Chapter 56

In truth, no one could have anticipated that this move was personally orchestrated by the Heavenly King far away in the Divine Realm. He was testing Baili Jian; although, with his level of cultivation, he did not hold Baili Jian in any regard at all, it was nonetheless intended as some measure of assistance to Ling Fei.

Meanwhile, King Lü atop the tower wore a robe of light cyan cicada-wing gauze, his wide sleeves fluttering as if he were about to ride the wind and return to the heavens. His countenance surpassed that of the legendary Azure Emperor, the deity of spring. With his dark eyebrows lowered, he possessed the supreme majesty of one looking down upon all living beings.

Actually, Ling Fei did not know that the mysterious energy he sensed was in fact a domain—a special realm of existence that could only be attained upon reaching a certain level of cultivation.

Before long, Ling Fei had gathered up all the weapons in the stone room that were even remotely decent, and subsequently, he and the others departed. Tianyun's expression remained indifferent as ever, and she walked away empty-handed; although quite a few of the weapons in the stone room were of high grade, not a single one had caught her eye.

Throughout the entire year, it had been nothing but suppressing bandits, subduing unruly mobs, and robbing wicked the wealthy, leaving them with no leisure time for a proper rest. Now that winter had arrived, those ferocious bandits, rebellious mobs, and wicked wealthy figures out there had basically been dealt with by them, all hiding away in cowardice and daring not make a single move.

She seemed to have calmed down by now, though her slightly trembling fingers still betrayed her inner turmoil. Fang Yuanyuan and the others found it difficult to broach such family matters, so they simply chose to act as though they knew nothing about it.

"Does Senior Brother have any idea what is going on? How did the Nangong lass end up poisoned, and how did Jin Yishan collapse right here?" The First Elder was extremely anxious; he needed to know the truth.

"Only cats scratch people! If you claim you aren't a cat, then why on earth are you scratching me?" Nangong Li naturally refused to show weakness. When it came to a war of words, how could she possibly lose to a mere cat?

"Lass, do you still remember? Who was around at that time? Or was there anything unusual?" We certainly don't want anyone else to seize the opportunity and reach that cavern ahead of us. If there are this many spiritual pearls outside the cave, just what must be inside the cave itself?

Du Zhixuan looked at Du You with a calm expression, her clear phoenix eyes devoid of the slightest trace of sympathy or pity, let alone the derision and mockery that had no business being there.

Gong Yingyue's strength was Gong Yingxue's goal. Gong Yingxue had always looked up to Gong Yingyue, hoping to become just as powerful as her. However, her talent for cultivation was limited, making it impossible for her to reach that level.

"We cannot relocate! Absolutely cannot relocate!" In the command center, nearly all officials of any standing had arrived. An elderly man with white hair was flushed red with agitation.

Crown Prince Yun nodded in agreement. It was easy to see that Teng Baoyang was rather foolish and overly trusting, blindly following whatever others told her to do. Such a trait was hardly suitable within this cannibalistic imperial palace.

Yunya's tone was filled with the utmost grievance. As soon as she finished speaking, she childishly drained the tea in her cup in one gulp, and then gazed expectantly at Jun Yan.

"Let's go. Since we've already gotten in, let's head inside and take a look!" The flame in Zheng Kai's left eye flickered continuously as he took the lead and walked ahead.

Despite looking young, his aura gave one a mercurial, unfathomably bizarre feeling, pressing down upon everyone's heads like a massive mountain.

"Our assigned mission is to protect the scientists and engineering ability users of the Technical Department. We must safeguard everyone's safety at all costs!" Zheng Kai and his group advanced with the main army, mingling within the core engineering contingent of the Technical Department.

Zhou Qiuling lowered her head and fell into contemplation for a moment. The others did not urge her, simply waiting for her with patient forbearance.

Becoming an inner court official did not cause Li Zhangshi any sense of repulsion. Nowadays, it was no longer like the old times when one had to be castrated to serve as an inner official. Her son's position as an inner official was completely different from the inner officials of the past; she had heard there was even a genuine chance for him to become a regular court official.

Anyway, he still had some spiritual stones left. Lu An reserved fifty thousand medium-grade spiritual stones for contingencies and poured all the remaining ones into cultivation, raising his mastery of the Proficient-grade Xuanqing Liquid to the Master level.

Qin Dabao was exceedingly clever; he understood what was going on the moment he heard it. Clearly, if he were to insist on inspecting the funds, it would signify a lack of trust in Director Pan, and the wine the director produced really would end up being just ordinary Fen wine.

A multitude of people brings a multitude of troubles. After enduring a full day of watchful gazes, Shen Yinong found no peace even upon returning home.

Yet she also knew the proper bounds, deliberately striking only those places where bruises wouldn't show, careful never to land a fist directly on her face.

Only true prodigies blessed with vast resources could possibly rise and set foot upon the invincible imperial path.

Placing the metals, spiritual stones, and the iron chunk obtained from the stone carvings together, Li Yang deliberately avoided the tourists. His current speed and physical agility were truly startling enough to shock the world.

"Master Lin, you cannot shed too much sacred blood, or it will impair your foundation and consume your longevity," Ye Fan advised persuasively, because Lin Xian frequently drew blood from the two of them for alchemy, making his heart leap into his throat out of fear that they might bleed to death one day.

Yet what could she do? Lives had been lost. As a mother, could she simply stand by and watch Fang Li continue her acupuncture malpractice?

Hearing this, Song Qingyun understood. It must have been because Xu Jiale had been unceremoniously thrown out of the estate by the general's servants during his last visit, prompting him to bring so many people along today to bolster his courage.

Outside the window, the sky was just beginning to reveal a hint of azure, and the occasional bird chirp among the tree branches roused her still-sleepy consciousness.

Yet she did not blame her own son for this fault; instead, she harbored a deep resentment in her heart toward Yu Yinyin.

The Lightning Bird and the Thousand-Foot Flying Dragon screamed in panic, fleeing for their lives. However, no matter what they did, they could not shake off the giant yellow-furred stag.

Ling Tian nodded, and then looked over at Ye Fan and the others. They all wore expectant expressions, waiting for him to announce the culprit. Ling Tian said, "Actually, the culprit is you—Wang Dong." The headmaster, Fang Yi, Ye Fan, and the others all stared at Wang Dong in astonishment.