My Hidden Strength Was Exposed by the Heavenly Dao Ranking List – Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Entering the Palace for Rewards

The second day of the Song-Liao Hidden Dragon List Competition.

Peng Feng was adjusting his attire.

He received an imperial decree, summoning him to the palace today.

Although historically, Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, was a terrible emperor.

However!

He was still sitting on the throne of the Great Song Dynasty.

Since he had issued an imperial decree summoning you, you had to go.

You must go.

Moreover, according to the messenger, Emperor Huizong was so happy that he wanted to reward him.

Since that was the case, then he would go.

Peng Feng arrived at the entrance of the Great Song Imperial Palace.

This was not his first time here; he had previously visited the Imperial Library, which was also within the palace.

Immediately, a eunuch said with a smile, “Before entering the palace, you must remove your weapons. This is the rule, and I ask for Young Master Peng’s understanding.”

“It’s fine.” Peng Feng nodded and smiled, placing the Sun Devouring Blade aside.

Then, he followed the eunuch into the palace.

This time, the path they took was different from the last time he went to the Imperial Library.

After a while, they arrived in front of a magnificent hall.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, he entered the hall.

Then, he saw Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, again.

Zhao Ji was quite young, only in his early twenties, but his complexion was pale, and there was some purplish-blackness under his eyes, indicating that he was a person who indulged in wine and women.

When he saw Peng Feng, he laughed heartily, “Minister Peng, yesterday’s Great Song-Liao Hidden Dragon List battle was truly magnificent. One against nine, and you emerged victorious. Beautiful, so beautiful. If it weren’t for Minister Peng, I fear our Song side would have lost yesterday’s Great Song-Liao Hidden Dragon List battle.”

“You deserve a reward, a heavy reward.”

“I have decided to reward you.”

“The first reward, you are still a commoner. Having achieved such merit, how can you remain a commoner? So, I grant you the title of Founding Marquis of Changle County, with a fief of one thousand five hundred households, and a real fief of six hundred households.”

“The second reward, I grant you a bottle of Supreme Wonderful Creation Pill. This is a pill refined by the State Preceptor and is very beneficial for increasing your power.”

“The third reward, I grant you permission to read books in the Imperial Library for half a year.”

After announcing these three rewards, Zhao Ji also sighed, “It’s a pity that my eldest daughter is only three years old. Otherwise, I would definitely marry my daughter to you.”

Although Zhao Ji himself was known to be foolish and incompetent, his daughters were indeed famous beauties in history.

Of course, his eldest daughter was only three years old, so there was no need to mention anything.

Peng Feng heard these three rewards.

He couldn’t help but say “wow” in his mind.

These three rewards were not light.

Let’s just talk about the first reward.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Changle.

This meant both status and wealth. Not only would the imperial court have to pay him, but the six hundred real fief households would also pay land rent every year, which was also a sum of money.

With money, he could buy all kinds of pills, which would help his cultivation.

And the second reward was also quite heavy.

The Supreme Wonderful Creation Pill was an extremely famous pill.

Even the children of powerful families would find it difficult to obtain this kind of pill.

With this pill, his internal energy could be directly increased quite a bit.

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And the third reward was also quite significant.

Before, in just one month, he had learned the Indestructible Diamond Divine Skill, the Bai Family Divine Saber Technique, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and the Heavenly Charm and Yin light skill in the Imperial Library.

Now, he could read books for half a year, and he could learn more good techniques inside.

“Thank you, Your Majesty,” Peng Feng immediately said, expressing his gratitude.

Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, laughed heartily, “You must serve the Great Song well. I will not mistreat meritorious officials.”

“Yes.”

Peng Feng chatted with Emperor Huizong for a few more sentences.

Then, he left the palace.

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After leaving the palace, he returned to his room in the inn.

Then!

He took out the bottle of Supreme Wonderful Creation Pill that Emperor Huizong had given him.

He opened the bottle and looked inside.

Inside, there was a pill about the size of a longan, snow-white all over, emitting a faint white light.

As soon as he unscrewed the bottle cap, he immediately felt a fragrance coming from inside the bottle.

Then.

He directly swallowed the pill into his stomach.

Then.

He circulated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, absorbing the medicinal power.

He wanted to improve his cultivation realm.

The Diamond Realm was divided into ten levels.

The first to fourth levels focused on training a person’s limbs, enhancing their defensive power.

The fifth level focused on training a person’s chest.

The sixth level focused on training a person’s back.

The seventh level focused on training a person’s chest and abdomen.

The eighth level focused on training the fifth limb.

The ninth level focused on training a person’s head. After reaching the ninth level, a person’s main internal and external parts would have been trained into diamond, making it difficult to break through.

And the tenth level focused on training a person’s weak points, making all parts of a person’s body completely flawless, also known as the Flawless Body.

And Peng Feng himself was at the fifth level of the Diamond Realm, having only trained his limbs and chest.

And now, after swallowing the Supreme Wonderful Creation Pill, he only felt a surge of powerful forces, transforming his back, making the muscles and flesh of his back incomparably solid, as firm as basalt.

This!

After eating this pill!

He had directly improved from the fifth level of the Diamond Realm to the sixth level, saving himself a year of effort.

Eating pills is really great!

If he had another Supreme Wonderful Creation Pill, he might even be able to reach the seventh level of the Diamond Realm.

Of course, this thing was too expensive. Being able to eat one was lucky; it was impossible to eat two.