Chapter 95 Jia Xingtian's Plan

In the Imperial Palace of the Jia Empire.

Jia Xingtian was having a conversation with a young woman.

This woman was dressed in luxurious silk robes, tall and graceful, with a delicate and icy face.

She was the next heir to the Jia Empire, Yao Ye.

Unlike ancient times in the Divine Land, the continent of Dou Qi resembled more of a western kingdom.

Having a female emperor was not uncommon.

"What do you think about this sudden appearance of Master Zhang? How should the royal family treat him?" Jia Xingtian asked Yao Ye.

This was not just an inquiry.

Yao Ye, among the direct descendants of the royal family, had the most outstanding intellect. Even when Jia Xingtian couldn't make up his mind, he would slightly consider her opinion.

After pondering for a moment, Yao Ye spoke.

"Grandfather, regardless of whether Master Zhang truly has a powerful force behind him, just based on his identity as a sixth-grade alchemist, our royal family should try to win him over. But now the problem lies in the fact that the Ice Emperor seems to have been subdued by him, and the entire Mithril Family is probably under his control. While the Mithril Family may not be as strong as our royal family, they are likely not lacking in manpower."

Jia Xingtian nodded upon hearing this, understanding these matters very well.

Yao Ye continued.

"Now, there is a problem before us. Even if that sixth-grade alchemist doesn't stay long in our Jia Empire, his influence will remain. When the Dan King Gu He joined the Cloudmist Sect as a fourth-grade alchemist, but with the improvement of his alchemy skills, becoming a sixth-grade alchemist, he undoubtedly strengthened the Cloudmist Sect significantly."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xingtian's expression changed, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

One could say Yao Ye truly deserved to be the future empress of the Jia Empire.

Her thoughts were profound.

"Even Gu He was like this. What about this Zhang Xiaofan? How long will he stay in the Mithril Family, and how many pills will he produce for them? Let's talk about the Ice Emperor; even if he's currently weakened and not your match, what about later? Pills are quite miraculous; there's no guarantee that he doesn't possess formulas to help the Ice Emperor regain his strength. Since the Ice Emperor returned, I've had people pay attention to the movements of the Mithril Family. These past few days, the Mithril Family has mobilized all their forces to search for medicinal materials, high-level medicinal materials!"

Yao Ye's expression was grave, showing a deep fear of this sixth-grade alchemist.

Wrinkles formed a character "川" on Jia Xingtian's aged face.

Although Yao Ye didn't say it directly, her meaning was already obvious.

With the help of this sixth-grade alchemist, the Mithril Family might become the next Cloudmist Sect!

"In your opinion, is it possible for us to win over this sixth-grade alchemist? The royal family is much stronger than the Mithril Family, and what the Mithril Family can provide, we can also provide!" Jia Xingtian asked Yao Ye.

Yao Ye shook her head, smiling bitterly.

"Grandfather, the key to winning over this sixth-grade alchemist doesn't lie in whether the royal family is stronger than the Mithril Family. His decision to stay in the Mithril Family should be related to the Ice Emperor. We don't know what happened between the Ice Emperor and him, so we have no way to start."

Jia Xingtian felt somewhat irritated.

How come it was only the royal family facing such downhill situations!

The Mithril Family welcomed a sixth-grade alchemist, the Nalan Family and the Cloudmist Sect established relationships.

Even though the Wood Family might not have much development, Wood Chen was still young, and Wood Zhan's talent was not weak, they could wait for him to grow up.

But the royal family...

At present, the royal family seemed glorious, but in reality, it was in a serious decline. It was all up to him to support it alone.

Once his time was up, his old comrades couldn't move, and any of the three major families could easily initiate a coup!

Yao Ye also sighed. With her intelligence, how could she not be aware of the crisis facing the royal family?

At this moment, Jia Xingtian's gaze towards Yao Ye became deep.

"In the past, the Dan King Gu He stayed in the Cloudmist Sect for the sake of pursuing Yun Yun. Why can't our royal family follow suit?" Jia Xingtian said to Yao Ye.

Yao Ye looked at Jia Xingtian's gaze directed at her and listened to his words. How could she not understand her grandfather's intention?

...

The next day, news of a sixth-grade alchemist arriving in the imperial capital spread throughout the streets and alleys, with many people discussing the matter.

"Have you heard? The Alchemist Guild certified a sixth-grade alchemist yesterday."

"Of course, it is said that this master has a close relationship with the Ice Emperor who returned not long ago and is now staying in the Mithril Family."

"A sixth-grade alchemist, what kind of figure is that? In the past hundred years of our Jia Empire, we've only had the Dan King Gu He."

"The Mithril Family is probably going to soar. The value brought by a sixth-grade alchemist is immeasurable by common standards."

While discussions were ongoing throughout the imperial capital, Su Yun was in his room, pondering over his dilemma with the system.

He currently had three fifth-grade magic cores: one wood attribute, one ice attribute, and one wind attribute. But he wanted a fire attribute.

Due to the influence of the Flame Dragon Slash, an intermediate ground-tier combat skill, his ability to wield fire attribute Dou Qi was far stronger than his ice attribute Dou Qi.

So, he wanted to strengthen the Last Sunset, but there was no fifth-grade fire attribute magic core.

The system's exchange function also had requirements; it needed something that had been scanned before to be able to exchange it with energy crystals.

In other words, he had to scan a fifth-grade fire attribute magic core first, or else he couldn't exchange it at all.

Su Yun felt a headache coming on.

He had plenty of martial arts, combat skills, pill formulas, and alchemy experience. He even had soul techniques. But it was just this resource... sigh.

Su Yun sighed.

The basic conditions for using the exchange function were already clear. However, how to make the most of it would probably require further exploration.

Su Yun had no choice but to strengthen the Last Sunset for now.

"System, merge the fifth-grade ice attribute magic core with the Last Sunset."

"Ding, a fusion scheme has been detected. It requires the consumption of one fifth-grade energy crystal or one fifth-grade magic core. Would you like to proceed with the fusion?"

"Fusion!"

With Su Yun's command, the fifth-grade ice attribute magic core and the fifth-grade wind attribute magic core disappeared from the system space.

The Last Sunset sword, placed in the system space, emitted a blue light.

The fourth-grade magic cores originally embedded in the Last Sunset began to merge into a strange blue liquid, enveloping the entire sword.

After some time, the Last Sunset became sharper and harder.

Then, a fifth-grade ice attribute magic core was embedded in the position where the fourth-grade magic core was just now.

As the embedded magic core's level increased, the original material of the Last Sunset sword was impossible to bear.

This resulted in the original magic core being converted by the system into something resembling energy, strengthening the material of the sword.

The system's fusion function paid great attention to the feasibility of the fusion scheme, and not every whimsical idea could be implemented.

(End of this chapter)