There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Chapter 453 March
When Xia Yao saw Jiang Cun, she tried her best to make a happy expression. However, as the magic on her became more and more intense, many desires were suppressed to the lowest level, especially the love between men and women, so her happy expression was a bit uncomfortable. nature.

"How is His Majesty doing now?" She looked for a topic to make the atmosphere less awkward.

"Same as yesterday, he can barely maintain his condition. Don't worry, he can still persist and will not delay the succession ceremony in a month." Jiang Cun felt Xia Yao's resistance, and deep in his heart he had the idea of ​​bringing Xia Yao with him. The thought of returning to the southeastern sea area, but he knew that even if he could escape all difficulties, he could not escape Xia Yao's changed state of mind.

After a brief thought, Jiang Cun suppressed his unhappiness and decided not to let himself live so tiringly. Then, a sudden smile appeared on his face and he said, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"kindness!"

Xia Yao's attention was all on the Dahua Palace, and he didn't notice Jiang Cun's sudden change in mind.

The two entered the gate side by side, and the honor guard following behind them was stopped by the priest guarding the main hall. After a while, they walked to the door of the Zen room deep in the palace.

It turned out that the deputy commander of the guard and the sacrificial captain who were guarding the gate of the Zen room were no longer there, replaced by two star gods of the third realm. When they saw Jiang Cun and Xia Yao, they simultaneously drew out a magic formula with their left hands, and a line with black light spots. Green light flashed past the two of them.

Jiang Cun originally didn't like this kind of monitoring, but at this moment, perhaps because he had figured out some things, he nodded to the two Three Realm Star Gods with understanding after the monitoring. The two Star Gods felt Jiang Cun's friendly eyes and naturally It's a polite return of courtesy.

Enter the Zen room.

The substantial golden light still exists, the smell of the incense burner is stronger, and there is a set of chessboards under the window. A middle-aged man wearing a narrow-sleeved summer gray Taoist coat sits alone on the right side of the chessboard.

"Third Brother!"

Jiang Cunxian greeted the person at the window.

This person is Long Jun's third son Ao Bing, a water cultivator of the Four Realms. When he heard Jiang Cun's greeting, he just nodded slightly, showing no affection in his mood.

Jiang Cun's tone also had no family affection in it, and his greeting was just out of family etiquette.

Looking at the emperor again, he was wearing a thin white long-sleeved gown, sitting cross-legged on a yellow futon on the dragon bed. His whole body was surrounded by golden light, and the fine golden lines on the surface of his exposed skin were more dense than before. He closed his eyes and Eyes open, breathing very slow, consciousness infinitely close to death.

But he did not really die, and still retained his last vitality, which was enough for him to complete the succession ceremony.

When Xia Yao walked to the front of the dragon bed, the two royal guards on both sides immediately retreated to both sides.

"I will adjust my condition in the next month and a half. Next month..." Xia Yao started to speak. When she said this, she paused before continuing: "The 16th next month will be a good day."

Emperor Yuanding, who was on the dragon bed, nodded with difficulty after more than ten breaths.

Seeing this, Xia Yao said nothing more. After bowing deeply, she turned to look at Ao Bing at the window and said, "During my retreat, all affairs in the capital will be handed over to my husband."

"You can rest assured!"

Ao Bing placed a piece on the chessboard, stared at the chessboard and said: "Master Xiaoshanfu will not make any extra moves before this. These more than a month are rare free days, but you..." He looked at Xia Yao, "You If you have any ideas, you can implement them now. Both of you will fight to the death."

"understand!"

Xia Yao let out a breath, "However, the matter has reached the last moment. Mr. Xiao Shanfu and the people behind him must be on tight guard. Any plan is just a castle in the air. Everything still depends on the final competition."

Ao Bing put down the chess piece in his hand, looked at Xia Yao seriously, and said, "Yes, instead of spending energy thinking about those conspiracies, it is better to strengthen yourself. Even if you fail in the game, there will be people in the north to protect you."

"I got it."

After Xia Yao said this, he cupped his hands, then looked at Emperor Yuanding on the dragon bed. After exchanging a few words with the two clan members guarding the emperor, he and Jiang Cun exited the Zen room. After a while, the two of them walked to the front door of the main hall.

"After I retreat, all the power of the cabinet will be in your hands." Xia Yao looked at Jiang Cun.

"Don't worry!" Jiang Cun assured. "kindness!"

Xia Yao nodded, then decisively walked towards her guard of honor and walked deeper into the palace.

Jiang Cun watched Xia Yao's honor guard disappear on the wide stone road, then showed a self-deprecating smile and walked towards the meeting hall.

The palace where Xia Yao retreated was the place where she lived when she was a minor. Before she returned to the palace, it had been abandoned. After the renovation, Xia Yao did not put a plaque on the palace.

Xia Yao returned to the palace and brought one of her female disciples into the main hall. She stood in the center of the main hall and looked at an eight-sided sword in front of her. It was placed in the center of a magical array that connected heaven and earth. The incense belief is closely related to the inheritance altar of the palace.

It is the 'Sword of Heaven' forged by the Xia royal family with the faith of the people.

The name is simple and easy to understand.

"How are the preparations for the sacrifices at Yunhai, Beiyuan Road and Qingpu Road?" Xia Yao asked softly, his eyes looking at the 'Tianjian' in a trance for a moment.

"It's done!" the female disciple next to her responded.

After Xia Yao heard the words, he stretched out his hand, and the 'Heavenly Sword', with bursts of golden light, circled in the air in the hall, and then landed steadily in Xia Yao's hand.

"go a head!"

She took out the specially made scabbard from her storage bag, put the 'Heavenly Sword' into the scabbard, and handed it to the female disciple beside her.

The female disciple respectfully stretched out her hands, took the 'Heavenly Sword' and exited the hall.

Xia Yao turned around and stood looking out at the familiar courtyard. Some memories, either beautiful or sad, appeared in her mind.

After a long time, she seemed to hear the teachings of her elders when she was a child.

With a sigh, Xia Yao used magic to suppress all the emotions in his heart, turned around and walked towards the closed retreat place behind.

After more than ten breaths, a dense magical golden light emerged from the palace, but then it disappeared without a trace.

Outside the meeting hall.

Jiang Cun stopped and looked at the golden light of divine magic flashing past in the depths of the palace. He also sighed silently until the golden light of divine magic completely disappeared before he walked into the meeting hall.

The two sacrificial captains in front of the imperial desk in the main hall were no longer there. Instead, some seventh-grade servants were busy sorting out official documents in the seats at the end. When Jiang Cun walked in, they all clasped their fists and saluted.

"You are busy, so don't worry about me!"

Jiang Cun smiled politely, walked to the center of the hall, and looked at the exquisitely crafted chair behind the imperial desk.

After a while, Jiang Cun smiled "haha" and walked to the seat of the cabinet ministers and sat down. The memorials and official documents on the desk had been processed by Xia Yao, but this was only temporary and new official documents would be sent soon.

No, not long after he sat down, an official document from the Ministry of War was handed over. When he was about to check it, the palace eunuch came over with a deputy commander of the guard.

"Ninth Prince, there is news that spies have reached the northwest region."

"what news?"

"The True Sun Sect wants to build a large Taoist temple in the northwest, but the rebels don't agree. I guess they will clash soon."

(End of this chapter)