131: Shocking innate

Chapter 130: Shocking the Innate

Deep in the night, Kun Ning Palace.

Today was the day the Empress attended the bedchamber, and after entangling for half the night, she finally fell fast asleep.

Taking this opportunity, Zheng Yi channeled a streak of Pure Yang Qi into Lu Liner's body.

Ten months later would be the day the imperial prince was born.

And this prince would also be the crown prince of Great Yu.

Yes, a lifelong crown prince.

Right at this moment, Zheng Yi's expression suddenly stirred, his complexion looking somewhat peculiar.

He touched the sleeping Lu Liner's forehead, then got up and left Kun Ning Palace under the attendance of his personal court maids.

With accompanying eunuchs and maids clearing the path, they meandered all the way to White Jade Capital.

"All of you, withdraw."

"Understood!"

The eunuchs and maids retreated, leaving only Zheng Yi alone as he slowly walked up to the third floor of White Jade Capital.

On the spacious third-floor plaza, Zheng Yi stood alone. In the distance, the moonlight was bright, his robes fluttering in the wind, almost like an Immortal.

"Senior has followed Us for so long, do you still not plan to reveal yourself?"

"Hehehehe..."

A hoarse laugh came over: "Rumor has it that the current Emperor of Great Yu possesses great talent and bold vision, loves the people like children, and is the sovereign of Great Yu's restoration."

"Never would I have expected that even your martial cultivation is so prosperous, and that you could actually perceive this old man's arrival."

Under the moonlight, an old man in black robes suddenly appeared, as if he had always existed right there.

Zheng Yi said: "Innate Realm Martial Artist?"

"Correct!"

The old man said: "You are the first person to know after this old man advanced to the Innate Realm."

"And your guts are not bad, actually daring to meet this old man alone and waving off the other accompanying guards."

"Kid, your behavior is very much to this old man's liking!"

Zheng Yi said calmly: "A newly advanced Innate, you should be that Innate who broke through at Dongling Mountain three months ago."

"Hmm? You know?"

The old man frowned and said coldly: "You are investigating this old man?"

"The realm of Great Yu is Our realm. Even if they are Innate experts, they are still Our subjects. How could We not investigate them?"

Zheng Yi said: "According to the data searched by the Jinyi Guard and Shangwu Division, and combined with the comparison of over a dozen Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists in the Jianghu Martial Forest over the past few decades—"

"—you should be Xie Jiuque of Beimang Mountain, known as the Ghost Saber. Is what We said correct?"

The old man, or rather Xie Jiuque, frowned, took a deep breath, and said: "You really were investigating this old man..."

"Emperor Zhengyong, do you really think your imperial palace courtyard is some peerless Forbidden Ground that other martial arts peers dare not cross?"

"For this old man, I can come as I please and leave as I wish!"

"You disregard the boundary between the imperial court and the Jianghu, forcibly managing Jianghu figures with the court's hands. Aren't you afraid of provoking the hatred of Great Yu's Jianghu people and drawing assassinations?"

Zheng Yi said: "The Jianghu of Great Yu? All We want is just the capital city. How could it involve the entire Jianghu?"

"Heh... Silver-tongued!"

Xie Jiuque said: "This old man has also carefully scrutinized your actions."

"You remain silent until you make a startling move, and you consider everything comprehensively, seeing the big picture from small details."

"Although the Martial Prohibition Decree currently seems to operate only within the capital region, sooner or later it will spread to the entire Great Yu."

"This old man advises you to extinguish this thought!"

"Did Senior Xie come here today just for this matter?"

Zheng Yi asked: "Is there nothing else?"

Xie Jiuque frowned and said: "Why ask like that? This old man acts openly and aboveboard. What I do is to demand justice for my peers in the Jianghu!"

"Justice?"

Zheng Yi suddenly said: "It's for fame, isn't it!"

"Let Us think, you have had conflicts with the Mount Song Sword Sect, Zhao Su Ling of the Taiyi Sect, the Heavens Mandate Sect, Tianlong Temple, and even Sect forces like the Yunmeng Lake Tuoba Family, Yuanhe Mountain, Vajra Temple, and Cihang Nunnery. All of this is merely for the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader, is it not?"

"Today you stand up for the Martial Artists of the capital. Could it be that you still want to vie for the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader?"

"You..."

"Xie Jiuque, how about We help you ascend to the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader?"

"You...?"

Xie Jiuque was stunned: "What on earth are you thinking?"

"It's very simple. We want a true Jianghu person to help Us govern the Martial Forest."

Zheng Yi said calmly: "Your cultivation is sufficient, but your reputation is too poor. More than a decade ago, because the Cultivation Technique you practiced was too tragic and required killing people as a catalyst, you were branded as a demonic heretic by the Righteous Path of the Martial Forest, and since then everyone wanted to beat you."

"Now that you have stepped into the Innate Realm, you want to do a big event as an opportunity, and then settle accounts with the leader of the southern Righteous Path Martial Forest. Did We say it right?"

"Come help Us. As long as you join the imperial court, We can permit you to secretly join the Shangwu Division, and deploy martial arts experts to wave flags and shout for you, helping you ascend to the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader... How about it?"

Xie Jiuque's pupils suddenly shrank, and his breathing began to become somewhat disordered.

The position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader was something he had always wanted to ascend to.

Unfortunately, he came from a humble background and had no famous master to teach him.

In his childhood, he picked up a saber technique Secret Manual in a gully of Beimang Mountain, and began to practice it voraciously.

Unexpectedly, this nameless saber technique fit his talent and foundation extremely well. In a short time, he cultivated it to perfection, stepping into the realm of Martial Artists.

Ever since then, he began to challenge numerous Sects all by himself, voraciously studying the Cultivation Techniques of different Schools and integrating them into his own saber technique.

Because his saber technique was ferocious, his actions overbearing, and his saber technique increasingly weird and treacherous, he Acquired the moniker "Ghost Saber"al.

Three months ago, heaven and earth underwent a great change, and Origin Qi became abundant.

He suddenly had an enlightenment at Dongling Mountain, stepping into the Innate Realm overnight.

The Innate Realm!

In the entire Great Yu, the number of Innate Realm experts didn't even reach the count of a single hand.

With this strength, he could ascend to the throne of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

He originally thought of doing a few big deeds before competing for the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

Unexpectedly, while doing his very first big deed, his intentions were exposed by the master of the house.

His expression turned stern, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Why do you think I would believe you? Why can you help me ascend to the throne of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader? And why..."

"Why?"

Zheng Yi took a step forward, his Aura gradually rising: "Because We are the Emperor!"

"The Lord of Great Yu!"

"The Master of the Realm!"

"You... Innate Realm!"

Xie Jiuque exclaimed: "How is this possible! This Aura... Innate Realm? How could you be an Innate Realm Martial Artist?"

"How could it be impossible?"

Zheng Yi sneered: "Heaven and earth underwent a great change, but what changed was only my capital city."

"I am the Mandate of Heaven!"

Accompanied by Zheng Yi's voice, an inexplicable Aura descended from the sky, pressing Xie Jiuque down firmly.

At this moment, Xie Jiuque felt as if he were not facing an ordinary emperor of a Mortal royal court, but a God King who had descended to the Mortal world.

Furthermore, behind him, several magnificent and gigantic figures appeared.

Looking in a trance, they were almost like Dragons!

"This kind of Aura... Impossible!"

Xie Jiuque let out an angry roar, his figure suddenly shooting towards Zheng Yi like a ghost.

Reaching out with a grab, a curved saber shaped like a crescent moon appeared in his hand, fiercely slashing towards Zheng Yi.

The moonlight was eerie, and saber light burst forth.

"Well-fought!"

Zheng Yi also let out an angry roar. For how many years had it been, he truly hadn't fought hand-to-hand with real sabers and guns against anyone else.

Since he finally had this opportunity, of course he wouldn't let it go.

His right hand formed a saber, arriving last yet striking first. Stepping out in one stride, he met Xie Jiuque's ghost saber with a single hand.

"What?!"

Xie Jiuque exclaimed. Although he was hot-tempered, he was not a fool.

Coming to the imperial palace today was merely to teach the current emperor a lesson; he didn't dare kill him at all.

At the critical moment of a hair's breadth, he had no choice but to change the direction of the curved saber in his hand, slashing towards the side.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out. One could see Zheng Yi's one-handed saber strike the side of Xie Jiuque's curved saber, fiercely chopping it down to the ground and creating a huge gap.

Moreover, Zheng Yi's single hand was actually exuding a bone-chilling Evil Qi of blood and slaughter.

"What are you doing? Do you really want to court death!"

Xie Jiuque roared angrily, his murderous intent bone-chilling.

Zheng Yi said: "Ghost Saber Xie Jiuque, don't hold back. We really want to test your mettle."

"You're courting death!"

Xie Jiuque roared angrily, and the ghost saber in his hand suddenly emitted a shrill howl. Exerting sudden force, the ghost saber instantly slashed towards Zheng Yi's neck.

Zheng Yi also quickly retreated, reaching out with a grab. The Xiuchun Saber hanging on the weapon rack in the distance was instantly triggered, and he grabbed it into his hand in one go.

"Clang!"

The two sabers crossed, and the pitch-black ghostly phantom and blood-red Evil Qi instantly collided with each other, producing a violent screeching sound.

"Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber!"

Xie Jiuque exclaimed: "How is this possible!"

"How are you just like Xu Mujun, advancing to the Innate Realm with a battlefield slaughter saber?!"

"The Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber requires killing people to advance. Just how many people have you killed?"

"Don't lose focus!"

Zheng Yi shouted explosively, his left hand suddenly retracting, and quickly forming hand seals in front of his chest. Like a lotus blooming, he fiercely struck towards Xie Jiuque.

"Bang!"

Xie Jiuque's figure quickly retreated, his chest slightly sunken, his clothes completely shattered, and a lotus-shaped wound appeared on his chest, his face filled with astonishment.

"White Lotus Plucking Flower Finger! This is a Cultivation Technique of the White Lotus Sect, how could you know it?!"

"Could it be that the White Lotus Sect has also defected to the imperial court?"

Pressing his advantage and not forgiving, Zheng Yi stepped out once more.

"So what if you Cultivate more Cultivation Techniques? Trying to chew too much will ruin your digestion!"

Xie Jiuque roared angrily, and the curved saber in his hand once again turned into a crescent moon, rotating and slashing towards Zheng Yi.

Attack what must be saved, then force him to retreat.

Only in this way could the might of his saber technique be unfurled.

"Wuwuwu~!"

Waves of shrill screams suddenly came from Xie Jiuque's body, and the surrounding air became treacherous, as if plunging into a ghostly fog.

Facing this situation, Zheng Yi's expression remained the same, but his eyes became fanatical, his hair and beard all bristling with anger, just like an evil ghost from ancient times.

A crimson light flashed across his pupils, and the Xiuchun Saber in his hand arrived last yet struck first, emitting a wave of bloody intent.

Almost simultaneously, the Aura on his body also changed, boundless evil and bizarre energy surging out, and in a trance, it even formed the shape of an evil ghost yaksha behind him.

Xie Jiuque's face became even uglier. The ghost saber was swift, constantly colliding with the Xiuchun Saber in Zheng Yi's hand, and the Auras on their bodies also engaged in fierce mutual combat at this moment.

"Impossible!"

"Heavenly Demon Saber! Heavenly Demon Grand Technique!"

"How can you even know the Heavenly Demon Grand Technique of the Baihua Sect!"

Xie Jiuque simply couldn't believe his own eyes.

The Emperor of Great Yu—if someone said he knew Xu Mujun's Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber, he would believe it; if someone said he knew the Evergreen Skill of the Taiyi Sect, he would believe it.

Even if you said he knew the Cultivation Techniques of the Vajra Temple or even Tianlong Temple, he would believe it.

But the White Lotus Plucking Flower Finger and Heavenly Demon Saber were Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques! How could he possibly know them!

Furthermore...

Your Majesty was not even thirty years old, how could he know so many Cultivation Techniques?

And he even fused the strengths of a hundred Schools, stepping into the Innate Realm with this?!

Zheng Yi advanced once more, abandoning his saber and drawing a sword, forcing Xie Jiuque back again.

The swordsmanship was exquisite, bursting forth like stars, forcing Xie Jiuque to retreat continuously.

"Taiyi Sect, Seven Stars Swordsmanship!"

"Ruthless Chaotic Mind Sword? Cihang Nunnery's 《Cihang Forgetfulness Skill》, how is this possible!"

"Eagle Claw Skill?"

"South Yue Gu Poison Finger?"

"Just how many kinds of Cultivation Techniques do you know!"

Xie Jiuque felt his worldview collapsing. How could a single person Cultivate so many Cultivation Techniques?

Furthermore... and have them reach such a miraculous realm, ascending to the Innate Realm?!

"Puff!"

Finally, Xie Jiuque's mind suffered a massive shock. With a single lapse in concentration, he was pressed on the chest by Zheng Yi with a single finger. Pushed down with one hand, he was sent flying more than ten meters away, heavily slamming into the wall of White Jade Capital.

"Puff!"

Fresh blood sprayed out, but his eyes at this moment were still filled with disbelief.

"Impossible... How could you fuse a hundred Schools and ascend to the Innate Realm in such a short time!"

Zheng Yi slowly walked over and said indifferently: "In this world, nothing is impossible."

"For instance, now that you are Innate, do you fantasize that from now on, no matter how vast the world is, you can come and go as you please."

"Supreme above and below, unique to myself?"

"But how could you have thought that you are not the only one in this world who can advance to the Innate Realm."

I don't know when, but three figures suddenly appeared before Xie Jiuque's eyes.

These four figures were all eunuchs.

And the Aura on their bodies... Innate!

Another Innate!

Three Innates in a row!

Especially the old eunuch at the lead, the Aura on his body was even as deep as a prison, enough to easily crush him.

"H-How is it possible... Innate!"

"Seeking monthly tickets~"