Old Man Mi did not answer him immediately, but instead meditated for a moment, clearly the burst of energy just now had taken a toll on him.

After a while, his pale face regained some color, and he opened his eyes, looking at the dying Wei Dan beside him with a hint of mockery: "Weren't you just asking me why I didn't use the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture? Now, as you wished, I've shown you. How about it, do you regret it now?"

"Was that the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra just now?" Wei Dan was somewhat enlightened, but more puzzled. "Could the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra greatly increase a person's power?"

"You're only half right." Old Man Mi's perpetually furrowed brows finally relaxed, clearly indicating that the crisis that had plagued him for years was finally resolved today, even though he knew he shouldn't say too much and should end Wei Dan's life as soon as possible.

But that's human nature; sometimes knowing something rationally is one thing, but being able to do it emotionally is another.

As the old saying goes, "To return home in wealth and honor is like wearing fine clothes at night."

His current situation is similar. He has always been suppressed by Wei Dan, whether in terms of official position or cultivation level. No matter how well Wei Dan concealed his words to him before, his contempt was still ingrained in his bones.

Now that the serfs have been liberated and are singing songs of triumph, how could he not speak properly to Wei Dan as a victor, and how could he justify all the pent-up resentment he had endured for so many years?

"The Phoenix Nirvana Scripture can indeed greatly enhance a cultivator's power, but there is one condition that must be met: the cultivator must be seriously injured. The more serious the injury, the greater the increase," Old Man Mi continued.

Zuan, standing to the side, suddenly realized that he had been so engrossed in the special abilities brought by "Great Wind" and "Blue Duck" that he had almost forgotten the most fundamental characteristic of the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra".

Wei Dan finally understood: "No wonder you got injured so easily before. It turns out that you deliberately led me to injure you, and then pretended to be barely alive, leading me step by step into the trap you set."

"As a cultivator, wisdom is just as important as strength. If I remember correctly, you were the one who taught me that." Old Man Mi said this with a hint of pride. Wei Dan used to say this to him in a condescending manner, but now he was the victor.

Wei Dan's eyes were somewhat vacant. He knew what it meant for the victor to be king and the loser to be villain. Now everything was over. He muttered to himself, "Only after the phoenix rises from the ashes can it be reborn. How come I didn't think of that?"

Old Man Mi clearly didn't want to get entangled with him on this matter, and wanted to get something meaningful out of him: "Besides you, how many other people know I'm here?"

Wei Dan finally smiled: "You think killing me will make things alright? Don't worry, I've already reported the situation here to the Emperor. As long as the Great Zhou Dynasty exists, there will always be people chasing after you. Who told you to be so audacious as to steal something the Emperor values?"

"Just as I thought..." Old Man Mi frowned, but wasn't too worried. He glanced at Zu An not far away, since he already had a solution. "By the way, what level has His Majesty's cultivation reached now?"

"Hahaha, I have to admit that the skill you displayed just now was astonishing. Even I am no match for you. But do you really think you can compete with the Emperor like that?" Wei Dan laughed while coughing up blood. "That would be far too presumptuous."

"Of course I wouldn't be so arrogant as to compare myself to His Majesty. It's just that as cultivators, we all want to advance further, so it's normal to yearn for higher realms," Old Man Mi replied.

“What you said is indeed correct,” Wei Dan did not refute this time, but he still said, “However, I advise you not to have too high expectations in this regard. People like you and me are born with defects and are destined to be unable to explore the true Dao of Heaven. Forcibly seeking it will only bring trouble upon ourselves.”

"That's not necessarily true." Old Man Mi sneered. He had already found the perfect way to regenerate severed limbs, and a cripple like Wei Dan was naturally not worthy of being compared to him.

Wei Dan looked at him with some surprise, really not understanding where his confidence came from.

Old Man Mi then asked, "How has Her Majesty the Empress been all these years?"

“If you asked me anything else, I wouldn’t answer you at all, but you asked about the Empress, so at least you still have a conscience and remember her kindness after all these years…” Wei Dan sighed, “Back when we first entered the palace, we suffered all kinds of bullying until we met the Empress. She is truly a kind-hearted person, it’s just a pity that she gave birth to…”

He realized he had misspoke halfway through his sentence and stopped talking.

Old Man Mi, however, had no such reservations and said directly, "After all these years, has the Crown Prince still not developed any intelligence?"

Zuan, standing to the side, was somewhat bewildered. "Spiritual intelligence? What the hell is that? Why use that word to describe it? Did he give birth to a monkey?"

Wei Dan shook his head: "Over the years, His Majesty and His Highness have sought out famous doctors everywhere and found many rare and precious medicines for His Highness the Crown Prince to take. Although he can't be called a genius, he is still comparable to most ordinary people."

Old Man Mi snorted: "Born into an imperial family, being of average appearance is the greatest calamity, not to mention that his father is the strongest man in the world, and his uncle and cousins ​​are also geniuses. It's really too strange."

Wei Dan gave a wry smile: "Perhaps the previous generations used up all their spiritual energy."

Zu An, standing to the side, had a strange expression. He had previously heard Chu Chuyan mention that the Chu family's current predicament lay in whether the next emperor would be the crown prince or the Prince of Qi.

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