Heavenly God Realm!
This was his Achilles' heel. Just a touch was enough to hit him.
All of his hard work was for the sake of reaching the Heavenly God Realm.
Now that he heard that this Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual actually involved the great mystery of the Heaven God Realm, he was instantly tempted and his heartbeat quickened.
Then, he shook his head and regained his rationality.
If that was the case, the Cloud Slashing Ancestor would have become a Heavenly God, and the Cloud Slashing Swordsman would also be a Heavenly God.
If he was a Heavenly God, why would he need to live in seclusion? No one would dare to provoke him even if he didn't live in seclusion.
As such, even if the great mysteries of the Heavenly God Realm were truly profound mysteries, they would most likely be useless in becoming a Heavenly God. What he needed to do was to walk his own path and not be distracted by other things.
As for other people's schemes and whether there were outsiders manipulating them, he didn't care that much. This was something that the emperor should worry about. He only needed to take care of himself.
Thinking of this, he regained his composure and smiled. "Seems like it is indeed a good thing. Is Elder Qin interested?"
Qin Jin waved his hand and chuckled. "I'm just a bag of old bones. So what if I obtained the secret manual? Could it be that I'll abandon my current mental cultivation method and change to another mental cultivation method? Isn't that just asking for trouble? "
Chu Li smiled. "Elder Qin's words are not entirely true."
As the saying goes, the older one gets, the more unyielding they are. Moreover, it involved the Celestial Deity Realm. If he could really reach the Celestial Deity Realm, his lifespan would increase greatly. How could Qin Jin not be tempted?
Qin Jin said helplessly, "Yes, I can't hide it from you, Centurion … However, I'm very satisfied. Being able to regain my martial arts and return to the Secret Guardians Hall has been the life I've wanted to live for the past few decades. As for the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual, of course, I want to get my hands on it, but I know my own capabilities. It's impossible!"
Chu Li said, "I'm guessing that once the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual is revealed, there won't be any peace. Find more people to investigate this matter. Can your original spies still be used?"
Qin Jin nodded. "Most of the old guys are not dead yet."
His kung fu was crippled, but he did not die. Originally, those spies' kung fu was not weak, so it was not easy for them to die. Other than those who died accidentally, most of them were still alive and healthy.
"We need to make a net by ourselves," Chu Li said.
Qin Jin said slowly, "I understand!"
If one wanted to make a contribution in the Secret Guardians Hall, he would need to have his own personal network of relationships and information network. Then, he would have to combine it with the Secret Guardians Hall's common information network in order to be ahead of the others. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to stand out and make a great contribution just by relying on the information within the Hall.
Chu Li had already become a centurion at such a young age, so of course, he had to maintain his momentum. Otherwise, he would be stepped on by those who came after him. Qin Jin was unwilling to accept this. He understood what Chu Li needed and had already contacted him in secret.
Chu Li said, "The High Duke's Public House and the Jiang Chuan Alliance, gather all their information together, I'll introduce them to you in two days."
"Yes," Qin Jin said in a low voice.
Chu Li waved his hand. "Gather more information about the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual and see if you can join in the fun."
"… Yes." Qin Jin did not agree to wade into these muddy waters. The waters were too deep, and it was easy to lose soldiers and generals. However, he saw that the centurion was young and impetuous. He might not listen to him, so it was better to speak less.
He watched as Qin Jin left. Yang Zongwen's voice came from outside, "Centurion."
"Come in." Chu Li put down the teacup.
Yang Zongwen came in and closed fist saluted. "I've investigated the case of the Autumn Wind Camp."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows. "It wasn't done by Zhou Lingfeng, was it?"
"It wasn't Zhou Lingfeng. It didn't seem to be done by one person. It was done by a certain faction. It could be a grudge between factions. "Yang Zongwen shook his head.
"It doesn't make sense to destroy the entire camp," Chu Li shook his head. "The Autumn Wind Camp is not a big camp, the enemy can't be that strong."
"Yes." Yang Zongwen said, "According to the records, some of their fatal injuries were caused by knives, some by swords, and some by palm force and fist force. The culprit's martial arts were uneven, it should be a faction."
Chu Li frowned. "Faction …"
"This has already involved an Innate Master, so it's under the Public House's jurisdiction," Yang Zongwen said. "It's within the boundaries of the Ji Public House, the Secret Guardians Hall can't intervene."
Chu Li muttered, "The Ji Ren Public House … is really troublesome."
The Ji Public House was located on Ji Ren Road, it was adjacent to the Ren Public House.
The relationship between the Ji Public House and the Imperial Court had always been delicate. When it came to such a matter, the Imperial Court could not simply intervene. Otherwise, it would be violating the ancestral system. Even if the Ji Public House crippled the person, the Imperial Court would not be able to say anything.
Yang Zongwen said, "Our people can't go there to take a look, it's already under the control of the Ji Public House."
"Hmm …" Chu Li said, "It's a thousand miles away from here, right?"
"Yes," Yang Zongwen nodded.
"I'll go take a look myself," Chu Li said.
Yang Zongwen said, "Then the Centurion must be careful, the Ji Public House is heavily guarded, no one is allowed to go near. Moreover, the Ji Public House is strong, they're used to being overbearing."
"I'll go alone, you guys continue to keep an eye on this matter," Chu Li said.
"Yes," Yang Zongwen said.
He was confident in the Centurion's Light-body Technique, if he went alone, no one would be able to catch up to him.
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A bright moon hung high in the sky, the night was dark, everything was quiet.
Chu Li stood in front of a desolate mountain stronghold.
The stronghold had only been destroyed a few days ago, but it felt like it had been in ruins for hundreds of years. There were burn marks everywhere, the murderer had set a fire after destroying the stronghold.
After all, it was a mountain fire, it was impossible to burn everything completely. The corpses were still there, which was why this tragedy was discovered, and the imperial court sent people over to investigate.
How could the Secret Guardians Hall not have received news of such a big case?
The Secret Guardians Hall had two responsibilities, one was to intervene when the imperial court was unable to solve the case, the other was to investigate the performance of the imperial court officials in the case, and if there were any corrupt people, they would be caught.
Unfortunately, once it was confirmed that there was an Innate Master, the case would be immediately transferred to the Ji Public House, the imperial court could only look at it, they had no right to dispose of it, and the Secret Guardians Hall could not intervene.
The night was like water, under the observation of Chu Li's Omniscient Mirror, everything within a five-mile radius could not be hidden.
The stronghold was empty, everything that could provide clues had been taken away.
Chu Li's figure flashed, he appeared under a large rock, and found the first half of a broken knife at the bottom of the rock.
Then, he pressed lightly, his palm energy shook out a short sword that could cut iron like mud.
Then, his figure flashed continuously, here and there, he found a bunch of things.
These were all hidden in the soil, on trees, or in the corner of the wall, it was easy to find, but also easy to ignore.
There were people from the Ji Public House guarding the surroundings, but they did not care, after all, it was almost impossible for anyone to come to such a dangerous place.
Chu Li took a bunch of things, appeared in a forest far away, and began to use the All-Seeing Divine Power.
One by one, he was picked up and put down.
He tried his best to maintain the All-Seeing Divine Power, he was a little tired and let out a sigh of relief.
More than twenty small things, in the end, there was only one thing left in his hand, it was the first half of the broken knife.
He thought for a while, then smiled. The owner of this broken knife was still alive, it was very likely that he was one of the murderers!
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