Huangxiu

Chapter 1068 Threat
This will is the key to becoming a supreme celestial demon, but it may not be the supreme celestial demon, nor the spirit lord.

But it may not be that it is not the Supreme Heavenly Demon, nor may it be that it is not the Spirit Venerable.

What we gain now has only benefits and no drawbacks.

He could feel that after being influenced by his will, his spirit also became pure and powerful.

This causes the demonic energy to circulate faster, thus subtly enhancing one's cultivation level.

He stretched out his hand, and a section of finger bone, as clear as jade, appeared.

He examined the finger bone and shook his head.

This finger bone is not like the original hand, so it cannot be transformed into a spiritual treasure.

This is because the Great Demon-Subduing Seal has completely extracted its spiritual essence.

His hand suddenly went empty, and the finger bone fell into the azure sky above his Laogong acupoint, landing on the small island and making it even more vibrant.

He took a step and was already inside a hall of the Great Mongol Imperial Palace.

A heightened sense of awareness enveloped the entire palace.

Then they saw Li Hongzhao make her move at the morning court session, her jade-like face tense and her expression frosty.

Two elderly men dressed in crane-patterned robes knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Judging from his crane-feather robe, one can tell that he is a high-ranking official of the first rank.

Even when they knelt on the ground, they remained calm and composed, displaying an air of unwavering composure even in the face of imminent collapse.

Two eunuchs stepped forward, removed their official hats, and then took off their crane-feather robes.

They remained calm and composed, dressed only in their undergarments, yet still upright and spirited.

Li Hongzhao waved her hand.

They bowed and left the main hall.

The atmosphere inside the hall was solemn and oppressive; all the officials kept their eyes fixed straight ahead and held their breath.

Li Hongzhao waved his hand, signaling the court to adjourn.

As the eunuch Gao Xuan announced, Li Hongzhao rose and slowly left.

She first returned to her own palace, changed into casual clothes, and then went to the main hall where Chu Zhiyuan was.

She sat down in the grand chair in the hall and said lazily, "These old fellows underestimated them!"

Chu Zhiyuan sat down opposite her and smiled, "Can't you handle them?"

“Not a single student or former subordinate stepped forward to plead for him,” Li Hongzhao shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Did they know the news in advance, did they get wind of it?"

Li Hongzhao nodded: "There must be a plan."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Do they want to be reinstated, or have they found a successor?"

“It’s impossible for him to be reinstated. Wouldn’t that be like slapping myself in the face?” Li Hongzhao snorted. “He must be certain that the successor will be one of their own. These civil officials have complicated relationships and many secrets in private.”

"You couldn't figure out their background?" Chu Zhiyuan laughed. "Where are your imperial guards?"

Li Hongzhao shook his head: "No matter how capable they are, they can't know everything. Besides, we can't push them too far."

These civil officials also had guards in their homes, and these guards were quite skilled.

Guards with average cultivation levels will be detected if they get too close, while there aren't that many guards with strong cultivation levels.

Moreover, too many spies can instill fear and anger in officials.

As an emperor, one cannot simply use power to oppress people; one must also consider feelings.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Li Hongzhao shook his head: "These officials need to be given leniency, but not too indulgently, but also not too harshly. I've just found the right balance."

“That’s a real pity,” Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile. “He was originally a wise and capable ruler.”

Li Hongzhao said, "Compared to a wise ruler, cultivation is more attractive to me."

"He will ascend to heaven in nine days, but what about Li Biyang? When will he succeed to the throne?"

"There is no need for me to succeed to the throne. I will write a will, and after I ascend to heaven, the Emperor's Sword will choose him as its master."

"Won't something go wrong?"

"The Emperor's Sword will not make mistakes... You can observe my ascension and gain experience in the future."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "Then I must thank you."

Li Hongzhao frowned slightly: "I've been feeling uneasy lately, and now it feels even worse."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

He wouldn't ignore Li Hongzhao's feelings.

At Li Hongzhao's level, it's hard to have any illusions.

A feeling that something is wrong is often a premonition, an inexplicable and strange sensation.

He looked up at the sky.

Li Hongzhao shook his head: "It didn't come from the sky."

"So there's a master secretly watching you, trying to get rid of you?... But you have the Emperor's Sword, who can threaten you?"

"The only thing that can threaten the Emperor's Sword is the Emperor's Sword."

Li Hongzhao, wielding the Emperor's Sword, experienced a surge in cultivation and gained enhanced senses. He knew that Chu Zhiyuan's cultivation level was sufficient to withstand the Emperor's Sword.

"The Emperor's Sword..." Chu Zhiyuan stood up, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, deep in thought.

Apart from the Great Meng, the Great Jing would not dare to take action, and the Great Zhen might not dare to either.

Who dared to use the Emperor's Sword to attack Li Hongzhao?
After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Does anyone know that you are going to ascend to immortality?"

Li Hongzhao shook her head: "I'm only telling you this."

"Then let's lure him out," Chu Zhiyuan said. "Let's go on an incognito visit and draw him out."

“…Lure the snake out of its hole!” Li Hongzhao nodded slowly.

He was constantly on edge, worried that if the creature appeared and caused trouble during his ascension, it would be a huge problem.

Chu Zhiyuan's cultivation is now unfathomable; even I might not be his match.

With his help, plus his own Emperor's Sword...

"We'll leave the city tonight," Li Hongzhao scoffed. "Let's lure him out!"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Let's go out for dinner."

"Alright!" Li Hongzhao gritted his teeth and said, "This time we're going to find that guy. Let's go."

She got up and left.

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Leng Tieya and Hu Yunni appeared in a small town and went straight to the outside of a house.

Hu Yunni looked around curiously.

The houses in this small town are somewhat dilapidated, and most of the residents are from the lower class.

The remains were actually here?

Leng Tieya floated directly inside and landed in the courtyard, where Hu Yunni followed him in.

They all knew the house was empty.

Leng Tieya pointed to the stone table in the center of the courtyard: "It should be under there."

Hu Yunni looked at the stone table with surprise. It was made of a single piece of bluestone and was simple and unadorned.

Leng Tieya pointed to the stone table and said, "There's something strange about that stone table."

Hu Yunni stepped forward and examined the stone table, but it was smooth and flat, with nothing unusual about it.

Leng Tieya flipped the stone table over so that its back was facing up, revealing the strange patterns on it.

Hu Yunni examined the patterns in surprise, frowning as she said, "This is..."

Leng Tieya put the table down, then picked up one of the three table legs and handed it to Hu Yunni.

Hu Yunni noticed that the table legs, made of bluestone, were still covered with patterns.

It is only hidden in a shallow depth, and covered by a blue hue, making it difficult to detect.

"boom!"

The ground suddenly trembled.

Hu Yunni looked down at the ground and saw that a bulge was rapidly rising from it.

Then, with a "bang," mud and sand shot out.

A beam of white light shot out, directly over the wall and into the distance.

"Chase!"

Hu Yunni shouted, drew her sword, and transformed into a white rainbow piercing the sun, shooting into the distance.

Leng Tieya followed closely behind.

……

A moment later, Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward and flicked his sleeve.

The soil and stone table on the ground disappeared.

A black box underground also disappeared at the same time.

The stone table and the black box fell onto the small island with its blue sea and sky almost simultaneously.

He vanished the next moment and appeared in the Demon-Subduing Palace.

Inside the Demon-Subduing Divine Palace, the black box flew from his hand and landed on the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan looked it over and shook his head.

This skeleton possessed an even greater spirituality, knowing how to feint and sever its tail to survive.

This black box is completely different from the black box that Miao Qingjie and the others used to contain their remains.

Ancient and profound, seemingly without light, yet it seems to shimmer with light and flow with strange power.

This strange power seemed to devour all the surrounding energy and transform it into its own.

Such a strange black box still couldn't trap the hand inside.

It has already managed to detach from the black box, yet it remains inside it.

Chu Zhiyuan was curious about the origin of the black box and why the remains were suppressed.

Who suppressed the remains of the supreme celestial demon?
Is it another supreme celestial demon?
These supreme celestial demons once fought a great battle?
(End of this chapter)