Chapter 376 - 233: 5th Era: Daoist Palace Strong Person, True Spirit Indestructible!

Valley of Ten Thousand Insects.

Lu Yuan and Liu Mingyan stood atop the peak.

Meanwhile, Li Yue and the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, trembling, continually kowtowing and begging for forgiveness, hoping to receive Lu Yuan’s mercy.

"According to what you said, Liu Mingyan’s mother’s background is mysterious, and even you don’t know her identity?"

After hearing the entire story, Lu Yuan asked again in a deep voice.

"To report to the senior, when I encountered Liu Mingyan’s mother, she was already severely injured and pregnant."

"However, her mother’s power was terrifyingly strong, suspected to be..."

Li Yue glanced at Liu Mingyan, a flash of fear passing through his eyes.

"Suspected to be what?"

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and immediately inquired further.

"Her mother is suspected to be an Eighth Realm Daoist Palace Strong Person!"

Li Yue swallowed a mouthful of saliva, speaking with lingering fear.

At that time, he coveted Liu Mingyan’s mother’s beauty, nearly being killed on the spot.

Fortunately, the other party was too heavily injured and suddenly fainted, allowing him to escape disaster.

Later, Liu Mingyan’s mother seemingly agreed to return to the Imperial Palace with him to escape pursuers out of desperation.

However, she was already on the brink of death, and further drained during childbirth, her power reduced to less than one ten-thousandth of before, hence she perished in the palace.

"An Eighth Realm Daoist Palace Strong Person, are you sure?"

"It’s absolutely true, her mother even left behind a supreme treasure. If the senior doesn’t believe it, you can personally visit the Imperial Palace to see for yourself."

Li Yue expressed with agitation.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan’s expression slightly changed.

He knew Liu Mingyan possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Dragon Race, suggesting an extraordinary origin.

Yet he never imagined her background would be so terrifying.

A Daoist Palace Strong Person, an immortal True Spirit.

This is an unparalleled existence capable of annihilating stars with a snap, traversing a Star Domain unchallenged.

However, to think a strong person of Liu Mingyan’s level would fall to such a state.

It must mean there was a cataclysmic upheaval within her clan.

Next.

Lu Yuan questioned further in detail, confirming Li Yue had no concealments or omissions, before turning his gaze to those kneeling before him.

"Alright, you all may proceed on your way."

"Didn’t you say you’d let me go if I confessed to everything?"

Li Yue’s eyes were vacant, incredulous.

"Did I? I lied."

Before finishing his sentence.

Lu Yuan casually flicked his hand, unleashing several wind blades that slew Li Yue and the others on the spot.

Not to mention Li Yue’s duplicity, attempting to join forces with the Xuanqing Sect to kill him.

Solely for harboring ill-intentions, trying every way to lure Lu Yuan to the Great Yue Imperial Palace, he was already courting death.

After all this.

Lu Yuan dusted his hands, returning to the Valley of Ten Thousand Insects as if nothing had happened.

"Senior..."

Liu Mingyan, having never felt paternal love or warmth, especially since Li Yue wasn’t her biological father, felt no emotional ripple over his death.

Only upon learning her origins.

The once simple and cheerful her, now felt somewhat downcast.

"What’s urgent now is first to find Treasure Medicine to nurture your bone structure."

"If there’s a chance later, I’ll accompany you to find your clansmen."

Lu Yuan patted her little head, consoling her softly.

The Ancient Dragon Race bloodline is exceedingly domineering, impossible for a human body to bear.

And Liu Mingyan, being of half-demon constitution, had suffered severe injuries, her body greatly depleted.

Only by supplementing her Primordial Energy with countless Treasure Elixirs can she fully wield this bloodline’s power.

"Really? Senior, you’re so kind."

Liu Mingyan’s beautiful eyes sparkled, happily embracing Lu Yuan, her little head cozily snuggling against his chest.

"Alright, alright, we’ll visit the Great Yue Country first, then pay a visit to the Xuanqing Sect."

Lu Yuan said helplessly.

Though the Great Yue Country is merely a secular dynasty, after millennia of accumulation, there must be many treasures in the Imperial Palace Treasure Vault.

Especially with Li Yue’s death.

The Great Yue Country is leaderless, surely falling into chaos.

This concerns state affairs; someone must take charge.

"Senior, I don’t want to go back."

Liu Mingyan whined, strongly resisting returning to that cold, heartless Imperial City.

In her view, the luxuriously splendid, prosperous Great Yue Imperial Palace was not as comforting as the remote, barren Valley of Ten Thousand Insects.

"No problem, we’re just going back to have a look."

After Lu Yuan’s persuasion, Liu Mingyan finally left the Taiyue Mountain Range with him.

...

A few days later.

Imperial City of Great Yue Country.

In the height of summer, night fell.

As the entire Great Yue’s bustling Imperial Capital, the streets were teeming with people, very lively.

The shouts of vendors and children’s laughter were endless.

Liu Mingyan, holding Lu Yuan’s hand, weaved through the crowded streets, her beautiful eyes curiously taking in the new sights around her.

Although she was the Princess of Great Yue, living in the Imperial City for sixteen years, she was forbidden from stepping out of the palace.

This was her first time witnessing the vibrant nightlife of the Imperial City.

"Senior, I want a candied hawthorn~"

"Look, Senior, this little rabbit is so cute, it even sticks out its tongue!"

"Ah, this hawthorn is so sour, Senior, you eat it."

Liu Mingyan bit into a candied hawthorn, her features scrunched up, and she disdainfully stuffed it into Lu Yuan’s mouth.

When she saw Lu Yuan frowning as well.

She burst into a burst of laughter as melodious as silver bells, her pretty eyes curling into crescents, as happy as a child.

Unlike the carefree and simple-minded Liu Mingyan.

As soon as Lu Yuan entered the Imperial City, he began observing the number of cultivators in the area, as well as the cultivation techniques and martial techniques they practiced.

From Lu Yuan’s observation.

The Imperial City’s cultivators, primarily focused on power at the Shackles Realm.