Chapter 895: Conversation on the Imperial Seat
“Your Majesty, didn’t you say you wanted to hear about my past? Why bring up that arrogant witch?”
“Speak.”
Xia Feng felt something was wrong and cautiously glanced at the Empress.
Did this woman want to cause trouble for Miss Mu?!
However, the Empress herself was in a precarious position, unable to even leave the Heavenly Revelation Divine Palace. It was unlikely she could find trouble with Miss Mu.
But no matter what, Xia Feng was not prepared to let this evil empress know too much about Miss Mu. He would delay for as long as possible.
Seeing that her believer was reluctant to speak, the woman in the imperial dress frowned. Just as she opened her red lips to say something, the believer suddenly leaned in and skillfully covered her mouth, silencing her words.
Her breath hitched.
*If you don’t want to speak, I won’t force you. Why go through all this?* Although she thought this, her vertical pupils narrowed. With a muffled hmph, she gracefully raised her slender arms and interlaced them to gently cup the back of the believer’s neck.
At the same time, a majestic thought echoed in Xia Feng’s mind, “I almost forgot, there’s one more thing.”
“Hmm?” Xia Feng raised his black eyes.
“Currently, you, the ‘Abyssal Saint,’ have obtained the Blazing Sun Divine Domain Spirit Paper. However, if you continuously fail to appear in the Imperial Central Court, Shang Jue and Golden Sparrow Flower will surely find a way to look for you in the Sumeru Realm.”
Xia Feng paused, “To look for trouble?”
“It’s not necessarily to cause trouble. After all, even though the Abyss has been dormant for a hundred thousand years and has long faded from the sight of the gods, its prestige remains. As long as you are still viewed as the Abyssal Saint by them, they won’t dare to act rashly. Furthermore, the Sumeru Realm is a secondary plane, and its dimensional barriers are not easily breached.”
“Hmm? Wait, if it’s as Your Majesty says, they can find the corresponding location of the Sumeru Realm in the Real World?” Xia Feng was inwardly surprised.
“They naturally won’t be able to find the overlapping points between the Sumeru Realm and the Real World. However, as the lord of the Sumeru Realm’s plane, every time you enter the Real World from the secondary plane, the Plane Ripples you generate are traces you leave behind in the Real World. Your status is currently low, so the ripples you produce are minuscule, difficult for even a Heavenly God to detect. But if you enter and leave the Sumeru Realm multiple times, the amplitude of the ripples will be rapidly amplified progressively, greatly increasing the risk of your exposure. Therefore, before finding a method to conceal yourself, it’s best that you do not casually enter the Sumeru Realm from now on, otherwise, it will easily attract the covetous gaze of gods, and it will become very easy for Shang Jue to locate you. After all, even a Heavenly God-tier existence would find it difficult to possess a plane world with complete rules, and its value is far greater than you can imagine.”
After hearing the Empress’s explanation, Xia Feng gasped and paused his tongue, tilting his head slightly.
So, the house in Fifth Great Area, Golden Sparrow City, already posed a certain risk and could no longer be lived in. Luckily, his status was low, and the Plane Ripples he generated were very weak. He had only left the Sumeru Realm once, so although there was a risk, it was extremely low, and he was temporarily safe.
While contemplating, Xia Feng continued to ask, “Your Majesty, you said they intend to locate the Sumeru Realm not to trouble me, but then for what?”
“Naturally, for cooperation.”
The woman in the imperial dress slightly parted her rosy lips and leaned towards Xia Feng, her lips brushing against his prominent Adam’s apple. As she playfully caressed it, her mental voice said softly, “To unseal the Divine Palace, they won’t give up. So, to obtain the Blazing Sun Divine Domain Spirit Paper, they can only seek cooperation with you, the lord of the Sumeru Realm and Abyssal Saint, to deal with me together.”
Xia Feng tilted his neck slightly, pressing his hands against the Empress’s shoulders. His black eyes showed confusion, “What, Your Majesty fears I will cooperate with them? Haven’t you already been given the Blazing Sun Divine Domain?”
“You’re wrong again. Xia Feng, when I speak of this, I want you to proactively open up the Sumeru Realm and cooperate with Shang Jue and Golden Sparrow Flower. Do you understand?”
“Ah?”
“Since it’s a cooperation, at that time, you can set conditions for Golden Sparrow Flower and Shang Jue. Whatever you want, for the sake of dealing with me, these power factions and legions will give it to you.”
*Still you, Empress.*
“But I can’t possibly hand over the Blazing Sun Divine Domain Spirit Paper to them. Is it a con? Shang Jue wouldn’t be that foolish.”
“My believer, you must understand that I am currently confined in the Heavenly Revelation Divine Palace only because my strength is less than a tenth of what it was. However, if I were to recover my strength, I would naturally no longer need the protection of the Heavenly Revelation Divine Palace.”
Hearing this, Xia Feng roughly understood the Empress’s meaning. The Empress could recover her strength through the ‘Golden Sparrow Feather’. Then he could use the advantage of possessing the Blazing Sun Divine Domain Spirit Paper to demand exorbitant terms from Golden Sparrow Flower, asking for all the Golden Sparrow Feathers. Even if the Heavenly Revelation Divine Palace were unsealed and the Empress’s strength recovered, it was still uncertain who would dominate whom.
“In addition, the Blazing Sun Divine Domain is merely the demand of Shang Jue and Golden Sparrow Flower. The Heavenly Realm Spirit Energy of the Sumeru Realm, however, is the core demand of the entire Empire.”
This time, it was she who tilted her snowy neck, her pale vertical pupils gazing at the starry sky, her hot little face taut. Feeling the blasphemous wanderings of her believer’s breath on her collarbone and neck, her tone and speed of speech remained unchanged, calm and gentle:
“The eight legions, major power factions, and three great Holy Sees, if they were to know of the existence of Heavenly Realm Spirit Energy, they would inevitably find ways to contact you, solely for the purpose of entering the Heavenly Realm.”
Xia Feng inhaled the scent of the Empress’s hot, crystal-red earlobe, pressing down on her trembling shoulders, his heart sinking into contemplation.
“At that time, as long as you release some slots to enter the Heavenly Realm, even if you are the Abyssal Saint and your identity is not entirely suitable, in the face of the immense benefits of a hundred-fold amplification in cultivation comprehension, everything will yield. These forces will try their best to curry favor with you and please you, even if they have to fight amongst themselves, all for the chance to enter the Heavenly Realm to cultivate.”
“Legions, power factions, and Holy Sees possess 80% of the Empire’s financial resources. By trading Heavenly Realm slots with them, the benefits you can reap are countless. However, remember not to release too many Heavenly Realm slots. The principle of scarcity driving value, you probably understand better than I do… hmm~”
Xia Feng covered her rosy lips. Under her astonished gaze, he sent a mental message, “Your Majesty, I have a plan, but I’m not sure if it’s feasible to implement.”
“What hmm~?”
“I’d like to ask, is there such a… curse that allows a Spirit Master to absorb a certain energy while also absorbing the curse, thus allowing me to control this Spirit Master?”
“…You want to make the Spirit Masters who cultivate in the Heavenly Realm absorb the curse while they absorb Spirit Energy and cultivate, thus becoming your puppets?”
“Yes, you could say that. Is it feasible? Is there such a curse ability?” Xia Feng knew his request was outrageous. Would such an ability exist? But he still wanted to ask. If it was possible, he would be invincible!
“Such an ability… does exist.”
“It really exists?” Xia Feng’s heart leaped with surprise, a pleased look flashing in his eyes as he was about to look up.
However, seeing the Empress’s slightly furrowed cold brow, he silently lowered his head again, continuing to serve and blaspheme against the Empress.
The Empress then continued, “Don’t get happy too soon. It’s just a similar ability, and it’s not a curse, but an S-rank Dragon race Spirit Robe—Holy Dragon Judgment.”
