Chapter 268 Awakening Stone

That night, Qin Jun wanted to have a romantic night with Xiao Li and Zhu Yanqing, but was stopped by Daji, who even forbade him from having relations with other palace maids.

Can Qin Jun endure it?

He immediately became angry, but Daji explained, "Your Majesty used to have a low cultivation level and had not truly embarked on the path of refining qi. But now you have, and if you engage in the union of yin and yang, it will lead to the loss of yang energy in your body. Once Your Majesty breaks through the virtualization realm, I will personally offer myself and give Your Majesty a great opportunity, which will be beneficial and harmless to Your Majesty's future cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun calmed down. He had already reached the seventh level of the mortal realm and was not far from the virtualization realm. He believed that Daji would not deceive him, so he suppressed the evil fire within him.

It's really pitiful that even as an emperor, he can't have intimate relations.

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The Qianyue Kingdom changed its name to Daqin!

The Emperor of Nanzhuo personally congratulated him!

The Nanzhuo Holy Dynasty emerged and made the Daqin Kingdom a vassal state, declaring its protection of the Daqin Kingdom!

A series of messages spread, causing a great stir among the surrounding kingdoms of the Nanzhuo Holy Dynasty. These events were recorded as current events by the Fate Pavilion, causing the entire southern region to discuss the Daqin Kingdom.

A small kingdom became the focus of the entire southern region, truly astonishing.

Due to the protection of the Nanzhuo Holy Dynasty, no forces in the righteous path dared to act against the Daqin Kingdom.

Six days passed in a hurry, and the Daqin Kingdom truly set foot on the right track. In order to stabilize the new Daqin, Qin Jun decided not to initiate any wars for several months.

Li Cunxiao and Liu Bowen came to pay their respects to Qin Jun five days ago. One was a powerful Earth Immortal, and the other was a great talent. Qin Jun directly employed them. Li Cunxiao joined the army because of his burly physique and immense strength, and he was soon targeted by Li Yuanba, and the two of them fought every day, causing unrest in the capital.

After Liu Bowen met Zhuge Liang, the two of them seemed to have met each other late, and they were together every day, discussing the past and present.

And so, two teams were born, and fate was truly miraculous.

On this day, Qin Jun quietly left with Lei Zhenzi, Li Cunxiao, Liu Bowen, Zhu Yanqing, and Mogu Jie. Few people knew about this, only his confidants.

The reason he didn't bring Hong Haier and Sha Wujing was because Qin Jun was afraid of another sneak attack by the Abyssal Sect.

He was prepared to go to the unclaimed land and find the secret branch of the Abyssal Sect. The reason he brought Zhu Yanqing was because there was also a stronghold of the Holy Dynasty in the unclaimed land, and she planned to return to the Holy Dynasty through the teleportation gate there.

"What is your identity in the Holy Dynasty?"

In the clouds, Qin Jun couldn't help but ask Zhu Yanqing again. This cloud-riding technique was performed by Lei Zhenzi. Despite having a pair of wind and thunder wings, his cloud-riding technique was very fast. In less than half an hour, they had already flown over the Black Dragon Kingdom, much faster than Sha Wujing.

It was estimated that they would arrive in the unclaimed land in less than half a day.

A Golden Immortal was indeed powerful.

"I've told you, but you still don't know. You should focus on cultivating, be careful not to be surpassed by me," Zhu Yanqing rolled her eyes. Now that she was Qin Jun's consort, if her parents found out, Qin Jun would probably be torn apart.

By her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.

Qin Jun took her as his consort without the consent of her parents.

Upon hearing her response, Qin Jun couldn't help but sneer, as if your Holy Dynasty is so powerful, sooner or later, I will rise and have the Daqin Kingdom suppress the Holy Dynasty, turning it into a vassal state, and making you act pretentious!

"Your Majesty, sometimes it's not a good thing to know too much," Liu Bowen lightly laughed. In his middle-aged appearance, he wore a simple long robe and looked very ordinary, making it hard to associate him with a military strategist.

Qin Jun couldn't help but glare at him, telling you to talk less!

Lei Zhenzi and Li Cunxiao didn't interject. As for Mogu Jie, he had already been silenced by Lei Zhenzi's sound-sealing spell, unable to even transmit sound.

Li Cunxiao, wearing heavy armor, with a resolute face, sat cross-legged on the clouds to practice. He was not moved by the banter of Qin Jun and the others. The reason Qin Jun brought him and not Li Yuanba was because this guy could actually force Li Yuanba to transform into a Golden-winged Great Peng bird, but fortunately Lei Zhenzi stopped him in time.

Both he and Liu Bowen were new faces, and staying in the Daqin Kingdom would probably lead to suppression, so Qin Jun brought them along. With Lei Zhenzi handling battles, Liu Bowen strategizing, and Li Cunxiao in charge of watching over Mogu Jie.

At that moment, Li Cunxiao suddenly opened his eyes, furrowed his thick eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "There's a situation ahead!"

Qin Jun looked at Lei Zhenzi, who still had his eyes closed, calm and composed. It seemed that there shouldn't be any danger.

Boom!

A rumbling sound came from ahead, growing louder and louder. Soon, Qin Jun and the others couldn't help but be moved as they saw a meteorite falling from the sky, carrying a rolling flame. Even though they were dozens of miles away, they could still see it faintly.

"A celestial stone, another disaster is coming," Liu Bowen shook his head and sighed.

In this world, the sky was not like the Earth in his previous life. At least for now, Qin Jun had not found any ancient texts that mentioned how high the sky was. It was said that flying to a height of nine thousand miles would incur the wrath of the heavens.

Nine thousand miles...

Qin Jun would be exhausted before he even flew that far.

"Regardless, let's continue forward. It's important to arrive in the unclaimed land as soon as possible," Qin Jun said. Delaying for another day meant more danger for Xiao Zhulong. He couldn't forget the look in Xiao Zhulong's eyes before he was sucked into the copper bracelet.

The celestial stone soon fell below the clouds, and Qin Jun and the others continued forward.

After about an hour, Lei Zhenzi stood up and spread his wings. Before Qin Jun and the others could react, they found that they had already landed on a mountain peak.

"We've arrived in the unclaimed land so quickly?" Qin Jun frowned and asked.

Lei Zhenzi nodded and said, "The unclaimed territory is vast, so I ended up in the border area. This guy doesn't know where the secret helm is, so it's best for us to let him send a signal and wait for the members of the Abyss Gate helm to come to us."

Qin Jun nodded. Perhaps the Abyss Gate helm was nearby, and flying into the center of the unclaimed territory might actually waste time.

Just as he was about to ask Lei Zhenzi to undo the sound-sealing spell on Mogu Jie, he suddenly looked to the north and saw a group of cultivators fighting below the mountain. It was obvious that there were two opposing forces, each wearing uniform clothing, totaling hundreds of people, casting various spells with great momentum.

"Hmm, what a small world," Qin Jun joked. He didn't expect to encounter You Fenghuang on the first day.

You Fenghuang was dressed in purple, accompanied by a dozen or so people in similar attire, both men and women. They were being besieged by a group of white-clothed cultivators, clearly at a disadvantage, with people getting injured constantly and many bodies on the ground, making the battle quite fierce.

"Why don't you make a move?" Zhu Yanqing looked at Qin Jun and asked. She knew about the ambiguous relationship between Qin Jun and You Fenghuang. Although the two always bickered, as a woman, she was well aware of the emotions contained in You Fenghuang's gaze when she looked at Qin Jun.

"Not in a hurry, let's go over slowly," Qin Jun waved his hand. A kilometer's distance was not far for them, even for Qin Jun, who was at the seventh level of the Mortal Transformation Realm, it would only take a few seconds to arrive.

As he finished speaking, a group of six people jumped down from the hill.

"Saintess, you go quickly, we'll hold them off here!" A middle-aged man from the Southern Ming Holy Sect shouted in a deep voice. "Even if we die, we can't let the people from the Right Tiger Hall get the Awakening Stone!"

You Fenghuang, wielding a long sword, was fighting with several white-clothed cultivators. Upon hearing his words, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and said, "We've been chased for four days. If we leave, we won't be able to return to the Holy Sect alive, even if I leave alone."

Are we really going to die here today?

Despair rose in You Fenghuang's heart. Her spiritual power was almost depleted, and if it weren't for the constant supply of elixirs, she wouldn't have been able to hold on until now. Among the dozen or so survivors from the Southern Ming Holy Sect, all of them were at the Golden Core Realm. As for the several hundred cultivators sent by the Right Tiger Hall, a quarter of them were at the Golden Core Realm, and the rest were at least at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. If they continued to endure, they would all die.

In her mind, a frivolous smile appeared. If he were here, perhaps she wouldn't have fallen into such a desperate situation...

"Tsk tsk, the Saintess of the Southern Ming Holy Sect, You Fenghuang? I've heard of your unparalleled beauty, and today, seeing you in person, your reputation is well-deserved." A handsome man with a folding fan in his hand laughed. He strolled towards You Fenghuang as if he were taking a leisurely walk, paying no attention to the surrounding battle.

"I heard that you are the fiancée of the Ghost Young Master, so I'll have to taste you on his behalf first." The smile on the handsome man's face made people feel very uncomfortable, especially the greed in his eyes.

You Fenghuang's face turned as cold as ice, but she didn't reply, focusing on the battle. If she made a mistake, she might end up with no place to be buried.

At the same time, eight hundred meters away, Qin Jun, who was walking over, suddenly heard a system prompt: "Ding! Triggered mandatory task—Collect the Awakening Stone! The task deadline is three days. If failed, the host's cultivation will decrease by one major realm!"

Mandatory task?

Qin Jun's face changed. Could this be the collection task that the system mentioned when summoning Lei Zhenzi?

Damn it!

What a trap!

A three-day deadline, and no reward!

Qin Jun cursed in anger. His gaze involuntarily looked ahead. It seemed that the so-called Awakening Stone was among the group of people in front of him.

Thinking this, he began to quicken his pace.

It looks like today, he'll have to play the role of a hero to save the beauty!