Secrets of the Immortal Kingdom
"Uncle Qin? You and this old man have known each other for a long time?"
Zhuo Dao was also surprised when he heard their conversation.
Why did Uncle Qin change his appearance?
Could this be Uncle Qin's original appearance?
"So that's why Zhuo Dao just said such treasonous things. It turns out you were the one instigating him behind the scenes. That explains everything! But I don't understand, you were clearly dead back then! Why are you standing before me now, Zhuo Yongnian?"
It turns out that Mr. Qin's real Zhuo Yongnian!
He smiled slightly, looking at the sickly Immortal Emperor before him as if he were looking at a corpse.
"Fine, Zhuo Yonghuan! Today I'll let you die knowing why!"
It turns out that Zhuo Yongnian was the prince of the previous Immortal Emperor.
However, unlike the Immortal Emperor, he was like Zhuo Ning in the past.
He was the most inconspicuous among the many princes.
However, his lack of notability was not due to a lack of talent.
Rather, it's due to their low profile and intelligence.
From a young age, Zhuo Yongnian understood a principle.
A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind.
Therefore, from a very young age, Zhuo Yongnian consciously hid himself in the crowd, becoming the most inconspicuous among the many princes at the time.
He showed no extraordinary talent in any field, including cultivation, politics, and military affairs.
Even in the Spirit Root test, he was only found to have a Fifth-Grade Spirit Root!
Fifth-Grade Spirit Root!
Even in Southern Frontier, this wouldn't be considered particularly outstanding.
However, in the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom, especially within the royal family, this kind of Spirit Root is not much different from Zhuo Ning's low-level Spirit Root.
What no one knew was that Zhuo Yongnian was a rare Hidden Spirit Root user!
Those who possess Hidden Spirit Root are born with the ability to conceal their Spirit Root.
Or rather, it's a self-protective ability that organisms have evolved.
He doesn't need to actively control it; his body will naturally display a relatively ordinary Spirit Root to outsiders.
In reality, Zhuo Yongnian possesses the most powerful Spirit Root in the world— Ninth-Grade Spirit Root!
However, the Heavenly Palace was filled with many people and distractions.
Even if he can hide his top-tier Spirit Root by using his identity as Hidden Spirit Root, once he begins to cultivate, those with ulterior motives will still discover his special abilities.
This brings us to a secret technique he acquired unintentionally: External Incarnation!
This secret technique is quite famous in the Cultivation Realm.
Just like when Yi Xuan showed the Good Corpse to Zhuo Ning, he mistook it for External Incarnation.
But in reality, there are only a handful of people in the entire Cultivation Realm who have mastered the External Incarnation.
It is evident how fortunate Zhuo Yongnian was to acquire such a secret technique at such a young age.
Therefore, in order to conceal his extraordinary talent, Zhuo Yongnian chose to cultivate this secret technique.
Finally, at the age of eighteen, he achieved something and successfully cultivated his avatar.
From that day on, the real Zhuo Yongnian quietly left the palace, leaving only his avatar to continue living in the Heavenly Palace in his place.
The previous Immortal Emperor did not suffer from the problem of insufficient lifespan that the current Immortal Emperor has.
Therefore, he lived for nearly seven or eight thousand years before passing away peacefully due to his inability to advance any further in his cultivation.
At that time, the royal family also engaged in a fierce competition for the throne.
Because Zhuo Yongnian was virtually invisible, he naturally did not appear on the list of contenders for the throne.
But even though he only left behind an avatar in the Heavenly Palace, he actually coveted the position of the Immortal Emperor more than anyone else.
However, it was to be expected that he would not become a contender for the throne.
Fortunately, he never intended to seize the entire immortal kingdom through a struggle for the throne.
So, under orders from the main body, he pledged allegiance to Zhuo Yonghuan, the most powerful prince at the time!
That is, the current Immortal Emperor!
He became the person Zhuo Yonghuan trusted most!
This applies not only when competing for the throne, but also after becoming the Immortal Emperor.
Zhuo Yonghuan even told him that having sex would shorten his lifespan.
This shows how deep her trust in him was.
Therefore, one can imagine what happened next.
Zhuo Yonghuan entrusted the task of choosing a bed substitute to Zhuo Yongnian, whom he trusted most!
This time, however, Zhuo Yongnian did not complete the Immortal Emperor's task as usual; instead, he chose to take the lead himself.
Once! Twice!
This matter may be kept from the Immortal Emperor for a while, but it cannot be kept from him forever.
In the end, the Immortal Emperor discovered what Zhuo Yongnian had done.
However, considering his years of hard work, they didn't blame him too much.
Instead, they perpetuated the mistake and tacitly approved of this behavior.
But how could something like being a bed double for the Immortal Emperor possibly end well?
Zhuo Yongnian naturally understood this as well, so when the Immortal Emperor wanted to get rid of him, he took the initiative to commit suicide in front of the Immortal Emperor.
What the Immortal Emperor didn't know was that the one who died in front of him was merely a clone of Zhuo Yongnian.
As for his true form, he had long since left the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom.
He travels throughout the entire Cultivation Realm.
Because of the heaven-defying talent of Ninth-Grade Spirit Root, one's cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds.
He successfully reached the Tribulation Transcendence in less than five hundred years!
And afterwards, he chose to dissolve his body and become a wandering immortal.
His talent did not decline after advancing to the level of a Loose Immortal; on the contrary, his exceptional talent became increasingly effective in cultivation.
However, after another five hundred years, he had become Six-Tribulation Loose Immortal.
Furthermore, he even became a guest of honor of Immortal Emperor Daoyi!
Otherwise, why would a dignified sixth-tribulation Loose Immortal agree to be assigned to a prince of an immortal kingdom to compete for the throne?
Loose Immortal of this caliber has a much lower desire for the immortal realm than other cultivators.
For them, becoming Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortal as soon as possible Tribulation Transcendence to the Golden Immortal realm is the ultimate goal!
As Zhuo Yongnian recounted his story, Zhuo Dao, standing to the side, grew increasingly shocked.
"How could that be? You're my father!"
"Good!"
Seeing Zhuo Dao's shocked expression, Zhuo Yongnian smiled and nodded.
Not only Zhuo Dao, but almost all the princes and princesses of the current royal family are his offspring.
The only exceptions are the eldest prince and Zhuo Ning.
After hearing his words, the Immortal Emperor seemed to have realized something. "So, the damage to my foundation caused by my forced breakthrough back then was also your doing?"
"Hehe! The spirit medicine I used to help you break through was cultivated by me personally, isn't it excellent!"
After laughing a few times, Zhuo Yongnian took a deep look at the Immortal Emperor opposite him, then turned to look at Zhuo Dao.
"Dao'er, make your move! Remember what I told you before? You don't necessarily have to compete for the throne; seizing it directly is the best option!"
A crystal-clear dagger had appeared in Zhuo Dao's right hand without anyone noticing, and his gaze became even more resolute after hearing Zhuo Yongnian's words.
He gripped the dagger tightly and walked step by step towards the Immortal Emperor.
Seeing his former twenty-seventh prince now gripping a dagger tightly, the Immortal Emperor laughed.
"So what? What makes you think I have no choice but to surrender?"