Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Jiang Yi, I’m sorry!”
Su Ruoxue had returned to the Drifting Snow Palace. She immediately gestured for the palace maids to leave and spoke to Jiang Yi in an apologetic expression, “There is no one else in the Su Clan, and I am clear of my trash royal uncles. The Great Xia Kingdom will perish by itself in their hands. I cannot disregard the Great Xia Kingdom, I cannot disregard all the citizens of the Great Xia Kingdom. The Su clansmen will never abandon the Great Xia Kingdom.”
Jiang Yi lowered his head and stayed silent for a moment before lifting his head and grinning. “Ruoxue, no matter what decision you make, I will support you! I have nearly lost you once; I cannot lose you again. Let us face all hardships together. Heaven will always leave a path. Even if there is a 30-kilometer-tall mountain obstructing us, I will still split it apart in a single sword.”
“No. Jiang Yi, you have helped the Great Xia Kingdom enough…”
Su Ruoxue shook her head and wanted to say something. Jiang Yi dominantly shook his hand, “Stop saying all these nonsense. Even if I do not have enough strength to protect myself in three years, they will still come after me. Mine, yours, and the Great Xia Kingdom’s destiny have been linked together. Trust me! Since I can attain my current strength, I might be able to suppress them in three years. There is a thing in this world called miracle…”
At this moment, Jiang Yi’s heart was soaring with lofty aspirations. He didn’t have any despair: he had the Nameless Divine Art, his transformed dantian, and the Fire Dragon Sword. The Demon Empress mentioned that once his third star sphere transformed, his cultivation would be at the Vajra Realm. As long as he comprehended one or two formidable dao patterns, his strength would have a drastic increase.
He still had the Massacre Intent, too. What if he managed to progress to the fifth rank? He could also infinitely instant shift with the Soul-Devouring Shifting Art. Three years was actually a very long time for him. Two years ago, he was still being treated like a dog by Jiang Ruhu back at the Skyplume City. Right now, he was invincible in the Soul Travel Realm; and his strength was improving at a fast pace, which gave him a lot of confidence.
Su Ruoxue let out a light sigh and stopped talking. Jiang Yi would never abandon her, just like she would never abandon the Great Xia Kingdom. This was an intractable problem, one that was unsolvable.
She suddenly took two steps forward and reached out her hands to hug Jiang Yi’s well-built body. She leaned her charming face onto Jiang Yi’s chest and spoke with closed eyes, “Jiang Yi, King Father treated Ruoxue too well and even handed over his heaven artifact armor to Ruoxue. If it wasn’t for this armor and the consecrators who gave up their life, Ruoxue would be dead by now. King Father is devoted to strengthening the Great Xia Kingdom, but it was a pity that he had ambitions but lacked talents. The battle two decades ago dealt a huge blow on him. Since then, he had been trying to escape and indulging in wine. Only his sons and daughters understand how much pain and self-blame he had suffered. My brothers and sisters have sworn in the past… we will help King Father reinvigorate the Great Xia Kingdom! This was why when King Father set the wedding with Xia Tingwei, I decided to compromise. I’m sorry, Jiang Yi! Ruoxue owes you too much, too much…”
Jiang Yi felt a soft and delicate body jumping into his embrace, causing his body to freeze for a moment. After smelling the light fragrance from Su Ruoxue and hearing the tender voice in his ears, he felt intoxicated. He had this unprecedented determination. For himself and for his beloved woman, he must cleave a way towards heaven.
He didn’t say anything anymore. If he was to calculate it, he felt that he owed Su Ruoxue even more. The love between two individuals shouldn’t be judged by the debts. His father and his mother were prominent figures, but he felt he was born of grassroots. Back then, Ji Tingyu was a goddess that he didn’t even dare to profane by gazing from far away; but right now, he was in mutual love with a vassal kingdom’s princess. This was a kind of blessing and satisfaction that he had never felt before.
He was someone that valued relationships, and if someone treated him well, he would return the favor in a hundred folds. Su Ruoxue treated him well and even threw in her feelings; how could he not devote himself to treat Su Ruoxue like a precious gem?
The two of them held each other tightly and didn’t say anything else because they could understand each other’s heart. They were infatuated in each other’s love while they were hoping that this moment would last for eternity.
After a long time…!
Jiang Yi was afraid that Su Ruoxue was too tired, and so he stopped hugging her and held her hand while sitting by the side. He muttered for a moment before saying, “Ruoxue, I might have to return to Fairy Peak in Mt. Thirty Thousand and cultivate shortly. I am worried that there would be vile people who will plot a rebellion? Should we cleanse this place with blood first?”
“Why do you have to cultivate in Mt. Thirty Thousand?” Su Ruoxue asked with some doubt.
Jiang Yi explained the situation in Fairy Peak’s Emperor Palace and said, “The cultivation speed here is too slow, and three years isn’t a lot of time. I have to strive and cultivate every second.
“The sky platform in the Emperor Palace has heaven and earth energy that is dozens of folds denser than the outside world.”
Su Ruoxue knitted her shapely brows and suddenly got up to glance outside the windows. She then lowered her voice and said, “Jiang Yi, you actually don’t need to cultivate in the Fairy Peak. You can cultivate in Summer Rain City. Over here, we… have a place that has highly dense heaven and earth energy, which is dozens of folds denser than the outside world—or even… hundred folds!”
“What?”
Jiang Yi’s eyes widened and spoke with disbelief, “Your Great Xia Kingdom has such an invaluable location? That’s not right… if there was such a place, why would there be such a small amount of experts in your kingdom?”
“This place was only discovered three months ago!”
Su Ruoxue let out a sigh and said, “Three months ago—in an ore vein under the Summer Rain City, we suddenly discovered a giant divine vein. It is precisely due to this divine vein that gave so much urgency for the five vassal kingdoms to extinguish the Great Xia Kingdom. If we have this divine vein—in just a hundred years, the Great Xia Kingdom will become dominant enough to even rule the continent. Jiang Yi… do you know why the Azure Dragon Empire possess so many experts? It is because they have a divine vein, but ours seems to be even larger than theirs!”
“Divine vein?” Jiang Yi blinked with confusion and asked, “What is a divine vein?”
Su Ruoxue pursed her lips and explained, “In short, it is an ore vein that produces celestial stones!”
“Ahhh!”
Jiang Yi was in shock. There was actually an ore vein that could excavate celestial stones?
What was a celestial stone again?
It was an absolute treasure for cultivation! With the celestial stones, they would be able to constantly produce experts! Putting aside Vajra Realm martial experts, Soul Travel Realm experts would be nurtured effortlessly. After cultivating three celestial stones, his cultivation was already comparable to a Soul Travel Realm expert. It proved the unreasonable powers of the celestial stone! The reason why the Azure Dragon Empire could produce so many experts was mainly that they had a steady supply of celestial stones, right?
“No wonder…”
The suspicion that had been in Jiang Yi’s heart was finally solved. No wonder the six influential forces would activate so many Vajra Realm martial experts, just to extinguish the Great Xia Kingdom. It seemed like it was to snatch the divine vein as they couldn’t just look on as the Great Xia Kingdom grew stronger.
“Celestial stone!”
Jiang Yi was faintly excited. With the celestial stones, his cultivation speed would rise drastically and could continuously transform the star spheres. Once the third star sphere transformed, he would be comparable to a Vajra Realm martial expert. What would happen if his fourth and fifth star sphere transformed? What if all nine star spheres transformed? How tyrannical would his strength be?
He took a deep breath and restrained his excitement before he said, “Ruoxue, how many celestial stones had you excavated? How many celestial stones are there? If you can give me an endless supply of celestial stones—I think in three years, no one will be able to extinguish the Great Xia Kingdom!”
“This…”
Su Ruoxue’s face darkened and said helplessly, “I am not sure how many celestial stones are in there. Until this moment, not even a single celestial stone is excavated. Because our men—even the old consecrators—cannot break up the divine vein!”
