Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

Longhua Kingdom, Imperial Palace, Qingxin Hall.

As night fell, Li Chongjiu stood alone outside the Qingxin Palace, looking at the dark night sky, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

The eunuch standing in front of the hall trotted forward and said to Li Chongjiu, "Your Highness, the Queen has been waiting inside for a long time. You may go in."

"Thank you, Eunuch Mao, for your hard work."

As Li Chongjiu spoke lightly, he reached into his pocket and took out a handful of silver and put it into Eunuch Mao's pocket.

"Oh, Your Highness, you really trouble me. This is my duty. There is no need to thank me or not." Eunuch Mao said this, but his hands were not slow in moving. He put it in his pocket.

Li Chongjiu smiled slightly, turned around and walked into the hall.

The palace is richly decorated with golden splendor and a dazzling array of treasures. It can be seen that the owner of the palace must be an extremely elegant and noble person.

Li Chongjiu walked slowly forward, his eyes sweeping around, finally stopping on a noble lady in gorgeous clothes.

The noble lady knelt on a cushion with her back to Li Chongjiu, closing her eyes and praying towards the huge Buddha statue on the wall. Two palace maids stood quietly on both sides, holding incense sticks and round fans.

"My son greets the Queen Mother." Li Chongjiu bowed respectfully.

The lady slowly turned her head, revealing a calm and indifferent face.

"What are you doing here?" She looked at her child with a disdainful look, but there was no warmth in her words.

"Mother, I came to see you." Li Chongjiu replied, with a hint of imperceptible worry in his eyes.

"Aren't you afraid of being criticized by others for coming here at this time?" asked the lady.

"The children have been taken care of, no one will say anything." Li Chongjiu shook his head.

"That's quite clever," the lady said calmly, "Are you going to Nanzhou?"

Li Chongjiu nodded hesitantly.

The noble lady turned her head back and continued to kowtow to the portrait with her hands clasped together.

Li Chongjiu looked at the portrait. The compassionate Buddha statue in his memory seemed a little unfamiliar at this moment.

Illusion?

Li Chongjiu shook his head.

The incense in the incense burner slowly went out, and the palace maid naturally stepped forward to sweep the ashes and replenish the incense. The smell of incense that had originally dissipated filled the entire room again for a while.

"This time when you go to Nanzhou, the young masters of the Fei and Du families should accompany you. I have already made arrangements, so you don't have to worry." said the lady.

"Thank you, mother." Li Chongjiu bowed.

"Are you relieved now?" the lady said slowly.

Li Chongjiu said hesitantly, "Mother, do you know the third son of the Bai family?"

"Yes, I've heard that your talent as a single spiritual root is already known to everyone in Kyoto." The noble lady waved her sleeves, and the palace maids around her began to wave their round fans leisurely.

"Not only that, this boy is very close to the prince, and even has a close friendship with the young master of the Chen family. I'm afraid he will be a good breakthrough point." Li Chongjiu said with a bow.

"So, the Bai family is determined to join forces with the Crown Prince?"

The noble lady remained calm, and the golden crown on her head made clear sounds as her head swayed.

"In my opinion, this is indeed the case," said Li Chongjiu.

"It doesn't matter."

As the lady spoke, she stood up and walked towards Li Chongjiu.

The extremely long gorgeous dress dragged on the floor, and the lady stopped only when there was only half a meter left.

"Remember, no matter what happens, don't panic," the noble lady said coldly, cupping Li Chongjiu's face with her hands. "Li Ping's position is yours, and only yours!"

"Mother!"

Li Chongjiu was frightened by the lady's words and stepped back involuntarily.

"What? Are you also intimidated by his clothes?" The lady said in a deep voice, "Without that imperial robe, Li Ping is nothing!——"

"Don't say anymore!" Li Chongjiu broke out in a cold sweat.

Ever since my mother got the portrait, she has been kneeling and worshipping it all day long and has never left the bedroom.

"Are you scared?" the lady asked sharply.

"Mother, I will take my leave now."

After Li Chongjiu finished speaking, he quickly left Qingxin Palace.

The noble lady looked at Li Chongjiu's departing back, snorted coldly, and continued to kneel back in front of the Buddha statue.

"Did you hear what the Ninth Prince said just now?" said the noble lady.

The two maids were stunned for a moment and replied, "We heard it."

The noble lady sighed and shook her wrist slightly. In just a moment, the two golden finger guards pierced straight into the palace maid's throat.

The two palace maids looked at the noble lady in disbelief, blood slowly seeping from the hollow of their throats, their pupils constricting, and they fell straight to the ground.

thump—

The sound attracted the guards at the door, and Eunuch Mao also ran into the hall.

"Oh, Madam Hua Jin, this is..."

Eunuch Mao was frightened by the corpse on the ground and asked hurriedly.

"Go tell the emperor that I'm ill."

The lady still faced the Buddha statue and spoke calmly.

"Whoo."

Eunuch Mao broke out in a cold sweat and quickly wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves.

After the guards had cleaned up everything, the Qingxin Palace became deserted again, with only the noble lady left.

The summer night was slightly cool, and the night wind blew into Qingxin Hall through the window. The portraits on the wall trembled slowly in the night wind, and the eyes of the noble lady also became a little more melancholy.

She stretched out her hand as if to touch the face of the Buddha statue and gently opened her red lips.

"An Lang, I will take care of what you have lost—"

"Take it back slowly."

Longhua Kingdom, Imperial Palace, Prince's Palace.

The shop was brightly lit with candles, and Li Chonglin was sitting cross-legged in front of the desk, flipping through books.

"Your Highness, it's getting late. You should rest." Miao'er reminded from the side.

"It's okay. If you're tired, go to sleep first." Li Chonglin said with his head down.

Miao'er couldn't help but sigh.

Ever since Li Chonglin came out of Longyuan, he has been always looking for information related to Longyuan. Even after searching through the entire library, there are only a few sentences about Longyuan.

"Your Highness, did you encounter something in Longyuan?" Miao'er couldn't help but ask.

Li Chonglin looked up and stared into Miao'er's eyes.

"I remember that you were picked up from the heart of Longyuan by the late emperor. Do you still have any impression of Longyuan?" Li Chonglin asked.

"I was too young at that time, not even three years old. All I remember is debris everywhere, no living things at all." Miao'er replied.

Li Zhonglin pondered, "This is almost consistent with the previous scene..."

"Hasn't the emperor also been to Longyuan? If Your Highness has any doubts, just ask and you'll know the answers," Miao'er said.

"If I had an answer, I wouldn't be so worried." Li Zhonglin shook his head and said, "Every prince has the right to enter Longyuan, but I don't know if he can come out alive."

"Those who emerged only remembered the dilapidated environment. They knew nothing else. However, their realm had inexplicably increased significantly."

Miao'er then asked, "What if we go in again?"

"No one can step into Longyuan a second time. I have tried it too." Li Chonglin sighed.

"Maybe it's just a treasure land with rich spiritual energy. Why does Your Highness insist on exploring Longyuan?" Miao'er asked in confusion.

Li Chonglin hesitated to speak, as he didn't know whether he should reveal Yinglong's existence to others.

Based on various phenomena, Li Chonglin speculated that Senior Yinglong might be staying in Longyuan for some purpose.

Since Senior Yinglong has sealed himself in Longyuan, perhaps it would be safest for me to keep this secret hidden forever.

"Forget it, it's nothing." Li Chonglin said as he closed the book.

The candlelight went out, Miao'er said goodbye to Li Chonglin, and left the Prince's Palace.

Li Chonglin looked at the dragon-patterned sword beside the desk with a frown. Even though he had tried it thousands of times, he had never felt the buzzing sound that he felt when it came into contact with Lu Yuguan.

"Sword Spirit Furnace Cauldron Physique... Yuguan, you are truly delightful."