This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 418 Martial Arts Leader
"Can one word decide the fate of the martial arts world?"

Li Fei was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Ye Ze'an to say this to him.

He also lowered his head and helped the other party clean up the chessboard, saying:
"I don't really care about whether I can control the fate of others."

"Oh?"

Ye Ze'an looked up at Li Fei and said, "It seems that I underestimated Marquis Jing'an."

Li Fei paused and smiled.

His meaning was very clear. He didn't care whether he could control the fate of others, because what he cared about was controlling his own fate.

This has always been what he has been pursuing in his life, and it has never changed!

Ye Zean said that he underestimated Li Fei because in his opinion:
It is actually more difficult to fully control your own destiny than to control the destiny of millions of people!
The two of them quickly put all the chess pieces on the chessboard back into the chess box.

Ye Ze'an exchanged the chess box in his hand with Li Fei's, then picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard, indicating Li Fei to continue playing the second game with him.

Li Feike followed the host's wishes and took out the white pieces and placed them on the chessboard.

"Do you know which of the martial saints and true masters in the world are independent cultivators?"

While Ye Ze'an was making his move, he started chatting with Li Fei.

Li Fei thought for a moment and said, "Except for the three evil demons, it seems that only the Sword Immortal Ning Qingman is a casual cultivator?"

'One supreme being, three evil demons, five true monarchs, seven martial saints', of these sixteen top powers, after the death of True Lord Qingxu, only fifteen are left.

Among them, the 'three true gods and one Buddha' belong to Buddhism, Taoism, and the imperial court respectively.

Among the seven martial saints, there is a prince and a military marshal.

As for the rest, there is one from Daluo Sect, two from Pudu Temple, and one from Hongchen Pavilion.

The above people either have the support of large sects or the imperial court. They have resources and top-notch inheritance.

Only the last Martial Saint, Ning Qingman, who is known as the "Sword Immortal", has no sect or school.

He is neither a member of a martial arts sect nor a member of the imperial court.

Ye Ze'an's moves were even faster than in the previous round:
"More than a hundred years ago, there were not just seven top martial arts families in the martial arts world, but eight, one of which was the Ning family. Ning Qingman was a member of the Ning family, but later the Ning family violated the taboos of the court and almost all of them were executed. If it weren't for the 'Sword Immortal' Ning Qingman, the Ning family would have been extinct."

Li Fei was shocked. It was the first time he heard of such a secret!

More than a hundred years ago, was there a Ning family that could rival the 'Seven Great Families'?

The 'Sword Immortal' Ning Qingman is not a casual cultivator, but the heir of the Ning family?
Was the Ning family wiped out by the imperial court?

These things are not only unknown to Li Fei, but almost 90% of the people in the world today probably haven't heard of them.

Obviously, the court was deliberately covering up the news and erasing past traces.

"What about Ning Qingman's relationship with the imperial court?"

Li Fei couldn't help but ask curiously.

If his family was wiped out by the imperial court, after he mastered martial arts, he would definitely cause trouble for the imperial court!

“It’s a mess.”

Ye Ze'an said this lightly, obviously not intending to say more.

Li Fei curled his lips secretly.

What I hate most is people who arouse people's curiosity but then don't continue talking.

Ye Ze'an seemed to have guessed what Li Fei was thinking. He looked up at him and said with a smile:

"Ning Qingman is from the Ning family. She has inherited top-notch martial arts since she was a child. Even after the Ning family was destroyed, there were still people who provided her with training resources, so she can't be considered a casual cultivator."

Li Fei roughly guessed what Ye Zean wanted to say, and he continued to ask:
"What about Lin Tianyi?"

The achievements of the "top" Lin Tianyi are known to the world.

But not many people know his specific growth trajectory and teachers.

No one had ever walked the path of dual cultivation of magic and martial arts before, but Lin Tianyi made it happen.

Afterwards, Tianyi Tower was built on the top of Yushan Mountain, and the sect was established.

It seems that this "top" person doesn't have much background.

He himself is the background!
Ye Ze'an made his move quickly while saying:
"Lin Tianyi was taught by two people, one was the Grand Elder Jinghai of Pudu Temple, and the other was Yuxing, the former headmaster of Yuhua Sect."

The Grand Elder of Pudu Temple, Jinghai, is a Martial Saint, and the former head of Yuhua Sect, Yuxing, is a True Lord!
However, these two people lived a hundred years ago, and now their lifespans have expired, one has passed away, and the other has ascended to heaven.

"Both the Pudu Temple and the Yuhua Sect had high hopes for Lin Tianyi, but he did not join either side. The Wenchang Li family also placed a heavy bet on Lin Tianyi. Because of him, the Li family became more and more reckless and eventually angered the public. But because Lin Tianyi was still around, the Li family was not liquidated, but just slowly declined."

Ye Ze'an told Lin Tianyi's past.

"Wenchang Li family?"

Li Fei seemed to have some impression of this family. It was once one of the "Ten Aristocratic Clan", but later it declined and was replaced by a new clan, falling out of the ranking of the "Ten Aristocratic Clan".

Not many people have heard of the Wenchang Li family nowadays, but perhaps not many people know that behind this declining family stands a person who is number one in the world!
As long as Lin Tianyi is alive, the Wenchang Li family will definitely continue to pass on its legacy.

"Both Buddhism and Taoism value him. With the guidance of the Martial Saint and a large stake placed by a powerful family, Lin Tianyi is certainly not considered a casual cultivator."

Ye Zean said.

Li Fei nodded.

By this calculation, except for the three evil demons, none of the other top strong men reached the top by fighting alone.

As for the three evil demons, two of them are magic warriors who have entered the realm of Martial Saint, and the other is the Styx ancestor who has entered the realm of "True One".

Although these three people have the cultivation level of Martial Saints and True Lords, they are not respected by the world and can only be called "evil demons".

He was wanted by the imperial court and was hunted down by the underworld, unable to live in broad daylight.

Because the way these three people obtain power is unacceptable in the world.

For example, in order to break through, the ancestor of the Styx used his own magic weapon to sacrifice the blood of a city of more than 200,000 people!
For this reason, the abbot of Pudu Temple, the modern Buddha, vowed to kill this man!

Ye Ze'an took Li Fei to learn about more than a dozen top masters in the world, which made Li Fei clearly realize one thing:
Whether it is martial arts or magic, if you want to reach the top of the mountain, you must either take the evil path or be unacceptable to the world.

Otherwise, you can only rely on powerful forces.

Otherwise, without resources and methods of cultivation, how can you become a strong person?
"Marquis Jing'an's talent is indeed unparalleled in the world, but you are not a casual cultivator either."

Ye Ze'an made another move.

As this move fell, a huge dragon of white chess was slaughtered on the board!
At this point, the outcome has been decided.

Compared with the previous round, Ye Ze'an showed no mercy to Li Fei in this round, and almost "forced to kill" him step by step. He completed the "massacre" in just over fifty moves.

Li Fei resigned:

"Master Prime Minister is right, I am not a casual cultivator either."

He was able to get to where he is today thanks to Hao Yi's unreserved teaching and dedication, as well as the support of Wu'an University and the protection of Shi Caiming.

Now that he can practice both magic and martial arts, it is not just his own strength that he relies on. The books in the royal library and the resources of the court are also very important.

In the Royal Library, even if a martial arts master had made great achievements, the most he could do was to exchange it for a few secret books without restriction.

Li Fei stayed in there for three whole months!
They exchanged for resources worth tens of millions, but in reality, if they were put in the world, they would not be able to get those resources even if they spent ten times the price.

If Li Fei had not had the support of the imperial court, he would not have reached this point today.

So he certainly wasn't a casual cultivator. Ye Ze'an looked up at him:
"As the Buddhists say: If you want to save yourself, you must first save others. Marquis Jing'an, do you agree?"

Li Fei nodded: "Agreed."

He did not believe in Buddhism, but he knew very well that there was no love or hate without reason in this world.

You need to provide value to others first before you can get the value you want.

A smile appeared on Ye Ze'an's face:
"Let's talk about the last round?"

"it is good."

Li Fei remained calm and cleaned up the chessboard with Ye Ze'an.

In the third game, he played black first again.

This time, both of them played chess more slowly, and Ye Ze'an was no longer "bloodthirsty", but became very patient, slowly playing with Li Fei.

"If the Blue Patrol Pavilion is established, which martial arts sects and aristocratic families do you think should be invited to participate?"

Ye Ze'an asked while playing chess.

Li Fei thought without hesitation: "Of course, those top sects and martial arts families."

"Should we invite everyone? Or just some?"

Ye Ze'an continued to ask.

Li Fei was stunned and fell into deep thought.

The Three Sects of Taoism, Pudu Temple.

One building and one pavilion, three mountains, four schools, and seven great families.

There are a total of twenty major forces. Do we need to invite all of them?

Li Fei found this question difficult to answer.

For example, the Daluo Sect’s reputation is now almost ruined and it is in a semi-closed state.

If we invite people from Daluo Sect to join Lanxun Pavilion, will it be a good thing or a bad thing?
For example, if the imperial court wanted to deliberately cause disputes in the martial arts world, it should only give out some of the places and let the remaining major forces that were not invited compete for them.

But which forces should be invited and which forces should not be invited? How to choose in order to maximize benefits and smoothly promote the Blue Patrol Pavilion's control over the martial arts world?

These questions are too difficult to answer.
Seeing Li Fei's silence, Ye Ze'an did not embarrass him:
"Then what forces do you think should definitely be invited?"

This time Li Fei no longer hesitated:
"Pudu Temple, Yuhua Sect, Shangqing Sect, Tianyi Tower, and Hongchen Pavilion."

These forces all have True Lords and Martial Saints. If these forces had not joined the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

The so-called control of the martial arts world by the Blue Patrol Pavilion is a complete joke!

Ye Ze'an did not comment and continued to ask:

"If you were to enter the Blue Patrol Pavilion in the future, which place would you most like to control?"

Li Fei raised his head and looked at Ye Ze'an calmly:

"Feng Province."

Ye Ze'an looked normal and said lightly:
"I plan to appoint 23 members to the Blue Patrol Pavilion, one for each of the 23 provinces."

"what?"

Li Fei was stunned.

He immediately reacted and couldn't help but applaud.

This idea is really... a bad one!
The imperial court established the Blue Patrol Pavilion in order to add another shackle to the martial arts world and further control the martial arts world and various forces.

In this situation, if you want the major forces to cooperate, you have to "cut your flesh".

But if too much is cut, the tail may become too big to cut off, and Lanxun Pavilion may become a bigger hidden danger in the future.

If too little is cut, it will be easy for the Blue Patrol Pavilion to lack sufficient prestige and control.

Ye Ze'an chose to have a Blue Patrol Pavilion member in each province and directly handed the difficult selection process to the major forces, allowing them to solve it themselves.

There is one cabinet member in each province, and everyone is treated fairly, with no one being treated specially. This can be explained logically and morally.

But the problem is that some provinces don’t even have a top power, such as Feng Province.

Some provinces have several, for example, Baisha Province has three!

In this situation, it would be impossible for the twenty top forces to join the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

As for the major forces that Li Fei mentioned just now, which possess Martial Saints and True Lords, each of them "dominates" a province, so their selection is definitely undisputed.

There are twenty-three provinces, and each province corresponds to a cabinet member, which is equivalent to selecting twenty-three "Martial Arts Leaders"!
This will certainly cause infighting among local forces, but it will also achieve "centralization" in disguise, and there is no need to worry about the power "overflowing".

In this way, if the imperial court wants to better control the local areas, it only needs to manage these twenty-three "Martial Arts Leaders" and it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"No wonder he can be the Prime Minister."

Li Fei just felt admiration.

"So, I have the opportunity to control the underworld and various forces in Feng Province?"

He suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

There are only a few powerful underworld clans and aristocratic families in Feng Province, and the highest level of their cultivation is only that of martial arts masters.

The only two grand masters are both university presidents, and it is unlikely that they will become members of the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

"Twenty-three Blue Patrol Pavilion members are required to be at least martial arts masters, or have combat capabilities of the same level."

Ye Ze'an placed a piece and continued:

"The specific selection method is to adopt a referendum. In each province, as long as there are martial arts sects, families, and gangs with the fighting power of the Dao Foundation Stage or the Possession Stage, they can join the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

Every martial artist in the Dao Foundation Stage or great wizard in the Possession Stage will have one vote, and eventually each province will hold a referendum, and the martial arts master with the highest number of votes will become the Blue Patrol Pavilion member in charge of that province."

Li Fei frowned.

He originally thought that the election for cabinet members would be a test of military strength or direct appointment by the court, but Ye Ze'an wanted to adopt this form of referendum.

In this way, what is being compared is connections, influence and one's own power.

The Lu family has been operating in Feng Province for hundreds of years. In terms of votes, Li Fei has no confidence that he can defeat the other party.

He opened his mouth, wanting to raise an objection, but he really couldn't find a better way of selection than this.

If the referendum method that Ye Ze'an mentioned were adopted, the people elected in some provinces that do not have top forces would definitely be people from the imperial court.

For example, the Lu family in Feng Province will definitely choose someone that the Lu family can control, and the Lu family's roots are in the court, which is equivalent to the "leader of the martial arts world" belonging to the court.

In addition, Li Fei thought of one more thing:
Some forces are deliberately concealing their own Daoji period combat power. For example, the ancestor of the Chen family in Xingcheng, the outside world has never been able to determine whether he is dead or has broken through to the Daoji period.

Now that Ye Ze'an has established the Blue Patrol Council and come up with this kind of referendum method, will the forces in various places take the initiative to expose their hidden cards in order to gain more voice?

Can this referendum also be considered a "big investigation" of the society?
It seems that this Prime Minister always achieves multiple goals at once when doing things, and each step is closely linked!

"Does Marquis Jing'an think that he can become the corresponding Blue Patrol member of Feng Province?"

Ye Ze'an made another move and asked.

PS: I have been arguing with the property management of the community every day about sealing the windows of my new home. I am exhausted both physically and mentally when I get home, so the number of words updated is a little less. Please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)