Chapter 439

"Good!"

The Emperor was very satisfied with Li Fei's stance and looked at Yun Shu:

"I will have to trouble you, National Teacher."

Yun Shu said to Li Fei: "Relax your mind."

Li Fei followed suit, and the next second, he felt a magnificent, lofty, and vast aura descend upon him!

This is Yun Shu's power of Dharma principles!

Li Fei's mind swayed, and in a trance, it felt as if a long, long time had passed.

When he came back to his senses, he found that the Emperor had already left, and only he and Yun Shu remained in the Imperial Study.

"National Teacher?"

"I have already set a spell on you; from now on, if Qiming attacks you again, he will never be able to escape."

Yun Shu said indifferently.

"Thank you, National Teacher."

Li Fei saluted Yun Shu.

"No need to thank me; it is I who should thank you."

Yun Shu said, taking a jade token from his sleeve; after he let go, the jade token automatically flew in front of Li Fei:

"Inside this are the refining methods for three Earth-grade flying swords, corresponding to the high, middle, and low grades respectively; you can use them as a reference, consider it my thank-you gift to you."

Li Fei reached out and caught the jade pendant; it felt warm and moist in his hand, with a hint of warmth:

"High, middle, and low grades?"

Although he is already a Martial Arts Master and a True Person, he actually doesn't know much about the subsequent realms.

The inheritance of the Heavenly Gang Sect that Hao Yi gave him stopped at the realm of constructing the foundation of martial arts and becoming a Martial Arts Master.

How to continue incorporating the middle three grades of implants, refining new divine abilities, and even constructing the Domain of Martial Arts—these inheritances were not in the Heavenly Gang Sect.

As for the Dharma path, the Nightmare Sect inheritance that Zhao Yi gave him also stopped at the realm of True Person and did not include the subsequent "Dharma of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends."

Yun Shu briefly explained a few sentences to Li Fei:

Ordinary magic treasures are Yellow-grade, and life-bound magic treasures that have refined divine abilities are Xuan-grade.

Further up, one must incorporate seventy-two different implants to form the Array of Seventy-two Earthly Fiends, so that the magic treasure can be upgraded from Xuan-grade to Earth-grade.

But Earth-grade magic treasures are also divided into high, middle, and low grades:

Low-grade Earth-grade: thirty-six fiends form one divine ability; once the seventy-two fiends are complete, plus the initial divine ability, a total of three divine abilities constitute the Array of Earthly Fiends, promoting one to a Top-tier True Person.

Middle-grade Earth-grade: a minimum of twelve fiends and a maximum of twenty-four fiends form one divine ability; in the end, there are a total of four or five divine abilities constituting the Array of Earthly Fiends.

High-grade Earth-grade: every twelve fiends form one divine ability; in the end, there are a total of seven divine abilities constituting the Array of Earthly Fiends!

In this regard, the Dharma path and the Martial Arts path are the same.

In martial arts cultivation, to construct the Domain of Martial Arts and break through to become a Grandmaster, one needs at least three divine abilities, and they must be three divine abilities that complement each other and can be fused into one.

As for the maximum number of divine abilities, it is the same as high-grade Earth-grade magic treasures; currently, the highest record for the Domain of Martial Arts is also seven divine abilities.

The fewer the number of divine abilities, the easier it is to construct the Domain of Martial Arts or the Array of Earthly Fiends, and the smaller the difficulty of breaking through the realm.

Conversely, the more divine abilities there are, the greater the difficulty in making them perfectly fuse and become one, and the harder it is to break through the realm!

But the number of divine abilities not only affects combat power but also affects the step of reaching the summit in the future.

Each divine ability can be seen as a fragment of the Great Dao; combining complementary divine abilities together is like piecing together several Great Dao fragments to form the prototype of the Great Dao.

The final ascent is to transform the prototype of the Great Dao into complete Dao principles.

Therefore, the more divine abilities there are, the more complete the prototype of the Great Dao pieced together, and the higher the probability of finally transforming into Dao principles!

Simply put, this is a multiple-choice question of "easy first, hard later" or "hard first, easy later."

Choosing to be easier in the step of breaking through to become a Grandmaster or Top-tier True Person means that finally breaking through to become a Martial Saint or True Lord will be very difficult.

Conversely, it is hard first and easy later.

But in fact, this multiple-choice question doesn't leave much room for choice for many people.

It's like, "I didn't become a Martial Saint, is it because I don't like it?"

Those who can become Martial Arts Masters or True Persons are all geniuses!

But even geniuses cannot guarantee that they will be able to go one step further.

Many people have already used all their strength, and even included a little bit of luck, to break through to become Grandmasters or Top-tier True Persons.

In this situation, where is there any qualification to choose?

Of course, one does whatever is easier to succeed!

Therefore, nearly fifty percent of the Grandmasters and Top-tier True Persons in the world today are actually breaking through with three divine abilities.

Besides that, there is another group of people whose talent and resources are sufficient, but for various reasons, they intentionally choose to break through early with three divine abilities.

After all, even a weak Grandmaster is still a Grandmaster, stronger than a seven-divine-ability Martial Arts Master!

After listening to Yun Shu's explanation, Li Fei finally understood that the limit for both Martial Arts Masters and True Persons is seven divine abilities.

At the same time, he also understood the preciousness of the jade token in his hand!

Whether it is the martial arts cultivation method for constructing the Domain of Martial Arts or the magic treasure refining method for constructing the Earthly Fiend system, each one is worth a fortune!

If the value of a complete inheritance of a top-tier Dao foundation is one.

Then the value of a complete inheritance for constructing the Domain of Martial Arts is at least ten!

Inheritances of top-tier Dao foundations might be possessed by small sects that have declined, like the Heavenly Gang Sect.

But the inheritance of the Domain of Martial Arts and the magic treasure refining method of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend system are only possessed by the top forces of the world.

Such things cannot be protected without sufficient strength!

The eleventh floor of the Royal Library involves divine abilities, and the twelfth floor involves the Domain of Martial Arts.

But the contents inside are methods of application, not specific cultivation methods.

They are fighting methods, not cultivation methods.

The same is true in the thirteen universities; there are only fighting methods, no cultivation methods.

Therefore, if Li Fei wants to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods, he can only rely on the imperial court's rewards and exchange them with sufficient contributions.

As a result, Yun Shu gave him the refining methods for three Earth-grade flying swords all at once, and they are all available in high, middle, and low grades!

"As expected of the National Teacher, his generosity is extraordinary."

Li Fei thought to himself, and then saluted Yun Shu to express his gratitude.

"You are now a unity of Dharma and Martial Arts; in my opinion, you are a step higher than Lin Lin Tianyi's dual cultivation of Dharma and Martial Arts. Lin Lin Tianyi only truly achieved the unity of Dharma and Martial Arts at the final step of reaching the summit, while you have already achieved it now, leading the other party by a major realm."

After Yun Shu gave the jade token, he also offered guidance:

"In the future, when you refine the Domain of Martial Arts and the Array of Earthly Fiends, you will also have the opportunity to fuse the two, so when you consider refining new divine abilities, don't just consider the complementarity and coordination on the same side; you should consider both the Dharma and Martial Arts sides."

After saying this, he raised his hand and pointed at the jade token in Li Fei's hand, and a ray of light was injected into it:

"These are some suggestions I have given; you can take a look."

Li Fei was overjoyed and thanked him again.

Yun Shu's Dao principles are the Dao of Analysis; the other party had just looked at him comprehensively using Dao principles, so the suggestions given now are undoubtedly very targeted!

Li Fei has embarked on this path, and there are no cases he can refer to ahead, nor are there any like-minded people he can consult.

Therefore, any useful guidance and suggestion is very precious to him.

The suggestions given by True Lord Yun Shu, who possesses the Dao of "Analysis," are undoubtedly the most precious kind!

First sending cultivation methods, then giving guidance and suggestions, Yun Shu's "thank-you gift" still hadn't been fully given:

"Ji Ji Yiheng, the Deputy Pavilion Master of the Justice Academy, can be considered my unnamed disciple; you can take the jade token in your hand to find him, and if you have any confusion in your cultivation in the future, you can consult him."

The Justice Academy only has two Deputy Pavilion Masters; because of the case of the Justice Academy illegally reselling exotic beasts and refining materials, Deputy Pavilion Master Mi Han has already resigned, and Yun Shu has been in seclusion for a long time.

So now, the entire Justice Academy is actually managed by Deputy Pavilion Master Ji Ji Yiheng.

With these words from Yun Shu, Li Fei not only has one more Top-tier True Person to consult in the future but also has the connections and assistance of the Justice Academy!

Leaving the palace, taking a carriage out of the Imperial City, and returning to his own mansion.

Li Fei laid out the three tokens in a row and placed them on the table:

"Under Heaven" special-grade token.

Peace Token.

The jade token given by Yun Shu.

Today was truly a day full of harvest!

The Peace Token is the size of a palm, golden all over, with a coiled dragon carved on it, and the two characters "Peace" written on the front.

Li Fei put it away and tucked it into his bosom.

As for the "Under Heaven" special-grade token given by the Third Imperial Prince, he kept it in the box and did not intend to use it for the time being.

Finally, picking up the jade token given by Yun Shu, Li Fei injected a stream of true power into it.

The next second, his consciousness came into contact with a large amount of content.

The refining methods for three types of Earth-grade flying swords, all three cultivation methods require seventy-two types of middle-three-grade Dharma-type implants.

It's just that the low-grade refining method uses all fourth-grade implants.

The middle-grade refining method uses one-third fifth-grade implants.

The high-grade refining method uses half fourth-grade implants and half fifth-grade implants.

The higher the grade, the more expensive it naturally is, and the harder it is to refine.

At today's Grand Morning Assembly, the Emperor's rewards for Li Fei included a large amount of cultivation resources.

Besides elixirs, there were also implants, exotic weapons, and protective clothing.

Li Fei roughly calculated that if all these resources were exchanged for the resources needed to refine an Earth-grade flying sword, it would be almost enough for him to refine one high-grade Earth-grade flying sword!

But he is a flying sword body, which is different from a real flying sword, and the resources consumed are only more, not less.

So if he chooses to refine a high-grade Earth-grade flying sword body, the resources he currently has might not be enough.

However, Li Fei still chose high-grade Earth-grade without hesitation.

Having reached this step, he will only consider the strongest path!

Inside the room, Li Fei soon immersed himself in the content of the jade token.

In the Inner City, inside a luxurious mansion.

The First Imperial Prince was sparring with Yuan Xin, a Martial Arts Master in the mansion, in the training ground.

After a hundred moves, the First Imperial Prince was blasted away by a punch from the other party, and fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Highness, let's stop here for today."

Yuan Xin, who was feeding him moves, said.

The First Imperial Prince wiped the corner of his mouth, his expression somewhat irritable.

"Your Highness has a solid foundation; at the current progress, it won't be long before you stimulate the fifth core-level extraordinary ability."

Yuan Xin praised.

Hearing this, the First Imperial Prince's mood did not improve.

He is forty years old this year, and his current cultivation is the incorporation of five implants, stimulating four core-level extraordinary abilities, which is the 7th rank of the Dao Foundation stage.

He cultivates the world-renowned Dao Foundation 【True Dragon Descends to the World】, so his combat power is no worse than the peak of the Dao Foundation stage.

It is just because of his status as an Imperial Prince that he rarely has the opportunity to fight publicly, so his combat record is not prominent.

According to Yuan Xin's estimation, the current First Imperial Prince can actually already be on the candidate list of the Wind and Cloud General Ranking.

Once he stimulates the fifth core-level extraordinary ability, he can even be on the main list of the Wind and Cloud General Ranking!

Such combat power can be said to be very outstanding among the royal family members; given time, it is not impossible for him to become a Martial Arts Master.

Among the royal family members, the one with the highest cultivation is that Prince Li, who is a Martial Saint in the human world.

Below Prince Li, the highest cultivation is only a Martial Arts Master; currently, there is no royal family member seen to have the opportunity to break through to become a Grandmaster.

The First Imperial Prince had regarded Prince Li as his goal from the beginning; if he could become a Martial Saint, there would be no suspense about the candidate for the throne!

It is just that cultivating to this point, no matter how confident the First Imperial Prince is, he does not believe that he can cultivate to the realm of a Martial Saint before the current Emperor passes away.

So to compete for the throne, relying on cultivation alone is not enough.

"Back then, the Founding Emperor was also a late bloomer; Your Highness is accumulating and waiting for the right moment, and you will surely become a Martial Arts Master within ten years! At that time, if you can have the Heavenly Son's Dragon Qi added to your body, breaking through to become a Grandmaster will be a matter of course, and in the end, it is not impossible to have the opportunity to reach the summit!"

Yuan Xin said another sentence.

He has followed the First Imperial Prince for many years and has long been a true confidant, which is why he can speak with relatively fewer concerns.

The First Imperial Prince's expression eased slightly.

Such an assumption is indeed the most perfect!

It is a pity that it is only an assumption.

"Ten years is too long; I'm afraid those two brothers of mine won't give me ten years."

The First Imperial Prince shook his head.

These words made Yuan Xin's expression change.

Because the First Imperial Prince was saying that within ten years, the current situation of the Imperial Princes' struggle for the throne would have a result!

"If I had known earlier that Li Fei could have such a situation today, I would never have made that choice back then."

The First Imperial Prince let out a breath and suddenly said.

This is the real reason for his irritable mood.

At the beginning, he targeted Li Fei to win over the Lu family, this behemoth, as well as Xu Jing, this Grandmaster and university president.

At that time, although Li Fei already had the record of being the first in history, compared to the Lu family and Xu Jing, he still seemed too insignificant.

But the First Imperial Prince did not expect that Li Fei could actually walk step by step to such a height today.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have made that choice back then!

Yuan Xin, who was to the side, remained silent after hearing this.

To be able to make someone as proud as the First Imperial Prince say words of regret himself, it shows how great the psychological impact Li Fei has had on him!

"The Crown Prince's fate is truly good; you have to admire it."

The First Imperial Prince shook his head and sneered.

Born as the Crown Prince, he casually won over a genius, and it turned out to be the first genius in history!

Besides saying the other party has good fate, what other reason is there to talk about?

"Your Highness, a telegram from Feng Province."

A subordinate suddenly ran into the training ground.

"Bring it here."

The First Imperial Prince reached out.

He took the telegram and read it for a few moments, and his face immediately showed joy:

"Haha, good!"

Yuan Xin, who was to the side, asked curiously: "Your Highness, what happened?"

The First Imperial Prince glanced at him, and he immediately understood, using his power to seal the surroundings to avoid the sound from spreading and to avoid being eavesdropped on.

"A telegram from Lu Lu Wenzheng, saying that Qiming, the leader of the New Heaven Society, must kill Li Fei!"

The First Imperial Prince said.

"Ah? Why?"

"Because as long as Li Fei is alive for one day, Qiming will always exist with the risk of exposure and might be tracked down to his specific location by the National Teacher."

"This!"

"Truly heaven is helping me!"

The First Imperial Prince laughed.

He, the Lu family, and Xu Jing wanted to deal with Li Fei, but they couldn't use those forces that were on the surface.

And their secret forces were not enough to kill the current Li Fei.

Now that there is an extra New Heaven Society and a True Lord who wants Li Fei dead, their room for maneuver has become much larger.

The First Imperial Prince strode out of the training ground; he wanted to get in touch with Lu Lu Wenzheng immediately!

March 20th.

The third day after the Grand Morning Assembly.

Li Fei stepped into the headquarters of the Supervision Pavilion.

He soon arrived at the entrance of the headquarters' dungeon.

"Greetings, Marquis."

The official guarding the dungeon entrance hurriedly saluted Li Fei.

"Open the door."

Li Fei said while taking out his newly acquired Pavilion Official command token.

"Yes."

The other party immediately opened the gate to let him pass.

Passing through layers of guards, Li Fei arrived at the third level of the dungeon and walked to a cell deep inside.

He Situ Jian was already waiting here in advance.

Seeing Li Fei, He Situ Jian nodded, didn't say much, and directly opened the cell door.

Locked inside the cell was Qi Jin, who had previously used the "Star Destiny Technique" on Li Fei.

"Say what you said to him to me again!"

Li Fei looked at Qi Jin with icy eyes and shouted sternly.

At this time, Qi Jin was no longer in human shape, clearly having been tortured.

He lay on the ground, his eyes somewhat dull, and did not react to Li Fei's words.

Seeing this, Li Fei reached out and struck a ray of green light at Qi Jin.

After the green light entered his body, Qi Jin's spirit lifted, his injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his condition also improved significantly.

This was Li Fei using his core-level extraordinary ability "Green God" on him.

"Speak."

Li Fei continued to ask.

Qi Jin sat up from the ground and smiled miserably:

"Back then, your master Hao Yi failed to break through his realm because he was hit by my Star Destiny Technique and was secretly interfered with by me, which is why he failed."

As his voice fell, a terrifying murderous aura filled this cell!

With a flash before his eyes, his feet left the ground, and he was grabbed by the neck by Li Fei with one hand and lifted up.

"Who instigated you?"

Li Fei asked.

"It was people from the Lu family who found me and provided me with Star Stones."

Qi Jin's face flushed red, and he said with difficulty.

"Let me say it."

He Situ Jian, who was behind him, stepped forward and patted Li Fei's arm.

Li Fei threw Qi Jin down and turned to look at He Situ Jian.

Thus, He Situ Jian briefly recounted the past events of that year:

Thirty-nine years ago, Hao Yi caused a series of disturbances in Datong Prefecture, finally pointing the finger at the then-Datong Prefecture Garrison Commander.

At that time, there was no Martial Security University, and most of the entire Feng Province was under the control of the Lu family.

The then-Datong Prefecture Garrison Commander had already secretly defected to the Lu family, so when it was decided to deal with Hao Yi, the other party sought help from the Lu family.

At that time, Hao Yi was almost invincible in the same realm, and with Shi Caiming, a Martial Arts Master, covering for him, he was indeed extremely difficult to deal with.

In the end, the Lu family sent someone to find Qi Jin and obtained Star Stones through trading with Westerners, providing them to Qi Jin.

"It's actually the Lu family again!"

Li Fei gritted his teeth.

He had checked the archives of the Martial Security University back then, and when Hao Yi was breaking through his realm, a group of powerful figures in Datong Prefecture sent experts to stop him, but there were no people from the Lu family among them.

Even Hao Yi himself thought that the failure to break through in the end was due to the interference of those experts who came to stop him.

He had never thought of other possibilities.

After all, the "Star Destiny Technique" was too hidden!

"No wonder the Lu family would collude with Xu Jing so early."

Li Fei suddenly understood many things.

"Lord He, thanks to you, I have thoroughly clarified the truth of that year!"

Li Fei saluted He Situ Jian.

After Qi Jin was handed over to the Supervision Pavilion by Li Fei, the Supervision Pavilion invited a True Person from the Justice Academy to break the oath spell on him.

In the end, the oath spell was successfully broken, and Qi Jin was also tortured, revealing many secrets.

It's just that regarding the trading of martial arts secret manuals with the Deni Kingdom, all evidence and clues stopped at the Zhao family, and those who directly contacted Qi Jin were also members of the Zhao family, so it couldn't be linked to the Lu family.

But He Situ Jian did not give up the interrogation of Qi Jin because of this; he still asked about various details very carefully from beginning to end, and in the end, he really managed to get key information from him!

He Situ Jian's original intention was to interrogate whether there were any other connections between Qi Jin and the Lu family, so as to find clues about the trade between the Lu family and the Deni Kingdom.

His interrogation skills were too powerful, coupled with his name "Hidden Crane" and his insight into details, he finally succeeded in prying out this past event of Hao Yi from Qi Jin's mouth through bit-by-bit details.

After Qi Jin was tricked into speaking by He Situ Jian, he also gave up.

Anyway, the crimes he committed were enough for him to be shot ten times, so he didn't mind admitting one more charge.

"This matter has passed for too long, and it is very difficult to find human and material evidence; plus, after the Lu family knew he was caught, they would definitely erase the traces left back then. And Hao Yi was not an official back then; even if this matter is confirmed, it won't hurt the Lu family at all."

He Situ Jian said to Li Fei, "However, if you want to retry Shangguan Xiao's case in the future, this person's confession can play a little role."

Qi Jin, who was on the ground, heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said:

"That's right, I am willing to testify! I am willing to identify the Lu family for the Marquis!"

Even if he couldn't escape death in the end, living for a moment is living for a moment.

If Li Fei is willing to let him identify the Lu family in the future, he can at least live a little longer.

Hearing this, Li Fei remained unmoved and just asked He Situ Jian:

"Has this person's confession been officially recorded?"

He Situ Jian nodded: "It has been recorded, with other officials of the Supervision Pavilion as witnesses; it is valid."

Li Fei's tone was icy: "That's fine."

After saying this, he turned to look outside the dungeon and shouted loudly:

"Someone come!"

A few seconds later, footsteps came.

A Supervision Pavilion official in charge of the entire dungeon walked outside this cell with people:

"Does Marquis Jing'an have something to do?"

Li Fei cupped his hands and saluted the other party: "This official, I want to know the final sentencing result for this person."

The official glanced at Qi Jin: "The final sentencing has to wait until we hand the person over to the Judicial Pavilion, but with the things he has done, it will definitely be a firing squad in the end!"

Li Fei was expressionless: "Besides a firing squad, is there no more severe punishment?"

The official was startled and looked at Li Fei's eyes: "How does Marquis Jing'an want him to be sentenced?"

"Death by a thousand cuts, death by lingering execution!"

Li Fei said word by word.

Qi Jin behind him trembled, about to speak, but was suppressed by a powerful force and could no longer move a single bit.

The current Emperor is benevolent, so the Judicial Pavilion rarely sentences anyone to extreme punishment.

The official standing in front of Li Fei hesitated for a moment and said:

"... I have a good relationship with a Grand Judge of the Judicial Pavilion, and with Marquis Jing'an's face, I think this matter should not be difficult."

"Good, how should I address this official?"

"Zheng Jun."

"Lord Zheng, I will leave this matter to you; once it is done, I will definitely reward you heavily!"

"Marquis Jing'an is too polite."

A smile appeared on Zheng Jun's face.

A moment later, Li Fei left the dungeon and returned to his office building at the Supervision Pavilion headquarters.

He picked up the phone and dialed a number.

A few seconds later, a voice came from the other end of the phone:

"May I ask who this is?"

"Lord Senior Bian, this is Li Fei."

"Marquis Jing'an?"

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru on the other end of the phone was somewhat pleasantly surprised, "I have already received the news of the Grand Morning Assembly; congratulations to you!"

Li Fei was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with the other party at this time and said directly:

"Lord Senior Bian, you broke with the provincial capital two years ago; in more than two years, you should have quite a few handles on them by now, right?"

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru on the other end of the phone was startled, heard something wrong from Li Fei's tone, and asked cautiously:

"Are you planning to take action against the provincial capital?"

"Yes."

"... Taking action now, isn't it a bit too hasty? After all, you have just been promoted; if this gets out, it will inevitably be said that you are using public office for private gain."

"It doesn't matter; after being beaten for so long, it's time to fight back."

"... Good! Since you have spoken, I will cooperate with all my strength!"

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Thousands of miles away, Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru put down the receiver, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He didn't know what had happened that made Li Fei suddenly decide to start fighting back.

But by now, the dominant position in this cooperation between him and Li Fei had shifted.

Since Li Fei decided to take action, he could only cooperate with all his strength.

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru walked to the window and glanced at the sky outside:

"The sky of this Feng Province is about to change!"

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(End of chapter)