Chapter 95: Gains from Meditation

Chapter 95: Gains from Meditation

When the battle on the mountain was over, the demon generals brought their men back one after another. Qing Ling reported, "Your Majesty, we were incompetent. We only killed the corpse demon Wuhun. The others all ran away."

Zhou An knew that it was not so easy to kill these old demons without prior planning. It was too difficult to kill the old demons who had various magical escape methods. Some of them could even abandon their physical bodies and escape, making it really hard to guard against them.

"Well, it's good to be able to kill one. Let's rest here and return tomorrow morning." Zhou An said and went back to his tent.

The Drunken Taoist also went to the tents where his disciples were, probably to persuade them to avoid this incident causing them too much psychological harm, otherwise their path to immortality would be cut off.

This time I signed in to the entire Zhengyi Dao, and naturally the things I got were better. They were all elixirs and spiritual treasures used by innate cultivators. The entire Zhengyi Dao mountain gate map was lit up, and I got the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Zhengxin Lingfu, a treasure specifically designed to suppress inner demons.

Although it cannot be compared with the sign-in in the Haotian Tower, after all, the danger level is completely different, but this positive spiritual talisman can be used to help one's own people overcome the inner demon calamity.

The next morning, the Drunken Taoist asked these disciples about their choice, and all of them chose to join the Demon Suppression Division for training. Zhou An then asked Zhou Lingsha to take them to the Demon Suppression Division. Zhou Ling, as one of the leaders of the Demon Suppression Division, was specifically responsible for managing these disciples of the Zhengyi Sect.

The Drunken Taoist returned to Liangjie Mountain alone and guarded the gate to the earth.

After settling these disciples, Zhou Ling followed Zhou An to the Kongling Immortal Palace. The first time he saw the Kongling Immortal Palace, Zhou Ling felt familiar, and many scenes of the place immediately emerged in his mind. When he was a child, he practiced swordsmanship under the guidance of his master in the square in front of the Immortal Palace.

When I walked into the gate of the fairy palace and saw the front yard, I seemed to see myself playing here in the past, planting flowers and drinking tea with the master. I would always ask the master questions and was full of curiosity about the outside world.

Along the way, many memories emerged in her mind. There was no need for Zhou An to introduce this place. It could even be said that she was more familiar with it than Zhou An.

On the contrary, several times she was able to point to some traces in the corners and tell their origins.

Now Zhou Ling is completely sure that she is the ethereal fairy.

When she came to the study and saw the familiar environment, the paintings on the front wall, the brushes on the desk, the guqin and chessboard next to it, she blurted out, "Shuyao, Xingyan, Qinyu, Qihui, are you still there?"

The four immortal treasures flew out of mysterious light and transformed into four women. After seeing Zhou Ling, Xing Yan was the first to rush up and hug Zhou Ling and said happily: "Master! It really is you, the same soul, it really is the master who has returned."

Shuyao, Qihui, and Qinyu bowed and said with a smile, "Welcome back, Master."

Xing Yan was surprised, and quickly took three steps back, bowed and said, "Welcome back, Master."

Seeing the naughty Xing Yan, Zhou Ling was inexplicably happy, and the sadness in her heart was diluted a lot. She said happily: "Don't be so formal. Now Zhou An is the host here, and I am the guest."

Zhou An said: "I said, as long as you like, you can be the owner here at any time."

"Yes, master, please come back. We all miss you so much." Xing Yan said quickly.

"I already have ties in this life, so it's not the right time yet." Zhou Ling's temperament and demeanor suddenly changed, and a green mark like an ethereal fairy palace appeared above his eyebrows.

Zhou An was surprised and asked, "You recovered your memory?"

Zhou Ling shook his head and said, "The power of the Immortal Palace has awakened most of the memories in my soul, but now the skills are not compatible with the Sky-high Book, so I cannot fully awaken and recover. I need to practice here for a while, so I need to disturb the emperor."

"You're welcome. You and your servant can chat here. I'll go back to Qianyang Palace." Zhou An knew that they must have a lot to say, so he turned and left.

Afterwards, Zhou An and Shangguan Rong practiced together. What Zhou An lacked most now was to calm down and comprehend the mind method.

Now the imperial city is truly on the right track, and Zhou An has truly taken control of the rule of the empire.

Zhou An's rise caused panic among the families behind the ministers and made them worry about their family's future. All of this was within Shangguan Rong's expectations, so she asked the Jinyiwei to keep an eye on these families around the clock.

Anyone who dares to rebel will be killed immediately. The strength of the royal family is no longer the same as before. In the past, even if someone committed the crime of treason, it was difficult to punish them. But now, anyone who dares to touch the bottom line will be struck with thunder.

Three months passed in silence. The construction of the Demon Department was completed, and the expansion of the Demon Suppression Bureau was also completed. The imperial palace was set up with a triple mountain protection formation by Hua Wu Yue, the four Kong Ling fairies, and Zhou An, using the formations of the Kong Ling Fairy Mansion, the Bai Hua Palace, and the Tian Dao Gate respectively.

Zhou An comprehended the second level of the Imperial Heavenly Book, and the true dragon energy in his body became more condensed, and it felt like the golden dragon was really coming alive.

After the Demon Department was completed, it was announced that the King of Ten Thousand Demons and others had made contributions during this period. They actually received merits, although not much, but it shocked and excited everyone in the Demon Department, Baihua Palace, Kongling Immortal Mansion, and Tiandao Sect.

Let them all desire merit. After all, merit is extremely rare. Isn't it for merit that the righteous disciples exorcise demons and uphold righteousness?

For this reason, all the monks in the court were vying to make achievements and were extremely active.

The Haotian Sutra also reached the second level, and the true essence changed from its original white to a very light gold.

Together with practicing Yin-Yang sexual techniques with Shangguan Rong, Hua Wu Yue, You Yunzhi and other thirteen newly arrived concubines, his cultivation level increased by more than two hundred years in total, reaching the year 2550, but his realm was still at the fifth level of the innate realm, without any change.

This made Zhou An curious about how much true energy his body could hold. Now he was practicing the three ways of immortality, demons, and devils. No one had ever been able to do this from ancient times to the present.

Even the combination of demon and human is forbidden by cultivators all over the world, let alone the practice of three paths at the same time.

After three months of practice, with Shuyao's guidance, Shangguan Rong has made some progress in the Lihuo Sutra. She can truly learn to control the innate true qi in her body, and can also use the twin Phoenix swords with ease. She is truly worthy of the status of a third-level innate cultivator.

That morning, as usual, Xing Yan was meditating in the study of Kong Ling Xian Fu. He sensed the movement outside and said, "Master, the Queen is here."

Zhou An stopped, raised his hand and waved, the door opened automatically, and soon Shangguan Rong came in with an anxious look.

Zhou An was surprised. This was the first time Shangguan Rong looked so panicked since she became the queen. He immediately asked, "Queen, what happened?"

Shangguan Rong took a deep breath, controlled her emotions and said, "I sense that the triple heavenly tribulation is about to come."

Zhou An was surprised, he stood up and said with a smile: "This is what we expected, no need to worry, inform the ministers in the court that the queen is going through the triple heavenly tribulation, and allow them to watch."

"I understand. I'll go and inform them right away." Zhou An's nonchalant look made Shangguan Rong feel at ease, as if the triple heavenly tribulation was not a big deal.

"Come with me to the Tribulation Platform and wait. Be prepared and let the Purple Guards go to notify everyone." Zhou An held the Queen's hand and walked towards the Tribulation Platform.

One of the four purple-robed guards following Shangguan Rong immediately went to notify the officials in the court.

Letting all officials watch is to establish the queen's authority. Now that there is a tribe of demons in the court, these big families will not dare to offend the tribe and the emperor.

As for the Queen, it was all for the sake of the Shangguan family and the Emperor. In order to implement various policies later, Zhou An needed to help the Queen establish her authority. In this world, strength always counts.

Arriving at the Tribulation Platform, this was the place Zhou An had seen once when it was completed. It was an eight-sided terrace surrounded by eight stone pillars without any unnecessary decorations.

Zhou An went up and sat on the stone platform next to him which was specially prepared for the protectors. He took out the Zheng Xinling Talisman, which flew onto the stone pillar next to the Tribulation Platform, emitting a yellow light.

The Zhengxin Spirit Talisman can calm the mind and has a good suppressing effect on the inner demons when overcoming the tribulation, thus increasing the success rate of overcoming the tribulation.

As for the heavenly thunder, Shangguan Rong has magical treasures to protect her, plus the power of the Fire Sutra, so it is basically not a problem for her to resist it.

Shangguan Rong walked up to the tribulation platform and sat down in the middle to wait. Zhou An had already told him about the tribulation, so there was no need to explain more.

Half a day later, the ministers of the court arrived one after another and, under the arrangement of the Purple Guards, sat on the distant balcony to watch.

The ministers were also feeling complicated at this moment. They did not expect that the queen would have to endure the triple heavenly tribulation. No one knew about this news, not even the Shangguan family.

Xiantian cultivators who have not passed the triple heavenly tribulation are considered to be in the early stage of cultivators. Their strength is indeed strong, but not enough to make a large family feel threatened.

However, once one has passed the triple heavenly tribulation, he can be regarded as the true backbone among the innate cultivators and can be considered a master. There are fewer people who have passed the sixth heavenly tribulation, and all of them are at the level of the headmaster of a large sect. They are already masters in the world of immortal cultivation and are admired by people all over the world.

Therefore, the queen's survival of the triple heavenly tribulation was absolutely a shocking event for the entire court, and it depended on their attitude towards the queen in the future.

The Shangguan family all had complicated expressions. Shangguan Rong had actually hidden such an important thing from them, and in recent months, Shangguan Rong had become increasingly distant from the Shangguan family, which made all the family members secretly angry. However, with Zhou An around, they did not dare to act recklessly and could only swallow their anger.

(End of this chapter)

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