Chapter 23

"Next, Emperor will impart cultivation techniques to you; first sit cross-legged." The two, following Liu Bian's words, immediately found a spot, sat cross-legged, and looked at Liu Bian with doubtful expressions.

Looking at the two sitting cross-legged, Liu Bian stepped forward, placed his hand on their foreheads: "System, help me impart the Heaven and Earth Creation Martial Canon to them."

The two looked at Liu Bian's actions, their doubts growing even stronger; just as Empress Dowager He was about to speak to ask, a stream of unfamiliar memory surged into their minds, and immediately, Liu Bian's low voice sounded in their ears: "Steady your mind and spirit, fully receive the memory."

Watching the two sitting there, fully receiving the cultivation technique transmitted by the system, Liu Bian asked the system: "System, do these two have any special physiques?"

"Ding, Host, please take a good look at your attribute panel; you can check it yourself."

Hearing the system's response, Liu Bian also fell into silence; this matter almost left him speechless before the system. After thinking for a while, he still opened the attribute panel:

System: Wanjie Emperor System

Host: Liu Bian

Realm: Postnatal Seventh Heaven

Talent: Hongmeng Grade

Physique: Supreme Emperor Body

Divine Ability: Probe Eye

Cultivation Method: Supreme Emperor Decision

Equipment: Emperor Sword, Emperor Armor

System Space: National Seal

National Fortune Value: 7526

"Emperor understands, I actually forgot to use the divine ability Probe Eye; this is truly having a treasure mountain at hand and not knowing it. It seems Emperor needs to go into seclusion to contemplate properly; otherwise, when cultivation rises later, major trouble will arise."

After Liu Bian finished looking at the attribute panel, he understood the reason, and also secretly sighed, his strength had risen too quickly, his mindset hadn't risen; now he, with ten parts of battle power, could only exert about seventy or eighty percent.

For cultivators, the most feared thing is that the realm fails to keep up with the increase in cultivation; in the early stages it's not felt, but as cultivation progresses to the later stages, the problem becomes more severe.

Early-stage cultivation is the process of laying foundations; for each level of realm, one must strive to reach the most perfect realm; thus, battle power far exceeds that of peers of the same level, ordinary warriors can also achieve invincibility among peers, and if one adds physique, talent, bloodline bonuses, etc., fighting above one's level becomes easy.

One must know that the relationship between mindset and cultivation is very close; if mindset fails to keep up with cultivation, then the warrior cannot unleash their full strength, and may even suffer deviation, endangering life.

And Liu Bian, starting from an ordinary person who knew nothing of martial arts, reached the Postnatal Seventh Heaven realm in just a few short days; it's normal that his mindset hasn't caught up.

"Huh..."

After figuring it out, Liu Bian only felt his mood relax, his mind became bright and clear.

It turned out that after Liu Bian figured out the problem, his mindset had improved; now he could fully control his own cultivation.

After his thoughts became clear, Liu Bian felt his battle power had increased considerably; he estimated that with his current strength, it would be hard for anyone in the Innate Realm to be his opponent.

After all, he currently possesses Postnatal Seventh Heaven cultivation, and the cultivation method he practices is among the very best; thus he is confident that even when facing an expert of the Ninth Layer of Innate Realm, he can still fight!

"System, if Emperor uses National Fortune Value to raise cultivation, will this situation occur?" Liu Bian thought, he could also use National Fortune Value to raise his own and his subordinates' cultivation, and thus asked the system.

"Ding, Host, using National Fortune Value to raise cultivation has no side effects; the system will automatically assist the target, merging cultivation and realm, so there will be no occurrence of mismatched cultivation and strength, and it will not affect the foundation of the one being raised."

"It seems that in the future we can confidently use National Fortune Value to raise strength; only then can we quickly strengthen the Han Empire's power." Upon hearing the system's reply, Liu Bian was overjoyed.

"Wait a moment, first help Empress Dowager and Chan'er use National Fortune Value to raise their strength, see if it's costly; estimate that if we want to quickly raise strength later, we'll still have to rely on National Fortune Value." Liu Bian planned to wait for the two to wake up, then use National Fortune Value to help them raise their strength; relying on his own cultivation is still too slow.

Looking at the two women sitting cross-legged there receiving the cultivation method, Liu Bian wanted to see if the two had any special physiques, and immediately used the Probe Eye.

Name: He Lian

Age: 33

Identity: Empress Dowager of the Han Empire

Realm: Unranked

Talent: Earth Grade Supreme Grade

Physique: Glazed Emperor Body

Cultivation Method: None

Loyalty: 100

…

Name: Diao Chan

Age: 17

Identity: Gong Nu

Realm: Unranked

Talent: Heaven Grade Top Quality

Physique: Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body (unawakened)

Cultivation Method: None

Loyalty: 100

"Good grief, I didn't expect the Empress Dowager's talent to be so great, and she has even awakened Huang Ti. On the contrary, Chan'er has given Emperor a great surprise; she actually possesses Heaven Grade Top Quality cultivation talent, and also has a special physique, the Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body. Moreover, their loyalty to Emperor has also reached one hundred."

Liu Bian looked at Diao Chan with a face full of surprise, his expression full of joy. A loyalty above ninety means they can share life and death; let alone reaching one hundred.

"System, Diao Chan's Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body hasn't awakened yet; how should Emperor help her awaken it?" Seeing that Diao Chan possesses a powerful sacred body, but it is in an unawakened state, this won't do; for a special physique, only after awakening can one grasp the abilities it brings.

"Ding, the Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body is among the top ten strongest physiques among sacred bodies; when cultivation reaches the Immortal Realm, it can naturally awaken; if one wishes to awaken earlier, they can use Celestial Phoenix Blood to activate it in advance."

Upon hearing the system's words, Liu Bian's heart leapt with joy, and he hurriedly asked: "System, where can Celestial Phoenix Blood be obtained?"

The system replied: "The Celestial Phoenix race is extremely powerful, comparable to the Dragon Race; Celestial Phoenix Blood is even more precious. Currently, there is no Celestial Phoenix race in this realm; if the host wishes to obtain it, they must go to the world where the Celestial Phoenix race resides. However, the host can currently exchange for it in the System Mall."

"System, open the System Mall and search for Celestial Phoenix Blood." Liu Bian urgently said to the system.

"Ding, System Mall..."

Celestial Phoenix Blood: Immortal Grade Extreme, price.

"Holy crap, Celestial Phoenix Blood is actually an Immortal Grade Extreme treasure, and its price has reached an astonishing one hundred million National Fortune Value; one would have to wait until the year of the monkey and horse to save up a hundred million."

Looking inside the System Mall, that Heavenly Phoenix essence blood reaching up to one hundred million, Liu Bian dispelled the desire to purchase it. It seems Diao Chan's physique currently cannot be activated; we can only wait until later, when the National Fortune Value is sufficient, to help Diao Chan awaken her physique.

"System, since Diao Chan has a special physique, and it's even Holy Body level, why didn't I have a special physique back then?" Regarding Diao Chan having a special physique, and it being Holy Body level, Liu Bian was very puzzled.

According to reason, the current world should not give birth to a Holy Body–level existence, yet unexpectedly Diao Chan was born.