You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 428 - 32. Origin of the Star Lord_2

"However, the Star Lord just wanted to sabotage the National Guardian Array, everything done was for this..."

Lin Yue mused, "If he killed those five Fengtian Order members from the Divine Pivot Institute, could it be part of his preparation to sabotage the National Guardian Array?"

He pondered for a moment, deciding to wait and see the follow-up investigation results from the Heavenly Punishment Department.

If it was truly the Star Lord's scheme, he would inform the Second Prince.

As for himself, he'd better stay out of it. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Even if the sky fell, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, these peerless experts, would bear it. He, with his level of cultivation, should focus on his own matters.

...

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

"Husband isn't in seclusion, but here admiring flowers?"

Qi Yinmo, holding their son Xiahong Chen in one hand and leading five-year-old Xiahong Ning in the other, walked into the garden, smiling as she said, "Lately, Husband hasn't gone into seclusion much to cultivate, nor spent much time with Xiao Chen and Ning'er?"

"You're back?" Lin Yue glanced at her, reaching out to hug his daughter who came running, saying casually, "I've actually spent a lot of time with you all recently. By the way, how is Lord Qi?"

A few days ago, after hearing that Lord Qi had taken a new Dao Heart Treasure, Qi Yinmo went back to Duke Heng's mansion with their son and daughter to visit.

"The Dao Heart Treasure Husband sent was very effective. Father said he's in excellent condition now." Qi Yinmo's eyes squinted with her smile, her mood evidently great.

Then, she sneakily used Divine Thought Transmission to speak to Lin Yue, "Husband, tonight I'll have Xiao Chen sleep in sister's room, and you come over so I can properly thank you?"

Lin Yue looked at her speechlessly, using Divine Thought Transmission, "You call that a thank you? That's just rewarding yourself, isn't it?"

"Then... I'll set up a barrier tonight, seal Xiao Chen and Ning'er in their room, and then take sister to find you?" Qi Yinmo transmitted further.

"...Alright then."

"Hehe, it's settled then."

Qi Yinmo was even happier, immediately playing flying games with her son.

—No choice, if she didn't tire her son out during the day, he'd definitely fuss at night wanting her.

"Ning'er, do you want to play?" Lin Yue asked with a smile, holding his daughter Xiahong Ning.

"Daddy, Ning'er is already grown up, not as playful as Xiao Chen." Xiahong Ning raised her chin seriously, sneaking glances at Lin Yue, waiting for his praise.

Lin Yue couldn't help but smile, saying, "Ning'er is really sensible. In a few years, when Ning'er's bloodline awakens, you'll be able to fly by yourself."

"How much longer must I wait?" Xiahong Ning couldn't help but ask.

"Ning'er is now five. Probably another five or six years will do." Lin Yue said.

The five-year-old Xiahong Ning was already quite beautiful and cute, obviously a beauty in the making, and nearly the same size as an eight- or nine-year-old child, having consumed numerous precious Heaven and Earth Treasures, her internal essence extremely abundant.

The high-ranking children of the Xiahong family in Di Hong City almost invariably took various Heaven and Earth Treasures from a young age to build a foundation.

Not only could it awaken their bloodline many years in advance, but it also laid a deep foundation.

Like Qi Yinmo, who awakened her bloodline at twelve, reached the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier at thirteen, and entered Tianxia Building at fifteen.

Yu Shiqi was the same, having reached the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier Peak at fourteen.

In contrast, Lin Yue himself was still a mortal at eighteen.

Had it not been for the full support of Duke Heng's mansion in supplying various cultivation resources, it would have taken him many years to cultivate to the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier.

"Your Highness."

Suddenly, Pei Bin, the current head of Tantian Sect, appeared behind him.

Lin Yue looked at him, then pinched his daughter's little nose, saying, "Dad has something to do, can Ning'er be on her own?"

"Daddy, go ahead." Xiahong Ning leaned over to give Lin Yue a kiss, then jumped down from him proactively.

Lin Yue smiled, then walked aside with Pei Bin.

"Your Highness, the plan has been prepared."

Pei Bin handed Lin Yue a detailed dossier, saying, "This is the recent travel record of Commandery Princess Cangyan. Fortunately, she has passed the period of seclusion cultivation with little room for improvement, so most of the time she is busy with affairs at Prince Cheng Mansion, with the most frequent visits to the Heavenly Treasure Building."

Lin Yue opened the dossier, glanced over it, and nodded slightly, saying, "The plan seems fine, let's proceed. But... what is my niece up to?"

"Over at Prince Cheng Mansion, there are plenty of underground dealings that can't be seen."

Pei Bin said, "These underground businesses help the Twelfth Prince earn a lot of money and expand his influence, probably managed by Commandery Princess Cangyan. Lately, in the places she frequents, we've discovered many loose cultivators or talented cultivators from non-Holy Land sects coming and going, many of whom may have been turned into supporters of Prince Cheng Mansion, possibly by control."

Lin Yue raised an eyebrow slightly.

Before coming to Jingzhou, he had already encountered people in Liangzhou using something akin to opium called Immortal Fate Water to control others, turning them into their lapdogs.

He suspected that this Immortal Fate Water was probably concocted by the Twelfth Prince, ancestor of the Poison Skill.

"No wonder my niece was identified as having a flawed Dao Heart, almost certainly unable to harmonize."

Lin Yue chuckled, "After all, she is a strong figure at the Seventh Layer of Tianxia Building, nearly two hundred years old, yet hasn't walked four hundred steps on the Sacred Heart Road. There must be a reason."

By comparison, Prince Cheng Mansion's Ascetic was a much greater threat than this Commandery Princess Cangyan.

After all, an Ascetic was destined to harmonize into a Saint.

While Commandery Princess Cangyan, though possessing the strength of the Seventh Layer of Tianxia Building, was almost certainly unable to harmonize, the difference was clear.

"The Twelfth Prince's four children all have mediocre Dao Hearts."

Pei Bin nodded slightly, "It's said that the Twelfth Prince's harsh upbringing methods are partly to blame. The current state of Great Yong is unlike the grinding environment of the Eternal Night Period, making it difficult for his children to forge strong Dao Hearts."

"The children of princes and princesses generally have ordinary Dao Hearts." Lin Yue shook his head slightly, "Compared to the Eternal Night Period, the environment in Great Yong is indeed too peaceful and prosperous, no real threats of life and death exist, and the privileged life of prince's offspring, even in hardship, is merely a training hardship, difficult to truly touch the soul."

Lin Yue, having lived two lives, had already experienced much in his past life. This life, with several experiences of near-death, coupled with the tempering from the Three Thousand Hell Body, had forged his current Dao Heart.

Yet even so, he still had a considerable gap to the standards of Sacred Heart Dao.

Without going through real hardships, how could the Dao Heart of those descendants of princes and princesses, who grew up in affluence and high status, possibly be strong?

Yet, nurturing too harshly could likely lead to psychological scars akin to spiritual holes.

Thus, despite the fine talents of the third generation of the Xiahong family, with many having reached the Seventh Layer of Tianxia Building, Dao Heart Will and innate talent are not related, and these people mostly cannot harmonize.

In fact, much of Great Yong faces this issue.

The realm, accumulation, and talent are adequate for harmonization, but due to insufficient Dao Heart, they always fail to harmonize.

Conversely, during the Eternal Night Period, many Great Cultivators within the Human Clan had Dao Hearts sufficient for harmonization, yet lacked the realm and accumulation.

"There's nothing to be done, the environment is just like this."

Pei Bin sighed, "Even if many of the third generation of Xiahong family members venture to the human world to experience the lives of the common folk and gain a new understanding of the world, it doesn't do much good. The difference is too great, hard to truly empathize."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

Everything has two sides.

Peace and prosperity have their benefits but also bring drawbacks.

"Your Highness, if you can kill Commandery Princess Cangyan, it would be a blow to the Twelfth Prince."

Pei Bin said, "Though Commandery Princess Cangyan is not as critical as the Ascetic, being the Twelfth Prince's daughter, she handles many of his unsavory affairs, essentially being an arm of his."

Lin Yue casually stored away the dossier, saying, "Then according to the plan, let's act at dusk the day after tomorrow."

He then left the Prince Mansion, heading to Yao Shen Lake's heart island in the palace to inform the Empress to prepare.