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

Chapter 84 Ji Lao 8

Chapter 84 Ji Laoba
Under the leadership of Wu Lang, the Miao family father and daughter stepped into the formation with great difficulty and got a glimpse of the true face of Tianxu Tower.

When Xiaoqian came forward to greet them with a smile, the Miao father and daughter's admiration for Tianxu Tower had reached a level that could not be described in words.

Although he is only over a hundred years old and has reached the fusion stage, he can only barely perform the job of welcoming guests in Tianxu Tower.

Just who is the owner of Tianxu Tower?!
Li Yanmo, who was drinking tea, glanced at the numbers displayed on the business interface.

Since the completion of Tianxu Tower, the prestige experience of Tianxu Sect has been increasing slightly.

Although it has exceeded the experience limit, according to previous calculations, the cap would probably require one million prestige experience points, but now it is only a little over 100,000.

As the prestige level increases, the difficulty of obtaining prestige experience seems to have increased a lot. Only people like Mo Zhanxian, who have both high status and cultivation and are not from the Tianxu Sect, can gain a lot of prestige experience. Cultivators rented from the Tianxu Tower cannot provide any prestige experience.

So rigorous, very good, very good——

"Master, the Miao family father and daughter seem to be very eager to obtain the position of King Qian."

Shen Ziqing moved the picture showing the Miao family father and daughter in front of Li Yanmo.

At this moment, the Miao father and daughter no longer had the rebellious look they had just now. Facing Xiaoqian's friendly questions, Miao Wujiang stuttered, trying hard not to look like a bumpkin, while Miao Qianqian was like a peacock with its feathers shaved off, not saying a word and keeping her head down the whole time.

"Miss Xiaoqian, this is my daughter. She is sixteen years old this year and has already reached the foundation-building stage. Not only does she have an innate spiritual body, she also has the destiny of a fire phoenix."

Miao Wujiang stammered as he introduced his daughter, and Miao Qianqian nodded nervously. The subtle atmosphere made Li Yanmo unable to help but complain.

"Are they here to consume, or to sell their daughters?"

At least in Li Yanmo's opinion, Miao Wujiang was very much like those gamblers who tried hard to sell their daughters to brothels and theaters in order to quickly exchange them for a sum of money, while Miao Qianqian, the domineering and proud daughter of heaven, was eager for the other party to buy her.

"Master, of course they're here to spend money, but they're also here to seek opportunities," Shen Ziqing smiled and shook his head. "Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage at the age of eighteen is unimaginable, let alone in a small state like Qianzhou. Even in some larger states, it's unimaginable."

"The Miao family covets... no, they're hell-bent on the Qian King position. They've already considered themselves the future Qian King, forcing themselves into a dead end. As long as they can secure the Qian King position, they'll use any means necessary, and they'll pay any price."

Hearing this, Li Yan raised his chin and stared at Miao Qianqian in the picture.

Of course, Li Yanmo was not looking at Miao Qianqian, but the jade pendant around Miao Qianqian's waist.

After entering Tianxu Tower, Miao Qianqian kept the jade pendant hanging around her waist, as if the jade pendant could bring her endless confidence and respect.

With the formation magnifying the image, Li Yanmo became more and more certain that the jade pendant was one of the jade pendants that the female minister had hung around her waist.

"Second Brother, is there any way to contact Constable Leng or Magistrate Feng? I have something I want to ask them."

"Master, Constable Leng has been staying in Tianxu Tower all this time. Wait a minute—"

After saying that, Shen Ziqing turned around and pressed a formation. Not long after, Leng Ningshuang, dressed as a playboy, hurried over. He was not surprised by the outrageous number of surveillance formations in the tea room. When he saw Li Yanmo, he greeted him with a smile. His every move was unbelievably frivolous, and he did not look as heroic as when they first met.

Having seen many vests of the Dayu Dynasty, Li Yanmo was now completely immune to Leng Ningshuang's vest. He had no intention of complaining at all. Instead, he enlarged Miao Qianqian's jade pendant and showed it to Leng Ningshuang.

Leng Ningshuang fanned herself with a folding fan. She was surprised at first, but after staring at the jade pendant for a while, she rolled her eyes as if she had discovered something.

"Is there something wrong with this jade pendant?" Li Yanmo asked curiously.

"No problem. The royal family will give these jade pendants to their loved ones, imbuing them with the aura of a true dragon as a token of their promise. Only the prince can possess a true dragon aura of this strength."

Li Yanmo raised his brows.

It's no wonder the Miao family felt so confident, having been favored by the prince, that they dared to plot for the throne of King Qian despite their connections to the sect. But if the jade pendant truly held such value, Leng Ningshuang wouldn't have had that expression.

"Is there something wrong with the person who gave the jade pendant?"

Leng Ningshuang held his forehead and sighed. At this moment, he looked a bit like the heroic constable he used to be.

"Although the Dayu Dynasty was at its peak, the Great Thousand World was too vast, and there were millions of sects trying to hinder it. Therefore, many places like Qianzhou and Jingzhou lacked a prince to rule them. As a result, the power of the Dayu Dynasty's national destiny inevitably declined. If this continued for a long time, the Dayu Dynasty might lose its ruling power in those places."

"Many aristocratic families, such as the Miao family, turned to the sect during this process, becoming its pawns in exploiting the people and eroding the fortunes of Dayu."

"Those aristocratic families have all become cultivators, with lifespans far exceeding those of ordinary people. They are able to deeply influence the people of entire cities and states. The Dayu Dynasty understands the pros and cons of this, but cannot find a suitable solution. Those aristocratic families are too patient and too good at pretending."

"If we resort to violence, it is very likely to cause a backlash from the noble families. You know, it only takes a wave of the hand for a cultivator to slaughter ordinary people."

"The people feared the aristocratic families and were resentful of the Yu Dynasty."

"At this time, a prince came up with a bad idea. He used the title of king as bait to lure the noble families of various states and cities into vying for the title, revealing their collusion with the sects and the wealth they had gained from exploiting the people over the years."

"This tactic has no effect on the aristocratic families of ordinary large states, but it holds a fatal allure for aristocratic families like the Miao family in a small state like Qianzhou. To ensure its effectiveness, the prince even commissioned someone to write a series of folk tales about how Prince Dayu, hiding his identity, encounters the daughter of an aristocratic family in a remote village, recognizes her talent at first sight, and helps her rise from the ashes to become a peerless beauty."

As if remembering something unpleasant, Leng Ningshuang smacked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

"Many daughters of noble families became arrogant because of the folk tales he spread, and began to feel uneasy about their original engagements. This led to rifts between the families that had once lived in harmony."

"He even euphemistically called this tactic 'fighting poison with poison,' and praised Dafa to death."

Li Yanmo couldn't help but gasp, "What's the name of this prince?"

"That prince is Emperor Yu's eighth son, known as Ji Lao Ba. However, those who know him prefer to call him Ji Ba directly. As for his real name, let me think..."

Leng Ningshuang covered her temples with her hands, frowning, as if she really couldn't remember the prince's real name.

Li Yanmo hesitated for a moment and then whispered tentatively, "Could it be Jifa?"

"Yes, that's it! You know him!?" Leng Ningshuang widened her eyes in surprise.

Li Yanmo thought for a while and then told about what happened to the female minister a year ago.

Leng Ningshuang immediately raised her eyes.

"Criminals will deliberately return to the scene of their crimes to satisfy their own special sense of accomplishment. Ji Ba probably went to see if the Miao family's daughter had become as arrogant as he expected."

"Uh...so the Eighth Prince...how far has he progressed?" Li Yanmo scratched his head, feeling that he had asked a very boring question.

"Guess how many jade pendants he prepared."

"Twenty...thirty?"

"He prepared more than three hundred jade pendants."

Shen Ziqing touched his chin and stared thoughtfully at the Miao father and daughter in the picture.

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