In the court room.
Now Xi Yang is no longer as high-spirited as before, but his face looks a bit more haggard and tired, and his black temple hair is also a bit grayer.
These few months have allowed him to experience the ups and downs of life.
The high spirits at the beginning were long gone now.
On the throne.
Xi Yang rubbed his eyebrows, then looked down at Shan Hao, and asked calmly: "General Shan, how is the matter?"
"Your Majesty, when I arrived, I happened to encounter Du Chengwu and Qin Shujian fighting. Although Du Chengwu escaped, he was severely wounded by my shot.
Judging from his injuries, if he wanted to take action within ten days and a half, his strength would have to drop by 50%. "
Shan Hao cupped his hands and replied.
Hear this.
A smile finally appeared on Xi Yang's face, and he nodded in praise: "General Shan is extremely powerful, and he is worthy of being the pillar of our court. If Du Chengwu is injured, his ability to fight against the thieves will also be damaged."
At this point, he paused, then changed the subject and continued.
"I heard that Qin Shujian broke through the realm of heavenly beings. I don't know if this is true or not."
"Indeed." Shan Hao replied truthfully: "But in my opinion, his breakthrough to the heavenly realm should be due to the legacy of his previous life. If the top power really left behind the means, it would not be possible to give birth to a heavenly being. impossible things.
However, even with a powerful foundation, it is almost the limit to give birth to a heavenly being.
It is not an easy task to break through the extraordinary, advance to the saint, or even reach the final level of power. "
"Well, that's not a bad statement."
Xi Yang nodded slightly, and the strange light in his eyes dissipated a little.
at this time.
Another minister came forward, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, now Guangding City has been destroyed, the rebel army is like a rainbow, and it is not far from the imperial city. What should we do now?"
"The imperial city is still there, but Da Zhao cannot be destroyed. What are you afraid of?" Xi Yang glanced at the other party coldly, making the minister tremble and bow involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that Gu Changqing's demon saint will follow him. If he is a powerful one, it may be difficult to compete with him."
One person raised his hand and said.
Demon Saint!
Mighty!
Hearing this, there was also a gloom in Xi Yang's eyes.
If it weren't for the intervention of the demon tribe, the imperial court would not have collapsed so quickly. According to the information obtained, there were two suspected demon saints around Gu Changqing.
Many powerful men in the imperial court were defeated by their opponents.
only-
For a powerful person of this level, it is simply difficult for ordinary heavenly beings to compete. Only powerful people can compete.
But for the court.
There are also very few powerful ones.
These thoughts passed through Xi Yang's mind, but his expression remained as usual, and he said in a deep voice: "I already know about the demon clan, but the current collapse of the situation is definitely not just the result of the demon saint.
Xichonghou and Pingchuanhou rebelled, and the former princes King Qin finally showed his fangs today.
What do you think will happen next? "
A low voice echoed in the hall.
All the ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
As early as when the princes were kings, they had speculated on this possibility.
It was just that at that time, for the imperial court, it was a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and it had to mobilize other princes to send troops to serve the king.
And now.
The same is true.
The current situation has reached an explosive level. Even if the princes of King Qin rebel, it is impossible to take any measures against other princes.
To put it bluntly, they don't dare.
Once all the remaining princes are forced to rebel, there will be only death.
"Forget it, leave the court!"
Seeing this, Xi Yang lost interest and had no idea of discussing anything.
Subsequently.
The ministers bowed and waited until Xi Yang left before they straightened up and left the hall in an orderly manner.
the other side.
Xi Yang walked in the palace, followed by the eunuchs behind him.
suddenly.
He paused, then turned around and walked in the other direction.
"His Majesty?"
"I'm going to the Qintian Prison, I want to go there and have a look."
"yes!"
Then the group of people headed towards Qin Tian Prison.
Qin Tianjian.
It was established by the Human Emperor and was the most mysterious organization in the entire imperial court.
same.
There are also many powerful people gathered in Qin Tian Prison, including those from the royal family.
Although the royal family and Qin Tianjian are separate, the two are actually a whole to a certain extent.
It doesn't take too long.
Xi Yang arrived at the Qintian Prison. In front of the gate of the mansion, an old man in brocade clothes was sitting there leisurely, just like an ordinary old man.
However, after seeing Xi Yang's arrival, he stood up slowly, raised his hands and said, "Why is Your Majesty free to come to Qin Tian Prison today!"
"Mr. Mu, I came here today to find some of my uncles!"
"I'm afraid I will disappoint His Majesty. Those few are now in seclusion and have not been out of seclusion for many years." Hearing this, Mu Lao frowned and immediately shook his head.
Xi Yang looked a little unhappy and said in a deep voice: "Now that the imperial court has reached a critical moment of life and death, and several of the emperor's uncles are still unwilling to leave the seclusion, is it true that they will have to wait until the army approaches the city or the city is destroyed before they can leave the seclusion."
"There is nothing we can do about it. The retreat is heavily fortified. Unless you leave the retreat, no one can break in. This is the rule."
"Rules, do I have to abide by these rules?"
Xi Yang looked unkind and said gloomily.
Mu Lao glanced at him, then lowered his eyelids and said calmly: "Rules are rules, everyone must abide by them."
"How dare you be rude to His Majesty!"
A eunuch behind him saw this and immediately shouted.
The words fell.
Mu Lao raised his eyelids, and a terrifying cold light burst out in his eyes. The next moment, the eunuch's body exploded, frightening the other eunuchs, who all involuntarily took a step back.
"No one dares to be presumptuous in front of me. What a lack of discipline!"
"presumptuous!"
Xi Yang was completely furious, a terrifying aura spread out, and his eyes turned cold.
"Killing my people whenever you want is too arrogant!"
"This is the Qintian Prison. I hope Your Majesty will think it over carefully."
Mu Lao sat back down and turned a blind eye to Xi Yang's anger.
"If nothing happens, Your Majesty, please come back. Qin Tianjian cannot be destroyed in the court. When the time comes, someone will naturally take action."
After saying that, he stopped talking.
See here.
Xi Yang restrained his anger, but his face was as cold as the twelfth lunar month in winter.
After taking a deep look at Mr. Mu, he did not take action after all, but turned and left.
That's right.
This is the Qintian Prison, and all the powerful men of the imperial court exist here.
Although the Qin Tian Jian is called a court institution, it is actually aloof and beyond the control of others.
The only person who could order Qin Tianjian was the original Human Emperor.
But with the fall of the Human Emperor, even he, the Holy Emperor, was no longer qualified to command the Qintian Prison.
For something like this that is out of your control.
Xi Yang was very unhappy.
Especially Mu Lao's attitude made him furious.
If it weren't for Qin Tianjian's background, Xi Yang would have taken action just now to let the other party know who is the emperor of the imperial court.
only-
Not yet.
At least, he is not sure about dealing with Qin Tianjian yet.
As for what the other person said.
Xi Yang even sneered.
What is the right time, is it when the army sieges the city, or when the imperial city is shattered, or when the head falls off Xi Yang's neck.
"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"
"They are all traitors and traitors!"
Xi Yang roared in a low voice, the murderous intention in his heart surged, but he could only suppress it forcefully.
One day.
When he is given the chance to regain control, any person or force who disobeys orders will be uprooted.
Even Qin Tian Jian is not immune.
the other side.
Mu Lao's originally closed eyes suddenly opened after Xi Yang left, looking towards the direction Xi Yang left, not knowing what he was thinking.
In General Mingyuan's Mansion.
After Qin Shujian dismissed the maids and servants, he directly entered the state of cultivation.
It’s said to be cultivation.
In fact, it is to cultivate the injuries in the body and reopen the exploding star acupoints.
The first-level star all-image body opens up 365 heavenly star acupoints.
These opened acupoints can still be reopened even after they are exploded.
The process of opening up is also relatively simple, you just need to have enough spiritual energy.
and.
Even if he didn't need to practice, Qin Shujian only needed to lie quietly for ten days and a half to recover on his own.
Just for him.
Ten days and a half is too long.
Guangding City was destroyed, and the rebel army was approaching the imperial city. No one was sure when a war would break out.
If the injury does not recover at this time.
When the war breaks out, the trouble will be big.
at this time.
He only saw Qin Shujian sitting cross-legged, with a small spirit gathering formation based on spirit stones placed around him.
The vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured in from all directions, filling the room with a rich light cyan color.
This is the scene that appears when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is strong to a certain extent.
But there is one thing worth noting.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was so rich, but not a single bit leaked out. It was all intercepted by the formation he had set up in advance.
Boom! !
Every breath and every breath is like a thunderous drum.
The Guiyuan Ancestral Code is running, and the blood in the body is like a rushing wave, raging and colliding in the body.
This collision is not without purpose.
Instead, he headed towards those broken star acupoints.
Every impact was like the creation of heaven and earth, causing the body to roar violently.
Immediately afterwards.
Then he saw the blurry acupoints suddenly separated, and endless power overflowed from them. At the same time, the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into the acupoints.
It didn't take long.
One acupuncture point was rejuvenated, shining as brightly as a star.
From the outside.
At this time, Qin Shujian's body seemed to have become transparent, and dense light spots were appearing in his body.
You can see it if you look carefully.
Those seemingly scattered light spots are all arranged according to a mysterious rule.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Only the light spots on Qin Shujian's body appeared one by one, and the collapsed acupoints were reopened.
From the outside.
I saw a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth pulling towards General Mingyuan's Mansion.
The vastness of the spiritual energy has formed a huge whirlpool.
for such a scenario.
Some people find it strange, but others are accustomed to it.
The Imperial City is no different than others, many powerful heavenly beings have settled here.
Once these powerful people practice, they can easily cause various strange phenomena.
However, movements like Qin Shujian's are still very rare. Generally, although there are visions in the cultivation of heavenly beings, most of them are relatively subtle.
Because after reaching this level.
Ordinary retreat practice has little effect.
Every step to this realm takes a long time to polish. Don't even think about having the chance to take a step further in just tens or hundreds of years.
So generally speaking.
Even if a heavenly being inhales spiritual energy, it will be relatively gentle.
After all, there are only a few people who plunder like Qin Shujian.
Inside the room.
All the original 365 star acupoints had been successfully opened. At the moment when the opening was successful, Qin Shujian opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
That's the congestion accumulated in the body.
Now that he vomited out a mouthful of bruised blood, his whole body felt relaxed.
but.
Qin Shujian did not end his training. Instead, he continued to control the energy and blood in his body to attack in another direction.
Qi and blood surge like ocean waves.
It also seems to be flowing like a galaxy, containing infinite power.
Two hours later.
Under the impact of this force, an acupoint opened tremblingly, and then a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth was injected, completely opening up the acupoint.
So far.
Only then did Qin Shujian open his eyes again, exhaling a thick white gas from his mouth, and a thunderous sound sounded in the room.
"Three hundred and sixty-six star acupoints, I didn't expect that one injury would turn out to be a blessing in disguise!"
Regarding the changes in his body, he also had a smile on his face.
This time the injury was healed, but he took the opportunity to open up an additional acupoint.
Although one acupuncture point is not enough to advance the Guiyuan Ancestral Code.
but.
After breaking through to heaven, every time a star acupoint is opened, it is an accumulation of one's own strength.
After a short period of joy.
Qin Shujian's face became gloomy again, and he began to gnash his teeth: "Du Chengwu, we have finally established a relationship. If you don't die after this, I will kill you sooner or later!"
This time, it was really too embarrassing.
It didn't matter that he was being chased. What really made him angry was that the formation disk he had worked so hard to refine was gone.
Twenty-seven half-walkers.
How much money would it take to take it out
Not to mention, a total of eighty-one spiritual stones were inlaid on the array disk, which was another huge sum of money.
Adding the two losses together, even the top sect would be devastated.
even though.
This is entirely Qin Shujian's extra money, but the extra money is also his money.
Such a big loss.
And I still can’t find anyone to reimburse me.
Only Qin Shujian himself knows how painful his heart is.
"If you want to compete at the peak of sainthood, you must at least break through the fourth level of heaven and human beings, and also enter the level of sainthood."
"The second level of Formation Master is said to be able to compete with the powerful Saints, but this is too difficult."
Although the formation is powerful, it also has limitations.
Especially after breaking through to heaven, the gap at each level is huge.
Although the peak state of the second level of the Grandmaster is enough to deal with Du Chengwu, it is also determined based on the power of the mind of the person setting up the formation and the materials used to set up the formation.
With the Taoist weapon in his hand now.
Even if a large formation is set up, using the methods of the second level of a grandmaster, it can only compete with a strong person who has just entered the sainthood.
If you want to deal with Du Chengwu, you are still far behind.
"Unless I can break through to the third level of heaven and man, and then use the methods of the second level of the master, I should be able to compete with him if I am well prepared."
Qin Shujian's thoughts were spinning in his mind.
After suffering a loss, it is natural to find a way back.
But getting this place back won't happen in a day or two.
In his opinion, it would be considered good if he could get it back within the next ten years.
After all, every improvement after heaven requires a lot of time and the accumulation of massive life sources.
Qin Shujian assessed it secretly.
Whether revenge can be achieved in ten years is still a question.
The next day.
Qin Shujian removed the formation and walked out of the room.
outside the door.
Two maids were already waiting.
When they saw Qin Shujian coming out, they all bowed and saluted: "Sir, someone wants to see you!"
Hear the words.
Qin Shujian glanced outside the courtyard and said, "Let him come over!"
"yes!"
A maid left in response.
Qin Shujian walked into the courtyard and sat down in front of a table, while another maid poured tea and water.
at this time.
Outside the courtyard, Wu Lang followed the maid in. The moment he saw Qin Shujian, he was obviously relieved: "I feel relieved to see that Sect Master Qin is fine."
"Brother Wu, you are worrying too much, please sit down!"
"Thank you!"
"Speaking of which, Qin should be the one to thank Brother Wu." Qin Shujian smiled and said, "If Brother Wu hadn't invited the powerful men from the court in time, I'm afraid Qin wouldn't have had an easy time."
"What Sect Master Qin said is wrong. If I hadn't made a mistake in my estimation, we wouldn't have appeared in Guangding City. In the end, if Sect Master Qin hadn't allowed me to leave first, I wouldn't be able to sit here today.
Speaking of which, I owe Sect Leader Qin a favor. "
Wu Lang said with a grateful expression.
He meant what he said.
In a situation like yesterday, if Qin Shujian hadn't taken him away, he would never have been able to leave.
As for what would happen if he fell into the hands of the rebels, Wu Lang could figure it out just by thinking about it.
To put it seriously.
Qin Shujian was like pulling him out of hell, and he was considered his lifesaver.
"You're not here just to express your gratitude, right?"
"That's natural." Wu Lang took out a jade box from the storage ring and handed it over: "This is a healing elixir. It's a token of my gratitude. I hope Sect Leader Qin won't refuse."
Hear the words.
Qin Shujian grabbed the jade box and felt the surging spiritual energy inside. He chuckled and said, "Then Qin will be disrespectful."
Seeing Qin Shujian put it away.
Wu Lang also smiled, and then said seriously: "I'm here to tell you one more thing."
"But there's no harm in talking."
"Your Majesty heard about Sect Master Qin's reputation and wanted to meet him. I wonder if Sect Master Qin can accompany me to the palace now?"
"Royal Palace?"
Qin Shujian pondered for a moment.
After a long time.
He nodded and said, "Well, since His Majesty requested it, if Qin refuses, it would be a bit shameless."
"Without further delay, I will enter the palace immediately!"
"Brother Wu, lead the way."
"please!"
Wu Lang immediately stood up and led Qin Shujian to the palace.
As for the maids, they did not dare to say anything at this time.
General Mingyuan's Mansion was not far from the palace. Following Wu Lang, it didn't take much time to enter the palace.
The other party has the identity token and the journey is smooth.
Walking around the palace.
Qin Shujian found that this place was so vast that it was better to call it a city than a palace.
And walk inside.
He also felt the constant pressure coming from all directions.
That is the oppression brought about by the national destiny.
Except.
There were a lot of tyrannical auras faintly coming from everywhere in the palace, some of which made even Qin Shujian himself feel palpitations.
It seemed as if he could see something strange about Qin Shujian.
Wu Lang explained in a low voice: "Sect Master Qin, there are many powerful people in the palace. You must not expand your spiritual exploration casually, otherwise you will easily anger some powerful people who have been in seclusion for a long time. If it causes a conflict, there is no need."
"Brother Wu, don't worry, I'm not a reckless person."
"I just said it casually. Don't mind it, Sect Master Qin." Wu Lang laughed and didn't elaborate on this issue.
We are all smart people, so just a few words of advice will be enough.
He was just worried that Qin Shujian was young and energetic and couldn't help but use his spiritual thoughts to alarm these strong men.
after all.
The place with the most powerful people in the palace is in the Qintian Prison.
Most of the powerful people in the Qintian Prison have profound knowledge, some of whom are at the saint level, and even powerful people have the same.
If Qin Shujian really had a conflict with the Qintian Prison people, it would really be a big trouble.
Follow behind Wu Lang.
Probably about half an hour passed.
Qin Shujian just came to a garden, and a figure wearing a dark yellow robe caught his attention.
"Strong!"
"At least he is a strong man at the saint level!"
When he saw the other party for the first time, even if it was just a back view, this idea had already emerged in Qin Shujian's mind.
Such a feeling.
There was no basis for it, but the warning in his heart told him.
The other party is definitely a saint-level existence.
It's just unclear which stage it is at.
After all, only monks of this level can do this to arouse his vigilance and make him feel a great threat.
at this time.
Wu Lang had already bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Sect Leader Qin has been brought here!"
The words fell.
The dark-yellow figure turned around, revealing a majestic face.
Xi Yang glanced at Qin Shujian with a faint smile on his face, then waved to Wu Lang and said, "Stay back!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wu Lang retreated in response.
After Wu Lang left, Xi Yang turned his attention to Qin Shujian again and said with a slight smile: "When we first met, I am Xi Yang, the current master of the world.
You should have heard of this name. "
"Qin Shujian, I have met your Majesty!"
Qin Shujian looked solemn, raised his hands and said.
(End of chapter)