#2298 - Back to the Secret World

Mu Lian Yue talked about her ascension to the throne and policy reforms.

She stated that many of her ideas came from Wan.

She herself didn't quite understand how to manage an imperial court, and her experience was still insufficient.

"Then you've found the right teacher. Wan has been with me since the Lower Realm, and she has witnessed the rise of two imperial courts. She has experience in how an imperial court should develop."

"Your Majesty, please don't praise me."

Xiao Jieshu's face turned slightly red, a little embarrassed.

Mu Lian Yue looked at her in surprise.

Sister Wan was actually blushing?

She seemed to be seeing something novel and incredible.

Having known Sister Wan for so long, she had always been calm and gentle, and it was rare to see her have any major emotional fluctuations, always so composed and elegant.

But once in front of His Majesty, Sister Wan became different.

His Majesty's mere words of praise caused her cheeks to flush.

"What is the situation in the imperial court now?"

"There are some problems.

The court officials are loyal to the former emperor, and can't be said to be loyal to me. On the contrary, they are obstructing me at every turn."

Mu Lian Yue stated that she wanted to reform the legion training model, strengthen the legion's strength, and increase the supply of legion resources, and so on.

But these required a large amount of resources and money as a foundation.

The imperial court had naturally accumulated a rich foundation over the years.

However, the Minister of Revenue had been claiming that the national treasury was empty, and opposed the decree in court.

If the Ministry of Revenue didn't allocate money, she wouldn't be able to implement this decree.

"These officials are very hateful. In order to silence me, they actually joined forces to falsify accounts.

The national treasury is clearly full, but they insist on using fake account books to say that the national treasury is empty.

The other court officials are in cahoots with them."

Mu Lian Yue said angrily.

Although she was the Empress, to truly control the imperial court, she must first start with the army and control military power.

The reform and training of the legions was a good opportunity for her to win over the army.

The court officials clearly saw this point, so they tried every means to obstruct it.

This matter must have been instructed by the former emperor, in order to prevent her from controlling the army.

"Who is Prince Yu, and what is his influence in the court?"

"Prince Yu is the youngest prince of the imperial court, and has extremely high prestige in the imperial court. He has deep connections with the major aristocratic families of the imperial court.

Your Majesty suddenly asked about Prince Yu, did you hear something?"

Jun Wuxie nodded and told Mu Lian Yue the information he had heard in various cities.

"Prince Yu doesn't have the guts to usurp the throne.

The throne needs to be approved by the imperial family's ancestors before it can be inherited.

Otherwise, even if Prince Yu seized the throne, he would only be asking for his own death.

However, people outside don't know this. I had people spread some information through special channels that the imperial family's ancestors support Prince Yu.

The academy reform has moved the interests of the various aristocratic families. In order to appease them and keep them hopeful so they don't resort to desperate measures, Prince Yu is a good object to use."

Jun Wuxie was slightly stunned after hearing this.

He looked at Mu Lian Yue, making her face turn red.

"Why is Your Majesty looking at Lian Yue like that?"

Mu Lian Yue lowered her head slightly, her heart beating faster.

"Lian Yue is intelligent and understands how to use everyone and everything that can be used. This is very good.

As the ruler of the imperial court, you should possess these qualities.

I was a little worried at first, but now I don't need to worry anymore. You are not only smart, but you also learn very quickly.

Make the best use of everything. We can continue to deeply use Prince Yu.

As for those court officials like the Minister of Revenue, we can use their scheme against them, making the army full of resentment and anger towards them, and thus grateful to you, the Empress."

"Does Your Majesty have a brilliant plan in mind?"

Mu Lian Yue's eyes lit up immediately.

"Tomorrow at court, place the rune stones in advance to record all the scenes in the court.

As for Prince Yu, I will enlighten him and let him collect wealth.

Aren't those aristocratic families placing their hopes on Prince Yu?

Since they are going to invest, they will naturally not be stingy with money and resources.

The imperial court has so many aristocratic families, which will be a huge amount of funds and wealth.

At that time, you can use these funds to train the legions and personally send them to the major military camps, without mentioning that the court officials are unwilling to allocate funds.

I will have someone send the rune memory stone to the military camp."

"Understood!"

Mu Lian Yue was overjoyed. This way, she could not only solve the resource problem for army training, but also turn the tables on the officials.

At that time, which generals in the army would still trust the court officials?

In their eyes, only she, the Empress, could be trusted and was truly thinking of them.

"How is the situation in Changsheng these months?

Have the forces of the other continents all moved over yet?"

"Many forces have already moved over.

The Xuanshe Divine Dynasty has arrived in Changsheng and occupied the territory around Changsheng Ancient City.

The Dayan Divine Dynasty is about to move its entire court to Gale Plains.

They chose this land mostly to contain my Twilight Imperial Court.

There will inevitably be friction between the two countries in the future, even large-scale conflicts, which will evolve into war.

Therefore, I am rushing to train the legions and increase our strength.

The Dayan Divine Dynasty's army is already stronger than ours, whether it is equipment or individual strength, we cannot compare to the Dayan Divine Dynasty.

Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that time is not enough.

Once a war breaks out, it will inevitably bring considerable casualties to my imperial court's soldiers…"

"It is indeed not something that can be accomplished in a short time to improve the combat effectiveness of the imperial court's army.

Whether it is to improve the realm of the soldiers or to create new armor and weapons, the quantity is extremely large, which requires a lot of time, and sufficient materials must also be prepared.

But don't worry, if a war really breaks out with the Dayan Divine Dynasty, the Wind and Snow Divine Guards will come to help."

"Wind and Snow Divine Guards?"

Mu Lian Yue was taken aback. That was the strongest legion on this ancient star of life, and even ranked among the best in the entire starry sky.

"But the Wind and Snow Divine Guards are guarding several major fortresses, will the Wind and Snow Imperial Family be willing to send troops?"

"What, don't you believe me?"

Jun Wuxie smiled confidently, "I said the Wind and Snow Divine Guards will come, and they will definitely come.

Although the Wind and Snow Divine Kingdom needs to guard several major fortresses, the Wind and Snow Divine Kingdom has more than two hundred legions, a total of more than twenty billion Wind and Snow Divine Guards.

There is still no problem in transferring a few legions to Twilight State.

At that time, as long as the Wind and Snow Divine Guards help guard the border cities and prevent the Dayan Divine Dynasty from breaking through the cities, our imperial court's soldiers will have time to continue to improve their strength.

I have a technique here that was created specifically for group combat, called the Fighting Saint Technique. I will now share the technique and the essence of cultivation with you.

After you have completely controlled the army, let the imperial soldiers practice this technique."

Jun Wuxie's brow bloomed with soul light, and endless ancient runes continuously poured into Mu Lian Yue's mind.

Just after sharing the technique and other information, hurried footsteps sounded in the courtyard outside the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, this old servant has important matters to report!"

It was the old eunuch's voice, with a hint of anxiety.

Mu Lian Yue was slightly startled. It was so late, and Steward Wei had arrived in a hurry, so there must be something important.

She immediately put on her imperial skirt and said, "Eunuch Wei, what is it?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is news from inside the secret realm.

Miss Linglong asked this old servant to come and find Your Majesty, saying that a young man named Baler is dying and needs the master to heal him, saying that you should know where the master is."

"What?"

Jun Wuxie suddenly stood up, a flash of cold light in his eyes.

Baler was in the secret realm, how could he encounter such a thing?

"This emperor knows, you may withdraw."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Steward Wei left in a hurry.

"Let's go, go to the secret realm and take a look!"

Jun Wuxie immediately activated the guiding talisman and disappeared.

Mu Lian Yue and Xiao Jieshu also followed into the secret realm.

They appeared directly in the Zunkexuan in Hanzhou Ancient City.

Linglong and Mu Ciyin were both in the courtyard, their faces full of anxiety.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him return.

"What's going on, where is Baler?"

"He's in the house, his life is about to be cut off, we have no way."

Linglong and Mu Ciyin didn't have time to say anything more, and hurriedly led him into the guest room.

Baler was lying on the bed, covered in blood, with dozens of wounds on his body.

The blood couldn't be stopped, and kept flowing out, already on the verge of death.

He seemed to know that Jun Wuxie had come, and tried hard to open his eyes, but he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes.

Jun Wuxie strode forward, and life essence poured into Baler's body.

He found that the power of the Divine Emperor remained on his wounds, and it was left by a peak Divine Emperor powerhouse.

The Wheel of Life in his body was covered with cracks, and the fire of life had reached the edge of extinguishing.

If Mu Ciyin and Linglong hadn't forcibly held his breath, the fire of life would have been extinguished long ago.

While injecting life essence, Jun Wuxie pulled out the power of the Divine Emperor from Baler's wounds.

His difficult-to-heal wounds quickly healed at this time.

Baler's realm was not high, even if the Wheel of Life was broken, Jun Wuxie didn't need to use life essence blood.

His life essence was already enough.

Powerful vitality flowed through Baler's limbs and bones again and again, stabilizing his fire of life, and the cracks on the Wheel of Life slowly healed.

"Do you know what's going on, did Baler return to Changsheng?"

"It should be like this."

Linglong shook her head and said, "We don't know the specific situation. At that time, Baler fainted in Zunkexuan covered in blood.

Fortunately, the guards reported in time, otherwise I am afraid that we would not be able to wait for Junior Brother to come back to save him.

Fortunately, Sister Lian Yue asked Eunuch Wei to stay in the secret realm to be responsible for contacting us, so we could find you in time, otherwise…"

"Okay, let's go out first and let Baler repair himself."

Jun Wuxie got up and left the room. He had left a great deal of life essence within Barr, completely sufficient to restore his Wheel of Life to its original state.

“Husband, where have you been these past few days?

It has been several months since the elopement from Wind and Snow Divine City, yet you have never returned to the Secret Realm.”

“I was in the Longevity Continent.”

As Jun Wuxie spoke, he looked at Mu Ciyin and Linglong, assessing them for a moment, and said, “Your realms have improved considerably, and the strength of your physical bodies has also increased significantly. The Divine Forbidden Domain has reached its limit.

It seems that you have obtained a lot of resources within the Secret Realm during these days.”

“Now, the resources we need are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.

Eighth-order living beings at the Immortal Extermination level and above are difficult to kill, the drop rate of the Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills is low, and so are the eighth-order Realm-Breaking Divine Pills.

However, it's still alright. According to our speed of obtaining resources, our cultivation is already considered very fast.

During these days, we have been almost entirely within the Secret Realm, except for cultivation.

We have accumulated a large number of resources that we don't need.

Sixth-order and seventh-order Realm-Breaking Divine Pills, Hundred Lifetimes Divine Forbidden Pills, and so on.

Later, Younger Sister Lian Yue can use them to train her personal female guards.

By the way, Aunt Jun and the Four Divine Servants occasionally come to the Secret Realm to obtain resources.

However, we rarely see Aunt Jun. She only occasionally comes to the Honored Guest Abode.

Each time she comes, she asks if Junior Brother has returned.

Aunt Jun also gave us many eighth-order and ninth-order divine tree seeds.

We have planted all those seeds in the medicine fields of the Junyue Alliance.

Aunt Jun also brought a lot of exotic soil.

Now, the divine trees in the medicine fields of the Junyue Alliance are growing vigorously. In a few days, we should have a good harvest.”

“Very good. In the future, you will need to pay more attention to matters within the Secret Realm.

For a long time, I may not have time to stay in the Secret Realm. There are many things to do outside.

The situation outside is very complicated. Without my permission, none of you are allowed to go out alone, unless it is with Wan.”

“Junior Brother, do your thing with peace of mind. We won't cause you any trouble.”

Linglong knew what she should and shouldn't do.

She only hoped that she could help him, rather than cause him trouble.

The changes in the Divine Ancient situation were too rapid, unlike the gradual progress that was possible in the Upper Realm back then.

Now, only the Secret Realm is truly a pure land, where safety can be guaranteed.

Once out of the Secret Realm, even with the alliance fortresses of the Longevity Continent providing deterrence, those related to Junior Brother might become targets of enemy forces.

“By the way, how many Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills do we have left?”

“I still have more than a dozen here,”

Little World Tree said.

“Senior Sister and Ciyin also have a few here.

Our physical bodies have reached the limit of strengthening, but we cannot continue to use the Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills in the short term.

Junior Brother, if you have other uses for them, you can take them all.”

Linglong took out the Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills, and Mu Ciyin did the same.

“No need, keep them.

The difficulty of obtaining the Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills will gradually increase.

Keep them on hand in case of need. What if your realm improves, but you haven't obtained new Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills? Wouldn't you still have to wait?”

Speaking of this, he looked at the house where Barr was healing and said, “Barr's injuries are serious and will still need some time to wake up.

While I'm back in the Secret Realm today, I'll go and get some more resources.

The experts from the Wind and Snow Divine Kingdom need Divine Forbidden Pills and Diamond Divine Bone Supreme Pills.

The Northern Region Fortress is extraordinary and we must help them improve their strength.

It is estimated that the recent batch of dark experts will soon cross the border. At that time, there will inevitably be a great battle.”

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he left without waiting for them to respond.

After his figure disappeared, Mu Ciyin coldly said, “It's the Wind and Snow Divine Kingdom again. You care about them the most.”

Hearing this, Linglong couldn't help but chuckle, “Ciyin, what kind of jealousy are you eating?

Is it because Junior Brother hasn't favored you for too long, so everything about you is off?”

“Senior Sister Linglong, what are you saying?”

Mu Ciyin was shocked and angry. She didn't expect Senior Sister Linglong to tease her like this in public, making her ice-like face turn crimson.

Wan and Mu Lian Yue looked at each other and smiled.

… …

Jun Wuxie left the Honored Guest Abode and went straight to the post station in the city.

Hanzhou Ancient City has been open for some time, and the teleportation routes to many places have been opened.

Now, to go anywhere, you don't have to fly directly from the city. You can teleport to the nearest town to your destination through the post station.

This time, the place he was going to was called Yin'an Land, a vast area west of Hanzhou.

That area is beautiful and rich, with a small town called Yin'an City.

Jun Wuxie paid the exclusive currency, stepped onto the teleportation array, and disappeared into Hanzhou Ancient City.

In an instant, he appeared in the teleportation area of the Yin'an City post station.

There are almost no cultivators to be seen here.

However, the city is very lively, with many brown-skinned natives walking on the streets.

The streets are lined with shops, and there are also vendors setting up stalls on the road.

The clothes worn by the people of Yin'an City are full of exotic flavors.

Some of them have feathers plucked from creatures infected with the evil demonic aura stuck on their heads, and some wear necklaces made of beast teeth around their necks, and so on their wrists.

Cultivators have a special aura.

As soon as Jun Wuxie arrived here, the natives of Yin'an City recognized him as a cultivator and were very enthusiastic towards him.

The natives here are kind and simple.

“Young master, you are a cultivator from the outside world. You must be here to obtain resources, right?”

An old man in Yin'an City stopped him and pointed to the direction of the sea outside the city, saying, “You can go anywhere, but don't go in that direction.”

“Old man, why do you say that?”

“Alas, young master, you don't know.

There is a secret realm by the sea in that direction. The secret realm is a sea area, and there is a large ship parked inside, inhabited by a group of vicious and evil robbers.”

When they first came here, we saved them, but what we got in return was ingratitude.

Many of our people in Yin'an died at their hands.

In those years, our population of tens of millions was slaughtered by them until only two to three hundred thousand were left!

If it hadn't been for the pity of the Heavenly Dao, which transformed that place into a secret realm and sealed it, we would have been wiped out long ago…

Although those robbers have been trapped in the secret realm for many years, recently, for some reason, they can come out of the secret realm every once in a while.

Each time, those robbers bring us disaster and plunder our resources.

If we didn't move away and hide in advance each time, the consequences would be unimaginable…”

Speaking of this, the old man's face was full of sorrow. The tragic history of his ancestors was an extremely painful lesson, bringing him indelible pain.

“I understand, thank you for the reminder, old man.”

Jun Wuxie thanked him and left.

The old man watched his departing figure, slowly took out some strange instruments, and began to play them with a sad expression.

A desolate, ancient, distant, and sorrowful tune sounded.

Jun Wuxie stopped and turned his head, looking at the old man playing the tune with tears streaming down his face, and sighed in his heart.

Listening to the old man's tune, he seemed to see a tragic history of a civilization, making people feel sad.