Li Yuan.
The inner court.
After Li Ziye came back, he immediately approached Hongzhu.
Hongzhu has always been responsible for inserting the eyes.
As the intelligence chief of Yanyu Tower, Hongzhu has a large number of eyes and hidden stakes in his hands, and has made great contributions not only to the development of Yanyu Tower, but also to the Li family.
The Li family only trusts its own people, so of course, key positions like intelligence chief will not be handed over to outsiders.
"You want to put spies in the palace?"
In the inner courtyard, when Hongzhu heard the young master's request, his expression condensed and he said, "This is not easy. The Dashang Palace is heavily guarded and everyone who enters the palace will be strictly scrutinized. We have also spent a lot of effort before. Just put in a few pairs of eyes."
“It’s not easy but it has to be done.”
Li Ziye said seriously, "Think of a way and use the money as needed. As long as you can put people in, it doesn't matter how much money you have."
"All right."
Seeing the young master's determined look in front of her, Hongzhu nodded and said, "I'll find a way to arrange it."
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Hongzhu."
Li Ziye responded, seeming to have thought of something, and asked, "By the way, Sister Hongzhu, are there any of our people around Emperor Shang now?"
"There is one."
Hongzhu replied, "I have been in the palace for many years, but I have never used it because I was afraid of arousing suspicion."
Hearing this, Li Ziye narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's time to activate it."
"good."
Hongzhu nodded slightly and responded.
"We need to hurry up when it comes to inserting the eyes. We still know too little about that palace."
Li Ziye said in a deep voice, "If my guess is correct, there may be power above the five realms in the palace, but I don't know what it is."
"Above the Five Realms?"
Hongzhu's expression was shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face.
How can it be.
In this world, except for the head of the Confucian sect, is there anyone who can cross that chasm?
"Um."
Li Ziye nodded and said solemnly, "Previously, I thought that the reason why a peerless strongman like Sanchijian became worshiped by the royal family was because the royal family had more training resources, and the two parties were just in a cooperative relationship. Today, it seems that this is not the case at all. , The performance of the Three-Child Sword was too submissive. As a great practitioner at the top of the Five Realms, he actually changed his mind and gave up the martial arts competition with Senior Tianjian because of a word from the general. This is too strange."
After listening to the young master's analysis, Hongzhu's eyes became serious and she said, "It's indeed not normal. Not to mention a strong man like Sanchijian, even ordinary warriors will either not fight or fight when they encounter opponents of the same level. You will definitely want to decide the winner, there is no reason to give up in the middle of the fight."
"When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, so there must be something wrong with that palace."
Li Ziye looked in the direction of the palace and said, "We have always underestimated the people there."
After saying that, Li Ziye looked away, looked at the woman in front of him, and warned, "Sister Hongzhu, you go do something first, and I'll trick the fairy master."
"good."
Hongzhu nodded, turned and left.
Li Ziye looked at the room not far away and walked over.
Master Xianzi, as a great practitioner at the top of the Five Realms, may know some of the secrets of that palace.
In a room not far away.
Qin Wegna sat at the tea table, looking at the Feixian Jue technique in her hand, her eyebrows furrowed from time to time.
After the seventh posture, there are also the eighth and ninth postures. I am afraid that the sword-crazy methods will no longer work.
For the seventh form, swordsmanship masters around the third level can barely perform one move per person. However, for the eighth form, even if one person can only practice one move, it still requires a warrior close to the fourth level.
Seventy-two swordsmanship masters who are close to the fourth realm, even Confucianism can't come up with it.
As for the ninth form, the requirements are even more stringent, and manpower is no longer within reach.
It’s difficult.
If her guess was correct, thousands of years ago, the first sword god Li Taibai should have broken through the barriers of the five realms and reached a realm similar to Confucianism.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to create a technique like Flying Immortal Technique that transcends the limitations of the five realms.
"Fairy Master."
Just when Qin Grace was thinking, there was a knock on the door outside the room.
"Come in."
Qin Grace came back to her senses, put away the Feixian Jue technique, and answered.
With a creak, Li Ziye pushed the door open, looked at Lao Qin sitting at the tea table, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Master Fairy, is your injury healed?"
"What's the matter? Just tell me." Qin Grace said calmly.
Li Ziye smiled awkwardly, walked forward, sat down across from the tea table, and said, "It's nothing, I just want to ask Master Xianzi if he knows much about Dashang's palace."
"not much."
Qin Weanna said calmly, "Why did the Li family confront the royal family so quickly?"
"That's not true."
Li Ziye picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and said while drinking, "I just felt that I underestimated the palace before. Today, didn't the Three-foot Sword and Tianjian Ruoye have a fight? Who knows, just now In the middle of the fight, I was directly called back by the Shang Emperor's command, which really made me confused. Although the imperial power is powerful, the Three-foot Sword should not be afraid of it."
"The Li family cannot afford to offend the Great Shang royal family."
Qin Wanna looked at the disciple in front of her and said seriously, "Your decision to transfer the Li family's business to Donghai is right."
"I have always known that Dashang is a behemoth, so I have always been as prepared as possible for every step I take."
Li Ziye paused while holding the teacup and said, "I just didn't expect that just a palace could be so terrifying, so terrifying that even the most powerful swordsman in the world would bow down."
At this point, Li Ziye seemed to have remembered something. He put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the teapot again, and poured a cup of tea for Master Fairy in front of him. He said softly, "Master Fairy, drink tea."
"Twenty years ago."
Qin Wanna looked at the tea cup in front of her, reached out to pick it up, took a sip, and said calmly, "When Master Jianjue was about to expire, he actually visited the Great Shang Capital and broke into the Great Shang Palace once."
When Li Ziye heard this, his expression was shocked and he asked in surprise, "Why?"
"For some reason, in this world, no one at the top of the Five Realms who understands destiny doesn't want to take a look at what is in the palace shrouded by the dragon energy of the Great Shang."
Qin Grace sighed softly, "I think so too, but I know I can't get through that palace."
"Not even Fairy Master?" Li Ziye asked in surprise.
"no."
Qin Yanna said with a complex expression, "Originally, there are some things I didn't want to tell you so early, but since you asked, it doesn't hurt to tell you. Twenty years ago, Master Jianjue mastered the Three Ultimate Swords, and his strength briefly reached the fifth level. At the top of the realm, there is even a tendency to break through the fifth realm. The Three Absolute Swords are different from ordinary skills. After reaching the peak, both cultivation and strength will advance by leaps and bounds. However, life span will also be consumed rapidly. The glory is only a short moment. Sword Jue Master, knowing the destiny, did not want to disappear, so he came to the capital alone and forced his way into the Great Shang Palace."
"How is the result?"
Li Ziye asked anxiously.
"A miserable failure."
Qin Grace said in a deep voice, "I was defeated by a strange strong man whose name I didn't even know. Not long after I returned, Master Jianjue passed away."
Li Ziye was shocked, defeated?
How could this be?
Master Jian Jue has reached the top of the Five Realms and is even on the verge of breaking through the Five Realms. Even if he meets a strong person who is also at the top of the Five Realms, he will not end up in a disastrous defeat.
Could it be that there are really beings above the Five Realms in the palace?
"Is he a cultivator above the fifth realm?"
Li Ziye came back to his senses and asked in a deep voice.
"have no idea."
Qin Wanna shook her head and said, "After all, except for the Confucian leader, no one knows what kind of realm is beyond the five realms. However, there is no doubt that the palace has power beyond the limits of the human world. Even if it is the top of the five realms, Invincible, and Master Jianjue was blocked by someone when he first entered the palace, and he did not see the true appearance of the palace clearly. Perhaps, there is a more terrifying power in Dashang's palace."
"boom!"
When Li Ziye heard this, he couldn't help but smash his fist on the table, his expression completely darkened.
He had repeatedly warned himself not to underestimate the Great Shang royal family, but unexpectedly, he still underestimated the enemy.
What exactly is in that palace?
The world is so big, and countless geniuses cannot cross that chasm. Why, in that palace, there is power that exceeds the limits of the human world.
"Remember, never break up with the Dashang royal family unless absolutely necessary."
Qin Wegna looked at the disciple in front of her and reminded her seriously, "I know that the Li family also hides a lot of power, but it is still far from the royal family of Dashang. If the court presses hard, as long as it is not When there is no way out, retreat if you can, and endure if you can."
After hearing Master Xianzi's reminder, Li Ziye's eyes flashed with concentration and he said, "I understand."
The next day.
It's still dark.
Li Ziye left Li Garden in a hurry and went to Taixue Palace for morning lessons as before.
After morning class.
The small courtyard on the east side.
Li Ziye came here to return the Book of Heaven, and also to ask the Confucian leader something.
"Yesterday, it was so chaotic."
In the vegetable garden, Kong Qiu squatted down and carefully checked the growth of each vegetable.
The Book of Heaven was thrown casually on the lid of the wooden barrel aside. It looked no different from an ordinary torn book.
"I had no choice."
Li Ziye looked helpless and said, "Who would have thought that without a single glance, the Heavenly Sword and the sword enshrinement would start fighting. Fortunately, they only destroyed some houses and streets, and no lives were hurt. Otherwise, the trouble would be huge." ”
Fortunately, this matter involved the royal family's sword enshrinement, and no one was in trouble. The court must be like the Li family, wanting to turn the big deal into a trivial matter, and pay some money to settle the matter.
The current result is really a blessing among misfortunes.
"Heavenly Sword Ruoye, determined to prove the sword."
Confucius pulled out a few weeds in the vegetable garden and said, "His way has reached its peak. Only by constantly competing with strong men of the same level can he break through the bottleneck and prove his sword. He came to the capital of Shang Dynasty , just to find opponents.”
"It's troublesome."
Li Ziye sighed, "We must find a way to send the Heavenly Sword out of the capital, otherwise things like yesterday will happen again."
"I don't care about this matter, you can handle it yourself. Since the Heavenly Sword is already in Li Yuan, it's up to you how to deal with it." Confucius said casually.
When Li Ziye heard this, he looked startled and said, "Confucian leader, you can't be the treasurer. You left the Heavenly Sword in Li Garden, how can you ignore it?"
"You get all the benefits, and of course you handle it as well."
Confucius said without raising his head, "Change the topic. If nothing happens, you can go back."
Li Ziye curled his lips and said, "There is one more little thing I want to ask Confucian Master, Master Xianzi. Twenty years ago, Master Jianjue forced his way into the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he was stopped by an unknown person. Come down, Master Confucian, do you know who that person is?"
"have no idea."
Confucius shook his head and said, "I can't see what happens in the palace."
"Is that person really above the fifth realm?" Li Ziye said in a condensed voice.
"Probably not."
Confucius replied, "If it is above the Five Realms, the Three Ultimate Swords cannot leave the palace."
"It's not above the Five Realms, but its strength is far above the top of the Five Realms?"
Li Ziye was a little confused and said, "Confucian leader, this is unreasonable."
"There are always exceptions to everything."
Confucius said softly, "For example, the scholar in Tianyu Palace has not broken through the barriers of the five realms, but his strength is enough to rival those above the five realms."
"What the Confucian leader means is that there is someone like the Master of Tianyu Palace in the Great Shang Palace?" Li Ziye asked in surprise.
"Probably."
Confucius nodded and said, "Of course, this is just an old guess."
"Confucian leader, have you never entered that palace?" Li Ziye asked in a solemn voice.
"Been there before."
Confucius straightened up, looked at the imperial palace in the distance, and said, "However, I have never been there again in the past hundred years."
"Why?"
Li Ziye asked in confusion, "With your dignity as an old man, why can't you enter that palace?"
"The royal family, you have something on your mind."
Confucius withdrew his gaze, sighed softly, and said, "They are afraid that the old man will see things he shouldn't see. Therefore, for a hundred years, the Shang emperors of all dynasties would rather go out of the palace to see the old man than call him into the palace."
"The Confucian leader established Taixue and trained countless talents and important ministers for the great merchants. The royal family was actually wary of the Confucian leader coming here."
Li Ziye said with a complicated expression, "The heart of an emperor is really unfathomable."
"Your Majesty, you want the Confucian sect to become the Confucian sect of the royal family."
Confucius walked to the water tank, took a ladle of water, washed his hands, and continued, "Similarly, he also wants the wealth of the Li family to become the wealth of the royal family."
"Too much ambition is not a good thing."
Li Ziye said in a cold tone, "The Li family's wealth is earned through hard work. If the Li family is unwilling to give it away, no one can take it away."
"Then become stronger as soon as possible and protect your Li family."
Confucius said calmly, "There are only a few months left before the battle between you and Huo Lin'er. If you can defeat her, everyone in the world will look at you with admiration. There is nothing wrong with hiding your clumsiness, but sometimes, you should expose it. You have to show your edge, otherwise, others will think you are weak and can be bullied."
After hearing the reminder from the old man in front of him, Li Ziye pondered for a moment, quickly came back to his senses, nodded, bowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Master Confucian, for your guidance."
