Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 690 Assassination of Ziwei

"I didn't think it through and caused you trouble, Your Majesty..." Xiao Wanjun continued to apologize nervously.

Although she once held the secular power of the Great Qi Dynasty and witnessed too many ups and downs in the world, and thought she had extraordinary self-control, when she was so close to Gu Xu and smelled his scent, she still couldn't help blushing and her heart beating fast.

She lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to look him in the eye.

But at the same time, she couldn't help but secretly glance at his face out of the corner of her eye.

This was a face she saw every day and it couldn't be more familiar.

However, every time they met, she was still amazed by his impeccable appearance.

It's not just about looks.

In her eyes, Gu Xu was like an unfathomable vast ocean.

If it were someone else, after spending some time together, she would always be able to quickly understand the other person's personality and temper.

But the longer she spent with Gu Xu, the more she could feel his uniqueness, and the more she discovered his fascinating charm.

At first she admired his talent and intelligence.

After he unified the wilderness and ruled the world, she deeply admired his vision and courage.

And ever since she began to accompany him, assisting him in handling state affairs and compiling martial arts secrets, she was even more amazed at his great responsibility and his ability to lead the world.

She realized that she might have inadvertently developed a vague admiration for this young emperor who was seven years younger than her.

After all, loving beauty and admiring strength are women's nature, and Gu Xu has both.

In addition, there may also be the gratitude between the monarch and his subjects, and the mutual understanding between close friends.

However, for a long time, Xiao Wanjun only dared to bury this emotion deep in her heart and did not dare to express it easily.

She is a descendant of the previous dynasty and a mortal with no accomplishments.

There is never a shortage of beauties around him, each of whom is both beautiful and capable.

She always felt inferior in front of his concubines.

"With his eyes, he probably wouldn't look down on an ordinary person like me who has nothing but good looks..."

Whenever these thoughts came to her mind, she would abandon all unrealistic fantasies and concentrate on fulfilling her duties.

Of course, Xiao Wanjun didn't know that Gu Xuyuan was not as handsome and elegant as she thought.

Although he seemed calm and composed on the surface, his inner thoughts were simple and vulgar:

"so big!"

"So soft!"

After the two of them slowly landed on the ground, Gu Xu let go of his hand and then walked to the metal puppet. His eyes were as sharp as torches, as if he could see through everything, and he looked up and down at the formation on its body.

"In order for this puppet to work, it needs to be charged with energy by the cultivators in advance, right?" He asked after a moment of silence. "Yes, Your Majesty," Xiao Wanjun replied immediately, "Of course, if it is controlled by the cultivators themselves, they can continue to charge the puppet with energy while controlling it."

"Its energy consumption is so huge, it's probably hard for ordinary practitioners to support it, right?"

"Indeed, it requires a cultivator who has reached at least the fourth realm to be able to continuously charge it while avoiding being exhausted of its true essence."

"It seems that this puppet has a big flaw and needs to be modified," Gu Xu frowned slightly, "otherwise, its energy will be consumed too quickly and it may become unusable right after it goes on the battlefield. It is really a waste of talent to let a cultivator above the fourth level drive it."

After saying this, he had an idea and took out the Jinghong Pen from Xianyunju and began to paint on the formation on the surface of the puppet with concentration.

Xiao Wanjun watched him busy and focused.

In an instant, a wish surged in her heart, hoping that time could stay at this moment forever.

Under this vast sky, on the top of this rarely visited mountain, she was the only one with His Majesty, and no one else was around.

"Okay," after a while, Gu Xu put away the Jinghong pen and looked at the colorful array on the surface of the puppet. "Now, the energy storage capacity of this puppet has been increased to three times the original, and the energy loss during the operation of the array has been significantly reduced. It only needs to be charged once, and it can be used continuously for at least three hours."

  So fast?

Xiao Wanjun looked at him with wide eyes, somewhat surprised.

She knew that His Majesty had already reached the pinnacle of attainment in the art of talisman formations, but in such a short time, he solved the problem that had troubled her and her fellow monks for so long. Didn't it seem a little too incredible?

Seeing Xiao Wanjun's eyes, Gu Xu smiled and explained: "My clone has been wandering around Momen Qianji City every day recently. I have made some small gains and have made some progress in the art of talisman formations."

He paused, then pointed at the puppet and said, "Try again and let it fly back to the training ground. I guess those monks are anxiously waiting for us!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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The four generals under Tai Shang Haotian - Yu Mo who possesses the power of "stealing", Jia Huan with superb swordsmanship, Chi Shaoxian, a master of formations, and Sima Feng, a top killer, at this moment, relying on the "secret" power stolen from the Night Emperor of the Dragon Clan, quietly crossed the world barrier and descended on the wilderness.

They were not in a hurry to carry out the mission of assassinating Ziwei.

Instead, under the cover of "secret" authority, they began to discuss the next plan.

"I think we should act cautiously. Our first priority is to repair the space channel between the Great Wilderness and the Lingxiao Realm, and then consider the assassination of Ziwei," Yu Mo suggested. "Although Ziwei's cultivation level has only recovered to the seventh level after his resurrection, the means he possesses are unfathomable. Even the Emperor's will projection has been defeated by him.

"Once the space channel is repaired, even if our assassination attempt fails, we can quickly request the Emperor's assistance and have the army of the Spiritual Sky Realm come to support us in time."

"The four of us are all powerful eighth-level masters with authority. Do we still need to be so wary of a seventh-level cultivator?" Jia Huan seemed a little unimpressed by Yu Mo's excessive caution. "Why don't we use our secret authority to rush into Luojing and kill Ziwei before he can react?"

"Jia Huan, you overlooked one point," Sima Feng reminded, "In order to control the Great Wilderness World, the Emperor once set up a 'Heavenly Dragon Formation' in Luojing City, which could gather the national fortunes of the whole world for his own use and exert power beyond his own realm. Ziwei holds an authority called 'rule', which can force the 'Heavenly Dragon Formation' to serve him.

"Therefore, I think that in order to avoid unnecessary accidents, we should choose a time when Ziwei is not in Luojing to take action."

Jia Huan was silent for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Sima Feng's original name was "Wu Feng" and he was once the "Seven Killing Star Lords" under Ziwei.

His understanding of Ziwei far surpassed all of them.

(End of this chapter)