I'm Also Human
The Empress's Palace.
"Your Majesty, Su Zhan requests an audience!"
Xiaodie showed an expression of admiration. "Your Majesty, you truly have an extraordinary foresight! He has indeed arrived!"
"On the third day... I thought he would last a few more days, but it seems that Su Zhan is even more impatient than I imagined!"
The Empress smiled faintly. "Bring him in."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xiaodie respectfully withdrew.
Not long after, she returned with Su Zhan.
"Su Zhan, I already know the purpose of your visit."
The Empress looked at Su Zhan and smiled.
"You already know, Your Majesty?"
Su Zhan hesitated. "Really, Your Majesty? Do you have the ability to read minds?"
"I cannot read minds, but I know that the issue you will discuss with me is related to the Boundless Stellar Body."
"Well... that's true."
Su Zhan pondered.
It is indeed impossible to avoid parting ways after reaching the Introductory level in the Boundless Stellar Body.
"Take this."
The Empress took out a scroll from her hand and tossed it to Su Zhan. "This is what you need right now. As for what is written on the outside, you won't be able to understand it for now."
"What is this?"
Su Zhan curiously took the scroll and infused his true qi into it. As he saw the shining small characters on the screen, he exclaimed, "Who wrote this? It's terrifying!"
As the Empress was about to respond to the first statement, her eyebrows furrowed upon hearing Su Zhan's remaining words. "Why do you say that?"
"According to the cultivation method described here, it takes about half a month to reach the Introductory level."
"For you, it may take half a month, but for the one who wrote it, it took three months."
The Empress said, "Compared to others, the time it took is relatively short."
"But that's the problem."
Su Zhan looked puzzled. "I can reach the Introductory level in just three days with my own cultivation. Why should I follow the instructions here and practice at specific times every day for half a month?"
"If you can reach the Introductory level in three days, then at what level are you now?"
The Empress appeared somewhat skeptical.
"I have already reached the Introductory level."
Su Zhan activated the Boundless Stellar Body, and starlight emerged.
The Empress was momentarily stunned.
If she remembered correctly, even the ancestor who had the Star Holy Body and had a very high level of comprehension took three months to reach the Introductory level.
But Su Zhan achieved it in three days? What kind of magic was this?
Gazing at Su Zhan, whose body was enveloped in starlight, the Empress recalled that she had actually been waiting for him to come and seek her guidance...
A bitter smile appeared on the Empress's face.
Who could teach such a strange person?
"Your Majesty, thank you for your technique. Now that I have reached the Introductory level, I will take my leave!"
Su Zhan's body no longer emitted starlight. He bowed and prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
The Empress snapped back to reality.
Su Zhan looked surprised and asked, "Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?"
"Do you really hate my disciple, Yiyi?"
"It's not that I hate her, but I feel-"
"Enough! Stop making those unreasonable excuses!"
The Empress stepped forward, gritting her teeth, and her red lips approached:
"Then, what do you think of me?"
"Huh?"
Su Zhan was immediately confused.
Weren't we talking about the marriage proposal with Hua Yiyi?
Why is the Empress herself now involved...
But seriously.
The Empress was really... very beautiful.
Seeing the enchanting woman so close, Su Zhan immediately activated his Mentality Halo.
Otherwise... he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist.
And do something foolish.
"Your Majesty, you..."
"I was just joking, don't take it seriously, hahaha!"
Seeing Su Zhan's clear gaze, understanding his thoughts, the Empress stepped back, referred to herself as "I" again, and laughed.
But the traces of disappointment in her heart could not be hidden.
It was revealed in her beautiful eyes.
"That's good then."
Su Zhan also smiled.
Because of the Empress's recent attitude towards him, he also had a slight liking for her.
But this liking was far from love.
He didn't want the first woman who shared his bed to become a stranger with little affection.
Even though this stranger was unmatched in beauty and the Empress of a country!
"Because of that, I will leave. If the Empress needs assistance in the future, I will keep my promise."
"Alright. Do you need me to send someone to accompany you? Cough, cough..."
The Empress said this and even laughed. "Forget it, otherwise, with your strength, you might end up being the one accompanying me..."
"Goodbye!"
Su Zhan gave a faint smile, turned around, and stepped into the thin air as he left.
"Your Majesty, what just happened?"
"There's no need to mention it again."
The Empress shook her head and looked at the figure in the sky.
I am also human.
It is normal to be tempted.
But it seems that it was just my imagination.
I wonder if the next encounter will be more interesting?
The Empress pondered these thoughts in her heart and smiled to herself.
...
At the border of the Xia Kingdom.
The Hengduan Mountains.
In an open space within the forest.
Dozens of people scattered around, standing or sitting.
They were all Core Yuan cultivators!
"Has Sect Master Yun arrived or not?"
"Yes! We have been waiting here all day!"
"The Yuntian Sword Sect phas no grudge against our Baoshan Sect. It's just a minor conflict. If Sect Master Yun doesn't come, I won't bother anymore!"
...
Every Core Yuan cultivator complained impatiently.
At this moment, a middle-aged man descended from the sky.
He landed in front of the dozens of Core Yuan cultivators, shifted his gaze towards them, and spoke, "Sorry for keeping you waiting. Although I, Yun Hengtian, came a bit late, I have obtained some very important news!"
"Oh?"
"Sect Master Yun, please speak!"
The gazes of the Core Yuan cultivators turned towards Yun Hengtian.
Yun Hengtian gave a faint smile, "A few days ago, there was a disturbance in the imperial palace of the Huayue Kingdom. Spiritual energy within several dozen miles gathered, attracting the attention of many. One of my spies happened to witness this scene during the investigation and found out that the cause of the anomaly was none other than Su Zhan from the Yuntian Sword Sect!
Su Zhan is an extraordinary talent, surpassing the younger generation of our four major factions in the Dark Star Forest. And because the Yuntian Sword Sect has grievances with us, if we let him grow, it will be a difficult time for our four major factions!
Therefore, compared to Qin Jincheng, Chen Changfeng, and the others, Su Zhan is more deserving of death!"
"That's easy to say, but Sect Master Yun, are you suggesting that we attack the imperial palace of the Huayue Kingdom?"
Yun Hengtian glanced at the person who spoke and sneered, "How is that possible!
Even if we join forces, we won't be able to break through the imperial palace's defense formation. At that time, the powerhouse of the Huayue Kingdom will gather, and we will definitely suffer significant losses!"
A Core Yuan cultivator furrowed his brows, "Then what do you mean, Sect Master Yun?"
"We can't attack the imperial palace of the Huayue Kingdom, but will Su Zhan stay there forever?"
Yun Hengtian said, "From what I understand, a few days ago, Su Zhan expressed his intention to bid farewell to the Empress. It is estimated that he will leave the imperial palace in a few days!
We will continue to attack the Yuntian Sword Sect according to plan. At the same time, we just need to send someone to guard the direct route from the Huayue Kingdom to the Yuntian Sword Sect and set up a formation. Then we can wait for that rabbit!"
Upon hearing this, the Core Yuan cultivators nodded one after another, showing smiles.
A Core Yuan cultivator said, "But Sect Master Yun, Su Zhan is different from the others. If we only send one cultivator at the last stage of the Core Yuan Realm, I'm afraid he will escape!"
"Just one?"
Yun Hengtian coldly laughed.
"I, Yun Hengtian, intend to send three!"