"You... cough, cough, cough!"
Daoist Kummu heard this and couldn't catch his breath. He choked and coughed without stop!
"Eleventh Prince, you jest. I'm merely overcome with excitement. Eleventh Prince, you possess the supreme, peerless constitution of the sword path—the Supreme Sword Body!"
Daoist Kummu spoke with immense excitement.
Weak? The Supreme Sword Body was weak?
If the Supreme Sword Body was weak, then was there any powerful constitution left in the world?
"Is it really that impressive?"
Lu Chen tilted his head, pretending not to understand.
"A generation's Heavenly Chosen!"
Daoist Kummu gritted his teeth as he spoke.
"Oh!"
Lu Chen nodded, then fell silent.
Congratulations. By displaying your Supreme Sword Body before the Azure Emperor, you caused your father, the Azure Emperor, to be deeply shaken. Mission complete! Mission rewards: Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart, Supreme Comprehension!
At that moment, another ethereal voice rang in Lu Chen's ears.
Hearing that voice, a trace of a smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
The instant he obtained the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart and Supreme Comprehension, Lu Chen felt that the entire world around him had changed.
If the world he had seen before had always been veiled by a layer of gauze, then seeing it now was like tearing that veil apart completely.
Most importantly, Lu Chen suddenly felt that many of the questions he had been unable to understand before had all become clear.
Just then, behind the screen in the Young Dragon Pavilion, the Azure Emperor, who had been sitting upright, looked at Lu Chen with an expression still filled with pleasant surprise.
He had never expected that this youngest son of his—whom he had never particularly favored and had nearly forgotten—would give him such a tremendous surprise.
The Supreme Sword Body! This constitution was even better than his own!
"Your Majesty, the Grand Elder of the Taixu Sword Sect requests an audience. The Beast Taming Immortal Sect's Leader, the Purple Sun Thunder Sect's Third Elder, the Tanyang Sect's Grand Elder, the Haoran Academy's Dean, and the Jishi Academy's former Dean also request an audience!"
At that moment, a hoarse voice suddenly came from behind the Azure Emperor.
Hearing this, the Azure Emperor raised his brows, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"My Little Eleventh has just triggered the Sword Qi phenomenon of ten thousand swords, and these old fellows came running at once. They dare claim they haven't planted informants and spies in my imperial capital? Ridiculous!"
"However, since they want to come, let them all come over. Let them see my Little Eleventh's heaven-defying talent!"
The Azure Emperor snorted coldly and stepped forward.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The voice vanished.
At that moment, the Azure Emperor no longer concealed himself. He released his aura outright and strode out from behind the screen.
When Daoist Kummu, standing before Lu Chen, saw the Azure Emperor emerge, he hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed.
"This old man pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
"Your son pays his respects to Imperial Father!"
When Lu Chen saw this tall, vast, and unfamiliar figure, he froze for a moment before following suit and bowing with cupped hands.
He had been reborn into this world for six years, yet he had seen this nominal father of his fewer than ten times.
"No need for formalities. Little Eleventh, the Supreme Sword Body—you are very good. You have given me a tremendous surprise!"
The Azure Emperor looked at Lu Chen and nodded in satisfaction.
"Imperial Father, I don't know what the Supreme Sword Body is, and I don't know whether it's powerful or not. I only know that if it can make Imperial Father happy, then I'll be happy too!"
Lu Chen scratched his head and gave an innocent, foolish giggle.
Yet when the Azure Emperor heard this, he froze completely.
His pair of dragon eyes stared fixedly at Lu Chen.
Though the Azure Emperor had witnessed countless flatterers and all the myriad things of the world, when his own six-year-old son said such words to him—
Thinking of how he had neglected Lu Chen all these years, the Azure Emperor, who suppressed the world and stood invincible beneath the heavens, suddenly felt guilt well up within him.
At that thought, the Azure Emperor bent down involuntarily, swept Lu Chen into his arms, and reached out to pinch his cheek.
"From now on, Little Eleventh, if you need anything, you may come to Imperial Father at any time. There's no need to report it first!"
The Azure Emperor spoke.
Beside them, Daoist Kummu's heart trembled when he heard this, and his gaze instinctively shifted toward Lu Chen.
Though it was only a short sentence, its meaning was far-reaching.
As a prince, there was nothing strange about seeking out one's Imperial Father.
But the weight of this sentence lay in the words "at any time."
One had to understand that the Azure Emperor ruled a divine dynasty and hundreds of billions of Great Qian's subjects!
He not only had to handle state affairs but also cultivate himself!
The Azure Emperor's time was extraordinarily tight. It truly would not be an exaggeration to say that every moment was worth a thousand pieces of gold!
Even First Prince Lu Ling, the most favored of all, had to report his request before he could meet the Azure Emperor, and could only do so after receiving his approval.
For the Azure Emperor to say outright that Lu Chen could seek him out whenever he had something to say was truly a one-of-a-kind privilege.
"Imperial Father, if Little Eleventh gets bullied, can I also come find you and tell you?"
Lu Chen spoke with a pitiful expression.
"Bully you? Within this imperial palace, who would dare bully my son?"
The Azure Emperor's expression changed when he heard this. However, in the next moment, he understood.
Within the deep palace, all sides openly and secretly fought one another. The struggles between the princes were especially fierce, and there was no way to suppress such conflicts completely.
But such a struggle between princes had already extended to the Eleventh Prince, who was only six years old and still a child.
At this thought, anger appeared in the Azure Emperor's eyes.
"Little Eleventh, Imperial Father will give you a special dispensation. From now on, if anyone bullies you, fight back. If you can beat them, then no matter how badly you beat them, Imperial Father won't hold it against you. If you can't beat them, come find Imperial Father, and Imperial Father will get revenge for you!"
Then, the Azure Emperor looked at Lu Chen and spoke.
"Hehe, thank you, Imperial Father. Imperial Father is the best!"
Lu Chen gave an innocent smile as he spoke.
"What a good child!"
Looking at Lu Chen's obedient appearance, the Azure Emperor spoke involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, the Four Great Sects and Two Academies request an audience!"
At that moment, a duck-like voice came from outside the Young Dragon Pavilion.
"Let them in!"
The Azure Emperor's expression turned slightly cold as he spoke.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Immediately afterward, six figures strode inside.
As soon as they entered, all six gazes uniformly turned toward Lu Chen.
Seeing the dense Supreme Sword Qi still swirling around Lu Chen, excitement appeared on every one of their faces.
They then hurriedly bowed to the Azure Emperor.
"They're here? Since you're here, watch together. The Eleventh Prince has just had his constitution tested, but his origins and comprehension have yet to be tested."
Looking at the people from the Four Great Sects and Two Academies, all of whom were staring at Lu Chen with feverish expressions, a trace of pride appeared on the Azure Emperor's face.
To be honest, the Azure Emperor did not care much for Great Qian's Four Great Sects and Two Academies.
Although Great Qian was the Azure Emperor's domain, the Four Great Sects and Two Academies held an extraordinary status within Great Qian.
Before the Azure Emperor took the throne, the Four Great Sects and Two Academies had relied on their own power to stand apart from Great Qian with force.
Though they were located within Great Qian's territory, they were not governed by Great Qian.
It was only after the Azure Emperor had ascended the throne twenty years ago that he forcefully suppressed the Four Great Sects and Two Academies.
Only then did the Four Great Sects and Two Academies come under Great Qian's jurisdiction.
Even so, the Four Great Sects and Two Academies continued to pay lip service to Great Qian's decrees while secretly engaging in countless petty schemes.
The Azure Emperor had endured it for a very long time.
"Eleventh Prince!"
When the people from the Four Great Sects and Two Academies heard the Azure Emperor's words, their eyes gleamed as they looked at Lu Chen.
"Eleventh Prince, this old man is the former Dean of the Jishi Academy. I have reached the Ninth Heaven of Heavenly Phenomenon Realm and am at the half-step Land Immortal Realm. I wonder whether Eleventh Prince would be willing to join the Jishi Academy? So long as..."
At that moment, a gray-robed old man holding a horsetail whisk stared intensely at Lu Chen and spoke directly.
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