Li Xuan had also obtained, at Poyang Lake, a fearso general from the end of the yuan and the beginning of the Jin Dynasty—Zhang Dingbian.
This was a Wushuang General of the Han dynasty, known as "Xiaong," who had charged alone into the great battle at Poyang Lake, aid straight for Emperor Tai of Jin, and almost single-handedly slew the Great Ancestor before being shot by Prince Kaiping, Chang Shiwang, and was then forced to retreat.
This man was also intensely loyal, having supported Chen Li, the son of Prince Han Chen Liang, after his death, and contested against the Jin Dynasty from Wuchang for two years, finally surrendering only due to Chen Li’s unwavering determination.
However, a few years after Chen Li’s surrender, Zhang Dingbian was brought to Poyang Lake, where he was strangled to death on the forr battlefield.
ng Qingfan knew that Li Xuan intended to enshrine him as a Divine General but the second Solar Furnace had not yet been completed. Hence, for the ti being, Zhang Dingbian’s ferocious spirit was still sealed within the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and could not move.
Zhang Dingbian was a Wushuang General who had perfected the Rule of Extre Heaven and once single-handedly opposed the many heroes and generals of early Jin, and crucially, his True Spirit had not dissipated much in the past two hundred years.
His spirit was so strong that he even qualified to beco a Marshal, a Devaraja.
Once Li Xuan decided to enshrine him, he would inevitably exhaust a significant amount of Divine Power, which is why he has delayed until now.
However, ng Qingfan knew the ti was not far off, as for so reason, the Divine Power flowing into this Tianxingtai space was increasing daily.
She did not know that ever since Xuanhuang was officially recognized by The Court as an Emperor, his followers among the common people were rapidly growing, with devotees scattered across the Yangtze River both south and north.
Not only were various Taoist temples beginning to erect statues for him, but many ’Xuanhuang Temples’ were also under construction.
She only knew that the surging willpower turning this originally ash-colored, lifeless Void into one filled with blue skies and white clouds, everywhere were cloud ladders and moon gardens, fragrant grass, and extraordinary flowers, with colorful auspicious clouds surrounding them, as if it were an actual Heavenly Court.
ng Qingfan estimated that it wouldn’t be long before Li Xuan could enshrine Zhang Dingbian as a Divine General.
Moreover, the progress of the second ’Solar Furnace’ was rapid, at most half a month away.
Further south of the Tianxingtai was another fragnt of the Heavenly Court that had rged with the nine-tailed Lord Tushan.
There, many buildings had been constructed, including the barracks of the 70,000 heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court.
These were eight-story-high stone buildings, inside of which were small rooms no larger than one hundred and eighty square feet.
According to Li Xuan, this was called sothing like an "apartnt-style building."
Li Xuan had actually wanted to build them even higher to save space but was opposed by Master Zhongliu, Lv Qiluo, and other dignitaries of the Heavenly Court.
They believed the height of the military barracks should not exceed eight stories, surpassing the future walls of Heaven Palace, as it would go against the ritual system.
Further south, there were several picturesque courtyards scattered in good order.
This territory belonged to the Tushan Fox Clan, and honoring his promise, Li Xuan had allocated half of the land there to them.
ng Qingfan didn’t think highly of it, mainly because the ’Tushan Fox Clan’ didn’t allow her to run around there freely to unwind.
But Li Xuan’s Heavenly Court was only so big, and ng Qingfan could hardly stretch her legs. She would barely have gathered pace before already reaching the edge.
It was only in the past two days, since Li Xuan had integrated the south Heaven Palace of the Shennong Yan Emperor, that the situation improved slightly, allowing her to turn around.
That Lord Tushan was also quite annoying, constantly bringing her three daughters along, doing everything she could to flutter around Li Xuan.
Their motives were so obvious, even passers-by could see through them.
At first, ng Qingfan thought Li Xuan would surely not resist the temptation, as she knew the Charm Technique of the Fox Clan was unparalleled in the world, and was also aware of Li Xuan’s scumbag nature.
But surprisingly, this guy actually showed so integrity and remained serious throughout, without any pretense. Although he treated the mbers of the Fox Clan with respect, he strictly maintained the courtesy of a nobleman.
Could this scumbag have really reford?
Just as ng Qingfan was silently pondering this, Li Xuan’s voice suddenly rang out beside her, "What is Qingfan thinking?"
ng Qingfan’s body trembled slightly, and then she continued to lie lazily on top of the wall, her eyes blankly staring into the distance.
Seeing this, Li Xuan chuckled, "It’s been almost four months now, Qingfan. Your spirit should have awakened a long ti ago. How long do you plan to keep pretending to be a Kylin? This can’t go on like this."
ng Qingfan ’hmphed’ silently, not moving an inch in her Kylin body.
She thought: isn’t this all because of you, Li Xuan? Why did you have to drag her into this?
ng Qingfan would rather keep up the act forever than face the embarrassnt of reverting to human form.
Li Xuan shook his head and proceeded to take out a feast from his Sumi Ring that he had obtained from Shanwei House.
This included North Sea ice fish, Yuhanzhu Shrimp, and frost pufferfish.
Li Xuan also nonchalantly placed a bottle of wine beside her.
It was the 50,000-year Immortal Brew that had knocked Ao Shuying out. After sleeping for a day and a night, Ao Shuying had co up with a way to drink it more suitably.
She mixed this Immortal Brew with the world’s top-quality rice wine in a hundred to one ratio, creating a drink with a refreshing bouquet and endless delight.
However, its potency was still very strong, so it was nad ’Jiuzhongxian’.
ng Qingfan initially wanted to maintain her composure and elegance, but the scent of the food and wine wafting over made her salivate uncontrollably, and her animalistic instincts were rapidly resurfacing.
She knew the principle that resistance would only make things worse and that her animal instincts would only grow stronger the more she resisted,
So she got up obediently and went over to Li Xuan’s side.
However, just as ng Qingfan was about to dig in, she was stopped by Li Xuan.
Li Xuan looked at her with suspicion: "You’re ng Qingfan right now, aren’t you? My little Linlin wasn’t like this in the past."
ng Qingfan gritted her teeth lightly but then, suppressing her embarrassnt, she pretended to be joyful as she licked Li Xuan’s face and hands.
Only after she had licked Li Xuan into hearty laughter did ng Qingfan turn her head to start eating.
It had to be said, these fish and shrimp were really delicious. Even eaten raw, they were of the highest quality, not to ntion the chef from Shanwei House had culinary skills that were second to none.
After ng Qingfan had eaten her fill to her heart’s content, she noticed a bottle of wine beside her. She took a sniff with her nose and her eyes lit up with amazent, thinking what kind of wine is this? It slls so good.
She didn’t give it much thought and simply swallowed it all in one gulp.
The next instant, ng Qingfan felt all the pores in her body open up, and the taste that flooded her tongue was mind-blowing.
However, just after barely ten breaths, ng Qingfan fell to the ground with a ’thud,’ and lost consciousness.
And at that mont, her Kylin body was gradually reverting back to human form.
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