The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 189: Stargazing Pavilion

Led by the eunuch outside the courtyard, Li Yan and Taoist Qingyun came to the outside of Yongshou Palace to ask for an audience with Emperor Xia.

Soon after, he was summoned by Emperor Xia.

"Meet my father."

Li Yan bowed slightly towards Emperor Xia.

Taoist Qingyun beside him also saluted Emperor Xia.

"You have already specialized in sorcery."

Emperor Xia looked at Li Yan.

When Li Yan asked the eunuch to pay a visit to Emperor Xia, he had already explained the reason why Li Yan wanted to see him.

Therefore, Emperor Xia knew that Li Yan was an eighth-grade sorcerer.

"Yes."

Li Yan nodded gently: "I hope that my father will agree to allow me to enter the Star Observation Pavilion and practice magic with Taoist Qingyun."

He looked calm and did not try to show goodwill to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia nodded slightly with a complicated expression.

He recalled that two years ago, when Xia Yan had loved him very much when his biological mother was still alive.

Although he was the Emperor of Xia, he also enjoyed the moments of warmth brought by Xia Yan.

But now he couldn't feel any affection at all.

It is completely different from two years ago.

He naturally would not have thought that his son Xia Yan was dead.

Now in front of him is Li Yan, who has inherited Xia Yan's identity.

Of course I won't have any feelings for him.

"You've grown up and have your own ideas."

"In that case, you can practice with Taoist Qingyun! When you are twenty years old, if you still want to continue practicing as a sorcerer, I will allow you to continue practicing in the Stargazing Pavilion."

Emperor Xia said to Li Yan.

The reason why there is a custom of royal family members over the age of 20 leaving the palace is to develop their abilities.

So as to cultivate a capable Emperor Xia.

Since Li Yan has already practiced sorcery, it is equivalent to giving up his inheritance rights.

So even if he stayed in the Observatory in the palace, it wouldn’t mean anything.

Being able to stay in the Observatory for a long time to practice is naturally a good thing for Li Yan.

He bowed slightly to Emperor Xia and said, "Thank you, Father."

Taoist Qingyun also nodded to Emperor Xia and said, "Please rest assured, Emperor Xia, I will definitely teach the Ninth Prince seriously."

He sighed slightly in his heart.

Although Emperor Xia kept a straight face, he could clearly sense that he felt a little guilty towards Li Yan.

With this trace of guilt, even if Li Yan had the blood of the Chu State, with his support, he would definitely have a chance to become the next Emperor Xia.

But now, in order to become a sorcerer, Li Yan consumed Emperor Xia's guilt towards Li Yan.

Originally, the Xia royal family did not allow the prince to practice sorcery. Li Yan was able to become an exception. If Emperor Xia had not felt guilty towards Li Yan, it would have been impossible.

……

After getting permission, Li Yan stood up with Taoist Qingyun and said goodbye to Emperor Xia.

Then he followed Taoist Qingyun to the Stargazing Pavilion, the only pure land for sorcerers inside the palace.

“What a high attic.”

Li Yan looked up at the Stargazing Pavilion that was a hundred feet high and spoke softly.

Although this observatory is inside the imperial palace, it seems to be in a different world from the palace.

When he was in Ningxin Palace before, he didn't see this attic at all.

Now, under the leadership of Taoist Qingyun, another veil in the palace has been unveiled, and the Observatory has been revealed.

When he saw this towering attic, he began to vaguely realize that this extraordinary world was beginning to reveal its extraordinary corner to him.

Taoist Qingyun smiled and said, "If the Ninth Prince can go to the top floor in the future, he will know that this Stargazing Pavilion is even higher than what you see now."

"How can I get to the top floor?"

Li Yan's eyes flickered slightly.

Listen to the meaning of Taoist Qingyun’s words.

It might not be as easy as he thought to step onto the top floor of the Observatory.

"Only those who have reached the third rank can be qualified to ascend to the top floor of the Stargazing Pavilion." "Only those who have reached the third rank can be qualified to ascend to the top floor?"

There was a hint of surprise in Li Yan's eyes.

Whether it is the path of martial arts or the lineage of sorcerers, it is not an easy task to enter the upper three levels.

However, one has to be a third-grade astronomical observatory to be eligible to climb to the top, which shows how extraordinary it is.

Li Yan asked, "Then I wonder if Taoist Qingyun has ever reached the summit?"

Taoist Qingyun shook his head slightly and said, "I am still a little short of it."

"Now you can only step into the 990th floor."

"I forgot to introduce it to the Ninth Prince. This Stargazing Pavilion has a thousand floors, and the spiritual energy of each floor is richer than the previous one."

"If you can reach the top, the spiritual energy there is no less than that of the immortal mountains and spiritual places in the world."

“It’s so amazing!”

A hint of surprise appeared in Li Yan's eyes.

According to Taoist Qingyun, this Stargazing Pavilion does not look like a loft, but more like a magical treasure that can help sorcerers practice.

Taoist Qingyun said: "This was built by Grandmaster Taihuangzi of my Taiqing Palace. It is naturally extraordinary to be able to suppress the fate of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"It was actually created by Grandmaster Taihuangzi, no wonder."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

Taihuangzi was the founder of Taiqing Palace who had a close friendship with the first Emperor Xia.

His own strength has long entered the upper third level.

But Li Yan did not know what specific realm it was from Xia Yan's memory.

But it should not be an ordinary upper third grade.

And it should not have perished now.

Li Yan looked towards the roof and asked softly, "The person who is now on the roof of the Star Observation Pavilion should be the current Great Xia State Master, the Pavilion Master of the Star Observation Pavilion, Senior Tai Xuanzi, right?"

Taoist Qingyun nodded and said, "Yes, Senior Brother Taixuanzi has also entered the upper third level. He is now in charge of the Stargazing Pavilion and suppresses the destiny of Daxia."

"Only those who have reached the upper third rank can take charge of the Stargazing Pavilion."

There was a hint of envy in Taoist Qingyun's eyes.

Although he is now a fourth-grade warlock.

But it is still within the middle three grades.

It is not at the same level as the top three grades.

Entering the upper three grades is equivalent to becoming an immortal god on earth.

He is not far from the upper third level.

Otherwise, he would not have been chosen as Tai Xuanzi's successor and sent to serve as the deputy master of the Stargazing Pavilion.

But he still had no idea when he would be able to break through, or even if he could break through at all.

Li Yan also saw the envy in Taoist Qingyun's eyes, and chuckled, "Taoist Qingyun has a deep fortune, and he will definitely be able to enter the upper third level in the future."

Taoist Qingyun smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll borrow the Ninth Prince's good words."

He pulled out a jade slip from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yan.

"This is a jade book. It contains the introductory techniques for sorcerers. Input spiritual energy into it and place it against your forehead to explore the contents."

"Your Highness, you can take a look first. If you don't understand anything, you can call me directly and I will explain it to you clearly."

In his heart, he had already accepted Li Yan's practice of sorcery.

Li Yan's identity is unique, so he naturally wouldn't keep anything to himself.

The jade book contains all the introductory techniques carefully selected by the Taiqing Palace, each of which has extraordinary effectiveness.

There are also many annotations. If one has enough understanding, one can learn all the techniques in it with just this jade book.

But he had already thought about it, it doesn't matter even if Li Yan doesn't understand it.

At that time, he will explain it to Li Yan word by word.

"Thank you, Taoist Qingyun."

Li Yan nodded and smiled at Taoist Qingyun.

"The higher you go in this observatory, the denser the spiritual energy becomes. However, if you want to climb the tower, you need to be a sorcerer and have a good understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"The higher your understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the higher the level you can ascend."

"Ninth Prince, you can try your best to climb the stairs and see how many floors you can reach."

(End of this chapter)