The phoenix's thieving eyes widened as it sensed an extremely terrifying aura emanating from Soda Lu.
This is the strongest person it has encountered in all its time in Daqi.
He was stronger than that old man named Qingchenzi.
It couldn't understand why Soda Lu, which it had previously been able to easily tease, had suddenly become so terrifying.
"From now on, you are only allowed to stand on the pillars. If I see you standing at the highest point of the imperial palace again, I will roast you."
Soda Lu didn't turn around, but when those faint words came, the imprisoned phoenix found that it could move again.
The moment it regained its mobility, it sprang into action and charged at Soda Land once again.
It wanted to test whether all of this was really true.
Then, the pitiful cries of a phoenix echoed above the imperial palace, and countless feathers fluttered down from the sky.
Those were the feathers that had been forcibly plucked from the bird by a pair of large hands, and the bald phoenix reappeared in the pit from before.
It's confirmed, it's true.
This is why Soda Lu suddenly became so incredibly strong, strong enough to crush it at any moment.
"That bird may be a bit cheeky, but it does have some uses."
Inside the Imperial Palace Garden, Empress Dongfang Ruoyun brewed tea while smiling at Soda Lu as he approached.
"Qi'er may appear cold on the outside but is kind on the inside. He may seem to be scolding his subordinates with a cold face, but in reality he is full of affection. However, rules are rules, and not even a bird can break them."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Ruoyun smiled and shook her head, then handed the teacup to Soda Lu, who was sitting opposite her.
"You're not leaving again this time, are you?"
"Then shouldn't we change our surname back to Dongfang? My father has come to me about this many times. Although you don't acknowledge us as our ancestor, we have regarded you as our ancestor ever since you saved our lineage."
"By changing back to their original names, we can fulfill our filial duties."
Dongfang Lu smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"It doesn't matter whether it's changed back or not. Compared to the original identity of Dongfang Lu, the Holy Son of Wuji Temple, I prefer the identity of Daqi Butler Soda Lu."
"I feel comfortable and I'm used to it."
As he spoke, Dongfang Lu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Dongfang Ruoyun.
“Your talent is the best in your lineage, and you are the most compatible with my cultivation method. But you were willing to waste eighteen years to cooperate with that old man’s plan. It’s a pity.”
Dongfang Ruoyun smiled again upon hearing this.
"I wasted eighteen years lying in bed, but in return my son has transformed into a man. It's not a pity."
Dongfang Ruoyun is not simple, she has never been simple. Her talent is countless times stronger than that of Xi Jiusheng, and she has even won the favor and true teachings of Dongfang Lu.
However, she remained bedridden for eighteen years, seemingly betrayed by the Dayang royal family, but in reality, this was also part of Old Master Yi's scheme.
Everything was for Ye Boqi to obtain the Heavenly Book and reincarnate to rebuild his cultivation.
“I’ve never liked that old man, but the scale and ingenuity of his schemes are beyond my reach. The Heavenly Dao used the Azure Dragon to suppress the Divine Land in order to weaken the source of the Imperial Land, but he took advantage of the loopholes in this scheme and used the power of the entire Divine Land to set up a grand plan for reincarnation and rebirth, deceiving the Heavenly Dao and reversing the fate of one side of the Divine Land for three years, all for Qi’er to enter the game. That alone is terrifying enough.”
Strictly speaking, Ye Boqi is not considered a reincarnation, because Ye Laoxie used the power of a divine land to turn back time by three years, a feat that is even more astonishing and terrifying than reincarnation.
"But the price was not small. Without Jiu Sheng sacrificing his talent and cultivation, I alone could not have achieved this."
A hint of melancholy appeared on Dongfang Ruoyun's face as she spoke.
Yes, the price of such a grand scheme was that Yi Jiusheng's cultivation talent could no longer advance, and it was also the real reason why everyone in Daqi was improving, but Yi Jiusheng's cultivation had stagnated.
His father's love was as strong as a mountain, but he never mentioned it to Ye Boqi, nor did he intend to tell him.
Dongfang Ruoyun also sacrificed eighteen years of her best cultivation time for her son's transformation.
Just as she once said, my son is the apple of my eye, and I am willing to give everything for him.
She and Ye Jiusheng only have one precious son, Ye Boqi, who is also Ye Jiusheng's darling. It's just that the father and mother love their son in different ways.
His disdainful glare was also a unique way he showed his affection for his son.
Dongfang Lu didn't say anything because he knew how stubborn Dongfang Ruoyun was; once she made up her mind, nothing could change it.
"Fortunately, everything was successful. Even I am surprised by Qi'er's achievements now. And the eighteen years you wasted have been miraculously made up for by Qi'er. I have to say, this is also a kind of destiny."
After Dongfang Lu finished speaking, he glanced in the direction of Boqi Hall and shook his head again.
“They themselves would not be favored by fortune, but when they are bound to Qi’er, they are all people with great fortune.”
"I took a walk around Daqi and found that there were so many little guys with such good fortune that it was terrifying. I can't even imagine what Daqi will be like when they really grow up."
He chuckled as he spoke.
"In such a vast country, individuals with extraordinary fortune can form an army of such fortune. Such a foundation is something that even the combined super powers of the entire Imperial Land could not achieve. Such an army alone would be enough to flatten all the forces in the Imperial Land."
"What kind of superpower that has existed for ten thousand years is nothing in front of such an army."
As he spoke, he put down the teacup in his hand.
"It's exciting to think about, but before that day comes, some of the filth that has gotten in must be eliminated."
Within a thousand miles of the capital of Daqi lies a massive military camp, guarding the spatial passage connecting the imperial lands.
The general guarding this place is named Qi Shili. He was also among the first group of people whose cultivation and talent were fully developed during the rise of Daqi.
Because he was also a student of the Azure Sky Academy back then, and he personally witnessed the scene where the Crown Prince beat up Ye Chen and beheaded the Vice Dean.
He was a fervent supporter of Daqi and was among the first to reap the benefits of Daqi's rise.
From the moment Daqi conquered the Horned Constellation Divine Realm, he followed Huang Boqi in his conquests, taking the Azure Dragon Divine Land and the Vermilion Bird Divine Land.
Now, he was extremely excited because the army of Daqi was about to set foot on the land of the gods and create a new dynasty of its own.
Although he wanted to be the first to go to the Imperial Land, his orders were to guard the space passage.
Qi Shili realized that even if he went to the Imperial Land, he would be among the last to leave, which left him feeling extremely helpless.
However, the soldiers of the Daqi Army take obedience to orders as their primary duty. Regardless of whether they understand it or not, once an order is given, it must be strictly carried out.
Qi Shili was assigned to guard this place because he was a calm and composed person who was also polite.
People of all kinds come and go from the Imperial Land to Daqi. If a hothead were to guard this place, he might offend some people he shouldn't.
In a flash of light, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face walked out of the spatial passage.
This made Qi Shili frown deeply.
There are no teleportation missions today, and the spatial passage is not open.
So how did this person get here?
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