"Ladies and gentlen, this way, please."
The minor official earnestly led the way, speaking very politely.
Li Yan and his companions followed behind, curiously surveying their surroundings.
Liangzi Lake was vast; naturally, it was impossible to completely seal it off, but main mountain paths were patrolled, and the navy patrolled the water surface as well.
Let alone bandits, even the Miao villages had received orders from the Gu Granny and, during this period, dared not approach Liangzi Lake.
Focused on cultivating, Li Yan and his companions couldn’t be bothered to stir up trouble; even the local spirits of Liangzi Lake, advised by Lv San, had fled elsewhere for refuge.
Days had gone by, and indeed there were quite a few changes here.
Not to ntion the soldiers patrolling everywhere, at many corners of the riverbanks, iron pillars two-persons-tall were erected, hung with Yellow Talismans.
"These are Dragon-breaking Stakes."
Wang Daoxuan whispered a reminder and showed Li Yan the compass.
The needle on it shifted unpredictably, spinning rapidly at one mont, sinking suddenly the next, then becoming motionless.
This was a sign of severed Earth Vein Qi.
The "Dragon-breaking Stake" was a Secret Technique used by Earth Masters to block the Earth Vein Qi, as Wang Daoxuan had explained to him.
The "at in the eye" had rged with the Evil Land and was buried deep underground; even if they wanted to suppress and kill it with Thunder Technique, they first had to force it out.
While speaking, the group had arrived at the north shore of the lake.
This was where the entrance to the tomb was previously located; now, a large camp had been constructed there, arranged according to the Nine Palace Eight Trigrams layout, with over twenty tents of various sizes.
Not only were there garrison soldiers patrolling, but martial monks from Wuchang Law Enforcent Hall were also following.
Upon entering the campsite, the minor official brought them into an empty tent and then said, "The lord and several high ranking individuals from Mystical Sect are in a eting. Young Hero Li, please follow . The rest of you may rest here for now."
This was expected, and since their main purpose was to witness the Taoist Thunder Technique, they naturally had no objections.
As for Li Yan, he followed the minor official into the main tent.
Inside, the tent was crowded with people, comprising monks, Taoists, and Confucians.
As for Yuan Feng, despite appearing as a kindly old man, he was actually a Standard fifth-rank doctor, and since the event was organized by the Ministry of Justice, he naturally sat at the head of the hall.
"Greetings, my lord."
Seeing the situation, Li Yan greeted with a solemn fist and palm salute.
This was clearly a military activity; regardless of personal relations, the proper etiquettes had to be followed in such settings.
At that mont, Yuan Feng, too, sat upright in a blue official robe with a white pheasant embroidered at the front, a black official hat on his head, exuding a majestic aura.
Seeing Li Yan arrive, he stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Ladies and gentlen, this is Li Yan of Ezhou, a righteous man who first reported this matter and is also the sole survivor from Gaochang Ghost City."
Imdiately, scrutinizing gazes from the hall converged on him.
Li Yan, without averting his eyes, bowed and said, "My lord, you flatter ."
Upon Yuan Feng’s signal, he sat at the lowest seat to the left at the bottom of the hall and discreetly surveyed the people above.
Among them, there were many familiar faces.
From the Buddhist side, naturally, there was Master Tong Huan from Baotong Zen Temple sitting beside Cheng Jue of Wuchang Law Enforcent Hall, and several old Confucian scholars who had co with Yuan Feng were also among them.
But there was one person Li Yan hadn’t expected to see, Yu Lanshan, the double-pupil Fengshui master who had recently made a na for himself in Wuchang.
This man had now pledged loyalty to Prince Mansion, representing Prince Wuchang as the site was close to Wuchang City and near the tomb of the King of Chu as well.
What attracted Li Yan even more were three individuals.
Among them was an elderly Taoist with a tall stature, tiger-like eyes, white eyebrows, dressed in a red Daoist robe embroidered with Ruoluo flute stage, sun, moon, stars, cranes, auspicious clouds, and other items—looking very impressive.
Seeing this person, Li Yan instantaneously felt a chill.
He recognized the attire as the high Cultivation Technique robe of Zhengyi Sect from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, it seed this ti, Zhengyi Sect would perform the Thunder Technique.
In the Mystical Sect of Taoism, there were many Thunder Techniques, each sect possessing different thods.
The recognized strongest was the Shenxiao Sect that centered around the Five Thunder Techniques, including the Ten Thunders and Thirty-six Thunders.
Wang Wenqing, Lin Lingsu, Sa Shoujian... many experts were from there.
However, today, it had sowhat declined.
As for Zhengyi Sect, they were proficient in both internal and external cultivation, practicing the "Five Thunder Heart-true thod," absorbing the strengths of various schools, with their "Zhengyi Dharma Thunder" particularly being a thod to suppress Qi Fortune.
Although this elderly Taoist was not a martial expert, just sitting there, even keeping his aura contained, made Li Yan feel a suppressed sensation in his chest.
He was no longer naive; having acquainted himself with the various sects of Mystical Sect and the rough distribution of their strengths.
Dao of the third Triple building, was the peak of human aptitude, respected in any part of Divine State...
Dao of the fourth Triple building, were true Mystical Sect experts, dealing with complex situations worldwide...
Dao of the fifth Triple building, were pillars of various Magic Veins.
Like the Zhengyi Sect high expert before him and Master Tong Huan from Baotong Zen Temple, most were of fifth Triple building.
Dao of the sixth Triple building, were figures who suppressed Qi Fortune within a sect, so cultivating alone embarking on the Ascension path, so reclusive in Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.
Dao of the seventh Triple building, were equivalent to Sect Leader level.
Dao of the eighth Triple building, were recognized and ntioned in history.
Dao of the ninth Triple building, achieving this level ant Ascension!
Further beyond, no one knew what lay in store.
Thus, Li Yan’s "Luo Feng Scripture," claiming to cultivate up to the eighteenth Triple building, even he himself was sowhat skeptical.
He was young but almost stepped into the third Triple building and had shown martial Innate talent at Baotong Zen Temple’s Refining Heart Hall, which had garnered him considerable attention from a few old monks.
Ordinarily, they wouldn’t even acknowledge him.
This ti’s arrival of Dragon and Tiger Mountain’s high expert was most likely to perform "Zhengyi Dharma Thunder."
The second person that caught his attention was a middle-aged official, also dressed in a green robe with a heron embroidered on his chest patch, looking to be a standard sixth-rank official.
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