Thirty days flashed by, and the Imperial Grand Competition set to unfold in Jade Capital City was about to begin.
Holding the token Prince Ning had given him, Li Qing passed through without obstruction all the way to the foot of Jade Capital City's Imperial Palace.
A stretch of magnificent palaces and pavilions lay before him. Every palace hall had been forged from pure glazed crystal and spirit gold; even the stones paving the roads were materials that could be used to refine magical artifacts.
"So you are someone recommended by His Highness Prince Ning. Please follow me!" Upon seeing the token in Li Qing's hand, the eunuch revealed a respectful expression and led him into the Imperial Palace.
The moment he stepped into this land, Li Qing sensed the dense spiritual energy around him actively surging into his body. It was so rich that it was almost absurd.
A Seventh-grade Spirit Vein truly was extraordinary.
Cultivating in such a blessed land, it would be hard for one's cultivation not to advance rapidly.
Were I able to cultivate here for a long time, the time needed to advance to the middle Void Refinement stage could probably be shortened by another thousand years or so. Li Qing secretly marveled.
However, unless one possessed royal blood, anyone wishing to cultivate here long-term would have to enter official service and join the system of the entire Great Yu Kingdom's imperial court.
And they would first have to serve as a local official, accumulate merit, then gradually make their way into the imperial court.
Of course, there were other crooked paths. For instance, the eunuch leading Li Qing into the Imperial Palace—one only needed to castrate oneself and become a eunuch to reside within the palace.
If one's strength was sufficient, one could even