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

"So you mean... the real Emperor Ji Yuan has already fallen into Xu Bing's hands?"

Zhou Xiaoyou told Song Si the general situation.

After Song Si finished processing the information, she checked it again. Zhou Xiaoyou nodded heavily and looked at the woman holding the incense burner.

For some reason, she felt that this woman was very impressive at first glance. Even her way of making an entrance was so different. No wonder even Sister Ji Yuan trusted this person.

Then she can trust him even more completely.

Song Si stroked the incense burner, his eyes filled with contemplation. He never expected that such a change would occur during the Tranquility Festival.

It's amazing to say.

Who would have thought that the empress, who had instilled fear in countless ministers during those seven days, was actually already under someone else's control.

"You mean, His Majesty was bound by Xu Bing for a full seven days?" Song Sili raised an eyebrow and pressed, "Did that fellow do anything to His Majesty?"

"No, not at all," Zhou Xiaoyou recalled.

Song Si rubbed his temples. "His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown. His Majesty's destiny and fortune are special, and he must not be lost. However, the situation in Da Xi is turbulent. If this news gets out, the world will probably be even more chaotic. It's not a good situation."

"And..." Song Si murmured, "How exactly did Xu Bing manage to use immortal magic on His Majesty and not die?"

“He said he was the Imperial Advisor and was not bound by the dragon's aura,” Zhou Xiaoyou said.

"National Division?"

Song Si sneered. According to the original plan, Ji Yuan would eliminate the Zhao and Sun families, and the next step would be to kill this guy as well. Every day that guy existed was an eyesore.

The Star Gazing Tower where Song Si resides is the institution that truly exercises the power of the Imperial Preceptor, divining celestial phenomena, predicting good and bad fortune, and presiding over grand sacrificial ceremonies.

Unfortunately, such a change occurred.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Song Si sighed.

"Is it Xu Bing...?"

Her eyes flickered slightly.

Since that's the case, then let's rescue His Majesty Ji Yuan and then execute this traitor.

......

Xu Bing returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and began to introspect.

Upon discovering the Taoist lamp, its blue light had brightened slightly. This was because the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion was blessed with auspicious energy, causing vital energy from all directions to converge, which greatly increased the efficiency of Xu Bing's nurturing of the Taoist lamp.

Ultimately, we are just ordinary people.

There are no Yuan veins within the Great Xi territory, and the Yuan energy is scarce. Only because his own mansion is blessed with the aura of a blessed land can he barely compare with those mountain forces.

The so-called "Nourishing the Dao Lamp" is actually about nourishing the whole body and prolonging life. The "Lamp-Carrying Realm" is ultimately just the initial realm of a Qi cultivator, a time for laying the foundation.

Xu Bing's Daoist lamp was already flawless; the body, wick, and flame were nearly perfect. But with a perfect mortal body in existence, he didn't mind cultivating it to be even more perfect than perfect.

He was nurturing himself.

Simultaneously.

His consciousness sank completely into the primordial space, and he returned to this bewildering place.

He had a gut feeling that this place was full of mysteries and contained everything, and that it would be a great regret not to explore it completely.

He hadn't explored this place properly on previous occasions, but today he decided to explore it thoroughly.

He carried his lamp and walked in the beginning.

"Lights again?"

He walked more than eighty steps and found a faint, almost extinguished flame.

It was as if the Daoist lamp had vanished, its flame lost. Whenever Xu Bing approached, the faint, fragrant flame of the Daoist lamp was absorbed by the blue flame.

"It has grown even stronger."

Xu Bing felt a force surging towards his limbs and torso, and felt a sudden clarity of mind.

He finally understood: the Dao Lamp is him, and he is the Dao Lamp.

The brighter the lamplight burns, the stronger its vitality.

"what?"

"There seems to be a touch of red at the tail of my flames," Xu Bing noticed the change in the flames.

Thinking it must be a good thing, I didn't pay much attention and continued to explore the Primordial Space.

Walking.

After that, he found four more small flames, and after absorbing them all, it was equivalent to the results of his arduous cultivation for a week.

I don't know where I am, as if I'm in complete confusion.

Xu Bing found a blade of grass on the ground.

There are about three leaves, emitting a soft green glow, which makes them seem extraordinary.

Xu Bing couldn't help but think of the 'Bigu Grass' that Zhou Xiaoyou had mentioned. If a Qi cultivator at the Lantern Realm wanted to reach the Bigu Realm, he needed to find the 'Bigu Grass' in the Primordial Beginning.

Xu Bing didn't know if this was a fasting herb, but he was a perfect mortal with no taboos and was immune to all poisons, so he swallowed it without saying a word.

Sure enough, the next moment, a faint green glow appeared on the lamp body.

The flames also became more intense, illuminating an area of ​​seven meters instead of just five.

At the same time, he felt a cool and refreshing sensation enveloping his limbs, bones, and all parts of his body, including his mind.

"The benefits are endless."

His eyes lit up, and he looked down to examine the street lamp. In addition to a touch of green fluorescence on the lamp body, the light also gradually changed from blue to red.

His lamplight has changed.

He didn't know if what he was doing was normal or not, but he just kept exploring.

What Xu Bing was unaware of was precisely this.

Within this primordial space, every step a Qi cultivator takes is a tempering of their body and soul. If they take too many steps in a day, their lifespan will begin to diminish.

Therefore, the distance Xu Bing traveled in one night was probably equivalent to the distance an ordinary Qi practitioner would travel in a month or even a year.

"Ok?"

Xu Bing discovered something interesting again.

It is a lion.

As soon as the lion saw Xu Bing, it pounced on him. Xu Bing fought with it and finally used the Qian Yuan Circle to kill the lion with a single stroke.

Although the Qian Yuan Ring itself is on Zhou Xiaoyou's wrist, this kind of high-grade magic weapon that has recognized its master is attached to the master's soul.

Again.

Once it's a high-grade magic weapon, it will accompany you for life.

Some are even closer than Daoist partners. No matter how high a Qi Refiner's cultivation level is, they won't mind having an extra low-grade magic weapon.

After the lion was killed by the wheel, it turned into specks of light that converged towards Xu Bing's Taoist lamp.

The flames of the Taoist lanterns blazed even brighter in an instant.

It has the momentum of burning fiercely.

The illumination range within the Primordial Space suddenly increased to a radius of ten meters.

A lion pattern slowly appeared on the lamp.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the achievement: The Lion Descended in the Beginning]

[Obtained: Lion's Charm]

【Ding! 】

The system can visualize the fundamental resources of the Great Dao as a numerical representation.

[Host, would you like to view this?]

Xu Bingqian lived in the mountains and vaguely heard the words "the foundation of the Great Dao" from some passing big shots.

The essence of the Great Dao is mysterious, yet undeniably real. It cannot be encompassed by talent, opportunity, fortune, techniques, or cultivation level; in fact, it can only account for less than one-thousandth of it.

Family background, origin, interpersonal relationships, background, affiliated or founded forces, place of residence, business, Daoist companions, magical treasures, property... all relate to the 'capital of the Great Dao'.

"Check!"

Xu Bing was somewhat impatient.

[Capital of the Great Dao: 4]

"System, where did these four points come from?" Xu Bing asked.

[The Three-Leaf Blessing Grass, used to subdue the evil lion, adds one point to each; refining the Lantern-Holding Realm to the peak of ordinary people adds two points, for a total of four points.]

Xu Bing nodded secretly.

It seems the ancients were right when they said that spiritual practice is like doing business.

“Three-leaf Blessing Grass? So it’s not a fasting herb. Judging from the name, it’s probably for increasing blessings,” Xu Bing murmured.

The sky was turning white.

Xu Bing got up. He had had a fruitful night and was in a good mood. He decided to take the opportunity to check on Empress Ji Yuan of the Great Xi Dynasty to see if she had slept well last night.