At first, Chenxi thought she had seen it wrong, so she moved closer to examine the immortal box carefully.
Although the light in the room was dim, hindering the vision of ordinary people, for an expert like Chenxi, her eyesight was exceptional, and it was not a problem to clearly see the subtle changes on the immortal box at close range.
It really was… palm lines!
Corresponding to the earth line at the very bottom of the palm, the main line was thick and heavy, with countless branches extending out, densely attached to the main line, the texture delicate and visible.
Even if the completeness didn't reach 100 percent,
It was at least seventy or eighty percent.
"This is the lifeline… the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box has actually grown a lifeline! ?"
Even Chenxi, who had lived for four hundred years, couldn't help but gasp when she saw the lines on it.
The night was deep, and a slight cool breeze crept in through the cracks in the window, stirring Chenxi's long hair.
This empress who had lived for four hundred years, however, stood there like a wooden chicken at this moment, her pupils suddenly dilated as she stared at the immortal box, her heart beating faster and faster.
As the former leader of the Changsheng Sect, the state religion of the previous dynasty, she had owned this immortal box for more than several hundred years, and had also studied the immortal treasure for several hundred years, only knowing that this was an extremely rare Seven Treasures Exquisite Box, and also knowing where this immortal treasure came from.
She knew that the box itself had many wonderful uses, but she was not sure what was inside the immortal box, and she had never opened the immortal box.
Her "death" was abrupt, and her "corpse" was taken over by Jin Hai'er, so the immortal treasure temporarily fell into Jin Hai'er's hands.
Jin Hai'er only knew that this was one of the two great treasures of the Changsheng Sect, and later discovered that the blood and water nourished by the immortal treasure were beneficial to the cultivation of the Bright Jade Skill, so she and Li Changchun speculated that the immortal treasure could be opened when the Bright Jade Skill was completed.
Moreover, Jin Hai'er also identified the power of the curse on the immortal box, and wanted to find a scapegoat… Finally, after many twists and turns, the immortal treasure fell into Xie An's hands.
However, Jin Hai'er's position in the Changsheng Sect was still too low. If it weren't for the fact that her aunt was Jin Xiaotang, Jin Hai'er, who was not very old at the time, would not even have had the opportunity to come into contact with the core secrets of the Changsheng Sect.
Jin Xiaotang knew, however, that opening the immortal box was not that simple.
She had studied it for many years and had not found a way to open it, and had never even seen the box change.
Until this moment… seeing that the immortal box had actually grown unprecedented palm lines, Jin Xiaotang was so shocked.
Others might only think that this was just a palm line, but Jin Xiaotang knew very well: this was not an ordinary palm line.
But the earth line, the lifeline.
Meaning that the immortal treasure had begun to show signs of life.
This was an unprecedented feat.
"How did this guy do it?"
Chenxi looked back at Xie An, who was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, and thought to herself: Should I grab him and take him to a deserted place to interrogate him?
Thinking of this, Chenxi's eyes became extremely excited.
She was the leader of the state religion of the previous dynasty, the Empress of Tianbao, and even known as the Immortal Empress.
At four hundred years old, she had long lost interest in worldly things and had higher pursuits.
The appearance of palm lines undoubtedly gave Jin Xiaotang unprecedented hope.
Just as she reached out to grab Xie An, the immortal box in her hand suddenly began to vibrate, and bursts of light were released.
Huh?
Jin Xiaotang immediately withdrew her hand and was shocked to find that the immortal treasure was breaking free from her hand.
Moreover, the force of the struggle was getting stronger and stronger.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The light released from the immortal box became brighter and brighter, and the amplitude of the vibration became larger and larger. This greatly shocked Jin Xiaotang, and she immediately urged the Bright Jade Skill, trying to suppress the struggle of the immortal treasure.
It should be known that the great eunuch Xu Kangfu, who founded the Bright Jade Skill, was originally a member of the Changsheng Sect, and Jin Xiaotang, as the leader of the sect, had long cultivated the Bright Jade Skill to the twenty-fourth level.
Watching the immortal treasure fall to the ground and become dim again, Jin Xiaotang felt extremely shocked and incredible, "How is this possible? This Seven Treasures Exquisite Box belongs to this palace. How come it has only been in this fellow's hands for a few years, and it rejects me?"
So angry!
Jin Xiaotang was very unwilling and reached out to take it again.
As a result, the immortal box once again issued a counter-shock force, secondarily burning Jin Xiaotang's hand.
She couldn't hold it at all.
Jin Xiaotang felt infinitely grief-stricken.
This was the treasure she had spent hundreds of years studying, the biggest trump card for her to seek immortality, even more important than her lifeblood. As a result… the immortal box actually rejected her.
She knew very well that this was an immortal opportunity.
Immortal opportunities are different from worldly matters. Within the mortal realm, it is about whose fist is bigger, and the fist is the truth.
But immortal opportunities are about chance. It cannot be forced.
The immortal box's resistance to her meant that this fate, which she had painstakingly worked for her whole life, had left her. It could not be forced.
The more Jin Xiaotang thought about it, the more grief-stricken she became.
In the end, she actually spat out a mouthful of blood, and her whole body was swaying, as if she was about to fall to the ground at any moment.
Damn it, hateful!
This Xie An is so hateful!
He actually奪了 the immortal opportunity that might have belonged to her!
Thinking of this, Jin Xiaotang stared grief-strickenly at Xie An, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, wishing she could rush over and strangle this guy to death.
She opened her hands and was about to strangle Xie An.
Even this old demon woman who had lived for four hundred years could not bear it at this moment.
What she didn't notice was that Xie An was pressing the Demon Suppressing Famous Saber under his body, and Xie An's hand was also tightly gripping the Demon Suppressing Saber.
Yes, Xie An was not sleeping at all.
As long as Chenxi made a move, Xie An would make a move.
Perhaps Xie An's bright saber and open spear were not Chenxi's opponent, but if he suddenly attacked with a saber at such close range, it would be another matter.
But just as Chenxi approached the bed, she suddenly stopped, stared at Xie An for a long time, and then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she slowly retreated, her body disappearing into the darkness.
The night was as dark as ink.
The wind drilled in from the cracks in the window, making a "hissing" roar.
Gulu.
After a long time, Xie An's five senses perceived that Chenxi had already left the room, and then he rolled his Adam's apple and slowly sat up.
Sweat soaked the white silk lining.
After taking a few deep breaths in a row, Xie An calmed down. He took out the fire starter, blew out the yellow flame, and lit the oil lamp.
Ci la.
The dim light dispelled the darkness in the room.
Xie An saw the immortal box lying quietly on the ground.
But he didn't pick it up immediately, but reviewed everything that had happened just now in his mind:
The moment Chenxi entered the room, Xie An's five senses captured her, and he continued to maintain his sleeping state with the fetal breathing technique, while tightly gripping the Demon Suppressing Famous Saber under his body.
Fortunately, Xie An had been putting the Demon Suppressing Saber in the quilt these days when he slept.
At that time, Xie An thought that if Chenxi dared to be unfavorable to him, he would directly暴起 and kill her with a saber.
Instantly urging the Bright Jade Skill to the eighteenth level, the power erupted in cooperation with the inner strength and the Chongshan Saber. In addition, it was still a surprise attack at close range, Xie An felt that even a martial arts grandmaster might not be able to react.
At the moment Chenxi stole the immortal treasure, Xie An knew that he had a chance to end the other party's life.
At Xie An's age, he knew very well how powerful a surprise attack with a saber at such a close distance would be.
However, Xie An kept a hand at the time, and he had his own considerations: Why did Chenxi know that he had an immortal treasure? If the other party took the immortal treasure, it would be better to follow up and see, and if she had an organization behind her, he could also know. Maybe he could also dig out the secret of the immortal treasure.
After all, Xie An had held the immortal treasure for eight years, and he hadn't researched anything.
Xie An had the idea of taking a look at the time.
But… the words Chenxi muttered to herself later almost didn't scare Xie An's heart out.
Return the thing to its original owner?
This palace?
Seven Treasures Exquisite Box?
This immortal box is more important than the Tianbao Dynasty?
The Seven Treasures Exquisite Box has grown a lifeline?
This amount of information is simply too explosive.
Even Xie An could have thought of Chenxi's identity with his toes—the leader of the Changsheng Sect, the Immortal Empress of the previous dynasty, Jin Xiaotang!
Scary!
The Immortal Empress of the previous dynasty that everyone was looking for had actually turned into a girl, and even openly entered the Qingwu Demon Suppression Division, with the identity of a guest of the Prince of Huainan…
As expected of someone who had been an empress, this courage is really great.
What made Xie An even more frightened was that the immortal box actually rejected the Immortal Empress. Even if the Immortal Empress used the strength above the eighteenth level of the Bright Jade Skill, she couldn't resist the immortal treasure's struggle.
In the end, she could only return in defeat!
Looking back on all of this, Xie An's brain is still buzzing.
Fortunately, this Immortal Empress didn't strangle herself in the end.
Otherwise, even if he attacked with a saber, he might not be able to kill the other party.
Thinking of this, Xie An couldn't help but feel a bit of luck, but more of it was doubt.
'No wonder I felt like I had seen her before at first glance, but why didn't she come to strangle me in the end?'
‘Is it because of that palm print?’
Xie An suddenly remembered that Chen Xi was very surprised when she saw the palm print on the immortal box, and she muttered to herself how Xie An did it.
After thinking about it, Xie An felt that it was most likely because of this.
As time passed, Xie An's emotions gradually calmed down.
He was considering two questions:
First, would this Immortal Queen dare to strangle herself in the Demon Suppression Division?
Xie An felt that she would.
The former dynasty's queen, what big storms hasn't she seen?
Although Xie An didn't know how much her strength had recovered, just based on the hand Chen Xi had just shown, the eighteenth level or higher of the Mingyu skill, one could see a glimpse of it.
Today, the Immortal Queen didn't strangle herself, maybe she'll change her mind tomorrow?
It's not impossible.
This is very uncomfortable.
Too insecure.
If I had known that this immortal treasure involved so much, I would rather not have taken it in the first place.
In the beginning, Xie An only thought that the immortal treasure was backed by a plum blossom monster, then the Corpse Refining Hall, Li Changchun and the High Priest... Now, an even more terrifying Immortal Queen has been brought out.
The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ say ⊥ is ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ hair!
It's going to kill me...
Xie An missed the Eldest Princess a little.
It is estimated that only the Eldest Princess can come and wrestle with the Immortal Queen.
Second, what to do next?
After thinking about it, Xie An felt that the most urgent task was to stabilize this Immortal Queen, and never let the Immortal Queen see any clues. Tonight, just pretend to be asleep... Don't know anything.
Don't go outside and say anything to others.
Everything, wait for the Eldest Princess to come.
Thinking of this, Xie An felt that there were no omissions, this should be the best plan he could do at present.
Maybe this Immortal Queen is hiding outside the room peeking.
“Eh? Why did my box fall on the ground?”
Xie An rubbed his temples, pretending to wake up from a dream. Then he went over and picked up the immortal box on the ground and put it back in his inner pocket.
Yawn.
Xie An followed closely with a stretch, blew out the oil lamp, and continued to fall asleep.
In the darkness outside the door, a shadow gradually moved away and disappeared.
… …
The next day, Xie An got up early.
Pretending to be fine, he went out as usual to inspect. When passing by the martial arts field, he still saw Chen Xi instructing many Demon Suppression Guards in martial arts.
Seeing this woman again, Xie An felt a little guilty. But on the surface, he showed an indifferent look. He still pretended to be curious and watched for a while.
As before, after Chen Xi finished instructing the Demon Suppression Guards, she approached Xie An and greeted him calmly, “Hello, Chief Xie.”
Xie An looked at her expression, it was really calm.
It's like nothing happened.
Xie An also behaved very calmly, and smiled lightly: “Hello, Miss Chen Xi.”
Immediately, Xie An went to the main building for a routine meeting.
In fact, the meeting was just a formality. Most of the details were discussed by Yu He and Chen Tie. Xie An was only attending as a routine because he was in the position of Chief.
Yu He saw that Xie An was listless, so she asked with concern, “Master, you don’t look very well.”
After being messed with by the Immortal Queen, how can I be well?
It was already very difficult for Xie An to be so calm.
Xie An yawned, “I stayed up late practicing yesterday, you guys continue, I’m going back to sleep for a while.”
He cupped his fists at the two of them, Xie An turned and left.
He was listless all the way, intentionally letting many people see him.
After returning to the other courtyard, Xie An immediately closed the door.
Where was there any sign of sleepiness on his face?
He immediately became energetic.
Without saying a word, he picked up the Chongshan Saber and began to temper the second level of inner strength.
The pressure brought by the Immortal Queen was too great. Xie An didn't dare to delay his practice for a moment, he just wanted to become stronger as soon as possible. In addition, he hoped that Zhao Qing'er would be stronger and bring the Eldest Princess over sooner.
Only when the Eldest Princess comes, can Xie An have a good night's sleep.
The following days, once again became uneventful.
Xie An went out listlessly every day, routinely inspected, and attended meetings. Then he went back to the southeast courtyard to sleep. In fact, he locked the door and closed the door to practice hard, exploding his liver with the second level of inner strength.
Three days later, the Eldest Princess still did not come.
However, Xie An's inner strength had reached the perfection of the second level of inner strength.
“The body potential energy formed by the eighteen sections of the Mingyu skill is indeed very strong. Whether it is health cultivation or martial arts, in the end, it is all about cultivating the physical body. As long as the strength of the physical body is improved, the progress of martial arts can also be made up.”
“Go to find Pharmacist Ye Luo for a third-level inner strength pill.”
Xie An went out and went to the pharmacy.
When passing by the martial arts field, he still saw Chen Xi instructing the Demon Suppression Guards in martial arts.
In the past few days, Xie An opened his five senses every day while sleeping, pressing the Demon Suppression Saber, vigilant and prepared. But this Immortal Queen did not continue to come, nor did she have any other actions. It relieved Xie An a little.
Thinking about it, this Immortal Queen is not a moody person. She didn't strangle herself, most likely she wanted to see herself let the immortal treasure show more palm prints? Then come and intercept it halfway?
Steal my labor results?
It seems that only this reason makes sense.
As Xie An became more and more certain of this judgment, he was not so uneasy in his heart. But he didn't dare to relax.
Arriving at the pharmacy, Xie An explained his intention to Ye Luo, and Ye Luo suddenly became uneasy, “Is Chief Xie sure he wants a third-level inner strength pill?”
In just three days, he wants to attack the third level of inner strength?
This speed…
If ordinary Demon Suppression Division officials come to receive inner strength pills, Ye Luo needs to test their strength. However, Xie An is the Chief, with high authority and special status.
Ye Luo intends to befriend him and dare not test him.
But it also needs to be recorded on file, to be archived for future reference. In the future, if there is a problem, and someone finds that Xie An is randomly receiving inner strength pills. He will also be investigated and reprimanded to some extent. If he is attacked, things will not be small.
Xie An said: “Sure.”
Ye Luo nodded, took out a booklet to make a record, and also reminded, “Chief, receiving inner strength pills from the Demon Suppression Division is a special benefit. The control is very strict. If there is a situation of random receiving, it is easy to leave stains. If it is attacked by someone with ulterior motives, it will not be a small matter.”
Xie An heard Ye Luo's subtext and smiled: “Master Ye is right. If there are any doubts, you may as well try my martial arts cultivation.”
The shopkeeper of the pharmacy of the Demon Suppression Division is not only this shopkeeper, but also a pharmacist who is proficient in pharmacology. He is an excellent doctor himself, and even proficient in the art of alchemy.
Although he is a seventh-rank official, he has unique skills.
Ye Luo smiled: “Chief is joking, how dare I test the Chief's martial arts? With the Chief's words, that's enough.”
Saying that, Ye Luo recorded what Xie An said on file.
In the future, if there is a problem, it will not be traced back to him, Ye Luo. After all, the Chief has opened his golden mouth.
After completing the record, Ye Luo handed a third-level inner strength pill to Xie An, “Chief, your inner strength pill quota for June has been used up. You have to come again next month. But if there is an urgent need, overdrafting is also possible.”
Realizing that Ye Luo was intentionally showing goodwill, Xie An felt that this Ye Luo was good, so he said: “Thank you for the reminder, Master Ye.”
Ye Luo smiled and said: “This is the usual operation, as long as it helps the Chief's cultivation. By the way, I went to see He Chunli in prison. The external injuries have recovered and there is no major problem.”
“Thank you, Master Ye.”
Xie An cupped his hands and left.
Returning to the southeast courtyard, Xie An closed the door again, returned to the room and sat down, took the third-level inner strength pill, and prepared to break through.
Such a plain day passed again for seven days.
The entire Demon Suppression Division was as calm as water, without any waves.
Xie An also steadily reached the perfection of the third level of inner strength through seven days of hard practice, relying on the extraordinary potential energy of the Mingyu skill.
The potential energy in the body is still surging and vast.
Xie An felt that with this potential energy, it would not be a big problem to raise his martial arts cultivation to the sixth level within a few months. If he was lucky, it was not impossible to reach the seventh level.
After all, health cultivation and martial arts are one family. Unless you encounter a very big hurdle, there is not much problem in communicating with each other.
This night, Xie An was still practicing in the southeast courtyard when he was suddenly awakened by a burst of urgent knocking on the door.
Xie An stopped his practice and went to open the door listlessly.
As the door opened, under the illumination of the lantern light on the door, Xie An saw the long-lost Zhao Qing'er and was immediately overjoyed, “Zhao Qing'er, you are back! Is the Eldest Princess here?”
Xie An has been too insecure these days.
I can't help but hope that the Eldest Princess will arrive soon.
Zhao Qing'er was also very happy to see Xie An: “Yes, the Eldest Princess has arrived. Come with me, the Eldest Princess wants to see you.”
