Logging into the Game World Early and Starting with a Royal Marriage to the Empress - Chapter 12

Xia Chen carefully probed within his body, but the fortune gold dragon had vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

During the probing process, he felt his spirit, energy, and vitality had reached their peak.

His condition had never been better.

“My root bones seem to have been reshaped, and my strength has actually broken through to the seventh rank of refining the spirit!”

Xia Chen muttered to himself. Although he possessed an auxiliary system that only required him to increase proficiency to enhance his strength, the reshaping of his root bones, no longer being a waste, was clearly very important.

As for the improvement of his own strength, Xia Chen was only slightly surprised. With such a massive amount of energy injected into his body, he had felt his body completely disintegrate and collapse at the time.

But he hadn’t expected that the energy also contained a rich vitality, allowing his body to be reborn through a process akin to nirvana.

Xia Chen stood in the center of the altar and calmed down, then began to walk forward. Ahead was the Lingxiao Hall.

Xia Chen didn’t know how long he had walked; time seemed to have stopped flowing here.

A day, a month, a year, or even ten years, a hundred years.

The distance that seemed not far away was like crossing endless space. Eventually, he entered the Zixiao Hall.

Before his eyes were the towering deities, their bodies larger than mountains, their gazes piercing through the nine netherworlds, and their auras capable of crushing rivers and mountains. But at this moment, they all stood still, lowering their heads and kowtowing to the front as if they had exhausted all their life force.

And in their sternum, a mysterious crystal was brewing.

Xia Chen was shocked by the scene before him.

The Nine-Dragon Jade Seal in his palm had a more formidable origin than he had imagined.

It seemed to contain a dilapidated ancient celestial court.

Xia Chen couldn’t help but glance towards the direction where many deities were bowing. There stood a towering figure, with the stars of all heavens revolving around him and nine real dragons hovering above his arms like ornaments. This figure stood quietly, yet an emperor’s overwhelming aura was spreading.

The imperial way was supreme.

All paths were in submission!

“Double pupils!”

Xia Chen was greatly shocked. The moment his gaze fell, the endless chaotic energy that had been obscuring the emperor’s face slowly dissipated.

Xia Chen was immediately captivated by the man’s eyes. He had naturally double pupils!

At that moment, the double pupils in Xia Chen’s eyes seemed to be drawn out, awakening on their own and resonating with the double pupils in the emperor’s eyes, as if calling out to each other.

Sensing a kindred spirit, a purple-golden light shot out from the double pupils of the purple-golden emperor.

“Again?”

Xia Chen instinctively wanted to step back, recalling the previous golden dragon of fortune that had abruptly shot into his body.

But at this moment, he felt his body was completely immobilized.

The entire world seemed to come alive, with all paths roaring, and the purple-golden light shot directly into his mind.

A vast amount of information exploded in his mind instantly.

Xia Chen groaned and his vision went dark, and he fainted on the spot.

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When Xia Chen woke up, the distant horizon was tinged with a faint light, and the night that had enveloped the capital city slowly receded, with light returning to the entire world once again.

He glanced at the clock produced by the sorcerers of the Celestial Master’s Mansion in the room.

“Has it only been one night?”

Xia Chen examined his body and found that, apart from feeling a bit listless, his physical vitality had reached its peak.

“My realm has reached the seventh level of Spirit Refining. What I experienced was not a dream!”

Xia Chen opened his palm and saw the seal totem of the Nine-Dragon Jade Seal slowly emerging in his eyes. There was a faint, bright light emanating from it, as if celebrating that the precious jade was no longer obscured!

Xia Chen could distinctly sense a special connection between himself and this seal. He carefully recalled everything that had happened in the ruined celestial court last night, and suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his head as if pricked by a needle.

“《The Supreme Imperial Way of Governing the Heavens》?”

A scripture had appeared in Xia Chen’s mind. He wanted to read this cultivation method but found it obscured by a chaotic fog, as if it was not yet time for this technique to be revealed.

“This is an imperial cultivation method. Was it passed down to me by the ruler of that celestial court? But why can’t I see it? Is it because the stage of spiritual energy revival has not yet arrived, or is it because I haven’t established a dynasty of fortune and gathered fortune, so I can’t view it?”

Xia Chen made some guesses, but in the end, he gave up. When the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally go straight. As long as this technique is in his mind, he will naturally understand its mysteries at the right time.

Xia Chen sat cross-legged on the bed and began to restore his spirit and energy. Although his strength had greatly increased, it seemed that he had fainted due to the consumption of a large amount of spirit and energy in accepting the inheritance of the technique.

Xia Chen felt that everything might be because he was too weak. Neither his body nor his spirit and energy could bear that kind of power, let alone cultivate it.

Xia Chen continued to cultivate until the afternoon, then opened his eyes. His complexion was rosy, and his spirit, energy, body, and vitality had all returned to their peak.

Xia Chen walked into the courtyard and began to practice boxing. The sound of the wind roared as his punches created bursts of sound in the air.

“There is indeed a qualitative difference between the seventh and eighth levels of strength.”

At this stage, the seventh level is already considered to be quite strong. Even in the military, one can serve as a commander of a thousand soldiers. In the martial world, this level of strength can be considered an expert.

“Young master, your official document has arrived, as well as your armor. The Imperial Guard has sent them together.”

As Xia Chen was practicing boxing, Xia Qian ran into the courtyard holding the document and a set of armor.

Xia Chen stopped, took the document, and began to read it. It was an appointment document directly issued by the Ministry of War. From this moment on, Xia Chen, who was previously a commoner, officially entered the officialdom.

“Starting as a seventh-rank commander, the status of being the legitimate son of a marquis house is really useful!”

Xia Chen smiled. In his previous life, he had spent a lot of time and energy to reach the position of a seventh-rank official. But now he had achieved it easily.

“The 600-year glory of the Marquis House, countless military merits, and the ancestors who died in battle, all these have made this possible!”

Xia Chen murmured to himself as he looked at the document in his hand. He deeply understood why he could get these things.

“When will you take up your post, young master?”

“Tomorrow!”

Xia Chen said calmly. He had been waiting for this moment for two months.

“So soon, young master, I also want to go with you!”

Xia Qian’s eyes lit up. Having grown up in the Marquis House, he also wanted to go outside and see the world. He had a good talent and had broken through to the eighth level of physical refinement a month ago.

“Alright, pack your things and go with me tomorrow!”

Xia Chen nodded. It was an unwritten rule in the current Da Wu Dynasty that the children of military families could bring their own soldiers when they took up official positions.

On the one hand, it was to help the children of military families quickly take control of the military situation and prevent troublemakers from causing problems. On the other hand, it was also for safety.

In this world, the children of military families often did not go to the front line just to gain experience. They had to fight on the battlefield and truly fight against the barbarians and monsters. This was also why the civil officials of the Da Wu Dynasty had no objections.

Whenever someone raised an objection, the military side would directly say: “It’s also okay not to send family soldiers. Then why not send your own descendants to the battlefield to fight against the barbarians and monsters?”

Every time this was said, the court would fall silent and no one would speak.

The next day!

As soon as it was dawn, Xia Chen got up early.

Today was the day he took up his post!