Sun Mingyue chuckled.
Her voice was pleasant but Ning Ze felt a chill down his spine.
Sun Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes were as clear as spring water as if they were not tainted by a speck of dust. Ning Ze could not help but lose himself in them. It would be such a blissful thing if he could keep looking at such beautiful eyes.
At this moment, he was suddenly envious of Chu Li.
Which man in the world would not cherish such a woman? Even if she was not beautiful, her almond-shaped eyes were enough to make anyone fall head over heels for her.
Yet, Chu Li gave up on such a beautiful woman. He was not a man at all!
Sun Mingyue calmly replied, "Chu Li is a person who values friendship, but people like him tend to fall out with each other faster. Since I've fallen out with him, he only feels hatred for my betrayal. What friendship does he have?"
"It's good that Chu Li hates you," Ning Ze said. "The more Chu Li is obsessed with hatred, the more he can't control himself. He'll pounce even though he knows it's bait!"
"Your Majesty is really scheming!" Sun Mingyue said. "Alright, I'll agree to it but on one condition."
"Please speak!" Ning Ze said.
Sun Mingyue said, "I heard the Zheng Dynasty has a Blood Dragon Tree."
"You must be mistaken!" Ning Ze's expression changed but he shook his head calmly. "What Blood Dragon Tree? I've never heard of it."
"Do you really think the Zheng Dynasty can hide it from everyone?" Sun Mingyue said. "Without the Blood Dragon Tree, would the Zheng Dynasty be where it is today? It's just that due to the heavenly rules, no one made a move. "
The Enlightened Master's item was still guaranteed. No one would snatch it or the world would be in chaos. If the Fu Dynasty's Tang Family did not snatch it, no one would ask for trouble.
Ning Ze took a deep breath and shook his head. "Leader, we'll never give up on the Blood Dragon Tree!"
The Blood Dragon Tree was the Zheng Dynasty's secret. Almost everyone knew about it but they could not hide it from the Holy Church of Light. Sun Mingyue sounded like everyone knew about it. This was a huge blow to him.
Sun Mingyue said, "I'm not that greedy. I only need a branch of the Blood Dragon Tree."
"What do you need a branch for, leader?" Ning Ze asked curiously, "If Cult Master wants to use branches to grow a Blood Dragon Tree, it's useless. Otherwise, Zheng Dynasty wouldn't only have one Blood Dragon Tree!"
"Then there's no need to worry about it." Sun Mingyue said lightly, "I only want a two-meter long branch. If you agree, I can be the bait. If you don't, then forget it."
Ning Ze frowned at her.
Sun Mingyue said, "You can go back and report to Zheng Xilai and see if he agrees."
Ning Ze cupped his fists helplessly. "Yes, I will report your conditions to His Majesty. Goodbye!"
Sun Mingyue nodded.
Ning Ze was able to come here to deliver the letter because of his outstanding Lightness Skill. He arrived at the Zheng Barracks a day later and met Zheng Xilai.
Zheng Xilai met him alone in the army tent.
"Blood Dragon Tree?" Zheng Xilai's expression turned cold as he scoffed. "Holy Church of Light!"
"There are very few people in the Zheng Dynasty who know about the blood dragon tree. How could he know?" Ning Ze hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it was definitely not me who revealed it!"
"It seems like the Holy Church of Light is quite ambitious. Their infiltration of us is beyond imagination!" Zheng Xilai sneered. "We've really underestimated them!"
Ning Ze secretly sighed in relief.
The blood dragon tree was only known to the disciples of the royal family and only the core disciples. This was because the blood dragon tree would bear fruit once every hundred years. Eating a blood dragon fruit would allow one to reach Innate Mastery's Boundary. If one's state of mind could keep up, one could even reach Grandmaster's Boundary.
Such a strange fruit was naturally very precious. It was strictly guarded. The location of the blood dragon tree was only known to the emperor.
Ning Ze was able to know because he was the son of the princess. He was of royal blood and had excellent qualifications. That was why he was chosen to eat a blood dragon fruit.
With the blood dragon tree, the Zheng Dynasty's masters were far more powerful than the other countries. That was why they had the ambition to conquer the world. For hundreds of years, they worked hard and kept a low profile. The country's power grew and their ambition grew.
"Your Majesty, do you agree?" Ning Ze asked slowly.
"Yes!" Zheng Xilai sneered. "I'd like to see how the Holy Church of Light is going to raise the blood dragon tree!"
The blood dragon tree needed a very harsh environment. Moreover, once the blood dragon tree's branches were separated from the trunk, they would wither within three days. There was no way to revive them.
Moreover, it was useless even if the blood dragon tree's branches could be revived. They could not become blood dragon trees. Otherwise, they would have revived more blood dragon trees.
One blood dragon tree could bear twenty fruits. In a hundred years, it could produce twenty Grandmasters. This was a very shocking number.
However, if they could revive more blood dragon trees, five of them, they could produce a hundred Grandmasters in a hundred years. It was a shocking number.
Although the competition between countries depended more on the Enlightened Masters and the Grandmasters were not the deciding factor, quantitative change would lead to qualitative change. The more Grandmasters there were, the more power they had.
The Enlightened Masters could not attack the Grandmasters at will. Therefore, the more Grandmasters there were, the more power the country had.
More importantly, there would be more Grandmasters, and the competition would be more intense. The Grandmasters would become more powerful, and the Imperial Emperor who was chosen would also become more powerful.
The Fu Dynasty was able to dominate the world. Firstly, the Enlightened Masters were powerful. The Fu Dynasty's Tang Family was the strongest among the Wen Emperor and the Goddess Attraction Mountain was the strongest among the Imperial Emperors. Secondly, there were many Grandmasters.
Sun Mingyue must have wanted the branch of the Blood Dragon Tree to grow a living Blood Dragon Tree. This was a waste of effort. It was impossible to grow a living Blood Dragon Tree. The environment it required was too harsh. Even within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it was rare to see a Blood Dragon Tree.
Therefore, it was not a big deal to agree to her request.
It was hard to say if Sun Mingyue and Chu Li had a falling out. If Chu Li fell for it, it meant that they had a falling out. If he did not fall for it, she might be the one who told him. They must be in cahoots.
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Chu Li sat in Jueyuan Valley and cultivated. The heart technique of the Black Tortoise Shield was simple. It relied on spiritual energy. If there was enough soul energy, the cultivation speed would be very fast.
His one day of cultivation was equivalent to a hundred days of cultivation for others. His speed was far faster than Dong Guangyi's.
The Black Tortoise Shield was quickly cultivated to the first level. He combined it with the Supreme Indestructible Body of Vajra and realized that the two did not repel each other.
This made him overjoyed.
The inner energy of the Supreme Scripture of Vajra was refined and pure. It was extremely overbearing and suppressed all other inner energy.
The Black Tortoise Shield and the Supreme Scripture of Vajra coexisted. This was a pleasant surprise.
Chu Li's original plan was to circulate both at the same time. When the Supreme Indestructible Body of Vajra was destroyed, he would circulate the Black Tortoise Shield again. It was like building two dams.
Now that the two were circulating at the same time, it was equivalent to building a tall dam. His defense ability was multiplied. With this defense, he could go anywhere in the world.
Endless pride rose in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to leave the valley. He continued to circulate and pushed the Black Tortoise Shield to the ninth level in one breath.
Even though his progress in the later stages was slow, he was still unwavering. Moreover, with the little critter's help, every time it inhaled and exhaled, the Mystic Tortoise's Shield divine technique would advance by a notch. At the crucial moment, it could make a breakthrough by exhaling a breath, and then continue to advance by leaps and bounds.
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