Chapter 913

Up to the Fifth Prince, these people all had their own wives, and those below hadn't married yet. This time, several princesses also came to participate. The oldest person present was the Princess of Hu, who was already a grandmother, over fifty years old, even older than the current Empress. For a time, the large venue of Changchun Garden was crowded with people. With the voices of the eunuchs, the Zhengton Emperor arrived with the Empress and several favorite concubines, making it even more lively.

Bai Lang was still the inconspicuous one. Among the princes, there were others like him. Quite a few princes had seen through their own abilities and felt that this position would never be their turn, so they also began to "lie flat" and not stand out in anything. However, there were few such people; most princes still tried hard to show themselves in front of the Emperor, just like peacocks. Some simple-minded ones even stepped on others, making themselves a joke to other princes for no reason.

The Zhengton Emperor looked to be in a very good mood, especially when the Crown Prince and the others performed "brotherly friendship"—Bai Lang could feel the stiff atmosphere, and he didn't believe the old Emperor couldn't feel it. It could only be said that he was probably happy to see this situation.

Not bothering to be hypocritical with them, Bai Lang directly mobilized the true Qi of the Three Fires Returning to Origin Skill to start opening the Heaven and Earth Bridge. Before this, the old ghost had already accumulated extremely majestic fire energy, and breaking through the mere Baihui and Yongquan acupuncture points was nothing. Being able to control the energy of heaven and earth to gather in the dantian to form innate true Qi was the real skill—in the Martial Dao, it's called "Innate," in the Taoist sect, it's achieving the Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir, in the Buddhist sect, it's a relic, but the Confucian sect doesn't have this.

The Confucian sect can only obtain this through dual cultivation. However, if one's Confucian cultivation is high, the difficulty of obtaining the Innate state through the Martial Dao can be greatly reduced, and the Innate state obtained is also mainly for perfecting the spirit, with the entrustment of life as a supplement. Bai Lang easily broke through the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Pass—before the dry-sky thunder appeared, and before the heaven and earth energy began to gather to form a hundred-mile strange scene, Bai Lang used his domineering intent to control the fire energy of the Three Fires Returning to Origin Skill, forcibly suppressing these strange scenes.

He did not let the heaven and earth energy fluctuate violently and pour into his body, but adopted a method of gradual infiltration—this required using his own strength to resist the natural law of the waterfall rushing down. Bai Lang easily did this with his fire energy. At this moment, the true Qi of his Three Fires Returning to Origin Skill was gradually transforming into Innate True Fire, its agility far more powerful than any Grandmaster. Only at this moment could the true Qi be called "divine."

And at this step, the Innate true Qi was endless, and the speed of recovery was just a breath. Bai Lang was not surprised at all; he had long been an Innate expert, just walking the path again with this body.

Calmly and composedly, Bai Lang had already achieved the status of an Innate expert. In this world, he could be called a "Heavenly Human," and opening a sect would be no problem. Thus, his perspective on these people became much higher—the people present, the Third Prince was only a Grandmaster, the Zhengton Emperor was only a Grandmaster, and he was already a Heavenly Human, with a lifespan far longer than theirs. Bai Lang felt that if he revealed it, what he would get in return would likely be a sneak attack?

Even Bai Lang knew several ways to use direct blood relatives to extend his own lifespan. If it were an expert, it would be even better—from blood sacrifice, devouring, to possession, there were all kinds of methods. Bai Lang chuckled; he wasn't afraid of such methods at all—what was in his body was an old ghost, so why would he be afraid of the methods of these losers? He was now drawing in the heaven and earth energy, gradually transforming it into Innate Wood Green Spirit Longevity Qi, starting to make up for the deficiencies he was born with.

Only after making up for it would he have the long life of a Heavenly Human.

Achieving the Heavenly Human status, his body that was leaking everywhere was finally mended. This Fifth Prince walked through his process with a smile, watching the princes compete on the side. The Crown Prince's limelight was clearly suppressed by the Third Prince and the Second Prince—these two, one was the Prince of Langya and the other was the Prince of Yuyang. Even on this day, the Zhengton Emperor issued an edict making the Fourth Prince the Prince of Dong'e, and his prospects were rising.

Now the most promising candidates for the throne were the first three princes, and recently the Zhengton Emperor seemed to have the intention of deposing the Crown Prince—the Crown Prince was somewhat disappointing and couldn't produce any decent achievements. And he had been the Crown Prince for ten years, with quite a bit of influence in the Ministry of Personnel. The Zhengton Emperor seemed to be a bit wary. "Don't cause a few depositions; if that happens, the Crown Prince should go crazy," Bai Lang curled his lips.

The farce of the Third of the Third Month was over, but the competition between the princes began to become more and more intense—entering a stage that was somewhat bloody. The Sixteenth Prince—as the Third Prince's own younger brother, was assassinated on the way back from school. You know, this was in the Imperial City! Theoretically, there was Dragon Qi protection, but the assassin attacked the carriage openly like this, killing the guards and killing the little prince in the carriage.

The Zhengton Emperor was furious and ordered the relevant departments to investigate. The Third Prince, the Prince of Langya, was also extremely angry, declaring that he would kill the assassin with his own hands. The Second Prince, the Prince of Yuyang, said the Crown Prince was very suspicious—this was almost an open rumor, so the Second Prince let the Sixth Prince, his spokesperson, speak for him—the Sixth Prince was a bit reckless and afraid of nothing, except the Zhengton Emperor.

Whether it was the Six Fan Gates of the Ministry of Justice or the people from the Factory and Guard, they didn't find out who the assassin was or who ordered them to do it—the only thing known was that the four assassins were all Grandmaster-level figures, and very likely all Grandmasters. This was already quite exaggerated. The Grandmasters in the Great Wu court were limited, and the highest combat power on the surface was only two Heavenly Humans—one was the Sub-Sage of the Confucian sect, and the other was a Zhenren of the Taoist sect.

And now, four such people were dispatched just to assassinate the Sixteenth Prince, who was not very important? Anyone with a brain would think it was unlikely. So very quickly, the event that was considered the real target happened—the Zhengton Emperor was assassinated. Six Grandmasters suddenly broke into the Imperial City and took action, and the Zhengton Emperor was actually unable to mobilize the National Protection Dragon Qi for a moment. Bai Lang sat in his own mansion garden, his eyes looking above the Imperial City, "Coincidentally, someone is borrowing the Dragon Qi at this moment? Even if it's just a small interference." The Dragon formed by the National Protection Dragon Qi could only be seen by expert Grandmasters, and at this moment it had shrunk a lot.

As a Heavenly Human, if he didn't actively investigate, he couldn't sense the Zhengton Emperor being assassinated. The Dragon Qi could greatly mask the investigation. So Bai Lang only saw the True Dragon formed by the Dragon Qi on top of the Imperial Palace roaring in anger after a cup of tea, and the news of someone assassinating the Emperor. Not far away, a burst of true Qi soared into the sky; that was the Third Prince, the Prince of Langya, who rushed out to protect the Emperor. Bai Lang thought for a moment and scratched his chin, "No need for me, since the Dragon Qi has already been alarmed..."

Sure enough, not long after, there was news that the Zhengton Emperor was assassinated but his life was not in danger, and the assassin escaped—the problem was that the Zhengton Emperor did not attend the court the next day... ===== CHAPTER 914 =====