Seeing the attack coming, Chen Long immediately released two of his low-level purple lightning talismans.
The royal master was forced to jump back after being hit by the Purple Lightning Talisman attack.
He launched his strongest attack to counter the Purple Lightning Talisman attack.
Despite having to fall and get back up, he eventually managed to counter the Purple Lightning Talisman attack.
Seeing this, Chen Long could only sigh, as it turned out that his low-level purple lightning talismans were no match for the royal teacher who was in the Body Strengthening Realm.
At that moment, he saw the royal teacher's attack approaching him again.
Instead of using the Dragon Cloak on his body, Chen Long removed it and threw it towards the Minister of Culture and the others who had declared their allegiance to him.
Chen Long activated the Dragon Cloak to provide broader protection for all his new supporters who had dared to side with him.
Because he was afraid that when he faced the royal teacher, there might be a secret attack from the royal side that could harm his new supporters, he chose to release the Dragon Cloak to protect them.
"Minister of Culture, you will be protected by my Dragon Cloak. I will meet you again after I have dealt with this royal teacher," said Chen Long as he moved towards the palace.
After that, Chen Long chose to jump into the palace rather than confront the royal teacher directly.
However, with his current cultivation level at the second stage of the Body Purification Realm, he knew he couldn't match a Body Strengthening Realm expert like the royal teacher in front of him.
Therefore, Chen Long chose to avoid the confrontation for now while searching for other treasures.
The royal teacher chose to pursue Chen Long. "Where are you going? Don't run away from me!"
Although Chen Long had already removed the Dragon Cloak, the royal teacher knew that he had to capture Chen Long in order to obtain the functions of the Dragon Cloak, so he chose to pursue Chen Long.
Chen Long chose to enter the palace. He did this not without calculation, but because he wanted to search for items similar to the Dragon Cloak within the palace, which he believed must be there.
Chen Long immediately ran towards the main hall of the kingdom, where the king held court or met with royal guests.
Chen Long also knew that the Emperor was at the border inspecting his troops facing an attack from a neighbouring country, so the highest-ranking people in the palace were only the first Empress Dowager and the crown prince.
Chen Long immediately entered the royal chamber while kicking the palace guards who tried to stop him, shouting at them to stop him from entering the royal chamber.
But with one kick, they all fell from the force of Chen Long's kick.
When he arrived at the royal chamber, his sharp eyes immediately spotted something.
His instincts told him that there were several valuable items in this room, but the main valuable item he was looking for at the moment was a weapon, so for now, he ignored the other items.
He immediately directed his gaze and approached the sword beneath the imperial stage.
Chen Long recalled the kingdom's tale of a royal sword that had not been used for hundreds of years because no one could pull it out of the royal chamber.
Since this was his first time entering the royal chamber, he immediately remembered the story and approached the sword.
A snort was heard from behind, and the royal teacher's voice rang out, "If you intend to pull out that sword, you won't be able to! I've tried it hundreds of times. Even His Majesty the King once granted me permission to possess that sword. If I myself cannot do it, how could you, who are merely in the Body Purification Realm?"
As he spoke, the royal teacher decided to stop pursuing Chen Long. He wanted to observe Chen Long's behaviour in front of the sword.
Chen Long now stared at the sword. At first glance, he knew it was a fine sword.
"The Green Phoenix Sword. This is a valuable sword. Why is it in a small kingdom like this?" Chen Long muttered, holding his chin.
In his previous life, he had read about the Green Phoenix Sword, one of the powerful artifacts that had been lost for thousands of years and continuously sought by his peers in his realm. However, he never imagined that this artifact had been in this small kingdom for hundreds of years.
Chen Long immediately gripped the hilt of the Green Phoenix Sword and performed Taoist gestures with his fingers.
"I release you today, Green Phoenix Sword. From today onward, follow me," Chen Long whispered softly to the sword while performing the movements with his fingers.
"Do you think that by saying such words, you can pull the sword? Hah! Did you succeed?" The royal master changed his expression from previously thinking Chen Long's actions were futile to being extremely shocked when he saw the sword being pulled up little by little by Chen Long.
Chen Long smiled at the sword. "Although my cultivation is still far from being able to maximise your power, I am confident. If it's just to kill a bald donkey like the one in front of us, we will be able to do it."
The royal teacher's expression hardened. "You have tamed the Dragon Cloak and the sword. It seems I cannot kill you. I will capture you and make you a tamer of valuable items, and you will follow me forever. Hehehe."
Now the royal teacher had a new goal for Chen Long. He began to imagine Chen Long as a guide and a tamer of valuable items he couldn't tame himself.
Chen Long snorted at the royal teacher's words. "Too bad, your dream will never come true because this sword will soon tear your body apart!"
After saying that, Chen Long immediately tried to recall the sword techniques from his previous life.
He possessed several high-level sword skills, but of course, he couldn't master them yet at his current low cultivation level.
Then he remembered a sword technique called the Water-Slicing Sword Technique, one of the basic techniques from a country he had once lived in.
This sword technique had accompanied him when he first began cultivating swords in his previous life, but he had never used it again after advancing to a higher cultivation level.
Now, in his new life, this sword technique would once again accompany him for the second time.
"Water-Slicing Sword Technique, the first move: slicing water in the void."
After recalling the technique, Chen Long immediately launched his attack towards the royal teacher.