After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 351 Method
Upon hearing this, a strange look immediately appeared in Zhao Muning's heart.

After many twists and turns, her father, the emperor, eventually became Li Musheng's target.

However, the situation was very different before than it is now.

Previously, although Li Musheng was skilled in movement and had considerable martial arts cultivation in her eyes, Zhao Muning had never seen Li Musheng truly make a move, so her fear of him was limited.

Now, Li Musheng casually broke through the ninth level of Xuanji Palace and suppressed the Fire Cloud Evil God with a single move.

This terrifying martial arts prowess instilled in her, along with the other martial arts masters around her, an overwhelming sense of fear in her heart towards Li Musheng.

Even though she wanted to divert Li Musheng's attention from his father, she was also hesitant about how to bring it up.
At the same time, Li Musheng didn't intend to interrogate the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce and the Fire Cloud Evil God. He simply stroked his chin, glanced around at everyone in the nine-story hall, and said:
"Now you have an opportunity to break free from the control of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace and leave this Xuanji Palace that never sees the light of day."

After saying that, Li Musheng fell silent.

The martial arts masters guarding the eighth underground level exchanged glances, naturally understanding the meaning behind Li Musheng's words.

Li Musheng said he wanted to find the Emperor of Da Xuan, and if he succeeded, he would force the Emperor of Da Xuan to produce the antidote to cure the poison in their bodies.

Then they would take the emperor hostage and leave the Great Xuan Palace. After that, they would be free to roam the world, no longer needing to be imprisoned here for the rest of their lives as before.

These martial arts masters naturally did not want to be controlled by the Great Xuan Imperial Palace. However, they also knew that Li Musheng would never help them for no reason, and whether this matter would succeed was still unknown.

Therefore, for a moment, everyone was undecided, and the hall fell silent.

"What do you want us to do?"

Just then, the Fire Cloud Evil God, who was being tormented by the Life and Death Talisman, suddenly spoke up and looked at Li Musheng, asking a question.

He had already been afflicted by the Life and Death Talisman and had experienced its terror firsthand. At this moment, he had no other choice.

After all, the poison from the Great Xuan Imperial Palace would only kill him, while Li Musheng would make him wish he were dead.

How to choose? There's absolutely no need to think about it.

He would rather offend the Great Xuan Imperial Palace and die than be tormented by Li Musheng.

At this moment, Li Musheng nodded slightly in response to the Fire Cloud Evil God's question and said:

"What I want you to do is very simple: find the Great Xuan Emperor for me."

After these words were spoken, the hall fell silent for a moment.

The head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce held his head and gave Li Musheng a deep look, a strange expression flashing in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, the Fire Cloud Evil God spoke:

"The Great Xuan Emperor has countless experts around him. Getting him to make a move in this palace would probably be even more difficult than breaking into the Xuanji Palace."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng remained silent.

The Fiery Cloud Evil God glanced at Li Musheng with his eyes hidden beneath his disheveled hair, then quickly changed the subject, saying:
"Of course, if it is the young hero who makes the move, then that's a different story."

After speaking, the Fire Cloud Evil God paused, then said in a deep voice:

"Based on my observations over the years, there should be a secret passage in the Xuanji Palace leading to a secret place in the imperial palace, because the Great Xuan Emperor has appeared here out of thin air several times without entering through the gate of the Xuanji Palace."

Li Musheng's expression shifted, and he stared at the Fire Cloud Evil God, asking:

"Have you met the Emperor of the Great Xuan?"

"I have seen it before," Fire Cloud Evil God explained in a hoarse voice.

"Over the years, Xuanji Palace has imprisoned more than just these five people. Some of them are extremely important figures, and the Great Xuan Emperor himself came to question them."

"However, I do not know what the Great Xuan Emperor is planning. Moreover, although I have tried to find that secret passage, the Xuanji Palace is full of traps and I have never found it."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng frowned slightly, then shook his head:
"Finding people is troublesome enough. There's no need to look for secret passages or mechanisms. Even if we did find them, the Great Xuan Emperor might not be inside."

As he spoke, Li Musheng turned to look at the others in the main hall and suddenly said:

"You all need to think carefully about how to find the Great Xuan Emperor. Whoever's method works, no matter what the final outcome is, I promise to help him get rid of the poison and safely remove him from the Great Xuan Palace."

Upon hearing this, all the martial arts masters' expressions changed.

Li Musheng's martial arts prowess is undeniable, and obtaining such a promise is something that everyone desires but cannot obtain.

Moreover, Li Musheng never took the Great Xuan Imperial Palace seriously from beginning to end.

That extremely confident demeanor led many martial arts masters to believe that the opponent might be able to cure their strange poison even without the antidote from the Great Xuan Imperial Palace.

Therefore, clinging to a sliver of hope that they could escape Xuanji Palace, everyone ultimately decided to take a gamble with Li Musheng.

After all, given the current situation, they dared not refuse Li Musheng.

If they win the bet, they might actually regain their freedom. Even if they lose, the worst outcome would probably be that they are controlled by the Great Xuan Imperial Palace and continue to guard the Xuanji Palace in the dark.

After all, if the Great Xuan Imperial Palace kills them, it won't be easy to find another group of martial arts masters with similar strength.

……

“Let’s go to Xuanqing Palace, which is the sleeping quarters of the Great Xuan Emperor. He might be there right now.”

"Not necessarily. The emperor might stay overnight in one of his concubines' palaces. I suggest we arrest a few of the emperor's close eunuchs or people from the Directorate of Ceremonial to find out his whereabouts before making our move to capture him."

“This method is also not appropriate. The Great Xuan Imperial Palace is so large that it will not be easy for us to find those eunuchs. Besides, the real personal eunuchs always follow the emperor closely. Finding them is no different from finding the Great Xuan Emperor directly.”

"We still need to proceed with caution in this matter. If we cause too much of a commotion and that old emperor notices, it will be even more difficult to catch him."

……

The group of martial arts masters started discussing the matter animatedly, but for the time being, they couldn't come up with a good solution.

Zhao Muning remained silent to the side, while the people in front of her were all thinking about how to capture her father, the emperor.

She was already being kind by not interfering or stopping them, so naturally she wouldn't join in the discussion.

Just then, the fat old man who had been so attentive and smooth-talking to Li Musheng suddenly seemed to have thought of something.

However, his eyes darted around, showing great hesitation, clearly considering whether or not to tell Li Musheng about the method he had come up with.

After all, his method was not honorable and could easily escalate the situation, which was extremely dangerous for them.

Li Musheng, who had been observing everyone, naturally noticed the fat old man's unusual behavior.

He raised an eyebrow, then suddenly pointed at the other person and said:

“I knew you were talented from the beginning. Come on, tell me your thoughts.”

(End of this chapter)