In the imperial court.
Xi Yang was no longer as high-spirited as before. Instead, he looked haggard and tired. His black hair had turned white as well.
He had experienced the ups and downs of life in the past few months.
His high spirits from the beginning had long since disappeared.
On the throne.
Xi Yang rubbed his forehead and looked at Dan Hao. He asked calmly, "General Dan, how is it?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, when we arrived, we happened to see Du Chengwu and Qin Shujian fighting. Although Du Chengwu managed to escape, he was severely injured by my spear.
Based on his injuries, if he wants to fight in half a month, his strength will be reduced by 50%. "
Dan Hao cupped his hands and replied.
Hearing this, Xi Yang smiled.
He nodded and praised, "General Dan is powerful. You are indeed a pillar of the imperial court. Since Du Chengwu is injured, the rebels must be weakened as well."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, then changed the topic and continued.
"I heard that Qin Shujian broke through to the Divinity Realm. I wonder if this is true."
"Indeed." Dan Hao replied honestly, "However, in my opinion, his breakthrough to the Divinity Realm should be due to the legacy of his previous life. If a powerful figure really left behind some means, it is not impossible to create a Divinity Realm expert.
However, even if it is a powerful figure, creating a Divinity Realm expert is the limit.
It won't be easy to break through the Transcendent realm and advance into the Saint realm, or even the final Almighty realm. "
"Mm, that is true."
Xi Yang nodded slightly. The strange light in his eyes faded a little.
At this moment.
Another official stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, now that Guangding City has fallen, the rebels are very powerful and are not far from the Imperial City. What should we do now?"
"The Imperial City is still there. The Great Zhao Empire will not be destroyed. What are you afraid of?" Xi Yang glanced at him coldly. The official trembled and bowed involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that Gu Changqing has a Demon Saint following him. If it is a powerful figure, it will be difficult to fight against them."
One of them cupped his hands and said.
Demon Saint!
Powerful figure!
Hearing this, Xi Yang's eyes also turned gloomy.
If the demons had not interfered, the imperial court would not have collapsed so quickly. According to the news, Gu Changqing had two suspected Demon Saints by his side.
Many of the Imperial Court's experts had been defeated by them.
However …
For an expert of this level, it was simply impossible for an ordinary Celestial to contend against. Only by dispatching an almighty would one be able to compete.
But for the Imperial Court.
There were only a few Almighties.
These thoughts flashed through Xi Yang's mind, but his expression remained the same. He said in a deep voice, "We already know about the Yao Race, but the current situation is not only because of the Yao Saint.
Marquis Xichong and Marquis Pingchuan had rebelled. In the past, the other marquises had come to the rescue of the emperor. Today, they had finally revealed their fangs.
Tell me, what should we do next? "
A deep voice echoed in the hall.
The ministers all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
They had already guessed that this might be the case when the vassals came to rescue the Emperor.
However, at that time, the Imperial Court was completely treating a dead horse as a living horse, and had no choice but to mobilize the other dukes to send troops to rescue the king.
And now.
It was the same.
The current situation was on the verge of breaking out. Even if the vassals who came to rescue the Emperor rebelled, they could not do anything to the other vassals.
To put it bluntly, they did not dare to.
Once the remaining vassals were forced to rebel, only death would await them.
"Fine, the court is dismissed!"
Seeing this, Xi Yang lost interest and did not want to continue the discussion.
Then.
The ministers bowed until Xi Yang left, then straightened up and left the hall in an orderly manner.
On the other side.
Xi Yang walked in the palace, followed by the eunuchs.
All of a sudden.
He stopped in his tracks, then turned and walked in another direction.
"Your Majesty?"
"Arrange for the Imperial Astronomer. I want to go there and take a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Then, a group of people went to the Imperial Astronomer.
The Imperial Astronomer.
It was the most mysterious organization in the Imperial Court, established by the Human Emperor.
Similarly.
Many experts had gathered in the Imperial Astronomer, including experts from the Imperial Family.
Although the imperial family and the Imperial Astronomer were separated, the two could be considered as a whole to a certain extent.
It did not take long.
Xi Yang arrived at the Imperial Astronomer. In front of the gate of the mansion, an old man in embroidered robes sat there leisurely, no different from an ordinary old man.
However, when he saw Xi Yang, he slowly got up and cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, what brings you here to the Imperial Astronomer today?"
"Elder Mu, I came here today to look for the Imperial Uncles!"
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Your Majesty. They are now in seclusion and have not come out for many years." Hearing this, Elder Mu frowned and shook his head.
Xi Yang's expression was somewhat displeased. He said in a low voice, "Now that the imperial court has reached a critical juncture of life and death, the Imperial Uncles are still unwilling to come out of seclusion. Could it be that you will only come out of seclusion when the soldiers arrive at the city or when the city is breached?"
"There is no other way. The place where they are in seclusion is heavily guarded. Unless they come out of seclusion, no one can barge in. This is the rule."
"Rules? Do I have to abide by this rule?"
Xi Yang's face was unfriendly.
Elder Mu glanced at him, then lowered his eyelids and said indifferently, "Rules are rules. Everyone has to abide by them."
"Impudent, how dare you be rude to His Majesty!"
One of the eunuchs behind him saw this and immediately shouted out.
As soon as he finished speaking.
Elder Mu lifted his eyelids and a terrifying cold light shot out from his eyes. In the next moment, the eunuch's body exploded, scaring the other eunuchs and causing them to involuntarily take a step back.
"Who dares to be impudent in front of me? You're really lacking discipline!"
"Impudent!"
Xi Yang was completely enraged. A terrifying aura spread out and his eyes turned cold.
"You killed my people just like that. You're too arrogant!"
"This is the Imperial Astronomer. I hope Your Majesty will consider this carefully."
Elder Mu sat back down and ignored Xi Yang's anger.
"If there's nothing else, Your Majesty should go back. The Imperial Court cannot be destroyed with the Imperial Astronomer here. When the time is right, someone will naturally take action."
After he finished speaking, he did not say anything else.
At this point.
Xi Yang restrained his anger, but his face was as cold as the winter.
After taking a deep look at Elder Mu, he did not make a move in the end. Instead, he turned and left.
That's right.
This was the Imperial Astronomer. All the powerful cultivators of the Imperial Court were here.
Although the Imperial Astronomer was an organization of the Imperial Court, it was beyond the control of others.
The only one who could order the Imperial Astronomer was the Human Emperor.
But with the fall of the Human Emperor, even he, the Sacred Emperor, did not have the right to order the Imperial Astronomer.
This was something that was not under his control.
Xi Yang was very unhappy.
Especially Elder Mu's attitude, which made him even angrier.
If not for the Imperial Astronomer's background, Xi Yang would have made a move just now to show them who was the real ruler of the Imperial Court.
But …
Now was not the time.
At least, he did not have the confidence to deal with the Imperial Astronomer.
As for what the other party had said …
Xi Yang snorted in contempt.
What was the right time? Was it when the army besieged the city, when the Imperial City was destroyed, or when he, Xi Yang, was beheaded?
"Rebels and traitors!"
"All of them are rebels and traitors!"
Xi Yang roared in a low voice. The murderous intent in his heart soared, but he could only suppress it.
One day …
When he regained control of the Imperial Court, any people or forces that did not follow his orders would be completely uprooted.
Even the Imperial Astronomer would not be spared.
On the other side …
Elder Mu's originally closed eyes suddenly opened after Xi Yang left. He looked in the direction where Xi Yang had left, and no one knew what he was thinking.
In the Ming Yuan General's residence …
After Qin Shujian dismissed the maids and servants, he directly entered a state of cultivation.
Although it was called cultivation …
In fact, it was to nourish the injuries in his body and reopen the exploded Stellar acupoints.
The first level of the Stellar Manifestation Body opened 365 Zhou Tian's Stellar acupoints.
Even if these opened apertures exploded, they could still be opened again.
The process of opening them was relatively simple. It only required enough spirit energy.
Moreover …
Even if he did not cultivate, Qin Shujian only needed to lie quietly for ten days to half a month to recover on his own.
But for him …
Ten days to half a month was too long.
Guang Ding City was broken, and the rebel army was heading straight for the Imperial City. No one could be sure when the war would break out.
If his injuries did not recover at this time …
When the war broke out, it would be troublesome.
At this moment …
Qin Shujian was sitting cross-legged. Around him was a small spirit gathering array with spirit stones as the foundation.
The vast spirit energy of Heaven and Earth surged in from all directions, filling the room with a rich light green color.
This was the scene that appeared when the spirit energy of Heaven and Earth reached a certain level.
But there was one thing worth noting …
The spirit energy of Heaven and Earth was so rich, but not a trace leaked out. It was all blocked by the array that he had set up in advance.
Rumble!!
Breathing in and out, it was like a thunderclap.
The Guiyuan Ancestral Canon was activated, and the blood in his body was like a surging wave, raging and crashing in his body.
Such a collision was not without purpose.
Instead, it went towards those shattered Stellar acupoints.
Every collision seemed to have the power to split heaven and earth, causing his body to emit a violent roar.
Then …
The blurry acupoints suddenly separated, and endless power overflowed from them. At the same time, the vast spirit energy of Heaven and Earth surged, constantly pouring into the acupoints.
Not long after …
One of the acupoints was rejuvenated, as bright and dazzling as the stars.
Looking from the outside …
At this time, Qin Shujian's body seemed to have become transparent, and dense light spots were appearing in his body.
When looking carefully, one could find …
Those seemingly scattered light spots were arranged according to a mysterious rule.
Not knowing how much time had passed …
Only to see the light spots on Qin Shujian's body appear one by one, and those collapsed acupoints were reopened.
Looking from the outside …
Only to see a huge amount of spirit energy of Heaven and Earth being pulled, constantly converging towards the Bright Vision General's residence.
The spirit energy was so vast that it had formed a huge vortex.
For such a scene …
Some people found it strange, but some people were used to it.
The Imperial City was not like other places. Many Celestial Being experts settled here.
Once these experts cultivated, it was easy to cause all kinds of strange phenomena.
However, movements like Qin Shujian's were still very rare. Generally, when a Celestial Being cultivator cultivated, although there would be strange phenomena, most of them were more subtle.
Because after reaching this level …
Ordinary closed-door cultivation was already very difficult to have any effect.
Every step in this realm required a long time to polish. Without dozens or hundreds of years, there was no chance to go further.
So generally speaking …
Even if there were Celestial Beings who breathed in spirit energy, it was relatively gentle.
Plundering wantonly like Qin Shujian was in the minority.
Inside the room …
The original 365 Stellar acupoints had all been successfully opened. The moment they were opened, Qin Shujian opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
That was the blood clots that had accumulated in his body.
Now that he spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body relaxed.
However …
Qin Shujian did not stop cultivating. Instead, he continued to control the Qi and blood in his body and rushed in another direction.
Qi and blood surged like waves.
At the same time, it was like a flowing river of stars, containing boundless might.
Two hours later …
An acupoint trembled and opened under the impact of this force. Then, a large amount of spirit energy of heaven and earth poured in, completely opening up this acupoint.
At this point …
Qin Shujian opened his eyes again and spat out a thick white gas from his mouth. A thunderous voice resounded in the room.
"366 Stellar acupoints. I didn't expect to get a blessing in disguise after being injured once!"
A smile appeared on his face when he saw the changes in his body.
This time, his injuries were healed, but he took the opportunity to open up another acupoint.
Although one acupoint was not enough to make the Guiyuan Ancestral Canon advance.
However …
After breaking through to the Celestial Being level, every Stellar acupoint opened was a part of his strength accumulation.
After a short moment of joy …
Qin Shujian's face became gloomy again. He gritted his teeth and said, "Du Chengwu, we've formed a grudge. If you don't die this time, I'll kill you sooner or later!"
This time, he was really in a sorry state.
Being hunted down was not a big deal. What really made him angry was that the disk array that he had worked so hard to refine was gone.
Twenty-seven half-step Taoist instruments.
It would be a huge sum of money if he took it out.
Not to mention that there was a total of 81 Spirit Stones inlaid on the disk array, which was another huge sum of money.
The two losses added together would be a big loss even for a top sect.
Although …
This was completely the extra money that Qin Shujian earned, it was also his money.
Such a big loss …
And he couldn't find anyone to reimburse him.
Only Qin Shujian himself knew how much pain his heart was in.
"If I want to compete with someone at the peak of the Saint Realm, I have to at least break through the fourth level of the Celestial Being and enter the Saint Realm."
"The second level of Array Master can also compete with a Saint Realm expert, but it's too difficult."
Although the Array Master was strong, there were also limitations.
Especially after breaking through to the Celestial Being Realm, the gap between each level was very big.
Although the peak of the second level of the Master Realm was enough to deal with Du Chengwu, it was also determined by the power of the Divine Thought of the person who set up the array and the materials used to set up the array.
With the Taoist instrument in his hand …
Even if he set up a large array, with the means of the second level of the Master Realm, he could at most compete with an expert who had just entered the Saint Realm.
If he wanted to deal with Du Chengwu, it was still far from enough.
"Unless I can break through to the third level of the Celestial Being Realm and use the means of the second level of the Master Realm, I should be able to compete with him if I am prepared."
Qin Shujian's mind was spinning.
After suffering a loss, he naturally had to get back his face.
However, it would take a long time to get back his face.
In his opinion, it would be good enough if he could get it back in the next ten years.
After all, after reaching the Celestial Being Realm, every improvement would take a lot of time and the accumulation of a large amount of life source.
Qin Shujian made an estimation in his mind.
Whether he could take revenge in ten years was still a question.
The next day …
Qin Shujian removed the array and walked out of the room.
Outside the door …
The two maids had been waiting for a long time.
When they saw Qin Shujian coming out, they bowed and saluted, "Your Excellency, someone wants to see you!"
Hearing that …
Qin Shujian glanced outside the courtyard and said, "Let him come in!"
"Yes!"
One of the maids answered and left.
Qin Shujian went into the courtyard and then sat down at a table. Another maid poured tea for him.
At this time …
Outside the courtyard, Wu Lang followed the maid in. The moment he saw Qin Shujian, he heaved a sigh of relief. "I'm relieved to see that Sect Master Qin is fine."
"Brother Wu, you worry too much. Please sit down!"
"Thank you!"
"Speaking of which, I should be the one thanking Brother Wu." Qin Shujian smiled and said, "If Brother Wu didn't invite the experts from the imperial court in time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had a good time."
"Sect Master Qin, you are wrong. If it weren't for my wrong estimation, we wouldn't have appeared in Guangding City. In the end, if Sect Master Qin didn't ask me to leave first, I wouldn't be sitting here today.
Speaking of which, I owe Sect Master Qin a big favor. "
Wu Lang said gratefully.
He was sincere in his words.
In the situation yesterday, if Qin Shujian didn't take him away, he would never have been able to leave.
As for what would happen if he fell into the hands of the rebels, Wu Lang knew it just by thinking about it.
To put it more seriously …
Qin Shujian was equivalent to pulling him out from the gates of hell. He could be regarded as his savior.
"You didn't come here just to thank me, did you?"
"Of course." Wu Lang took out a jade box from his storage ring and handed it over, "This is a healing elixir. Take it as a token of my appreciation. I hope Sect Master Qin won't refuse."
Hearing this.
Qin Shujian grabbed the jade box and felt the surging spiritual energy inside. He smiled and said, "Then it would be impolite for me to refuse."
Seeing Qin Shujian accept it.
Wu Lang also smiled and then said seriously, "I came here to tell you one more thing."
"Go ahead."
"His Majesty has heard of Sect Master Qin's reputation and wants to meet you. I wonder if Sect Master Qin can come with me to the palace?"
"Palace?"
Qin Shujian pondered for a moment.
After a long time.
He nodded and said, "Well, since His Majesty has asked, it would be a bit ungrateful of me to refuse."
"There's no time to lose. Let's go to the palace!"
"Brother Wu, lead the way."
"Please!"
Wu Lang immediately got up and led Qin Shujian to the palace.
As for those maids, they didn't dare to say anything at this time.
General Mingyuan's residence was not far from the palace. Following behind Wu Lang, it didn't take too long to enter the palace.
Wu Lang had an identity token, so there was no obstruction along the way.
Walking in the palace.
Qin Shujian found that this place was vast and boundless. It was better to call it a city than a palace.
Walking in it.
He also felt the constant pressure coming from all directions.
That was the pressure brought by the fate of the country.
Besides that.
There were many strong auras coming from all over the palace. Some of them even made Qin Shujian's heart palpitate.
It was as if they had seen Qin Shujian's abnormality.
Wu Lang explained in a low voice, "Sect Master Qin, there are many experts in the palace. You must not expand your Divine Sense to explore. Otherwise, you will easily anger some experts who have been in seclusion for a long time. If there is a conflict, there is no need."
"Brother Wu, don't worry. I am not a reckless person."
"I just said it casually. Sect Master Qin, please don't take it to heart." Wu Lang laughed and didn't say too much on this issue.
They were all smart people. A little reminder was enough.
He was just worried that Qin Shujian was young and impetuous and couldn't help but spread his Divine Sense to alarm these experts.
After all.
The place with the most experts in the palace was the Imperial Astronomer.
Most of the experts in the Imperial Astronomer had a deep foundation. There was no lack of Saint level experts. There were even Almighties.
If Qin Shujian really had a conflict with the people of the Imperial Astronomer, it would be really troublesome.
Following behind Wu Lang.
About half an hour later.
Qin Shujian had just arrived at a garden when the back of a figure in a yellow robe attracted his attention.
"An expert!"
"At least a Saint level expert!"
At the first sight of the other party, even if it was just the back of the other party, Qin Shujian already had this thought in his mind.
Such a feeling.
There was no basis for it, but the warning in his heart told him.
The other party was definitely a Saint level existence.
It was just that he didn't know which stage he was at.
After all, only a cultivator of this level could arouse his vigilance and make him feel threatened.
At this moment.
Wu Lang had already bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Sect Master Qin has been brought here!"
After saying that.
The mysterious yellow figure turned around, revealing a dignified face.
After glancing at Qin Shujian, Xi Yang had a faint smile on his face. Then, he waved at Wu Lang and said, "You may leave!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wu Lang responded and left.
After Wu Lang left, Xi Yang's gaze fell on Qin Shujian again. He said with a faint smile, "This is the first time we meet. I am Xi Yang, the current ruler of the Great Zhao World.
You should have heard of this name before. "
"Qin Shujian greets Your Majesty!"
Qin Shujian said solemnly and cupped his hands.
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