“This concubine greets Your Majesty~”

Inside the Underground Palace.

Two young girls in emerald dresses, looking almost identical, bowed to Zheng Yi with their hands cradling their slightly swollen bellies.

Zheng Yi gently helped them up, saying, “Please rise, my dear consorts.”

Dongyun Jie and Dongyun Yu struggled to stand up, their originally charming oval faces now somewhat round due to pregnancy, a mix of innocence and allure, appearing even more captivating.

“Your Majesty, my sister and I have been pregnant for over seven months. Sister Bingg said that after seven months of pregnancy, it’s no longer suitable for cultivation. That’s why we’ve come specifically to bid farewell to Your Majesty and return to the palace to rest and nurture the pregnancy.”

Zheng Yi nodded and said, “It’s about time. By the way, how is your cultivation progressing?”

Dongyun Yu replied, “Your Majesty, your Majesty, we have both reached the first layer of Qi cultivation!”

“According to Sister Bingg, my sister and I are progressing quickly.”

Zheng Yi nodded again.

Dongyun Jie and Dongyun Yu are both cultivators with Wind Attribute Anomalous Spirit Roots, and partly Water Attribute Spirit Roots as well.

Unfortunately, Zheng Yi does not have the most suitable cultivation techniques for the two women, so they can only practice the “Thousand Waves Technique.”

And yet, both women are pregnant, but even under these conditions, they were able to reach the first layer of Qi cultivation within half a year, proving their remarkable aptitude.

Zheng Yi smiled and said, “Then, my dear consorts, take good care to nurture the fetus. I look forward to your return to cultivation.”

“Hmm!”

Dongyun Jie nodded, while Dongyun Yu tilted her head and said, “It’s strange, why does Your Majesty seem a bit off today?”

Zheng Yi laughed and asked, “Off? How so?”

Dongyun Jie also said, “Now that Yu’er mentions it, I feel it too.”

“Your Majesty seems a bit unfamiliar today, something’s unusual…”

“Oh? In what way?”

Suddenly, Dongyun Yu exclaimed, “I’ve remembered!”

“In the past, Your Majesty was very affectionate to my sister and me; every time we paid our respects, Your Majesty would personally help us up.”

“Why did Your Majesty not personally help us up after we paid our respects today?”

“Hahaha, Yu’er is indeed clever!”

At this moment, the door of the Quiet Chamber not far away suddenly opened, and another ‘Zheng Yi’ walked in from outside.

“Your Majesty?”

The two women gasped, instinctively stepping back.

How could there be two Majesties?

The first Majesty chuckled softly, and his figure began to grow hazy, gradually dissipating as if he had never appeared.

The second Zheng Yi strode over, embracing the two women, and laughed, “I thought you wouldn’t notice, but it turns out that both Jie’er and Yu’er realized it?”

Dongyun Jie leaned in Zheng Yi’s arms, puzzled, “Your Majesty, what was that just now?”

“That was a kind of magic I mastered after blood-sacrificing the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting. It can create illusions using the painting to confuse enemies.”

“Of course, it has no lethality; it can only deceive people.”

“Still, it’s amazing!”

“What’s amazing about it? Didn’t you both see through it?”

“It’s different. My sister and I only noticed because we are familiar with Your Majesty and felt that you were different from before.”

Dongyun Jie said, “A stranger wouldn’t have discovered it.”

Zheng Yi said, “I hope so. How do my dear consorts feel?”

Holding the two women, he sat on the bed, gently caressing their slightly swollen bellies with great tenderness.

Dongyun Jie’s charming face blushed, and she stammered, “It’s, it’s alright, just uncomfortable to sleep at night.”

“Oh? Where would you feel uncomfortable? Let me check?”

While saying this, Zheng Yi’s hand slipped inside, as it was not very comfortable through the clothes.

“Your Majesty~”

Dongyun Yu beside him blushed even more, leaning against Zheng Yi’s chest, her breath like orchids.

“It’s not possible…”

Dongyun Jie grabbed Zheng Yi’s large hand, biting her lip, “My sister and I are both pregnant, so we can’t serve Your Majesty well. How about we wait until we give birth to a prince…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Zheng Yi continued, “You and Yu’er have only been pregnant for seven months; you can still stay overnight, as long as it’s not too intense.”

“Ah? Who, who said so…”

“Of course, I said so. Don’t worry; since your bodies are inconvenient, just lie on your stomachs~”

To take care of Jie’er and Yu’er’s bodies, Zheng Yi only took a little over half an hour before stopping.

The two women fell into a deep sleep, unconscious of the world around them.

It seems that the plan to rest for the pregnancy will have to wait until tomorrow.

After a nap with the two women and sending them back to the palace, Zheng Yi returned to the Quiet Chamber.

With the initial success of blood-sacrificing the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting, the subsequent task was to become thoroughly familiar with it.

At this moment, Zheng Yi was preparing to blood-sacrifice another item.

Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit!

The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit can greatly increase the chances of mortals awakening their Spirit Root and stepping into the path of cultivation.

This fruit is the cornerstone for Zheng Yi to achieve his grand vision.

He…wants all of his ten sons and daughters to become cultivators.

To forge a great cultivation dynasty!

For this, he needs a large number of loyal cultivators.

The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit is the most direct way to achieve this goal.

Reflecting on this, Zheng Yi took a deep breath and glanced at the content on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

His lifespan was now only five thousand and seventy-six years.

To blood-sacrifice the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting, he consumed over two hundred years of his lifespan!

However, compared to the power of the Thousand Illusions Glazed Painting, these losses are worth it.

Extending his hand, a tiny embryonic seed appeared in his palm, emitting an extremely faint moon-white glow in the dark Quiet Chamber.

“The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit, I wonder how much essence blood it requires…”

He formed seals with both hands, his magical power surging, concentrating in the heart area.

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, turning into a thick blood mist that enveloped the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

Under Zheng Yi’s blood-sacrificing Dharma Seal, the blood mist flowed into the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

After a long half-day, the blood mist in the entire Quiet Chamber slowly dissipated, absorbed by the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

“Did it succeed?”

Zheng Yi expressed his surprise and then picked up the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit placed before him.

After a few moments, his expression turned extremely peculiar.

“Is this…a success, or a failure?”

The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit in his hand was meticulously observed several times, but… there was absolutely no change!

It was still the size of a sunflower seed, looking like a tiny infant seed.

The overall appearance still shone in moon-white color, and the patterns on its surface showed almost no change, exactly like before the blood sacrifice.

“No change at all… ? No, that’s not right!”

Zheng Yi suddenly seemed to remember something and murmured, “My essence blood was obviously consumed, all infused into this Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.”

“Perhaps a single Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit is too minuscule to detect with the naked eye.”

“If one drop doesn’t work, then ten drops, a hundred drops… I refuse to believe it can’t be consecrated with blood!”

“One drop of essence blood roughly consumes a day. The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit takes nine thousand years to mature. It can’t possibly require me to expend nine thousand drops of essence blood…”

In the darkness, another mist of blood spread out, forcefully converging in one place and slowly seeping into the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

While Zheng Yi was performing the blood sacrifice on the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit, three figures approached the northern part of Wannian County in the Capital Region.

These three, an old man, a young man, and a woman, were Tianxingzi, Xuan Jizi, and Su Xi.

All three were cultivators, and they shared the same path, forming a companionable journey after initial contact.

After more than three months, they had finally arrived at the Capital Region from the Nulong River.

The reason why such a long time was wasted was that Tianxingzi, while traveling, continually ventured to certain peaks and observed the night sky, constantly calculating something.

Riding on a horse, Xuan Jizi asked, “Elder Tianxingzi, we have finally reached the Capital Region. May I ask where you’re headed?”

Tianxingzi replied, “My ultimate goal is the Imperial City, but before that, I must check the Feng Shui and the direction of the dragon veins in Great Yu’s Capital City.”

“Junior noticed that you have been visiting renowned mountains and rivers these past few months. Have you discovered anything?”

Tianxingzi shook his head and said, “Just like before, nothing significantly different.”

“And where might you be headed, my friend?”

Xuan Jizi replied, “I have acquaintances in the Imperial City whom I wish to visit before heading to Xueyun Country.”

“Xueyun Country?”

Tianxingzi’s eyes flickered and he said, “Xueyun Country, isn’t it the site of Beiji Palace?”

Xuan Jizi smiled and said, “I have some cordial relations with Xueyun Country, and I believe once I get there, I might find a place to stay.”

“I see. In that case, Fellow Daoist Xuan Jizi, let us part ways here.”

As he spoke, the horses beneath the three of them simultaneously stepped into the territory of Wannian County.

Xuan Jizi said, “Thank you, elder, for your guidance along the way, deeply etched in this junior’s heart. Until fate brings us together again.”

Su Xi said, “Goodbye, Sister Xuan Jizi~”

The three of them had traveled together for three months, and Xuan Jizi had already become quite familiar with Su Xi.

But after all, they were just fellow travelers, and now they were to part.

Xuan Jizi felt indifferent, but Su Xi was somewhat reluctant.

From childhood to adulthood, she hardly had any friends.

Xuan Jizi smiled and said, “Goodbye, Xi’er. Elder, elder… ?”

Xuan Jizi suddenly noticed Tianxingzi in a daze, seemingly perceiving something, his eyes filled with astonishment.

“Elder? Elder Tianxingzi? What happened to you… ?”

After several breaths, Tianxingzi finally reacted, his eyes even more shocked. Ignoring Xuan Jizi’s questions beside him, he fiercely pulled the reins and stopped his horse.

Then he immediately dismounted, kneeling almost halfway, and with a backward grab, a piece of ancient tortoiseshell appeared in his hand.

He solemnly placed the tortoiseshell in his palm, clasping his hands together reverently and began to shake it gently.

Beside him, Xuan Jizi’s eyes also shifted slightly. Was this… a whim?

The Turtle Divination Technique!

She quickly pulled Su Xi, guarding beside Tianxingzi, cautiously watching the surroundings.

“Clang~”

“Clang~”

“Clang~”

The clear sound of a collision rang out, stopping after ten breaths.

Tianxingzi solemnly tilted the tortoiseshell, pouring out three ancient copper coins from a side opening.

The copper coins were arranged in the Three Talents Formation, placed on three sides, with three intact and none reversed.

Tianxingzi thought for a moment, then solemnly placed the tortoiseshell at the center of the three copper coins.

The tortoiseshell was covered with countless lines, and as Tianxingzi acted, these lines began to undergo some strange changes.

With hands rapidly forming spells, the sky now dark, countless stars flickered in the deep and dark sky above.

But with Tianxingzi’s spells, several stars in the night sky suddenly gleamed brightly, steadily illuminating the three of them.

To be precise, illuminating those three copper coins!

Tianxingzi murmured, his eyes filled with an even stronger sense of shock.

“Elder?”

Xuan Jizi curiously asked, “What kind of hexagram is this?”

“Hexagrams: Original, beneficial, divination.”

“Using Nine: Seeing a group of dragons without a head, auspicious.”

“Arrogant Dragon: Arrogant dragon has regrets.”

“Flying Dragon: Flying dragon in the sky, beneficial to see a great person.”

“Leaping Dragon: Or leaping in the abyss, no blame.”

“Vigilant Dragon: The gentleman is vigilant all day, in the evening cautious, serious without blame.”

“Visible Dragon: Seeing a dragon in the fields, beneficial to see a great person.”

“Hidden Dragon: Hidden dragon, do not use.”

Tianxingzi trembled and said, “This is the Nine-Five Hexagram, Nine-Five, Flying Dragon in the Sky, Beneficial to see a great person.”

“Great fortune! Great fortune! Great fortune hexagram!”

“It’s the Heaven-bestowed Nine-Five Sovereign Hexagram!”

“And moreover…”

At this moment, his excited hands began to tremble, and from his bosom, he took out a peculiar ancient jade, carefully perceiving something.

In the midst of two shocked gazes, this ancient jade slowly changed from its previous cyan color to ultimately a golden hue!

“Spiritual Qi!”

“The Spiritual Qi here is completely different from before.”

“It’s more than double, no, ten times, twenty times more!”

“Strange, too strange…”

“Inside the borders of Wannian County, the Spiritual Qi surges, while outside Wannian County, the Spiritual Qi remains as scarce as before.”

Tianxingzi murmured, “What exactly happened?”

“The Nine-Five Sovereign Hexagram and the Revival of Spiritual Qi mixed together?”

“Could it be that…”

He subconsciously looked southward, murmuring, “The current Emperor of Great Yu is… Heaven’s ordained, the Heaven-chosen one!”

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