After the emperor left, Qingyi had to endure a seemingly endless series of rituals.

Finally, they confirmed what was necessary: the pendant had accepted him.

In reality, Qingyi had been rejected in almost all of these rituals.

However, all it took was a slight trace of his bloodline Qi to suddenly solve the entire problem.

Apparently, even magical arrays recognized that, sometimes, it was better to give in so as not to be shattered.

After all this, Qingyi had a long conversation with the bishop.

There, he learned more about the current political situation of the Rose Empire and his true mission.

Of course, the bishop did not say too much.

All Qingyi knew was that, in some way, it had something to do with the ancestral spirit that he and Aeryn had eliminated in that forest.

After all that, Qingyi was released.

He even received his own residence in the capital, decided by the church itself.

Their goddess must have been fuming to see her followers treating so well someone she hated so much.

But honestly, it wasn't exactly a luxurious place.

Still, it was certainly more than enough for an imperial middle-class family to live in.

It was a two-story concrete and wood building.

The house had two bathrooms and two bedrooms, as well as a kitchen and a nicely furnished living room.

It was one of many houses that the church kept ready for mid-level officials and priests.

After making sure everything was in order and checking that there were no magical spying devices, Qingyi left.

But now, he was accompanied.

At his right side was Jin Meilin, whose noble face and beautiful black eyes showed deep impression.

She really couldn't believe that one day in her life she would be able to see a city whose glory, size, and beauty were equivalent to that of the Illuminated Imperial Capital.

Margareth, on the other hand, had lived in the capital for a long time.

Right now, she kept her eyes focused on one of the many magical towers surrounding the city.

When she left this region, she had barely reached the fifth ring.

Although talented, she was simply not comparable to the true great geniuses.

She was very lucky to have even been selected by the church to manage those lands in the east.

But now, everything had changed.

She had recently reached the ninth ring, just before Isabel Valemont reached the seventh ring.

But that wasn't all.

Although Feiyan couldn't make pills for her, Qingyi still bought enough pills for her to raise her mana heart to the transcendent level.

She was no longer just an above-average talent.

Qingyi noticed her gaze and brought his hands to her long golden hair, caressing it.

"If you want, we can go there soon. I haven't been given any responsibilities yet," Qingyi said.

"But first, we have to go to the Five Colors Pavilion. Your husband needs to cultivate a little, hahaha."

Qingyi laughed loudly, planting a kiss on Margareth's cheek.

Ignoring the envious glances, he simply walked toward the huge building on the horizon.

The Five Colors Pavilion branch in the Rose Empire was simply incomparable to the branch in the Blue Sea Kingdom.

It was easily twice the size and was guarded by an Ancestral Emperor.

The moment Qingyi, Margareth, and Meilin entered there, the air around them changed.

From the darkness that took over the floor, a figure emerged.

That was one of the Shadows of the Gold King.

"Young Miss Meilin, it is an honor to have you here."

The shadow bowed, turning its face toward Qingyi.

'So that was the man Young Miss Meilin had chosen, a True Immortal despite being only in his early twenties. That wasn't bad at all.'

"Young Master Qingyi." The shadow bowed again.

"I want to talk to my father, are the communication arrays working?" Meilin asked, stepping forward.

"Certainly, young lady."

The shadow spoke and quickly guided them to the upper floors and then to his office.

There wasn't even a hint of displeasure on his face as he gave up his chair to Jin Meilin.

At the end of the day, he was a servant of the Gold King, but also a servant of the Gold King's children.

Unless it was directly against an order from the Gold King himself, the word of his children was law.

Of course, this didn't apply to everyone.

In the end, only those whom the shadows saw value in could be treated so well.

The shadows' only obligation to the rest was to keep them alive and breathing, nothing more.

While Meilin and Margareth made contact with the other continent, the shadow guided Qingyi to one of the many cultivation rooms in that huge building.

There, the handsome young man locked himself in.

Honestly, the Qi density wasn't good.

This was probably due to the lack of spirit veins and the fact that this cultivation room was only maintained by superior Qi crystals.

But Qingyi didn't think much of it.

It was, at least, infinitely superior to cultivating in an environment where the Qi around him was depleted with every breath he took.

With a soft sigh, Qingyi knelt down, opening his status screen.

[Name: Long Qingyi

Age: 21

Cultivation: First Stage Of The True Immortal Realm (5T lust points to upgrade)

Affinities: Lightning: 1500 - Sword: 1000 - Fire: 1500 - Ice: 1500 – Space: 1500 – Light: 1500 – Shadow: 1500 - Charm: 1500 (can be upgraded in the lust store)

Spiritual roots: Immortal-level Primordial Creation Seed spirit root (Lightning, sword, fire, ice, space, light, shadow) (10T lust points to upgrade, new roots can be bought in the lust store).

Lineage: Blood of the Corruption Dragon God (Transcendental grade, 10T lust points to upgrade.)

Constitution: Primordial Dragon Body (Transcendental grade, 10T lust points to upgrade.)

Lust points: 65,562,736,930]

Those numbers didn't exactly make him excited, but he could only shake his head.

Sure, he could have a few nights of sex with his wives, which would be more than enough to make him rich again.

But Qingyi preferred to take care of the most urgent matter for him first.

He had acquired new spiritual roots, but he had not acquired any techniques that utilized these new roots.

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