Unlike Gao Jiuqu, who was lonely and eager for friends, he was much calmer.
Gao Jiuqu was a gentleman, naturally a good choice for a friend.
The Heavenly Secrets Calculation was indeed magical and impossible to defend against. If he became an opponent, it would be very troublesome. He couldn't just kill him.
It would be better to make him a friend. Turning an enemy into a friend could help him.
Like the crisis of the M府 this time.
If it weren't for Gao Jiuqu's reminder, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "After Brother Gao leaves, what about His Highness the Eighteenth Prince...?"
Gao Jiuqu revealed a helpless expression.
Chu Zhiyuan looked at him curiously.
Gao Jiuqu shook his head and sighed, "His Highness the Eighteenth Prince is very troublesome."
"How troublesome?"
"Consort Shufei has not returned to the palace," Gao Jiuqu said, "The Emperor is furious."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "If the Emperor issues an imperial decree, does Consort Shufei dare to defy it? Has the Emperor issued a decree?"
Gao Jiuqu shook his head.
Chu Zhiyuan was thoughtful: "Consort Shufei seems to have a very strained relationship with the Emperor, right?"
Gao Jiuqu slowly nodded: "The matter of the Seventeenth Prince joining Wentian Cliff caused a scene before. This time, it's even bigger because of the Eighteenth Prince. Consort Shufei's serious illness and death were also due to this."
"Is it because the Emperor feels guilty, so he can't bear to force her with an imperial decree?"
"... Perhaps that's the case." Gao Jiuqu hesitated for a moment, clearly lacking confidence.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Or is it that the Emperor knows that issuing a decree would be useless and would only embarrass himself?"
Gao Jiuqu coughed lightly twice, his gaze shifting elsewhere.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Is the Emperor tolerating this for the sake of the Seventeenth Prince?"
Gao Jiuqu said, "The Seventeenth Prince is not enough to make the Emperor act like this."
"There aren't many princes who have joined Wentian Cliff, right?"
"There are six princes, and several young masters. The Seventeenth Prince is not the most outstanding among them."
"Then is this the Emperor having a quarrel with her? An emotional dispute?"
If the Seventeenth Prince's reputation wasn't big enough, under normal circumstances, the Emperor would have already thrown Consort Shufei into the Cold Palace. How could he allow her to be so rebellious?
To be furious but not issue a decree, to have concerns, then it's likely due to other reasons.
It's likely emotion.
Gao Jiuqu nodded: "The Emperor's feelings for Consort Shufei are indeed different."
Chu Zhiyuan revealed a curious expression.
Gao Jiuqu was a little embarrassed and vaguely said that Consort Shufei met the Emperor during his incognito travels.
He didn't reveal his identity as the Emperor when he fell in love with Consort Shufei, so Consort Shufei loved the Emperor as a person, not his power and status.
Consort Shufei left directly after learning the Emperor's identity, and it took a lot of effort to find her and persuade her to enter the palace. Chu Zhiyuan nodded with emotion: "Lovers eventually become resentful partners, what a pity."
"It's indeed a pity." Gao Jiuqu also sighed: "But no matter what, the Emperor's feelings for Consort Shufei are different."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
It seems that no matter which emperor, which dynasty's emperor, likes to travel incognito.
They also like to find women during their incognito travels. The women they fall in love with at this time have a different status in their hearts.
The two were quarreling, and the Emperor often wouldn't easily use his imperial privileges, but would deal with their feelings in an ordinary way. After lamenting, Gao Jiuqu said another piece of news: the Seventeenth Prince was coming to Yujing.
He was going to reunite with Consort Shufei. The Seventeenth Prince was already a Grandmaster and could travel down the mountain.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't care much, nodded, and then talked about the statue.
Gao Jiuqu readily agreed.
He would send a message back to have the evil sect statues collected by Wentian Cliff sent over.
These statues were already useless to Wentian Cliff. If they were useful, they would have been used long ago.
Chu Zhiyuan bid farewell to him and came to Mingyue Tower to see Li Hongzhao.
He also mentioned this request to Li Hongzhao, to collect the evil sect statues of the world.
Li Hongzhao hesitated for a while, but after Chu Zhiyuan returned, she agreed.
She then sarcastically said that Chu Zhiyuan was thinking too beautifully, and that the evil sect could not be completely exterminated.
Li Hongzhao was so angry that her feet left the ground.
Chu Zhiyuan then left the city and went to Xu Yingying's manor.
When Xu Yingying saw him, she excitedly circled around him, looking at him like a treasure.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled happily, his mind completely relaxed.
Regarding his desire to find evil sect statues, Xu Yingying readily agreed.
There must be evil sect statues within the Divine Sect. As for how many, she didn't know, but she would bring them all over.
Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist in thanks.
Xu Yingying waved her jade hand, wanting to try with him how cultivation would be after becoming a Grandmaster, curious about how it would be different from when she was a Master.
The two touched palms and began cultivating again.
Half an hour later, Xu Yingying opened her eyes, leaped up excitedly, and cheered endlessly.
After he became the Myriad Spirit Pearl, the effect was even stronger.
Xu Yingying broke through several heavens in a row, actually reaching the ninth heaven directly, only one heaven away from completion.
She sighed repeatedly, this speed of breakthrough was unimaginable before.
Even holding a real Myriad Spirit Pearl wouldn't be this fast.
Clearly, after he became the Myriad Spirit Pearl, his boost to her realm was stronger with the difference in cultivation.
When she comprehended her techniques, it wasn't like slowly exploring the routes of energy circulation herself, but rather an external force impatiently telling her the most suitable route for her.
As if bestowed by heaven.
This feeling was too wonderful, making her extremely excited.
Chu Zhiyuan waited for her to calm down and told her about his confusion.
How to go to the next level, and asked her if the Nine Li Divine Sect had any Grandmasters in the Second Level.
Xu Yingying said: "The Sect Leader has cultivated to the Second Level, it seems like he used visualization, and it took him over three hundred years to break through. You, don't bother yourself with unnecessary worries, there's no need to think too much, the First Level is enough."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head.
"Our Nine Li True Scripture can continue to go up, but in this world, the Grandmaster First Level is already the limit. It's too difficult to break through, it's not a problem with the technique, it's the restriction of the power of heaven and earth."
"The restriction of the power of heaven and earth?"
"In ancient times, our techniques were different from now, and our people were also different from before."
"How are people different?"
"It is said that at that time, we didn't have these three towers pressing down on us."
"... Why is that?" Chu Zhiyuan was skeptical: "Could it be that someone put these three towers into everyone's body?"
This was a bit unbelievable.
"This is due to the changes in heaven and earth. Some say this is the Chaotian Tower, some say this is the Zhutian Palace, and some say this is the Zhentian Palace. Anyway, there are many theories, but it is impossible to break through all the towers."
Xu Yingying said here, looking around, lowered her voice and leaned over, whispering: "This is a secret that is not written down, but passed down orally."
Her pink face was crystal clear, fair and rosy, and her bright eyes were agile and bright.
Seeing her, Chu Zhiyuan could feel a vibrant vitality.
Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.
His mood was heavy.
The power of a Grandmaster was strong, but compared to the power of heaven and earth, it was still too small.
Was his desire to break through the realm going against heaven and earth?
As difficult as ascending to heaven.
However, immortality was originally going against the heavens, so he had to try no matter how difficult it was, otherwise he would have come here in vain.
