Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 42

Ch 42: Accusing with a Large Force

Hua Wuyue brought the Hundred Flowers Disciples to the Eastern Palace, which would temporarily house the Hundred Flowers Disciples until the Hundred Flowers Palace was built and they could move there.

Zhou Ling Sha locked up Zhang Xiantong and the others she had captured in the Heavenly Prison, then ran to the Qianyang Palace Study to ask for a reward.

As soon as she pushed the door open, she shouted, “Emperor Brother, look, I’ve completed everything in one day, and all the Hundred Flowers Disciples have returned safely. Where’s the reward you promised?”

Zhou An was studying the control method of the Ethereal Demon Eye when this girl brazenly pushed the door open. Only she could be so reckless in the Imperial Palace, rushing around everywhere.

“I’ve prepared it for you: 12 Zhu Fruits. This stuff is very potent; Houtian Martial Artists can’t handle it. Find an alchemist to refine it before taking it, otherwise you’ll suffer from fire toxicity. You can arrange these elixirs yourself to cultivate some of your own people.

This Hundred Flowers Pill has mild medicinal properties, but it requires the Innate Realm to absorb. Keep it for now and take it when you reach the Innate Realm. Remember not to rush it; stabilize your realm before taking it.

This Innate Universe Art was left by the ancestor, based on the Vast Universe Art. You can take it to cultivate and strive to break through to the Innate Realm this year.

You’re constantly scheming and plotting outside, so carry this Poison Avoidance Pearl with you to avoid being ambushed,” Zhou An said.

“Thank you, Emperor Brother. It’s getting late, so I won’t disturb Emperor Brother from embracing beauties.” Zhou Ling Sha was delighted, took the items, and waved goodbye with a smile.

“What kind of nonsense have you learned in the Brocade Guard!” Zhou An glared, but she had already run off.

He smiled helplessly. Just as he was about to continue practicing the control method of the Ethereal Demon Eye, Hua Wuyue walked in and said, “I just saw Ling Sha jump onto the roof and leave. Didn’t you say there are many rules in the Imperial Palace? Isn’t she afraid of being caught by the Purple Guard?”

Zhou An laughed, “It’s not as much as you think. That girl is just like that. The Imperial Palace roads have many twists and turns; she has a lot to do, so taking the roof is faster.”

“She’s really lucky to have you as her brother.” Hua Wuyue sat down with a smile.

“Are they all right?” Zhou An asked.

“Yes, fortunately, they used to live with me in the Hundred Flowers Brothel for many years and are familiar with human habits, so they weren’t too frightened. This time, thanks to you…”

Before Hua Wuyue could finish speaking, Zhou An interrupted, “Why do you and I need to be so polite? This time, I got six Hundred Flowers Pills in total. I ate one, and the remaining five were distributed to the Empress, Ziyan, Ziqiong, Zixuan, and Ling Sha. This Ten Thousand Demons Pill is for you.”

“Ten Thousand Demons Pill! Did you get it in the illusion? You eat it; I just went through the tribulation, and my cultivation hasn’t stabilized yet. It’s not suitable to take such a potent medicine immediately.”

Hua Wuyue was shocked. The Ten Thousand Demons Pill is extremely difficult to refine; collecting the essence blood and Demon Cores of ten thousand Demons is not an easy task. Moreover, the Demon Power is very overbearing; no one dares to eat it without thousands of years of cultivation.

“Don’t worry, I have more here. Have you forgotten our Yin-Yang Art?” Zhou An smiled, walked over, and took Hua Wuyue to the bedroom.

Hua Wuyue’s face turned red, but she didn’t refuse and followed. The Yin-Yang Art has amazing effects and can also enhance the spirit. Moreover, cultivation is so pleasant with her husband, so she naturally had no reason to refuse.

The two cultivated all night, each absorbing a Ten Thousand Demons Pill. With the help of the mysteries of the Yin-Yang Art, they absorbed and transformed the overbearing Demon Power. Their cultivation soared like a rocket.

Moreover, Zhou An used the blue liquid of the Demon King Body during Dual Cultivation. A blue light appeared on his body, and a force flowed through his meridians, making him feel like his whole body was burning and wriggling.

Because they were in a Dual Cultivation state, Hua Wuyue also absorbed some of this power, allowing her to gain some benefits as well.

Awakening the Demon King Body and absorbing the Ten Thousand Demons Pill increased his cultivation by a full 500 years, but he was still only in the late stage of the Innate Third Level, not reaching the peak.

Originally, he had prepared to undergo the tribulation, but he didn’t expect that the fusion of the Demon Seed, Demon King Body, and Ethereal Demon Eye would make his body different from ordinary people. Each realm could accommodate 500 years of cultivation.

Now his cultivation has reached 1300 years. Many Great Powers have more than a thousand years of cultivation, but those people are almost all above the Innate Eighth Level, while Zhou An is only at the Innate Third Level.

Most Innate Seventh Level Cultivators have almost all within a thousand years of cultivation. For example, Drunken Taoist has only 800 years of cultivation, and that’s because the Righteous Oneness Sect Skill is one of the top in the world.

Hua Wuyue also improved a lot. She had just reached the Innate Fourth Level, and in one night, she reached the Innate Fifth Level. Her cultivation has also exceeded a thousand years, and her strength is comparable to the Hundred Flowers Lady who has passed the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, her True Energy was stable, and there was no false height due to the rapid speed.

Such a mysterious skill made Hua Wuyue marvel again and secretly rejoice that she had met such a good man. This Zhou An was her greatest blessing.

Early the next morning, Hua Wuyue personally served Zhou An to get up, dressed him like a little wife, and went to find the Hundred Flowers Disciples after eating breakfast together to prepare for the reconstruction of the Hundred Flowers Palace.

Zhou An had already given them the money. As for the craftsmen, just a word, and a large number of people outside would line up to come in.

Now everyone should be taking elixirs and cultivating in seclusion. Zhou An also entered the Qianyang Palace Secret Chamber to cultivate. The gains from this trip were abundant, and he needed to take the time to cultivate the control method of the Ethereal Demon Eye and the combination of the Son of Heaven Swordplay and the Art of Sword Control. Only by mastering these two could he be considered to have squeezed into the ranks of contemporary Immortal Hero experts.

Two days later, more than 500 Cultivators suddenly flew over the Imperial Palace. The first ten were flying in the air, suspended in front of the Qianyuan Hall, while the others stood on Flying Swords, surrounding the Qianyuan Hall, coldly overlooking from above.

The Qianyuan Hall is where the officials attend court. At this moment, the Empress was sitting on the throne, listening to the officials report on state affairs.

Suddenly, a reprimand came from outside, the sound spreading throughout the entire Imperial Palace.

“Qianyuan Emperor, licentious and immoral, harboring a Demon Woman, disrupting the court, and harming the world, quickly hand over the Demon Woman.”

The officials who heard this showed surprise. Right Prime Minister Shangguan Yu looked at the Empress with a puzzled expression.

Shangguan Rong frowned and whispered to the Purple Guard beside her, “Go and inform Hundred Flowers Goddess.”

She got up and walked out of the Great Hall, and all the officials immediately followed her out.

Reaching the door, they were all shocked to see the Cultivators treading on swords in the sky.

It was difficult to meet these people even once in the past, but now so many have appeared.

Shangguan Rong raised her head and said to the sky, “The Imperial Palace is where the Emperor handles state affairs. Are you Immortals not cultivating and discussing the Dao in your own mountain gates, but interfering in state affairs here?”

“State affairs naturally don’t require us Cultivators to interfere, but the Emperor’s concubine is a Flower Spirit. Love between humans and Demons violates the Heavenly Path, and we Cultivators must intervene.”

“It has long been rumored that the Emperor is licentious and immoral. Originally, we wouldn’t care how many concubines this Emperor has, but he dares to associate with Demons and do such things that violate human ethics, arousing public outrage. If you don’t hand over the Monster, even if we accept this karma today, we will punish this foolish ruler and kill this Demon.”

Many officials were furious upon hearing this. These mere mountain people were actually pointing fingers at the Imperial Court, killing Imperial Concubines as they pleased, and punishing the Emperor. This was simply a great insult to Imperial Authority.

However, most of the officials were still afraid of the Cultivators, after all, the other party controlled a higher level of power. It could be said that the power of life and death was in the hands of others. Even if they were angry, they didn’t dare to speak, and even had to greet them with a smile.

The Empress was furious, “You are just Cultivators, daring to overstep your authority and manage the affairs of the Imperial Court, you are audacious and reckless. Leave immediately, otherwise, even if you know you are no match, you will definitely bring troops to the city. If you have the guts, you Cultivators can slaughter Qianyuan’s million soldiers, and I’ll see how you deal with your Heart Devil then.”

“Impudent, the Demon Woman is rampant. If we don’t teach you a lesson today, you won’t know what is Heaven.”

The Cultivators in the sky glared angrily. In the past, no matter how high an official was, they had to wag their tails and beg them, trying their best to please them. Even the former Emperors treated them with courtesy and sat on an equal footing with the Cultivators, without any Imperial majesty.

The Cultivators in front gave an order, and the disciples behind released Flying Swords that fell from the sky.

The spears of the Imperial Guard below were easily cut off when they encountered these Flying Swords, and many soldiers were injured by the Flying Swords, wailing in pain.

The Imperial Guard archers began to draw their bows, and the Cultivators above formed hand seals, creating a strong wind that formed a whirlwind and swept over.

The arrows shot out were directly swept away by the whirlwind and then swept into the archers’ ranks. The wind carried the arrows and crashed into the Imperial Guard, all of whom were lying on the ground wailing. Not to mention dodging, they couldn’t even stand steady and could only let the flying arrows scratch them, and some unlucky ones were even stabbed in the body.

The Imperial Guard quickly surrounded the officials and the Empress, protecting them as they retreated into the Qianyuan Hall.

At this time, a large net fell from the sky, growing larger as it caught the wind, trapping the Imperial Guard, the Empress, and the officials together, squeezing them into a ball.

Under this kind of method, no martial arts were useful, and there was no opportunity to use them at all.

Seeing the Imperial Court officials and the Imperial Guard captured with a wave of their hands, the Cultivators above showed smug expressions, looking down on the people below like ants.

The officials were helpless, but they didn’t dare to beg for mercy at this time. Only the Empress was qualified to speak here, so they all looked at the Empress, while at the same time harboring resentment towards the Emperor. Instead of being a good foolish ruler, he had done such a self-destructive thing.

If it hadn’t been for the rumors of the Great Ancestor Emperor’s existence, the Imperial Court would have been in chaos long ago. How could the foolish ruler have been so unscrupulous, actually hiding a Demon in the Imperial Palace.