Chapter 247: The Shaken Upper Sect! The Mad Iron Bull! (Part 1)

"Shangguan Linghua... Ninth Princess..."

Jiang Ye slowly chewed these two names between his teeth, a strange look flashing in his aged eyes.

He had heard Zheng Feng mention the name Shangguan Linghua before.

She was the descendant of the Shangguan family, a thousand-year family in Fengzhou in the north.

According to Zheng Feng, this woman had awakened the Shangguan family's special constitution, the True Thunder Spirit Body.

She was born able to nourish the most violent thunder Qi between heaven and earth, and with every gesture, she possessed the might of thunder.

Even the True Transmission disciples of the Upper Sect had to pale in comparison before her.

This was a peerless figure destined to shine throughout the entire Zhou Kingdom.

It was no surprise that such a figure could be listed as one of the three extraordinary women of the Zhou Kingdom.

As for the other one, the Ninth Princess, Jiang Ye was truly hearing of her for the first time.

There was no helping it; people from county towns were like this...

Let alone him, even on Liu Qingyu's peerlessly beautiful face, a rare look of bewilderment appeared.

Clearly, this Liu Fengzhu Liu had also never heard the name of the Ninth Princess.

For the Tianqing Sect, which was tucked away in a single prefecture, the Jingzhou imperial family was always an existence above the clouds.

Lu Guizhou saw through their confusion at a glance and said with a smile while holding his tea cup:

"The Jingzhou imperial family is ten thousand miles away; it is normal that you haven't heard of them."

"This Ninth Princess is the most brilliant pearl of the Zhou Kingdom's imperial family in the last hundred years."

"It is rumored that on the night she was born, there were strange phenomena in the sky, like a great sun crossing the void, illuminating the night sky of Jingzhou as if it were broad daylight."

Hearing this, the corner of Jiang Ye's mouth twitched imperceptibly, and he felt it was a bit hard to keep a straight face.

Strange phenomena in the sky...

He knew that people in the imperial family loved to spread such secret rumors to add a layer of mysterious, heaven-ordained aura to imperial power.

So that the common people would feel they were born to sit on that chair.

A look of unbelievable shock also flashed in Liu Qingyu's star-like eyes.

This sounded just like a mythological story from a storybook.

Lu Guizhou saw their expressions and vaguely guessed what they were thinking, shaking his head with a smile:

"Setting aside whether the strange phenomena in the sky are true or false..."

"But the Ninth Princess's talent is indeed the most outstanding in the Zhou Kingdom's imperial family in the last hundred years."

"Many people say she is the person most likely to pacify the world and revive the Zhou Kingdom in the current chaotic times."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu looked at each other, both feeling a bit shaken.

The current Zhou Kingdom was truly beset by troubles from both within and without.

Externally, there were frequent harassments from overseas island nations.

Internally, the Qisha Sect was ravaging every prefecture, refugee uprisings were occurring one after another, and the imperial family's control over local sects was waning day by day.

It was a typical scene of the end of a dynasty.

In such chaotic times, for this Ninth Princess to have such ambition and responsibility, she was indeed worthy of the name of one of the three extraordinary women.

Lu Guizhou set down his tea cup and changed the subject, beginning to impart his personal experience in absorbing Primordial Qi to the two of them.

From guiding Primordial Qi to fuse with the Qi Pill using one's own True Qi, to the various perils and countermeasures one might encounter during a breakthrough, he detailed everything, speaking eloquently.

This was precious experience he had exchanged with his life when he struck at the Primordial Realm back then; he wouldn't easily impart it to anyone who wasn't a close junior.

Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu listened extremely carefully, occasionally asking for details, and Lu Guizhou answered them patiently one by one.

These experiences indeed benefited them greatly, allowing them to take fewer detours and avoid the most perilous minefields.

About half an hour later.

Lu Guizhou glanced at Cheng Yuan lying on the ground at the courtyard entrance.

This old fellow's fingers seemed to move, and there were faint signs of waking up.

He drank the last drop of clear tea in his cup, stood up, and smiled:

"The tea is finished, and what needed to be said has been said; I will head back first."

Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu hurriedly stood up to see him off.

The two watched that plain white figure carrying Cheng Yuan walk further and further away, until he disappeared at the end of the winding mountain path.

Liu Qingyu turned back, her star-like eyes falling on Jiang Ye, and she smiled, her smile carrying a rare sincerity and gratitude:

"Elder Jiang, I have benefited from your light; thank you!"

She naturally could see that Lu Guizhou, a dignified Law Enforcement Hall Elder, was willing to impart so much precious experience so patiently, mostly for Jiang Ye's sake.

If it were just her alone, she feared she would have been sent away before finishing a single cup of tea.

Jiang Ye smiled faintly, his expression calm:

"Liu Fengzhu Liu, why the need for thanks? We are partners, after all."

"You entering the Primordial Realm early is of vital importance to our Tianqing Sect."

He said this with sincerity.

Liu Qingyu had long since reached perfection in Divine Qi, lacking only the final threshold of Primordial Qi.

Once she successfully broke through, the Tianqing Sect would no longer be the "soft persimmon" that didn't even have a Primordial Realm martial artist, and they would truly have the foundation to stand on Tianyun Peak.

"Partners, huh..."

Liu Qingyu's heart trembled slightly, her star-like eyes looking straight at Jiang Ye, a strange brilliance flashing in the depths of her eyes.

This old man was usually reticent, but when he suddenly uttered a sentence, it could always touch the softest part of her heart.

She pursed her moist red lips, the smile on her face becoming even more brilliant, revealing a rare, girlish playfulness:

"That's right, we are partners, so I won't thank you then..."

"Hahahahaha!!!"

Her laughter was as crisp and pleasant as a clear spring flowing in the mountains.

Jiang Ye smiled faintly and reached out to place the cyan jade bottle on the stone table, the bottle body touching the stone surface with a crisp, light sound.

He raised his eyes to look at Liu Qingyu, his tone still indifferent, yet carrying a bit of serious solemnity:

"Liu Fengzhu Liu, you heard Elder Lu's words just now."

"The more Primordial Qi one absorbs, the more stable the foundation after entering the Primordial Realm."

"How many wisps are you prepared to absorb to break through?"

Liu Qingyu's light laughter slowly faded.

She looked at the small cyan jade bottle on the stone table, and a solemn look gradually appeared on her peerlessly beautiful face.

At the same time, a warm current silently washed over her heart.

This was Primordial Qi.

A heaven-and-earth wonder so precious that major sects would tear off their masks and fight to the death, where a single wisp could trigger a bloody storm.

And Jiang Ye had just casually placed the bottle on the table, which was equivalent to letting her take it as she pleased.

One had to know that in the operation to snatch the Primordial Qi, she had only helped to block the view of the peak with water mist.

She hadn't contributed much.

And Jiang Ye had not only shouldered all the pressure of three Primordial Realm martial artists alone but had also brought back six full wisps of Primordial Qi unharmed.

This trust and generosity.

Made this Liu Fengzhu Liu, who had weathered many storms, experience a long-lost emotion... being moved.

After a moment of silence, she smiled slightly: "Elder Jiang, I don't want to follow in Old Luo's footsteps. Therefore, one wisp of Primordial Qi is enough for me." ===== CHAPTER 248 =====