Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 64

Ch 64: Attend Court

“Humph, wanting to silence me, am I, the Ten Thousand Demons King, living in vain for a thousand years.” The Ten Thousand Demons King was already prepared, pointed his hand, and a blade of light blocked the Silver Moon Flying Ring flying down.

But at the moment of contact, the Silver Moon Flying Ring flashed and disappeared, appearing behind Hua Wuyue in the next second.

This flying ring was as fast as a shooting star, giving no time to react. Fortunately, at the moment of danger, the Moon Pearl automatically released Great Yin True Fire, forming a white light shield that blocked the Silver Moon Flying Ring.

However, the moment the flying ring touched the light shield, it flashed and disappeared again, rushing towards Zhou An next time.

But this time everyone was prepared. Zhou An’s Sun Pearl released Great Sun True Fire to protect his body, and a snake scale shield appeared around the Ten Thousand Demons King.

At this moment, the Silver Moon Flying Ring flashed with white light, penetrating the Icebound Great Ancestor Demon Body on the ground, and a space crack appeared next to it.

A cloud of black energy flew out of the Great Ancestor Demon Body, passed through the space crack, and disappeared.

Zhou An and the other two had long guessed that the other party was either saving someone or silencing them, but the Silver Moon Flying Ring was too fast and could travel through space, so they couldn’t react in time.

When the Great Ancestor turned into demonic energy and flew away, the Silver Moon Flying Ring immediately flew towards the space crack. At this time, the Son of Heaven Sword, Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword, and Nine Yin Demon Blade simultaneously blocked the Silver Moon Flying Ring, trapping it and making it fly and collide in mid-air.

“Humph, the Void Wheel will be temporarily left here with you, and I will come to retrieve it later.” A man’s heartbroken voice came from the crack in the air. Then, the silver crescent flying ring fell on the sand, and the space crack disappeared.

The three flew down. Zhou An used the Crimson Dragon transformed from the Son of Heaven Sword to bite the flying ring, brought it back, and put it into the system space. As long as it was placed here, even if the other party was stronger, they would not be able to take it back.

At this time, the world in the painting disappeared and returned to the original ordinary manor. Xing Yan looked distressed and stomped her feet unwillingly, saying, “Master, I’m sorry, I couldn’t trap him.”

“It’s not your fault. I didn’t expect the other party to have such a magical magic treasure. At least this treasure is now in my hands, enough to make him feel heartbroken.” Zhou An said calmly.

Hua Wuyue said, “The Void Wheel used to be an Immortal Treasure of the Heavenly Path Sect. When my master was still a Little Demon Spirit, the Heavenly Path Sect was the Leader of the Righteous Path. The Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order shook the world, and they were driven by the seven most outstanding disciples, all of whom were experts who had passed the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation.

One of them was holding the Void Wheel, and he was the person in the Immortal Cultivation World that no one wanted to offend. The Void Wheel came and went freely, and very few formations and magic treasures could trap it.

Although we failed to eliminate the possessed Great Ancestor this time, obtaining the Void Wheel is more beneficial to us.”

The Ten Thousand Demons King frowned and said, “Back then, the Seven Sons of Heavenly Order were at their peak for a while, offended too many Great Powers, and died one after another in the hands of the Demonic Path and the Demon Path, but it was never heard that the seven Immortal Treasures were obtained by others. Later, the seven Immortal Treasures never appeared again. No one knows whether they were left in the Heavenly Path Sect or secretly hidden by others.

Now that the Void Wheel has appeared, if the other party is really Tian Chanzi, I am worried that the other six Immortal Treasures are also in his hands. In that case, our people will be in danger.

Except for the three of us who still have the power to resist, others will only be slaughtered if they encounter him.”

Zhou An smiled and said, “You forgot, I am now a disciple of the Heavenly Path Sect. Ten Thousand Demons King, Wuyue, please take care of Qian Capital during this period. I will take care of Tian Chanzi myself.”

“Okay.” The two nodded. In this battle, the Ten Thousand Demons King was truly convinced by Zhou An. Before, it was only because he was the reincarnation of the Great Commander. Before he recovered his memory, he could not sincerely regard Zhou An as his Great Commander.

More importantly, Zhou An was his last hope to survive the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation. These two points combined made him willing to submit.

Zhou An checked in at the manor, lit up the map here, and obtained Hundred Explanations of Corpse Refining.

He summoned Zhou Ling Sha, handed the Hundred Explanations of Corpse Refining to her, and said, “The work of the Brocade Guard is very dangerous. In the future, you will inevitably come into contact with the Heretical Path and Demons. You can let the zombies replace you in overly dangerous battles. I said, there are no evil skills, only evil people. Remember, don’t let these skills ruin your Dao Heart.”

“Yes.” Zhou Ling Sha took it. Corpse refining is not difficult for the Brocade Guard. Finding a place of extreme Yin and collecting various materials is easy, and it can be refined openly.

It is too easy for them to get corpses. The prisoners who commit serious crimes and are executed every year are countless, and they can’t even use them all. How can the Heretical Path get these things and have to hide, the efficiency is too low.

After that, the three of Zhou An turned into flowing light and returned to Qian Capital, and the Brocade Guard stayed to deal with the aftermath.

The next day at noon, Zhou An, as usual, was comprehending the Heavenly Path Sect’s skills in the Qianyang Palace Study, waiting for the Empress to finish her state affairs and come back to eat together.

Not long after, a palace maid came in and said, “Your Majesty, the Mother Empress has arrived. Should we serve the dishes?”

Zhou An stopped his cultivation and got up and said, “Serve the dishes.”

He walked to the living room, and the Empress and several palace maids saluted. Zhou An saw that her face was not very good, and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong? Is there anything unhappy about this morning’s court?”

“Regarding the Imperial Examination reform that Your Subject mentioned last time, Your Subject asked people to issue Your Majesty’s Imperial Edict in the Imperial Court, but almost the entire court opposed it, and a few others lowered their heads and remained silent.

If Left Prime Minister and Right Prime Minister were here, this matter could still be implemented, but now everyone below disagrees, and this matter is almost impossible to implement.” The Empress said angrily.

Zhou An frowned, thought for a moment, and said, “Tomorrow morning, I will attend court with you. It’s time to change the court officials.”

Shangguan Rong said in surprise, “Your Majesty, you are not planning to replace all the opposing ministers, are you? This will disrupt the court, without them…”

Zhou An interrupted and said, “Without them, the Great Qian Dynasty can still operate. Now the Qianyuan Empire needs new blood who can do practical work. This matter is urgent. Tomorrow I will support you. The Empress can let go and do it without any scruples.”

Shangguan Rong was surprised, then nodded and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust. Your Subject will do her best.”

“Okay, come, let’s eat. Eating should be done with a good mood, it’s good for your health.” Zhou An nodded and said with a smile.

Shangguan Rong smiled, feeling that the Emperor sometimes speaks really strangely, but it sounds very reasonable.

The next morning, all the ministers came to the Imperial Court early as usual, waiting in the side hall for the time to attend court.

When the Female Official announced the court session, the ministers walked into the Imperial Court and showed surprised expressions when they saw the Emperor and Empress sitting above.

After the ministers paid their respects, Zhou An said directly, “Yesterday the Empress conveyed my Imperial Edict. I heard that you all opposed it?”

“Your Majesty, the Imperial Examination system was originally the best solution discussed by the Late Emperor and the ministers, which is related to the interests of the Imperial Family and all the great families. If it is changed, the world will be in chaos.” A minister stepped forward and said loudly.

“What a mess in the world, are you threatening me, telling me that if your interests are damaged, you will rebel, right?” Zhou An asked again, scanning the ministers in the Imperial Court.

Almost everyone said in unison, “We agree with Lord Qi’s opinion, and we ask Your Majesty to think twice.”

Zhou An sighed secretly. He was busy cultivating and checking in, ignoring the government. These ministers really didn’t take him seriously. Such a heavy question was ignored by no one.

Looking at the officials with the lowest ranks in the back, these were relatively young. Zhou An didn’t know what those ministers were called, pointed to a few people in the back and asked, “You didn’t speak, tell me your opinions.”

The people who were pointed at were startled and cursed secretly. All the adults had spoken, how dare they have any opinions? Speaking their minds would offend most of the current ministers. Would he still be an official?

But everyone could see that the Emperor meant that if they followed the crowd, the Emperor would be angry. He couldn’t move the ministers in front, and it was just a matter of a word to remove his position.

These people bit the bullet and said, “Your Majesty, the Imperial Examination is not within the scope of our duties. We don’t understand the relationship, so we can’t answer.”

They had no choice but to belittle themselves to save their positions. Although it was still possible for the Emperor to be disappointed because of incompetence, it was better than offending a large group of high officials and the Emperor.

At this time, an official who looked no more than twenty years old said loudly, “Your Majesty, please forgive this humble minister for speaking frankly, do you have the ability to make decisions?”

“Presumptuous, how dare you despise the Imperial Majesty in the Imperial Court, come, drag him out.” A minister standing in front scolded angrily.

Just as the Imperial Guard was about to come in and take the person away, Zhou An flicked his finger, and the two Imperial Guards who came in were directly blown away by two strands of True Energy, falling to the ground and screaming in pain.

“When did this adult have the right to command the Imperial Guard? I don’t remember letting this adult be an Imperial Guard official, right?” Zhou An questioned in a calm tone.

This minister showed an unhappy expression and said with arrogance, “This subject is only trying to maintain the Imperial Majesty. Why does Your Majesty make a fuss over a minor issue? Even if you want to establish authority, you have chosen the wrong target.”

The corners of Zhou An’s mouth raised, scanning the audience. Almost all the ministers were laughing at him, their eyes full of ridicule and disdain. In their eyes, Zhou An was just a useless Emperor. The people currently in charge of the country were still Left Prime Minister and Right Prime Minister. The Empress, as a member of the Shangguan Family, was naturally regarded by the civil and military officials as a member of the Right Prime Minister’s faction.

So here, the Empress’s words, as long as they do not touch the fundamental interests, the ministers still have to listen to.

But the Emperor’s words are just like children playing house, just pretending.