This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 426 Top Secret! Things in the Western Continent

At two o'clock in the morning, the headquarters of the Supervisory Council was brightly lit.

Cabinet members arrived at the headquarters one after another by car.

It is certainly no small matter to get these big guys to get out of bed in the middle of the night and rush to the headquarters.

There is a hall in the center of the Supervisory Cabinet headquarters, which is where the Supervisory Cabinet holds meetings.

All important matters that require decisions from the Pavilion Master and the Deputy Pavilion Master will be discussed here.

In the main hall, Lou Hongtao, head of the Supervisory Pavilion, has arrived.

In addition to him, there is a deputy leader and three cabinet members in the hall.

In addition to these people, Li Fei, dressed in a golden robe, was sitting aside.

There were three people lying at his feet, they were Tuso, Rune and other three Westerners.

Tusuo's vitality far exceeded that of the Daoji-stage warriors at the same level, so even though all his internal organs were damaged, he still did not die.

After Li Fei captured him alive, he used the marks in the dream world to capture two other Westerners one after another.

After capturing the three people, Li Fei took them directly to the headquarters of the Supervisory Council and notified Lou Hongtao.

Hence the current situation.

"Everyone is here, let's start."

After two more cabinet members arrived at the hall, Lou Hongtao, who was sitting in the main seat, said in a deep voice.

He did not call all the members of the Supervisory Council, but only those who were in charge of espionage work in the Western Continent.

"Please ask Marquis Jing'an to tell everyone about the situation."

Everyone present looked at Li Fei, who was resting with his eyes closed.

Li Fei opened his eyes, pointed at the three people lying at his feet and said:
"These three people are Western spies that I captured. They made a secret deal with someone last night and traded 200 star stones for more than 30 martial arts secret manuals, including a top-level Taoist foundation inheritance and a matching peerless martial arts."

"How can it be?!"

As soon as Li Fei finished speaking, everyone present, except Lou Hongtao, changed color.

"I have captured both parties in the transaction. The Star Stone and the secret book are all here. We have caught them red-handed."

Li Fei calmly took out a blue star stone and two secret books and placed them on the table beside him.

"Star Stone!"

The people present were responsible for espionage in the Western Continent, so they recognized the precious materials unique to the Western Continent at a glance.

The two continents have been trading with each other for decades, and even during its heyday, the total number of star stones circulating on the market did not exceed one hundred.

Li Fei said that this transaction involved two hundred star stones!

If this is true, then trading for the inheritance of top-level Taoism and peerless martial arts seems reasonable.

But the top-level Dao base is too big to be involved, and what happens tonight may be no worse than the three major cases that shook the capital a few days ago.

Could it be that the 'three major cases' will become the 'four major cases' so soon?

"Could Marquis Jing'an please tell us in detail how you found these people? Who is the other party in the transaction with the Westerners?"

Lou Hongtao asked in a deep voice.

So Li Fei roughly described his experience tonight.

He did not say that he found the person through the "dream world" technique, but only said that he had special perception abilities thanks to some secret method.

Lou Hongtao and others had no doubts about this.

Now all the important officials in the court know that Li Fei has been in the royal library for three full months, so it is normal for him to have learned some unique secret techniques.

"Last time, I handed over an important witness to the court, but he died. Will he die again this time?"

Li Fei asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Lou Hongtao's expression remained unchanged: "I have reported this to the palace. Please, Your Majesty, send the Imperial Guards to assist the Supervisory Office in guarding these prisoners."

These words made several cabinet members change color slightly.

In fact, the strong men in the Supervisory Pavilion, the Stopping War Pavilion and the Justice Pavilion may not be inferior to the Imperial Guards, but the meaning of the Imperial Guards being deployed is completely different.

"it is good."

Li Fei nodded with satisfaction.

He couldn't keep watch over Tuso and the others forever, so he had to hand them over eventually.

Besides, the oath-related magic skills of Tusuo and others, as well as the four Daoji-stage assassins, still need the Zhengfa Pavilion to deal with them.

"Everyone, do you have any information about the royal family of Deni?"

Lou Hongtao asked several people present.

"Master, my secret agents have been keeping an eye on these people from Deni, but we didn't find any members of the royal family among them."

A cabinet member said cautiously.

Lou Hongtao looked at him expressionlessly, "Then when and where did they transport so many star stones? When did they get in touch with the other party and negotiate to trade for the inheritance of the top Dao base? Do you know all this?"

The cabinet member quickly stood up and said, "It is my fault!"

Lou Hongtao then asked several other cabinet members in turn and exchanged information with them.

After listening to these people's conversation, Li Fei realized that the Supervisory Office had always known that there were Western spies in Lanling City and had been secretly keeping track of the whereabouts of these spies.

What puzzled him was why the Supervisory Office had not taken action to arrest anyone, allowing such a thing to happen now?
After a while, Lou Hongtao finished talking with several cabinet members and told them to go about their business.

Later, someone came to report that all the assassins in the valley outside the city had been brought back.

Only after hearing the result did Li Fei relax.

After he captured Tuso and others and came to the headquarters of the Supervisory Council, he immediately asked Lou Hongtao to arrange people to go outside the city to meet Lu Wenxing and others.

Now that everyone has been brought back, this operation tonight can be considered a successful conclusion.

After everyone was imprisoned in the prison of the Supervisory Office headquarters, Lou Hongtao said to Li Fei:
"Marquis Jing'an, please follow me."

So Li Fei stood up and followed Lou Hongtao out of the hall and into the small attic where the other party had his personal office.

After the two went up to the second floor, Lou Hongtao dismissed the rest of the people, leaving only him and Li Fei in the entire attic.

Then a deep breath emanated from Lou Hongtao's body, enveloping the small attic.

"Supernatural power?"

Li Fei sensed this breath and realized that Lou Hongtao had used his magical powers to seal off this place!

"Lou Pavilion Master?"

He looked at Lou Hongtao and realized that what he was going to say next might be extraordinary.

Lou Hongtao looked at him and asked, "Marquis Jing'an, did you want to ask, since the Supervisory Office already knew the whereabouts of these Western spies, why didn't they arrest them earlier?"

Li Fei nodded: "Yes, please help me, Master Lou, to solve my doubts."

"The reason is actually very simple, because the imperial court is also doing business with Western countries."

Lou Hongtao said calmly.

Li Fei was startled by this. He narrowed his eyes and then laughed at himself.

This answer surprised him, yet it was also reasonable, leaving him speechless.

"Just like the star stone you brought out tonight, there are many rare materials on the Western Continent that are not available on the Eastern Continent. They are very valuable for trading. Even though there was a bloody battle between the two continents before, it still does not affect the trading between them."

Lou Hongtao explained to Li Fei.

Li Fei regained his composure: "Including trading for top-level martial arts secrets?"

Lou Hongtao shook his head: "Of course this won't work."

"Don't even mention the top martial arts secrets. If you trade any martial arts secrets or martial arts training resources with the Western Continent, once verified, you will be punished for treason!"

“But this kind of thing cannot be stopped.”

Lou Hongtao showed a sarcastic expression and shook his head:
"For many forces, if they can exchange a martial arts secret book of low value and an ordinary martial arts resource for ten times or even more profit, how could they not be tempted?"

Li Fei was silent.

The truth is so simple. With ten times or even more profits, people are willing to take any risk!

As for the overall situation and the future, how can they be as attractive as the immediate interests?

"So this is why the Supervisory Council did not move those Western spies. Instead of letting other forces secretly trade with the Western Continent, it is better to control the trading channels in the hands of the court. This way, the court can not only profit, but also control the development of the situation at any time."

Li Fei said.

On the one hand, it prohibits the trade of martial arts secrets and resources with the Western Continent, and punishes the rest for treason.

At the same time, they secretly traded with the Western Continent.

This sounds ironic and ridiculous, but it is reality.

And after thinking about it carefully, Li Fei had to admit that the court's choice was the one that maximized its interests.

"This matter is mainly under the charge of the Grand Council, and the Supervisory Council is only in support. The Prime Minister and His Majesty are in charge of the overall situation."

Lou Hongtao said to Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded. No wonder the other party reported it to the palace immediately.

"The member of the Deni royal family who fought me tonight, relying only on the power of his own bloodline, can only be comparable to the seventh-tier Daoji period combat power. But with the addition of martial arts cultivation, his combat power is even stronger than many people on the current Fengyun overall leaderboard!"

Li Fei looked at Lou Hongtao:
"Isn't the imperial court worried about raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

Lou Hongtao: "Of course I am worried, but Marquis Jing'an doesn't have to worry too much. Even if the Western Continent really has our top martial arts resources, it will be difficult for them to train too many strong people."

As he spoke, he began to explain the situation in the Western Continent to Li Fei in detail:

The Western Continent respects extraordinary people and those gifted by God. These people with powerful powers are almost all nobles there, so the power classification in the Western Continent is also based on the level of nobility.

The noble titles in the Western Continent are the same as those in the Eastern Continent: King, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.

Normally, a Baron's combat power is equivalent to that of a warrior in the Body Breaking Stage.

The Viscount's combat power is equivalent to that of a martial artist in the Qi Transformation Stage.

The Earl's combat power is equivalent to that of the Dao Foundation Stage.

The fighting power of a marquis is equivalent to that of a martial arts master.

The Duke's combat power is equivalent to that of a Grand Master.

The most crucial point lies in the level of "king". Whether it is a prince or the highest king, the combat power is higher than the peak grandmaster, but lower than the martial saint.

"The people of the Western Continent rely on the power of their bloodline, just like some kind of humanoid beast. But the human body has its limits. Even if the purity of the bloodline power reaches the extreme and the strength is pushed to the limit, it still cannot compare with a true ninth-grade beast."

Lou Hongtao said:
"Does Marquis Jing'an know that the legendary ninth-grade beast actually does not master the complete principles of the Tao?"

Li Fei was stunned and shook his head.

He really didn't know this. He only knew that the ninth-grade exotic beast was comparable to the Martial Saint and the True Lord.

The Martial Saint and the True Lord are both top-level powerful beings who have mastered the principles of the Tao. If the ninth-grade strange beast does not have a grasp of the principles of the Tao, how can it compete with the top-level powerful beings?
Lou Hongtao saw Li Fei's doubts and said with a smile: "Although the ninth-grade beasts have not mastered the complete principles of the Tao, they have unimaginably strong bodies, and their physical strength and vitality are incredibly strong!

As the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. When the vitality reaches a certain level, even if they are slowly polished, these ninth-grade beasts are enough to rival the Martial Saint and the True Lord. Even if the Martial Saint and the True Lord want to kill them, it is difficult to do so. "

"Forehead"

Li Fei was stunned. The more he listened, the more he felt that his future model might be the legendary ninth-grade beast?

“The extraordinary people in the Western Continent, even if their bloodline power reaches its limit, still cannot break free from the shackles of the human body. They simply cannot compare with those ninth-grade exotic beasts whose bodies are as big as mountains, so their upper limit of power is naturally restricted - Martial Saint and True Lord are realms they can never touch.”

Lou Hongtao said.

Li Fei frowned slightly: "But can't they incorporate implants into their bodies and follow the path of martial arts training like us? I saw that the royal family member of the Deni country tonight clearly became more powerful with the power of martial arts."

Lou Hongtao shook his head: "There are fifty great ways, and forty-nine natural evolutions. There is no such thing as perfection in this world. The extraordinary people in the Western Continent have a natural blood advantage. They don't need to work hard to match our years of hard training, so there are naturally flaws.

This flaw is in the practice of martial arts and the art of magic. Their success or failure depends on the power of their blood. With this blood power, they are born with impure blood, which restricts them in every way in their practice.

Just like the most powerful ninth-grade exotic beasts can never fully master the Dao, no matter how hard the people of the Western Continent try to cultivate, their achievements will only be lower than those of ninth-grade exotic beasts. "

"This"

Li Fei felt a little confused.

Don’t the people of the East Continent rely on the blood power of exotic beasts to embark on the path of cultivation?

Why are the people of the Western Continent, who are born with the power of blood, restricted in every way on the path of cultivation?
"As you advance in martial arts, your reliance on implants decreases. For both martial arts and the art of magic, you can only rely on yourself for the final step to the top."

Lou Hongtao continued to explain:

"Combined with the cultivation situation in the Western Continent, the Imperial Master once made a guess."

"Oh?"

Li Fei suddenly became curious and wanted to know what Master Yun Shu's speculation was.

Lou Hongtao did not keep anyone in suspense:

“The Imperial Master believes that perhaps the purest human bloodline in our Eastern Continent is the bloodline that is most favored by Heaven. We use implants, just like humans use tools, to build a ladder for us to ascend to Heaven.

But in the end, we still have to rely on our own strength to master the Dao. The rest of the bloodlines of the exotic beasts, or the bloodlines of the Western Continent, are all abandoned by the Heavenly Dao and will never be able to get close to the Great Dao. "

Li Fei thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"The extraordinary people in the Western Continent all think that they are favored by heaven. I wonder what they would think if they heard the speculation of the national teacher?"

Lou Hongtao also laughed: "They have enjoyed the benefits of their natural bloodline, so they must naturally accept the consequences of their natural bloodline."

Li Fei suddenly thought of a question:
"Master Lou, what about the other ordinary people in the Western Continent? Will they also be restricted?"

Lou Hongtao nodded: "Yes, ordinary people in the Western Continent just have weak blood power, so they cannot stimulate extraordinary power. But their blood is also naturally impure. Even if they are not extraordinary, they will still be limited in their cultivation."

This is even worse.
Li Fei: "So, the royal family member of Deni that I met tonight can be regarded as a martial arts genius. He was able to cultivate to the Dao Foundation Stage under restrictions."

"Yes, this person is indeed a martial arts genius. If there were no restrictions brought by the power of his bloodline, his upper limit would probably be much higher than it is now."

Lou Hongtao said, "The Military Affairs Council and the Supervisory Council have also sent spies to the Western Continent. Based on the intelligence we have gathered over the years, we have a rough estimate:

Among our thousand people, only one can become a warrior. But in the Western Continent, even one in ten thousand can become a warrior.

The higher we go, the greater the difference in the number of martial arts masters. As for the number of extraordinary people on their side, it is also far less than the number of our warriors. "

Hearing this, Li Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

At least the situation was much better than he thought.

But even so, trading the inheritance of top-level Dao foundation and peerless martial arts to the Western Continent is still a very bad thing!
Even though the people in the Western Continent are naturally limited in their cultivation, there are also extraordinary people like Tusuo who have cultivated to the Dao Foundation Stage.

If they had mastered stronger Taoism and martial arts, there might be a group of people with stronger fighting power!
Therefore, although the imperial court has been secretly trading with the Western Continent, high-level Taoism and top-level martial arts are already the upper limit of the transaction, and any skills and resources above that are absolutely prohibited!

"Is there a large-scale promotion of martial arts and magic training in the Western Continent?"

Li Fei asked.

Lou Hongtao shook his head.

"why?"

Li Fei was surprised.

It is clear that promoting the method of cultivation is a clear way to narrow the gap in combat power with the Eastern Continent.

“Because it is not conducive to governance.”

Lou Hongtao answered Li Fei with one sentence, his eyes meaningful.

"."

Li Fei understood.

The Western Continent divides people into noble and humble classes purely based on blood, and social oppression will only be more severe than in the Great Blue Dynasty!

The rising channel is also far inferior to the Big Blue Dynasty.

Therefore, once the practice of cultivation is promoted on a large scale, the impact will be very serious!
This is probably several times more difficult than Ye Ze'an promoting the Mingxin Reforms in the Great Lan Dynasty!
"And there is another key point. There are no exotic beasts in the Western Continent, and cultivation resources are scarce."

Lou Hongtao said.

"Right."

Li Fei nodded.

He looked at Lou Hongtao: "Why did Pavilion Master Lou suddenly say this to me tonight?"

Many of these contents are confidential among confidential ones!
Lou Hongtao: "You have captured those Western spies and uncovered the secret deal. If there is to be a result in this matter, it will be difficult to hide many inside stories from you.

And with your current position and identity, you are also authorized to know these secrets."

Li Fei narrowed his eyes.

Lou Hongtao's words had a hidden meaning.

From what the other party said, the subsequent handling of this incident tonight might be different from what he expected.

Otherwise, there would be no need for Lou Hongtao to go to the trouble of telling him so many inside stories.

However, Lou Hongtao did not say it explicitly, so Li Fei did not ask any further questions.

He thanked Lou Hongtao and left.
The next morning.

Someone came from the palace. It was the imperial eunuch Feng Cheng.

Lou Hongtao and Li Fei went to greet them.

Outside the gate of the Supervisory Council headquarters, Feng Cheng stood quietly, followed by a team of mighty imperial guards wearing golden armor.

The leader is a commander of the imperial guards, a master of martial arts!

"Eunuch Feng."

Lou Hongtao and Li Fei walked out of the door and saluted Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng returned the greeting: "Greetings, Lord Lou, Marquis of Jing'an."

"His Majesty has ordered me to hand over a team of imperial guards to Pavilion Master Lou. They will then cooperate with Pavilion Master Lou to guard the prisoners."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lou Hongtao saluted.

It was just to transfer a team of imperial guards, so there was no need for Feng Cheng, the chief eunuch, to make the trip in person.

So the point is still a question of posture.

Feng Cheng looked at Li Fei and said with a smile: "Marquis Jing'an, His Majesty summons you to the palace."

Li Fei was startled.

He had applied for an audience with the emperor in the palace for such a long time, and today he was finally summoned.

Then Li Fei and Feng Cheng drove to the palace together.

The car drove into the imperial city and went smoothly all the way into the depths of the palace.

Then the two got off the car, and Feng Cheng took Li Fei to a palace.

Li Fei was surprised to see that this road did not lead to the Imperial Study, and asked softly:

"Eunuch Feng, may I ask where His Majesty would like to summon me?"

Feng Cheng turned around, still smiling:
"In the Yangxin Palace."

Li Fei suddenly realized.

The Zhenglan Hall was where grand court meetings were held, while the Yangxin Hall was where small court meetings were held.

Usually the emperor would summon some important ministers to the Yangxin Palace to discuss matters.

Compared with the Imperial Study, the Hall of Mental Cultivation is much more formal.

In the past, Li Fei was summoned to the Imperial Study, but this time it was changed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The meaning behind this made him ponder it a little more.

Soon, Li Fei was led into a palace.

Compared with the grandeur of the Zhenglan Palace, this palace is much more exquisite and elegant, and its area is not that large.

Inside the palace, there was a dragon robe sitting on the main seat in the front, and it was the current emperor.

There were two rows of seats on the left and right, and no steps, which brought the emperor and his ministers much closer.

At this time, there is a person sitting on each seat on the left and right:

Ye Ze'an, a man of integrity.

One is the top civil official, the other is the top military general, both of them are the pillars of the empire!

Li Fei was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that the emperor would summon him alone today, but he didn't expect the scale to be so "large".

"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Li Fei strode into the hall and saluted to the emperor in front of him.

"No courtesy, please sit down."

The emperor's expression looked calm and his tone was neither cold nor cold.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Fei walked to the left and sat next to Ye Ze'an.

The Prime Minister, who had played three games of chess with him not long ago, looked straight ahead and did not look at him much.

"Prime Minister, continue."

said the emperor.

Obviously, the three of them were already discussing the matter before Li Fei arrived.

Ye Ze'an spoke slowly, talking about the matter of Lanxun Pavilion:

"Representatives from the twenty-three provinces have arrived in the capital, and the identities of the counselors from all regions have been confirmed."

Li Fei listened quietly on the side.

Today is February 2th, and the day after tomorrow is March 27st, which is the day of the first referendum of the Blue Patrol.

After listening to Ye Ze'an's introduction, Li Fei realized that the referendum the day after tomorrow would be broadcast live on national television.

The previous National Martial Arts Exchange Competition was broadcast live on national television, and the Blue Patrol Pavilion referendum the day after tomorrow will be the second.

At that time, live broadcast sites will be set up in various places, and the participants in the referendum will cast their votes on live TV in front of the people across the country!

(End of this chapter)