There was one thing Kang Yuanqiao didn’t tell Lu Ye. The Ministry of Laws was indeed a powerful organisation, so no one would dare offend them. However, many people hated the things they did.
Cultivators were used to being carefree, so they could be reckless at tis.
Bing Zhou Watch had many strict rules, so so people might accidentally break them. As such, those from the Ministry of Laws had to deal with such people.
During the law enforcent process, they would easily offend people, and they would be hated.
That was the reason the Ministry of Laws always lacked manpower. There were many cultivators in Bing Zhou. Although they were strict when it ca to recruitnt as the minimum requirent was the Real Lake Realm, it was impossible they couldn’t find suitable people.
It was because the cultivators from the Ministry of Laws had to offend people all the ti, they were usually unpopular. That was why not many people were willing to join the Ministry of Laws.
If they just wanted to earn so battle points, they could do that in any Pass at the front line.
Also, the mortality rate was high, so the enforcent teams of the Ministry of Laws always lacked people. Enlisting the help of random cultivators beca an unspoken rule.
With a solemn expression, Kang Yuanqiao went on to say, “Junior Brother Lu, there are three things you must not do during the enforcent process. Please keep them in mind. If you break the rules, you’ll be punished severely.”
“Please tell the rules, Senior Brother.” Lu Ye was all ears.
“First of all, you must not exploit your position as a law enforcer to do anything for your vested interests. Secondly, during the enforcent process, you can’t contact anyone else without permission. Thirdly, during the enforcent process, you can’t take action on your own. You need to have at least one companion. Please keep these three rules in mind.”
Lu Ye nodded seriously. “Sure.”
Seeing that, Kang Yuanqiao put on a smile. “You don’t have to be nervous, Junior Brother. There’s always a first ti. You’ll get used to it soon.”
Lu Ye thought he wasn’t nervous. Then, he asked, “What’s the task this ti?”
Kang Yuanqiao shook his head with a smile. “Only the team leader knows that. We just have to obey his order.”
Following that, he went on to tell Lu Ye what had to be taken note of. Lu Ye kept everything in mind. As for the others, they had closed their eyes to get so rest. It seed they were ready to fight.
When Kang Yuanqiao finished his words, he passed sothing to Lu Ye. “Take so ti to refine it.”
After taking the item, Lu Ye studied it and asked doubtfully, “Is it a ward nexus?”
The thing in his hand looked like a ward nexus, but it was slightly different. Instead, it looked more like a Spell Artifact, but it seed to be lacking sothing.
“It’s a Six Elental Spirit Lock, a Spell Artifact exclusive to the enforcent teams of the Ministry of Laws. You can’t find it anywhere else. During the enforcent process, the six of us will stand in six different directions and activate the powers of these items to prohibit the flow of Spiritual Power within a certain area. If everything goes smoothly, we can capture the target without much effort.”
Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Ye finally realised why the item seed to be lacking sothing. It was a set of six items, and every one of them had to carry each one.
The way it worked was similar to a Ward. With these items in possession, the six of them could build a Spirit Lock Ward in a short ti.
Cultivators relied heavily on the Spiritual Powers they had worked so hard to cultivate. If they were denied access to their Spiritual Powers, they couldn’t activate their powers. In that case, they were only stronger than the commoners. This would make it easy for the law enforcers to do their jobs.
It was no wonder they needed to enlist the help of people randomly. Since it was a set of six items, there had to be six people working together. Five people couldn’t make it work. As such, with only five people in Team A3, Geng Wuwang could only ask a random person to join them.
“Senior Brother, how powerful is the person we’re going to deal with?” Lu Ye sported a solemn expression.
They were already fairly powerful, but they still needed to use such Spell Artifacts. In that case, the enemy was probably formidable.
Knowing what was on Lu Ye’s mind, Kang Yuanqiao assured him, saying, “Our targets are usually Real Lake Realm Masters. Even if we have to deal with them head-on, we still can capture them. However, with these items in possession, it’ll make it easier for us to carry out our tasks and prevent any unnecessary injuries.”
Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Ye was relieved.
“Refine it first, Junior Brother. When you’re able to activate its power, I’ll teach you how to use it.”
“Thanks, Senior Brother.”
It wasn’t difficult to refine the Six Elental Spirit Lock. Lu Ye’s Spiritual Power was pure, so he could refine anything efficiently.
In just an hour, he fully refined the Six Elental Spirit Lock in his hand. Then, he asked Kang Yuanqiao how to use it, and everything was soon ready.
The Spirit Boat flew across the clouds. Geng Wuwang replaced Shangguan Qiu to drive the Spirit Boat, and the vessel could move faster.
It wasn’t until the next day that they arrived at their destination. After the Spirit Boat stopped, they stepped out of it and hovered in mid-air.
Lu Ye lifted his gaze and saw many buildings in the mountains. It was where a Sect was located. It seed that their target this ti was soone from this Sect.
“Red Cloud Mountain!” Kang Yuanqiao was an experienced person, so he could identify that this place was the foundation of a Sect nad Red Cloud Mountain.
Red Cloud Mountain was unknown in Jiu Zhou, but it was pretty famous in Bing Zhou. That was because it was a Tier-Four Sect.
According to the Heavens’ evaluation of Sects in Jiu Zhou, a Tier-Four Sect needed to have at least 20 Real Lake Realm Masters, but there certainly wasn’t a Divine Ocean Realm Master.
If Red Cloud Mountain had a Divine Ocean Realm Master, they would’ve beco a Tier-Three Sect, not a Tier-Four one.
Since an enforcent team of so many powerful Real Lake Realm Masters was sent to this place, it ant that the person they were going to deal with was a Manager of Red Cloud Mountain. The person was probably an Elder. As for who the person was, only Geng Wuwang knew.
Lu Ye was curious about why the person had been targeted by the Ministry of Laws. Had he violated any rules? Or was he a mole from Thousand Demon Ridge?
“Let’s get down.” Geng Wuwang waved his hand as they descended and dashed through the mountains in silence.
After moving forward for a while, they saw a hut. In front of the building, a solemn old man had been waiting for them. It seed that Geng Wuwang had contacted him before. They then went over.
“Junior Brother Geng!” The old man cupped his fists.
Geng Wuwang saluted him as well. “It’s been a long ti since we last t, Sect Master An.”
The old man was the Sect Master of Red Cloud Mountain, An Mofeng. Team A3 had co all the way here to capture a person from their Sect, so they naturally had to contact their Sect Master first. Without his cooperation, they would find it hard to even enter Red Cloud Mountain, let alone capture their target.
An Mofeng put on a bitter smile. “We haven’t t for ages, but you’re still as dapper as ever, Junior Brother Geng.”
“You’re still very energetic, Sect Master An.”
“Well, I’m old now, and there isn’t any hope for to make it to the Divine Ocean Realm. But you’re different, Junior Brother Geng. If you work harder, you might achieve it.”
Geng Wuwang looked slightly dejected. He was fully aware of his aptitude. If there was no major opportunity, he would get stuck in the current Realm forever.
The huge gap between the Real Lake Realm and the Divine Ocean Realm had left many bright cultivators dying in regret since ti immorial. Geng Wuwang wasn’t a specially gifted person, so he knew the chances of him ascending to the Divine Ocean Realm were slim.
Casting his dejection aside, he donned a serious expression. “Let’s cut to the chase. You know why we’re here, Sect Master An.”
An Mofeng swept a glance over them and asked bitterly, “Who is it?”
Naturally, he could recognise the enforcent team of the Ministry of Laws.
It was for this reason that he felt crestfallen. After receiving a ssage from Geng Wuwang, he pondered for a long ti but still couldn’t figure out who their target was.
The Real Lake Realm Masters who stayed in the Sect had made huge contributions before. How could any one of them be targeted by the Ministry of Laws?
It would be fine if the person had only violated the rules. Most of the mbers of Bing Zhou Watch had violated the rules, though the severity varied.
There was no doubt the rules were strict, but the law enforcers were not steel-hearted. If the person had only broken the rules, it wasn’t such a big deal.
However, An Mofeng was worried it wasn’t as simple as breaking the rules.
Geng Wuwang only mouthed the na to An Mofeng in response.
Instantly, An Mofeng was flabbergasted. “No way!”
Several Real Lake Realm Masters stayed in the Sect. He had pondered for a long ti and thought that the others might break the rules, but a particular person couldn’t possibly commit any cri. Much to his surprise, the na that Geng Wuwang had mouthed to him was exactly that person. If it wasn’t about breaking the rules, what was his cri?
A chill went down An Mofeng’s spine as he asked, “What has he done?”
“Sect Master An, you know our rules, so please ask no further.” Geng Wuwang appeared strict and authoritative.
An Mofeng let out a sigh. “What if I tell you that you’re mistaken? Will you…”
Geng Wuwang cut him off. “Sect Master An, there’s no mistake. You know how we do things. Over the years, no one that we’ve targeted is innocent. If there’s no solid evidence, we won’t take any action.”
That was because once those from the Ministry of Laws took action, even the innocent ones would have their reputation tarnished. Therefore, the Ministry of Laws wouldn’t easily send an enforcent team, but once they did that, it ant that they had gained so indisputable evidence.
An Mofeng seed to have beco older instantly. He remained silent for a while before saying, “Co with .”
“Thanks, Sect Master An.” Geng Wuwang’s gaze was penetrating. “I hope you’ll see the big picture, Sect Master An. I know you’re close to that person, but please don’t forget that you’re not only that person’s Senior Brother, but you’re also the Sect Master of Red Cloud Mountain.”
“I know.” An Mofeng donned a serious expression. “There’s no need for you to remind .”
He then turned around and led the way for them.
They never ca across any disciples from Red Cloud Mountain. It seed that no one was aware of the enforcent team’s visit.
After they walked for dozens of kilotres, they arrived at a valley. An old man was fishing in a boat on the lake in front of a hut. He suddenly shuddered, after which the fishing rod dropped into the lake.
With a bitter expression, he let out a sigh. What he had always dreaded eventually happened.
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