CHAPTER 736: CHAPTER 732: BACKGROUND DETAILS

Li Yuzhen stared in surprise at the Seven-colored Pearl, her eyes flickering with astonishment: "A Soul Pearl?"

She had been a Spirit Guard and had been to the Outer Realm Battlefield, so of course, she knew what a Soul Pearl was.

However, she knew that Demon Crystals were hard to find, and Soul Pearls were even rarer, almost impossible to fall into human hands.

Demon Crystals were hard to find, but after all, some were still obtained by people.

Demon Crystals are found within the bodies of the Demon Clan, and even if they could explode and be destroyed before death, there is still a chance they might not be destroyed in time.

Yet Soul Pearls were rarely seen.

They almost never fall into human hands.

This is because Soul Pearls are not found within the bodies of Heavenly Demons, but often elsewhere.

Even if you kill a Heavenly Demon, you still won’t find a Soul Pearl.

And now, seeing a Soul Pearl left her extremely surprised.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Recognize it, right?"

"Is this really a Soul Pearl?" Li Yuzhen examined it, gently shaking her head: "This is the first time I’ve seen one."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "This is indeed a Soul Pearl of the Heavenly Demon. With this pearl, you can sense the surrounding Heavenly Demons. Of course, how far you can sense depends on your personal cultivation."

"...Prince Consort, this is too precious." Li Yuzhen said, touched.

With this Soul Pearl, being able to sense the Heavenly Demons would have a great and important impact.

The body seizing by the Great Sky Demons had always been a serious threat, and the issues His Highness was troubled with recently, such as not finding any Demon Clan experts within the Grotto Heaven.

Now with the Soul Pearl, everything is solved.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Is the Phoenix Nirvana Pill not precious? No matter how precious it is, can it compare to a life?"

"Prince Consort, the Phoenix Nirvana Pill can only save one life, but this Soul Pearl can save many lives."

"In my view, it is not as precious as the Phoenix Nirvana Pill," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Without life, the Soul Pearl is useless."

"Zheng..."

The sound of a zither suddenly rang out, like a silver bottle breaking, spreading for miles.

The dancer on the high platform moved gracefully, waving a sword, the sword light cascading like a waterfall, shining brightly.

Chu Zhiyuan showed a look of appreciation, clapping his hands: "Excellent swordsmanship."

At first glance, this swordsmanship seemed just light and bright, without much force.

But in his eyes, it showed deeply the intricacies of swordsmanship, containing lightness and agility, full of spiritual charm.

The swordsmanship talents of these twelve women were very good, all born swordsmen.

He turned his head to look at Li Yuzhen: "Go and investigate the background of these sword dancers."

Li Yuzhen asked curiously: "Does the Prince Consort enjoy watching their sword dance?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Yes, they are indeed rare swordsmen."

Li Yuzhen chuckled: "Swordsmen?"

Chu Zhiyuan snorted: "Your Phoenix Dynasty’s swordsmanship is rare in the world, how do you find their swordsmanship?"

"Just basic swordsmanship."

"But they practice with quite a presence, don’t they?"

"Yes." Li Yuzhen nodded lightly: "Their talent for sword training is not bad, but nothing extraordinary."

The swordsmen in the Phoenix Dynasty are countless, with many prodigies in sword training.

Though these women’s qualifications are good, they are quite ordinary when placed in the Phoenix Dynasty.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then they belong to your Phoenix Dynasty, right?"

Li Yuzhen realized: "The Prince Consort wants to know if they are our people?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I just want to know their exact origin, as these women are practicing demonic skills."

Li Yuzhen’s face changed slightly: "Demonic skills?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Yuzhen concentrated, looking at these women, their sword light light, their steps nimble, moving like butterflies.

She turned her head to look at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Didn’t realize it, did you?"

Li Yuzhen said: "Are they really practicing demonic skills?"

"Thoroughly investigate their backgrounds, and see which sect they belong to or who is behind them."

"Yes." Li Yuzhen solemnly said: "I will find a way to find out."

The power of the Prince Mansion is too weak, certainly unable to thoroughly investigate these women’s backgrounds.

Then she could only use the power of the Phoenix Dynasty.

Fortunately, His Highness’s prestige is high, and there’s no worry that the Phoenix Dynasty’s power would not show face to her.

Chu Zhiyuan watched for a while, shook his head: "I’m leaving."

He stood up, leaped out of the window.

His figure flew diagonally through the night sky, tracing a white silhouette that disappeared into the distance.

Li Yuzhen opened her mouth, but before she could speak, he had already vanished.

She shook her head helplessly.

A silhouette flashed by, and Li Miaotan appeared again, still in the guise of an ordinary young man.

"Your Highness." Li Yuzhen smiled pursingly: "Aren’t you going to meet the Prince Consort face to face?"

"No." Li Miaotan huffed: "Don’t nag!"

Li Yuzhen handed the Soul Pearl to Li Miaotan: "Your Highness, this is the Soul Pearl, given by the Prince Consort to you."

"Is it really a Soul Pearl?!" Li Miaotan looked at her, half-believing.

As the Twelfth Princess, the most favored princess of the Phoenix Dynasty, she surely knew what a Soul Pearl was, and also knew that with a Soul Pearl one could sense the Demon Clan.

She just couldn’t comprehend why, if not even the Phoenix Dynasty had a Soul Pearl, it would appear in Chu Zhiyuan’s hands.

Li Yuzhen said: "The Prince Consort wouldn’t lie, it should be a Soul Pearl."

"How did he get the Soul Pearl?"

Li Yuzhen shook her head: "The Prince Consort has many abilities beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

"He discovered the secret of the Demon Clan invading the Grotto Heaven and got a Soul Pearl, I really underestimated him!"

"Your Highness, I’ve always said that the world underestimates the Prince Consort."

"Fine, fine, you were right." Li Miaotan said.

She recalled mockingly laughing at Yuzhen for saying so.

Especially when Yuzhen had said it several times, it even annoyed her into thinking she was confused.

Her clever and calm demeanor was thrown aside, as if she’d been fed a love potion by Chu Liezhao.

Now it seemed, Yuzhen was indeed Yuzhen, with a keen eye, noticing the Ninth Prince’s brilliance early on.

Li Yuzhen said: "The Prince Consort also reminded that it is not just one Demon Clan entering the Grotto Heaven, last time he encountered three demons."

"Hmm, that’s not surprising." Li Miaotan nodded: "Where there is one, there will be more, but it can’t be unlimited, the cost must be high."

"The Prince Consort also wants to check the identity of the sword dancing women outside, they practice demonic skills."

"Heard that the Jade Dynasty plans to ban the cultivation of demonic skills?"

"The Court does have such intentions."

"It’s a futile effort." Li Miaotan pouted: "We also banned it before, but later found it was useless, so we stopped banning demonic skills."

"We banned it too?"

"Demonic skills can’t be banned, and besides, the harm of demonic skills isn’t that much, sometimes they can be beneficial."

Li Yuzhen looked at her, puzzled.

"Where there’s positivity, there’s negativity; where there are those with good aptitudes, there are those with poor ones, and the latter are more common. Demonic skills are their hope, and cutting off their hope would shake the people’s faith."

"But don’t demonic skills also have drawbacks?"

"As long as the Court is strong and the True Sect powerful, the Demon Sect will behave." Li Miaotan said: "The Jade Dynasty lacks experience, after suffering a few setbacks, they’ll learn how to suppress the Demon Sect."

He then added: "Alright, check with the people at the Rain Listening Platform, I will tell them what to do."

"Yes." Li Yuzhen smiled.

Li Miaotan played with the Soul Pearl, sighing: "I never expected it, really didn’t expect it!"

"Your Highness, are you really leaving in such a hurry? Are you really using a double for the wedding?"

"This is unavoidable, I have to go." Li Miaotan said.

"Your Highness, are you not going to meet the Prince Consort for once?"

"I won’t." Li Miaotan retorted: "Stop nagging!"

Li Yuzhen handed the Soul Pearl to Li Miaotan: "Your Highness, this is the Soul Pearl, given to you by the Prince Consort."

"Is it really a Soul Pearl?!" Li Miaotan looked at it with doubt, half-believing.

As the Twelfth Princess, the most favored in the Phoenix Dynasty, she surely knew what a Soul Pearl was and knew that with a Soul Pearl, one could sense the Demon Clan.

She just couldn’t understand why the Phoenix Dynasty didn’t have a Soul Pearl, yet Chu Zhiyuan obtained one.

Li Yuzhen said: "The Prince Consort would not lie, it should be a Soul Pearl."

"How did he manage to get a Soul Pearl?"

Li Yuzhen shook her head: "The Prince Consort has many abilities beyond what ordinary people can imagine."

"He discovered the secret of the Demon Clan entering the Grotto Heaven and even obtained a Soul Pearl, I really underestimated him!"

"Your Highness, I’ve always said people underestimate him."

"I’ve scorned that when you said it before, Yuzhen."

"Especially, you’ve mentioned it several times, were you bewitched by Chu Liezhao."

"Now it seems, Yuzhen indeed lives up to her name, with a keen insight, to have noticed the Ninth Prince’s shine early."

Li Yuzhen said: "Your Highness, there’s more than one Demon Clan in the Grotto Heaven, last time he encountered three demons."

"Yes, that’s not unexpected." Li Miaotan nodded: "It’s not futile, though. We once banned it, but found it wasn’t useful, so we stopped."

"We banned it too?"

"You can’t ban demonic skills, and besides, their harm isn’t as great as made out to be, and sometimes they are beneficial."

"I don’t understand, why does the Jade Dynasty believe the damage is so great?"

"They lack experience and have been harmed several times by the Demon Sect, but they’ll know how to suppress them after a few losses." Li Miaotan said, "And Your Highness’s prestige is high, no worries, the Phoenix Dynasty will not lose face."

"The Prince Consort mentioned that there is more than one Demon Clan entering the Grotto Heaven, last time he encountered three demons."

"Alright, I will try to find out more about them." Li Yuzhen said earnestly.

The power of the Prince Mansion was too weak, unable to thoroughly investigate the background of these women.

Therefore, she had to turn to the power of the Phoenix Dynasty.

The Ninth Prince had high prestige, there was no worry that the Phoenix Dynasty’s resources won’t be available to him.

Li Yuzhen observed Li Miaotan toying with the Soul Pearl, rolling her eyes in wonder.

How come the Phoenix Dynasty has no Soul Pearls, but Chu Zhiyuan managed to obtain one?

Li Yuzhen handed the Soul Pearl to Li Miaotan: "Your Highness, this is the Soul Pearl, it was given to you by the Prince Consort."

"I truly underestimated him, discovering the Demon Sect’s intrusion into the Grotto Heaven and even obtaining a Soul Pearl!"

"See, I’ve been saying that people underestimate the Prince Consort."

"Alright, alright. I get it," Li Miaotan said, putting away the Soul Pearl carefully: "I’ll be on my way."

"Your Highness is really leaving in such a rush? Are you really using a stand-in for the marriage?"

"There’s no other choice, I have to go," Li Miaotan replied, shaking her head.

"Incredible... I used to laugh at you when you said these things, Yuzhen, but now I see you’re truly worthy of your name, with such keen insight, recognizing the Ninth Prince’s radiance so early."

Li Yuzhen smiled, watching Li Miaotan leave.

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