As soon as Qin Hao left the residence, the butler Lao Liu came up to greet him.
"Imperial Son, this map shows the secret realms and ruins left behind by Fairy Miejue that you asked me to investigate."
Saying this, Lao Liu pointed to one of the ruins on the map and said to Qin Hao:
"Imperial Son, the two Imperial Wives are currently undergoing trials here."
Qin Hao didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the look in Lao Liu's eyes was full of a desire to watch some drama unfold.
Qin Hao snatched the map from Lao Liu's hands. "Got it. Go about your business."
Lao Liu did not leave, but instead looked as if he had something to say but hesitated.
Qin Hao frowned slightly and asked somewhat impatiently, "What is it, Lao Liu? Your cultivation base hasn't grown much, but your ego certainly has! Are my words useless now?"
Hearing this, Lao Liu waved his hands repeatedly. "Imperial Son, you misunderstand. This old servant indeed puts on airs in front of outsiders—after all, I am your man. But how would I dare put on airs in front of you?"
"It's just that this old servant has something on his mind, and I don't know if I should say it."
Qin Hao curled his lips. To say or not to say? Qin Hao waved his hand dismissively. "Then don't say it."
Lao Liu was speechless for a moment, looking as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.
Seeing that Qin Hao was about to leave, Lao Liu quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Imperial Son, although it is not my place as a servant to speak of this, I watched you grow up, and my life was saved by Madam. I make bold to remind you: do not indulge too much in romance. We cultivators should still spend our time on cultivation."
"Imperial Son, you probably don't even know. Ever since the First Ancestor's birthday banquet, the situation across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens has undergone earth-shattering changes."
Qin Hao stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Lao Liu. "What changes? Why haven't I felt anything?"
Lao Liu walked up to Qin Hao and said with a solemn face, "Imperial Son, do you remember when the Patriarch invited the heads of various factions to discuss matters during the ancestor's birthday banquet?"
Qin Hao nodded, and Lao Liu continued:
"I don't know what those mighty figures discussed, but after the meeting ended, all the factions announced that they would awaken their sealed ancient prodigies."
"The son of our Qin family's First Ancestor will also awaken from his slumber. At that time, he will compete with you for the position of the contemporary Imperial Son. Only the winner will receive the full support and resources of the entire clan."
"Imperial Son, I know you are powerful. Without exception, none of the contemporary prodigies are your match."
"But this time, you are facing the son of the First Ancestor. In the era of the First Ancestor, although the Great Dao was also incomplete, it was only missing a third. Today, the Great Dao is missing a full two-thirds."
After listening to Lao Liu's words, Qin Hao rolled his neck, his face full of indifference:
"So what? Lao Liu, I know you are just worried about me, but rest assured. Your Imperial Son is invincible within the same realm."
Looking at Qin Hao's nonchalant appearance, Lao Liu was burning with anxiety.
"Imperial Son!" He stomped his foot. "You absolutely must not be overconfident."
Qin Hao raised an eyebrow. "Overconfident?"
Lao Liu took a deep breath, trying to steady his emotions:
"Imperial Son, that is the First Ancestor's son, a prodigy from the ancient era. When he fell asleep, your grandfather's grandfather's grandfather wasn't even born yet."
"The Great Dao of that era was only missing a third. Compared to us, they cultivated a nearly complete Dao, whereas our current Great Dao is missing two-thirds."
"At the exact same realm, the power of the divine abilities they unleash will be twice yours. This is a massive inherent disadvantage."
Qin Hao tilted his head to look at Lao Liu, still wearing that lazy smile. "Are you done?"
Lao Liu was stunned. The Imperial Son was taking this matter far too lightly, wasn't he?
Qin Hao patted Lao Liu on the shoulder. "Lao Liu, let alone these prodigies who cultivated a Great Dao missing a third, even prodigies who cultivated a complete Great Dao wouldn't catch my eye."
Lao Liu was speechless again, simply staring blankly at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao chuckled and patted his clothes. "It's not like I haven't fought them before. My chances of winning are about this much."
Qin Hao opened his palm and waved it in front of Lao Liu.
Lao Liu looked suspicious. "Does the Imperial Son mean fifty-fifty?"
Lao Liu was highly doubtful. It wasn't that he didn't want to believe Qin Hao, but the strength that prodigies of a complete Great Dao could unleash was simply incomparable to those of an incomplete Great Dao.
Qin Hao shook his head. "I mean, even if five of them come at me together, I can suppress them with one hand."
Having said that, Qin Hao took out his jade pendant and began to locate the secret realm where Su Qingyue and Jiang Xinyao were undergoing their trials. He then injected his spiritual energy. The jade pendant activated the laws of space, teleporting Qin Hao away.
...
Within the Secret Realm
Jiang Xinyao wore a crimson dress, her figure graceful, but at this moment, her stunningly beautiful face carried a chill.
Beside her, Su Qingyue was dressed in robes whiter than snow, her aloof temperament resembling a fairy from the Moon Palace. The look she gave the person opposite them held undisguised alienation and wariness.
Standing opposite them was a tall, slender man in a dark cyan robe. A faint aura of draconic majesty emanated from his body.
Between the man's brows lay an innate sense of arrogance.
"Xinyao, every word I have spoken is true. I, Jiang Yichen, have slumbered for tens of thousands of years, living from the ancient era to the present day. I have seen countless prodigies, and the only one who can perfectly complement my Azure Dragon Divine Physique is your Heavenly Phoenix Divine Physique."
"The harmony of the dragon and phoenix, the intersection of Yin and Yang—if you and I become Dao Companions and dual cultivate, not only will our cultivation advance a thousand miles a day, but I can also help you complete your Great Dao."
"Xinyao, you and I both share the Jiang family bloodline. We come from the same clan and origin, and have respectively awakened the Azure Dragon Divine Physique and the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Physique. Our union is an arrangement by the heavens!"
"If we work together to birth more descendants with powerful physiques for the Jiang family, it will be a great blessing for our clan."
Hearing these words, Jiang Xinyao's face showed not the slightest hint of being moved. Instead, an unconcealed look of disgust surfaced between her brows.
"You want me to birth your descendants? Jiang Yichen, have you slept in your coffin for so long that your brain has rotted?"
"Opening and closing your mouth, it's all about dual cultivation and breeding offspring. What the hell are you? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a breeding pig kept by the Jiang family just to continue the bloodline."
Jiang Yichen's expression could no longer be described as merely ugly.
Who was he? He was the son of the Jiang family's Second Ancestor, a prodigy from the ancient era, an existence who cultivated a nearly complete Great Dao.
He had slumbered for ten thousand years. Upon awakening, he was supposed to rule the world and be the center of everyone's attention.
Yet now, he had lowered his status to actively invite a junior woman of the current era to become his Dao Companion, only to receive the evaluation of being a breeding pig?
"Jiang Xinyao! Do you really think I don't know?"
"You, the contemporary Imperial Daughter of the Jiang family, the awakener of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Physique, are actively throwing yourself at that Imperial Son of the Qin family!"
"I heard that Qin Hao already has a Dao Companion, and more than one at that, yet you still throw yourself at him, willing to serve the same husband alongside other women."
"Jiang Xinyao, as the Imperial Daughter of the Jiang Clan, you are of noble blood. How could you stoop so low?"
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