"Mr. Mo, please check it."
The yellow-robed man raised his chin and glanced at Su Zimo, indicating for him to check the materials and spirit stones in his storage bag.
A faint smile appeared on Su Zimo's lips as he said in a seemingly casual manner, "Fellow Daoist, you sure are generous. Ordinary cultivators won't be able to fork out so many materials and spirit stones."
The yellow-robed man's expression was unchanged and he did not explain, merely stating his request.
After pondering for a moment, the yellow-robed man continued, "After this supreme-grade flying sword is refined, leave it with Mr. Mo first. Someone will come and retrieve it when the time comes."
"A year's time limit. Overdue will not be accepted."
Su Zimo said indifferently.
The sect competition was less than a year away. By then, he would have left the capital long ago.
The yellow-robed man stood up and bade farewell, leaving with the scholarly man.
After leaving Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop and walking to the main street, the yellow-robed man turned around and looked in the direction of Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop with interest, his eyes shining brightly.
The yellow-robed man was the current Emperor of Great Zhou!
The scholarly man behind him was Perfected Lord Ming Ze.
"If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would have found it hard to believe that someone who could refine a supreme-grade spirit weapon is such a young junior," The emperor lamented without concealing the admiration in his eyes.
Perfected Lord Ming Ze nodded. "Furthermore, that person's cultivation is indeed only at late-stage Foundation Establishment and he did not cultivate any cultivation technique to conceal his cultivation realm. There was no one else in the courtyard either. "
There were many mysteries surrounding Mo Ling. However, what the emperor was most curious about was the assassination attempt last night.
Given Mo Ling's cultivation realm, it was almost certain death – how did he manage to survive for ten breaths and even kill a Perfected Jin Dan instead?
Initially, the emperor had two guesses.
First, Mo Ling cultivated some sort of cultivation technique to conceal his cultivation realm and his actual cultivation realm was at Jin Dan realm.
Second, there was an expert hidden in Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop.
The reason why the two of them came today was partly to take a look at Mo Ling and partly to resolve this mystery.
However, after leaving Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop, the two of them were even more puzzled.
Neither of these two speculations was consistent with the situation.
Their visit was sudden. The two of them used their Divine Consciousness to carefully search Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop but did not find any trace of a third person.
In other words, everything was back to square one.
How did two Foundation Establishment cultivators and a black dog of the Foundation Establishment stage survive for ten breaths under the full force of two Jin Dan Immortals?
"Interesting. What an enigma."
The emperor smiled and asked again, "What else did you discover?"
Perfected Lord Ming Ze said deeply, "That black dog is not simple. Although it was sprawled far away and looked like it was about to fall asleep, I could sense that it was watching us the entire time!"
"Can you tell what kind of spirit demon it is?"
"No. Perhaps it's a mutated spirit demon born from the union of two different species of spirit demons."
The two of them chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the palace.
At the entrance of the palace, a black-armoured guard quickly walked over. Kneeling down on one knee, he reported in a deep voice, "Reporting to my King, this subordinate has already investigated Mo Ling's identity and background. The results are minimal."
The emperor asked, "Oh? What did you find out? Tell me. "
The guard replied, "Two years ago, Mo Ling seemed to have appeared out of thin air outside the capital. Nobody saw how he arrived."
"That's all?"
"That's all."
The emperor frowned – it was almost the same as not investigating at all.
All of a sudden!
A thought flashed through the emperor's mind as he suddenly asked, "Two years ago, was Mo Ling's appearance in the capital the same day as the invasion of the Dragons?"
"Yes!"
The guard nodded. "Not long after Mo Ling appeared, the divine dragon descended. Thereafter, a mysterious expert struck and repelled the divine dragon."
When he heard that, Perfected Lord Ming Ze gradually came to a realization as his eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, you're guessing that Mo Ling is related to that mysterious expert?"
"Yes, Mo Ling … might even be the disciple of that mysterious expert!"
The emperor said in a deep voice, "Given the methods of that mysterious expert, even if his disciple is at Foundation Establishment realm, it's highly possible for him to survive for ten breaths against the assassination of two Jin Dan Immortals."
Perfected Lord Ming Ze nodded. "The sudden appearance of that mysterious expert means that he's definitely not someone from the capital of Great Zhou. In that case, Mo Ling might truly be related to that mysterious expert. "
The emperor smiled. "Someone like that is a true genius of cultivation and is much stronger than any random Tom, Dick, or Harry. Right, when will Xue 'er return? "
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The sect competition is less than a year away and the third princess will definitely return early," Perfected Lord Ming Ze consoled.
The emperor frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Because of that Su something Zimo, Xue 'er has been at odds with me. It's been so many years and she hasn't even returned home to take a look. Seriously …"
As though he recalled something, Perfected Lord Ming Ze asked, "Your Majesty, you're suddenly mentioning the third princess. Don't tell me you're thinking of introducing Mo Ling to her so that they can become Dao companions?"
"I do have that intention,"
The emperor replied, "At the very least, in my eyes, this Mo Ling is worthy of Xue 'er. He's much better than that unknown Su Zimo that Xue' er mentioned previously. Fufu, the son of a general of a vassal state and a piece of trash without a spirit root wants to get close to my Ji family? "
"Yes, both of them are of similar age and cultivation realms. Furthermore, Mo Ling is a top-tier Weapon Refinement Master. They're quite compatible," Perfected Lord Ming Ze nodded.
The emperor sneered, "Xue 'er is just too naive and narrow-minded. She was deceived by some glib tongued people. When she returns, I'll let her meet Mo Ling. Even if they're not compatible, it'll broaden her horizons and let her see what a true genius is like! "
Perfected Lord Ming Ze said, "Your Majesty is generous with your praises. Seems like you truly think highly of this person."
"Yes,"
The emperor nodded. "Just Now, you've heard my conversation with him as well. Initially, I wanted to test his background but I didn't expect him to be so sharp. Not only did he respond with ease, he even tried to dig out my identity. Fufu."
The emperor chuckled. "It's truly not easy for someone his age to have such a temperament and wisdom."
"That's right,"
Perfected Lord Ming Ze commented as well, "That lad has a calm temperament and is calm as a lake despite having a thunderstorm in his chest.
The emperor continued, "Furthermore, that Su Zimo was chosen by Xue 'er herself after all. If he's half, no, a tenth of Mo Ling, it's not impossible for them to become Dao companions."
"Right, he couldn't have seen through our identities, right?" The emperor asked in a joking manner.
"How is that possible?"
Perfected Lord Ming Ze shook his head with a smile. "If he could see through your identity with a single interaction, he wouldn't be a genius, but a monster incarnate …"
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