Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

In view of the imperial throne, whatever else could be set aside.

The two of them exchanged a look and smiled at the same time—their Seventh Younger Brother's limelight was too bright, so they had to suppress him a bit to ensure that all three of them would once again return to the same starting line.

Ling Han gave a nod to Guang Yuan and the rest, and also signalled for Guang Yuan and Zhu Wu Jiu to bring Hu Niu and return first.
He, meanwhile, strode towards the Imperial Palace.
The distance of about ten miles was only the matter of a dozen minutes for someone in the Gushing Spring Tier, so he was very soon standing in front of the Imperial Palace.

“Please follow me.” An imperial guard approached.
He had an average-sized figure and looked like he was only in his thirties, yet he was already in the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
In Rain Country, this was an extremely astonishing fact.

Since the Rain Emperor had summoned him, naturally everything was arranged in order to receive him.

Ling Han followed the imperial guard and asked, “How do I address you, Sir?”

“Zai Xiang,” the imperial guard replied coolly, seeming to share the same style as Can Ye.

“Prime Minister?” Ling Han could not help but blank out as he thought, 'Your parents must be disappointed that you are now a martial officer instead.'

“Xiang, not Xiang,” Zai Xiang said calmly.

Who knew what kind of Xiang he was talking about 1 , but since he had explained, it meant that his name was definitely not “Zai Xiang” as in 'Prime Minister'.
Ling Han laghed, and did not continue making a fuss over the issue of names.
After all, the other was in the Spiritual Ocean Tier, so he had best not irritate him to the point that he would turn around and smack him flat.

This man should be a confidant of the Rain Emperor.
He was already in the Spiritual Ocean Tier in his thirties, and once he was fully developed by the Rain Emperor, it was possible that he would be able to break through to the Spiritual Pedestal Tier in his forties.

Zai Xiang was obviously not a talkative man.
If Ling Han did not ask questions, he would definitely not open his mouth.
As he led Ling Han inwards, all the imperial guards on their way paid their respects to Zai Xiang upon seeing him, without any signs of wanting to question Ling Han's identity.

Evidently, Zai Xiang's status had gotten the approval of all the imperial guards.

The two of them very quickly arrived at the “Main Heaven Hall”.
This was where the Rain Emperor handled the country's affairs and where the ministers and officials would pay their respects.
It was now past the time for the government conference.
As a result, the whole hall was visibly empty and spacious.

“Go in by yourself,” Zai Xiang said coldly.

'What a cold, unfeeling guy,' Ling Han thought as he walked into the main hall.

This was the largest palace hall in the Imperial Hall.
The colossal palace hall was held up by tall stone pillars that were as tall as one hundred metres, giving one an imposing and grand feeling that would cause one's heart to tremble.
Casting an eye over, the whole palace hall was empty.
However, Ling Han knew that there was an imperial guard hidden behins each stone pillar, and they were all in the Spiritual Ocean Tier.

At the end of the palace hall, there was a throne positioned high up, and on it was seated a man who looked to be in his fifties.
He was obviously seated, yet the domineering aura exuding from him was enough to cause one to tremble in fear.

The Rain Emperor!

…He should be turning sixty very soon, but he looked only to be in his early fifties.
He really did a good job in maintaining his youthful looks.

There was a woman seated by the Rain Emperor's foot, who seemed to be serving him, but Ling Han could tell that this woman was actually in the process of cultivating.

It was actually Xu Ke Xin.

They all said that this woman was being doted on, and it was indeed true since she was actually able to accompany the emperor even by day.
However, didn't accompanying the emperor mean that she was supposed to cater to the Emperor's needs? How could she be cultivating? This was indeed odd.

Moreover, Ling Han could confirm with a single glance that the Rain Emperor was definitely not a man that would be easily influenced by feminine wiles.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to obtain the power that he had now.

He had half a step into the Flower Blossoming Tier!

No, no, half a step into the Flower Blossoming Tier would only mean that he was close to breaking through to the Flower Blossoming Tier, but in truth, he would still be in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and still a mere mortal.
Ling Han's thoughts flashed by quickly in his head, and he figured out that this was probably related to the power of the nation, which allowed the Rain Emperor to stride over that gap of half a step and truly possess the might of an ultimate elite of the Flower Blossoming Tier.

“Young man, you are giving me a headache!” the Rain Emperor spoke, and boundless might stirred with his voice.

ED/N: In Chinese, it's common for completely words to be pronounced the same (and therefore spelled the same in Latin alphabet when using pinyin etc.)