“Uh…”
Oliver Sheng looked at Hazel Han, whose eyes were shining brightly. Seriously, she really wanted that as the country’s name!
“Beloved Secretary Sheng, I’ve made up my mind. We’ll change the country’s name to this!” Hazel Han looked at Oliver with determination.
“Your Majesty, as you wish. As long as you’re happy.”
The courtiers were eating beast meat, drinking wine, and chatting among themselves.
However, their gazes would occasionally drift towards Oliver Sheng and the Empress.
In the hearts of the courtiers, the words “a perfect match” and “a union made in heaven” suddenly emerged.
In this world, perhaps only the Empress was worthy of Oliver Sheng!
The courtiers who wished to become Oliver Sheng’s father-in-law secretly lamented the missed opportunity.
“Hey, General Sheng, what’s your cultivation level now?” Hazel Han asked curiously, leaning close to Oliver Sheng’s ear.
Oliver Sheng’s cultivation level was a mystery, and everyone in the world was curious.
Jasper Zuo, Qian Cheng, and others perked up their ears, eager to know the cultivation level of the world’s number one.
“Well, how should I put it? I’m at the Great Perfection of the Martial Saint Realm, almost half a step into the Martial Emperor Realm!” Feeling the aura emanating from Hazel Han, Oliver Sheng found his thoughts wandering.
The peak of the Martial Saint Realm, considered as half a step into the Martial Emperor Realm, was reasonable.
As for combat power, it had reached the early stage of the Martial Emperor Realm.
This leap was already quite significant.
The further one progressed in cultivation, the harder it became to fight across realms.
“Can you break through to the Martial Emperor?” Hazel Han’s eyes widened in surprise.
“You guess!” Oliver Sheng smiled.
“Hmph!”
Hazel Han snorted proudly.
“By the way, Your Majesty, do you know why no Martial Emperors or Ascending to Immortality experts have emerged in the world for the past three thousand years?” Oliver Sheng asked.
Even in the Scripture Repository of the Kunlun Daoist Sect, he hadn’t found a single clue.
Hazel Han shook her head. “I don’t know. There’s no record of this in Great Wei either.”
“Perhaps only those old relics of the Heavenly Sect know the answer.”
The inability to produce Martial Emperors and Ascending to Immortality experts led many to speculate that something was wrong with the world, but the exact reason remained unknown.
All that was known was that three thousand years ago, many experts at the Martial Emperor and Ascending to Immortality realms suddenly disappeared.
Then the world underwent a great change, and since then, no experts at those realms have been born.
Seeing that Hazel Han didn’t know either, Oliver Sheng didn’t pursue the matter further. It seemed that this world still held many secrets.
The invisible celestial curtain above the sky seemed like a barrier, shrouding everything in mystery.
The two drank wine and chatted about the court, the martial world, and the aristocratic families…
Hazel Han looked at Oliver Sheng with a dreamy gaze; it was her first time chatting with him for so long.
After the banquet, Hazel Han was alone in her chamber, pondering the words of the Ancestor.
Although the world was unified, everything was built upon Oliver Sheng’s immense power, which could suppress the world.
The Ancestor Han Wu didn’t have much lifespan left. If the Han family didn’t have a Martial Saint expert to hold the fort, they wouldn’t be able to maintain control over the world.
To become the ruler of this world, one must either be strong enough themselves or have a powerful backing.
“What are you hesitating for? Beloved Secretary Sheng is an excellent match,” Hazel Han whispered to herself.
As long as Oliver Sheng supported her, she could sit securely on the throne.
Moreover, before coming to Longyang City, Ancestor Han Wu had given her a dual cultivation secret technique.
To quickly break through to the Martial Saint Realm, this was the only way.
By leveraging the pure Yang essence of a powerful expert, she could rapidly condense her third Dao Flower, making a leap forward and shortening the time to break through to the Martial Saint Realm.
And according to her investigation, Oliver Sheng’s pure Yang essence was still intact.
Thinking of this, Hazel Han’s earlobes turned red.
“Hazel Han, you can do it!” Hazel Han clenched her fists, cheering herself on.
To quickly break through to the Martial Saint Realm, to secure the throne, and… for happiness!!
Oliver Sheng was the best choice!
Hazel Han’s figure disappeared from the chamber.
Carefully avoiding the guards, Hazel Han arrived at Oliver Sheng’s residence, the Hall of Nurturing the Heart.
Sensing Hazel Han’s arrival, Oliver Sheng was puzzled.
Why was the Empress coming to him so late at night?
“Why has Your Majesty come to me?” Oliver Sheng put down the pill refining manual in his hand.
He watched as Hazel Han walked in.
After entering the Hall of Nurturing the Heart, Hazel Han closed the door.
Looking at Hazel Han, Oliver Sheng was bewildered. What was she up to?
With a flushed face, Hazel Han no longer wore the demeanor of a dignified Empress as she approached Oliver Sheng.
“Beloved Secretary Sheng, I need your help with my cultivation!”
With that, Hazel Han’s clothes slowly slipped off, leaving Oliver Sheng dumbfounded!
What was going on here!
At this moment, even with Oliver Sheng’s firm Dao heart, ripples stirred within him, and his blood began to boil.
“Gulp!”
Oliver Sheng’s eyes were fixed, and he couldn’t help but swallow.
Should he take the offer presented to him?
What? Not taking it would be worse than a beast.
Then he’d rather be a beast!
This was like riding a dragon, something countless people dreamed of. Who could resist?
Testing the cadre with this?!
Soon, the Hall of Nurturing the Heart was filled with the sound of beautiful melodies!
Oliver Sheng cast a Daoist technique to isolate the Hall of Nurturing the Heart, ensuring no sound would escape and preventing any spiritual sense from peeking in.
The cycle of ice and fire, the union of yin and yang…
With the help of the immensely pure Yang essence, Hazel Han rapidly condensed her third Dao Flower, her realm and foundation climbing steadily towards the Great Grandmaster at Great Perfection.
A night of fish and dragon dance!
The next day, the sun was high in the sky!
Oliver Sheng sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, still lost in thought.
He had actually been taken advantage of!?
For a moment, Oliver Sheng was at a loss, wondering what to make of the situation.
The scripture in his hand was upside down, and he hadn’t even realized it, still savoring the wonderful experience.
“Sigh…”
Oliver Sheng sighed. The world had changed, and he had become a tool for someone else’s cultivation.
To think he, the mighty Shengwu King, the number one in the world, invincible in this realm.
Had actually fallen into Hazel Han’s hands.
…
After returning, Hazel Han began handling state affairs, summoning the aristocratic families and the former courtiers of Da Li.
She acted as if nothing had happened.
“Gentlemen, I can pardon you, but you must be loyal to my dynasty. Otherwise, don’t blame me for the sharpness of my blade,” Hazel Han warned the former courtiers of Da Li.
“We pledge our loyalty unto death!” The former courtiers of Da Li shouted as they bowed.
Despite their declarations of loyalty, Empress Hazel Han did not fully trust them. But as long as they served her, didn’t embezzle, rebel, or cause trouble, she could accept them.
After all, the vast territory of the Central Plains needed governance.
“Alright, you may leave now and await my summons!” Hazel Han waved them off.
Her imposing demeanor made it seem as if nothing had happened the previous night.
“Your Majesty, we also wish to pledge our loyalty and contribute to Great Wei,” the heads of the aristocratic families expressed their allegiance to Hazel Han.
Regarding these families, Hazel Han accepted them for her use as well!
Aristocratic families were a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages.
Used well, they could quickly help her control the territories of Da Li and Da Chu.
Used poorly, they could grow too powerful.
But Hazel Han was confident she could keep these families in check.
For three consecutive days, Hazel Han busied herself with state affairs, avoiding meeting Oliver Sheng.
And Oliver Sheng didn’t seek out Hazel Han either. After that night, their relationship had become somewhat delicate.
After reviewing all the pill refining manuals and recipes from the Kunlun Daoist Sect, Oliver Sheng spent a full three hundred thousand Kill Points to elevate his pill refining skills to the ninth level.
Reaching the ninth level in pill refining meant he could now create ninth-level pills.
Ninth-level pills were celestial pills, only producible by those at the Ascending to Immortality Realm.
Even a Yang Spirit could only refine eighth-level pills.
The Kunlun Daoist Sect’s collection included many eighth-level pill recipes and about a dozen ninth-level ones.
However, the ingredients needed for ninth-level pills were extremely rare and precious, scarcely found in the world.
Taking out the Xuanhuo Furnace, Oliver Sheng planned to try his hand at refining an eighth-level breakthrough pill.
It seemed Hazel Han wanted to break through to the Martial Saint Realm as soon as possible.
With the countless herbs he had seized from the Kunlun Daoist Sect, he naturally had the ingredients for an eighth-level breakthrough pill.
Oliver Sheng summoned Dao fire and began refining pills with the Xuanhuo Furnace.
If the people of the Kunlun Daoist Sect were still alive and saw Oliver Sheng using the Xuanhuo Furnace, an Ascending to Immortality Dao Tool, as a pill furnace, they’d be furious enough to spit blood.
A dignified Ascending to Immortality Dao Tool, reduced to a pill furnace!
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