Chapter 330

Zhao Gao's eyes flickered twice as he speculated with no small malice.

His tone was faint, laced with faint contempt.

In his view,

scholars were always one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.

Who dares say Wang Yangming and Xin Qiji weren't like that?

Who would dare say that Wang Yangming and Xin Qiji were not such people?

that was the Qinglong Society!

If they refused to submit, death was the only outcome!

If they do not surrender, the only outcome is death!

they would be granted high office, generous salaries, and splendor and wealth.

The difference between the two was obvious.

Tell me, how many in all the world could resist such temptation?!

"Absolute nonsense!!"

"If that were true, they wouldn't have achieved what they have today!"

Ying Zheng let out a light snort, unsatisfied with this answer.

He had not failed to read Wang Yangming's Transmission of Learning or Xin Qiji's poetry.

Precisely because he had read them,

he believed they would never defect!

Beings capable of such heights

had long since placed life and death beyond concern.

You tell me they fear death and cling to life?

You must not have woken up yet?!

"Your Majesty's vision is piercing—your servant is short-sighted."

Zhao Gao, upon hearing this, quickly agreed.

The old man's smiling face showed not the slightest hint of disagreement.

"Forget it—this is beyond your comprehension."

"Just faithfully carry out the tasks I've entrusted to you."

He waved his hand dismissively.

Ying Zheng seemed somewhat listless.

The Great Yuan, Imperial Court.

"Could Zhang Sanfeng's progress really be this fast?!"

Gazing at the Heavenly Dao Golden List hanging in the sky,

Tie Muzhen wore an expression of astonishment.

How long has it been since the Heavenly Dao Golden List appeared?

Yet Zhang Sanfeng's cultivation has skyrocketed!

Never mind that he broke through from the Peak of Land Immortal to the Heavenly Being Realm—

after all, he had been stuck in that realm for decades.

A breakthrough there wouldn't be entirely unbelievable.

But the problem is,

after the breakthrough and subtracting the time needed to stabilize his cultivation,

how much time remains?

Even if he didn't stabilize at all, it's still barely any time at all!

Yet in such a short span,

he broke through two realms consecutively.

Is this not absurd?!

Is breakthrough really as easy as eating and drinking?!

Even superior talent can't be this extreme, can it?!

What happened to the Twelve Realms, where each step forward grows harder?!

Wasn't it promised that the Twelve Realms of martial arts become harder the further one advances?!

at this moment,

even as the ruler of the Great Yuan Empire,

with countless talented and extraordinary individuals under his command,

Tie Muzhen couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy.

"This isn't entirely hard to accept."

"Khan, don't forget—Zhang Sanfeng's rapid consecutive breakthroughs

likely owe a great deal to the Qinglong Society."

"Among them, the Qinglong Society's contribution likely accounts for the vast majority."

Monk Huanxi chuckled softly.

Tie Muzhen froze upon hearing this.

Tie Muzhen was taken aback upon hearing this.

Thinking about how the Qinglong Society had grown so large without anyone noticing.

He nodded deeply in agreement.

Indeed.

Without the Qinglong Society's assistance,

how could Zhang Sanfeng have broken through to late-stage Heavenly Being so quickly?

Naturally, his innate talent was truly unparalleled.

But before joining the Qinglong Society,

he had been stuck at Heavenly Being for decades.

It goes without saying.

How great a role the Qinglong Society must have played!

"Moreover, I believe our attention should be directed elsewhere."

Seeing him realize,

Monk Huanxi continued.

"Oh? Do go on."

He glanced at him with slight surprise.

Tie Muzhen's face flickered with curiosity; he gestured with his hand.

"The imperial protectors of the Great Ming and Song dynasties are all still in place."

"Though I do not know what methods the Qinglong Society used to subdue them,"

"we might try to recruit them ourselves."

"Besides that,"

"Now that Pujun has been exposed, the one in Yunzhou will surely rush over impatiently to seek revenge."

"After all, he is still an imperial protector of our Great Yuan Dynasty."

"How can we sit idly by?"

"Moreover, if this matter is handled well,"

"it could serve as a fine pretext for recruiting other experts!"

He straightened his expression.

Monk Huanxi smiled faintly and spoke calmly.

Hearing this,

Tie Muzhen unconsciously narrowed his eyes.