Black Emperor God-Slaying Finger!

The next day, at dawn.

Sunlight spilled across the golden glazed tiles of Qian Heaven City, scattering brilliant rays. Li Qingshan had risen early and spent an hour regulating his breath in the cultivation chamber, bringing his body, energy, and spirit to their peak.

Today, he would visit the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom's treasury to choose his rewards.

The Qian Emperor had granted him his choice of two treasures. He had to make the most of such a gift.

He had just finished breakfast when a palace attendant arrived at the Tantai Clan estate.

The attendant wore a purple brocade robe. His face was pale and beardless, his bearing dignified, and the aura of a peak Profound Immortal flowed around him.

He bowed to Li Qingshan, his voice thin but respectful. "Master Li, His Majesty has ordered this servant to take you to the Qian Heaven Treasury to choose your treasures. The young prince is already waiting at the entrance."

Li Qingshan nodded and left the Tantai Clan estate with the attendant.

They boarded a carriage drawn by two immortal cranes and flew toward the depths of the imperial city.

The cranes soared through layer upon layer of cloud and over palace after palace before landing before a mountain in the innermost reaches of the imperial city.

The mountain towered into the clouds. Its blue-black surface was covered in dense restriction patterns that radiated a heart-stopping pressure.

At its foot stood a massive stone gate. It was tightly shut, and four ancient characters were carved above it: Qian Heaven Treasury.

A young man stood before the gate.

He wore a white brocade robe, with swordlike brows, starry eyes, and a face as fair as fine jade. Nine golden halos circled him like nine suns.

The young prince, Zhao Chengqian!

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