Chapter 108: Father, it took me half a month to master the immortal magical power; is there still hope?
On the way back to the palace.
“Do you know why Father called for me?”
Qin Bei looked at Shadow One Hundred and asked.
“The prince should be the one most aware of what he’s been doing these past few days,” Shadow One Hundred answered nonchalantly.
Qin Bei stroked his chin and said viciously, “Did that dog Wen Hua report me?”
Shadow One Hundred: …
Why does it feel like Prince Bei is quite righteous about this?
At this point, shouldn’t he be worried about facing punishment?
However, Qin Bei appeared completely unfazed. He even detoured back to the royal mansion on his way to the palace.
For no other reason than to check on the two Golden Lion Kings standing at the entrance.
When he saw the two Golden Lions looking lethargic at the palace gates, Qin Bei couldn’t help but give them a good beating.
This made the already wronged Golden Lions feel even more aggrieved.
Shadow One Hundred was starting to lose his patience.
A dignified Golden Lion King living like a mere watchdog… sigh
By the time Qin Bei entered the palace, it was already afternoon.
Emperor Xia had been waiting in the Nurturing Residence for a whole morning.
If it weren’t for Shadow being there, Emperor Xia would have gone to the Spirit Pavilion himself to drag Qin Bei out.
“Your Majesty, Prince Bei is outside seeking an audience.”
Just as Emperor Xia was about to urge again, Qin Bei finally arrived.
“Let him in!”
At this moment, Emperor Xia’s tone was already tinged with barely concealed anger.
I’m the emperor of this dynasty, a saintly cultivator, and your father!
Yet, for you to enter the palace, I had to wait several days!
Qin Bei quickly came in.
Looking at Emperor Xia seated above, he obediently bowed.
“Son pays his respects to Father.”
Qin Bei intended to stand up.
But the command to “rise” didn’t come for a long time.
In the end, Qin Bei could only glance up at Emperor Xia.
He saw that Emperor Xia was staring at him expressionlessly.
Qin Bei: …
Well, this old guy is obviously holding a grudge.
After a long silence, Emperor Xia finally said, “Get up.”
Only then did Qin Bei stand.
“You’re still just in the Foundation Establishment Realm. If I want to find you, I need to wait several days, and in the future when you reach the Immortal Realm, I’ll have to wait ten or eight years?”
Emperor Xia’s first sentence didn’t leave room for Qin Bei to feel good.
“Father, you’re wronging me! I’ve been in closed-door training these days. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Shadow Guard.”
Qin Bei said with an innocent face.
“Really? What closed-door training? You’ve postponed my summons? Did you break through a realm? Or did you comprehend the immortal magical power and started practicing?”
Emperor Xia questioned.
From what he had gathered, Qin Bei hadn’t traded for a large amount of cultivation resources at all.
So, after just breaking through, it was impossible for Qin Bei to break through again.
As for the immortal magical power, with Qin Bei’s Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, comprehending it was already reaching the top of the cultivation world, not to mention actually practicing it.
So, Emperor Xia said this to ridicule Qin Bei.
Telling Qin Bei that he couldn’t do either of those, yet still acted like a big shot in front of him?
Clearly, he wanted to give Qin Bei a reality check.
However, after hearing this, a smile spread across Qin Bei’s face.
Originally, he was thinking of softening up to Emperor Xia to let this matter slide.
But since Emperor Xia was showing him no respect, he couldn’t blame himself for slapping back hard!
So, Qin Bei straightened his back and looked at Emperor Xia.
“Father, how did you know about all this? Did the Shadow Guard tell you everything?”
Qin Bei looked at Emperor Xia with a puzzled expression.
Noticing his serious demeanor, it was now Emperor Xia and Shadow who looked bewildered.
The two exchanged glances.
Both were contemplating what Qin Bei truly meant by that statement.
“What do you mean? Are you implying that your cultivation has genuinely broken through?”
Emperor Xia asked, taken aback.
But this time, he didn’t wait for Qin Bei to answer.
He directly probed Qin Bei’s cultivation.
Although Qin Bei had a jade pendant capable of hiding his cultivation, whether it was there or not was the same in front of Emperor Xia.
So, in an instant, Emperor Xia had a clear read on Qin Bei’s cultivation level.
Then, he exchanged another look with Shadow.
Both saw the surprise reflected in each other’s eyes.
“Peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm? When did you make this breakthrough?”
Emperor Xia asked, puzzled.
“It was during these days! To reach the Golden Core Realm before the Imperial Tomb Trial, I trained hard for a long time, and that’s how my cultivation reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.”
Qin Bei said with sincerity.
If not for Shadow One Hundred always being around and knowing exactly what Qin Bei had been doing during this time, Emperor Xia and Shadow would have truly believed Qin Bei’s tall tales.
Hard training?
Others trained hard by storming into the Demon Suppression Tower or directly fighting for their lives in the Monster Mountain Range.
Because in the throes of life and death, one’s potential is maximized, and breakthroughs in cultivation naturally come fastest.
And what about Qin Bei?
These past days, he was either in the Luofeng Tower or on his way to the Luofeng Tower, and even when at the royal mansion, he was just goofing around.
There really was no report from Shadow about when Prince Bei was diligently training.
But now Qin Bei’s cultivation was irrefutably at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, leaving Emperor Xia with no way to counter.
“When you sent the Shadow Guard here, it was the critical moment for me to break through the immortal magical power, ‘Extinction Gun Technique’, that’s why I delayed so many days to see you.”
“In order to complete these two tasks promptly, I even asked people from the Ministry of Revenue to bring me out two months’ worth of spirit stones in advance. There were some twists and turns along the way, but it wasn’t a big deal.”
Qin Bei maintained a sincere expression, as if speaking only the truth.
“Are you saying that not only have you broken through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but you’ve also mastered the immortal magical power, ‘Extinction Gun Technique’?”
Emperor Xia was starting to grow impatient.
If Qin Bei really had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm in such a short time, there might be other reasons for it.
For instance, he might have found some rare natural treasure or directly piled the levels up with medicinal pills.
That would be acceptable.
But mastering the immortal magical power in such a short time was no longer just a matter of luck or resources.
It was pure talent!
“I remember that the first requirement for successfully practicing the first move of ‘Extinction Gun Technique’ is that your technique must be natural, and your understanding of the spear technique must reach the entry level before you can even begin practice, right?”
Emperor Xia squinted as he asked.
At this point, he started to suspect that Qin Bei might be lying just to dodge the scolding.
“Yes, that is indeed the case! That’s why I’ve been working hard these days, my hands are all callused, and only then did I perfect my understanding of the spear technique.”
“Alas~ My talent is indeed lacking, so I could only make up for my shortcomings with sheer effort.”
Qin Bei shook his head when he said the latter part, displaying a look of disappointment in himself.
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