Chapter 68: Leisurely Twenty Years

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Emperor Liu Shi was momentarily stunned in place.

He had thought of various replies, leaning a bit closer to a normal person's: pleading for the Seventh Princess.

Or expanding the screening range to try and prevent the Seventh Princess from becoming a 'Soldier Envoy'.

Leaning a bit more ruthlessly, which was approving of Emperor Liu Shi's actions.

As royal descendants, sacrificing for the country couldn't be more normal.

But Liu Shi never expected that Lin Yuan's reply would actually be this.

No need to Cultivate Soldier Envoys.

Give me time, and I will surpass the Soldier Envoys.

You must know, behind every 'Soldier Envoy' stood a Divine Weapon.

And in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains, Divine Weapons were the heavens.

Surpassing Soldier Envoys was no different from surpassing Divine Weapons.

Such treasonous words, once spread out,

would probably make the Great Yan Dynasty the focus of the entire Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

By then, the court politics would be shaken, and Lin Yuan's position as crown prince might not even be preserved.

Of course, Emperor Liu Shi, as Lin Yuan's father, naturally wouldn't spread these words out.

"Yuan'er. Truly lofty ambitions."

Emperor Liu Shi praised with a sigh.

If Lin Yuan were already thirty or forty years old and had witnessed the might of Divine Weapons,

saying such words would definitely make people feel somewhat ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

What kind of existence Divine Weapons were—the higher one's position, the clearer one was about it.

But Lin Yuan was currently only six years old.

What was wrong with a six-year-old child having some unrealistic ambitions?

When Emperor Liu Shi was six, he even wanted to shoot down the sun in the sky.

"However, Yuan'er, just say these kinds of words to your Imperial Father and leave it at that."

"Never tell anyone else, not even the closest servants."

After praising him, Emperor Liu Shi spoke to remind him.

As the crown prince, he should be cautious in his words and actions. Given Emperor Liu Shi's pampering of Lin Yuan,

no matter what Lin Yuan did, there was room for redemption, except when it involved matters of Divine Weapons.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan glanced at Emperor Liu Shi.

and clearly knew that the other party hadn't taken his words to heart at all.

Lin Yuan had long anticipated this.

And he didn't feel any surprise.

Next,

Emperor Liu Shi chatted casually with Lin Yuan for a few more sentences.

and then got up and left.

Watching the receding back of Emperor Liu Shi,

Lin Yuan's pupils were calm.

With his current methods,

if he displayed strength surpassing a Martial Saint,

there was a high probability of gaining Emperor Liu Shi's trust.

but this move had huge hidden dangers.

Mainly because Liu Shi, as the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty,

was the 'spokesperson' of that State-Protecting Divine Weapon.

whether some means had been planted on his body that could detect something?

Once Lin Yuan displayed his strength, it might alert that Divine Weapon,

leading to irreversible consequences.

You must know, Divine Weapons fed on the Human Race.

The stronger the strength of the Human Race and the more vigorous their Qi and blood, the more 'delicious' they were to Divine Weapons.

People with innately powerful Souls were regarded as a 'grand feast' by Divine Weapons, bound by their side in the name of Soldier Envoys to be savored slowly.

And in those two aspects of vigorous Qi and blood and a powerful Soul,

in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains, who could compare to Lin Yuan?

It could be predicted that once Lin Yuan's aura leaked,

it would inevitably drive the Divine Weapon of the Great Yan Dynasty crazy.

Even more than just the Divine Weapon of the Great Yan Dynasty,

the State-Protecting Divine Weapons of the other thirty-five countries would all 'awaken' together

to jointly enjoy Lin Yuan as this 'grand feast'.

Therefore,

long after learning about the matter of 'Divine Weapons',

Lin Yuan minimized the number of times he made a move.

Even if he had to make a move, he had to stay away from the Ancestral Ground of Divine Weapon, as well as people like Emperor Liu Shi who had been close to Divine Weapons.

It wasn't to say that Liu Shi would betray his own son,

but rather that some things were not up to Liu Shi to decide.

Perhaps he didn't even know what had happened to his body.

"I have already perfectly integrated this world's cultivation system into my Martial Dao. My current Realm is above the 'Martial Saint'."

"Let's call this Realm the 'Martial God'."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, thinking silently in his heart.

The Martial God Realm had already broken free from the shackles of the Physical Body,

and had incredible attainments in terms of 'spirit' as well.

The two paths of Taiji and Yin and Yang transformed into a millstone, constantly tempering his own 'spirit'.

If placed in the Main World, the Martial God Realm would roughly be equivalent to the third-order second stage to third stage.

Lin Yuan's cultivation system—

using the Physical Body as the Foundation,

Taiji as the skeleton,

and thousands of evolutionary paths of the Main World as flesh and blood.

Now, integrating this world's perfect Body Refining method was equivalent to absorbing all the advantages of the cultivation systems of all Realms.

"However, wanting to advance further from here will not be so easy."

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and thought to himself.

Having descended into this world for merely six years, Lin Yuan had already stepped into the Martial God Realm.

This mainly relied on his accumulation before traversal. If it hadn't been for wasting some time integrating this world's perfect Body Refining method,

Lin Yuan would have stepped into the Martial God Realm one or two years earlier.

But these advantages ended here.

The path ahead would require Lin Yuan to continue exploring.

Even with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, his future cultivation efficiency could not possibly surpass the first six years right after his descent.

"The retention time for this traversal is one hundred and sixty years. Only six years have passed now; take it slow."

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and continued to Cultivate.

The Divine Weapons were in the open, while Lin Yuan was in the dark.

As long as Lin Yuan didn't actively court death, the Divine Weapons could not possibly discover Lin Yuan's strength.

And Lin Yuan, who possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension, saw his strength improve every moment.

No matter how great the shackle or Bottleneck was, it would only take a bit more time.

Along with the Great Yan Dynasty cultivating a new 'Soldier Envoy',

the situation in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains stabilized once again.

In negotiations with other countries, the Great Yan Dynasty regained its confidence.

External troubles disappeared, leaving only internal governance.

The current Emperor Liu Shi was not a dim-witted monarch.

Coupled with Lin Yuan's occasional reminders, the national strength of the Great Yan Dynasty increased day by day.

Especially when Lin Yuan actively proposed increasing trade with other countries and opening up numerous trade routes,

it made the common people of the Great Yan Dynasty prosperous.

Thus, Lin Yuan also received the support of the many common people; at least Lin Yuan's actions let everyone see that the Great Yan Dynasty could prosper for at least another generation.

In history, there were many emperors who were tiger fathers with dog sons, leading to the dramatic rise and fall of dynasties.

And Lin Yuan was obviously very capable, with strong political maneuvers.

He was fully capable of taking over the old emperor's position.

All the officials in the court were quite convinced of Lin Yuan.

After all, the Grand Tutor admitted to Emperor Liu Shi's face that he was inferior to Lin Yuan.

Afterward, if he wanted to save his own face, what could he do?

He could only praise Lin Yuan hard.

It wasn't that he himself wasn't capable,

but rather that Lin Yuan was too monstrous.

If you think you can, you go up then.

In the very beginning,

there were indeed a few officials who were unconvinced.

Could a child of a few years old ascend to the heavens?

Grand Tutor, you really are old.

Hurry up and go home to recuperate.

As a result, these few officials were left speechless in front of Lin Yuan.

They were rebuked to the point where they couldn't even speak.

Through this matter,

coupled with the fact that Lin Yuan later displayed several methods in front of other court ministers and balanced grace and majesty a few times,

his prestige naturally rose.

Emperor Liu Shi quietly observed Lin Yuan, the look of gratification on his face becoming increasingly difficult to conceal.

Speaking of the art of managing people and the art of balance, this son of his simply learned without a teacher.

Back then, it had taken him quite a lot of effort to make all the court officials submit completely.

This certainly had to do with Emperor Liu Shi coming to the throne improperly, but how old was Lin Yuan right now?

Time passed.

Just like that,

twenty years passed.