Fairy, listen to my explanation.

Chapter 698 is different.
For a month, most cultivators in the Immortal Kingdom were still immersed in the shock of the Emperor's appearance.

Cultivators from various immortal kingdoms always speak of the Qin Emperor with utmost praise and reverence. The differences between immortal kingdoms do not diminish their admiration for the powerful.

The capital of the Great Qin Dynasty was a scene of great prosperity, like oil being poured on a raging fire, and the grand spectacle of all ethnic groups coming to pay homage was a sight rarely seen in a thousand years.

Inside the palace, envoys from various immortal kingdoms lined up in a long queue, and rare treasures were piled up like mountains. An envoy from the Southern Wilderness was kneeling in devout worship, his forehead pressed to the ground, and he even deliberately kept his breathing quiet, for fear of disturbing this sacred palace.

Various powers offered their tributes, even though none of them saw the Qin Emperor.

The envoys from various forces dared not complain. Some well-informed people knew that on the second day after Emperor Qin broke through, an envoy from the Holy Heaven Academy arrived and invited the Emperor to the Heavenly Mansion Continent.

"The Emperor's prestige is truly unparalleled throughout history."

An elderly monk with white hair gazed at the majestic palace, his cloudy eyes filled with awe: "I have lived for over three hundred years and have never seen such a magnificent sight."

Beside him, several young cultivators trembled with excitement: "We heard that even the Holy Heaven Academy sent an envoy to invite us. That's the legendary Heavenly Abundance Continent!"

Deep within the palace, in a courtyard shrouded by a nine-layered barrier of mysterious ice, Qin Changyi sat as still as a pine tree.

As a half-saint realm cultivator, he didn't need to deliberately observe; he could take in the endless stream of pilgrims.

Even if the Qin Emperor is not in the capital, there is no need to worry about anyone daring to act recklessly here.

At this moment, his half-closed eyes reflected the prosperity of the capital, yet revealed a trace of barely perceptible worry.

He could clearly sense the flow of energy in every part of the capital, but he couldn't find that familiar figure... Qin Chu.

"Two fundamental forces."

Qin Changyi tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, each tap causing tiny ice crystals to condense in the air: "How could it just vanish into thin air?"

This pillar, who may have mastered two primal powers and was second only to the Qin Emperor, seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace.

When the Qin Emperor left, he gave no further instructions, which caused Qin Changyi great distress.

A half-saint who controls two primordial powers is no weaker than an emperor who can draw upon the power of destiny. Logically speaking, it's impossible for Crown Prince Qin to have been in seclusion for so long.

Suddenly, the silence of the courtyard was broken by light footsteps. Qin Lingyue, dressed in a plain white dress, appeared outside the courtyard gate like an ice and snow elf. The ice crystal mark between her brows shimmered with a faint light, a symbol of her innate ice-attribute Dao spirit body.

"Elder Yi".

Qin Lingyue called out softly, her voice like the tinkling of an ice spring.

"Lingyue, please don't stand on ceremony here. Come in and have a seat."

Qin Changyi's expression softened instantly. Facing the princess who shared the same ice-attribute Dao spirit body as him, his eyes softened, and a kind smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

After Qin Lingyue took her seat, the old man raised his hand and set up a soundproof barrier: "Have you encountered any difficulties in building the path?"

Qin Lingyue nodded slightly, her slender fingers tracing a line in the air. A faint, icy blue Dao pattern appeared, but it suddenly dissipated just as it was about to take shape. She frowned slightly: "The seventieth step of Dao building still cannot be stabilized."

"Let me take a look."

Qin Changyi extended his withered hand, and a wisp of pure ice-attribute essence slowly flowed into Qin Lingyue's body. In an instant, the temperature of the entire courtyard plummeted, and exquisite ice flower patterns condensed on the ground.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the profound exchange of Daoist principles. As the sun set, Qin Lingyue finally opened her eyes, a glimmer of enlightenment flashing within them.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Yi."

Under Qin Changyi's guidance, Qin Lingyue made great progress.

The path to enlightenment is extremely difficult. Even if the Great Dao is revived, building one's own Great Dao ladder is not something that can be done overnight.

Fortunately, there was someone in the royal family who could guide and enlighten her.

"Go. Since His Majesty the Emperor has allowed you to stay in the capital, you no longer need to worry about the Martial Domain. Focus on building your Dao."

Qin Changyi gestured. Qin Lingyue responded softly, walked to the front of the hall, paused slightly, and hesitated to speak.

"Something on your mind?"

Qin Changyi noticed her hesitation and asked.

"Elder Yi, have you noticed that Father seems to be..."

Qin Lingyue bit her lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, her slender fingers gently clenching the hem of her clothes, her voice unconsciously becoming almost imperceptible: "It's a little different now."

Thinking of the unfamiliar look in her father's eyes after his breakthrough, a heartbreaking sadness appeared on her breathtakingly beautiful face.

"Your Majesty has attained the throne of Emperor and shoulders the responsibility for the rise and fall of the human race. Naturally, you cannot be compared with others."

Qin Changyi's pupils contracted, but the movement was fleeting. He stroked his beard, his expression calm, and his voice indifferent.

"But……"

Qin Lingyue couldn't help but turn around.

Because they both possessed innate ice-attribute Daoist bodies, Qin Changyi took good care of her, their relationship being comparable to that of grandfather and granddaughter. He was also one of the few people in the royal family with whom she could confide her innermost thoughts.

"Go, just focus on building the road, don't let your mind wander."

Qin Changyi seemed to have guessed her thoughts, interrupting her from speaking by waving his hand in a gesture.

As soon as Qin Lingyue's figure disappeared from sight, the air in the hall suddenly froze, the temperature plummeted, and the kind expression on Qin Changyi's face instantly turned to ice.

……

Qin Yu spent almost every day in his natal space, and through his daily cultivation during this period, he increasingly felt the changes in the Daoist energy around him.

[Cultivation Level: Mid-Nascent Soul Stage (96%)]

[Innate Constitution: Dao Spiritual Body (Fire Seed Value 837760/4000000)]

[Mental Strength: Mid-Level Microscopic (Spark Value 837760/400000) (Can Break Through)]

[Earth Attribute Daoist Power: 99%]

[Metal-type Daoist Power: 86%]

[Lightning Attribute Daoist Power: 86%]

[Light Attribute Daoist Power: 70%]

[Fire Attribute Daoist Power: 65%]

[Ice Attribute Daoist Power: 25%]

[Wood Attribute Daoist Power: 18%]

Qin Yu glanced at the flames. In addition to his cultivation being about to break through, his earth-attribute Dao power was also nearing perfection.

He didn't know much about the Half-Saint Realm, which is beyond the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Although she has four young wives at the Half-Saint Realm by her side, the Empress Dowager is an auspicious being with a powerful bloodline. Even though she is not yet an adult, she has already mastered strength no weaker than that of a Half-Saint Realm cultivator.

Tu Yaoyao, Tu Jiujiu, and the Flower Fairy are not much different. Unlike human cultivators who build their Dao step by step, they awaken their bloodline power and thus control their origin.

Aside from the Empress who was in seclusion and the other four, Yan Yu, the most accomplished of the young wives, had only reached the 80th step of the Dao Establishment stage, and her understanding of earth-attribute Dao power was even less than that of Qin Yu.

Qin Yu sensed that the Daoist power displayed on the flames was somewhat different from what was recorded in the books in the Hall of Ten Thousand Classics.

(End of this chapter)