The Immortal Cultivation World of Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy-Chapter 292. You can call me Baron Qi Beilin

Fang Zhou returned to his room and entered the gourd space.

Ya Zi Nu and Luo Xuan, under Fang Zhou’s orders, have been buried in a pile of books searching for historical anecdotes and strange stories about the Chu Kingdom.

Neither of them, belonging to the Demon Sect and the Cult, ever imagined that one day they would find themselves buried in a pile of books, reading day and night like scholarly nerds.

Fang Zhou approached them and inquired about the ceremony of the Crown Prince Regent’s accession.

He didn’t have high hopes, but unexpectedly, the two spoke fluently and convincingly.

Every emperor of Chu Kingdom has a traditional ceremony upon ascension: the showcasing of martial prowess.

The founding emperor of Chu Kingdom seized the throne through martial prowess and didn’t want her descendants to forget this valor, thus she established a rule that every future emperor must perform a ceremony displaying their own martial skill before ascending the throne.

Previous emperors adhered to this tradition seriously, including displays of swordsmanship, horsemanship, archery, and combat.

However, over time, this ceremony has been greatly simplified. By the time it reached Emperor Qiao Zhi’s generation, although the tradition was not abolished, it had become purely performative.

As Crown Prince Regent, Qiao Sen’s ceremony in the Chu Kingdom was known as the ’mini-ascension,’ and naturally, he had to adhere to this martial prowess demonstration.

It was now reduced to three steps: riding a horse to the front of Chaotian Hall, symbolizing horsemanship, then shooting a target a few steps away with a red-tipped arrow, symbolizing archery.

Finally, with a sword, stepping over a kneeling samurai, symbolizing swordsmanship and overcoming enemies, thus completing the ceremony.

This simplified ceremony could even be performed by a child, and for Qiao Sen, it posed no challenge.

However, Di Ao planned to serve as Qiao Sen’s opponent at the end of the ceremony, being the samurai who gets stepped over.

Even though the ceremony is simplified, according to the Chu Kingdom’s tradition, the emperor must genuinely defeat this opponent to complete the ceremony.

One could easily guess whether Di Ao would obediently allow Qiao Sen to step over him.

If Qiao Sen were knocked down by Di Ao during the ceremony, it would be humiliating, and according to tradition, he would have no right to ascend the throne.

Knowing Di Ao’s plan, Fang Zhou couldn’t help but marvel. Di Ao truly was formidable; this move was no longer a conspiracy but rather a clever use of rules—a legitimate stratagem.

If it weren’t for Fang Zhou and Yu Qing, Qiao Sen might already have been pinned down and beaten by Di Ao.

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After leaving the gourd space, under the cover of night, Fang Zhou stepped on the Xuanyuan Sword and headed to the Crown Prince Mansion.

Though lights were brightly lit inside, in the middle of the night, Qiao Sen was naturally resting.

Fang Zhou didn’t disturb anyone and quietly arrived outside Qiao Sen’s bedroom.

Outside Qiao Sen’s bedroom, two hidden presences ensured her safety—one her loyal royal attendant, the other Gou Cheng.

Initially nearly exposed by Yu Qing, continuing to hide his identity seemed unnecessary.

But on second thought, continuing to hide didn’t cause any loss, as the True Mother God Sect surely kept an eye on the Crown Prince Mansion and Yu Qing’s activities; there was no need to rashly engage with them.

The royal attendant posed no threat; Gou Cheng was the troublesome one.

Fang Zhou sneaked up behind Gou Cheng and cast an Illusion Control Technique from afar.

Gou Cheng quietly fell into the illusion, though whether it would last five full minutes was uncertain.

While Gou Cheng was caught in the illusion, Fang Zhou quietly opened the window to Qiao Sen’s bedroom; the royal attendant hidden in the shadows was completely unaware of his presence.

The bedroom was lavishly decorated, Qiao Sen lay in bed, sound asleep, with a faint smile on her face, as though dreaming a good dream.

Fang Zhou walked over and lifted the covers, surprised to find Qiao Sen liked to sleep nude.

Examining her, Fang Zhou noticed the young girl’s development was quite good, her bust nearly matched Di Ao’s—truly destined enemies.

Fang Zhou picked up the clothes nearby and threw them over Qiao Sen, then took out the gourd treasure to suck her inside.

Qiao Sen was awake when the clothes were thrown on her but fell asleep again after being sucked into the gourd.

Fang Zhou immediately followed, putting on a comical mask, then waking Qiao Sen.

Restartled and confused, Qiao Sen awoke and was shocked to find herself in a strange place.

"Who are you?"

She clutched her clothes, staring warily at Fang Zhou, her expression slightly panicked.

To avoid the royal attendant and Gou Cheng and silently bring her here surely required a powerful Cultivator.

Qiao Sen didn’t think she could deal with such a formidable Cultivator; after all, she was only in the Qi Refinement Realm.

"Put your clothes on first."

Fang Zhou said in a low voice.

Qiao Sen quickly dressed and then suspiciously eyed Fang Zhou, asking, "Could you be Mr. Ling?"

Male Cultivators in this world aren’t many, and Qiao Sen hadn’t seen many growing up; only upon arriving at the Heavenly Sword Sect did she meet Fang Zhou and Gou Cheng, so naturally, she suspected the newcomer.

Fang Zhou firmly denied it: "What Mr. Ling—I am Qi Beilin; you may call me Baron Qi Beilin."

"Baron Qi Beilin?"

Qiao Sen was slightly startled; she had never heard this name before.

Realizing Fang Zhou showed no hostility, Qiao Sen relaxed a bit, curiously asking, "Lord Qi Beilin, what is this place? Why did you bring me here?"

"This is the Divine Soul Realm; your body remains in the Crown Prince Mansion, but your Divine Soul was brought into this world accessible only to Divine Souls."

Fang Zhou spouted nonsense: "As for why—it’s because you are facing a grave danger. In three days, during your accession ceremony, Di Ao plans to be your opponent at the end. If you cannot defeat her, you will not complete the ceremony and your Qiao Family will be shamed."

"What?!"

Qiao Sen was alarmed, not doubting the truth of the matter. Given Di Ao’s character, this was indeed possible.

And beating Qiao Sen during the ceremony followed fair rules, leaving no room for criticism.

"What should I do?!"

Qiao Sen was extremely anxious, unable to figure a solution.

With Di Ao’s position and status, wanting to be the final samurai of the ceremony, no one could stop her.

Qiao Sen had to face her, but Di Ao was in the Foundation Establishment Realm, Qiao Sen only in the Qi Refining Realm—no match.

"Don’t worry; I’m here to help you solve this problem."

Seeing Qiao Sen’s anxious face, Fang Zhou comforted her: "This Divine Soul Realm’s time flows thirty times faster than outside; three days outside grants you three months here. I’ll train you during these three months to defeat Di Ao."

Upon hearing Fang Zhou’s words, Qiao Sen couldn’t help but smile wryly: "Senior, you don’t know my situation is quite unique; not three months, even three years, and I can’t defeat Di Ao."