200: Destiny

Chapter 198: Destiny's Decree

"Your Humble Servant greets Your Majesty~"

Inside the underground palace.

Two girls in green skirts, looking almost identical, bowed to Zheng Yi with their hands cradling their slightly bulging abdomens.

Zheng Yi reached out and gently supported them, saying, "Rise, two Beloved Consorts."

Dongyun Jie and Dongyun Yu struggled to stand up. Their originally pretty melon-seed faces were now somewhat rounded due to pregnancy, and their youthful immaturity mixed with a hint of coquetry, making them look even more enchanting.

"Your Majesty, my younger sister and I have been pregnant for over seven months. Sister Bing said that a seven-month pregnancy is no longer suitable for Cultivating. Because of this, we sisters have specifically come to take our leave of Your Majesty and return to the palace to focus on nurturing our pregnancy in peace."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "It is indeed time. By the way, how are the two of you progressing with your Cultivation?"

Dongyun Yu said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have both already reached the first layer of Qi Condensation, oh."

"According to what Sister Bing said, both my elder sister and my Cultivation speed are considered quite fast."

Zheng Yi also nodded.

The twin sisters Dongyun Jie and Dongyun Yu were both Wind Attribute Mutant Spiritual Root Cultivators, and half of their Spiritual Roots were Water Attribute Spiritual Roots.

The pity was that Zheng Yi did not have a Cultivation Technique in his hands that was most suitable for the two women to Cultivate, so he could only let them Cultivate the 《Thousand Billows Technique》.

Furthermore, the two women were pregnant, but even so, they were able to step into the first layer of the Qi Condensation Realm within half a year, which was enough to prove that their Aptitude was astonishing.

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Then the two Beloved Consorts should properly nurture your pregnancies, and I will wait for you to return to Cultivating once again."

"Mm!"

Dongyun Jie nodded, but Dongyun Yu tilted her head and said, "Strange, Your Majesty, why do you feel a bit strange today?"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Strange? What is strange about it?"

Dongyun Jie also said, "Now that Yu'er has mentioned it, Your Humble Servant also feels it."

"Your Majesty is indeed a bit abnormal today, and not quite familiar..."

"Oh? In what aspect?"

Dongyun Yu suddenly said, "Your Humble Servant remembers!"

"In the past, Your Majesty doted on me and my elder sister very much. Every time my elder sister and I bowed, you would personally help us up."

"Why is it that today, after letting my elder sister and me perform the bow, you did not personally help us up?"

"Hahaha, Yu'er is still the smart one!"

Just at this moment, the door to the quiet room not far away was suddenly pushed open, and another 'Zheng Yi' walked in from outside.

"Your Majesty?"

The two women exclaimed in surprise and instinctively took a step back.

How could there be two Your Majestys?

The first Your Majesty gave a faint smile, and his entire figure actually turned illusory, gradually dissipating as if he had never appeared at all.

The second Zheng Yi strode over, embraced the two women in his arms, and smiled, "I thought you wouldn't notice. I didn't expect Jie'er and Yu'er to both see through it?"

Dongyun Jie leaned in Zheng Yi's arms and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what was that just now?"

"That is a Spell I mastered after refining the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting. It can use the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting to deploy illusions, which can be used to confuse enemies."

"Of course, it doesn't have any lethality; it can only deceive people."

"That's still so amazing!"

"What's so amazing about it? Didn't you two discover it?"

"It's different. The reason why my younger sister and I were able to discover it is because we were very familiar with Your Majesty before, and thus sensed that Your Majesty is different from before."

Dongyun Jie said, "If it were a stranger, they definitely wouldn't notice."

Zheng Yi said, "Let's hope so. How are the two Beloved Consorts feeling?"

Embracing the two women and sitting on the bed, Zheng Yi gently stroked their slightly bulging bellies, looking extremely gentle.

Dongyun Jie's pretty face flushed red, and she stammered, "It's, it's alright, it's just that sleeping at night is a bit uncomfortable."

"Oh? Where is it uncomfortable? Let me check?"

As he spoke, Zheng Yi's hand reached inside; after all, it wasn't very comfortable through the clothes.

"Your Majesty~"

Dongyun Yu beside him had an even redder face, leaning against Zheng Yi's chest, her breath as sweet as orchids.

"No..."

Dongyun Jie grabbed Zheng Yi's large hand, biting her lip and saying, "My, my younger sister and I are both pregnant, and cannot, cannot properly serve Your Majesty. Why don't we wait until we give birth to imperial princes for Your Majesty..."

"It doesn't matter."

Zheng Yi continued his movements and said, "Aren't you and Yu'er only seven months along? You can still attend to the bedchamber, as long as the movements aren't too intense."

"Ah? Who, who said that..."

"Of course I did. Be good, since your bodies are inconvenient, just lie on your stomachs~"

Because he needed to take care of Jie'er and Yu'er's bodies, Zheng Yi only took a little over half an hour this time before stopping.

The two women also fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware of the world around them.

It seemed that wanting to go out to nurture the pregnancy would have to wait until tomorrow.

After sleeping with the two women and sending them back to the palace, Zheng Yi returned once again to the quiet room in the underground palace.

The Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting had already been initially refined successfully, and afterwards, it was just a matter of grinding effort to become familiar with it immediately.

At this moment, Zheng Yi was preparing to perform a blood sacrifice on another item.

Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit!

The Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit could give Mortals a very high probability of Awakening their Spiritual Roots and stepping onto the path of Cultivation.

And this was the foundation of whether Zheng Yi could complete that grand blueprint in his heart.

He... wanted to make all of his ten sons and ten daughters Cultivators.

To forge a great Cultivation Imperial Dynasty!

For this, he needed a large number of loyal Cultivators.

And the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit was the most shortcut item that could allow him to achieve this goal.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yi took a deep breath and glanced at the contents on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

His lifespan now only had 5,076 years left.

In order to perform a blood sacrifice on the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting, he had consumed a full two hundred years of lifespan!

However, compared to the power of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting, these losses were still worth it.

Reaching out, a pocket-sized infant seed appeared in his hand, emitting a very faint moon-white glow in the dark quiet room.

"Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit, I wonder how much of my essential blood it will consume..."

He formed hand seals with both hands, and the magic power within his body surged, immediately concentrating at his heart.

A mouthful of fresh blood spewed out, turning into a dense bloody mist that condensed upon the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit.

Under Zheng Yi's blood sacrifice magic seal, all these bloody mists seeped toward the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit before him.

After the greater part of a day, the bloody mist in the entire quiet room slowly dissipated, absorbed by the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit.

"Succeeded?"

Zheng Yi said pleasantly, and immediately picked up the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit placed before him.

After a few breaths, his expression turned extremely bizarre.

"This is... success, or failure?"

He carefully observed the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit in his hand several times, but... there was simply no change at all!

It was still only the size of a melon seed, a tiny seed shaped like an infant.

The whole thing still presented a moon-white color, and the patterns on the surface had almost no changes, being exactly the same as before the blood sacrifice.

"No changes...? No!"

As if suddenly remembering something, Zheng Yi muttered, "My essential blood was clearly consumed, and it has all melted into this Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit."

"Perhaps a Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit is too subtle for the naked eye to detect."

"If one drop doesn't work, then ten drops, a hundred drops... I do not believe I cannot perform a blood sacrifice on it!"

"One drop of essential blood takes about a day to consume, and the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit takes nine thousand years to mature. It couldn't possibly consume nine thousand drops of my essential blood, could it..."

In the darkness, another streak of bloody mist dispersed, forcefully condensing toward a single point, slowly seeping into the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit.

Just when Zheng Yi was performing a blood sacrifice on the Reincarnation Nine Infant Fruit, in Wannian County in the northern part of the capital region, three figures were slowly approaching.

These three people, one old, one young, and one female, were precisely Tian Xingzi, Xuanjizi, and Su Xi.

The three of them were all Cultivators, and they were also heading the same way. After initial contact, they traveled together.

After more than three months, they finally came from the Angry Dragon River to the capital region.

The reason they wasted so much time was still because Tian Xingzi kept heading to certain mountains while walking, and observed the stars at night, constantly calculating something.

Xuanjizi rode on horseback and asked, "Senior Tian Xingzi, this trip has finally reached the capital region. Where are you heading?"

Tian Xingzi said, "My ultimate goal is still to go to the imperial city, but before going, I still need to check the feng shui and dragon vein trajectory of this Great Yu capital city."

"This Junior has seen Senior visiting famous mountains and great rivers these past few months. I wonder what discoveries you have made?"

Tian Xingzi shook his head and said, "Just like before, there are no major differences."

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist is heading?"

Xuanjizi said, "This Junior has an old acquaintance within the imperial city and needs to go chat with them, after which I will head to Snow Cloud Country."

"Snow Cloud Country?"

Tian Xingzi's eyes flashed as he said, "Snow Cloud Country is the place where the Northern Pole Palace is located."

Xuanjizi smiled and said, "This Junior also has some ties of incense and fire with Snow Cloud Country. Presumably after going there, I will still be able to have a place to stay."

"I see. Then Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi, the three of us will part ways here."

As they spoke, the horses beneath the three people stepped together into the territory of Wannian County.

Xuanjizi said, "Thank you, Senior, for your teachings along this journey. This Junior will engrave it in my heart. Until we meet again by fate."

Su Xi said, "Goodbye, Sister Xuanjizi~"

Traveling together for three months, Xuanjizi had long since become familiar with Su Xi.

But the three of them were after all just fellow traveling Daoists, and now they were about to part ways.

Xuanjizi felt nothing, but Su Xi was somewhat reluctant to part.

From childhood to adulthood, she didn't have many friends.

Xuanjizi smiled and said, "Goodbye, Xi'er, Senior, Senior...?"

Xuanjizi suddenly noticed that Tian Xingzi had been dazing off, as if sensing something, his eyes full of shock.

"Senior? Senior Tian Xingzi? What is wrong with you...?"

After a few breaths, Tian Xingzi finally reacted. His eyes grew even more shocked, and ignoring what Xuanjizi beside him was saying, he abruptly pulled the reins to stop his horse.

Then he immediately dismounted and half-knelt on the ground, and with a backhand grab, an ancient turtle shell appeared in his hand.

He solemnly placed the turtle shell in his palm, pressed his hands together, and devoutly shook it.

Xuanjizi's eyes beside him also changed slightly. This was... a premonition?

Turtle shell divination!

She hurriedly pulled Su Xi, guarded by Tian Xingzi's side, cautiously watching the surroundings.

"Clang~"

"Clang~"

"Clang~"

Crisp collision sounds rang out, stopping after ten breaths.

Tian Xingzi solemnly tilted the turtle shell, pouring out three ancient copper coins from a side opening.

The copper coins were arranged in a Three Talents formation on three sides, all three facing up with none reversed.

After thinking for a moment, Tian Xingzi solemnly placed the turtle shell in his hand right at the center of the three copper coins.

There were countless patterns on the turtle shell. Following Tian Xingzi's movements, these patterns actually began to undergo some eerie changes.

His hands rapidly formed seals. At this time, the sky had grown dark, and countless stars flickered above the deep, dark sky.

But following Tian Xingzi's magic formula, several stars in the night sky suddenly shone with dazzling brilliance, steadily illuminating the three of them.

To be precise, they illuminated those three copper coins!

Tian Xingzi muttered, the look of shock in his eyes growing even more intense.

"Senior?"

Xuanjizi asked curiously, "You... what kind of divination sign is this?"

"Divination phrase: Supreme Success, Favorable through Perseverance."

"Using Nine: Seeing a flock of dragons without a head, auspicious."

"Arrogant Dragon: Arrogant dragon has cause for regret."

"Flying Dragon: Flying dragon in the sky, advantageous to see the great person."

"Leaping Dragon: Or leaping in the abyss, no blame."

"Cautious Dragon: The superior man is active all day long, cautious in the evening as if in danger, no blame."

"Manifested Dragon: Seeing the dragon in the field, advantageous to see the great person."

"Hidden Dragon: Hidden dragon, do not use."

Tian Xingzi said with a trembling voice, "This is the Ninety-Five divination sign, Nine-Five, Flying Dragon in the Sky, advantageous to see the great person."

"Great auspiciousness! Great auspiciousness! A greatly auspicious divination sign!"

"A heaven-born divination sign of the Supreme Ruler of Ninety-Five!"

"And..."

At this moment, his hands began to tremble with excitement, and he even pulled out a strange ancient jade from his bosom, carefully sensing something.

Amidst two pairs of shocked eyes, this ancient jade gradually began to change from its previous cyan color, and ultimately transformed into a golden-yellow color!

"Spiritual Qi!"

"The Spiritual Qi of this place is completely different from before."

"It is twice, no, ten times, twenty times more than before!"

"Strange, too strange..."

"Within the territory of Wannian County, Spiritual Qi surged wildly, while outside Wannian County, the Spiritual Qi remained just as before, incomparably scarce."

Tian Xingzi muttered, "What on earth has happened?"

"The Ninety-Five Supreme Ruler divination sign and the recovery of Spiritual Qi actually mixed together?"

"Could it be..."

He instinctively looked towards the south and muttered, "The current Emperor of Great Yu is... determined by destiny, the chosen person!"

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