In the depths of the palace in Great Xia, a man's angry voice was heard.
"How dare Qi Zixiao!"
"Brother, although she refused, the rebels have slowed down their attacks," Xia Chuyang said from below.
"Hmph! They are afraid of you and are afraid of a life-and-death struggle. "Emperor Xia snorted.
"We've achieved our goal, haven't we?" Xia Chuyang said with a smile.
As long as the rebels slowed down their attacks, the imperial court would recover after two to three years of recuperation. Although the imperial court only controlled one-third of the area, it was the most prosperous and affluent. As long as it recovered, there would be a chance of victory.
"It's a pity that you are greatly restricted … Otherwise, you could have killed all the rebel leaders and disintegrated them in an instant." Emperor Xia's eyes flickered. Otherwise, the first thing he would have done after he came out of seclusion was to ask him to eliminate the rebel leaders instead of suppressing the capital.
"If it weren't for those aristocratic families …" Emperor Xia's face became gloomy again. If it weren't for them, he would have abandoned the prefectures in the south and allowed the bandits to invade. He would have lured them to the imperial city and gotten rid of them.
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Jiutang Mountain was a majestic mountain with overlapping peaks and winding paths. Looking from afar, the mountain peak was surrounded by clouds, which made it look even more magnificent.
Ren Baqian walked on the mountain with Er Hua in tow. From time to time, he would receive treasures from her — some strange bugs.
Fortunately, Er Hua had learned from her mistakes and recognized some stinky or unpalatable bugs. Now, the ones that she found tasty were the ones that tasted good.
The mountain path was difficult, but it wasn't an obstacle for them as if they were walking on flat ground. If it weren't for Er Hua running around, they would have been faster.
Along the way, Er Hua was quite liked by Lin Dong. She wore a string of jade pendants, jade talismans, and antiques that jingled as she walked.
Ren Baqian estimated that the things on Er Hua were worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It had to be said that Zhengtian Sect was indeed wealthy after thousands of years of inheritance.
After walking on the mountain for two days, they saw a camp set up at the entrance of a valley. The valley was densely covered with colorful miasma. Li Yuanzhu and Lin Qiaole, as well as the higher-ups of Zhengtian Sect, stayed here.
Upon seeing the empress, Li Yuanzhu's gaze froze. She then smiled and said, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qi."
Even with Li Yuanzhu's calmness, she couldn't help but feel a little distracted when she sensed the empress's breakthrough.
The empress nodded her head slightly and felt very happy. He had been ranked below her for so many years. Although part of it was due to him suppressing his strength, it was impossible for him not to have any thoughts about it.
Now that he had broken through, when he looked back, the other party was already far behind him. His thoughts were clear, and he felt rather carefree. The little bit of unhappiness he felt in the past had also vanished.
"The tomb is within the valley and it is covered with poisonous miasma. Medicine will not be able to cure it. Every day, there will be four hours before and after noon for the miasma to subside. After today, we will rest for a day and continue to explore Di Can's tomb tomorrow." Lin Dong said.
The empress had no objections.
"Get rid of those bugs that are following us," the empress instructed the winged cavalry.
"Focus on driving them away." Ren Baqian added. He then pulled Er Hua over and warned her not to run into the valley. He also instructed a few guards to keep an eye on her.
The winged cavalry was also divided into two groups. One group drove away the martial artists that were following them and went hunting. The other group inquired about the situation in the valley and set up camp here after knowing that this was the only path.
Everyone rested for a night. The next day, the poisonous miasma in the valley gradually dissipated, and some people entered the valley.
Although there was still poison, it was no longer a problem for everyone.
The valley was winding, filled with strange stones and poisonous bugs. The trees on both sides were covered with pink flowers. If there was no poisonous miasma, it would be considered a beautiful scene.
There was a road in the valley that was barren. After walking along the road for less than 15 minutes, they saw a poisonous pool. The water in the pool was dark green and lifeless.
Nearby, there were dozens of white bones scattered in all directions. It seemed like they belonged to people who had been here before.
"The poisonous miasma is formed by the poisonous pool and the miasma after the flowers in the valley rot. Even if a Spirit Wheel expert were to fall into it for less than 45 minutes, his spirit would be infected like maggots in the tarsal bones." Lin Dong explained as he walked, afraid that the empress would be careless.
Although the empress had already taken this step, the poisonous miasma in the valley was too difficult to deal with, and no one knew if she would be affected.
"It can even corrode the spirit?" Ren Baqian was quite surprised.
One had to know that the spirit belonged to the category of consciousness and was considered an illusory thing. How could the poison here be so powerful?
"Exactly. There are many strange things in the world." Lin Dong looked serious.
Ren Baqian was deep in thought. It seemed like the poisonous miasma here was worth studying.
One had to know that the effect of poison on Spirit Wheel experts was very small. Large doses of poison over a long period of time were needed to achieve the same effect on ordinary people. Spirit Wheel experts who weren't strong enough weren't fools. If they weren't captured alive, they wouldn't be able to do it.
If the poisonous miasma here could be studied, it might be useful in the future.
Of course, this was just a preliminary idea.
A Spirit Wheel expert could stay in the miasma for 45 minutes.
In other words, the toxicity wasn't enough to threaten an expert. It was just a little strange.
If the concentration was increased and injected into the body of an expert, the effect might be better.
After turning around the poisonous pool, a wordless stone tablet stood in front of them. It was three feet tall and four feet wide.
"We can't go past this point. No matter where we go, we will come back." Li Yuanzhu nodded at the empress, closed her eyes, and stepped forward.
White mist rose behind the stone tablet. However, the white mist was confined to this small area, and it was impossible to see what was inside.
After taking two steps, Li Yuanzhu's figure couldn't be seen from the outside. However, after a while, everyone saw her come out of the white mist with her eyes closed.
Ren Baqian narrowed his eyes and saw that the position she was standing in was exactly the same as when she entered. It was just that she was facing the opposite direction.
Li Yuanzhu opened her eyes and said, "This place is strange. My senses are completely restricted to my body and can't be released at all. Walking in it is like walking in water, and you will be pressured by the surroundings. An ordinary Earth Wheel expert can only walk three times. "
"I'll try." The empress stepped forward after saying this. After taking a step, she felt as if she had entered something. The surrounding air was condensed and squeezed toward her.
However, this kind of pressure had no effect on the empress.
She closed her eyes and felt her surroundings. Sure enough, she couldn't feel anything. Even Ren Baqian and the others, who were one step away, couldn't feel anything.
Furthermore, her senses couldn't be released at all. She couldn't see anything in front of her and couldn't hear anything in front of her.
The empress curled her lips and felt that this was interesting.
She closed her eyes and took a few more steps. Every step she took seemed to shrink the ground to an inch. Suddenly, she felt as if she had stepped into a bustling city from a quiet and uninhabited mountain. The sounds of people, the wind, and the vegetation all entered her ears.
A familiar aura also appeared in front of her.
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