In front of the palace.
Zheng Guo went forward to report. Not long after, the Fourth Prince came out to welcome him.
"I didn't know you were coming. Please forgive me for not greeting you earlier …"
The Fourth Prince bowed deeply. "Are you here for the Dharma Treasury?"
"That's right."
Chung Shen-soo nodded.
"I'll lead the way!"
The Fourth Prince invited Chung Shen-soo into the palace as if he had already guessed it.
"This palace is divided into nine layers. It was built by the First Ancestor of the Yan Han Dynasty. Since then, it has been renovated and expanded many times … Now, there are a total of 12,859 palaces with layers upon layers of formations … There are also spirit beast gardens, imperial gardens, immortal mushroom rooms, and many other magnificent sights.
"Let's go read the Dharma Treasury first …"
Chung Shen-soo had a feeling that if he went to the imperial gardens, he might bump into a princess, so he gave up.
"This way, please."
The Fourth Prince did not care and led Chung Shen-soo into a palace gate.
The next moment, the world turned.
It was as if they had gone through a short-distance teleportation, or they might have arrived at a paradise.
Zhong Shenxiu saw that the blue sky was propped up by a giant dome.
A nine-story wooden building appeared in front of them, surrounded by flickering lights. Obviously, it was covered with powerful prohibitions.
In front of the Law Library, there was a pergola, and under it was a reclining chair. An old man with a large head and sparse white hair was lying on it, and he was reading a book in his hand with great interest.
Chung Shen-soo glanced at the book and found that it was titled Essentials of Bedroom Techniques. He could not help but feel a little strange.
On the table next to him, there were a few books scattered on it. They were Taiyi Moon Picking Scripture, Notes on Wuzhen Chapters, Nine Essentials of Taking Life, and so on …
"Greetings, ancestor!"
The Fourth Prince solemnly bowed. After he stood up, he introduced to Zhong Shenxiu, "This is True Monarch Unity. He is the Old Ancestor of my Imperial Family. He is responsible for looking after the Imperial Family's many secret treasures …"
Chung Shen-soo cupped one hand in the other before his chest and bowed. He knew that the person in front of him was a mighty Dharmakaya.
"You're welcome, Perfected Cultivator Dong Hua. Since you've joined the imperial court, you're one of us."
Perfected Lord He Yi smiled and put down the scroll in his hands. He said indifferently, "The combination of Yin and Yang gives birth to all things. The Dao is within it. If Perfected Lord has any questions about this in the future, feel free to discuss it with me …"
"Thank you, Senior."
Chung Shen-soo exchanged a few more pleasantries before entering the Imperial Treasury.
However, the Fourth Prince did not enter. He stood respectfully beside Perfected Lord He Yi.
A moment later, a spiritual light flashed on the surface of the Imperial Treasury.
"Alright, the door here is closed. Even a Dharmakaya Lord would not be able to eavesdrop without alerting the prohibition …"
Perfected Lord He said indifferently, "What do you think of this person?"
"Extremely talented, the reincarnation of a powerful person, possessing great secrets …" The Fourth Prince gave his evaluation after some thought.
"That's right … I've observed this person. He's clear on the inside and bright on the outside. His divine light is awe-inspiring. In the future, he will definitely become a Dharmakaya. He also has a chance of becoming an immortal …"
Perfected Lord He Yi's tone was calm. It was hard to tell if he was envious or jealous.
"The closer one is to the Dao, the more difficult it is to break through the realm. There are countless cultivators in the world, but how many of them are Dharmakayas? Most of them have no hope to achieve Dao and become immortals … Now that our royal family is declining, it's not bad to have this person's help … Haha, how blind was the Taishang Dragon Tiger Sect to give up on this person so easily? "
The Fourth Prince listened respectfully and added, "It's just that Perfected Lord Donghua doesn't seem to be very willing to get close to our royal family. Not only did he reject the marriage proposal, but he also had some conflicts with Little Jiu 'er …"
"You don't know what you're doing and you're really up to no good. Even if you marry all your sisters to him, it's useless …"
Perfected Lord He Yi was very open-minded in this aspect, "How many of us cultivators would be tied down by this? As for Little Jiu 'er … Let him be. It's time to polish his arrogance. Sigh … If the descendants of the royal family still act like this, the future will be bleak. "
The Fourth Prince's expression became a little blank.
As a prince who had a chance to fight for the throne, he was vaguely reminded that the royal family was no longer what it used to be and that he needed to be humble and low-key when facing high-level cultivators.
However, he only felt that it was inexplicable.
After all, the royal family's previous attitude was not like this, and they only lost a Dharmakaya this time.
That inexplicable sense of superiority in his heart did not disappear even though he had not experienced the impact of the death of an Undead Immortal.
However, he was a smart person and good at forbearance.
He was also involved in the court politics. From the recent imperial edicts issued by the court to rope in the sects and even directly grant the Spirit Mountains and the nearby farmland to the commoners, he knew that the court had begun to make huge concessions in this aspect. From this, he deduced some unsettling things.
Thus, he behaved very humbly.
Otherwise, as a descendant of the dragon, he would be ten times more arrogant than the Ninth Prince!
…
At the same time.
Somewhere in the royal palace.
"Great-grandfather, great-grandfather …"
The Ninth Prince's face was still red, but he deliberately did not disappear. He knelt in front of a palace. "That Perfected Lord Donghua is too much … He's only an Essence Soul, and he dares to do this. If he becomes a Dharmakaya, won't he turn the world upside down?"
"You must seek justice for your grandson!"
Slap!
Before he finished speaking, the Ninth Prince was slapped again. This time, his other cheek was red and swollen. His expression was dull as if he had been slapped silly.
"A Perfected Lord who is loyal to the court is the foundation of the royal family and the source of the dragon energy … Little Nine, know your place!"
A cold voice sounded in the Ninth Prince's ear.
"You're just a prince … Since the establishment of the Yan Han Nation, we have more than a hundred thousand descendants. If you really have a conflict with a Perfected Lord, we will only give up on you! "
The Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment.
The act of tearing apart reality and revealing the bloody side of things in front of him had a huge impact on the young man's heart.
In a daze, he kowtowed and bade farewell before leaving the palace.
His expression was still dull even when he reached the royal palace.
In a teahouse not far away, two figures watched this scene quietly. "Tsk tsk … This prince is really pitiful …"
"The more pitiful, the better. Otherwise, it will be difficult to continue the show."
The other young man with a long sword on his back sneered.
"Are we really going to be enemies with Perfected Lord Donghua?" The Taoist who had just spoken was a little hesitant.
"We, the overseas sects, can only enter the Central Plains after being conferred by the former emperor … The world is only so big. If we give too much to others, we will have too little. The opportunity of the Great Dao lies in the word 'fight'! This Perfected Lord Donghua is on good terms with the Taiping Sect and belongs to the Central Plains. He's not on the same side as our Spiritual Mountain. "
The sword-bearing cultivator said coldly, "Besides … he's not even a Perfected Lord, yet he can be conferred a title. How can we, the Daoist of East Sea, the number one Essence Soul cultivator of this generation, show our face?"
"Besides, we're all guests of the imperial court. The royal family won't interfere. Moreover, they'll probably be happy to see us have conflicts so that they can control us …"
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