From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 159
The next day.
The sun hung high in the sky.
“Mmm…”
Xiao Minghuang slowly woke up.
She didn’t get up immediately, her gaze was blank, somewhat confused.
Last night.
She had a dream.
She dreamt that she and Sect Master Sheng were passionately entangled, reaching the pinnacle of pleasure.
But at the moment of greatest joy, Ye Ruoshui suddenly burst through the door and set them both on fire with a torch.
“Thank goodness… it was just a dream.”
Xiao Minghuang yawned, sat up, and first checked her body. There was nothing unusual—dry, clean, and tidy, with no traces.
She looked around the room, which was exactly the same as yesterday, and breathed a sigh of relief.
“But why did I have such a dream?”
She rubbed her temples, somewhat puzzled.
“Never mind, today I still need to go and bid farewell to Sect Master Sheng!”
Xiao Minghuang got out of bed. Although she had such an absurd dream last night, it was just a dream and couldn’t change what she needed to do.
But as she got up, she suddenly noticed a tear in her collar that hadn’t been there before.
As a princess of the dynasty, she had been taught from a young age to maintain elegance in every action, including her sleeping posture.
Tearing her clothes due to poor sleeping posture was absolutely impossible for her.
Thinking of this, a wave of confusion suddenly arose in Xiao Minghuang’s heart.
“Could it be because I haven’t been sleeping normally for a long time, so my sleeping posture has worsened?”
Since entering the secret realm a month ago and up until yesterday, she had never truly rested, spending every night in a state of cultivation.
Perhaps over time, the habit of good sleep posture had been forgotten.
“It seems I should make it a point to sleep regularly in the future. As for cultivation… it won’t hurt to take a break now and then.”
Xiao Minghuang murmured softly.
Moreover, after a night’s sleep, she felt incredibly light, as if something that had been accumulating within her for a long time had been released, leaving her feeling refreshed and radiant.
Not only that, she even felt that her swordsmanship had improved.
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes flickered, “It’s a good time to go and discuss swordsmanship with Sect Master Sheng, and then bring up my departure.”
With this thought, she straightened her clothes and headed straight for the main peak of the Spirit Sword Sect.
The Spirit Sword Sect’s territory was vast, and after leaving her residence, Xiao Minghuang had to navigate through several twists and turns, asking for directions multiple times before she finally reached the main peak.
The reason she had to ask for directions was that usually, Sect Master Sheng would come to fetch her.
But this time, she was taking the initiative to visit.
When she arrived at the main peak of the Spirit Sword Sect, she was stopped by the mountain guards.
“Who goes there! This is the main peak, and no unauthorized personnel are allowed near!”
The mountain guards, seeing her dressed in red, which was not the attire of a Spirit Sword Sect disciple, were filled with vigilance.
Previously, there had been instances where disciples invited outsiders as guests, but some took advantage of the opportunity to steal sect secrets, so the mountain guards were always on high alert.
Unaware of the reason, Xiao Minghuang clasped her hands and smiled, “I am the Ninth Princess of the Xia Kingdom, invited by Sect Master Sheng as a guest. Please inform him.”
Hearing this, the mountain guards looked puzzled.
They had never heard of the sect master inviting any guests.
Moreover, who was the Ninth Princess of the Xia Kingdom?
They had never heard of her.
It was no wonder they didn’t know of Xiao Minghuang’s reputation, as the Spirit Sword Sect had many disciples, most of whom were solely focused on swordsmanship and rarely interacted with the outside world.
Among the three major sects, the Spirit Sword Sect was the strongest in terms of power but also the most isolated in terms of information.
“Wait here, I will go and ask the elders.”
With that, one of the mountain guards left, presumably to seek out the elders.
Under the watchful and wary eyes of the mountain guards, Xiao Minghuang felt a sense of helplessness.
She should have asked Sect Master Sheng for some form of identification or proof of her status.
Now, being suspected by the Spirit Sword Sect disciples was quite awkward.
Thus, under the gaze of the mountain guards, Xiao Minghuang waited quietly.
Come to think of it, Xiao Minghuang found it a bit strange. She was well aware of her beauty, unmatched not only in the Eastern Pole but also throughout the entire Southern Region.
Yet these mountain guards, both male and female, seemed like a group of monks and nuns, their eyes filled with wariness as if she were some kind of ferocious beast.
“It seems that practicing swordsmanship for too long can make one lose worldly desires.”
With this thought, Xiao Minghuang suddenly felt that her own desires had diminished significantly.
Previously, she had been quite looking forward to returning to the Xia capital and spending a few happy days with Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu.
But upon waking up this morning, those once fervent desires seemed to have vanished entirely.
Thinking of this, Xiao Minghuang hesitated.
Should she continue to pursue the path of swordsmanship?
If this continued, she might end up losing her worldly desires, which didn’t seem worth it.
After all, there were many ways to become stronger.
But the ways to find happiness are few.
At this moment.
A figure in white came rushing over.
Xiao Minghuang looked up and saw a young man in white landing on the ground. He carried a long sword on his back, and there was a hint of arrogance between his brows.
“You claim to be the Ninth Princess of Xia Country?”
Xiao Minghuang looked puzzled. She didn’t recall offending this person, so why was he being so aggressive right from the start?
“Indeed, I am Xiao Minghuang. And you are?”
“This is the newly promoted Elder Li, Li Feng. At just fifty-eight years old, he has already reached the peak of the Divine Sea Realm and has comprehended a minor level of sword intent. In the entire Spirit Sword Sect, he is second only to the Sect Master!”
Li Feng didn’t speak, but the disciple guarding the mountain couldn’t help but boast on his behalf.
Xiao Minghuang smiled and responded:
“My apologies, my apologies. So it’s Elder Li. May I trouble you to pass on a message? Please inform Sect Master Sheng that the Ninth Princess of Xia Country, Xiao Minghuang, has come to pay her respects. When she knows it’s me, she will surely come to greet me personally.”
As soon as these words were spoken.
Li Feng, who had been looking askance, finally turned his gaze toward Xiao Minghuang, but his eyes were filled with disdain.
“A mere little girl at the third level of the Divine Sea Realm, yet you dare to claim that the Sect Master will personally greet you? How presumptuous!”
“Even if you really are the Ninth Princess of Xia Country, you should know that this is not your Xia Country, but the Spirit Sword Sect!”
After enduring repeated provocations, Xiao Minghuang’s gaze finally turned cold.
Although she didn’t know why Li Feng kept targeting her, since he had made it clear that he intended to bully her, continuing to endure would only make her seem too weak.
She wasn’t made of clay—how could she allow others to mold her as they pleased?
“Since you don’t believe my identity, why don’t we settle this with our skills?”
After comprehending the Thousandfold Sword Intent, she was confident that no one below the Spirit Seed Realm could defeat her.
And that naturally included this so-called peak Divine Sea Realm cultivator before her!
She wasn’t afraid of making a scene—in fact, she thought it would be better if things escalated!
Xiao Minghuang’s attitude infuriated Li Feng. His eyes narrowed, and a nameless anger rose in his heart, making his expression even more hostile.
“Since you’re asking for humiliation, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
With that, Li Feng flicked his wrist, and the sword on his back instantly left its sheath, shooting toward Xiao Minghuang like a meteor.
The sword intent tore through the air, and a sharp sword qi rushed toward her.
Xiao Minghuang’s gaze sharpened. She raised her right hand lightly, and a pure white sword materialized out of thin air, instantly splitting into a thousand sword shadows that poured forth like a tidal wave!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A series of collisions erupted, sword qi crisscrossing, and the momentum was earth-shaking.
After a brief exchange, Xiao Minghuang quickly gained the upper hand. Her thousand sword shadows were like an endless sea, overwhelming Li Feng’s sword intent.
Li Feng was shocked. He never expected that this little girl, who was only at the third level of the Divine Sea Realm, could suppress his sword intent!
Moreover, this endless, tidal wave-like sword intent—why did it look so familiar?
He quickly calmed his mind, not daring to be the slightest bit careless. With a twist of his sword, it transformed into countless sword shadows, raining down like a storm.
The countless sword shadows formed a large net, finally managing to block the thousand sword shadows.
“Today, I was careless. It seems this person really is the Princess of Xia Country!”
Li Feng thought to himself. His realm was much higher than the Princess of Xia Country, and although his sword intent was one level behind, under normal circumstances, the gap shouldn’t have been this large.
The only explanation was that the princess of Xia Kingdom was truly formidable—not only in her sword intent but also in other extraordinary aspects.
As he pondered this.
In the sky, the vast net formed by countless sword shadows trembled incessantly, as if it were on the verge of shattering at any moment.
Seeing this.
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes flickered, her pupils seemingly filled with a galaxy of stars, and a small expanse of starry sky instantly enveloped her body, as if the stars themselves were guarding her.
With a flip of her hand, a pure white longsword appeared in her grasp, and she raised it high toward the sky.
In that moment, it was as if she had lifted a thousand divine swords, her aura boundless.
In an instant, a single sword led a thousand others, wrapped in the radiance of the stars, and slashed down with immense force!
Boom!
The starlight surged like a tidal wave, arriving in the blink of an eye. The vast net of sword shadows could only resist for less than a moment before being completely devoured.
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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