What surprised Chen Lin was that the time-related treasure that Princess Qinghua mentioned was not some rare treasure, but a person.
A member of the royal family who possesses magical powers related to time.
This man is called Sima Liancheng. He is one generation older than the Crown Uncle. He is stationed in a secret place to assist in the refining of the soul refining liquid.
In the past, Princess Qinghua’s status was too low, and she didn’t know these royal secrets. Now her status is different than before, and the emperor may have wanted to show his goodwill, so he told her everything when asked.
According to Princess Qinghua, the time-related magical power was discovered a thousand years ago. At that time, a strong man from the Sima family, who was not yet a royal family, took decisive action, brought the person with magical powers back, and betrothed the most stunning woman in the family to him, bestowing all kinds of favors on him.
The price is that the other party cannot leave the family and must specialize in assisting in the preparation of the soul refining liquid.
It was also from this time that the Sima family gradually became stronger and replaced another large family to become the royal family of the Soul Kingdom.
Because supernatural powers can be inherited, this time-related supernatural power has become the Sima family's royal 'material', and each generation looks for the most reliable family member to inherit this supernatural power.
The heir will be directly crowned king and have all his needs met, including delicious food, beautiful women, and fine wine. His family will also receive countless benefits. However, there is one thing: from the day he receives the supernatural power, he can never step out of the secret place.
After hearing these secrets, Chen Lin couldn't help but look enlightened.
No wonder the royal secret place is so heavily guarded. They are probably afraid that this "material" will be targeted by other families and snatched away. In that case, they will not be able to continue to prepare the soul refining liquid, and the Sima family's advantage will disappear immediately.
"I want to meet this prince. Does Your Majesty agree?"
Chen Lin asked Princess Qinghua.
Although it was just an inquiry, he had made up his mind. Regardless of whether the emperor agreed or not, he had to meet this person.
Since the opponent's magical powers can assist in the preparation of soul-refining liquid, they may be able to help refine soul-refining pills. If the magical powers obtained through inheritance cannot be superimposed, and he has been granted a soul-binding technique by God, he would want to snatch the opponent's magical powers.
If you have this magical power, you will never have to worry about time-related treasures again.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the magical treasure box. This item is the only thing that allows those with magical powers to stack their magical powers. He didn't know why. If it was restricted by the rules, then why would the gods set such rules
But can’t similar magical powers be opened from the magical power box
Chen Lin felt that it was necessary to search around before leaving and try to get a few magical treasure boxes so that the trip would not be in vain.
At this time, the voice of Princess Qinghua sounded, interrupting his thoughts.
"I have mentioned this to His Majesty, and he said that you can meet him, and even let Sima Liancheng cooperate with you, but the prerequisite is that you must help the royal family get rid of the four major families first."
Chen Lin smiled upon hearing this and said, "It seems that these four big families are quite powerful. They have forced the royal family to this extent?"
At this point, he remembered something and asked, "Who dealt with the body of the Emperor's uncle?"
The Crown Prince used a bloody handkerchief to enter the demon world. The range of that handkerchief was not small, and the aura of the demon world was extremely strong.
If an ordinary person with supernatural powers gets involved, he will definitely be dragged into the demon world. I don’t know if the Crown Prince explained the interests involved before entering the demon world. If not, it might lead to a disaster.
Of course, if the person has used the Soul Refining Pool and has turned his soul into silver, then there should be no problem.
Princess Qinghua's expression straightened up, and she said, "I was just about to tell you about this. The Crown Prince's body has changed. His Majesty seems to suspect that the bloody handkerchief you took out is some evil object, and not a medium to enter other realms. He deliberately wants to kill the Crown Prince."
Chen Lin's eyes revealed shock, and even a little panic.
Princess Qinghua hurriedly comforted him upon seeing this: "Don't worry, my dear. I am here and will not let His Majesty hurt you. Besides, His Majesty still needs your help. Even if the Crown Prince is important, he is already dead. With His Majesty's rationality, he will be able to distinguish the important from the unimportant."
Chen Lin didn't pay any attention to what the other party said, but asked in a serious tone: "Has the emperor's uncle's body really changed? Did you see it? What's the situation?"
What panicked him was not the emperor's opinion, but the alienation of the crown prince!
Since he came into contact with the demon world, there has only been one scene in which the body of the person projected into the demon world undergoes alienation after his death, and that is Niu Niu's scarecrow hut.
After that, no matter whether it was the Demon-Suppressing Temple or the Thunder God Tribe or other scenes, after the projection died, the body would just die with it without any abnormal changes.
He had thought about this problem many times, and finally believed that it was related to the level of the demon world scene.
Only when the scene level of the demon world is high enough will the death of the projection affect reality.
If his speculation is correct, then the scene of the bloody handkerchief is extraordinary. No wonder even someone as high as Gintama died soon after he entered.
Princess Qinghua didn't understand what was going on. She looked at Chen Lin in confusion and said, "The changes aren't particularly serious, but both hands have become dry and black, and they have grown long nails."
Chen Lin's expression relaxed slightly.
Only the hands have been transformed, and it has not reached the level of Niu Niu where the whole body has turned into a scarecrow. It seems that the corresponding scene level is not as strong as the guardian.
Even so, it cannot be underestimated.
He immediately continued to ask: "Did anyone who came into contact with the Emperor's uncle's body also undergo transformation?"
Whether the alienated corpse is "contagious" and the intensity of the infection are also important criteria for judging the danger level of the scene.
Princess Qinghua shook her head. "I didn't find that, but in order to block the news of the Crown Prince's death, only a few of His Majesty's trusted guards had access to the body. They are no weaker than General Xu, so there shouldn't be any problems, otherwise His Majesty would not have told me."
"Have all these inner guards used the Soul Refining Pool?"
Chen Lin continued to ask.
"Those who have used it and can serve as His Majesty's trusted inner guards are all royal disciples. They will definitely be given priority to use the Soul Refining Pool. This is also the reason why many marginal royal family members are willing to serve as inner guards."
Princess Qinghua tells everything she knows.
Then he asked Chen Lin curiously, "My dear, I know you are not lying, but what kind of place is the Demon Realm? Are the conditions different in different places? Why was there no danger in the forest we went to last time?"
On the day of welcoming the spirit, when she was merging with the spirit, she was brought into the demon world by Chen Lin, so Chen Lin did not deceive the Crown Uncle about the demon world.
But she was not stupid. She knew that the Demon Realm was definitely not as safe as she saw it. Otherwise, with the Crown Prince's strength, it would be impossible for him to die in there, and his body would also have undergone strange changes.
"The demon world is very complicated and dangerous. The places we went to before were not that safe either."
Chen Lin briefly explained the situation in the demon world to Princess Qinghua and asked her to pass it on to the emperor.
After all, he still needs Sima Liancheng's time-related magical powers, so it is not advisable to make things too awkward with the royal family. Besides, the demon world is not a secret that cannot be revealed.
Princess Qinghua was amazed after hearing this, but she was not interested in such a strange place. Besides, she was young and had no worries about her life span, so she just listened to it as a story.
After a pause, Chen Lin continued, "The place in the demon world that the bloody handkerchief corresponds to is so dangerous, and it can also affect reality. I think it's better to return it to me. You can talk to His Majesty about this matter. If the other party is really interested in the demon world, I can give him a relatively safe medium."
Although the bloody handkerchief is dangerous, he does not want to give up. Even if he does not explore it, it can be used as a magic weapon at the critical moment.
Things went quite smoothly.
The emperor was already extremely afraid of the bloody handkerchief, and when he heard that he could exchange it for a safer item from the demonic world, he was immediately delighted.
Chen Lin gave the lightning-struck wood to the other party.
This item corresponds to the Thunder God Tribe. The most important inheritance bead in the tribe has been taken by him. Only ruins are left there. It has no value anymore. It is just right to let the other party experience the charm of the demon world.
Next, Chen Lin and Princess Qinghua secretly cleaned up the four major families that wanted to overthrow the royal family.
In order to speed up the process, he released the grass as well.
With the fighting power of three people and the fact that they defeated the four major families one by one, they had no power to fight back, and the storm was suppressed before it even started.
Royal secret place.
Chen Lin finally met the mysterious 'inheritor' Sima Liancheng.
He is an old man with a white beard.
The time-related magical powers possessed by the other party are basically similar to the time snail, and can use illusions to manifest part of the future scene.
But this is not divination.
Although the end result is similar, the approach taken is different.
Divination is a speculation about the future, which may be accurate or inaccurate, and this magical power is to send one's own consciousness to a certain picture in the future and make the picture appear.
Although this scene is only one of many in the future, it is bound to appear.
Of course, this was just the other party's statement, and Chen Lin was deeply skeptical about it.
The past is constant, but the future has infinite possibilities. Any slight change in the present will cause earth-shaking changes in the future. He does not think that any magical power can determine the future.
However, there was no need for him to argue with the other party about this. He was not here to do research, he just wanted to use the other party's power of time.
Moreover, the picture displayed by the other party was very vague and irrelevant. Its effect was not as good as the star-gazing formation of the Wenxing Sect.
Chen Lin was not optimistic about this magical power, but the opponent's power of time surprised him.
With the help of the Fortune Fish, he was able to refine the fourth-level Soul Refining Pill!
"Hahaha, thank you for your help, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now!"
After getting the elixir, Chen Lin was in a good mood. In the astonished gazes of Princess Qinghua and Sima Liancheng, his figure disappeared.
"Where are the people?"
As soon as Chen Lin's figure disappeared, a majestic middle-aged man walked in, wearing a dragon robe. It was the emperor of the time!