Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

The innate spiritual bone is said to be a treasure passed down from the previous era before the rise of martial arts.

Its appearance is very similar to bone, hence the name "Innate Spirit Bone".

A powerful martial artist can fuse innate spiritual bones into their own skeleton, unleashing extraordinary power.

It is said that both of the Supreme Beings of the Great Qi Dynasty fused with innate spiritual bones. Therefore, the Great Qi Dynasty may possess not three, but five innate spiritual bones.

However, the spiritual bone that had already been integrated into the Supreme Being's body was naturally overlooked.

This time, Li Changqing added another goal to his trip to the south: to obtain the innate spiritual bone.

There are three more.

Li Changqing believed that as long as he planned well, it was not impossible for him to obtain two of them.

Before he set off, he ordered the World Society to first investigate the intelligence of the Great Qi and the Innate Spirit Bone.

Fearing a shortage of manpower, Li Changqing specially dispatched 20 of his secret guards to help him prepare in advance.

Before leaving, Murong Yan personally visited the Regent's Palace once again.

Luo Qingqing was in charge of receiving her.

"Miss Murong's presence is truly an honor to our humble residence."

Luo Qingqing was already quite beautiful.

Otherwise, Li Changqing wouldn't have taken a liking to her at first sight when they first met.

Personality was certainly one factor, but the phrase "we have to queue" left a very deep impression on Li Changqing.

As a time traveler, Li Changqing really liked Luo Qingqing's unrestrained and reckless behavior.

But no one can deny that appearance is also a factor.

Otherwise, they would simply admire each other without wanting to fulfill the marriage agreement.

Now that Luo Qingqing is married, it's easy to see from the expression on her face that she is doing very well.

It's even many times better than before.

At this moment, Luo Qingqing exuded an aura that was not only elegant and noble but also comforting.

"Murong Yan greets Your Highness."

Luo Qingqing can do whatever she wants, but Murong Yan cannot.

The young girl bowed respectfully and explained her purpose.

"When the Prince visited the Marquis's residence before, he made two promises. Now that the Marquis's residence has made up its mind, it has specially sent me to deliver its message."

This means she has something important to discuss.

Helpless, Luo Qingqing could only order someone to invite Li Changqing.

Li Changqing quickly came over from the study, first nodding to Luo Qingqing to indicate that she didn't need to be so polite.

Then he nodded slightly to the others who stood up to bow.

After sitting down, he nodded to Murong Yan: "Have you thought about those two promises from before?"

"We hope to obtain a promise from the Prince regarding the Marquis's residence. He promises to lend a helping hand when the Marquis's residence faces a life-or-death crisis."

The Marquis of Sanyang's mansion simultaneously received the titles of two concubines. Now that Murong Yao controls the capital's newspaper, Murong Yan will also control a similar department.

In addition, the Marquis of Sanyang's mansion is already a top-tier institution among noble families.

At this stage, it seems they don't really lack anything.

In this situation, if they make some trivial requests.

That would be worse than killing them.

This is a promise from the Supreme Regent, one of the highest promises in the world.

Making a wish casually would be a waste of everything the Marquis of Sanyang has painstakingly built up over the years.

This is absolutely not possible.

After careful consideration, they finally decided to do everything in their power to preserve the wealth and prosperity of the Marquis of Sanyang for centuries to come.

Li Changqing is no ordinary person; he is a powerful Supreme Realm expert.

He has broken free from the shackles of mortals and has a lifespan of several hundred years. As long as Li Changqing's promise is obtained, the Marquis of Sanyang's mansion can continue to prosper.

If it can be done.

The people in the Marquis of Sanyang's mansion figured that the rest were nothing special.

Li Changqing nodded slightly. This request seemed simple, but it was the greatest benefit that the Marquis of Sanyang's mansion could obtain.

No other reward that seems valuable can compare to this promise.

"I agree. What about the last one?"

"My mother's sect hopes that Your Highness can go there to discuss this in person."

This request is not unreasonable either.

After all, what Li Changqing obtained was an external avatar; whether it was useful to the opposing sect was another matter.

Li Changqing is useful.

The other party is a sect of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the Great Zhou Empire.

Under these circumstances, Li Changqing still wanted to do his best to uphold the friendship of "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones".

"I've been too busy for the next six months. Let's talk again in six months."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."

After expressing her gratitude, Murong Yan did not leave immediately.

Li Changqing glanced at her and immediately understood what the little girl was up to.

The Kyoto Daily has already published it, so what about Murong Yan's?

"The time is not yet ripe. Wait until three months later, when all trade routes are fully open, and I will hand over what I promised you to you."

Murong Yan originally just wanted to give it a try.

This was the first time Murong Yan had ever heard of such an innovative idea as the Kyoto newspaper in the thousands of years of martial arts tradition.

Not just her, but many people were experiencing this for the first time.

For the first time, they realized that such a thing could exist in this world.

Murong Yan originally thought that the department she would be in charge of would probably not be established until after her marriage.

Unexpectedly, Li Changqing had already made plans.

Does that mean she could also control a department similar to the Kyoto newspaper?

Thinking about this, Murong Yan felt her heart pounding.

Controlling such a department is no less than controlling one of the six ministries of the imperial court; it truly embodies high position and great power.

"This humble woman will absolutely not betray Your Highness's trust."

As soon as Murong Yan left, Luo Qingqing immediately approached her, asking with a gossipy expression, "Husband, what did you promise her? How could you get that proud and arrogant girl so excited?"

"It's nothing, just a small factory."

Li Changqing said casually.

Luo Qingqing was skeptical, but she also knew that some things were best kept secret.

Anyway, she'll know the results when they come out, so there's absolutely no need to worry about it.

After dealing with matters in Kyoto, Li Changqing, along with Yang Potian, Bai Wushuang, and Qin Yu, hurried south on horseback.

The horses they rode were somewhat unusual.

According to the horse trainer, this horse has the bloodline of an ancient demon beast.

Before martial arts were passed down, there was an era belonging to demonic beasts. At that time, humans were basically food for the demonic beasts.

Later, for reasons unknown, martial arts began to flourish, and humans gradually became the protagonists of this world.

The monsters that once dominated the world have gradually faded from the stage of history, and no one remembers them anymore.

Only some divine beasts with demonic bloodlines still exist in this world.

Just like the horses they rode, which were said to be able to travel 3,000 li in a day and 2,800 li at night.

In a day and a night, they arrived in the south of the Great Zhou.

Upon arriving in the south, their first stop was the Wang family, the most prominent family in Jiangnan.

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