I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 211 The white fox awakens its spirit and the Tianbao national seal is obtained!

Although Xie An was also feeling anxious, he still tried to comfort Master Huang, "The princess has gone out in person, probably to make arrangements for this matter. Master Huang, don't panic."

Master Huang glanced at Xie An and thought to himself, "Why do I feel like you're even more panicked than I am? And you're trying to comfort me?"
Master Huang felt he shouldn't seek comfort in Xie An, so he said, "It depends on how much help Ling Zheng can muster. If that Martial Saint can come, then everything will be fine. However...if Beiliang gets involved, things will become difficult."

Beiliang...

This is also the part that Xie An is most worried about.

Jin Xiaotang had said this before. A demonic woman had emerged from Northern Liang, a martial saint. She was rapidly leading the various tribes to rise, and she seemed poised to unify the Sixteen Kingdoms. If Northern Liang truly unified, it would pose a formidable threat to the northern borders of Daqian.

Furthermore, four hundred years ago in the ancient calendar, there was a demon court in Beiliang. Due to internal strife, a demon king comparable to the Azure Dragon Martial Saint fled to the Five Elders Peak. After his death, his essence, blood, and spirit dispersed, nourishing the surrounding mountains and eventually giving rise to the Five Elders.

A Martial Saint demon died, and with its essence and blood, five third-grade Grandmaster demons were spawned, along with more than a dozen Grandmaster demons. This was simply outrageous.

If such a Beiliang were to intervene...

Xie An was a little hesitant to think about it.

No wonder there is still no news after the eldest princess left for more than a month. It can be seen that the eldest princess also feels great pressure.

Once the eldest princess left, Xie An was left alone to manage the situation in secret, and the pressure on Xie An became even greater.

But after a little thought, Xie An felt relieved:

As a member of the royal family, the princess naturally had no way out. But Xie An did have a way out...

Just do your best in everything.

If the situation collapses in the end, the worst that can happen is running away...

No matter whether it is important court affairs or local unrest; no matter whether it is a second-rank official position or a duke title, none of them is as important as life.

When life is gone, nothing is left.

Relying on Daqian's resources to find immortality is certainly a shortcut, but if this road is blocked, then taking a detour is also possible.

After figuring this out, Xie An felt a lot more relieved.

After some greetings, Xie An asked Master Huang to keep an eye on Jin Xiaotang, and then returned to the main room.

With Chen Tie and others secretly watching the movements of Li's house, Xie An was able to save a lot of time.

He opened the corpse refining technique and soul refining technique, compared them, and planned to practice them again.

Over the past month, Xie An had practiced these two mental methods many times, but he made no progress. He couldn't even get started.

Although Xie An had been mentally prepared for this, he was still unwilling to give up and studied and practiced for another night.

By the next morning, there was still nothing.

"Oh, it seems that I am really not good at martial arts. Let's not force it. If I go to the Jin family in Yunzhou to find the Soul Burial Sutra in the future, maybe things will be different." Xie An had to give up and comforted himself.

Finish the exercise, get up and wash up.

After having breakfast with Yuhe, Xie An took Baihu to the Demon Suppression Division.

In order to fulfill his promise last night, Xie An specially bought a cage of lemmings and brought them to the southeast branch of the Demon Suppression Bureau to feed the white fox.

While the white fox was eating the lemmings, Xie An lay on the drunkard's chair and thought about what to do next.

There is no doubt that Qingwu County will become very dangerous next.

If things go wrong, it might become the outbreak point of Huainan King's uprising.

The King of Huainan, the Five Elders Peak, and the Tianan Bang with over one hundred thousand followers... they are all time bombs.

There is also the most unfathomable Beiliang.

Beiliang...witch?
Thinking about it, Xie An felt that he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He couldn't put all his hopes on the princess either. If the princess couldn't control the situation in the end, he would need to prepare a way out.

By that time, you may not be able to escape even if you want to.

You must understand the details in more detail before you can make your own plans.

Qingwu County is located in a remote area with poor information access, so the information available is very limited.

But the Wanbaolou behind Master Ye is possible, maybe we can get some information.

Thinking of this, Xie An immediately went to the pharmacy to find Master Ye.

Master Ye was very happy about Xie An's arrival. His gloomy mood had dissipated a lot. He hurriedly and eagerly greeted Xie An and made tea. He started by blasting the boring things in the Demon Suppression Division. After that, he asked about the business, "General Xie, what's the matter with you?"

Xie An said, "Wanbaolou, is it possible to exchange information?"

Ye Luo said: "Director Xie wants to spend money to get information, right?"

"Yes."

"Wanbaolou has this business. Mr. Xie, please write down the information you need to know on a piece of paper and I'll take it to you for inquiry. Once we agree on the price, we'll exchange the money for the goods."

Xie An was delighted and said, "Thank you for your help."

"It's a small matter. I'll get you some pen and ink." Master Ye immediately brought the pen and ink, and even took the initiative to grind ink for Xie An.

Xie An wrote down three requests on a piece of paper. Master Ye didn't even glance at it. He immediately folded it, put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax on the spot, and said, "I'll come to your house to see you in three days."

After saying goodbye to Ye Xuan, Xie An returned to the Xie Mansion.

Late at night.

Xie An is still practicing bear-shaped Qigong in seclusion.

With the experience gained from mastering Tiger Qigong, and the added bonus of his Level 52 Long Life Point, Xie An's practice of Bear Qigong accelerated considerably. He had already connected nodes. The heat flowing around him grew increasingly powerful and profound.

Although his achievements were not great, Xie An liked this peaceful and leisurely life very much.

call!
After failing several times to connect the 53rd node, Xie An simply called it a day. He then leaned back on the drunkard chair under the eaves, brewing tea and appreciating the moon, feeling quite comfortable.

Life requires hard work, but also appropriate leisure and relaxation.

On the other hand, the lights were still on in the east wing where Master Huang lived. This showed that Master Huang had really been working day and night to recover his strength.

It's really cool.

A fourth-grade master, still working so hard, would make Xie An feel that resting is a sin...

Xie An called out, "Master Huang, come over and have a cup of tea?"

Soon, Master Huang's voice came from the east wing, "I'm busy, Chief Xie, just drink it yourself."

Xie An extended another olive branch, "Let's talk about the ownership of the Spiritual Mirror."

For the past few months, Master Huang had been using the precious mirror to recover from his injuries. Xie An hadn't even mentioned returning the mirror. His original intention was to keep Master Huang for a while longer, but at this point, that was clearly no longer necessary.

Squeak.

The door of the east wing opened.

Master Huang came over with a smile, holding the magic mirror, and sat down next to Xie An. "Master Xie, you are so free. But do you think the information I provided is correct? Would you like to return the magic mirror?"

Xie An said, "Of course. Now I will return this precious mirror to Master Huang."

Master Huang was delighted, "Thank you, General Manager, for your trustworthiness."

Xie An smiled and said, "But I'm very curious. How does Master Huang use this magic mirror to heal his wounds?"

Master Huang hesitated slightly.

Xie An said: "If it is not convenient to say, then forget it."

Master Huang chuckled and said, "There's nothing I can't say in front of Chief Xie. This spiritual mirror is the most precious treasure of Wulao Peak. It was carried by the demon king who escaped from the Northern Liang Demon Court. The red spider lily on the back of the mirror may contain the demon king's aura, or some other magical object. If I absorb it, I will be able to slowly recover from my injuries."

It turned out to be the case.

It seems that this magical mirror really came from the Northern Liang Demon Court.

It is obviously not simple for a spiritual creature to appear in a demon court.

"Does this precious mirror have any other uses?"

Master Huang shook his head. "I've studied this mirror for years, but aside from making people look older, I haven't discovered any other uses. If you, General Xie, have nothing else to say, I'll go into seclusion."

After saying this, Master Huang went back to seclusion.

Xie An: “…”

Suddenly, the tea no longer tasted fragrant.

Gulu.

After Xie An finished his last cup of tea, he returned to his room and continued to practice the Bear Form Qigong.

Roll it up...

Three days later at dusk.

Xie An successfully connected 58 nodes of Bear Form Qigong.

The progress is rapid.

It was all forced out by Master Huang.

Roll.

Yuhe called Master Huang and Xie An to eat, but Master Huang simply ate a few mouthfuls and returned to the east wing to continue working. This attitude really shocked Xie An.

So curly, right?
Xie An also took two quick bites and planned to go back to his room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Xie An went to open the door, only to see Ye Luo standing there, handing him a letter. "Director Xie, I've received the information you requested. But the price is quite high. Two thousand taels."

Xie An was stunned.

Three pieces of information for two thousand taels?
Although these three pieces of information are relatively scarce, aren’t they too expensive?
In desperation, Xie An gave him two thousand taels of silver.

Anyway, all of this was earned from Master Ye...

After taking the letter, Xie An hurried back to the main room, closed the door, lit the oil lamp, opened it and read it carefully.

Xie An asked three questions at the time.

The Beiliang witch, the Beiliang demon court, and the imperial seal of the Tianbao dynasty.

Xie An carefully considered every question:

The Beiliang Demon Court is related to the origins of the Five Old Demons and the Spirit Mirror. I have to ask.

That new enchantress of Northern Liang was actually leading the various tribes of Northern Liang, showing signs of unifying the Sixteen Kingdoms. This cooperation with the King of Huainan was likely orchestrated by this enchantress as well. Xie An also needed to understand this.

Finally, the imperial seal was something Xie An suddenly thought of. Since the Seven Treasures Delicate Box could grow palm prints after absorbing the imperial seal of the Jingtai Dynasty, would absorbing the imperial seal of the Tianbao Dynasty have a similar effect?
If I could find the imperial seal passed down from the previous dynasty, wouldn’t I be rich?
If Wanbaolou can give clear answers to these three questions, then the two thousand taels will be well spent.

As he continued to read the letters, Xie An frowned.

The information given about the Beiliang Demon Court is very vague. It only says that various unearthed antiques can prove that the Demon Court does exist, but no one knows how the civil strife occurred. Many people are looking for the Beiliang Demon Court.

Xie An was very disappointed. He felt that the money was not worth it.

When he saw the Beiliang witch, Xie An's eyes lit up slightly.

The Beiliang Demoness's birthdate is unknown, but her age is estimated to be in her fifties or sixties. She suddenly appeared over a decade ago and overwhelmed the Rongdi tribes of Beiliang. Since then, she has led the Rongdi tribe's rapid rise and swept across the various states of Beiliang. In just ten years, she has unified the thirteen states of Beiliang. Only the last three, the most powerful, are holding out desperately. Judging by current trends, unification of Beiliang is only a matter of a few years.

The letter mentioned that the Beiliang Demon Girl might have inherited some kind of legacy from the Demon Court and then became a Martial Saint.

Seeing this, Xie An still felt that the money was not worth spending and felt sad.

Continuing to read the news about the Tianbao Imperial Seal, Xie An finally felt happy. The letter said that when the Tianbao Dynasty fell, the Imperial Seal was handed over to Guang Chanzi, the then Imperial Master. Later, Emperor Jingtai ordered a search for it, but could not find it. Finally, a new Imperial Seal was cast.

"The national seal is in Guang Chanzi's hands..."

Xie An was very excited.

He knew that the national seal of this world was different from that of the previous life.

The national seal in the previous life was just a symbol, a precious seal.

But the national seal of this world truly contains the power of national destiny.

I don’t know how the national seal was produced or made... I think the process must be very extraordinary.

Xie An followed this line of thought and continued to deduce.

Guang Chanzi was arrested, but the imperial seal was not found on him, which shows that the imperial seal was still in the hands of Tiananbang.

Moreover, even after Guang Chanzi was arrested, Tianan State was able to remain in order and continue to operate as usual, which shows that there is a stabilizing force behind it. Could this stabilizing force be the Tianbao National Seal?

Every time the monk Pukong and the old woman Heipo entered Li's house, Li Hao would personally greet them.

Could it be that... the core bargaining chip in the transaction between Tiananbang and King Huainan is this Tianbao National Seal?

If we can get the national seal and let the Seven Treasures Box absorb all the power of national destiny, and then the complete palm print appears... we should be able to open it, right?
Thinking of this, Xie An's scalp felt numb with excitement.

“There’s always light at the end of the tunnel!”

Xie An burned the letter and began to think.

Since the princess is not here, it doesn't matter if I take the national seal.

Now the progress of Mingyu Gong and Wuqinxing Qigong is slow. I have nothing to do anyway, so why not give it a try?
Just give it a try!
After making up his mind, Xie An began to consider his next steps.

First, Xie An identified a breakthrough point: the people who knew the jade seal must be several masters. These masters should be Guang Chanzi's absolute confidants. And the best breakthrough point... was the fake Heavenly Father?
It is particularly important to find out all the information about the false Heavenly Father.

It is not convenient to track by myself, so the white fox is the most suitable.

Xie An immediately woke up the white fox that was sleeping soundly on the long table. The white fox glanced at Xie An listlessly and said, "What are you doing? You won't let me sleep."

"Are you so easily satisfied?"

The white fox felt something, "What do you mean?"

"Do you want to eat the precious bones and organs of monsters?"

The white fox stood up suddenly and nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining with excitement, with no sign of sleepiness at all.

"Then follow Big Brother."

"Okay. Everything will be arranged by Big Brother."

……

after one day.

Outside Hongze Lake is the vast Huaihe River.

The moonlight is bright and the water is sparkling.

Another huge lizard died by the lake.

Xie An stood on the shore, holding the Demon-Slaying Sword, letting the night wind blow his clothes and make them dance.

The white fox quickly ate the gecko's gallbladder.

Clang.

Xie An sheathed his long sword, moved closer to the white fox, and examined it carefully, full of anticipation.

Over the past day, Xie An lurked nearby for a long time and finally discovered a lizard. He then designed a plan to lure the lizard to a deserted place and kill it.

Xie An was somewhat concerned about letting the white fox go deep into Hongze Lake to track the Heavenly Father. After all, there were fourth-grade masters like Pukong and Heipo within Hongze Lake. No matter how fast the white fox was, it would be in trouble if it encountered them.

Then, it becomes extremely urgent to give the white fox some development.

Xie An clearly remembered that the white fox had eaten the gallbladder of a four-legged snake, and then Qi Ling began to speak human language. Since then, the white fox's speed and five senses have been improved.

Later, Xie An found out that many water monsters appeared inside and outside Hongze Lake.

To be on the safe side, Xie An still looked for the gallbladder of a four-legged snake. After all, it had been verified and was reliable.

Soon, the white fox finished eating the snake gall.

Xie An asked, "Have you noticed anything different about yourself?"

Gulu.

The white fox swallowed and said, "It feels so good. I feel...faster."

Xie An was overjoyed: "Run one for me..."

Before he could finish his words, the white fox turned into a streak of white light and disappeared.

Xie An was stunned.

Isn't this too fast?

You can’t catch up even if you try your best.

"That's enough, come back."

The white fox then came back excitedly.

"To be on the safe side, I'll find you a few more geckos."

Although the white fox's speed is abnormal, for safety reasons, it is decided to find it some geckos' gallbladders for it to eat.

Xie An pushed the lizard's body into the water, and then continued patrolling with the white fox.

Seven days passed by in a hurry.

Xie An slew four more lizards and fed the snake gall to the white fox. The white fox's speed and senses had reached an exceptionally impressive level, and no matter how Xie An tried to ambush it, it was in vain. Xie An brought the white fox back to the Xie Mansion and had Master Huang test its speed.

In the end, even Master Huang couldn't catch up. Every time he got close, the white fox would discover him and run away.

As long as the white fox doesn't act recklessly, the fourth-grade master cannot threaten it.

Xie An finally relaxed completely. But he also had doubts in his heart: Master Huang didn't seem surprised that the white fox showed such an ability.

Xie An didn't ask any more questions, and quietly asked Bai Hu to follow the fake Heavenly Father. He wanted to find out his whereabouts, and by the way, investigate the other masters in Hongze Lake, and if possible, find out the existence of the Tianbao Jade Seal.

Time flies by like a stream.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

It was July and the sun was scorching.

Construction on the Nanqing Canal was in full swing, progressing much faster than planned. Nanzhou had mobilized over a million laborers and had already connected the two major water systems, reaching a quarter of the way through.

Qingwu County remained as peaceful as ever, and the water beasts in Hongze Lake did not continue to cause trouble.

Since the eldest princess had not returned, Xie An's life became peaceful again.

It’s just that Master Huang is too curly.

This made Xie An also get involved.

There are advantages to being curled.

After two months of training, Xie An's various skills have made great progress.

The Bear Form Qigong has reached its limit, and the Ape Form Qigong has reached 45/100.

Lian Mingyu Gong's twentieth solar term also saw a huge leap, reaching Xiaoxue 125/300.

His Water Drop Internal Energy Technique had also made significant progress. The Water Drop Internal Energy within his body surged like a river, pushing the Nine Layers Internal Energy to its peak state. He even tried to break through the body's secrets, but the gap was still huge.

However, Xie An felt that it should not be a problem to kill an ordinary ninth-grade master with one punch.

At nightfall, the white fox returned to the main room in the courtyard of Xie's mansion.

There was blood at the corner of his mouth.

Xie An pulled it over and asked, "Did you steal food again?"

The white fox shook his head, then curled up in Xie An's arms, "Brother, I'm so tired, I want to take a nap."

Then it closed its eyes and fell asleep.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Xie An patted the white fox's face, but the fox didn't wake up, but fell into a deep sleep.

Xie An felt something was wrong, so he turned around and saw a conspicuous knife scar on the white fox's belly, so deep that its internal organs were visible.

Encountered a master?
Xie An suddenly felt an indescribable pain in his heart, as if a knife had been stabbed into his heart.

He immediately brought clean water to clean the white fox's wound. He patted the white fox's face with his hands, trying to wake it up. However, the white fox did not respond. Just when Xie An was about to call Master Huang for help, the white fox suddenly opened its mouth and bit Xie An's wrist artery, sucking Xie An's blood in big mouthfuls.

"I……"

Xie An was about to call Master Huang again, but was horrified to find that... the wound on the white fox's abdomen was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This made Xie An restrain the urge to uncover the white fox.

After all, the white fox was injured while doing something for me, so if drinking my blood could make it recover, that would be good.

But I was also very surprised.

what's the situation?
As the white fox continued to suck blood, Xie An felt extremely weak and his mind became dazed. Not long after, Xie An felt drowsy, dizzy, and his eyelids were particularly heavy.

Xie An had to bite his lower lip to keep himself awake due to the pain.

I thought it was okay for the white fox to suck blood, but not excessively. Otherwise, I would be dead too.

Fortunately, the white fox stopped breathing after a while, and then fell asleep peacefully, with its breathing being particularly even.

“It’s really hard for me…”

Xie An then grasped his broken wrist and wrapped the wound tightly with a piece of cloth. He dragged his exhausted body and fell onto the bed.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already the next morning. Warm sunlight poured in through the window, landing on my face, making me feel warm. There were also a few sparrows perched on the windowsill, chirping non-stop.

A scene of peace and tranquility.

Xie An turned sideways tiredly and checked the wound on his wrist.

Fortunately, it's okay.

Martial artists have strong qi and blood, extraordinary muscles and bones, and strong recovery ability.

He suddenly felt soft hair touching his cheek. Turning his head, he found a white fox lying beside his pillow, staring at him with wide eyes. Xie An was so startled that he sat up.

The white fox was still sitting there, grinning and saying, "Brother, you're awake. Come on, I'll take you to see something good."

"Let's not talk about things for now. How did you get injured last night? Do you feel anything strange now?" Xie An was very worried about the white fox.

Bai Hu didn't say it directly, but glared at Xie An, "That thing is the Tianbao National Seal, I got it. Don't you want to go and see it?"

Xie An got down directly and said, "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)