I awakened my god-tier passive skill early on and took off instantly

Deep within the Imperial City, in a palace.

A gust of white smoke carrying a chilling wind suddenly appeared, causing the wind chimes on the corridor to jingle.

Suddenly, the palace doors opened automatically, and a cold female voice echoed from within, "Servant, what's wrong?"

"Master."

The white smoke that appeared was none other than the alluring woman who had attacked Lu Xin. She strode into the palace and said:

"Reporting to Master, I was searching for blood sustenance outside when I happened upon a man with abundant Yang energy. I wanted to absorb it, but his Yang energy was too strong. Touching him felt like touching a branding iron."

"Oh?"

Inside the palace was a young woman dressed in luxurious attire. She showed a hint of surprise before calmly saying:

"That must be because he cultivates a Yang attribute technique. But judging from your appearance, is he very strong?"

The servant replied, "His cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, but he greatly restrains me. I lost an arm before I could escape."

The young woman pondered for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, a voice announced from outside the palace, "Reporting to the Empress, the Ninth Prince requests an audience."

"Understood, let him in."

The young woman spoke to the outside, then said to the servant, "Hua'er is here. You may withdraw for now. We'll discuss the blood sustenance later."

"Yes, this servant takes her leave."

The servant replied and transformed into a wisp of white smoke, disappearing into a black banner behind the woman.

Soon, an anxious shout came from outside the palace, "Mother Empress, Mother Empress."

A young man dressed in a yellow robe strode in quickly.

"What's the rush? Look at your clumsy self."

The young woman looked at the man, her face displeased.

Long Muhua quickly said, "Mother Empress, Third Sister has returned."

"Long Muxue?"

The young woman frowned slightly, "So she's back. What's the hurry?"

Long Muhua explained, "Mother Empress, you've been in secluded cultivation, so you may not know, but Father Emperor intends to pass the throne to Third Sister."

"Is that all?"

The young woman didn't take it seriously and reprimanded, "Hua'er, I've long advised you to focus on cultivation. Why bother fighting for a throne that's only in name?"

Long Muhua anxiously said, "How can this child not know? It's just that the Ancestral Dragon Pool is already full, and a Spirit Liquid Essence was accidentally born, causing the spiritual energy to surge.

If one soaks in it, not only will their cultivation soar, but their physique will also be tempered.

This child knows that his aptitude is low, and he's been stuck at the Qi Training Peak for a long time. If he can use this surge of spiritual energy in the Ancestral Dragon Pool, he might be able to break through in one fell swoop."

The young woman understood his meaning.

Because the Spirit Liquid produced by the Ancestral Dragon Pool is scarce each time, and its effects on cultivators above the Qi Training stage are minimal, the royal family has stipulated that only the Emperor can use it.

However, this time, a Spirit Liquid Essence was born, making it effective even for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The young woman thought for a moment and sighed, "Among your dozens of sisters, your Third Sister has the best aptitude. The last time I saw her, she was already at the Foundation Establishment stage. Now that I think about it, she must be at the Mid-stage.

If she uses the Spirit Liquid Essence, she can reach the Late-stage Peak in a short time, shortening the time to form her Core. Your royal family will never let this opportunity pass to you in order to strengthen their foundation.

Even if I beg your Father Emperor, it won't work."

Long Muhua anxiously said, "But Grandfather is an inner sect elder of the Corpse Ghost Sect. If Mother begs him, there will definitely be a chance."

Then, with tears in his eyes, he said, "This child's aptitude is dull. No matter how many Foundation Establishment Pills he eats, he may never break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime. But this child still wants to spend a few more years with Mother."

Upon hearing this, the young woman closed her eyes and pondered for a while, finally sighing, "You may leave first. I will speak to your grandfather."

"Thank you, Mother."

Long Muhua quickly knelt and kowtowed.

In the shadows outside the palace, Lu Xin, who had heard everything from beginning to end, pondered.

The Imperial City was very large. After sneaking in, he was aimless. He was about to grab someone and interrogate them when he encountered Long Muhua walking anxiously. Out of curiosity, he followed.

He didn't expect to hear some interesting information.

The Spirit Liquid Essence can temper the physique, which is estimated to be effective for his second stage of Golden Body cultivation.

But he had already collected the medicinal materials for the second stage, and he could complete the second stage as long as he found the time, so it was useless to him. However, it could be used to cultivate the Amethyst Star-Patterned Fruit.

Therefore, he was considering whether to snatch it.

However, this thing must be heavily guarded and hidden very deeply. Perhaps special methods are needed to open it.

So the difficulty of snatching it would be very high, and he would only waste time in vain.

"Forget it, we'll talk about it later. The most important thing is to go to the library to find the information I want."

Lu Xin thought for a while and quickly disappeared into the shadows. He casually found a palace servant and quickly forced him to reveal the location of the library.

Arriving here, he found that it was brightly lit, and several palace maids were guarding the door outside.

Lu Xin probed inside with his divine sense and found that there was only one person inside, and it was an acquaintance, the black-clothed woman from the treasure ship.

"Muxue, Long Muxue, it really is her alone."

Lu Xin thought to himself, not wanting to delay. He stirred up a gust of wind, knocking out the several mortal palace maids, then dragged them into the library, and then planned to knock out Long Muxue as well.

However, after subduing her, before he could make a move, a surprised voice came, "Eh, it's you!"

"You recognize me?"

Lu Xin wore a stern face, but was surprised inside. He had changed his clothes and appearance, could he still be recognized?

"I can smell the scent on you."

Long Muxue said with a cold face.

Lu Xin was still puzzled. He couldn't possibly not have considered this.

Long Muxue looked at his expression and explained, "This is my special ability. As long as I smell it, even if you change your scent, I can still distinguish it."

Lu Xin was covered in black lines. The difference between people is really greater than the difference between people and dogs.

"Are there many people with your ability?"

"To date, I haven't encountered any of my kind."

Long Muxue still had a cold face.

"Is there a way to avoid it?"

"Yes, kill me."

"Hmm?"

Lu Xin looked at Long Muxue's cold face in surprise again. He found that the women he met always liked to talk about death, but he quickly regained his composure:

"But this is just a temporary solution. If I kill you, there will be others. And, I seem to have said that I am not a demon."

"Then why did you sneak into the palace, knock out my maids, and want to knock me out too?"

Long Muxue stared at him.

"I'm here to investigate the murderer."

Lu Xin said without blushing or panting, "I encountered a Yin fiend on the street. She wanted to absorb my Yang energy, so I chased her all the way here."

"It seems to be the Empress's servant."

"Empress?" Lu Xin thought of the young woman. He didn't expect to find the master of the Yin fiend by mistake.

"She is from the Corpse Ghost Sect."

Long Muxue explained plainly, but soon frowned, "No, if you are here for the Yin fiend, why did you knock us out? Obviously your purpose is the library."

"Speak, what is your purpose?"

She finished speaking and stared at Lu Xin.

She was a smart person, but Lu Xin was very calm, "Would you believe me if I said I was here to study?"