From A Stronghold NPC To The Final BOSS

Now, Xi Yang was no longer as high-spirited as he used to be. Instead, his face looked Haggard and tired, and his black hair had turned a little white.

The past few months had allowed him to experience the ups and downs of life.

The high-spirited attitude he had at the beginning had long disappeared.

On the emperor’s throne.

Xi Yang rubbed his eyebrows, then looked down at dan Hao and asked calmly, “”General dan, how did it go?”

Your Majesty, when we arrived, we happened to run into du Chengwu and Qin shujian fighting. Even though du Chengwu managed to escape, he was severely injured by my spear.

Judging from his injuries, if he wants to fight within ten days to half a month, his strength will drop by 50%.”

Dan Hao cupped his hands and replied.

Upon hearing this.

A smile finally appeared on Xi Yang’s face. He nodded and praised, ” general Shan’s strength is extraordinary. You are indeed a pillar of the Imperial court. If du Chengwu is injured, the strength of the rebels will also be affected.

He paused for a moment and continued.

I heard that Qin shujian has broken through to the celestial realm. I wonder if this is true.

“Indeed,” “However, in my opinion, he must have broken through to the celestial realm due to the legacy of his previous life,” dan Hao replied honestly.”If a top-tier Almighty had really left behind a technique, it’s not impossible to give birth to a celestial.

However, even if he was a powerful being, creating a heavenly being was almost the limit.

It’s not easy to break through the transcendent realm, become a saint, and even reach the Almighty level.”

“Hmm, that’s a good idea.”

Xi Yang nodded slightly, and the strange light in his eyes faded a little.

At this moment.

Another official stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, ” Your Majesty, now that guangding city has fallen and the rebel army is in high spirits, we are not far from the Imperial City. What should we do now? ”

“As long as the Imperial City is still here, the great Zhao can’t be destroyed. What are you afraid of?” Xi Yang glanced at the Minister coldly, which made the Minister shiver and bow down involuntarily.

“Your Majesty, there’s no doubt that Gu Changqing’s demonic sages are following him. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to fight against them if they’re Almighty.”

One of them cupped his hands and said.

Demonic Sage!

Almighty!

Upon hearing this, Xi Yang’s eyes darkened.

If the demonic clan hadn’t intervened, the Imperial court wouldn’t have collapsed so quickly. According to the information they had received, Gu Changqing had two existences who were suspected to be demonic sages.

Many of the Imperial court’s powerhouses had been defeated by the other party.

However-

Ordinary heavenly beings couldn’t compete with experts of this level. Only the Almighty could compete with them.

However, to the Imperial court ...

There were also very few Almighties.

These thoughts flashed through Xi Yang’s mind, but his expression remained the same. He said in a deep voice, “”We already know about the demonic race, but the current state of affairs is not just because of demon saint.

The Marquis of Xichong and the Marquis of Pingchuan had rebelled, and the former Dukes had finally revealed their fangs.

What do you guys think we should do next?”

A deep voice reverberated in the hall.

The ministers all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

They had already speculated about this possibility when the Dukes were trying to save the king.

However, at that time, the Imperial court had been treating a dead horse as a last resort, and had been forced to mobilize the other Dukes to send soldiers to assist the king.

And now ...

It was the same.

The current situation was already at the point where it could be triggered at any moment. Even if there was a rebellion by a vassal, it would be impossible to take any measures against the other vassals.

To put it bluntly, they did not dare to.

Once the remaining Dukes were all forced to rebel, only death would await them.

“Fine, let’s withdraw!”

Seeing this, Xi Yang lost interest and no longer had any intention of discussing the matter.

Soon after.

The ministers bowed and only stood up after Xi Yang left. They left the hall in an orderly manner.

On the other side.

Xi Yang walked in the palace, followed by a eunuch.

All of a sudden.

He stopped in his tracks, then turned around and walked in another direction.

“Your Majesty?”

“Prepare the Imperial astronomer. I want to go there and take a look.”

...

“Yes!”

After that, the group of them headed towards the Imperial Observatory.

The Imperial astronomer.

It was the most mysterious organization in the entire imperial court, and there was no other organization like it.

Similarly.

Many experts had gathered in the Imperial Observatory, including experts from the imperial family.

Although the imperial family and the Imperial astronomer were separated, the two of them could be considered as one entity to a certain extent.

It didn’t take too long.

Xi Yang arrived at the Imperial Observatory. An old man in a brocade robe was sitting leisurely in front of the gate of the mansion, no different from an ordinary old man.

However, when he saw Xi Yang, he stood up slowly and said, “”Why is Your Majesty free to come to the Imperial astronomer today?”

“Elder mu, I’m here today to look for my Imperial uncles!”

...

“I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint Your Majesty. Those people are currently in seclusion and have not come out for many years.” Hearing this, elder mu frowned and shook his head.

Xi Yang looked a little unhappy and said in a deep voice, “”The Imperial court is already at a life-and-death juncture, but the Imperial uncles are still unwilling to come out of seclusion. Are they really going to come out only when the Army is at the city gates or when the city is broken?”

there’s nothing we can do about it. The place where he’s in seclusion is heavily guarded. Unless he comes out of seclusion, no one can barge in. This is the rule.

“Rules? do I have to follow these rules?”

Xi Yang said gloomily with an unfriendly expression.

Old man mu glanced at him and then lowered his eyes.”Rules are rules. Everyone has to obey them.”

“Impudent! How dare you be so rude to Her Majesty!”

A eunuch behind him shouted when he saw this.

The words fell.

Old man mu raised his eyelids, and a terrifying cold light shot out from his eyes. In the next moment, the eunuch’s body exploded, scaring the other eunuchs and causing them to involuntarily take a step back.

“Who dares to be so impudent in front of this old master, you really lack discipline!”

“Impudent!”

Xi Yang was completely enraged. A terrifying aura spread out, and his eyes turned cold.

“You killed my people just like that, aren’t you too arrogant!”

“This is the Imperial astronomer. I hope your Majesty will consider this carefully.”

Elder mu sat back down and ignored Xi Yang’s anger.

If there’s nothing else, Your Majesty, please go back. The Imperial astronomer can’t be destroyed in the Imperial court. When the time is right, someone will naturally take action.

After that, he did not say anything else.

When he saw this.

Xi Yang suppressed his anger, but his face was as cold as the dead of winter.

After taking a deep look at elder mu, he did not make a move in the end. Instead, he turned and left.

That’s right.

This was the Imperial Observatory, where all the experts of the Imperial court were present.

Although the Imperial astronomer was an organization of the Imperial court, it was actually a transcendent organization that was not controlled by anyone.

The only person who could order the Imperial astronomer was the human Emperor.

However, with the fall of the human Emperor, even he, the sacred Emperor, had no right to command the Imperial astronomer.

For things like this that were out of his control ...

Xi Yang was very unhappy.

Old man MU’s attitude made him even more furious.

If not for the Imperial astronomer’s background, Xi Yang would have already made a move to let the other party know who was the king of the Imperial court.

However-

Not now.

At the very least, he wasn’t confident in dealing with the Imperial astronomer.

As for what the other party said ...

Xi Yang scoffed.

What was the right time? when the Army besieged the city, when the Imperial City was destroyed, or when Xi Yang’s head fell?

“Traitor!”

“They’re all traitors!”

Xi Yang growled in a low voice. The killing intent in his heart soared, but he could only suppress it.

One day.

When he regained his power, any people or forces that disobeyed his orders would be completely uprooted.

Even the Imperial astronomer was not spared.

On the other side.

Elder MU’s closed eyes suddenly opened after Xi Yang left. He looked in the direction that Xi Yang had left in and seemed to be deep in thought.

In general Mingyuan’s office.

After Qin shujian waved the maidservants away, he immediately entered a state of cultivation.

It was said to be cultivation.

In fact, it was to heal the injuries in the body and reopen the exploded stellar acupoints.

The first level of the star myriad form required the opening of three hundred and sixty-five stellar acupoints.

These opened acupoints could still be reopened even after they exploded.

The process of opening it up was also relatively simple. It only required sufficient spiritual energy.

Moreover ...

Even if he didn’t need to practice, Qin shujian would be able to recover on his own by just lying down quietly for ten days to half a month.

However, to him ...

Ten days to half a month’s time was too long.

Guangding city had fallen, and the rebel army was approaching the Imperial City. No one could be sure when a war would break out.

If he didn’t recover from his injuries at this time ...

Then when the war started, they would be in big trouble.

At this moment.

He saw Qin shujian sitting cross-legged, and a small spirit gathering formation was placed around him with spirit stones as the foundation.

A vast amount of spiritual Qi from heaven and earth came from all directions, filling the room with a rich light green color.

This was the scene that appeared when the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth reached a certain concentration.

However, there was one thing worth noting.

The spiritual Qi of heaven and earth was so dense, but not a single trace leaked out. All of it was blocked by the array he had set up in advance.

“BOOM!”

His every breath was like thunder.

The origin returning ancestral law was activated, and the blood in his body was like a surging wave, wreaking havoc and colliding inside his body.

This kind of collision was not without purpose.

Instead, it headed towards the Shattered Star acupoints.

Each collision seemed to have the power to split the sky and earth, causing his body to emit a violent roar.

Immediately after.

The blurry acupoint suddenly separated, and endless power overflowed from it. At the same time, vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged and poured into the acupoint.

Not long after.

One of his acupoints was rejuvenated, and it was as dazzling as the stars.

From the outside world.

At this moment, Qin shujian’s body seemed to have become transparent. A dense cluster of light spots appeared in his body.

If one looked at it carefully, one would find that ...

The seemingly scattered light spots were all arranged in a mysterious pattern.

An unknown amount of time passed.

The light spots on Qin shujian’s body appeared one by one, and the acupuncture points that had collapsed were reopened.

From the outside world.

A huge amount of spiritual Qi of heaven and earth was pulled and gathered at general Mingyuan’s office.

The spiritual Qi was so vast that it had formed a huge vortex.

For such a scene.

Some people found it strange, while others were used to it.

The Imperial City was different from other cities. Many celestial beings lived here.

Once these experts started cultivating, it was easy for them to cause all sorts of strange phenomena.

However, it was rare for there to be a commotion like Qin shujian’s. Normally, even though there would be strange phenomena when a Deva realm great cultivator was cultivating, most of them were rather subtle.

This was because after reaching this level.

Ordinary closed-door cultivation was already very difficult to have any effect.

Every step in this realm required a long time of polishing. Without dozens or hundreds of years, one could forget about having the opportunity to advance further.

Therefore, generally speaking.

Even if there were Devas breathing in and out spirit Qi, it would be relatively slow.

Qin shujian’s wanton plundering was a rare sight.

In the room.

The 365 stellar acupoints had all been successfully opened up. At the instant he opened them up, Qin shujian opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

It was the clotted blood that had accumulated in his body.

Now that he had spat out a mouthful of blood, he felt relaxed.

However ...

However, Qin shujian did not end his training there. Instead, he continued to control the qi and blood in his body to charge in another direction.

His qi and blood surged like ocean waves.

It also seemed like a river of Stars, containing endless power.

Two hours later.

Under the impact of this force, an acupoint trembled and opened up. Then, a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual Qi poured in and completely opened up the acupoint.

At this point.

Only then did Qin shujian open his eyes again. He spat out a thick white gas from his mouth, and a thunderous sound rang out in the room.

three hundred and sixty-six stellar acupoints. I didn’t expect it to be a blessing in disguise when they were injured!

He was also smiling at the changes in his body.

This time, his injuries were completely healed, and he took the opportunity to open up another acupoint.

Although one acupoint wasn’t enough for the Guiyuan ancestral manual to level up.

However, he had to do something.

After breaking through to the Deva realm, every opening of the stellar acupoint was an accumulation of one’s strength.

After a brief moment of joy.

Qin shujian’s expression turned dark again. He gritted his teeth and said, ” du Chengwu, this is a feud between us. If you don’t die after this, I will take your life one day!

This time, he was really in a sorry state.

It was one thing to be hunted down, but what truly infuriated him was the loss of the array disc he had painstakingly refined.

27 half-step Dao artifacts.

If he were to take it out, it would be a huge sum of money.

Not to mention, there were a total of 81 spirit stones embedded in the formation plate, which was another huge sum of money.

The two losses added together would be a serious blow to even a top sect.

Even though ...

Qin shujian had earned this extra money on his own, but the extra money was also his money.

Such a huge loss.

Moreover, he couldn’t find anyone to reimburse him.

Qin shujian was the only one who knew how much pain he felt in his heart.

the peak of the Saint realm. I’ll have to break through the fourth level of Deva realm at the very least and enter the Saint realm if I want to fight him.

the second realm of Grandmaster of arrays can fight against Saints, but it’s too difficult.

Even though the Dao of formations was strong, it had its limitations.

Especially after breaking through to the Deva realm, the gap between each level was very large.

Although the peak of the second realm of the Grandmaster realm was enough to deal with du Chengwu, it was also based on the spiritual will power of the person who set up the array and the materials used.

With the Dao artifact in his hands ...

Even if he had set up a large formation, with the means of a second realm Grandmaster, he could at most compete with a strong man who had just entered the Saint realm.

He was still far from being able to deal with du Chengwu.

unless I can break through to the third level of celestial realm and use the methods of the second realm of Grandmaster, I should be able to compete with him if I’m prepared.

Qin shujian’s thoughts spun.

After suffering a loss, he naturally wanted to get back his face.

However, it would not be a matter of one or two days to get back at him.

In his opinion, it would be good enough if he could get it back in the next ten years.

After all, after becoming a Deva realm expert, every upgrade would require a large amount of time and an enormous amount of life value.

Qin shujian made a rough estimation.

It was still a question whether he could take revenge in ten years.

The next day.

Qin shujian dispelled the formation and walked out of the room.

Outside the door.

The two maids were already waiting.

When they saw Qin shujian come out, they all bowed and greeted him, “”My Lord, someone wants to see you!”

Upon hearing this.

Qin shujian’s eyes glanced outside the courtyard and said, “”Let him come over!”

“Yes!”

A maidservant acknowledged and left.

On the other hand, Qin shujian walked into the courtyard and sat down in front of a table. The other maidservant served him tea.

At this moment.

Outside the courtyard, Wu Lang followed the maidservant into the room. The moment he saw Qin shujian, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Seeing that sect master Qin is fine, I can rest assured.”

“Brother Wu, you’re thinking too much. Please take a seat!”

“Many thanks!”

“Speaking of which, I should be the one thanking brother Wu.” Qin shujian smiled. brother Wu, ” he said. if you hadn’t invited the powerful cultivators from the Imperial court in time, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have had it easy.

“Sect leader Qin’s words are wrong. If I had not miscalculated, we would not have appeared in guangding city. In the end, if sect leader Qin had not allowed me to leave first, I would not be sitting here today.

Speaking of which, I owe sect master Qin a big favor.”

Wu Lang said gratefully.

He was being sincere with his words.

If Qin shujian had not taken him away, he would not have been able to leave the day before.

As for the consequences of falling into the hands of the rebels, Wu Lang only needed to think about it to understand.

To put it more seriously.

Qin shujian had basically pulled him out of the gates of hell. He could be considered his Savior.

“You didn’t come here just to thank me, did you?”

“That’s natural.” Wu Lang took out a Jade box from his storage ring and handed it over, ” this is a healing pill. It’s just a small token of my appreciation. I hope sect leader Qin won’t reject it.

Upon hearing this.

Qin shujian grabbed the jade box and felt the surging spiritual Qi inside. He smiled and said, “”Then I, Qin, will be impolite to refuse.”

He saw Qin shujian put it away.

Wu Lang also smiled, then said seriously, “”I’ve come to inform you of another matter.”

“Just say it.”

“His Majesty has heard of sect leader Qin’s reputation and wishes to meet him. I wonder if sect leader Qin is willing to follow me to the Imperial Palace?”

“The Imperial Palace?”

Qin shujian muttered to himself for a moment.

After a long time.

He nodded and said,”it’s fine. Since Your Majesty has requested it, it would be a bit ungrateful of me to refuse.”

“There’s no time to lose. Let’s enter the palace immediately!”

“Brother Wu, lead the way.”

“Please!”

Wu Lang immediately stood up and led Qin shujian to the palace.

As for those maidservants, they didn’t dare to say anything.

General Mingyuan’s residence was not far from the palace. Following behind Wu Lang, they didn’t take much time to enter the palace.

The other party had an identity token, so their journey was also unimpeded.

They walked in the palace.

Qin shujian realized that this place was vast and boundless. Rather than calling it a Palace, it would be better to call it a city.

And walking inside.

He could also feel the pressure coming from all directions.

That was the pressure brought about by the fate of the country.

Other than that.

Many powerful auras could be faintly sensed from all over the palace. There were a few auras that even Qin shujian himself felt his heart palpitate.

It was as if he had noticed Qin shujian’s strange behavior.

Wu Lang explained in a low voice, ” sect leader Qin, there are many experts in the palace. You must not expand your spiritual will to investigate. Otherwise, it is easy to anger some experts who have been in seclusion for a long time. If you cause a conflict, there is no need to do so.

“Brother Wu, don’t worry. I’m not a reckless person.”

“I was just saying it casually, please don’t take it to heart, sect master Qin.” Wu Lang laughed it off and did not elaborate on this issue.

They were all smart people, so just a little bit of advice would do.

He was only worried that Qin shujian would be too young and impetuous. He was worried that Qin shujian might not be able to control himself and extend his divine will to alert these experts.

After all ...

The Imperial astronomer was the place with the most experts in the Imperial Palace.

Most of the experts in the Imperial Observatory were Saints, and some of them were Almighties.

If Qin shujian really got into a conflict with the people from the Imperial Observatory, then they would be in deep trouble.

He followed behind Wu Lang.

About half an hour passed.

Qin shujian had just arrived at a garden when a back view wearing a long, dark yellow robe caught his attention.

“Strong!”

“He’s at least a Saint warrior!”

This thought had already appeared in Qin shujian’s mind when he first saw the other party, even though it was just his back.

Such a feeling.

There was no basis for it, but the warning in his heart told him.

He was definitely a Saint.

However, he did not know which stage he was at.

After all, only a cultivator of this level could make him feel a great threat.

At this moment.

Wu Lang had already bowed and saluted, and said respectfully, “”Your Majesty, sect leader Qin has arrived!”

The words fell.

The dark yellow figure turned around, revealing a dignified face.

After Xi Yang glanced at Qin shujian, he had a faint smile on his face. He then waved at Wu Lang and said, “”You may leave!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Wu Lang replied and retreated.

After Wu Lang left, Xi Yang’s gaze fell back on Qin shujian. He smiled and said, “”Nice to meet you. I am Xi Yang, the current ruler of the great Zhao dynasty.

You should have heard of this name before.”

Qin shujian pays his respects to Your Majesty!

Qin shujian’s expression was solemn as he cupped his hands and spoke.