"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
When Yan Huang entered, full of spirit and radiant with pride, everyone bowed.
"No need for such formality, everyone!" Yan Huang said with a beaming smile, like a blooming chrysanthemum. "I'm just here to visit you all!"
Upon hearing this, everyone put on a dejected appearance.
They were all very busy.
Couldn't he refrain from such a pointless endeavor?
The Yan Emperor saw through their thoughts and said with a smile, "I'm also here to give a few of you tokens that grant unrestricted access to the True Dragon Treasury. You can enter and exit the True Dragon Treasury as you please until the envoy from the friendly nation departs!"
"You can freely browse all the ancient books in the True Dragon Treasury!"
"Cultivation techniques!"
"And each person can even choose one magical artifact!"
The Yan Emperor was quite generous.
After all, ordinarily, no one had the right to enter the True Dragon Treasury.
Even those who rendered meritorious service would have their time limited.
But this time!
There were still twenty-seven days left before the friendly match between the two countries concluded, not to mention the subsequent carnival.
This meant they could spend at least a month in the True Dragon Treasury!
This period would benefit them immensely.
Following this, Chen Nan and the others eagerly headed to the True Dragon Treasury.
Chen Nan was also looking forward to it.
After all, the power of knowledge was boundless!
He also wanted to take this opportunity to learn.
And to broaden his horizons.
Even though it was only for a month,
To him, it was equivalent to three thousand years.
The time ratio in the Immortal Mansion was different from the outside world.
One hundred years in the fifth level of the Immortal Mansion was equivalent to one day in the outside world.
These three thousand years would be enough for him to read through all the precious classics in the True Dragon Treasury.
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"I'm sorry, Great Divine Official, we have disappointed you."
A plump, exquisitely beautiful woman bowed apologetically to Ling Yanran.
Her name was He Yiyun.
She held a high position in the Xue Kingdom's artifact refining world,
And was the mistress of the Sword Forging Villa.
In her childhood, she had accidentally entered a ruin.
Inside, she found the notes of an ancient artifact refiner.
Thus, she became self-taught.
She then founded the Sword Forging Villa.
And later began to take disciples.
Her greatest dream was to defeat the Sword Forging Academy.
And make the name of the Sword Forging Villa known throughout the entire Immortal Realm.
She was ambitious.
However, today she had suffered a severe blow.
Ling Yanran sat quietly, with a maidservant massaging her shoulders.
"This is not your fault!"
"Facing someone like... someone close to a god, we had no chance of winning!"
A red-robed maidservant beside Ling Yanran said, "Even if we lost in artifact refining, the prodigies in the formation realm will help us win back a round! After all, our Xue Kingdom's formation realm has produced several geniuses!"
Another white-robed maidservant also revealed a faint smile, "That's right, not just in the formation realm, but the alchemy realm has also produced a few prodigies!"
"And in these aspects, Yan Country cannot compare to us!"
Ling Yanran: "If we can defeat Yan Country in the formation and alchemy domains, I can give my elder sister a satisfactory explanation when I return!"
"I only hope nothing unforeseen happens!"
The red-robed maidservant chuckled, "Great Divine Official, you think too highly of Yan Country! We investigated everything before coming. Although Yan Country's Formation Academy and Alchemy Academy have also produced a few geniuses,"
"But the gap is too large compared to our country's prodigies!"
"This time, we will definitely win!"
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The Yan Emperor visited a few meritorious officials, bestowed upon them tokens to enter the True Dragon Treasury, and then came to Jing Tiancheng.
At this moment, the geniuses of Yan Country's formation realm were competing.
The competition was simple.
Both countries would set up a formation,
And the other side would try to break it.
This was the simplest and most effective method.
"How is it?" The Yan Emperor asked Jing Tiancheng upon his arrival.
He was the leader of the Formation Academy.
Jing Tiancheng's expression was solemn, "Xue Kingdom's formation realm has indeed produced a few prodigies this time. The formation they jointly set up is indeed very complex."
"If it were me, I could find the flaw within ten days and break it within a month!"
The Yan Emperor frowned, "Does this not mean we are going to lose this round?"
The strongest master in the formation realm was Cao Rufeng.
His strength was recognized throughout the Immortal Realm.
Although Jing Tiancheng was not as good as Cao Rufeng, his attainments in formations ranked in the top ten of the Immortal Realm.
Even he needed ten days to find a flaw.
One could imagine how complex this formation was.
Jing Tiancheng sighed softly, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be an Inverted Five Elements Formation. The five elements are inverted in this formation, and to find a way to break it, one must try one by one!"
"And this is very time-consuming!"
The Yan Emperor: "We only have ten days to break this formation!"
"If we cannot break it, we will lose this round!"
Jing Tiancheng smiled, "Winning and losing is a common occurrence in warfare. As long as we didn't lose in artifact refining, nothing else is important!"
The Yan Emperor gave a bitter smile, "But I don't want to lose!"
He had long since become indifferent to winning or losing.
But this did not mean he had to lose.
Moreover!
They still had a chance.
"Your Majesty, you're not thinking of asking my senior brother to step in, are you?" Jing Tiancheng's eyes held a hint of resentment. "He just refined a divine artifact for our Yan Country, can't you let him rest?"
Although this formation was a bit tricky in Jing Tiancheng's eyes,
He knew that!
If Chen Nan made a move!
He could break this formation in an instant.
After all!
Even Cao Rufeng lamented: If Heaven had not given birth to Chen Nan, the path of formations would have been as long and dark as eternal night!
The Yan Emperor laughed, "That's right, he already refined a divine artifact for our Yan Country!"
"He even accomplished such a difficult task!"
"Breaking this formation should be a simple matter, shouldn't it?"
Having said this, he cleared his throat, "Of course, it's not convenient for me to approach him, so you can ask him about his attitude for me."
Jing Tiancheng said without mercy, "You're just too embarrassed to ask him to help, aren't you!"
The Yan Emperor was not angry, "You guessed it? As expected of my loyal minister!"
Jing Tiancheng sighed, "Let's wait a few more days and see the situation. If these brats really can't break this formation, I'll go to the True Dragon Treasury to see my senior brother."
The Yan Emperor said seriously, "As long as he is willing to help, I am willing to grant him one condition!"
Jing Tiancheng pouted, "Do you think he cares about your favor?"
The Yan Emperor was speechless!
Yes!
He even refused the token to the Land of Fortune that he gave him.
Moreover, he possessed the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body.
And that Immortal Mansion that once caused bloodshed in the Immortal Realm.
Whether it was formations!
Or artifact refining techniques, they were unprecedented.
How could such a person care about his favor?
At this moment!
The Yan Emperor felt he had very little presence.
After a moment's thought, he let go of it.
The Ancient Desolate Sacred Body was a prodigy of a certain era.
In any era he appeared, even human supreme beings at the ninth level of Immortal Emperor would eventually be reduced to supporting characters.
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One day!
Just as Chen Nan was calmly and diligently flipping through the books in the True Dragon Treasury!
Jing Tiancheng came to visit.
"The Yan Emperor asked if I was willing to help?" Chen Nan grinned after learning his intention. "Of course, I'm willing!"
The Empress was too overbearing!
Now that he had the chance to retaliate against Xue Kingdom, why not do it?
"Let's go, we're going to break the formation!"
"Let's crush them and let the Empress know the consequences of opposing Chen Nan!"
"Even if I can't beat her, I'll make her so angry she spits blood!"