Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 89 The Soul of a Transformed God

That night, Su Baichen personally cooked a lamb leg to calm the young emperor's nerves.

"Delicious, so delicious! I never knew you had such great cooking skills!"

Yu Renxiu, who was standing next to her, also took a small taste and nodded in agreement.

Su Baichen said, "I'm glad you like it. My cooking skills were taught to me by my master. His dishes are truly delicious."

They talked and drank while eating meat, having a great time.

At this moment, Yu Renxiu suddenly said, "You've been hunting here for almost a month, and the epidemic in the capital has been almost brought under control."

Su Baichen was surprised: "So fast?"

Yu Renxiu said, "A large quantity of medicinal herbs has finally arrived, and treating the epidemic is no longer a problem. The most difficult time has passed."

"Dezhao, although I know you don't like being restrained, it's time for you to go back and take charge."

Tang Dezhao was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, I should go back and take a look."

He has really changed; he seems to have matured a lot all of a sudden and has started to be willing to take on some responsibilities.

At this moment, he turned to Su Baichen and said, "Master Xiaobai, I'm afraid I won't have time to practice swordsmanship with you anymore."

Su Baichen said gently, "Go ahead and do your work. I'll study it some more and figure out a useful sword technique for you."

Upon hearing this, Tang Dezhao readily agreed, "It's a deal."

The two shook hands and made an agreement.

Yu Renxiu felt somewhat dazed as she watched this scene. It was as if she saw Tang Dezhao's "prodigal son returning home," and at the same time, she was filled with a sense of relief.

Tang Dezhao then asked, "How is the interrogation of the prisoners going? I want to know who exactly wants my life."

Yu Renxiu shook her head and said, "They were all suicide soldiers. After being captured, they all bit through their poison sacs and committed suicide. But on your side—"

She looked at Su Baichen, clearly knowing that he had collected many souls of the dead.

Su Baichen nodded and said, "I pieced together the remaining information from these souls and determined that they were all from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and from a place called 'City of No Return'."

Yu Renxiu said, "So it's here? The City of No Return is located in the border region between the states of Wei and Yong, a lawless area. Many shady businesses operate there, and assassin organizations are one of them. These people—"

They were probably all sent by some assassin organization over there.

Tang Dezhao said somewhat angrily, "As expected, they are still people of Northern Wei, their treacherous intentions have not been extinguished."

But what good is knowing? There's nothing he can do about it right now.

"Treat those wounded and killed guards well; this grudge will be avenged sooner or later."

These were the last words the young emperor spoke that night, after which he returned to his wife and children.

Seeing this scene, Su Baichen felt extremely gratified.

When a man begins to take responsibility, it is a sign that he has matured.

Yu Renxiu praised, "You really did it. The ancestor was right to bring you here."

Su Baichen humbly said, "I only pointed him to another path at a certain moment; he chose this path himself."

"If he had listened to the advice of those palace servants and stayed in his own tent, the outcome would have been different."

Yu Renxiu said coldly, "Indeed, those eunuchs shouldn't have been kept."

His expression clearly showed that he had murderous intent.

But Su Baichen quickly stopped him, saying, "Senior, there's no need for that. They are all His Majesty's confidants. If they didn't work for His Majesty, how could His Majesty reclaim the power that was held by powerful ministers?"

Yu Renxiu was taken aback.

Su Baichen continued, "I know, Senior, you must think these palace servants are only good at flattering and can only lead His Majesty astray, right?"

Yu Renxiu nodded silently.

Su Baichen continued, "But in reality, everything they have comes from imperial power. They are born to exist only by relying on imperial power. And everything they do, to put it bluntly, is an extension of the emperor's will. When the emperor is indulging in pleasure, they will try every means to please His Majesty; but if the emperor wants to reform the court, then they will fight hard in the court to please the emperor and gradually take back the power that has been lost to those high officials over the years."

Upon hearing this, Yu Renxiu exclaimed in surprise, "What you said is quite insightful—but it doesn't sound like something a twelve-year-old boy would say."

Su Baichen was taken aback, then scratched his head and said, "Perhaps it's worldly wisdom."

He used to be very worried about his rebirth, wondering if people would notice anything amiss and if it would have any impact on him.

But now that he has started cultivating, he has realized that when a cultivator begins to cultivate their primordial spirit, they will gradually regain their memories of their past life.

The deeper you cultivate, the more you will find.

Only when one finds back the life at the beginning of creation and reincarnation can the soul and primordial spirit undergo a complete sublimation, becoming an immortal and indestructible innate spirit—that is, the path of immortality!

Therefore, Su Baichen's arrival in this world with his past life memories is already a rare opportunity in the cultivation world, it's just that it's a little earlier than the inevitable path of the primordial spirit.

Yu Renxiu understood immediately and said, "I see. To be able to gain wisdom from these past experiences is a talent in itself."

Worldly wisdom is a very common term.

The word has been passed down because someone was able to do it.

In fact, when cultivators look back on their past lives, it is a dream about strangers and events.

Suddenly, I found myself in a completely unfamiliar perspective. Although I had self-awareness, I had no sense of belonging.

"The monks can experience this dream without feeling," and how much benefit they can gain from it depends entirely on the individual.

Perhaps Su Baichen's real difference lies in the fact that he still retains a strong sense of belonging to his past life, and even his way of thinking remains the same as in his past life.

Just then, a figure flashed in front of them, and Yu Xiangke appeared before them, carrying a person.

"Phew, the little emperor isn't here? If he were, I probably wouldn't even be able to get in."

Yu Xiangke said with a hint of relief, then threw the man in his hand in front of Su Baichen and said, "Come on, stab this man, and then see if there is any useful information in his soul."

Su Baichen chuckled, but his movements were swift and decisive.

With a flick of his finger, he pierced through the skull of this cultivator whose cultivation was suppressed.

Then he took the Soul-Summoning Banner in his hand and shook it—

The next moment, the soul of this strange person was taken into the banner.

At this moment, Yu Xiangke also said, "I found him on the outskirts. It seems he came here as a precaution, but he was frightened by your wide-ranging dark magic, so he has been watching from a distance and dared not approach."

"I went to great lengths to capture him, otherwise I wouldn't have arrived so late."

While suppressing his restless soul, Su Baichen asked curiously, "Even a senior had to go through so much trouble, he must be extraordinary, right?"

Yu Xiangke said, "Well, he is a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If he cultivates into a Yang God, he will be really hard to catch."

Su Baichen: "————"

He was a little bewildered.

So it was the soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator! That explains why it resisted so fiercely!

Then he realized that this was the soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator; he'd need to add some ingredients to the refining process.

The next moment, demonic energy seeped from the Soul-Suppressing Sword on his back, instantly igniting the Soul-Controlling Banner like kindling.