After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

"As you can see, my power has basically been stripped away by His Majesty, so I can only fish and drink tea here." Chen Qing smiled bitterly, feeling very helpless.

Once upon a time, he was a high-ranking official in the imperial court, while Jiang Che was just a minor official of the fifth or sixth rank who had just entered the official ranks. However, in just a few years, the status of both parties changed drastically.

Jiang Che became a local lord and had the potential to dominate the world.

He lost most of his power and sat in the black office.

"The emperor is incompetent, causing the people of the world to suffer, and he is so harsh to loyal people. Brother Chen, are you going to keep it this way?" Jiang Che looked at the calm lake in front of him with a smile.

It seems to be stating the facts.

"Why, Your Highness the King of Wu wants to recruit Chen?" Chen Qingfang laughed.

"If Brother Chen is willing to turn from evil to good, Jiang will definitely welcome you."

Chen Qingfang is a talented person. If he is willing to submit to him, Jiang Che will definitely train him and make him his right-hand man.

"Forget it. After going through so much in this period of time, I no longer have such big ambitions." Chen Qingfang was silent for a moment, but still refused Jiang Che's recruitment.

On the one hand, it was because he was not used to it. After all, he was the one who raised Jiang Che. If he became the lord, it would be somewhat awkward. On the other hand, he wanted to serve the God King of Backer.

It was Ji Chengdao who had trained him until now. Now that the world was in chaos and the God King had fallen, how could he be ungrateful? Although he had thought about his future, he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

Of course, although he was unwilling to submit to Jiang Che, he was willing to help him in order to establish a good relationship with him in the future. He could even guess some of Jiang Che's purposes for coming here.

Said bluntly:
"We are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be polite to each other. Tell me, how can I help you? As long as it does not cause too much harm to the court.

I will do my best to help you.”

Seeing this, Jiang Che no longer concealed his feelings and said:

"Don't worry, although I need Brother Chen's help, it's not to harm the interests of the court, but to find some information from the court."

"You said."

"Is there any record of the innate fire energy in the Black Yamen?" Jiang Che looked directly at Chen Qingfang. Even Feng Wuji, a top expert who traveled around the world, did not know the whereabouts of the innate fire energy.

If Jiang Che wants to find it, there is only one way.

That means going to the black yamen!

As a force cultivated by the God King Ji Chengdao, Hei Ya does not only suppress the martial arts world, but also has an intelligence network spread all over the world.

Without these things, Ji Chengdao would not have been able to set up a martial arts ranking.

It is even more impossible to know everything about the world by sitting in the capital.

Nowadays, the person in charge of Heiya is Chen Qingfang, so he can only come to him.

"Innate fire energy. Are you preparing to manifest yourself?" Chen Qingfang raised his head and looked at Jiang Che. Although his face was calm, he was a little shocked in his heart.

When he first entered the holy realm, Jiang Che began to plan the way to become a saint.

The God of War is indeed terrifying.

It is worthy of being a world-famous existence.

"That's right"

Jiang Che nodded bluntly.

"You wait here for a moment, I'll go to the deepest secret room first." Since Chen Qingfang had promised to help Jiang Che, he would not go back on his word and stood up on the spot.

"Jiang is waiting for good news."

After a while.

Chen Qingfang returns.

"There are indeed records of the traces of the innate fire energy in the Black Court. Eighty years ago, a strong man in the northwest region practiced magic and became a demon. He was called the Heavenly Flame Demon Lord. He killed people in several states and caused volcanic eruptions, injuring many people.

Finally, he was suppressed by Sumeru Bodhisattva of Buddhism. According to our Black Ya spies, Sumeru Bodhisattva obtained the innate fire energy from the Flame Demon Lord that day.

The devil himself has this thing, and the reason why he frequently causes chaos is that he wants to use fire to enter the Tao and take a shortcut to manifest the saint. This information is top secret in the Black Yamen.

Almost no one in the world knows about it.”

Listening to Chen Qingfang's story, Jiang Che frowned deeply.

This is going to be a tricky situation.

The innate fire energy in the Great Leiyin Temple made it difficult for him to start. After all, with his current strength, he was not yet able to kill his way into the Great Leiyin Temple. That would not be a challenge, but a suicide.

This can almost be denied.

But the problem is, if he doesn't have the innate fire energy, he can only forcibly fill it with his lifespan.

Now he only has more than 300 years left to live, and there are still many realms to reach. He must leave enough life in case of emergency, otherwise he might encounter a desperate situation.

Then he really has no choice.

As for spiritual objects that can prolong life, ever since Jiang Che refined the Hundred-Year-Longevity Spiritual Fruit, almost most of the spiritual objects that can prolong life are now useless to him, so he wants to increase his lifespan.

You can only look for treasures of a higher level than the Hundred Longevity Fruit.

This difficulty is no less than that of offering sacrifice.

After all, for a Martial Saint, the path to immortality is cut off and he cannot become an immortal, which means he cannot live forever. If he wants to prolong his life, he can only desperately search for spiritual objects that can prolong his life.

Such a rare treasure is almost extinct in the world. Even if it exists, it will be hidden away and not a single word will be leaked.

“In addition, I also looked up the whereabouts of other innate five-element qi. One innate Gengjin qi is in Tianyuan City, and one innate thick earth qi is in the Great Zhou treasury.

There is also a piece of innate Yi wood energy, which is suspected to be in the hands of Tiansha Zhenjun of Heisha City. As for the last piece of innate sunflower water energy, it is a secret and may be hidden in several major immortal gates."

Good people do it to the end and send Buddha to the West.

Chen Qingfang narrated all the information about the innate five elements.

But what he didn't know was that Jiang Che had already found out where the rest of the five elements of innate energy were, and had even reserved the innate sunflower water energy in advance.

Of course, even though he knew it, Jiang Che did not show it, but instead expressed his gratitude to Chen Qingfang.

"It's a pity that I can't help you. These innate five elements are the top sacred objects in the spiritual realm. Once they are revealed, countless martial saints will rush to snatch them. If you want to find them, the road ahead is long and arduous."

Chen Qingfang understood that with Jiang Che's current strength, he could at most find one or two of the innate five elements' qi. As for the thick earth qi of the imperial court, the Gengjin qi of the sky abyss, and the Lihuo qi of Buddhism.

Jiang Che had almost no hope.

"Everything depends on human effort. Maybe I was born with great luck and got these innate five elements by chance. By the way, I hope Brother Chen will keep this matter a secret and don't disclose it to anyone."

Jiang Che suddenly showed a serious expression.

Once the news of his search for the innate five elements' qi spreads, the imperial court will certainly respond. At that time, Xue Bai'er will have almost no hope of applying for this item.

The one in Tianyuan City will also completely lose hope.

It must be kept confidential.

"Don't worry, I understand."

Chen Qingfang nodded, and then asked hesitantly:

"When the God King fell, you were also in Tianyuan. Can you tell me some details of that time?"

All the information he learned came from Tianyuan, and could not be completely guaranteed to be true. Now that Jiang Che was present, he naturally wanted to know it clearly.

"Back then." Seeing Chen Qingfang's strong desire for knowledge, Jiang Che described the scene in detail. Chen Qingfang sighed and couldn't help but sigh:

"God King, you are truly righteous and willing to die for our human race."

"Yes."

"The Great Zhou may perish, but the human race cannot. It seems that the God King at that time had already predicted some things that would happen later." Chen Qingfang was feeling a little depressed. He felt that he had a lot of things to say in his heart, but he couldn't say them.

“It was the words of the Divine King that made me realize that blind loyalty to the court is not desirable. A foolish king like Ji Wenhao is not worthy of my service, so I rebelled.

If one day I can reorder the universe and sweep across the world, I will definitely follow the will of the God King and protect the human race and its borders."

Jiang Che had a serious look on his face.

"If that day really comes, I will follow and serve under you." Chen Qingfang smiled. Although he had lost a lot of real power, he could still mobilize some of the Heiya's cultivation resources.

These days, in addition to self-cultivation, he has also been quietly adjusting himself to prepare for future breakthroughs, so he spoke in such a tone.

After all, if he was just a Yuanshen Venerable, he was indeed not worthy of dying for the human race.

"I am waiting for you."

After chatting for a while, Jiang Che prepared to say goodbye. Next, it would be his turn to try his best to find a way to obtain the innate thick earth energy from the court. As for the innate fire energy, it would depend on the situation.

If it is really impossible, he can only choose to give up.

"etc."

Chen Qingfang suddenly called out to Jiang Che.

"Brother Chen, is there anything else?"

Jiang Che turned his head and asked.

Chen Qingfang took a deep breath and said:
"About the innate fire energy."

"Do you have any idea?"

Jiang Che blurted out.

Chen Qingfang smiled without saying anything, and turned his gaze towards a certain direction of the capital:

"Of course I have no way to do it, but if it is King Wu, then it is not impossible."

Jiang Che was stunned for a moment, and as Chen Qingfang's gaze turned somewhere, suddenly, a light appeared in his eyes, although Chen Qingfang only said half of his words.

But he understood the meaning behind it.

That is... a detour.

With his current strength, it is indeed not enough to attack the Great Leiyin Temple, but the problem is that he can use a roundabout strategy to capture the Bodhisattva Gala Huanshiyin and then use her as a condition.

In exchange for this!
The strength of Gala Bodhisattva is not weak, but it is only at the level of Yang God. With his current means, he can easily take him down. As for whether the Buddhist sect is willing to use a congenital qi to exchange for a Bodhisattva.

Jiang Che felt that this possibility was very high.

Furthermore, it is time to settle the grudge between him and Bodhisattva Gala.

Of course, not now.

He had to wait until he obtained the innate thick earth energy before he could start taking action.

If Chen Qingfang hadn't reminded him, he really wouldn't have thought of this immediately.

"Thank you very much, Brother Chen."

"No need to thank me, Chen didn't say much." Chen Qingfang didn't finish his words because he didn't want to bear such a crime.

Jiang Che smiled and said immediately:
"I have to trouble Brother Chen for one more thing."

"You said."

"I would like to print a copy of all the traces of the holy objects in the Hei Ya. Is that possible?" Hei Ya's intelligence capabilities are unparalleled in the world, even throughout the world.

After that, Jiang Che will definitely make another sacrifice, and he doesn't want to be caught off guard again when that happens.

If he could get help from the Hei Ya intelligence, it would definitely be a huge help to him.

Chen Qingfang frowned, looking hesitant. After thinking for a long time, he whispered:
"Come and get it in three days. I will find a way to print a copy for you without any sound or trace."

Now that he has helped to this extent, Chen Qingfang can only go all the way and establish a good relationship with Jiang Che.

Jiang Che immediately clasped his fists and bowed:
"Thank you, Brother Chen!"

Tianyuan City.

Inside the Tianyuan Palace.

Master Wen, who was sitting high up in the table, had a solemn look on his face, as if he had encountered something unspeakable, and between his brows, there was an intense, unresolvable depression.

As for the reason, it was of course because of Jiang Che.

Rejecting the sign from the court made him feel very uncomfortable and like a thorn in his throat.

Without the support of the Ji family, Wen Tianzhong would not be where he is today. The Ji family’s favor to him was as great as a mountain, but he chose to reject the court’s sign at the most critical moment.

This is infidelity!

This is a breach of trust.

But if he accepted the imperial edict, he would be breaking his promise to Ji Chengdao. The two feelings intertwined, making him suffer in the past few days. The court is now in the most dangerous time.

If he did not take action, the imperial court would be in danger of collapse.

What he could not face the most was that his old friend, Eunuch Wei, who was about to arrive, had already arrived at the teleportation array and was very close to Tianyuan City. It could be imagined that the other party came with the utmost sincerity this time.

He might even bring some tokens from past emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or even imperial edicts. He could refuse Ji Wenhao, but it was really difficult for him to face the imperial edicts from past emperors.

By then, it will obviously be another huge decision.

At the same time, he also knew that Eunuch Wei's visit would be the last time. If he continued to refuse, he might be listed by the emperor as a traitor who betrayed the court.

This was undoubtedly the biggest blow to Master Wen, who had been pursuing a good reputation all his life.

"Ji Chengdao, Ji Chengdao, you have given me a difficult problem."

If he had known this earlier, Master Wen would not have agreed to Ji Chengdao's promise no matter how great the price. Otherwise, he would never have fallen into his current situation.

"Grand Master, Tianjianshan Wenjian Zhenjun wants to see you."

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the hall.

Master Wen frowned slightly.

Ask the Sword Master?

Why would the other party come here?
As the newly promoted Martial Saint of Tianjian Mountain, Sword Demon Zhang San gave himself the Taoist name "Wenjian". He caused quite a stir in Tianyuan City not long ago, but Master Wen felt it was very strange.

Because according to common sense, this Sword-asking Master should be in seclusion to consolidate his state and cultivate his magical powers, and should not come to visit him.
But since he was here, Master Wen would not turn him away, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"Excuse me, fellow swordsman, please enter the hall."

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