In the palace, Li Er held the Qiankun Mirror and looked at the purple air in the mirror excitedly. After a long time, he slowly calmed down.
He took a long breath, looked at Lin Zhongtian calmly and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure for a moment and made you laugh."
Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly, indicating that he didn't care.
Li Er looked at the Qiankun Mirror in his hand, then looked at Lin Zhongtian behind the desk, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Sir, are you willing to be in the mirror in front of me?"
Lin Zhongtian smiled and replied, "Of course."
At this time, Li Er's mentality was completely different from before.
If he had been wary and suspicious of Lin Zhongtian before, now, after untying the knot in his heart, he inexplicably had more respect and trust for Lin Zhongtian, and even a hint of closeness.
Of course, a change in mentality does not mean that previous vigilance and doubts will disappear.
Li Er's suspicion as the leader was still at work, but at most for the moment, it was overshadowed by the excitement and excitement of seeing the purple air.
After getting Lin Zhongtian's reply, Li Er turned the mirror around and pointed it at Lin Zhongtian.
I saw the young man in white standing in the mirror. His handsome face had not changed at all, except that there were two different colors around him.
One of them is a misty white fog, like fairy air, lingering on the surface of the sky in the forest.
The other type is a misty flame, its color is as bright as the sun, which constantly burns the white mist to boiling.
Li Er stared blankly at the white mist and red fire in the mirror, and couldn't help asking, "Is this the Red Dust Fire?"
Lin Zhongtian sighed and said, "That's right."
Li Er opened his eyes wide and asked anxiously, "What about this white mist..."
Lin Zhongtian shook his head: "I know what your majesty is thinking, but this white mist is not fairy energy, it can only be considered spiritual energy at best."
"As your majesty thought, Lin has indeed inherited the immortal path, but he is still a long way from becoming an immortal. If not for this, Lin would not have risked coming to the mortal world to look for Yun Ye..."
At this point, Lin Zhongtian sighed and said with some emotion: "In just a few months, Lin has been tainted with the worldly fire. I don't know how many years it will take to smooth it out in the future."
Li Er didn't care about the so-called Red Dust Fire. Instead, he asked excitedly, "So, sir, you are really a disciple of the immortal?"
Lin Zhongtian nodded, then shook his head: "I am indeed from Baiyujing, and I am indeed an immortal, but a true immortal would not have the intention of accepting disciples. Yun Ye's master and I are both losers on the road to immortality!"
After hearing this, Li Er was not discouraged. Instead, he nodded excitedly.
"Yes, yes, Yun Ye said the same thing. He said Xiaoyaozi once took half a step forward, but eventually retreated."
Lin Zhongtian glanced at him and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't be too happy too soon. Even if I can help you solve your doubts, it is absolutely impossible for you to seek immortality and ask for the way."
Lin Zhongtian's light words were like a basin of cold water, poured heavily on Li Er's head.
Li Er stared at him blankly, and couldn't help but ask unwillingly: "Why?"
Lin Zhongtian sighed and said, "Your Majesty, everyone in this world has the fire of the world. Even someone like Lin cannot avoid being disturbed by the fire of the world."
"But your majesty is in the center of the world, and there is only purple air lingering around you, not even a trace of red dust fire."
"…Your Majesty, do you know why this is happening?"
After hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, Li Er, who was already smart, finally reacted.
He opened his eyes wide and fell on the couch in a daze.
“Could it be…could it be…”
"That's right!" Lin Zhongtian sighed, "Just like the official uniforms in the court change from red to purple, the Red Dust Fire is the same. The purple aura on your Majesty is actually the extreme state of the Red Dust Fire, which is thousands of times more intense than the Red Dust Fire on an ordinary person."
"As long as the Imperial Purple Qi is there, Your Majesty will never be able to come into contact with spiritual energy, let alone become an immortal."
"Everything you gain must be accompanied by loss. Your Majesty, as the emperor of mankind, is already the pinnacle of the human world. Naturally, you cannot live forever. This is the destiny of heaven, one drink and one bite!"
After hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, no matter how reluctant Li Er was, he had to admit that what Lin Zhongtian said made sense.
This logically self-consistent theory not only conforms to the facts he knew, but also conforms to the rule in history books that immortals do not appear and emperors do not live long.
So that’s how it is. So that’s how it is…
No wonder the First Emperor, who held power over the world and searched the whole world, ultimately found nothing and died with hatred in his heart.
Li Er held the Qiankun Mirror in his right hand, sat down on the couch, and smiled at himself as he looked at the emperor surrounded by purple air in the mirror.
Li Er sat in this way for a long time in a daze, until it got dark, and then he slowly came to his senses.
"...Mr. Lin, why are you still here?"
Li Er looked at Lin Zhongtiandao beside the desk in surprise.
Lin Zhongtian blinked and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, this Qiankun Mirror..."
Li Er was stunned when he heard this, then subconsciously retracted his hand and looked at Lin Zhongtian vigilantly.
Seeing this scene, Lin Zhongtian's mouth twitched, but before he could speak, Li Er came back to his senses.
When he realized what he had done, Li Er's face turned red, he coughed twice, and said seriously: "As the saying goes, no one comes to visit a temple for no reason. Sir, this trip should not be just to offer treasures, right?"
As expected of an emperor, his possessiveness and shamelessness are truly astonishing.
Fortunately, Lin Zhongtian had never intended to take back the Qiankun Mirror. It was just a useless little gadget, not even a magic weapon.
Lin Zhongtian didn't care about this kind of thing. He put on this attitude mainly to put on a show in front of Li Er.
Hearing the words "offer treasures" emphasized by Li Er, Lin Zhongtian pretended to be helpless and sighed, "Of course, in addition to offering treasures to Your Majesty, I also came to plead for my junior brother."
After hearing this, Li Er breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Lin Zhongtian understood what he meant and also planned to use this mirror to make a deal with him.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "So that's the case. Don't worry, sir. I will only keep him in prison for one night and release him tomorrow."
Lin Zhongtian nodded and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now!" "Wait a minute!"
Li Er hurriedly called Lin Zhongtian, hesitated for a moment, and asked a little embarrassedly: "I was unconscious for a long time just now, why didn't you take this treasure directly, sir, but waited here for me to wake up?"
Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, "Your Majesty has also seen that the spiritual energy in Lin's body will be burned by the red dust fire of this world. Your Majesty's purple energy is the ultimate red dust fire, so it is naturally more fierce than ordinary red dust fire."
Li Er was thoughtful: "Sir, what you mean is that the magic of immortals cannot hurt me?"
Lin Zhongtian smiled and nodded, "That's right."
Li Er stared at Lin Zhongtian and asked, "The thunder in the daytime... is it the same?"
Lin Zhongtian was waiting for this sentence, and immediately chuckled and said: "The so-called mortal affairs are mortal affairs. Your Majesty is the fate of the country. If you want to hurt Your Majesty, you can only use mortal means, such as swords, sticks, bows and arrows. Strong crossbows."
As he spoke, Lin Zhongtian raised his right hand and condensed a ball of translucent energy from his palm.
Li Er was shocked when he saw this, and then he saw Lin Zhongtian handing the energy to him, motioning him to touch it.
Li Er came back to his senses, looked at Lin Zhongtian deeply, and then raised his hand without hesitation and reached for the energy.
“Squeak—”
The translucent energy twisted and made a hissing sound, and in the blink of an eye it was completely eliminated by Li Er's outstretched fingers.
Seeing this scene, Li Er was surprised and a huge stone finally fell to his heart.
At this point, most of Lin Zhongtian’s goals for this trip have been achieved.
Whether it is Baiyujing, seeking immortality, or the immortal arts in broad daylight, or the thunder from the sky, they have now come to a temporary end.
After Li Er obtained the magical treasure Qiankun Mirror and heard Lin Zhongtian's words to deceive him, he would probably be trapped in the sage time for a short period of time and would hardly be interested in other things.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhongtian smiled and bowed, saying, "If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, then I will take my leave!"
"Oh, by the way, without spiritual energy nourishment, this treasure can only be used three times a day. After it is used up three times, Your Majesty can place this treasure under the sunlight in the early morning to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon and restore your spiritual charm."
Li Er looked at the Qiankun Mirror thoughtfully, nodded and said, "I'll make a note of it."
Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly, turned around and left.
Li Er sat upright on the low couch, playing with the Qiankun Mirror in his hand. Only after he was sure that Lin Zhongtian had really left did he quickly stand up, carefully put the Qiankun Mirror into his arms, and hurriedly walked out of the hall.
"His Majesty!"
The palace maids waiting outside the hall saw Li Er hurriedly walk out and hurriedly saluted.
They knew nothing about what was happening in the palace. If it had been any other time, Li Er would have punished them for not keeping a good watch.
But now, after hearing so many secrets of the immortal way and obtaining the "treasure" of the Qiankun Mirror, Li Er only wanted to conceal the matter and had no time to punish these servants who were unaware of the situation.
Li Er waved his sleeves, grabbed an old eunuch, looked at him and asked, "Where is the queen?"
Soon, Li Er hurried to the palace where Empress Chang Sun was, and then dismissed the servants, pulled the confused Empress Chang Sun to the bed, closed the curtain, and said solemnly:
"I just found a treasure, and after much thought, I can only share it with Guanyin maid."
Empress Changsun was slightly startled, then her face turned slightly red, as if she was thinking of something else.
Li Er was also stunned, and then he reacted, looking helpless.
They were an old couple, so how could he not know what Empress Changsun was thinking?
Li Er lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Guanyin maid, don't think too much, what I'm talking about is the real treasure!"
As he spoke, Li Er took out the Qiankun Mirror from his bosom and said proudly, "This treasure is called the Qiankun Mirror. It can not only exorcise evil spirits and subdue ghosts, but also reflect everything in the world. Guanyin, do you know who gave this to me?"
Empress Chang Sun looked at the Qiankun Mirror suspiciously and frowned, "Could it be Yun Ye?"
Li Er smiled and said, "Almost. It's Senior Brother Yun Ye."
“It’s him!”
Empress Chang Sun said thoughtfully, "Could it be that... he came here to plead for Yun Ye?"
"That's true." Li Er answered casually, then smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Mr. Lin said that this treasure can only be used three times a day. I have used it twice on him and myself. The third time will naturally be left to Guanyin maid."
Empress Changsun still didn't understand the function of the Qiankun Mirror, but seeing Li Er so expectant, she could only pick up the mirror in confusion.
"ah!"
Empress Changsun was startled by the purple aura she saw in the mirror and could not help but look at the mirror with a look of astonishment.
Li Er clapped his hands and laughed, saying cheerfully: "Guanyin is indeed a goddess with a purple aura. You deserve to be the queen and the mother of the country!"
Empress Changsun stared at Li Er in a daze, as if she didn't understand the situation.
Seeing this, Li Er had to stop smiling and repeat what Lin Zhongtian said.
After hearing this, Empress Changsun was shocked, feeling both happy and surprised.
She immediately bowed down, prostrated herself on the bed, and said happily: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"The one who knows me best is the Queen!"
Li Er smiled and helped Empress Changsun up, whispering, "There is no one here, Guanyin maid, no need to be polite. This treasure has been used three times. After the sun has been exposed in the morning, I will trouble you to take this treasure to the emperor's bedroom for me."
Empress Chang Sun was slightly startled, then her expression became complicated: "Your Majesty means..."
Li Er sighed softly, looked at the Qiankun Mirror in Empress Changsun's hand, and said in a deep voice: "I want to know whether the abdicated emperor still has purple energy..."