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

Chapter 323 Negotiation
Li Musheng had his own reasons for saying that.

Besides not fully trusting the other party, the Taoist priest in front of him was only providing information; he still had to find the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure himself. For him, finding something was much more difficult than saving people.

Saving people is something that can be solved with force; it's just a simple matter of lending a hand.

Moreover, Song Xingwei had just secretly transmitted her voice to him, informing him of the situation of the Taoist Qingye in front of him and the Qingyun Temple behind him.

Qingyun Temple is not a small force in the martial arts world, and it is said that Qingyun Sect in Wanzhou has intricate connections with it.

The senior sister on the other side was no small figure either; the force that could capture and imprison her must also be quite powerful.

If this deal goes through, he will naturally have to carefully manage the other party.

At this moment, the originally overjoyed Taoist Qingye paused slightly after hearing Li Musheng's request.

He then glanced at Li Musheng and fell into deep thought.

Admittedly, having Li Musheng personally go to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace would obviously give them a much greater chance of rescuing the person than if he were to do so himself.

Moreover, he understood that it was unlikely that he could get the other party to take action with just the information about the key to the Apocalypse Treasure.

However, the other party seemed to be making an outrageous demand.

If the conditions he proposes are not interesting enough for the other party, the deal may fall through.

The other party has already made it clear that they will not lend out the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword, so his trip may very well be in vain.

With this in mind, Taoist Qingye hesitated for a long time, but in order to save his senior sister, he decided to take the gamble.

“Your Highness, this humble Taoist does indeed possess something that is absolutely sufficient to secure your assistance.”

Suddenly, the Taoist priest Qingye stared at Li Musheng and said.

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow. Seeing the other party's confident demeanor, a thought struck him, and he said:
"What is it? Tell me."

However, the Taoist priest Qingye shook his head and said:
"This matter is of great importance. I will only hand this over to Your Highness after I have seen Your Highness rescue my senior sister."

Li Musheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand and said:

"So you were trying to get something for nothing? Then there's nothing to talk about. You can leave now."

After saying that, Li Musheng intended to have the guest seen off, as if he would no longer pay attention to the Taoist Qingye.

Seeing this, Taoist Qingye became anxious, after all, his senior sister was waiting for him to come to her rescue.

Having missed out on Li Musheng, he really couldn't find anyone with stronger martial arts skills than him for the time being.

"The thing I'm talking about is related to 'immortality.' It's the biggest secret of Qingyun Temple, and the reason those people kidnapped my senior sister was precisely for this item."

The Taoist priest Qingye finally spoke again, his gaze fixed intently on Li Musheng.

"Immortality?"

Li Musheng's expression shifted, and his gaze fell once again on the Taoist priest in front of him.

He had long guessed that the Taoist priest Qingye would not leave easily and would inevitably compromise with him.

But the other party's words still surprised him.

After all, anything related to "immortality" is no small matter. Who in the martial world doesn't want to live longer? Even the martial saints and gods of the martial world are no exception.

At this moment, the Taoist priest Qingye nodded slightly to Li Musheng and said:
"That's right, that thing is called the Longevity Scripture. It can extend a person's life by at least a hundred years. However, it is a top secret of Qingyun Temple, and only Senior Sister knows about it."

"If Your Highness can rescue my senior sister, Qingyun Temple will personally present this scripture to you."

"As for Your Highness's concern that I am lying, there is really no need for that. With Your Highness's martial arts prowess, I would not dare to deceive Your Highness and bring about the destruction of Qingyun Temple."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng remained silent, pondering for a moment.

The longevity scripture mentioned by the Taoist priest Qingye did indeed pique his interest, even though he was not yet twenty years old and had not yet reached the age of age anxiety.

But the idea of ​​immortality sounds so intriguing that it makes one want to explore it.

Moreover, the Taoist priest in front of him was clearly self-aware. Li Musheng wasn't actually afraid of being deceived; he was just afraid of trouble.

After thinking for a moment, Li Musheng finally nodded and said:

"Since you can produce such a treasure, I have no problem saving your senior sister."

"However, I have limited time. If I intervene to save people, it will be difficult to find the key to the Apocalypse Treasure..."

At this point, Li Musheng suddenly stopped and gave Qingye Daoist a meaningful look.

Upon seeing this, the Taoist Qingye's eyelids twitched violently for a moment, and then he asked:

"Does Your Highness mean that I should retrieve the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure?"

"Guessed it right."

Li Musheng gently clapped his hands and said:
“You go get the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, and I’ll go rescue your senior sister. We can exchange her for her, which is fair to everyone and we don’t have to worry about her going back on her word.”

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest Qingye's expression shifted rapidly.

In exchange for a key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure and a Longevity Sutra, the Eighth Prince would make a move once.

Is this fair? This is a huge loss for us!
One Longevity Manual is enough to exchange for a Martial God's intervention.

However, martial arts masters are hard to find, and even if Taoist Qingye finds them, he is not confident that he can make them keep their promise.

Moreover, time is running out for him.

“Deal. I will go find the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure for Your Highness, but Your Highness must guarantee the safety of my senior sister and rescue her unharmed.”

The Taoist priest Qingye finally gritted his teeth and agreed. Upon hearing this, Li Musheng's lips curled slightly, and he said:

"Don't worry, as long as your senior sister is still alive when I arrive, I will definitely be able to rescue her."

……

Not long after, Taoist Qingye walked out of the Tianjin Guard headquarters, glanced back with a taut old face, and then called his disciple to leave.

Then, the master and apprentice returned to the tavern, where the head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau was still waiting.

"Senior brother, how did things go?"

The middle-aged man stood up and looked at the Taoist priest's unreadable face, asking a question.

The Taoist priest Qingye sat down in the chair, picked up the wine jar beside him, and took a large gulp. He then wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said:
"The Eighth Prince agreed to personally go to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace to rescue Senior Sister."

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across the middle-aged man's face, and he said:
"He actually agreed to help? This... Senior brother, how did you convince him?"

The Taoist priest Qingye glanced at the middle-aged man, then took another swig of wine and said irritably:
"How else could we have persuaded him? Of course, it cost us a fortune."

The middle-aged man paused slightly, staring at the Taoist priest with green leaves for a while, then seemed to realize something and asked in surprise:
"Could it be that Senior Brother has the Longevity Scripture...?"

However, before he could finish speaking, the Taoist Qingye reached out and stopped him, saying:

"Shut up! Don't mention this matter to me again!" With that, he downed the entire contents of the wine jar in his hand in one gulp. After a while, he sighed and said:
"If it weren't for my senior sister, I wouldn't have been manipulated to this extent."

Having said that, the Taoist priest Qingye stood up and looked at the middle-aged man, saying:

"Although the Eighth Prince has already agreed to help, and he also has a divine weapon like the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to save Senior Sister."

"However, just to be on the safe side, you still need to keep an eye on things to prevent any accidents from happening."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded and said:

"Although the Great Li is currently going through a turbulent period and I am not able to leave my post, for the sake of my senior sister, I will personally go to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace no matter what."

As he spoke, a chilling murderous intent flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he said:
"Besides rescuing my senior sister, I will also make the Great Xuan Imperial Palace pay the price."

The Taoist priest Qingye gave the middle-aged man a deep look, nodded slightly, and said:

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. We'll meet again after we rescue Senior Sister!"

Having said that, the Taoist priest Qingye did not linger and hurriedly left with the blue-robed young Taoist boy.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man frowned and said:
"Senior brother, aren't you going to help rescue senior sister?"

Upon hearing this, the Taoist Qingye paused, then sighed:
"I suppose I still need to find the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure for that Eighth Prince. There's no time to lose, we must set off now!"

Having said that, the Taoist priest Qingye ignored the middle-aged man and left the tavern with the blue-robed Taoist boy.

The middle-aged man stared at his senior brother's disappearing figure, finding it hard to understand how his senior brother had talked to the Eighth Prince.

Why does he have to find the key to the Apocalypse Treasure?

……

The next day.

A carriage drove away from the Tianjin Guard headquarters. Li Musheng, along with the two young ladies Cang Yinyue and Shen Anran, rode in the carriage driven by Cao Gaoshan. They left Shangyang City and headed towards Daxuan.

Li Musheng's departure was known only to Li Yuanling and a few people in the Tianjin Guard headquarters. No one, not even the Dali Imperial Palace or his relatives from the Huo family, was informed.

Li Musheng did not stay in the capital for long this time. Commander Fu Qiwen was still busy dealing with the aftermath of the fall of the gods and was unable to return to the capital.

Li Musheng had agreed to have the other party bring him a mountain of gold, but he didn't know when the mountain of gold would arrive.

But Li Musheng had been in Shun'an City for more than ten years, and he really didn't want to stay in one place for too long. Instead, he wanted to travel around the world.

In addition to the matters concerning the Hidden Kill Pavilion and White Emperor City, he also made an agreement with the Taoist Qingye on this trip, and the matter of rescuing the Taoist's senior sister could not be delayed.

So, after promising Qingye the Taoist priest yesterday that he would set off as soon as possible, he quietly left the capital of Dali today.

Fortunately, Baidi City and Daxuan Emperor are not so far apart that they do not need to take a long detour. They can go to Daxuan first and then go to Baidi City. The journey will not take too long.

If Li Musheng goes to the place mentioned by the Taoist Qingye that has information about the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, and then goes to Baidi City, it will take even longer.

Therefore, from a route planning perspective, it is the most suitable route for Li Musheng to go to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace.

"This trip will probably take several months before I can get back."

Cang Yinyue turned back to look at the receding city walls of Shangyang City and spoke softly.

The big black cat lying on the soft blanket looked rather unhappy.

Yesterday it finally received a huge pile of gifts, but before it could even enjoy them, it has to say goodbye to them today.

It hasn't even had a chance to enjoy life properly before it has to start living a life of wandering again.

At this moment, Li Musheng put away the map in his hand, glanced at the big black cat, and raised an eyebrow, saying:
"If you want to stay in Shangyang City, I won't stop you."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat was startled and immediately meowed. It quickly stood up and came to Li Musheng's side, rubbing against his robes in a flattering manner.

Its bright green cat eyes darted around, and it knew perfectly well that all those gifts it received were thanks to Li Musheng.

If it really stayed in Shangyang City, then it would be a silly cat.

At this moment, Li Musheng petted the big black cat and said:
"Your opportunity may lie in Baidi City. It would be a real shame if you didn't go."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's expression shifted, a hint of excitement appearing in its heart. It then shook off its dejected state and meowed eagerly.

Opportunities are rare and cannot be sought after, and since these words came from Li Musheng, he naturally understood the importance of this matter.

At the same time, Cang Yinyue glanced at the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword in her hand and said:

“Your Highness, I have brought this sword with me on this trip. If Your Highness goes to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace to rescue people, you should be more confident.”

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng waved his hand and said:

"This sword is useless to me, and I have no use for it. Besides, since the sword has already been given to Miss Cang, it belongs to Miss Cang, and there is no need to give it to me again."

At this moment, Shen Anran, who was sitting next to him, glanced at the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword, and then his gaze swept over Cang Yinyue and Li Musheng. He sighed softly in his heart.

Unfortunately, she met Li Musheng too late.

Such a national treasure of the Great Li was easily given to the other party by Li Musheng.

This shows that Li Musheng must have treated this Miss Cang very well.

However, Shen Anran was not discouraged, nor did she covet the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword in Cang Yinyue's hands.

She believed she still had a chance, and that one day she would finally enter Li Musheng's heart.

……

Although the news of Li Musheng's departure from the capital was not made public, it still did not escape the eyes of the various forces secretly watching the Tianjin Guard headquarters.

The moment Li Musheng left the gates of Shangyang City, news of his departure from the capital began to spread throughout the city.

Dali Palace.

Queen Dali is hosting a banquet for several princes and their mothers, and they are having a meal in the palace.

The atmosphere in the palace was harmonious, with people chatting and laughing from time to time, as if they had already put the matter of the Eighth Prince out of their minds.

At that moment, an old eunuch hurriedly entered the main hall, then came to the Queen of Dali's side and whispered a few words to her.

"Is this serious?"

The queen suddenly stood up and stared at the old eunuch beside her.

The old eunuch nodded and said solemnly:

"This is the latest news from below, and it has been verified with the people at the Tianjin Guard headquarters, so it should be confirmed without a doubt."

The eldest prince, Li Xuan, who was closest to the scene, frowned slightly and asked:
"Mother, has something happened?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen withdrew her gaze from the old eunuch, then glanced at everyone in the hall and said:
"The Eighth Prince has suddenly left Shangyang City!"

(End of this chapter)