293: The Twin Heroes of the Immortal Dynasty

In Tianyang City, countless people looked up and gazed into the distance, towards the golden cloud vortex in the northern sky, and the Xuanhuang Energy flowing within the clouds.

Some were astonished and uncertain, some whispered among themselves, and those with profound cultivation looked solemn.

Such an anomaly was definitely not caused by the emergence of an ordinary treasure; it seemed like... some object blessed by heaven and destiny was taking shape.

At the same time,

On the high tower of the City Lord's Mansion, Cao Qingyi was gazing at the anomaly, her eyes reflecting shifting light and shadows.

"Is this the anomaly of the human emperors seal?" Her eyes suddenly lit up. "The destiny stone... is it that mysterious Soul Transformation Cultivator?"

Upon realizing this, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

If a Spirit Transformation Cultivator was hidden in the dark and truly intended to target the City Lord's Mansion, they could likely destroy her Cao family with the flip of a hand.

Naturally, she would not rush forward to investigate.

A deep intuition warned her that this water was too deep for her to tread.

Whatever was behind the willingness of a Spirit Transformation Cultivator to act was certainly not something the Cao family could afford to provoke.

Even if the Three Great Factions of Tianyang Star knew, they would likely just turn a blind eye.

Although she knew the content of the plan—that the Ruins were actually a trap intended to frame the Old Ancestors of the Three Great Factions and incite internal conflict.

But she did not know who was truly behind it.

But she had a faint suspicion that it was Langgan Pavilion.

After all, she had heard some things about the Shattered Star Continent.

This was the key point she gradually realized after she was ambushed.

However, without proof, how could she dare to offend Langgan Pavilion?

Everyone knew that Langgan Pavilion spread throughout the Immortal Realm, always shrouded in a veil of mystery, and no one dared to easily provoke it.

Furthermore, it was rumored that its background was deeply connected to Top-tier Powers and first-rate Sects, with complex and intertwined relationships.

If her Cao family were to get involved in this level of open and covert struggle, they might die without even knowing how.

She saw this point very clearly.

Meanwhile, you were still inside the Immortal Cave formation, your mind fully immersed in the Seal that was gradually taking shape.

The shape of mountains and rivers slowly emerged on its base, and profound Seal Script spontaneously formed.

An indescribable sense of majesty and profound weight was gradually awakening as the Power of All Living Beings merged into it.

Moments later, the human emperors seal was finally refined.

It quietly hovered above your palm, only an inch in size, yet it exuded a profound aura of stability and grandeur.

The Seal's body was constantly circulating Xuanhuang Energy, the veins of mountains and rivers faintly visible on the base imprint, and the top was carved not with a Dragon and Tiger, but with a vague, humanoid and god-like silhouette.

Looking at it, an indescribable tremor arose in your heart.

More clearly, there was a mysterious sensation—through this Seal, you seemed to touch upon a vast and ancient network of power within this world.

That was the Imperial Path Law.

It was neither sharp Killing Power nor ethereal heavenly fate deduction, but a profound, steady power of Law, like the pulse of the earth.

Wielding it, you seemed able to hear the breathing of the mountains and rivers, summon the Power Of Will of all living beings, and establish natural laws in granting and taking away.

This power was profoundly mysterious and hard to describe; upon first contact, it felt bottomless.

In that instant, this mysterious power completely merged into your body.

Imperial Path Law, Initial Mastery.

Rising Sun,

Two pieces of news spread throughout the City Lord's Mansion in succession.

First, Zhan Peng had died, and the plan and evidence concerning the provocation of the Three Great Factions had been stolen.

Second, the two Prodigies of the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty had arrived: Crown Prince Huangfu Hong and Ninth Princess Huangfu Yu.

In the great hall of the City Lord's Mansion,

Crown Prince Huangfu Hong and Princess Huangfu Yu sat in the seats of honor.

Cao Qingyi sat in the subordinate seats, accompanied by her two younger brothers, Cao Tianxiong and Cao Jun.

You and a group of guards stood quietly on both sides.

Your gaze couldn't help but linger on Princess Huangfu Yu for an extra moment.

Outwardly, she looked like a six-year-old girl, barely a meter tall, with a face as tender as a doll's.

But to be deceived by this appearance would be a grave mistake.

In reality, she was over a hundred years old and was known alongside her older brother Huangfu Hong as the “Immortal Dynasty's Two Prodigies.”

Princess Huangfu Yu's gaze lightly swept over Cao Tianxiong, and she said in a baby voice, “You are that... trash who stole his little brother's Spiritual Root and Saint Physique?”

“Something stolen like that, reaching the Golden Core Stage is already the limit. Truly worthless,” Crown Prince Huangfu Hong interjected coldly, his tone mocking.

Hearing this, Cao Tianxiong's face turned ashen, and he pursed his lips, remaining silent.

Although he had obtained Cao Jun's Heavenly Spiritual Root and Profound Yang Sacred Body, due to his inherent profligacy and weak will, he was still stuck at the Late Golden Core Stage; otherwise, he should have broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage long ago.

Cao Jun, standing nearby, looked calm, as if the matter being discussed had nothing to do with him.

No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

This history was no secret among Tianyang City's high-ranking officials—Cao Tianxiong and Cao Qingyi shared the same mother, while Cao Jun was born of a concubine.

Cao Tianxiong originally had a Low Grade Mixed Spiritual Root, no special Physique, and found cultivation difficult.

Cao Jun, however, possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root and also had the Profound Yang Sacred Body.

When the two were young, the City Lord Cao Ruide used a secret technique bordering on a Forbidden Technique—the Art of Seizing Veins and Transplanting Roots—to forcibly transplant Cao Jun's Spiritual Root and Physique into Cao Tianxiong's body.

This technique was dangerous and sinister; the primary requirement was that both the caster and the recipient must be blood relatives, and the success rate was low.

Not only that, but if it failed, both the caster and the recipient would die.

But the fact that Cao Ruide dared to attempt it indicated he must have found a trick or method within it.

Thus, Cao Tianxiong achieved Major Achievement in the Golden Core Stage, while Cao Jun, despite consuming many resources, still lingered at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

You were also quite interested in this technique.

This was one of the reasons you remained in the City Lord's Mansion.

Cao Qingyi cupped her hands and forced a slight smile: “Your Highness is joking. This matter... was also done voluntarily by my younger brother Cao Jun.”

“Heh,” Princess Huangfu Yu chuckled softly, her voice still carrying the softness of a child. “Voluntarily? Do you really think I'm a five-year-old child?”

Her baby-like voice and appearance made you smile inwardly.

The rumors of this “Frozen Age Princess” were no secret in the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty.

It is said that when she was five, she accidentally consumed a “Frozen Age Pill,” and since then, her figure, appearance, and voice have been permanently fixed at that age.

This “Frozen Age Pill” is actually the Advanced version of the “Beauty Preserving Pill.”

Having witnessed it firsthand, you couldn't help but marvel secretly at the wonders of the Cultivation World; truly, there was nothing that didn't exist.

What surprised you even more was that Princess Huangfu Yu was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator, actually surpassing her brother, Crown Prince Huangfu Hong, who was only at the Early Nascent Soul Stage.

No wonder Crown Prince Huangfu Hong sat beside her, subtly deferring to her leadership.

In fact, Cao Qingyi's Aptitude was not bad; it was mainly because the numerous trivial matters of Tianyang City delayed her cultivation, otherwise she would definitely be beyond the Early Nascent Soul Stage.

Cao Qingyi felt helpless about this; managing a massive Tianyang City required Nascent Soul cultivation to maintain order.