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Chapter 270 Rumors in the Capital of Great Xia

Lu Chen's wives and concubines waited anxiously at the entrance of the academy, fearing that something might have happened to Lu Chen in his study, as it was the first time they had ever witnessed such a strange phenomenon.

Just as the women were getting anxious, the study door opened, and Zhuge Chongguang and Lu Chen came out one after the other.

At this moment, Mu Zixuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Seeing so many people standing at the study door, Lu Chen smiled and said, "I'm sorry, the Grand Scholar just had a breakthrough and made quite a commotion. I'm sorry to have worried you all."

Lu Chen only said that Zhuge Zhongguang had broken through, without specifying what realm he had reached. However, this wasn't exactly a lie, since Zhuge Zhongguang had broken through from Grandmaster to the Grandmaster Supreme Realm, which was still a breakthrough.

However, upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the people gathered at the door of the study were instantly stunned.

breakthrough?

Has Zhuge Chongguang broken through?

Zhuge Chongguang is already a Grandmaster, isn't he? If he breaks through again, wouldn't he become...?

Heavens... Celestial Realm? ??

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless.

Has the Northern Kingdom produced a Celestial Realm expert?

Wouldn't that mean no one would dare to provoke the Northern Kingdom anymore?

Seeing that everyone at the door was stunned, Lu Chen and Zhuge Zhongguang exchanged a smile, and Zhuge Zhongguang quickly said, "Your Highness, I still have official business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Okay, take care."

After Zhuge Chongguang left, the women finally reacted. Mu Zixuan asked in disbelief, "Your Highness... has the Grand Scholar really... broken through?"

Although Mu Zixuan is still an ordinary person, she is well aware of what it means for the Northern Kingdom to have a Celestial Realm expert. This news is truly shocking.

Lu Chen said, "Didn't you see that pillar of light shooting into the sky just now? The commotion was so huge, don't you believe he's broken through?"

"Do you think an ordinary grandmaster could cause this kind of commotion?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the women felt that it made a lot of sense. If it were a Grandmaster, there would be no way there would be such a big commotion. Just now, the sky was covered with dark clouds, as if the sky was about to collapse.

The only thing capable of causing changes in celestial phenomena is the Celestial Realm, which is referred to by people as the pseudo-immortal.

Seeing the excitement on his wives' faces, Lu Chen smiled helplessly. He wished Zhuge Chongguang had really broken through to the Celestial Realm.

……

In the afternoon, news of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough spread throughout Yancheng, causing an uproar among the people of Yancheng, while the spies in Yancheng were dumbfounded.

Even the most ordinary people know what the Celestial Realm means. The Celestial Realm is also called the Pseudo-Immortal. Before people have seen a real immortal, those who possess the strength of the Celestial Realm are immortals.

People are now saying that Zhuge Chongguang has become an immortal, and the pillar of light they saw at noon was formed when Zhuge Chongguang ascended to heaven after undergoing tribulation.

Spies from various countries were shocked by the news and immediately sent people everywhere to investigate and verify whether it was true.

According to the investigations by spies from various countries, the official gazette of the Northern Kingdom did not mention the news of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough. The official gazette of the Northern Kingdom only mentioned the promotion of education for all citizens. However, the Eastern newspaper did mention the news of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough. However, the Eastern newspaper only said that Zhuge Chongguang had broken through, but did not say that Zhuge Chongguang had broken through to the Celestial Realm.

However, Zhuge Chongguang was already at the Grandmaster level. According to people's understanding, the realm above the Grandmaster is the Celestial Realm, and there are no other realms between the Grandmaster and the Celestial Realm.

Since the Oriental Daily News reported that Zhuge Chongguang has broken through, doesn't that mean that Zhuge Chongguang has become a Celestial Realm expert?

A Celestial Realm expert has actually emerged from a small, isolated kingdom in the North!

Spies and caravans from various countries sensed that the world was about to undergo a dramatic transformation.

You must know that everyone below the Celestial Realm is a mortal. A Celestial Realm expert can easily wipe out an army of hundreds of thousands. Now that the Northern Kingdom has a Celestial Realm expert, will they still be a peaceful feudal state in the future?

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

In less than a week, the news of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough to the Celestial Realm spread throughout the major dynasties, and all the dynasties were shocked by this news.

That's the Celestial Realm! So far, no dynasty has explicitly produced a Celestial Realm expert. The strongest one right now is a Grandmaster. As for the Celestial Realm expert in the Great Xia Dynasty, he's just a member of the Xuan Yue Palace sect. Xuan Yue Palace isn't a secular power, so he can't be considered a Celestial Realm expert in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Soon, the major dynasties began to consider how to get along with the Northern Kingdom. Of course, whether Zhuge Chongguang had truly broken through to the Celestial Realm still needed to be verified, but before that, it wouldn't prevent them from maintaining good relations with the Northern Kingdom.

Spies from various countries witnessed the changes in the celestial phenomena in Yancheng, so most people believed that the news of Zhuge Chongguang breaking through to the Celestial Realm was very likely true.

This news spread throughout the major dynasties, and naturally it soon reached the ears of the Xia Emperor.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Inside the Imperial Garden.

When Emperor Xia saw the battle report that the messenger from Jiangnan had just sent, he felt extremely pleased. The Jiangnan aristocratic families, the heaviest burden on his heart, were finally about to be shattered by him.

Once the Jiangnan aristocratic families are eliminated, the other aristocratic families within the Great Xia territory are no threat at all. In fact, those aristocratic families had also tried various methods to aid the Jiangnan aristocratic families, but the Jiangnan rebels were still defeated, and defeated utterly. Now they can only cower in Sufeng City and wait to die. This shows that the fate of the ancient aristocratic families of Great Xia has run out.

The Grandmaster of the Great Xia Imperial Family is already waiting outside Su Feng City. The final battle will be between the Grandmaster of the Imperial Family and the Grandmasters of the various aristocratic families. Once the Grandmaster of the Imperial Family defeats the Grandmaster of the Jiangnan aristocratic families, this war will be completely over.

Once the Grandmaster of the Jiangnan aristocratic families dies, no one will be able to withstand the imperial army, and the Jiangnan aristocratic families will completely disappear from this world.

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Emperor Xia thought to himself that after dealing with the Jiangnan aristocratic families, he would immediately unite with the grandmasters of various dynasties and then eliminate Zhuge Chongguang. Without Zhuge Chongguang, even if the Northern King had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Just as Emperor Xia was thinking this, a dark figure suddenly appeared before him. A shadow guard knelt on the ground, holding up a letter. "Your Majesty, urgent news from Yancheng!"

Upon hearing that the intelligence came from Yancheng, Emperor Xia did not hesitate at all. He took the envelope and opened it to read the contents.

Upon seeing the contents of the envelope, Emperor Xia was stunned, as if struck by lightning.

The intelligence was very simple, just one line: "Zhuge Chongguang has broken through to the Celestial Realm!"

This……

How is that possible?

When did breaking through to the Celestial Realm become so easy?

Although people have been saying that Zhuge Chongguang is about to break through to the Celestial Realm, this has been said for decades, but Zhuge Chongguang has not actually broken through to the Celestial Realm.

So Zhuge Chongguang had only been in the Northern Kingdom for a short time when he made a breakthrough?

The Xia Emperor could not accept this news.

If Zhuge Chongguang were a member of the Great Xia court, one of his men, that would be fine. But Zhuge Chongguang was from the Northern Kingdom, and was his least favored person, who was also likely not his biological son.

What a kingdom will do next when it has a Celestial Realm expert is probably self-evident.

Seeing that Emperor Xia was staring at the letter in his hand for a long time without recovering, looking as if he was frozen, Situ Ce in the pavilion next to him seemed to understand something.

Although he didn't know what had happened, the fact that the Xia Emperor was so distraught meant that something serious had occurred in the Northern Kingdom.

After a long while, Emperor Xia finally came to his senses and said, "Investigate! Immediately order the Shadow Guards of Yancheng to investigate for me. I need concrete information!"

The Celestial Realm is the pinnacle of martial arts, a pseudo-immortal, an inviolable existence. If the Northern Kingdom were to have a Celestial Realm expert, the Xia Emperor's position might become unstable. At this moment, the Xia Emperor no longer cared whether he had lost his composure.

What frightens him most is that what happened when he was a child will happen again. Back then, the Celestial Realm expert from Xuan Yue Palace killed many Grandmasters, so much so that there are still Grandmasters hiding in the deep mountains and forests, afraid to come out.

If Zhuge Chongguang were to suffer the same fate as that Celestial Realm expert, would the royal family's Grandmasters be slaughtered again? The key point is that he himself is a Grandmaster. If even Celestial Realm experts are going to kill Grandmasters, then he, the emperor, might very well die at the hands of a Celestial Realm expert as well.

At this moment, Emperor Xia felt the fear of death for the first time, and those terrifying memories from his childhood once again flooded his mind.

Seeing the Emperor's loss of composure, Situ Ce finally couldn't hold back any longer. "Your Majesty, what has happened?"

The Xia Emperor did not answer, but instead tossed the letter to Situ Ce. Situ Ce caught the letter and glanced at its contents.

Situ Ce was stunned when he saw these words.

The Celestial Realm...

That's a realm that countless grandmasters dream of. Countless grandmasters never even touch the threshold of the Celestial Realm until they die of old age. Since he was born, the only person he knew who had broken through to the Celestial Realm was the one from the Xuan Yue Palace.

If Zhuge Chongguang is counted as one, then there are two people.

but……

Has Zhuge Chongguang truly broken through to the Celestial Realm?

Just then, a soldier rushed up to Emperor Xia, "Your Majesty, there's been unrest in the Northern Kingdom!"

Upon hearing this, both Emperor Xia and Situ Ce were taken aback.

Emperor Xia immediately asked, "What happened?"

The soldier replied, "The Northern Kingdom has stationed 100,000 troops in the border area with the Qi Kingdom. They claim that if the court encounters difficulties and is unable to resolve the rebellion in Jiangnan, they can march south at any time to assist the court in suppressing the rebellion."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia's face instantly darkened.

The rebels in Jiangnan are almost wiped out and are all hiding in Sufeng City, too afraid to come out. But the Northern Kingdom says it will send troops south. What is the Northern Kingdom up to? I'm sure no one doesn't know.

Emperor Xia couldn't help but wonder if Zhuge Chongguang had really broken through to the Celestial Realm, otherwise why would that little beast be in such a hurry to send troops south?

That little beast is clearly already impatient and wants his own throne.

The more the Xia Emperor thought about it, the angrier he became. The next moment, he suddenly coughed.

"Cough cough cough... Pfft..."

As he coughed, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out. Seeing this, Situ Ce, who was inside the pavilion, quickly came out and came to Emperor Xia. He placed his hand on Emperor Xia's back to help him regulate his breathing.

"Your Majesty, please do not be angry; please take care of your health!"

Emperor Xia realized that if he continued to be so angry, he might go berserk. He quickly steadied his breathing and calmed himself down.

After a while, Emperor Xia's heart calmed down a little.

However, at this moment, another dark figure appeared in front of Emperor Xia. Just as he was about to report the intelligence, Situ Ce frowned, fearing that the intelligence reported by this shadow guard was some bad news that might anger Emperor Xia to the point of causing problems. He quickly said, "Your Majesty is not feeling well right now. If there is anything, please report it tomorrow."

Upon hearing the Grand Preceptor's words, the Shadow Guard swallowed back what he was about to say. At this moment, the Xia Emperor, who had calmed down, spoke up: "No need, just say it."

He didn't believe the news could get any worse. In his view, there was no news worse than Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough to the Celestial Realm.

Seeing that the Emperor had told him to speak directly, the Shadow Guard did not hesitate and said, "Your Majesty, the Valley Master of Peach Blossom Valley has sent you a message saying that she will be going into seclusion soon and may not emerge for at least ten years. If you need anything, please contact her again in ten years."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia snorted coldly and said nothing.

Clearly, the Valley Master of Peach Blossom Valley also learned of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough and was so frightened that he dared not come out.

What a load of bull! They're all just a bunch of cowardly old fogies afraid of death.

Emperor Xia then said, "Issue an imperial decree ordering Zhao Quan to speed up the process, resolve the Jiangnan rebellion as soon as possible, and bring Xiao Ba back."

Although Emperor Xia still found it hard to believe that Zhuge Chongguang had broken through to the Celestial Realm, there were some things he had to prepare for in advance.

The Northern Kingdom has already deployed 100,000 troops to the border area with the Qi Kingdom. This clearly shows that the little beast has already set his sights on the throne. If he wants to secure his position, he must resolve the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible and then transfer all his elite forces to the north.

after a while.

A rumor was spreading throughout the streets and alleys of the capital city of Great Xia, saying that the Great Xia royal family had obtained a sacred artifact from the Xuan Yue Palace, which could temporarily elevate a person's strength to the Celestial Realm.

The rumor caused a sensation as soon as it spread, with many people doubting its authenticity. After all, if such a thing existed, how could Xuan Yue Palace possibly give it to the Great Xia royal family?

Although the goddess of Xuan Yue Palace married the Xia Emperor, it did not end well. Xuan Yue Palace had long since fallen out with the Xia royal family and would never give such a good thing to the Xia Emperor, let alone a sacred object of Xuan Yue Palace.

at the same time.

North.

Lu Chen has already embarked on his inspection journey to Dayu City. This trip north is relatively easy and without any danger, so Lu Chen brought Xiao Wenyao along.

Xiao Wenyao had always wanted to ride horses across the grasslands. During their journey north, they encountered endless grasslands everywhere, and Lu Chen gave Xiao Wenyao that opportunity. During the day, Xiao Wenyao rode horses across the grasslands, letting loose, and at night, Lu Chen would ride horses to relax.

Although Lu Chen headed north, their convoy wasn't particularly fast, and the Imperial Guards could still catch up with it if they had any information.

As evening approached, Lu Chen's convoy had already set up camp. Lu Chen was preparing to summon Xiao Wenyao when a member of the Imperial Guard approached him. "Your Highness, we have intelligence from the capital!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen immediately took the intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and glanced at it.

Upon seeing the rumor in the capital of Great Xia, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. He had already learned from Chen Wanrong that the Xia Emperor possessed the sacred artifact of the Xuan Yue Palace.

However, the fact that this news was able to spread and circulate throughout the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty is quite intriguing.

This news was most likely not released by the Xuan Yue Palace, as they did not want people to know that their sacred artifact was in the hands of the Xia Emperor.

It's not good for a powerful sect like Xuan Yue Palace to lose its sacred artifact, which ended up in the hands of a secular royal family.

Moreover, this sacred object should still be somewhat important to Xuan Yue Palace. If too many people find out that the sacred object is in the hands of the Great Xia royal family, what will happen if more people covet it in the future?

Since this news didn't come from Xuan Yue Palace, then who did?

To figure out who leaked this news, we must consider that there are very few people who know that the Great Xia royal family possesses the sacred artifact of the Xuan Yue Palace, so this news was definitely not leaked by an ordinary person. Secondly, who would benefit from this news?

The image of Emperor Xia instantly appeared in Lu Chen's mind.

The news of Zhuge Chongguang's breakthrough to the Celestial Realm spread throughout all the dynasties. In addition, in order to make the performance more realistic, Lu Chen transferred Wei Siyuan's 100,000 troops to the border area of ​​Qi State, making it seem as if they were about to march south. This led to turmoil in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Without a doubt, the Xia Emperor was also afraid.

Emperor Xia was genuinely worried that the Northern Kingdom might actually rebel, relying on the Celestial Realm.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Northern Kingdom from actually rebelling, he had no choice but to release the news that he possessed the sacred artifact of the Xuan Yue Palace, creating the impression that the Great Xia royal family had a secret weapon and the strength to fight against the Celestial Realm.

In this way, if the Northern Kingdom wants to rebel or march south to attack the capital, it will have to consider whether the Great Xia royal family truly possesses a sacred object that can elevate a person's strength to the Celestial Realm.

It's really just a show of force to intimidate the northern kingdom.

After reading the intelligence, Lu Chen said to the Jinyiwei soldier in front of him, "Go tell Wei Siyuan to have his soldiers move around a bit and show their faces at the border of Qi Kingdom."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Chen continued, "Alright, you can go now."

"Your subordinate takes his leave."

The Imperial Guards had just left when Xiao Wenyao returned after a day of riding. She was extremely relaxed; she hadn't been this happy in a long time.

At this moment, Lu Chen smiled and said to Xiao Wenyao, "Yaoyao, how are you feeling?"

Xiao Wenyao happily thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, for allowing me to accompany you north."

Lu Chen then said, "You must be tired after riding a horse all day. Come with me into the tent, I'll help you relieve your fatigue."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, a blush immediately appeared on Xiao Wenyao's face. She had been riding a horse on the grassland all day, and it was indeed time for Lu Chen to ride it as well.

Xiao Wenyao said softly, "I'll be right there."

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(End of this chapter)