Lingxiao Palace.

In the magnificent palace, sunlight shines through the carved window lattices, onto the scarlet carpet, casting mottled shadows.

The air was filled with the subtle scent of ambergris, majestic and solemn.

Emperor Zheng Yi sat high on the dragon throne, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. The golden dragon embroidery on the robe was lifelike, as if it could take off into the air at any time.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a stern face, but he could not hide the fatigue and worry in his eyes.

Eunuch Chen Hai hunched his body and hurried into the hall. He had a cautious look on his face and took every step very carefully.

"Your Majesty, I am Chen Hai, a servant, and I have something to report." Chen Hai's voice was sharp and respectful.

Zheng Yi raised his eyes slightly, his gaze fell on Chen Hai, and said lightly: "Speak."

Chen Hai took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, General Xu Fengxiong sent me information that he and Senior Feng Yunzi have joined forces to exterminate the Du family of Beimang Mountain, and the He family of Qingyun Mountain and the Zhou family of Louguan Mountain have also been exterminated."

Zheng Yi frowned slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes. "Is this done cleanly?"

Chen Hai quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I have personally sent people to supervise and no one will slip through the net. However, this killing will inevitably cause some discussion among the people."

Zheng Yi snorted coldly: "Discussion? My kingdom will not tolerate these families stirring up trouble. If they behave themselves, I will give them a way out."

"What a pity! Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. These cultivation families really deserve to die!"

Chen Hai nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. However, this action has also caused some losses to the court's military strength."

Zheng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as it can stabilize my kingdom, a little loss is nothing."

At this time, the palace was silent, with only the sound of Chen Hai's slight breathing.

Outside the window, a breeze blew, rustling the leaves outside the palace.

Chen Hai hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. One of the priests, Tian Xingzi, has sent a message that the Tang family of Xuelong Mountain is willing to surrender, and requests Your Majesty to send priests and troops to receive them."

Zheng Yi finally showed a smile on his face: "This is good news. If the Tang family really wants to surrender, I will treat them well."

Chen Hai echoed, "Your Majesty is magnanimous. The Tang family will certainly be grateful and serve Your Majesty. However, we still need to think carefully about the acceptance to prevent fraud."

Zheng Yi nodded: "You are right. Pass on my order and have Xu Fengxiong rush to Xuelong Mountain as quickly as possible to take over the Tang family."

Chen Hai responded respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty. I will arrange it right away."

"After the Tang family arrives in Beijing, you will be in charge of the arrangements."

"This……"

Chen Hai's heart suddenly jumped, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have never experienced this before. What if I have delayed your majesty's important event..."

"It doesn't matter."

Zheng Yi waved his hand and said, "The Tang family doesn't have any cultivators in the foundation-building stage, so just arrange a spiritual peak at random."

"After conquering all the cultivator families in Dayu, I will make my own arrangements."

"promise……!"

"One more thing. I will be in seclusion soon. Do not disturb me with any trivial matters. Do you understand?"

Chen Hai said quickly: "Yes! But Your Majesty, I have something else to report."

"What's the matter?"

"It's about the Imperial Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Zheng Yi waved his hand and said, "I am about to go into seclusion. Please do not disturb me with worldly affairs."

"Ji'er, as the crown prince, has the assistance of important ministers appointed by me. Why do you ask me about everything? What's the point of them?"

Chen Hai knelt down quickly and said, "Yes! I obey your order!"

"Go down..."

"promise!"

Chen Hai stepped out quickly, and at this time another young eunuch walked in quickly.

"when?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine requests an audience..."

"Qingying? Tell me I'm not here..."

"His Majesty!"

The sound came from far away, Zheng Yi waved his hand and said: "You guys go down."

"promise!"

The eunuchs and palace maids who were serving him said respectfully and quickly withdrew.

Not long after, Imperial Noble Consort Tuoba Qingying walked in angrily.

She was wearing a scarlet palace dress with large blooming peonies embroidered on the sleeves of her skirt. The edges outlined with gold thread sparkled in the sun.

She had her hair combed into a bun, and a golden phoenix hairpin was swaying in her hair, flickering slightly with her steps, dazzling and brilliant.

Her eyebrows were like distant ink, her eyes were as bright and moving as autumn water, but at this moment they were burning with anger.

Her lips were tightly pursed and her face was slightly red, which made her look even more beautiful.

She rushed angrily to the Emperor Zheng Yi's bedroom. Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs were all silent and avoided her.

Tuoba Qingying rushed into the bedroom and asked loudly: "Your Majesty, why have you been hiding from me?"

Zheng Yi looked embarrassed, he knew he was in the wrong.

I promised her that she could travel on her own in two years to temper her mind in the worldly affairs, but now he has been avoiding her.

"Qingying, I am thinking about you. I hope you can practice with peace of mind and not get involved in the troubles of the outside world." Zheng Yi tried to persuade her.

"I have been practicing in this palace for a long time. I am determined to go out and travel." Tuoba Qingying was firm in his attitude.

"Besides, you promised me before, you never joke!"

"That was before."

Zheng Yi said helplessly: "Now that Xingchen Island is attacking in large numbers, there may be spies from Xingchen Island and the Earth Demon Clan throughout Dayu. If they..."

"Who are you kidding! Xingchen Island is extremely far away from Dayu, and there is a sea route blocking the way. Even if a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage wants to cross the Endless Sea, it will take several years."

"It's too early for the Xingchen Island monks and the Earth Demon Clan to come to Dayu!"

"What if..."

"I don't care! Don't joke!"

Tuoba Qingying glared at Zheng Yi: "Besides, I am a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and I am only one step away from the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Where can I not go in the world?"

The two of them argued and neither gave in.

Finally, Zheng Yi sighed helplessly and compromised: "Forget it, I agree that you can go out."

"Really?"

"Alas... Even if I don't agree, can I stop you if you want to leave?"

"It's good that you know. If I hadn't informed you, I would have left long ago."

Tuoba Qingying snorted softly. When she was in the Tuoba family, she wanted to go out for training and ran away from home.

No one in the family knows about it, so what can they do to him?
The reason I’m looking for Zheng Yi now is that I’m really worried.

As they talked, the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous.

Zheng Yi stood up, took Tuoba Qingying's hand and said, "I don't know how long it will take for my beloved concubine to come back. What should I do if I miss you?"

"miss me?"

Tuoba Qingying said indifferently: "Your Majesty has more than 3,000 beauties in the harem, and you are the bridegroom every night. What do I count for?"

"Although I have three thousand concubines, my favorite is still you, my beloved concubine~"

"Liar!"

"My true heart, my beloved, don't you know it?"

As he said this, he took Tuoba Qingying's small hand and placed it below.

"You, you... you lecher!"

"My beloved... I don't know when we will meet again after today's separation. I miss you so much~"

"what……!"

The two of them rolled onto the dragon bed unknowingly, the curtains swayed gently, and the red candles rolled, it was so comfortable.

After making love, Zheng Yi hugged Tuoba Qingying and said sternly, "Qingying, although I agree that you can travel, there are three rules."

Tuoba Qingying blushed, still thinking about it: "Your Majesty, please tell me~" "First, you need to send a flying sword letter every month, detailing what you have seen and heard and your recent situation;"

"Second, don't trust others easily, and be more careful about everything;"

"Third, if you encounter danger, do not linger in the fight, return to the palace immediately."

Tuoba Qingying pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

In order to ensure Tuoba Qingying's safety, Zheng Yi bestowed many treasures.

These things were all things he had already prepared for Tuoba Qingying for traveling.

"Your Majesty? What is this?"

"These are all the things I specially prepared for you to take with you on your trip. They include spiritual tools, talismans, elixirs, and some spiritual stones, in case you need them when you travel."

Looking at the storage bag that Zheng Yi specially prepared for him, Tuoba Qingying's eyes turned red and asked: "Have you prepared everything a long time ago?"

"My beloved concubine, if you want to go, how can I stop you...but, be careful!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Tuoba Qingying said in a serious tone: "When I travel this time, I will take good care of myself, stay away from danger, and return as soon as possible."

"That's good!"

Zheng Yi nodded, then hugged Tuoba Qingying in his arms again.

"My beloved concubine, I don't know how long this trip will take. Let me savor your taste again."

“Ah… Your Majesty!”

For more than ten days, the two of them stayed together, enjoying themselves almost day and night.

The combined practice of Taiyi Dao's dual cultivation technique and the dual cultivation technique offered by the Hehuan Sect made the two of them addicted to it.

In the end, even though Tuoba Qingying was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he still found it a bit overwhelming.

Until the end, Tuoba Qingying suppressed her grief, climbed up from Zheng Yi, and left quietly.

Looking at Tuoba Qingying's leaving back, Zheng Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was not worried about Tuoba Qingying's safety.

With the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, one can sleep soundly even if he goes to the Star Island or the entire Xuan Cang Realm, let alone Dayu.

Now that the world has been settled, and the cultivation world of Dayu is being dominated by Feng Yunzi, Xu Fengxiong and others, it is only a matter of time before they surrender.

Now, he finally has time to practice in seclusion.

And, deal with the affairs of Canglan Realm.

after all.

He remembered that his power of time was almost full.

……

There are no Jiazi in the mountains, and it is so cold that I don’t know the year.

During this period of meditation, I didn’t notice the passage of time.

There was silence in the deep secret room.

Zheng Yi sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and a serious expression.

The walls of the secret room are made of special stone, emitting faint spiritual fluctuations, which can isolate it from external interference.

Zheng Yi slowly adjusted his breathing and gradually calmed his mind.

He began to circulate the spiritual energy in his body, flowing along specific meridian routes.

Spiritual energy surged through his body like a raging river.

Every time it circulated, his body felt a warm force, while it also continuously strengthened his meridians and body.

As the spiritual power circulated, a spiritual power vortex gradually formed around Zheng Yi.

This vortex continuously absorbed the spiritual energy in the secret room, transformed it into pure spiritual power, and injected it into Zheng Yi's body.

Zheng Yi's body seemed to have turned into a bottomless pit, greedily absorbing the surrounding spiritual power.

Below these spiritual power vortices are drops of liquid mana composed entirely of spiritual power.

Every drop of liquid mana contains a large amount of pure spiritual energy.

With the nourishment of spiritual power, Zheng Yi's body gradually became stronger.

His skin shimmered with a faint light, like jade.

His aura also became more steady, as unshakable as a mountain.

A thick and steady breath slowly came out of his body.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes.

There was a flash of divine light in his eyes, like two sharp swords that could penetrate everything.

"The middle stage of foundation building... I don't know how long it has been."

Zheng Yi said calmly.

He practiced quietly and was unaware of the time in the outside world.

But relying on his natural spiritual roots with water attributes, he was sure that not much time had passed.

The bottleneck in the middle stage of Qi training flowed through naturally without any hindrance.

Next, Zheng Yi began to practice the magic weapon Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting.

He took out the Thousand Illusions Glass Painting from his storage ring. The painting emitted a mysterious glow and had all kinds of strange patterns drawn on it.

He closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and injected his spiritual power into the Qianhuan Liuli painting. The spiritual power was like a thin thread, slowly seeping into the painting.

As the spiritual energy was injected, the Qianhuan Liuli painting began to change. The patterns on the painting seemed to come alive, constantly flashing with light.

Zheng Yi carefully felt the changes in the Thousand Illusions Colored Glaze Painting and constantly adjusted his spiritual power output.

He knew that practicing magic weapons required patience and carefulness, and could not be careless at all. Only by perfectly integrating his spiritual power with the magic weapon could he bring out the maximum power of the magic weapon.

No one knew what grade the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting was, and it could be activated by him, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It must not be a magic weapon.

Most likely, it is a spiritual weapon.

With the infusion of spiritual power, the restrictions in the Thousand Illusions Glaze Painting were rapidly broken.

And his control over the Thousand Illusions Colored Glaze Painting became more and more proficient.

During this ritual practice, time passed by like flowing water.

After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Yi took out the Thunder and Fire Sword again.

The blade of the Thunder and Fire Sword flashed with blue lightning and red flames, exuding a powerful aura.

He began to use his spiritual power to unleash the power of the Thunder and Fire Sword.

Spiritual power was injected into the Thunder and Fire Sword, and the lightning and flames on the sword suddenly became more violent.

The blue lightning circled and danced on the sword like a dragon; the red flame burned on the sword like a phoenix.

Zheng Yi brandished the Thunder and Fire Sword and performed a set of sword techniques in the secret room.

The sword technique is extremely sharp, and the sword force is like thunder and fire, which makes people afraid.

Every time the Thunder and Fire Sword is swung, it releases powerful lightning and fire power, as if it can destroy everything.

In the process of practicing the Thunder and Fire Sword, Zheng Yi constantly adjusted his sword skills and spiritual power output, striving to maximize the power of the Thunder and Fire Sword.

After practicing the Thunder and Fire Sword, Zheng Yi began to perform a blood sacrifice on the snake demon and snake eggs.

He took out the snake egg from the storage bag. The snake egg exuded a faint demonic aura and its surface was covered with mysterious patterns.

Zheng Yi cut his palm and let the blood drip onto the snake eggs. As soon as the blood came into contact with the snake eggs, it was immediately absorbed.

As blood continued to flow in, the snake egg began to change. The patterns on the surface became clearer, and the demonic aura it emitted became more intense.

He had performed this kind of blood sacrifice to snake demons and snake eggs many times and was extremely skilled at it.

The breath of life in the snake eggs became increasingly clear and active.

Maybe in the next second, this snake demon will be hatched.

Then, he will have a powerful pet!

As time passed, Zheng Yi, who was preparing the snake eggs, suddenly felt his mind move.

Under Tianshou Mountain, there was a strange wave of spiritual energy! (End of this chapter)