I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 412 - 261: Lawless and Unrestrained

Li Jizhou took Li Qingyun around the city in a most humiliating manner, and finally, he entered Prince Yun’s Mansion single-handedly!

"This concubine greets His Highness the Seventh Prince!"

"This humble servant greets His Highness the Seventh Prince!"

...

No matter what they thought in Prince Yun’s Mansion, in front of Li Jizhou, all they could do was kneel.

However, facing the greetings from the princess consort and others, Li Jizhou was unyielding: "Hmph! Today, there is no Seventh Prince, only an elder of the Li family... and you, the unfilial descendants of the Li family! Open the doors, let the people outside have a good look."

If he acted purely as the Seventh Prince, he would have to meet Prince Yun as an equal because they were both princes.

But in terms of seniority, he was undoubtedly the eldest here.

The princess consort and others understood this, and thus greeted him as the Seventh Prince.

"Yes, this unfilial descendant greets the Ancestral Grandfather!" At this moment, however, they were helpless.

Li Jizhou strode to the head seat of the mansion and sat down unceremoniously.

"Where is my great-grandson? The Ancestral Grandfather is here, and he hasn’t come to pay his respects yet?" Naturally, he was speaking of the current Prince Yun.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the mansion had a look of bitterness. It was clear that Li Jizhou had no respect for Prince Yun today and might even humiliate him further.

In such a situation, who dared to summon Prince Yun?

"Reporting to the Ancestral Grandfather, Prince Yun has been in seclusion for many years; it is not intentional." The princess consort stepped forward with trepidation.

"Hmph! In seclusion for many years? No wonder such unfilial descendants have been raised." Li Jizhou sneered, looking at Li Qingyun, who was still incapacitated and unrecognizable.

The people in the mansion were like cicadas in winter, too afraid to speak.

"Since he has been in seclusion for many years, let him concentrate on his cultivation. I, as an elder, will temporarily take over his position and let capable descendants take charge."

Clunk~

With these words, everyone in the mansion was dumbfounded.

Goodness, is he directly forcing Prince Yun to abdicate?

Has the Seventh Prince become this presumptuous?

Knowing there was no room left to back down, the princess consort took a deep breath and looked at Li Jizhou: "May I ask, Ancestral Grandfather, what great misdeed has my Qingyun committed to warrant such public humiliation? This truly damages the royal family’s dignity."

Li Jizhou curled his lips slightly, walked up to the princess consort, and lifted her chin with his hand.

Rumble~

This scene instantly stirred the onlookers, including the citizens of Black Stone City outside.

The Seventh Prince, so bold, dared to publicly dishonor the Princess Consort Yun?

The princess consort was even momentarily stunned, slow to react, as Li Jizhou held her delicate chin, lifting her head.

"Grandson’s wife, my great-grandson was arrogant and reckless in Black Stone City, wanting to imprison his ancestor and cruelly harmed the Divinity Transformation guard. Such conduct, is it not a great misdeed?" Li Jizhou smiled gently.

The princess consort quickly turned her head to avoid Li Jizhou’s lecherous hand.

In her heart, she silently groaned, fully aware of what happened at the Black Stone Workshop.

What Li Jizhou said was indeed true, but the only inaccuracy was that at the time, Li Jizhou had not revealed his identity.

As for harming the Divinity Transformation guard, Li Qingyun did it to curry favor with Li Jizhou, which ironically became his excuse.

"Enough talk, let all my great-grandsons stand out, let the Ancestral Grandfather see who is capable of taking the position of Prince Yun!"

Prince Yun’s seventeen sons glanced at each other, but ultimately, none stood out.

All knew that what Li Jizhou said now didn’t matter; it was merely a farce.

And indeed, today’s incident was sure to be reported to the Saint Emperor Li Yuan by Prince Yun’s Mansion.

The Saint Emperor would not ignore such blatant disregard for royal dignity.

Seeing no one stand out, Li Jizhou wasn’t angry and swept his gaze over everyone.

After a moment, he slowly leaned back on the throne: "Not a single decent descendant, my great-grandson has truly disgraced the Li royal family!"

"In that case, I will temporarily manage things so that you unfilial descendants can learn properly."

"..."

"The Seventh Prince wants to act as Prince Yun?"

"Has the Seventh Prince gone mad?"

"What absurd behavior!"

In an instant, everyone stared at Li Jizhou in disbelief.

What he did today was practically lawless, outrageous behavior.

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Inside the secret chamber of Prince Yun’s Mansion,

The room was piled high with Spirit Stones, and through a Spirit Gathering Array, Spiritual Qi continuously streamed into Yun Prince Li Chen, sitting cross-legged in the center.

But at this moment, Li Chen had stopped cultivating, his face dark as he glared at the water screen before him.

"Replacing Prince Yun?"

"Acting as Prince Yun?"

As he watched, a cold smile appeared on Li Chen’s shadowed face.

But after a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, and he took out a communication token from his Storage Ring.

This communication token had arrived a few days prior,

He glanced at it again: Kill Old Qi, and the world will be ours!

"Kill Old Qi!" Clenching the token tightly for a moment, he looked back at the water screen displaying Li Jizhou’s misdeeds, silently sighing.

With things as they were, how could he kill him?

Surely everyone in the Jiuli Dynasty knew that he, Prince Yun Li Chen, hated the Seventh Prince most at this moment.

If anything happened to the Seventh Prince, the Saint Emperor would first come after Li Chen.

"Is this young brat truly so reckless, or... incredibly wise in his simplicity?"

After some contemplation, Li Chen finally gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

It was no time to emerge from seclusion, nor was it a good time for assassination; he could only bide his time, waiting for the Saint Emperor to be informed.

Before Li Jizhou stepped into Prince Yun’s Mansion, he had already ordered someone to send a message to the Imperial City, reporting all of Li Jizhou’s deeds at Black Stone City and providing real-time updates.

Unexpectedly, the Saint Emperor Li Yuan would soon find out.

But it was uncertain how Li Yuan would handle it.

"Create an uproar, then! Let’s see what you can stir up. Once you’re out of favor with Li Yuan and lose the status of Crown Prince forever, let’s see how you remain arrogant!"

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Li Chen chose to shut off the water screen, calming his mind, focusing on cultivation.

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Everyone in the mansion simultaneously received Li Chen’s message, all reluctantly bowing their heads.

Cause a fuss, will you? Let’s see how long you can keep it up.

"Summon all stewards of the mansion!"

"Gather all Divinity Transformation cultivators!"

"Have all industry managers report!"

...

Disregarding the attitudes of those in the mansion, Li Jizhou gave his commands directly.

However, when he gave the orders, there was no response below.

The people had reached the limit of merely not stopping his chaos as per Prince Yun’s instructions; how could they still cooperate with him?

"Hmm? Are you all deaf?" Li Jizhou’s cold gaze swept over them.

Keenly aware, everyone kept their heads low, eyes fixed downward, unmoved.

Li Jizhou coldly chuckled, randomly pointing at someone and signaling to Hong Luan.

"Slap!" The black whip struck suddenly.

The person immediately raised their head.

"What’s your name? What’s your position?"

"Reporting to His Highness the Seventh Prince, this humble servant is just a menial in the mansion." The person cupped their fists.

A menial? A menial can stand in the great hall alongside the princess consort? Li Jizhou sneered.

"How dare a menial trespass in the mansion’s restricted areas? It seems Prince Yun’s seclusion has left the mansion unmanaged. I shall manage it well on his behalf. Guards, execute him!"

The person paused slightly, only relaxing when they sensed no movement around them.

Yet, in the next moment, a beam of azure light flashed.

"Pour~" The Cyan Dome’s method remained swift and ruthless, abrupt.

As the head flew, a light beam from Hong Luan’s brow captured the Primordial Spirit escaping the body.

"Old Zhu!"

"Unthinkable!"

"Audacious!"

...

Suddenly, exclamations of shock echoed through the mansion’s hall.

The person was the mansion’s second steward, a Late Stage of Nascent Soul and half-step Divinity Transformation, a loyal servant of Prince Yun.

They hadn’t expected the half-demon maidservant accompanying Li Jizhou, who was only a Tier Four Early Stage, to become the first sacrificial soul in his act of making an example.

What’s more hateful was that the maid held the person’s Primordial Spirit captive.

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince, you..." The princess consort looked at Li Jizhou with hatred.

The second steward was also her confidant.

"Grandson’s wife, how is the Ancestral Grandfather?" Li Jizhou smiled gently, teasingly looking at the princess consort.