The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 778 - 559: Let the Emperor Come

Chapter 778: Chapter 559: Let the Emperor Come

At this moment, Li Yi was still unaware of everything happening inside the Imperial Palace in the Capital.

He was currently sitting on a flower boat, which was parked in the middle of the lake, completely still, as if frozen in place. Under the vast starlit sky, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth seemed to form a windstorm of energy, converging towards this spot and swiftly flooding into his body.

Li Yi held a magic seal between his fingers, his entire body enveloped in strands of Incense Fire Belief Power, a force he had gathered previously in the Capital.

Though he had only given a simple pointer to a passerby, his image was seen by people who mistook him for an Immortal descending from the heavens. In less than two hours, he had already received Incense Fire Belief Power, and as time passed, this power continued to increase, relentlessly pouring in from all over the Capital.

The legend of the Immortal, the Taiyi Immortal, was spreading throughout the Capital.

The more people knew, the more the Incense Fire Belief gathered.

Though not lasting long, in the short term, it was sufficient for cultivation.

After all, he was walking the path of using the false to cultivate the true; the Incense Fire Belief Power was just borrowed, not relied upon.

"Rather than slowly filling the acupoints, it’s better to open them first, leaving a seed. Later, when I leave this world, I can slowly accumulate, and progress won’t be delayed." Although Li Yi had opened up the fifteenth acupoint at the moment, his strength had not transformed because his fifteenth acupoint was not yet perfected.

Neither Qi-Blood had been filled in, nor Golden Qi collected, no Heart Fire tempered, only a rudimentary form remained.

But he found this did not hinder him from continuing to open acupoints.

At this thought.

Li Yi closed his eyes, unmoving, continuing to use the Incense Fire Belief Power to find the sixteenth acupoint.

With the previous experience, this time he attempted boldly and swiftly, without worrying about taking the wrong path, as the Incense Fire Belief Power would not harm him.

And this time.

Li Yi was somewhat shocked.

After only trying three times, he had successfully found and opened the sixteenth acupoint—a speed vastly different from before.

"Why is this happening?"

He carefully explored, and there was only one possibility: he had more Incense Fire than before, and with more Incense Fire, it seemed like everything he wished for could be achieved, aiding his cultivation and change.

Li Yi left a Qi-Blood seed, waiting for future growth, then bypassed the sixteenth acupoint to attempt opening the seventeenth acupoint.

This time, the speed of opening slowed significantly.

Relying on the current Incense Fire Belief Power, he tried over ten times before succeeding, yet even with this, he was still greatly astonished.

"I understand now; the more Incense Fire I have, the faster the acupoints open, but as I open more, the difficulty increases... as long as the Incense Fire supports us, it’s not a problem at all; even opening all 365 acupoints of the body isn’t difficult."

At this moment.

Li Yi had a newfound understanding of the Incense Fire Belief Power.

This was simply like cheating.

No.

The path of becoming an Incense Fire God is like cheating; as long as there is enough Incense Fire Belief, an ordinary person can rise to the heavens and roam the earth in a day, with strength comparable to a Cultivator. Although they would fall back to being mortal when the Incense Fire Belief collapses, this power is real, something that cannot be done in any world.

Li Yi felt that cross-border coming to this place was truly the right decision.

After a moment.

The eighteenth acupoint was opened.

Apart from the twelve Heart Acupoints, his Lung Acupoints had already reached six. After opening six more and adopting the Golden Qi from heaven and earth, he could reach the Second Layer of the Five Qi Realm.

However, Li Yi could clearly feel that the speed at which the Incense Fire helped open acupoints was rapidly decreasing.

Fortunately, the Capital still had a continuous stream of Incense Fire gathering, barely keeping up with his cultivation.

When Li Yi opened the twentieth acupoint, though, the Incense Fire Power became somewhat lacking.

Because the difficulty of opening acupoints increased afterwards.

"I really feel like rebelling."

This thought inevitably popped into Li Yi’s mind. If he could gather the Incense Fire of the world, there would be no worry about achieving the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and Five Qi Chaoyuan.

Originally intending to continue cultivating and see if he could open the twenty-fourth acupoint in one go, he now sensed someone boarding the flower boat.

This flower boat had been bought by him with a gemstone.

The ladies and guests on the boat had long been driven away by him, and now this boat was empty.

But now, he sensed the presence of a Cultivator.

"Jinyi Guard Commander Lu Bin, at your service, Taiyi Taoist." Suddenly, a voice rang out, and shortly after, a person had arrived on the deck, bowing respectfully to Li Yi, who was sitting at the bow of the boat.

"Didn’t that Jinyi Guard previously tell you not to disturb this humble Daoist?" Li Yi’s voice was calm, without a trace of emotion.

Commander Lu Bin immediately replied, "In response to the Daoist, His Majesty has commanded that the Daoist visit the Imperial Palace."

"Your Emperor is inviting me?" Li Yi was taken aback for a moment.

He recalled that Prince Xin had gone to find the person suspected of being a cross-border traveler. How did this matter reach the Emperor, or does the Emperor also know of the cross-border traveler and is curious about me? Hence, he invited me to the palace?

Or is the Emperor himself that cross-border traveler?

But that can’t be.

Prince Xin is already twenty-one years old.

The Emperor would have given birth to him at least twenty-one years ago, at a time when Earth’s spiritual energy had not yet recovered. Where would a cross-border traveler come from? So the second possibility is almost non-existent.

"It must be a trap," Li Yi mused inwardly.

If I enter the Forbidden City, my mana would be obstructed, my power would not be at its peak. Encountering danger, I might find myself unable to escape.

Thinking of this.

He calmly said, "I won’t go to the palace. If your Emperor wants to see me, he can come here."

"What?" Commander Lu Bin was somewhat shocked.

This Daoist was truly audacious, actually demanding the Emperor come out of the palace to see him.

He wanted to get angry and draw his sword to teach this Daoist a lesson, but considering that the Daoist was someone His Majesty specifically wanted to invite, he could only suppress this displeasure.

"Daoist, His Majesty of infinite worth cannot personally come here. It would be best if the Daoist follows me to the palace to meet the Emperor. The carriages and horses are ready. If the Daoist does not like them, you may also take this flower boat." Commander Lu Bin said.

Li Yi said, "I will wait here for the Emperor. If he truly wants to see this humble Daoist, he will leave the palace himself. If not, I won’t force matters."

He thought if that cross-border traveler was indeed his father, he would surely appear. If he refused to show himself, then whether he was his father or not no longer mattered. He would turn and leave the Capital, travel the land, gather incense fire belief, cultivate for a while, and then cross into another realm.

"Daoist, His Majesty waits in the palace. Please, could you make an exception and not make things difficult for me?" Commander Lu Bin pleaded.

Li Yi said, "You only need to return with the message."

Commander Lu Bin hesitated slightly.

"What arrogance! You dare demand the Emperor to come see you, not fearing death?"

Just then, a small boat came from the northern part of the Capital, drifting along the river. Sitting on it was a middle-aged man with a long beard, holding an oar. But in Li Yi’s eyes, it was not an oar, but a great sword, buzzing with Divine Light, extraordinarily intimidating.

Li Yi took a glance and laughed immediately, "I wondered who it was. Turns out you’re an Incense Fire God. What’s your relation to that National Guardian General Zhang Jiantong?"

The power of incense fire belief of this level, he had only seen on Zhang Jiantong.

Only the Court Official Gods could gather such strength of incense fire belief, materializing from illusion into reality, walking among the cities like ordinary people.

"He is the Southern Guardian General. I am the Northern Guardian General Wang Qijun. I heard of an Immortal in the Capital, so I assumed the guise of a boatman to see if someone was impersonating a god and sullying our Guardian Generals’ reputation," said the middle-aged man called Wang Qijun with a nonchalant demeanor.

"Northern Guardian General? Where are the other three?" Li Yi asked.

Wang Qijun’s eyes widened slightly, "This area belongs to the north."

"I didn’t expect you to partition territories." Li Yi said, "This humble Daoist is not interested in you Guardian Generals. Leave quickly and don’t be a nuisance."

"Disrespecting the Emperor, disregarding the law, not even putting the Guardian Generals in your eyes, how can such a demon Daoist be allowed in the Capital, he should rightfully be executed." Wang Qijun was furious, then slowly stood, gripping his great sword, brimming with killing intent.

At the moment, Jinyi Guard Commander Lu Bin was startled by this and immediately said, "General, His Majesty has commanded that Taoyi Daoist enter the palace."

"This demon Daoist defies the Holy Decree, refusing to enter the palace. How can he be allowed to remain? Once I capture this demon Daoist, I will turn him over to you to escort back to the palace to meet His Majesty." Wang Qijun took a step forward, off the small boat, incense fire energy swirling around his feet. His ragged clothes dissipated, transforming into a grand black armor, mighty and majestic.

Li Yi merely let out a cold snort, "You think that with my Immortal title spreading in your territory and gathering incense fire belief power, you’re unhappy and want to silence me? If you want to move against me, just do it, no need for pretentious words."

"Seeking death." Having his thoughts exposed, Wang Qijun no longer restrained himself, revealing his Divine General true form, wielding the national guardian great sword, and slashing it down.

In an instant, a brilliant Divine Light lit up between heaven and earth, cutting down like a sword light. Though mortals could not see it, fierce winds rose sharply, thunder spread across the sky.

"Very well, today this humble Daoist shall cut you down, this Guardian General." Li Yi was undaunted, his Daoist robe transformed into a Red Feather Purple Gold Armor, with mana infused into it, the Middle Grade Dao Artifact emitted Red Cloud Light, and a red Divine Bird soared with a loud cry, rushing to meet the descending blade light.

Boom!

The power of incense fire belief clashed with a Middle Grade Dao Artifact, their fierce power almost overturned the whole lake.

"Not good."

Jinyi Guard Commander Lu Bin was shocked to the core and quickly retreated swiftly. The aftershocks of such a battle were not something he could endure. If caught in it, he would truly die.

"Quickly report this to His Majesty."

As he frantically retreated, he also issued his command.