Cultivation Goddess
Chapters 311. Eastern Continent

Elder Jung did not feel worried anymore about Qin Yu Zhu who was busy chatting with Tan Yuhi. Today he was in charge of patrolling and making sure all the circumstances in the Black Jade hill region were safe.

News of the closeness between Qin Yu Zhu and Tan Yuhi would be kept secret. He would secretly watch over the two. His daughter Xin Nian was also heartbroken at the moment, Elder Jung could not do anything for her. As a father he hoped that his daughter could accept Wong Li who had been chasing him for a long time.

The whole race on the Black Jade hill was fascinated by Jian Heng's charisma. He is the image of a man who is coveted by all women. Power, good looks, and greatness all he had. His courteous and authoritative carrying made him easy to accept wherever he was.

Elder Jung did not blame his daughter who was so infatuated with him. However, he also did not want to support him to snatch Jian Heng away from Fang Yin. Everything that is forced will not end well and will become a boomerang in the future.

Life in the Black Jade hill region feels peaceful. They lead normal lives as dynamic human beings. There was no shadow of fear of the torment of magic poison, nor did their bodies suddenly vanish into the tumbles of Qin Gongni's cruelty.

We're moving to the Eastern Continent, then,

The chaotic reign in the Empire of the Eastern Continent is no longer a secret. Emperor Ning could not lead fairly and wisely. All the interference of its allies makes the institutional structure becomes not well organized.

Every leader and small kings have their own idealism so they are difficult to find common ground. Many times Emperor Ning was made dizzy with the debate between them.

In order to overcome the endless long disputes, Emperor Ning granted the right of autonomy to the territories they ruled. The results are predictable, in every region and state has unequal regulations. The level of progress and development is also different. Moreover, in the body of government dominated by corrupt leaders who only think about their own interests.

Emperor Ning sat alone in his private room. He had just returned from attending a meeting of the Imperial Council with the little kings who were under the auspices of his power.

'Is it true that the palace fortune teller said that the Gu Clan will rise soon? I feel like I have killed all the members of the Gu Clan with nothing left. Only Princess Gu Fang Yin's body I didn't see at the time of the massacre. However, that cultivator couldn't possibly lie. They saw Princess Gu Fang Yin who was severely injured falling into the rushing river. It's just they didn't find the body.' Emperor Ning seemed to be thinking.

Any possibility could happen, Emperor Ning did not deny that. It could be that Princess Gu Fang Yin did not die and was saved by people, although it was very unlikely. In the South Star forest was very rarely visited by humans because many ferocious spirit beasts roamed there.

Emperor Ning's personal bodyguard reported from outside the door that Prince Ning Yao Xi had come there.

"Send him in!" emperor Ning's Order.

Prince Ning Yao Xi came to pay her respects to her father and Emperor Ning replied to her by shaking his hand.

Lately he rarely met his father because he often carried out missions outside the palace. So was his younger brother Ning Mu Shen. The two are engaged in a competition for the title as crown prince.

"I've managed to reconcile the dispute on the northern border and finish off some of the rebels fighting the Han King." Ning Yao Xi reported on her success.

"Hm." Emperor Ning nodded.

"There was some unrest in the Left Wing Kingdom. Two more days Commander Bai Chang will go there. You can share your experience with them tomorrow in the courtroom," explained Emperor Ning.

"By pleasure, Father."

Ning Yao Xi smiled proudly. He put his hands together as an expression of gratitude for this award.

Feeling that there was nothing to talk about anymore, Ning Yao Xi asked herself to go get some rest. He had just returned home and had directly come to see Emperor Ning.

On his way to his palace, Ning Yao Xi met some princesses. He thought of having a concubine. After this, he will talk to his mother.

In front of his palace were seen several bodyguards standing guard. Prince Ning Yao Xi looked astonished. They are not usually on guard.

The bodyguards saluted when Prince Ning Yao Xi came before them.

"What's this about? Why are you keeping watch?"

Prince Ning Yao Xi linked her two eyebrows with an expression of astonishment.

"Ampun, Prince. Three days ago we suspected an intruder was wandering around this palace. We are tightening our guard to avoid things that are not desirable" said one of the bodyguards.

"Good work," Ning Yao Xi said.

He then continued his steps to enter his palace.

The news of Ning Yao Xi's return finally sounded also to Ning Mu Shen's ears. It had been a long time that Ning Mu Shen had not obtained a mission from his father. Her heart became envious at the success of her brother.

'My chances of assuming the position of crown prince are getting smaller. I had to find a loophole to gain my father's trust. My previous failure had kept me locked up in this palace for months.' Ning Mu Shen rolled his arm up to the elbow and found the fracture in his left arm had recovered.

After feeling her body better, Ning Mu Shen wanted to catch up immediately. In order to get his father's attention he had to strive to be the strongest. His ambition to become the ruler of the Eastern Continent left him unable to sleep comfortably when he was injured.

Although the palace healer still forbade him to practice, Ning Mu Shen ignored him. In his private room no one knew what he was doing. From today he is training alone without anyone's knowledge.

Empress Ning flashed in front of Ning Mu Shen's palace as she was about to go to meet Ning Yao Xi. He brought two boxes of food. Before going to Ning Yao Xi's palace, she asked her servant to deliver Ning Mu Shen's food.

All this time Empress Ning loved Ning Yao Xi more than Ning Mu Shen. Since childhood Ning Mu Shen was very difficult to arrange and often made him feel irritated. In contrast to Ning Yao Xi who was always obedient and diligent in following the learning.

This situation is also the thing that triggers the two to continue competing. There is a gap between mother and child. The blood relationship between them was unable to make them become close.

Empress Ning heard a rowdy voice coming from Ning Mu Shen's room. Curiosity prompted him to catch up with his servant going to his son's room.

The waiter carrying the food box looked hesitant to knock on Ning Mu Shen's room door. Empress Ning saw fear on the face of her ministry, she then asked him to step down.

"Shen! Shen! It's mom, son!" call Empress Ning.

The noisy voice from inside Ning Mu Shen's room stopped. The room suddenly became quiet. Not long after, the sound of feet stepping and the door opened.

Ning Mu Shen stood in front of the door. He slipped out of the door that was only slightly open. Once his body was outside, he immediately closed the door quickly.

"What are you doing, Shen'er? Why do you look like you've been fighting?" Empress Ning asked full of probes.

Ning Mu Shen looked confused. He couldn't have told his mother that he was practicing.

"I was upset at a rat who lived in my mother's room. I'm sorry I made my room fall apart while trying to catch it." Ning Mu Shen lied.

Her stupid face made Empress Ning unable to hold back a laugh. He waved his hand in front of his face while chuckling.

"This is food for you. Rest up! I'll call the waiter to clean up the mess you made."

Empress Ning asked the waiter to give Ning Mu Shen's food box.

Ning Mu Shen glanced at the other box. Although her mother did not want to say that she wanted to go see her brother, but she could guess. There was jealousy in his heart when his mother did not want to linger in his place.

"Mother go first. Don't do anything stupid anymore."

Ning Mu Shen replied to his mother's words with a nod. He went back into his room and ate the food given by his mother.

The food was the tastiest cake in the palace, but the taste became bland as he ate it alone.

"I wish there would be a real mouse with me to eat this cake." Ning Mu Shen observed the cake he had in his hand before it was put into his mouth.

Empress Ning walked towards Prince Ning Yao Xi's palace. When he got there his son's room was very quiet. Several times he asked his servant to knock on the door, but there was no answer from within.

Empress Ning's right hand pushed open Ning Yao Xi's room door slowly. Apparently the door was unlocked. Empress Ning peeked inside the room and made sure Ning Yao Xi was okay.

The sound of the door was still heard even though he was trying to open it slowly. Empress Ning's eyes stopped on a young man sitting cross-legged on her bed. His son was apparently cultivating.

An energy aura enveloped his body and made him give off a sheen light. Empress Ning approached him without any intention to disturb him. He placed the box containing the cake he had brought on the table.

For a moment he looked at Ning Yao Xi's face with a smile. After feeling satisfied Empress Ning turned around and walked away from her place.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ning Yao Xi's voice made Empress Ning's move stop.

The middle-aged woman stopped leaving the place and turned her body back towards Ning Yao Xi.

Ning Yao Xi got up from her seat and walked over to her mother. He saluted then hugged his mother tightly. Almost a month Ning Yao Xi left the palace to go on a mission.

Empress Ning opened the food box she was carrying. They enjoy it together while chatting. A very different treatment to Ning Mu Shen.

Emperor Ning went to the hill that was behind the palace. It was about a ten-minute ride on horseback from the palace. While going there Emperor Ning refused to be escorted and chose to go alone.

Emperor Ning's horse was racing at high speed. Within a short time he had reached the villa courtyard. The man standing there took his horse and guarded it.

Emperor Ning walked into the villa to meet a hermit who became the spiritual figure of the palace.

The two men standing guard at the door of the temple saluted and invited him to enter.

Inside the room, an old man with long gray hair was sitting in meditation. His beard was overgrown with a long beard the length of his hair. His face looks old with wrinkled skin, indicating that he is very old.

The old man opened his eyes when he realized Emperor Ning's presence. He saluted his guest without moving from his seat. He was known as Hermit Hu.

"Sorry to bother you, Hermit Hu." Emperor Ning corrected his sitting position.

"The arrival of His Majesty the Emperor is an honor. This place is always waiting for His Majesty's arrival."

Emperor Ning was pleased with the courtesy of Hermit Hu. He then said the meaning of his arrival.

Lately he's been feeling restless at night. He thought of the remark that Hermit Hu had said a while ago that said if the Gu Clan would rise up and regain control over the territory of the Eastern Continent.

The rebellious incident he did almost ten years passed. Until now there has been no news stating if any members of the Gu Clan are still alive. The spies he sent out did not sniff out any suspicious movements. They did not find any strong organizations or sects that could potentially go against his rule.

Hermit Hu listened to the news from Emperor Ning carefully. He tried to recall the prophecy he had uttered a few years ago.

Everything he said was not just nonsense. Hermit Hu said according to what was seen on the divination diagram he had.

The old man seemed to be concentrating. A few moments later a bright light appeared that enveloped his body. His hands were open with his palms facing upwards. He fused the tip of his middle finger and made it parallel to the chest.

From the palm of Hermit Hu came out a golden colored light that formed a circle. People call it a divination diagram.

Not everyone can draw out a divination diagram. Hermit Hu had passed many exams to obtain this ability. To that end, he could not show this ability to just anyone.

Hermit Hu pushed the divination diagram to a side that was in front of the two. In the diagram there are some symbols that can only be understood by certain people who understand about astrology.

In order to obtain the clue, Hermit Hu had to recite a special spell and mention its importance.

Emperor Ning sat down uneasily to await the outcome of the prophecy of Hermit Hu.

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