Enforcing the law across provinces, like coming home
"You..."
Qin Mingshu's breathing hitched slightly; she really couldn't figure out what kind of person this was.
They said both good and bad things.
Even with the consequences of their arrival in the capital laid bare, the other party still agreed so readily!
Did they really think they could kill the princess and escape unscathed from the Imperial Palace?!
Looking at Ye Li's composed expression, Qin Mingshu's mind raced, but she dared not press the matter further.
The lessons learned from Mingqi and those True Person outside are right before our eyes.
If someone is pushed too far, and they suddenly turn hostile and attack, the two elders outside the door won't be able to stop them at all!
A moment later.
The ripples on Qin Mingshu's face vanished, replaced by her previous coldness.
She took out the punishment edict from her bosom, gritted her teeth, and placed it on the table beside her, along with a Jade Token to contact her.
"Since Palace Heir have made your decision, I will not force you."
Qin Mingshu turned and walked towards the outside of the hall. She paused slightly at the doorway, and said in a cold voice:
The meeting will take place in two days.
"I have said all I have to say. This is not a threat to Palace Heir, but merely a word of advice."
"The foundation of the Divine Dynasty is far beyond what these few Mountain Gates can match. Before Palace Heir goes to the capital, he'd better think it through carefully."
The words had barely left his mouth.
She didn't linger, tightened her slightly open collar again, and strode straight out of the Main Hall.
Soon.
Qin Mingshu then boarded the gilded Treasure Ship high in the sky again.
The two guardians who were waiting outside saw her emerge safely and rushed forward to protect her, not daring to ask if she had succeeded.
Because it was clearly a failure.
"Go back to Beijing!"
Qin Mingshu coldly gave the order.
Boom!
The Treasure Ship rose up, changed direction, and quickly sailed away from Life-Extending Temple, disappearing into the clouds.
On the bow of the ship.
Qin Mingshu turned back to look at the receding Mountain Gate below, her eyes filled with icy coldness:
"Ye Li, what a Ye Li..."
The reason they refuse to bow down now is simply because they rely on their strength and haven't truly witnessed the methods of the Imperial Palace.
They arrived in Beijing two days later.
His own Father Emperor and the Former Emperor True Lord personally stepped in to exert pressure, truly placing the weight of the Divine Dynasty on his head... that was when he would truly have no way out!
At that time, this Supreme Clarity Palace Son will still have to turn back and beg for help!!
The gilded Treasure Ship broke through the clouds and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
The area outside Life-Extending Temple fell silent again.
In less than half an hour.
The sound of air being torn apart echoed again from the northern sky.
Alas--
Two flying boats bearing the emblem of the Supreme Clarity Palace sped over and came to a steady stop above the Mountain Gate.
It was Shen Lingyi and her group who had come after hearing the news!
Upon receiving the Communication Transmission, Shen Lingyi immediately dispatched half of her staff to Red Furnace Mountain, while she herself led the remaining Manager straight to Life-Extending Temple.
Accompanying An Ziqing on the ship were Qin Baiyi, who had just settled his parents at the capital's military headquarters, and Pei You'an.
But as everyone disembarked and their gazes fell upon the mountains below, their expressions were all slightly shaken!
Looking around, what was once a Blessed Land brimming with Spiritual Energy is now a scene of utter devastation.
A massive rift valley was carved out of the mountain ridges that stretched for tens of thousands of miles!
The Mountain Protection Array collapsed completely, and the ruined palaces were covered with scorch marks left by the powerful impact!
The lingering aura of Pure Qi and the rolling Daoist rhyme in the air still caused the Blood Vitality of the several Manager present to surge even from a distance!
"This... is this what they call the Life-Extending Temple?!"
Pei You'an looked at the ravine that almost split the entire Main Peak in two and couldn't help but swallow.
Qin Baiyi was also deeply shaken.
On their way here, they had already heard Shen Lingyi mention the rich history of Life-Extending Temple.
This is a genuine local sect with several Fortune-Mastery True Cultivators, yet only a short time has passed since Ye Li Communication Transmission, and the Mountain Gate has already been reduced to this state!
An Ziqing stood to the side, his curious gaze sweeping over the sites where several True Person had perished.
A similar ripple of emotion stirred in his eyes.
The three streams of Daoist energy at the level of Fortune-Mastery were completely crushed.
Judging from the traces at the scene, the fight between the two sides lasted for a very short time, and these three True Person probably didn't even manage to mount any decent counterattack before they died!
"Let's go, don't keep Palace Heir waiting."
Shen Lingyi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in her heart, and led everyone to quickly enter the Mountain Gate.
While crossing the Plaza.
The disciples of Life-Extending Temple, kneeling all over the ground, did not dare to raise their heads.
Before the steps of the main hall, the True Person Everlasting Spring, the Life-Extending Temple Master who should have already perished, was standing there unharmed, politely leading the way for them!
Knowing some of Ye Li's methods, Shen Lingyi didn't ask any further questions. She quickly stepped into the Main Hall and bowed in greeting.
"Your subordinate Shen Lingyi, greets Your Palace Heir!"
Qin Baiyi and Pei You'an, standing behind, exchanged a glance before stepping forward to bow.
"Greetings, Your Palace Heir!"
Ye Li put down the dossier in his hand and looked at the group of people, saying:
"You've come at the perfect time."
"I have cleaned up all the filth in the temple, and the storerooms and other things are in the back hall."
"Shen Lingyi, you two Manager will stay here to oversee the handover and reorganize the disciples who wish to stay."
"Yes!"
Shen Lingyi immediately pointed out two shrewd and capable Managers to stay behind, then looked up and asked:
"Palace Heir, what are your plans next...?"
Ye Li rose from his seat, stepped down from the main seat, waved the spy file in his hand, and said calmly:
There are still three Mountain Gates above that haven't been touched.
"Since there's still some time before their stipulated return date to Beijing, let's just get it done all at once. You guys take some people and follow me to finish up."
Upon hearing this...
The people inside the hall looked slightly tense, but without the slightest hesitation, they all bowed and agreed.
"I will obey the Imperial Edict!"
Over the next two days.
The Longwind Divine Dynasty has been swept by tremendous shockwaves in several major states in the Southern Region and east!
With the numerous memories obtained from the soul-searching at Life-Extending Temple corroborating each other, Ye Li had no intention of wasting any more breath on these Mountain Gate.
First stop, Blood Spirit Valley in Eastern Province.
This sect has long colluded with local border generals, using the pretext of Imperial Court to forcibly recruit young cultivators with spiritual bones, secretly draining their essence and blood to refine Treasure Pellet, which are exclusively for the sons of nobles in the capital to cultivate diligently.
The next morning, the elders in the valley were still counting the more than one hundred newly escorted teenagers.
Boom!!
A dazzling Golden Thunderbolt crashed down from the sky, smashing through the Mountain Gate's grand formation in front of everyone!
Upon hearing the news, the two Fortune-Mastery True Cultivator rushed out saw the newcomer's appearance and were about to flee when they were engulfed by the overwhelming Pure Qi and Divine Fire, both dying on the spot!
The Alliance Association Manager who arrived shortly after quickly took up positions at the Mountain Gate.
The blood pill warehouse was sealed up, the secret accounts were inventoried, and the border army supervisor and the valley manager who had not managed to escape were arrested and detained as irrefutable evidence.
The second stop: the Blackwater Sect in the Southern Territory.
Ye Li blasted open several underground spirit mines that had been sealed by a large formation with a single punch, and all the sect's high-ranking members were killed.
Once the strange phenomenon of Fortune-Mastery the heavens dissipated.
Shen Lingyi her team to skillfully take over the various palaces and sealed the boxes of Jade Slips that recorded the transfer of benefits.
But deep down, I was filled with emotion.
This cross-continental law enforcement is like coming home. If I hadn't been with this person on business, I would have thought it was all nonsense even if I saw her in the case file!
Qin Baiyi led his men deep into the underground mine to rescue the many innocent civilians trapped inside.
Pei You'an was also running back and forth in the crowd.
While the Manager were taking inventory of the Blackwater Sect's treasury, they took advantage of the opportunity.
Finding a moment of respite, Qin Baiyi quickly approached Ye Li, who was examining Cultivation Method in front of the hall, and whispered his report:
"My Prefectural Lord, there is something I must report to you."