You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

"That's all."

Lu Zuo shook his head, thinking to himself that even if there were other things, you guys wouldn't be able to handle them.

"Your Majesty," Yan Lingji said with a faint smile, gazing in the direction of Xinzheng City, "Since you wish to find a woman of this kind, why bother going to the martial world?"

"There are quite a few in Xinzheng City."

Oh?

Lu Zuo immediately became interested: "Tell me in detail."

……

Snow-Clad Castle.

"Even a centipede that has a hundred legs does not fall down when dead."

Ji Wuye said coldly, "I didn't expect that after so many years, the Crown Prince of Baiyue still has several loyal followers."

"They are my friends."

The speaker was a tall, upright man with slightly blue skin, handsome features, and bound by layers of chains.

And he was none other than Tianze, the Crown Prince of Baiyue.

"Oh, a friend?"

Not far away, Bai Yifei sneered and whispered, "It seems there's a reason why you were deposed as crown prince."

"A naive person caught in the vortex of power is easily torn to pieces."

Tianze snorted coldly, said nothing, and continued walking towards the outside of Xueyi Fort under the escort of the soldiers.

"Report!"

"Reporting to General Qi, Your Majesty, the King has returned to the palace."

Have they returned to the palace?

Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei were taken aback and hurriedly asked, "How did you get back?"

"According to the king, it was a young swordsman who rescued him from the clutches of the Baiyue rebels."

"besides……"

The soldier who came to report paused for a moment: "His Majesty has decreed that General Ji must escort... escort your sister to the palace."

Ji Wuye's face stiffened!

"Lock Tianze in the dungeon."

He threw down a sentence, turned around and strode out, quickly exiting the gates of Snowcloth Fortress.

With the clanging of armor, Ji Wuye leaped onto his horse, flicked his whip, and galloped into the deep night.

"Oh."

Bai Yifei sneered, thinking to himself, "Ji Wuye, you forced my cousin into the palace back then."

"I never imagined I'd experience this myself..."

......

Outside the bamboo forest.

"Old poisoner, do you think Han Wang'an will release His Highness?"

The King of Poisons looked up at the night sky and murmured, "According to the rumors, King Han will surely use us and then eliminate us completely to prevent future troubles."

"But this King of Han isn't the King of Han from the rumors..."

Yan Lingji nodded: "Yes..."

"No one would have guessed that he had kept it hidden so well?"

"Thinking back on it now, I feel a little scared..."

The Corpse-Driving Demon sighed softly, "Alas, whether he releases it or not, do we have any other choice now?"

"If His Highness doesn't follow his orders, he won't even survive tonight."

Not far away, Wushuang Gui squatted on the ground, looking at his palm with a bitter expression, muttering to himself, "Twenty years, twenty years..."

"Twenty years of mastery of armor-wearing skills..."

"It's broken like this?"

Yan Lingji noticed Wushuang Gui's condition and turned to look at him, asking, "What's wrong with him?"

The King of Poisons glanced at him and said, "He was just upset by the King of Han. Ignore him."

……

The sleeping quarters of the King of Han in the Xinzheng Royal Palace.

"Refine the soul with poison, and use the soul to control the poison; where the poisonous flames arise, the netherworld opens."

Lu Zuo sat on the couch, holding the "Netherworld Poison Flame" given to him by the King of Poisons, and silently read it aloud.

"Drawing upon the profound Yin from the nine netherworlds, tempering bones and muscles with a hundred poisons, focusing the mind on the central acupoint, illuminating the Qi Sea..."

After a short while, he put away the bamboo slips and thought to himself, "This is both a poison technique and a mental martial art."

The essence of the Netherworld Poison Flame lies in gathering the yin energy of heaven and earth, refining it into poison within the chest and dantian using a special method of energy circulation, and then transforming it into flames.

The poisonous fire not only contains extremely strong toxicity, but it can also damage the soul of others.

Even if the other party is immune to all poisons, their spirit will be greatly damaged.

Furthermore, while practicing this technique, one's soul will be tempered, and the poisonous fire within the body will resist certain mental attacks.

The King of a Hundred Ghosts also possesses several other techniques, but they are too evil and have significant drawbacks.

For example, after cultivating, one would become like him, a ghostly figure, which Lu Zuo could not accept no matter what, so he only took this one.

As for the Corpse Control Technique of the Corpse Demon, it is equally evil and has many drawbacks.

On the contrary, Lu Zuo was quite interested in Wushuang Gui's "Armor-Piercing Skill" and "Mountain-Shaking Fist".

because……

He cannot cultivate either of these two techniques.

It's not that it's profound, mysterious, or difficult to understand; rather, as soon as you start circulating your qi, your blood and qi will surge in reverse, and your true essence will become disordered.

"Somewhat similar to Wei Hanjiang's description..."

Wei Hanjiang and Xie Guyan both told him that once he started practicing military martial arts, he would be unable to practice other techniques.

"Could it be that this armor-clad skill and the Mountain-Shaking Fist are military martial arts?"

After careful consideration, Lu Zuo felt that the possibility was extremely high.

After all, weren't the Wei Wuzu the army trained by the Pijiamen?

"Let's show it to Xie Guyan and the others when we get back."

Thinking to himself, Lu Zuo took out Yan Lingji's "Fire Charm Technique" and lowered his eyes to read it.

"In the detached palace lies a true fire, hidden deep within a square inch. The furnace tempers true nature, and the fire refines the body of the Dao."

"Taiwei Xuan Palace, dark yellow and azure, internally refining the three souls, the embryonic light is peaceful and tranquil."

"On the night of the new moon, the seven spirits wander aimlessly; they must be restrained and disciplined, arranged and transformed, controlled and rectified, and subdued and aweeded..."

This technique…..

After reading through it, Lu Zuo was somewhat surprised: "I originally thought it was just a method of fire attack, illusion, and seduction."

"I didn't expect this..."

"It's actually a cultivation method focused on internal energy, primordial spirit, and primordial essence?"

"This will be of great help in advancing to the Three Realms!"

With this in mind, Lu Zuo hurriedly opened the character panel and glanced at the skill section.

【Fire Charm 1/150000.】

【Netherworld Poison Fire 1/60000.】

We'll change our strategy. From now on, we'll focus on mastering the Fire Charm Technique, and then practice the Thousand Blade Flow Slash Technique once we've perfected it.

"Respectfully submitted to the King."

"General Ji, along with her younger sister Ji Liufei, requests an audience."

"Announce."

Relying on her brother's power, Ji Liufei ran rampant in Xinzheng, oppressing the people and committing numerous evils...

What Lu Zuo needs is a woman like her!

squeak...

With a soft sound, a slender woman walked slowly away.

She was tall and slender, and her loose black gauze dress swayed gently with her steps, her slender waist moving gracefully like a snake, outlining an exquisite and unparalleled charm.

Looking up, her face was as beautiful as a flower, her eyes held a myriad of charms, yet also revealed a sharp and intimidating aura.

"Ji Liufei greets Your Majesty."

"What are your orders, Your Majesty, for summoning me so late at night?"

Lu Zuo raised his hand to signal the palace servants to close the palace door, then slowly walked up to Ji Liufei and looked down at her: "Your brother is incompetent, which has led to me being repeatedly targeted by assassins."

"Tell me, how should I punish him?"

Ji Liufei's face turned pale: "My brother has always been loyal; I beg Your Majesty for mercy!"

"show mercy?"

Lu Zuo gave a soft hum, his fingertips brushing against the stray strands of hair on her cheek: "Alright."

"Put your hair up in a bun."

Ji Liufei's eyes flickered, and a blush rose on her cheeks.

The meaning of this statement, and the king's intention, are now crystal clear.

Although his elder brother Ji Wuye wields immense power in Korea, he is currently right outside the door!

What can they do in the face of this true master of South Korea?

Don't we still have to obediently guard the door?

"Sigh, I guess I'll just have to accept my fate..."

Thinking of this, Ji Liufei slowly raised her arm, and a section of her snow-white wrist slid out from her sleeve. Then, her slender fingers trembled slightly as she gathered her long hair behind her head, her pearly teeth lightly biting her red lips, and loosely tied up her black hair.

Immediately, he knelt down at Lu Zuo's feet...

……

The next day, early in the morning.

[Missed the morning court session; internal strength +5.]

[Enchanted by beautiful women, internal strength +1.]

[Excessive indulgence in lust, bonus reward: Cultivation +523.]

[Digging your own grave, bonus reward: Charm skill +100.]

[Humiliating a subject grants an extra reward: Poison Path +30.]

[Leading a rebellion, utterly absurd, Dao Enlightenment +2.]

[Reusing a wicked concubine can bring ruin to a country; calligraphy +10, painting +10, chess +10, musical instrument skills +10.]

"Ji Liufei's cultivation level is not low; she has probably already reached the realm of entering the innate stage."

Lu Zuo glanced at the cultivation level column and muttered to himself.

In fact, since he traveled through Qin's Moon, all the martial artists he has seen have been highly skilled.

Even ordinary imperial guards possessed strength comparable to Xie Guyan and Wei Hanjiang.

Ji Wuye is even more comparable to the initial stage of the Three Elements!

"Judging from this, Gai Nie's feat of single-handedly sweeping through three hundred Qin soldiers with just his sword is quite impressive!"

After thinking for a moment, he silently gave his cheat system the instruction: "Add all your cultivation to the Fire Charm Technique."

[Consuming 523 cultivation points, Fire Charm Technique increased to: 524/150000.]

With a utterance, a warm stream of essence rose from the dantian and slowly spread to the limbs and bones.

Lu Zuo closed his eyes and concentrated, feeling his mind becoming clearer and clearer. There seemed to be a flame flickering in his sea of ​​consciousness, extremely faint, yet clearly perceptible.

"This Fire Charm Technique is extremely beneficial for nourishing the Three Elements!"

The list of women provided by Yan Lingji included not only Ji Liufei, but also relatives of Zuo Sima Liu Yi, as well as the wives, sisters, aunts, and so on of several corrupt officials in the court...

With the crisis in Nantong imminent, Lu Zuo didn't have much free time to talk about love with them.

"Someone come here!"

"Announce Liu, the sister-in-law of Liu Yi, the Left Sima; Liu Ling, his younger sister; and..."

On this day, more than a dozen female relatives of officials entered the palace.

.......

Two weeks later, at dawn.

As soon as Lu Zuo opened his eyes, the prompt from his cheat system appeared right on time.

Other attributes remained almost unchanged, except for an increase in the number of those who indulged in excessive sexual activity and those who humiliated their subjects.

[Excessive indulgence in lust, bonus reward: Cultivation +5011.]

[Humiliating a subject grants an extra reward: Poison Path +120.]

"Concentrate all your cultivation into the Fire Charm Technique," Lu Zuo ordered again.

[1326 cultivation points consumed; Fire Charm Technique perfected; Remaining cultivation points: 3685.]

"Enhance the Thousand Blade Slash Technique."

[Consuming 3685 cultivation points, the Thousand Blade Flow Slash Technique has been upgraded to 12351/150000.]

Buzz!

As the notification tone faded, a clear, resonant hum suddenly emanated from Lu Zuo's body, like the wondrous sound of the Great Dao.

In that instant!

Lu Zuo felt his internal energy flow suddenly open up, and his vital energy surged through his meridians like a long river, becoming more refined and concentrated than before.

The vital essence resides deep within the body, unleashing a lasting vitality, instantly replenishing the energy depleted overnight. .

The primordial spirit, on the other hand, is clear and pure, yet possesses a steadfast and unwavering quality, like a mountain.

The true essence born from the convergence of the three elements seems to have leaped to a new level...

Within these fifteen days, Lu Zuo had successively broken through the levels of Eye Spirit, Neck Marrow Spirit, Body Spirit, Nose Spirit, and Tongue Spirit.

But he got stuck at the first hurdle of the Zhongyuan era: the Mind and Spirit Core!

"It seems... I can make it through!"

With this in mind, he quickly got off the couch, hurriedly put on his clothes, and left the palace to return to his resting place.

.......

Inside the bedchamber, wisps of smoke curled from the sandalwood incense burner, and a lingering warm fragrance remained on the jade pillow.

Lu Zuo sat cross-legged on the couch, calming his mind and spirit. His aura suddenly subsided, as if turning into a deep pool.

The mind and spirit are pure and primordial, like the Vermilion Bird perched on the parasol tree.

It focuses on cultivating the heart's vital energy, governing the spirit, and igniting the fire of separation.

As his cultivation progressed and time passed, an invisible heat quietly spread out from Lu Zuo, permeating the palace and covering every corner.

In an instant, the entire sleeping quarters transformed into a giant steamer, with surging heat, billowing steam, and shrouded in a white mist.

The martial arts philosophy and training steps of the Tang Dynasty can be summarized in one sentence.

This is: the leap and sublimation of the body!

At least, this is the case for Lu Zuo's current experience of acquired, innate, and triadic unification.

Through postnatal cultivation, one refines their qi and blood, tempers their physical body, and brings their body to its strongest point, which is the limit of 'humanity'!

The innate body is the transformation of internal energy and the enhancement of the physical body.

The unity of the three elements means that every inch of skin, every organ, and even every cell is sublimating towards an extraordinary realm!

The same applies to the heart orifice of the Li Palace.

In a daze, Lu Zuo felt a ball of azure flame enveloping his pounding heart.

Stimulated by the flames, my heart pounded stronger and faster, until finally…

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Each beat felt like thunder exploding deep within my chest!

but……

What followed was a searing pain, like a carbuncle that gnawed at the bone, spreading throughout the body.

"grass!"

Lu Zuo's skin turned bright red, and the sweat just started to evaporate from deep within his pores, causing him excruciating pain!

It felt as if countless knives were scraping against his body, one after another...

"Hold on, damn it! I have to hold on no matter what!"

"grass!"

"Whether we can break through depends on these next fifteen minutes!"

He gritted his teeth and persevered, carefully channeling his true essence into the heart, helping the fire in his heart to burn even more fiercely.

.......

Half an hour passed...

With a hiss, the azure flames enveloping the heart instantly disappeared into the heart's aperture.

The burning pain vanished instantly, replaced by an indescribable comfort and a thoroughly refreshing feeling!

"Comfortable……"

Lu Zuo leaned back, sinking deeply into the brocade quilt. His whole body felt relaxed, like a pool of spring water, every muscle and bone stretched out, and every breath flowed freely.

He closed his eyes, completely immersed in this exhilarating and profound feeling...

"Compared to the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, his strength has increased by about two times."

After a short while, Lu Zuo straightened up and silently felt the changes in his body.

In the cultivation of the Three Realms, every time you break through to the First Realm for the first time, your strength will increase significantly!

Later on, the magnitude will decrease, to around 10% to 20%.

The final ternary fusion will increase significantly, but the exact amount varies from person to person.

Some are one or two times, some are six or seven times, or even seven or eight times.

Overall, it is about 12 to 18 times that of the innate mastery level.

"I hereby report to the King that the Gongshu family has sent someone to request an audience outside the palace gates."

Gongshu family?

I only asked the Corpse-Driven Demon to purchase mechanical weapons, and he actually brought people back instead?

"Announce."