Chapter 399: The Empress (2/2)

The Empress was aware that the Emperor had fallen for the Holy Maiden a long time ago, and that even now, the Holy Maiden would forever have the most important place in his heart.

Now that the Holy Maiden's son had arrived, the Emperor was treating him better than he ever had his own sons, and the Empress was full of hatred, anger, and jealousy.

But because the Empress knew about the Emperor's favoritism towards Xue Wei, she was hesitating to make a quick move. She had to be careful and make sure that nothing was returning to her and her son.

Xue Wei was aware that the Empress was starting to plan against him. Even so, he was aware that many would be jealous of the attention the Emperor was giving him, but he was not scared.

Even if he was going to encounter troubles, he was not going to stop pushing forward.

Now that he had seen Wang Xiaoyun again, he was finally beginning to understand some things, and he knew that when he returned to Chang'an, he had to stop the war.

So before he had the strength to do this, he could not return to Chang'an. But he had promised her to return within fifty years. He was in a hurry, he had no time to wait, and he was forced to pressure himself.

As such, he knew he grew more in chaotic environments, so he was grateful for the ones who became his stepping stones.

He could not afford to wait or slow down. Time was always flowing, and his life was waiting for him. His dear ones were waiting for him.

Sitting in his bed, he took a deep breath. He then took out some resources from his storage treasure and began cultivating, while the small Luan bird was nestling on his lap.

The Luan bird was cultivating at the same time as Xue Wei, as long as heaven and earth essence was entering his body, it was also entering the bird's body.

The rainbow colors of the bird were lustrous, and the more it absorbed, the more it shone.

Xue Wei was calm throughout the entire process. He was absorbing the heaven and earth essence, while also refining a treasure at the same time, absorbing the energy from within.

A few days went by while Xue Wei was cultivating, and the city was bustling with life. Everyone wanted to celebrate that the Ascended's Realm trip had come to an end, and a festival was going to be hosted two days later.

Xue Wei heard about it while casually wandering the palace, and he was in deep thought. He had gotten many resources that he could not use, some were too low level or of the wrong elemental affinity, and thus he wanted to get rid of them.

It was not that he lacked essence stones, but because he needed space in his storage treasures.