Comic-Con (Please Refresh)

Before a dragon-carved pillar in a resplendent palace.

"There have been some problems with Great Leiyin Temple on Spirit Mountain lately."

Ji Lin set down the memorial and looked at Li Huowang and the others before him. "It's true that their monks have been clearing out Evil Spectres and bandits, but wherever they go, the common people and officials become devout believers. Though I'm grateful for the precious grain they've offered, still..."

"The foundations of a nation must not be shaken."

"Erjiu, I hear you know the monks of Great Leiyin Temple well. Do you have any idea what's going on?"

Li Huowang knew what Ji Lin meant. The young emperor had gradually grown accustomed to his identity and position and was starting to handle them with ease.

He was putting Li Huowang on notice, while also giving him a chance to explain the turmoil spreading across the land.

"Your Majesty, I only just learned of this myself." Li Huowang cupped his hands. "From what I know of Great Leiyin Temple's monks, they have no interest in fame or power."

He had come to the palace today to see Ji Lin about Die, but on the way, he had heard rumors about Great Leiyin Temple.

Over the past few days, Great Leiyin Temple had sent martial monks roaming far and wide, including Master Fo Jian Fen Shuo, whose name sounded particularly impressive. They were "collecting" Heart Elements, clearing out Evil Spectres and bandits, and visiting monks and temples throughout the land.

The court had turned a blind eye to the collection of Heart Elements, and the other sects' practitioners couldn't beat those monks in an open fight, so it had caused little trouble.

As for clearing out Evil Spectres, unrest had spread everywhere after the natural disasters, and the Monitored