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Chapter 104: The old things of the world, taking away their destiny

Qilin reacted immediately.

He looked at Li Guanyi, and his first reaction was anxiety and worry. He roared softly, and even the flames that had only been flowing and changing on the scales became blazing. Qilin said, "What are you doing here?! It's very dangerous here, and those sorcerers may come back at any time!"

"Leave quickly!"

Li Guanyi did not answer, but just controlled the changes in the formation.

The power of the formation itself covers a very large area, not inferior to that of the top strong men, but controlling the formation is just like pulling the trigger of a crossbow, the required aura is not huge. According to Li Guanyi's current realm, if he is asked to control this formation and transform it into a killing formation, its power will be fully unleashed.

He can't do it.

However, it is not difficult to use one's own Qi to control the changes of the formation and gradually weaken its power. Establishing a formation is extremely mysterious, but destroying it is much simpler.

[Four Symbols Soul Sealing Formation] Under the stimulation of his breath, the evil spirit gradually weakened, and the blockade on Qilin was gradually reduced. At the beginning, Qilin could only be suppressed by the chains and the Bagua copper pillars. At this moment, with Li Guan's movement, the formation above also weakened.

Li Guanyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the core area of ​​this formation is much more complicated, it is still a variation of the "Four Symbols Soul Sealing Formation" and does not deviate from the scope of the 60th volume of the "Emperor's Book of Scripture".

As Li Guanyi went deeper and deeper, he could sense that within the entire formation, there were four forces circulating and changing, circulating with each other, mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, like chains, and together forming the core seal of this large formation.

Dragon, tiger, phoenix and turtle.

They are the four spirits of heaven.

Its changes are mysterious, and coincide with the rotation of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Li Guan responded one by one.

Just like what Zu Wenyuan taught him every day, just like the sparring and dismantling with the silver-haired girl after he returned home every day.

It becomes so familiar that it hardly requires any thought.

Just pick it up and you can break the formation.

Qilin was stunned, looking at the son of an old friend sitting in front of him. He raised his right hand, and his fingers were like swords, which were influenced by the changes in the Qi and wielded as he wished. The mysterious formation that he had tried to break or open for ten years before was slowly being dismantled by his actions.

Accompanied by a crisp sound.

Finally, one of the chains was completely loosened!

Qilin's body, which had been suppressed and crouched, was finally able to stand up straight.

There is no need to maintain the most painful and torturous posture where you can neither lie down nor stand up.

After a moment, the second chain was loosened, and the flames on the Qilin's body flowed and changed, becoming blazing.

Qilin noticed that Li Guanyi was concentrating and knew that this was the critical moment for him. Even though he had all kinds of curiosity and doubts in his heart, he suppressed them and did not disturb him.

Li Guanyi closed his eyes slightly. While he was deducing and disassembling the formation, the Four Symbols Power in his body also changed accordingly. In an instant, the inside of the formation seemed to have turned into Li Guanyi's Dantian. He adjusted the changes in his own power according to the changes in the external formation.

Use water to counter fire.

Use fire to overcome wood.

Thus, the sealing formation of the four outer spirits was slowly dismantled.

The changes in the four inner spirits' abilities are in perfect harmony with each other step by step.

The last step of Hunyuan in the first realm that had been blocking him for a while was finally moved at this moment, and there was a possibility of a breakthrough. When the four spirits were united and his body was completely Hunyuan, it would be the time for Li Guanyi to step into the second level.

But after all, the learning time is too short.

This formation is too complicated after all.

Li Guanyi finally untied the part of the formation that he could break, retracted his palm, and said softly: "This formation is very complicated. Although I have learned the formation diagram."

"It's impossible to untie them all at once, but at least this will make you feel more comfortable."

"I dismantled part of it, leaving only those on the surface. If you lie dormant, it will be hard to detect that the internal blockade has been dismantled. This time I recorded the subsequent changes. When I go out and figure out this part of the formation, I will come back to dismantle it."

Qilin nodded.

Li Guanyi was about to speak again when he suddenly looked startled.

At this moment, he was sitting in the main position of the formation and could feel the subtle changes in the formation. Now, in the southeast, there were ripples, and then they quickly approached. It was the alchemist. This time, he came back in just a quarter of an hour.

Li Guanyi frowned and said, "He's back."

Those who guard the main palace are all sorcerers above the third level.

The training of a sorcerer is several times more difficult than that of a warrior.

There are also few people who practice cultivation.

Therefore, there are not many people who have achieved something, and all of them are considered to be famous in a certain place.

The means are strange and mysterious.

Li Guanzhi is only a warrior of the first realm. If he does not have golden muscles and jade bones, the physical body of an ordinary warrior of this realm cannot defeat a sorcerer of the third realm.

He planned to evacuate immediately, but the enemy came too fast. Li Guanyi erased the traces of himself entering the formation, allowing Qilin to lie dormant as usual. He glanced around, took a step, entered the formation, and hid behind a jungle in the formation.

He placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword and frowned.

I wonder why this warlock came back so early today?
Will what you are most worried about really happen?

Li Guanyi slowed down his breathing and calmed his mind. He had the courage to come because he was fully prepared. He also understood the formation and could use it to slowly evacuate.

But it wasn't just the warlock who came here, but two people.

Except for the sorcerer who was wearing a gray robe, had a goatee and looked to be in his forties.

The other one, a hooded woman, spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Hou Zhongyu, the great sorcerer of the world, actually had to come into his own formation before he dared to talk to a weak woman like me. He is not even as good as a warrior."

"Inside the palace, meeting with a female official in private."

"Aren't you afraid that the emperor's guards will shout and lead the guards to kidnap you and me?"

The forty-something warlock smiled slightly and said, "Just being cautious."

"Besides, this [Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Formation] is the top-notch formation in the world today. It is also located in the Imperial Palace. It is safe to chat here. Miss, don't worry. These few days are the rotation of the Jinwu Guards."

"The new Jinwu Guard is a rebellious young man."

"It took me a few days to figure out his actions."

"At this very moment, he will be practicing breathing exercises in the pavilion garden of Qilin Palace. He will not allow others to disturb him, and no one will come to inspect him. Although he is the emperor's personal guard, he is, after all, born into a noble family and a relative of an aristocratic family."

"Even if they are not good-for-nothings, they are not always responsible for their duties."

"I can guarantee that the Jinwu Guards will not notice our casual conversation now."

Hearing this, Li Guanyi cursed in his heart.

It's really like a thousand-year-old fox has seen a ghost.

Sing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio together.

He had planned everything, but he never expected to meet someone with the same mind as him.

While he was trying to figure out the time of the other person, the other person was also trying to figure out his time, which resulted in the two of them colliding with each other. Li Guanyi suddenly remembered what the ancestor had said, that the variations were less than normal, proving that the sorcerer who presided over the formation had two minds, which was indeed true.

But why did he have a secret meeting with a female official in the palace?
Li Guanyi held the sword with a calm expression.

The sorcerer Hou Zhongyu paused and said, "After all, the confidant of the Queen came to see a man like me, and he was talking about that man. If we are discovered, even if I can kill the Jinwu Guard, you and I will be killed."

The female official remained silent for a moment, and simply said, "...it's good that you know."

Hou Zhongyu said: "After all, it involves that man."

The female official seemed very unhappy and said, "Okay, shut up."

Hou Zhongyu smiled and said:
"There are only you and me here. Do we need to be cautious when discussing such matters? If we are not open and honest, we can just wait until the end, until the day when His Majesty the Emperor personally deposes the Empress. The Empress is banished to the cold palace, and a confidant like you will not have the comfortable life you have now."

"after all……."

"Your Majesty is well aware that the Crown Prince is actually the bloodline of the Regent."

Li Guanyi covered his mouth and subconsciously suppressed his breath.

Even with his temperament, his heart almost beat wildly at this moment.

The prince is the blood of the regent? !

Does the emperor know?
He seemed to know why Concubine Xue was so favored.

The female official seemed to be irritated, her teeth clattered together and made a crisp sound, and she said, "Shut up!"

Hou Zhongyu said calmly, "Shut up? Since the Queen is unwilling to provide what I need, then I don't need to hide anything anymore. I might as well speak openly."

The female official scolded: "You are the one who wants more and more things!"

Hou Zhongyu retorted: "To obtain the blood of the Qilin in order to achieve longevity, one needs to devote all one's energy to this!"

The female officer said, "You!"

She calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, I won't do anything to the prince."

Hou Zhongyu smiled again and said, "Yes, it won't happen. After all, the regent is still alive."

Li Guanyi, who was hiding, held the hilt of his sword tightly, feeling that he might have encountered something extraordinary today. The Regent, that overlord was not killed? Is the current crown prince his bloodline?
Hou Zhongyu sneered, "Your Majesty ordered the burning of the records of Duke Taiping and the Regent. Was it just to cover up the previous actions of the Regent and save the face of the royal family? Duke Taiping came back to attack the Regent in order to maintain the safety of the State of Chen and the stability of the people."

"So, he would never kill the previous emperors like the Regent did."

"Just kill the Regent!"

"That would just give Chen Guo another regent."

"If the name is not right, then the words will not flow. He wants to make the regent's crimes known to the world and punish him according to the law to calm the people's hearts."

"In the fight that day, he injured and defeated the Regent."

"And at that time, the regent had not yet killed the last two emperors he had established."

"It was the current emperor who personally killed them and became the first-in-line heir."

"Everyone thinks that His Majesty is a man who only knows how to weigh the pros and cons, but only a few of us know that it was His Majesty who led the others to choose him, killed the rest of his brothers, and then acquiesced to his wife who was taken over to give birth to the blood of the regent, making him the crown prince."

"For the civil officials and aristocratic families represented by Tan Tai Xian Ming, for Xiao Wuliang who stayed because of this child, and for those military meritorious officials, and even for the forces represented by the Xue family."

"The various forces finally found that they were left with only one choice."

"But--"

The alchemist, who looked to be only in his forties, lowered his eyes.

He still remembered what happened more than ten years ago. The regent had his tendons locked and he had lost his power, but he still sat there quietly. The current emperor was wearing gorgeous clothes and the imperial decoration of twelve tassels, but he was like a beggar receiving alms in front of the lame king.

The Regent lowered his eyes, still holding the imperial seal in his hand, and threw it away, saying:

"So much."

"Take it!"

What a heroic demeanor, such a overlord.

Your Majesty, after all, you are not as good as me.

I am not a king.

It is photography.

The Taoist priest said softly, "Just as you said, why does His Majesty favor Concubine Xue so much? Because Concubine Xue's son is his bloodline. Once he is born, His Majesty will definitely make him the crown prince."

"Empress Tantai, you are feeling very uneasy, right?"

"Even though her father is Prime Minister Tan Tai and her mother is the eldest daughter of the Lu family; even though the Regent left behind his strongest general Xiao Wuliang when he left, His Majesty's heart is not with her, but her opponent is the Xue family, one of the three largest merchants in the world."

"And the Xue family is still the Duke of Xue recognized by His Majesty the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou."

"Empress Xue is pregnant."

"You are already a prince, which is a rare and noble fate."

"She'll still be afraid, won't she?"

The female official stopped talking. This was the current dispute in the court of Chen State.

Hou Zhongyu said, "But if I tell you that the fierce tiger of the Xue family and the father of Queen Tantai were all deceived by your majesty, what do you think?"

The female official was stunned, then became excited: "You, you mean!"

Hou Zhongyu said: "Your Majesty will not touch the crown prince, but he will not allow Concubine Xue's son to become the crown prince. In that year, he had an illegitimate child, and he has been hiding this son very well."

"Balance cannot last forever. The conflict between the two sides will eventually erupt."

"When the Xue family, a wealthy merchant family, and the Empress's family, headed by aristocratic civil servants, collide and both suffer losses, his real son will appear, clean up everything, and reap the benefits."

"At that time, His Majesty will 'abdicate' the throne to this collateral descendant who is not his 'biological son'."

"That's abdication. It's an act of the Holy Emperor that the civil officials and the nobles will praise and write about. He will eventually go down in history as the Holy Emperor, and his true son will own a country full of achievements after the conflict breaks out."

"And the Xue family and the queen are just pawns in his eyes—"

"So, Duke Taiping and Yue Pengwu, two people who were witnesses of what happened back then but whose hearts were too strong to be won over, have to die."

Hou Zhongyu said: "They are doing this for the people and the world, so they can expand their territory."

"But how could they forget? How could they forget?"

"If they live, the Emperor's throne will be unstable!!!"

"It will leave a stain on his history!"

"The young man who had once raised his cup to drink with them and got drunk with them under the moonlight, full of youthful vigor, was already dead when he sat on the throne."

"Whether the country's territory is expanding and the people are living in peace are all good things, but the most important thing is whether the throne is still owned by the Chen family. The most important thing is whether I can leave my name in history after my death!"

"I still look like I'm sixty-seven with my black hair."

"I witnessed the departure of the Regent. The price for the overlord to survive was Xiao Wuliang's willingness to guard the State of Chen. When the Regent left, he told Duke Taiping that his legs had been broken and he had lost most of his martial arts. The people thought he was dead and cheered."

"But he still has to live."

"The regent said that only if he is alive can the Duke of Taiping live."

"It's a pity that even the murderous and ruthless Regent didn't think of it."

"The current emperor's state of mind is so cruel. He can even abandon such a national god. So after the dust settles, the three-meter white silk prepared for the queen must have been in the box."

"The Xue family's wealth is also the foundation for the next generation of emperors to rule the world."

The female official's expression gradually turned paler.

The slender fingers were trembling slightly.

Hou Zhongyu smiled and said, "So, do you want to cooperate with me?"

"I can tell you, Your Majesty, who your Majesty's illegitimate child is. All I need is for you to prepare enough food for me to refine the elixir of immortality."

The female official gritted her teeth and said, "You, using this as a threat, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

The Taoist priest said calmly, "If you can't live forever, whether you live to be seventy or a hundred, you are just an ant. Rather than dying on your sick bed, you might as well indulge yourself. What's the harm in dying? We will all return to dust together."

This kind of demeanor made the female official feel depressed.

No matter whether they are good or evil, the great thieves and heroes in the world have a bearing that she cannot compare to.

The Taoist priest said calmly, "Besides, stealing destiny has happened before."

"The fate of the son of Duke Taiping."

"I took it myself."

(End of this chapter)