Chapter 365: How Strange…

Qin Ming.

Nascent Soul Realm.

He was an Elder of the Immortal Seeking Hall of Zilin Holy Land.

Immortal Seeking Hall.

As the name suggests, it was the department that traveled to the Mortal World to find those with immortal roots and bones.

Not long ago, Qin Ming had received a letter.

The letter came from Saintess Peak.

Inside the letter was a mission.

The mission stated that he should go to the Imperial Palace of the Qian Kingdom to recruit two Disciples with immortal roots and bones, as well as a little girl.

It was a family of three.

Qin Ming didn’t know why the Saintess wanted him to do this.

Especially since the letter also stated that everything regarding the mission must not be spoken of.

Qin Ming had to act as if he had “observed the celestial phenomena at night and calculated that people with excellent Immortal bones were left in the Mortal World, so he specifically came.”

Not only that.

Qin Ming couldn’t just take this family of three with immortal roots and bones back to the peak and accept them as Disciples directly.

Instead, he had to bring them back to Zilin Holy Land to participate in the Zilin Holy Land Selection Assembly.

This made it even more incomprehensible to Qin Ming.

If they were people you specifically cared about, Saintess, why make them participate in a Selection Assembly?

And it was a family of three.

A family of three cultivating together?

Ah, this…

It wasn’t impossible, but why did it always feel strange?

However, even if Qin Ming couldn’t figure it out, he had no way to refuse.

There was no choice; who told him he was just a worker?

Don’t manage too much, don’t ask too much.

Anyway, after the mission was completed, Her Highness the Saintess indicated that he could be promoted to Deputy Hall Master of the Immortal Seeking Hall within fifty years.

In that case, everything was negotiable.

With the thought of “asking nothing, just finishing the mission,”

Qin Ming arrived at the Imperial City of the Qian Kingdom.

This was actually Qin Ming’s first time visiting the Qian Kingdom.

The moment he stepped into the Imperial Capital of Qian Kingdom, Qin Ming felt what it truly meant to be the most powerful Mortal kingdom on the Qianye Continent.

The entire Imperial Capital was enveloped in an extremely peaceful mountain and river dragon destiny.

If one looked up using the Qi-Observation Technique, they could even see faint dragon shapes circling and wandering above the Imperial City, guarding the entire capital.

This was the manifestation of the Qian Kingdom’s Luck, and the mountain and river dragon destiny not only possessed infinite vitality but also showed signs of continuing to rise.

This indicated that the Qian Kingdom had not yet reached its peak and could still climb higher!

Qin Ming didn’t even know to what extent the Qian Kingdom’s Luck could reach.

“Could it be? Does the Qian Kingdom want to become the most powerful Mortal kingdom among the Nine Continents?”

Qin Ming inadvertently had such a guess.

All of the Qian Kingdom’s prosperity came from the person deep within the palace, that eternal Empress of Qian Kingdom.

And this eternal Empress, even if she traveled the world, only needed to watch out for some Mortal Martial Artist bandits.

Wherever she wanted to go, even if she barged into the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect wouldn’t dare do anything to her, at most knocking the Empress out.

Then they would respectfully send her back out.

Because if it were a fallen Dynasty or a small one, it wouldn’t matter.

But now, with the support of such powerful Luck, even Ascension Realm Cultivators wouldn’t dare rashly move against this Empress of Qian Kingdom.

Because this Empress was not a Cultivator; her Karma was protected by the Heavenly Dao, and her Karma was far too heavy!

Unless one wanted to die or lose their Dao path.

Otherwise, no one dared to have any entanglement with an Empress carrying such powerful national Luck.

Walking to the palace gates, feeling the Magic Formations within the palace along with that daunting mountain and river Luck and imperial majesty.

Even though Qin Ming was in the Nascent Soul Realm, fine beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

How strange…

It shouldn’t be.

I have no intentions of causing any harm to the Qian Kingdom.

Why are this imperial majesty and mountain and river Luck suppressing me so uncomfortably?

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ming took out a visiting card and bowed to the city guards: “Generals, I am Qin Ming, an Elder of the Immortal Seeking Hall of Zilin Holy Land. I seek an audience with Your Majesty.”

The city guards took the visiting card, checked it, and then released a messenger pigeon.

“Immortal, please follow this servant.”

A moment later, a maid arrived and led Qin Ming into the Imperial City.

The moment Qin Ming stepped into the Imperial City, he felt seven or eight gazes fixed upon him.

Qin Ming knew these were the Enshrined Experts of the Qian Kingdom’s palace.

In truth, even without the surveillance of these palace Enshrined Experts, Qin Ming wouldn’t dare do anything.

With his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, if he acted recklessly in the palace of the most prosperous Dynasty on the Qianye Continent, he would likely die from karmic backlash.

After an incense stick time, Qin Ming was led outside the Imperial Study.

“Your Majesty, Immortal Qin Ming from Zilin Holy Land has arrived.”

The maid bowed toward the tightly closed doors of the Imperial Study.

Just as the maid’s words fell, Qin Ming’s Dao Heart suddenly tightened!

At this moment! He actually felt a surge of Killing Intent!

But this Killing Intent lasted for only an instant.

An instant later, Qin Ming thought it was just his illusion.

But Qin Ming was very clear that this trace of Killing Intent was real.

The problem was, he hadn’t done anything to make the Empress of Qian Kingdom angry, right?

“Let the Immortal enter.”

The Empress’s voice came from within the Imperial Study.

In an ordinary Dynasty, for a Cultivator of Qin Ming’s Realm—not to mention an Elder of Zilin Holy Land—other Emperors would personally open the door to welcome him.

But this was the Qian Kingdom, the most prosperous in the Qianye Continent and potentially the largest Dynasty in the Nine Continents in the future; she had that confidence.

Moreover, this Empress was the biological sister of Her Highness the Saintess.

This made Qin Ming feel no discomfort whatsoever.

The door opened, and Qin Ming walked into the Imperial Study.

What he saw was the legendary number one beauty of the Qian Kingdom, the first Empress of the Qian Kingdom, and the Saintess’s biological sister—Xia Xiaomeng.

It had to be said that this Empress of Qian Kingdom was indeed extremely beautiful, on par with Her Highness the Saintess.

However, compared to the Saintess’s coldness, the Empress of Qian Kingdom gave off a sense of majesty.

This was the natural aura of a superior, further enhanced by the mountain and river dragon destiny’s blessing upon this ruler of a prosperous age.

“Qin Ming, Elder of the Immortal Seeking Hall of Zilin Holy Land, greets Your Majesty.”

Qin Ming performed a formal bow.

“No need for formalities, Immortal.”

The Empress of Qian Kingdom said with a smile.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Qin Ming stood up.

For some reason, even though this Empress of Qian Kingdom was smiling, he felt that she harbored hostility toward him.

“Immortal, you have traveled far and must be tired. Rest for a day, and I will host you tomorrow.”

“No, no, no.” Qin Ming waved his hands hurriedly. “I wouldn’t dare claim to be tired, and I have urgent business; I need to return to the Sect to report back quickly.”

“What urgent business could be so important that it cannot wait a day?”

Xia Xiaomeng was very unhappy; she even wished this Qin Ming would stay here for over a decade.

“To answer Your Majesty.”

Qin Ming cupped his hands.

“My Immortal Seeking Hall calculated that there is a divine couple in the Imperial Palace of the Qian Kingdom. I have come specifically to invite them back to the Holy Land to cultivate.”

Just as Qin Ming’s words fell, his Divine Soul shook!

What was happening?

Why was the mountain and river dragon destiny circling above the Imperial City staring fixedly at him?