The Ten-leaf elite, Nie Qingyun, looked at the nonchalant arrow with a complicated gaze.
Logically speaking, he couldn't do it.
This was beyond common sense.
A normal Essence Soul archer's shooting range was a few thousand meters. Every time he sprouted a leaf, his shooting range would increase. The higher the cultivation, the further the distance. At the same time, it was also affected by weapons, environment, sight, and other factors.
The vision of a cultivator would naturally become clearer as their cultivation increased.
Without any obstructions in the line of sight, the arrows could be fired from thousands or even tens of thousands of meters away, provided that the energy arrows did not dissipate. The energy arrows were made of energy, after all. They would wear out as they flew until they lost their strength. This was the biggest factor that limited the range of the energy arrows. To be able to send energy over such a long distance, wouldn't it be invincible when defending a city?
Nie Qingyun did not expect Lu Zhou to do it so easily.
Wang Shizhong sighed and said, "Thank you, Senior Lu, for showing mercy. In front of the strong, there is no place for the weak. I understand this principle … I will agree to all the conditions. However, I am not the only one who has the final say in the court. Even if I am not there, there will be a second head of the secretariat, a third head of the secretariat … "
"You don't have to worry about that. Take him away. "
Wang Shizhong and Wang Shu were sent to prison by the disciples of Cloud Mountain.
Under Wang Shizhong's command, the remaining members of the Wang family led the remaining cultivators away from Cloud Mountain.
When they returned, they did not dare to speak carelessly. They only dared to say that Lord Wang was accompanying His Majesty to tour Yunshan and would not be back for a while. If anything went wrong, the Sky Martial Court's hostages, Wang Shizhong, and the others might be killed.
The matter was settled.
Next, he had to think about how he should deal with the elites from the royal court and the Sky Martial Court.
"Those who have nothing to do with this are dismissed," Lu Zhou said.
Nie Qingyun understood and waved his hand at the Cloud Mountain disciples.
Only then did the disciples recover from the shock of the arrow and leave the Cloud Platform.
Soon enough, only the people from the Thousand Willow Monastery, the Evil Sky Pavilion's four disciples, Nie Qingyun, and a few elders were left on the cloud platform.
Lu Zhou turned to look at Li Yun Zheng.
Li Yunzheng shuddered. He hastily rose to his feet. "Grand … Grand Master! Why don't I learn archery from you? "
Lu Zhou's expression darkened.
"Your mind is fickle, and your temperament is unstable. Someone like you wants to rule the world? "
"…"
Li Yunzheng lowered his head awkwardly.
Without the people from the palace, he no longer looked like the ruler of a nation. In front of Lu Zhou, he was just an inexperienced child.
Lu Zhou returned to his seat and sat down slowly. He said, "Tell me what happened in the palace."
Li Yunzheng sat down as well and said, "It's been hard for me to participate in the palace's affairs over the years. Many things are decided by the three departments. They colluded with each other and formed an interest group. The imperial guards were controlled by the great commander, Xiahou Sheng. He had a good relationship with Yu Chenshu. The capital was protected by five dukes. Wang Shizhong's father, Wang Yun, was the State Duke. The other four dukes were Duke Yun, Zheng Qiang, Duke Fu, Cui An, Duke Hu, Lu Tianning, and Duke Wei, Li Chang. In terms of military affairs, there are eight Great Generals guarding the Ten Paths, as well as a provincial governor … "
Lu Zhou felt a headache coming on when he heard this.
He regretted not bringing Si Wuya along.
Although he was a puppet emperor, no one present could compare to his understanding of the overall structure.
After going on and on for a while, he really couldn't remember a single one of them.
Lu Zhou raised his hand and said, "Enough."
"I'm not done yet. Give me two hours …"
"There's no need for the details. Just tell your master when he arrives," Lu Zhou said as he stroked his beard, "All you have to do is tell me who the high-ranking cultivators are."
The structure of the palace was extremely complicated. Lu Zhou was not interested in learning about it. He only needed to keep an eye on those experts.
Li Yunzheng nodded.
"The elites you're talking about, grandmaster, are you referring to those above the One-leaf stage?"
Yu Zhenghai smiled and said, "Naturally, they're at the Ten-leaf stage and above … As for the One-leaf stage to the Nine-leaf stage, that's for sure."
This was probably the source of his confidence.
He did not think much of the One-leaf to Nine-leaf cultivators.
To Li Yunzheng, anyone who entered the Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm was considered an elite. He did not expect Li Yunzheng to only want to know about the Ten-leaf stage.
"If you're talking about Ten-leaf cultivators, I only know of General Xiahou and Court Master Yu Chenshu. The others … "
Li Yunzheng fell into deep thought. "It's said that there's an elite hidden in the palace. However, I've never seen him before.
"Hm?" Lu Zhou frowned.
"Oh, wait. That person didn't make a move when you came to visit me, grandmaster. Perhaps, it's just a lie made up by the palace, "Li Yunzheng said.
Little Yuan 'er said disapprovingly, "That's not right.
Master doesn't want to be discovered. How would he know that master has gone to the palace? He can't even mention it. "
"Yes, yes, yes. I misspoke. Grandmaster's cultivation base is unfathomable. The others won't be able to find him." Li Yunzheng corrected her, "If there's such an elite, I'm afraid it'll be difficult to find him. The palace is huge."
Lu Zhou stroked his beard and nodded. He asked, "There are other Ten-leaf cultivators?"
"The eight generals of the Ten Paths are all Nine-leaf cultivators. There might be Ten-leaf cultivators in the sects as well. In the past 2,000 years, many sects didn't flaunt their strength. Ever since the Sky Martial Court announced the existence of the Beyond Heaven, they kept a low profile. They're afraid of becoming a target for the golden lotus domain, "Li Yunzheng said.
Nie Qingyun nodded and said, "Indeed.
That's why I cultivated in seclusion. I wanted to attempt to attain my Birth Chart or cultivate the karmic fire. Alas, I failed. Based on the growth rate of the cultivation world, there should be two to three Ten-leaf cultivators in 2,000 years. "
"On the surface, Yu Chenshu is the only Ten-leaf cultivator in the Sky Martial Court who has cultivated the karmic fire. If that's the case, how did the Sky Martial Court become the greatest sect in Great Tang? "Yu Zhenghai asked.
"1,000 years ago, the Sky Martial Court had a branch known as the Sky Research Court. The Sky Research Court gathered the elites under the heavens. Every one of them was outstanding. Luo Xuan was one of the Sky Research Court's disciples. 300 years ago, 100 grand cultivators of the Sky Research Court went missing, and their whereabouts are unknown to this day. Even so, the Sky Research Court's foundation was too solid. Whether it was talismans, medicinal pills, or weapons, they were at a level that the other sects couldn't reach. With the help of the Sky Research Court, the Sky Martial Court became the greatest sect in Great Tang, "Nie Qingyun said.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhenghai nodded in surprise. "I didn't expect the Sky Martial Court to have such a background. It's no wonder they're willing to bring so many treasure boxes with them."
There were more than 20 boxes on the cloud platform.
Nie Qingyun said, "This is nothing. When I was at the Nine-leaf stage, I went to Guannei to study and visited the Sky Martial Court. At that time, the capital was under attack by a beast horde. About 10 huge beasts surrounded the capital. The Sky Martial Court used hundreds of thousands of supreme-grade talismans and many elite cultivators to repel the beasts. "
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