Chapter 316: Chapter 281: Late-stage Qi Cultivation

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Line after line appeared on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

At the same time, a cold yet gentle aura inexplicably appeared within the body, flowing through the limbs and meridians, then concentrated in the Dantian.

With the increase in magical power, the bottleneck at the late-stage Qi Cultivation began to loosen violently, ready to break through at any moment.

Most importantly, the long-stagnant Water Attribute Spirit Root suddenly surged by 20 points!

No wonder as a Water Attribute Celestial Spirit Root female cultivator, the feedback given to Zheng Yi far exceeded other consorts!

Not bad.

Tuoba Qingying ultimately agreed to Zheng Yi’s request.

Enter the palace as a concubine.

At the same time, the Tuoba Family entirely pledged allegiance to the Great Yu Zheng Clan.

The reason was simple.

Now the Clan Leader of the Tuoba Family, Tuoba Wufeng, was severely injured, greatly weakening the Tuoba Family’s strength.

And Tuoba Qingying advanced to Foundation Establishment, becoming the strongest in the Tuoba Family.

Her wishes, to a certain extent, represented the wishes of the Tuoba Family.

After all, both were now captured by Zheng Yi, and if they didn’t agree to his conditions, only death awaited them.

Neither was foolish.

Especially Tuoba Qingying.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators could live at least three to five hundred years, and she was still young; there was hope for Golden Core if she continued cultivation at Celestial Longevity Mountain.

She did not want to die in vain.

As for the unfamiliar cousin Tuoba Qingtong?

How could anything be more important than the path of cultivation?

Moreover, after her careful consideration, she found what Zheng Yi said was very correct.

Dao, companion, wealth, and land.

She only had Dao.

Companion, wealth, and land, she had none!

But if she became a consort to Zheng Yi, his Daoist companion, dual cultivation with him, then she would have everything.

Tuoba Qingying was already tempted; what could Tuoba Wufeng do?

Eventually, Tuoba Qingying agreed to enter the palace as a concubine.

And the entire Tuoba Family submitted, temporarily residing in Yunmeng Marsh.

Once the Celestial Longevity Mountain Palace is completed, they will move there collectively.

As for the entire Yunmeng Marsh, it has been handed over entirely to the Imperial Navy, except for the main island, while other areas are occupied by the Imperial Navy.

With this arrangement, the Tuoba Family finally allied with the Great Yu Royal Family, greatly increasing their strength.

In the 14th year of Zhengyong, on the second day of the second month, Dragon Raises Head.

With the arrival of early spring, Tuoba Qingying married into the Imperial Palace, becoming the Imperial Noble Consort, residing in Qingying Palace!

Imperial Noble Consort!

The foremost person below the Empress.

The news spread, surprising countless people.

But upon learning of Tuoba Qingying’s identity, no one dared oppose.

A mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator could crush the entire Great Yu Cultivation Realm!

"Your Majesty~"

On the bed, Tuoba Qingying’s breath became calm.

She pulled up the dragon phoenix brocade quilt, covering her slender body, leaving only her delicate white neck exposed outside.

Her beautiful eyes were misty, yet she still spoke: "Don’t forget what you promised me."

Zheng Yi lifted her chin and said: "You should now refer to yourself as ’This Consort’."

"This... This Consort..."

Tuoba Qingying complained shyly: "Then don’t forget what you promised This Consort."

"Rest assured."

Zheng Yi said quietly: "Celestial Longevity Mountain has eleven peaks; besides the main peak, Celestial Longevity Mountain, you will have two peaks for the Tuoba Family."

"Choose whichever peaks you want when the time comes."

"Fairy Peak and Azure Dragon Peak!"

"Fine."

Zheng Yi agreed without hesitation: "You have a good eye, Fairy Peak and Azure Dragon Peak are, aside from the main peak, the places richest in spiritual energy, and below Fairy Peak the Spirit Pool and Spirit River, which will help you breakthrough."

Tuoba Qingying said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"After the palace is built, This Consort shall meditate in solitude at Fairy Peak."

"As for Azure Dragon Peak, That will be managed by This Consort’s family, how about it?"

"Agreed..."

Zheng Yi pressed Tuoba Qingying down once more, mounted again, and chuckled: "Assist me in cultivation before you start yours!"

"Ah... Foolish monarch!"

"Foolish monarch!"

"Slow... Slow down... Ah!"

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Lines of text continuously appeared from the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, and the magical power within Zheng Yi’s body was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The bottleneck of the late-stage Qi Cultivation was silently broken through just like that.

The next morning, as daylight broke, Zheng Yi felt the fluctuations of magical power within and wore an extremely peculiar expression.

"So this is... late-stage Qi Cultivation?"

He operated the Great Five Elements Life and Death Scripture, and seven magical power vortices slowly rotated, circulating through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, all proving one thing.

Now, he was already at the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation, a ’Great Cultivator’ of the late stage of Qi Cultivation!

Looking back, Tuoba Qingying was still asleep.

Even though she was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she couldn’t withstand a whole night’s toil.

Zheng Yi did not wake her but went outside the hall alone.

He gestured with his hand, and Liu Cheng’en immediately ran over.

"Your Majesty~ Did you rest well last night?"

Zheng Yi smiled slightly, "Not bad, not bad. Later, go to the Ministry of Industry and privately convey my command."

Liu Cheng’en replied solemnly, "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Slow down the construction speed of the Celestial Longevity Mountain Palace a bit, but do not let anyone notice. Understand?"

"Yes! This servant obeys the decree."

"Go~"

"Yes!"

He glanced back at Tuoba Qingying’s direction, smiling secretly in his heart.

Tuoba Qingying brought the Tuoba Family to rely on him, all for the Spiritual Qi of Celestial Longevity Mountain.

But wasn’t his purpose also for Tuoba Qingying?

Water Attribute Celestial Spirit Root!

It will sooner or later be his.

By then, with the Celestial Spirit Root and the support of the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, the Tuoba Family would serve him for life!

If they want to rebel, they simply don’t have the qualifications!

If they are obedient, he would regard them as subordinates.

If they pretend to obey while secretly defying, they can’t blame him for being cruel.

Arriving at the Number One Quiet Room, it had long been designated as forbidden by Zheng Yi.

Without his order, no one was allowed to enter.

In the center of the quiet room, a Black Jade King Cauldron, more than a person tall, stood quietly there.

Inside the cauldron, a strange little tree was growing.

The tree was just over half a person’s height, its leaves lush and green, extending three branches across it.

The leaves were palm-shaped, somewhat similar yet different from maple leaves.

The overall shape resembled... a head.

Yes, a human head!

The Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

This, was the sapling of the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

Zheng Yi glanced ahead, and saw that a hundred droplets of essence blood had already been completely absorbed by the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

The tree’s roots had already penetrated deep into the Black Jade King Cauldron, merging into one.

"A hundred droplets of essence blood completely absorbed in less than half a year."

"It seems that the idea of feeding the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit with essence blood is correct."

"Moreover..."

His eyes flickered, "As the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit grows, the speed of absorbing essence blood will only get faster."

"In that case... let’s give it a sufficient amount at once."

Zheng Yi used a one-hand incantation, decisively forcing out more essence blood.

Drop by drop of essence blood appeared from the meridian in the center of Zheng Yi’s palm, then dripped inside the Black Jade King Cauldron.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

Ten drops, twenty drops, thirty drops...

One hundred drops, two hundred drops, three hundred drops...

Until...

A thousand drops!

A thousand drops of essence blood, a thousand years of lifespan, all fed to the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit!

These thousand drops of essence blood, according to Zheng Yi’s estimation, would take at least about five years to be absorbed.

Of course, if the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit grows, the absorption rate will increase.

By then, the time required will also correspondingly decrease.

Looking at the essence blood that occupied most of the Black Jade King Cauldron, Zheng Yi murmured:

"To completely mature the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit, nine thousand drops of essence blood are needed!"

"I now have only two thousand drops left, still far from enough."

"It’s been ten years since the last selection process."

"It seems it’s time to start a new round of selection."