The Eternal World

Three days later, a hearty celebration was held in the Rushing Thunder Empire.

The drums roared and the firecrackers roared.

Zhang Chao had officially become the State Grandmaster of the Rushing Thunder Empire.

His initial plan had already been made, and on the high platform in the palace, he had accepted the State Grandmaster's Seal which Ben Leizi had personally bestowed to him.

Amongst the spectators, a old beggar was gnawing on a chicken leg as he leaned against a big tree with oil all over his face. He raised his head to look at Zhang Chao who was on the stage.

As he chewed, the corners of his mouth raised continuously as he muttered to himself, "Good boy, there's really a way. It's only been a few days, and you've already become a teacher. You really haven't embarrassed our An Realm at all!"

"If he had a disguise method, this old man would have learned it a little, and I wouldn't have to keep fooling around in this crappy place!"

"Ai, it's really infuriating!"

"But that's also good. Seeing that our An Realm still has such an outstanding young man, this old man will comfort you. I just hope that he can go smoothly …"

… ….

What was the identity of the Imperial Advisor?

What position?

He was an extremely influential being. Under one man, he was above tens of thousands of people!

All the officials in the imperial court had to bow to Zhang Chao and pay their respects.

However, Zhang Chao was not the least bit interested in his identity as an advisor.

After becoming an Imperial Advisor, he began to get busy.

He would often be invited by Ben Leizi to study the art of alchemy together. Most of the time, he would have to pick out some information and pass it down to Ben Leizi to help him perfect the theory behind the Immortal Pill.

On the other hand, he also needed to refine some pills to get closer to the seniors in the Rushing Thunder Empire. This way, he would be able to find out more about the transportation formation.

Gradually, he understood the situation regarding the transfer array.

The teleportation formation was located in the back garden of the imperial palace, and he had unintentionally strolled around a few times to take a look.

However, using this transportation formation was too difficult.

Reportedly, to Ben Leizi, this teleportation formation was like a reverse scale.

Other than Ben Leizi himself, no one else had the qualifications to touch and use them.

Furthermore, Ben Leizi had used his own blood to engrave a seal around the teleportation circle, preventing others from using it.

At the same time, if he wanted to activate the transportation formation, he would need at least a million crystals as a power source.

Not to mention anything else, just this huge expense was enough to give Zhang Chao a headache.

Therefore, he resorted to the same method, using the resources in the royal palace's treasury to secretly start refining magic treasures and pills.

He had been secretly using all of this, so no one would be able to notice it in a short period of time.

Soon after, he found the old beggar and explained the reason.

All of the treasures and pills would be sold in the surrounding cities by the old beggar, and the crystals earned would be given to the old beggar.

Although it did not sound like a lot, it was actually an extremely huge amount of wealth.

The old beggar was an expert of the An Realm, it was just that he was in trouble here. Regarding Zhang Chao, he had always wanted to do his best to help.

In addition, he was in need of money and needed a lot of money to buy food, drink, and gamble. Thus, he was very happy to do something like killing two birds with one stone.

… ….

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, it had already been four months since Zhang Chao became the State Grandmaster of the Rushing Thunder Empire.

Within these four months, Ben Leizi's understanding of the Everlasting Pellet, with Zhang Chao's help, had basically been completed. He even started to plan to do it himself, and try concocting the pellet again.

His process of refining pellets naturally could not involve Zhang Chao. After all, there were some core things that were absolutely secretive to him and it was not leaked to the slightest bit to Zhang Chao.

Naturally, Zhang Chao was also not interested in this thing. The Longevity Pill was just a joke to him.

In this world, there was no such thing as eternal life. Everything in the universe had its own lifespan, which was also the so-called "Heaven, Earth and Man". When dusk approached and the universe died, there was no such thing as a complete Transcendence.

If there really was a possibility, then it would be impossible to do it just by relying on pills. What was required was cultivation. It was an indescribably supreme cultivation. For example … Primal chaos!

However, this period of time where Ben Leizi was in closed-door seclusion trying to concoct pills was the best opportunity for him.

He had originally asked Ben Leizi from the side, and basically obtained confirmation from him.

Other than himself, no one was allowed to use this teleportation circle. Not even the First Prince!

Thus, even if he were to become an Imperial Advisor, he wouldn't have the qualifications to do so.

It was also because of this that he could only choose to operate in secret.

As for Ben Leizi's blood, he had obtained a drop by chance and used it to remove the seal, it should be enough.

Furthermore, in the past four months, old beggar had helped him to sell his goods. He had accumulated enough crystal chips to buy over a million, which was more than enough for him to activate the teleportation circle.

At the same time, he also bought all the core members and elders of the empire secretly. At the very least, he could guarantee that once he took action, no one would be near the teleportation circle in the back garden within two hours.

Everything was ready!

A few days later.

The moon was bright in the sky.

Zhang Chao was sure that Ben Leizi was currently in the pill room cultivating behind closed doors. Furthermore, he had set up an isolation barrier, so any noise from the outside world would not be able to affect him.

At the same time, the imperial guards who had been guarding the teleportation formation in the rear garden that night were also moved away by the officials he had bribed.

Time … Perfect!

Zhang Chao arrived near the teleportation circle in the rear garden and circled around the teleportation circle a few times. Then, he picked a spot where he could take out a drop of blood he got from Ben Leizi and dripped it on the Inhibition Formation.

Soon after, he crushed a few crystal shards. Then, he took out the elemental energy within them and started to use this energy to break the restriction.

Moments later, the entire formation shattered.

"Very good, next is to set the direction. Carchus … Then, all of the energy in the million crystal coin would be channeled into this teleportation circle, and a great success is achieved! " Zhang Chao's breathing hastened, he was extremely excited, he had stayed in Rushing Thunder City for a total of five months, and he had been waiting for this very moment!

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz!" When all one million crystal coin had entered the teleportation circle, the entire formation began to emit a buzzing sound and at the same time, slowly began to revolve.

On its surface, streaks of white light could be seen vaguely, forming a portal.

"old beggar... Thank you, thanks for your help, junior will take his leave now. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely come back to save you, and bring you back to An Realm! " Zhang Chao sighed, he stepped onto the teleportation circle, intending to use the formation to leave.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared near the transfer array.

"State Grandmaster, what are you doing?" the figure demanded harshly.

Seeing that, Zhang Chao's pupils shrank.

The person who arrived … It was actually the First Prince!

"His Royal Highness the First Prince, I did not mean to hurt you, it would be better for you to stay far away. Go back and inform your royal father that I have been under his care these past few months, but I have something to take care of, so I will have to leave first!" Zhang Chao frowned, he did not expect that the First Prince would appear here at this time. However, he could only inform him that he did not plan to take the First Prince's life before he left.

"State Grandmaster... "It looks like royal father's guess is correct. You did indeed have a plan when you snuck into my Rushing Thunder Empire. What you are plotting is this teleportation formation!" The First Prince suddenly laughed coldly, and at the same time taking out a medallion, he pinched it.

The token shattered and the transfer array suddenly stopped moving.

"You!" Zhang Chao's heart tensed up.

"What is it? It's very surprising, isn't it? " The First Prince chuckled, "You didn't expect that I would be able to make this teleportation array stop, did you?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you this. In these few months, in order to learn more about pill refining from you, royal father did not care about what you did. Yet, you told me to keep an eye on you! "

"Most of the time, your actions are very normal, but sometimes, others can't understand it!"

"After a round of investigation, I found out that you had some connections with a old beggar in the city, so I set out to investigate. In the end, I found out that a Shi Yue City was not an ordinary person!"

"But even so, we are still unable to determine your identity, and even more unable to guess your motive!"

"However, some officials in the imperial court who were close with you today found an excuse and arranged a banquet. They actually transferred all of the imperial guards here away, which attracted my suspicion!"

"I didn't expect that your plan was actually this transmission array!"

"Heh, looks like Ben Leizi is smarter than I thought!" Zhang Chao was stunned at first when he heard it, but then he started to laugh softly, "But … So what? Do you really think you can stop me from using this teleportation circle? If I want to leave, in the entire Rushing Thunder Empire, other than your royal father, no one else can stop me! "

"Imperial Advisor, you are too arrogant! On the account of your contributions to the dynasty, quickly give up and plead with the royal father. Perhaps you can save your life!" The First Prince shook his head and spoke with a gloomy expression.

Zhang Chao sighed.

He knew that the other party would definitely detect it.

After all, what he had done was not watertight.

However, he had never expected that he would miscalculate the First Prince.

Based on his understanding, the First Prince should be a good-for-nothing prince who had no skills to learn, and lived like a prince who loved to eat, drink, and enjoy life. However, he had not expected that all of this would just be a disguise of the First Prince.

In truth, the First Prince was extremely shrewd, which was what Zhang Chao did not expect.

"It's useless to say anything now. Today, I must use this transmission array. No one can stop me!" Zhang Chao roared in his heart, he raised his hand and grabbed towards the First Prince ruthlessly.

"Ai, how stubborn!" The First Prince shook his head and retreated a few steps. He then waved his hand and shouted, "Men, capture the traitors!"

In a split-second, torches lit up, and hundreds of imperial guards rushed out from all directions, surrounding Zhang Chao …