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Going to the front line where the two countries are at war, and then secretly picking up important people from one side... This is obviously by no means an easy task.
If Qin Zhengqiu was still there, it would be a good idea to let him go.
But now there is only one Qingxian among the second-rank masters in the entire Shuzhou, and he is also responsible for protecting Ning Yuke, so he absolutely cannot leave.
So it seems that there is really no one available right now.
"Son."
After thinking for a while, Chu Xianping replied seriously: "I would like to take someone to Fengyuan."
"Brother Chu, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Looking at Chu Xianping who volunteered, Wei Changtian smiled wryly and shook his head: "Surrounded by tens of 10 people, it is very likely that we will have to forcibly break through."
"If you don't have a few top experts to accompany you, maybe even you will be folded in Dafeng together."
"Forget it, I have my own plan for this matter, you can go to your own business first."
"..."
Have your own plans?
Chu Xianping was taken aback when he heard the words, not knowing what Wei Changtian was thinking.
But he didn't ask much, nodded and left to pass orders to Feng Yuan's spies.
The room quickly returned to silence, only the quicksand in the copper drain was slowly flowing.
After an unknown amount of time, Wei Changtian walked out of the room, and quickly boarded the carriage.
The whip in Zhang San's hand fell heavily, the steed neighed, and immediately took a step towards the Xuanjing Department's Yamen, which had been renamed "Punishment Department".
......
An hour later, Xuan Jing took the helm in Shuzhou.
Ning Yuke made herself queen, and the official system of the dynasty basically copied Daning's framework.
And because the king was too hasty, the establishment of many departments has "opportunistic" elements in it.
For example, the Ministry of War was completely "restructured" based on the previous Shuzhou Army.
Another example is the Ministry of Punishment, which simply changed the name of the Shuzhou sub-rudder of the Xuanjing Division and it was over.
Therefore, strictly speaking, there is no Xuanjing Division in Shuzhou today, but only the "Ministry of Punishment of Shu State".
And now Wei Changtian is here to do a big event.
"..."
"Young Master Wei!"
The carriage stopped slowly in front of the gate where the plaque with the word "Punishment" was hung, and Chen Bo, who had transformed into "Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment", immediately came up to him, and opened the curtain graciously.
"Ah."
Wei Changtian bent down to get out of the car, nodded slightly to Chen Bo, and walked towards the inner courtyard of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
"Master Chen, have you found the death row prisoner?"
"Young master, you have already arrived."
Chen Bo hurriedly followed, and asked in a low voice, "Look..."
"Prepare a darkroom, I want to use it."
Wei Changtian looked ahead with a serious expression: "Put the death row prisoners in too, and no one is allowed to disturb you."
"After half an hour, people will come in to collect the corpse."
Chapter 404 About Kuilong
A quarter of an hour later.
A long black sword with a whole body, blood lines covering the entire body of the sword, a man with an extremely frightened expression, an old and treacherous laughter...
It has been more than half a year since Wei Changtian saw this scene last time, except that the death row prisoner was changed, everything else is so similar.
"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"
"Boy, long time no see..."
The sound of the black long sword made the eyes of the man in shackles widen. He crawled to the corner of the room on both hands and feet, his eyes full of fear.
But Wei Changtian turned a blind eye to this, just stared at Xuantianjian and said slowly:
"Senior, can you still mobilize the people of Kuilong?"
"I want to make another deal with you."
......
......
The last time Wei Changtian summoned the remnants of the Xuantian Sword was at the Tianluo Sect.
At that time, he had just returned from seeing Wei Yanyu in Jizhou, and accidentally got a token engraved with "Kuilong" from the old Zhangtou.
This incident made Wei Changtian eager to know the truth about Kuilong, so he made a deal with Remnant Soul.
Five death row prisoners, with a total lifespan of 300 years, were exchanged for some information about Kuilong.
From Remnant Soul's mouth, Wei Changtian learned that Kuilong is actually a mysterious organization that was established thousands of years ago and is still operating today.
The original intention of Kuilong was to pursue the first-grade realm that no one has ever reached, and has made many attempts for this purpose.
They will collect all kinds of cultivation geniuses from all over the world, and then train them to take various cultivation paths since childhood, trying to find a way to break through the shackles of the first rank.
But unfortunately, until 2000 years ago, this great cause has never been able to make any substantial progress.
However, because of this, Kuilong has a second-rank master far surpassing any other forces, and it can be regarded as unintentional, and somehow became the number one sect in the world, and it was in the limelight for a while.
And maybe it's because of too many failures in the pursuit of "one more step forward", or maybe it's because of the expansion of this secular power.
So 500 years ago, Kuilong split for the first time.
To put it simply, there are a group of people who are unwilling to explore the unreachable first-grade realm.
They don't want to be "experiments" to fall into the realm in vain, or even die. Instead, they feel that there is nothing wrong with being "No. [-] in the world".
On the contrary, another group of people still have to firmly pursue that original goal.
With the passage of time, the contradictions between the two sides intensified, and finally reached the point of irreconcilability.
Thus, a war that was hardly known to the outside world started quietly.
This is a protracted battle that spans decades.
The final result is naturally that the "abandonment faction" who has more external forces won the victory.
In this way, Kuilong was divided, and the "Persistence faction" was driven from the ground to the ground, completely disappearing from everyone's sight.
Until 1000 years ago, the appearance of two characters turned the situation upside down again.
Both of them belong to the "persistent faction".
One of them is first-class, and the other is true immortal.
The appearance of First Grade Realm and even True Immortal undoubtedly proves the success of the "Perseverance Faction", although no one knows how they did it.
But anyway, these people hold a grudge.
They began to completely wipe out Kuilong's "abandonment faction" by means of assassination, and killed hundreds of upper third-rank masters in a few years.
The "abandonment faction" unable to resist the true immortals had to bow their heads and admit defeat, and returned to the original "underground organization" state, and this form has continued to this day.
They still have huge power, and they still have countless masters under their command.
However, the fear of the "immortal sword" that could be chopped off at any time still lingered.
They don't dare to act in a high-profile way anymore, and they generally don't interfere in the affairs of various countries. They just still search for all kinds of cultivation geniuses in the world, trying to find the way to break through to the first rank and then become immortals.
In fact, at this time, the goals of the "abandonment faction" and the "persistence faction" have reunited, and the latter has even achieved this goal.
But the "persistence faction" who had their revenge just disappeared, leaving only an unsolved mystery about "becoming a fairy" to the few insiders.
No one knows how to break through to the first rank, how to become a fairy.
All you know is that it can be done.
In this way, in the following hundreds of years, the "abandonment faction" began to continue to try various methods on their own, while trying to find clues of the "persistent faction", and then unlock this secret.
The five masters who died in Yanyun Mountain that night were selected by Kuilong under such circumstances, so that they could become the second rank.
They cannot participate in any secular power struggles, and they need to work for Kuilong while they are alive, search for all clues about the "Perseverance", and then use them as "experiments" to try to break through the first-rank realm before the deadline comes.
And if they died unfortunately due to other circumstances before that, Kui Long would not avenge them.
Because today's "abandonment faction" is the same as the previous "persistence faction", except for becoming a fairy, they are no longer interested in anything else...
The above is what Remnant Soul told Wei Changtian about Kuilong, and it is also the reason why Wei Changtian no longer worried about revenge from Kuilong after that.
As for the origin of the remnant soul, it is only mentioned in the original book that it has been in the Xuantian Sword for thousands of years.
Calculating in this way, it should be the group of people who first established Kuilong.
Since it has been staying in the Xuantian Sword, why can it know what happened afterwards?
How can it mobilize the masters among Kui Long?
Wei Changtian had asked such questions, but Remnant Soul didn't answer them.
And now the reason why he awakened the remnant soul again was not to ask these questions.
What a first-class true immortal is too far away from me.
It is true to borrow a few masters for use.
......
"Senior, I want to borrow five second-rank masters to help me with one thing."
Under the astonished eyes of the death row prisoner in the corner, Wei Changtian said calmly: "How many years of life, you make a price."
"Five..."
The remnant soul paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "Boy, I can find him for you, but the old man needs to explain clearly to you first."
"It's okay to do things, but if you kill people, they won't help you kill emperors, generals and the like."
Is this the so-called non-involvement in secular power struggles?
"Senior, don't worry, it's not murder."
Wei Changtian shook his head: "It's to save people."
"That's fine."
The remnant soul was also straightforward, hearing the words, he immediately gave the conditions: "1000 years of life, pay the money first and then do the work."
"Year 1000?"
Wei Changtian squinted his eyes.
In 1000 years, even if a prisoner on death row can live for 30 years, more than 30 people are needed.
It's not that there aren't so many death row inmates in Shuzhou, he just thinks that this remnant soul is a bit of a lion.
Although I don't know how much life Xiao Feng paid for the first battle in Yanyun Mountain as a price, but in the original book, it only took 20 years of life to replace three second-rank masters.
How did this Nima come to be 1000 years old?
"Okay, 1000 years is 1000 years."
Although he was a little upset, Wei Changtian didn't bother to bargain, and turned around to let Chen Bo arrange someone.
But just before he pushed the door to go out, he still couldn't help asking a question.
"Senior, last time you also helped Xiao Feng find five second-ranks. I wonder how much life yuan you asked him for at that time?"
"30."
The remnant soul gave the answer very simply, and then sneered as if guessing what Wei Changtian was thinking: "Why, do you think this old man treats one more than another?"
"Then how about this, if you are willing to sacrifice your own lifespan like Xiao Feng, the old man only wants you for 30 years?"