The charming widow of the Marquis's mansion: The stable boy carries the flag and raises the dra

The entire palace trembled violently.

The runes flashed wildly, their light growing brighter and brighter until the entire palace was as bright as day.

The palace dome was filled with countless stars.

The stars rotated slowly, emitting a soft light.

Wang Long stood in the center of the palace, looking up at the stars, his pupils slightly contracting.

He could sense that those stars were not illusions, but real.

Every star contains pure spiritual energy.

They moved along some mysterious trajectory, forming a huge spirit-gathering array.

Xu Wanyun also raised her head, her beautiful eyes reflecting the starlight, her lips slightly parted, her face full of shock.

"This is... a Star Gathering Array?"

Her voice was soft, tinged with disbelief.

"I have seen descriptions of this kind of formation in ancient books. It is said to be an unparalleled formation that only great beings in ancient times could set up."

"It can draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens and transform it into spiritual energy for cultivators to use."

"This kind of formation was lost tens of thousands of years ago..."

Her voice grew softer and softer until it became a murmur.

The Azure Emperor stood to the side, looking up at the stars in the sky, his gaze complex.

There was a sense of感慨 (gǎn kǎi, deep emotion), 怀念 (huái niàn, nostalgia), and a touch of something indescribable...慰慰 (wèi huáng, a feeling of relief/gratification).

This palace had been with him for tens of thousands of years.

He has experienced countless battles and witnessed many life-or-death situations.

Now, it finally has a new owner.

Moreover, it also brought with it a spirit that even he couldn't see through.

Just as Wang Long and Xu Wanyun were still reeling from the shock, the palace floor lit up again.

A golden light surged from the ground and condensed into a small figure in the air.

The little fairy slowly floated up.

Her body had grown larger than before.

Her whole body radiated a faint golden light, making her look even more refined and agile.

That little face was filled with pride and smugness.

"Owner!"

Her voice was clear and melodious, filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Little Fairy has succeeded! Little Fairy has become the spirit of this palace!"

Looking at her smug little face, Wang Long didn't hold back his praise.

"Well done, Little Fairy!"

Little Fairy put her hands on her hips, raised her chin slightly, and spun around in the air.

"Master, I have some good news to tell you!"

Wang Long was taken aback. There was more good news?

The little fairy floated in front of him, her face full of pride, like a child showing off a new toy.

"Little Fairy has discovered that under my control, the spirit stone consumption of this palace can be reduced to one-tenth of what it used to be!"

Wang Long's eyes widened suddenly.

One-tenth?!

His voice was trembling.

Xiao Xian'er nodded vigorously, her smile radiant.

"Yes! And Little Fairy can automatically adjust the consumption of spirit stones based on the number of people in the palace!"

"The fewer people, the lower the energy expenditure!"

"If only the master is cultivating, the energy consumption can be reduced by half!"

Wang Long gasped, frozen in place.

Originally, he was worried that he wouldn't have enough spirit stones.

After all, while the Time Chamber is incredibly powerful, it also consumes a lot of resources.

He is very poor now and simply cannot afford to spend it.

But now, Xiao Xian'er tells him that the consumption is only one-tenth of the original.

Even lower!

What does this mean?

This means that spirit stones that could originally only last for one year can now last for ten years!

This was incredibly good news for Wang Long!

"Little Fairy, are you telling the truth?"

Wang Long was still somewhat incredulous and confirmed it again.

Little Fairy nodded vigorously, her little face full of seriousness.

"It's true! Little Fairy never lies to her master!"

"Little Fairy is now the palace's spirit, and can control everything within it!"

"Including the operation of the Time Chamber!"

"Little Fairy can optimize those energy-wasting runes and only keep the most essential parts!"

"This will greatly reduce energy consumption!"

"And with the added blessing of this formation..."

After hearing this, Wang Long was so excited that his whole body was trembling.

He grabbed Xiao Xian'er from the air, held her in his palm, and kissed her hard on the cheek.

"Little Fairy! You're amazing!"

Xiao Xian'er blushed deeply from his kisses, covered her face with her hands, and lowered her head shyly.

Wang Long laughed heartily and turned to look at the Azure Emperor.

The Azure Emperor stood rooted to the spot, completely frozen in place.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly agape, and his expression was priceless.

There was shock, disbelief, confusion, and a hint of... doubt about life.

It is rare to see a scene that can surprise the human emperor so much.

"senior?"

Wang Long called out tentatively.

The Green Emperor did not react.

"senior?"

Wang Long shouted again, raising his voice a little higher.

The Green Emperor finally came to his senses.

He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and his gaze fell on Xiao Xian'er.

Those deep eyes held a turbulent undercurrent.

"Little one, what...what did you just say?"

His voice was hoarse, with an uncontrollable tremor.

"You say you can control the Time Chamber in this palace? And reduce the energy consumption to one-tenth?"

Little Fairy floated up from Wang Long's palm and flew to the Azure Emperor.

With hands on hips, head held high, and chest puffed out, he met the gaze of the human emperor without flinching.

"Yeah! What's wrong?"

"Little Fairy is now the spirit of this palace; isn't it normal for her to control it?"

The Azure Emperor opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He was the former owner of the palace and knew everything about it.

The array in the House of Time was set up by him over thousands of years, with the help of the most outstanding array masters of the time.

That formation was extremely complex.

Every rune and every line was determined only after countless deductions and optimizations.

Even the original spirit of the artifact could not control it with such precision.

He believed that the formation had been simplified to the extreme, with no room for optimization.

But now, this little one tells him that she can optimize it.

Moreover, with optimization, it's reduced to one-tenth of the original!

What does this mean?

This means that this little boy's understanding and mastery of formations surpassed that of the top formation masters of that era.

Those people are all at the Heavenly Sovereign level!

Is this really a Saint-level artifact spirit?

"This is impossible..."

The Azure Emperor muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the little fairy, scrutinizing her carefully.

He has lived for tens of thousands of years and has seen countless artifact spirits.

From the lowest-ranking mortal-level artifact spirit to the highest-ranking imperial-level artifact spirit.

However, no artifact spirit can simultaneously become the spirit of two artifacts.

Furthermore, no artifact spirit could optimize an ancient formation that had already been simplified to its extreme.

But this little one in front of me did it.

Not only did they do it, but they did it so easily, as if it were a matter of course.

It seemed to her that this was just a trivial matter.

"Little one, what... what is your background?"

The Azure Emperor's voice trembled slightly.

This was far beyond the comprehension of this great emperor!

Little Fairy tilted her head, thought for a moment, her little face full of seriousness.

"Little Fairy originated from Master's Immortal Execution Sword embryo!"

"Isn't it normal to acquire another magical artifact?"

Upon hearing this, the Azure Emperor was stunned.

The Immortal Slayer Sword Embryo?

Zhu Xian?!

Do immortals really exist in this world?