Xu Ying and Guo Xiaodie wandered in the imperial palace. It was already late at night, and the palace was quiet. They ran around like ghosts, scaring a few eunuchs in one palace and then running to another palace to scare some palace maids.

Qiqi would wrap around the necks of the eunuchs or palace maids and whisper to them. Guo Xiaodie would go and pull the blanket, scaring the person inside into a ball.

Xu Ying didn't join in their mischief, but instead searched everywhere, trying to find the dragon-locating technique of the Li family's Jade Capital Secret Treasure. However, he couldn't find it.

Da Zhong flew around and saw a clock hanging under the eaves of a palace. He ran over and bumped into it, making the clock produce a melodious sound, but it couldn't be heard in the Second Divine Capital.

That night, the imperial palace was haunted.

In the Derong Palace, Guo Xiaodie peeked inside and blushed before quickly retreating. She stopped Qiqi, who was about to go in, and said, "Don't go in, the emperor and the concubine are sleeping inside. It's embarrassing."

Qiqi heard voices coming from inside and knew it was something embarrassing, so he didn't go in.

They entered the nearby Dexin Palace, and Qiqi wondered, "Wait a minute, isn't the emperor from the Guo family seriously injured and recovering in the Eastern Palace? How did he recover so quickly?"

At this moment, Guo Xiaodie spat and left the Dexin Palace, saying, "We can't enter this palace either. The emperor and the concubine are sleeping inside."

Qiqi followed her and asked in confusion, "Just now, there was an emperor recovering in the Eastern Palace, and now there are two emperors sleeping with the concubine. How many emperors are there in the imperial palace?"

Guo Xiaodie seemed to realize something and stared at the Dexin Palace, saying in a shocked voice, "Could it be that we have encountered ghosts? Otherwise, why would we see three emperors?"

Xu Ying found the Qinghua Hall and was surprised to see Pei Du sitting still, with the Nine Heavenly Realms behind him slightly trembling.

Sitting opposite him was a young man in a yellow shirt, also sitting still, with the Nine Heavenly Realms appearing behind him. A huge blue dragon body passed through the nine realms, fierce and ferocious, with dragon claws holding onto Pei Du's two realms.

The two smiled at each other, looking at each other, their auras fluctuating.

Suddenly, these two seemed to sense Xu Ying and turned their heads to look at him. Although they were in different worlds, Xu Ying still felt their gaze on him! "These two have such high cultivation!"

He didn't dare to stay and immediately left the Qinghua Hall. However, the sound of a dragon's roar resonated in the hall, and the dragon's roar actually transmitted from the Divine Capital to the Second Divine Capital, clearly reaching his ears!

A huge dragon claw suddenly tore through the sky of the Second Divine Capital and grabbed towards him!

In the Qinghua Hall, Prime Minister Pei Du raised his hand and made a virtual grab, saying softly, "Li Huangshu, why be so ruthless?"

Before the dragon claw could descend, it was suddenly held back by an invisible force, stopping it in mid-air.

In the Qinghua Hall, Pei Du and Li Huangshu clashed several times in a short period of time. Pei Du's every move was casual, while Li Huangshu was shaken and his blood churned, secretly shocked.

Prince Li Zhaolou died in the Pei Mansion, and Pei Du came to the imperial palace to apologize. Li Huangshu knew that there must be something fishy about Li Zhaolou's death, but he also knew that Pei Du must have erased Pei Jing's memories and left no trace.

Because of this, he forcibly detained Pei Du and the two sat facing each other. Li Huangshu made a move to capture Pei Du's two realms and punish him.

At the same time, by holding back Pei Du, Pei Du couldn't go back to protect Xu Ying, giving the Holy Emperor an opportunity to make a move.

He originally thought he could suppress Pei Du, but he didn't expect that in this clash, even with the advantage of holding back Pei Du's two realms, Pei Du could still withstand his attacks and even shake his blood and qi!

"This Prime Minister's vitality is as vast as the ocean!" He secretly admired.

"There is a demon hiding in the Second Divine Capital, spying on the imperial palace!

Although Li Huangshu admired Pei Du's cultivation, he didn't hold back in his attack and coldly said, "I will capture the demon. Will Prime Minister Pei stop me?"

Pei Du hesitated for a moment and retracted his palm into his sleeve.

Li Huangshu's pressure suddenly disappeared, and he immediately activated his technique, with a real dragon's claw reaching towards Xu Ying! "Clang!"

A violent shock came from the Second Divine Capital, and Da Zhong flew over horizontally, meeting the dragon claw head-on. The sound of the clock resounded, shattering the dragon claw!

The clock was also shaken and couldn't maintain its stability. It flew towards Xu Ying, who hurriedly stretched out his hands and pushed against the clock wall, being pushed back by the tremendous force.

With a bang, he crashed into the Qinghua Hall, passing through between Pei Du and Li Huangshu. In the Qinghua Hall, the wind rushed in, papers flying everywhere, but no figure could be seen! Li Huangshu grunted, grabbing his right hand, blood dripping from his palm. It was the blue dragon's claw that injured his right hand.

"Bang!

A wall of the Qinghua Hall collapsed, and Xu Ying finally dissipated the force from the clock. Li Huangshu was filled with suspicion: "Is this demon so powerful?"

He no longer suppressed Pei Du, stood up, grabbed a stick of incense from the incense burner, wiped his own blood on the incense, pointed the sword at his lips, and muttered softly.

Just as Xu Ying rushed out of the Qinghua Hall with the clock, he looked up and saw the aura of incense and fire swirling in the sky, transforming into Li Huangshu's appearance, penetrating into the Second Divine Capital, and sneering, "I want to see who you all are!"Xu Ying quickly grabbed a piece of cloth to cover his face, and Da Zhong also tore off a curtain and hung it on himself, covering his face.

The two of them hurriedly ran outside, coincidentally encountering Guo Xiaodie and Li Qi running towards them. Guo Xiaodie had a piece of scented handkerchief covering her face, and the big snake had picked up a bedsheet from somewhere and hung it on its face, not even covering its forehead.

They hurriedly escaped from the imperial palace, only to see the giant face formed by Li Huangshu's incense still flying in the air, searching for their whereabouts.

Without the guidance of the Lingyan Pavilion, he couldn't descend to the second divine capital in his true form.

Xu Ying and the others avoided the giant face and breathed a sigh of relief. They took off their masks and said, "We can't stay here for long. Let's go back to the Guo Mansion!"

When they passed by the Yuan Mansion, Guo Xiaodie suddenly laughed and said, "I wonder if Yuan Weiyang is taking a bath or sleeping now? I'll go and check!"

She sneaked into the Yuan Mansion.

After a while, Guo Xiaodie walked out of the Yuan Mansion in a daze. Xu Ying waved his hand in front of her, but she didn't react.

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"She's taking a bath."

"What? Just like that, she cried so hard."

Her heart was in chaos, filled with sadness, and a voice in her mind was shouting, "But all of this doesn't matter. Why is Yuan Weiyang a girl?"

Xu Ying didn't know the battle in her mind. He gently patted her shoulder, not knowing how to comfort her. Guo Xiaodie cried for a long time, wetting Xu Ying's clothes on his shoulder. Finally, she vented her inner dissatisfaction, wiping away her tears and snot.

Xu Ying didn't know why she was so sad and smiled, saying, "Let's go and take a look at the Willow Tree over there." Guo Xiaodie responded with an "mm" and silently followed him. Suddenly, she felt that the young man's arm beside her was strong, and his shoulders were broad. She had just cried on them, feeling an indescribable sense of security.

Her index finger quietly pulled down her chest band, thinking to herself, "Xu Ying's charm is not inferior to Yuan Weiyang. It's a pity that Yuan Weiyang is a girl. Wait a minute, could it be that Yuan Weiyang has also fallen for Xu Ying? That little vixen!"

They passed by the Willow Tree, which appeared even more majestic in the divine capital, towering into the sky. However, it was filled with a terrifying aura that couldn't be described.

Willow branches danced in the air, with severed heads of ghosts impaled on the ends of the branches.

Those headless souls stood steadily on the thick branches like birds. Their headless bodies faced Xu Ying and the others, always turning towards wherever they went.

The heads hanging on the ends of the branches didn't look at them, but faced the Willow Tree. Each face had a strange smile, whispering as if having a secret conversation with the Willow Tree.

"They are offering sacrifices to the gods."

Xu Ying heard the whispers and his heart trembled. "This Willow Tree controls these beheaded ghosts for cultivation, searching for an auspicious day to ascend and become gods!"

The path the Willow Tree took was obviously the path of becoming a god through sacrifices!

Over the years, countless people have been beheaded and displayed under the Willow Tree during the chaos. The depth of their grievances is unimaginable!

"He cultivates using the grievances of the headless ghosts. If he succeeds, it will be extremely evil!" Xu Ying thought, "But with the suppression of the Lingyan Pavilion's saints, it won't cause much trouble."

Guo Yue had been waiting for a long time. When they arrived, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and urged them to leave the second divine capital.

Outside, the heavy rain had stopped, and the sky had cleared. The night sky was washed clean, with stars twinkling.

The steward of the Guo family came and arranged for Xu Ying to rest. The night was calm.

The next day, when Xu Ying woke up, he didn't go to have breakfast. Instead, he practiced breathing exercises in the courtyard. The sky was filled with fields ranging from five to six acres, and the Dao seeds fell like rain. Xu Ying circulated his qi and blood, activated the Taiyi Guiding Technique, and the power of the Mud Pill Secret Treasure in his body was activated. The chaotic sea surged, and a chaotic aura appeared behind him. Vaguely, a cave heaven rooted in chaos could be seen, absorbing power like a dragon sucking water.

His Jade Pool and Crimson Palace secret treasures had also been opened, but without the top-notch methods of the Pei and Guo families, he couldn't systematically utilize the power of these two secret treasures.

He could only mobilize a small amount of energy from these two secret treasures, but even so, his cultivation speed was astonishing. Even outside the cave heaven and blessed land, his cultivation speed was not slow at all!

"The six secrets of the human body are equivalent to carrying six cave heavens and blessed lands with you, constantly providing energy for the cultivation of Qi Refiners. Could this be the true method of Qi Refinement?"

Xu Ying suddenly had a realization, feeling that the fog that had covered his eyes before was gradually dissipating, and a path of unifying Qi Refinement and methods was becoming clear!

When he reached the peak of the day, Xu Ying stopped and saw the Guo family ancestor standing not far away. He didn't know how long he had been there.

"What a great technique!"

The Guo family ancestor, with white hair and a tall and sturdy figure, came to Xu Ying's side. Xu Ying was not considered short, but he looked like a child next to him.

The Guo family ancestor exclaimed, "Excellent, excellent! Senior Xu, how do you unify the power of different secret treasures?"

Xu Ying was startled and smiled, "Old Guo, I may not be the immortal you mentioned in the ancient books. Just call me Xu Ying. Also, Xiaodie doesn't call me senior. If you don't mind, you can call me Xu, the Demon King."He was worried that he might be a monster.

Guo Jia Lao Zu solemnly shook his head and said, "Rules cannot be broken. Xu Lao calling me Xiao Guo is enough."

Xu Ying was stunned.

Guo Jia Lao Zu then asked him how to unify different secret treasures. Xu Ying did not hide anything and told him that he used the Taiyi Guiding Technique as the foundation, with the Mud Pill, Jade Pool, and Crimson Palace as nourishment, and used the power of the secret treasures to assist in cultivation.

Guo Jia Lao Zu was stunned and asked, "Does Zhou Qi Yun also cultivate in this way?"

Xu Ying shook his head and said, "He uses Qi Refinement as the foundation and the secret treasures as the fruit to cultivate."

Guo Jia Lao Zu sat on the ground and drew two paths with his finger on the stone. One picture was a person with six secret realms distributed around the body, and the other was a tree with six fruits hanging from it. These two pictures were easy to understand. The first picture used the six secret treasures as the secret realms for the cultivation of Qi Gatherers, while the second picture used Qi Refinement as nourishment, gathering Qi to cultivate the six secret treasures into Dao Fruits.

These two paths, one focusing on Qi Refinement and the other on the six secret treasures, each had their own emphasis. "Which one is the correct path?" Guo Jia Lao Zu pondered.

Xu Ying stated his inference, "In terms of power, cultivating the six secret treasures into Dao Fruits is more powerful. Strength, vitality, divine consciousness, and physical body can all easily reach the realm of immortals. Cultivating primarily in Qi Refinement requires step-by-step cultivation to advance through each realm, which is not as fast as the other method."

Guo Jia Lao Zu nodded slightly and sighed, "Zhou Qi Yun, the White Eyebrow Ancestor, was a rare genius, but his cultivation progressed too quickly, and he was still eaten by someone in the end."

He frowned and said, "The key lies in the second path. These Dao Fruits on the tree, who are they cultivated for? If in the end, the Dao Fruits are not one's own, and someone comes to pick the fruits, then it's over!"

Xu Ying's heart trembled and he asked, "When you obtained the inheritance, did you sense that something was targeting you when you cultivated the Guo Family's techniques?"

Guo Jia Lao Zu's face turned pale, murmuring, "Yes, back then, I coincidentally obtained the inheritance of the Crimson Palace secret treasure. When I cultivated the Crimson Palace technique with joy, I felt a pair of eyes staring at me. In recent years, this feeling has become stronger."

He whispered, "Perhaps, my Dao Fruit has already matured, and my unknown teacher is preparing to harvest me."

Suddenly, he became spirited and laughed, "But my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven. If my fate is not controlled by heaven, then why should I be controlled by others? I will definitely break through the tribulation and transcend! Senior Xu, the first cultivation path you created gives me hope. By following this path, I can definitely escape the fate of being eaten by others!"

Xu Ying remained silent for a moment and shook his head, "When I opened the Hidden Landscape Longevity Technique of the Mud Pill, I also sensed that someone was targeting me."

The smile on Guo Jia Lao Zu's face froze, his arrogance disappeared, and after a while, he let out a sigh and said, "Are you saying that even the first path cannot avoid being someone's fruit?"

Xu Ying nodded gently.

Guo Jia Lao Zu slumped, murmuring, "Then, where is the vitality?"