Li Shengyi stood in the courtyard and looked north and saw a thick layer of clouds accumulated in the distant horizon, which was caused by the fire from the volcano.

After a while, he retracted his eyes back to the yard.

He has two residences in Gaochang City, one is the mansion used to deal with the official business, which was the former monarch's palace. The other is the current three-entry courtyard, located in a large residential area in the south of the city. He never deliberately hides his whereabouts when he comes and goes, nor disturbs the people. The residents here gradually regard him as an ordinary resident with a special status. Apart from not having any contact, he is no different from ordinary neighbors.

In the courtyard where he is, there are shallow bamboo ponds, pebbles and fuzzy grass, which are beautiful and quiet. When something is difficult to decide and trouble him, he likes to take a nap here to clarify his thoughts, but what seems to have changed in the courtyard today makes him unable to calm down.

He listened to the low and gentle sound of flutes outside the wall, perhaps the female family from a family next door was practicing playing. After a moment, the flute stopped and listened to the woman's laughter, like the tiny silver bells shaking gently in the breeze.

These voices used to tell him to calm down, and that he knew that there were so many people living and working in peace and leisure under his rule. But today it sounded useless, and even made him even more irritable.

He took a deep breath, waved his right hand slightly, and asked a bead to slide from his sleeve into his palm. When he held the bead, he suddenly knew why.

In his heart, there was always a voice reminding him that these things in front of him were not his, but that he was in charge of someone. The power and love he had, like a tower built on quicksand, had the risk of collapse at any time. In the past, he had fantasized that he could compact the quicksand one day, but after knowing the news from the north bank of the chasing river, even that fantasy disappeared.

In this yard, the beautiful scenery, breeze, the sound of silk and bamboo and laughter will belong to another person one day.

He held the beads tightly and spread his palms.

The beads are milky white and translucent, with red bloodshot like veins, emitting a slight fragrance. He remembered what Tao Chunxi said when he presented the bead to him, Li Bochen said - "This thing is transformed from the flesh and blood before Beichen became enlightened. If you want to be the descendant of Beichen, eat this thing."

Now he knew that this was false. This was not transformed from the flesh and blood of Beichen, but maybe it was even a poison. But out of a strange mind, after several hesitations these days, he did not destroy or throw it away. He realized that there was still hope in his heart, just as he said to his uncle, even a secret spirit... even a secret spirit...

All the sounds around him suddenly disappeared - Li Shengyi realized this after counting breaths.

A warning sign arose in his heart, but he was immediately suppressed by a powerful and gentle force. The force comes from the sky, underground, from all directions, as if it is everywhere. There is also a "feeling" that comes with the power.

This was like his own feeling, and like the feeling of the world - wave after wave, slowly stirring his thoughts. This made him feel his heart begin to tremble slightly, as if he was moved without any reason.

After a moment, the power and feeling disappeared. He heard the girl's laughter again and felt the gentle wind in the courtyard.

Li Shengyi's body was tighter than a gun. After a brief confusion and helplessness, he felt ecstasy and fear in his heart. A practitioner who was about to reach the spiritual realm could not have such an illusion. There is no doubt that everything he felt just now came from a stronger and older existence...

From a secret spirit!

Because of this bead?!

As soon as his eyes fell on it, a strong desire immediately arises in his heart - to eat it and become a part of his body!

At this time, Li Shengyi knew that only a small part of this desire came from his mind, but more because of the powerful power just now. He could even divide up some thoughts and doubt that everything he felt just now was this bead, and that Li Bochen was making trouble. He dedicated this thing to himself through Tao Chunxi for this moment. Perhaps it was not a poison, but it was related to a certain evil secret spirit, so he called himself the master of the secret spirit spirit... and forever lost the possibility of inheriting orthodoxy!

He was shocked and raised his hand to throw the beads out.

As soon as the beads left, all their desires disappeared instantly. Li Shengyi held the corridor column and took a step back, watching the beads rolling into the fine grass while gasping for breath. After a while, he snorted coldly and turned around and walked into the house.

But after walking two steps, he stopped and suddenly ran to the yard, picked up the bead and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed quickly, his hands and feet on the ground, alerting the surroundings like a vigilant beast, with a lot of saliva falling from the corner of his mouth. After swallowing his last mouth, Li Shengyi fainted.

Then he began to dream - in fact, he didn't know if it was a dream.

His body lost consciousness, but what he did just now was vivid in his mind, and shame and fear arose in his heart. He realized that he was lying on the grass, and there was a loyal guard outside the courtyard, but he could not speak out.

The next moment he was caught by a huge emotion. There was no image or voice, but he felt an incomparable sense of reverence in his heart, as if the greatest and noblest thing in the world occupied his body. Li Shengyi almost completely lost his sense of autonomy. He couldn't help but remember the prayers he had recorded when communicating with the spiritual gods of the underworld, so he couldn't help but recite them in his dream.

The sky is clear and high, with almost no clouds.

But gradually, Li Shengyi felt that he seemed to see something in such a background - the ancient and mysterious power opened a mountain door above the sky, and the prayer he spoke was flying up the wind, so something appeared behind the door.

He began to make other words, and he himself was unaware of it. His eyes were concentrated in the sky, and his consciousness was concentrated in his body. He gradually felt his body, gradually heard the sound, and gradually realized that the shaking figure in front of him was the guard rushing in, trying to help him up from the ground.

Now, he heard the sound from his mouth—

The Lord of the North Chen, the Spirit of the Great Underworld, the Nine Stars of the Flying Stars, and the True Spirit.

The Lord of Beichen, the essence of Kaiyang, the mysterious reflection of the sky, and the power of the sky is punished.

The Lord of the North Chen, the essence of the dome, the secrets of all births and deaths, and the spirit of all qi.

Li Shengyi restores his strength.
Chapter completed!