Chapter 52 Daotai Realm Zhang Ji, the commander of the Divine Eagle Guard, was furious when he saw the news. "Gu Yuanqing is not a good son. With the enemy at the doorstep, he does not think about saving the world and the people, being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Instead, he humiliates my Divine Eagle Guards. I am so angry. I will go to the palace and seek justice from His Majesty." "Wait a minute, General. What can you do by going to see His Majesty at this time? He is above the Grandmaster, and the Red Dragon Sect is facing a powerful enemy now. If the matter with Gu Yuanqing is brought to His Majesty, wouldn't it put His Majesty in a difficult position?" The staff behind him stopped him. "Then what do you say we should do? Although I don't like Yuan Yingsong, he is still the deputy commander of my Divine Eagle Guard. If the news gets out, how will the tens of thousands of soldiers of my Divine Eagle Guard maintain their dignity?" "What I mean is that Gu Yuanqing was imprisoned in Beiquan Mountain by His Majesty's order after all. All you need to do is report the whole story and His Majesty will make the final decision on everything." Zhang Ji took a deep breath, feeling very aggrieved, his eyes full of murderous intent: "Be it Gu Yuanqing or those people from the sect, they are all cancer, they don't obey the king's teachings, they have no respect for the king or the father, and they are all selfish." "Be careful with your words, General. The Red Dragon Cult has reappeared in the martial arts world, and it is the time for the court and the sects to work together. If this word gets out, I am afraid it will cause criticism again." The memorial was delivered to the imperial study by Xu Lianying. "Your Majesty, this matter might be a little troublesome." Seeing that Li Haotian was free, Xu Lianying handed the memorial in his hand to him.
Li Haotian took a look at it and looked unhappy: "Nonsense! What a bunch of losers! I keep them here to do things, not to cause trouble for me!" Xu Lianying hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to Master Gu after all. It is normal that the Divine Eagle Guards dare not make the decision on their own." Li Haotian sneered: "I think Yuan Yingsong is idle at the foot of Beiquan Mountain. He kowtowed in front of the courtyard, announced it to all directions, and forced people to come out of the mountain. This method is so clumsy, but he can think of it. "General Yuan may also be worried about the court." Xu Lianying didn't want to defend Yuan Yingsong, but just wanted to use some words to help Li Haotian calm down his anger. Li Haotian was about to speak when he suddenly frowned and stood up. "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Li Haotian said slowly: "The four imperial guards are all following orders. Yuan Yingsong is not a fool, why would he suddenly do this?" Xu Lianying remained silent. "Otomo, you should go to Beiquan Mountain in person tomorrow and bring the person back. This matter needs to be investigated thoroughly. I want to see if someone has reached out to a place where they shouldn't have." The four imperial guards were the emperor's most trusted forces and took orders directly from him without anyone else's interference. But he suddenly discovered that something seemed wrong with someone, and naturally he couldn't help but take it seriously. "This slave takes the order." "Where are the people from the Red Dragon Cult now?" "Your Majesty, a message came today that the people of the Red Dragon Cult seem to have slowed down their pace. They have just walked out of the Nanyan Road and are still more than 3,000 miles away from the capital. The master of the Red Dragon Cult has also been found. His name is Zuo Qiu, and he does not seem to be from Daqian. The leader of the Red Dragon Cult, Si Zhiyu, should be a descendant of the Si family. He calls Zuo Qiu the Venerable." "Zuoqiu? I don't think I've ever heard of this name. They slowed down their pace to give us time to gather our forces and catch them all in one fell swoop. This is really a bold move." Li Haotian sneered and asked, "My dear friend, has Lingxu Sect replied?" "No news has been sent back yet. Judging from the time, Her Royal Highness the Princess should have gone to the secret realm of Lingxu Gate and has not returned yet." …… In the night, Gu Yuanqing asked again: "General Yuan, would you like to tell me who is trying to cause trouble for me?" Yuan Yingsong endured the pressure and remained silent. He knew that he was the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard and could only listen to one person, the Emperor Daqian. Once it was proven that he had any connection with anyone and did something disloyal to the Emperor, the consequences would be self-evident! Gu Yuanqing didn't ask any more questions. He went back into the house and began to practice. Suppressing Yuan Yingsong's cultivation and realm didn't require much of his energy. It only took a thought.
At night, he immersed himself in the Lingshan Trial, and the person who appeared this time surprised him. It turned out to be Eunuch Xu, whom he had met several times. When Gu Yuanqing's eyes fell on Xu Lianying, Xu Lianying's information immediately appeared in his mind. Xu Lianying, the chief eunuch of Daqian, is in the Daotai realm! "Eunuch Xu is actually a master? I met him several times, but I didn't realize it!" The so-called Daotai realm is the realm above the Zhenwu realm. At the peak of Zhenwu, one nourishes the essence, energy and spirit to perfection. With the Zhenwu secret treasure as the core, the essence, energy and spirit are condensed into one, and the Tao fetus is nurtured in the secret treasure. This step forward is the difference from the ordinary world, so it is also called the master by ordinary people. Gu Yuanqing took a deep breath and felt a little excited. At this time, he had achieved the ninth level of Zhenwu cultivation. His true Qi was condensed through the 365-acupoint Zhoutian formation, which far exceeded that of ordinary ninth-level Zhenwu cultivators. The Great Yi Illusionary Heaven Art and the Taixu Zongheng Art have all been integrated with the Heavenly Dao Heart Zen Art through constant attempts, and everything is going as planned. His swordsmanship had already advanced further through training, combining both strange and regular techniques, gradually reaching perfection. The sword intent and the Zhenwu wonderland echoed each other, making Gu Yuanqing's sword seem dexterous, but in fact it only takes a change of mind to become extremely powerful and as heavy as a mountain. These days, he often entered the trial space, but the people he met were all at the ninth level of Zhenwu. With his current level of cultivation, he could easily deal with them, and there was no challenge at all. Today, he can finally fight with the Grandmaster. He has been looking forward to this for a long time! "It's a good time to try it out. How far behind the Grandmaster am I with my current cultivation?" Gu Yuanqing's mind moved, and the sword was already in his hand. At the same time, Xu Lianying, who was standing opposite with a dull expression, suddenly came to life, his eyes shining brightly. Gu Yuanqing only felt that Xu Lianying's eyes suddenly grew bigger and quickly filled his entire field of vision. The next moment, he felt a chill in his chest. He looked down and saw that the fine threads on the whisk were standing upright, like steel wires piercing into his heart. Gu Yuanqing’s consciousness withdrew from the Lingshan Trial. He took a deep breath and clutched his chest tightly. "What on earth just happened? I didn't even notice it, and I was already dead. Is this the real gap between me and the Grandmaster?" It took a while for Gu Yuanqing to recover. Even though he had died many times in the Lingshan space, every death still made him palpitate. This is the human instinct to fear death. When Gu Yuanqing recalled what happened before, the only thing he remembered was the pair of eyes that occupied his entire sight. "According to past experience, since Eunuch Xu was released during the Lingshan Trial, it means that the gap between him and me is not so great that it is impossible to cross. Otherwise, this trial would be meaningless." "Perhaps there is something wrong with these eyes. Grandmaster's methods are different from Zhenwu's, and they involve spiritual will. I'll go in and try again!" (End of this chapter)