My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 366 Your Majesty, you'd better not investigate!
After leaving Thunder Prison, Li Wei returned to his office. Looking at the sleeping Mi Hongzhi, his mind raced with thoughts. After a long silence, he suddenly said:
"Confucius, what kind of treasure do you think would require continuous nurturing with young boys and girls over a thousand years?"

After meeting Kong Tianxiang, Confucius's eyes developed a deep bloodshot line, and his entire being radiated a murderous aura, faintly exuding an indescribable terrifying power.

But He had not lost His mind, so after hearing Li Wei's words, He quickly replied:

[This opens up many possibilities.]

For example, some ancient, top-tier innate spiritual treasures originated from an era of human sacrifice and worship, where sacrifice was one of the conditions for using them! Therefore, it's not necessarily wrong for their owners to indulge in a little luxury in this era.

[If some Great Dao Divine Weapons are not perfect enough when advancing to Supreme Dao Weapons, they can be supplemented through special blood sacrifice methods! Similarly, if some Supreme Dao Weapons are severely damaged, they can also be repaired through blood sacrifice.]

[In addition, there are some extremely, extremely, extremely precious immortal plants that may require a large amount of blood and flesh essence to nourish them before they reach maturity.]

Whether it's an ancient innate spiritual treasure, a supreme Dao weapon, or an extremely precious immortal spiritual plant, none of them can be in the hands of an ordinary person.

In addition, there was that terrifying immortal meme that could penetrate the Thunder Law Firewall.

This case is indeed becoming more and more surprising as the investigation progresses.

However, Li Wei quickly noticed a problem: "Confucius, among the possibilities you mentioned, none seem to involve methods from evil or heretical sects? Could it be that the demonic path doesn't perform such large-scale blood sacrifices?"

【hehe! 】

[The demonic path certainly has methods for large-scale blood sacrifices! But how can they continue to purchase supplies from the human realm for a thousand years without being discovered by anyone?]

[Kid! Don't underestimate the Heavenly Court's bottom line.]

The gods above may allow a certain degree of trade and smuggling, but they would never allow a large-scale outflow of exceptional talent to cultivate treasures of the Great Dao Divine Weapon level among the demonic and heretical sects!

"So, it's highly likely that the forces behind this are righteous?"

[Ha! Otherwise, how could the Confucius family have been so hesitant to act rashly?]

If they were evil or heretical, Kong Tianxiang would have betrayed them long ago and wouldn't have tried to hide it! The reason he hasn't spoken up is probably because he's worried about offending the wrong people.

A force that even the second master of the Kong family fears must be extraordinary.

"Phew!" Li Wei let out a heavy sigh. "So, it seems we've actually uncovered a truly remarkable case this time!"

Confucius looked at him intently and said, "What do you plan to do next? This case is beyond your capacity to handle alone. If you drive the other party to a dead end, you will die a horrible death!"

"So at this point, you need to find a tall person to fill in! As a good employee, you must always report back to your boss so that he knows what you are doing."

The saying goes, "It's better to speak well than to do well, and it's better to report well than to do good work."

You won't get results if you just bury yourself in your work, but if you can report your work well to your superiors, you'll get three points even if you don't do anything.

So Li Wei smiled slightly, first called the Environmental Protection True Lord and asked Him to help explain why Mi Hongzhi was able to withstand the Immortal Meme, and then took out the Heavenly Emperor's Special Envoy Jade Talisman and contacted His Majesty Shanghao in the Nine Heavens!

"Your Majesty! I have something important to report."

The Supreme Emperor Haotian was already extremely busy with the Heavenly Dao 7.19 matter.

The will of Heaven, which should have been confined deep within the Lingxiao Palace of Heaven, inexplicably descended to the mortal realm and even received a sacrifice.

This naturally alarmed the entire Heavenly Court!

All the gods have ended their vacation today and have been forcibly recalled to the Lingxiao Palace, including even the Four Emperors and the Five Elders of the Five Directions!
Even more surprisingly, Laozi, who had been living in seclusion in the Nine Heavens, left the Tushita Palace after a long absence and went deep into the Chaos and Vastness to check if there were any problems with the system that bound the Heavenly Laws to the Heavenly Dao.

In short, the entire Heavenly Court is now in complete chaos.

Even under these circumstances, the Supreme Emperor still answered Li Wei's call immediately, asking curiously, "What is it, Minister Li?"

"Your Majesty, our investigation of the Kong family this time has likely uncovered the biggest case in the history of the Holy Way education in Zhongzhou."

The Supreme Emperor Haotian immediately became interested: "[Tell me in detail.]"

Li Wei then recounted how he obtained Kong Tianxiang's cell phone, how he was invaded by the immortal meme, and how he interrogated Kong Tianxiang.

After listening, the Heavenly Emperor narrowed his eyes: "Don't investigate this case yet! Although I am the Heavenly Emperor, there are some things I may not know, and I may not be able to protect you."

"Is there anything in this world that His Majesty cannot know?"

[Heh! In name, everyone is naturally required to report the movements of the Three Realms to me, but what exactly to report, what is important, and what is not, is not something I can decide.]

Don't worry, now that I know about it, I'll definitely get to the bottom of it for you.

After all,

The Supreme Emperor of Heaven then disconnected the communication jade talisman and contacted the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder and Lightning of the Nine Heavens.

[Heavenly Venerable One! How is the matter concerning the Kong family?]

Puhua Tianzun, who was inspecting the Thunder Department's firewall at the moment, immediately replied upon hearing this: "Your Majesty, after investigation, it has been confirmed that some members of the Kong family have committed crimes. The specific charges and punishments will be compiled into a book soon. Should we proceed with their execution?"

[Let nature take its course! The seventh generation of Confucius has already said that the Confucius family must be cleansed this time, so there's no need to worry about Confucius's attitude.]

"Then this humble subject will order the Thunder Department of the lower realm to carry out the punishment according to the law."

[Besides this, does the Celestial Venerable have anything else to say?] [What is Your Majesty referring to?]

The Supreme Emperor was displeased. These old fogies were masters of feigning ignorance. He refused to believe that the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation and Responding to the Origin of Thunder was unaware of what was happening below.

Have you heard about the Thunder Cultivator in the Central Continent who was cursed to death by a Celestial Meme?

"Oh! Is that what Your Majesty is referring to? As far as I know, this case is being investigated by Inspector Li Wei. I'll go and inquire about it right away."

The Supreme Heavenly Emperor hadn't expected that even after all this, the Heavenly Venerable would still be evasive. So he could only press firmly: "Are you aware of the Kong family's buying and selling of cultivators over the past thousand years?"

Puhua Tianzun showed no surprise, simply saying, "This matter was originally intended to be reported to His Majesty, but it has been delayed until now because it has not yet been verified."

However, since Your Majesty has asked, this old minister will speak.

After a moment of silence, Puhua Tianzun said, "You'd better not ask!"

The Supreme Emperor almost thought he had misheard, and asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

Please don't ask anymore! And don't investigate anymore!

A surge of rage rose within the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, who roared, "What? Are there Heavenly Venerables among these young boys and girls? With your level of cultivation, do you really need to resort to cannibalism to cultivate?"

Puhua Tianzun sighed: "This old minister was not involved and had absolutely no selfish motives, but I am doing this for your own good. This case... well, let it go."

[It's only a few tens of thousands of people. The number of new cultivators in the human realm is in the billions every year. Losing a few tens of thousands won't attract any attention at all; His Majesty can simply pretend not to see it.]

The Supreme Emperor was so angry he almost wanted to kill someone.
Is this something a Thunder God should say?!

However, after his anger subsided, Shang Hao suddenly realized what was going on.

This is definitely not something the Thunder God should have said!
After a long silence, a sense of curiosity suddenly arose in his heart: Could it be that the Celestial Venerable of Universal Transformation was deliberately provoking him?
He wants me to investigate this case!!!
But there's a problem on His side, no, to be precise, on the Thunder Department's side. He's also worried about something, which is why he can't tell him directly. Instead, he uses this roundabout way to 'encourage' the Jade Emperor to investigate the case.

Damn the Riddler!

It's because of you old fogies that I lose so many brain cells every day.

The Supreme Heavenly Emperor cursed the Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable in his heart, but in order to ascertain His meaning, he couldn't help but probe in the end:
If I insist on investigating, will the Celestial Venerable support me in this matter?

After a long silence, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation and Responding to the Origin of Thunder chuckled and said, "As His Majesty's subject, I will naturally support His Majesty."

【check!!】

After the Supreme Heavenly Emperor received the jade talisman from the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy, he berated Li Wei, saying:
Investigate thoroughly!

[But you probably won't get much help from Lei Bu this time, so to ensure your safety, I'll send Meng Shifei down to assist you. You must be careful from now on.]

Li Wei never expected that this would be the final result.

Was the Supreme Heavenly Emperor unaware of this matter?
And why did He think the Thunder Department wouldn't help? What danger did He sense that led Him to send down Meng Shifei, His right-hand man?
Li Wei grew increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

The Supreme Emperor saw his expression through the special envoy's jade talisman and said with some amusement: "Scared?"

Li Wei readily admitted, "Your humble servant is merely a mortal. Of course, I would be afraid to be suddenly drawn into such a major case."

【Ha! Should I have someone else investigate?】

Li Wei sneered, "Fear doesn't mean inaction! If this matter were handed over to someone else, I can already imagine what the outcome would be, so let me do it!"

"This is my responsibility as the Xuanzheng Inspector!"

Li Wei suddenly raised his head, looked up at the sky, and said, "Your Majesty! I swear, even if it costs me my life, I will defend your majesty! I will uphold the laws of Heaven! I will restore order to the world and make these damned insects pay the price they deserve!"

Even though the Supreme Emperor Haotian already knew that Li Wei possessed righteousness, he couldn't help but feel a sense of amazement at this moment.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, they still venture into the tiger's den.

Not everyone in this world has this kind of courage.

Moreover, Li Wei already possesses such wealth and cultivation, coupled with his law system and the Heavenly Emperor's favor, making his ascension to godhood a certainty.

Why would he risk his life for a group of strangers?

Therefore, in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, Li Wei was sincere; he genuinely wanted to do something for the people and cultivators!

Hey,
If everyone in Heaven were like this, why would He worry about not being able to overcome the great calamity?
The Supreme Heavenly Emperor praised, "As expected of the Tiger of the Thunder Department, an iron-blooded divine official! It seems my Heavenly Court still possesses a sharp sword!"

However, rigidity breeds weakness; you must protect yourself to do more for the Three Realms! Therefore, never take risks if things are impossible.

I'm waiting to give you a wider world to explore, so you can realize your greater ambitions!

Li Wei's eyes immediately filled with tears, and he said sincerely, "Thank you for your high regard, Your Majesty! Even if I were to be shattered to pieces, I could not repay even a fraction of Your Majesty's kindness!"

The Supreme Emperor laughed heartily: "With me, why must we be shattered to pieces? My beloved minister, ascend quickly! Your stage is in the Heavenly Court, above the Nine Heavens, among the gods!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)