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After Lu Chen took the Heavenly Gang Refining Pill and broke through to the Earth Realm, he sat at the stone table in the outer courtyard, waiting for Qu He's arrival.

About fifteen minutes later, a servant came to Lu Chen and said, "Young Master, there is an old man at the gate requesting an audience. He says his name is Qu He, and that you sent him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen immediately said, "Let him in."

"Yes, Your Highness."

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant turned and left. A moment later, an old man dressed in plain linen clothes walked into the courtyard.

His hair and beard were all white, as white as snow, and his eyes and brows were deep and peaceful, without a trace of sharpness.

Although his face bore the fine lines of time, his complexion was gentle and warm. His eyes were crystal clear, his posture was upright, and his figure was not thin. There was no trace of fierce killing intent around him. He did not look like a spiritual martial artist, but just an ordinary old man.

After the old man approached Lu Chen, he knelt down and said, "This old servant greets Your Majesty."

Lu Chen said indifferently, "Get up."

"Thank you, my lord."

Qu He immediately stood up, and Lu Chen then said, "No need to call me 'Lord,' just call me 'Young Master.'"

At this point, Lu Chen glanced at Qu He and asked, "Breaking through to the Heavenly Realm must be difficult, right?"

Lu Chen did not ask Qu He if he knew his former self. In his view, with the system in place, there must be some restrictions. Even if he asked Qu He, Qu He would not be able to answer.

Now he just needs to keep getting stronger, and those restrictions will slowly be lifted. Then he will know what's going on.

Lu Chen recalled that when he was inside the Chaos Beast's belly, he had to undergo some trials in order to break through and become a Celestial Being.

Some worlds have special restrictions. To break through to a higher realm, it's not enough to just improve your cultivation level. The key is whether the Heavenly Dao of that world has any limitations.

According to Lu Chen's investigation over this period, he discovered that there are very few Heavenly Realm experts in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and almost none of the known Heavenly Realm experts exist.

Therefore, in Lu Chen's view, becoming a Heavenly Realm Spirit Warrior must be extremely difficult.

This is normal; the number of powerful beings each world can support is limited.

In general, worlds with abundant resources can support a greater number of powerful beings.

In worlds where the source of life energy is not so abundant, the number of powerful beings will be less.

The Way of Heaven often restricts the birth of strong individuals. In Lu Chen's view, the world he is currently in should be just an ordinary world, so a Heavenly Realm Spirit Warrior should be considered powerful in this world. The Way of Heaven will inevitably restrict the birth of Heavenly Realm experts.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Qu He replied, "It would indeed be quite difficult for an ordinary spiritual martial artist to break through to the late Earth Realm, but for the young master, there are no such restrictions."

Lu Chen asked, "Why is that?"

Qu He replied, "Because the Crown Prince does not cultivate the techniques of this world, but rather a different kind of art, so he is not subject to the restrictions of this world."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. The so-called supernatural arts were spells that did not belong to this world.

Although the cultivation techniques he obtained were all from the system, those techniques also required the help of the Ghostly Fiend to be cultivated. Since they were cultivation techniques that relied on the Ghostly Fiend, they should have come from this world. How did they become strange arts now?

Lu Chen didn't ask any further questions. He figured it was fine as long as the supernatural abilities didn't affect his ability to improve his strength.

Lu Chen then asked, "How much do you know about this world?"

Upon hearing this, Qu He thought for a moment and then replied, "Your Highness, I do not know much about this world."

Considering there might be some limitations in this regard, Lu Chen didn't ask any further questions.

"I will have someone arrange a place for you to stay in the palace. From now on, you will stay by my side and protect my safety."

Qu He immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Chen then had someone arrange accommodations for Qu He, while he fell into deep thought.

Now that he has broken through to the Earth Realm, and Qu He, a Heaven Realm expert, has come to his side, his next step should be to go to Guangling County to check on his adoptive father.

Since we're leaving the capital, let's take care of another matter at the same time.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately asked someone to bring him paper and pen, and then began to write a letter to Yun Yudie.

……

On the top floor of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Xu Jingshu and her sister Zhou Xiaoxiao were sitting at a round table.

Feeling the aura emanating from Zhou Xiaoxiao and her sister, Xu Jingshu found it difficult to remain calm.

She never expected that in less than a year, she and her sister would break through to the late stage of the Profound Realm.

At their current rate of advancement, they will probably be able to break through to the Earth Realm in no time.

The thought that the two protectors were at a higher level than her, the Holy Maiden, filled Xu Jingshu with a sense of urgency.

She also wanted to improve her cultivation as soon as possible, but their sect leader had told her not to contact Lu Chen. This left her with nothing but resentment.

At this moment, Xu Jingshu asked coldly, "You've been staying at the Zhennan Prince's Mansion for quite some time now, why haven't you gathered any important information about it? Could it be that you've really been bribed by Lu Chen?"

Zhou Xiaoxiao quickly said, "Holy Maiden, it was the sect leader who told us not to act rashly, but simply to stay close to Lu Chen."

For Yun Yudie now, there is actually no important information about the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. The only thing she cares about most is Lu Chen.

However, since the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had many powerful figures, and Lu Chen was in the capital, the Tianyun Sect couldn't do anything to him. So they had no choice but to let the Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters stay quietly by Lu Chen's side and send any information about him to the Tianyun Sect.

But Lu Chen spends all his time sleeping with them, so what important information could he possibly have? The two sisters couldn't possibly write down the details of their dealings with Lu Chen and report it to the authorities, could they?

Hearing Zhou Xiaoxiao's words, Xu Jingshu was about to say something when she saw Zhou Youyou, while putting a pastry into her mouth, ask, "Holy Maiden, do you want to break through to a higher realm?"

Upon hearing Zhou Youyou's question, Xu Jingshu immediately guessed what Zhou Youyou was about to say. She asked coldly, "You want me to go to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion with you?"

If she wants to break through to the Earth Realm, she needs more high-quality blood food. If she doesn't use this method, she can only do what the Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters did and go to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to devour Lu Chen's life force.

Zhou Youyou's question clearly indicated that she wanted to bring her into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion as well.

Seeing that Xu Jingshu had guessed her thoughts, Zhou Youyou admitted, "Yes, if the Holy Maiden is also willing to get in touch with Lu Chen, she should be able to break through to the Earth Realm in no time."

To be honest, Xu Jingshu was somewhat tempted by Zhou Youyou's words, but when she thought of Yun Yudie's orders, she coldly said, "This is Lu Chen's conspiracy, isn't it? I didn't expect that you, a dignified Left Protector of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, would actually act as a persuader for humans."

Xu Jingshu immediately attributed Zhou Youyou's words to Lu Chen for telling her to say them.

Faced with Xu Jingshu's questioning, Zhou Youyou did not refute it. She meant well, and Xu Jingshu could believe it or not.

Xu Jingshu can go if she wants, or not if she doesn't want to; it's none of her business.

On the contrary, she did not want more people to compete with her for Lu Chen.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Jingshu was the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, she wouldn't have bothered asking. (End of Chapter)