Li Chen was quite influenced by the little girl, which lasted for a month and a half, but fortunately no one gave him a hard time, so he generally didn't lash out.
As the empress's legitimate son, all those who dared to give him attitude were in the palace, so he was unwilling to go to the palace.
He enjoyed two months of the extravagant and indulgent life of a prince outside the palace, bullying men and women and having a great time.
During this time, he got into a fight with the son of a minister after an argument. Li Chen had been fierce and combative since he was a toddler. Before transmigrating, he was worried about being arrested and imprisoned for killing someone, but now, relying on his status as a prince, he didn't hold back and beat the man to death.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, the system plundered that person's meager fortune, knowledge, and literary talent.
Because of this incident, the Empress knew that her youngest son absolutely could not be kept alive any longer.
If he stays, it will erode the emperor's affection for the mother and her two sons, and will greatly affect her and the crown prince's positions. If he leaves and can truly enter the Taiyi Sect, the crown prince's position will be completely secure.
She decisively suggested that he participate in the Taiyi Sect's recruitment and set off as soon as possible.
Li Chen couldn't bear to leave the beauties in the palace, so he delayed for another half month before reluctantly boarding the carriage and setting off under the system's urging. To avoid the journey being boring, he brought four beautiful palace maids and a team of guards to protect him.
On the day of departure, the people lined the streets to see them off, their eyes brimming with tears. To the uninitiated, it might seem like they were reluctant to part, but in reality, their mouths were practically stretched to the top of their heads in a wide grin.
Damn it, that bully, scoundrel, playboy, and lecherous bastard's mother is finally gone.
Li Chen had been traveling and enjoying the scenery, but with only five days left and having only covered one-fifth of the journey, he started to get anxious. He abandoned the comfortable carriage and went to find a teleportation array.
After vomiting violently for the fifth time, he finally arrived at Wushuang City at the foot of the mountain the day before the Taiyi Sect was recruiting new members.
He emerged from the teleportation tower, leaning against the wall, and looked around. Even the beautiful women couldn't capture his attention as much as the majestic mountains.
Among the mountains, seven peaks, sharp and dazzling like swords, stand tall between heaven and earth, reaching down to the deepest hell and up to the heavens, overlooking the entire continent.
The seven peaks are shaped like the Big Dipper, so the sect's protective formation is called the Seven Star Formation. The formation is usually silent, but it can still draw on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. During the day, the sky is filled with rosy clouds, and at night, white streaks rise into the sky. On the continent, it is a nighttime directional beacon comparable to the North Star.
Li Chen was stunned. After a long while, he exclaimed in amazement, "Is that the Taiyi Sect? They're damn arrogant."
"By the way, hurry up, find me a suitable first-grade superior spiritual root."
That night, a young man who had come with dreams died in the inn. His big eyes lost their luster, and a drop of blood splattered into them, staining his pupils red, just like his gray, blood-stained coarse cloth clothes.
Such a terrible thing happening in Wushuang City is a slap in the face to Taiyi Sect. The Third Elder of the Discipline Hall sent inner disciples down the mountain to investigate the truth. They worked for more than a month, but they had no evidence and had to give up.
An ordinary child, forgotten by all after eleven years, is now suddenly revealed to the peak master of the Taiyi Sect.
The six peak masters looked solemnly at the old, frail man hanging on the pillar, their hearts filled with rage.
This is the genius they once admired and cherished. Before he even embarked on cultivation, they cruelly murdered two other geniuses to exchange for his false innate talent.
Such wicked people are intolerable to Heaven.
...
Taiyi Sect is recruiting new members; the Spirit Ladder is open.
Perhaps influenced by the minister's son, or the little boy, or perhaps knowing that once he entered the Spirit Ladder, his every move would be under the watchful eyes of the Taiyi Sect, Li Chen seemed to have become more low-key and his words more refined.
With his handsome appearance and disguise, he successfully gained the trust of the young man from the Chi family and Yan Linglong, a girl from Cangzhou who is now the youngest disciple of the peak master of Biyun Peak. The three of them began to advance and retreat together on the Spirit Ladder.
However, the Spirit Ladder is also dangerous; every time it is opened, there have been injuries and deaths. If one abandons the attempt in time and breaks the stone tablet inscribed with the teleportation talisman, one can immediately escape danger and be teleported out, depending on whether one is willing to make the choice.
Li Chen pretended to have lost a teleportation talisman, and Chi Jiazi, who had practiced martial arts since childhood and was also kind-hearted, gave his own to Li Chen.
Then he died, killed by danger and by the hearts of men.
If this scene hadn't been from Li Chen's perspective, his death might have been forever attributed to an accident.
The reason Li Chen killed him was simply because...
"I just wanted to see if plundering two top-grade first-rank spirit bones could cause a qualitative change and turn them into super-grade ones, but it seems that won't work. What a pity."
Because of this childish idea, he used his cunning on a kind and righteous child, pushing him to his death.
The peak masters and supreme elders felt a chill run down their spines as they watched his fleeting smile on the screen.
Five people went through the Spirit Ladder. Li Chen and Yan Linglong were the first to come out and entered Lingyun Palace together. The peak masters and elders who wanted to take on disciples had all arrived.
Yu Zhen, being both the sect leader and the peak master of Canghan Peak, was present even though he did not intend to take on any disciples.
Once the Spirit Ladder closes, all disciples who have passed through will reach the Lingyun Hall, where they will begin to be tested for their innate talent in alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman arrays. The latter is mainly related to the strength of their spiritual sense.
Li Chen stepped forward first, his first-grade superior physique attracting everyone's attention. Unfortunately, his spiritual sense was mediocre, so the four peaks that focused on alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman arrays regretfully gave up. The Grand Elder, who came from Yunxiao Peak, didn't think much of him from the beginning. The reason was simple: he was too old and had no foundation in martial arts.
In the book "Sword Master", Chi Jiazi should have entered Yunxiao Peak.
Among the many offers, Li Chen said, "I have always admired the Sect Master of Taiyi Sect and hope to become a disciple of Venerable Yuzhen."
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