Chapter 976: Princess Qingyun

Wang Chen held a piece of ginseng in his mouth.

He chewed it thoughtfully, savoring the jade-like ginseng liquid as it silently slid down his throat and into his stomach.

In an instant, the potent medicinal power surged within Wang Chen’s body, rapidly permeating his five organs and reaching every part of his body, causing his skin to grow warm.

Most people, even powerful martial artists, would be unable to withstand such a strong infusion of medicinal power and would likely suffer from severe bleeding, leading to death on the spot.

However, Wang Chen had already reached the sixth level in his cultivation, and his surge of energy was extraordinarily robust. He effortlessly neutralized the powerful medicinal effects of the thousand-year-old ginseng, transforming it into his own potential.

In Wang Chen’s vision, notifications of increasing potential points cascaded down like a waterfall!

Yet Wang Chen paid no heed to these notifications; he was entirely focused on controlling another energy within him—spiritual energy—gathering it bit by bit in the newly established Upper Dantian.

On the second day after entering the method hall of the palace library, Wang Chen had opened his Upper Dantian based on a technique from the book "Source of the Supreme Pure and Righteous Path."

In this world, the standard for Daoist practitioners to enter the path is to establish the Upper Dantian.

The Upper Dantian’s function is to store the spiritual energy that one gathers or absorbs, which can then be used for spellcasting, talisman making, weapon refining, and forming formations as needed.

Most importantly, the pathways that spiritual energy takes into the Upper Dantian differ from those of the extraordinary meridians and the martial arts surge of energy, allowing both to coexist without direct conflict.

This is the essence of dual cultivation!

Compared to the upper world’s Daoist methods, the standards of the Cangqing realm’s Dao pathways are undoubtedly much lower.

So despite the different laws between the two realms, there are countless commonalities in the Dao and methods; Wang Chen’s practice of this world’s Dao methods is akin to a dimensional strike.

In one day, he was initiated; in two days, he entered the path. Now, Wang Chen was fully qualified to lecture in the Dao Palace!

However, since the spiritual energy content in the Cangqing realm is too low, Wang Chen could currently only rely on treasures like the thousand-year-old ginseng to obtain the spiritual energy needed for cultivation, making it an extremely costly endeavor.

Wang Chen speculated that the renowned Dao Palaces occupied places that were relatively rich in blessed lands filled with spiritual energy; otherwise, cultivators wouldn’t be able to sustain their momentum, let alone hold their current prestige.

In just ten breaths, Wang Chen had "digested" the half-inch piece of thousand-year-old ginseng completely, leaving no residue behind.

This resulted in a doubling of the spiritual energy in his Upper Dantian!

Sitting cross-legged on the sandalwood floor, Wang Chen lifted his right hand, rubbing his thumb and index finger together, and a flame suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Ah."

Suddenly, a soft exclamation reached Wang Chen’s ears.

Unhurried, Wang Chen turned his head to look and saw a young girl in palace attire standing by a bookshelf about ten steps away.

She appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, with a slender figure and strikingly beautiful features; her eyes still carried a youthful innocence.

In fact, Wang Chen had noticed her presence earlier but had not paid much attention.

In the past few days, he was not the only one visiting the method hall, but he remained focused and had no intention of conversing with others, dedicating all his time to comprehending the Dao books.

The palace-dressed girl was very beautiful; her attire indicated she was from the royal family.

Wang Chen glanced at her briefly before returning his gaze.

But unexpectedly, the girl hesitated for a moment and walked straight towards him.

"Did you just use the Fire Spell?"

Wang Chen was slightly taken aback, then nodded and replied, "Yes."

The palace-dressed girl’s eyes brightened instantly: "Can you teach me?"

Wang Chen stood up and asked, "I am cavalry Qiandu Wang Chen. May I ask who you are?"

"Don’t you recognize me?"

The palace-dressed girl looked surprised: "I am Princess Qingyun."

"Ah, so it’s Your Highness Princess Qingyun!"

Wang Chen hurriedly bowed and apologized: "Please forgive this subject for being ignorant and not recognizing Your Highness."

Emperor Shaowu had seven sisters, and Qingyun was the youngest sister of the Daye Emperor, said to be greatly favored by Emperor Shaowu.

Emperor Shaowu was a broad-minded emperor who, after ascending to the throne, granted titles to various princes. Even with his least favorite brothers, he did not impose pressure, treating them all with the respect they deserved.

However, this emperor’s somewhat weak character was not ideal given the current internal and external troubles facing the Great Liang!

Wang Chen had heard of Princess Qingyun before, and seeing her today confirmed her great reputation.

"Ignorance is no crime."

Princess Qingyun waved her hand with wide eyes and said, "Wang Qiandu, can you teach me a spell?"

"Uh…"

Wang Chen was unsure how to respond.

Princess Qingyun, being the most favored by the emperor, surely lacked for nothing.

If this princess wished to learn spells, typically, any sorcerer from the Dao Palace could be at her service.

Why would she approach Wang Chen, a stranger she was meeting for the first time, for guidance?

There must be a reason behind this!

Wang Chen did not want to act impulsively and attract trouble or disaster.

"Never mind."

Seeing Wang Chen’s hesitation, Princess Qingyun’s beautiful eyes dimmed.

For some reason, seeing her disappointed expression made Wang Chen suddenly feel compassion, and he said, "This Fire Spell cannot be used carelessly, and learning it in this palace is not safe. Would you like to choose another?"

"Okay, okay!"

Princess Qingyun immediately smiled brightly with joy: "Wang Qiandu, you are so kind!"

Wang Chen: "…"

This was not the revered princess of the Great Liang; she was clearly an adorably naive girl!

But once he made a promise, he had to keep it. Wang Chen thought for a moment and decided to teach her the Light Dance Spell.

The Light Dance Spell was similar to a lighting technique, gathering spiritual energy to create light, dispelling darkness and malevolence, being both beautiful and practical.

Most importantly, it was not difficult to perform.

However, he soon discovered a significant issue.

This princess earnestly seeking knowledge of Dao techniques was completely a novice; she hadn’t even established her Upper Dantian!

"Your Highness, this won’t work."

Wang Chen truly felt a mix of emotions: "You must first establish your Upper Dantian; otherwise, you cannot gather energy to cast spells."

Princess Qingyun was puzzled: "Do I really need to establish my Upper Dantian?"

Wang Chen’s heart stirred: "You didn’t know?"

Princess Qingyun lowered her head and said, "Master Miaoyue just said I am born of noble blood and find it difficult to gather energy and attain the Dao."

She looked at Wang Chen with hope: "Wang Qiandu, do you have any good methods?"

Wang Chen originally wanted to refuse, but the words stuck in his throat.

"Let me take a look."

He asked Princess Qingyun to extend her left wrist, then lightly placed three fingers above her pulse gate, injecting a bit of spiritual energy to explore within her.

In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy Wang Chen injected roamed around her body.

At that moment, Wang Chen understood.

She was not a noble person who found it difficult to gather energy and attain the Dao; rather, it was her extraordinary meridians that were blocked from the very beginning, preventing her from connecting and opening her Qi Sea!