After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 322 Conditions
The commotion at the Dali Heavenly Prison was quite significant, and many places in Shangyang City felt it.

A carriage sped down the street. Inside, Song Xingwei lifted the curtain and looked towards the direction of the Great Li Prison, exclaiming in surprise:
"Could someone be planning a prison break? That would be huge news!"

However, she obviously couldn't go and watch the excitement now. She was entrusted by the head of the Tianji Pavilion to go to the Tianjin Guard headquarters to resolve the misunderstanding between the Tianji Pavilion and the Eighth Prince as soon as possible.

This matter cannot be delayed and must be handled as soon as possible.

Before long, the carriage stopped in front of the Tianjin Guard headquarters. After Song Xingwei announced her identity, she was led by a guard to the courtyard where Li Musheng was.

"My dear sister, I knew you would be here."

As soon as Song Xingwei saw Li Yuanling in the courtyard, she greeted her with a smile.

Li Yuanling was equally pleased, and naturally understood the purpose of Song Xingwei's visit. She then enthusiastically introduced Song Xingwei to Li Musheng.

Li Musheng glanced at the oval-faced girl with a large booklet tucked into her waistband, nodded, and asked:
"You should have received the letter I had your people from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion send to that Pavilion Master last time, right?"

Upon hearing this, Song Xingwei was slightly taken aback, wondering why Zhu Wuming had never mentioned this to her before.

However, she didn't think too much about it, since the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had just changed its leader, and perhaps the previous leader had seen it.

So, she immediately had a flash of inspiration and skillfully changed the subject.

First, on behalf of Tianji Pavilion, he apologized to Li Musheng for his previous actions against him. Then, he expressed Tianji Pavilion's sincerity and its willingness to help Li Musheng with whatever it could, free of charge.

For example, searching for the mythical beast Fire Qilin, the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, etc.

Moreover, she had already given instructions to find the Fire Qilin, so that she could provide Li Musheng with reliable intelligence at any time.

"This is a token that the Pavilion Master specially asked me to give to Your Highness. This token is called the 'Heavenly Secret Token'. If Your Highness has any needs, you can inquire about information and seek assistance from any of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's strongholds throughout the martial arts world."

Song Xingwei took out an antique bronze plaque from her bosom and presented it to Li Musheng.

Seeing this, Li Musheng casually took the token and nodded in satisfaction.

It has to be said that Tianji Pavilion is quite shrewd. With the other party's intelligence network in the martial arts world, it will be much easier for him to find things next.

At this moment, Song Xingwei glanced at Li Musheng and saw that her good friend's sworn brother seemed to be in a good mood.

She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself that she had done a good job for Zhu Wuming.

In fact, Li Musheng had no intention of doing anything to Tianji Pavilion. The fact that Tianji Pavilion was so eager to curry favor with him was an unexpected surprise.

"Miss Song, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Stay and have a meal. I just happened to have a pot of stewed fish."

Li Musheng greeted Song Xingwei, whose eyes lit up, and she immediately felt flattered.

To be honest, the Eighth Prince in front of me seems quite easy to get along with, which is quite different from his infamous reputation of single-handedly killing several top experts of Luoshen Peak and destroying Luoshen Peak.

However, she quickly regained her composure, after all, she had personally witnessed Li Musheng's duel with the Hidden Kill Pavilion and knew the true strength of the person in front of her.

But Song Xingwei naturally wouldn't miss the chance to dine with Li Musheng, the world-renowned Eighth Prince, and immediately agreed.

Then, with her lively personality, she quickly became friends with Shen Anran and Cang Yinyue, the two girls in the courtyard.

The topics women talk about are mostly things like rouge and clothes.

Li Musheng shook his head, naturally having no interest in getting involved with them, so he began to study the key to the Apocalypse Treasure on the side, while also petting the big black cat for a while.

At the same time, he was also thinking about his next steps.

Staying in the Tianjin Guard headquarters, although he had no worries about food and drink, it was rather dull. Feeling restless, he decided to leave Shangyang City and travel around the martial arts world.

Right now, he already has a destination in mind: Baidi City.

He had previously checked a map of the five kingdoms and found that Baidi City was indeed quite far away, and had already left the territory of Dali.

Although he knew he had to go to Baidi City, Li Musheng wanted to wait for reliable news about the Fire Qilin or the Azure Dragon True Qi before setting off.

In that way, he would have more goals and something to look forward to in his future adventures.

Just then, a guard from the Tianjin Guard headquarters suddenly came to the courtyard and reported:

"Your Highness, a Taoist priest has come outside. He claims to know some important information that Your Highness may be interested in and wishes to meet with you."

Hearing this, Li Musheng raised his eyebrows.

These days, countless people in Shangyang City want to visit him, but Taoist priests are rare.

At this moment, seeing that Li Musheng seemed hesitant about whether to see the other party, the guard continued:

"The Taoist priest claimed to be from Qingyun Temple, and he revealed a trace of martial arts aura in front of his subordinates, which seemed to be extremely unfathomable."

"Qingyun Temple?"

Li Musheng glanced at the guard; the name did sound somewhat similar to the Qingyun Sect in Wanzhou.

"Fine, bring the person here. I want to see what important news it is."

Li Musheng finally agreed and decided to meet the Taoist priest.

However, if the Taoist priest is spouting nonsense and wasting his time, then he will definitely suffer the consequences.

Not long after, the guard returned, bringing with him a Taoist priest in a green robe and a young Taoist boy in a blue robe to the front of the courtyard.

The Taoist Qingye had his own reasons for bringing his young apprentice along. If the head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau didn't have enough leverage, he could use the apprentice to appeal to the emotional connection.

Perhaps, if the Eighth Prince Li Musheng softened his heart even slightly, he would lend him the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword.

"This humble Taoist greets His Highness the Eighth Prince."

When the Taoist priest Qingye was brought before Li Musheng, he immediately bowed.

Li Musheng waved for the guards to leave, glanced at the Taoist priest Qingye in front of him, and nodded slightly.

He could naturally sense that the other party did indeed possess considerable martial arts skills, so it was unlikely that they would come to him with trivial information.

"Tell me, what important news do you want to tell me?"

Without wasting any words, Li Musheng looked directly at the Taoist Qingye and asked him the question.

The Taoist priest Qingye was also sizing up Li Musheng, the future martial god of Dali, and felt a little uneasy.

He hesitated for a moment, then composed himself and said:

"To be honest, Your Highness, I do know some news that may interest you. However, before I reveal this news, there is something I would like to ask Your Highness for help with."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng frowned slightly, but did not refuse, waving his hand and saying:

"First, tell me the information. But that depends on whether your information is valuable."

The Taoist priest Qingye's expression shifted slightly, but he showed no intention of bargaining with Li Musheng.

Instead, he took the initiative to show his sincerity, looking at Li Musheng and saying, "This humble Taoist knows the location of a key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng immediately perked up.

However, looking at the green-leafed Taoist priest before him, he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked:
How did you know I was interested in the key to the Apocalypse Treasury?

Taoist Qingye remained calm and said:

"This humble Taoist priest naturally has his own sources of information, and Your Highness's hobby is not a secret in the eyes of those who are interested."

Li Musheng stroked his chin, realizing that what the Taoist priest was saying was actually true.

The things he had the Tianjin Guard do could not be kept secret, and it is estimated that many forces already knew about his hobby.

Moreover, someone might try to use this to manipulate him in the future.

Take the Taoist priest Qingye in front of him, for example. Although he was not using the information he had to coerce Li Musheng, he was clearly trying to please him and achieve some goal from him.

Li Musheng had actually anticipated this, but he was not opposed to it, because no one in this world could force him to do something he didn't want to do.

Whether he agrees or not depends on his mood.

"I am indeed interested in the information you mentioned. Tell me, what is your purpose in contacting me?"

Li Musheng looked at the Taoist Qingye with a leisurely air and asked.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in the eyes of the Green Leaf Taoist. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke:

"This humble Taoist priest wishes to borrow something from Your Highness."

Originally, Daoist Qingye wanted to ask Li Musheng to go to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace to rescue his senior sister.

But then he thought that a single piece of information would probably not be enough to persuade Li Musheng, so he ultimately decided to proceed according to the plan he had come with.

After all, greed knows no bounds. Making excessive demands might offend the Eighth Prince, ultimately leading to the inability to even borrow the sword.

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng felt that the Taoist priest's request wasn't too outrageous, and asked:

What do you want to borrow?

"This humble Taoist wishes to borrow... the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword!"

These words drew the attention of Cang Yinyue, who was not far away in the courtyard, since the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword was in her hands.

"You Taoist priest are quite well-informed, even knowing about this."

Li Musheng glanced at the Taoist Qingye with a strange expression. Not many people knew about the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword.

The fact that this Taoist priest knows about this matter shows that he is quite capable, which also suggests that the information he has may indeed be true.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng pondered whether or not to agree to the request from Taoist Qingye.

After all, he had already given away the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword.

Just then, Cang Yinyue walked over, glanced at the Green Leaf Taoist, and then said to Li Musheng:
“Your Highness, if this person’s information is reliable, borrowing the sword is no problem for me. It is entirely up to Your Highness to decide.”

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng waved his hand, then looked at the green-leafed Taoist priest before him and asked:
"Can you tell me what you want to do with the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword?"

The Taoist priest Qingye's expression shifted slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke:

"To be honest, I borrowed the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword to save someone. One of my senior sisters was captured and imprisoned, but the other party possessed a divine weapon with unparalleled defense. I had no choice but to use the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword to fight against them."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng remained silent, gazing at the Taoist priest Qingye for a moment in contemplation.

Immediately, he glanced at Cang Yinyue again, his expression suddenly shifting, and said:
"I will not lend you the sword. If you take it and run away, and I cannot verify the truth of your information, I will have to spend time catching you."

Upon hearing this, the Green Leaf Taoist's heart sank, and he immediately waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, everything I have said is true, and the information about the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure is absolutely correct."

"Moreover, given Your Highness's current prestige, this humble Taoist would never dare to covet the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword in Your Highness's hands."

"I swear that I will return the sword intact after I have finished using it."

At this moment, Qingye Daoist was clearly getting anxious, after all, this matter involved the life of his senior sister, and if Li Musheng did not lend him the sword...

Then he would have to search for other divine weapons, which would undoubtedly waste a lot of time, and he might not even be able to find them, which could very likely affect the rescue of his senior sister.

In fact, the reason he came to Dali was because he was certain that his junior brother would not abandon him in his time of need, and that he could obtain the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword.

But the current twists and turns of the situation have undoubtedly put him in a dilemma.

At this moment, Li Musheng looked at the Taoist Qingye, but shook his head and said:

"Don't rush. Although I won't lend you the sword, it doesn't mean there's no other way to resolve this."

"Moreover, even if I lend you the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword, can you really rescue your senior sister?"

Upon hearing this, the Taoist Qingye paused for a moment, then looked at Li Musheng with suspicion and said:
"Does Your Highness have any other ideas?"

"of course."

Li Musheng nodded slightly and squinted as he said:
"For example, what if I were to personally rescue your senior sister?"

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest Qingye was stunned for a moment, and then a very complicated expression appeared on his face.

Before coming to the Tianjin Guard headquarters, he and his junior brother thought the best solution was to get Li Musheng to take action personally.

However, he only thought about it and didn't have much hope, since it was he who needed Li Musheng's help, not the other way around.

For him, being able to borrow the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword was already the best possible outcome.

To Qingye Daoist's surprise, Li Musheng actually offered to help, which undoubtedly made him overjoyed and even somewhat incredulous.

"This... Your Highness is truly willing to lend a helping hand..."

The Taoist priest Qingye hurriedly asked a question, but was interrupted by Li Musheng, who said:
"I was just saying this hypothetically. The information you have about the key to the Apocalypse Treasure is not enough to make me make a trip."

As he spoke, Li Musheng calmly observed the Taoist Qingye, revealing a cold smile typically reserved for villains, and said:

"Unless you can offer me something else that interests me, I will reluctantly lend you a hand."

Li Musheng could naturally tell that the Taoist Qingye had become anxious.

At the negotiating table, whoever gets agitated first will definitely be at a disadvantage and be manipulated.

Although Li Musheng felt that what he was doing was somewhat taking advantage of someone's vulnerability and was not very ethical, his moral bottom line was very flexible.

To be honest, he was already a decent person for not capturing Qingye Taoist on the spot and directly using the Life and Death Talisman to interrogate him.

(End of this chapter)