Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting with brother's wife and young sister Chapter 924 488: Emperor Yu's Choice!

Right then, Liu Sheng approached and, catching sight of Chen Xuan's look, immediately grasped the cause of his concern.

"Really?"

"Nonsense! I'm not the type to mess around with you!"

Liu Sheng shot him a stern glare, offering scant courtesy.

"Haha! Excellent!"

With matters thus settled, they would simply watch events unfold.

"Hold off on celebrating too soon. Know this: the sub-realm coordinates lie within the Imperial Palace. None but Your Majesty may access it—not Princes or Princesses."

"Heed Zhan Tian's recent words. Fail to honor Great Yu's prestige, and Your Majesty will withhold the information."

"Thus, securing those sub-realm coordinates rests entirely on your own efforts."

"I get it!"

Chen Xuan nodded firmly—a king's word stands true!

"One more vital reminder: your Peak Seventh Layer Dao Realm power falls short against the continent's top prodigies."

"Central Continent's might eclipses all others; no need to delve into why just yet."

"You must grow far stronger!"

"At minimum, endure..."

At that instant, Liu Sheng halted, deliberating intently; shortly after, "Early stage of the eighth layer of Dao Realm!"

"That's the minimum requirement!"

He emphasized once more.

Not conquer, merely endure.

Even so, immense pressure weighed on Chen Xuan, yet... "I can achieve it!"

Suddenly, his face hardened with resolve as he declared it boldly.

For Human Realm, for their sake, success was non-negotiable, impossibility be damned!

"Hmm!"

Satisfied, Liu Sheng nodded; his caution wasn't provocation but necessity—without it, hope might vanish entirely.

Central Continent's prodigies posed the gravest threat.

Emperor Venerable's involvement made it utterly horrifying!

...

Chen Xuan and Xiaoqi departed the Three Judicial Departments; knowing his long stay ahead, Chen Xuan intended to tour the Imperial City and nearby provinces with him for enjoyment, offering recompense.

Seven days passed!

Three Judicial Departments!

"Daddy must head back first—message me if anything arises!"

Chen Xuan ruffled his hair, reluctance surging within.

No alternative existed; Zhan Tian's care outshone his own.

"Rest easy, Daddy. I'll train hard!"

Xiaoqi smiled brightly, hiding his own reluctance to spare Chen Xuan worry.

"Hmm!"

The sensation echoed his solitary boarding school days from childhood.

For Xiaoqi, though, it marked vital growth.

Chen Xuan then bowed profoundly to Zhan Tian. "I'll leave Xiaoqi in Elder Zhan's hands."

"No concerns—under my watch, he'll thrive beyond your care."

"Beyond Great Yu, I'll muster Three Judicial Departments' full resources for his upbringing."

"Surpassing you will come effortlessly!"

Zhan Tian brimmed with assurance.

Time was short, yet his skills made eclipsing Chen Xuan seem straightforward.

"Haha!"

Chen Xuan laughed softly. "The boy looks forward to it."

Outshining the master, with Xiaoqi as his son—what greater joy?

Such a sight filled him with delight.

"Daddy's off!"

Chen Xuan bent low, embracing Xiaoqi tightly.

"Farewell, Daddy!"

Xiaoqi waved goodbye, eyes tracing Chen Xuan's retreating figure until tears welled, yet he held them back fiercely.

"Fine lad he is!"

Zhan Tian stepped beside Xiaoqi, clasping his tiny hand in calloused grip. "Next encounter, stun your father with progress!"

"Hmm!"

Xiaoqi nodded energetically, eyes locked determinedly on Zhan Tian.

...

Zhan Tian escorted Xiaoqi to Library Pavilion's tenth floor!

To accelerate his cultivation, he funneled the bulk of Enlightenment Stone's power there.

This caused the ninth floor's four cultivators' progress to plummet abruptly.

"What's happening?"

Bamboo Garden's brow creased deeply.

He glanced upward at the tenth level—for that boy?

"Zhan Tian's chosen a fresh favorite!"

Closing his eyes leisurely, he resumed cultivation; speed had dropped sharply, but dwarfed outside rates by multiples.

Sufficient!

"Why?"

Zongzheng's forehead wrinkled; at this pace, fifth layer Dao Realm might come, but not its peak before Dead Zone's awakening.

That...

All at once, his expression soured.

Wu Yue, however, stayed composed and even sensed a wave of relief. Though he had boasted about vying for the minister role right in front of Zhan Tian, his long stretch of cultivation had indeed elevated his power by a huge margin.

Deep down, only he truly understood how insufficient it remained.

Those lofty declarations made before Zhan Tian now compelled him to chase after it, mounting immense pressure that nearly crushed his spirit.

He grasped Zhan Tian's intentions perfectly; by dragging Xiaoqi straight to the tenth level, it laid bare his expectations.

"Being a handyman isn't bad either."

Wu Yue whispered to himself, a subtle smile creeping across his face.

This revealed he wasn't ordinary at all—at the very least, he possessed sharp self-awareness.

Such clarity eluded the vast majority of people.

Ye Chen, without doubt, stood as the most thrilled; inherently laid-back, he'd never eyed the minister position and even harbored quiet disdain for it.

Still, his gifts towered over everyone in the Three Judicial Departments.

Without any surprises, that coveted minister seat was rightfully his.

To sidestep it entirely, he put on a deliberately nonchalant act, scheming to let down Zhan Tian.

Yet, against all odds, he soon found himself seized and shoved into the ninth level.

Not to mention enduring a flurry of beatings.

Left with no recourse—eager to dodge further punishment—he knuckled down to serious cultivation; in this brief span, his Dao Realm fifth layer surged to its pinnacle, while his Spirit Cultivator climbed to the third layer of Dao, teetering on the brink of the fourth.

Switch places with anyone else, and who wouldn't burst with uncontainable joy?

But he... discovered zero delight within.

This development was ideal!

"Hmm... let's cultivate well!"

"Haha!"