297: This is my way

Over the next few days, Qin Yang, his grandfather, and his granddaughter remained in Shangjing City.

After Lin Xiaoer was promoted to Empress,

the Kyushu officials naturally had to express their congratulations immediately.

Shouldn't two Red Rank weapons be issued?

Shouldn't a few special items be given?

Even if there wasn't a public commendation, an internal ceremony was still necessary.

Moreover, Lin Xuan also needed to present meritorious medals to He Zhiyi, Duan Hanchun, and others.

As for the matter concerning Qin Yang,

that was naturally the discussion about his promotion to Sage.

Originally, it was thought that Si Zhenfeng's proposal would be opposed by Qiu Yan.

After all, this fellow was not on the same path as Qin Yang.

But to Qin Yang's surprise,

Qiu Yan not only did not object but also expressed his approval of Qin Yang.

The only point of contention in the discussion was whether there should be Five Sages or Six Sages.

Zhan Tianxiong was not completely dead yet, so none of the Five Sages were missing.

But Qiu Yan believed that the inactive Han Chen could be removed and replaced by Qin Yang.

The reason was that Han Chen hadn't appeared in five years.

He was drawing a salary while holding a top position, doing nothing.

No one else in the entire Universe could be found doing that.

Si Zhenfeng, however, was afraid of drawing Hatred towards Qin Yang and firmly opposed this suggestion.

After the final resolution,

Qin Yang was made an acting Sage first.

If Han Chen still didn't return, he would be officially appointed.

If he did return, then there would be Six Sages.

After the meeting,

Qin Yang met with Qiu Yan privately.

"Should I call you Sage Qin, or Sage Yang?"

In the palatial and luxurious office, Qiu Yan poured tea for Qin Yang and said with a chuckle.

"Sage Yan, whatever you prefer, but I think neither sounds good," Qin Yang said.

Qiu Yan gave off the impression of a gentle and refined gentleman, with strong charisma.

This was very similar to Zhang Lingxiao, able to quickly bridge the distance between people.

However, Zhang Lingxiao, at first glance, didn't seem like a serious person, making it hard for others to feel awe towards him.

Qiu Yan, on the other hand, was like a professor or scholar, possessing a scholarly aura.

Of course, Qin Yang knew this was just on the surface.

Among the Five Sages, the most cunning person was definitely Qiu Yan.

Qin Yang took a sip of tea, and instantly, a fragrant aroma filled his nostrils, feeling incredibly refreshing.

At the same time, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Mental Energy +30.]

"Tea that can increase attributes?"

Qin Yang took a deep breath.

In this world, there were many precious things.

But items that could boost attributes were definitely the most valuable, even if they only increased by 1 point.

This cup of tea from Qiu Yan, if placed on the market, would be hard to acquire for less than a million Crystal Coin.

The price might not sound like much.

Most people with means wouldn't care about that amount of money, right?

However, this tea was different from attribute fruits.

Once an attribute was increased, drinking it again would have no effect.

Qiu Yan certainly wasn't drinking this kind of tea for the first time; any attributes that could be added had already been added, yet he treated this tea as a daily consumption.

This level of waste made even Qin Yang feel a pang of heartache.

"How is it? My tea isn't bad, is it?"

Perhaps sensing Qin Yang's surprise, Qiu Yan said with a chuckle.

Qin Yang also smiled, without responding.

Instead, he went straight to the point: "Sage Yan, you surprised me this time."

"In what way?" Qiu Yan asked with a smile.

Qin Yang put down his teacup and said, "I didn't expect you to kill the ambassador of the Free Federation. This action meant giving up huge financial support."

With the Imperial Guards around, Qiu Yan's secrets couldn't be hidden.

This person had been receiving funding from the Free Federation for a long time.

He even had close ties with the Child faction.

Qin Yang's words were a reminder to Qiu Yan that he knew all about his affairs.

"Indeed, a sum of money was lost."

Qiu Yan nodded, his expression showing no surprise.

"Don't you feel bad?" Qin Yang drank the tea in one gulp.

"My conscience is still intact, so why would it hurt?"

Qiu Yan refilled Qin Yang's cup and looked at him, saying, "Everyone says I'm greedy for money, but I actually don't like money, do you believe me?"

Qiu Yan fiddled with the tea set, pouring the excess tea onto his tea pet.

The wooden tea pet instantly took on color, revealing nine Dragon patterns.

Qiu Yan looked at Qin Yang and said earnestly, "You are a powerful opponent, so powerful that I respect you. So I don't want to be hypocritical in front of you, to be honest... being greedy for money is my persona. If a person is too bland, they won't make friends."

Qin Yang knew who Qiu Yan's 'friends' were and asked with a smile, "Must you make friends with aristocratic families?"

Qiu Yan nodded: "This is my Royal Dao. I think you can understand me."

Qin Yang shook his head: "I understand, but I don't agree."

Qiu Yan's goal was to govern the world together with the aristocratic families.

He believed that the Royal Family might produce incompetent rulers, but aristocratic families would always produce talented individuals.

As long as a system of mutual checks and balances was established, the Imperial Dynasty could operate for a long time.

Qin Yang didn't want to argue about this.

This conversation was just to get a feel for things.

In the short term, Qiu Yan would not be on his side.

It didn't matter, things are never smooth sailing.

Qin Yang now had a sufficiently large advantage.

Otherwise, Qiu Yan would not have easily conceded on the Sage seat... After staying in Shangjing City for a week, Qin Yang still returned to Hongwu City.

He wanted to research the Infinite Training Ground as soon as possible, and then go to more experienced Secret Realm to raise his Rank again.

On the outskirts of Hongwu City.

Qin Yang chose a secluded mountain forest.

At the same time, he unfolded the two Domains: Asura Training Ground and Throne of Bones.

In an instant, the entire mountain forest was enveloped in two lights, purple and gray.

The eastern side became an arena surrounded by giant rocks, heavy and solemn.

The western side, however, transformed into a desolate, corrupted land, oppressive and heavy.

Qin Yang stood at the intersection of the two Domains.

His stern face was illuminated by the purple and gray lights.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the repulsion between the two Domains.

If he had attempted this at Rank 61, his Mental Energy would likely have been insufficient to support him in simultaneously unfolding the Domains, let alone fusing them.

Qin Yang steadied his mind, slowly raised his hands, and gradually brought them together in the middle.

It was like trying to forcibly piece together two incompatible fragments.

Rumble! Rumble!

Both Domains simultaneously emitted thunderous roars.

This was the collision of space with space, causing temporal tremors.

And in Qin Yang's consciousness, it felt like an earthquake, growing in intensity, as if two continents were colliding, releasing terrifying energy.

"This difficult?"

Qin Yang's Mental Energy rapidly depleted,

and he quickly realized he couldn't sustain it.

But having started, he didn't want to give up easily.

His eyes snapped open, and his Six Paths Spirit Eyes activated.

"Human Emperor Avatar!"

Qin Yang roared in his mind.

Floating in the air, he immediately manifested the golden Human Emperor Avatar.

From a distance, it looked like a towering giant, pulling two worlds together.

Rumble!

The spatial tremors grew more intense.

The spreading aftershocks created ripples through the mountain forest, extending towards Hongwu City.

Qin Yang felt a bad premonition.

Although his attributes were increased a hundredfold, the difficulty of fusing the Domains had not decreased at all.

Upon reflection, he realized he had been too hasty.

Domain strength was based on attribute strength.

With attributes increased a hundredfold, the Domain also increased a hundredfold.

Goodness, it was as if there was no increase at all.

Qin Yang sighed, and before he was completely exhausted, he dispelled the Human Emperor Avatar.

But the Human Emperor Avatar was, after all, a 'mana guzzler'.

In just this short period, Qin Yang was already drenched in sweat, his brain aching, and even maintaining the two Domains was a struggle.

"Forget it, I'll try other methods next time."

Qin Yang said in his mind.

His Mental Energy was so depleted that he was hearing things.

[Hehehe, can't do it, can you?]

[Usually, you look so dashing, cleaving space with a single sword, appearing and disappearing like a Divine Dragon.]

[Now, are you practicing a new Cultivation Technique?]

[Is the Cultivation Technique called 'Left Hand Fights Right Hand'?]

[Domain crashing into Domain, left foot stepping on right foot, do you want to fly to the heavens?]

[I'm really disgusted!]

[If you had a little more strength, you could even create an annihilation singularity by crashing space.]

[What, you want to restart the Universe, you Zero-Point-Enforcer?]

[How presumptuous of you!]

[Fusing spaces isn't done like this!]

[Let me write up a manual for you, so you can learn properly.]

[You two, grandfather and grandson, are adults now, you need to learn to wipe your own butts!]

[Oh my god, I really am...]

...[Retired Emperors: Imperial Son, greetings, happy weekend! Father Emperors, please give some 'power for love', thank you!]