Not long after, a eunuch came in to report, "Xiao Anran of Fangxian Dao and Zhang Boheng of Zhengyi Dao are requesting an audience with His Majesty outside the Imperial City."
Yang Pan put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Summon them in."
Shortly after Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng went in to pay their respects to Yang Pan, a eunuch hurriedly headed towards the side hall on the east side of the imperial city. That was where the cabinet ministers shared the emperor's burdens and handled state affairs.
After the eunuch entered the side hall to convey Emperor Qian Yang Pan's oral decree, a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold crown, brocade robes, and with a fair complexion and no beard strode out of the hall and headed towards the Imperial Study.
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Chapter 241 Unexpected
There is no moon tonight, the starlight is dim, and the night is as dark as ink.
Inside the main hall of Jade Void Palace, Lin Yi sat cross-legged, his eyes half-open and half-closed, within which seemed to flash with many colors invisible to the naked eye. In his palm was a ball of energy that was sometimes colorful and sometimes pitch black, beating like a heart.
The colors alternated between seven colors and pitch black, eventually settling on purple. Purple energy rose and condensed into a small, exquisite bell.
Suddenly, a sound rang out in the main hall, seemingly coming from the heavens above, or perhaps from the deepest part of the human heart.
"In the beginning of heaven and earth, there was no eight directions, no past or future, no emotions or desires, no three souls and seven spirits. When yin and yang separated and all things grew, there came the primordial spirit, soul, spirit, mind, and spirit."
The subtle and unfathomable thoughts, the profound and mysterious soul, the primordial spirit returning to emptiness—all reside within this seal, hence its name, the Primordial Heart Seal.
The purple bell in Lin Yi's palm kept expanding and contracting, like the oldest and most primal "heart".
The sound of bells echoed in the hall, sometimes faint and profound, reaching the very depths of the heart; sometimes clear and melodious, elusive and otherworldly, like a celestial being soaring through the heavens.
The source of the Yuanxin Seal is the Great Inner Demon Curse that Lin Yi extracted from the primordial spirit of the Xuan Yao Daoist. With the gradual improvement of his magical power, supernatural abilities, insight, and cultivation, it has now finally completed a magnificent transformation.
After putting away the Yuanxin Seal, Lin Yi continued to wait, waiting for the first person to come and trade with him.
Sage families, the Great Qian Dynasty, the Fangxian Dao, the Zhengyi Dao...
The world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit.
In the main hall of Yuxu Palace, a new statue of a deity has been added: Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun.
Lin Yi had already decided that the lineage he would pass down in the future would be called the Jade Purity Dao.
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The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
Emperor Qian, Yang Pan, summoned Grand Tutor Hong Xuanji for a private audience, where the emperor and his minister sat down to discuss philosophy. All eunuchs, guards, and palace maids were dismissed, and there was no one within three miles.
Yang Pan opened a golden box on the desk. Inside the box was the "Imperial Jade Seal," passed down from the first Holy Emperor of the human race, "Pan," since ancient times, representing the state of the nation.
Yang Pan took out the Imperial Jade Seal and placed it on the table. He stroked it for a while, his expression becoming very devout.
Then, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the Imperial Jade Seal, forming a wide gate.
Yang Pan went inside, and Hong Xuanji stood up and followed behind him. After entering through the golden gate, they were greeted by a huge hall.
The great hall was built on an altar, which itself was atop a mountain. At the very center of the hall, a suit of armor floated in the air.
The armor was entirely gold and crimson, with a helmet shaped like a dragon's head, long dragon whiskers, and deer-like antlers that swayed and fluttered. It naturally exuded an aura of unparalleled nobility and supreme power.
"Put it on!" Yang Pan said to Hong Xuanji, "You haven't worn this Imperial Dragon Armor for twenty years."
The Imperial Dragon Armor was the battle armor worn by the ancient holy emperor "Pan" during his conquests.
Hong Xuanji looked up at the armor floating in the hall and said, "The Holy Emperor governs by doing nothing, and the Emperor is only responsible to the Way of Heaven. Matters of conquest and slaughter are indeed left to your ministers to handle."
The prime minister and grand tutor, who manage the cabinet and the court, oversee the affairs of the realm, are responsible to the holy emperor; this is the great duty of a ruler and his ministers.
Upon hearing this, Yang Pan remained expressionless. He simply waved his hand, and the golden light in the hall immediately vanished, revealing rows of golden chains.
After these golden chains appeared, the "Imperial Dragon Armor" immediately awoke, its dragon-head-shaped helmet flapping its nostrils and then breathing.
call……
suck……
With each breath, the armor exuded immense power, causing the entire space within the Imperial Jade Seal to tremble.
Boom! Boom!
"Break free from your shackles, return to my body, the progenitor of dragons, transform into armor, and accompany the king in his conquests! Let us fight once more, together shattering the vacuum and reaching the other side of the vast world."
"Your Majesty, the First Dragon Armor, only by boarding the Ship of Creation can you possibly transcend to the other shore; otherwise, it is all just wishful thinking."
Hong Xuanji's eyes flashed with brilliant light, and his breathing gradually became the same as the breathing frequency of the Imperial Dragon Armor.
The breath of a primordial dragon and the breath of a human immortal resonated together.
hold head high……
A long, deep dragon roar echoed from the Imperial Dragon Armor. The armor underwent a dramatic transformation, turning into a ferocious dragon with its entire body gleaming crimson gold and bared fangs and claws.
As the raging dragon roared with all its might, its entire body trembled, and crack! crack! crack! Explosions rang out in succession as all the golden chains were broken.
Then, the raging dragon bared its fangs and claws and pounced towards Hong Xuanji.
Hong Xuanji showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a faint smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand, his five fingers long and slender, his palm skin translucent and displaying a magical color, and gently pressed it onto the dragon head that was pouncing towards him.
The mad dragon immediately shrank, transforming into a small crimson-gold dragon shadow, which imprinted itself on Hong Xuanji's brow.