Living forever in the deep palace

Chapter 249: The 4th Year of the Ruzi Emperor

In the Great Xuan Palace, apart from the raging demonic flames of the so-called Ksitigarbha Demon, one can vaguely see the shadow of an immortal cultivator.

obviously.

Chu Yuntian's words are still somewhat credible.

But how much of it is true and how much is false is still unknown.

"Let's see what this Ksitigarbha Demon wants to do first?"

shook his head.

Su Chen kept some distance from the Ruzi Emperor and the Demon Shadow.

This Ksitigarbha demon is not very strong.

He is probably at the level of an eighth-level celestial being, and may be considered a very powerful figure in the world of immortals, but to both Su Chen and Chu Yuntian, he is just a small character.

If Su Chen wanted to, he could turn this Ksitigarbha demon into ashes in an instant.

"I, can I do this?"

"Everyone outside is saying that I'm just a naive, immature emperor, a puppet propped up to be easily controlled by the aristocratic families..."

"Even my father's former subordinates are not optimistic about my abilities and want to support another prince to ascend the throne!"

"Can I really do this?"

The young emperor was at a loss.

Even he himself lacked confidence, as if he had already accepted it all.

"You can do it."

"You neither accept your fate nor resign yourself to it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here..."

"Next, leave it to me."

"I will teach you to be a qualified emperor."

This demonic figure was speaking slowly.

Regarding the Demon Ksitigarbha, Su Chen saw it right here in the palace.

What happened next is a long story.

He returned to the courtyard.

Although he is still afraid of the Ksitigarbha Demon, this will not affect Su Chen's speed in refining the second level Dao Mark. After all, knowing that there is danger, he should improve his potential strength.

As long as it is not the original Ksitigarbha demon mentioned by Chu Yuntian who takes action, he will not be afraid even if there are more Ksitigarbha demons coming.

With his strength, he can fight against the second-level Heavenly Lord. How many Ksitigarbha demons with such strength can there be?

"Ugh."

"Why did the Ksitigarbha Demon appear at this very moment?"

Chu Yuntian was gloomy and uncertain for a while.

Obviously.

He also had a vague sense of everything about the Great Xuan Palace, which made his expression change for a moment, and then he couldn't help but sigh.

"I hope this powerful fellow Daoist from the Mountain and Sea Realm can believe my words."

"but."

"Even if he doesn't believe it, it's okay."

"After knowing the truth."

"He will still stand on our side. After all, who wouldn't be tempted by that Third Realm Immortal Lord..."

Chu Yuntian was whispering.

It is clear.

The truth about the Ksitigarbha demon is not as he said before.

The first year of the Emperor.

winter.

In the courtyard, the towering tree still stands tall. Even though the sky is full of snow, it still blooms with silver light like early spring, without a single fallen leaf.

In this year, Su Chen refined 365 second-level Dao marks, which reduced the number of stars dotting the sky above the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Looking around, the vastness above the Great Xuan Dynasty was so eye-catching.

"It's a little different from what I expected."

"I have reached perfection in the Eighth Transformation of the Heavenly Soul."

"The Second Realm Heavenly Monarch is perfect, even more powerful than I imagined. Although my Jue Nian has improved to a terrifying degree, at the level of the Eighth Heavenly Soul, I still cannot match it."

Su Chen pondered and estimated his own combat power, which should be around the late stage of the second level of Heavenly Monarch.

perhaps.

Only after the Heavenly Soul has undergone nine transformations and Jue Nian has undergone another transformation, will he be qualified to fight against the Heavenly Lord of the Second Realm.

In the early stage of the Second Realm Heavenly Monarch, the number of Dao Marks is between eleven and thirty, which is very weak.

basically.

Not much value.

Some powerful geniuses and great cultivators, such as the top Tianjue Huashen, have joined the ranks of the first-level emperors and achieved perfection in the first level. They may be able to stand on the top of the mountain and fight with the second-level emperors on the top of the clouds.

The middle stage of the second realm of the Heavenly Monarch has thirty-one to seventy Dao marks.

The strength increases exponentially.

Although he had never fought, it did not prevent Su Chen from knowing.

The late stage of the second realm of the Heavenly Lord, seventy-one to ninety-nine Dao marks.

same.

Although he has never fought against him, Su Chen can roughly predict the combat power range.

The second realm is complete, with one hundred traces.

I've never seen it, never seen it, and can't predict it.

Just because one has reached perfection in the second realm, he has completely mastered the Dao above the cloud top. In that case, the combat power that can be unleashed is terrifying.

When it comes to combat power, it is no longer about the foundation of Dao Mark.

Rather, it depends on the extent to which one can reach the Dao above the clouds that one controls.

Before the second realm is perfected, even if the second one is powerful, it will not make up the gap, because it cannot be fully controlled and cannot produce any effect.

Looking at the Dao Mark's background is enough to infer a range of combat power.

When one reaches the second realm of perfection, it is a collision of Taos. Among them, the powerful second-realm perfection Heavenly King suppressed ten ordinary second-realm perfection Heavenly Kings. Su Chen was not surprised.

"The First Realm Emperor can be considered an emperor in the human world."

"The great way I control is a borrowed one!"

"A second-level Heavenly Monarch is basically the king of heaven! The Dao prostrates itself at his feet, commanding him at will and completely controlling him..."

"I'm still far away from being a true master of great magical powers!"

Su Chen sighed.

Next.

If one wants to break through the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Soul, continuing to consume Dao Marks of the Second Realm will not be very effective. One must either rely on some insights, or require a more powerful stimulation, which is Dao Marks of the Third Realm.

Unfortunately.

According to Chu Yuntian.

There are no Three Realms Dao Marks in the Three Thousand Kingdoms of Ksitigarbha, because all the Three Realms Dao Marks have turned into a monster called the Ksitigarbha Demon.

The first Ksitigarbha demon is the Immortal Lord of the Three Realms!

Even if there is no third-level immortal monarch, it is still a terrifying monster that surpasses the perfection of the second-level heavenly monarch.

"It doesn't look very hopeful."

"But it doesn't matter."

"I can't leave the Ksitigarbha World anyway, so I'll just take it one step at a time."

Su Chen withdrew the despair that had enveloped the Great Xuan Dynasty and began to review everything that had happened in the entire Great Xuan Dynasty over the past year.

The young emperor received the magic from the demon shadow.

He endured it silently in the palace.

Faced with the manipulation of the aristocratic families, this child emperor pretended to be obedient, but in fact he quietly absorbed followers who were willing to be loyal to him and practiced quietly.

In just one year, this ten-year-old emperor secretly stepped into the first level of martial arts and reached the realm of refining the golden body.

Practice.

Reach the first level of martial arts in one year.

Even Luo Qingshan, who prides himself on his extraordinary talent, is far inferior to him.

But considering that this was a technique taught by that demonic figure himself, it wasn't so strange.

after all.

If it is a fairy method, the initial Qi Refiner is equivalent to the first-grade martial artist in the human world, the middle-stage Qi Refiner is the martial arts master, and the late-stage Qi Refiner is equivalent to the innate grandmaster.

The tenth stage of Qi Refining is unmatched by anyone other than an exceptionally talented innate killer.

"But, this shouldn't be a magic method."

"It's still the way of martial arts."

Su Chen continued to flip through and read.

But no major movements were detected by the Phantom.

With the life level of this Demon Shadow, an eighth-level celestial being, it would be easy for him to mess with a small dynasty. If he wanted to support the little emperor, it would be enough for him to exert some influence casually.

But he didn't.

He was just like a teacher, guiding the little emperor in his practice and how to accumulate strength and become a good emperor.

"can't read."

Su Chen shook his head.

Subsequently.

Then, another three years passed.

A major event occurred in the Daxuan Dynasty.

That is.

Lord Chu, the prime minister of the dynasty, the minister of state who had single-handedly supported the child emperor to ascend the throne, and who was also a grandmaster, had disappeared, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. No trace of him could be found in any corner of the imperial city.

The inexplicable disappearance of a prime minister and a grandmaster immediately caused a huge sensation!

But only Su Chen knows.

Chu Yuntian escaped, or perhaps he had no intention of staying in the Great Xuan Dynasty for long, and meeting Su Chen was just an accident.

"There may be an organization behind Chu Yuntian."

"These powerful masters stranded here are either high-level celestial beings or Divine Transformation Emperors. I'm afraid there are even Second Realm Heavenly Sovereigns. They must be plotting something..."

"pity."

"Chu Yuntian escaped too quickly."

In fact.

As early as three years ago, when the Ksitigarbha Demon appeared, Chu Yuntian had already escaped.

these past three years.

The prime minister who attended the court was just a paper puppet, and could only hide from the eyes of mortals.

There is another big thing.

That is, Luo Qingshan, who murdered Emperor Qiu Ming, has returned. His return was a little embarrassing because he escaped from Daning.

Four full years.

Luo Qingshan, the great master, went to Daning for four years without any news. It was not until he finally returned that the people of the Daxuan Dynasty heard the rumors.

This great master, who was obsessed with the way of immortality like Emperor Xuan, was captured by the royal family of Daning on the first day after he arrived there. He was imprisoned for four whole years before he managed to escape like a stray dog.

not only that.

This Grandmaster is no longer a Grandmaster; he has been abolished...

This made the people of the Daxuan Dynasty angry.

It wasn't that they were angry that the Daning Dynasty had imprisoned their Daxuan's Grandmaster and turned him into a cripple, but they were angry that this Grandmaster Luo Qingshan was like a waste, who was captured so easily by Daning. He was a stray dog, and had brought shame to Daxuan.

"Luo Qingshan?"

Su Chen murmured.

He remembered this person.

During the Xuan Emperor's time, Luo Qingshan was personally led on horseback by the deposed Crown Prince Qiu Ming Emperor and brought to the Great Xuan Imperial City. On a night of wind, rain and thunder, he fought against the Xuan Emperor, who was also a top grandmaster.

In the end, the emperor was assassinated successfully and the prince was supported to ascend the throne.

Since then.

There came Emperor Qiu Ming.

And then.

The master and disciple broke up, and he rescued Emperor Qiu Ming, allowing Luo Qingshan to flee to the Daning Dynasty.

"Why would a top-notch Grandmaster be imprisoned?"

"Is there a person in the Daning Dynasty who is born with the ability to kill people, surpassing even the Grandmaster?"

Su Chen was puzzled.

When the immortals with great magical powers and the demons of Ksitigarbha do not interfere with the world by force, the only possibility is that there is a congenital killer with astonishing talent, comparable to the tenth stage of Qi training!

In this way, the high-end combat power of the Da Ning Dynasty is definitely far superior to that of the Da Xuan Dynasty.

but.

Why, Daning did not annex Daxuan, and seemed willing to stay in a corner.

Su Chen didn't understand.

at the same time.

Outside the Great Xuan Imperial City, there was an old beggar with ragged clothes, white hair and withered hair. He walked unsteadily with the help of a crutch and appeared in front of the gate of this majestic imperial city.

His eyes were complicated and he looked sad. He took several steps but stopped himself each time after hesitation.

"Fairy!"

"Back then, the immortals didn't want to see me."

"Now that I'm in this state, Immortal, can you still see me..."

The old man had a bitter face.

Just at this time.

Bang!

There was an arrogant young man who whipped his horse and galloped forward, trampling the people entering the city on the roadside and making them fall under his horse's hooves and scream in pain.

In response to this, the young master laughed and didn't care at all.

"Hahaha!"

"You lowly people are an eyesore so early in the morning. I trample on you to teach you a lesson. Next time you see someone like me, avoid me!"

Beside the young master, there were a number of armored guards. Seeing this, they not only did not try to dissuade him, but also laughed out loud, looking at the people screaming in a pool of blood on the ground with contempt.

Among them, some people were dying and could hardly breathe out.

"Why bother?"

"Look at you, with the embroidered cloud pattern on your chest, I guess you're a direct descendant of the Yun family, one of the Eight Great Families of Lingnan. Your ancestors rose from humble beginnings and joined the army, truly loving the people like their own children."

"The Yun family has been passed down for ten generations, and has shared prosperity with the Great Xuan. It's just a thousand-year-old family. But by your generation, have you forgotten all the ancestral teachings?"

Luo Qingshan, with gray hair, was no longer the terrifying grandmaster. Even so, he still staggered over with the help of crutches, helping the people on the ground.

Setting broken bones.

Bleeding bandage.

If you are really not angry, you can help the other person close his sad eyes.

"Where did this old beggar come from!"

"How dare you give instructions to me!"

"I don't know where you got to know the reputation of my Yun family, and you're trying to use our ancestral teachings to pressure me. Don't you even consider your identity..."

The young nobleman screamed in anger and raised the whip in his hand to hit Luo Qingshan.

Change it to the past.

Such a son would have been killed by Luo Qingshan long ago.

and.

Given his temper, he would even carry the boy's corpse and bully his way to the Yun family, demanding an explanation from the thousand-year-old family of Daxuan.

but now.

Luo Qingshan sighed, closed his eyes, and endured it silently.

he.

No longer a grandmaster.

just.

Luo Qingshan subconsciously took a step forward, wanting to bear the damage from the whip alone and not affect the people behind him.

But, a long time passed.

The whip that was expected still did not come down, which made Luo Qingshan frown. Based on his understanding of the arrogance and domineering behavior of the children from wealthy families, he knew that the other party would not let him go no matter what.

hesitated.

Luo Qingshan opened his eyes, and just one glance made his eyes widen. Disbelief flashed across his eyes, and he could no longer look away.

What comes into view is a giant tree that stands tall, a hundred feet high, with a huge and prosperous crown and full of silver leaves.

This is a courtyard.

at this time.

In the courtyard, there was a young man with a face as beautiful as a poem or a painting. He was sitting leisurely on a rattan chair, swaying back and forth. There was a square wine bottle on his right hand, emitting bursts of fragrance.

"This is... the courtyard from eight years ago!"