Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 59: Critical Clue!

"I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer..."

Thus thought Zhang Yao, though deep down, he didn’t hold much expectation.

Nine years ago, he secretly controlled Zhang Yong, and to this date, he had asked three times already, still without any result.

Perhaps, the Emperor was too secretive about the Immortal Family, keeping all related information to himself; or perhaps, he had no Immortal Family backing him after all.

All these years, with disappointment time and again, he had long been accustomed to it.

Yet, what Zhang Yao didn’t expect was:

"I, I remember, once after getting drunk with the Emperor, I heard him say..."

Zhang Yong mumbled, his voice low and intermittent, unexpectedly revealing a secret of the Emperor!

And it was a secret about the Immortal Family!!

"What?!"

Zhang Yao was startled, a sudden rush of joy surged through his heart.

He didn’t have time to think much, listened carefully to Zhang Yong’s narration, and after he finished, he repeatedly questioned him several times, ensuring not to miss a single detail.

Actually, Zhang Yong’s story was very short, just a small fragment.

Over a year ago, the current Emperor "Yu Wenze" had a quarrel with the Empress, and being harshly scolded, was driven out of the bedroom.

Strange to say, this founding Emperor who fought hard for his empire was very afraid of his wife, often bossed around, even insulted and beaten by the Empress, he didn’t dare to talk back, extremely humble.

A talented Absolute Peak Expert, a savvy Emperor, had the dignity of a ruler, but was beaten by the Empress who was powerless to control chickens, though it sounded ridiculous, it was indeed true.

This Emperor didn’t have a harem, even his life was less enjoyable than Master Zhang, the former Governor, on the surface it seemed the Emperor and Empress shared deep affection, not accepting concubines, but in reality, the Empress forbade him from taking any, not allowing him to seek other women.

As for Zhang Yong, he had seen it all not to be surprised anymore.

Being the Emperor’s longtime close friend, often serving in the palace, he had seen such scenes many times, numb to it now.

That night, Yu Wenze came to him yet again to vent, with fresh palm prints on his face, eyes red with anger, his heart filled with depression and resentment, but nowhere to vent it.

Zhang Yong didn’t dare to ask much, only accompanied the Emperor in his silent drinking, over ten jars of aged wine downed, quickly both brothers were drunk.

After getting drunk, Zhang Yong remembers Yu Wenze overturning the table, drawing his sword and slashing randomly, shouting:

"...I, as a grand ruler, am I to live so aggrieved for life?"

"Once that old man from Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion dies, I will have the chance to obtain an Immortal Cultivation Technique!"

"Even if I can’t cultivate it, I have sons, grandsons, it is the woman’s bloodline, there’s always a chance to rise again..."

After rambling, Yu Wenze collapsed on the ground, sleeping deeply, clearly wanting to drink and escape reality.

Zhang Yong, merely a Perfect Martial Artist, was even more drunk at the time, utterly confused, completely forgetting what happened.

The next day, Yu Wenze nervously found him, asking if he had misspoken in his drunken state, Zhang Yong naturally responded with cluelessness. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Zhang Yong indeed didn’t know, because he was already dead drunk then, he couldn’t recall what happened.

But it didn’t matter, his mind actually remembered, his deeper memory was intact.

Under Zhang Yao’s fully powered Soul Capturing and Thought Extraction Technique, Zhang Yong’s deeply buried secret was forcibly unearthed.

"Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion! Immortal Cultivation Technique!!"

Zhang Yao’s eyes shone with odd brilliance, his heart surging, he deeply breathed to calm his restless, burning heart.

Heaven does not disappoint the willing!

He had waited for so many years, secretly plotting, painstakingly diligent, finally the fruit captured, waiting for the top-secret intelligence he wanted!

The current Emperor Yu Wenze had drunkenly misspoken, personally mentioning Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion’s "old man," "Immortal Cultivation Technique," essentially confirming it as true!

What does this indicate?

In Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion, there exists an elder Immortal Family figure, whose remaining lifespan should not be much.

Since even Emperor Yu Wenze was confident enough to outlive the old man and seize the Immortal Cultivation Technique from Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion, Zhang Yao’s opportunity was naturally greater.

His remaining lifespan is more ample, his power surpasses Yu Wenze by a hundred-fold, daring not to snatch forcefully, but after the elder Immortal’s death, picking up leftovers is certainly feasible.

"Emperor Yu Wenze, being confident in seizing the Immortal Cultivation Technique, actually reveals many problems."

"For instance, the old Immortal from Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion has no kin or descendant also from the Immortal Family, letting Yu Wenze gain ambition."

"In other words, this is currently my best chance to contact the Immortal World, essentially without worrying about backlash..."

While Zhang Yao’s thoughts roiled, he slowly withdrew the Soul Capturing and Thought Extraction Technique, quietly exiting the bedroom.

On the bed, Zhang Yong continued his deep sleep, snoring loudly, from start to finish unaware of what happened, even waking the next day, life remained unchanged.

This was Zhang Yao’s most powerful and also the most secretive control method.

Directly manipulating the mind, digging into memory, leaving even the controlled unaware, thus reporting and leaking are naturally out of the question.

......

"A great harvest!"

After leaving Duke Rong’s Mansion, Zhang Yao’s face was full of smiles.

The guest he replaced was long dealt with, while the memories of the remaining colleagues were altered by his Soul Capturing and Thought Extraction Technique.

In their impression:

Tonight, the guest suddenly received an urgent message, hurriedly leaving Duke Rong’s Mansion, from then on vanishing without a trace, never returning.

Among the hundreds of guests in Duke Rong’s Mansion, one ordinary low-level guest, even if dead or missing, few would care.

This was destined to be a night of insignificance.

But for Zhang Yao, this night allowed him to finally grasp the key to opening the door to a new world!

"Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion..."

Calming down, Zhang Yao began recalling information about Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion.

After the establishment of Lu Kingdom, several Mysterious Kings were ennobled, all were generals of great merit, some were given real titles, others ceremonial ones, with large or small fiefdoms.

This Prince Zhen Nan, was a truly bestowed ruler, granted fiefdom in Yun Province in the Southwest Land, the largest among the Mysterious Kings.

Before tonight:

Despite three real titles of kings existing simultaneously, although Prince Zhen Nan’s fiefdom was the largest, Zhang Yao had not thought him special.

But today he learned, Prince Zhen Nan’s lineage was evidently deeply concealed, the real reason they could rule lands likely not due to outstanding merit, but because of the elder Immortal ancestor.

"A gentleman hides talent within, waiting for the opportune time."

"Now, I should make a journey to Yun Province, staying near Prince Zhen Nan’s Mansion, awaiting the heavenly timing, and seizing the immortal opportunity..."

After determining the plan, Zhang Yao decisively took action.

The next day, Zhang Yao rode a horse, left Capital City Shangjing, headed southwards.