Three months passed.
After Tianlin devoted himself to cultivation and consumed most of the resentment absorbed by the Demon Sword from Slaughter City, he finally broke through the last bottleneck and reached level sixty-nine.
At this point, the biggest drawback of the ultimate attribute can be said to have been completely overcome by him, because that last level can be forcibly broken through with Illusory Water Shocking Thunder.
Next is the seventh Spirit Ring, which will be a very difficult test. Tianlin needs to face a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear whose strength is comparable to a level ninety-seven or higher Super Douluo alone, and absorb its Spirit Ring to advance.
In fact, he has already thought of a method, but the success rate is only 70%. Tianlin never likes to gamble, and he must have 100% certainty.
Flying to Heaven Dou City on his sword, he landed in front of the Imperial Palace. Tianlin had the Crown Prince Token given by Xue Qinghe, so he entered the Imperial Palace very easily.
Xue Qinghe was not in the East Palace at this time, but in the Imperial Study. The Emperor Xue Ye's health was deteriorating day by day, and she had to handle basic government affairs.
No one stopped him along the way, and Tianlin went straight to the Imperial Study. After all, in everyone's eyes, Tianlin could be regarded as a veritable member of the Crown Prince's faction.
Seeing Xue Qinghe, he looked completely different from the past, without such high spirits, only deep fatigue could be seen.
"Brother Xue, you look a little tired!" Tianlin said with concern.
"Xiao Tian, you're here. Everyone else, step down." Xue Qinghe waved away all the servants, stood up and said, "I am very tired, but I can't help it. Not only these government affairs, but many of my father's previous decisions have been rejected and reprocessed by me."
"If you do this, Xue Beng will find an excuse to attack you." Tianlin advised, "Changing the previous policies can be done slowly, after you have completely stabilized your power. Isn't this too impatient? It will also make the people of Star Luo notice the instability of the Heaven Dou court. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall in the middle, I'm afraid they would take the opportunity to start a war."
"It doesn't matter, our political views are different, this is sooner or later!" Xue Qinghe said. In fact, how could he not know what Tianlin said, but there was no way, the Spirit Hall was giving her shorter and shorter deadlines. Due to the early implementation of the plan, his control over the Heaven Dou regime was not thorough enough, so he could only think of other ways.
Looking at Tianlin with some apology, she knew that Tianlin was concerned about her, but this silly child didn't know that the ultimate goal of her doing this was to destroy his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Moreover, this plan was almost completed. Xue Beng jumped out inexplicably, but it allowed her to find another way.
First, continue to create the image of fierce infighting in the Heaven Dou court, and shift everyone's attention to the court.
Second, take the opportunity to force those originally neutral generals to take sides, whether to help his Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, or to help Xue Beng.
The remaining forces of both sides can be said to be evenly matched now. Only the army, neither side has control of. Once Xue Qinghe starts to win over them, then in order not to be at a disadvantage, Xue Beng naturally cannot remain indifferent.
Many military officers were forced into a difficult situation by the two of them. Marshal Ge Long had been warning them all along that they were absolutely not allowed to get involved in party disputes. Helpless, most of the military officers chose to submit letters to go to the border to guard, away from the center of the court.
This also led to the Imperial Guards of the Heaven Dou Imperial City being completely controlled by Xue Qinghe's people. Now it is easy for Xue Qinghe to send people from the Spirit Hall in. As Tianlin had guessed before, the official start of the operation was actually less than a month away.
Xue Qinghe turned around and used Xue Beng's attempt to seize the throne to complete the first step of the Soul Hunting Plan by other means. Although Xue Beng's IQ was not low, he seemed to be a little worse than Qian Renxue, and he was being used without even realizing it.
"Xiao Tian, I'm sorry, I will definitely try my best to save your life. At worst, I will completely cripple you later, and I will take care of you for the rest of my life. But others, even your Master, your Rongrong, I can't take care of so much. For my Spirit Hall's plan to unify the continent, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must be destroyed." Qian Renxue said coldly in her heart.
Tianlin saw a trace of guilt on Xue Qinghe's expression, and he knew what she was thinking. Tianlin didn't want to accept her trace of apology, because he wouldn't show mercy at that time, and many people from the Spirit Hall would die in his hands.
However, he didn't come here today for the Soul Hunting Operation.
Tianlin cupped his fists and said, "Brother Xue, I have something to ask of you today."
"What is it? As long as Brother can help, I will not refuse." Qian Renxue already felt guilty towards Tianlin, and if she could compensate him, it would make her feel a little better.
"I want to borrow something, the Universe Cover!" Tianlin said his request, but this request was a bit high even for the current Crown Prince.
Xue Qinghe was shocked, "What, Xiao Tian, do you know that the Universe Cover is the national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"I naturally know, and I also know that this is a bit embarrassing for Brother Xue, but I am willing to give a corresponding return gift, and I ask you to lend it to me for a use."
Xue Qinghe looked at Tianlin's firm expression. Although she didn't know what Tianlin wanted this thing for, it must be very important to him.
In fact, Xue Qinghe himself had also researched this Universe Cover, but was completely unable to use it. This thing, in the Heaven Dou Empire, was pretty much just a mascot.
After pondering for a while, Xue Qinghe said, "Wait a moment," and left the Imperial Study.
Half an hour later, Xue Qinghe returned, now holding a sky-blue triangular shield in his hand. "Xiao Tian, this is the Universe Cover. Although it has fallen into the hands of the empire for hundreds of years, no one has ever been able to use it. If you want to use it for something, it's best to study it first."
"I understand, thank you, Brother Xue." Tianlin took the Universe Cover and opened the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, taking out a flower. "I said before that I would exchange something of sufficient value, and this is it."
Xue Qinghe didn't pay attention to the flower in Tianlin's hand, but kept looking at his Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. This was a gift he had given her the first time they met. After so many years, even though Tianlin had obtained better storage Soul Tools, the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch had never left his side, which couldn't help but move her.
Tianlin, however, didn't notice the change in her expression at this time, and continued to introduce, "This flower is called Lovesick Heartbreak Red, a celestial item among celestial items. Only those who hold the most sincere love in their hearts can gain its recognition and thus consume it. In the future, if Brother Xue has a lover, try spitting a mouthful of blood on it to see if you can move it."
"This grass has the power of eternal life. If ordinary Soul Masters consume it, they can not only greatly improve their aptitude and increase their level in one breath, at least by a dozen levels. Even if the consumer is a high-level Soul Master like a Soul Sage or Soul Douluo, they may be able to improve by five or six levels."
"Only recognizes sincere love, a celestial item? There is such a magical thing in the world." Xue Qinghe took the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with great interest, his soul power surging within his body, urging his blood, and spat a mouthful of blood onto the petals.
Instantly, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red released an incomparably dazzling red light. Unfortunately, this red light did not last long before gradually dimming.
Tianlin said, "It seems that Brother Xue already has a sweetheart in his heart, which is why he was able to activate this flower. However, the feelings between you and him are mixed with too many things and are not pure enough, so you cannot completely move it."
Xue Qinghe gave a wry smile. "Yes, there is an insurmountable gap between him and me. Perhaps he will hate me for the rest of his life in the future."
Although Xue Qinghe did not successfully gain the recognition of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Tianlin would not take back what he had given away. This flower was to be his reward for his friendship with Xue Qinghe over the years. When he returned from completing the Asura Second Trial, they probably would never be able to talk so calmly as they did today.
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