Only after becoming emperor did he realize he was in a fantasy world of immortal cultivation.

Early the next morning

Zhou Ru slowly woke up in Lin Ye's arms. Halfway through opening her eyes, she met Lin Ye's handsome face with his eyes still closed. As if confirming something, she blinked again and again.

The chaotic memories returned, and she finally realized that none of this was a dream.

Thinking back to last night, Zhou Ru felt ashamed, angry, and resentful, with various emotions swirling in her heart.

She never imagined that her special skill, meant to lure him into drinking the wine laced with a mind-altering drug, would turn into making this weed's dream come true!

It was also her fault for overestimating this wild emperor. With her seductive arts displayed so fully, it was only natural that the emperor couldn't resist and had no appetite for wine.

If I had been more careful last night, perhaps... I wouldn't have ended up with her.

As Zhou Ru thought this, the unbearable images uncontrollably popped into her mind.

His eyes instantly flashed with a mixture of shame and indignation.

However, since what has happened has already occurred, Zhou Ru will not dwell on it too much.

Moreover, she secretly practiced dual cultivation techniques in the latter half of the night, and perhaps because this wild grass possessed human-like energy, her injuries improved slightly.

Putting aside the fact that Lin Ye was the person she wanted to kill, this person was a very good dual cultivation partner in terms of both appearance and status.

After much deliberation, Zhou Ru reluctantly accepted the fact that the man she had made love with the previous night was also the enemy she wanted to kill.

"What is my beloved concubine thinking about?" Lin Ye's voice suddenly rang in Zhou Ru's ears.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ru subconsciously raised her eyelids, and her gaze inevitably met Lin Ye's smiling eyes.

Although Zhou Ru currently regards Lin Ye as her dual cultivation partner, she still cannot be so direct with him. So she pretends to be shy and turns her head away, saying, "Your Majesty, I am naturally... thinking of Your Majesty."

"Oh? Is that so..." Lin Ye didn't really care about the other person's answer, but since the other person had such "heart," he naturally couldn't "let them down." So, as he spoke, he pulled the person closer to his arms and then said, "Then I..."

Lin Ye then put his unfinished words into action.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and with the mental preparation she had just done, Zhou Ru was no longer so resistant to the increasingly restless hand that was resting on her slender waist.

Half an hour passed in this manner, and the two, their faces flushed, nestled together.

With a beautiful woman in his arms, he felt incredibly comfortable.

He recalled that when he had just consummated his marriage with Zhou Ru, his internal energy had indeed become even more abundant after being nourished by Zhou Ru's yin energy, just as it had been the night before. His expression was one of double joy.

A moment later, Lin Ye turned his head and gently kissed Zhou Ru's cheek, then said, "My dear consort, please rest well today."

After saying this, he got up, dressed, and went out.

At the meeting.

Lin Ye sat upright on the throne, listening attentively to the reports from various departments regarding the construction of the Dan Palace.

After two months, the ministers' reaction to the Dan Palace incident was no longer as strong as it had been at the beginning.

At least there are no more remonstrating officials threatening to bang their heads against a pillar anymore.

After listening to each of them, Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction to each department.

At this pace, the Dan Palace will be completed on time in another month.

After the court session, Lin Ye went straight to the Imperial Martial Hall to continue studying the "Record of the Common Origin of Dao and Qi".

Lin Ye has now mastered the art of controlling Qi and objects quite well, so now he is going to practice the last and most difficult level of this technique—using his own original Qi to condense an unparalleled weapon of destruction out of thin air.

Transform Qi into a sword!

After thinking it over, Lin Ye slowly closed his eyes and focused his mind into his dantian.

Within the lungs, the wisp of Qi, nurtured and refined over time, of unparalleled purity, was the first to be activated.

A cold, sharp, invisible aura, seemingly capable of cutting through metal and stone, emanated from his body.

As he loosely clenched his right palm, a wisp of almost transparent pale white energy, accompanied by a piercing, subtle hiss, slowly emanated from the Laogong acupoint in his palm and condensed in the air about a foot in front of him.

This light did not dissipate, but was stretched and condensed with difficulty under the powerful will of the forest, gradually revealing a three-foot-long, indistinct sword-shaped outline—this was the prototype of the Qi Sword.

As time went by, the Qi within Lin Ye's body continuously surged into his palm, and the sword-shaped outline gradually became clearer and more stable.

He could feel the sharpness of the Qi sword constantly increasing, and each stretch and condensation seemed to be challenging his limits.

His breathing gradually became rapid, but his mind remained focused, tightly controlling the Qi sword.

Suddenly, a faint light shone through the sword's outline, as if the sword itself was gradually awakening.

Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat; he knew this was a sign that the Qi Sword was about to take shape.

He concentrated all his energy, continuously pouring the Qi within his body into the sword-shaped outline, attempting to fully form this Qi sword.

Just then, a violent fluctuation suddenly came from Lin Ye's dantian, and a powerful force of qi surged into his meridians and rushed straight to his palm.

Lin Ye's body jolted violently, his mind almost being scattered by the sudden surge of Qi.

But he gritted his teeth, forcibly calmed his mind, and integrated this Qi into the outline of the sword.

In an instant, the sword-shaped outline emitted a clear sword sound, its light blazing brightly, and a dazzling white light shone from the sword, illuminating the entire hall.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw a three-foot-long transparent Qi sword in his hand, its blade emitting a faint white light and its sharpness fully revealed.

"It's done!" Lin Ye said happily.

Lin Ye then scanned his surroundings, finally fixing his gaze on the giant bronze cauldron a few steps away.

Lin Ye smiled slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. He then raised his hand and swung his sword. A dazzling sword light instantly flew from his palm, heading straight for the bronze cauldron.

The sword's edge flashed like lightning, slicing through the air with a piercing whistling sound.

The bronze cauldron trembled slightly under the impact of the sword's light, emitting a low hum.

Lin Ye's swordsmanship was incredibly precise; the sword light left a shallow mark on the cauldron, but it did not penetrate it.

"It's not enough," Lin Ye said, somewhat disappointed.

He frowned, his gaze returning to the newly formed Qi sword.

Although the sword had taken on the shape of a sword, Lin Ye could sense that the sword's Qi was not yet solid enough, and its shape was not yet stable enough, so the power it could exert was only so-so.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, and focused his mind on his dantian.

This time, he decided to focus more intently on mobilizing the Qi within his body, attempting to inject more Qi into the sword.

Time passed by unnoticed, and fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Lin Ye's forehead, but his mind remained unchanged, tightly controlling the Qi sword.

Suddenly, the Qi within his body surged again, and an even stronger Qi surged from his dantian, rushing straight to his palm.

Lin Ye's right palm trembled slightly, but he still firmly gripped the Qi sword and slowly poured the powerful Qi into it.

When Lin Ye opened his eyes again, he swung the Qi Sword at the giant cauldron once more.

The sword light flashed like lightning, and the sword energy roared like thunder, carrying a hundred booming forces as it landed at the spot where it had just been.

This time, the giant cauldron shattered into pieces!