Next, the empress listened to the ministers' suggestions on other state affairs before leaving.
The Four Heavenly Kings also disappeared in the first moment.
As Xue Yuxia shouted "dismiss the court", most of the ministers retreated instantly.
Generally speaking, when someone is promoted to a noble title, people will come forward to congratulate him.
However, almost no one came forward to congratulate Ye Chen on his title of marquis, because everyone knew that at least three of the four royal families disliked Ye Chen. If they got close to Ye Chen, wouldn't it mean going against the three royal families?
"General Ye Chen, congratulations."
At this moment, Ye Chen heard a woman's voice coming from behind him.
He turned around and saw that it was Xue Yuxia.
Now when I saw this female official again, she was not as cold and arrogant as the first time. Instead, there was a faint smile on her pretty face.
Generally speaking, even in front of dukes and marquises, this female official would be rude, and she would certainly not do so to a marquis.
The main reason was that Ye Chen was granted the power to "walk before the Empress", which made Xue Yuxia realize that the young man in front of her would be the closest person to the Empress, just like her.
As for what kind of relationship there is between Ye Chen and the empress, this is not something that a small female official like her can interfere with.
"Thank you, Master Xue."
Ye Chen smiled faintly, bowed, and returned the greeting.
Xue Yuxia nodded slightly and said, "If you need anything in the future, or if you don't understand something, just tell me."
"Thank you." Ye Chen nodded slightly.
After Xue Yuxia left, Ye Chen saw the Duke of Protectorate Leng Hanjiang standing not far away waiting for him.
He walked forward and asked, "Duke, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Leng Hanjiang was silent for a moment, looking up and down at the young man in front of him, feeling quite emotional.
When Leng Hanjiang brought him into the royal city, he never thought that Ye Chen would actually be able to take the title of marquis this year among all the top families and powerful people.
This can simply be called a miracle!
Maybe the empress wanted to use this incident to show her power of speech to her ministers?
Maybe it’s because the level of the competitors this year is much lower than in previous years?
Or is it because... the empress really likes Ye Chen?
Suppressing these thoughts in his mind, Leng Hanjiang smiled faintly and said, "First of all, congratulations on your promotion to the rank of Marquis. This way, you will be eligible for a spot in the 'Battle of Hundred Marquises'."
"A Hundred Marquises Battle..."
Ye Chen's mind moved, and he remembered this matter again. It was said that it was a grand event held once every ten years, attracting countless geniuses.
At this time, Leng Hanjiang continued, "Although you are the last contestant to be crowned a marquis in this Hundred Marquis Tournament, I am still very optimistic that you will have a chance to secure the top ten spots. This way, you will have the capital to enter the Divine Warrior Realm."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen asked, "Duke, why is it that being in the top ten allows one to enter the Divine Realm? Is there any necessary connection between the two?"
"So you don't even know this..."
Leng Hanjiang shook his head helplessly, then patiently explained, "For cultivators like me, we're competing for the Great Dao. The higher we advance in cultivation, the more demanding the conditions for a breakthrough become. You may not feel it clearly in the Condensation and Gathering Spirit Realms, but if you want to break through to the Divine Warrior Realm, you must possess at least one 'Great Dao Luck'."
"The destiny of the great way..."
Ye Chen muttered to himself, the name sounded very impressive.
Leng Hanjiang continued, "The destiny of the Great Dao, we call it 'ancestral energy' or 'Dao energy' for short. I once heard the Heavenly King say that how high a realm a strong man in the Divine Realm can ultimately reach depends entirely on how much ancestral energy he can obtain.
Even a powerful God King like the Heavenly King yearns for the Ancestral Qi, so you can imagine how precious and rare it is."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned and asked, "How come I've never even heard of this ancestral energy, let alone seen it? What on earth is it?"
"You are just a cultivator at the Condensation Realm. How can you possess ancestral energy now? Even in my hand, there is only a trace of it."
Leng Hanjiang cursed with a smile, stretched out his palm, and then, a wisp of white mist-like gas floated above his palm like a small snake.
Just that little bit caused the surrounding energy to resonate slightly.
It happened in a flash. Leng Hanjiang only displayed that trace of ancestral energy for a moment before taking it back into his body.
Then, seeing Ye Chen standing there in front of him like a dumbfounded chicken, he thought he was shocked and couldn't help but smile faintly: "Ancestral Qi is very precious. Even if this is all I have now, storing it in my sea of consciousness on a daily basis can also help calm my mind and spirit. It is a powerful aid to my cultivation and comprehension of the exercises."
At this point, Leng Hanjiang saw that Ye Chen still had a dumbfounded expression, and he couldn't help but frown and said, "Ye Chen? Ye Chen? Did you hear what I just said to answer your questions?"
"Ah? Oh! I heard it. Thank you, Duke!"
Ye Chen suddenly woke up, and quickly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, pretending to be nothing and smiling.
He was not shocked by the trace of ancestral energy displayed by the Duke, but... he was shocked by the huge amount of "Dao Qi" in his sea of consciousness.
It was only after Leng Hanjiang had explained to him what Dao Qi and Luck were, and had shown him a hint of them, that Ye Chen realized that the ethereal, hazy energy within his sea of consciousness was actually Dao Qi and Luck, also known as Ancestral Qi or Dao Qi!
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.
It's like a poor man with nothing in his house suddenly discovering that there is a huge gold mine under his house, and he actually sleeps on a gold mountain every day...
It's not that he hadn't felt these ancestral auras before, but he had never compared them with others, so naturally he didn't know that these mists in his sea of consciousness were precious and special.
So where does this great fortune come from?
Ye Chen naturally knew this.
That is, every time he repairs the artifact, it will increase a little.
When he was repairing the artifact before, he felt a strange feeling, as if he had obtained some kind of existence that he could not foresee at the moment.
It is precisely because of this that Ye Chen tirelessly repaired all the artifacts.
Unconsciously, I had accumulated so much Dao Qi...
If I tell Leng Hanjiang all this, wouldn't he be shocked to the point of being stunned?
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