This is an idea of James Carter. Although he doesn’t know if it can be realized, James Carter has still made up his mind to forge his own path of cultivation.

　　This method is still too superficial!

　　James Carter knows that this cultivation technique needs constant improvement, and the road ahead is still long.

　　The vital energy in his dantian can now circulate naturally in the pattern of the Taiji diagram. He has a feeling that this Taiji circulation is a crucial step in opening up his dantian.

　　His own cultivation method is now completely different from the original one; this way of circulating spiritual energy is probably just the beginning.

　　What name should he give to his own cultivation method? Thinking of his royal lineage, James Carter decides to call this ever-evolving technique the Imperial Qi Art, and simply refer to the primordial energy as Imperial Qi!

　　Letting out a slow breath, James Carter opened his tightly shut eyes.

　　Sixth level of Qingyun!

　　A smile appeared on James Carter’s face.

　　This “point of yang energy” spiritual acupoint actually allowed him to leap from the second to the sixth level of Qingyun in one go—such a breakthrough is truly astonishing!

　　There is still too much spiritual energy in his dantian that hasn’t been absorbed. The key issue is that his body isn’t strong enough; otherwise, with just this spiritual energy, his cultivation would be more than just the sixth level of Qingyun.

　　Standing up from the ground, James Carter felt a powerful strength throughout his body, his mental power even more refined, and his divine sense swept rapidly into the distance—under his divine sense, every blade of grass and tree was crystal clear.

　　Looking at the guards standing quietly ahead, James Carter could see something different in their eyes compared to before.

　　No one asked for an explanation; everyone knew that if it could be spoken, His Highness would have said so without being asked.

　　“Thank you all for your hard work!” James Carter said calmly.

　　“We swear to serve Your Highness to the death!”

　　Everyone knelt on the ground.

　　“Rise!” James Carter was in a good mood. His gaze fell on the mountain whose spiritual energy he had completely absorbed, and he thought to himself, “I took too much! Next time I find such a spiritual land, I should leave some vital energy behind.”

　　Turning his gaze to Samuel Cooper, James Carter smiled and said, “What is it?” He noticed that Samuel Cooper was looking at him in a peculiar way.

　　Samuel Cooper hesitated and said, “Your Highness, I have a feeling that although you are at the sixth level of Qingyun, you possess power far beyond that level. It’s truly baffling!”

　　Of course, James Carter knew his own situation. What he now had in his body was Imperial Qi; how could the form of this true energy compare to the primordial energy that is closest to nature?

　　This was not something James Carter would reveal. He smiled slightly and said, “We should set out for Changtian City!”

Chapter 005: Forceful Suppression

　　This time, everyone moved very quickly. From the information gathered, the pursuing troops behind them had suddenly disappeared.

　　A cloud of dust rose ahead, and a troop of over a hundred beast cavalry galloped over, their horned beasts lined up in a neat row before them.

　　A large flag fluttered, bearing a huge character: 葛.

　　The tall horned beasts, the armor gleaming in the sunlight...

　　Over a hundred riders stood firm before James Carter and his group, exuding an extremely intimidating aura.

　　“Qian Zong of Changtian City, Henry Grant, ordered to welcome Your Highness!”

　　A middle-aged man in armor leapt down from his horned beast and stood there, saluting with his blade in hand.

　　His face, full of scars and muscle, radiated arrogance.

　　By rights, a Qian Zong meeting a prince should kneel in greeting, but Henry Grant merely saluted with his blade, his arrogance on full display.

　　James Carter, having already merged two sets of memories, narrowed his eyes at this scene.

　　“Why do you not kneel before His Highness?” William Harper shouted in a deep voice.

　　“Wearing armor, it is inconvenient to kneel. I beg Your Highness’ pardon!” Henry Grant looked at James Carter with a blank expression.

　　This was clearly just an excuse—everyone knew that wearing armor was no reason not to kneel.

　　James Carter’s face was equally expressionless. Having read many books on officialdom, how could he not understand the situation?

　　He had already learned about Changtian City before coming. This territory belonged to his tenth brother, who now wielded great power. This was clearly meant to suppress him, to give him a hard time! It was also possible that Henry Grant was not his tenth brother’s man, but that the forces behind him wanted to embarrass him!

　　Thinking further, using a Qian Zong for this was not the best move. His tenth brother had no need to do this, so it was probably his seventh brother’s doing!

　　Such a lack of subtlety!

　　James Carter realized this man was just a brute, completely ignorant of officialdom.

　　However, James Carter rather liked Henry Grant’s style. He was just looking for an opportunity to assert his authority, and here it was—he would be remiss not to use it.

　　Staring intently at Henry Grant, James Carter said in a deep voice, “What is the punishment for failing to kneel before a prince?”

　　“By the imperial decree of Great Chu, one must kneel before the prince. The penalty is death for a serious offense, or twenty lashes for a minor one!” Samuel Cooper declared loudly. Ever since personally executing a high-ranking official, Samuel Cooper’s presence had grown immensely, and he seemed ready to execute this Qian Zong on the spot.

　　Hmph!

　　Henry Grant let out such a sound from his nose.