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Just after taking a few steps out, there was a sudden thunder in the sky.

Qi Yuan stopped and looked at the tall old man who suddenly appeared in front of him. There was a flash of electricity in his eyes, which was captivating.

"Hello, old master."

He greeted with a guilty conscience.

Although Qi Yuan knew in his heart that the Terra continent was isolated from the outside world and that the news could not possibly reach Yan Country, he always felt guilty when he saw the old face of the Grand Tutor.

"Grandmaster Zhongyue went on this trip without any problems. You should be credited with the first merit."

As expected, the Taifu was clear about rewards and punishments.

"I accept this compliment." Qi Yuan nodded to accept the reward.

"The ceremony of offering sacrifice to heaven is about to begin. As the prince's tutor and a first-rank official, you have the right to attend the meeting. Do you want to go?" The tutor looked as if asking for advice.

The keyword "sacrifice to heaven" made Qi Yuan feel a little frightened.

"What is the Heavenly Sacrifice?"

"The first generation of True Dragons led the whole nation to attack the dragon, seizing the opportunity to drive it into the grave. Every ten years, they offer sacrifices for that grand and bloody day."

The Master said seriously:

"His Majesty had been holding back on this ceremony, but recently his knot has been resolved, so related matters have been put into motion without delay and will begin soon."

It seemed that the Master was relieved.

The timing was very fortuitous. If Qi Yuan was not careful, he would have missed this grand festival in a foreign country.

"Is there a possibility that Your Majesty is just timing things, and the grand sacrifice will only begin when I come back?" Qi Yuan thought of a possibility.

"Qi Yuan, don't say some things out loud."

The Grand Tutor was very serious and reminded: "Do you know that this kind of behavior is called taking advantage of one's favor and becoming arrogant?"

"...?"

Qi Yuan was speechless and didn't know how to answer the old tutor.

Anyway, Xi was very happy. After being beaten, she sat in the studio feeling relaxed. She covered her mouth and let out two elegant chuckles, which were carried into Qi Yuan's ears by the wind.

"Are you going?"

"I go!"

599: What kind of thunder magic is this? (3 more)

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky of Baizao.

The figure of the Grand Tutor flashed by, his feet stepped on the city wall, and with a flash of thought, he calmed the thunder and lightning all over his body.

"What exactly does Qi Yuan want to do?"

He muttered to himself in confusion, slowly turned around and looked at the sky behind him. The thunderclouds that the Master had drawn were slowly dissipating, and the light in the sky was sliding to both sides like floating water.

There was no trace of Qi Yuan beside the Grand Tutor.

Originally, the Grand Tutor said that they should go one after the other, with the Grand Tutor going to Baizao first, and after the traces of the talisman disappeared, Qi Yuan would take over. But after Qi Yuan went and got the jeep back, he said that time was tight and the mission was heavy, so they should fly together.

How can this be allowed?

A trace disappears between heaven and earth, and only the next person can take a new step. This is an iron rule. When he was still a Hanlin editor, the old tutor's teacher, the old tutor, taught him this way.

But when leaving Longmen, the Taifu had just left, stepping on thousands of lightning bolts, and looked back.

Qi Yuan was missing.

Did he really follow?!

Doubts filled his heart. As soon as he arrived at Baizao, the Taifu quickly climbed up the city wall, looked back into the distance, and waited for Qi Yuan.

Although they set out together, when the tutor arrived, there was no one beside him. He waited patiently for a while. Not long after, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky. He nodded in understanding, thinking that it must be Qi Yuan.

It was still the same as normal, just a step slower, and he was just making fun of the old man.

That's the bad thing about Qi Yuan. He likes to tease older people.

Boom!

Red thunder swirled, dragon shadows rose, and a giant dragon swam in the sky, like a giant beast that brought natural disasters...

After circling for several times, everything was over. Qi Yuan landed like a superhero, right in front of the tutor. He bowed, left only two words and walked forward.

"Concession."

"What kind of thunder magic is this?"

The Grand Tutor frowned, not having much time to be surprised, and immediately followed up to ask.

He has always been a person with a strong desire for knowledge, otherwise he would not have become the super exam god that all students in Baizao Academy must worship before every final exam.

"I can feel that you didn't use the mobile city to leave traces on the earth. The lightning talisman from Longmen to Baizao is still extremely vivid. Could it be that you are in that state of having no support at all?"

"Have you seen that realm, or have you reached it?"

he asked.

The highest realm of talismans, although without any support, can communicate with heaven, earth and nature with just a thought, just like the Tao itself.

No one has ever truly reached that state.

It was a group of celestial masters who studied Sui day and night, as well as Jie who later mastered the related powers. The realm they deduced could only be reached by giant beasts who mastered the related powers, and it was simply not something that ordinary people could reach.

"Which realm did you see?"

The old tutor asked.

"I see that realm. It's very close. It will take just over a month to reach it."

Qi Yuan explained:

"In the previous battle in Shangshu, the 20-year-old original body exercised that power without reservation in front of me. I saw it all, and I was able to draw inferences from it. It was as if a road had been opened before me. Of course, I made rapid progress..."

The old tutor nodded repeatedly, stroked his beard gently with his hand, and had no doubts.

"It is true." said the old tutor.

This is called the changing of fortunes. Now Qi Yuan is at the forefront of the field of talismans and is closest to the fragment of the Sui Beast named [Jie]. Therefore, he automatically gets the highest right of interpretation. Whatever he says is what it is and no one will doubt it at all.

Anyway, there is no way to verify it.

"Before you is a road that no one has ever walked before. It is dark, long and difficult."

The Grand Tutor was particularly moved and very understanding.

He was once such a genius, so he could understand Qi Yuan.

"Go and see His Majesty."

Unfortunately, Taifu is no longer a young genius. Compared with self-improvement, he values ​​the stability and prosperity of Yan State more and has not pursued these for many years.

Just now, it was as if the fire in my heart was ignited by some fuse, it only burned for a short while before going out, leaving behind a ball of clear ash.

The Grand Tutor has now begun to think about how to reduce the impact, as well as to comfort the people who see the dark clouds rolling in, and to explain that the dragon flying in the sky is a great omen and the people don't need to worry.

There is one biggest problem.

How to make Zhenlong believe that this auspicious sign has nothing to do with Qi Yuan and that he has no connection with the royal family at all.

It's really difficult.

But, could he really be of royal blood?

The old tutor frowned, turned around and looked at Qi Yuan deeply, feeling a headache.

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Qi Yuan took the elevator straight up, and after a while, he arrived at the towering palace wall filled with the smell of pepper and aniseed. It was indeed the familiar smell. Qi Yuan took a breath and immediately put on a mask.

"Sit down, sit down quickly."

"My dear Qi, I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you so much."

Zhenlong was still the same as before. Seeing Qi Yuan's great enthusiasm and the grand sacrifice approaching, he was in high spirits and no longer immersed himself in calligraphy, paintings, and sculptures to escape from life.

"It's true that fortunes change over time." Zhenlong sighed.

Before, he felt as if his life was in danger when he saw the great sacrifice. He kept postponing it and hid for two or three years.

Now, the real dragon can't wait!

"Come, my dear, have some tea."

Zhenlong showed Qi Yuan a look at his treasured oolong tea leaves. If the old tutor hadn’t been standing next to him, Zhenlong would have offered them to him with both hands.

Now, Zhenlong handed over the tea impartially and watched Qi Yuan take it solemnly with both hands. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed inappropriate and he kept thinking that it should be the other way around.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this old minister."

That’s what he said, but when he really didn’t care, the old tutor would start to get angry again.

After the awkward tea ceremony, Zhenlong returned to normal and boasted to Qi Yuan, saying with an extremely relaxed expression:

"For this grand festival, I invited a fragment of the Year Beast to be the representative."

"Ah."

The old tutor nodded, indicating that this matter was not decided by Zhenlong on his own initiative.

Is this to show that Da Yan doesn't care?

Qi Yuan thought about it and felt that this was not a big deal. Instead, it showed that Dayan’s policies were collapsing at the speed of quicksand, which was a good thing for these dozen brothers and sisters.

"Who?"

Qi Yuan thought, it must be the hardworking Zhong Yue again. Whenever something happened in Dayan, he was always the first to rush to the front line.

But the real dragon's answer was unexpected.

“It’s a performance.”

"He is the largest merchant in Da Yan. He controls half of the economy and poses the greatest threat. Only by calling him here can we show Da Yan's true determination to let go of the Sui Beast family."

Taifu added additional explanation.

600: The True Dragon Stands Up

Performance, ranked seventh overall, and sixth among the remaining fragments. His power is related to weaving. Compared with the virtual painting and the real casting, his power is more like turning the virtual into the real, outlining the reality of the virtual object in the form of silk thread.

This power is naturally effective against invisible and intangible enemies. Once entangled in the silk threads, it is as if they suddenly have a body. Even ordinary soldiers who do not know any Originium skills can pick up weapons and cause damage to them.

It was very mysterious and Qi Yuan couldn't understand it, but fortunately there was no need to understand it. Ji's name was well-known not because of the textile industry.

He is the largest businessman in Yan State.

The soldiers who fought on the edge of a knife at Yumen needed movie discs released by Yan State; the nobles of Baizao needed the best brocade from Shangshu; the drunkards of Jiangqi needed millet wine from the north...

All these resource allocations require an invisible hand.

Performance is that invisible big hand.

"I have studied Ji's history of success several times, and there is nothing wrong with it. It can even be said to be too innocent."

His Majesty the True Dragon shook his head slightly and said something so truthful that it was enough to make this humble servant vomit blood:

"Alas, I just can't stand those ministers who report their achievements every day. They want to make profits by shuffling between countless city-states, but they can't compete with others. They talk about national security every day, but who knows what they are hiding in their hearts."

The real dragon doesn't want to be the emperor, but he's not stupid.

His heart knows clearly what others are thinking.

Qi Yuan nodded and added: "Maybe some of them, like the former Taiwei, acted out of stress after being overly frightened."

"Well, it's not ruled out. One of the two must be neurotic or greedy."

Zhenlong nodded in agreement: "Qi Aiqing, you are more rigorous."

"Cough cough."

Seeing these two people talking back and forth, the noisy ministers were determined. The Taifu on the side coughed twice, signaling the two not to go too far:

"Not long ago, the Da Yan officialdom only had the ability to quickly eliminate the party or discard the party after using it. Qi Yuan's information is confidential. You can't expect them to change their attitude so quickly without information."