The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 681 The Ruthless Empress Discovers Something Abnormal
The matter was already settled, and the ruthless empress stopped thinking about those things that made her unhappy, and couldn't help but recall her relationship with Li Daoming.

Her first meeting with Li Daoming was a discussion of philosophy; their first exchange of sparring; Li Daoming's various methods of pursuing her, his desire to marry her; she knew the complex emotions Ye Yixian felt when she fell for Li Daoming; she knew Ye Yixian and Ye Liuxian had married Li Daoming, and felt anger at being taken advantage of by him; when she and Ye Liuxian were spiritually connected, she empathized with Ye Liuxian's relationship with Li Daoming; she felt shame, indignation, and emotion at being seen naked and taken advantage of by Li Daoming before…

As she reminisced, her aloof and indifferent expression gradually softened, revealing a touch of warmth. Her already unparalleled beauty gained an extra touch of charm.

"No!" Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, the ruthless empress's expression changed inexplicably: "How could I have fallen in love with him so easily?"

She examined her heart and had to admit that she had indeed fallen for Li Daoming, but she shouldn't have fallen for him so easily.

When she first met Li Daoming, she discussed philosophy with him and learned of his strength and incredible talent. She admired him greatly and regarded him as a kindred spirit.

Later, she learned that he had four Daoist partners and many concubines, but she didn't care because it was none of her business.

However, as she learned that he had feelings for her, Ye Yixian fell in love with him. Ye Yixian and Ye Yunxian married him, and she began to feel dissatisfied with him.

Later, the little girl who gave birth to her Dao Fruit was also targeted by him. Using the secret technique of the main body and secondary body, she transformed into the secondary body Ye Liuxian, who also fell in love with him.

In order to get her to agree to let her marry Li Daoming, Ye Liuxian did a lot of things by taking advantage of their telepathic connection and trying to stir up her emotions.

For example, when exchanging insights about the Great Dao with her, he also conveyed to her the intimate interactions and feelings she had with Li Daoming, such as showing her some human love dramas, and scenes of Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Li Daoming cultivating together...

This sometimes made her want to beat Ye Liuxian up and tear Li Daoming to pieces, which brought her dissatisfaction with Li Daoming to the extreme.

What infuriated her was that she owed him so much, such as the Path to Immortal Transformation in the Mortal World summarized by Li Daoming, the many methods of Immortal Transformation in the Mortal World he created, the various scriptures and secret techniques collected by the Wuji Holy Court, the various resources and treasures given to her by the Wuji Holy Court that were of great benefit to her cultivation, and his telling her that if she cultivated to a certain level, she could resurrect her dead brother and allow her to undergo a great transformation and sublimation of her mind and will...

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She wasn't an ungrateful person. Because she owed too much money, she figured that if someone died, the debt would be settled. Besides, she couldn't beat him, so she could only let them do as they pleased. But she was still holding a grudge.

Therefore, he left a deep impression on her, some good and some bad, but mostly bad.

Although she doesn't deny that he has some presence in her mind, she is far from falling in love with him. She shouldn't have fallen for him after being bullied by him for a while, and she shouldn't have fallen in love with him so easily while being bullied by him.

Furthermore, even if she had developed feelings for him, it did not prevent her from loathing his lecherous and dissolute behavior.

Given her past temperament, even if she had developed genuine feelings for him, she would have forcibly suppressed or even severed her own emotions.

Instead of being bullied by him for a period of time, becoming infatuated, and easily agreeing to marry him.

"Could he have used some kind of trick on me?" the ruthless empress wondered to herself.

Thinking of this, her face turned ugly, and she couldn't help but carefully examine her own condition. However, after examining for more than an hour, and even disregarding the conflict between the sixth secret realm within her body and the five great secret realms, as well as the conflict between her physical body and primordial spirit, she used all her mental energy to examine for a while, but she found nothing.

"Could my guess be wrong? Did he not use any tricks on me? Or is his cultivation level too high, and he used tricks on me that I couldn't detect?" The Ruthless Empress hesitated. "He shouldn't have used any tricks on me!" After thinking for a long time, the Ruthless Empress secretly confirmed in her heart.

If Li Daoming used any means to influence or even control her mind, there would only be two possible outcomes:
First, Li Daoming's level of understanding was too profound, and his methods were too sophisticated. Although he used his methods to influence and even control her mind, she could not detect anything unusual at all.

But if that were the case, she wouldn't have the slightest suspicion that Li Daoming had used some trick on her, because even if she had that thought, she would be influenced by the methods he left behind and ignore the possibility.

She even lost herself because of this. Even though she knew that he had influenced and controlled her, she was willing to marry him and obey his orders in everything. But she did not do that.

Moreover, if her mind were influenced and controlled, and her mind were clouded, it would definitely have a great impact on her cultivation, making her cultivation progress slower. However, after comparing her cultivation progress before and after the breakthrough, she felt that her enlightenment cultivation had not been affected in the slightest.

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Therefore, this possibility is almost impossible.

Secondly, Li Daoming used methods on her to influence or even control her mind, but his methods were not very sophisticated, allowing her to detect the abnormality and arouse her suspicion.

If that's the case, disregarding the intense conflict between the sixth secret realm within her body and the five major secret realms, as well as the physical body and primordial spirit, she would definitely be able to detect some abnormalities by using all her mental energy to examine her own condition.

But she didn't notice anything unusual, so this possibility is almost impossible.

Therefore, she should not have been influenced or even controlled by Li Daoming's methods.

Thinking of this, and how easily she was captivated by Li Daoming's kisses and how easily she fell in love with him, the ruthless empress couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Especially when she recalled the human love drama that Ye Liuxian had once conveyed to her, she couldn't help but wonder if she was the kind of person who appeared cold and strong on the outside, but actually longed to be conquered by her even stronger and more domineering ways.

Shaking her head slightly, the ruthless empress dared not think any further and suppressed her thoughts.

At the same time, he took out a Creation Elixir and swallowed it. Before starting to recover, he released the suppression of the intense internal conflict and the injuries to his physical body and primordial spirit.

She didn't have much time left, and she wanted to get herself back to her best condition so she could marry Li Daoming.

Just as the ruthless empress was recovering from her injuries, Li Daoming had already made all the necessary preparations.

He was dashing and radiant, his face beaming with undisguised joy. The world seemed to change with his mood; when he was happy, the world was happy, and the whole world was filled with an atmosphere of joy.

However, at this time, Li Daoming was unaware that the ruthless empress had become suspicious of him, suspecting that he had used tricks on her and affected her mind.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be happy; he would be worried and relieved that she hadn't noticed anything amiss.

(End of this chapter)