Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 437: The Emperor's Aura, Fighting in the Clouds! (Two in One)

The unicorn was no longer frightened, and its own carriage went ahead. King Cui no longer paid attention to King Rui and went towards Yundi City on the island.

In fact, the unicorn was suddenly frightened just now, which was very strange in itself, and it was hard not to think that it was caused by human beings.

Or, it could be said that Prince Rui was just looking for trouble on purpose to make Prince Cui unhappy.

Originally thought this move would be able to dampen King Cui's enthusiasm, but unexpectedly Song Changming's strength exceeded expectations and did not let King Cui lose face just now.

Prince Narui watched Prince Cui leave, and the faint smile on his face gradually faded.

"Don't let me down when the fight in the clouds comes." King Rui said slowly.

"Don't worry, my king. I will make that kid suffer. If he knows what's good for him and surrenders to you, then we'll let him go. Otherwise, he won't have any more time to practice in the future!" Gao Qiuchi said in a cold voice.

He was not satisfied with his performance just now.

If King Rui hadn't stopped him, he would have taken real action just now and let that kid know what a true martial arts master is!

On the other side, Song Changming had temporarily put what had just happened behind him. He sat in the carriage, looking at the scenery of the island along the way.

This island on the sea is extremely valuable.

Both sides of the road are planted with spiritual plants, and any land that can be cultivated has been turned into fields and planted with crops or medicinal plants.

Thanks to the rich spiritual environment here, the growth conditions for these plants are excellent, and when they grow up, they are all full of spiritual energy.

Even rice grains are no exception.

The spiritual rice supplied by the outside world to various powers for consumption is basically grown on the islands in the sea.

Song Changming had also been in the palace, accepted the hospitality of Queen Cui, and eaten this kind of spiritual food.

I can only say that compared to ordinary grains, this is truly a special food for warriors.

When the farmers and travelers along the way saw the carriage passing by, they all took off their hats and hoods and bowed to the carriage.

They all recognized the nobility of this carriage. The thirty-six kings all had extremely high power and status in Yunzhou.

If an ordinary person is disrespectful to the king, he will be thrown into prison for a lesson.

As the carriage passed by, at a certain moment, a high white wall appeared in front of Song Changming.

The wall is boundless and not square. It is a huge round wall with flags hanging high on the top of the wall, fluttering in the wind.

There is only one simple ancient character on the flag.

cloud.

This is the center of the state, the residence of the emperor, Yundi City!

Coming here, you will see the pinnacle of power of the Yunzhou human race!

"What a powerful talisman array"

Song Changming was the first to notice the rune power flowing on the city wall.

There is the power of the talisman array in the sea, and there is also a talisman array on the island that is gathering spiritual energy.

And in this imperial city, there are still high-level talisman formations arranged.

In the past, Song Changming had only seen the sixth-level talisman formation set up by Grandpa Qianyuan.

That was a powerful formation that could resist the invasion of martial arts masters and great monsters.

And right now, the strength of the talisman arrays that appeared was much stronger than the sixth-level talisman array set up by Qian Yuan.

Obviously this is a higher level of talisman power!
Song Changming was not sure about the specific power of the talisman formation on the city. He thought that even if an ordinary martial arts master or a big monster came, the end would not be good.

Thinking of this, this imperial city suddenly gave him an invisible sense of oppression.

If he was in the main city of Cuibai, he would still be able to escape.

And if he committed a crime in this imperial city, he would have no confidence at all in escaping from the city!

In addition, this sense of oppression also comes from the supreme imperial aura emanating from this city.

The imperial aura is invisible and colorless, seemingly illusory, but it really exists.

This is closely related to the theory of destiny.

If the identity of the emperor is orthodox, it means that he is recognized by heaven and earth, just like he is in charge of the world on behalf of heaven and has tremendous divine power.

This imperial city is suppressed by the emperor's aura, making people afraid.

Under the majesty of the emperor, it would be difficult for ordinary people to even have the thought of disobeying the emperor, let alone doing anything disobedient.

The more sensitive a person is, the more he can feel this powerful pressure at this moment.

It seemed as if there was a pair of eyes staring at him all the time.

This is what Song Changming felt at the moment.

In fact, although he had just arrived in this imperial city, he had experienced similar feelings in his early years.

At that time, it was on the other side of the abyss, during the former Great Han Dynasty.

There is also imperial power and throne there. When he went to the capital, saw the palace, the emperor and the prince, he could vaguely feel the heavy sense of oppression.

The two are very similar, but the intensity of the pressure is very different.

The carriage drove into the city gate without being stopped by the silver-armored soldiers guarding it.

King Cui’s face is the best pass.

After entering the city, Song Changming felt that the familiar feeling from the past had returned.

The urban areas, the downtown areas, the shouting, the streets, the restaurants and teahouses, and the common people are essentially not much different from ordinary human cities everywhere; they are all human cities!
It’s just that the imperial city is bigger, more prosperous, and there are more warriors coming here.

"That is Emperor Yun's Yunzhong Palace." In the carriage, King Cui looked through the window at the golden palace in the distance and said.

Song Changming also glanced sideways and saw the golden palace high up in the sky, surrounded by spiritual energy and mist, as if it was sitting on the clouds.

Yunzhong Palace is also the name of the Yun Emperor's palace.

"It's somewhat different from what I imagined." Song Changming said to himself.

All the way to the island, all you see is flawless pure white.

The port, the ship, the white marble road, the walls of Yundi City, etc. are all as white as the clouds in the sky.

He thought that Emperor Yun loved white, so the palace should also be white.

But I didn't expect it to be all golden, without a single bit of white.

However, the steps outside the palace were still made of white jade, and in the spiritual mist they looked like stone steps ascending to heaven.

It is said that there are more than 5,000 steps. It is the existence of these stairs that makes the imperial palace look like it is in the clouds from afar, and the Palace in the Clouds got its name from this.

The carriage passed the stairway to heaven without stopping.

The imperial banquet has not yet begun. Even if Prince Cui wants to enter the palace, he needs to be summoned personally by Emperor Yun.

The carriage took them to an urban area not far from the Yunzhong Palace.

The urban area is full of mansions, some of which are similar to the core urban area of ​​Cuibai main city.

This place is also the residence of many royal relatives.

All the kings who came from afar stayed here, waiting for their time to come.

It has always been this way.

The carriage soon stopped in front of a mansion with the words "Cui Wang Mansion" engraved on its door lintel.

"More than 20 years have passed in a flash." After getting off the carriage, King Cui looked at the mansion in front of him and sighed.

Since he was crowned king, he returned to this mansion less and less frequently, and after that he would basically only come back for a short stay on the days of the emperor's banquets.

When I come back next time, another twenty-five years will have passed.

"Welcome your Majesty!"

The servants greeted him at the door and knelt down and kowtowed to King Cui.

"Get up, is there anything going on at home?" asked King Cui.

"My king, everything is fine." The old servant said respectfully.

"Yes." Prince Cui nodded and took Song Changming into the palace.

There are only a few servants taking care of the daily affairs in this mansion, and there is no owner living there on weekdays.

As for the Hu family behind King Cui, they had already moved to Cuibai Road with King Cui.

This is also the rule issued by Emperor Yun.

After being crowned king, the royal family is not allowed to stay in the imperial city, and their members are not allowed to serve as officials in the imperial city.

The royal family can only be active in their fiefdoms, which is one of the main reasons why King Cui comes back less and less frequently. On the other hand, it is also to avoid suspicion.

After being crowned king, theoretically both he and Hu had reached the pinnacle of power and it would have been difficult for them to go any further.

Privately, he could not extend his hands to the territories outside his fiefdom, especially the Imperial City, otherwise he would surely get into trouble.

That night, Queen Cui invited Song Changming to drink in the courtyard.

"This is Yunqiu wine, which is quite popular among the royal family. It is suitable for drinking in the cool and refreshing autumn season."

Queen Cui introduced and took the initiative to pour wine for Song Changming, which made Song Changming somewhat flattered.

After all, the other party is the king. No matter how much he humbles himself, pouring wine for him is still a bit too much.

Song Changming took a sip of the wine in the glass. The wine had a mellow aroma, a slightly sweet taste, and a mellow and dense mouthfeel. It was indeed a rare good wine.

The most important thing is the spiritual energy in the wine, which can enter his stomach along with the wine and continuously regulate his body.

After just one glass of wine, Song Changming felt that his body was somewhat nourished.

With his current physical strength, being able to bring him such a feeling is something that ordinary medicinal wines can hardly achieve.

It goes without saying that the raw materials for this wine must all come from this spiritual sea area.

At the dinner table, Prince Cui was in high spirits and talked about many interesting things from his early years in the Imperial City.

Song Changming listened quietly and responded from time to time.

It was not until three rounds of wine had passed that Prince Cui turned the topic back to the imperial banquet.

"Did Hu Zhong tell you about the fight in the clouds before he came?" asked King Cui.

"Fighting in the clouds?" Song Changming shook his head.

"Oh, this is my negligence." King Cui said with a light exclamation.

He thought Hu Zhong had already informed Song Changming.

“The so-called fight in the clouds is also a part of the emperor’s banquet. I don’t know when it started and this part has been held every year.

Simply put, each place selects one person to fight on behalf of the king, and they compete with each other to show their bravery, and you are naturally the only one to fight on behalf of this king. "King Cui explained to Song Changming.

"Sure enough." Song Changming expected that he would be arranged to go with them, and there must be other tasks.

The only opportunity for all the kings to gather together is during the Imperial Banquet.

As both of them were crowned kings of Yunzhou, it was natural that they would make comparisons when they met.

The development of the fiefdom is measured by reported political achievements, and its prestige is determined by the will of the people. Only the cultivation strength of each king is difficult to compare.

It is impossible for kings to easily give in and fight in public under such circumstances.

It would be fine if they won, but if they lost, they would be too embarrassed to continue sitting in front of Emperor Yun.

That’s why there is the battle in the clouds, where subordinates fight on behalf of their respective kings, so that winning or losing will not be too embarrassing.

This can also prove from the side that each fiefdom is full of talented people.

"So the King Narui whom I met before was represented in the battle by the man wielding the sword." Song Changming recalled the martial arts master who had fought with him.

"It must be Gao Qiuchi. I have an impression of this man. Twenty-five years ago, he was the one who defeated the Donghuo I sent out.

At that time, he was only a warrior at the innate perfection realm, but now, more than 20 years have passed, and he has indeed entered the grandmaster realm. "King Cui nodded.

"In that case, why doesn't the king choose Marshal Hu? After all, he is already a martial arts master, and the outcome of another battle is uncertain." Song Changming asked.

Since everyone can send a martial arts master, it would undoubtedly be safer for King Cui to bring Hu Donghuo.

Even though Hu Donghuo had been defeated before, that was twenty-five years ago, and he was at the Innate Realm.

After such a long time, it’s hard to say who will win.

Although he is strong enough, he has not yet reached the Grandmaster level, so he will most likely be looked down upon when he appears.

Queen Cui also has her own considerations and explanations for choosing to bring Song Changming along.

This fight in the clouds is not completely without rules, and anyone can be sent to the stage at will.

Otherwise, judging from the strength of cultivation alone, King Cui would definitely bring the Grand Marshal Hu Zhong, or even discuss with the Su family to bring the old master of the Changsheng family to support the situation.

In fact, Emperor Yun had already made the rules of the Yunzhong Fight clear at an imperial banquet.

Only younger generations can be sent to participate, and they must be talents trained under the various kings.

If we send those who are old or have achieved success to fight, the original meaning of Yunzhongdou will be lost.

Emperor Yun also didn't want to see a few old men brandishing swords and knives under his nose.

Naturally, no one dared to go against Emperor Yun's wishes.

Because of this rule, King Cui’s actual range of choices is not large, only Song Changming and Hu Donghuo.

There is also a default unspoken rule in Yunzhongdou.

For the sake of relative fairness, and to prevent boring scenes of bullying in front of Emperor Yun, in most cases, people of the same level of cultivation would be arranged to duel.

That is, a warrior in the innate realm will face a warrior in the innate realm, and a martial arts master will face a martial arts master. This is the arrangement.

If someone wants to challenge a warrior of a different level of cultivation, they must obtain consent from both parties.

It was precisely because of this unspoken rule that King Cui chose Song Changming, wanting to give full play to his true strength that far exceeded his cultivation level.

Compared with Hu Donghuo, who had just entered the Grandmaster realm not long ago, when fighting against other martial arts masters from all over Yunzhou, he was far less powerful than Song Changming, who had the advantage of being at the Innate Realm.

During this trip, King Cui did not want Song Changming to compete with those martial arts masters to determine who is better, but to lock on to the innate realm and be invincible. This would also make him proud and even draw praise from Emperor Yun.

After listening to what King Cui said, Song Changming, who was standing by, understood his intention.

According to this usage, it is indeed more cost-effective for him to play, and such an opportunity will most likely only come once.

By the time of the next emperor's banquet, Song Changming would most likely have broken through to the martial arts grandmaster level, and would no longer have the confidence to sweep through the innate realm like he did this time.

"Haha, to be honest, I am looking forward to your performance this time. I will let those guys know that my Cuibai Dao is also full of talented people!"

When King Cui talked about this, he shook the wine in his glass and suddenly laughed out loud.

Compared with the past, this time he is no longer here to run for company, but to hold his head high, so his mood is naturally completely different!

(End of this chapter)