As time went on, the amount of pure energy injected into the three women, including Dongfang Bubai, increased significantly.

The three women's refining speed was far behind Chu Qinghe's feeding speed.

Even the three women, including Dongfang Bubai, felt a swelling sensation within their bodies, clearly indicating that their bodies were nearing their limit in terms of energy capacity.

In contrast, only half of the pure true essence within the Evil Emperor's Relic had been consumed.

In response, Chu Qinghe suddenly flicked his left hand and used a special force to move the three women from Li Shimin's side to the side. Then he turned to Wanwan and Qu Feiyan and said, "There is still a lot of pure true essence in this Evil Emperor Relic. Let the rest of you come over."

Upon learning that there were also portions for them, Lianxing, Qu Feiyan, and the other girls' eyes lit up and they quickly gathered around.

Wanwan and Qu Feiyan, in particular, rubbed their hands together before placing them on Li Shimin's body.

Even the flower on Lianxing's shoulder, seeing the girls' behavior, curiously reached out its paw and touched Li Shimin.

But after retracting its paw and sniffing, the little guy let out a "yue" and jumped onto Chu Qinghe's shoulder, sniffing and breathing in the fresh air.

Almost the instant the maids placed their hands on Li Shimin, Lianxing and the others felt a pure and abundant energy rapidly flow into their bodies through their hands.

Half an hour later, as more and more spiritual energy from the Evil Emperor's Relic entered his body, Li Shimin's face turned pale and his body trembled slightly.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Qinghe forcibly extracted the last bit of pure true essence from the Evil Emperor's Relic.

At the same time, after the last bit of true essence was extracted, the Evil Emperor Relic, which had been floating in the air, plummeted rapidly as if it had lost its pull.

But just as it was about to touch the ground, Chu Qinghe pulled it back into his hand with his true essence.

Without the true essence within, the Evil Emperor's Relic no longer possessed its former shimmering, fluorescent appearance.

It looks no different from ordinary yellow crystal.

After placing the Evil Emperor's Relic in his bosom and tossing it into the system space, Chu Qinghe lightly flipped his left hand. At the same time, Qu Feiyan and the other women were instantly moved aside by this force, and streams of energy burst forth from Chu Qinghe's hand and rushed into Qu Feiyan, Dongfang Bubai, and the other women.

When these energies landed on the women, the pure energy that Chu Qinghe had poured into their bodies was actually sealed away.

Sensing the changes within their bodies, Dongfang Bubai and the others quickly opened their eyes.

"Let's refine it slowly when we get back!"

Upon hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Dongfang Bubai and the other women then withdrew their inner energy and true essence, preparing to refine the energy in their bodies after leaving the palace and returning to the courtyard in the east of the city, as Chu Qinghe had suggested.

But feeling the abundant pure energy within their bodies, Qu Feiyan and Wanwan both wore satisfied smiles.

After sealing the energy within the women's bodies, Chu Qinghe gently raised his left hand, his five fingers slightly bent.

With this action, all the silver needles on Li Shimin's body were pulled out and fell into Chu Qinghe's hands.

When Chu Qinghe took out the silver needles, Li Shimin, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed, trembled violently. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he collapsed softly to the side.

Looking at Li Shimin lying on the bed, convulsing and in pain, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Young Master, why don't you just finish this guy off?"

Although neither Li Shimin nor Wang Chong outside knew the situation from beginning to end, they had no way of knowing afterward that it was they who had broken into the palace that day.

However, if Chu Qinghe secretly wants to push Zhu Yuyan to seize control of the Tang Dynasty, then the Li family will inevitably become a stumbling block for Zhu Yuyan in her future conquest of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, in Qu Feiyan's opinion, it would be better if Chu Qinghe took the opportunity to eliminate Li Shimin now.

In response to Qu Feiyan's question, Chu Qinghe said calmly, "Li Shimin and Yuan Tiangang have connections. If we kill Li Shimin now, it might displease Yuan Tiangang, and he might come knocking on our door. I'll have to deal with that. It's too troublesome."

After all, Chu Qinghe didn't have any particular hobbies. Who would want to face a man whose face was already scarred?

"Moreover, without the Evil Emperor's Relic and the He Shi Bi, the Li family alone cannot cause any trouble now."

Based on the energy within the Evil Emperor's Relic, Chu Qinghe was certain that if Li Shimin absorbed all the energy from the relic and combined it with the He Shi Bi jade, given time, he might be able to reach the Divine Sealing Realm.

With the help of Yuan Tiangang and Cihang Jingzhai, unifying the Tang Dynasty will be just around the corner.

But now, with Chu Qinghe's involvement, the situation is completely different.

After putting the silver needles back into the box, Chu Qinghe gently raised his hand and then pulled the He Shi Bi jade beside Li Shimin into his own hand.

After examining the He Shi Bi jade for a while, Chu Qinghe handed it to Xiao Zhao.

Let's go!

Upon hearing this, Qu Feiyan glanced at Li Shimin, who was lying unconscious on the bed, shook her head, and sighed softly.

If Li Shimin had been more polite, he could have visited Chu Qinghe directly and explained his desire for the Evil Emperor's Relic, thus exchanging it for something else. As long as the conditions were right, Chu Qinghe would not have objected.

But Li Shimin wanted to get something for free, so he sent people to steal it from Chu Qinghe.

Now things are really messed up. Not only did he fail to obtain the Evil Emperor's Relic, but he also became Chu Qinghe's tool, and in the end, the He Shi Bi jade that he originally obtained was also taken away by Chu Qinghe.

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