Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 305 The Purple Maiden Competition at the Heavenly Court
The unusual combination of Chen Hong and his group naturally attracted the attention of everyone in Zi Lan Xuan.

Chen Hong's wives were all stunning beauties; it was hard for them not to attract attention.

Zi Nu and the others naturally noticed Chen Hong and his group as well.

So Zi Nu sent someone to invite Chen Hong and the others to the inner room.

"I have seen the immortal."

Zi Nu bowed to Chen Hong.

"I have met the sage."

Han Fei and Zhang Liang bowed to Chen Hong.

"I have seen the immortal."

Wei Zhuang also bowed to Chen Hong with great solemnity.

"No need to be polite."

With a gentle touch, Chen Hong helped everyone up, and an invisible force lifted them up.

Han Fei and the others were somewhat surprised that Chen Hong would come to Zi Lan Xuan.

After all, Chen Hong had been missing for eight years.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, why have you come here?"

Han Fei bowed somewhat nervously and asked.

"Then why did you come here?" Chen Hong asked in return.

Han Fei sighed: "The State of Han is in danger of collapse. After all, I am still the Ninth Prince of the State of Han. I really cannot sit idly by and watch my homeland perish."

"Is the sage here to stop me?"

"Not at all," Chen Hong chuckled. "I was just browsing around."

"However, after meeting you, I have developed a fondness for your talent."

"You're about to die, do you want to change your fate?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang, Zhang Liang, and Zi Nu all narrowed their eyes and looked at Han Fei with worry in their eyes.

Han Fei, however, remained calm and chuckled as he said:

“Sages are no ordinary people; they have already comprehended the secrets of creation and the heavens.”

"Indeed, I have traveled through the long river of time and witnessed my own death."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang, Zhang Liang, and Zi Nu all looked at Han Fei in surprise.

They never expected that Han Fei would have such a miraculous encounter, and they didn't know if it was true or not.

However, Han Fei's nonchalant attitude towards death still touched them.

"Then...do you regret it?"

Some people have never seen the ocean and think that rivers are the most magnificent.

But some people can see the whole autumn in a single fallen leaf.

"Ten years can witness the passing of spring and autumn; a hundred years can witness birth, aging, sickness, and death; a thousand years can witness the changing of dynasties; ten thousand years can witness the shifting of stars and constellations."

If a mortal tries to perceive the vastness of the universe over millions of years with the limited perspective of a single day, wouldn't they be like a frog at the bottom of a well?

"Han Fei was but a mayfly in the universe, doing his best to do what he wanted with his insignificant body. So why should he regret it or not?"

Chen Hong nodded, "That's right. When I establish my Heavenly Court in the future, you will have a place there."

Han Fei's pupils contracted, and he could no longer remain calm.

"what!"

"You want to establish a heavenly court?"

Zi Nu, Zhang Liang, Wei Zhuang, and the others also looked at Chen Hong in surprise.

"Not bad." Chen Hong nodded calmly.

"The world is full of talented people, just like a carp crossing a river."

"They die and vanish into thin air, it's a pity."

"Why not all of them enter my Heavenly Court, attain divine positions, each perform their duties, transform the starry sea, expand the territory, and make the endless starry sea flourish with life, giving birth to even more brilliant civilizations and wisdom?"

Even opening up chaotic territories beyond the universe is not impossible if one has sufficient strength.

What do you think?

Han Fei was stunned, and Zi Nu, Zhang Liang, Wei Zhuang, Yan Fei, Jing Ni and others also stared at Chen Hong in astonishment.

After a long pause, Han Fei finally replied with a wry smile:

"The sage's spirit is so great that even Han Fei could not match it."

"Han Fei was just a scholar; he did not possess the great abilities of a sage and could not accomplish such a great thing."

"It's alright, it's alright. You can serve me after you die."

"When the time comes, I'll give you a divine position, and then you'll naturally have the ability to help me do great things."

Chen Hong waved his hand dismissively.

Han Fei's lips twitched, feeling somewhat embarrassed and unsure how to respond.

I've heard of people making empty promises to the living, but I've never heard of making empty promises to the dead.

The moment he opens his mouth, he says he'll only serve after I die. It's like he's hoping I'll die soon so he can be eternally exploited for endless years.
Zi Nu covered her mouth with her hand and burst out laughing.

“The ideas of a sage are truly extraordinary.”

"Ninth Young Master, it seems the Sage values ​​you highly. Congratulations!"

"Uh..." Han Fei forced a smile.

"And you, Zhang Liang, after you die, would you be willing to enter my Heavenly Court and seek a divine position?"

Zhang Liang smiled gently and performed a Confucian courtesy to Chen Hong.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear."

Wei Zhuang appeared aloof and expressionless, but he couldn't help glancing at Chen Hong out of the corner of his eye.

She thought to herself: Why hasn't he come to invite me yet? Why hasn't he come to invite me yet?
But Chen Hong seemed to have forgotten about him and looked directly at Zi Nu.

"I've heard that Miss Zi Nu is proficient in perfumery, disguise, pharmacology, and metallurgy, and her skills in making and using poisons are unparalleled."

I happen to have some expertise in medicine. Why don't we sit down and discuss our medical knowledge, exchanging ideas and refining our skills in medicine?

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear."

Zi Nu agreed and asked everyone to kneel and sit in a circle.

Chen Hong and Zi Nu sat facing each other on either side of the table.

The maids of Zilan Pavilion brought up various medicinal herbs and mortar and pestle tools.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Hong produced a variety of medicinal herbs and utensils.

Zi Nu is proficient in all kinds of rare stones and medicines.

Chen Hong has studied alchemy for many years and possesses the supernatural power of medicine, capable of bringing the dead back to life and healing the wounded. This is a cultivation method that uses medicine to enter the Dao, encompassing various medical and immortal techniques.

There is also the Earthly Fiend Divine Power of "Boiling Stones," which involves refining and calcining various metals and minerals into medicines for consumption; this is a kind of alchemy technique.

Chen Hong immediately used the evolutionary medicinal materials produced in the blessed land to refine the pill, and refined the [Innate Creation Pill] recorded in the supernatural power.

【Innate Creation Pill: Refined from medicinal materials that have been evolved by the Evolutionary Primal Mist, containing the Qi of Innate Creation】

When taken by pregnant women, it can nourish the fetus, allowing it to receive abundant innate nourishment in the womb.

Born with extraordinary innate talent and a profound foundation, possessing an innate divine body, he was an unparalleled genius, crushing all his peers and winning at the starting line.

Everyone was stunned by Chen Hong's introduction.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other.

The children of immortals are born at the starting line, already standing at the finish line that all other beings can only dream of.

Everyone was incredibly envious as they watched Chen Hong feed five Innate Creation Pills to his five wives.

This treatment made Han Fei want to trick his silly younger sister into having a child with extraordinary bloodline and talent with the immortal.

Shaking his head, Han Fei dismissed the wicked thought and continued to watch the match.

In terms of elixirs, Zi Nu was undoubtedly completely defeated.

But it doesn't matter, Zi Nu is also good at many other things.

Zi Nu was skilled in perfumery and an expert in the art of incense. She once created a fragrance called "Shuying Danxiang" (疏影淡香), which was ostensibly used to calm the nerves, but was actually a poisonous fragrance.

Chen Hong was proficient in many cultivation methods that involved medicine, and naturally he was also quite knowledgeable about incense.

Chen Hong concocted twelve different fragrances for his twelve women: Exquisite Flower Incense, Herbal Essence Incense, Bamboo Fragrance Incense, Snow-Clad Skirt Incense, Smoked Skin Cloud Incense, Dancing Clouds, Half-Night Cloud Dream Incense, Climbing Beam Smoke Incense, Bamboo Powder Incense, Peach Blossom Incense Curtain Incense, Burning Incense Dew Incense, and Peach Breast Infusing Spring Incense.

Everyone, including Yan Lingji, received Chen Hong's incense and were all very happy, beaming with joy.

Empress Lü Zhi, Consort Yan, and other women were all very satisfied with Chen Hong's flattery.

In an instant, the women were filled with a rich fragrance, and the entire attic room was filled with various sweet scents, as if one were in a sea of ​​flowers.

Wei Zhuang and the others rolled their eyes at Chen Hong for taking the opportunity to show off his affection.

Faced with Chen Hong's bombardment of high-end incense, Zi Nu was once again defeated.

Watching Chen Hong engage in a debate with him, and even taking the opportunity to flatter him, he was speechless and didn't know what to feel.

Zi Nu is also skilled in brewing and can make and blend wines. She has a wide range of expertise and created the Zi Lan Xuan Orchid Wine (also known as "Han Lu Orchid Wine"), which is a famous wine in Xinzheng.

Chen Hong was also quite knowledgeable about brewing, and immediately brewed the kidney-tonifying "Golden Waist Wine", the blood-tonifying "Eel Heart Soup", the detoxifying "Wood Gallbladder Juice", and the bone-strengthening "Bone Ginseng Syrup".

The [Golden Marrow Liquid] replenishes the spinal cord and strengthens the lower back; the [Hundred Flowers Brew] is fragrant and sweet; the [Knife Fire Burn] is spicy and intoxicating; and the [Eight Immortals' Intoxication] has a powerful aftereffect and makes you feel like you're floating on air.

There's also the Snake Fetus Wine, which replenishes Yin and Blood; the Green Ant Spring, described as "newly brewed wine with green ants and a small red clay stove"; as well as Hundred Fruit Juice, Monkey Wine, and so on.

Chen Hong buried all these wines under the soil of the Blessed Land, so that they could be nourished by the evolutionary primordial mist and then they could be drunk.

In the matter of brewing, Zi Nu lost to Chen Hong again.

Zi Nu was somewhat unconvinced and continued the competition.

Zi Nu is also skilled at brewing tea and can make the unique calming tea of ​​Zi Lan Xuan.

Chen Hong then challenged her to a tea ceremony contest.

Chen Hong refined various teas, including Thin Fragrance Tea, Mist Rain Tea, Pine Resin Tea, Blue Flame Tea, Scented Tea, Fragrant Carp Tea, Cloud Pure Tea, Sleepy Kiss Tea, Nocturnal Emission Tea, and Smoked Honey Tea, for everyone to taste.

Each iron kettle heated by charcoal fire, and each cup of fragrant tea, drew praise from everyone.

Zi Nu was once again outdone by Chen Hong, leaving her utterly helpless.

Meanwhile, the Baiyue prince, the Crimson-Eyebrowed Dragon-Snake—Tianze—led his Baiyue army to seek revenge.

After Chen Hong left, the Baiyue were destroyed by Bai Yifei, the Blood-Clad Marquis, dispatched by Prince Han An, who desperately needed military merit.

Only Huoyu Manor was protected by Chen Hong and escaped disaster.

After the fall of his kingdom, Baiyue Crown Prince Tianze was captured by Bai Yifei and imprisoned and tortured for eight years.

Now, in order to deal with Han Fei, who has returned after completing his studies and is causing trouble, Tianze has been released, but he is still under the control of Bai Yifei's Gu worms.

Although Bai Yifei had lost an arm and was lame in one leg, his white clothes were now stained with blood. He had killed countless people and mastered his divine skills, becoming the true Blood-Clad Marquis.

He stared at the sky, his eyes filled with resentment and fear.

"You are finally back."

"This time, I will avenge my previous defeat!"

"Go ahead and make a scene, stir up the water so you can fish in troubled waters."

"I'd like to know if you're truly invincible."

After being released, Tianze looked at Bloodcloth Fortress and the Korean royal palace with the same hatred on his face.

"I will avenge the national and personal grievances sooner or later."

"South Korea should have been wiped out long ago!"

Tianze immediately went to summon his subordinates, Wushuang Gui, Qushi Mo, and Baidu Wang, to prepare to wreak havoc in Xinzheng.

Hatred is a poison; the longer it is soaked in, the more potent its toxicity.

Bai is not like this, nor is Tianze.

Upon learning of Tianze's appearance, Han Fei could no longer remain seated.

He pulled Wei Zhuang and Zhang Liang along to prepare to deal with Tian Ze, dismantle the Nightfall, and protect the State of Han.

Only Zi Nu stayed behind, enjoying tea and discussing philosophy with Chen Hong and the others, constantly exchanging ideas and laughing together.

(End of this chapter)