Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Qian Shui was shocked; this was not the situation he had envisioned.

"It's just another fake death for you, isn't it easy for you?" Ning Rongrong pointed at Qian Shui fiercely.

“That is indeed a move…haha!” The embarrassed Qian Shui said to Qian Shuiyu, “Qingyu, you go back and find your junior sister first.”

Then, with a single finger, Qian Shuiyu was sent away.

As she spoke, Qian Shui took out a flask of wine and two wine cups from her spatial soul tool. "Rongrong, want to have a drink?"

"Fine, I'll drink!" Ning Rongrong snatched the wine jug and started gulping it down.

The liquor dripped from the corner of her mouth, mingling with her tears; it was impossible to tell whether it was the burning, bitter liquor or the astringent tears.

Qian Shui didn't stop him. If he got too close now, things would get complicated. It was better to let his emotions out.

After finishing the wine in one gulp, Ning Rongrong lowered the wine pot in her hand and stumbled back several steps.

"Would you like some snacks to go with your drinks? I made them myself." As she spoke, Qian Shui took out some spicy peanuts and other snacks, placed them on a plate, and handed them to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong, her cheeks already flushed, didn't refuse, and gulped down the drinks in large gulps. "You know what? I didn't want to sit in this position either! But in order to fulfill that wish, to realize that grand dream of unification, I still did it!"

That day, Ning Rongrong talked a lot, and the two sat back to back in the open field. Ning Rongrong said, "Qianshui, listen."

From the betrayal of a series of people after their departure, to winning the defensive counterattack; then the start of the sea spirit beast tide on the eastern coast, to the compromise with the Spirit Hall and the signing of a joint defense treaty; and later the purge of the old noble forces within the Star Luo Empire, to the effective occupation of almost the entire Star Luo territory.

She talked a lot, like reporting her work to a superior, showing off her achievements to a relative, and confiding her difficulties to a lover.

As the sun set, countless stars filled the sky.

"Brother Shui...should I pretend to be crazy while I'm in trouble? Should I just throw myself into your arms like this?" Ning Rongrong said this, but she remained unmoved.

Similarly, she didn't receive a reply from Qian Shui. The question was too difficult, and no one could give an answer.

Finally, Ning Rongrong stood up and used her soul power to dispel the smell of alcohol from her body, since she wouldn't get drunk anyway.

She turned around with her hands behind her back, looked at Qian Shui, and smiled, "At least you won't leave again, right, Brother Shui?"

“Yes…” Qian Shui smiled bitterly; he had been smiling bitterly for long enough.

"Rongrong isn't as strong as you think. I'm still the same person who cries and laughs, but I'll try my best!" I'll always be there for her!

She didn't say the second half of the sentence.

What does it matter if we can't be together? She has already made her feelings clear. She has loved, laughed, and cried. Looking back, she has nothing to regret.

Besides Ning Rongrong, who is her father's daughter and Qian Shui's sister, she is also the Supreme Ruler! Everything before her eyes is not a fragile illusion; she has already seized the power of the world!

Growth is often accompanied by pain and tears. When she said these words, the little witch of the past was no more, right?

No, perhaps it still exists, and that will never change. What changes is the courage to move forward even after knowing and accepting everything.

At this moment, Qian Shui also had a far-reaching vision. He stood up like an ordinary person and patted his butt.

As Qian Shui turned around, her aura suddenly intensified, and she mentally connected with Ning Rongrong, subsequently covering the entire Douluo Star.

"Just like these mountains, rivers, sun, moon, stars, and sea! I will be here, I will always be here, not even the gods in heaven can make me leave!"

Where mountains and seas are, people will aspire to great heights.

As long as she is willing, Qian Shui will protect her. "Nine treasures transform into crystal! Ten days later, divine light crystal!"

Divine light spread, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, summoned by Qian Shui—or more bluntly, the divine artifact Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda—turned completely golden and rushed towards Ning Rongrong.

Even without the Qiluo Tulip, there is still a way to evolve, such as the resonance of divine artifacts.

Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda rushed out without being summoned by its master, and circled around the radiant Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

"Everything in the world has its own reason, and my tenth soul skill comes from the Glass Pagoda itself!" The Super Amplifier has already broken through the restrictions of the Douluo Continent rules by breaking through to the god level.

Based on Qian Shui's will, the amplification alone can already double. One of the skills brought by the god-level tenth soul ring is to break the rules and restrictions and break through the shackles.

The effects are time-limited, but the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda is different. It shares the same origin and is further enhanced by Qian Shui's own proactive optimization.

Countless inscriptions covered everything around him, and the soul power floating in the atmosphere was gathered together. Qian Shui floated in the sky with his five hearts facing the sky. He used his cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage without reservation. His Qimen covered the entire Douluo Star, and he achieved the 'Covering the Heavens Transformation' that Bai Chenxiang hoped for.

"Eight Gates, Block! Eight Divine Powers, Taiyin! Four Plates United, Deceiving Heaven!"

With the Du Sect Master in hiding and the Divine Power Taiyin Master concealed, Qian Shui was able to transform the entire Douluo Star into his domain of harmony and unity after merging and restoring the four plates to their proper order.

If necessary, as a planetary-level life form, he could even conceal celestial bodies.

While it's impossible to achieve in essence, at most it would be a visual obscuring effect through light and shadow, because the size of a planet is so large that the gravitational changes caused by its own mass cannot be hidden.

However, there's no need for that; he only needs to deceive the rules of the God Realm and Douluo Continent.

The golden light that reached the heavens and the earth lasted all night, yet Tiandou City was eerily quiet.

As the first rays of dawn shone upon the earth, the second owner of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a Soul Douluo with an eighth ring after ten thousand years, appeared.

Back on the ground, looking at Ning Rongrong who had opened her eyes, Qian Shui said with a smile, "Rongrong, how are you?"

"Not good! Eight Gates!" Ning Rongrong teleported behind Qian Shui, took out a black spear from her spatial soul tool, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Wow!" Qian Shui felt that the following line should be added: "My lord, times have changed!"

But that was nothing to him; he easily caught the bullet with two fingers. "Hehe, Rongrong, if you pulled out a semi-automatic, you might put some pressure on me~"

Ning Rongrong casually put away the fire poker, rolled her small eyes, and looked as if to say, "What are you so proud of?"

"Brother Shui, it's a promise, you're not allowed to run away!"

With Qian Shui around, she has the absolute strength to back her up, which makes her feel more at ease.

"No problem, I didn't mean to run away! You still have to hold Xue Qinghe's funeral, it would be a shame not to attend!" Qian Shui laughed arrogantly.

Ning Rongrong was incredulous. "Are you serious?"

"Of course! Oh, but what's the best way to participate?"

"Casual!"

Just as Qian Shui was having a brilliant idea, he noticed something unusual.

Seeing Qian Shui's frozen expression, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but pause as well. "What's wrong?"

"Shh!" Qian Shui pointed to his lips and mentally linked with Ning Rongrong. "Look."

A magnificent palace complex appeared in Ning Rongrong's mind; this was the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. Inside the palace, Tang San and Xue Beng were secretly conversing.

"Tang San, are you sure this won't be discovered?"

"Are you suspecting me of using poison?"

"That won't happen."

Tang San's ability to use poison is well-known. Not to mention how pleasant their past cooperation was, just recently, he was able to seal the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake all over Dugu Yan's body after she was rescued.

"This is a mixed poison. There is no antidote, and it is colorless and odorless, so there are no visible signs of poisoning. It only makes people look old and frail." Tang San's expression was extremely indifferent, as if this was just a trivial matter.

Looking at the herbal medicine on the table, Xue Beng fell into a brief silence.

"Are you sure it's okay?" Xue Beng's face still showed even more hesitation.

"Is Your Highness still hesitating? Only by ascending the throne as soon as possible can you mobilize more resources! Is Your Highness not tempted by that position? Or are you confident that you can compete with that exceptionally talented Crown Prince who has half the bloodline of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Tang San's words seemed full of temptation.

It should be noted that most of the wealth of the Douluo Continent belongs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the empire's finances were already strained.

Once the war started, the daily expenses were even greater. Even though the Star Luo Empire had almost completely conquered its territory, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had almost all of its financial resources controlled by it. All of its resources were deployed to the front lines, and the Star Luo Empire also had to pay for maintaining stability. Even the Eastern Sea Soul Beast Tide Heaven Dou Empire had to pay a sum of money to reinforce the Spirit Hall.

At this moment, Tang San finally understood why Ning Rongrong had agreed to his plan and even asked him to carry it out personally.

The reason is simple: without a leader in charge, the Ministry of Finance has no source of revenue.

Without a leader, the Ministry of Justice has lost its approval authority.

Ning Rongrong acted swiftly, using the bombing incident to completely seal off the two departments and arrest a large number of people before he even went to the former Crown Prince's residence.

He couldn't very well hand himself over and say that he was the culprit, and then let Ning Rongrong be unsealed, could he?

After leaving the former Crown Prince's residence and calming Tang Xiao down, Tang San received the news. After a night of reflection and a rough calculation of the accounts, he finally understood the matter.

The effect of using its authority to blockade Tiandou City has begun to show. External resources cannot be directly mobilized into the city, and even if special channels are used, it is not fast enough.

The Tang Clan and the Haotian Sect, two sects that are not good at making money, simply do not have enough resources to accomplish all this.

In this way, keeping one's word becomes breaking one's promise, further demonstrating his incompetence as a leader.

Unless he begs Ning Rongrong.

But this was also a dead end that he had personally blocked. Having experienced the predicament of being surrounded the previous day, he no longer dared to go to the former Crown Prince's residence.

Even if he dared to go, would Ning Rongrong agree to it? At that time, she could easily stall him by talking about other things, which would be an even greater humiliation and make his prestige even more unbearable.

Just then, he set his sights on the imperial city.

The royal treasury is a huge fortune, a fact known even to beggars on the street.

But neither Tang San nor Xue Beng could mobilize it, because they couldn't persuade the conservative emperor to use his private treasury for something that, on the surface, had no benefit whatsoever to the emperor or the royal family.

You see, Tang San and Ning Rongrong were talking about how the major sects and powerful forces dominate, while Xue Ye is weak and incompetent. But he's not stupid; if he couldn't see that, something's fishy.

They are even less likely to reveal the real reasons behind it, because one of the purposes of this is to allow Avalanche to ascend to power.

After having an outstanding grandson, Xueye had completely sided with Ning Rongrong, going from being on the fence to being completely on Ning Rongrong's side.

Even an avalanche could no longer manipulate him with words.

Therefore, usurping the throne became the only option for both of them, given that they had the will and the ability to do so.

"Alright!" After a long silence, Avalanche finally made up his mind.

Tang San smiled, "Remember, it will be about half a month from now. Half a month later will be the day the Fourth Prince ascends the throne! Tang San congratulates Your Highness!"

Xue Beng laughed, "At that time, this Douluo Continent will belong to you and me!"

Watching Xue Beng carry the medicine into the palace in the snowy night, Tang Sanxiao felt even more delighted. There's always a way out, and everything is under control.

...

Qian Shui calmly grabbed Ning Rongrong, who was eager to go back.

Ning Rongrong asked suspiciously, "Aren't we going to stop them?"

"Qingyu doesn't want to be emperor." Qianshui only said this one nonsensical sentence.

Seeing that Ning Rongrong didn't understand, Qianshui continued to explain: "Rongrong, let me ask you, does it really matter whether there is an imperial system or not? Under that premise, does it really matter who sits on the throne?"

"But Tang San's goal is definitely the royal treasury. For that reason, we must stop them, right?"