As soon as he finished speaking!
Even Niu Qingshan could not help but look at Li Xuanji!
Although he was the Dragon King of the Dragon Soul, he only knew that there was the Celestial Master Hall above him. However, the details about the Celestial Master Hall were top secrets.
"Speaking of the Longevity Sword, I still need to introduce the Secret Bureau to the two of you."
Meeting their gazes, Li Xuanji sighed softly, "Back then, the Great Ancestor felt the astonishing power of cultivators. He was worried that the cultivators' rebellion would affect the internal peace. In addition, he was afraid of the existence of Shang Santian, so he secretly set up a mysterious department. This department is the Secret Bureau!"
Ye Chen and Niu Qingshan were surprised to hear that.
They did not expect the Secret Bureau to be created by the Great Ancestor!
Li Xuanji said slowly, "When the Secret Bureau was first established, there were only a few people. However, these people were the most powerful people in China. They all came from the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty!
"The saying that the experts are among the common people is actually a fallacy. You should know that any ancient imperial court would be in charge of the gangs and sects in the pugilistic world, and the imperial palace would collect the best cultivation books and resources in the world!"
Niu Qingshan nodded secretly when he heard that.
Since ancient times, the imperial court had always paid attention to civil and martial arts. Scholars were scholars, and most of them came from aristocratic families. On the other hand, martial arts were more widespread, and there was almost no distinction between nobles and commoners.
Li Xuanji continued, "During the Qing Dynasty, there were six powerhouses in the world. The first was the eunuch in charge of the Rites Department, Li Desan. The second was the commander of the imperial guards, Chen Longxiang. The third was the Imperial Astronomer, Yu Guanxing. The fourth was the commander of the imperial guards, Ma Changgong."
At this point, he paused for a moment and said slowly, "The four of them were all from the Qing dynasty. At that time, they were already peak Martial Dao masters. They could injure people with just a flying flower or a leaf, and they could kill people within a hundred meters with just a breath!"
Ye Chen's expression froze when he heard that.
"The fifth is Jiang Zhengyang from before. He's not from the imperial court, but he lives in seclusion in the mountains. He's been cultivating metaphysics and can be considered a Spell Master.
"And the sixth place is this humble Taoist!"
Li Xuanji flicked his horsetail whisk, his expression calm. "After the Qing court was destroyed, the first four experts went their separate ways. Two of them went to Shang Santian, while the remaining two, me, and Jiang Zhengyang were invited by the Great Ancestor to become the guardians of the Secret Bureau!"
Ye Chen asked, "Is Longevity Sword one of the four of you?"
"Not bad!"
Li Xuanji nodded slightly and said, "Although the four of us are all Guardian Consecrators of the Secret Bureau, we rarely interact with each other. Therefore, I'm not sure which of the other three the Longevity Sword is."
"Later on, the country gradually stabilized, and the number of cultivators increased rapidly. The four of us couldn't take care of all of them, so we founded the Heavenly Palace, hoping to let the Heavenly Palace manage it on our behalf!"
He glanced at Niu Qingshan. "We were also worried that the Heavenly Palace would be too powerful and we would not be able to control it. Thus, we created the Dragon Soul in an attempt to restrain the Heavenly Palace and form a balanced situation."
Niu Qingshan was shocked and muttered, "S-So this is the origin of the Dragon Soul and the Heavenly Palace. No wonder the Dragon Soul and the Heavenly Palace have never been on good terms. No wonder the Dragon King and the Heavenly Palace's Palace Master fought each other!"
Ye Chen gradually came to a realization, "To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Palace and the Dragon Soul are equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's West Faction and East Faction?"
"You can understand it that way!"
Li Xuanji nodded slightly and said, "All these years, the four of us have never interfered with the grudge between the Dragon Soul and the Heavenly Palace. It's only because you defeated Guan Shanyue this time that the balance was broken that I had no choice but to show myself!"
"There's something I don't understand!"
Ye Chen frowned and said, "Why did Jiang Zhengyang protect Guan Shanyue? I don't understand why you guys ignored Guan Shanyue blatantly coming into contact with Shang Santian? "
Li Xuanji let out a long sigh, "Because the previous Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace was Jiang Zhengyang's disciple. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ye Chen smiled in disdain when he heard that.
Because the previous Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace was Jiang Zhengyang, the disciple of the Secret Bureau's guardian, Jiang Zhengyang sided with the Heavenly Palace. That was why he showed up to stop Ye Chen!
"As for why we watched the Heavenly Palace come into contact with Shang Santian."
A trace of helplessness appeared on Li Xuanji's old face, "It's because after so many years, the four of us are no longer together. Someone is close to Shang Santian, and both sides have their own opinions."
"Since the four of you have equal status, why would Jiang Zhengyang listen to the Longevity Sword's orders?" Ye Chen still had many doubts.
"It's very simple!"
Li Xuanji said calmly, "Because the Longevity Sword is the strongest among the four of us. As the saying goes, the Longevity Sword cuts through longevity. After so many years, countless powerhouses have died under the Longevity Sword!"
Ye Chen was deep in thought!
Among the four guardians of the Secret Bureau, he had met Li Xuanji and Jiang Zhengyang before. That meant that the Longevity Sword was among the other two.
Moreover, the Longevity Sword had come into contact with him before!
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not remember such a person!
At that moment, Li Xuanji seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Ye Chen and said, "What's your current level?"
Niu Qingshan looked at Ye Chen immediately.
The two of them were curious about Ye Chen because there was no True Energy fluctuation on Ye Chen at all. Even when he was fighting Xiao Yang and the rest, the energy fluctuation on his body was neither like that of an ancient martial artist nor a Spell Master. It was very puzzling.
Ye Chen smiled lightly, "You can take it that my cultivation base is equivalent to a peak martial venerable!"
As soon as he said that!
Li Xuanji and Niu Qingshan's pupils constricted.
"As expected of the person with the highest talent in China in the past hundred years!"
Li Xuanji sighed faintly, "Your strength is on par with mine. Since you have such cultivation base at such a young age, it's not impossible for you to become an emperor in the future!"
"What emperor? Elder Priest Li, is the Emperor Stage below martial venerable? "Niu Qingshan was instantly interested.
Li Xuanji said slowly, "For ancient martial artists, the martial emperor is above martial venerable. For Spell Masters, the divine power is above Origin Energy. However, it's too ethereal. Ever since the development of the Chinese cultivation world, no one has ever become an emperor, nor has anyone stepped into the divine power!"
Niu Qingshan said subconsciously, "May I ask if there are any martial emperors in Shang Santian?"
"Yes!"
Li Xuanji took a deep breath in and said with certainty, "Someone in Shang Santian has become an emperor, but you don't have to worry. An emperor is not allowed to enter the secular world. This is an iron law. Otherwise, all the countries in the world will join forces to punish them."
He said seriously, "Remember, never underestimate the power of a country. No matter how powerful a martial emperor is, he's still a human. A human's power is still insignificant in front of a country!"
He looked at Ye Chen as he said that, "Although martial emperors can't enter the world, you can't be careless. Shang Santian has existed for a long time, and its foundation is terrifying. Xiao Yang and the rest who died in your hands are nothing. The true powerhouses have yet to make a move!
"Fortunately, Shang Santian entered the world for the ghost ship. Otherwise, even the Secret Bureau wouldn't be able to withstand the wrath of Shang Santian!"
The word 'ghost ship' made Ye Chen's heart skip a beat. He could not help but ask, "Elder Priest Li, why did Shang Santian go through so much trouble for the ghost ship? Could it be that they really want to seek immortality?"
"No!"
Li Xuanji shook his head slightly, "It's said that the ghost ship can lead to the three great immortal mountains. There are divine methods and all sorts of natural treasures on the immortal mountains. That's why Shang Santian is scrambling for it."
After saying that, he took out a piece of sheepskin from his body. There was a sea of clouds on it, and there was a small tree at the top of the sea of clouds. There was a golden fruit on the tree that looked like an apricot.
"This is a map that our Secret Bureau found at the place where the ghost ship passed by. The fruit on it is called the Vermilion Fruit."
Li Xuanji pointed at the golden fruit and said, "It's said that a normal person can increase their lifespan by ten years if they take a whiff of its fragrance. After a mortal eats it, they can instantly open up the meridians in their body and enter the innate stage!"
What he did not notice was that Ye Chen, who was initially calm, had a change of expression when he saw the golden fruit.
Earth Immortal Fruit!
It was actually an Earth Immortal Fruit!
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(PS: The third chapter is to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and reunion in advance. There will be two more chapters tomorrow night, which is five chapters in total!)
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