Chapter 56: The Power of Dragon and Phoenix

  Teaching Diao Chan to use the dual hammers is just the beginning, Liu Xuan also intends to create the nine-section whip. Once Diao Chan has reached a certain level of mastery, using both sets of weapons in tandem will likely make her nearly invincible even in the midst of chaos.

  Of course, Liu Xuan didn't necessarily want Diao Chan to go to the battlefield. Mainly because he found that not only was Diao Chan beautiful, but her talent also far surpassed ordinary people. Even judging by Liu Xuan's previous standards, he wouldn't easily let go of such a good seedling.

  Moreover, although Diao Chan doesn't have any special physique, a woman like her who has achieved success in cultivation would be greatly beneficial to the man if they were to form a Daoist partnership. Liu Xuan had been thinking about this for some time and was considering directly cultivating Diao Chan himself, which would also allow him to further increase his own cultivation speed.

  This idea was not a sudden thought, in fact when Liu Xuan decided to cultivate the Heavenly Dragon Qi, he had already considered this aspect - cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Qi required becoming an emperor, and as an emperor, the three palaces and six courts were also a great resource, it would be too wasteful if they weren't utilized.

  At that time, Liu Xuan had considered using another set of techniques to complement the Heavenly Son Dragon Qi, which would allow him to speed up his cultivation. After searching through his memories, he finally selected a technique that could warm up the Phoenix Qi in his body, then removed some parts that would conflict with the Heavenly Son Dragon Qi, retaining only the beneficial cultivation methods. Finally, he combined some of the techniques from when he first created the Heavenly Son Dragon Qi and modified them into a set of techniques that complemented the Heavenly Son Dragon Qi.

  This set of techniques doesn't have a name, but the practitioner must be a woman and she must be someone who has practiced Tianzi Longqi. Then, by borrowing the Tianzi Longqi from the man's body, it transforms into a strand of Fenghuang Qi in her body. After slowly nourishing it, she can eventually cultivate the elegant and noble aura of the Fenghuang within herself, which will complement the Tianzi Longqi in the man's body, allowing both to simultaneously increase their powers.

  To put it simply, it starts with Liu Xuan's basic skills, then his woman cultivates and expands this true energy, which in turn helps Liu Xuan to quickly improve his own cultivation, and then uses the stronger true yuan to continue nourishing his phoenix power, thus forming a virtuous cycle.

  So, the one who truly benefits from this cultivation method is still Liu Xuan. It can even be said that the woman who cultivated the Phoenix's power was an existence serving to cultivate the Dragon Qi of the Son of Heaven. To put it bluntly, his approach is similar to some evil Dao masters raising their cauldrons, except he is slightly better than those people in that he will give these women a share of the benefits.

  For example, the woman who cultivated the power of the phoenix, not only can she stay young forever, but also make her figure gradually become perfect. In short, it is a super beauty-enhancing technique that can make beauties even more perfect.

  At the same time, practicing this skill can also achieve longevity, and it can be used to fight with others like ordinary skills. However, in the end, the one who benefits is still Liu Xuan - that woman becomes beautiful, her figure improves, and ultimately, he himself is the one who enjoys it. So when he created this skill, he didn't have any good intentions.

  At first, Liu Xuan had chosen Cai Yan. After seeing Cai Yan in person and observing his qualifications, he found that they were not bad and was an excellent choice. Therefore, during this period of time, he helped Cai Yan secretly adjust his body, doing preparatory work for cultivation, but unfortunately, Cai Yan's body was weak and could only be adjusted slowly before starting to cultivate.

  It was unexpected that after bringing Diao Chan into the palace for this period of time, it was discovered that Diao Chan's qualifications were actually better than Cai Yan's. Adding to the fact that Diao Chan had been learning dance since childhood and her physical condition was also better than Cai Yan's, seeing such a situation inevitably gave rise to thoughts in her mind - could it be that these famous women in history all have good qualifications?

  This is just a guess, Liu Xuan cannot make a definitive statement yet, but if it's really like that, then what about Zhen Miao, Er Qiao and other women, they can't be let off even more, all of them will be caught back to the palace.

  When I think of the time when these women in the palace cultivate the power of the phoenix together, at that time, my own cultivation speed of the heavenly dragon's aura will not break through the sky?

  Thinking happily, speaking with Diao Chan also became much more casual, not like the usual stiff face, but rather made Diao Chan relax a lot.

  Liu Xuan didn't know that after Diao Chan found out she was being sent into the palace, she suddenly became at a loss.

  Even though she had seen the harsh realities of the world since childhood, after understanding her own identity and status, she knew that sooner or later she would have to do things she didn't want to do.

  However, entering the palace to serve the emperor and possibly becoming an imperial concubine was still too shocking for Cai Gui Ren - she had never thought that among all the things she might encounter, serving the emperor and noble ladies would be one of them.

  She was clear about her own identity, to put it bluntly, she was just a servant in the Situ Mansion, and even some trusted house slaves were not as good as her - the trusted house slaves would not be sent away casually, but this kind of song girl, if necessary, could be sent away casually, to put it bluntly, not as good as some beloved objects of the master's family.

  With such an identity, it was impossible to enter the palace, but something unexpected happened, and Diao Chan suddenly didn't know how to react.

  "Are you happy?"

  At least entering the imperial palace, even if it's as the emperor's woman, presumably the emperor wouldn't have a habit of giving away his own women. So her future life should be much more stable, and looking at it this way, it seems to be better than continuing to live in the Situ manor.

  But... is the imperial city really a good place to settle down? She didn't know.

  Diaochan was still young and immature, so after entering the palace, she appeared very constrained. Every day, she made an effort to do her own duty well, not daring to think about anything more, and also had a hint of fear towards Liu Xuan.

  Until recently, Liu Xuan would occasionally teach her to practice some things, and she gradually adapted. When facing Liu Xuan, she was no longer so frightened, at least not as nervous as before, always worried that she might do something wrong.

  She didn't know that after letting go, her movements were no longer so stiff, and instead, she showed off her original charm. Liu Xuan also looked at her with a bright expression, muttering to himself: "Indeed an absolute beauty, I really don't know where Wang Yun found her."

  After a while, the wine and dishes sent by Diao Chan had been eaten up. Without letting Diao Chan leave, he kept her by his side, handling some trivial matters on one hand and finding time to talk with Diao Chan on the other.

  For example, a troublesome government affair was put aside, and he asked casually: "What do you usually do with Imperial Concubine Cai in the palace?"

  He was really curious about this, and during the Han Dynasty, there wasn't much to do for entertainment anyway. Cai Yan was also a princess consort, so she couldn't just wander around everywhere, she could only turn around in the deep palace, at most she would get bored and ask her father to come over and chat with her.

  Having Diao Chan by his side can alleviate some of the loneliness, but no matter how much he talks, it's hard to bear the daily conversations, especially when there's nothing much to talk about.

  "The princess spends her days reading books or strolling around in the palace."

  Diao Chan thought for a moment, Cai Yan's daily life was quite regular. After getting up in the morning to serve the emperor at court, she basically stayed in the Xuan Shi reading books. When the emperor finished his court session, if it coincided with lunchtime, she would have lunch with the emperor and take a walk together, chatting. If not, she would wander around on her own until having dinner with the emperor.

  Thinking about it, it's really boring, unfortunately, Liu Xuan didn't have any other way for the time being, and could only think to himself: Help her adjust her body meridians as soon as possible, then let her start cultivating, at least there would be something to do.

  Then she asked Diao Chan, and only then did she know that Diao Chan could do a few more things - practice dancing, and in these days she could also practice the things Liu Xuan taught her.

  "Those skills will come in handy later."

  Diao Chan cleverly responded with a sound, then seeing Liu Xuan not speaking, she also stood quietly there.

  After a while, Xun Yu came in and reported: "The Prince of Chenliu requests an audience with Your Majesty."

  "Huh?"

  Chenliu King and Hongnong King, these are two younger brothers of Liu Xuan. According to the original rules, the two who had already been enfeoffed as kings should have left the capital long ago.

  However, the current situation is chaotic, and the court's controlled territory has shrunk to just a tiny bit. Moreover, the world is already in chaos, and if these two were to leave the capital, they might be controlled by some vassal lord, who knows what kind of trouble would arise. Therefore, they stayed in Chang'an City all along.

  Originally, I wanted to arrange two mansions for the two of them, and then assign servants, maids, and some guards. However, recently it's been busy and chaotic, plus the two are still young, and Chen Liu Xie, the King of Luoyang, has fallen ill due to traveling, so this matter was put aside. They've been living in the palace all along, I don't know how they thought of coming to see me today?

  His younger brother wanted to see him, and Liu Xuan did not avoid meeting him. He directly called Chenliu King Liu Xie to come in. After the brothers met, they followed the etiquette and paid their respects, then took their seats separately.

  "Why did Bohe come to see me today?"

  Liu Xie sat up straight, seeing Liu Xuan's inquiry, and directly opened his mouth: "Recently, I have been fortunate enough to receive care, but my second brother and I have lived in the palace for a long time, so it is not suitable..."

  Liu Xie was ill recently, but now he has recovered. If he continues to live in the palace, it's not suitable. Liu Bian may not think about this and only thinks that living with his older brother is fine, but Liu Xie is smarter than him and knows that if they continue to live like this, even if Liu Xuan doesn't mind, the ministers will have something to say.

  It's better to take the initiative to move out than to be driven out of the palace at that time, at least it looks good on the surface.

  Liu Xuan naturally understood the situation, so he didn't think much about it. Since Liu Xie and Liu Bian were preparing to move out, he would arrange for them to do so. Anyway, the current situation in Chang'an was stable, and even if the two of them moved out, there wouldn't be any danger.

  As for moving out afterwards, the expenses of the two will naturally be borne by the imperial court, and there is no worry. In consideration of their brotherly relationship, Liu Xuan also prepared a gift for them: to ensure their health and longevity for this life.