If the sect doesn't accept geniuses, they will become giants once they leave?

Chapter 213 Dynasty Conflict
With Jiang Baili's explanation, Li Yanmo finally understood the structure of noble marquises and commoner marquises in the Dayu Dynasty.

The universe is so vast, with so many people that even an immortal couldn't possibly count them all. Yet, the plague of demonic beasts remains a persistent problem. Dayu has to fortify the Myriad Demons Mountain while keeping an eye on the sects. He wants to slay the demons, but there are always times when he can't.

If we can't eradicate it, we can only increase the number of people who can eliminate the monsters.

The noble dukes and the commoner dukes evolved from this dilemma.

If a commoner is promoted to a higher rank and granted a title of nobility based on his military merits, he is called a commoner marquis.

According to Jiang Baili's description, Dayu originally did not have any so-called noble marquises, but the problem was that many sects tried to insert spies into the court by using the commoner marquises.

Those commoner marquises all have military merits and cannot be suppressed at will, but some of them, like the various aristocratic families, side with the sects and help the evil.

The Dayu Dynasty had no choice but to draw lots to select a group of military generals to become noble marquises.

"I heard that Mo Zhanxian is a noble marquis, and was personally appointed as a prince by Emperor Yu. However, that rough guy likes to kill monsters in Wan Yao Mountain and never calls himself a prince when he goes out," Jiang Baili said with emotion. "But he was recently transferred back from Wan Yao Mountain by Emperor Yu's order and got involved in the conflict between the noble marquis and the commoner marquis. I'm afraid he's almost depressed to death now."

Li Yanmo thought for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Is Emperor Yu planning to expel all those commoner marquises who have ties to Taoism in one fell swoop?"

Lily Jiang frowned and shook her head after pondering for a moment.

"That... I'm not entirely sure. Emperor Yu was a relatively gentle person. Even though he was eliminated from the Crown Prince race early on due to his exceptional talent, and was ultimately tricked into becoming Emperor Yu by his own father out of jealousy, he simply laughed and beat up his father. The problem of commoner marquises leaning towards clans has always existed. Because they hold military power, they're more difficult to deal with than aristocratic families. Emperor Yu has always adopted a conciliatory approach."

"Now that they are acting so violently, I'm afraid the Jixia Academy has deduced something terrible about the future."

Hearing this, Li Yanmo also became serious.

His Tianxu Tower is closely related to Dayu. If Emperor Yu becomes abnormal, their Tianxu Tower will definitely not be able to remain unscathed.

Now Shen Ziqing, the most powerful cultivator in their sect, is only at the Nascent Soul stage, which is not enough to withstand any hardship.

"Do you have an idea?"

"There are some, but I can't run around in my condition," Li Yan raised his head with regret and drank the medicinal tea in one gulp. The bitterness that burst out from the tip of his tongue made Li Yan's facial features twisted into a ball.

"This medicine is so bitter—"

Lily Jiang looked Li Yanmo up and down, "Although I don't know how you did it, your situation is much better than it was eight years ago. As long as you don't cause trouble like what happened to Chi Che, it'll be fine. Besides...if you stay here and don't go out, isn't it the same as being trapped in the world of Chi Che?"

Li Yanmo heard this and thought it made sense, but out of caution he still asked, "Are you sure?"

Lily Jiang rolled her eyes, struggled to get up and slapped Li Yanmo on the head, “Okay, I have cast a safety spell on you to strengthen the mark of Nan Ke Yi Meng cast by Emperor Yu.”

"...Well, is it so casual?" Li Yanmo touched his forehead, feeling empty in his heart, as if something was missing.

Lily Jiang knocked Li Yanmo's head with her pipe in annoyance, "Why, do you still want me to create some strange phenomena of heaven and earth for you? If you don't believe it, you can ask the tenants in your foundation-building platform."

Nuyao, who was lying in the sea of sunflowers, immediately sat up. "She did strengthen the mark left by Emperor Yu, and her technique was very skillful. By the way, those few knocks just now strengthened it a few more layers."

Seeing that Nuyao said so, Li Yanmo reluctantly believed it.

However, Li Yanmo did not rush to make a decision. Instead, he poured another cup of medicinal tea and thought while drinking it.

Although Emperor Yu's temperament did not change drastically, there was something wrong with his every move.

Just ask directly...it's better to pretend you haven't heard of it.

What methods did Emperor Yu use to deduce the secrets of heaven? This method might lie in the conflict between the commoner Marquis Yu and the noble Marquis Yu. If they could investigate Emperor Yu's methods, perhaps they could understand the reason for his unusual behavior. This matter concerned the entire sect, and Li Yanmo felt that he could not sit idly by.

"I understand, but... you know, my eldest disciple is keeping a close eye on me. Although I can easily slip out with my cultivation level, this trip won't be completed in a day or two. So, can you write me a list and tell me where I need to go for treatment?"

Lily Jiang tilted her head back slightly, “You want me to help you deceive your apprentice?”

"Please, my eldest disciple is only at the first level of Qi training. How can you drag her into such a dangerous thing?" Li Yanmo took a sip of medicinal tea with a strange look on his face, not noticing Leng Longwen's even stranger expression.

"She was born with a weak constitution. After all these years, she's still only at the first level of Qi training. I don't want her to worry about this or that."

"……also."

Lily Jiang paused for a moment, then nodded and wrote down a list in a few strokes.

"How are you going to investigate?"

"Take one step at a time and see what happens."

Li Yanmo didn't know where to start. After all, he didn't even know how many noble marquises there were and how many commoner marquises there were.

"Okay, go ahead—"

After collecting the list, Li Yanmo did not return to the wooden house, but flew to Tianxu Tower and found Shen Ziqing who was looking at the account book.

"Second brother, I want to discuss something with you."

Afterwards, Li Yanmo repeated Jiang Baili's words and speculations to Shen Ziqing.

Shen Ziqing was stunned for a moment, then horrified. As the second-in-command and actual operator of Tianxu Tower, although Tianxu Tower had kept a low profile for the past eight years, even its expansion plans were on hold, his travels were not simply for fun, so he naturally knew of Emperor Yu's anomaly.

The noble marquis and the commoner marquis had just clashed, and his master was already taking action. Could it be that... this was also part of his master's grand plan?
While Shen Ziqing was trying to figure out Li Yanmo's plan, he replied, "Master, are you planning to get involved in this?"

"The Daoist sect is ready to make a move. I think my face can earn some trust," Li Yanmo nodded. "Emperor Yu is concerned about the safety of the entire Great Yu Dynasty and even the universe. I don't think that Emperor Yu will change his temperament drastically. If there is any change, it will probably be in the future predicted by the Jixia Academy. And this struggle between the noble marquis and the commoner marquis may contain some mystery."

"I've asked Sister Jiang to reinforce the seal. As long as there's nothing like the delayed car incident, there won't be any accidents."

Shen Ziqing nodded thoughtfully with a strange expression.

"Master...are you planning to deceive Senior Sister?"

"What do you mean by lying? It's just that it's inconvenient for the eldest brother to know about this," Li Yanmo corrected him and added, "Second brother, you must not tell your eldest sister about this."

Shen Ziqing nodded cherishingly.

While Li Yanmo went to the Sutra Library to find the previous Emperor Yu to inquire about the current Emperor Yu, Shen Ziqing immediately flew back to Luoyang Town with the power of Nascent Soul and found Jian Xin who was sweeping leaves.

After choosing his words a little, Shen Ziqing spoke slowly.

"Senior Sister, Master plans to go out for a stroll."

Jian Xin didn't turn around, but just answered indifferently.

"I was the first to know."

(End of this chapter)