Dragon's Origin

Chapter 619: The Importance of Foundation (Part 1)

The concentric spheres were rotating, displaying that blooming white lotus, a sight of captivating beauty. The Emperor watched, his eyes glued to it. This wasn't the first rotation; he had already been staring intently for several turns.

Not only that, but when it stopped, the Emperor had carefully counted each layer. Fifty layers of nested spheres, not one missing, truly a marvel to behold! No wonder it was called the Devil's Work Sphere; it deserved the name!

"Don't drool!" the Empress kindly reminded him from the side. "If your drool gets in there, how am I supposed to wipe it off!"

The Emperor's eyes widened as he glared at the Empress beside him, displeased.

"What are you glaring at me for?" the Empress asked, looking at the Emperor as if nothing had happened. "If you keep glaring, this white jade concentric Devil's Work white lotus sphere is still a gift from Mei'er to me, and it has nothing to do with you. It's already good enough that I let you feast your eyes on it; don't even think about trying to take it!"

The Empress now clearly felt Mei'er's special affection for her; that kind of closeness from the bloodline couldn't be faked. So, she and the Emperor both knew that Wang Sheng must have told Mei'er the truth, even though Mei'er hadn't admitted it yet.

The Emperor asked Wang Sheng to admire the concentric spheres, and Wang Sheng directly let Mei'er handle it. Of course, he also indicated that he intended to give it to the Emperor, and Mei'er was quite happy in her heart, though she didn't say it. But Mei'er didn't give the concentric spheres to the Emperor; instead, she gave them to the Empress.

This gesture made the Empress extremely happy. Her own dear daughter knew to give her the good stuff, making her both happy and touched. So, this concentric sphere became the treasure of the Empress's heart. Not to mention others, even the Emperor could only look at it when the Empress was in a good mood.

The Emperor was almost blowing his beard and glaring with anger at the Empress's words, but in his heart, he was also very happy. Ever since he truly took control of the court, truly became the Emperor, and brought the Empress back from the common people, the Empress had never been truly happy until she discovered that her daughter Mei'er was not dead and was in the capital.

Now it was obvious that Mei'er was closer to her mother, while she seemed indifferent to him, her father, but the Empress's happiness during this period was truly overflowing from her heart, and the Emperor was happy to see it!

"Okay, yours, yours, I won't drool," the Emperor said softly, coaxing the Empress, and seeing her smug look, he was also indescribably happy.

The Empress gave the Emperor a proud, upturned smile and carefully put away the white jade concentric sphere. While the couple was happy, they were also happy for Mei'er. This was Wang Sheng's masterpiece after advancing to the Grandmaster realm, and to be able to let Mei'er give it away without hesitation fully demonstrated Mei'er's position in Wang Sheng's heart.

However, Wang Sheng had not yet expressed his willingness to accept the royal family's goodwill, and they really didn't know what he was thinking. Could it be that he was planning to rely on the Old Lord's Temple? With the Old Lord's Temple's current aloofness from worldly affairs, it wasn't unacceptable, as long as he didn't side with any of the lords.

While the Emperor and Empress were happy, Mei'er and Rose were busy searching all over the world for the best materials. Wang Sheng had promised to carve a concentric sphere for each of them, asking them what flowers they liked, especially looking for pink and deep red materials. Jade was definitely not suitable, but there were other alternatives.

This was to make concentric spheres for the two women themselves, and not for anything else, just for the name of the concentric sphere, it was worth the two women's efforts to scour the whole world.

As soon as the news was released, it didn't take long for people to send things to their door. Just kidding, which hand had the things that the owners of Qianshengyuan Runzifang and Mengzhifang wanted to buy and didn't offer them up like treasures? Although the things sold in these stores were more expensive than the other, they were definitely not ambiguous when they wanted to buy things. As long as the quality of the goods in their hands was good, adding a few percent to the market price was absolutely no problem. Who didn't want to befriend Princess Ningguo? A little bit that slipped through her fingers was a source of wealth!

In less than two days, Wang Sheng had more than a dozen different gems in front of him. They were all red series, deep red, light red, and pink, and they were big enough, just waiting for Wang Sheng to choose.

With these two worry-free, trouble-free, and highly executive women helping Wang Sheng manage things, how much trouble could Wang Sheng save? Wang Sheng praised the two women for their effective work, while lamenting that the economic base determines the superstructure in every world, while selecting suitable gems.

"Kid, you really haven't cultivated much during this time?" the old Taoist asked casually, watching Wang Sheng pick materials.

"I haven't deliberately cultivated," Wang Sheng also didn't answer specifically, weighing the weight of a gem in his hand, estimating the density, and answering at the same time, "But sometimes when carving, I definitely have to use spiritual energy, and my body will inevitably replenish and absorb it by itself."

"Do you think it works?" the old Taoist asked again. These words would definitely sound awkward and incomprehensible to others, but Wang Sheng would definitely understand.

"I don't know," Wang Sheng shook his head. "But it doesn't hurt. Anyway, I can break through at any time now, and this state can be considered as helping me solidify my foundation. I always have a feeling that if I don't enrich my foundation well at this time, I'm afraid it will take more effort to break through when I really reach the Legendary realm. Fast cultivation speed is not always a good thing. By the way, Old Taoist, how many years did you spend in the Legendary realm back then?"

"I didn't have anyone to guide me back then," Lingxu Old Taoist sighed. "It would have been great to have met you earlier; I wasted more than fifty years in the Legendary realm for nothing."

"More than fifty years?" Wang Sheng was startled. "Old Taoist, you can't be serious, right? How many years have the three major royal offerings been there?"

"A few years?" Lingxu Old Taoist sneered. "Which one of them has been there for less than sixty years?"

This time it was Wang Sheng's turn to be surprised. The three major offerings have been in the Legendary realm for more than sixty years? How old are they each? Wasn't the cultivation speed only accelerated in recent years? Sixty years ago, the three major offerings were already Legendary masters. Was the royal family so hidden? Are so many Legendary masters now like this?

When Wang Sheng explained his thoughts, Lingxu Old Taoist directly sneered, "What do you think? Do you think it's that simple for them to break through? Because they couldn't break through, they pretended to be in the Eighth Realm for at least a few decades."

Wang Sheng knew it definitely wasn't simple, but the problem was that he didn't expect it to be so difficult. Suddenly, Wang Sheng thought of the Grand Master and immediately had a counterexample.

"Grand Master! Grand Master definitely didn't take that long. I was there when Grand Master advanced to the Legendary realm, right?" Wang Sheng asked the old Taoist, "Grand Master only spent a few years in the Legendary realm before breaking through."

"That's because you didn't ask how long he stayed in the Eighth Realm," Lingxu Old Taoist replied with a sneer.