My father is Yongle, and all I want is to cultivate immortality.

Chapter 13 Qi Refining Level 4, the King of Han plans to refine pills!

Zhu Di saw this and became too lazy to test Zhu Gaochi.

"Alright, go back and rest now. You've worked hard these past few days."

Zhu Gaochi quickly said, "Father, this is what I should do."

"Alright then, I'll leave the heavy responsibility of overseeing the country to you. I'd rather have some peace and quiet." Zhu Di smiled faintly.

That old bastard!

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"Let's go back."

Zhu Gaochi said, "Your subject takes his leave!"

After saying that, Zhu Gaochi immediately walked out of Jiming Temple, afraid that his father would play a trick on him again.

This old man is really too difficult to please.

Yao Guangxiao observed everything after Zhu Gaochi left.

"This Crown Prince is benevolent and kind; entrusting the future of the realm to him is the most suitable choice!"

"During the Battle of Arughtai, you personally led the army while the Crown Prince oversaw the state; I witnessed it all!"

Yao Guangxiao spoke on behalf of the Crown Prince.

"Of course I know that. The old man is a very good person, just too kind and gentle!"

Zhu Di frowned slightly at this point: "But I worry that his kindness and benevolence might cost him his life in the future!"

"As the future emperor, you must be ruthless!"

"Even if he's ruthless, he's not as ruthless as you, is he?"

"Throughout history, you are the only emperor who founded one of the ten clans. Do you want him to become the second you?"

"You old monk, are you laughing at me?"

"Amitabha!" Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together and said, "I was just telling the truth. Your Majesty should restrain your murderous intent and put the people first. And you should let go of the thing that is hardest for you to let go of."

"Hmph!" Zhu Di sneered, "It's not impossible for me to let this go, as long as you tell me where Jianwen is now."

Yao Guangxiao remained silent.

"You old monk, when faced with a difficult question, you fall silent again."

Zhu Di said unhappily, "You definitely know where he is, but you didn't tell me. Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?"

Zhu Di's biggest worry was finding Jianwen.

That kid was ruthless when he tried to weaken the power of the princes back then.

It was because of him that his favorite twelfth brother was driven to commit suicide by self-immolation.

How could he find peace if he couldn't find Jianwen?

The whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen was his greatest worry.

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Fifteen days passed quickly.

When Zhu Di returned to Fengtian Hall, the Embroidered Uniform Guards came to report.

His Highness the Prince of Han stayed in his room for fifteen days.

He never came out, which greatly shocked Zhu Di.

"What is this kid up to?" Zhu Di felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Could something have happened to the second prince?" The emperor began to have doubts.

But soon, he gave a cold laugh.

"I want to see what he's up to."

Although the Prince of Han hid in his room for fifteen days without coming out, Zhu Di was not worried that anything had happened to him.

This kid is strong; he couldn't possibly go on a hunger strike just because he's being confined, could he?

Zhu Di still felt a little uneasy.

Ever since Zhu Gaochi made a fuss about going to Yunnan to take up his fief, Zhu Di has been unable to understand his second son.

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The Prince of Han's Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu slowly opened his eyes.

"Qi Refinement Level 4, I never expected that my Qi Refinement cultivation would break through two levels this time." Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed.

In those fifteen days, or half a month, he relied on the cultivation space to further enhance his Qi cultivation to the fourth level.

This is quite astonishing even in the world of cultivation.

It is estimated that the spiritual energy in the entire cultivation world is not as abundant as that in the cultivation space within Zhu Gaoxu's body!

"I've already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. If I want to progress even faster in the future, I can start thinking about alchemy."

He knew that if he wanted to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, he would need to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill to break through in one fell swoop.

With his current cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 4, even if it takes him a long time to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he still needs to make preparations in advance.

"But I've already cultivated immortality and researched immortal techniques."

"Then we should also study alchemy properly; it's a valuable skill."

With this in mind, Zhu Gaoxu began searching for alchemy techniques in the cultivation space.

He actually found several prescriptions.

The pills made from these prescriptions are of good quality and can all be refined by cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

"Hmm, this Rejuvenation Pill is not bad."

Zhu Gaoxu saw a prescription, which was for making the Rejuvenation Pill.

The Rejuvenation Pill can make someone look more than ten years younger after taking it.

Although Zhu Gaoxu can cultivate immortality through the cultivation space, he is already quite old.

Although he has now reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, he is also getting older. If he could use this Rejuvenation Pill to become more than ten years younger, that would be possible.

It is now the twelfth year of the Yongle reign, and Zhu Gaoxu is already 34 years old.

At this age, if it weren't for the cultivation space, one would have already missed the best time to cultivate immortality.

But with this Rejuvenation Pill, he could become more than ten years younger!

There's also the Youth-Preserving Pill, which is quite good.

This youth-preserving elixir can maintain youth and appearance.

"I first took the Rejuvenation Pill, which made me more than ten years younger. Then I took the Youth-Preserving Pill, which completely fixed my appearance. Even if I can't live forever, my appearance will remain unchanged."

Zhu Gaoxu had a wonderful idea; he took out the two prescriptions.

After careful observation, he took out the medicinal herbs he had refined from his cultivation space.

After both are prepared, all that's missing is the medicine cauldron.

"It's a pity that the cultivation space only provides herbs and prescriptions. To have your own alchemy cauldron, you must cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage before you can have an alchemy cauldron containing spiritual energy."

He's only at the fourth level of Qi Refining now; it's too difficult for him to obtain a Celestial-grade Pill Cauldron or anything like that.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned. It seemed he would have to go out and buy a pill-refining furnace.

He's now planning to refine pills, so naturally he needs a suitable pill cauldron.

But where in the Prince of Han's residence would you find these things right now?

Now that he has cultivated immortality and become a Qi Refining cultivator, and can also refine pills, he naturally won't let this opportunity pass him by.

If one masteres the art of alchemy, one could probably even create elixirs of immortality in the future.

Zhu Gaoxu pushed open the door and saw the Princess Consort of Han outside.

"Your Highness, you've finally come out?" Princess Consort of Han said, "You haven't come out for fifteen days. I thought something had happened to you."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "My beloved concubine, you've worked hard these past few days."

"It's nothing, as long as you're alright." The Princess of Han smiled, though her pretty face looked a little haggard.

Looking at his beloved concubine, Zhu Gaoxu felt he should cherish her.

He suddenly glanced at the Imperial Guards crouching in the corner.

"Have you seen enough?"

The Imperial Guards looked embarrassed and eventually left.

"These people have been keeping an eye on things outside. Is this the Emperor's doing?" Princess Consort of Han asked.

"Is there even a question? Of course, it's His Majesty the Emperor's will."

"After all, I angered His Majesty, and he imprisoned me for half a month. Now I haven't even left the house, and my movements have probably reached his ears." Zhu Gaoxu said this without any panic.

"Then, Your Highness, what should we do next?" Princess Consort of Han asked. "Won't His Majesty punish us?"

"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen."

"Besides, I've been cultivating for a full fifteen days now, and it's not like I haven't made any progress!" Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

The Princess Consort of Han asked excitedly, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Now my immortal techniques have advanced to a higher level, and my realm has also improved considerably."

"What a pity, I only cultivated for fifteen days. If we were in Yunnan, far from the emperor's reach, I would have had more opportunities to cultivate immortality and the cultivation period would have been longer."

Zhu Gaochi said with some regret, "Alas, I just want to go to Yunnan to take up my fiefdom, why is it so difficult?"