Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"With me here, Tianqing shall not perish!"

This sentence was the admonition of Jiang Tianchen to Jiang Tai.

As long as Xiao Yi was present, the Tianqing Kingdom would not fall, even if it did, there would still be a chance for a resurgence.

It was for this reason...

Upon learning that the body of Jiang Tianchen was hung outside Po Jun City, that Great General Xia Yuan had rebelled and gone over to the enemy, and that the elder Jiang Weisheng was seriously injured, Jiang Tai knew that going to Po Jun City meant a slim chance of survival. Yet, he still chose to trust Xiao Yi, entrusting the Crown Princess Consort and the child within her womb to Xiao Yi to ensure the survival of the Tianqing Kingdom.

This was an unconditional trust from two generations of the kingdom's monarchs.

Xiao Yi would never betray this trust.

"Boss, you, you…" Niu Dali's eyes widened as he stared at Xiao Yi, unable to utter a word.

He very much wanted to persuade Xiao Yi to escape immediately.

The farther, the better.

But he also knew that even if he said so, it would be of no use.

Xiao Yi would absolutely not flee!

He would not become a coward, abandoning the trust of Jiang Tianchen and his son. That was Xiao Yi!

Hu!

Niu Dali let out a long sigh of turbid breath and said with a wry smile, "I just knew it would be like this, how could you possibly run away?"

Xiao Yi said in a deep voice, "Dali, where is the Crown Princess Consort?"

"The Crown Princess Consort, weary from the journey, has been resting inside the carriage all along. I'll go invite her over right now!" Niu Dali replied.

Xiao Yi waved his hand, "I'll go!"

Moments later.

Xiao Yi met the Crown Princess Consort in front of the carriage for the first time.

The Crown Princess Consort, named Yue Shuang, was a Commandery Princess from the Purple Robe Kingdom.

"Xiao Yi pays his respects to the Crown Princess Consort!" Xiao Yi greeted with a bow.

Yue Shuang was gentle and quiet, with a slightly bulging belly, her palm instinctively protecting it as she bowed to Xiao Yi, "Yue Shuang pays her respects to the Guardian Martial God!"

Xiao Yi was stunned, "Guardian Martial God?"

Yue Shuang nodded, "The War God might not be aware, but when you were breaking through the western stronghold, my father had ordered you to be named the Guardian Martial God. With you here, the Tianqing Kingdom exists!"

Weng!

Xiao Yi's body trembled.

A man dies for his confidant.

Xiao Yi never intended to hold office, nor was he particularly keen on power.

However, Jiang Tianchen's unconditional trust and the kindness of the nation protecting him at all costs were things that Xiao Yi, who believed in repaying even the smallest kindness, had eternally etched into his heart. Xiao Yi took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Crown Princess Consort, from now on, you shall stay here! As for His Majesty, I will go to him personally!"

Yue Shuang nodded quietly, took a few steps forward, then suddenly paused and turned back.

Before Xiao Yi could even react to stop her, she knelt on the ground, "On behalf of the Jiang family, Yue Shuang thanks the Guardian Martial God!"

Xiao Yi stood with his hands behind his back, not saying anything more.

......

Late that same night.

Zheng Le eventually found all the materials required, all of which were needed for refining the Dragon Vein.

Xiao Yi took the materials and returned once more to the cave.

Hiss hiss!

Little Lin crawled out from a corner. The scales on its body had become increasingly bright, and on its forehead, two small bulges were faintly visible. Xiao Yi was startled, "Little Lin, what happened to you?"

Little Lin shook its head, looking a bit intoxicated, "I, I couldn't help but drink some of the water here..."

His little tail pointed at the Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool in front of him.

Xiao Yi was speechless, "You, the energy in this Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool has condensed into a liquid essence. Drinking like that without bursting is already your great fortune. Quickly consume these herbs, and we will refine this Dragon Vein together."

"Burp..."

Little Lin swallowed the herbs, quivered all over, and let out a satisfied belch.

Then, both person and snake plunged into the Spirit Pool.

"Without limits, the cosmos reverses..."

Xiao Yi sat cross-legged in the Spirit Pool, facing the sky with his five hearts, practicing the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill.

The energy around his body surged like stormy seas, and all thirty-six thousand pores of his body opened at once, devouring the liquid essence of the Spirit Pool like a gluttonous beast.

During the absorption,

Xiao Yi could clearly feel the energy inside his body strengthening incessantly. In just one day, he had already reached the limit of what the Golden Core Realm could hold. However, he had yet to sense the Dragon Spirit Will within the Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool. Only by comprehending the Dragon Spirit Will would the true purpose of absorbing the Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool be revealed.

Otherwise, it was just the absorption of some cosmic essence, which was of no help in breaking through to the Tao Tribulation Realm.

"What's happening? Could it be that this Dragon Vein is too weak, with the Dragon Spirit Will being too faint?" Xiao Yi knitted his brows tightly.

Until the next day.

Roar!

A clear and loud dragon's roar suddenly resounded, startling Xiao Yi. He opened his eyes wide just in time to see Little Lin shooting up into the sky. The silver scale armor around its body emanated an increasingly holy white light, enveloping the entire body in a vast glow, with two horns crazily growing from its forehead.

Beneath its belly, five sharp claws were faintly visible.

Starting from the back of the head, tufts of pale golden fluff broke through the skin, extending to the tail.

Whoosh!

Little Lin opened its mouth wide, and a fist-sized Golden Core was spat out.

In the sky, a bizarre rune emerged, containing unparalleled destructive power. It violently struck the Golden Core.

Boom crack!

With a loud noise,

One of the ten golden halos floating atop the Golden Core exploded under the impact of the rune.

It transformed into Dao patterns, merging into the Golden Core.

To reach the Tao Tribulation Realm, one must shatter the halos on the Golden Core, turn them into Dao patterns, and brand them into the core, transforming it into a Martial Dao Divine Fruit. The entire process of the Tao Tribulation Realm is to shatter all the halos, turning them into Dao patterns. The fracturing of each Dao pattern signifies a greater mastery of the cosmic forces. At the peak of the Tribulation Realm, one could control one-tenth of the cosmic power.

Hum!

The Martial Dao Divine Fruit retreated back into Little Lin's body, and its cultivation officially stepped into the Calamity Realm.

Little Lin gently descended, lying down by the edge of the Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool.

He was digesting the breakthrough of his realm.

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Watching Little Lin break through to dragonhood, his head buzzed, a flash of inspiration passing through.

"The strength of the Tao Tribulation Realm is largely measured by the strength of the Dao patterns. And the foundation for all this is the Golden Core Realm. Why should there be only ten layers in Golden Core Realm? Why only ten rings on a Golden Core? If there were twenty, thirty... When others at the peak of the Tribulation Realm can control one-tenth of cosmic power, when I am at the same realm but can control three-tenths, or even four-tenths or more..."

A terrifying thought emerged in Xiao Yi's mind.

That was to delay breaking through to the Tao Tribulation Realm!

To continue refining the Golden Core.

To solidify the Golden Elixir Halo!

"The ten rings of the Golden Core are definitely not the limit. I feel that my Golden Core can still endure. I can do it..."

Xiao Yi took a deep breath as an infinite amount of water from the pool rushed into his mouth. He again went crazy with the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill, continuously compressing the cosmic essence and directing it towards the Golden Core.

However, at this moment, Xiao Yi didn't know...

When he made this decision, in the deepest part of the Ancient Heavenly Tomb, the central pyramid shook violently, breaking the restraints of the Ancient Heavenly Tomb. It transformed into a golden ray of light, flying towards him...