Because the third "sacrifice" of the golden finger has been stuck in a progress similar to withdrawing money from Pinduoduo.
As a result, the first golden finger, which links the space-time door, is also in a state of being scrapped. After all, the two golden fingers are complementary.
The only thing that makes Xiao Cheng Xuan feel relieved is the second golden finger, the Infinite Space.
This infinite space contains a boundless and fantastical world, with oceans, skies, land, sun, moon, darkness, light, and all the elements of the outside world.
It is bound to his soul and consciousness.
Xiao Cheng Xuan has experimented with it.
This space can hold any item, whether it is living or non-living.
Of course, there is a distance limit. Non-living and non-conscious items can be stored as long as they are within one meter of him.
However, living people or creatures can only be stored if they consent or are in a state of unconsciousness!
Moreover, Xiao Cheng Xuan discovered.
The flow of time inside the space seems to be controllable by him.
However, it seems that because his strength is too low, he is still in a state of not mastering the laws of space-time.
In short, this is a golden finger with great development potential.
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"Your Highness, the inner court has sent a message. His Majesty has issued an order to bestow a reward. The Marquis of the West will soon move their entire family to Qian Dong City!"
Just as Xiao Cheng Xuan was pondering the progress of his golden finger, a black-robed guard arrived, interrupting his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Cheng Xuan's thick eyelashes fluttered slightly.
The Bai Li family, headed by the Marquis of the West, Bai Li Luo Chen.
Bai Li Luo Chen, who joined the army at sixteen, spent his entire life in the military, rising from a mere centurion to the Marquis of the West. In his youth, he was a ruthless figure who tied a head to his waist for every person he killed on the battlefield. When he became a general, he became a fierce commander who could bury thousands of people with a wave of his hand.
He destroyed the Western Chu, slaughtered the Northern Que, and earned the name "Killing God" through sheer force.
Now, his father, the Emperor, has ordered the entire Bai Li family to move to Qian Dong City.
This is not surprising.
After all, Bai Li Luo Chen's marquisate and territory are in Qian Dong City.
However, Xiao Cheng Xuan understands that things are not that simple.
Bai Li Luo Chen controls the "Breaking Wind Army," the most elite army of the Northern Li Dynasty, comprising three hundred thousand soldiers.
It was an army that swept through everything, all the way to the capital of Western Chu, Luosang City.
It was like a tide of steel, unstoppable.
Wherever it went, enemies fled in terror. Its formidable fighting power was daunting.
Having achieved great merit and holding military power, whether or not there is a rebellious heart, the ability to rebel itself is a crime.
Now, with a single imperial decree.
It is equivalent to sending the Bai Li family to exile in Qian Dong City.
It effectively removes the Marquis of the West from the center of political power in Northern Li.
Of course, the mind of an emperor is never that simple.
Xiao Cheng Xuan knows that his father, Emperor Tai An, cannot move the Marquis of the West, who holds heavy troops and has illustrious achievements.
However, there is another person.
He also holds one-third of the imperial dynasty's military power.
The illustrious former Grand General, Ye Yu.
He is likely to suffer.
You must know that.
Ye Yu, the former Grand General.
He is not a person from Northern Li, but comes from a distinguished family of the Northern Que.
Years ago, Ye Yu supported the fourth prince of the Northern Que in his struggle for the throne. When the coup failed, he was forced to flee to Northern Li.
The previous emperor of Northern Li took him in, but did not entrust him with important duties.
This made Ye Yu feel frustrated and disappointed.
Later.
Ye Yu met Xiao Chong Jing (the current emperor), who also felt unappreciated for his talents.
The two swore brotherhood, and Ye Yu devoted all his efforts to assisting Xiao Chong Jing, helping him ascend to the peak of power step by step.
Ye Yu's astonishing performance on the battlefield earned him a name that resounded throughout the Heavenly Mandate—the "Military God"!
However, after the destruction of the Northern Que.
Voices emerged within Northern Li advocating for the annexation of other regions, to achieve unification under one ruler.
Ye Yu strongly opposed this militaristic approach.
His stance angered those who craved war.
It also angered Emperor Tai An, who wanted to become the first emperor to unify the land.
But the Ye family and the Bai Li family have a close relationship.
If they were to forcibly target the Ye family, it could lead to a joint alliance between the two families!
Only by separating them can they be broken one by one!
According to the plot line, when the Bai Li family leaves, the Ye family will be purged and their entire family will be executed.
Xiao Cheng Xuan waved his hand, and the black-robed guard retreated respectfully.
His eyes flickered slightly as if considering something.
Political struggles involving the imperial family and military power.
They are extremely dangerous and unpredictable, even for a prince, if they are not careful, they will perish!
In this world, martial arts can be roughly divided into seventeen realms.
Among them, martial artists from the first to the ninth rank increase in strength gradually, and are insignificant.
After the ninth rank, the realms are: Diamond Mortal Realm, Self-Liberated Realm, Unbound Heaven Realm, and Divine Travel Mysterious Realm!
When one reaches the Diamond Mortal Realm, they can achieve a state of being untainted by the six dusts and all laws, and become indestructible. For ordinary martial artists, the Diamond Mortal Realm may be the highest level they can reach in their lifetime. In the martial world, they can be considered masters.
The Self-Liberated Realm refers to "having a free mind,无敌(undefeated) on earth." This realm is a threshold, allowing one to become an elder of a school, lead an army, and become a pillar of support!
As for the Unbound Heaven Realm, it is a significantly higher realm. Reaching this realm, one can use the Heavenly Dao as their martial power. Every sword and every strike resonates with the universe, and they focus on cultivating the Heavenly Dao.
The Unbound Heaven Realm is further divided into four smaller realms: Nine Heavens, Soaring, Great Unbound, and Half-Step Divine Travel.
Nine Heavens is the highest realm that most Unbound Heaven Realm experts can reach in their lifetime. These people can establish their own schools in the martial world and become the founders of their own sects. In the imperial court, they can command tens of thousands of troops and intimidate all sides.
Soaring is considered the foundation of a nation, and only a few powerful sects possess Soaring ancestors. In the court, they can be granted marquisate and ministerial positions. In the martial world, they can claim land and rule!
One step further, the Great Unbound, can be called "Immortal." The so-called sword immortals and spear immortals in the current martial world must at least reach the Great Unbound before they can be called as such.
As for the Half-Step Divine Travel, they are strategic nuclear weapons. There are very few Half-Step Divine Travel Realm old monsters left in the world.
As for the even higher Divine Travel Mysterious Realm, it exists only in legends. It is said that they can sit in meditation with closed eyes, yet their thoughts can travel thousands of miles away. They are truly transcendental immortals!
Xiao Cheng Xuan knows that Ye Yu is a Soaring Realm sword cultivator.
A Grand General who has reached the Unbound Heaven Realm!
Whether to save him or not is a question worth pondering.
Most importantly.
He also has a son who possesses a natural martial vein and will become the Lord of the Heavenly Demon in the future, with unlimited potential.
As if having made a decision, a gleam flashed in Xiao Cheng Xuan's eyes. He left the inner chamber of the prince's residence and only left behind a voice:
"This prince has broken through in his cultivation and needs to close himself off for a few days to cultivate. No one is allowed to disturb him."
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