After resolving the Dragon Xiaoyao issue, Bai Zhou returned to Ming Capital.
Bai Zhou believes the collaboration with Holy Spirit Church is highly likely to succeed.
After all, the Holy Spirit Church is essentially a cult, and what it needs most are believers.
Managing a country doesn't really hold much appeal for them.
The Holy Spirit Church does not need state control; it only needs to obtain the status of a "state religion" and be able to legally spread widely within the Sun Moon Empire.
Both parties would benefit from the cooperation, and Bai Zhou believed that the collaboration had a very high probability of success.
Of course, it's okay if it doesn't work out.
At worst, we can just work with Dragon Xiaoyao to kill Ye Xishui.
Ye Xishui is incredibly strong, and he suffered a traumatic experience when he was young, which caused mental problems; he's like a madman.
Therefore, Bai Zhou felt that enslaving the other party was too risky, and it would be better to just kill them directly.
It's just a matter of using up a few more wish attempts...
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Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the dormitory balcony, Bai Zhou was making the most of his time to cultivate himself while pondering his next steps.
After all, Ming Capital has been having a rather turbulent few days.
Originally dependent on the Crown Prince after losing their backers, many of Xu Tianran and the Third Prince's young families were wiped out.
In addition, the struggle eventually spread to the palace.
After all, the Old Emperor was already half-dead and incapable of controlling the situation.
The only ones qualified to compete for the throne now are the few princes who are still alive.
There are currently 23 princes alive, including the Eighth Prince.
Most of them were relatively young and lacked sufficient cultivation, even compared to the Eighth Prince. Xu Tianhe wants all the trash.
This also led to...
Four princes, who possessed considerable talent and strategic acumen, were inexplicably killed off in the chaos due to their low overall strength.
This enraged the Old Emperor even more.
However, after these four princes met their demise, the situation within the royal family gradually became clearer.
Of the 19 princes who remain, most of them, like Xu Tianhe, chose to give up the fight for the throne. Others, though still coveting the throne, were too incompetent to compete for it.
Now, with the situation in chaos, these princes are starting to stir, forming factions and beginning a new round of competition.
Ten of them began to form factions and expand their power, clearly seeing hope in inheriting the throne.
The other nine princes also announced their withdrawal, remaining secluded and valuing their lives highly. This naturally included the Eighth Prince. Xu Tianhe.
After all, although Xu Tianhe was enslaved by Bai Zhou, his personality did not change. Without Bai Zhou's orders, he naturally chose to stay hidden and not come out, clearly not wanting to participate in this struggle.
Bai Zhou was too lazy to pay attention to this, since his cooperation with the Holy Spirit Church had not yet begun, and he would let the princes fight it out for a while.
As long as the Old Emperor lives, the Empire will not descend into chaos.
Moreover, these princes were far inferior to the Third Prince or Xu Tianran in terms of background and resources, and their chances of inheriting the throne were extremely slim.
It's impossible, at least in the short term.
All he needed to do was wait, wait for Dragon Xiaoyao to bring him good news.
Of course, it would be best to accelerate his own improvement, since he is only level 72 at the moment.
He has started abstaining from pornography these past few days and is working hard to cultivate himself, hoping to reach level 80 as soon as possible.
The further you progress, the more difficult it becomes to cultivate. At his current cultivation speed, without taking drugs, it would take him at least several months to cultivate Spirit Douluo.
The main reason is that after he advanced to Spirit Saint, he condensed a soul core, making his foundation incredibly strong. The difficulty of each level up is dozens of times that of an ordinary Spirit Master.
At this stage, he has obtained all the opportunities he should have, so it is basically impossible for him to accelerate Cultivate with a large opportunity.
If you're talking about taking drugs, obtaining a Spirit Saint- level Soul Elder Level Enhancement Pill from the Wish System is quite difficult and not very cost-effective.
However, if we could take over the Sun Moon Empire and harness its national destiny, it might be worth a shot...
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"Xiao Bai … What are you doing sitting here? You've been sitting here all day…" At this moment, a slightly resentful voice suddenly came from behind.
Bai Zhou turned around and found that Ju Zi, wearing an orange dress, had appeared behind him at some point, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Ju Zi was naturally unhappy, since Bai Zhou had been very enthusiastic towards him for the first few days, and wanted to be close to him every day.
It had only been a few days, and Bai Zhou had already entered "Saint " mode, behaving obediently during the day and obediently holding her at night... This was too much!
"Thinking about some things..."
Bai Zhou smiled and said, "Dao. "
"Hmph~ What could be more important than me?"
Orange came to Bai Zhou's side, sat directly in Bai Zhou's lap, and gave Bai Zhou a flirty wink.
"Hmm, some small things, definitely not as important as you~" Bai Zhou pinched Ju Zi's cheek, smelling Ju Zi's fragrance, and felt a little flutter in his heart.
Orange's pajamas seem to be brand new; they feel smooth to the touch and are exceptionally thin and sheer. Upon closer inspection, they're almost translucent, revealing glimpses of skin...
Bai Zhou held the orange's bottom with one hand, and by touch, he could tell that there was nothing inside the orange...
However, Bai Zhou quickly looked away and held back his gaze.
When it's time to work, you should work hard; when it's time to cultivate, you should cultivate diligently.
Since quitting pornography, his cultivation speed has increased by at least 30%, mainly due to a more stable mindset and greater focus...
Although this Cultivate boost is negligible to him, it's better than nothing.
Of course, the main reason was that he was afraid of ruining the oranges...
After all, Orange is just a Soul Engineer. Although she has the cultivation of a Spirit King, her Physique is indeed not very good...
"Hmm, you say I'm important, then why aren't you coming to keep me company?" Orange pouted slightly, feigning dissatisfaction.
"Haven't I been with you these past few days?" Bai Zhou feigned ignorance.
"That's not what I meant! Are you disgusted with me, or are you tired of me? Men are all jerks!" Orange grabbed Bai Zhou's collar, clearly getting a little angry.
Before Bai Zhou could even speak, Ju Zi pushed him to the ground, then climbed on top of him.
"Hey, what are you doing? This is a balcony..." Bai Zhou was speechless.
"Hmph, didn't you used to love being on the balcony? Since no one could see you anyway, I don't care. If you try to escape again today, I'm really going to kill you!"
Orange gave a soft hum, and her face inexplicably flushed as if she had thought of something.
However, she gritted her teeth, then moved her buttocks forward and sat directly on Bai Zhou's face...
Bai Zhou:...You sat on my nose...
Bai Zhou spoke sullenly.
"Whoa whoa..."
Orange also noticed that the texture was a bit off, and quickly moved back a little...