His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

Bored, Ji Yuan was suddenly awakened by the sound of footsteps. Through the window, she saw a gleaming gold object placed in the inner courtyard by Yi Xiang.

The box was so heavy that it caused the ground to dent.

Ji Yuan frowned. "With so much gold, did this guy rob the national treasury?"

I was so eager to find out how far Xu's illness had progressed.

"You bastard Xu Bing!"

"Do you really intend to suffocate me here?!"

Ji Yuan felt an unnamed anger rising within him, and he didn't know when it had started or how to vent it.

Since returning from the Yingxi Festival, this has often happened. She vaguely recalled that Song Sishang had advised her several times during the Daxi period.

To be frank, Your Majesty's lifespan is nearing its end, and it is time to consider matters concerning the harem.

She even took Ji Yuan's pulse and said that her yin energy was too strong and that she needed a man to counteract it. Although Song Si was not skilled in medicine, she still knew a little about taking pulses.

At the time, she didn't care at all; the thought of the harem gave her a terrible headache.

There are countless people in the court who would want her to be the heir. If she were to show even the slightest hint of this intention, countless ministers and families would flock to her like moths to a flame.

Most of the people who recommended candidates to her were actually trying to place their own people in the harem, so that there would be an extra spy in the palace.

She also wanted to use this to restrain Ji Yuan. No matter how powerful Ji Yuan was, unlike other emperors, she was ultimately a woman.

Once a harem is established, the situation in the court will change again.

Having experienced those upheavals firsthand, Ji Yuan was so frightened that she regarded the inner palace as a taboo subject from then on, never mentioning it again.

Otherwise... she is a normal woman, not a saint, how could she not have any delusions?

but now…

She gradually lost her composure.

Ji Yuan's breathing became increasingly unsteady, especially when she caught a glimpse of Xu Bing's profile in the inner courtyard.

Her pretty face flushed red.

A stubborn streak in her heart made her silently pray that she wouldn't dream of this thief tonight.

……

Xu Bingming and Tang Dayu counted the gold, and it was exactly 600,000 taels, not a tael less and not a tael more.

A system electronic voice echoed in my mind.

【Ding! 】

[Mission accomplished to extract money from the public, government, and private sector!]

[They extracted a total of 600,000 taels of gold, causing the three high-ranking officials to suffer heavy losses and break ties with each other!]

[Task Completion Rate: Extremely High!]

[Reward Obtained: Spell - Eye of Evil Fire!]

Xu's illness was examined in detail.

【Evil Fire Eye: A low-grade eye technique that can ignite evil fire within, disturb one's mind, and cause the evil fire to spread and scorch the body.】

Under the night.

A crow cut through the moonlight, circling among the mountains and fields, before finally landing in a bandit stronghold.

The crow, with its black and mottled feathers and somewhat sinister pupils, landed in the mountain stronghold and stared at the bandit leader for a long time.

Whoosh.

The bandit leader's lust surged, and for no apparent reason, it arose spontaneously. In just a few breaths, he was reduced to ashes.

The crow flapped its wings and flew away.

Xu Bing chuckled softly, a dark red aura flashing briefly in his eyes. He was right; he had previously drawn the ability of [Visual Communication].

He can transmit the power of his eye technique through vision, and the [Calamity of the Raven] also grants him and his ravens the power to see together.

In other words, wherever he can see, wherever I can see, no matter where I am, I can use [visual communication] to cast my eye technique.

The bandit leader who was just burned to death was Xu Bing's test subject.

However, it is not without its limitations.

The power of eye techniques used through the crow's vision will be reduced, by more than 50%.

Unfortunately, Xu Bing happened to be within the territory of Da Xi and was enjoying a 50% bonus. After the bonus was offset, the reduction became negligible.

……

"Fairy Jade Maiden, if I enter the bridge, will I be able to return to the beginning of time in the future?"

In the beginning of the Tai Chu era, Xu Bing carried the black lotus lamp and headed towards a certain place.

“Yes,” Yu’e said, “but the cost is enormous. And it’s easy to sever the connection with one’s own bridge of immortality.”

"What will happen if we cut off contact?" Xu Bing asked.

Yu'e said, "Severing the connection is equivalent to regressing to the Lantern-Carrying Realm cultivation level, only able to exert the strength of the Lantern-Carrying Realm."

"And if the location of the Bridge of Immortality is not found, it will remain so. If another Bridge of Immortality is forcibly built, the body will explode and the person will die."

"I see." Xu Bing nodded.

Yu'e continued, "Furthermore, for those at the Bridge-Building Realm, the cost of traveling in the Primordial Beginning Realm is already different. Each step consumes a large amount of vital energy, essence, qi, and spirit, making them increasingly weak. Once these three are exhausted, their lifespan is cut short."

"These restrictions are not so bad. What really makes it difficult for a Bridge-Building Realm expert to travel to the Primordial Beginning is that there are many taboos in the Primordial Beginning."

"Returning to the beginning will violate taboos, resulting in illness in reality, stagnation in cultivation, and so on."

Xu Bing nodded upon hearing this. In that case, it seemed there was nothing for him to be afraid of.

After obtaining the Creation Lotus and completing the system task, Xu Bing obtained a page of the exclusive Creation Technique and a coordinate map, one of the Nine Treasures of the Primordial Beginning.

He is still comprehending the exclusive techniques of the fundamental law, but as for the other Primordial Nine Treasures, it is quite interesting and related to "bridging".

The other of the Nine Treasures of the Primordial Era is not a physical object, but a location.

That location is near the natural barrier.

Xu Bingzheng was heading there; if it was suitable, he might as well build a bridge there.

As for collecting all nine primordial treasures...

It doesn't have to be that way. The path of Qi Refining is inherently inclusive, and Xu Bing is also very ambitious in his cultivation. However, the Nine Treasures of the Primordial Beginning have different styles and functions, and Xu Bing is not willing to spend a lot of energy to collect them all.

The Nine Treasures of the Primordial Era are ultimately just treasures. Xu Bing, being a perfect mortal, is unrestricted and unconstrained, and need not rely on them too much.

Whatever catches the eye, take it into your pocket; if it doesn't catch your eye, why bother sitting there?

This is the domineering nature of Xu Bing: completely unrestrained and unconstrained, he can do whatever he wants, however he wishes.

Of course, he will return in the future, but it may not be for Jiu Bao.

"Oh, right, Young Master Xu, there's something I forgot to tell you." Yu'e's figure appeared, floating in the air, seemingly becoming more solid, and her white dress and jade-like legs could be vaguely seen beneath it.

However, her face was still not clearly visible.

But her long hair was also striking, suggesting that this fairy must have been a rare beauty in her lifetime.

"What is it?" Xu Bing asked.

"The Lotus of Creation is related to time and lifespan." Yu'e asked Xu Bing to raise his palm. She floated behind him and placed her ethereal, fair hand on Xu Bing's palm.

"Young Master Xu, circulate your vital energy according to Yu'e's method," Yu'e said again.

Xu Bing did as instructed, and in no time, a precious lotus rose slowly in Xu Bing's palm.

In the beginning, all things were illusions.

However, they can manifest themselves in the mortal world through certain means.

"Young Master Xu's method is to gain longevity, and the Creation Wonderful Lotus can increase the lifespan gained."

"That is to say, if Young Master Xu had broken through the fundamental law, he could have obtained a lifespan of a hundred years. With the blessing of the Creation Lotus, he might have been able to obtain a lifespan of two hundred years."

Yu'e began to recount her story in a gentle and detailed manner.

Immediately following her words, the system's electronic voice sounded.

[The host has unlimited lifespan. For every additional year of lifespan, one can exchange it for a chance to win a national fortune lottery.]