This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 409: Using Art to Cultivate Martial Arts and Refining the Body as a Weapon

The headquarters of Zhengfa Pavilion.

There is a dungeon underground in the headquarters compound.

The headquarters of the six pavilions, except for the Internal Affairs Pavilion, all have dungeons.

The dungeons of the Inspection Chamber and the Justice Chamber are used to detain ordinary prisoners.

The dungeon of Zhige Pavilion is used to imprison warriors, while the dungeon of Jianjian Pavilion is basically used to imprison officials.

As for the dungeon of the Zhengfa Pavilion, a small part is used to imprison sorcerers, and most of it is used to imprison strange beasts.

Because the refining of magical instruments requires materials from exotic beasts, many of which need to be taken directly from living exotic beasts, the dungeon of the Zhengfa Pavilion can also be regarded as an exotic beast breeding farm.

Ye Zhao died here.

The level of the oath spell on him is very high. In order to remove the spell without damaging his self-awareness, the deputy leader of the Zhengfa Pavilion, a top-level immortal, needs to take action personally.

And the process of removing it is like peeling off the layers, which will take at least half a month.

So during this period of time, Ye Zhao was imprisoned in the dungeon of Zhengfa Pavilion.

The security level of this dungeon is no less than that of the prison in Zhige Pavilion, and in some places it is even higher.

Because the protective formation of the Zhengfa Pavilion dungeon was built personally by the current imperial teacher, Yun Shu Zhenjun!
In addition, there are always at least two real people in the dungeon.

In order to prevent Ye Zhao from suddenly losing his mind and doing something stupid, or having a physical accident, Zhige Pavilion also specially sent four Taoist foundation-stage warriors to enter the dungeon with him. Two of them are proficient in medicine and are good at first aid.

The four people were divided into two groups, taking turns to guard the night photo closely for 24 hours.

Under such circumstances, Ye Zhao actually died, which shocked everyone who received the news.

When He Jian and his two disciples arrived at the dungeon of the Zhengfa Pavilion headquarters, several important figures had already arrived:

Deputy leader of Zhige Pavilion, Grandmaster Bai Yan.

The two real people in Zhengfa Pavilion are responsible for guarding the dungeon this month.

The deputy leader of the Zhengfa Pavilion, the top-level immortal Mi Han, is in charge of the magic that lifts the oath off Ye Zhao.

The four Daoji-stage warriors who were closely guarding Ye Zhao were now kneeling beside him!
If Li Fei had not requested the emperor to let He Jian be in charge of presiding over Ye Zhao's trial, He Jian would not have been qualified to come directly to the scene and be on the same level as the other bigwigs present.

After He Jian arrived, he did not salute those people who were higher in official positions and strength than him, but instead looked at Ye Zhao's body in the cell first.

Ye Zhao’s eyes were wide open with a look of fear, as if he had suddenly encountered something extremely terrifying.

From the outside, there were no obvious wounds on his body, and there were no signs of fighting in the cell.

It really looks like he died suddenly without any external influence.

"How did he die?"

He Jian turned around and asked the four Dao Foundation Stage warriors who were kneeling in a row.

This action made several important figures present frown slightly, somewhat dissatisfied with He Jian's "arrogance".

But in the end, no one spoke up to stop He Jian.

They all knew that He Jian had this kind of personality, and they still had to give face to Marquis Jing'an.

The four Dao Foundation Stage warriors kneeling on the ground all looked miserable. When they heard He Jian's question, one of them raised his head with a bitter face:

"We were guarding him at the time. He suddenly yelled, and before we could react, he died. We didn't have time to do anything."

He Jian's eyes were sharp:

"When was the exact time of death?"

"Before he died, who else did he come into contact with today besides you guys?"

"Has he behaved in any unusual way these days?"

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He Jian asked a lot of questions, covering every detail.

The important people present watched from the sidelines and allowed him to ask questions.

Suddenly, the crowd outside shook.

"Lou Pavilion Master."

"Meet Lord Lou."

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He Jian turned his head and had to stop the interrogation, clasping his fists and bowing to the newcomer.

The person who came was Lou Hongtao, the head of the Supervisory Pavilion, He Jian's immediate superior.

"Lou Pavilion Master."

Mi Han took the initiative to walk towards Lou Hongtao.

Lou Hongtao had a sullen expression and a stern look in his eyes.

He glanced at the dead night photo in the cell, then locked eyes with Meehan:
"Such an important prisoner was entrusted to you. How did you guard him?"

These words startled Mi Han, and his face immediately darkened.

There are fewer sorcerers, and since they are able to refine evil weapons, their status is generally higher than that of warriors.

In addition, the head of the Zhengfa Pavilion is the current imperial teacher, Yun Shu Zhenjun.

This makes the status of the Zhengfa Pavilion even more transcendent among the six pavilions.

After all, the leader of Zhige Pavilion is only a grandmaster, and he certainly cannot be on par with Master Yunshu.

Although the Supervisory Office can supervise all officials, its supervision over the Justice Office is the weakest. In many cases, the sorcerers' problems are solved by the sorcerers themselves.

As things have been going on for a long time, the people in the Zhengfa Pavilion naturally have a sense of superiority, and feel that their status is higher than that of their colleagues in the other five pavilions.

Mi Han is a cabinet official of level 17, one level lower than Lou Hongtao, but he does not feel that he is inferior to Lou Hongtao at all.

In terms of cultivation, he can even look down on Lou Hongtao!
So after hearing Lou Hongtao's blunt question, he immediately retorted:

"Master Lou, before this person was sent to our Zhengfa Pavilion, he passed through the hands of your Supervision Pavilion and Zhige Pavilion. And the cause of his death was a sudden death, not being killed by someone in prison. So I should ask you, was there any manipulation of this prisoner before he was sent here?"

Not only did he not admit the problem, but he tried to pass the blame on to others!
Bai Yan on the side couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward:
"Deputy Pavilion Master Mi, I personally sent this person back to Beijing. Are you doubting me?"

Mi Han looked at Bai Yan without showing any weakness: "Your Zhige Pavilion sent four people to closely guard the prisoner. Now that the prisoner is dead, the biggest suspect is of course your Zhige Pavilion!"

Bai Yan smiled: "I escorted the prisoner for thousands of miles without any problem, but something happened when I sent him to the prison of your Zhengfa Pavilion. You have been casting spells on him these past few days. Do you think you can escape responsibility?"

Mi Han also laughed in anger: "If I really wanted to harm him, I would be so stupid as to do it while I was casting a spell."

"enough!"

Lou Hongtao suddenly shouted loudly, interrupting the quarrel between the two.

Among all the people present, he had the highest official position and was the only one qualified to stop Bai Yan and Mi Han.

The dungeon quickly became quiet. All the subordinate officials around lowered their heads, like quails, pretending that they heard nothing and saw nothing.

"He Jian."

Lou Hongtao looked at He Jian who was frowning and thinking hard, "What do you think?"

He Jian is a famous detective in the Supervisory Office and one of Lou Hongtao's most trusted subordinates.

This detective has never disappointed Lou Hongtao in many major cases in the past, and Lou Hongtao hopes that the same will be true this time.

"I would like to request an autopsy on Nightshot."

He Jian did not jump to conclusions, but requested an autopsy first.

Autopsy is also a very profound science, and many unexpected clues are hidden in the corpse.

And He Jian is the most powerful autopsy expert in the Supervisory Office!

"This matter is not urgent. I have already reported it to the Prime Minister and His Majesty before I came here."

Lou Hongtao said, "Wait for a reply first."

Then the cell became quiet again, and several important figures were waiting here together.

The reason why they were blaming each other just now was because they were very clear about the seriousness of the matter.

More than half an hour later, Feng Cheng walked into the dungeon with a man, holding an imperial edict in his hand, and appeared in front of everyone.

After seeing the two people, several important figures looked serious.

There is no need to say much about Feng Cheng, the eunuch who had always been beside the emperor. The fact that he came in person to announce the decree represented the emperor's attention to this matter.

The man who came with Feng Cheng was wearing the official uniform of a cabinet official. His name was Hu Tingzhong. He was the youngest cabinet official in the history of the Central Cabinet. He was also a student of the Prime Minister Ye Ze'an and a Grand Secretary of the Zixu Palace.

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that Ye Ze'an intended to train Hu Tingzhong to be his successor, and the other party was very likely to be the next Prime Minister!
When Hu Tingzhong came, he naturally brought the will of the Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty has a decree."

Feng Cheng said loudly while holding the imperial edict.

Among those present, some knelt on one knee, while others bowed in greeting.

"I order the head of the Supervisory Pavilion, Lou Hongtao, to take full charge of the case of the prisoner Ye Zhao's sudden death. Find out the truth within five days. I decree this!"

Upon hearing this decree, Bai Yan and Mi Han's faces became solemn.

"My lord, take the order!"

Lou Hongtao took two steps forward and took the imperial edict with both hands.

After Feng Cheng left, Hu Tingzhong took out two documents from his sleeves:
"Deputy Pavilion Master Bai, Deputy Pavilion Master Mi. The Prime Minister has ordered that until this case is fully investigated, the two of you must temporarily put aside all matters in your hands and fully cooperate with the Supervisory Pavilion in investigating this case."

After saying that, he handed the two documents in his hand to Bai Yan and Mi Han respectively.

Now Bai Yan and Mi Han's expressions changed completely.

The two of them are already deputy heads of a pavilion. Even if Lou Hongtao is the head of the Supervisory Pavilion, he cannot give orders to the two of them.

But now with Ye Ze'an's two documents, things are different.

To be disrespectful, the two of them were actually more afraid of Ye Ze'an, the Prime Minister, than the emperor.

"He Jian."

After Bai Yan and Mi Han received the documents, Lou Hongtao immediately ordered:

"Perform an autopsy on Ye Zhao immediately!"

"Yes."

He Jian walked into the cell decisively.

Then Lou Hongtao looked at Bai Yan and Mi Han again:
"Please both of you, the two vice-chairmen, follow me back to the Supervisory Pavilion."

Ye Zhao's death caused an "earthquake" in the government and the country!
Even the two deputy pavilion masters were implicated, which shocked many people.

However, this "earthquake" did not affect Li Fei, who was studying both magic and martial arts in the royal library.

He didn't know that the witness he brought out from Tianshui's tomb was already dead. He had no intention of paying attention to the case.

Because no matter what, strength is the most fundamental thing.

Without strength, his desire for revenge would be just a joke.

No matter how much the emperor favors him, it is impossible for him to target a grandmaster and the Lu family, which has one marquis and three uncles, for the sake of a marquis who has exhausted his potential.

It took Li Fei nearly ten days to finish reading all sixty-one manuals on dual cultivation of magic and martial arts on the seventh level!
He did not seek to master all the methods in the secret book, but just wanted to find ideas to solve his own problems in the Tao, so he read very quickly.

On this day, Li Fei climbed to the eighth floor and continued to read the new secret book.
5 month 23 day.

It has been almost a month since Li Fei entered the Royal Library.

Because of the continuous damage caused by Tianshui Soul Bone, the Ten Thousand Blood Pearls were upgraded again and reached level 30:
Ten Thousand Blood Pearls

Level: 30 18%
Blood Soul: 568 (1141)
Blood Soul Skills: Blood Rage (Strong), Blood Evil (Strong), Blood Power (Strong), Blood Fountain (Strong), Blood Breath (Extreme)
Transformation Skill: Blood Demon (Strong)]

After the upgrade, the number of blood souls increased by 58, and the total blood volume became 1141.

It’s just because the Tianshui soul bone is still causing damage, so the number of blood souls in the Ten Thousand Blood Pearls has been hovering around 50%.

When it falls below 50%, [Blood Breath] is triggered. After it recovers to 50%, it drops again, and the cycle repeats.

After a month of hard work, Li Fei has now reached the tenth floor and is ready to read the last secret book of dual cultivation of magic and martial arts on the tenth floor.

During this period of time, he paid no attention to what was happening outside and no one came to disturb him.

"'Using techniques to cultivate martial arts and refining the body as a weapon'?"

Looking at the name of the secret book in his hand, Li Fei showed an interested look.

He flipped to the first page of the secret book and read the outline:

"Martial arts is about inner cultivation, while magic is about external cultivation. The immortal's life weapon can be regarded as a kind of foundation of martial arts outside the body.

Since the magic weapon outside the body can be used as the foundation of Taoism to be refined, can the Tao foundation inside the warrior's body be used as a magic weapon to be refined?
This book discusses how to practice martial arts by practicing the art of martial arts, turning the warrior's body into a magical instrument, and thus achieving the unity of martial arts and magic."

After reading the outline, Li Fei felt his eyes light up.

Because the method of practicing both magic and martial arts described in this book was something he had never seen before, and it was from an unprecedented perspective!
He took a look at the author of the book - Bai Zihao.

He immediately called Ji Qian and asked about this man's life.

"My Lord, Bai Zihao was a martial saint and a mighty general of the previous dynasty. He was later beheaded on the battlefield by Emperor Taizu."

Ji Qian said to Li Fei without any hesitation.

He has not been idle during this period and has done a lot of homework in advance.

"The former martial saint?"

Li Fei was shocked. "If it is a secret book left by the Martial Saint, why is it only placed on the tenth floor?"

The secret books in the Royal Library are of higher levels as the floors go up.

A secret book written by a martial saint should at least be placed in the highest twelfth level.

Ji Qian glanced at the secret book in Li Fei's hand and explained with a smile:
"My Lord, you may not know that the secret book in your hand has been read by more than one Grand Master, and even the Grand Marshal. But in the end, everyone's evaluation of this secret book is that it is heretical and fanciful.

Therefore, the value of this secret book has been declining. If it wasn’t written by a martial saint, it wouldn’t even be able to enter the tenth level.”

What kind of content could make a secret book written by a martial arts saint be considered heretical?
Li Fei became very curious, so he thanked Ji Qianhou and began to look through the secret books here.

And so he sat in the house until late at night.

He read the previous secret books very quickly, just to understand the general meaning and see if they could help him.

But Li Fei read this secret book very slowly, reading almost every page and every word over and over again.

Because this secret book really opened up a whole new world for him!

According to Bai Zihao's idea, the warrior's body should be used as a magical weapon!

After the magic enters the possession stage, it is necessary to continue to incorporate magic implants to refine itself into a magic weapon.

By then, there will be two sets of implants in the human body, one set of implants will constitute the foundation of the Tao, and the other set of implants will become the core of the magic weapon.

After reading this, Li Fei finally understood why this book was considered heretical and fantastic.

The practice of martial arts was designed and created with reference to the limits of the human body. If one only incorporates one set of implants, there is a risk of physical collapse and mental disorder. How could one possibly incorporate another set?
Moreover, practicing both magic and martial arts will inherently cause conflicts. If only one type of magic implant is incorporated into the body, the conflict with the foundation of Taoism will continue to intensify as the level of cultivation increases. What's more, if more magic implants are incorporated?
The last and most difficult point is that the human body is made of flesh and blood. Unlike materials such as steel and ore, its strength and toughness cannot be compared.

The most important thing is, if you make a mistake in refining the weapon, the worst that can happen is you can just do it again. But if you make a mistake in refining the weapon with the human body, wouldn't there be no recovery?

This is why Bai Zihao's secret book is considered to be of little value.

It can be regarded as a possibility, has academic value, and can bring some inspiration to future generations.

But to actually practice it, it is simply impossible.

Even Bai Zihao, who wrote this secret book, only wrote down the theory without leaving any practical content.

But this secret book is like a ray of light that illuminates Li Fei!

What seems like an insurmountable chasm to others is as easy as walking on flat ground to Li Fei who possesses Ten Thousand Blood Pearls.

It is simply impossible for others at the Dao Foundation Stage to accommodate more implants, but Li Fei's vitality is even stronger than that of a martial arts master, so he can continue to accommodate implants.

Others cannot resolve the conflict between the Fa and Wu implants, but Li Fei can handle it.

Others use their bodies as weapons and a wrong step means death, but Li Fei has ten thousand blood beads to transfer damage, so he is not afraid of making mistakes at all.

“This is tailor-made for me!”

Li Fei was overjoyed.

Although Bai Zihao's method of cultivation is bizarre and extremely difficult to practice, it has one advantage, which is that it can easily solve the problem of integrating magic and martial arts.

When the Tao base is integrated with the human body, and the human body is refined into a magical instrument, the power of the magic will naturally integrate with the Tao base, because they all come from the same body.

There are two difficulties in practicing both magic and martial arts. One is the conflict between magic and martial arts, and the other is the fusion of magic and martial arts.

Bai Zihao's practice method is equivalent to reducing the difficulty of integrating magic and martial arts ten times, then increasing the difficulty of the conflict between magic and martial arts ten times, and also increasing the danger of practice ten times!
But this is just right for Li Fei.

Given his physical strength, if he could refine a magical weapon, the magical power he could mobilize would definitely far exceed that of a normal great wizard in the possession stage.

After that, when the magic and martial arts are integrated, there will be a chance to influence the Tianshui soul bone within the Taoist foundation.

After working hard for nearly a month, Li Fei finally found a path that seemed feasible. He stood up happily and walked back and forth in the room several times.

After calming down, Li Fei sat down again, planning to study the secret book in his hand all night and not sleep.
On June 6, Li Fei suddenly called Feng Cheng and asked the emperor to overdraw the cultivation resources that he could exchange as Marquis of Jing'an in the next five years in advance.

He didn't ask for it directly because he was well aware of the necessity of clear rewards and punishments.

The emperor allowed him to stay in the royal library for three months and read all the secret books at will. This was already an extraordinary reward and unprecedented!
Li Fei thwarted the Xintianhui's conspiracy, killed the martial arts master, and captured Ye Zhao.

In addition, he broke the historical record and became the first basic period in ancient and modern times, which is also beneficial to the improvement of the country's fortunes.

All these combined, coupled with the emperor's love for him, were enough to barely shut up others.

But if he were to be rewarded with a large amount of cultivation resources next, that would be unreasonable.

Therefore, Li Fei took the initiative to propose to overdraw his exchange quota of Marquis Jing'an for the next five years, so as not to be criticized.

Feng Cheng quickly brought back the emperor's message:
"That's right."

So Li Fei immediately contacted Datong Prefecture and asked Qingmian Villa, Qingyuan Urban Management Company and the newly established Feixin Trading Company to raise money for him.

In this era, no matter how talented a practitioner is, he will not be able to succeed without money.

Fortunately, Qingmian Villa has already unified the underworld of Datong Prefecture. Even though Li Fei has forbidden many money-making activities, after owning such a large territory, its ability to make money has exceeded that of the Duanmu family, which is known as the richest family in Feng Province.

Qingyuan Urban Management Company and Feixin Trading Company are also continuing to make profits.

Especially the newly established Feixin Business, which first established itself in Datong Prefecture with takeout, and now has started to run the 'Feixin Lottery' with the support of the garrison commander Bian Jingru, making a fortune!

So when Li Fei suddenly asked for money, Datong Prefecture, as his "base camp", successively transferred three huge sums of money to him:

Qingmian Villa won 875 million yuan.

Qingyuan Urban Management Company paid 196 million yuan.

Feixin Trading Company paid 368 million yuan.

The total is 1439 million!
This amount of money is the maximum that can be taken out without affecting the normal operation and development of the three parties.

The annual salary of a cabinet minister is about 20 to 50 yuan.

If you don't be greedy for money or try to make extra income, it would take at least 1000 years to save up 20 million.

Of course, most of the ministers in the central cabinet must have a net worth of over 10 million, and some may even be super-rich!

However, not everyone can take out 10 million in cash at any time.

So Li Fei can now be considered to have some wealth.

Of the 1439 million, he first gave 300 million to the imperial court, in exchange for a large number of magical implants, elixirs, and some precious materials for refining magical instruments.

After getting all these things, Li Fei began his own experiment in the Royal Library.

The Royal Library is quiet and safe, with no one to disturb you, and you can check the secret books at any time, so Li Fei plans to complete his dual cultivation of magic and martial arts here.

He first tested his own "physical properties" through magical implants and various refining materials.

Although Bai Zihao's practice method is all theory and no practice, the written theory is very complete.

Li Fei was certain that when the Martial Saint compiled this secret book, he must have had masters of magic and great masters of refining weapons around him for reference.

In the secret book, Bai Zihao wrote a set of methods to test one's own 'physical properties'.

The so-called "physical properties" refer to which tissues in the body have similar properties to those of the refining materials and can be used as substitutes.

Only after testing all of your own "physical properties" can you begin to consider what type of magical weapon you are suitable to be refined into.

This process cannot be accomplished by theoretical knowledge alone, because the areas involved have gone beyond simple martial arts and techniques.

Fortunately, Li Fei has Qing Ding Zhenren, who was once the world's number one alchemist, to ask for advice.

Alchemy and weapon refining are similar in many aspects.

If Qing Ding Zhenren wanted to, he could become a very good weapon refiner. Even if he couldn't be the best in the world, he would at least be in the top 20!

With the guidance of Master Qing Ding, Li Fei's process of testing the 'properties' went very smoothly.

Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if there was some kind of divine will in all things.
He has Ten Thousand Blood Pearls, Qing Ding Zhenren as his personal 'grandfather', and he also has the qualification to freely read the Royal Library and the support of the court's resources.

If any of these conditions is missing, there is no way for me to embark on this path of "using techniques to cultivate martial arts and refining the body as a weapon".

6 month 27 day.

Li Fei completed the testing of all his "physical properties", and almost all the materials and implants he had purchased at a huge cost of 300 million were used up.

The testing process went smoothly and the results were clear, but he encountered a problem:
The 'physical properties' of all the tissues in his body were recorded in Bai Zihao's secret book, except for one thing's 'physical property' -

Blood soul.

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)