Chapter 7

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Outside the Eastern Palace.

Gao Ying’s figure stood with a slight bow, his heart full of doubts. Emperor Xia was poisoned, and the Northern Barbarian soldiers were marching straight in. He thought that Ye Xuan would go to find Old General Ji as soon as possible, or go to the ancestral land to ask the ancestor to come out of seclusion.

Instead, Ye Xuan returned to the Eastern Palace and stayed in the main hall. If this continued, Great Xia would be in danger.

In the palace, Ye Xuan stood in front of the window, taking in the spring scenery in the garden. Two years ago, the system had issued a mission to find his mother. In addition to the mission yesterday, defeating the Northern Barbarians, recovering the lost land, and destroying the Dark Net, there were three missions to complete.

He could no longer keep a low profile.

It was time to fight back.

“System, immediately summon Lu Bu and the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.”

“Ding, congratulations, Master, you have successfully summoned Lu Bu and the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry. They are now stationed at the foot of Mount Taicang outside Chang’an City.”

Ye Xuan nodded, got up, and walked out of the hall. He decided to go to Mount Taicang personally to order Lu Bu to go to the north.

After three years, he could finally leave the palace.

Gao Ying saw Ye Xuan coming out of the hall and quickly went up to him. “Your Highness, are you going out?”

Ye Xuan replied, “Prepare the horse. I’m leaving the palace.”

Gao Ying’s face was filled with joy. “Your Highness, are you going to the ancestral land or Old General Ji’s residence?”

Ye Xuan turned his head and looked at Gao Ying. The latter was terrified. “I was too rude. I’ll go prepare the horse.”

After a short while, Gao Ying arrived with his horse and appeared outside the palace walls. Ye Xuan took the reins from him. “Eunuch Gao, you stay. You don’t have to leave with me.”

“Your Highness, I…”

“If I leave the palace alone, no one would notice. If Eunuch Gao came with me, I would become an obvious target.” Ye Xuan said lightly, then mounted his horse and left.

Gao Ying looked at the figure that disappeared under the palace wall, his face filled with worry. He quickly turned around and headed towards Yangxin Hall…

…

In Chang’an.

Ye Xuan galloped his horse forward. According to his memory, he soon left the city and galloped in the direction of Mount Taicang.

He was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery of Chang’an. Even in a foreign land, Chang’an City was still majestic and had visitors from all over the world. This place seemed to contain the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and was the place that all cultivators in the world yearned for.

Chang’an Academy was one of the four major academies in the world, and it attracted countless cultivators to study there.

However, the war was raging in the empire, and Chang’an had lost its color. It was no longer as prosperous and beautiful as it used to be. The people were in a constant state of panic, worried that the Northern Barbarian army would come.

Arriving at the foot of Mount Taicang, the setting sun was like blood, shrouding the sky. Ye Xuan looked into the distance and landed at the foot of the mountain. With the long neigh of a horse, a man arrived.

The person who had just arrived had an imposing appearance and an awe-inspiring aura. He rode on a horse and held a halberd in his hand. It was Divine General Lu Bu.

He was an outstanding man.

These words were not false.

Although Lu Bu was only a Great Grandmaster, the killing intent he exuded was extremely strong, like a God of Slaughter from the nine nethers.

“General Lu Bu pays his respects to Your Highness!”

“There’s no need to be so polite.” Ye Xuan motioned for Lu Bu to stand up, and his gaze fell on the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry at the foot of the mountain. They only had three thousand people, but they released an unstoppable pressure. “Feng Xian, the war in the north is very tense. The Northern Barbarians raised an army of 150,000. I plan to send you to stop the enemy.”

Lu Bu clenched his fist. “Don’t worry, Your Highness. I’ll head over immediately.”

Ye Xuan continued, “Feng Xian, there’s a great disparity in the number of troops in the north, and there’s no food and supplies. You’ll have to rely on yourself, understand? If you encounter any problems along the way, you can act first and report later.”

Lu Bu nodded his head. “I understand. I will not let the Northern Barbarian army take a single step forward.”

Looking at Lu Bu’s back as he left, Ye Xuan said, “Jue Ying, inform Zhao Gao and ask him to send people to support General Lu.”

A wave of spiritual Qi spread out, and Ye Xuan knew that Dragnet had left. Immediately after, the sound of horse hooves rang out, and smoke and dust swept up. Lu Bu led the army and galloped away.

Ye Xuan looked around, and his eyes fell in the direction of Chang’an City. Ever since Lu Bu sent his army to the north, his time had come, and Chang’an City was bound to become the most powerful city in the world.

Looking back at the sunset, Chang’an should be there.

His life would also begin in Chang’an.

“Ding, Master, a reminder to you, a new check-in location has been refreshed — Mount Taicang. Do you want to check in immediately?”

Ye Xuan was stunned. Did he have to check in at every place he went? This feeling… was awesome.

“Check in immediately.”

“Ding, congratulations, Master, you have successfully checked in to Mount Taicang. You have obtained the reward, Taicang Emperor’s Flame.”

Taicang Emperor’s Flame was the original number one divine flame in Taicang. It was a fire born from Taicang’s fire domain. This fire was extremely overbearing and had infinite power. It appeared in the form of a fire sword.

Ye Xuan slowly raised his arm, and a fire sword appeared in his palm. In an instant, the air became hot, as if it would burn the space into ashes at any time.

Now that he had this divine flame, could he help Emperor Xia get rid of the devil-brand poison pattern in his body?

“Ding, Master, a reminder to you, this is the first time you’ve mastered the divine flame, so you’re still unable to remove the devil-brand poison pattern. In order to remove this poison, you must become a tier-five alchemist.”

An alchemist?

Ye Xuan knew that in this world, there were cultivators of all kinds of professions, and alchemists were one of them. The requirements to become an alchemist were very harsh. In addition to having a divine flame, one must also have a strong spiritual power.

He had read about alchemists in ancient books, but there were no alchemists in the world. He remembered that the ancient books mentioned that there was an alchemist in the Tianyu Empire, who was called a tier-four alchemist and was also a consecrated official of the Tianyu Empire’s royal family.

He didn’t think that he would need to become a tier-five alchemist to get rid of the devil-brand poison pattern in Emperor Xia’s body, even though he had the divine flame. From this, one could see how terrifying the poison was.

The Dark Net had this poison, and it could not be underestimated.

After Taicang Emperor’s Flame was absorbed into his body, Ye Xuan pulled the reins back to his horse and galloped toward Chang’an.

….

Under the night sky.

Chang’an was brightly lit, and there was still some time before the curfew. The streets were filled with people.

At this moment, within Chang’an Academy, Wu Yinting appeared on the mountain behind the academy. He had a hurried expression on his face and was pacing back and forth, trying to hide his anxiety. At this moment, a figure walked out from a stone room. It was no one else but Lin Mo.

Previously, in Xia Palace, he had suffered a backlash from the Golden Dragon of Providence. After a period of closed-door cultivation, his injuries had recovered a little, and he looked very good.

“Yinting, what’s the matter? Why are you so flustered?”

“Teacher, Noble Consort Wan has succeeded. His Majesty’s body has been struck by the devil-brand poison pattern,” Wu Yinting said in a low voice, then paused before continuing, “but Tian Kui’s group of ten has disappeared. There’s no news of them even now. They’re probably dead.”

“Just now, I received news that His Majesty had the Crown Prince govern the country, but Crown Prince Xuan was unscathed from Tian Kui’s assassination. This is too unbelievable.”

Lin Mo’s face darkened. “We can’t let him live. He’s more difficult to deal with than we thought. No one in the Xia Palace can kill the ten people including Tian Kui unless the royal family’s ancestor makes a move.”

“It’s not like we didn’t gain anything this time. Emperor Xia is poisoned and is no longer a threat. As for Crown Prince Xuan, it’s too easy to get rid of him.”

“Yinting, get someone to spread the news that the Northern Barbarian army has arrived and that His Majesty has been poisoned. I believe that the Left Minister and the Grand Tutor will take action and let us know what methods Crown Prince Xuan has up his sleeves. We can just sit back and reap the benefits of their struggle.”

Wu Yinting nodded, “Teacher, don’t worry. I’ll get it done right away.”