75: I can't kiss the empress anymore

Chapter 75: No More Kissing the Empress

Li Yunshu flashed and slipped out of the main hall.

Under the moonlight, a nearly solidified Spiritual Qi vortex appeared above Fenglin Palace.

At this moment, Fenglin Palace was like a giant abyss, devouring the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

“Oh my goodness.”

Now he could confirm that the Empress must have taken a Restriction Breaking Pill.

Looking at the current situation, the effect seemed to be good.

Perhaps, in the future, she would no longer need to absorb his Pure Yang Qi.

Thinking of this, Li Yunshu suddenly felt a pang of loss.

Alas, there was no longer a valid excuse to kiss the Empress.

As the Spiritual Qi vortex under the moon disappeared, Li Yunshu trembled all over.

A massive Spiritual Qi pressure swept across the entire imperial palace, and the Imperial Guards patrolling in the distance all knelt on the ground with thuds.

In the capital, on the second floor of an inn.

Di Bing pushed open the window, gazing solemnly in the direction of the imperial palace.

“It seems Pei Xuanji’s cultivation has broken through again.”

Inside the room, a shadowy figure looked at the moonlight outside the window.

“Our plan must also be expedited.”

Moments later, Di Bing closed the window. She turned and sat at the table, staring at the map on it, and said, “Next, which Sect do you want to target?”

Her control of Tianquan Sect was not an end, but merely a beginning.

Next, the Holy Cult would gradually gain control of the Great Chu’s first-rate Sects one by one.

By then, the entire Great Chu would belong to the Holy Cult.

Soon, a finger pointed to two words on the map—Sword Sect.

Looking at the name of the Sword Sect, Di Bing pondered for a moment before speaking. “The incident at Wumeng Mountain has already made all the major Sects wary. It will likely not be so easy to deceive the Sword Sect Sect Master with the same method again.”

She could set up a Grand Formation in Wumeng Mountain, kill Zhao Shijie, and take his place as Sect Master.

That was because it was unexpected, allowing her to succeed easily.

This Move works once, but trying to rely on a single trick to conquer everything is impossible.

The shadowy figure in the room spoke in a calm tone.

“As long as the bait is tempting enough, there are no fish that won’t bite.”

“But what can you use to tempt Cao Qingfeng?”

The Sword Sect Sect Master’s strength is definitely among the top three in Great Chu.

Killing him is not an easy task.

“The Sword Sect has always been searching for the opportunity for Ascension within their Holy Land. What do you say, if this opportunity for Ascension appears, will Cao Qingfeng be tempted?”

“Let alone Cao Qingfeng, anyone would be tempted.

However, I heard that only Cultivators below the Soul Transformation Stage can enter the Sword Sect Holy Land.

Only when the opportunity for Ascension appears will this Restriction be broken.”

The Sword Sect Holy Land is said to be a relic left behind after the Demon Race invaded this world and fought against many powerful beings.

It contains the opportunity for Ascension.

This matter is not a secret, so Di Bing also knows a thing or two, which is why the Sword Sect sends Disciples to the Holy Land for trials every year.

However, after so many years, the Sword Sect Holy Land has remained quiet.

Although the Disciples who entered did gain something, it had nothing to do with Ascension.

Therefore, some people have begun to doubt whether the claim of an opportunity for Ascension truly exists.

The shadowy figure took out a storage ring and placed it on the table.

“I have already found a way to break the Restriction of the Sword Sect Holy Land. All that is needed is to arrange all the Formation Plates within the storage ring according to specific orientations.

These Formation Plates will form a Grand Formation that can break the Sword Sect Holy Land’s Restriction.”

Di Bing understood immediately: “It seems you were already prepared to act against the Sword Sect.”

The shadowy figure snorted coldly. “Whether there is an opportunity for Ascension or not, I will create one for Cao Qingfeng, and I’ll see if he falls for it.”

After Di Bing put away the storage ring, she reached out to the shadowy figure again.

“Give it to me.”

The shadowy figure looked puzzled. “What?”

“Where are the Blood Spirit Grand Formation’s Formation Plates? Otherwise, how will we kill Cao Qingfeng once he enters the Sword Sect Ancestral Land?”

However, the shadowy figure shook its head and pulled out the Blood Sea Soul Transference Array Formation Diagram from its sleeve.

“The Blood Spirit Grand Formation is not needed. In the past few days, I have thoroughly studied the Formation Diagram you gave me and integrated it into those Formation Plates I just mentioned.”

Di Bing understood immediately: “You want to find someone to Possess Cao Qingfeng’s body.”

She was not proficient in Formations, but the Holy Cult had someone who was an expert in this Dao.

So after Li Yunshu gave her the Formation Diagram, she immediately handed it over.

After all, this item could only maximize its value in the right hands.

“Of course!” A hint of greed appeared in the shadowy figure’s eyes. “Such a good body would be a pity to waste.”

By Possessing Cao Qingfeng, the Holy Cult could easily control the Sword Sect, even more easily than controlling Tianquan Sect.

Di Bing couldn’t help but applaud. “You truly are a Formation genius.”

The Blood Sea Soul Transference Array was already incredibly complex, and in just a few days, to integrate such a complex Formation with other Formations.

Moreover, they had to be sealed within Formation Plates.

Besides ‘Formation genius,’ she couldn’t think of a more suitable description.

Furthermore, using the Sword Sect Disciples entering the Holy Land for trials to activate the Blood Sea Soul Transference Array, it could be said that this plan was perfect.

“Alas…” The shadowy figure sighed. “Only if one day I can set up a Formation capable of Ascension can I truly be called a genius.”

If one cannot Ascend, even the most powerful Formation holds no meaning.

Mentioning Ascension, Di Bing tentatively asked, “Are the Holy Cult’s records about Ascension truly real?”

After nine Reincarnations, one can obtain the opportunity for Ascension—this is the Holy Cult’s record regarding Ascension.

And the person before her was now in their ninth Reincarnation.

She didn’t know if he would become the second person to Ascend.

The shadowy figure turned to look at Di Bing, then revealed a smile of unknown meaning.

“Whether it succeeds or fails, you will witness it with your own eyes.”

Di Bing lowered her eyelids, not daring to ask more about this matter.

“Then who should be sent to place the Formation Plates?”

The shadowy figure clearly already had a candidate in mind.

“I heard Bai Lang has already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Have him come to the capital to see me; this task will be given to him.”

Di Bing’s eyes narrowed slightly. In fact, she had some selfish motives.

Because she wanted Li Yunshu to do this.

Once Cao Qingfeng was Possessed, it would be a meteoric rise.

However, this thought merely flashed through her mind and was immediately rejected.

“You want to place a Restriction in his Primordial Spirit?”

It was obvious that such a great benefit wouldn’t fall into one’s lap for free.

The most complex thing in this world is the human heart. Bai Lang at the Nascent Soul Stage might be loyal to the Holy Cult, but what about Bai Lang as the Sword Sect Sect Master?

Who could guarantee that he wouldn’t change his original intentions?

This was also why she gave up on letting Li Yunshu do this, because once one accepted this benefit, one had to accept the restraints that came with it.

Until the person before her Ascended, or his Dao vanished and he died.

“Otherwise?” The shadowy figure walked to the window, its form flashing and disappearing.