Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 56

Ch 56: Ethereal Inheritance

Watching the Six Oddities leave, the Drunken Taoist then said, “Let’s bury the Old Beggar’s corpse first. Although we cultivators don’t care about these things, it’s not good to leave it outside to be eaten by wild animals.”

Zhou An nodded, and the two flew down onto the half-section of Heavenly Path Peak. The system sent a message, Check-in Heavenly Path Peak, reward Supreme Spiritual Treasure Skyreach Seal.

Burial was very simple. Zhou An struck out with a palm, creating a large pit next to him, and buried the Divine Beggar’s corpse. Originally, Zhou An wanted to erect a tombstone.

The Drunken Taoist stopped him and said, “The Old Beggar is not really dead, no need to erect a tombstone. Zhou Nan, now I will teach you the Body-Sword Fusion Method, but this method requires a lot. You need to first be able to thoroughly understand Flying Sword, then retract the sword into your body, and finally try to become one with the Flying Sword to exert the true power of the Flying Sword.

And your Star River Twin Swords are lover’s swords. You cannot control two Flying Swords at the same time by yourself, so you can try to find a Dao companion to cultivate together. When you can both achieve Body-Sword Fusion, then practice Shuang Jian He Bi. Once successful, unless a god or an Immortal Treasure of the same level really appears, it will be difficult to stop its edge.

But you must remember that although Shuang Jian He Bi is powerful, it is equally dangerous when combining. Only by being fearless and having a common understanding can you achieve Shuang Jian He Bi. As long as there is a slight mistake, you will both be destroyed in body and soul.

You don’t need to think about these things now, just do the previous steps first.

Old Taoist will teach you the Body-Sword Fusion Method first. You must remember it first, then find a place to cultivate in seclusion, and practice the Heavenly Path Sect Skill. You must not participate in this Righteous-Demonic War. The inheritance of a sect is very important. If it weren’t for the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation and there was really no time, the Divine Beggar would not have let you accept the inheritance so hastily.”

“This junior understands.” Zhou An nodded. This Heavenly Path Sect inheritance was indeed too sudden and exceeded his expectations. As for a Dao companion, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to find one.

Then the Drunken Taoist taught him the Body-Sword Fusion Method, personally demonstrating it to him several times. After Zhou An understood, he left to go to East King Village.

Zhou An returned to the Imperial Palace. The Empress was still dealing with state affairs in the main hall. Hua Wuyue was busy rebuilding Hundred Flowers Palace, and the Three Purple Goddesses and Zhou Ling Sha were also in seclusion, breaking through to the Innate Realm.

He ordered people to move out all the things from Changchun Palace next to Qianyang Palace, and then ordered people to raze Changchun Palace to the ground. After clearing a large area, he released the Ethereal Abode.

Seeing the Emperor create such a magical scene, the palace maids and Purple Guard were amazed.

After the Ethereal Abode was selected, he said to the Purple Guard, “After the Empress finishes dealing with state affairs, let her come here to see me.”

The Purple Guard around him all saluted and responded.

Zhou An walked inside. As soon as he arrived at the Great Hall, Qin Yu, Shu Yao, Xing Yan, and Qi Hui immediately appeared, saluted, and called out, “Greetings, Master.”

Zhou An sat down and asked, “Does the Ethereal Abode have any inherited skills?”

Shu Yao replied, “The Ethereal Abode originally had the Ethereal Book, because six hundred years ago, when Ethereal Fairy was crossing the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, she was plotted against by a mortal enemy. There was a mistake during the Heart Devil Tribulation. The Master disassembled and transmitted her soul to be reborn before entering the Demonic Path, which led to the loss of the Ethereal Book. However, there are many skills that the Master collected before.

The Master instructed us that there would be a new master six hundred years later, and asked us to invite you to find the Master’s reincarnation and lead her back to the Ethereal Abode.”

Xing Yan continued, “Master, the back hall stores the treasures collected by the previous master, most of which are Spiritual Treasures, and there are also three Immortal Treasures, which are the previous master’s protective Immortal Treasures, a set of Ethereal Immortal Clothes, a Jade Spirit Immortal Bracelet, and an Ethereal Ice Flying Sword.”

“Well, did the Ethereal Fairy explain how to find her reincarnation?” Zhou An asked.

“If you are in the same city, the Ethereal Jade Pendant will react, the closer you are, the greater the reaction.” Qi Hui interjected.

“Understood, I will go find her. You stay in the Immortal Abode and guard this place. This is the Imperial Palace, I am the Emperor of the Qianyuan Empire. If you encounter a foreign invasion and the Imperial Palace guards cannot resist, please help guard it.”

Zhou An’s words surprised the four women. A human emperor inheriting the Ethereal Abode would cause chaos in the world. Once the emperor had the power of an immortal and could live for thousands of years, the balance of this world would be broken.

Fortunately, the four women were all spirits and did not care too much about human affairs.

“This servant understands.” The four women said in unison.

Qin Yu said, “Master, since you are the Emperor, if your cultivation is spread out, it will definitely be feared by the cultivators of the world, and it is likely that you will be attacked by the group.”

Shu Yao also said, “And once the monarchs of other countries know about this, they will definitely invite domestic cultivators to crusade against you, fearing that you will annex them after you become stronger.”

Zhou An snorted and smiled, “This matter has already begun. Even if I don’t cultivate, the surrounding countries have already been ready to make trouble. You don’t need to worry about these things, I will handle it well.”

“Yes.” The four women responded.

“I want to cultivate here. Is there a place here that is conducive to cultivation?” Zhou An asked. After all, it was an Immortal Abode, so it should be much better than an ordinary underground secret room.

“Master, the study is the place for cultivation. Our four spirits of Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting can assist the Master in cultivation. Qin Yu’s music can calm the Master’s mind and prevent external evils from interfering.

Qi Hui can control the Gathering Star Formation to absorb star energy and help the Master accelerate the absorption of star spirit energy. Xing Yan can set up a formation to make it difficult for people to approach.

I know all the secret methods in the world and can help the Master comprehend skills.” Shu Yao said.

Hearing the four women’s abilities, Zhou An exclaimed and immediately said, “Okay, let’s go to the study.”

“Yes.”

The four women followed Zhou An to the study. There was a circular formation in the middle of the study. The first time he came, he thought it was just decoration, but now he knew that it was for cultivation.

Under the guidance of the four women, Zhou An sat in the middle, and the four women sat in their respective positions. The sound of the Qin came out, the Gathering Star Formation was activated, and starlight fell from above, covering Zhou An’s body.

Zhou An took out the Ethereal Immortal Pill. A total of eight pills were left here. After eating one, he felt a gentle and cool spirit energy emerge in his body.

Shu Yao immediately said, “Master, the Ethereal Immortal Pill is a pill that has fallen from the Immortal Realm. It is different from the pills refined by the cultivators here. The Immortal Pill is condensed from pure spirit energy. There is no need to use energy to refine it. Let the body absorb it by itself, and the effect is the best.

If you actively absorb it, half of the energy will be wasted and destroyed by True Energy.”

“Fortunately, you reminded me.” Zhou An exclaimed. This Immortal Pill really has a big difference from the pills in the mortal world. There is no need to guide it yourself. This spirit energy can nourish the whole body, and he feels that the whole body’s cells are cheering and boiling for it.

No wonder many plots show that eating an Immortal Pill can ascend to immortality in broad daylight. This Immortal Pill is really too mysterious.

After the spirit energy in his body was completely absorbed by himself, his cultivation had increased by six hundred years, reaching the Innate Fifth Level in one breath.

Seeing that Zhou An had finished absorbing, Shu Yao said, “Master, the Ethereal Immortal Pill cannot be reused. Although it can still be improved, the effect has been greatly reduced. It is a waste to take too much.”

“Well, I understand. Do you four need it?” Zhou An asked.

Shu Yao shook her head and smiled, “Thank you for the Master’s kindness. We are all spirits, without a physical body, so we cannot enjoy the Immortal Pill.”

“Then can you refine your own bodies?” Zhou An had seen many novels in the past where spirits refined real bodies, so he asked.

“With my knowledge, I don’t know if there is such a skill.” Shu Yao was secretly grateful. As spirits, they were most afraid that the master would not like them. Now that Zhou An asked this question, it showed that Zhou An was still kind to them.

Zhou An nodded and said, “You are just right as the spirits of Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting. I have the Four Sages’ Complete Book here, which was left by an immortal, using Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting to enter the Immortal Path.”

The four women were surprised. Shu Yao took the book with both hands. After looking at a few pages, she showed a surprised expression and quickly kowtowed and excitedly said, “Thank you, Master, for your gift. This book can help us achieve the Dao.”

Qin Yu, Xing Yan, and Qi Hui couldn’t help but rejoice when they heard this. Shu Yao’s comprehension was very high, and if she said it would work, it would definitely work.

“It’s good if it’s useful. I will still need your protection in the future. You can study here.”

Zhou An said and continued to click to learn the Sky-Rank skill Dragon Capturing Art and the Immortal Art Mystic Ice Divine Light. The system automatically evolved these two secret books in his mind, directly allowing him to learn them.

As long as the skills obtained by checking in can be learned directly, without him comprehending them himself.

After learning these skills, he quietly got up and went to the Great Hall without disturbing the four women’s comprehension.