Becoming a Sage Starts From Condensing the Essence of Time - Chapter 121
Chapter 121: Primordial Spirit Enters the Lake to See the Greater Demon, A Mother’s Request (3)
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Even if he offended Prime Minister Qin, An Le did not care. He was innocent and had a clear conscience.
When he returned to the courtyard, he did not see the old man from the
Imperial Ancestral Temple. An Le drank wine and ate the Eight Treasure
Chicken. After eating, he did not slack off in his cultivation just because his Spirit Refinement had just stepped into the Primordial Spirit.
He sat cross-legged and visualized the Sword Waterfall Diagram. As a top Spirit Refinement technique taught by Madam Hua, it naturally had a way to consolidate his Primordial Spirit.
Green Mountain and the Ink Pool Sword were inserted into the old locust tree. They trembled slightly, causing the leaves of the old locust tree to rustle.
The figure in the courtyard bathed in the starlight sprinkled down from the clouds as his mental power spread bit by bit.
Prime Minister Qin’s Residence.
The atmosphere was oppressive.
In the study.
Prime Minister Qin Lishi sat on the chair with a cold expression and said nothing.
In the room, Qin Qianqiu sat on a chair and covered his face with his hands. His hair drooped down between his fingers, and his entire body was trembling slightly.
“Father, I’m going to kill him. I must kill him!”
His deep voice, with a few sobbing voices, lingered in the study.
Qin Lishi looked at his beloved youngest son and gritted his teeth.
Seeing Qin Qianqiu’s gaze, Qin Lishi suddenly regretted it. Perhaps he shouldn’t have let Qin Qianqiu go outside the residence. He should have let Qin Hua’an go.
With Qin Hua’an’s strength, An Le’s righteous sword qi might not have been able to hurt him.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. Qin Qianqiu’s mental power had been severed, and now that he had fallen to the Embryonic Breath Realm, he would probably never be able to reach Shedding Mortality again in this life.
To Qin Qianqiu, who didn’t have high cultivation talent, this matter was naturally a huge blow. Qin Lishi originally wanted to obtain some natural treasures to forcefully help Qin Qianqiu condense his Primordial Spirit.
If he condensed a Primordial Spirit, he could extend his lifespan and live for 300 years. The time he could spend with him could also be extended.
Now, he had lost this opportunity. His mental power had fallen to the Embryonic Breath Realm, and it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens to return to Shedding Mortality. It was not something that natural treasures could resolve. He needed Qin Qianqiu to overcome the obstacles in his heart and break through.
However, if Qin Qianqiu had such a temperament, it was impossible for him to have such a low cultivation level.
“Kill him? Do you think An Le is still a small fry? He’s no longer alone. He has already stood up. When he was weak, you didn’t kill him. Now that you want to kill him, the price you have to pay is too great.”
Qin Lishi sighed.
He stood up and slowly walked to the window. His old voice lingered in the study. “Let’s not talk about the Lin family first. The Lin family has a feud with our Qin family. If he has the Lin family behind him, it’s nothing.”
“But now, we can’t say that he cheated in the Imperial Examination, which means that he will definitely be able to enter the List A Scholar Ranking and be at the top. I’ve seen his paper questions. Other than the North Expedition question that doesn’t match my intended answer, he has answered the other questions correctly.”
“Just by relying on the scores of the other questions, he can enter List A. In the cultivation test, he suppressed the Confucian scholars on the Literary Music Ranking and was first in the Heart Questioning Forest at 7-5 minutes. With this added up, he might step into the Hall Examination as the number one on List
“At this juncture, how can we dare to easily kill the first-ranking scholar on List A?” Qin Lishi looked at Qin Qianqiu and said.
“In addition, An Le has the Literary Department behind him. Today, he attracted righteousness. The Literary Department will no longer sit back and do nothing. They will even treat him as a treasure and beg him to join the Literary Department.” “But that’s not what scares me the most.”
Qin Lishi shook his head.
Qin Qianqiu, who was covering his face, looked up. His face was filled with tears, ferocity, and killing intent. He looked at Qin Lishi in confusion. “What other trump cards does he have?!”
Qin Lishi said, “Today, in front of Prime Minister Qin’s Residence, someone laughed wantonly. His laughter was filled with mockery and disdain. Do you know who that person is?”
“There aren’t many people in this world who dare to mock me, Qin Lishi, so brazenly.”
“Have you seen the broken bamboo sword on An Le’s waist?”
Qin Lishi’s words confused Qin Qianqiu. He stood up and grabbed his hair, looking a little crazy. “I don’t care. I want to kill him. Father, I want to kill him!”
“We can’t kill him! At least not now!”
Qin Lishi shouted, causing Qin Qianqiu’s entire body to tremble. He fell onto the chair, and his reverence for his father surged again at this moment. “I’ve already become the joke of Lin’an. If he doesn’t die, I won’t be satisfied.” Qin Qianqiu covered his face as his body twitched slightly.
“The owner of that broken bamboo sword is called Zhao Huangting. He’s the old uncle of the Great Zhao Imperial Family. In the battle of Great Zhao’s south migration, he once held a sword and fought against Emperor Yuan Meng! ”
Qin Lishi said in a low voice, “A person who’s not far from the end of his life but is extremely powerful and doesn’t care about the rules!”
“You can’t mess with such a person!”
Qin Qianqiu slumped on the chair, his heart filled with unwillingness. “Why does that guy from the backwater Chongzhou deserve the favor of such a person?!”
“Therefore, bear with it. Those who succeed have to endure what ordinary people can’t. Bear with it is an ability. Zhao Huangting’s lifespan is about to end, and he won’t be able to protect An Le for long. When the Hall Examination ends, the Lin Residence will be completely desolate. The protection behind An Le will definitely wither like petals.”
“At that time, dealing with him will be easier.”
Qin Lishi walked to Qin Qianqiu’s side and raised his hand to stroke his beloved youngest son’s head.
The next morning.
The morning dew hung on the leaves, sparkling like glass.
An Le sat cross-legged under the old locust tree and spent the night combing his mind and sword qi in the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows.
After condensing his Primordial Spirit, his understanding of the Sword Waterfall Diagram became even deeper, and the sword embryo of the Heart Sword became more and more formed.
The fourth realm of Spirit Refinement was the Primordial Spirit, and the fifth realm was Oblivion. If one wanted to enter the fifth realm, one needed a kind of comprehension. The current An Le had no clue, but he was not in a hurry.
After getting up, the Qi Blood in his body rumbled and he began to practice martial arts in the courtyard. Qi Blood surged under his skin, and the demon jade at his waist emitted wisps of pure demon qi. It was even purer than the demon qi of the Demon Tempering Treasure Jade.
After being absorbed by An Le’s physical body, every inch of his flesh and Spirit Bone was refined. Perhaps it was because of the high quality of demon qi and the efficient enhancement of the Eternal Prodigy Dao Fruit, An Le felt that his cultivation of the Ancient Demon Five Animals seemed to have improved greatly. His Body Tempering cultivation was rapidly increasing, his Inner Core was rumbling, and his Qi Blood was like a flood. Ancient Demon phenomena appeared one after another, causing a sudden gust of wind in the courtyard, causing the leaves of the old locust tree to tremble.
After practicing a set of Ancient Demon Five Animals, An Le changed into a clean set of clothes. He was still dressed in white with wide sleeves. Coupled with the righteous sword qi that he did not release and his handsome and demonic face, he looked as handsome as jade.
He took Green Mountain and Ink Pool Sword and wore them on his waist. As he took a book to read, he left the courtyard.
An Le planned to go to West Lake to relax and work at the Lin Residence. Apart from teaching Lin Qingyin how to paint, he also had to draw the paintings of the young masters of the Lin Residence.
During the Spring Quarter Examination, he was basically free and had not painted at all. He had accumulated a lot of workload.
However, just as he left the Imperial Ancestral Temple Alley, standing beside the Imperial Ancestral Temple on Qingbo Street, an old man in a Confucian robe was chatting with the old man in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Seeing An Le look over gently, the Confucian’s clothes fluttered in the wind. The old man from the Imperial Ancestral Temple pouted at An Le in low spirits.
“Young Friend An, this person is the First Headmaster of the Literary
Department, Zhu Huoxi. He specially came to invite you to join the Literary
Department. You two can talk among yourselves..”
