[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-272":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596982,846,"Chapter 272: Buddhas Realm in the Palm, Are They Making Plans","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>\"What has the Divine Monk discerned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li the Heavenly Serpent felt a slight chill in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, the question mark at the end could be removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Divine Monk Huaikong couldn’t detect even a hint of something amiss, he wouldn’t deserve his reputation as a Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t those who came to vie for the Celestial Jade all demonic beasts from the Southern Border?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he ever stipulated that humans couldn’t compete for the jade? He couldn’t recall...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t remember, then it probably meant there was no such rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies for keeping you all waiting. The Celestial Jade is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Monk Huaikong’s words abruptly stopped halfway as he turned to look beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hengyuan, who had taken a vow of silence, sighed lightly and gestured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... it’s in this old monk’s Palm Buddha Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Monk Huaikong nodded, then froze for a moment, as if only just remembering how to use the Palm Buddha Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He produced an alms bowl and tossed it lightly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bowl suddenly expanded, its dark interior radiating a dazzling light as countless wondrous landscapes emerged within, as though it could contain the sun, moon, and the cosmos itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dao of Mustard Seed and Sumeru?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo recalled hearing about this from the \"Ice Block\" before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the Seventh Realm was called \"Palm Profundity\" was because its greatest distinction from the Sixth Realm lay in embodying a single 'Dao.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder every hall and side chamber of the Suspended Temple seemed like a world of its own—akin to spatial treasures but far more advanced, even capable of sustaining living beings within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely all the work of this very Divine Monk Huaikong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when Li Mo looked up, he couldn’t help but feel his mental image of a Palm Profundity Sage crumbling a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I put it here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Abbot, this is the Sea of Yakshas—a realm formed from the remains of a fourth-tier demon king you once subdued.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right... then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Fire Prison, used to punish disaster beasts that cause trouble in the temple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Monk Huaikong’s Palm Buddha Realm encompassed all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was his terrible memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo even wondered if the old monk might forget he had already eaten right after a meal and go for another round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gathered demonic beasts: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I must have placed it in the Five Elements Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching for a long while, Divine Monk Huaikong finally located where the Celestial Jade was stored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glimpse could be seen through the alms bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side was a breathtaking landscape—golden mineral veins, boundless forests, raging waters, volcanic lava, and desert wastelands coexisting yet remaining distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of these five regions stood an impossibly tall solitary peak, shimmering with resplendent divine light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Jade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions of the demonic beasts present varied—some greedy, some yearning, some lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For any demonic beast, even a single glance at that divine light stirred an indescribable tremor deep within their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Li Mo was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had merely taken the form of a Heavenly Serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jade Phoenix Divine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Phoenix Divine could trigger ancestral reversion in many demonic beasts, but this was merely its most superficial marvel. It embodied the divine will of the Nine-Colored Primordial Phoenix, representing its profound mysteries and the wisdom of nurturing all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer to the question she sought most might lie within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths permit two individuals to ascend as immortals simultaneously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if so, how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ice Block is dead set on obtaining the Jade Phoenix Divine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo noticed the growing intensity in the young woman’s beautiful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, steeled himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic beasts around them were equally eager, each determined to claim the divine jade for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guests, please prepare yourselves before entering the bowl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A senior monk at the Dharma Body Realm spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time the jade was contested, the young geniuses of the demonic beast clans would make preparations and employ certain methods before entering the Buddha Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Suspended Temple never interfered with such practices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Children, it’s time to bring out our thirty-year-aged monkey wine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, an elderly white-furred macaque seemed pained but still retrieved a tree stump, carefully cracking it open to release a crisp, intoxicating aroma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the scent alone sent a surge of warmth through the body—its potency was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several younger white-faced macaques drank the wine and then stepped into the alms bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... hehehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing’s gaze kept shifting between her Qingluan Goddess and the Heavenly Serpent clan’s peerless genius, occasionally letting out an auntie-like chuckle until a clansman nudged her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing her throat, she adopted a solemn tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shall play a tune for you, to ensure your unstoppable advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she produced an ancient zither and began plucking its strings with delicate fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melody carried an ancient charm—ethereal and profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listening to celestial music must feel like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Mo listened, he noticed something miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of his true essence had accelerated, and even the rotation of his seven profound cores had become smoother and more natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marvelous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Qingluan clan’s music Dao greatly enhances one’s strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Really?\" Wu Dameng looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t hear it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo was taken aback, but when he glanced up, the Qingluan clan leader winked at him, her eyes brimming with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li instantly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mastery over music had reached the point where only those she permitted could hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from her own clansmen, he was the only one among the gathered beasts who could listen—a special privilege just for him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was surprisingly kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Li Mo had just hatched a brilliant idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If music Dao could enhance those who listened to it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the enhanced individuals could then play even more potent music for others...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t they create an endless loop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Person A plays for B, B plays for C, C plays for A—each cycle amplifying the effect until they spiraled into the heavens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d share this thought with her later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt Wu, did our clan prepare anything special?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo turned to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, though it’s a bit... stimulating. Bear with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qing smiled and summoned a stream of water, enveloping the five aquatic clansmen about to enter the bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stimulating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li the Heavenly Serpent, submerged in water, was clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man, it’s up to you now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender woman with a glossy sheen to her skin, clad in a seaweed skirt, stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, her speech made it obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I~~~~’m~~~~~ go~~~~ing~~~~ to~~~~~ start~~~~ (electric hum).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her true form was a Violet Electric Eel, also a fifth-tier great demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of violet lightning struck down, electrifying the water in an instant and spreading through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five aquatic beings convulsed, their pores flaring open. Wu Dameng even rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the electric shock method~~~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re done for~~~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This~~~~ mmm~~~?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li the Heavenly Serpent shuddered violently. When the current subsided, he exhaled a puff of white smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed thrilling, but for his robust physique, enduring it wasn’t painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the electric stimulation, his reflexes seemed to have sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell is my voice now sounding like autotune?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give me back my deep, sexy, gravelly voice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingluan clansmen nearby couldn’t help but laugh, though only Shang Qinqing actually burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the icy-faced one couldn’t suppress a faint smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before stepping into the alms bowl, she turned back and whispered softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be waiting for you at the Divine Jade Solitary Peak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I’ll definitely come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their promise, the demons couldn’t help but feel a restless itch in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel’s been set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Phoenix bloodline and the True Dragon bloodline—sworn enemies of the avian and aquatic clans—are openly arranging a fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they planning to settle their rivalry before the Celestial Divine Jade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excellent, excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if just to witness their earth-shattering battle and see who comes out on top, we’ll have to push ourselves to reach the Divine Jade Solitary Peak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charge me up, charge me up! Since you’re already here, dear audience, won’t you spare a little charge before leaving? Ehe~\u003C\u002Fp>",1414,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.889Z",1,"novelbin.me","1aca46abf5aaaddc9ff596eb219bece8a2b347552f95f6d38c815b55992deaa8","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-273","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-271",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]