Chapter 540 - 443: Don’t Get Eaten by Those 2 Women, That’s the Best Repayment
Chapter 540: Chapter 443: Don’t Get Eaten by Those 2 Women, That’s the Best Repayment
On the second night after the wedding.
Word that Xiao Mo had spent the night in Yan Ruxue’s chambers reached Empress Dowager Yan’s ears, especially after she received the "blood plum" handkerchief from a palace maid.
The Empress Dowager was overjoyed.
In the Empress Dowager’s eyes, it didn’t matter whether her dear Ruxue could conceive an heir in a single night.
At the very least, Ruxue had already seized the initiative.
It wasn’t just the Empress Dowager; even her maid, Chunyan, grew smug.
After all, her lady was the first consort to be favored by His Majesty. Perhaps her lady was already carrying a little prince!
Seeing Chunyan’s arrogant and gloating demeanor, Ming Yue from Hanjiu Hall was absolutely furious.
Fortunately, however, starting from the third day after the wedding, Xiao Mo began to rotate between spending his nights in Bai Ruxue’s and Qin Siyao’s chambers.
This allowed the palace maids of Hanjiu Hall to gradually hold their heads high again.
After all, as servants, their fates were inextricably linked to that of their Noble Consort.
If their lady were given the cold shoulder, they, as servants, would also have a difficult time.
But now, their Lady Mu had only been one night behind that Lady Xue. There was still time for everything!
Xiao Mo didn’t care about the schemes and undercurrents swirling within the imperial harem.
In the days that followed, Xiao Mo focused all his time on his cultivation.
Every time Xiao Mo went to Ningxue Hall for Consort Xue to "attend to him in bed," it was actually Bai Ruxue who helped him purify his Spiritual Power.
Because the Spiritual Power in Xiao Mo’s body was growing denser and was being constantly compressed, he could once again make progress in his cultivation.
So, every day, Xiao Mo would also go to the Wendao Platform to practice his sword techniques.
When Jiang Qingyi found out what Bai Ruxue was doing for Xiao Mo, she inwardly snorted a few times, her expression tinged with displeasure.
But Jiang Qingyi had to admit that, aside from sword techniques, this Lord of the Four Seas actually knew far more than she did. For instance, she really had no way of helping Xiao Mo with this purification of Spiritual Power.
For one thing, her own Spiritual Power contained an incomparably sharp Sword Qi. If she were to help Xiao Mo purify his Spiritual Power, he would suffer a pain akin to death by a thousand cuts.
Besides Bai Ruxue purifying Xiao Mo’s Spiritual Power and Jiang Qingyi teaching him sword techniques, Qin Siyao was also secretly helping Xiao Mo consolidate and refine his Mountain and River Fortune.
For most Emperors in the world, if they wanted to cultivate, this Mountain and River Fortune was a dose of poison.
But Qin Siyao possessed the Ancient Sacred Body and was the first Emperor to truly unify the World of Ten Thousand Laws, even helping to expand its territory.
Therefore, she had a unique mastery over the Mountain and River Fortune.
Xiao Mo himself didn’t even realize that every time he spent the night with Qin Siyao, the Mountain and River Fortune entwined around him was secretly nourishing his cultivation and his Great Dao.
Before he knew it, a month had passed.
The Spiritual Power in Xiao Mo’s body could no longer be purified any further.
If an ordinary cultivator’s Spiritual Power was like water, then Xiao Mo’s was now as heavy as molten gold.
But no matter what, Xiao Mo was still only in the Qi Cultivation Realm.
The "bucket" of the Qi Cultivation Realm ultimately had its limits.
However, Xiao Mo had already made complete preparations.
He had long ago chosen a small plain in the distant outskirts of the Imperial City.
Furthermore, he had Wei Xun secretly procure a Foundation Establishment Pill for him.
However, when Wei Xun learned that His Majesty intended to attempt Foundation Establishment, he was so shocked that he dropped to his knees with a THUD in the Imperial Study, repeatedly crying out, "Your Majesty, I implore you to reconsider!"
Xiao Mo could understand Wei Xun’s reaction.
In Wei Xun’s eyes, this move of his was simply courting death.
After all, in this world, most Emperors who attempted Foundation Establishment died under the Celestial Tribulation.
Xiao Mo kept telling Wei Xun that he knew what he was doing.
Wiping away his tears, Wei Xun looked at his Majesty, half-believing and half-doubting.
’Does His Majesty have a plan? What kind of plan could it be?’ Wei Xun truly didn’t know.
But his Majesty had already made up his mind; he was determined to attempt Foundation Establishment. What could he possibly do?
And now, Xiao Mo had everything ready. He was only missing one thing.
Jiang Qingyi had said she would give him a treasure to increase his chances of a successful Foundation Establishment.
However, the item had yet to be completed.
Finally, on this day, Jiang Qingyi came to Xiao Mo’s chambers and placed a bottle of elixirs in front of him.
"Fairy Jiang, what is this?"
Xiao Mo picked up the bottle of elixirs and looked at Jiang Qingyi.
Just by opening the bottle, Xiao Mo could smell the rich medicinal fragrance from within.
"This is the item I told you about."
Jiang Qingyi said faintly.
"This elixir is called the Heaven-Stealing Pill. Your Majesty is the Human Lord and is thus extremely likely to attract the attention of the Celestial Dao. After consuming this pill, the Celestial Dao might turn a blind eye to you, making Foundation Establishment not so difficult a task."
"At the very least, Your Majesty will be able to survive the Celestial Tribulation."
Hearing Jiang Qingyi’s words, Xiao Mo frowned.
"Fairy Jiang, if I were to accept this elixir, I don’t know how I could ever repay you."
Xiao Mo shook his head and placed the elixir back on the table.
Even though Xiao Mo was only a Qi Cultivation cultivator, his knowledge far surpassed that of an ordinary one.
Xiao Mo often ducked into the palace’s Library Pavilion, poring over numerous cultivation classics and reading many scrolls on the Dao of elixirs.
He knew that any elixir involving the Celestial Dao was exceptionally precious.
If she had given him some ordinary pill that merely increased the probability of a successful Foundation Establishment, he would have accepted it.
Because even if such an item was valuable, its worth was limited to Foundation Establishment.
Repaying her for it in the future would not have been a problem.
But for an elixir related to the Great Dao, Xiao Mo truly didn’t know what he could possibly offer in return.
Hearing Xiao Mo’s words, Jiang Qingyi shot him a cool glance, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"The refining method for this elixir is extremely special. Your Majesty’s ’eight characters’ of birth were used during its creation."
"Therefore, this bottle of elixirs will only be effective if Your Majesty consumes it."
"If Your Majesty doesn’t take it, then this bottle of elixirs will be no different from sugar pills. Wouldn’t that be an even greater waste?"
"If Your Majesty truly feels uneasy about it, then just focus on successfully reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm. Only when Your Majesty’s realm grows higher in the future can you even speak of repayment."
"Furthermore, if Your Majesty no longer wishes to be the Emperor of Great Zhou and wants to ascend a mountain to cultivate, you can simply choose my Wanjian Sect."
"My Wanjian Sect has a grand legacy and has always cherished talent. Consider this bottle of elixirs an investment in Your Majesty from my sect."
"Now that everything is ready, Your Majesty can truly attempt Foundation Establishment."
With that, Jiang Qingyi stood up. Not wanting to say more, and certainly not wanting to give Xiao Mo a chance to refuse, she walked directly out of his room.
"Repayment?"
At the entrance of Yangxin Hall, Jiang Qingyi stopped and glanced back, unable to stop herself from snorting coldly.
’Not getting eaten alive by those two other women would be the best repayment of all!’