Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1498: Legend of the Hidden Sea 18

The Holy Mother of Xiling is the goddess who is said to be in charge of Mount Kunlun. She is most famous not for her strange appearance, but for the fact that she is in charge of the legendary elixir of immortality.

Although it is a myth, it is somewhat coherent. In the existing ancient books in Dayong, the earliest record of the Holy Mother of Xiling bestowing the elixir of immortality was about Houyi, the king of Youqiong State before Yao and Shun.

King Houyi once visited the Mother of Xiling and successfully obtained the elixir of immortality. However, because he was still young and strong when he obtained the elixir, he did not take it in time, which gave someone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of him, causing him to be separated from his beloved wife forever in heaven and on earth.

The next record about the elixir of immortality dates back to the reign of King Mu of Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

King Mu of Zhou conquered and traveled westward and eventually found the country established by the descendants of the Holy Mother of Xiling. It is said that this king of Western Zhou may have obtained the elixir of immortality, but perhaps because of the long time, although his life span was longer than that of people around him, it did not reach the level of transcendence.

Since then, it seems that there has always been emperors in every dynasty who pursued immortality, and Xiao Jinyue couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.

Xiao Jinyue asked Prince Yongrong, "Uncle Wang, do you also believe that there is really an elixir of immortality in this world?"

Prince Yongrong did not comment, but continued with a smile: "The news inside the Linzi Palace is actually difficult to investigate. Our people have not yet been arranged to enter the palace, so we can only take advantage of the internal struggles in the palace to pick up leaks."

"But the places outside of Linzi Prince's Palace are not controlled by Linzi Prince. Especially since Dayong has a certain influence in Dongxia, it is not difficult to obtain some secrets about Dongxia."

Xiao Jinyue understood what Prince Yongrong meant. Even Prince Yongrong acted like this. She couldn't imagine how her adopted father, Emperor Zhenshun, would react if he got the news that Dongxia had information about immortality!

Xiao Jinyue was too lazy to explain to these people whether immortality was real or not. Immortality had always been just a side effect of a certain kind of strength, and it was really meaningless to pursue it alone.

The spiritual energy in this world is much richer than the seemingly spiritual world that Xiao Jinyue had experienced. If there were proper skills passed down, people would have the opportunity to easily live to 200 years old. This level is certainly nothing in her eyes, but in the eyes of the local creatures, this can be regarded as longevity.

Xiao Jinyue pretended not to be moved by Prince Yongrong's intention, and said directly: "Perhaps this is some trick of Dongxia. After all, from ancient times to the present, emperors and generals who pursued immortality have never had a good ending. It just so happens that Dongxia does look a bit mysterious, with the Gui Seal and the Yin Soldiers. It is not surprising that a method of immortality has emerged now."

Prince Yongrong saw that Xiao Jinyue had just looked worried, but now seemed to have completely let it go, so he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid that the news will get to your father's ears and cause a lot of trouble?"

Xiao Jinyue sneered and said, "Just see if anyone in winter or summer has a longer lifespan than others. Even if father is obsessed for a while, he will eventually come to his senses. After all, he is the Emperor of Dayong, not an ordinary person."

These words were just to appease Prince Yongrong. In fact, Xiao Jinyue had already made plans. If Emperor Zhenshun really wanted to pursue immortality, she would definitely handle everything before the situation got out of control!

Prince Yongrong really had nothing to say to Xiao Jinyue. He shook his head and reminded Xiao Jinyue, "But once a person becomes obsessed, it is not easy to get out of the maze. It is even very likely that his temperament will change drastically."

Xiao Jinyue smiled and said, "Uncle, instead of worrying about the future, why don't we take this opportunity to clean up the Linzi Prince's Mansion. The pursuit of immortality has always been accompanied by great bloodshed. Isn't the Linzi Prince's perverse behavior a good opportunity for us?"

At this point, Prince Yongrong completely believed that Xiao Jinyue no longer had any interest in Changsheng.

That's right, she, Xiao Jinyue, has just passed the age of youth and beauty, and holds great power. How could she worry about immortality at such an age?

Prince Yongrong agreed to use Prince Linzi's pursuit of immortality to create a flaw and defeat the Linzi Palace in one fell swoop. After Prince Linzi left, Xiao Jinyue and others asked Shen Mudan to withdraw half of the men from Jiangnan and go to Dongxia to secretly investigate the affairs of the Dongxia Royal Court.

"The customs of Dongxia and the Central Plains are different. They must have a holy place or something similar. Our people must be extremely careful."

Shen Mudan realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately arranged it.

The pursuit of immortality has always been a secret to a certain extent. I have never heard that Prince Linzi had such an idea before. It must have happened not long ago, and it is very likely that it started after the death of the Queen Mother.

Xiao Jinyue was really not worried that Prince Linzi would pass the news to Emperor Zhenshun. If Prince Linzi really wanted to pursue immortality, he would not have been able to hide it from Emperor Zhenshun in such a short time, so how could he possibly reveal such big news?

That's aiding the enemy!

As for the Queen of Winter and Summer, Xiao Jinyue is not exaggerating, she is quite good at judging people, and the Queen of Winter and Summer is not someone who would spread the news of immortality.

Even for the safety of Dongxia's people, she couldn't do it. After all, the magical objects and magical things such as the Gui Seal and the Yin Soldiers all came from Dongxia. If she really made the matter of immortality known to everyone, how many armies could Dongxia hold back?

However, this news could not be told to him by Prince Yongrong or Prince Linzi, or Emperor Zhenshun's own people. Xiao Jinyue chose to go to the palace immediately to take precautions for Emperor Zhenshun.

When he saw Xiao Jinyue, Emperor Zhenshun rarely did not fiddle with his carpentry work, but pulled Zang Hai over to talk to her, "You young people are all going to get married, there is no need to be too reserved, chat more, get to know each other better, and give me a grandson soon."

Zang Hai blushed at the Emperor Zhenshun's words, "...Your Majesty is joking..."

Seeing this young man who looked as handsome as Pan An blushing in front of him, Emperor Zhenshun couldn't help but praise him in his heart. On the surface, he looked amused by Zang Hai and corrected Zang Hai's words seriously: "Good boy, I have granted you a marriage with Prince Qinghe. Now you should call me father."

Zang Hai's neck turned red now. When he secretly raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jinyue, he became even more shy. He looked like he wished his chin would grow together with his chest.

Xiao Jinyue rarely spoke up to help Zang Hai out: "Alright, alright, I know that you, father, really want this son-in-law, but my daughter has important business to attend to in the palace today."

Emperor Zhenshun smiled and said, "What else can you say that even Zang Hai can't listen to?"

Her eyes were already fixed on Zang Hai, who tactfully left. Xiao Jinyue then told Emperor Zhenshun a joke about Prince Linzi: "Father, you also know that your daughter has deployed many people in Jiangnan, right?"

Emperor Zhenshun curled his lips indifferently, "You are thinking about lifting the maritime ban, aren't you? I have also heard that going to sea can bring huge profits, but I also know that the sea is unpredictable. When things go well, you can certainly make a lot of money that some people can't even imagine in their entire lives, but when things go badly, you will lose everything you have, and it may even lead to the complete decline of a family."

Xiao Jinyue perfunctorily praised Emperor Zhenshun, which was considered flattery, and then continued to talk about the main topic: "So my subordinates heard that Prince Linzi had successively abolished two princes because of your daughter, so he simply pursued immortality!"