Chapter 559

This question, Li Si had actually always wanted to get to the bottom of.

Only that earlier, Prince Zichu had fallen at Mount Qilian.

No one dared to bring up the matter, so it had been put off indefinitely.

It was not until Zhao Gao reported good news, saying Prince Zichu's return was hopeful.

Coupled with this exposure on the Heavenly Dao Golden List, Li Si's heart suddenly stirred to life.

"You mean…"

Hearing Ying Zheng's eyes lit up as he looked at Li Si,

"The Qinglong Society actually does have some demands of Great Qin?"

"Your Majesty…"

Just as Li Si was about to respond, Lord Donghuang Taiyi suddenly appeared in the great hall.

Prostrating himself beneath the dais steps, he said in a trembling voice,

"Your Majesty, this minister has failed his mission; please, Your Majesty, punish me!"

"Dongjun Yanfei has escaped?"

Hearing Ying Zheng was somewhat annoyed, but this was ultimately not a very significant matter.

He was about to let it pass, but Lord Donghuang Taiyi said,

"Yes! She was intercepted and taken by 'Summer' Yan Lingji, one of the Qinglong Society's Four Season Protectors."

In truth, during the battle at the Qin-Han border, Seeing Nie Feng had unleashed that special power, moving first and disrupting the Yin Yang Family's deployment.

It could be said that Seeing Nie Feng performed quite brilliantly in this battle.

Only on the surface, Seeing Nie Feng was merely at the World-Shaking level.

Excluding Lord Donghuang Taiyi, every one of the Yin Yang Family's eight great experts was above Seeing Nie Feng.

If this were made clear, the Yin Yang Family would lose face terribly.

So Lord Donghuang Taiyi deliberately did not mention Seeing Nie Feng, speaking only of Yan Lingji.

After all, the Four Season Protectors were now renowned throughout the world.

First there was "Winter Snow" Lu Xueqi, who with the might of a single sword and the aid of a Dao-rhyme jade pendant,

fought Prince Zichu—who had borrowed the power of the He Shi Bi—to a standstill, and thereby opened the Sword Realm.

Then there was "Spring Flower" Sheng Yayu, who atop Mount Wudang actually drove back a group of experts from the Guigu Sect.

Following closely, "Autumn Moon" Huang Xuemei, with a single resonant tune, slaughtered the Liudamen Sect of the Great Han.

Now that "Summer" Yan Lingji had appeared, though it was unexpected, it was also within reason.

The Yin Yang Family's defeat could not be called unjust.

But Li Si had only just said a moment ago that the Qinglong Society might have demands of Great Qin.

And immediately Lord Donghuang Taiyi came to report that the Qinglong Society had intercepted Dongjun Yanfei.

No matter how one looked at it, something seemed off, didn't it?

Hearing Ying Zheng's face remained calm as he swept a glance at Li Si.

Li Si shuddered all over, understanding that Hearing Ying Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied with his judgment.

"Forget it! The Qinglong Society is currently powerful; this is not something your Yin Yang Family can resist alone."

At least he had not heard from Lord Donghuang Taiyi's mouth any news of casualties among the Yin Yang Family's experts.

"This minister has let down Your Majesty."

Lord Donghuang Taiyi also breathed a sigh of relief; since His Majesty could choose not to pursue the matter, that was the best outcome.

"If that's the case, then the Phoenix Blood is hopeless."

"In that case, we should send people to the Xuanxinzheng Sect, the Yin Moon Dynasty, and the Yunzhou Dynasty to establish contact."

If the Phoenix Blood cannot be obtained, then let us turn our attention to some practical matters!

This time the Heavenly Dao Golden List, in one breath, exposed three formidable powers.

If Great Qin could subdue them, that would be best; if not, establishing contact and cooperating to resist the Qinglong Society would not be bad either.

After Hearing Ying Zheng finished speaking, Li Si immediately volunteered, saying,

"This minister is willing to go to the Yunzhou Dynasty to probe their true strength, for Your Majesty's decision."

"Good!"

"The Xuanxinzheng Sect is a hidden Daoist sect; this old Daoist is willing to go and investigate."

Great Qin's Daoist Tianzongzhang Sect Bei Mingzi spoke up at this moment.

Though his strength had already fallen behind the first tier, all arts share a common source.

Since they were all Daoist sects, there might be some connection.

"That would be best."

Hearing Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.

"As for this Yin Moon Dynasty, my Yin Yang Family will go investigate."

Lord Donghuang Taiyi had just botched one mission and immediately wished to make up for his failure.

Though the Yin Yang Family originated from the Daoists, in truth many Yin Yang arts were forbidden arts.

Though far from the Demonic Path, perhaps they could find common ground with this Yin Moon Dynasty.

"Very well! Everyone, be sure to speed up your progress." Hearing Ying Zheng nodded and said.

377 Shall we forge another Thirteen-Winged one?

Great Tang, Great Ming Palace.

"Immortality, sigh, why does it always give the Qinglong Society such good rewards!"

Wu Zetian saw the phoenix blood and couldn't help curling her lips.

Shangguan Wan'er saw her like this and almost laughed, but held it back,

"Your Majesty! The intelligence this minister received says this phoenix blood can only grant immortality, not eternal youth…"

"What do you mean?"

Wu Zetian caught the meaning in her words.

"Immortality is not the same as never aging."

Shangguan Wan'er explained further,

"It is said that Di Shitian's Wu Gong was terrifying, and his temperament grew increasingly arrogant."

"Unexpectedly, he offended a young martial artist from Yunzhou and was severely wounded by this person."

"As a result, after the phoenix blood was partially lost, his appearance rapidly aged."

"With no choice, he sealed his body in ice within Tianmen."

The matter of Di Shitian, though kept very secret, could ultimately be investigated.

Especially after Di Shitian joined the Qinglong Society, the three great imperial dynasties deliberately investigated information about him.

Although they didn't know who that young martial artist who defeated Di Shitian was,

they ultimately knew that Di Shitian had been defeated.

"So it turns out he was already injured…"

Only then did Wu Zetian understand why, in the battle of Mount Qilian back then, Cang Qu had been able to perform best across the entire field.

Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi's techniques had flaws, and Di Shitian was injured.

Only Cang Qu's strength was intact!

"But it also shows that this phoenix blood is nothing special!"

"I'll wait until whenever I make it onto this Hundred Flowers Ranking!"

Wu Zetian held no hope for the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking.

But for the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, she felt certain she would have a place.

"Your Majesty! What matters now is the Yin Moon Imperial Dynasty and the Xuanxinzheng Sect."

"The matter of Guobei Town in Youzhou last time—the National Preceptor already said it was connected to these two great powers."

"Now that the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking has been exposed, it's clearly not far before these two great powers appear."

"This minister believes we must quickly establish contact and cooperate with one of them."

Shangguan Wan'er was Wu Zetian's trusted confidant, considering the great enterprise of the Great Tang at every moment.

"Good! Go invite Lord 'Heavenly Demon'!"