There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 56 Even in death, it will be swift!
"The Celestial Dynasty's fortune has bestowed upon him!?"

Before the Qi arrived, the Taihe Qi in Chen Qing's Dantian was already surging like boiling water, showing a potential for a breakthrough and explosive growth!

Luck can directly boost cultivation level?

His heart was awe-inspiring.

However, the next moment, the pure spiritual light in the Niwan Palace suddenly surged!

A chilling premonition that he was mired in a quagmire and that his life was in the hands of others exploded in his heart!
"shackles!"

Chen Qing instantly understood! Then, his mind became as firm as iron and his will as sharp as a knife. He gathered his inner energy and returned it to its source, transforming it into an impenetrable wall that kept the entangling aura at bay, leaving it only a foot or so away from his body, without touching it at all!
Across from him, Zhao Yuanji smiled, seemingly unaware of Chen Qing's resistance, and said leisurely, "Congratulations, Councilor Chen. Actually, your plan to appease the people and exonerate the guilty has angered the people on the Second Prince's side."

He stepped forward, and a guard behind him respectfully presented a sandalwood box, the lid of which opened with a click.

"The Second Prince only believes in the executioner's knife, wanting to exterminate all the sinners to prevent future troubles. Alas, he does not know that the heavy sins of killing will cause resentment to backfire and devour his fortune, leaving a poison for ten thousand years! Councilor Chen's plan may seem to solve only the problem of 100,000 people, but in fact it can be implemented in all directions and benefit millions of people! How can Your Highness allow such a great talent to be buried in the dust?"

The moment the lid was opened, a warm and refreshing, strange aroma wafted out!
On a red velvet background, a perfectly round pearl the size of a pigeon's egg floats quietly.

Within the bead, tiny starlight flows endlessly, forming a constantly changing miniature star map. A layer of deep blue light flows across the surface of the bead, exuding a vast and imposing stellar aura!
"This is the Star-Stabilizing Pearl," Zhao Yuanji's voice grew even calmer. "It takes a star core from the void as its embryo, and is refined over a hundred years by drawing upon the stellar radiance of the nine heavens! Its wondrous qualities are threefold—"

"The first is 'Star Chart Deduction'. Holding the beads and observing quietly, all kinds of complexities and celestial calculations can be solved in an instant, as if observing the stars in the palm of your hand!"

"The second is 'Starlight Tempering Thoughts,' where the pearl's light touches, nourishing the soul, cleansing all thoughts, and ensuring the mind remains forever clear and bright, allowing one to comprehend the profound and attain enlightenment with twice the result with half the effort!"

"The third is 'Resonance with Destiny Stars.' The holder of this bead can observe the Heavenly Lock Star, and their mind and spirit will be subtly connected with the stars, gaining insight into the veins of stellar power! Setting up formations and breaking restrictions will be as if aided by the heavens!"

He looked at Chen Qing: "Such rare treasures have been kept secret by His Highness for many years! If it weren't for Chen Qing's meritorious service to the country, would His Highness have been so willing to bestow them so lightly? I earnestly hope that Chen Qing will not disappoint His Highness's thirst for talent!"

Chen Qing's gaze locked onto that deep star bead, and his mind was shaken!
Refined from a Void Star Core!?

Wouldn't that make it immortal and last for ten thousand years!

In this way, wouldn't this pearl be the perfect vessel for the "Buried Objects in the Void" plan?!
Zhao Yuanji assumed that Chen Qing's expression was one of being intimidated by the precious treasure.

“Counselor Chen, this treasure requires quiet contemplation.” He closed the wooden box and handed it over, his tone suddenly turning cold. “Recently, there has been constant turmoil in the capital. Just listen to the gossip and let it go. Your sister is being taken care of by someone at His Highness’s residence, so there is no need to worry about her.”

The words have not yet been spoken!

"Om-"

A streak of crimson light pierced the air and landed in Zhao Yuanji's palm, transforming into a rapidly trembling communication talisman.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, the feigned gentleness on his face was instantly replaced by intense disgust: "Hmph! A bunch of ignorant fools! Looks like we need to teach them a lesson!" With a flick of his finger, the crimson talisman turned to ashes in an instant.

His gaze returned to Chen Qing, his disdain turning into indifference.

"Boom!"

A terrifying pressure, like a landslide or a tsunami, erupted! Instantly freezing the courtyard!

The air was as solid as lead and mercury, weighing more than ten thousand pounds!
"Ugh!" Lü Feng groaned, his withered fingers sinking deep into the zither!

Silver Scale screamed in agony, its scales bursting open, blood splattering from its mouth and nose, and it collapsed to its knees!
Chen Qing was the first to be hit. His joints cracked and popped, his blood and qi surged, and he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood before his eyes!
"Om-"

The starlight of the life talisman in his dantian flashed rapidly, and the Taihe Qi surged wildly, forcefully withstanding the immense pressure that crushed his soul!
He suddenly looked up, made a hand seal, and a wisp of condensed Taihe Qi, like an invisible thorn, shot towards Zhao Yuanji. He said in a loud voice, "You are the envoy of the Heavenly Empress, and this is how you treat those who have rendered meritorious service?"

"Ants must learn to bow their heads!" Zhao Yuanji's gaze was as if looking at dust. He waved his hand to disperse the spikes, his killing intent surging. However, considering that he had come on behalf of the Empress and that this person had karma on his hands, he forced himself to hold back.

"If I were you, take this bead and find a quiet place to cultivate yourself! If you must seek peace of mind..." He took a step forward, his murderous intent fully revealed, "Keep your eyes open and stay away from trouble, otherwise... you'll only face death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying pressure receded like a tide.

By the time Chen Qing and the others came to their senses, Zhao Yuanji and the others had already vanished.
The courtyard was deathly silent.

After a long silence, Lü Feng spoke hoarsely: "You shouldn't have acted impulsively just now. I've heard about Zhao Yuanji's character; he's vengeful and vindictive! In a fit of anger, he might have killed someone on the spot!"

"He won't kill me, at least not today." Chen Qing let out a long breath, forcefully suppressing his surging blood and anger.

"Truly terrifying!" Yin Lin'er's eyes were still filled with fear. "Young Master, do you really intend to confront such a being?"

“These are just the Sixth Prince’s henchmen! There’s the Empress Dowager behind them!” Lü Feng looked at Chen Qing, his eyes filled with heaviness. “If Zhao Yuanji is like this, how terrifying must the Empress Dowager and the Sixth Prince be?” As he spoke, he let out a long sigh, full of helplessness and worry. “They already know about Chen Yu’s matter. This is a warning, and also a way to trap you. You might as well give up.”

Chen Qing knew very well what Lü Feng was worried about.

"If I hadn't transformed into my true form, free from the constraints of life and death, in my dream, how could I have gotten involved in this matter? To attempt to challenge the Heavenly Evolution Platform with such meager cultivation is, in the eyes of others, like an ant trying to shake a tree—a certain death!"

With a flick of his Samadhi True Fire Talisman, he burned away all distracting thoughts. He said no more and his gaze fell on the wooden box containing the Star-Stabilizing Pearl.

"By accepting this bead, you accept the karmic consequences!" Lü Feng seemed to have seen something and said urgently, "That person threatened that girl's life, warning you to stay away from the Heavenly Evolution Platform!" "It's just a sugar-coated poison. Peel off the sugar coating and return the poison!" Chen Qing's expression was unusually calm. "This person came suddenly to catch us off guard, to intimidate us, and to cut off our 'delusions'." Despite saying this, he did not open the box.

Why did Zhao Yuanji come here?

Using both kindness and severity, both soft and hard tactics, all to ensure that Chen Xu is kept at bay and never near the Heavenly Evolution Platform!
This precisely corroborates Xu Qingfeng's words!

His removed spiritual bone was crucial to the Empress's "Nine Qi Substitution Tribulation" scheme! As the original owner, Chen Qing still had a trace of invisible connection to it!
"History, dreams..." His thoughts raced through his mind.

If this dream truly represents a return to the past, then once the Empress successfully seizes the power of Heaven, it means the history of the Immortal Dynasty will be rewritten!

The consequences are unpredictable!

But if he could seize the opportunity to reclaim the spiritual bone, glimpse the secrets of the "Starry Night Calamity," and even witness the changing tides of history...

"If I can still bite off a piece of flesh from Zhao Yuanji and the others... even if I die, it will be a quick death!"

only……

"The claims of the patriarch who restored the dynasty are indeed somewhat inconsistent with the facts."

With his mind made up, Chen Qing's gaze became even more resolute.

"Only two days left until the Heavenly Evolution Platform; it's time to make the final preparations!"

He calmed himself and entered the house, casually placing the wooden box containing the Star-Stabilizing Bead in a corner, and solemnly took out two magical treasures.

On the left, the bronze wine vessel is ancient and weathered; on the right, the nine-tiered lotus platform is lush and verdant.

"Although there is a Dao trace wedge for positioning, there is still a time difference of one or two hours. In such a short time, relying on the slow and steady Qi cultivation of the Immortal Dynasty, it is difficult to make any progress!"

The method of the Immortal Dynasty emphasizes repeatedly cleansing oneself with one's own spiritual power and divine sense to resonate with the spirituality of the treasure. It is a long and painstaking process.

The methods of the present world, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy and the lack of spiritual materials, have diverged into a domineering path of extreme utilization. It is incredibly efficient, but it is like walking on a knife's edge. If it encounters resistance from spiritual treasures, it will inevitably suffer a fierce backlash!
Fortunately, these two treasures have already recognized him as their master.

"Trying to trap me? I'll seize every second and ruin your plans!"

With a thought racing through his mind, Chen Qing no longer hesitated!
The key to the Nine Revolutions Blood Flame Forging True Method flowed through his mind, and he patted the Qiankun bag at his waist!

"Wow—"

Radiant with light and color, its precious aura soars to the heavens!
The rare and precious materials gifted by Lu Qiyuan poured out—

Warm chalcedony, agarwood, lava crystal, cold iron essence... several precious medicinal herbs brimming with spiritual energy, and the restless "Nine Netherworld Fire" seed in the jade bottle!
Guided by divine will, the precious materials collided and fused!
The next instant, Chen Qing's fingers flashed like knives!

"laugh!"

A drop of vital essence, brimming with spiritual awareness and boundless vitality, burst forth from the finger and merged into the torrent of precious materials!
Then he flicked the jade bottle away with his finger!

hum-

The imprisonment is broken!

The Nine Netherworld Fire Seed roared wildly, its dark blue flames surging and instantly devouring all the treasures!
Netherworld fire is the catalyst, True Fire Talisman is the control, and essence blood is the medium!

Flames surged, and the dark blue and golden-red clashed fiercely!

Under the terrifying high temperature, the precious materials instantly melted, purified, and fused! Impurities turned into wisps of smoke, eventually condensing into a viscous spiritual liquid flowing with seven-colored light!

"These are all top-quality materials! If it weren't for the young marquis's unexpected and generous help, even if the Xuanji Chess Academy in the present world were to exhaust all its resources, it might not be able to gather such precious materials!"

In a flash of thought, Chen Qing's divine sense transformed into a heavy hammer, which slammed down fiercely!

"Congeal!"

The seven-colored spiritual liquid collapsed with a roar, transforming into two streams of highly spiritual colorful mist, like two spiritual snakes, which coiled around the bronze wine vessel and the ninth-grade green lotus platform, frantically penetrating them!
"Om-"

"Zheng——"

The two treasures trembled violently, and their spirits instinctively resisted!
On the surface of the bronze wine vessel, ancient wine patterns suddenly lit up, and a terrifying wine aura erupted, seemingly evaporating the colorful mist!
The Nine-Rank Azure Lotus Platform exploded with azure light, its petals bursting open in fury! The crimson-gold seed in the lotus heart leaped wildly, erupting with blazing crimson-gold flames! The nine golden lotus phantoms on the base solidified, their protective light surging, transforming into a tangible azure jade armor! It was meant to block the colorful mist!
Chen Qing groaned, his face turning slightly pale, as if his spiritual sense had been struck a heavy blow!
But his eyes were calm and deep, and the pure spiritual light in his Niwan Palace steadily illuminated his sea of ​​consciousness. The golden flames of the Samadhi True Fire Talisman flowed, instantly calming the shock in his divine sense.

"Certainly!"

Chen Qing spoke the truth, not by forcefully suppressing, but by using his own will to soothe and guide, like a gentle yet firm hand gently stroking the restless core of the two treasures.

“I know that you are all of extraordinary spirituality. This is not a bond, but rather a union of life and blood with mine! From this day forward, we will be inseparable, sharing both fortune and misfortune!”

(End of this chapter)