Urban God-level Youth

Chapter 994: Chapter 994: Royal Secret Land

Ye Jingtian smiled and said, “No matter what, these people come from Yuxing County. In the future, the dynasty will allocate more resources to support the development of your Yuxing County, hoping to cultivate more talents for the use of our Skyfire Dynasty.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Gao Yuan bowed slightly.

Here, bowing was not necessary, as everyone present was a cultivator, not ordinary people.

Ye Jingtian turned his gaze to Marquis Wu Feng: “Wu Feng, your daughter’s performance was also not bad, where did you get that Spiritual Artifact from?”

He wasn’t eyeing Wu Yutong’s Spiritual Artifact but was curious about where Wu Feng acquired it.

Wu Feng laughed and replied, “Your Majesty, there’s a story to it. Yutong once went to the trading market in the western district, felt a connection with a spear she saw, and bought it. The vendor was an old man, but she never saw him again afterward.”

Ye Jingtian was somewhat taken aback, then laughed and said, “It must be fate.”

Then he spoke to Wu Yutong, “Young niece, do your best. When you get to the Southern Continent Heavenly Earth Academy, make our Skyfire Dynasty proud.”

Wu Yutong nodded: “Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will work hard.”

Ye Jingtian was not as aloof as Qin Hao imagined; he was very amiable and approachable with his subordinates.

Originally, he thought the emperors here would be like those in ancient Earth, but apparently, there were some differences.

Ye Jingtian looked towards Qin Hao and his group, pausing his gaze on the younger Ling’er, he smiled and asked, “Who is this little girl?”

Ling’er timidly replied, “My name is Xue Lingling, I’m the disciple of my master.”

Qin Hao smiled and explained, “Ling’er’s tribe was slaughtered by a demonic cultivator at one time. Her parents used the only Concealing Talisman they had on her, allowing her to escape. I happened to pass by and took her with me. Later, I encountered that demonic cultivator and killed him.”

Ye Jingtian’s face turned serious, showing a trace of anger: “These demonic cultivators really ought to be wiped out.”

Wu Feng interjected, “Your Majesty, I am willing to lead a cleanup of all demonic cultivators in the dynasty and those shameless sects.”

Ye Jingtian nodded slightly: “I was planning the same, I’ve heard about the Red Cloud Sect, such sects must be cleansed. Moreover, those incompetent City Lords need to be removed too. We will discuss this matter further; my dynasty’s citizens should not suffer under these people.”

After speaking, he looked at Qin Hao and said, “Young Qin’s strength is truly terrifying. Even I was astonished upon seeing it. At such a young age, to reach such battle power is comparable to the top young prodigies of other dynasties and major sects.”

Wu Yutong said in disbelief, “Are the young prodigies from those dynasties and major sects even more powerful than him?”

Ye Jingtian nodded seriously: “Yes, their cultivation resources are more abundant, their Divine Skills and Cultivation Techniques are stronger, the people and land produce many young talents. In the past, our Skyfire Dynasty participated in many selections of the Heaven and Earth Academy, but even our best talents couldn’t defeat their weakest.”

Although it’s hard to admit, he had to explain clearly to these people to dampen their confidence, or else the future blows they receive would be heavier.

There have been such instances before; the young prodigies who ranked in the top five in the dynasty went with full confidence to participate in the trials of the Southern Continent Heavenly Academy, only to be brutally crushed, losing their Dao heart. What was once a promising talent ultimately stagnated in their cultivation level for life.

Upon hearing this, Gao Linglong, Wu Yutong, Xian Yin, and Dong Mengqi appeared stunned; even the strongest could not defeat the weakest?

Ye Jingtian continued: “Let me tell you about the last session. Five people participated and were brutally defeated by a young prodigy from the Nan Zhou Dynasty; three were killed, two seriously injured, and this was just one person acting.”

Qin Hao remained calm, showing no change, but Gao Linglong and the others were indeed shocked; were those people really that terrifying?

Ye Jingtian: “Don’t be too afraid, maintain your Dao heart, work hard on your cultivation, and you might not be inferior to them in the future. The future of the Skyfire Dynasty belongs to you young people.”

“Lingyi, take them to the Royal Book Library to select Divine Skills, then take them to the Royal Secret Place to cultivate. Depart in a month, seize the opportunity and cultivate hard.”

Ye Lingyi, Wu Feng, and Gao Yuan were taken aback upon hearing this; training in the Royal Secret Place? This was a first.

The dynasty’s Royal Cultivation Secret Place had never been open to outsiders before.

“Yes, Father.” After speaking, she got up and led Qin Hao and the six others out of the palace.

Arriving in the Royal Book Library of the Skyfire Dynasty, Ye Lingyi led them to the third floor.

Ye Lingyi said to them, “These bookshelves have Grandmaster Realm Divine Skills; you can freely choose one. After choosing, I will take you to the Royal Secret Place to cultivate.”

Qin Hao wasn’t interested in these secret techniques, and neither were Ling’er or Xian Yin; having the Divine Skills Qin Hao gave them, they really didn’t care for these.

Gao Linglong, Wu Yutong, and Dong Mengqi each chose one Divine Skill.

Ye Lingyi looked at Qin Hao and the three others with curiosity and asked, “Mr. Qin, aren’t you going to choose a Divine Skill?”

“No need, my Divine Skills are sufficient.” Qin Hao replied with a smile.

It was a kind offer, but he couldn’t outright say these Divine Skills weren’t appealing to him.

However, by answering this way, Ye Lingyi understood that Qin Hao and the others were indeed not interested in these Divine Skills.

She continued, “Then I’ll take you to the Royal Secret Place.”

Leaving the Royal Book Library, on the way to the Royal Secret Place, Dong Mengqi walked beside Qin Hao and said, “Mr. Qin, thank you for going easy on me.”

Qin Hao smiled lightly, “Miss Dong, there’s no need to be so courteous. Even if I didn’t ease off, you could still enter the top five.”

Dong Mengqi chuckled awkwardly, “If Mr. Qin hadn’t eased off, I wouldn’t have had much confidence. I should thank Mr. Qin.”

Qin Hao: “Miss Dong is a good person, and most importantly, that Chen Ding was a demonic cultivator. How could such a person represent the Skyfire Dynasty in the competition?”

…

They walked for about twenty minutes and arrived at a stone forest in the rear garden of the palace.

The stone forest was filled with towering stone pillars forming a formation, a very powerful one.

Ye Lingyi went to a fake mountain in the center, her palm radiating light as she placed it on the surface. The stone door on the fake mountain opened: “Go inside, this is the Royal Cultivation Secret Place.”

Qin Hao and the others walked inside, and as soon as they entered, they were greeted by a rich Spiritual Energy, making them feel extremely comfortable.

Qin Hao’s eyes lit up, judging that the Royal Cultivation Secret Place should be similar to the one in the Commandery Prince’s residence, but with Spiritual Energy that was even more concentrated.

They continued down the green stone steps, descending roughly two hundred meters underground, where the Spiritual Energy was incredibly dense, already forming a mist.