After Shi Zongyue and Dao Master Xing Dou thanked Lin Feng, they chose to return to Xiling City.
After they left the mountain, Lin Feng did not immediately leave on Jade Capital Mountain. Instead, he hovered tens of thousands of meters above the ground.
A moment later, a mana fluctuation came from the direction of West Tomb City. There was no malice and it was very friendly. Lin Feng faintly smiled. He left the mountain and landed above West Tomb City. There, a crack opened in the void and a middle-aged man walked out with a majestic gait.
The person who came was the current emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, Stonefeather.
This time, he did not bring any attendants. He was alone, and he wore casual clothes. He did not wear a dragon robe or a crown.
Stonefeather was dressed like an ordinary cultivator, but the emperor's aura did not diminish. Golden mist rose around him and filled the air.
In the golden mist, one could vaguely see hundreds of colorful lines of light connected to his body and then extended into the surrounding void.
Lin Feng looked closely and saw that the hundreds of rays of light were the auras of hundreds of ancient azure dragons glowing with colorful light.
White, green, black, red, and yellow represented the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. There were dozens of light dragons of each color.
In the golden mist, the light dragons were faintly discernible. Their heads and necks were wrapped around Stonefeather's body, while their tails extended into the surrounding void as if there was no end. Lin Feng could feel that these light dragons were condensed from the emperor's aura of the Great Qin Dynasty.
This was the first time Lin Feng had come to the capital of the Great Qin Dynasty, Xiling City. Silently feeling the majestic city beneath his feet, Lin Feng could feel that there was endless spiritual energy gathering here. That was the gathering of the destiny of the entire Great Qin Dynasty.
And this endless destiny was now added to Qin Emperor Stonefeather's body, turning into an almost tangible emperor's aura. He looked down and his might shook the world.
The Qin Emperor Stonefeather here was much stronger than when he showed his brilliance in the Cloudy Forest World.
"A centipede dies but does not fall down. The Great Qin Dynasty is the longest existing dynasty. Even if its overall strength has declined, its foundation is still strong." Lin Feng thought to himself, "When I approached the Great Zhou Country's Tianjing City, I didn't feel the aura of the country's luck gathering in one city."
"After all, the Great Zhou Empire has only risen in the recent few thousand years. It can't compare to the Great Qin Empire, which has been established for more than 10,000 years. However, the Emperor of Zhou, Liang Pan, controls the Grand Imperial Palace. If he really wants to fight with the Great Qin, apart from West-Hill City, no other place can stop him."
Qin Emperor Stonefeather saw Lin Feng. Slowly, he said, "The Master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders has lent a helping hand. We express our deep gratitude."
In the Cloud Forest Realm, he fought with the Nine Glory Heaven Collapsing Formation, which was slightly further away from the battlefield of Youdu Ming Hua. When the disk containing everyone shattered, he was prepared to save Shi Zongyue and Dao Venerable Star Dipper. In the end, Lin Feng beat him to it.
Not only did Lin Feng save them, he even used the essence of the cloud forest tree to heal the primordial spirits of Shi Zongyue and the rest. To the Great Qin Empire, he definitely had to remember this favor.
The Great Qin Empire was huge, but Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators were also an important power that was hard to come by. Losing one was an unacceptable loss, not to mention that there was still King Anliang, Shi Zongyue, a great cultivator at the second level of Primordial Spirit Realm who had cultivated the dharma body of Void Return.
King Anliang, Shi Zongyue, and Dao Venerable Star Dipper were also loyal followers of Qin Emperor Stonefeather.
Lin Feng smiled faintly: "You're too polite, Fellow Daoist. I've met Prince Anliang and Daoist Star Dipper once in the past. Since I've seen them suffering this time, I'll naturally take care of them."
Stonefeather was calm about how Lin Feng addressed him. Today, he didn't bring his guard of honor and wore ordinary clothes. He was talking to Lin Feng as a cultivator.
Lin Feng looked down at West Tomb City and said with a smile, "I believe that in the near future, I will bring my disciples to disturb you. I hope you won't blame me then."
Stonefeather's entire body was shrouded in a golden mist, making it impossible to see his expression. His voice was graceful and calm. "The Great Qin Empire welcomes Sect Master Lin and Xuanmen Tianzong to visit at any time."
Lin Feng smiled. "In that case, I'll bid you farewell. Dao friend, please wait." He retreated and escaped into the void.
Slowly, Stonefeather nodded. The golden mist around him became increasingly dazzling. Finally, he turned into a ball of golden light and descended into West Tomb City.
In the center of West Tomb City, in the main hall of the Great Qin Empire's imperial palace, a middle-aged man wearing a crown and a dragon robe sat on the dragon throne, overflowing with the aura of an emperor. After the golden light entered the main hall, it retracted into the middle-aged man's glabella.
In the main hall stood a man who looked like a scholar. He was no longer dressed in plain clothes, but had changed into court attire. However, he still looked simple and elegant.
This person had a scholarly appearance, and his eyes were deep like the ocean, encompassing everything, but also bottomless and unfathomable.
This was the Great Qin Empire's current minister of power, Wu Qingrou. Even standing in front of Qin Emperor Stonefeather, Wu Qingrou still had a calm appearance.
Slowly, Stonefeather said, "Qingrou, the situation has changed."
Wu Qingrou nodded. "The original plan was to guide the Shushan Sword Sect and the Great Zhou Empire to restrain each other, to prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos while the Great Qin is cleaning up internal threats. But now, it seems that the conflict between Xuanmen Tianzong and the Shushan Sword Sect is showing signs of intensifying ahead of time. Xuanmen Tianzong's strength is also higher than expected."
Stonefeather did not speak and looked calmly at Wu Qingrou. Wu Qingrou also had a calm appearance. After a moment of silence, he said indifferently, "Since that's the case, then we might as well adjust the plan and drag the Shushan Sword Sect into it.
"With the combined strength of the Great Qin, the Great Zhou, and Xuanmen Tianzong, we'll deal a heavy blow to Shushan together."
Stonefeather looked up at him and said indifferently, "Oh? Qingrou's suggestion is different from before. "
Wu Qingrou smiled slightly. "Your Majesty is wise. I do indeed have a new idea. If it was in the past, I would completely terminate the original plan and not let conflict erupt between Shushan and the Great Zhou Empire. Shushan has Xuanmen Tianzong to restrain them.
"As for the Great Zhou Empire, we can use the Reincarnation Sect's hidden pawns to draw the Great Zhou Empire into a fight with the Reincarnation Sect. This will also make it impossible for the Great Zhou Empire to be distracted and interfere with the internal cleanup process of the Great Qin Empire."
Wu Qingrou's tone was calm and indifferent. In reality, he had never mentioned the Reincarnation Sect to Stonefeather before. They were not hidden pawns planted by the Great Qin Empire, but pawns planted by Wu Qingrou himself.
After hearing this, the Great Qin Emperor Stonefeather similarly did not blink. He did not express the slightest bit of surprise. He only looked at Wu Qingrou Silently, waiting for him to finish.
Wu Qingrou continued, "The reason why I changed my original plan is because I know that Shi Tianhao, the disciple of the Master of the Mysterious Gate, will definitely fight with the dual-pupiled person of the Shi clan in the future. The original plan was to use this opportunity to use the power of Xuanmen Tianzong to help the Great Qin attack the power of the aristocratic families."
"But now it seems that the pressure on Xuanmen Tianzong is a little too great."
Stonefeather's expression did not change. He said indifferently, "Qingrou's words have a hidden meaning. It seems that the dual-pupiled person has found a new backer. You changed your mind and attacked Shushan just to reduce the variables in the plan? "
Wu Qingrou smiled. "Your Majesty is wise. In the battle between the two Stones, the Great Qin can either be impartial or help Xuanmen Tianzong and support that little Stone."
"Since Your Majesty has the intention not to participate in this battle, and Big Stone has found a new backer, if Shushan also joins in and becomes enemies with Xuanmen Tianzong, the pressure on little Stone and Xuanmen Tianzong will be too great."
"If one side completely suppresses the other, it will only increase the power of the victor. Both sides will suffer. This is the most beneficial choice for the Great Qin Dynasty."
Silently, Stonefeather glanced at Wu Qingrou. "It is not only beneficial for the Great Qin, right?"
Wu Qingrou smiled calmly. "Your Majesty's eyes are like a torch. Naturally, you can see through it."
Stonefeather nodded. "Since that is the case, I will leave it to you, Qingrou."
Wu Qingrou bowed. "Your subject obeys."
There was silence between the ruler and subject. Their gazes looked towards the western sky, where the Kunlun Mountains were.
At this time, Lin Feng had already urged Mount Yujing to return to the Kunlun Mountains. He sat at the peak of the mountain, smiling as he watched Xiao Yan, Shi Tianhao, and the others study the Cloudforest Trees that they had obtained. Other than Zhu Yi, who was still a little calm, the others were all beaming with joy.
The four of them had each been given an entire Cloudforest Tree. They could freely use it. From now on, it was completely their private property.
Kang Nanhua, Miao Shihao, Jie Yu, Kui Niu King, and the others did not come empty-handed. Lin Feng still had an entire Cloudforest Tree, which he had prepared for the protectors, elders, and Daemon Kings. Although it was not like Xiao Yan and the others who could enjoy a Cloudforest Tree alone, it was definitely generous.
With their current Yuanying cultivation, it would take a long time for them to completely digest it.
The Cloudforest Tree obtained this time was definitely a windfall for Xuanmen Tianzong. It would greatly enhance the overall strength of the sect.
Although Jun Zining was born in the Ancient Yuantian World, she was well-educated and naturally understood the value of the Cloudforest Tree. She could understand that everyone was sharing a tree, but when she saw Xiao Yan and the others, including Yue Hongyan who was still in the Foundation Establishment Stage, each get a tree, she immediately felt dizzy.
The value of a Cloudforest Tree, especially one that was tens of thousands of years old, was already immeasurable.
If the Seven Great Clans of the Ancient Yuantian World obtained it, without exception, they would definitely treat it like a treasure and carefully cultivate it. They would mark out the most fertile land with the most spiritual energy as a forbidden area for planting. Not to mention outsiders, even their own family members were not allowed to easily approach it.
If a junior dared to sneak in, both of their legs would be broken and they would be thrown into confinement. If a branch was damaged, it would not be surprising if their cultivation was destroyed and they were imprisoned until death.
If anyone dared to have any ideas about this Cloudforest Tree, they would definitely have a grudge that would not end until one of them died.
This was because this Cloudforest Tree could allow the strength of a powerful cultivator clan to skyrocket, allowing the entire clan to reach a higher level and produce a qualitative leap.
And surrounding this Cloudforest Tree, other clans would definitely be envious. They would send spies to lurk, or even directly attack and seize it. Clans that owned the spirit tree would definitely not yield and would definitely protect it to the end.
But such a precious thing, each of Shi Tianhao and the others had one. Moreover, they were not planting it, but directly extracting its spiritual energy for cultivation. Such extravagance made Jun Zining feel that her previous worldview had completely collapsed.
Even Taixu Temple, Mount Shu Sword Sect, the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Qin Dynasty would not dare to play like this.
Lin Feng smiled at the scene in front of him and thought to himself, Hmm, I admit that doing this is a bit like a nouveau riche, but money can't buy my willingness. As long as I think it's worth it, it's fine. I have the capital to be a tycoon, what can you do to me?
Even Yan Nanlai, Liang Pan, and the others were shocked to see such extravagance. They felt that it was not worth it, a waste, a nouveau riche, and a petty person.
But Lin Feng felt that it was worth it.
Again, what Xiao Yan and the others lacked the least was potential and talent. What they lacked the most was time. If they could use resources to speed up their growth, they would soon tell everyone that Lin Feng's investment was definitely worth it.
Smiling and shaking his head, Lin Feng was about to enter the lottery system. Suddenly, his heart trembled slightly. He felt that someone in the outside world was trying to use the Sound Transmission Crystal to contact the people on the mountain.
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