A nation's noble consort—and the only consort in the Young Emperor's harem—was actually cultivating the notorious Vajra Soul-Swaying Art, intending to use it to control him.
This was her first mission. If she could not succeed, she would have to find a way to kill the Young Emperor.
Countless emperors of the Great Ming Dynasty had died suddenly; even the Yongle Emperor had met a sudden death. One more, Zhu Yitai, would hardly stir much of a storm.
Unfortunately, they had miscalculated. The current Young Emperor was the reincarnation of Geng Kun.
Before Ascension, Zhu Zaiyu had performed many divinations concerning the future. He had concealed this matter even from Shi Feiyang.
Not only was the Young Emperor born with a condensed primordial spirit and a robust body, but he had also yearned for the path of immortality since childhood. His comprehension was exceptional: practicing the same Immortal Arts, where others gained three parts, he could gain twelve. He was also more disciplined.
Noble Consort You had failed to seduce the Young Emperor. She could neither control him nor make him act against all reason and destroy his own realm. Just as she was looking for an opportunity to kill him, Shi Feiyang arrived.
Once the Young Emperor refined the Ink Dragon Immortal Sword and reached the realm of human-sword unity, Noble Consort You no longer had any chance.
And just then, Jiang Xuejun led the Northern Sea's Thirty-Six Kingdoms south, intending to slaughter her way into the Central Plains!
Jiang Xuejun divided her forces into three armies, crossing the deserts and grasslands. One marched on Datong, one on Zhangjiakou, and one on Liaodong. Before the troops arrived, she sent thirty-six Mystic-Yin Fiend Tides ahead of them.
She had refined those fiend tides by combining Mystic-Yin Black-Miasma Qi with the