In the Qingyi Bureau of Fengyun City, there was a secluded room.
Inside the room, Ye Li looked at the sophisticated instruments before him and asked with some surprise:
"This is the archive?"
A massive, bone-white instrument lay prostrate before him, with a slot in front of it just large enough to hold a waist tag.
It's not a place like Book Repository; is it to ensure the confidentiality of the archives...?
"That's true, but the files here are far less detailed than those at headquarters."
Zhou Chen took out the special waist tag he had obtained from the director of Fengyun City, strode forward, and inserted the tag.
Buzz!--
In an instant, a vast holographic projection burst forth from the center of the instrument, accompanied by a turbo-charged hum.
"The records of all the well-known sects Mountain Gate factions within Huaxia the past ten years, are all here."
Looking at this strange scene, Zhou Chen said with a hint of solemnity, "You are welcome to browse through these books. I will wait for you outside."
After saying that, he turned and left the room, the heavy metal door closing quickly behind him.
"..."
Ye Li didn't hesitate for long before lightly tapping the projection screen with his finger.
Immediately, a large amount of information was projected onto the screen.
He chose to first investigate the nine factions he was most interested in.
The Three Mountains and Six Sects of Huaxia.
If there's any force that could help Ye Li rise to the top after copying something, it would undoubtedly be these nine forces.
Hengshan Treasure Pavilion, one of the six sects alone, has two martial artists at the sixth-level Martial Infant Realm, and countless disciples. It enjoys a great reputation in Jiangnan Province.
If we can wipe them out and incorporate them into our ranks, the Malice Points we get will probably be calculated in units of "hundreds of thousands".
Just thinking about it makes my heart flutter.
"..."
However, after a moment, Ye Li's brows gradually furrowed.
He discovered that there were very few records about the [Three Mountains and Six Sects] in the archives of the Qingyi Bureau in Fengyun City.
It's a bit strange. Have these nine factions done nothing noteworthy in the last decade?
Ye Li believes it is unlikely.
At the very least, it's impossible for Huaxia's Qingyi Bureau to be so ignorant of these nine forces.
"Could they all be stored at headquarters?"
Ye Li muttered to himself, guessing at the reason.
If that's the case, then it'll be a bit difficult; he'll have to make a special trip to the General Administration.
"Let's look at the others first..."
Ye Li shook his head and then began to investigate the situation of the other troublesome forces.
Martial artists at the Divine Mansion Realm are incredibly fast at gathering information.
Soon, he had a goal—
Hanhai Province, Muchun Hall.
It is said to be a very powerful force in the area.
"In the seventh month of the year 8245 of the Huaxia, fifty-seven Huaxia warriors sought medical treatment together at the Muchun Hall. Forty recovered and returned home, while seventeen went missing."
"In September of the same year, a total of eighty-nine low-level martial artists went to the Muchun Hall for medical treatment. Thirty recovered and returned home, while fifty-nine went missing."
"In December of the same year, a total of 139 low-level martial artists visited Muchun Hall, of whom 29 returned, and 110 went missing."
"..."
If you've read this far, you can basically stop reading now.
Ye Li calmly turned off the projection; he was certain that this Muchun Hall was 100% problematic.
If the records from last year onwards were like this, the situation this year can only be worse.
At the end of the file, the status indicates that the case is under siege.
Judging from the date the file was submitted, the Qingyi Bureau only learned of this matter a few months ago.
The reason it's been delayed until now is because there's a note at the end:
"There is an elderly Martial Nascent Martial Infant Realm warrior and two Divine Mansion Realm warriors inside the hall. Both are determined to die rather than surrender, making them extremely troublesome. We request reinforcements."
The appeal for help sent two weeks ago has not been cancelled yet.
This demonstrates the extent of the manpower shortage in the Qingyi Bureau.
"Ready to depart."
Ye Li let out a silent breath, then pulled out the special waist tag and prepared to walk towards the door.
Just then, he suddenly had a feeling.
Immediately afterwards.
Ye Li took out the [Seal of Judgment] from his storage ring, raising an eyebrow slightly.
At this moment, the seal emitted a rather noticeable suction force, clearly trying to draw his mind into it.
This thing can be used to hold small meetings?
Now that there's no one around, we can go and see what's going on...
Thinking of this, Ye Li slowly closed his eyes and touched the seal with his mind.
After confirming that it meant no harm, he finally released the restraints, letting the suction pull him into another space.
"..."
After a brief period of darkness, a strange sense of isolation enveloped my heart.
Ye Li opened his eyes.
What comes into view is a huge conference hall and a large stone table of unknown material.
Beside the stone table sat a middle-aged man with a resolute face.
Upon sensing Ye Li's gaze, a smile appeared on his sharply defined face, "You've come."
"I am coming."
Ye Li naturally sat down at the stone table and looked at the middle-aged man opposite him.
"A meeting space belonging to [the Arbiter]."
They seemed to have noticed Ye Li's confusion.
The middle-aged man cleared his throat and explained to himself, "The Huaxia Secret Treasury contains an ancient artifact called the [Divine Consciousness Jade], which connects to a chaotic Divine Consciousness space."
"We transformed it into this form, then divided it into several pieces, creating the [Seal of Judgment], which we then handed over to the Arbiter."
"It's also to prevent us from losing contact with each other."
After saying that, he clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice, "Let me introduce myself. My Yang Qingshan, and like you, I am Arbiter."
"Ye Li." Ye Li nodded gently.
"Ye Li... welcome to the Arbiter."
Yang Qingshan greeted him casually, while subtly observing the young man.
His impression of Ye Li was mostly based on the things he had learned in the past two days.
He was a truly monstrous genius, shattering his understanding of what a genius was.
"The bureau possesses top-tier Spirit Nurturing Method; I will send someone to deliver two copies to you soon."
After Yang Qingshan finished speaking, the White-robed Youth opposite him simply nodded calmly, indicating that he understood.
There was no sign of excitement.
Yang Qingshan wasn't surprised. "Once you advance to the Martial Infant stage in a few years, I will arrange the best secluded cultivation ground for you to help you improve your strength as quickly as possible..."
"There's no need for either."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Li suddenly interrupted.
The boy's tone was slightly anxious. "Friend."
"Could you Trouble get to the point quickly? I'm in a hurry to go to Hanhai Province to wipe out an entire family and confiscate their property."