The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

Li Qingshan wasted no time and quickly asked questions about the Celestial Realm.

Only a lovely girl like Xiao Ruohan would be willing to tell Li Qingshan such an important thing.

If it were a vixen like Qiu Meier, Li Qingshan estimated that he would have to exert a great deal of effort and yang energy to obtain even a tiny bit of information.

Xiao Ruohan whispered:

"Actually, there isn't much information about the Celestial Realm in the Marquis's mansion. All I know is that the Celestial Realm is divided into three tribulations: Heaven, Earth, and Man. Once you overcome them, you can achieve the terrestrial immortal realm."

However, many people believe that there are no terrestrial immortals in this world, but rather stronger celestial beings. Therefore, for some powerful celestial beings, they are the immortals of this world…”

Li Qingshan was completely bewildered.

What are the three tribulations of heaven, earth, and man? It can't be like in cultivation novels, where divine lightning strikes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occur when you're undergoing tribulation, can it?

Even though Li Qingshan felt that his current strength far surpassed his physical abilities in his previous life.

But he didn't think he could withstand a bolt of lightning or swim in a volcano.

Li Qingshan asked many more questions, but unfortunately Xiao Ruohan really didn't know.

On the contrary, this further proves the three methods for Li Qingshan to break through from the True Qi Realm to the Grandmaster Realm.

However, Xiao Ruohan added one point:

"Throughout history, most people who broke through to the Grandmaster level using elixirs or precious medicines did not experience a significant increase in lifespan."

Their strength was also the weakest, making them easy targets for those attempting to break through to the Grandmaster's True Qi Realm using Celestial Human Techniques; even the records of the Marquis's mansion contain numerous accounts of True Qi reversals against Grandmasters.

"Most people who break through to the Grandmaster level with the blessing of the power of heaven and earth can also break through to the Celestial Realm. That Prince of Zhenbei also obtained such a method, which is why he achieved his current status..."

"The vast majority of royal disciples, even if they cannot break through to the Grandmaster level using the Celestial Human Technique, will not attempt to break through by consuming any elixirs..."

Li Qingshan nodded, indicating that he understood the reason.

He also knew that Xiao Ruohan, this kind-hearted girl, was actually reminding him never to use pills to break through.

Otherwise, not only will the path of martial arts be completely severed, but there will also be a risk of death.

Because... being able to kill a Grandmaster while only at the True Qi Realm level and defy the higher realms is something that can be considered worthy of being recorded in history.

For those privileged and powerful children, why wouldn't they want to do it?

The two lingered for a while longer before reluctantly parting ways.

However, Xiao Ruohan's dependence had lessened somewhat at this moment.

She simply sat quietly by the window, watching Li Qingshan walk away, her calm eyes revealing a vacant expression.

……

Inside a pavilion, Li Qingshan closed his eyes and pondered.

"We still haven't found a secret room or a place to store the treasure. Where would the Marquis of Changning hide the Nine-Bend White Deer Ginseng?"

Qianqian continued to search for secret rooms or hidden treasure locations.

Unfortunately, Marquis Changning, a thoughtful and powerful figure, did not store the treasure in a place where it could be easily found.

They searched for another three hours.

Li Qingshan then gave up and had no choice but to return to Shuiyun Pavilion.

Qianqian, meanwhile, was flying around comforting Li Qingshan, whispering something to him.

"Master, please don't be discouraged. I will definitely try harder next time and search carefully for places like secret rooms..."

Li Qingshan shook his head and said with extreme caution.

"Since this Nine-Bend White Deer Ginseng is so precious, Marquis Changning will surely put it in an unexpected place."

"However, the First Madam has searched for many days without success. Perhaps she has already turned the entire Marquis's mansion upside down. It is very possible that the Nine-Bend White Deer Ginseng is not even in the Marquis's mansion, but only in a place known only to the Marquis of Changning!"

Li Qingshan considered himself intelligent, but he didn't think he could surpass the search efforts of everyone in the Marquis's mansion on his own.

Furthermore, the current Marquis of Changning is staying at Shuiyun Pavilion, and Li Qingshan is confident that he can find clues there.

After all, the Marquis of Changning, who has now become a virgin, still needs Wu Ziming's help, which shows that he is under duress.

Soon, Li Qingshan left the Changning Marquis's residence.

During the journey, some people tried to investigate, but Li Qingshan managed to evade them all without leaving a trace.

Since Li Qingshan had not left any trace when he entered the Marquis's residence, he naturally would not leave any clues when he left.

……

The backyard of Shuiyun Pavilion.

"Shopkeeper, you're back!"

Wu Ziming's spirits had improved considerably, and he smiled as he spoke to Li Qingshan.

"Well, it seems you've made good progress in your martial arts training these past two days and recovered so quickly, but I still feel there are still some problems."

Take a few more days off, don't push yourself too hard.

As Li Qingshan spoke, he walked towards the storeroom containing martial arts books.

He planned to take this opportunity to read more books and see if he could find any information about the tribulation in the Celestial Realm.

Even just a few words or rumors will do; at least they will allow me to understand that level of understanding.

Wu Ziming nodded, his eyes filled with gratitude as he looked at Li Qingshan, and he murmured to himself:

"The shopkeeper is right. I ended up like that yesterday because I practiced some moves incorrectly..."

I can't trust this guy too much either. He's neither human nor ghost, and a child can speak the voice of an old man. He might be possessed, like those strange tales in books!

However, what Li Qingshan didn't know was that even after he left the Marquis's mansion, the entire mansion was still in turmoil.

A large number of people are searching for "Li Qingshan" and are even checking many abandoned warehouses and rooms one by one.

Leading the group was none other than Lord Zhang, who had been startled by Qianqian the previous night.

He was now surrounded by guards, like a star being fawned over, and he was wearing a soft gold silk armor, showing how much he valued his life.

However, this Lord Zhang was stopped by the First Madam.

The First Madam, dressed in a dark gold robe, had no expression on her face, simply staring silently at Lord Zhang.

The surrounding guards glared at each other menacingly, as if at the first command of the First Madam they would be locked in a fight with Lord Zhang's guards.

After a long while, the doctor said in a cold voice:

"Lord Zhang, you've overstepped your bounds a bit. Starting to probe even parts of the manor's territory—isn't that going too far?"

Lord Zhang's voice remained high-pitched and thin, like someone scratching glass with their fingernails, exceptionally jarring.

"Madam, you're exaggerating. Now that the Marquis is missing, all we can do is protect the family business. We must find that thief from yesterday and deal with him no matter what."

The First Madam indeed said in a rather annoyed manner:

"You just wanted to take this opportunity to find that secret room, but unfortunately, that secret room isn't in the Marquis's residence at all."