, Xia Zhengwen. His descendants would not be the Nan Zhenwu Dukes unless they could achieve great merits and climb to this position with their own strength.
"Let's go. I'll bring you to the palace's treasury now. Whatever you need, I'll give it to you. If you don't have it, I'll get someone to find it for you." Xia Qi was about to leave excitedly.
However, Lu Xuan reminded him, "Your Majesty, let's get rid of the Dark Yin Qi first. Refining a pellet is not something that can be done in a day. It's better to treat the root of the problem first."
"Haha, that's true. It's as you said." Xia Qi suddenly understood. He was too excited. He immediately brought Lu Xuan to the training room so that Lu Xuan could help him get rid of the Dark Yin Qi.
Getting rid of the Dark Yin Qi was a very taxing and exhausting task. He did not dare to let his guard down for even a moment. If he was not careful, not only would Xia Qi die, he would also lose half his life.
However, in the process of absorbing the Dark Yin Qi, Lu Xuan benefited greatly. Xia Qi was an expert at the peak of the Origin Realm. The essence force within his body was naturally very dense. Even if it was converted into Dark Yin Qi, it was still very dense. But now, this dense Dark Yin Qi was used to nourish Lu Xuan's essence force.
The Dark Yin Qi within Xia Qi's body continued to decrease while the fourth inner dan within Lu Xuan's dantian continued to fill up. Finally, when the Dark Yin Qi within Xia Qi's body was almost half removed by Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan's body suddenly exploded with a powerful aura!
"He broke through?" Xia Qi looked at Lu Xuan in astonishment. He still did not know how Lu Xuan managed to get rid of the Dark Yin Qi. From the looks of it, could it be that Lu Xuan swallowed the Dark Yin Qi? If that was the case, then Lu Xuan's cultivation technique was extremely tyrannical. It could even swallow Dark Yin Qi.
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