sbdcsierra Chapter 183 Dragon Qi Test
Chapter 183 Dragon Qi Test
Chapter 183 Dragon Qi Test
"As expected of an unparalleled divine weapon passed down from ancient times!" Feeling the powerful sword intent emanating from the Xuanyuan Sword, Lin Fei felt a little apprehensive.
This Xuanyuan Sword likely doesn't even need human control to unleash the power to instantly kill a master of the Acupoint Realm. It's no exaggeration to say that Emperor Li Yu of Tang, wielding this sword, could directly contend with a master of the Celestial Realm.
Emperor Li Yu of Tang raised his hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword floated in mid-air, slowly rotating and emitting an extremely strong sword light.
"The Emperor observes the aura, transforming the sword into a dragon!" Li Yu's expression turned solemn as he channeled all his inner strength, suddenly extending his finger and pointing it at the Xuanyuan Sword. From within the sword's blade, a series of dragon roars resounded.
"It's the Southern Tang royal family's 'Emperor's Aura Observation Technique'!" Lin Fei thought to himself.
The Emperor's Aura Observation Technique is a closely guarded secret technique of the Southern Tang royal family. Even princes of such noble status as Lin Fei and Li Longqian have no way of learning this secret technique.
This secret art is passed down to only one person per generation—the one who ascends the throne. Only the crown prince can learn this art of observing the emperor's aura. And once mastered, unless one dies, even the emperor cannot change the crown prince.
At the same time, this Emperor's Qi Observation Technique is also the method to activate the Xuanyuan Sword. Only by mastering this secret technique can the power of the Xuanyuan Sword be maximized.
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As Emperor Li Yu of Tang used the Emperor's Aura Observation Technique to activate the Xuanyuan Sword, amidst the resounding roars of dragons, the blade of the Xuanyuan Sword began to change.
The sword grew longer and longer, eventually sprouting limbs and transforming into a gigantic golden dragon, which coiled before the royal ancestral temple.
The giant dragon coiled in mid-air, its eyes as large as city gates, staring down at the people below with dread.
"Now, you two step forward and let the Xuanyuan Sword test your imperial dragon aura," Li Yu said to Lin Fei and the other man.
The imperial dragon aura is not something that ordinary people can possess; only those with the bloodline of the Southern Tang royal family can possess this imperial dragon aura.
This imperial dragon aura has nothing to do with cultivation level. Even members of the royal family who have no cultivation at all may possess extremely pure imperial dragon aura. Moreover, this imperial dragon aura cannot be detected by other methods. Only by possessing both the Xuanyuan Sword and the Imperial Aura Observation Technique can one detect the imperial dragon aura.
Upon hearing the Emperor's words, Li Longqian stepped forward without hesitation, saying, "Father, let me go first!"
Lin Fei also wanted to see what this Xuanyuan Sword test was all about, so he didn't compete with Li Longqian for it.
Li Longqian stepped forward and stood beneath the giant dragon, his head held high, his face filled with unwavering confidence. He believed that although his cultivation was insufficient, he would absolutely not lose to Lin Fei in terms of the Emperor's Dragon Aura.
Emperor Li Yu of Tang activated the incantation of the Emperor's Qi Observation Technique. The golden dragon opened its mouth wide and suddenly spewed out a beam of golden light, completely enveloping Li Longqian.
Amidst the golden light, a miniature golden dragon gradually rose around Li Longqian's body, coiling around him from the top of his head to his toes, constantly swimming around.
Suddenly, the miniature golden dragon split into two, moving back and forth around Li Longqian's body in a clockwise direction.
"The aura of two dragons, indeed, His Highness the Second Prince has potential!"
"The fact that the two dragon energies have separated so quickly shows that the purity of their bloodline is incomparable to that of ordinary royal families."
"It seems even the Xuanyuan Sword will choose the Second Prince!"
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Seeing that Li Longqian quickly developed the aura of two dragons, the civil officials who supported him below also began to discuss among themselves.
The Emperor's Qi Observation Technique has a limited duration, lasting only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Within this limited time, the more dragon energy that can be differentiated, the purer the emperor's bloodline, and the more likely it is to gain the emperor's recognition.
The ability to differentiate the aura of two dragons in a short time is naturally incomparable to the ability to differentiate the aura of two dragons when the incense stick is almost finished burning.
In the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, only those members of the royal family who had differentiated into five dragons or higher were ultimately qualified to succeed as crown prince.
The Five Dragons' Qi means that one's dragon energy has reached a level that can power the Xuanyuan Sword, thus qualifying one to assume the position of ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The aura of the Five Dragons is also the minimum requirement for succeeding to the throne. Those who cannot wield the Xuanyuan Sword are not qualified to take over the Southern Tang Dynasty.
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Soon, Li Longqian's dual dragon energy split again, becoming triple dragon energy, which coiled around his body.
A smug smile appeared on Li Longqian's face—only half of the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, and he has already differentiated the aura of three dragons. At this rate, it will only be a matter of time before he differentiates the aura of five dragons and reaches the threshold of succeeding as the king.
To Li Longqian's disappointment, the imperial dragon aura within him seemed to have been completely exhausted after reaching the level of three dragon auras. In the following time, no fourth dragon aura was generated.
As time ticked by, with only a short time left before the incense stick's time was about to burn, Li Longqian grew increasingly anxious: "Impossible! Daoist Hefeng calculated for me that I possess the aura of a true dragon emperor. How could I only be able to generate three dragon energies?"
Li Longqian was extremely anxious. If he could only generate three dragon energies, he would have no chance of succeeding to the position of crown prince.
A thought struck Li Longqian, and he quietly slipped his hand into his sleeve, while maintaining an expression of utter calm.
"The aura of the three dragons, the aura of the three dragons, why isn't it continuing to split into more dragon energies?"
"Could it be that the power of the Three Dragons is already the limit for His Highness the Second Prince?"
"Alas, it seems that His Highness the Second Prince is ultimately destined to be out of the running for Crown Prince. We should make plans as soon as possible!"
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The ministers below who supported the Second Prince Li Longqian also began to whisper among themselves.
Without a doubt, relying on the aura of three dragons to try and take over the throne is nothing short of a pipe dream.
Many people are even discussing switching sides and no longer supporting the Second Prince Li Longqian, but instead turning to the First Prince Li Longyuan.
Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Look, the dragon energy has split again!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than the dragon energy, which had been still for a long time and everyone thought had stopped splitting, began to move again.
It split into the fourth, fifth, and sixth articles.
When the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was up, Li Longqian's imperial dragon aura had reached the level of six strands, just like the imperial dragon aura that Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty had split off.
With the power of six dragons, he is absolutely qualified to succeed as the crown prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty.