Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 118 He looks like he's on the verge of death?
After regaining his senses, Mu Yongfeng asked curiously, "You mean the Carefree King manipulated dragon energy in front of you?"

Mu Yunyan replied, "Yes, I felt the pressure of the dragon's aura."

Mu Yongfeng thought to himself that the fact that the Prince of Xiaoyao could actively mobilize the dragon energy proved that he must be a martial artist.

The carefree king was indeed very good at hiding his true intentions.

Now, it seems that the Prince of Xiaoyao is colluding with the Empress, and a storm is brewing.

Mu Yongfeng then said, "Don't let this get out."

Mu Yunyan said, "I understand."

Mu Yongfeng then continued, "Although the black aura in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion is likely unrelated to evil spirits, I have a feeling there's some kind of conspiracy involved. You'd better not enter the tomb; I'll arrange for a few commanders to go in."

Mu Yunyan was, after all, his daughter, and Mu Yongfeng didn't want to see anything happen to her.

Although Mu Yunyan is adept at dealing with evil spirits, if the incident at the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion was man-made, no one knows what conspiracy is involved. What if Mu Yunyan encounters man-made danger after entering the tomb?

Hearing Mu Yongfeng's words, Mu Yunyan was taken aback. She said, "My lord, this matter involves the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. It's alright if you can't go in person, but you should at least send someone with a special identity to go on your behalf."

If it were an ordinary person's tomb that had a problem, even if it belonged to royalty or nobility, it wouldn't matter who handled it. But this matter involved the Great Zhou Immortal, and since the Zhenling Guard had taken it over, they had to show that they took it seriously.

Even the Imperial Preceptor had to perform a ritual himself. It would be somewhat unreasonable if the Zhenling Guard didn't send an important person into the tomb to investigate.

Mu Yongfeng pondered for a moment, then said, "You can send a few commanders in to check the situation first. If there is no danger inside, then you can go in."

Mu Yunyan said, "I understand."

……

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Today is the day that the Imperial Preceptor Xuan Yingzhen will perform the ritual.

Because it involved immortals, the court officials, as well as the princes and nobles, all came to Lu Ming's manor.

When Xuan Yingzhen arrived at Lu Xiaoyao's tomb, she did indeed sense the black aura mentioned by the Zhenling Guard in the records, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

After everything was ready, Xuan Yingzhen glanced at the crowd and then asked, "The Carefree King didn't come?"

Tian Shu Cui Cheng said from the side, "Grand Preceptor, you live deep in the palace and may not know that Prince Xiaoyao has been bedridden for months and is on the verge of death."

Xuan Yingzhen said indifferently, "The procedure requires the presence of a direct bloodline."

Wang Zhe said, "This humble official will immediately send someone to invite the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Just as Wang Zhe finished speaking, a carriage slowly approached from a distance, and then a voice echoed in the woods.

"The Carefree Prince has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. The carefree prince had actually come in person? Wasn't he afraid of getting hurt by the jostling of the carriage?
After the carriage stopped outside the crowd, a man dressed in a black robe with gold trim got off the carriage.

The man was handsome and elegant, wearing a white jade and glass crown, exuding an otherworldly aura, like a celestial being descended to earth.

When the court officials saw Lu Ming, almost everyone except a few who knew that Lu Ming had recovered was stunned.

Wasn't it said that Prince Xiaoyao was bedridden and on the verge of death?

He looks like he's on the verge of death.
How did the carefree prince recover?
Even if his illness is cured, it would take several months for him to recover, right? It hasn't been long, and his body looks just like a normal person's. In fact, his complexion is even better than that of an average person.

This doesn't look like someone who has had a serious illness. Immediately, all sorts of speculations arose in people's minds.

When Lu Ming arrived at the front and back of the crowd, he glanced at the court officials present.

Lu Ming had never attended court before, and this was the first time he had ever seen so many court officials.

After scanning Wu Wanrong's face, Lu Ming's gaze fell on the woman beside her.

The woman was dressed in a white Taoist robe. She was voluptuous, mature, and beautiful, and seemed to radiate a holy glow, like a fairy from heaven.

Lu Ming was clearly stunned when he saw the woman for the first time.

He wasn't attracted by her beauty, but rather by a special aura emanating from Xuan Yingzhen that affected his mind.

The next moment, an illustration appeared in front of Lu Ming.

[Name: Xuan Yingzhen]

[Identity: Sect Master of Tianxuan Sect]

[Realm: Qi Sensing Realm (Pseudo-Grandmaster)]

[Status: Attempting to control the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, acquire the Great Zhou's fortune, and use the power of that fortune for cultivation.]

【Favourability: 10】

[Activation progress: 0]

(Note: Interaction and close interaction can increase activation progress. Stage rewards can be obtained when the progress reaches 1%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%.)
Upon seeing Xuan Yingzhen's profile, Lu Ming was taken aback. Another Qi Sensing Realm cultivator?

However, her Qi Sensing Realm is different from Mu Yunyan's and Xiao Qingyun's. Their Qi Sensing Realm is marked as "Pseudo-Grandmaster", but Xuan Yingzhen's realm is marked as "Pseudo-Grandmaster".

Does this mean that the Qi Sensing Realm also has different levels? Does being labeled a Pseudo-Grandmaster mean you have the same strength as a Grandmaster, and being labeled a Pseudo-Grandmaster mean you have the same strength as a Grandmaster?

Perhaps it is because cultivators are all referred to as being in the Qi Sensing Realm before they formally embark on the path of cultivation.

While Lu Ming was lost in thought, the Empress and the Four Heavenly Pivots, along with all the court officials, bowed to him in unison, saying, "Greetings, Prince Xiaoyao!"

Even though people look down on Lu Ming, this playboy, his nominal status is the same as that of the Zhou Emperor. As long as it's not in the court, even the Empress has to bow to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming snapped out of his reverie and said calmly, "No need for formalities."

Lu Ming's gaze remained fixed on Xuan Yingzhen, and he asked, "You must be the Imperial Advisor, right?"

"I'll have to trouble the Imperial Advisor with this matter."

Xuan Yingzhen said, "This is what I should do."

"Now that the Prince of Xiaoyao has arrived, let's begin. Please let the Prince of Xiaoyao drip a drop of blood onto the talisman."

As soon as Xuan Yingzhen finished speaking, a maid came to Lu Ming with a talisman. Without any hesitation, Lu Ming drew the Zhan Yue sword from his waist, made a light cut on his finger, and blood flowed out. He then dripped the blood onto the talisman on the maid's hand.

The maid took the talisman back to Xuan Yingzhen's side, and Xuan Yingzhen immediately began the ritual.

Xuan Yingzhen's rituals were extremely tedious, and Lu Ming simply thought it was a trick. Even a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining couldn't communicate with his father through soul summoning, let alone someone at the Qi Sensing Realm.

However, just as the ritual was about to end, Lu Ming clearly felt that the black energy had been separated by Xuan Yingzhen. Originally, the black energy and air around here were mixed together, but after Xuan Yingzhen performed the ritual, a passage without black energy appeared in the air, and this passage seemed to lead directly into the tomb.

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised; this ritual actually had some effect?
In other words, Xuan Yingzhen could also sense the black energy. Could it be that the black energy is related to Xuan Yingzhen?
(End of this chapter)