535: Chapter 535 Li Xuan's Guess

In the following days, Situ Jun poured almost all his heart and soul into two things.

First was Dual Cultivation with the women, using the extremely yang and pure spiritual power of the Dragon-Phoenix Grand Derivation True Scripture to temper their Meridians one by one and elevate their Spiritual Root Aptitudes.

Second was studying ancient books day and night, personally refining inscriptions and exploring methods to repair the spatial spirit pearl.

The Materials required to repair the treasure pearl were all rare treasures containing pure Spatial Power, which could only be found by chance and not sought out.

Fortunately, the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce spanned over a dozen dynasties, and the Cultivator Pavilion had operated in the Tianlong Imperial Capital for several months, accumulating deep connections and abundant resources.

In less than half a month, the first batch of rare Materials was urgently transported from the Tianlong Imperial Capital to Northern Border City.

Situ Jun personally presided over the secret room, engraving and refining day and night, using his own Soul Transformation Stage spatial Origin power to bit by bit repair the shattered and collapsed small world inside the spirit pearl.

This was a delicate task that consumed a great deal of mental and spiritual energy; the slightest carelessness would mean all previous efforts were in vain. However, he did not dare to be lax in the slightest; every engraving and every tempering was done with extreme care, not daring to be even slightly negligent.

At the same time, his spiritual power tempering with the women never ceased.

Su Yunniang, Liu Xuaner, Xu Lian, Nangong Xue, Lin Suwan, Cherry, Jiang Ya, Lan Yanliu, Jiang Qingwan, Qiu Lan, Jiang Yumei, Chen Yufei, the Embroiderer, Han Shuang, Jiang Yan, Xia Wei, Ye Nianrui, and even Luo Yu who had long since returned to the Xihua Sect, and Widow Ya and Hua Hanxiang far away in the Poison Scorpion Cult, would rush to Northern Border City every month as agreed to receive spiritual power tempering.

The spiritual power of the Dragon-Phoenix Grand Derivation True Scripture was extremely yang and firm, naturally compatible with the women's yin and soft Physiques; every fusion of spiritual power was a bone-transforming metamorphosis.

In just two short months, the Cultivation and Aptitude of the women had made a qualitative leap.

Their Spiritual Root grades jumped from Low Grade and Medium Grade to Medium Grade and even High Grade, with their Foundations becoming incredibly solid.

Their Cultivation also rose accordingly; the lowest among them had stepped into the Peak of Qi Refining, and Su Yunniang had even broken through to the Mid Golden Core Stage through accumulated effort, her future being limitless.

As Li Danying, Shen Xingwan, and the Embroiderer were pregnant, it was inconvenient for them to undergo Dual Cultivation tempering, so Situ Jun used his own spiritual power to gently soothe their Meridians and nourish their fetal qi.

Before the fetuses were even born, they were already nourished by the Dragon-Phoenix Spiritual Power, destined to be exceptionally gifted from birth, far surpassing ordinary people.

Half a month later, Mo Chenggui sent an urgent message: Ten-Thousand-Year Warm Jade and Void Stones had both been found and were being escorted by elite Cultivators to the North.

A few days later, Li Zhong from the Tianlong Imperial Capital sent a secret report: Star Sand was hidden in the royal treasury and was not for sale; he had used his connections in the Qintian Division to get in touch with a senior official of a royal branch and was secretly negotiating the purchase.

Meanwhile, Zhu Changpo also sent news that traces of nine-colored soil had been found within the Dayue Dynasty, and high-level Cultivators had been sent to negotiate the acquisition.

After reading the secret reports one by one, Situ Jun's hanging heart finally eased slightly.

The matter of Materials was now in sight; the only thing lacking now was time.

He must completely repair the spatial spirit pearl before the passage opened.

As the days passed, Northern Border City remained orderly under the management of Zhu Changpo and Tu Xiong. Situ Jun, besides accompanying the women, spent his time behind closed doors repairing the spirit pearl. He delegated every matter in the estate that could be delegated, all to focus on completing the final refinement.

Meanwhile.

The news that the Immortal Realm passage was about to open spread like it had wings, crossing mountains and rivers, quickly spreading to every Dynasty, every Sect, and every hidden Secret Realm under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty.

Wherever the news reached, some were ecstatic, some were terrified, some were helpless, and some closed their doors to refine Magic Treasures and arrange their after-death affairs.

In the vast world, that small group of high-Cultivation figures seemed to be shrouded in a haze of tension overnight.

The Tianqi Royal Capital was naturally swept up in this turbulent wave as well.

Inside the Imperial Study, Li Xuan gripped the urgent secret report from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, his knuckles trembling slightly.

Every word on the secret report was like a knife:

"The Seal of the Immortal Realm passage has loosened, and the Heavenly Dao's qi is in disorder; it is expected to open completely within two years. At that time, all Cultivators at or above the Middle Soul Transformation Stage will be forcibly pulled by the laws of heaven and earth and must enter the passage to the Immortal Realm's alternate space. Those who fail to enter by the deadline will surely trigger the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation, with increasing punishments until their form and spirit are destroyed, and their souls fly away and spirits scatter."

Cultivators above the Middle Soul Transformation Stage.

Li Xuan repeatedly murmured these words, his mind in a turmoil as countless details he had deliberately ignored now surged forth frantically.

He suddenly remembered what State Preceptor Xuan Qingzi had once said to him in private—

"This man, Situ Jun, is unfathomable. Forget the Tianqi Dynasty, even among the surrounding nations, no one can compare to him. Even in the entire Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, he is a top-tier figure."

He thought of how Situ Jun rose from a lowly servant, sweeping across the Northern Border and pressuring the Great Zhou; he thought of that terrifying Lightning Tribulation that swept across ten thousand miles of the Southern Border and changed the color of heaven and earth, with thunderclouds spanning a hundred thousand miles to the Western Border, its power far exceeding an ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation; he thought of how the Qintian Division had sent people to investigate several times, only for the clues to disappear and the investigations to end without evidence.

A terrifying speculation exploded in his mind like a thunderclap.

Situ Jun was not a Golden Core Cultivator at all, not even a Nascent Soul Cultivator—

He is a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator!

To be ranked among the Cultivators of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, he must be at least a Middle Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator! That Lightning Tribulation at Dark Crow Mountain in the Southern Border was his Deity Transformation Heavenly Tribulation!

Li Xuan stood up abruptly, the large Dragon Throne sliding back half a foot and making a piercing sound on the golden brick floor.

He propped his hands on the imperial desk, his chest heaving violently, his eyes filled with unbelievable shock, which was then gradually replaced by ecstasy.

So what if he is a Soul Transformation Cultivator?

Before the laws of the Heavenly Dao, even the strongest power is rendered useless; wouldn't he still have to be obediently forced away from this continent?

Once Situ Jun enters the Immortal Realm passage, the Northern Border will surely be a leaderless group.

Those Family forces suppressed by him for years, those Great Zhou lords coveting the wealth of the Northern Border, and those enemies he had deeply humiliated would all pounce like sharks smelling blood, tearing the Northern Border to pieces.

And he, Li Xuan, as the Lord of Tianqi and Situ Jun's nominal monarch, would then have the perfect opportunity to rightfully send troops to the Northern Border, reclaim lost territory, and reshape imperial power!

"Situ Jun, oh Situ Jun..."

Li Xuan whispered to himself, his voice trembling, but the corners of his mouth curled into a nearly frenzied, cold smile:

"You took my woman, insulted my face, suppressed my national fortune, and made me keep my head down like a Puppet. Now that the immortal path is about to open, a person who could make the commander of the Xuntian Iron Guards turn back and the State Preceptor Xuan Qingzi submit must certainly be a Middle Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator... You will ultimately leave this world of Tianqi!"

He took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, sat back on the Dragon Throne, took out a blank Jade Slip, and with spiritual power flowing from his fingertips, quickly began to engrave.

He wanted to issue an order to send out all the hidden guards of the Tianqi Dynasty, some to infiltrate the Northern Border and some to rush to the Tianlong Imperial Capital, to find out the truth of Situ Jun's Cultivation, the specific details of the Immortal Realm passage, and the Imperial Dynasty's attitude and deployment regarding this matter at any cost.

The moment the Jade Slip was formed, it was wrapped in a streak of spiritual light and soared through the air.