After walking into Prince Yu's Mansion, Long Chen finally saw the grandeur of the royal capital. The buildings and flowers were definitely not on the same level as Yuan Ling City.
Elder Yan had a high status in Prince Yu's Mansion. When the surrounding maids and guards saw Elder Yan bringing a strange young man in, they all looked at Long Chen. After Long Chen left, they started to point at him privately and discuss about his appearance. However, they didn't care much. There were people visiting Prince Yu's Mansion every day, but there weren't many who were personally led by Elder Yan.
"His Highness is waiting for you in his study."
Elder Yan pointed in a direction with no expression, and then led Long Chen there. Along the way, he didn't say anything, but he looked at Lingxi a few more times. There was an unknown light flowing in his eyes.
After walking into this Prince Yu's Mansion, Long Chen felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to be higher than outside. There was a warm power flowing in the air. Under the nourishment of this power, the coldness of spring seemed to have completely disappeared. Breathing in the air here, Long Chen felt comfortable all over.
"What caused this situation? In such an environment, ordinary people can live for at least a few years." Long Chen carefully observed his surroundings. "What caused this situation?
Lingxi was now an ordinary person, so she could feel the warmth of the surrounding more. She had a lot of knowledge, so she told Long Chen, "It should be a fire attribute Yang treasure. It has the effect of dispelling the coldness. At the same time, cultivating around this treasure will yield twice the result with half the effort."
"I see. I don't know if it is useful for Xiao Lang." Long Chen said in a low voice.
Seeing that Long Chen was looking around, Elder Yan turned around and asked, "Do you feel that there's something different around here?"
Long Chen nodded.
"People who come to Prince Yu's Mansion for the first time will have this feeling. In a while, you will be able to see what you want to see." Elder Yan said with some pride.
"I don't know what it is," Long Chen asked tentatively.
"This is not a secret. When His Highness reached adulthood, His Majesty the Sword Emperor bestowed him ten Fire Essences. Fire Essences are rare Earth Fire Essences that exist in the depths of the underground lava. Not to mention ten, it would be difficult to find one. It can be seen that His Majesty the Sword Emperor values the Ninth Prince very much," Old Yan said with a faint smile.
The Sword Emperor was the current Emperor of the Cangyang Kingdom. Because of his outstanding achievements in the Sword Dao, he was respectfully addressed as the Sword Emperor.
Long Chen knew that the reason why the royal family was so powerful and dominated the entire Cangyang Kingdom was because of their cultivation system.
In the Cangyang Kingdom, there were a total of three main types of warriors. The most common ones were the ordinary warriors, and there were also the beast warriors. Most of the people in the Beast Soul Palace in Yuan Ling City were beast warriors. The last type of warrior was called the Soldier Warrior.
Regarding the Soldier Warrior, Long Chen had only heard of its name, but he had never seen a real Soldier Warrior. According to legend, in a battle of the same level, the beast warriors were usually superior to the ordinary warriors, but the Soldier Warrior was superior to the beast warriors. If Long Chen, who inherited the essence blood of the Dragons, was not included, the Soldier Warrior was usually the most powerful existence in theory.
The beast warriors needed talent, but the Soldier Warrior needed more talent, which was the One Soul in the Dantian. A human's soul could be divided into three souls and seven spirits. Since the birth of the Soldier Warrior, there was an extra soul in the Dantian. This was the One Soul in the Dantian, also known as the Soldier Soul.
The warriors who had the Soldier Soul could integrate the Soldier Soul into their weapon. In this way, the weapon would basically become a part of the warrior's body, and from this, the warrior would be able to exert more powerful fighting power. Moreover, the Soldier Warrior also had many other magical abilities, but the current Long Chen did not know about it.
Some Soldier Warriors only used one weapon in their life, but the weapon would become stronger along with the master. If the master's strength reached a very high level, even an ordinary weapon could become a real Divine Weapon.
Moreover, many Divine Weapons were directly nurtured by the Soldier Warrior's own Soldier Soul.
According to Long Chen's knowledge, the royal family of the Cangyang Kingdom was a typical Soldier Warrior family, and everyone in the family used a sword. They had a complete and rich inheritance of the Sword Dao, and belonged to the mainstream Sword Warriors among the Soldier Warriors. The emperor of the royal family was even directly addressed as the Sword Emperor.
"Out of the ten Fire Essence, nine of them were used by His Majesty to forge a high level Earth Rank Divine Sword for Your Highness. This is Your Highness's current sword. With this Divine Sword embedded with nine Fire Essence, Your Highness can fight against elites in the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier," Old Yan said with some emotion.
From Old Yan's words, Long Chen obtained some useful information. For example, the Ninth Prince Lin Cangtian's strength was in the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier, and he also possessed a high level Earth Rank Divine Sword.
One had to know that even the Blue Dragon Halberd was only in the middle level of the Earth Rank. With the strength of the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier, coupled with a high level Earth Rank Divine Sword, Long Chen could only play the role of an errand boy for the Ninth Prince.
But so what?
Long Chen had no fear in his heart.
"Old Yan, do you mean that I will be able to see the last Fire Essence in a while?" Long Chen asked tentatively.
"You will be able to see it when you raise your head now," Old Yan said indifferently.
Long Chen raised his head. In front of him was a building that occupied a vast area. It was probably the Ninth Prince's study room. Above this study room, there was the highest roof. When Long Chen saw this place, he felt that it was a bit dazzling, and he subconsciously closed his eyes. However, he knew what he saw.
It was more or less what he imagined. This was a palm-sized bead that emitted a blazing light, making it hard for people to look directly at it. Long Chen did not see the appearance of the Fire Essence clearly, but he was confident that he would at least be able to recognize it the next time he saw it somewhere else.
"With this Fire Essence embedded in Prince Yu's residence, evil spirits will not be able to invade, and ghosts will not be able to disturb. The Yang energy will be awe-inspiring, and the maids and workers in the residence will not be afraid of the cold. In fact, the Fire Essence can even trigger the fire energy in the air, allowing our cultivation to be twice the result with half the effort." Old Yan said.
When he saw this Fire Essence, Xiao Lang's eyes burst out with a blazing light. Long Chen listened to Old Yan and saw Xiao Lang's eyes. He knew that this Fire Essence would be similar to the Eight-clawed Fire Centipede and would bring great benefits to Xiao Lang.
Long Chen finally felt the heaven-defying nature of the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf. Along the way, he had found two things that were suitable for the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf: the demonic beast core and the Fire Essence. Moreover, he would encounter more in the future. If the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf devoured these things, its strength would only grow faster, and it might even bring great benefits to Long Chen.
"Xiao Lang, don't move. Now is not the time." Long Chen whispered to Xiao Lang.
Mo Xiaolang's soul was hidden in the Sun Devouring Demon Wolf's body. When something happened, Xiao Lang knew what to do.
This wasn't something that Long Chen could take away at the moment, so he could only stay there obediently.
"We've arrived at the study room.
Go in, "Old Yan said and walked to the door. Just as he was about to knock, he heard the Ninth Prince shout," Come in. "
Old Yan didn't say anything and just nodded. He pushed open the door and led Long Chen and Lingxi in. Xiao Lang naturally ran with his four legs to keep up with Long Chen.
When they entered the study room, Long Chen found that it was more spacious and luxurious than he had imagined. Since it was called a study room, there were of course many books. However, there were also the four treasures of the study: brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. There were also vases and other antiques that added a lot of color to the study room.
Long Chen found the Ninth Prince on a chair in the middle of the study room. He was being served by a group of maids while drinking tea and reading a book. When Long Chen brought Lingxi in, he waved his hand at the maids. The beautiful maids nodded and carefully left, closing the door behind them.
"Long Chen, and Miss Lingxi, please sit down."
The Ninth Prince sat up straight on the chair and looked at Long Chen, then glanced at Lingxi, but his expression didn't change.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
For the sake of the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit in Ni Yang's Fairyland and for the complete recovery of Lingxi, even if this imperial city was an abyss of hell, Long Chen would still break in, not to mention the Ninth Prince's Prince Yu's Mansion.
Holding Ling Xi's hand, Long Chen sat at the side. Ling Xi was naturally powerful in the past, but now she was completely powerless. She had learned to be more obedient. When there were outsiders present, she would usually not say a single word. However, she could keenly sense that there seemed to be a fiery gaze staring at her in the dark.
"It's the Ninth Prince."
She looked over in confusion and saw that the Ninth Prince was chatting with Long Chen. He was looking at Long Chen and didn't look at her, Lingxi.
Lingxi thought that she was thinking too much.
"Long Chen, seventeen days have passed since we were separated. I went back to look for you, but you were no longer in the same place. I've been asking around for news about you these few days, and you really made me look for you." The Ninth Prince's words were filled with dissatisfaction.
"I'm sorry. I was worried that the people who tried to kill me would find trouble with me, so I went into hiding first."
Although he said that, Long Chen didn't feel apologetic at all. He had always done things his own way, and naturally wouldn't listen to the Ninth Prince. He stayed here purely for the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit.
"Tell me what you've been through these past few days," the Ninth Prince said casually.
Long Chen thought for a moment, and still didn't plan to tell the Ninth Prince about what had happened on the Goldfish Island. Frankly speaking, Long Chen didn't really trust him.
"I felt that I was about to break through, so I found a random place to cultivate. I only came to Bi Yang Imperial City when I reached the second level of the Heavenly River Tier," Long Chen said.
His mind was calm, and even if he was lying, it was almost as if he was telling the truth. Moreover, he had indeed reached the second level of the Heavenly River Tier.
"From the Heavenly Core Advanced Level to the second level of the Heavenly River Tier, you actually spent such a short time."
The Ninth Prince was slightly surprised. When he had decided to leave Origin Spirit City three days later, Long Chen was only at the Heavenly Core Advanced Level. He didn't think that in the blink of an eye, Long Chen would already be at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier.
This forced the Ninth Prince to reevaluate Long Chen's potential.