100: Liu Zongyuan wants to discuss the Dao with this imperial prince? I don't want to be the last Princess Ji Yue.
Qiyun Immortal Platform.
The night was like water, and the moonlight was like silk.
Jiang Yuan had just helped Bai Qingxue stabilize her Saint Body,
feeling the incomparably sharp aura within her body,
a Geng Metal killing Qi that seemed capable of destroying all things, and he was very satisfied.
The White Tiger Saint Body, ranked second, truly lived up to its reputation.
This girl had finally not let down his expectations.
"Husband, thank you."
Bai Qingxue leaned into his embrace, her voice still cool and clear,
but with a hint of undetectable dependence and satisfaction.
"Silly girl, talking nonsense again."
Jiang Yuan flicked her nose,
"We are husband and wife; it's only right."
He savored this rare moment of tenderness,
planning his next move in his heart.
Currently, among the Dao Companions in the Emperors Son Palace,
Qin Yuebai and Qin Wanwan were already Creation Green Lotus Saint Bodies, Bai Qingxue had also become a White Tiger Saint Body,
Qin Mengyao and Hu Mei were still a bit lacking.
One was an Innate Dao Embryo,
the other was also an extremely rare One Body Two Souls that could change with the situation, so they could still be nurtured greatly in the future.
They could still be nurtured greatly in the future.
The rest were Ji Yue and Liu Shenyin.
That little girl Ji Yue had no small ambition,
but her temper was too arrogant.
He wasn't interested in waiting for her forever.
If she didn't know what was good for her, she could just give up her position.
A mere Divine Dynasty Princess.
As for Liu Shenyin... she was a Quasi-Emperor beauty.
Could they be the same?
More importantly,
her Zither Dao,
if he could listen to it daily,
the progress of analyzing immortal techniques would definitely not be slow.
However, since she was a Quasi-Emperor after all,
he had already given her enough Face.
As Jiang Yuan was pondering his next step,
a clear yet respectful voice
came from outside the hall.
"Heavenly Sound Sect's Liu Shenyin requests an audience with His Highness, the Imperial Scion."
Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow,
a playful smile curling at the corner of his lips.
Well, speak of Shenyin and she arrives.
Someone sends a pillow when you're sleepy,
someone comes to warm you when you're cold.
This feeling is truly not bad.
"Let her in."
Jiang Yuan instructed the maid outside the hall,
while gently patting Bai Qingxue's shapely bottom,
"Qingxue, you go back to your room to rest first. Your husband has something to deal with."
Bai Qingxue was a little reluctant,
thinking she might have a chance to be with her husband today.
However, she also knew her limits,
nodding obediently,
and rose to walk into the inner hall.
Soon, a beautiful figure dressed in green,
with a white veil covering her Face, slowly walked in, guided by a maid.
As soon as Liu Shenyin entered the hall, her gaze fell upon Jiang Yuan.
Her clear, water-like eyes held a hint of scrutiny, a hint of curiosity,
and a hint of nervousness that even she herself hadn't noticed.
"Shenyin greets His Highness, the Imperial Scion."
She bowed gracefully to Jiang Yuan, her posture elegant and impeccable.
"Sect Master Liu, what brings you here so late at night?"
Jiang Yuan leaned lazily on the main seat, asking knowingly.
"Shenyin is here to... discuss Dao with His Highness, the Imperial Scion."
Liu Shenyin's voice was soft, yet firm.
"Discuss again? Oh no, This Imperial Son is asking what Dao Sect Master Liu wishes to discuss? I am all ears."
Liu Shenyin was silent for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
"Shenyin wishes to discuss... Zither Dao with His Highness, the Imperial Scion."
"Zither Dao?"
Jiang Yuan chuckled inwardly, feigning surprise as he raised an eyebrow:
"This Imperial Son has already experienced Sect Master Liu's Zither Dao at the Dao Discussion Assembly. It is exquisite and miraculous. This Imperial Son feels inferior. What more is there to discuss?"
"Your Highness, the Imperial Scion, is too modest."
Liu Shenyin shook her head, a glimmer of light flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"Your Highness's Great Dao is naturally formed, every word and action contains profound truth. Although Shenyin has immersed herself in the Zither Dao for hundreds of thousands of years, I still feel as if I am in a fog, merely entertaining myself, unable to see clearly.
Today, I have presumptuously come to ask Your Highness to guide Shenyin out of confusion."
Her words were extremely humble, and her posture was very low.
A Quasi-Emperor actually asking a junior of the Ninth Realm for guidance on the Great Dao—who would believe it if it were spoken?
Jiang Yuan also knew that Liu Shenyin's words were half-true and half-false.
This Dao is not that Dao.
Possessing the Primordial Chaos Creation Art,
his experience was indeed more profound than ordinary people's.
"Guidance is not necessary."
Jiang Yuan waved his hand,
a profound and unfathomable expression on his Face.
"However, since Sect Master Liu is so infatuated with the Zither Dao, This Imperial Son can indeed exchange pointers with you."
As he spoke, his mind stirred.
Buzz—
A simple and ancient immortal zither, made entirely of an unknown immortal wood,
with Chaos Qi flowing over its body,
and seven strings seemingly condensed from a galaxy,
appeared out of thin air in the center of the great hall.
It was precisely the Ultimate Imperial Weapon rewarded by the System—the tianyin ancient immortal zither!
As soon as this zither appeared, Liu Shenyin's pupils contracted sharply!
Her Face, which had always been as calm as an ancient well,
for the first time showed a look of shock!
"This... this is..."
She stared intently at the immortal zither, her delicate body trembling slightly from excitement.
As the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sound Sect and a Quasi-Emperor of the Zither Dao,
she knew the origin of this zither better than anyone!
The tianyin ancient immortal zither!
It was the Natal Emperor Weapon that their Heavenly Sound Sect's founding Ancestral Master, the Heavenly Sound Empress, had refined with her lifelong effort and countless immortal materials after attaining Dao!
According to legend,
this zither was shattered along with the Heavenly Sound Empress during the dark turmoil that swept across all heavens at the end of the Mythical Era,
and its whereabouts had been unknown ever since!
The descendants of the Heavenly Sound Sect
only found some fragments,
and refined them into their current sect-protecting treasure—the primordial echo zither.
But now,
this legendary immortal zither,
actually... appeared in Jiang Yuan's hands!
"Sect Master Liu, do you recognize this item?"
Jiang Yuan looked at her shocked and discomposed appearance, chuckling inwardly.
No matter how noble the status, or how powerful the strength,
everyone becomes discomposed the same way under their icy facade.
"Re... recognize..."
Liu Shenyin's voice trembled.
She walked step by step to the immortal zither, extending her jade hand,
wanting to touch it, yet not daring, fearing it was just an illusion.
"This... this is the Dao-attaining Emperor Weapon of our Heavenly Sound Sect's Ancestral Master, the Heavenly Sound Empress... the tianyin ancient immortal zither!"
"Oh? So that's what it's called."
Jiang Yuan had a look of sudden realization.
"This is an ancient collectible of my Jiang Family, which has been gathering dust in the treasure vault. I saw that it was related to the Zither Dao and thought Sect Master Liu would like it, so I brought it out."
Liu Shenyin: "..."
Gathering... dust?
You call a complete Ultimate Imperial Weapon
a dusty collectible?
She didn't know what to say anymore,
but perhaps to the Jiang Family, this was just an ordinary Ultimate Imperial Weapon.
However, to her and the entire Heavenly Sound Sect, it held immense significance!
"Your Highness, the Imperial Scion..."
Liu Shenyin took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her inner excitement, her beautiful eyes filled with endless yearning.
"May I... Shenyin, play a tune?"
"You may."
Jiang Yuan's voice sounded faintly,
yet it was like a divine decree,
instantly waking Liu Shenyin from her discomposure.
She suddenly looked up,
her clear eyes,
now burning with fervent flames,
filled with endless longing and gratitude.
"Thank... thank you, Your Highness, the Imperial Scion, for your benevolence!"
Her voice trembled.
"No need to be polite."
Jiang Yuan waved his hand, motioning for her to sit down.
"This Imperial Son is also very curious as to what kind of astonishing immortal music this legendary tianyin ancient immortal zither can produce in the hands of a Zither Dao master like Sect Master Liu."
His words,
both gave Liu Shenyin a way out,
and also gave her an opportunity to showcase herself.
Liu Shenyin took a deep breath,
forcibly calming her agitated emotions.
She knew that Jiang Yuan was testing whether she was qualified to wield this supreme treasure.
She bowed to Jiang Yuan again,
this time, more devout and solemn than any previous time.
"Shenyin will not fail Your Highness's high expectations."
After speaking, Liu Shenyin slowly walked to the tianyin ancient immortal zither and sat down cross-legged.
After speaking, Liu Shenyin slowly walked to the tianyin ancient immortal zither and sat down cross-legged.
When her fingers touched the seven strings that seemed to be condensed from a galaxy, her heart was unprecedentedly calm.
It was as if,
she had been waiting for this moment,
for hundreds of thousands of years.
This was the destination of her Dao.
However, just as she was about to pluck the strings.
A clear, yet somewhat urgent voice, came from outside the hall without warning.
"His Highness, the Imperial Scion! Ji Yue of the Great Yan Divine Dynasty, has important matters to report!"
Before the voice had faded,
a petite figure dressed in luxurious purple clothes,
disregarding the maid's obstruction, directly barged in.
It was Princess Ji Yue!
As soon as she entered the hall, she saw a scene that made her heart pound.
Jiang Yuan was leaning lazily on the main seat,
while the peerlessly beautiful Quasi-Emperor woman,
was sitting cross-legged opposite him, her delicate hands on the zither.
The atmosphere between them was ambiguous yet harmonious.
Indeed!
This woman didn't play fair,
just like that vixen!
"Ji Yue?"
Jiang Yuan was also slightly stunned to see her,
then a playful smile appeared on his Face.
"Your Highness, Princess, why are you not resting in your Sleeping Quarters so late at night, and instead, without announcement, ran to This Imperial Son's place? What is the matter?"
Liu Shenyin also stopped her movements and turned her head.
Her clear eyes,
lightly glanced at this uninvited guest,
and her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Ji Yue ignored Liu Shenyin.
She walked directly to the center of the great hall,
her beautiful eyes staring intently at Jiang Yuan,
like a little lioness that had been provoked.
Ji Yue went straight to the point, asking word by word:
"Your Highness, the Imperial Scion, I only ask you one question."
"Does what you asked me to consider at the Dao Discussion Assembly still count?"
Her voice, though trembling slightly,
was filled with an undeniable determination.
She, the Sixteenth Princess of the Great Yan Divine Dynasty, the future Empress, would absolutely not fall behind others!