Qingyi Bureau Headquarters, Seal of Judgment
Inside the quiet attic.
Zuo Qingyu walked out of the bathroom with a cold face, her long hair neatly tied up, and she was wrapped in a clean white bath towel.
Although with her cultivation level, she no longer needed to use such methods to cleanse herself.
But this is a method she has used to relieve stress since she was a weaker person.
Judging from the results, it was indeed quite effective.
Her turbulent emotions finally calmed down a bit.
She casually dried her hair with a strong wind and changed into a neat and well-fitting blue dress.
After regaining her composure, she called the Qingyi Bureau headquarters.
Soon, a middle-aged man with unremarkable features and sharp angles appeared in front of Zuo Qingyu as a holographic projection.
"I've brought the storybook to you, but Ye Li disagrees."
Zuo Qingyu crossed her arms, showing no sign of restraint even in front of this renowned Martial Dao Grandmaster.
"Yeah..."
The middle-aged man was not surprised. It was perfectly normal for a martial artist who had reached the Fourth-Tier Peak at such a young age to be proud.
It's a pity the situation is tense right now, otherwise he could definitely offer even better terms.
In fact, a martial artist at the Divine Mansion Realm is basically equivalent to the head of the Qingyi Bureau in some large cities.
But in the eyes of these young prodigies, it was still not enough; they even felt that the Divine Mansion Realm was a realm within their grasp.
Alas, they are still too young.
Unbeknownst to them, how many years would it take to condense Divine Mansion of superior quality...
The middle-aged man shook his head, then said:
"Then forget it. Fourth-Tier Peak genius is indeed a once-in-a-millennium talent, but it's far from the point where Han Qingyi Bureau needs to Huaxia favor with him."
Upon hearing this, Zuo Qingyu waved his hand and said indifferently, "This is up to you. I need to rest."
Our student is so talented, yet the opposing team doesn't even dare to call...
They are truly blind to the truth and cowardly as mice.
Once Ye Li is poached by another force, the other party will behave themselves.
Before the middle-aged man could reply, Zuo Qingyu hung up the phone.
"..."
Inside the headquarters of the Qingyi Bureau, a middle-aged man looked at the video feed that had been cut off and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
As one of the seven Arbiter of the Qingyi Bureau, Yang Qingshan faced immense pressure.
He actually knew that he was considered too stingy by outsiders.
But there was no way around it; the battle with the [Beast God Secret Realm] more than a hundred years ago had depleted most of the Qingyi Bureau's once solid foundation, and it hadn't fully recovered to this day.
Compared to those dazzling geniuses, he preferred to reserve resources for those law enforcers who bravely slay demons.
In any case, even if you try to curry favor with these so-called geniuses, in the end, it will most likely benefit those prestigious sects.
"What a pity, if we could have wiped out all of the [Three Mountains and Six Sects], the situation would have been much, much better..."
Yang Qingshan leaned back in his chair and sighed helplessly, "It's a pity, everyone's too busy..."
If a Martial Dao arts prodigy were to emerge from nowhere within Huaxia, unafraid to offend these prestigious sects, possessing exceptional talent and formidable strength, and ultimately siding with the Qingyi Bureau...
Yang Qingshan would be laughing in his sleep.
"... What's wrong with me?"
Yang Qingshan was silent for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "You're already Martial Dao Grandmaster, why are you still daydreaming?"
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
A prodigy with extraordinary talent, yet unwilling to join the Three Mountains and Six Sects, only devoted to Huaxia's Qingyi Bureau?
It's worth noting that a while ago, a man named Zhu Zhengchuan emerged in Shangjing Province, who claimed to be his successor. He also reached the Fourth-Tier Peak at a young age.
This greatly excited Yang Qingshan.
In recent years, he has spent Qingyi Bureau's resources to secretly help them improve their strength, and even took the time to go to Shangjing Province to give them pointers on martial arts.
What was the result?
Although it wasn't officially announced, Zhu Zhengchuan was already secretly one of the "Three Mountains," and the youngest senior steward within the Xuantian Dao Sect.
This whole thing made Yang Qingshan look like a clown.
Now, an even younger Fourth-Tier Peak has emerged.
Yang Qingshan felt he was no longer willing or able to do anything.
Any resource that can help these monsters is a treasure among treasures.
Each donation only exacerbated the already dire financial situation of the Qingyi Bureau.
Ding ding ding--
Just then, a knock sounded on the door.
Come in.
Yang Qingshan collected his thoughts and spoke calmly.
"General Yang."
A young man dressed as a servant strode in, his face still showing signs of excitement. "Do you remember Ye Li from Fengyun University?"
"I remember, isn't that the new prodigy at the Fourth-Tier Peak?"
Yang Qingshan felt a sudden toothache, but he still kept a straight face and said in a low voice:
"You don't need to report to me about him anymore, and you don't need to try to persuade me to gamble again."
Let me put it this way.
"If he can condense a golden Divine Mansion and break through to the Fifth Tier before graduation, I might even give him the [Seal of Judgment] ahead of time."
Yang Qingshan got up and walked to the window, saying softly, "But he hasn't done it yet, and it's a good thing for him to hone his skills at the Martial Arts University for a few years first."
Upon hearing this, a hint of astonishment appeared in the servant's eyes.
The Seal of Judgment is the symbol of identity for the seven current Arbiter of the Qingyi Bureau.
Holding the [Seal of Judgment], the rights one possesses are quite simple--
The power to inspect the entire country.
This plaque was originally only authorized to be issued by that [Pillar of the Nation].
However, since that [Pillar of the Nation] was in seclusion for many years, Yang Qingshan, as his eldest disciple and the only person who could contact him, naturally had the right to issue the [Seal of Judgment].
The servant never dreamed that the other party would value Ye Li to this extent.
Therefore, he dared not delay and hurriedly asked respectfully, "General Yang, when do you plan to send me to deliver the [Seal of Judgment]?"
"...?"
Yang Qingshan was slightly taken aback, then subconsciously asked, "He broke through to the Divine Mansion?"
"Well..." the attendant hesitated before replying, "More or less."
"What's the meaning?"
Yang Qingshan's eyes flickered, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably. "Explain yourself more clearly."
"General Yang..."
The servant licked his dry lips, his voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement:
"News has come from Shangjing Province that Ye Li, that student from Fengyun University, has now reached the Fifth-Tier Peak."
"And he publicly crushed that Little Gun God..."
"The atmosphere at the competition venue was soaring into the sky, with a beam of light reaching tens of thousands of feet high!"
"I checked the records, and this is the most terrifying true qi soaring to the heavens in the history of Huaxia!"
"..."
Yang Qingshan stood there, stunned.