Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 945 - 781

Chapter 945: 781

Although the Immortal Palace guarded by Taichong Yuanchen was named South Heaven Palace, after integrating it with Tianxingtai, it was placed on the northern side of Tianxingtai with its entrance exactly where the original ’Lingxiao Treasure Hall’ was located.

When Li Xuan stepped into the space of Tianxingtai once again, his eyes nearly teared up.

For nearly two years since Heavenly Court was founded, he finally no longer had to act as king and emperor within a courtyard.

Now, at last, he had a decent palace where he could reside and also commanded four Divine Generals and four Extreme Heavens.

This foundation, even if placed in the various Outer Voids, was quite formidable.

However, many of the palace buildings were hiding lethal forbidden spells, and the entire palace array was incompatible with Tianxingtai.

There was no tight integration between the two regions, with numerous Void rifts at the junctions.

Thus, it would still require some time for repair and adjustment before they could truly merge into one.

Nevertheless, Luo Yan and the others were already divvying up the numerous buildings of the Heaven Palace.

Even Ao Shuying had picked one, a waterside pavilion on the east side of the Immortal Palace.

The dragon clan are naturally fond of water, and there happened to be a man-made lake half a mile across right there.

However, when Li Xuan checked out the man-made lake, he found that it was filled with ’Sanyuan Chongshui’.

If an ordinary person fell in, they would burn to ashes without even leaving bones behind.

Then, in the warehouse found further back, he discovered a great quantity of Spirit Stones and Flame Stones worth about one hundred and thirty million silver yuan, as well as roughly one and a half million taels of gold.

Additionally, there were numerous other silks woven from a mix of ’Polaris cold silk’ and ’hundred-eye spider silk’ with gold thread, totaling two hundred and six thousand bolts—these goods, if directly tailored, were equivalent to medium-grade magical instruments and thus could not be priced.

There were also a vast number of ores with components that were temporarily impossible to distinguish, amassing to seven hundred and twenty thousand stones in total.

These were rare treasures left behind from tens of thousands of years ago, and their value was also difficult to estimate.

The rest were various odd items and medicinal herbs. Li Xuan also found more than three thousand six hundred jars of Immortal Brew.

Each was as tall as a person—upon opening them, an intoxicating aroma filled the Immortal Palace.

Li Xuan himself was tempted by the fragrance that was so enticing to the palate.

He had never smelled such a crisp and exhilarating scent; it was utterly beguiling.

However, he was unsure if the brew was drinkable.

Immortal Brew, of course, is better with age, but considering it had been stored for fifty-three thousand four hundred years, Li Xuan wondered if it might kill a person if they drank it.

Ao Shuying, however, couldn’t resist the temptation. Relying on her robust dragon physique and resistance to poisons, she bravely took a small sip, and then she collapsed to the ground with a ’thud’.

She too transformed into a dragon form and lay motionless on the ground.

Li Xuan thought to himself that the brew indeed could be used as poison, one that people would willingly drink.

Even a True Dragon like Ao Shuying was taken down with a single sip of alcohol.

At that moment, Li Xuan’s eyes shifted as he took another pot of wine and left Tianxingtai, placing the pot at the former site of the South Heaven Palace.

Sure enough, not long after, the Zhu Dragon rushed over to it.

With a deep inhalation from afar, the Zhu Dragon sucked the wine into its nostrils and then attempted to hide within the clouds.

However, it had only flown halfway when it also plummeted from mid-air, unconscious.

Seeing this, Li Xuan let out a chuckle. He had merely been testing the waters and didn’t expect the Zhu Dragon to fall for it so easily.

He promptly used his Yuan Qi to catch the tail of the Zhu Dragon from afar, intending to drag it into Tianxingtai.

—007’s good fortune, from this day forth.

"Stop!" Lv Qiluo promptly returned to intervene, "It has an owner, Li Xuan, why are you capturing it? If you bring this Zhu Dragon into Tianxingtai, it will not only be of no help but could also become the eyes and ears for others."

Hearing this, Li Xuan’s grip on the dragon’s tail loosened in surprise.

However, he was still discontented, since Heavenly Court was newly founded and desperate for talent.

Li Xuan’s expression suddenly changed, "Could I possibly employ it to do tasks, like using this Immortal Brew as payment?"

This time it was Lv Qiluo who was stunned, her eyes reflecting uncertainty. "It should be possible, I guess? I’m not certain, but you can try."

Li Xuan truly intended to try.

He coveted not the fighting prowess of the Zhu Dragon but its Divine Skills.

It is said that the progenitor of the Zhu Dragon, ’Zhujiuyin,’ would bring forth night upon closing its eyes, and day upon opening them. With its breath, it could bring winter chill or the heat of summer.

Its eyes were like the blazing sun, capable of emitting powerful rays, and its breath could effect changes in temperature.

Leng Yurou had lately been worried about processes for alloying metals, and the Zhu Dragon would be an excellent solution.

Li Xuan then sighed, "I haven’t found any heaven-sent treasures or Immortal Artifacts in those buildings you mentioned."

So, Li Xuan was still somewhat disappointed this time, although the materials counted by ten thousands pleased him greatly.

But what he cared about more were innate rarities like the innate gourd vine and Jiutian Xirang.

Li Xuan and his Heavenly Court were in dire need of such things now.

"It must have been taken by someone," Lv Qiluo said without any surprise, her expression filled with melancholy, "This so-called ’south Heaven Palace’ is actually the imperial court of Shennong, the Yan Emperor. Back when Buzhou Mountain collapsed, Dijun perished. Haotian Emperor and Taiyi Emperor of the East split the Heavenly Court and established their own domains in the east and west of Luo Great Heaven.

Haotian Emperor relied on the Central Plains region, controlling six levels of heaven; Taiyi Emperor depended on the Jiuli tribes and the state of Chu. The war between the two sides was protracted, and countless immortals and gods perished. But beyond these eastern and western Heavenly Courts, there were others who proclaimed themselves emperors, sheltering their territories in the wilderness, just like Shennong, the Yan Emperor. Those who had a place of residence within this Heaven Palace were all former subjects of Shennong, the Yan Emperor, but now—"

Now, Shennong, the Yan Emperor, had vanished into smoke and clouds, and his subjects had all left.

Originally, Lv Qiluo would not dare to speak of this historical record, for fear of alarming those who should not be alarmed.

But now that the entire south Heaven Palace had been collected by Li Xuan into the Tianxingtai, Lv Qiluo no longer had any reservations.

She just needed to ensure her own existence was not detected by those powerful enemies.

As long as these emperors were unaware of her existence, they would only see Li Xuan as an arrogant mortal who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, aspiring to the position of Heaven Emperor, not as a great enemy who could actually threaten their imperial thrones.

Li Xuan, on the other hand, thought to himself that Lv Qiluo had once served in three different palaces, not just for Haotian Emperor, but she even served in the imperial court of Shennong, the Yan Emperor.

Then he heard Lv Qiluo softly chuckle, "You don’t need to be disappointed. Those people can take their own belongings, but they can’t take away the legacy hidden within the Shennong Palace."

Although breaking the forbidden spell within the ’Shennong Palace’ is troublesome and might take several years, once they succeed, Li Xuan’s ’Heavenly Court’ would at least have the potential to rule over a territory independently.

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After returning to the Tianxingtai space once again, Li Xuan hesitated for a long time but eventually decided not to dismantle the makeshift ’Lingxiao Treasure Hall.’

After all, there was still a vast area of the northern Heaven Palace that was unusable,

Before the grand Shennong Palace could be opened, the Heavenly Court also needed a place to discuss state affairs, so for now, it would have to suffice.

Li Xuan then took a bottle of ’Blood Yuanshen Pill’ and happily went to the Tianshi Pavilion.

As the name suggests, the Tianshi Pavilion was the residence chosen for herself by the Young Heavenly Master, Xue Yunrou.

This parlor was located in a secluded area on the southern side of the Immortal Palace. Although it was surrounded by birdsong and fragrant flowers and the scenery was beautiful, it was quite far from the central area of the Heaven Palace,

But Luo Yan and Yue Qianqian also preferred the more out-of-the-way the location, the better. Qianqian and Dugu Biluo had even moved to the very edge.

When Li Xuan entered, he found Xue Yunrou breastfeeding her child.

He gazed at the beautiful sight and involuntarily ’gulp’ swallowed his saliva, feeling an inexplicable thirst.

Fortunately, there was a teacup nearby. Without thinking, Li Xuan picked it up and gulped down the tea inside.

However, as soon as the tea reached his mouth, Li Xuan felt that something was wrong, wondering why the tea tasted like milk.

Xue Yunrou on the couch blushed like blood, "You, what are you doing? That’s not for you. How could you do such a thing?"

She believed that Li Xuan did it on purpose. With Li Xuan’s current heavenly-level sense, how could he not detect what that was?

Li Xuan’s emotions also fluctuated as he smacked his lips, carefully savoring the taste, "Anyway, ’Tiger Head’ can’t finish it all, so why waste it? Originally, I was the one who helped him suck the milk out."

His second son’s nickname was ’Tiger Head’, and the little one was indeed tiger-like and vigorous.

The formal name had not yet been decided. Li Xuan had thought of several names for his two sons, but Xue Yunrou and Luo Yan were not entirely satisfied.

And the child’s grandfather had also sent several letters, wanting to have control over naming the child.

"That’s not right either!"

Xue Yunrou scolded, feeling her body soft and devoid of strength, her voice tender with protest, "You make me feel like a milk cow."

Li Xuan just chuckled, approaching the bed, "Let’s not talk about the milk right now. My dear, look what I brought you? The Blood Yuanshen Pill personally refined by the Yan Emperor, just right for a cultivator to replenish Yuan Qi after giving birth."

Cultivators who give birth won’t end up as weak as ordinary women unable to move.

However, replenishing their Yuan Qi is also especially difficult and takes longer.

This ’Blood Yuanshen Pill’ is just the right remedy to replenish the deficiency in the heavenly-level Yuan Qi.

Li Xuan had already tested it, and the storage capabilities of the south Heaven Palace’s warehouse were quite sufficient.

The potency of these ’Blood Yuanshen Pills’ was unaffected by the passage of time.

"Personally refined by the Yan Emperor? Are you serious?" Yu Hongshang’s eyes lit up as she took the pill bottle in her hand.

But at the same time, Yu Hongshang felt a big hand caress her back and then quietly explore further.

This guy—

Yu Hongshang was a bit confused with passion, as it had been nearly a year since they had done that kind of thing after having the child.

"No!"

Yu Hongshang tried to resist, but she felt her limbs were weak and powerless, as if she had no choice but to let things happen.

However, the next moment, as Yu Hongshang’s body softened and the two of them were about to roll together, the little Tiger Head she had put on one side suddenly started to cry loudly with a ’wah’.

Yu Hongshang panicked, immediately pushing Li Xuan away and holding the child in her arms.

Li Xuan, on the other hand, was pushed by Xue Yunrou with such force that he flew out of the parlor, his face darkening.

He realized that all of his children seemed to be against him—

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