Chapter 135: This is what you said, don't say I bullied you later

As a fellow Sage Realm expert, True Person Wanfeng was indeed qualified to say this to Li Chen.

Besides, the Spirit Flame Dao Sect had also responded to the imperial court's policies and calls.

According to True Person Wanfeng's judgment, Li Chen had such strength at this age and was also a legitimate Emperor; he could rule for a very long time.

It looked like his grand plans probably wouldn't be low either. After all, he went to war with the north as soon as he took the throne, and plus the Tian Ce Dynasty was already strong, so Li Chen would certainly take the opportunity to expand the dynasty's development.

Before True Person Wanfeng cultivated, he had read the books of sages. He knew that the development of several generations of monarchs was waiting for the rise of a sage monarch.

Li Chen was clearly that sage monarch; regardless of what kind of sage, he first occupied a Sage Realm.

Yesterday, True Person Wanfeng could see that this Emperor had already begun to rectify the sects, and also had the ability to rectify them.

Anyway, he had already established a relationship through cooperation, so he could go a step further on this level of relationship.

There were many benefits to his daughter going to the Imperial Capital to develop. First of all, if there were any new policies in the Imperial Capital, his daughter would certainly be the first to know, so she could directly send someone to inform him. Then he could lead other sects, prepare for the policies in advance, and obtain more benefits when the policies were carried out.

He could even contract these policies to maximize benefits.

Secondly, it was to build connections, expand the sect's influence, and make the sect safer.

Why did sects form alliances?

Wasn't it because there were forces that couldn't be resisted alone, so everyone banded together for warmth?

In recent years, the internal struggles of the various alliances had also caused quite a few deaths and injuries.

The Tian Ce Dynasty was a huge country, and not any single sect could resist it, so they should try not to become enemies if they could be on good terms.

Last night, True Person Wanfeng was thinking about how to be on good terms with Li Chen. As he was thinking, his daughter walked into the hall, and he immediately knew what to do.

At that time, he talked to his daughter about this matter, and his daughter didn't object, so the matter was settled.

Seeing Li Chen's "hesitant" look, True Person Wanfeng immediately began to promote his daughter.

"Your Majesty, my daughter also has dual attributes of wind and fire. Her strength is indeed a bit lacking, and she can't help much, but she has some achievements in alchemy, and she is also very serious in doing things, has a particularly good temper, and is well-versed in books and propriety."

After these words were said, Xia Qing felt a bit embarrassed.

She was famous for being arrogant and unreasonable in the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain, and her temper was also very bad. Being well-versed in books and propriety was out of the question; at most, she knew a bit of alchemy.

If it were usual, if her father said her strength was a bit lacking, she would certainly refute it.

But compared to Li Chen, no matter how she said her strength was lacking, it was reasonable. After all, even her father was inferior to Li Chen, let alone herself.

Seeing her father promoting her, Xia Qing would steal glances at Li Chen from time to time, feeling as if she were afraid Li Chen wouldn't want her.

She was the object of pursuit by thousands of cultivation geniuses in the central part of the Tian Ce Dynasty; it was hard to imagine she could show such an expression.

Li Chen wasn't hesitant; he just didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

After True Person Wanfeng spoke for the second time, Li Chen replied: "Since He He Zongzhu Wanfeng has said so, I will arrange for your daughter to engage in a suitable profession in the Imperial Capital. You can rest assured about this."

Seeing this, True Person Wanfeng glanced at Xia Qing and said: "Why don't you thank His Majesty?"

Xia Qing immediately stood obediently in front of Li Chen and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. This commoner will certainly work hard to repay the imperial grace."

Yesterday, she had seen Li Chen in the secondary hall. Just Li Chen sitting there was enough to make countless women fall for him.

If it were someone else, Xia Qing might not have agreed, but since this person was Li Chen, she was afraid Li Chen wouldn't agree.

Things would come slowly in the future; now she had to get to Li Chen's side first.

Since things had reached this point, today's inspection work was almost done, so Li Chen left the Spirit Flame Dao Sect.

Xia Qing still needed to pack up and prepare before heading to the Imperial Capital.

Many things also needed True Person Wanfeng's personal instructions.

Li Chen's second stop was the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect. Before he arrived, the people of the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect were already making preparations.

At the location where the He He Zongzhu was in seclusion behind the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect, when Dai Hongling arrived here, she actually felt a bit guilty.

After what happened a few days ago, she felt she had let down this Dao companion.

Even if her relationship with her Dao companion wasn't harmonious, they were at least in a sect with relatively conservative ideological concepts, so they still valued things like chastity very much.

When she arrived here, she saw her Dao companion closing his eyes and meditating within the Spirit Gathering Array.

This place was already full of spiritual energy, and in this kind of array, it could make cultivation improve rapidly.

He He Zongzhu Yue Yang naturally heard the sound of someone coming to the door. This footstep was very familiar; who else could it be but his annoying Dao companion?

Yue Yang didn't want to see this woman at all.

Yue Yang was a rigid and traditional cultivator who also valued face very much. He had been attacked by enemies before and had suffered very serious injuries, so his ability in that aspect was not good.

But he was afraid of being looked down upon by his Dao companion, so he had been finding excuses to avoid it.

This led to their relationship getting worse and worse, and later they even quarreled as soon as they met.

Hearing Dai Hongling come over, he still closed his eyes and asked Dai Hongling what happened in Cloud Sea City.

Dai Hongling told the process, and the result was that she was mercilessly mocked by Yue Yang.

"A bunch of guys without backbone; the face of our sect cultivators has all been lost by you."

His words made Dai Hongling feel that it was purely standing and talking without back pain.

If you went to feel it yesterday, you would know that it wasn't a question of dignity. Even a strong woman like Mu Qingrou knelt; what could we do?

You didn't dare to go yesterday, and you just know how to say wind-cool words here.

Dai Hongling said angrily: "Today your opportunity to prove yourself has come. His Majesty is going to visit our sect; you can go and try."

Don't you think you're powerful? I'm not without giving you a chance. You go to His Majesty and prove you're a man with guts, and I'll submit to you.

Yue Yang was just stiff-mouthed; it didn't mean he was a fool.

His strength was inferior to Lord Dingtian and also inferior to Mu Qingrou.

One of these two was captured, and the other knelt.

No matter from which aspect, it proved that this Emperor's strength was above his.

Yue Yang valued face very much. If he went out and was humiliated by the Emperor, how could he hang out in the sect in the future, and how could he establish prestige in front of the disciples?

He certainly wouldn't go, but he could still be foul-mouthed.

Yue Yang indicated that he was at a critical moment of cultivation and it wasn't convenient to go out.

Dai Hongling said directly, if you're afraid, you're afraid; what excuses are you looking for?

Yue Yang said angrily, what does a woman know? Are you at the Sage Realm?

The two of them quarreled like this.

After quarreling for a while, Dai Hongling remembered the business and asked Yue Yang, this He He Zongzhu, that Li Chen was personally visiting this time and also wanted to talk about cooperation and development with the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect. How could it work if Yue Yang, as the He He Zongzhu, didn't go?

Yue Yang didn't want to lose this face anyway, so he said: "As the sect representative, isn't it enough for you to accompany the Emperor to visit the sect? I don't have time."

Dai Hongling was now holding a belly full of fire. Do you think I'm willing to suffer your anger here?

His Majesty is young and handsome, not only is his strength powerful, but he is also very strong in that aspect. I wish I could accompany him every day.

You want me to accompany him, right? Fine, I'll go and accompany him comfortably right now!

Let you, Yue Yang, be happy!

Thinking of this, Dai Hongling tidied up her clothes and swayed her graceful figure to receive Li Chen.

The Azure Abyss Immortal Sect was a relatively simple and unadorned sect. Many things in the sect, from the sect hall to the steps, had a certain sense of historical precipitation.

Every single thing was rich in spiritual charm.

This was something that those newly developed sects didn't have, which was historical heritage.

The cultivators of the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect were also relatively traditional and didn't know how to say flattering words, but they would express respect for Li Chen. This was Li Chen's first impression when he came here to inspect.

Dai Hongling naturally came to receive Li Chen personally and introduced every location of the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect to Li Chen.

The Azure Abyss Immortal Sect covered a very vast area, not only with spiritual fields but also with venues for raising spiritual beasts.

Dai Hongling let the other elders get busy themselves, and she alone took Li Chen around the sect.

Li Chen looked at her graceful and well-proportioned figure, and there was no one else nearby, so he had some thoughts about her. After all, with their relationship, they naturally didn't need to be too shy, and they hadn't had enough last time.

But before Li Chen could say anything, Dai Hongling took the initiative to bring him to the entrance of her cave dwelling and invited Li Chen in.

Li Chen naturally didn't be polite, and when he came out, it was already two hours later.

Dai Hongling did indeed fulfill the He He Zongzhu's request to accompany Li Chen well, making Li Chen very satisfied with this inspection of the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect.

True Person Wanfeng, the He He Zongzhu of the Spirit Flame Dao Sect next door, probably couldn't have imagined that the He He Zongzhu of the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect was in seclusion and didn't come out, but he personally received him, so why wasn't the sect Li Chen was most satisfied with them, but the Azure Abyss Immortal Sect?

Could Li Chen not be satisfied? Last time Dai Hongling could be said to be relatively passive, but this time she was very active. Even that night, the two of them met in other places to seriously discuss the subsequent development of the "sect."

Yue Yang was still rejoicing that he hadn't lost this face, but the hat could be considered to be worn well.

Next, Li Chen naturally came to the Profound Heaven Sect. This wasn't Li Chen's first time here, but he also needed to show the appearance of the first time.

It wasn't that Lady Youlan and Lady Yuehua didn't want to serve Li Chen well, but there were simply too many elders licking Li Chen's boots, and they had no chance at all.

No matter where Li Chen went, there would be a large group of elders introducing him.

In their view, the He He Zongzhu had offended this terrifyingly powerful Emperor, so they had to work hard to perform and let the Emperor not hold a grudge.

Even more elders indicated that they would take disciples to the north for training in the near future to help Li Chen achieve his eternal foundation!

The idea was good, and the starting point was also not bad. Li Chen felt they were very on the ball.

Anyway, Lady Youlan and Lady Yuehua were Li Chen's people, and they were always on call, so there was no rush for that moment.

After Li Chen left, the elders of the Profound Heaven Sect were all sighing that this Emperor Li Chen was quite approachable, and he also gave a high evaluation of the sect, making their faces glow with glory.

Because if Li Chen were an ordinary Emperor, if he said these words, the sect powerhouses would feel it was an insult.

!

But Li Chen's strength was far above theirs. Being able to get Li Chen's evaluation was the glory of the sect.

These elders all felt it was their own credit. If it weren't for their ability to speak well, the sect would have encountered an unprecedented major crisis.

Lady Youlan and Lady Yuehua heard this and felt speechless. What do you people understand? If it weren't for the two of us serving well, how could Li Chen be so easy to talk to? It was all our silent contribution!

Seeing Li Chen leave, they were still a bit reluctant and were thinking about what kind of excuse they should find to go to the Imperial Capital.

Since tasting the sweetness, both women had a look of being unfed.

Li Chen could get all kinds of benefits. Anyway, these three sects would certainly firmly support the imperial court's policies in the future, so now there was only one sect that needed to be considered, and that was the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion.

The Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion was an all-female sect. According to Lady Youlan's statement, the women inside were all very arrogant.

Li Chen had also observed during the banquet that day that Mu Qingrou was indeed a bit stubborn and unyielding, and her strength was very powerful, and she didn't flatter him like the sect masters of other sects.

It was said that she also had some anti-male emotions.

It probably wouldn't be that easy to handle Mu Qingrou, but Li Chen felt it wasn't difficult either.

The Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion was located in the central-southern part of the Tian Ce Dynasty, where the mountains and rivers were beautiful and the clouds and mist were pervasive.

As an all-female sect, it would naturally attract the peeping of some petty people.

Therefore, there were many restrictions around the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion, and various small arrays and the sect-protecting array complemented each other, making the power of the restrictions even more powerful.

Plus Mu Qingrou's own strong strength and her character of fighting as soon as there was a disagreement, the number of people she had crippled was countless.

This terrifying combat record had made the area around the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion a forbidden area for many male cultivators.

Today, Mu Qingrou personally came to the mountain gate to welcome Li Chen. She wasn't afraid that Li Chen would be hurt by the sect restrictions; she was afraid that Li Chen would dismantle the sect restrictions.

Li Chen was also the first male cultivator to enter the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion in nearly a hundred years.

Mu Qingrou was dressed relatively normally today, no different from last time, and she didn't dress up specifically for Li Chen.

Because with her beauty, even without makeup, she was already top-tier.

Mu Qingrou's small mouth was thin and rosy, her eyes were large and spirited, and her nose wasn't as delicate as an ordinary woman's, but was upright, so her facial features looked particularly three-dimensional, particularly exquisite and beautiful.

Just standing there, she had a temperament of "the great way has no edge"; this was the aura that only a top-tier sword cultivator could have.

Every time Li Chen saw her, he had a feeling of cleanliness and freshness.

After Mu Qingrou led him into the sect, he discovered that the female disciples of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion here were all beautiful; at least the ones he saw were.

But these female disciples were slightly green, looking like they hadn't seen much of the world.

They were used to each other's company and cultivation on weekdays, and hadn't seen any males appear in the sect.

Sword light flickered, sword shadows intertwined. Although the female disciples' sword techniques were sharp, their eyes would slip from the sword tips from time to time, secretly looking at Li Chen.

They tried to maintain restraint, but the excitement and curiosity in their hearts were hard to hide.

And in the dark, there were even more women's gazes quietly cast over. These women were older and were the elders of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion.

This made Mu Qingrou lose face a bit. Those female disciples practicing sword nearby were the facade she had chosen, just wanting to show off well in front of Li Chen, this Sage Realm Emperor.

They were practicing sword well just now, so why did these female disciples look like novices as soon as Li Chen came? Their sword techniques were messy and had no rules; it was simply shameful!

And those few sect elders, look at the clothes you are wearing; do you still look like serious sect cultivators?

This is our Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion, not a place of wind and moon!

Mu Qingrou glared back at them one by one, and the female disciples of the Immortal Mansion finally restrained themselves.

She looked at the slightly unseemly performance of the female disciples and couldn't help but have a headache.

"Cough, cough." Mu Qingrou coughed twice, then looked at Li Chen with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, the female disciples of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion cultivate hard on weekdays and rarely see a male cultivator, so they are inevitably a bit curious. I hope Your Majesty doesn't mind."

She wanted to find an excuse to brush this matter aside.

Li Chen laughed: "It's okay, I also used to stay at home and cultivate often, so I can understand."

Here, Li Chen was too lazy to say "Zhen" (I), and the purpose was also to close the distance.

Along the way of inspecting the sect, Li Chen felt that Mu Qingrou seemed to have something on her mind, repeatedly wanting to speak but stopping, so he said: "If you have anything, just say it directly. I will try my best to help you if I can."

Mu Qingrou glanced at Li Chen and said: "Your Majesty, that day I sensed the aura of Heavenly Dao Sword Qi on you. This commoner boldly wants to ask you for some advice."

For someone at Mu Qingrou's level to make progress in cultivation, the best way was to challenge powerhouses to know her own shortcomings.

But the only powerhouse in the central part of the Tian Ce Dynasty who could fight her was Lord Dingtian.

Lord Dingtian was a guy who hid very deeply; he wouldn't make a move on weekdays, and he wouldn't fight her either.

That day when she saw Li Chen, she felt that the golden divine light contained extremely strong sword intent. As a top-tier sword cultivator, she certainly wouldn't see it wrong.

At this time, Li Chen was like a wolf that had been hungry for half a day, finally seeing a piece of meat; she was truly greedy.

She couldn't wait to fight Li Chen, but she was afraid of offending Li Chen, so she had been wanting to speak but stopping just now.

Hearing Li Chen say this, she took the initiative to speak.

Actually, if she didn't say it, Li Chen would have said it.

Li Chen's goal this time was also to find an excuse, saying he wanted to learn the sword techniques of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion. Then ordinary disciples certainly wouldn't have the qualifications to fight him, so he could only let Mu Qingrou do it herself.

The two could increase their understanding of each other through the exchange of sword techniques.

Next was to beat her until she submitted, and then find a way to take her in.

It would be best if she could be convinced, then she would be active in all aspects.

Now hearing her take the initiative to request a sparring session, Li Chen naturally wouldn't refuse.

But he couldn't say it too urgently, so Li Chen said: "Since Mansion Master Mu wants to spar with sword techniques, let's try it."

Hearing this, Mu Qingrou nodded firmly and began to prepare the venue for this sparring session.

Considering that Li Chen's strength was too powerful, the two chose to be in an array with restrictions, so even if they fought, it wouldn't cause huge damage to the entire area.

The women of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion heard that the Mansion Master was going to spar with Li Chen on sword techniques; that was a sparring session between Sage Realm experts.

If they could learn a move or two, or realize something, it would be of great benefit to them.

Not to mention the female disciples, even some elders in seclusion came out to watch when they heard about this matter.

Not long after, the area around Li Chen and Mu Qingrou's sparring location was surrounded by people.

Mu Qingrou didn't stop them either. After all, this was a scene rarely seen. What they could realize depended on their ability, but she also had to realize something to be worthy of Li Chen's move.

After ordering the elders to maintain order, Mu Qingrou came to Li Chen and said: "Your Majesty, please try your best to use your real skills; don't let me win."

Li Chen replied: "No problem, I will try my best."

This is what you said, don't say I bullied you later.

If I take the initiative to fight you, I really don't dare to increase the intensity. If I really increase the intensity, wouldn't that mean I deliberately came to beat you up?

If you take the initiative to ask to fight me, then I won't let you!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 136 =====