My Path, How Could the Divine Dynasty Block It

At the Heavenly Dao Abyss, gazing into the abyss of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury, Liu Chengfeng had no idea what its purpose was.

As the hidden attribute of the Blood Sea Divine Treasury, the World Tree could forcibly extract Spirit Veins, regardless of their size.

As the hidden attribute of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury, what was the purpose of the Heavenly Dao Abyss?

For the moment, Liu Chengfeng could not figure it out and could only continue his cultivation.

The fatal issue was that after the Heavenly Dao Abyss appeared, a massive amount of blood energy and precious light could not fill it.

No matter how Liu Chengfeng circulated his cultivation technique, no matter how much blood energy he regulated or how much spiritual energy he absorbed, it was all swallowed by the Heavenly Dao Abyss.

The Heavenly Dao Abyss was like a bottomless pit; endless streams of blood energy and spiritual energy could not fill it.

Consequently, Liu Chengfeng was unable to gather enough power to break through his bottleneck and open the Reception Divine Treasury.

A similar situation had occurred when the World Tree was growing.

Liu Chengfeng steeled his heart and used the World Tree to absorb the Spirit Vein, though he dared not drain it dry, merely taking a shallow sip.

The Spirit Vein of the Qiuchi Kingdom originated from the Bayu Mountain Range, where the night rain of Mount Ba swelled the autumn pools.

The abundance of spiritual energy was like that of rivers, lakes, and seas.

Even a shallow sip provided far more spiritual energy than draining the Spirit Vein of the Cloud Rising Sect.

The World Tree's single gulp of the Spirit Vein was so massive that it immediately alerted the Empress of Qiuchi.

"What are you cultivating?"

The Empress of Qiuchi arrived in person, and even she was astonished.

"I hit a bottleneck and wanted to absorb a large gulp of spiritual energy to push through."

Liu Chengfeng did not elaborate, but he found that even after the World Tree absorbed so much spiritual energy, it still could not fill the Heavenly Dao Abyss, leaving him at a loss.

The Empress of Qiuchi stepped in to help, pouring her own blood energy and cultivation power directly into Liu Chengfeng's Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury.

The blood energy and Great Dao power of a powerhouse at the Great Dao Divine Treasury realm were like an ocean, submerging the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury and making Liu Chengfeng appear incredibly insignificant.

It was truly jaw-dropping.

The power of the Great Dao Divine Treasury was immense, yet it could not fill the Heavenly Dao Abyss; it remained a bottomless pit that could never be satiated.

"What have you been cultivating?"

The Empress of Qiuchi was shocked; she did not understand the situation either, and even with her going all out, she could not fill it.

"I will ponder it slowly myself; there must be a way."

Liu Chengfeng was not discouraged; the World Tree was a precedent.

The Empress of Qiuchi let Liu Chengfeng figure it out on his own, believing his talent was higher and that he would have more ways to solve it than she did.

The Heavenly Dao Abyss was truly miraculous, but no matter what methods Liu Chengfeng used, he simply could not fill it.

In the process of pondering, Liu Chengfeng discovered that something was hidden inside the Heavenly Dao Abyss—it seemed to be a treasure.

"You need mountain pills, Triple-Refined Mountain Pills."

Just as he was stumped, Ye Huijian appeared out of nowhere, arms crossed, leaning against the doorway.

"Triple-Refined Mountain Pills will do?"

This was a method Liu Chengfeng had truly never considered.

"Ten-thousand-year mountain pills can shape the body; as long as you have enough, you can complete it."

Liu Chengfeng trusted Ye Huijian's words.

"Hand over your insights."

Ye Huijian placed great importance on the hidden attributes of the divine treasuries and would not miss a single detail.

Liu Chengfeng passed his insights on the Heavenly Dao Abyss to Ye Huijian.

"Heavenly Dao Abyss, not Great Dao Abyss."

Hearing the name, Ye Huijian was surprised; this was different from what she had anticipated.

"What mysteries does it hold?"

Unable to fathom the Heavenly Dao Abyss, Liu Chengfeng asked Ye Huijian for guidance.

"I am not sure; you should ponder it well."

"Aunt-Master, shouldn't you also teach me a few techniques?"

Liu Chengfeng was dissatisfied with this cheap Aunt-Master; she had taken his benefits, yet he had never seen her teach him any techniques.

"If you follow my path, what kind of new Dao are you creating?"

Ye Huijian rolled her eyes at him; this small, feminine gesture made her look exceptionally beautiful.

Her words made sense.

Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to give up; to create a new Dao, he could only rely on himself to fuse and create one technique after another, finally merging and refining them all to forge his own path.

"It is not as if I have no benefits for you."

Ye Huijian reached out and plucked Little Li out. Ever since Liu Chengfeng moved into the royal palace, Little Li had disappeared somewhere.

Ye Huijian held it up casually; it shivered, not daring to resist.

"The cultivation method inscribed on the Fire Phoenix Furnace—even if you can't understand it, you must have made rubbings of it. When he opens the Reception Divine Treasury, hand it over to him."

Ye Huijian tapped Little Li on the head and gave the order.

Little Li trembled, not daring to refuse; it squeaked and hurriedly nodded.

"What is the Fire Phoenix Furnace?"

After Ye Huijian left, Liu Chengfeng looked at Little Li with curiosity.

Little Li remained silent, head held high in a show of haughtiness, before trotting away with small, quick steps.

"Looking down on people with dog eyes—no, fox eyes."

Liu Chengfeng wanted to kick Little Li flying, but it had already scurried out of the palace.

Upon learning that Liu Chengfeng needed Triple-Refined Mountain Pills, the Empress of Qiuchi immediately ordered the only remaining pills in the national treasury to be retrieved.

The Qiuchi Kingdom did not have any triple-refining alchemists; their most powerful alchemist was Cheng Nan, a mid-grade double-refining alchemist.

The three Triple-Refined Mountain Pills in the treasury had been purchased from an Ancient Kingdom, refined from fifty-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs.

Each one was worth a million, and all three were given to Liu Chengfeng.

Triple-Refined Mountain Pills, refined from herbs aged between ten thousand and one hundred thousand years, were extremely precious, with medicinal effects more than ten times greater than those of double-refined ones.

After the Triple-Refined Mountain Pills reshaped his body and were consumed, his Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury became crystalline.

Just as Ye Huijian had said, after consuming the three Triple-Refined Mountain Pills, the Heavenly Dao Abyss did not absorb spiritual energy and blood essence as violently as before.

It was like a breached dam that had been partially plugged.

"The Mountain Pills are not enough."

Liu Chengfeng had a headache. Triple-Refined Mountain Pills were incredibly rare; even with the Empress of Qiuchi's full support and willingness to spend spirit stones, they could not be bought in such a short time.

While Liu Chengfeng was fretting over the pills, the might of the Great Dao rolled in, flooding the royal palace like a tide.

"Nangong Zheng pays his respects to Your Majesty of Qiuchi."

Before the person arrived, the pressure of the Great Dao weighed down on everyone, and the sound of the Great Dao rang in their ears like a thunderclap.

Nangong Zheng was coming.

Liu Chengfeng's heart tightened; he was not sure what Nangong Zheng's stance was.

A major figure of the Great Dao Divine Treasury arriving in person could not be underestimated, especially given Nangong Zheng's noble status.

"You will receive Nangong Zheng."

The Empress of Qiuchi gave Liu Chengfeng his instructions.

"Are you joking? I receive him? What about you?"

Liu Chengfeng was startled. If Nangong Zheng were colluding with Wu Yuanqing, he could take his head at any moment.

"He is not here to take your head; he wants the Crow Nest Tree."

The Empress of Qiuchi saw through Liu Chengfeng's thoughts.

"Then you should be the one to see him; he's not here to see me."

The Empress of Qiuchi was cold as ice, staring at him frostily.

"Fine, fine, fine. Since I'm the Prince Consort, I'll go see him, alright, my dear wife?"

Liu Chengfeng felt his scalp tingle; he had eaten her food and taken her pills, so he was at her mercy.

"Nangong Zheng wants to borrow the Crow Nest Tree for five hundred years to meditate and seek the Dao."

The Empress of Qiuchi informed him of Nangong Zheng's objective.

"The Crow Nest Tree can't be moved. Does he want to occupy the Ancestral Hall?"

"He only wants to borrow the Crow Nest Tree."

"What do you think? Should we lend it or not?"

"What do you think?"

The Empress of Qiuchi's eyes sharpened, her gaze like a blade, as if she would slice Liu Chengfeng's head off.

"Damn it, you're sending me to my death. If I don't lend it, Nangong Zheng will take my head."

Liu Chengfeng knew the Empress of Qiuchi was pushing him out as a shield.

"That depends on your ability. If you have the skill, you can negotiate and turn an enemy into a friend. If he wants to open the Ancestral Hall, he ultimately still needs the royal family's consent."

"What if he wipes out the royal family?"

Liu Chengfeng felt a headache; he had to fend Nangong Zheng off.

"Do you think you could escape?"

The Empress of Qiuchi glared at Liu Chengfeng, her imperial aura overbearing, the posture of an empress held high above all.

That little vixen—sooner or later, I'll get her into bed and teach her a lesson.

Liu Chengfeng gritted his teeth in frustration, but this was no time for temper tantrums.

"I can't flip the table just yet; I have to stabilize Nangong Zheng first."

Faced with this thorny problem, Liu Chengfeng formulated his own strategy on how to resolve the predicament.

"You are the Prince Consort; you have full authority."

Empress of Qiuchi ignored Liu Chengfeng, intent on going into seclusion.

"You still haven't neutralized the deadly poison."

Liu Chengfeng called out.

For these past few days, Empress of Qiuchi had been practicing her mental cultivation method, controlling the Separation Fire, and attempting to purge the poison, but she still hadn't succeeded.

Empress of Qiuchi's body stiffened, then she vanished into the depths of the palace.

With Nangong Zheng arriving in person, Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and receive him.

Since Empress of Qiuchi had granted him full authority, he was in charge of the entire palace's resources.

Seeing that it was Liu Chengfeng who had come to receive him, Nangong Zheng was also surprised.

"I want to see Her Majesty the Empress."

Nangong Zheng adopted a condescending posture, the pressure of his Great Dao weighing down on Liu Chengfeng like a mountain.

Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath, circulated his mental cultivation method, and straightened his back.

"Her Majesty is in seclusion. As the Prince Consort, I can discuss any matters you have, Senior Nangong."

Liu Chengfeng held his ground, his expression fearless.

Nangong Zheng's eyes narrowed, a cold glint erupting from them as the pressure of his Great Dao surged like a giant wave, as if intending to blast Liu Chengfeng away.

Liu Chengfeng sat firmly, bracing himself against Nangong Zheng's terrifying aura. The waves roared in his ears, the wind biting like blades, stinging his face.

"Senior, I have treated you with the utmost respect. Is this how you treat a host? Bullying the young with your status."

Liu Chengfeng remained neither servile nor overbearing, his gaze fearless as he met Nangong Zheng's intimidating stare.

Nangong Zheng stared at Liu Chengfeng for a moment before withdrawing the pressure of his Great Dao.

"Very good. No wonder you dared to kill Zhao Tian's father; you have guts."

Liu Chengfeng let out a sigh of relief. A big shot from the Great Dao Divine Treasury, capable of collapsing mountains and severing rivers, was indeed terrifying.

"I wish to borrow the Crow Nest Tree from the Ancestral Hall for five hundred years. Can you make that decision?"

"Senior Nangong, if the Qiuchi Kingdom lends you the Crow Nest Tree for five hundred years, what benefits will the Nangong Clan provide?"

Liu Chengfeng did not refuse, which caught Nangong Zheng off guard.

"I will remain a bystander!"

Nangong Zheng said something cryptic.

"Senior, things aren't that simple. Is this your way of conducting yourself?"

Liu Chengfeng understood the implication; Ye Ziyang and Wu Yuanqing must have invited Nangong Zheng to join forces against them.

Nangong Zheng was an upright man and did not hide his intentions.

"When the nest is overturned, are there any unbroken eggs? If the Qiuchi Kingdom is destroyed today, who is to say the Nangong Clan won't be next tomorrow? The fate of the Flying Phoenix Kingdom is a lesson not far behind us."

Liu Chengfeng also laid his cards on the table, hitting the nail on the head.

Nangong Zheng felt a chill in his heart; these words made him hold Liu Chengfeng in higher regard.

"Senior is a man of integrity, upright and honorable. I believe you would not take advantage of someone in a vulnerable position. Furthermore, it is not certain that you would be able to enjoy the Crow Nest Tree all by yourself."

"Interesting. You, this Prince Consort, are the real deal."

Nangong Zheng acknowledged Liu Chengfeng's status; just moments ago, he had assumed Liu Chengfeng was merely a fake Prince Consort used as a scapegoat.

"If you lend it to me for five hundred years, the descendants of the Su Clan may take refuge in the Nangong Clan for those five hundred years."

Nangong Zheng's words were clear enough: if the royal family were destroyed, any surviving descendants of the Su Clan could hide within the Nangong Clan for five centuries.

"Senior is quite confident. Can the Nangong Clan even last five hundred years?"

Liu Chengfeng's words were equally sharp.

"The Dragon Ascending Holy Sect has the Royal Court, but do you think the Nangong Clan has no backers? When you're out in the world, who doesn't have a few supporters?"

Nangong Zheng's aura was imposing, his cold eyes piercing.

Nangong Zheng had the confidence to say this because a high-grade alchemist of the third refinement was welcome everywhere; even the Ancient Kingdoms purchased Blood Medicine and Mountain Pill from him.

"It is you who should worry. Zhao Tian wants to offer you as a living sacrifice. With the Royal Court working for him, who can protect you? Can you escape death?"

"Escape death?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed and shook his head.

"Senior, I am not trying to escape death. Zhao Tian—I will kill him!"

As he spoke, a cold glint appeared in the eyes of Liu Chengfeng, and his killing intent surged.

Nangong Zheng knew that Liu Chengfeng was serious.

"The strength of the Divine Dynasty is beyond anything you can imagine."

"And my path is not something the Divine Dynasty can block."

Liu Chengfeng was filled with heroic spirit, appearing unstoppable.

"What a line—'my path is not something the Divine Dynasty can block.' Your courage is commendable; even in my youth, I lacked such bravado."

Nangong Zheng laughed heartily, unable to help but reminisce about the past and his younger days.

"The Crow Nest Tree, I must contend for it."

Nangong Zheng's attitude was very firm.

"To open the Ancestral Hall, you still need the consent of the Imperial Family."

Liu Chengfeng did not back down.

"What if the Imperial Family is destroyed?"

"Senior Nangong, if my Empress's divine technique is unleashed, who dies first?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed loudly, and a chill entered the eyes of Nangong Zheng.