strictlysupreme Chapter 167 Daily Practice
Chapter 167 Daily Practice
The bird's nest that Ling Wan and her family had painstakingly built was destroyed in less than half a day due to the emperor's disdain, but no one in the Ling clan dared to object to it.
Compared to the previous Scaleless King who actually ate children, the Emperor's decree, who only complained that his residence did not meet his expectations and demanded its reconstruction, can be described as a kind-hearted bodhisattva.
Ling Wan led a group of demon cultivators selected from various races to Li Shao to inquire about the style of the human palace that the emperor desired.
Although Li Shao oversees the cultivators under him in the Demon Realm, when it comes to building palaces, it's mostly the artifact cultivators who come up with ideas and suggestions. He's responsible for submitting the plans to the Emperor for selection.
Left with no other choice, Li Shao drew a structural diagram of the demon palace where the emperor resided, based on his memory, and gave it to the demon cultivators.
As it turned out... the Emperor's lair, so wealthy that even demon cultivators were green with envy, was something that the small sea demon clans simply couldn't replicate.
Even with the combined resources of several clans, they could probably only barely afford to build a bathhouse for the emperor.
Seeing that the construction of the palace under the imperial decree was delayed, Rong Xuan volunteered to submit a feasible design drawing based on the structure of the demon palace under the imperial decree, taking into account the spiritual materials available to the water demons and other races, and combining the convenience and aesthetics of human construction.
Rong Xuan's aesthetic sense successfully earned the emperor's approval.
To prevent the tragedy of having to rework the project because the actual product did not match the drawings, the clan leaders unanimously agreed to let Rong Xuan supervise the project.
It's obvious that there's a hint of shirking responsibility involved.
Unexpectedly, this was exactly what Rong Xuan wanted to do, and he readily agreed.
Rong Xuan's initiative to design a palace for the emperor was not simply to curry favor with him.
His true purpose was to get close to those demon clan weapon cultivators so that he could integrate and improve his weapon cultivation skills.
Rong Xuan's act of helping the demons out of their predicament did indeed win the favor of some demon weapon cultivators, allowing him to successfully infiltrate their ranks.
While Rong Xuan was leaving early and returning late every day, Yun Yici and the others were not idle either.
Even if they were eager to return home, the teleportation array that could bring them back to the human realm was still destroyed, and the Ling Clan's secret treasures were still unusable, so there was no point in rushing things.
Wen Fuyue thought that since she was already there, she might as well make the best of it. Since the opportunity was rare, she took her three other disciples to train in the sea.
Wen Fuyue specifically asked Ling Wan about the sea area where they used to train the cubs of their clan.
Because the Ling Clan had not had any offspring born for fifty years, this sea area had been abandoned for a long time. After fifty years of free growth, the sea beasts there became incredibly ferocious.
However, with Wen Fuyue watching over them, the safety of Yun Yici and the other two could be ensured, and they could also get the most training.
However, problems arose on the very first day—the sea beasts, intimidated by the oppressive aura of Mu Yun, dared not approach.
This sea area is suitable for training cubs; putting a demon cultivator like Mu Yunjian, who has transformed into human form, into it would be an absolute crushing defeat.
Left with no other choice, Wen Fuyue had to ask the Emperor to assign a powerful and reliable adult demon cultivator to spar with Mu Yunjian to increase his combat experience.
The emperor took over the entire Wulin clan's power, and upon calculation, found that they had eight clan leaders under their command.
The emperor immediately said, "Then let him fight them one by one. If he can conquer these eight clan chiefs, I might as well give him this territory."
Emperor Zhao thought to himself that he should follow Wen Fuyue and the others back to the Nanhua Sect. The territory he had worked so hard to conquer was not being managed by a trusted demon cultivator, which would be tantamount to handing it over to someone else.
In short, it means "to hit someone without permission".
Ling Wan, that vixen, has too many ulterior motives. She almost caused the extermination of his clan. Even though they signed a master-servant contract, he doesn't feel comfortable entrusting this territory to her.
Although Mu Yunjian did not get along with him and came from a humble background.
However, the emperor had to admit that this thieving rabbit was ruthless to others and ruthless to itself, possessing the heart of a strongman.
The emperor disliked Mu Yunjian, but that didn't affect his opinion of him.
This might be a kind of mutual appreciation.
Wen Fuyue was quite helpless. He was unwilling to leave Mu Yunjian in the demon realm, but he also did not want to delay Mu Yunjian's life.
Therefore, Wen Fuyue kept the imperial edict's promise a secret and divided her three disciples into two groups to take turns accompanying her in cultivation.
Yun Yici naturally hunted sea beasts with Ning Tinglan in the sea area. After a day of combat, they returned to their residence to cultivate the next day.
On the even-numbered days of their rest, Wen Fuyue would take Mu Yunjian to challenge adult demon cultivators.
Let me state beforehand that this is a friendly exchange, and we'll stop when we've reached a point. The demon cultivators, out of respect for the fact that they were brought by the Emperor's decree, are not avoiding the fight.
Wen Fuyue thought she had made proper arrangements, but Mu Yunjian had no one to confide in about her many grievances.
Why is it that when Ning Tinglan cultivates, his master and junior sister are always by his side, but when he cultivates, only his master is there?
Ning Tinglan had two people with her, but he only had one!
Why?! This is so unfair!!
The resentment from Mu Yun did not reach Yun Yici at all. Her training in the sea during this period had allowed her to gradually make up for her shortcomings in water combat.
She can even now simulate whirlpools in the sea.
There is no wind in the water, but there is water flow. When the fluid flow is too fast, eddies can be created.
Yun Yici didn't aspire to be as adept and powerful as aquatic demon cultivators in the water; he at least wanted to buy himself a chance to catch his breath and get ashore.
During the day, Yun Yici practiced with Wen Fuyue alongside Ning Tinglan, and at night he would seek out Shen Huaichuan for extra help. He made rapid progress, even reaching the threshold of the Golden Core stage before Ning Tinglan.
Wen Fuyue was overjoyed upon hearing the news and exclaimed three times, "Good, good, good!"
"I imagine that once we return to the human realm, you will be able to successfully transcend the tribulation and reach the Golden Core stage."
Wen Fuyue valued her first disciple who was about to reach the Golden Core stage very much, and gave him a lot of magical artifacts to ward off lightning, fearing that she would be too late.
Ning Tinglan was also happy for Yun Yici, but she became even more diligent in her cultivation.
The two siblings, working together, nearly wiped out every last shrimp and crab in this bustling sea area.
Fulfilling days fly by, and a month or two passes in the blink of an eye.
The construction project that Rong Xuan was in charge of had long been completed, and Wen Fuyue always remembered the matter of returning to the human world.
Seeing that the Emperor had not sent anyone to search for her, Wen Fuyue decided to take several of her disciples to find the Emperor and inquire about the Ling Clan's secret treasure.
In order to avoid suspicion, Wen Fuyue never inquired about what happened after Wu Lin's death.
He brought several disciples with him today to seek the imperial edict, but before they even saw the edict, Li Shao was surrounded by several demon clan leaders.
They were talking about something, and Li Shaozheng looked embarrassed.
Looking troubled, Li Shao saw Wen Fuyue suddenly appear as if she were a savior descending from the sky, and quickly called out to the group: "Fellow Daoist Wen! Young Friend Yun! Please help me persuade the Venerable One."
Wen Fuyue asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Li, what exactly happened?"
Li Shao said, "The territory without scales has changed hands, and Your Excellency has become the new Demon Lord of this sea area."
"However, there are other demon lords in the adjacent sea area."
"The clan chiefs mean that now that the new leader has been appointed, we should go and pay our respects to the neighboring mountain so that we can maintain a friendly relationship."
The imperial edict means, "Pay respects to your father. Why should I be the one paying respects to her, instead of her paying respects to me?"