24 First Time Skip
"So this where you been uncle Lance!" Qian Renxue said with a huff as her hands were crossed and one of her legs are tapping the ground.
She looked annoyed quite a bit.
The moment Snake Lance Douluo heard the Saintess's voice his eyes snapped open wide and quite a bit of panic appeared on his face.
"I-I I thought you were with Prince! A-At this time you usually with him!" He quickly explained himself. After all, he was caught red-handed cultivating in the Martial Arts field where usually Xue Long is cultivating.
This means the area is saturated with potent Spirit Energy which is fused with Heavens and Earth Energies. This means when one is cultivating this energy their body, spirit, martial spirit and spirit rings are getting stronger.
So, it's no surprise that Snake Lance Douluo, the bodyguard of Qian Renxue would cultivate here!
After all, for the first time in many years, his cultivation base is increasing and it's moving forward towards Rank 93!
"I was! Thankfully his Uncle, Prince Xing decided to take him away for a few days to find a suitable spirit ring for himself. The man finally reached rank 60."
"Thankfully?"
"Yes! Long's birthday is getting close and I have no idea what to get for him! So it's an emergency! and I need to see Grandfather!" She said that with an extremely serious and panicky tone.
"...Spirit Hall is quite far away…"
"And you are Titled Doulou so you can carry me there in just a few hours!"
Snake Lance Douluo sweat-dropped for a bit. He is now means of transportation? Well, he can't say no to Saintess…
"Very well. I assume Prince Xue Long won't be back for a few days?"
Qian Renxue slowly nodded. She is pretty sure the prince would mobilise the entire empire to find her if he learns that she is gone…
~~~~~~Spirit Hall~~~~~~
"GRANDFATHER! There is the big problem!!!" The blonde angel girl blasted through the doors. She has been merged with her Martial Spirit. So she flew in, the girl was dressed like an imperial princess with hair ornaments and her dress was luxurious.
The moment Qian Daoliu heard his granddaughter's voice which he didn't hear for close to a year he couldn't believe it!
"Xiao Xue'er what happened!?" The Rank 99 instantaneously appeared in front of her. For short few moments, his cultivation base spread out looking for any sort of threats.
"It's Xue Long!"
"D-Did something happened to the Prince!?" He asked with a panicky tone. It shouldn't! He saw the future after all!
"Eh? No… I mean… I have problems!" She snapped out before crossing her arms.
"His birthday is close and I have no idea what to get! Since I don't want to lose, and his fiance's gift suppose to be the best!" She said that in a matter-of-fact tone.
By this point, all the worships in the area snickered hearing how this whole situation was misunderstood.
"I see…" Qian Daoliu looked with a stingy eye at his fellow worships, making them instantly quiet down.
"How much time do you have?"
"His birthday is a few weeks away but at this moment it's the perfect time for me to leave since he is busy with his uncle for a few days."
"Hmm, I suppose we have a little bit of time to get something for him. Do you have any sort of clue what it should be?"
"...that's the problem! I was thinking of a weapon, but then I don't know which one! Any other material item is pointless since he can get anything himself…"
"Spirit Bone?"
Qian Daoliu asked his Granddaughter.
"No… it won't work. Anything related to cultivation like this he would want to gain himself." She explained with quite a serious tone and thoughtful look.
"I see… what about… something knowledge related?"
"!?"
"L-Like plants!? He has been growing and testing how his meditation affects them! I saw simple apple seeds turn into beautiful apple trees!" Qian Renxue quickly said that with a thoughtful look.
She then realised something!
"Doesn't Chrysanthemum Douluo has a whole book on fascinating plants? We could get a copy of that!" She said that with a bright smile!
The blonde finally found what she has been looking for! With that book, he could raise even more fascinating things!
Partially she wants this too since the fruits which he grew up taste extremely good!
"Haha. Since this is what you want I can arrange for this to be done. We going to send a copy of his work in a few days. Instead, you should return to Heavenly Dou City, you don't want people to start looking for you?"
"..."
"Hmm?"
"There is a small issue with this Grandfather…"
"Oh?"
"Uncle Lance is out. He passed out the moment he brought me here." She said that with a nervous tone. As if she did something bad.
"..."
"You forced him to fly at maximum speed?"
She slowly nodded at him.
*Sigh*
"Fine. I will bring you back myself."
As he said that he picked her up and disappeared with incredible speed worthy of a Demigod.
"It appears it was wise to leave Saintess with that Prince." One of the Worships said with a smile. The girl was much more cheerful than before.
"Indeed. Did you sense her cultivation?"
"Yes. It appears she is close to reaching rank 50 and she is still a few months away from her tenth birthday."
The remaining Worships talked among themselves the moment Qian Daoliu left with Qian Renxue.
~~~~~~Later~~~~~~
As time was moving on Prince's influence around the Empire only continued to saturate. By this point, it was not a surprise as the Xue Long cultivation would continue to increase at the same amount of speed disregarding that it suppose to be harder with each rank.
Instead by the time he was ten his cultivation was close to Rank 70… Youngest ever recorded Spirit Emperor in history.
With such power, his reach increased. The amount of girls which want to be his maids increased every single month.
Prince Xue Xing decided to make some of the rules more strict, not that It stopped. With Xue Long's Palace finished he could have several hundreds of them.
While officially it was called a Palace, behind the backs people called it the 'Crystal Palace.' Not that anyone dared to say that out loud as Qian Renxue will hunt those people down. The girl is obsessed to be his only and true wife. Especially when the years were moving on and they were growing up.
Through his maids were in tens now. The ones which truly were important only remained two. Na'er and Hu Liena were head above and beyond the regular maids.
Which quite frustrated the royal Uncle that he can't find more suitable ones. This is why he decided to allow his Royal Nephew to attend the Imperial Academy.
This meant that the rules of the Academy have to be bent for this. There is no way in hell Xue Long will not allow his maids not to attend the Academy.
With the help of the Emperor, it was child's play. Even the nobles didn't care by this point. They wanted the Prince to attend the academy.
Even if it means their children will have to be in the same building with commoners. Being exposed to the Fourth Prince cultivation domain is worth it!
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As the Emperor's brother was enjoying his morning tea, a gust of wind picked up and a person with green hair appeared in front of him.
"Prince Xue Xing."
The moment the Prince hear this voice he quickly stiffed himself before relaxing.
"Poison Douluo. What can I do for you?" The Heavenly Dou royal said that while straightening himself.
"Your nephew. I have heard things about him. I have heard that he helped someone who had mutated Martial Spirit to cultivate and achieve unprecedented control over it. Not only that but the cultivation speed of his and his followers haven't dropped at all even when they passed rank 50." The man with green hair said with a sharp no-nonsense tone.
This was Poison Doulou Dugu Bo, the only Titled Douluo who is partially on the Royal Family side. Well, it's a stretch to call him on their side. But the green-haired man owns a huge debt to the Prince.
"That is correct. My nephew achieved what is called 'Oneself's acceptance' its term which he uses in his meditation technique. Once this mental barrier is passed one achieves incredible control over their Martial Spirit."
For a few moments, the Poison Doulou processed what he just heard before making up his mind.
"Is the Prince willing to teach this method?"
"...I am sure that he won't going to say no to a Titled Douluo. You two could arrange some sort of deal."
Once the green-haired man heard that he could only smirk.
"You could even send your granddaughter to Imperial Academy. My Royal Brother has accepted my proposal to allow my nephew to attend it early and of course, spread his teachings there."
The moment Dugu Bo heard that his eyes widened he quickly calculated in his mind what this could mean to him! If what Prince Xue Xing says is true then his Granddaughter could rapidly cultivate and most likely overcome the poison!
This was a godsend to him!
"I will consider it after I see him in person." Of course, as Titled Douluo he still needed to keep his face and arrogance of one of the top existence in the continent.
"But of course. We can see him later today."
~~~~~~Xue Long's Palace~~~~~~
In front of the Prince were a pair of maids who were looking nervously at him.
"Both of you have sensed it, didn't you?"
The pair slowly nodded. They have summoned their Martial Spirits and sensed Spirit Energy… this was groundbreaking for them!
One of Martial spirits was a Kitchen Knife and the other one was a Scarf.
These two maids were with the Prince since he unlocked his Martial Spirit and the Emperor allowed the 'Maid Innitiave'
In other words, they were the oldest alongside Na'er and Hu Liena. And they were exposed to the Heaven and Earth energies the most alongside those other two main maids.
To the point that they got Spirit Energy themselves and now they can cultivate just like any other Spirit Master.
'This is big and I should hide this as long as I can.' Xue Long thought about the repercussions if everyone learns about this.
"Good. Then this means you two will be cultivating from now on. Adjust your schedules and add some time for cultivation."
As he thought about that the Martial Spirit with Scarf will be good as an auxiliary system. Maybe he will have his very own healing Spirit Master?
Now that would be interesting.
"Yes! My prince." Both of them said that happily while bowing respectfully. Moments later the pair has left. Leaving the Prince alone.
Xue Long in meantime returned to his previous work and that was to brush the fur of his golden lion Qiu'er.
His Spirit beast has grown up quite a bit and is considered 400 years old.
"You know this is big. Like truly big. This means that anyone in your presence can become Spirit Master." The spirit girl said to him as she was watching him take care of Qiu'er like this.
Honest, she was feeling a little bit envious how seriously he is taking care of her.
Hell, he is pampering all of his girls! And it's simply crazy for her how he can do all that!
"I know. This is why I won't be revealing this to anyone outside of the Palace."
"People will find out either way."
"Good for them. Not that I will be explaining anything." He said that with an eye roll as he stroked the golden fur.
Tang Wutong simply snorted in amusement. The girl was already imagining how he doesn't care what people say or suspect. He would simply ignore and do his thing.
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