The Qin Dynasty: The Most Ruthless Prince, Lady Mingzhu Begs for Mercy

"Okay, okay."

"Your Highness, your lodgings are ready. Please follow me."

Chi Xuanzi led the way, and Ying Changqing and the other two followed.

Soon, they arrived at a small courtyard with a bamboo grove.

"Your Highness, these three rooms are your living quarters. Is that alright with you?"

Ying Changqing looked around at the bamboo, listened to the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves, and heard the sound of a small bridge and flowing water in the distance. He nodded.

"Taoists are really something else; their dwellings are so beautiful, it's like a place where immortals live."

"It is our honor to satisfy the Prince."

But Chi Xuanzi didn't leave. He said, "There's one more thing. Does Your Highness have time?"

"What is it?"

"My martial uncle, Bei Mingzi, wishes to see you. Would you be willing to meet him?"

Chi Xuanzi hurriedly added, "My uncle said that if Your Highness is willing to go, he will definitely not let you make a wasted trip."

"Knowing that the prince loved reading, he specially prepared a top-level Taoist mental cultivation manual as a gift for him."

Ying Changqing immediately became interested.

Bei Mingzi was the master of Chi Songzi, the head of the Taoist Tianzong sect.

He taught a disciple like Xiaomeng—who reached the realm of a terrestrial immortal at the age of eighteen.

Even Donghuang Taiyi was wary of her.

The mental techniques prepared by senior masters are never bad.

"Since Senior Bei Mingzi has summoned you, please lead the way."

"I'd also like to hear what business your esteemed sect has with me."

Ying Changqing was filled with anticipation and curiosity.

"Top-tier cultivation method?"

"Is it that the 'Hidden Light and Dust' technique can completely conceal one's form and also allow for short-distance teleportation?"

"Or perhaps a top-tier secret technique like the Dream Butterfly Escape, which allows for long-distance teleportation?"

Taoism has a long history and numerous classic texts, so Ying Changqing could not determine which one it was.

But he was certain that whichever book he chose, he wouldn't be disappointed.

Seeing that Ying Changqing had agreed, Chi Xuanzi looked at Jing Ni and Yan Fei with difficulty.

"Your Highness, Uncle-Master Bei Mingzi only wishes to see you, this..."

Ying Changqing did not persist.

We must show respect to a master like Bei Mingzi.

"In that case, you all wait for me here."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Jingni answered obediently.

Yan Fei was very worried. She grabbed Ying Changqing's clothes and said, "You have to be careful."

"Our Yin-Yang School and the Taoist School have always been enemies."

"Be careful, Taoism might harm you."

Ying Changqing stroked Yan Fei's hair: "Don't worry."

"I am the deputy head of the Yin-Yang School, and also a prince of the Qin Empire."

"If something happens to me in the Taoist community, they won't be able to explain it, and Mount Taiyi will be razed to the ground."

"Bei Mingzi wouldn't do something so foolish."

Yanfei understood this principle, but she was still worried because she had always disliked Taoism.

"Go quickly and come back soon, don't make me worry."

Yan Fei took the initiative to stand on tiptoe and kiss Ying Changqing's lips.

Ying Changqing held Yan Fei's hand to reassure her.

Then, he looked at Jing Ni beside him.

Based on their unspoken understanding in bed, Jingni knew what to do next just from Ying Changqing's eyes.

Now, she immediately understood what Ying Changqing meant.

Jing Ni stepped forward and kissed Ying Changqing's lips on tiptoe.

Chi Xuanzi stood aside, watching everything that was happening before his eyes.

As a Taoist disciple, he felt extremely envious when he saw the two beautiful women kissing Ying Changqing one after the other.

"It's great to be with two such beautiful women!"

While Chi Xuanzi was still envious, Ying Changqing had already let go of the two women.

"Let's go, Chi Xuanzi. Senior Bei Mingzi must be getting impatient."

"Okay, I'll take you there right away."

The two continued up the winding mountain path.

After walking for a long time, Chi Xuanzi finally stopped.

"Your Highness, the area ahead is the forbidden back mountain of our Taoist sect, and ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter."

"Someone will take over and lead the way for the rest of the journey. I can only take you this far."

Ying Changqing glanced at Chi Xuanzi, surprised that even this imposing Taoist priest couldn't enter the forbidden area behind the Taoist mountain.

"Who will guide me?"

Ying Changqing was curious, but he didn't ask.

He nodded and continued walking along the mountain path.

Soon they saw a silver-haired girl standing deep in the bamboo forest.

He was dressed in a blue Taoist robe and had his back to Ying Changqing.

Ying Changqing took a few steps closer, and the girl turned around only after hearing the footsteps.

"Are you Prince Ying Changqing of the Qin Empire? My master is waiting for you. Come with me."

Upon seeing the girl's face, Ying Changqing immediately understood.

A silver-haired girl appeared in the back mountain of the Taoist Tianzong sect and called Beimingzi her master.

This could only be Master Xiaomeng, who reached the realm of a terrestrial immortal at the age of eighteen.

"Please lead the way, Master Xiaomeng."

Do you know me?

Xiaomeng looked at Ying Changqing with a face full of doubt.

Ying Changqing simply smiled and did not answer.

"You're just as annoying as my master; you always speak vaguely, making people guess!"

Hearing Xiaomeng's reproachful and disdainful look, Ying Changqing smiled.

Jingni is pregnant because he is about to become a father.

Ying Changqing found the young Shao Siming and Xiaomeng to be very innocent and adorable.

He reached out and patted Xiaomeng's head.

Xiaomeng immediately slapped his hand away and looked at him in surprise.

"I defeated six elders during the assessment, but why couldn't I escape your grasp?"

Xiaomeng was confused, but Ying Changqing smiled and said, "Master Xiaomeng, if you don't lead the way, your master will get anxious."

Although Xiaomeng was puzzled, she thought of her master and nodded to lead the way, deliberately keeping her distance from him so that he wouldn't touch her hair again.

Ying Changqing found her adorable, so he stopped teasing her and soon arrived at the top of Mount Taiyi.

The mountaintop is surrounded by lush bamboo.

A stone table was placed in front of Ying Changqing.

An elderly man with white hair sat at the table; he looked like an immortal.

He held the black piece, staring at the chessboard, hesitant.

Ying Changqing arrived, but he didn't react.

Strangely, several sparrows perched on his shoulder, mistaking him for a tree.

Ying Changqing was very surprised.

I couldn't sense any aura from the old Taoist priest at all.

Although he saw someone sitting at the table with his own eyes, Ying Changqing was not sure if he had seen it wrong.

"Is this the Taoist concept of the unity of man and nature?"

"To become one with nature, to become a grain of sand, a tree, or a gust of wind."

"Without human presence, others naturally cannot detect it using their internal energy."

Ying Changqing took a step forward, his movements light and quick.

"Ding! Heaven and earth are connected, all things return to one!"

"Congratulations, host, you have comprehended the Taoist concept of the unity of heaven and man and mastered the laws of heaven: the state of mind of the unity of heaven and man."

……

"This is a gift from Senior Bei Mingzi!"

Upon hearing the system notification, Ying Changqing sighed in admiration.

The unity of heaven and man is not a technique, not a skill, and cannot improve one's cultivation level.

It is a profound state of mind.

Once Ying Changqing entered this realm, no one could perceive him.

All detection spells were ineffective against him.

The unity of man and nature goes beyond this; concealment is merely the most basic ability.

Its true power lies in the fact that Ying Changqing can ignore almost all formations in the world.

In this martial arts world, there is a special formation called the military formation, which is formed by the condensation of soldiers' baleful aura and killing intent.

Only by relying on the strength of their military formations can an army besiege and defeat martial arts masters.

When there are no military formations, martial arts masters can move freely within the army, as if they were in an empty place.

However, once the military formation is formed, even if a thousand men are in formation, they will not be able to escape unscathed once they are trapped.

The military formation will completely imprison the space; as long as one-tenth of the soldiers survive, they will be unable to break through the formation and leave.

The military formation was filled with malevolent energy, polluting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it completely unabsorbable.

Internal energy will be constantly depleted and cannot be replenished.

Therefore, when facing an army that has formed a battle formation, even a master at the Land Immortal Realm can only kill two or three thousand people if they are at the top level.

This is why even the strongest martial artists in the world are helpless against a large army.

However, Ying Changqing, having grasped the state of harmony between man and nature, could completely disregard military formations and freely enter and exit them, making it impossible for the army to surround and kill him.

A gentle breeze can freely travel to every corner of the world.

Before comprehending the state of harmony between man and nature, Ying Changqing had already read all the classics in the library.

However, he still has a long way to go before breaking through to the realm of a terrestrial immortal.

Now Ying Changqing is only one step away from success.

Once he takes this step, he can directly leapfrog the Grandmaster realm and become an unparalleled master of the Land Immortal realm.

While Ying Changqing was immersed in the profound mystery of the unity of heaven and man.

Xiaomeng suddenly turned to look at Ying Changqing in shock.

She discovered that Ying Changqing had disappeared from her perception.

But when she turned around and saw Ying Changqing still standing behind her, she was not relieved at all; instead, she was even more horrified.

Ying Changqing stood there, teasing the little sparrow in his palm.

The sparrow was held in Ying Changqing's hand, but he was not afraid at all, as at ease as if he were on a tree branch.

Xiaomeng channeled all her inner energy, trying to sense Ying Changqing's whereabouts, but found nothing.

"Harmony between humanity and nature?"

"That's the highest level of Taoism that I've only ever seen in my master."

Xiaomeng looked at Ying Changqing in astonishment and asked hesitantly.