Junior Uncle is too cunning.

Li Shundao immediately ruled out the idea that he was a nice guy. He didn't think that cultivators could be so noble, and even saints couldn't be so magnanimous.

The assumption that it was simply a matter of personality is false. Li Shundao doesn't believe that someone who can break through to the Golden Immortal realm would be a coward. Yao Yu's low profile and fear of trouble are probably just a cover-up. He must be hiding a bigger secret behind him.

After seeing Wangyue off, Li Shundao thought for a moment and then sent an invitation to Huajian, wanting to consult this senior official.

Huajian readily agreed and even set a meeting place.

The next day, Li Shundao quickly found the correct address by following the directions given by Huajian. He went inside and found that Huajian was already there.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, fellow Daoist. I've prepared two bottles of fine wine along the way," he said, taking out Wuliangye liquor.

Hua Jian smiled and pointed to the seat opposite him, "Please sit down, why are you being so polite with me?"

Since witnessing this ambush, Huajian has gained a deeper understanding of Li Shundao.

Previously, he only thought that Li Shundao was talented and lucky, but after witnessing Li Shundao's decisive and ruthless side the day before yesterday, he has a deeper understanding of him.

Putting aside the fact that he had the Jade Emperor as his master, with Li Shundao's methods, temperament, and considerable talent, even without the Jade Emperor, he estimated that Li Shundao could eventually reach the level of a True Lord, or even a Great Luo.

After Li Shundao sat down, he looked around. The place was decorated in a magnificent and resplendent style, and with the unique celestial aura of the Heavenly Court, it was no exaggeration to call it a fairyland.

He was secretly amazed. He hadn't expected there to be such a restaurant in the Heavenly Court. He wondered which restaurant was so powerful.

Hua Jian smiled as she noticed Li Shundao's constantly scanning gaze and said, "How is it? Not bad, right?"

Li Shundao nodded. "Of course, I didn't expect there to be such a place in Heaven. I wonder who owns it? And Master actually agreed to it."

"Haha~" Hua Jian laughed and slowly said, "There are immortals in the Heavenly Court. As people, they have things they like, especially things like wine. For immortals, sometimes they value wine even more than elixirs and divine weapons."

As for the restaurant, it's called Lingxiao Club," he said, then slowly lowered his head to sip his wine, without specifying who was behind it.

"Lingxiao Association? Which Lingxiao Association is the number one ranked among the top ten merchant associations in the primordial world?"

Seeing Hua Jian nod, Li Shundao took a deep breath. As a god of wealth who also owns the Huolian Group, he must have some understanding of the merchant guilds in the prehistoric world.

The Lingxiao Guild is the most powerful merchant guild in the entire prehistoric world. It is a behemoth with immense power, spanning four continents and even having a presence on overseas island continents.

Let alone Fire Love, even a first-class merchant guild like Lingbao Pavilion is far inferior to it.

However, Li Shundao had never been able to find out the power behind it. He only knew that it was very powerful. Among the Golden Immortals he knew, many were honorary retainers of this chamber of commerce, and some were even directly members of the Lingxiao Society.

This made Li Shundao hesitant to act rashly. In addition, the two sides not only had no conflict of interest, but also had a lot of business dealings. Furthermore, Ling Xiao was good at business and fairly fair, so Li Shundao gradually lowered his guard.

I never expected that Lingxiao would have a branch in the Heavenly Court. That's amazing. Their influence is almost catching up with the Dao Alliance.

However, seeing the smile on Hua Jian's face, Li Shundao suddenly thought of a possibility, his pupils narrowed slightly, "Lingxiao Society, doesn't the Heavenly Court have a Lingxiao Palace? Moreover, given the personality of my cheap master, unless the Lingxiao Society comes from his own family, even if it comes from the three religions, he probably wouldn't be able to set up a branch in the heart of the Heavenly Court."

Besides, without the backing of a powerful force like the Heavenly Court, the Lingxiao Assembly wouldn't have been able to be held on such a large scale.

Upon reflection, Li Shundao suddenly realized that it made sense. The Heavenly Court would be the supreme authority in the Three Realms in the future, and it certainly wasn't established overnight. It seemed that the Lingxiao Society was an important force through which the Heavenly Court intervened in the human world.

He glanced at Huajian and said, "We should also add Huajian Chamber of Commerce... and even its own God of Wealth Cult. Huolian Group can now be considered a force in the Heavenly Court, right?"

Thinking about it this way, Li Shundao gasped. How many Golden Immortals were actually from the Heavenly Court behind those merchant guilds in the prehistoric world?

No wonder Chen Fusheng and I couldn't find the Heavenly Court. We thought it was too weak, but it turns out it was just that our level was too low.

Li Shundao gave a wry smile to himself, but he wasn't discouraged. After all, he had seen too many things like this in his previous life. Just like the United States, which talks big all day long, but how many onlookers actually know what the real situation is?

After taking a couple of sips of wine, he asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you know anyone named Yao Yu?"

Hua Jian looked up at Li Shundao, narrowed his eyes, and replied with a telepathic message that seemed to be an irrelevant question, "Fellow Daoist, do you wish to investigate the matter of the traitor?"

"This..." Li Shundao's expression changed instantly. He looked around and deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "How do you know about this, fellow Daoist?"

He didn't think that Hua Jian was investigating him, but he was worried that among the immortals who returned yesterday, someone had already revealed the matter.

Hua Jian was surprised by Li Shundao's honesty, and her heart warmed. She didn't pretend to be polite and told him everything that happened in Lingxiao Palace yesterday.

Li Shundao was also startled. This time, his trump card was really exposed. Hearing that even the Five Elders of Heaven had participated in this meeting, it meant that the Azure Emperor had also participated. His heart skipped a beat.

Although more than two hundred years have passed, he did not believe that the Azure Emperor would be too old and blind to recognize the supernatural power he had used yesterday.

In the eyes of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, two or three hundred years is just a blink of an eye, the time it takes to take a nap. In addition, his supernatural powers are so distinctive that the other party must have recognized him.

Now that he knew the Jade Emperor and the Thunder God were involved in the ambush, Li Shundao didn't intend to get involved any further. He chatted casually with Huajian for a few minutes before taking his leave. Huajian noticed that he seemed a little dazed and assumed that Li Shundao was having trouble accepting the events at Lingxiao Palace. She comforted him with a few words of understanding, and then the two parted ways.

Back at Lei Bu's residence, Li Shundao felt a sudden toothache. It was truly one problem after another. This small gathering with Hua Jian was full of undercurrents.

Not only did he learn about the background of the Lingxiao Society, but he also found the answer to the problem of the traitor that had been bothering him.

With the Jade Emperor and the Thunder God taking action, the truth will surely come to light, which will be much faster than investigating alone.

The fact that the Jade Emperor was his master was also known to the higher-ups. From now on, he would have a powerful backer in the Thunder Department. He believed that even if the Heavenly Venerable of the Thunder Department didn't care about the monk, he would still give the Jade Emperor face and wouldn't deliberately target him. His safety would be greatly increased.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. I will have to be more careful in everything I do in the Thunder Department in the future. After all, I will be representing the Jade Emperor in the future, and I can't afford to embarrass him.

However, what truly alarmed him was that his own supernatural abilities had been discovered by the Azure Emperor, which was the most distressing thing of all.

What would be the consequences of mocking a Grand Luo Immortal, especially the renowned Azure Emperor of the Heavenly Court? Li Shundao dared not even think about it. "If only I had a computer, at least I could ask the vast online community for help."

Li Shundao, desperate for a cure, lost his composure. He paced around the room for a while, frowned, and asked himself, "Perhaps the best of the thirty-six stratagems is to flee? Should I go to the God of Wealth World to hide... ugh, wait until I reach the Great Luo realm before coming out again?"

Li Shundao was somewhat tempted, but he quickly dismissed the idea. He could leave, but what about Liulian and the others?