In the rear courtyard of the Floating Immortal Inn, Yi Tian received an invitation from Mei Baiji to attend the meeting. Mei Baiji arrived an hour later than Yi Tian did. As the two of them conversed in the room, Yi Tian finally had a preliminary understanding of the Asura Dynasty's current situation.
There was still quite a bit of time before the three trials, and the attention of the entire dynasty was focused on the selection of the imperial guards. He learned from Mei Baiji that the three Body Integration Stage cultivators hadn't directly escalated the conflict.
During the selection, the Wei Prince's faction and the Yun Lin Faction were fighting in the dark. As for Xun Wang, he didn't seem to have made a move yet.
Although Xun Wang was stationed near the Realm Gate all year round, he was the oldest of the three Body Integration Stage cultivators. He had reached the Body Integration Stage two thousand years earlier than the Wei Prince.
Logically speaking, with Xun Wang's seniority, he should be able to control the entire Asura Dynasty. However, that wasn't the case. Yi Tian was not foolish enough to think that the Honorable King would willingly give up his power to cover the sky with one hand and run off to a bitter cold place to cultivate. There had to be some unspeakable secret behind this.
From the current situation, it seemed that he couldn't directly interfere with the politics of the Asura Dynasty. He turned to look at Mei Baiji and asked, "How much authority do you have in the Asura Dynasty?"
"This humble subject is untalented. Although I am an imperial censor, I mostly deal with impractical government affairs. As for the real power of the Asura Dynasty, most of it is in the hands of the Wei Prince's faction," Mei Baiji explained. "However, in recent years, Her Majesty has been secretly cultivating forces and placing them in important areas of the Asura Dynasty in an attempt to take over the Wei Prince's faction."
Yi Tian didn't reveal any joy upon hearing this. Instead, he frowned slightly and thought for a moment before saying, "Luo Ziyan is too impatient. With her current status, she is already in an invincible position. There is no need for her to be so forceful."
"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but most Asura Imperial Family cultivators choose dao companions at the Soul Formation Stage. This is even more so for the direct descendants of the imperial family. Right now, Prince Wei is using this as an excuse to constantly pressure Her Majesty, "said Mei Baiji.
Yi Tian sighed. "So that's how it is. I believe Luo Ziyan traveled the Spirit World all those years ago to relax and avoid Prince Wei's entanglement. But if she continues to endure and shrink back like this, it'll definitely fuel his arrogance."
"As expected, Her Majesty is perceptive. From what I know, Her Majesty traveled with Exalt Yun about three to four hundred years ago, and she seemed to be in a relaxed mood after returning. She probably encountered something good in the Spirit Realm," Mi Baiji said as he sized up Yi Tian. The meaning behind his words was self-evident.
Coughing lightly, Yi Tian did not seem to want to delve any further into this topic. He then changed the topic and asked, "When I went to the Gathering World Trading Company this time, I noticed that there seemed to be many Heaven-rank treasures that the Dynasty banned from trading. Is that true?"
Mi Baiji's eyes lit up. "There is indeed such a thing. Furthermore, this ban was passed down over a hundred years ago. Furthermore, there have been many treasures added to the list over the past hundred years. Although most of them were ordered by Prince Wei, there are still a few that were ordered by Exalt Yun. "
"Is that so?" Yi Tian quickly went through the list of prohibited treasures in his mind. "It looks like they've already begun to make preparations for the Asura Tribe's Fire Essence Mystic Realm trial. There's no need to think too much about it. There will be many treasures that will be prohibited from being sold before the trial begins."
"Could it be that Your Majesty has some treasures that you need to purchase?" Mi Baiji asked.
After sizing up Yi Tian, Mi Baiji smiled and said, "If that's the case, then you must have some means to obtain some prohibited treasures."
Mi Baiji's expression faltered slightly before he awkwardly replied, "Your humble servant's cultivation is only at the Soul Formation Intermediate Stage, so I don't have much access to heavenly tribulation treasures. However, I can still purchase some in private."
"I understand your difficulties, so there's no need for you to worry about me. However, I believe that since the Asura Tribe is able to accommodate so many foreign races in the imperial capital, there must be a lot of private transactions going on. Do you know any places where I can conduct black markets with foreign races? "Yi Tian asked after a moment of thought.
Mi Baiji lowered his head in thought before replying, "There are a total of three foreign race trade zones in the imperial capital, and all of them have private black markets. However, cultivation isn't the only thing that matters in these black markets. What's more important is the skills of cultivators. Furthermore, all of these black markets trade items for items. "
"Alright, as long as there's a place to conduct the transactions, it's fine. I have a large amount of resources that I can exchange for them." Yi Tian handed over a map to Mi Baiji and said, "Mark down these three locations. I'll look for them one by one."
Mi Baiji took the jade slip and opened it before quickly marking down the locations of the three black markets. Then, he put the jade slip away and returned it.
Yi Tian thought of his situation at Gathering the Heavens and asked, "I heard that the sale of the three thousand year old Iron Tree Spirit has been banned. Who issued this decree?"
Mi Baiji pondered for a moment before replying, "According to what I know, it was Imperial Prince Wei who proposed this during the imperial court meeting. At the time, Sovereign Lord Yun also agreed."
Both of them agreed. This is interesting. Yi Tian thought to himself. It seems that the two of them also realized this. He then asked, "What is Xun Wang's reaction?"
"Xun Wang's heir didn't comment on this proposal. He didn't agree nor oppose it. After all, Xun Wang's main body isn't in the imperial court, so His Highness definitely won't take the initiative, "Mi Baiji replied.
"I'm afraid Duan Xiaolou doesn't need it. He cultivates an ice attribute cultivation method, so he doesn't need a three thousand year old Iron Tree Spirit to refine a fire barrier," Yi Tian indifferently replied.
"I see. This is in line with the interests of the three factions. That's why they agreed so quickly. But according to what I know, every candidate can bring two attendants to assist them. It seems that there's still quite a bit of a shortage, "Mi Baiji said.
Naturally, Yi Tian didn't need it himself. However, Yun Lin didn't know about his background, so it was very likely that she had already prepared it in advance.
Including Luo Yao and Hao Ren, he needed a total of three items. Thus, there was still quite a bit of a shortage. He reckoned that the prices in the imperial capital would definitely skyrocket during this period of time. The price of those fire resistant treasures would definitely skyrocket.
After thinking for a moment, Yi Tian took out a jade slip and scribbled a seal on it. He then put it away and sealed it before handing it to Mi Baiji. "Find an opportunity to give this to Luo Ziyan. I'm sure she'll make a decision after seeing it."
"Is His Majesty really determined to meet His Majesty?" Mi Baiji's face lit up.
Yi Tian waved his hand, but shook his head and replied, "I still need to see Luo Ziyan's opinion."
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