I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 55 - 43 Are You Going to Peep at the Empress Sleeping?

Chapter 55: Chapter 43 Are You Going to Peep at the Empress Sleeping?

Frozen Sky Palace.

Around the sleeping quarters is a meticulously designed landscape garden.

In the center of the courtyard lies an artificial lake, its water so clear that the bottom can be seen. A few water lilies float on the surface, and occasionally, several koi swim through, creating ripples upon ripples.

On the shore, rockeries are piled up, with strange stones protruding. Between the rocks, water trickles, forming small waterfalls,

In the heart of the lake sits an exquisite waterside pavilion, with double eaves and arches, and light blue tassels hanging around, faintly revealing two figures inside.

Yu Youhan, dressed in a purple iris long dress and wearing a Twisted Branch Gold Hairpin, sat on a platform suspended over the water, her tight dress tracing a semi-circular arc. Her toes gently stirred the lake water, attracting small fish to swim around.

She looked less domineering and majestic than usual, her face tender and blushing, like the peach blossoms of springtime.

Chen Mo stood aside, quietly admiring this beautiful "Little Fish Tickling Foot" scene.

"You mean, you went to the Imperial Music Bureau to flirt and encountered an assassination by a Ghost Cultivator?" Yu Youhan’s voice was clear and melodious, like pearls falling on a jade plate.

Flirt? Flirting with loneliness...

Chen Mo sighed silently, saying, "That person claimed to be You Daoist, from the Devouring Ghost Sect. The Soul Summoning Banner originally belonged to him, but was stolen by Qin Wuxiang three years ago. Hearing of Qin Wuxiang’s death at my hands, he traced his way here."

"But with the Vitality Essence and the Divine Skills bestowed by the Empress, dealing with that Ghost Cultivator was easy."

Yu Youhan nodded slightly.

She had given him that Magic Seal originally to protect him.

The path of a Ghost Cultivator focuses on cultivating souls and nurturing ghosts; they are inherently weak. Chen Mo possesses the Soul Capturing Divine Ability; even a fifth-grade Ghost Official couldn’t trouble him much.

"The Devouring Ghost Sect has long been destroyed; this You Daoist must have had some fortuitous encounter, so there’s no worry about retaliation."

"But your Divine Soul..."

Yu Youhan turned her head, a strand of her black hair falling, her eyes flickered like a starry sea as she glanced at him.

Chen Mo gave a wry smile, "I ate too much and felt bloated."

From swallowing the soul power of over a hundred Fierce Ghosts, his Divine Soul had ballooned, the most direct effect being that his senses became extremely sharp— he could sense every minute movement within a hundred yards and his reaction time was extremely fast—

But that was exactly the problem.

His reaction speed was overly fast, yet his movements lagged, like a high-ping warrior.

"You only focus on Body Refinement and not Soul Refinement. Your Purple Mansion Spirit Platform has not yet been developed, rashly devouring too much soul power is like building castles in the air, at best causing mental confusion, at worst damaging your soul and destroying your Spirit Platform, to put it simply, it’s like..."

"A vegetative state?"

"Hmm?"

Yu Youhan asked in confusion, "What is a vegetative state?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "It’s like a plant, unable to move, losing all senses, unaware and unresponsive..."

Yu Youhan nodded, "That term is quite apt. Well, if you were less lucky, you might be in a vegetative state right now."

"..."

Chen Mo hadn’t expected he was almost turned into a large tree, frowned and said, "This Divine Skill actually has side effects?"

Yu Youhan’s jade-like toes continued to stir the small fish, clearly grasping his implication and coldly said, "It’s just like eating; you naturally stop when you’re full. Normally, swallowing a few Fierce Ghosts is enough to feel strained and difficult to continue, but who swallows hundreds continuously? Does this palace really need to tell you this?"

Chen Mo looked slightly embarrassed.

It was like the You Daoist had opened his chest up for a buffet, utterly beyond control.

And besides being "laggy", he didn’t really feel "stuffed".

"Forget it."

Yu Youhan shook her head.

Chen Mo’s figure suddenly soared, uncontrollably flying towards her, and she extended a young green jade finger, gently pressing it on his forehead.

Suddenly, everything went dark in front of his eyes, plunging into boundless darkness.

It seemed to be the end of the universe, without time or space, lacking any sense of up, down, left, or right, only a pure void remained.

"Is this...my Spirit Platform?" Chen Mo realized.

Boom——

Like thunderclap echoing, a ray of light suddenly brightens up within the void.

The ray of light continuously stretches out, turning into a fine line, as if splitting the universe in two.

Boom boom boom——

The entire Spirit Platform tremors, light rising and turbidity descending, gradually becoming distinctly clear.

Vast Soul Power flows like the Milky Way in the sky, converging into a golden figure, nearly transparent, sitting cross-legged like an old monk meditating.

Although the face is blurred, it is not hard to recognize that this is Chen Mo himself.

The previously bloated sensation vanishes, Divine Thought becomes refined and full, without opening his eyes, everything around is clearly visible.

Water ripples stirred by fish at the bottom of the lake, the lifting skirts of the Palace Attendants as they walk, the moths nibbling on leaves on the distant ginkgo tree...

Chen Mo immerses himself in this mysterious sensation, his Divine Thought passing through palaces, unknowingly arriving in front of a luxurious palace, with a vermilion door vertically lined with nine rows of golden nails, and the door plaque inscribed with the words "Yangxin Palace" in silver stroke iron script.

"How audacious!"

Suddenly, a booming reprimand rings beside his ear!

Following closely, an incredibly overwhelming Soul Power surges over, as if Mount Tai is pressing down, attempting to crush him alive!

"Hmph."

A cold snort is heard.

The previously fierce Divine Thought suddenly stiffens, then without any hesitation, it swiftly withdraws as if nothing had ever happened.

Chen Mo retrieves his Divine Thought, his face slightly pale.

That shout just now made him momentarily lose his senses, completely unable to dodge, if not for the Empress promptly intervening, he probably would have suffered serious injuries!

"The palace has just helped you to open the Purple Mansion, condense Spiritual Sense, and you are already seeking death?"

Yu Youhan is somewhat speechless.

At this time, it’s noon, the Empress has just had lunch and is resting in the Yangxin Palace; his previous actions were no different from blatantly barging into the Empress’s bedroom.

Had the long-living star eaten arsenic? Tired of living?

Chen Mo knowing that he almost caused a disaster, chuckled awkwardly, "This feeling is too novel, I couldn’t control myself for a moment."

Yu Youhan said indifferently: "The waters in the palace are deeper than you think. Apart from Frozen Sky Palace, do not recklessly barge into other places. As for the Soul Refining Technique, you are not yet ready, let’s talk when you are about to break through to fifth-grade."

"Thank you, Empress."

Chen Mo bowed respectfully.

Fifth-Level Pure Yang Realm, with Divine Thought condensing Martial Spirit, he was very curious, what would he condense?

"By the way, there has been a strange case in the city recently..."

Chen Mo briefly reported the homicide on White Tower Street.

Yu Youhan showed no interest, "Tiandu City is full of diverse elements, it’s normal for a few Little Demons to sneak in, the one who should be troubled is the Empress, you should not meddle too much."

"I do have something for you to do..."

...

Yangxin Palace.

Outside the high wall, Eunuch Jin clad in a Python Robe wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Just now, he captured a probing Divine Thought, thinking it was a petty thief daring to intrude the palace, just about to obliterate it when an extremely daunting pressure followed.

Had he not run fast, he would almost have been done for...

Aside from her, who else would dare to act so recklessly in the palace?

"This place is where the Empress rests, not some confidential location, could Imperial Consort Yu be trying to peek at the Empress sleeping?"

Eunuch Jin’s old face was full of question marks.