Novel Full Chapter 421: Does His Majesty Fear Being Eaten by Me?
After leaving the National Preceptor’s Manor, Xiao Mo gave the Heaven-Opening Fist’s body tempering medicine formula to Wei Xun, having Wei Xun fetch the medicines. However, Xiao Mo added several extra ingredients to this formula.
This wasn’t because Xiao Mo didn’t trust Wei Xun.
Rather, the Heaven-Opening Fist’s body tempering medicine formula was truly unusual, and the imperial palace was filled with Yan Shan’ao’s informants.
Xiao Mo worried he might expose something.
Soon, Wei Xun returned with the medicinal materials.
“You three may go. I can manage by myself.”
Xiao Mo spoke to the three palace maids beside him who were about to serve him in bathing.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The three palace maids bowed in salute and left the room.
Xiao Mo placed each medicinal material into the medicine barrel.
The room filled with rich medicinal fragrance.
Lying in the medicine barrel, Xiao Mo followed the body tempering method, silently circulating the spiritual power within his body, absorbing the essence of the medicinal materials in the bath barrel.
Xiao Mo could clearly feel these spiritual medicines’ essences being absorbed by him, his skin, tendons, bones, and flesh being tempered bit by bit.
An incense stick’s time later, Xiao Mo broke out in heavy sweat, the perspiration mixed with viscous impurities expelled from within his body.
Xiao Mo went to another medicine barrel to rinse clean, then changed into comfortable sleeping robes.
“Not bad.”
Sensing his body’s toughness, Xiao Mo was quite satisfied.
Under the “Martial Cultivator’s Physique” talent, these spiritual medicines’ medicinal liquid was absorbed completely clean by him, with almost no waste.
Walking out of the imperial study, Xiao Mo returned to his bedchamber.
Having sparred with Jiang Qingyi all day, Xiao Mo at this moment was extremely tired and quickly fell asleep.
What Xiao Mo didn’t know was that a mosquito was secretly watching him from the darkness.
“Buzz buzz buzz.”
The moment Xiao Mo fell into deep sleep, the Sky Horn Mosquito quietly flew toward Xiao Mo.
The Sky Horn Mosquito landed on the back of Xiao Mo’s hand, rubbed its mosquito legs a few times, then suddenly thrust down at the back of Xiao Mo’s hand but the next moment, the Sky Horn Mosquito froze.
It couldn’t pierce this human’s hand no matter what.
As a mosquito, the Sky Horn Mosquito felt insulted and rapidly and forcefully stabbed at Xiao Mo.
Half an incense stick’s time passed.
The Sky Horn Mosquito lay exhausted on the back of Xiao Mo’s hand.
It seemed to have had a mental breakdown, staring up blankly as if doubting its mosquito life.
…
“Stop sleeping, everyone get up!”
The next morning, a female official walked into the room where Sili resided and shouted loudly.
This made Sili, who was accustomed to a leisurely life, quite displeased, but in the end she still forcibly suppressed her waking irritability, got out of bed, and changed clothes.
“From today onward, I will teach you palace etiquette and familiarize you with the inner palace. Pay attention to learning, watching, and listening, otherwise if you make mistakes in the future, you could lose your heads! Do you understand?”
The female official spoke to Sili and the other newly entered palace women.
“Yes, elder sister.” Everyone bowed in salute.
The female official nodded, “Very good. Follow me, all of you.”
Sili and the others followed behind the female official, but her mind kept thinking about the Sky Horn Mosquito’s blood extraction.
She wondered whether the Sky Horn Mosquito had been successful or not.
Finally, a day’s time passed.
Late at night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Sili rose from bed and once again went to the Zhou Kingdom ruler’s bedchamber.
Standing at the bedchamber entrance, Sili summoned the Sky Horn Mosquito.
After receiving the summons, the Sky Horn Mosquito flew out from the room and landed on Sili’s palm.
“Where’s the blood?” Sili asked.
The Sky Horn Mosquito shook its head, looking quite aggrieved, then explained with “buzz buzz buzz” sounds.
“You’re saying you couldn’t pierce through that Zhou Kingdom ruler’s body?” Sili asked in surprise.
“Buzz buzz buzz.” The Sky Horn Mosquito quickly nodded, then touched its numb mouth.
“…”
Sili was momentarily stunned.
Although the Sky Horn Mosquito was merely a low-level spirit beast, it was still a spirit beast. How could it possibly not pierce the skin of an ordinary emperor?
“Forget it.” Sili waved her hand and took out a silver needle the same size as a mosquito leg.
“Use this to pierce his skin, then extract blood for me. Understand?” Sili said sternly.
The Sky Horn Mosquito quickly nodded, hugging the silver needle as it flew inside.
Before long, the Sky Horn Mosquito flew out.
This time, it finally obtained blood.
Sili dripped the Zhou Kingdom ruler’s fresh blood onto a pearl.
The pearl emitted a faint red glow.
For several consecutive days, Sili came to extract blood every night.
Watching the pearl in her hand grow increasingly crimson, Sili’s heart also grew faintly nervous.
In just two more days, she would be able to determine whether this Zhou Kingdom ruler was truly her master’s reincarnation.
The sixth day of Xiao Mo’s blood extraction.
At Dao Inquiry Platform, Xiao Mo sat cross-legged on the ground, tempering his sword intent.
He was making final preparations for his upcoming attempt to break through to Foundation Building.
Jiang Qingyi stood beside Xiao Mo, both protecting him from qi deviation and sensing his sword intent, correcting some areas where he was doing incorrectly.
A full day’s time passed, the sword intent around Xiao Mo’s body gradually subsided.
Finally, Xiao Mo took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.
“Not bad.”
Looking at Xiao Mo, Jiang Qingyi nodded.
“The methods for the Hundred Schools of Thought to enter the Foundation Building realm are all quite different. Since you currently primarily cultivate sword techniques, you must use sword intent as the foundation to break through.
A person’s sword intent is like a sword blank. We need to hammer, temper, and sharpen the sword intent, allowing it to ultimately become an incomparably sharp immortal weapon.
This process runs throughout cultivation. Remember not to rush.
Better slow than wrong.
Does His Majesty understand?”
“Thank you for Fairy Jiang’s guidance.” Xiao Mo nodded.
“Can’t call it guidance.” Jiang Qingyi turned her head. “Speaking of which, where does His Majesty plan to establish foundation? Don’t tell me it’s in this imperial palace.”
“Naturally not.”
Xiao Mo shook his head.
“I’ve already had people select a secluded place with relatively abundant spiritual power. Once I’m fully prepared, I’ll go there.”
“His Majesty should establish foundation three months from now,” Jiang Qingyi said seriously.
“Three months from now?” Xiao Mo didn’t quite understand. “Is there some significance to establishing foundation three months from now?”
“No particular significance, but if His Majesty truly wants to establish foundation, listen to me.”
Jiang Qingyi said coolly.
“Moreover, when the time comes, I’ll accompany His Majesty to establish foundation. Unless His Majesty thinks I would harm you?”
Xiao Mo smiled slightly, “If Fairy Jiang wanted to harm me, you would have already acted. Why wait until now? And why would you have given me the Ningguang longsword?”
“Good that you know.” Jiang Qingyi turned around, and beneath her veil seemed to curve the slightest arc. “Let’s go, to His Majesty’s bedchamber.”
“Fairy Jiang wants to go to my bedchamber?” Xiao Mo asked in confusion.
“What? Does His Majesty fear being eaten by me?”
Jiang Qingyi said with a cold laugh.
“Or is His Majesty worried that if I go to your bedchamber at night and word gets out, the two future imperial consorts will misunderstand?”
“Or perhaps…”
Jiang Qingyi turned, taking a step forward to walk before Xiao Mo, looking up at him from below.
“His Majesty has long harbored thoughts toward me, and with me going to His Majesty’s bedchamber, His Majesty’s heart is secretly delighted?”