The Eastern Palace.
“Your Highness, His Majesty’s message has been conveyed. Please set off as soon as possible,” the purple-robed eunuch respectfully bowed.
Jiang Yu’s eyelid twitched. “What other edict did Father send?”
“Your Highness, I think you should not concern yourself too much with these matters…”
The purple-clad eunuch originally wanted to refuse, but met Jiang Yu’s gaze and sighed.
Even if he didn’t say anything, as the crown prince, he could still find out from elsewhere; after all, the emperor’s edicts were also announced in court.
So he quietly repeated the edict.
“To send Mother to the Treasure Pagoda Temple?” Jiang Yu frowned tightly.
Whenever they talked about temples, Mother always despised them. Even when Father occasionally went to a monastery to burn incense, she would claim illness and avoid going.
“It is to personally handle the marriage arrangements, not just to bestow them.”
A mocking smile appeared on Jiang Yu’s face. “Father does not even care about our siblings’ affairs, yet he cares so much about an outsider…”
“Your Highness, please start your journey quickly.” The purple-clad eunuch shuddered.
He feared listening to things that should not be said to the emperor, yet not passing them on would offend the emperor, while passing them on would offend the future emperor.
…
Treasure Pagoda Temple.
As the escorting party halted, the palace maid assisted the pale-faced Empress Chuge. She whispered, “His Majesty is truly heartless. Her Ladyship is still ill, her body not yet recovered, yet she sent you here to this lonely place of ancient Buddha and lamps.”
“What’s all the commotion outside?” Empress Chuge’s voice was indeed weak.
“Empress, it’s monks from the Floating Temple and Dragon Elephant Temple visiting to discuss and debate dharma. They’ve just finished their session.”
“How did it end?”
“A young monk left the monks speechless with his arguments.”
The maid thought to tell something amusing to cheer up Empress Chuge, so she vividly recounted, “Monks from Dragon Elephant Temple are not good at speaking. They lost after just a few words, almost losing their temper and getting ready to fight. But there was a monk named Zang’ai who said he heard some questions from a friend and had them answered by the high monk of Treasure Pagoda Temple.”
Hearing the name Murong Xiao, Empress Chuge furrowed her brows, as if recalling someone unpleasant:
“What did he ask?”
“Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?”
“He calls himself Zang’ai, and even without his dharma name, he has a secular name…” Empress Chuge paused, seemingly distracted.
The maid didn’t notice anything amiss with the Empress and continued chattering, “Monks from Treasure Pagoda Temple answered similarly, but Zang’ai said anyone can call themselves Zang’ai. It’s just a designation. If you remove this designation, who is he then?”
“Who is he… Who am I…”
Empress Chuge muttered, her eyes suddenly becoming intense.
Her pale cheeks began to turn gray, the signs of decay…
“Empress! You…” The maid was terrified.
“Amitabha… Empress, you’re attached.”
A chant echoed, the sutra’s golden light washing away the heart’s impurities.
In front of Treasure Pagoda Temple, a dignified monk stood there, having appeared somehow. He was short, with a large face, his features unusually compact, like a poorly proportioned Maitreya Buddha.
The soothing Buddhist chants allowed Empress Chuge to snap out of her trance, her complexion returning to normal.
Her eyes regained their sharpness: “Is that Zang’ai monk from the Floating Temple?”
“Yes, but the debate doesn’t mean we lost.”
The small monk clasped his hands together: “That Zang’ai monk’s secular name is Murong Xiao, a close friend of the renowned Young Hero Ke. His three questions were also posed by Young Hero Ke.”
“Again him…”
Empress Chuge smiled coldly.
She had lost everything this time, and the mistake was not taking that boy seriously.
After all, no matter how outstanding or talented, what storm could he cause? Look at Jing Taizong, so brilliant, chasing after the Founding Martial Emperor, yet without the Seventh Realm, he’s not even worth being a pawn.
But unexpectedly, such a person…
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Setting
Traditional Simplified
Fortunately, he’s about to d*e.
“Empress has never liked the spread of Buddhism in Da Yu, would you like to hear some Buddhist teachings?”
“The Martial Emperor extinguished Buddhism, but His Majesty is quite concerned with Buddhist practices.”
“Buddha only wishes for all sentient beings to reach the other shore. The Buddhist order is not anyone’s enemy, Empress.”
…
Li Mo regained consciousness, but he knew he wasn’t truly awake because he felt no pain throughout his body.
There seemed to be many sounds and strange phenomena around him, colorful and bizarre.
“Where am I?”
“Am I dreaming or dead…”
Just as Li Mo was puzzled,
[Hello Host, the system is still here.]
[You have several rewards awaiting collection, the system will first display the most valuable one.]
Upon hearing the system’s voice, Li Mo felt inexplicably reassured.
Surrounded by moonlight, he roughly understood his situation. Perhaps Ice Chunk used some means to protect his physical body.
Now, he must be trying to save him.
Speaking of which, since the system is here,
the reward this time must be unprecedentedly great, right?
“The system has always been reliable, hoping this time the reward will be useful…”
Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief, finally not worrying about waking up or losing his martial arts cultivation upon awakening.
[Please rest assured, Host. Everything produced by the system is top-notch, tailored to your needs.]
“That’s good.”
Little Li couldn’t collect it, but decided to check what rewards were available first.
[Congratulations, Host. Successfully helped ‘Ying Bing’, avoiding her entrapment in the collapse of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain.]
[Return on Investment: Dragon and Phoenix Primordial Divine Pill!]
The words that appeared were dazzling!
“Dragon and Phoenix… Primordial… Divine Pill!”
Little Li in true spirit state leaned back slightly.
Listen to that, such a domineering name.
Look at that fully loaded effect!
The system never falsely advertised; this divine pill must live up to its name and is undoubtedly a genuine divine pill!
According to Elder Xue, divine pills hadn’t appeared in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for many years. There might still be some in existence, but the forces possessing them probably wouldn’t make a fuss.
Such a thing created by heaven and earth might not even be safe in the Seventh Realm.
“It sounds beneficial for shaping the body. Am I saved?”
[Not only for shaping the body, but also effective for nurturing the true spirit.]
The system confirmed his thoughts.
“Then I’ll take it immediately once I wake up…”
[Host, friendly reminder, you’d better not eat it.]
“Why?” Li Mo was stunned.
[This pill is indeed used for shaping the body and nurturing the true spirit, but it’s best for women to consume.]
“Why?”
Little Li was confused: “Forget it, let me see the detailed description of the divine pill.”
The system briefly paused before displaying the text:
[Dragon and Phoenix Primordial Divine Pill]: “After consumption, the next pregnancy will definitely result in twins, achieving a complete family!”
[Note: This divine pill disregards realm. Once consumed, Empress Immortal Fairy will give birth to twins in one pregnancy!]
Li Mo: “…”
Oh, so this is how it shapes the body and nurtures the spirit.
If you remove the yuan character, you get the Dragon and Phoenix Twin Divine Pill!
