"But rest assured, since Emperor Zhengyong has accepted Yufei as his daughter, he has recognized her and won’t have any inappropriate thoughts."

"At least, he’s still the Emperor, concerned about worldly perceptions, concerned about righteousness and honor, understand?"

Hearing his master’s words, Lin Fengg finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although his complexion was still somewhat unsightly, his tone had relaxed a bit.

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance, I will heed your teachings."

"Hmm..."

Lii Huan nodded and said, "There are still a few hours until the night banquet, feel free to find a room and rest for a while."

"Yes, Master!"

The three of them left one after another, leaving only Lii Huan in the hall.

She shook her head helplessly, but in her mind, she caught a glimpse of the pile of Spirit Stones like a small mountain.

"Spirit Stones... If I had that many Spirit Stones, Foundation Establishment would surely be possible!"

In another room, Lin Fengg sat cross-legged, adjusting his breath.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t enter meditation.

Suizhou could only open his eyes, looking towards Baiyu City, whispering, "Yufei, rest assured, I will definitely bring you out from Emperor Zhengyong’s harem!"

"You once promised me, to live and fly together with me, away from worldly troubles, to cultivate together and step into the Foundation Establishment Dao...!"

At the same time, on the other side.

In the room of the Four Ghosts of Shannan.

The same soundproof restriction, but with different greedy eyes from the four.

"A thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!"

"And a top-grade Magical Artifact!"

"Elixirs! Talismans, all top quality!"

"No wonder he’s the Emperor of Great Yu, so prosperous!"

"Big brother... should we pull off a heist?!"

Ling Xuzi said excitedly, his eyes also filled with greed.

Youlinzi hesitated, "Just us few, I’m afraid we can’t pull it off."

"Big brother!"

"Hey, calm down!"

Youlinzi shook his head, "Listen to my deduction."

"According to our intelligence, the so-called Great Yu Immortal Dynasty created by Emperor Zhengyong, its overall strength is far above us few."

"The source of the message is Tianxingzi, plus Sword Cultivator Xuan Jizi, and Xiong Gang from Ten Thousand Beasts Borderless Sect!"

"These three, they’re all late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators."

"Even Emperor Zhengyong is an eighth-layer Qi Cultivation cultivator!"

"What do we have to compare with the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty?"

Ling Xuzi gritted his teeth, "We can cooperate with Hehuan Sect!"

"Or widely invite fellow cultivators, spread the information that the Great Yu Imperial Family has a large amount of Spirit Stones, I don’t believe others wouldn’t be tempted!"

"If we can attract half of the Great Yu Cultivation Realm population here, surely we’ll be able to break into the Imperial Palace!"

"You’re crazy!"

Youlinzi said, shocked, "That thousand Spirit Stones are meant for the Hehuan Sect, and you still want to cooperate with them? That’s simply wishful thinking!"

"Big brother~"

The Matchmaker beside him said softly, "Third brother is doing this for our sake~"

"Think about it, Emperor Zhengyong can casually give away a thousand Spirit Stones to his goddaughter, so there must be more Spirit Stones at his disposal!"

"Five thousand? Ten thousand? Maybe even tens of thousands of low-grade Spirit Stones..."

"And that top-grade Magical Artifact, surely there are plenty more things, maybe even a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

The Matchmaker’s eyes sparkled, "If we can use this to attract other cultivators, maybe it will be just as Third brother said, we can break into the Imperial Palace!"

"By then, even if we can just seize part of the Spirit Stones or treasures, it would be enough for us four siblings to live freely and happily for a lifetime!"

"This..."

Youlinzi was full of conflict, not knowing what to do, instinctively looking at Old Huang.

"Old Huang, what do you think?"

Among the four, two wanted to rob Emperor Zhengyong.

Thus, Old Huang’s opinion was the most crucial.

"Hehehe..."

Old Huang suddenly chuckled, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, and said softly, "Big brother, high risk, high reward."

"We cultivators walk the path against heaven, what is there to fear?"

"Now a heaven-sent opportunity is right before us, how can we easily give it up?"

He continued, "Indeed, if we join the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, we may receive over a dozen Spirit Stones each month, but that’s far from enough!"

"At this rate, achieving Foundation Establishment in one’s lifetime would be hopeless!"

"But if we could scavenge other treasures from Emperor Zhengyong’s Imperial Palace, especially the Foundation Establishment Pills..."

Although he didn’t say it bluntly, his tone had already revealed his intent.

Youlinzi finally took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "If it were a regular cultivator’s faction, it would be one thing, but this is the Emperor of Great Yu..."

"There are at least four Qi Cultivation Late-stage cultivators!"

"Plus, there are loose cultivators like Shi Xianggui who have just ignited their Soul Fire, and the Hehuan Sect’s Lii Huan Zhenren..."

"We would need at least five... no, six, or even seven Qi Cultivation Late-stage cultivators, along with many tribulation cultivators, to have a chance to break into the Imperial Palace!"

Hearing Youlinzi’s words, the other three’s expressions all changed.

Matchmaker immediately said, "Big brother, I have some connections with Old Demon Hua of Thorn Ridge and can personally persuade him!"

Ling Xuzi also spoke, "Big brother, I am acquainted with Tieguan Daoist of Tieguan Island, the master of Tieguan Island on the East Sea Coast who has been in late-stage Qi Cultivation for over twenty years!"

"Besides him, third brother and I have some connection with the Snake-Toad Brothers of the Poisonous Mist Swamp and can invite those two brothers to help!"

"The Snake-Toad Brothers?"

Youlinzi, surprised, asked, "Are you speaking of the brothers who once went to the overseas Cultivation Realm, offended that Foundation Establishment cultivator, and still managed to escape unscathed?"

"Yes."

Ling Xuzi’s eyes flickered as he said, "Those brothers are twins with a Poison Attribute Anomalous Spirit Root, making their cultivation in Poison Skills highly efficient."

"Both are Qi Cultivation Late-stage cultivators, sharing the same mind. Together, they can rival a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"That’s exactly why those brothers were able to escape alive from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the overseas Cultivation Realm, even snatching back quite a bit of good stuff!"

"Oh?"

Youlinzi’s eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Third brother, how did you come to know these two brothers?"

Ling Xuzi was startled, quickly realized, and said, "Rest assured, big brother. Those two brothers were chased from Star Island and nearly perished when they fled to Great Yu."

"It was I, third brother, who saved them, thus earning their gratitude."

"If we reveal the possibility of Foundation Establishment Pills existing in the Great Yu Imperial Palace to them, they would surely come!"

Youlinzi got up and paced back and forth.

"Old Demon Hua, Tieguan Daoist, Snake-Toad Brothers..."

"Big Brother!"

Ling Xuzi continued, "Counting you, we already have five Qi Cultivation Late-stage cultivators. If we gather a few more from the middle stage, why fear not breaking the Great Yu Imperial Palace?"

"Indeed, big brother!"

Matchmaker also chimed in, "So many Qi Cultivation Late-stage cultivators are already half of the best among our Great Yu loose cultivators."

"With such a force, one could even establish a sect in the current Great Yu, so what is there to fear?"

Youlinzi continued pacing, waving his hand, saying, "No, something’s not right... The Imperial Palace surely has a Grand Array; we still need to find an Array Master."

"Otherwise, even the Grand Array of the palace cannot be breached."

As he spoke, Youlinzi’s gaze turned to Old Huang.

"Fourth brother, big brother remembers you’re from the Du Family of Beimang Mountain, so why not ask them for help?"

"I recall the Du Family also has an Array Master, whose skills in arrays are no weaker than Tianxingzi."

"The Du Family..."

Old Huang hesitated, gritting his teeth, said, "Big brother, Old Huang indeed hails from the Du Family of Beimang Mountain, but I’m considered a renegade from the family."

"If you want me to return to the Du Family, isn’t that courting death!"

"Then what should we do...?"

Youlinzi shook his head, saying, "Unless we can bring in the Du Family’s Array Master, I will not agree to make a move."

"Array Master..."

The group pondered hard, yet all shook their heads.

The Hundred Skills of Cultivation, with arrays as the most esteemed.

As loose cultivators, like Shi Xianggui, possessing even a few techniques would be considered a deep fortune.

Not to mention it being the lowest-tier Spirit Plant Cultivator of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation.

The path of arrays is vast and profoundly deep, considered the most challenging among the Hundred Skills of Cultivation.

It is exceedingly difficult for loose cultivators to grasp.

Let alone mastering it, even entry-level is unattainable; how could one even mention learning it?

Seeing the brothers like so, Old Huang’s eyes shifted, suddenly saying, "Big brother, although I cannot personally go to the Du Family,"

"I do have some connection with the Young Master of the Du Family. If he could be persuaded... But big brother, inviting this Du Family Young Master would cost quite a few Spirit Stones."

"What do you mean?"

"Ten Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

"Are you insane...!"

"Big brother, high risk... high reward!"