Chapter 188 - Breaking Into the Palace
Su Zimo did not leave immediately. He planned to stay in the palace for a few days and accompany his brother.
After all, he did not know when he would be back next time.
Demoness Ji did not leave either and stayed in the palace alongside Su Zimo. She merely took occasional walks outside and came over to tease Su Zimo when she had nothing to do.
As the King of Yan, Su Hong would naturally not reside in the back palace all the time.
Everyday, he would take time to evaluate the memorials in the imperial court.
In that period of time, Su Zimo would sit in his house quietly, raising his cultivation and starting on the Organs Refinement section while studying the various bloodline spirit arts he obtained in the stone coffin as well as the Buddha Bead.
Before leaving Ethereal Peak, Su Zimo’s cultivation was already at the peak of early-stage Foundation Establishment.
After the fight at the inheritance ground and obtaining a huge chunk of bloodline essence from that mysterious skeleton, Su Zimo broke through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment within a couple of days naturally.
The power they possessed was almost enough to destroy a vassal state.
“When did Yan Country offend such a faction?”
Song Qi’s thoughts raced and he pondered, “It makes no sense. We rarely have any interaction with cultivators so we couldn’t have offended these people.”
His gaze landed on the badge on the waist of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Iridescent Clouds Palace!
One of the five major sects – Iridescent Clouds Palace!
This was big!
Song Qi forced himself to remain calm as he revealed a smile and said in a deep voice, “Fellow seniors of Iridescent Clouds Palace who have come to visit the capital, please forgive us for being impolite and failing to welcome all of you.”
Liang Hao did not even bother to look at Song Qi. His head was raised, his nostrils facing the skies as he looked around. Finally, his gaze landed on Su Hong in the middle as he asked with raised brows, “You’re the King of Yan, Su Hong?”
“I am.”
Su Hong stood up slowly with a calm expression. He pushed Liu Yu and Yuchi Huo aside, facing Liang Hao and the rest directly.
“Fu…”
Liu Hongyi’s lips curled into a cynical smile. He laughed lightly. “The ignorant are truly fearless. You can stay calm now, but I wonder if you’ll roll in your pee out of fear later on!”
“May I know why you guys have barged into the palace of Yan Country?”
Su Hong’s tone was calm and composed, neither overbearing nor servile.
“Why?”
Liang Hao’s expression darkened and he suddenly shouted, “Su Hong, how bold of you! Kneel down when you see immortals of the Iridescent Clouds Palace!”
His voice was deafening, reverberating in the chamber strongly.
It was as if there was really an immortal looking down on all life and questioning loudly.
Mortals aside, even Song Qi’s expression was slightly pale. His chest felt stuffy and his heart raced.
Su Hong raised his head and suddenly smiled. “Why should I kneel?”
“You’re indeed ignorant. It seems like you’re someone who won’t cry until you see the coffin. I’ve got to let you suffer for a bit!”
Liu Hongyi declared sinisterly with a malicious expression. Right as he was about to step forth, a voice came from outside.
“The people from Iridescent Clouds Palace are truly promising. They’re always forcing people to kneel, fufu.”
Those words were clearly filled with disdain and mockery. Immediately, the group from Iridescent Clouds Palace were enraged as they turned back.
A green robed man strode over. Refined and delicate, he was elegant like a scholar. However, his eyes were narrowed like a sharp blade, carrying an intensely cold glint.
Behind the green robed man was a girl in a pink dress. She was breathtakingly beautiful and her eyes seemed to be able to speak. Every glance of hers caused waves of light to swirl around her, fluttering the hearts of the many cultivators present as well.