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Chapter 876 Immortality?
"Why comfort?"

Fan Xian blinked his eyes when he heard this, and said in confusion, "But they are not obedient. As long as they get a little excited, their true energy will go out of control."

"You have been promoted to the ninth level now, right?" Qin Hao asked back.

"what."

"That's right. You should have felt it too. The domineering true qi we cultivate has strong explosive power and can even challenge opponents of higher levels in a short period of time. But everything has a price." Qin Hao said slowly.

"It has strong explosive power. Every time it is used, it will cause damage to the Dantian and meridians. This damage is not obvious before we cultivate to the ninth level. But once we advance to the ninth level, the true energy surges, and the pressure on the Dantian and meridians is incomparable."

Although there is only one level difference between the eighth and ninth grades, there is actually a world of difference between them. Before Ye Qingmei appeared, there were no grand masters, and ninth-grade warriors were already the best in the world. Becoming a ninth-grade master means that you are not afraid of most poisons, and killing an eighth-grade warrior is as easy as crushing a small ant.

Fan Xian frowned upon hearing this: "If that's the case, then this hidden danger cannot be eliminated, right?"

"No, there are two ways to solve this problem once and for all."

"What method?" Fan Xian asked eagerly.

Qin Hao spread his hands and said, "It's a self-destructive martial art. Without the true energy, the true energy will not run wild."

Fan Xian rolled his eyes: "You should say the second one."

"The second is to become a grandmaster."

After hearing this, Fan Xian was speechless: "Brother, is there no more normal way?"

"If there was, my meridians wouldn't be broken."

"what?"

Fan Xian was shocked when he heard this. He grabbed Qin Hao's wrist and looked at Qin Hao in shock for a long time. He murmured, "Brother, all your meridians are broken, why is your internal Qi still so abundant?"

"Who stipulated that true Qi can only flow through Dantian and meridians?" Qin Hao retracted his arm and said lightly.

Fan Xian held his forehead with his hand and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it?"

Qin Hao shook his head: "The law of Qi circulation is the most suitable for the human body after continuous experimentation and improvement by our predecessors, but it does not mean that this is the only way to go."

"Although the process of absorbing true qi with the flesh is painful, it can store more true qi than the Dantian, and it can also temper the flesh."

Fan Xian tried it and shuddered in pain: "Forget it, I can't learn this method."

Qin Hao patted Fan Xian on the shoulder and said, "When a person has no way to go, he will grit his teeth and jump over even if there is a cliff in front of him."

Fan Xian smiled bitterly: "I hope that day won't come to me."

Qin Hao didn't say anything, but just showed a meaningful smile, which made Fan Xian have a vague sense of foreboding.

After Fan Xian returned to the delegation, the convoy was able to move forward. However, when it was ten miles away from the capital, Xin Qiwu, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, came jogging and first flattered Fan Xian. After being found out, he smiled and told Fan Xian the whole story.

It turned out that the eldest prince was also coming to Beijing today. Xin Qiwu was afraid that there would be a conflict between the two sides and that innocent people would be affected by the fire at the city gate, so he wanted to persuade Fan Xian to wait until the eldest prince arrived before entering the city.

After a little thought, Fan Xian knew that this must have been done by the Second Prince.

"I don't mind, but there is a carriage belonging to the Grand Princess of Northern Qi at the back of the motorcade. Why don't you ask her if she is willing to give way?"

This was the first time that the eldest princess of Northern Qi was traveling far away, and in a foreign country. She was very nervous, but in order to maintain the face of the Northern Qi royal family, she gritted her teeth and refused to give way to the eldest prince.

"Do you understand? Let's go into the city."

Following Fan Xian's order, the convoy headed towards the north gate of the capital again.

Qin Heng, who had been following the convoy, held the sword in his arms and said with interest: "I heard that the eldest princess of Northern Qi was raised in the inner courtyard of the palace since she was a child. I didn't expect that she is so courageous."

Qin Hao said with interest, "I think what you want to see is who is more valued by His Majesty, Fan Xian, the new favorite, or the unpopular eldest prince?"

Qin Heng touched his chin awkwardly: "Ahem, General Qin, please be careful with your words. As a subject, how dare I guess what your majesty means."

Soon, the convoy of the diplomatic corps arrived outside the north gate of the capital. Just as Fan Xian was about to give the order to enter the city, there was a rumbling sound of horse hooves in the distance. A man in a scarlet robe, who was leading the group, threw the spear in his hand with all his might, and the spear pierced diagonally into Fan Xian two steps in front of him. For a moment, the scene was tense.

Fan Xian took the initiative to dismount and greet Li Chengru. Li Chengru was a prince and did not take Fan Xian seriously at all. He sneered at Fan Xian and forced Fan Xian to make way for him to enter the city first.

Fan Xian was extremely cunning and immediately brought out the eldest princess of Northern Qi.

For the sake of the Northern Qi royal family's reputation, the eldest princess forced herself to remain calm and showed no intention of backing down when facing her future husband.

Just as a great battle was about to break out, a strong wind suddenly blew up from the sky, and yellow sand flew all over the sky, making it pitch dark. The people in Fan Xian's delegation and the cavalry's horses were blown all over the place, and the scene was in chaos. The two horses of Li Chengru's cavalry were frightened and rushed towards Fan Xian, roaring.

Seeing this, Qin Heng said to Qin Hao with amusement, "General Qin and Master Fan are close friends, so you don't plan to take action?"

"Friendship is friendship, but if you were me, would you take action to offend the eldest prince just for this friendship?" Qin Hao sneered, with no intention of taking action at all.

Seeing that the warhorse was about to hit Fan Xian, Teng Zijing couldn't help but chop the horse in half with one sword.

After the storm, calm soon returned outside the city gate, but the scene fell into deathly silence. Looking at the bloody corpses of war horses on the ground, all the forces had their own thoughts.

Wang Qinian and his men were naturally worried about having to explain themselves if they killed the eldest prince's warhorse.

The Second Prince's men were so gloating that they almost ran to the First Prince and asked him to kill Fan Xian to pay for the warhorse's life.

There are also some neutral forces, such as Qin Heng, who want to see how the situation will develop further.

When the eldest prince Li Chengru saw his warhorse being killed, he gritted his teeth and looked at Teng Zijing who was standing next to Fan Xian: "Good, very good. I have been guarding the border for my country for so many years, and as soon as I came back, someone killed my warhorse."

"Master Fan is indeed amazing."

Teng Zijing also knew that he had caused trouble and was about to stand up and bear the responsibility alone, but Fan Xian stopped him and said to the eldest prince.

"This was an accident."

The eldest prince Li Chengru rode on a tall horse and said arrogantly, "I know you are Wan'er's husband, so I won't make it too difficult for you. Leave this man to me."

"I will take care of his affairs. If the eldest prince is angry, he can come to me."

Hearing Fan Xian's answer, Qin Heng at the back of the convoy raised a smile: "Tsk tsk, is this young Master Fan always like this? For a mere guard, he is willing to offend the Crown Prince?"

"That's why I'm willing to make friends with him." Qin Hao said lightly.

Qin Heng looked at Qin Hao with some surprise, then smiled bitterly: "Yes, who doesn't want to have a friend as chivalrous as Master Xiao Fan? Unfortunately, there are too many things in this world that hold people back, and not everyone is qualified to be willful."

"Master Qin, tell me, how boring would this world be if there were no people like Fan Xian?"

"Yeah, it's really boring."

On the other hand, the Princess of Northern Qi saw that Fan Xian was about to suffer a loss and immediately stood up to support him. Unfortunately, Li Chengru was already in a difficult situation. If he just let it go, he would not only lose his face, but also the dignity of the royal family.

Just as Li Chengru reached for the hilt of the knife and was about to take action, someone suddenly shouted.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

In full view of the crowd, the prince walked up to the two men, and took Fan Xian and the eldest prince by the hand each, leading them into the city. The others saw that there was nothing more to watch, so they had no choice but to follow behind.

As soon as Qin Hao and his party entered the city gate, they saw Eunuch Hou, who was beside Emperor Qing, waiting at the gate with a smile on his face.

The Crown Prince and others also noticed Eunuch Hou and thought that Emperor Qing wanted to summon them, but Eunuch Hou just walked past them.

"Your Majesty has ordered General Qin Hao to come to the palace to meet you."

After reading the decree, Eunuch Hou said to Qin Hao, "General Qin, please come in."

The second prince's eyes rolled, and suddenly a plan came to his mind. He stopped Eunuch Hou and said, "Eunuch Hou, my elder brother is returning to the capital today. Didn't His Majesty summon him to the palace?"

Eunuch Hou cleared his throat and said, "His Majesty said that the eldest prince has a long journey home, so he can go back to his mansion to rest for a while and then come to the palace to meet him in the evening."

After saying this, Eunuch Hou left with Qin Hao without caring about the reactions of the princes.

The second prince looked at Qin Hao's back and smiled meaningfully: "Brother, why did the emperor send him to the palace without seeing you, the envoys, and the Northern Qi princess?"

The prince had always believed that Qin Hao was his man, so he naturally had to say a few good words for Qin Hao, so he said, "Maybe father wants to know the military situation in Cangzhou?"

"Your Highness, as far as I know, General Yun Hui has been gone from Cangzhou half a year ago. There are also rumors that he is wanted by the Queen Mother of Northern Qi. Don't you know about this?" The Second Prince sneered.

The prince looked bewildered: "Is that true? Alas, my second brother is still well-informed. You always know everything first."

The eldest prince suddenly spoke up, "I have actually heard of this. It is said that the Queen Mother of Northern Qi offered a huge reward of ten thousand gold coins and a title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, which attracted many ninth-grade masters, including some at the peak of the ninth grade."

"So, they all failed?" The Second Prince looked at Fan Xian while speaking.

"I remember that Lord Fan was in Northern Qi at that time. You should know something about this, right?"

Fan Xian said perfunctorily: "I have only heard about this matter, I don't know the inside story."

"Oh, really?"

At the same time, under the guidance of Eunuch Hou, Qin Hao arrived at the palace smoothly.

In the imperial study room.

Although Emperor Qing was still dressed lazily, his eyes were particularly bright. When he saw Qin Hao trying to salute, he immediately waved his hand and said, "My dear Qin, there is no need to be polite. You have had a hard time on this trip to Northern Qi. The Inspection Institute sent a secret report saying that you have fallen into the hands of Northern Qi's Grandmaster Ku He. I am unable to sleep or eat well. Fortunately, my dear Qin is blessed by heaven and can return safely."

"Thanks to your majesty's great blessing, I was able to save my life."

The crying child gets the milk, Qin Hao hinted quietly. They were all smart people, so Emperor Qing naturally understood it immediately. He waved his hand and spoke to Eunuch Hou.

"Qin Aiqing has made great contributions to the country, so I will promote him to General Huaihua, and give him ten thousand taels of gold and a thousand acres of fertile land."

Qin Hao pretended to be grateful and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"Alas, this is what you deserve. How can we convince people of the world if rewards and punishments are unclear?" Emperor Qing said righteously.

After a while of greetings, Emperor Qing finally couldn't help but ask.

"My dear Qin, did you really enter the temple this time?"

Qin Hao knew that the main topic was coming. The reason why Emperor Qing had not killed Sean in the past twenty years was that he wanted to get information about the temple from him, and for this purpose he even let Chen Pingping set up a twenty-year-long trap.

For Emperor Qing, in terms of martial arts, he is the leader of the four great masters; in terms of power, he is the ruler of a country. The most urgent thing facing him is not to unify the world, but how to achieve immortality.

If Wuzhu had not existed, perhaps Emperor Qing would not have spent so much effort on the temple. However, Wuzhu's appearance has not changed over the years. The living example of "immortality" is right before his eyes. How can he not be moved?
Qin Hao told out all the information he had filtered in advance. When Emperor Qing heard the end and learned that Ku He had become a "Heavenly Veined Person", he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known this, he should have gone there in person.

"Qin Aiqing, if you go there again, can you still find the temple?"

Qin Hao hesitated a little: "The temple is in the far north, it is not difficult to find, but now that Ku He has become a 'Heavenly Vein', it is unknown whether other people can enter."

Emperor Qing nodded solemnly upon hearing this: "Ku He has become the 'Heavenly Vein Master'. If he uses the temple to revive Northern Qi..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this. I heard from the 'immortal' in the temple that once one becomes a 'Heavenly Vein', one must break free from all worldly shackles. I believe Ku He cannot go against the will of the temple." Qin Hao's heart moved.

"Well, in that case, Ku He's becoming the 'Heavenly Vein' not only did not help Northern Qi, but it actually made them lose a grandmaster?" Emperor Qing said thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, there are at least two grand masters in the temple."

"Yes, two great masters are enough to turn the situation around. It seems that we should not act too hastily."

After a long while, Emperor Qing sighed and said to Qin Hao, "Qin Aiqing, you must have had a hard time on this trip. Go back home and rest first."

"Oh, by the way, the matter regarding the temple is confidential, Qin Aiqing must not reveal it to anyone."

Qin Hao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, rest assured. Even if it is a close relative, I will not reveal a single word."

"Ah."

After Qin Hao left, Emperor Qing sat in the hall and pondered for a long time before he said to Eunuch Hou, "You, go and call Chen Pingping."

Not long after, Eunuch Hou pushed Chen Pingping's wheelchair into the main hall.

"His Majesty."

Emperor Qing waved his hand to send Eunuch Hou away, leaving only Chen Pingping. He then briefly repeated what Qin Hao had said about the temple. Of course, he also filtered out some key information, such as the "immortal" in the temple.

"Chen Pingping, have you ever met Wuzhu in private?"

"Your Majesty, Wu Zhu took Fan Xian to Danzhou, and I have never seen him since."

"So, does he really look exactly the same now as he did 20 years ago? Has he not aged at all?"

"According to the secret report from the Inspection Bureau, there is no change in Wuzhu's appearance."

When Emperor Qing heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Chen Pingping, do you think there is really a magic trick that can make people immortal?"

Chen Pingping: