Chapter 56: What is Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment? Your son doesn’t have any.
“Forget it, I’ll act as if you didn’t know anything and let it slide.”
“Let’s get down to business. Show me the results of your Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.”
Every prince who successfully completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment would be summoned by Emperor Xia to present their progress.
One reason for this was to gauge the strength of these princes after their Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, which would help him decide how much attention to give each one.
Although Emperor Xia was a sage, his energy was still limited.
As the emperor, he had so many princes to care for; if he had to chat with each one and give personalized attention, he wouldn’t have time to do anything else.
It may be realistic, but facts are facts.
If Qin Bei hadn’t exhibited extraordinary talent, they wouldn’t be seated here, chatting like this.
The second reason was that after observing them, he could offer some advice. As long as those who completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment trained at a reasonable speed, they’d become the pillars of Great Xia in the future. Thus, he was willing to invest the time to guide them personally.
“Results? What results? Your son hasn’t completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!” confused look
Qin Bei stared blankly at Emperor Xia.
His declaration left Emperor Xia equally bewildered.
“What do you mean? Did you fail to build your foundation? But aren’t you already at the fifth level of the Foundation Building Realm?” Emperor Xia questioned.
“Of course, I didn’t fail. I simply gave my opportunity for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment to my concubine, Ji Yue.”
Emperor Xia: ???
What did I just hear? What kind of scandalous words are these?
“Say that again?”
Ah… this…
Looking at Emperor Xia’s once friendly expression, now clouded with rage, one might wonder how he got so riled up.
Buzz~
Suddenly, Qin Bei felt an overwhelming pressure surging throughout his body.
Then, he sensed a force rushing into him.
He instinctively resisted, but it was utterly futile.
Emperor Xia examined Qin Bei’s foundation.
Indeed, he had built his foundation, yet there was not a trace of Heavenly Dao aura within him.
In other words, Qin Bei wasn’t lying; he truly hadn’t completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
“You!”
Emperor Xia rarely displayed anger, pointing a finger at Qin Bei, momentarily at a loss for words.
“Alas~ As expected, women only disrupt cultivation. I shouldn’t have arranged your marriage in the first place!” sigh
In Emperor Xia’s eyes, Ji Yue was merely a concubine of Qin Bei.
Even among the several favored princes, not every one of them completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment opportunity.
Yet Qin Bei chose to give it to his concubine. He was really blinded by love.
“Father, actually…”
Qin Bei wanted to explain that his foundation wasn’t as terrible as it seemed.
Although no one had previously completed it, Qin Bei firmly believed his foundation couldn’t be any weaker than the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
But the agitated Emperor Xia waved his hand, interrupting him.
“Enough, this is your own decision; I won’t interfere. The royal mausoleum opens in two months. By then, all royal family members under the Immortal Realm and above the Golden Core Realm can enter the mausoleum to comprehend the ‘Void Sutra.’ Therefore, within these two months, you must break through to the Golden Core Realm to have the opportunity to enter the mausoleum; otherwise, you’ll have to wait another two years.”
“Really? I’ll head back to prepare right away. I will definitely break through to the Golden Core Realm in two months!” Qin Bei replied, his face brimming with excitement.
After he broke through the Foundation Building Realm, he sensed that the cultivation technique he practiced was lacking, and he didn’t possess powerful divine abilities.
Originally, he had considered exchanging a higher-grade technique from the system, but now he could comprehend the ‘Void Sutra,’ an elite technique. He was now above the divine techniques he once desired.
“Hmph! What’s with the excitement? In two months, do you honestly think that without even having the Heavenly Dao Foundation, you’ll break through to the Golden Core Realm?” Emperor Xia remained disgruntled.
“Ah… this… Don’t worry, Father. I’ll find a way!”
Qin Bei did have a plan.
Not to mention that his foundational cultivation was not inferior to the Heavenly Dao Foundation; it might even be stronger.
Even if it wasn’t, he still had the system.
He had never utilized the feature to exchange krypton points for cultivation.
As long as he had the points, breaking through to the Golden Core Realm would merely be a matter of minutes.
“Get out of here; I don’t want to see you right now.” Emperor Xia waved dismissively.
The moment he looked at Qin Bei longer, his urge to smack him grew exponentially.
To provoke an emperor at the sage level to this extent, one could only imagine how infuriating Qin Bei’s act of handing over the Heavenly Dao Foundation opportunity to Ji Yue was.
“Then I shall find Xiaoxuan.”
“Go, go.”
…
Qin Bei left.
Alone in the pavilion, Emperor Xia muttered, “Why does he always manage to infuriate me like this!”
“Hahaha, Your Majesty, don’t you also quite enjoy the Prince Bei’s personality?”
A frail voice sounded, and the figure of Old Shadow appeared next to Emperor Xia.
“The loyalty Prince Bei shows to his concubine is probably unmatched in this world. Your Majesty, don’t you also appreciate Prince Bei’s sense of loyalty?”
Old Shadow said with a chuckle.
Having accompanied Emperor Xia for many years, Old Shadow could see that Emperor Xia indeed felt irritated earlier, but mixed with that anger was admiration.
“These two brothers take after their mother, valuing loyalty above all, to the point of being reckless!”
Emperor Xia shook his head.
“Yes, they’re like Concubine Chen.”
Old Shadow sighed.
Emperor Xia: ???
“What do you mean? Are you implying I’m heartless?”
Old Shadow:…
Ah… this…
“Your Majesty, you said it yourself.”
“You!…”
The two of them exchanged words casually, as if they were old friends having a laid-back conversation.
“But I don’t understand why you decided to advance the mausoleum’s opening to two months later. This feels a bit unfair for Prince Bei.”
“Even if Prince Bei had completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, managing to do so within two months demands immense support from various elixirs. Now that Prince Bei has failed to complete the Heavenly Dao Foundation, it’s impossible for him to upgrade to the Golden Core Realm in just two months, even with the help of elixirs.”
Old Shadow voiced his confusion.
Originally, the mausoleum’s opening was to be half a year later, but Emperor Xia insisted on moving it up by three months, genuinely confusing him.
“I just want him to learn a lesson. Some things cannot be compromised. Even if one values loyalty, there’s a need to distinguish between priorities. Do you really think I’m expecting him to reach the Golden Core in two months?”
Emperor Xia chuckled disdainfully.
“This… but what if Prince Bei truly breaks through in two months?”
“Ha! If this rebellious son actually manages to break through within that time frame, I will postpone the mausoleum’s opening to two months later! Not only that, I’ll allow him to bring his princess into the mausoleum, and I’ll even permit him to take Ji Yue along!”
“While I don’t know the outcome, I’ll definitely remember that.”
“Hey~ what’s up with you, old man?”
“Hahaha, not hiding it from Your Majesty, I’m quite interested in both Prince Bei and Prince Qin Xuan.”
“Why? Planning to take a disciple?”
“I could indeed be interested in doing so, but let’s skip Prince Bei. I feel I wouldn’t be able to handle him. I’d like to give Prince Qin Xuan a shot, though.”
Emperor Xia stared at Old Shadow, astonished.
He had only mentioned it casually, but to his surprise, Old Shadow genuinely showed interest in taking on a disciple.
As a thought crossed his mind, Emperor Xia looked deeply at Old Shadow.
Then chuckling, he remarked, “Alright, you’re getting old too; it’s time someone carries on your legacy.”
“Your Majesty is wise.”
Old Shadow respectfully bowed, earnestly replying.
“Send someone to keep an eye on Prince Bei’s manor. Since he hasn’t completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building yet, his strength might not measure up to that of the Sword Sect. We can’t let anything unfortunate happen. Also, be cautious that he might rush his cultivation in pursuit of a quick breakthrough.”
Emperor Xia instructed.
“Rest assured, Your Majesty, I’ve got fifty shadows trailing him; there won’t be any problems.”
With a smile, Old Shadow confirmed. Indeed, despite Emperor Xia’s scolding regarding Qin Bei’s romantic endeavors, this only made him more attentive.
At the very least, the other princes vying for the crown had never had such explicit warnings from Emperor Xia.
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