Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

Six doors, a large hall.

"I'm going to the Ten Thousand Mountains for a period of seclusion. If anything happens during this time, have He Chang directly inform Lord Miao." Li Junsu stood up and gave Su An his instructions.

"I understand, boss," Su An replied immediately.

Although he didn't know why Li Junsu did this so suddenly, whatever his boss said went.

Li Junsu walked out the door. He was going to hunt in the Ten Thousand Mountains and then temper his body.

Since there are no body-refining techniques, let's just focus on building up our physical attributes in a brute force way.

After Li Junsu left, Su An also went to the martial arts arena to practice his swordsmanship.

......

Six Doors, Headquarters.

Tie Bansheng raised an eyebrow as he watched the black eagle speeding towards him from afar.

"Recast?" Tie Bansheng looked at Li Junsu's official document, took out the materials from the Sumeru Ring that was used by the Six Doors.

"What kind of crappy knife is this?" Tie Bansheng asked in surprise, then looked at the materials and twitched his lips.

At Tie Bansheng's level, only top-tier Earth-grade weapons could meet his combat needs, so he was momentarily stunned when he saw a Xuan-grade weapon.

"Isn't this the White Lotus Sect's Bewitching Stone?" Tie Bansheng looked at the stone in his hand, which was emitting a pinkish aura, and rubbed his temples.

The Bewitching Stone is an evil object that the White Lotus Cult forces its followers to offer up and refine. It is then used to forge weapons that can disturb the mind of opponents. When combined with the White Lotus Goddess's salvation method, it can not only bewitch the mind of opponents, but also disrupt their meridians and cause them to lose their minds.

"At most, what we can create is a pseudo-earth soldier, and these materials... are also materials from the White Lotus Sect." Tie Bansheng looked at the materials that Li Junsu had brought over again, and muttered to himself as his vision blurred.

If the White Lotus Saintess were present, she would surely marvel at how familiar her sect's origins were with its old enemy, the White Lotus Cult.

No wonder he's a ruthless person who could beat his master half to death.

"How can I forge a knife from these broken things?" Tie Bansheng sighed and walked towards the table.

"Requesting the allocation of the Heavenly Demon Blade embryo from the Heavenly Demon Palace..." Tie Bansheng pondered the wording and polished his official document.

The imperial treasury may not have much else, but it is overflowing with cultivation materials from the demonic sects' strongholds destroyed during the chaos of war. After all, the demonic sects and evil paths were truly treacherous during times of war.

Aside from a few weak-willed scoundrels, reputable sects don't really interfere much in worldly affairs. They have their own outer disciples to exploit, so there's no need for them to do such things.

Of course, the imperial court doesn't really like either the righteous path or the demonic path.

Now, Tie Bansheng plans to use the Bewitching Heart Stone to "replace" the Heavenly Demon Blade embryo, and then use the remaining materials to "replace" the materials in the treasure vault.

The White Lotus Sect is one of the six major demonic sects, and the Heavenly Demon Palace is also one of the six major demonic sects. Swapping them would be fine.

Tie Bansheng's protective instincts kicked in once again; if he was going to give something, he wanted to give it the best.

"Alright." Tie Bansheng blew on his outrageously demanding official document, stuffed it into the envelope with satisfaction, and stood up.

......

Inside the Liangyi Hall.

The emperor, who had just finished court and was about to take a short rest, saw the letters on his desk.

"?" The emperor looked at the letter, opened it, and stroked his beard as he read it.

"Hahaha." The emperor couldn't help but laugh when he saw the request to exchange the Heavenly Demon Blade embryo for the Bewitching Heart Stone.

He was a martial arts master himself, so how could he not know the value of the Bewitching Stone and the sword blank? Tie Bansheng was basically exchanging brass for gold.

"Granted." After a hearty laugh, the emperor slowly picked up his brush and wrote down two words.

Because of Li Junsu, the Dynasty that raided Zhenbaolou really made a fortune, and people in the martial arts world couldn't say anything. In fact, some people have already set their sights on Zhenbaolou.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these people in the martial arts world all claim to be carefree and unrestrained; when it comes to dealing with outsiders, they are more ruthless than anyone else.

Originally, the Holy Fire Cult was just doing its own thing, but it was inexplicably dragged into the Six Great Demonic Sects.

None of the five major demonic sects acknowledge the Holy Flame Sect, but when martial artists encounter members of the Holy Flame Sect, they are ruthless and outrageous.

Most importantly... the Gu Clan. After Li Junsu brought the Gu Clan into the Six Doors, the Emperor took a very good liking to Li Junsu.

Because the emperor truly cared for the people and knew their suffering, the great Qianlong era was about to arrive with political harmony, peace, and prosperity.

All those who escaped the chaos during the pacification of the world are now trembling with fear.

Furthermore, as an emperor admired even by martial arts masters, he not only possessed genuine chivalry, but was also fiercely protective of his own.

"Royal brother." An unreliable voice came from outside, and then a young man in a black python robe walked into the hall.

"Have you had breakfast yet?" The emperor asked with a light laugh, setting the letter aside.

"I've eaten. I brought something good." Li Su said with a grin, then took out a sword blank from his pocket.

"Where did you get this sword blank?" The emperor took the sword blank, raised an eyebrow, and then examined it closely.

“You won from that shorty, what are you looking at now?” Li Su said, then picked up the letter and began to read it.

"Brother, how about using the sword blank to forge a knife?" Li Su asked curiously, a playful glint in his eyes.

"Hmm! You know what!" Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes lit up with a hint of interest.

"I wonder if that little dwarf will be so angry he'll vomit blood when he finds out," Li Su said with a grin as he put down the letter.

"I'm leaving, Your Majesty. I'll have Wu Jing fix it for me." Li Su picked up the sword blank and was about to leave.

"Take the Heavenly Demon Blade blank and materials with you as well," the emperor called out to his younger brother, whose efficiency was off the charts.

“Alright, if this knife is made, I’ll give this young man a buy-one-get-one-free deal,” Li Su replied.

After all, he was a younger brother with the same surname who came up with such a strange idea for him. Since the idea originated from him, the result should be his.

All Li Su wanted was to infuriate Jian Cang to the point of jumping up and down.

Li Su is straightforward and frank, and many people find it hard to believe that a martial master with the name of the world-suppressing dragon has such a childlike temperament.

"You've struck it rich, little guy." The emperor shook his head and smiled, thinking of his younger brother's abundant treasury.

......

Sword Mountain, Sword Tomb.

"Please forgive me, ancestors." Jian Cang clasped his hands together, knelt down in front of the Sword Tomb, and bowed.

He made a bet with Li Su, but since he had never bet before and couldn't afford to lose, Jian Cang immediately started pretending to be stupid. Then Li Su dragged him to the Sword Tomb and beat him up.

Having been beaten into submission, Jian Cang had no choice but to obediently take out a decent-quality sword blank from the sword tomb.

When he took it out, Jian Cang's heart was bleeding.

If he can't produce something good, that lunatic Li Su will still dare to keep hitting him.

"Li Su... Li Junsu..." A child stood on the mountaintop, watching the clouds drift across the mountainside, and exhaled a long breath.

"You actually dared to fool my disciple, I'm going to beat you up!" Jian Cang muttered unhappily.

He can't beat Li Su, but he can't beat you, Li Junsu?

He just can't take a joke and plans to bully the younger generation. It's all because this Li Junsu not only has the same last character as Li Su, but he's also a member of the imperial court.

......

The outer perimeter of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Ah!"