Chapter 140: Self-debasement and hiding one's abilities? I want to be the eternal empress
The Qianyuan Cave Realm made a terrifying shaking sound, like huge waves crashing there, and Jiang Lintian took action.
He stepped out. His not-so-tall figure gave off a sense of the vastness and boundlessness like the deep abyss and the towering mountains.
Just standing there, it seemed that he could shake the rivers and seas. The moment his sleeves waved, wind and thunder whistled, the void roared, and runes stretched out one after another, transforming into a majestic golden palm with clear lines on the palm, like the hand of God, carrying the surging power to suppress all evil.
Wuganya's huge body collided with the palm, and endless energy exploded, destroying mountains and rocks. He kept retreating, leaving one terrifying crack after another on the ground. His arm, as big as a mountain, shook violently, and blood splattered.
Not only that, the terrifying black light covering the sky became blurred and dissipated as Prime Minister Jiang Lintian took action, and could no longer continue.
This palm not only injured the shadow of the Barbarian God, but also interrupted the channel connecting the other dimension to this place.
Pain and anger appeared on Wuganya's huge face, whose facial features could not be seen clearly. It seemed that he had not expected that there was someone in this world who could hurt him like this.
"The Prime Minister of Great Xia..."
His lake-like eyes opened wide, his murderous aura became even stronger, and he spoke clearly in the human language. There were rumbling thunder, rolling clouds and fog, and lightning and roaring thunder. There was real lightning condensing and striking down in it. This was the great power that could change the celestial phenomena.
At this moment, his consciousness had already merged with the shadow of the Barbarian God that had descended upon him. He was sometimes confused and sometimes clear-headed, but he also recognized the people who had tried to resist him.
At this moment, equally surprised and shocked were the ministers of the court, the princes and nobles, and many elders of the immortal sects.
The relationship between the Prime Minister's Mansion and Emperor Xia is as hostile as fire and water, but just now, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian actually helped Emperor Xia.
This is beyond many people's expectations, and it feels like a bad signal...
Moreover, someone just noticed that the Prime Minister's son Jiang Lan had obviously done something that angered the phantom of the Barbarian God. It seemed that it was because of this that the Prime Minister had no choice but to help Emperor Xia.
But why is this?
Everyone was confused and had no idea what this meant.
In many people's impressions, Jiang Lan is just an uneducated second-generation rich man. His sudden action today instantly overturned many people's impression of him.
Prince Wuxuan narrowed his eyes, and Prince Chong'an also looked at Jiang Lan meaningfully.
However, after shooting that arrow just now, Jiang Lan's figure disappeared, as if he was hiding his achievements and fame.
"Xia Jie has been in contact with him, and the news so far has said that he is dissolute and indulges in sensual pleasures. It seems that he has hidden it very well..."
"I wonder if this is his real intention, or if Prime Minister Jiang Lintian had already discussed this with the royal family and deliberately staged a show?"
"If it was his own intention, showing up at this critical moment and forcing his father Jiang Lintian to help Emperor Xia would be of great significance."
"Everyone underestimated him. For so many years, he has been hiding his shortcomings and biding his time. But starting today, he won't be as comfortable as before."
Many thoughts flashed through Prince Wuxuan's mind, but he soon regained his composure.
Prince Chong'an was holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, but his movements were obviously sluggish at this moment. Then there was a slight clicking sound, and one of the beads was crushed by him.
It was completely beyond his expectation that Jiang Lintian would help Emperor Xia.
The interference of the Xiangguo Mansion completely disrupted his plan...
All the ministers in the court were extremely surprised and shocked at this moment. Many thoughts flashed through their minds as they speculated on the development of events that this action would bring.
A few days ago, when the Prime Minister was in the court, he seemed to be interested in giving power to Emperor Xia? Could this be a message? With Prime Minister Jiang Lintian taking action, many ministers had to express their opinions at this moment. Before, except for the generals and dukes who were close to Emperor Xia, the rest of the ministers could only stand by and watch, because doing so would easily offend the Prime Minister.
Now that the Prime Minister has taken action, it would be inappropriate for them to continue hiding behind.
"In Daxia territory, barbarians and wild gods dare to act so recklessly?"
"It's just courting death."
"Come here, protect His Majesty..."
"Destroy all these barbarians and leave no one alive."
For a moment, angry shouts rang out, and powerful auras rushed into the sky, killing the huge figure in the front. The auras of various magical powers were brilliant and dazzling, illuminating the sky, and many elders of the immortal sects also chose to take action.
Inside the Qianyuan Cave, the chaotic battle was even more intense, with figures flying around, magical weapons flying everywhere, and the astonishing sound of spells being cast.
All kinds of dazzling and astonishing light balls and divine rays rushed into the sky, accompanied by terrifying energy explosions, as if stars were exploding in it.
Many barbarian masters fought desperately without fear. Some of them, seeing that the passage through which the Barbarian God's phantom descended was broken, even sacrificed themselves and gave all their blood to Wuganya.
Watching this scene, Queen Xia's face remained calm, as if she had no emotion at all, but in fact, 80% of her mind was already deep in the palace, controlling the clone she left behind and fighting with the Blood Immortal Sect's masters who had lurked in.
The dragon energy was surging and rolling like a tide, coming from deep within the imperial palace. The fluctuations of the aura were no weaker than those here. It was just that due to the dense array patterns and defensive formations engraved inside, it was not as shocking and obvious as that in the outside world.
"What went wrong? Why are there so many people heading towards the Hall of Eternal Life?"
She frowned and thought secretly, trying to figure out where the mistake was.
If she had such an inherent advantage but someone took away the national treasure, the Dragon Seal, she would really be too ashamed to face her ministers in the future.
In particular, in order to help her, Jiang Lan did not hesitate to take action in front of others to attract the attention of the Barbarian God's phantom, thus forcing Jiang Lintian to take action.
In this way, all his previous efforts to keep a low profile and conceal his shortcomings will be in vain. From today onwards, all smart people will start to pay attention to him.
His life will no longer be as easy as before...
Emperor Xia had a calm expression, but her heart was heavy, not at all relaxed. However, with Prime Minister Jiang Lintian taking action, she no longer needed to worry about the things happening in the Qianyuan Cave Realm. Now she only needed to control the clone and ensure that the national treasure, the Dragon Seal, was not taken away.
Such a shocking battle took place deep in the imperial palace, but the elders from the clan house did not react at all, as if they were unaware of it.
How serious would the consequences be if the national treasure was lost?
But they don't care about these, they only care about the person sitting on the throne.
When the Qianyuan Cave Realm was in chaos, Jiang Lan did not waste such an opportunity to fish in troubled waters. He had already done what he should do. Whether it was the phantom of the Barbarian God or the battle for the national weapon, the Dragon Seal, deep in the palace, they were not things he could get involved in with his current level of cultivation.
Taking this opportunity, he controlled the Wanling Blood Puppet to secretly devour the essence and blood of the Blood Immortal Sect's people, causing its strength to silently transform.
After today, more people will pay attention to him, and his chances to develop secretly will be much less than before.
However, after sensing the strong fortune that Emperor Xia brought to him and his change in mentality, Jiang Lan felt that all these plans and efforts were worth it.
The Great Xia Dynasty is the most powerful country in the land of Kyushu today.
Whether it is the territory, population, or the aristocratic families and immortal sects, they are all among the best and hard to find a match. The national destiny of this country is relatively speaking, and incredibly rich.
Just because of the change in Emperor Xia's attitude towards him, a huge amount of luck surged out of his Niwan Palace.
That destiny contains the vast destiny of the country and the dragon, which cannot be compared with that of a single son of destiny.
In the original plot, Emperor Xia was also the destined emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, carrying the destiny and fate of the Great Xia Dynasty.
As for why she could not get the recognition of the national weapon, it was entirely due to the manipulation of the late emperor and it was not her fault.
With the nourishment of luck from Emperor Xia, the growth rate of the luck fruit is also undergoing amazing changes.
Jiang Lan estimated that in less than half a month, the Dao Fruit of Years would mature to the second stage, and the Dao Fruit of Life would soon be approaching the third stage.
Next, according to the plan, if he married Queen Xia and won her over, the benefits it would bring to him would be even more considerable.
With a stable source of rich luck, he can also devote more energy to his own cultivation.
Suddenly, feeling something, Jiang Lan showed a look of surprise on his face.
"Does the Blood Immortal Cult really want to use that bottle of Blood Immortal's turbid blood?"
"Empress Xia has put a lot of thought into the Imperial Palace. With the dragon energy on her body, she is invincible. The many masters lurking in the Blood Immortal Sect are indeed no match for her."
"It is no longer realistic to seize the Dragon Seal, so why not find a way to pollute it and damage the fate of the Great Xia nation?"
"Fortunately, I have some means in advance."
He already knew the next move of the Blood Immortal Cult. After all, he had refined the bottle of Blood Immortal's turbid blood in advance, so when the high-ranking officials of the Blood Immortal Cult made use of it, he was able to sense it.
At this moment, the Qianyuan Cave Realm was in chaos, and many of his subordinates had already separated from him, so no one would notice him.
Because of the arrival of the Barbarian God's phantom, the rules of heaven and earth in this place were destroyed, making the scene blurry. Even if the royal family repaired and traced the Qianyuan Cave Realm afterwards, it would be difficult to find any clues.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lan closed his eyes slightly, the Fruit of Life trembled slightly, and his majestic thoughts swept across, instantly covering the many living individuals here and distinguishing and determining the direction.
His figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
In a hidden dense forest, a strong blood light was floating up and down. Many Blood Immortal Sect masters gathered here and were quickly building a blood altar, as if they were communicating something.
At this moment, a torrential and terrifying blood-red mist, like a ball of light, suddenly descended from the thick blood light and turned into a blurry and slender figure.
Their faces were filled with shock and astonishment, and they were about to attack and kill.
A man in a black robe suddenly raised his hand to stop them, then looked at the blurry bloody figure that suddenly fell to the ground in front of him with a little doubt, and asked, "Who are you?"
The other person had a strong aura of the Blood Immortal Sect's skills and was obviously a member of the Blood Immortal Sect, but he covered his face and did not reveal his true identity.
Moreover, this aura was so powerful that it suppressed them and made them almost unable to breathe. It was obvious that the strength was extremely high.
"Ye Ming..."
The slender, blood-colored figure simply uttered two words indifferently, and then glanced at the already built blood-colored altar, saying, "I will occupy this altar, and you will protect me."
His words were concise and to the point, and he spoke them in an instant.
Several blood-colored spells flew in all directions, and there seemed to be a faint and majestic aura pouring into the surface of the earth, transforming into one endless vein pattern after another.
For a moment, the blood-red fog here became thicker.
These people even felt that the skills in their bodies seemed to be revived, and it was like they were facing the ancestor of the Blood Immortal, which made them feel awe and want to worship him.
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Ye Ming..."
And the man in black robe obviously has an extraordinary status among this group of people.
After seeing this method and hearing this name, he immediately smiled and said, "I didn't expect Senior Brother Ye Ming to be here. This altar was built by the elders at our request. If Senior Brother Ye Ming wants to occupy it, then use it. We will be by his side to protect him."
When they heard the name "Ye Ming", the expressions of the people here changed slightly, and it was obvious that they all knew this name.
After all, the incident in Zixia Mountain had caused a sensation throughout Zhongtian Province, and the disciples of various immortal sects simply hated this name.
In the secret realm of True Lord Zixia, countless young geniuses were killed by him... He was truly extremely powerful.
And now, Ye Ming appeared here silently...
"That's quite interesting."
The slender figure shrouded in blood-red mist seemed to glance at the man in black robe, and then raised his hand and waved it. A crystal clear blood-red gem, surrounded by a blood-red light like water mist, hovered in front of him.
"Blood Puppet Orb..." The man in black robe was obviously a connoisseur of valuables. Upon seeing this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he excitedly accepted the blood-colored orb.
The others couldn't help but express surprise and admiration when they saw this.
"The church has paid a huge price for this plan. We must succeed and not allow failure. I will cooperate with the elders to seize Daxia's national weapon..."
"If this is successful, you will also receive a generous reward. If this fails, considering that we are all members of the Holy Church, I will cut off your corresponding memories."
"Don't tell anyone I was here."
The bloody figure flashed and appeared in the altar, then sat cross-legged. His eyes were indifferent and cold. After giving a few instructions, he seemed to enter a trance.
One after another, the blood-colored runes seemed to come alive, intertwining and circling around his body, like a terrifying blood-colored cocoon. With its breathing, a rich bloody light seemed to emanate from it.
The expressions of everyone, including the man in black robe, changed slightly, and then they became solemn, transformed into rays of divine light, appeared in the surroundings, and began to protect the law seriously.
At the same time, in the depths of Qianyuan Cave, waves of blood essence seemed to be attracted by some kind of force and rushed towards a certain area.
A vague blood-red light lurked quietly in the earth's veins. With the convergence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the blood-red essence quickly gathered together like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.
"This altar is a very important hub in the Myriad Transformations Blood Formation set up by the Blood Immortal Sect. The Myriad Transformations Blood Formation is one of the top ten ultimate killing formations in the Blood Immortal Sect's heritage."
“Even the elders who set up this formation may not know that as long as one of the key points is controlled and the fortune of the formation absorbing the earth veins is reversed, it can be transformed into a return formation similar to the spirit gathering formation…”
"These prepared blood essences will just allow me to upgrade the Wanling Blood Puppet to a higher level."
Jiang Lan focused his thoughts and stopped worrying about other things. Now was a good opportunity to fleece the Blood Immortal Cult once more and put the blame on Ye Ming.
After being seriously injured by him, it would take Ye Ming at least three or four days to recover. This period of time was enough for him to do many things.
The real show will begin when Xiao Teng wakes up.
As Jiang Lan immersed all his thoughts in the Wanhua Blood Formation.
Inside the Hall of Longevity deep within the imperial palace, the battle was extremely fierce. Runes flashed, and a strong and terrifying aura rose and fell like waves. The surrounding palaces were shaking along with it. The blood was surging, and it was earth-shaking. Corpses were flying everywhere.
The incarnation of Emperor Xia was like a Son of Heaven descending, enveloped in endless dragon energy and shining with divine light. His every move and gesture carried the indescribable power of heaven and earth.
Beside her, there were three mysterious masters who were besieging her together. Each of them had strength far beyond the ordinary seventh realm, and were almost entering the eighth realm.
One of them brought out a pair of ancient swords that were filled with evil aura and seemed to be able to slaughter all the people in the world. One was long and the other was short. They were blood red and clear, as if they were made of blood jade, and were surrounded by endless blood light.
As the sword was swung and chopped, endless corpses and blood rain were flying around, and it seemed as if gods and Buddhas could be seen being executed, and the corpses of immortals were everywhere in the sky.
Just a wisp of evil spirit is enough to chop an ordinary sixth-level cultivator into pieces.
In the hands of Emperor Xia, there is also a magic sword, bright yellow like the sun. As if the sun is in the sky, the light is boundless. As the sword energy gushes out, there are scenes of the emperor offering sacrifices to the sky, the people bowing down, and the beheading of endless demons in ancient times.
That is the Xia Yu Sword, also known as the Xuanyuan Sword, which was forged by the founding emperor of the Great Xia. Just forging the sword blank consumed tens of millions of jin of copper from Shoushan. It is truly the sword of the Son of Heaven.
In the hands of the emperor, the Xia Yu Sword burst out with infinite power. If it weren't for the dense array patterns in the imperial palace, if it were in the outside world, a simple flash of sword light would be able to cut through mountains and rivers and break off peaks.
At this moment, the three swords collided, and the void in the middle was annihilated silently. The brilliant light flashed like fireworks, and then exploded like a tsunami.
The two swords that could fight against Xia Yu's sword were also extraordinary. They were called Abi and Yuantu. Of course, they were not the two swords in the legend, but since they dared to be given such names, they must be extraordinary.
In order to sacrifice and refine the two swords, the Blood Immortal Cult dug out a burial ground from deep in the hills, and used the blood of all living things as a guide to open a sword-raising pool, throwing millions of zombies into the pool to feed on the two swords, creating a resentment and evil spirit that was enough to overturn the sky.
"kill……"
In other directions, the battle was equally brutal. Although the personnel from the other three forbidden palaces learned that a battle had taken place here, they were unable to rush over in the first time.
Because they had received instructions and knew that the Forbidden Palace behind them was the target of the Blood Immortal Cult this time, they did not dare to act rashly even though they knew that a war was breaking out in the Palace of Eternal Life.
It was precisely because of this that the Queen of Xia frowned at the moment. She had already given orders to summon the generals stationed in the other three forbidden palaces to come, but for some reason, the news was ignored...
Many of her confidants and subordinates were also fighting at this time, and even her four personal maids were covered in blood and injured.
Queen Xia was not slow to react. She had already understood that there was indeed a traitor beside her, and that the traitor knew everything about her and the real location of the Dragon-Suppressing Seal. That was why she had brought the secret treasure with her to conceal the secret.
As long as she was in the area of the Hall of Eternal Life, her current message would not be passed on. Without her orders, how could the people in the other three forbidden halls dare to move?
At this time, seeing that the situation was hopeless, the many masters from the Blood Immortal Sect who had infiltrated were trying to find ways to evacuate.
Emperor Xia also knew that it would be difficult to stop them, so he did not send anyone to chase after them. After all, chasing after them would only result in unnecessary casualties.
Facing those three beings who are about to break into the eighth realm, no matter how many people come, it will be useless. With a wave of their hands, the sixth realm cultivators will cough up blood and explode, and ordinary seventh realm beings will also be seriously injured.
In ancient times, the Eight Realms of the Bridge of Tribulation were called great powers. What was great power? With every move, one could drive the trend of heaven and earth. When one's cultivation level broke through, one would encounter the baptism of heavenly tribulation. With every step above the Bridge of Tribulation, one's strength would undergo earth-shaking changes.
To go against it is like going against heaven.
Such a person is already a pinnacle existence in the land of Kyushu.
If it weren't for her identity as the Lord of Daxia, and her many advantages in the imperial capital, her demise would have been only a matter of time before she faced the combined siege of three people.
After all, no matter how talented she is, she is old and her cultivation strength is not as good as the other party.
"He knew my plan, and he plotted against me based on it..." Emperor Xia's eyes were cold, and he wished he could cut the traitor into pieces.
Fortunately, she had divided all the forces at the first moment and did not let the people of the Blood Fairy Sect take away the national weapon, the Dragon Seal.
But at this moment, looking at the national treasure that had been stained with an inexplicable blood color and became dirty, it was no longer as clear and pure as before.
She was still furious. The Blood Immortal Cult failed to snatch the Dragon Suppression Seal, but they used a vicious scheme to leave dirty blood on its surface in an attempt to erode the fortunes of the Great Xia nation. This was simply despicable and hateful to the extreme.
The ancient and pure Dragon-Suppressing Seal hangs high in the depths of the Hall of Longevity, floating up and down, shining with silver light. Wisps of luck and fortune flow from all directions and converge on its surface. It looks extremely sacred, and there is an inexplicable power flowing with it, as if the sun, moon and stars are revolving around it.
But at this moment, it was stained with blood and had a foul smell...
Although Emperor Xia could not gain their approval, he was able to mobilize their power.
However, she would not use the Dragon Seal easily, because once it was used, some people with ulterior motives would know the truth that she did not want to be recognized by them.
Looking at the Dragon-Suppressing Seal that had been corroded and contaminated, her eyes were so cold that they could freeze the void.
"His Majesty……"
"We are unable to defend the city, and we hope Your Majesty will punish us."
The two sons of Zhenbei King Xiao He, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wang, who were in charge of guarding this place, rushed over covered in blood, feeling extremely terrified.
After a great battle, everything was destroyed, some formations were even erased, and the number of casualties was difficult to count.
Their injuries were equally serious, and their armor was broken.
Emperor Xia swept his cold eyes over them, and took back what he wanted to say. He just waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.
If the three members of the Blood Immortal Sect were to disperse, there would be absolutely no problem based on her layout plan.
As it turned out, the three men had already planned and headed straight for the Hall of Eternal Life, ignoring the other three forbidden halls...
"The clan house..."
Emperor Xia's eyes were as cold as ice. The background of the current Emperor Xia, the former old uncles, clan elders and others were all recuperating in the clan mansion. Such a big thing happened, but there was no reaction at all.
This completely shows that he does not take her, the emperor, seriously and does not take her seriously.
Perhaps even if the national treasure was taken away by someone, the clan affairs office would not intervene.
This attitude did not make her feel disappointed, but only made her angry.
Because since she ascended the throne, the clan house has always been like this, she has long been accustomed to it, but in order to force her to give up the throne, the clan house is willing to see the Blood Fairy Sect destroy the national treasure, and not help? "Just because I am a woman? I can't sit on this throne?"
"Haha, I just want to sit firmly on the throne and become the eternal empress, dominating the world and shocking the nine states..."
At this moment, with the change in Emperor Xia's thoughts and will, his heart suddenly became open-minded and calm. All his previous worries and troubles were thrown away, and his mind became clearer than ever before.
The national treasure, the Dragon Seal, which was originally floating in the Hall of Eternal Life, suddenly trembled, and its jade-like surface suddenly became crystal clear.
There seemed to be a lifelike, palm-sized golden dragon wandering around, and then it began to emit auspicious clouds and enveloped her.
She was surrounded by infinite light, and endless dragon energy suddenly burst out at this moment, directly lifting off the roof of the Hall of Eternal Life.
All the glazed tiles fell down with a crackling sound. The palace, which had not been damaged in the fierce battle just now, was now shrouded in endless dragon energy.
Countless cultivators and living beings throughout the imperial capital seemed to have heard an earth-shaking dragon roar coming from the imperial palace.
The voice was like a hidden dragon emerging from an abyss, shocking the world and exerting its might over the entire universe. A gigantic and boundless five-clawed golden dragon, shining brightly, appeared there and hovered above the deep palace.
In the palace, Xia Huang's crown fell off, and her ink-black hair fell to her shoulders. The delicate human skin that was used to cover her face melted away, revealing her absolutely beautiful and flawless face. Her eyes were filled with imperial power and light.
She stood tall and majestic, towering in the sky, overlooking the world, as if she was born with the destiny of heaven and earth, and was infused with endless dragon energy.
Deep in the sky, dark clouds rolled in, as if a catastrophic thunder was gathering and brewing.
The Dharma image of the Human Emperor covered the sky and the sun and appeared behind her. As the Dharma image converged, there seemed to be an invisible bridge to the other side, connecting her spirit platform and sea of consciousness.
"Eight Realms..." Countless people were shocked.
(End of this chapter)
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