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

Chapter 407 The Key is in Hand
Inside the inn's room, Li Musheng sized up the arriving head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau.

The other person had just come to visit him and spoke a lot of nonsense to him.

Only then did Li Musheng realize that the other party was actually a fellow disciple of Daoist Qingyu, and that the other party had been imprisoned by the old man from the Great Xuan Palace for some time.

"No need for thanks. I never intended to save you. Once Taoist Qingye arrives and I obtain the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, we'll be even."

Li Musheng didn't want to pay any attention to the head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau, since he had no connection with him.

Moreover, Cang Yinyue had told him that the other party was the fake prince's master, so logically, their relationship should be adversarial.

However, the other party was too polite, and one can't hit a smiling face, so he had no choice but to deal with it reluctantly.

The head of the Secret Intelligence Division could naturally sense Li Musheng's distance from him. The fact that the other party did not repay his kindness made him understand Li Musheng much better.

The eighth prince in front of him seemed to have no ambition for power in the Dali court, and he had no intention of winning over Yuanwu Emperor's confidant. He even ignored him and practically had the words "see him out" written on his face.

"That's true. With their current martial arts strength, they can indeed take me for granted."

The head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau pondered in his heart. Moreover, he had secretly observed Li Musheng and found that there was no trace of demonic aura on him, nor did he seem to have fallen into demonic possession.

This made him extremely skeptical of the information the innkeeper had given him. If Li Musheng was truly a great demon with deep-seated demonic power, yet he could still patiently deal with him, it would be truly unbelievable.

"In any case, it was because of Your Highness that I was able to escape from the Great Xuan Palace. I will remember this kindness."

"If Your Highness ever needs my help in the future, please do not hesitate to give the order."

The head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau bowed respectfully, knowing that Li Musheng disliked him, and took his leave.

Li Musheng watched the departing figure of the head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau, slowly shook his head, and then his gaze fell on the big black cat.

But then they saw the big black cat's pair of bright green eyes also fixed on the departing head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, its eyeballs darting around as if it were thinking about something.

As if sensing Li Musheng looking at it, the big black cat quickly looked away and immediately let out a flattering meow.

Ever since it obtained a high-ranking official position from Zhao Muning, it has been overjoyed these past few days. Every night when all is quiet, it always secretly takes out the imperial edict written by the Empress and takes a look.

It naturally didn't tell Li Musheng about this, because Li Musheng had once said that a cat like it couldn't become an official.

If the other party finds out that the cat is a fake and got a high-ranking official position from Zhao Muning.

Losing the official position that he finally obtained was a small matter, but if Li Musheng threw it away in a fit of anger, that would be a big problem.

Therefore, the big black cat can only secretly enjoy being an official and cannot reveal it for the time being.

However, after overhearing the conversation between Li Musheng and the head of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau, an even more uncontrollable thought inexplicably welled up in its mind.

Having tasted success with Zhao Mu Ning, the big black cat's ambitions began to grow. A mere official position in the Great Xuan realm no longer seemed to satisfy it; it wanted to obtain an official position in the Great Li realm as well.

The big black cat even fantasized that one day it could become a high-ranking official in one of the five kingdoms of the world.

When he finally wears the official seals of five kingdoms and amazes everyone, how impressive that will be! Even Li Musheng will probably have to look at him with new respect.

Li Musheng had no idea that a cat could have such great ambitions. He simply reached out and petted the cat before continuing to study martial arts.

Although demonic cultivation techniques have a long history of misdeeds, they do have some merits, and they emphasize rapid mastery.

Take, for example, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art passed down from the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. By absorbing the cultivation of others and turning them into dried-up corpses, one can become stronger and stronger. However, this technique also has a major drawback: as the amount of cultivation absorbed increases, the demonic nature of the practitioner will become stronger and stronger, eventually leading the practitioner to a state of madness.

Even the former Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation was no exception, which was an important reason why he was attacked by the entire martial arts world and eventually perished.

Moreover, this demonic art that absorbs cultivation is not without limits. Once the absorption of cultivation reaches the limit that the user can withstand, it can no longer improve, otherwise there is a risk of the body exploding.

"If we can research and improve this demonic art to the point of no return, does that mean we can also try to break through the shackles of martial arts through this path?"

Li Musheng looked thoughtful. He had already come up with several ways to transcend martial arts.

Although the methods of the demonic path don't sound very reliable, it's worth a try. After all, no one has ever said that people of the demonic path cannot transcend martial arts.

Although there seems to be no concept of transcending martial arts in the entire history of martial arts.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng slowly shook his head. No matter what, he still had to give it a try.

After all, he's not afraid of making mistakes now, and he has plenty of time. There's no problem in giving it a try; what if he succeeds?

And so, several more days passed.

On this day, Cao Gaoshan finally brought the weary Taoist Qingye back to the inn from the agreed-upon location in Taixuan City, and immediately met with Li Musheng.

However, the Qingye Taoist priest that Li Musheng saw at this moment was completely different from the one he had seen in Dali before.

The Taoist priest Qingye had an extremely thin face, and one sleeve of his Taoist robe was empty, clearly indicating that he had lost an arm.

Moreover, Li Musheng could sense that the other party's internal energy was extremely chaotic, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

"I have kept my word and have found a key to the secret treasure of the Heavenly Revelation."

The Taoist priest Qingye presented a gleaming golden bead to Li Musheng with one hand.

After receiving it, Li Musheng sensed it for only a moment before realizing that the bead contained immense magnetic force and was undoubtedly the key to the true secret treasure of the Apocalypse.

Seeing this, Li Musheng nodded in satisfaction, then flicked his finger at the Taoist Qingye, sending an invisible aura into the other's body.

In the blink of an eye, the remaining martial arts true energy injected into his body by others was wiped out, and the disordered true energy in his meridians and dantian was also unblocked.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Eighth Prince."

A strange light flashed in Qingye Daoist's eyes, but he still expressed his gratitude.

"I've found your senior sister for you, so our deal is now complete."

Li Musheng waved his hand. He was in a good mood. Of the seven keys to the Apocalypse Treasure, he had already obtained four.

This means that he is one step closer to unlocking the secret treasures of the Apocalypse Emperor.

Taoist Qingye nodded slightly. On the way to the inn, Cao Gaoshan had already told him about Taoist Qingyu's situation.

Although Master Qingyu's cultivation was crippled, for him, the best outcome was simply for him to live unharmed.

(End of this chapter)