Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 974: An Audience with the Emperor (Part 2)

Daye City, Yiluan External Affairs Office.

Wang Chen locked the door to his residence as soon as he returned and eagerly took out the jade box from his storage space.

He truly hadn’t expected that his trip to the Imperial Capital would yield such a reward.

The moment he lifted the lid of the box, Wang Chen suddenly brought his fingers together like a sword and swiftly sliced off a thin ginseng root.

As he retracted his hand, he also quickly sealed the lid again and placed the box back into his storage space.

The best way to utilize such a heavenly material and earthly treasure was to refine the whole plant into elixirs, thereby maximizing its medicinal properties.

If one lacked the conditions for alchemy, the next best choice was to swallow and assimilate it all at once.

As for the method of cutting off a piece and using it bit by bit, that wasn’t impossible either.

But once cut, the spiritual energy of the heavenly material and earthly treasure would rapidly dissipate, and keeping it in a jade box wasn’t going to do much, storing it in a storage space was definitely far better, yet it couldn’t prevent some loss.

Wang Chen cut off a single root first to test its medicinal properties.

Next time he had to finish the rest all at once in order not to waste it!

The freshly cut ginseng root, the moment it entered Wang Chen’s mouth and came into contact with saliva, turned into medicinal fluid and silently flowed down his throat.

The robust and refined medicinal strength released instantly in Wang Chen’s stomach.

[Potential points +1]

His potential points immediately increased by 1, and then, after just a brief ten breaths, another point was added.

By the time Wang Chen had fully assimilated the medicinal power of the ginseng root, his potential points had increased by a total of 17 points.

You must know, this was just one ginseng root!

Wang Chen estimated that if he were to assimilate the entire millennium-old ginseng, the increase in potential points would be at least several thousand.

That was much more than the total sum of potential points he had gained over the past year!

Not only that, but Wang Chen’s body also acquired a cluster of spiritual energy.

At the beginning of his arrival in the Cangqing Domain, Wang Chen already knew that this world possessed spiritual energy.

However, the spiritual energy of this realm was extremely weak, and due to different rules, the cultivation techniques Wang Chen mastered were not applicable, hence he chose to practice the martial arts of the Cangqing Domain.

But Wang Chen knew about the existence of Taoist veins in the Cangqing Domain, as well as magical talismans, spells, and magic artifacts.

Mortals too could cultivate techniques.

Nevertheless, the cluster of spiritual energy inside Wang Chen swiftly clashed with the Xuantian Shajing (malignant qi) in his body, quickly dissolving and vanishing.

The two were completely incompatible.

Although Wang Chen could control the malignant qi within his body and separate it from the newly acquired spiritual energy,

he did not do so.

And through this test, Wang Chen had a clear understanding in his heart and formed new ideas.

The next morning, a carriage escorted by six knights before and after came to a quiet stop in front of the inn.

As the carriage door opened, a young eunuch with a fair complexion and no beard, dressed in a bullfighting red robe, stepped out, stood firm, and asked in a high-pitched voice, "Is Thousand Household Wang Chen present?"

"Your subordinate is here."

Waiting behind the door, Wang Chen stepped over the threshold and saluted the other party with clasped hands, "I have seen Eunuch."

He had already learned the procedures for being granted an audience with the emperor, so he had risen early and changed into a new official uniform to wait here.

"I am surnamed Yu."

The young eunuch looked at Wang Chen with a cheerful grin and nodded in satisfaction, "Indeed, a young man of outstanding appearance, His Majesty will certainly like you."

Wang Chen remained expressionless, "So it is Eunuch Yu, your subordinate dares not accept such praise."

In fact, his rank was only higher than that of the eunuch wearing the bullfighting red robe, but since the other was a eunuch from the Imperial Palace, representing the Emperor to usher him into the palace, naturally, he must show extra respect.

"Heh heh heh."

The young eunuch laughed like a castrated boar, his eyes narrowing into slits: "Time isn’t early anymore, get up."

"Many thanks, Eunuch."

Wang Chen mounted the carriage and then headed to the Imperial Palace with Eunuch Yu.

This young eunuch was very interested in him, bombarding him with various questions along the way, chattering so incessantly that Wang Chen felt the urge to slap him to death.

Of course, Wang Chen had some qi-nurturing cultivation technique, and by feigning politeness with the other, he managed to deal with it.

Daye was an ancient capital of six dynasties, and the Great Liang palace was built on the foundation of the ancient imperial palace, incessantly renovated and expanded over time, its scale extremely vast. Inside, the palace buildings were arranged densely and majestically, filled with the imperial family’s dignified aura.

Wang Chen alighted from the carriage in front of the palace gate, and following Eunuch Yu’s lead, after passing through layers of checks and searches, eventually arrived in the inner chamber of the Imperial Study Room.

There he saw, in the study, a man dressed in bright yellow dragon robes deeply engrossed in painting.

The man looked to be in his thirties and rather handsome, just that his complexion wasn’t very good, his face appeared somewhat pale.

Emperor Shaowu of Liang!

Shaowu was the reigning era name, and this Emperor had ascended the throne seventeen years ago, with mixed reviews from the common people.

Wang Chen had heard somewhat about the deeds of this Emperor of Liang.

It was said that Emperor Shaowu preferred culture over martial arts. He excelled in arts such as the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and also liked to compose poetry, having written a large volume of poems. Moreover, he doted exclusively on Consort Yi in the inner palace, often neglecting state affairs.

After Emperor Shaowu’s accession, Confucianism, which had been suppressed by the previous emperor, was allowed to resurge and gained considerable power, leading to dissatisfaction among many martial officers, with unceasing covert and overt fights at court.

In recent years, the nation’s power of Great Liang had gradually weakened, which was considerably related to Emperor Shaowu’s actions.

Of course, the crux of the issue was the inherent maladies within Great Liang itself.

But regardless, Emperor Shaowu was Great Liang’s supreme being and also the master of the Blood Cloak Guard!

Because Emperor Shaowu was painting, Eunuch Yu did not dare to disturb him and stood respectfully in a corner, patiently waiting.

Only after the supreme ruler finished painting and put his brush down did Eunuch Yu step forward to perform a grand salute: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Thousand Household Wang Chen of the Tiqi has been brought here."

Blood Cloak Guard was the external designation, while the official name within the Imperial Palace was Tiqi.

"Hmm."

Emperor Shaowu turned around, his gaze landing on Wang Chen.

Wang Chen immediately knelt on one knee and saluted: "This servant, Wang Chen, greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor, may you live forever!"

Being a member of the Emperor’s royal guard and holding the rank of Thousand Household, he was not required to perform the prostration salute on both knees.

"My subject, rise."

Emperor Shaowu raised his hand to signal: "Grant a seat."

Wang Chen saluted again: "Much thanks to Your Majesty."

"Dear subject, there’s no need for excessive formalities."

Emperor Shaowu’s smile was very gentle, not at all resembling the sovereign who controlled the fate of millions, but rather like an amiable Confucian scholar, completely harmless in appearance.

But if one thought he was easy to harm, they would be greatly mistaken!

The moment Wang Chen stepped into the Imperial Study Room, he was instantly locked on by three completely different auras.

One of these auras caused even Wang Chen to feel a significant threat.

But if one thought he was easy to harm, they would be greatly mistaken!

The moment Wang Chen stepped into the Imperial Study Room, he was instantly locked on by three completely different auras.

One of these auras caused even Wang Chen to feel a significant threat.