All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

The second prince patted the crown prince on the shoulder, "Your Highness, it's been a long time since we brothers have gotten together. Why don't we go to Uncle Yong's place for hot pot?"

The Crown Prince, with a solemn expression, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Chang'an and Li Chengze.

"Uncle Yongwang, Second Brother, I may not be able to keep you company any longer."

"With a major battle imminent, various departments are busy with numerous affairs, and court officials are all preoccupied with matters of state."

The crown prince's expression suddenly softened, and he revealed a helpless smile. "It's probably not appropriate for me to go out and have fun at this time."

Li Chengze tossed his hair and scoffed, "Always putting on airs, how tiring and boring!"

He then said to Li Chang'an, "Uncle Yong, let's leave this hot pot to idle folks like us."

Li Chang'an snorted coldly and said, "I heard from Xie Bi'an that you want to put the alpaca I gave you into a hot pot?"

Li Chengze looked panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, "Uncle Yongwang, there is absolutely no such thing!"

"My retainer Fan Wujiu has broken through to the ninth rank. On a whim, I said that you could even make my favorite alpaca go into a hot pot to celebrate, and I would not say a word!"

"I was just saying it, how could I actually eat it? Besides, Fan Wujiu wouldn't dare eat my favorite thing, right?"

Since joining the Second Prince's tutelage, Fan Wujiu has only been briefing Li Chengze on his movements. Li Chang'an hasn't assigned him any major tasks, and now he has successfully broken through to the ninth rank.

Li Chang'an chuckled and patted Li Chengze on the shoulder, "Cunning and hypocritical, truly of the same ilk."

Li Chengze respectfully cupped his hands in greeting, "Compared to Uncle Wang's speculations about the assassin, my experience and shamelessness are still far behind."

Li Chang'an smiled and said, "Let's go. I'll treat you to pig's face skin so you can have some nourishment."

Li Chengze chuckled, "In that case, thank you very much, Uncle Wang!"

After the three left, Chen Pingping, Fan Xian, and Lin Ruofu remained on the balcony. Emperor Qing asked, "Aren't you leaving yet? Is something the matter?"

Chen Pingping said, "Your Majesty, it was Lin Gong who assassinated Fan Xian on Niulan Street. It's inevitable that a rift will develop between Fan Xian and Princess Yichen."

"I am thinking that we should reconsider the marriage between the two of them."

Chen Pingping has always opposed Fan Xian taking over the Imperial Treasury, believing that it is the right thing to do for Fan Xian to take over the Supervisory Council.

Lin Ruofu had no intention of letting Lin Wan'er marry Fan Xian. "Your Majesty, Wan'er and Gong'er have been close since childhood. I'm afraid this arranged marriage will not be happy."

Emperor Qing said doubtfully, "You two old guys are overthinking things. It was Si Gu Jian who killed Lin Gong, not Fan Xian."

"Wan'er was completely unaware of Lin Gong's assassination attempt on Fan Xian, so how could she possibly harbor any ill will towards Fan Xian?"

"Fan Xian, don't you agree?"

Fan Xian was inwardly groaning; he had stayed because he wanted Emperor Qing to cancel the engagement.

Lin Wan'er's thoughts must be similar to Lin Ruofu's; the conclusion that Si Gu Jian killed Lin Gong cannot fool those at the top of the power structure.

Fan Xian wanted to cancel the engagement because he knew that killing Lin Gong would forever create a barrier between him and Lin Wan'er.

“Your Majesty, if the princess is indeed unwilling, I believe this marriage should be reconsidered.”

To Fan Xian's surprise, Emperor Qing flew into a rage upon hearing his words, shouting, "You scoundrel!"

"Didn't you always like Wan'er? Why have you suddenly changed your mind?"

"Or is it that Dean Chen's investigation results are wrong, and Lin Gong's murder is really related to you? You feel guilty, so you dare not marry Wan'er!"

Fan Xian quickly explained, "Of course not, I just..."

Emperor Qing interrupted Fan Xian directly, "Don't explain! A real man should not become lax and slack off when he encounters setbacks. How can he achieve great things in the future!"

"Wan'er has always been sensible. Since you have a clear conscience, how could Wan'er harbor any resentment?"

Chen Pingping and Lin Ruofu understood immediately; this was a way of using the reprimand of Fan Xian to give a reply to the two old men.

The arranged marriage between Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er remains unchanged!

Emperor Qing did not rescind the arranged marriage, of course, for the sake of the Imperial Treasury. He had long ago said that whoever married Lin Wan'er could receive the Imperial Treasury on behalf of the royal family.

He adopted Lin Wan'er as his goddaughter to pave the way for his illegitimate son, Fan Xian, to take over the Imperial Treasury.

He currently has no other way to let Fan Xian take over the Imperial Treasury, so this path can only be left for now.

After this matter was settled, Emperor Qing kept Chen Pingping behind alone.

Chen Pingping then said, "Your Majesty, Fan Xian is known for his martial prowess, and this time he has shown both courage and strategy, managing to keep the Crown Prince out of the Supervisory Council."

Emperor Qing glared at Chen Pingping. "What are you saying? Are you saying my son is too reckless?"

Chen Pingping apologized repeatedly, "This old minister was foolish. Your Majesty's son is courageous and insightful, a dragon among men."

The son Emperor Qing mentioned was the Crown Prince, while the son Chen Pingping mentioned was clearly Fan Xian.

Emperor Qing continued, "I know that you want Fan Xian to take over the Supervisory Council, and Fan Jian wants Fan Xian to take over the Imperial Treasury."

"But he is still too inexperienced. His attempt to assassinate Lin Gong in the middle of the night was very unwise! If it weren't for Shadow's intervention, he would already be dead."

"Let him hone his skills further before deciding on a major responsibility for him."

Chen Pingping suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I believe Lin Ruofu harbors deep resentment towards Fan Xian."

Emperor Qing said, "He is a civil official, and he only has guards of the seventh or eighth rank under his command."

With Wu Zhu around, Lin Ruofu can't harm Fan Xian.

Chen Pingping said, "Does His Majesty also believe that Lin Gong was killed by Wu Zhu?"

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, "Besides him, there will never be another one!"

However, the existence of the Fifth Prince must never be revealed to the world!

Chen Pingping bowed his head and said, "As you command."

Wu Zhu is immortal and is also connected to the secrets of the temple, so Emperor Qing does not want others to pay attention to Wu Zhu.

With the Battle of Qiqing underway, the court prioritized the war, allowing Li Chang'an to finally focus on his cultivation.

Twenty days later, at Prince Yong's residence.

In the training room, Li Chang'an was making his final sprint to break through to the Blue-level Floating Pagoda.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, his whole body radiating a faint blue light, his true energy filling all his meridians and acupoints.

His skin, apart from emitting a faint glow, looked no different from usual, but in reality, it had undergone a tremendous change.

As long as Li Chang'an circulates the Yi Jin Jing, his body is like being protected by Vajra, and even divine weapons cannot harm him in the slightest.

The Blue-level Pagoda has another powerful feature: it can truly allow true qi to leave the body!

Li Chang'an previously managed to leave his body with his true energy using the wondrous techniques of the Six Meridians Divine Sword.

After mastering the Blue-level Floating Pagoda, any move can achieve the release of true energy from the body, and with a punch or a palm strike, the true energy can reach three zhang away!

Three zhang in front of him was a huge rock covered with countless handprints made from a distance.

These handprints were all made by Li Chang'an using the Tianshan Six Yang Palm technique from a distance over the past few days.

After circulating the Yi Jin Jing for another full cycle, Li Chang'an felt his internal energy flowing exceptionally smoothly, and he had reached the pinnacle of the Yi Jin Jing.

In an instant, he once again circulated his true energy, concentrating it all in his right hand, and then unleashed the move "Clouds Emerging from the Xue Curtain".

Then, a faint blue handprint shot out from his palm, and with a loud "boom," the boulder finally shattered completely!

It's done! We've finally broken through to the Blue-level Pagoda!

The fifth cycle of the Yi Jin Jing has been fully completed, reaching the minor completion stage.

Name: Li Chang'an

World: Joy of Life

Age: 18 years old

Realm: Peak of the Ninth Rank (Half-Step Grandmaster)

Cultivation Techniques: Northern Darkness True Qi (Perfected), Yi Jin Jing (Minor Success), Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand (Perfected), Tianshan Six Yang Palms (Perfected), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Major Success), Lingbo Steps (Perfected)

Su Hui: A person with keen insight and a photographic memory.

Abilities: (Expand)

Mortal World: 2000 points (total 45000 points)

排名：权势6、财富8、武力6、风流88、文艺3

Li Chang'an has now truly stepped into the realm of a half-step Grandmaster, and is fully capable of attempting a battle against a Grandmaster.

Although he can now freely release his true energy from his body, making him a near-Grandmaster, the power of his true energy is still insufficient to cause fatal damage to a Grandmaster.

However, his speed using the Lingbo Weibu technique should be comparable to that of a Grandmaster.

The protective energy of the Northern Darkness True Qi, combined with the indestructible Vajra of the Blue-level Floating Pagoda of the Yi Jin Jing, is sufficient to defend against attacks from Grandmasters.

Upon hearing the noise, Xi Ren and Qing Wen, who had been waiting outside the door, pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing the shattered boulder, Qingwen cheered excitedly, "Congratulations, Your Highness, your divine skill has reached another level!"

Li Chang'an's bare upper body showed muscles that looked as if they had been sculpted with a knife.

Li Chang'an embraced the jubilant Qingwen. After so much hard training, it was time for her to relax.

Feeling Qingwen's full and plump buttocks, Li Chang'an, who had been holding back for a long time, was already getting restless.

Qingwen's watery eyes were filled with deep affection. "Your Highness must be tired. You should rest and relax."