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Chapter 177 The Newly Appointed Supreme Path Grand Ninth Grade

A giant black cloud drifted slowly across the sky.

Wu Yun sat in Qi Dan's studio, carefully observing the dozens of strands of spiritual energy he had collected the night before. He discovered that more than twenty of them were spiritual energy from the temple!

"You managed to get so much in just one night?"

"Let's stop refining the Qi Pill for now."

"Once the specialized spirit-gathering array is developed, we can use it as a source of fresh energy to draw upon even more spiritual energy."

The duty secretary, Diao Songsong, was quick-witted and immediately brought over a box of fish spirit essence.

"Very good, let's refine this Qi Dan this morning."

As Wu Yun drew out spiritual energy, he saw several people, including Diao Baibai and Diao Heihei, holding tablets and writing and drawing on them, making "whimpering" noises, seemingly discussing something, near the Spirit Gathering Pool not far away.

Too lazy to ask any more questions, he lowered his head and prepared to continue refining the Qi Dan.

The giant black cloud drifted very slowly and had not yet left the territory of Yunan.

Wu Yun wasn't in a hurry.

I glanced down at the clouds without thinking.

Where are we?

"Tuzhou City?"

"We're almost back in eastern Thailand."

He was about to look away.

Suddenly he frowned again.

Down below, I saw a familiar face?
What's he doing here?

……

The Bailong Temple in Tuzhou is not well-known or popular, and has been abandoned for a long time.

A warning sign reading "Do Not Enter Dangerous Building" hangs at the entrance of the temple.

The main hall inside the temple had just been cleaned and slightly repaired.

The Buddha statue was taken down and replaced with a Taoist statue.

Below the statue of the Daoist Lord, several prayer cushions were placed.

When Fang Wan entered, he saw the newly appointed Supreme Daoist Daoist of the Ninth Rank sitting cross-legged on a futon, facing the statue of the Daoist Lord, with his back to him.

"Immortal Fang has arrived?"

Please sit down.

"We can chat for a few minutes under the statue of Daojun."

The newly appointed Supreme Daoist Grand Ninth Rank turned his face to look at Fang Wanjuan, who was also sitting cross-legged.

"Let me remind you first, you cannot lie in front of the statue of Daojun."

"If you lie, the consequences will be severe, you understand?"

Fang Wanjuan nodded.

But the newly appointed ninth-rank official was a middle-aged man with a narrow face and a mustache. He looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

"I forgot to introduce myself."

"My name is Chen Xie."

Fang Wanjuan suddenly remembered!

Chen Xie!

Chen Xie from the Ling Tou Office, who took it upon himself to investigate the Hu family's Donghu case!

Chen Xie from Pulin Bookstore, who took the Imperial Censor Bingyan to the capital to investigate the path of alchemy!
How did this guy get promoted to the ninth rank of the Supreme Path?

Not to mention Fang Wanjuan, even Chen Xie himself was completely bewildered.

Their Chen family of Oasis was, in the end, just a small family, and they couldn't even get in touch with the Tushita Palace.

But last night, a transfer order from the Celestial Realm directly promoted him, moving him from Pulin Bookstore to the Supreme Path to take charge of the work, and even elevating him to the ninth rank. This was truly a windfall from heaven!
"Cough cough..."

He cleared his throat and asked the first question.

"Daoist Lord above, Fang Wanjuan, I have a question for you."

"Did you refine or use the Qi Dan last night?"

Just as Fang Wanjuan was about to speak, he suddenly saw the image of the Dao Lord magnified infinitely in his eyes, suppressing all his thoughts and ideas, making him dizzy and confused, with no other thoughts, so he could only speak.

"no……"

"Do you know who refined or used the Qi Dan last night?"

"I don't know..."

"Do you have any guesses in your mind? Who could it be?"

"The soaring clouds pass by the Grand Ninth-Rank Immortal Official."

Chen Xie suddenly shuddered.

How did this get involved with that guy?
How can he investigate that?
He came here to become an official, not to die!
"Is there any basis for your guess?"

"He's very capable."

“His stance is the same as mine; he also cares about ordinary people.”

"Are there any other bases of evidence?" "No."

Chen Xie breathed a sigh of relief, but muttered irritably.

"Then why the hell are you spouting nonsense..."

I asked a few more questions from last night.

Chen Xie confirmed that Fang Wanjuan and Qi Dan had absolutely no connection.

"Okay, you've cleared your name."

Fang Wanjuan was still groggy when he suddenly shook his head, as if waking from a dream.

Sweat beaded on his forehead before he remembered what had just happened.

The Supreme Path is indeed very sinister!

After seeing Fang Wanjuan off, Chen Xie sat back down on the futon and looked at the statue of Daojun.

This statue can be seen as an incarnation of the Dao Lord, possessing extremely high prestige, but with limited functionality.

Its primary function is to establish contact with the seventh-rank Heavenly Heart Envoy of the Heavenly Heart Court of the Tushita Palace.

At this moment, Chen Xie spoke.

"Your Excellency, Fang Wanjuan has already been reviewed. What do you suggest we do next?"

The statue of Daojun spoke, and the voice of the Heavenly Messenger came through.

"Lord Chen doesn't need to concern himself with everything."

"You were promoted to this position for three reasons: first, because you have a clean background and a firm stance; second, because you have a keen sense of smell and once saw through the Hu family's conspiracy; and third, because you once used your discerning eye as an imperial censor to clear Yan Cenge of suspicion."

"A celestial official like you, with your firm stance, keen sense of smell, and outstanding abilities, is already a paragon among mortals."

"The immortal lords believe in you and will surely get to the bottom of the matter regarding Qidan."

At this point, the statue of Daojun shut its mouth and stopped speaking.

Chen Xie was left with a strange expression on his face.

Everything the idol says is true.

But he didn't quite understand any of the comments the idol made.

Did the Dao Lords just look through his file, glance at only a few lines, and then draw a conclusion and promote him?

He thought about it for a long time and then realized another layer of meaning... Yan Cenge, who was on the path to immortality, was actually equivalent to a celestial official under the Tushita Palace!

Previously, someone falsely accused Yan Cengge of refining Qidan. Wasn't that also smearing the Doushuai Palace?

If the matter is confirmed, how embarrassing would it be for the Tushita Palace?
Allowing the investigation of this case to proceed was itself an attack and a test by Lingxiao Palace against Doushuai Palace!

At this thought, Chen Xie's face was covered in cold sweat.

Only then did he realize that the Qidan case had such a layer of struggle and involvement.

By helping Yan Cenge clear her name, he was actually helping the Doushuai Palace, which explains why he came into the sights of the immortal lords of the Doushuai Palace.

"Ah……"

He gave a wry smile.

In the torrent, he was like a floating duckweed, and any wave could push him to a high place!

But even the slightest undercurrent could tear him to shreds!

"Ugh……"

How should we investigate this new Qidan case?

How dangerous must this be?!

If they can't find out, that's fine; at most, they'll just be labeled as incompetent.

If it's found out, his ex-girlfriend just died a horrible death last night, her body still warm!

Chen squinted his eyes, pondered for a long time, and decided to first stall for time and pick on a few easy targets.

Forget about the Cloud Soaring Path and Thunder Pool Path for now. We need to focus on things like the Spirit Investment Office and Pulin Bookstore, which have strong control over the Immortal Realm.

As for Pulin Bookstore... he had just been transferred away, and the family ties were still there, so we won't cause any trouble for now.

As for the Spiritual Investment Office... I've heard that Song Xiaowei was quite cooperative with the previous Grand Master of the Ninth Rank.

Reflecting on his unpleasant experience at the Ling Tou Office, Chen Xie decisively identified Song Xiaowei as a sycophantic bully and a pushover whom he could easily manipulate!
He decisively took out his phone and called Song Xiaowei.

"Hey?

"Director Chen, I just finished reviewing Fang Wanjuan."

Yes, he has been cleared of suspicion.

"But I heard him say... that this Qi Dan might actually come from our Ling Tou Office?"

On the other end of the phone, Song Xiaowei immediately became anxious!

"That's bullshit!"

Chen Xie sighed.

"Whether he farted or had diarrhea, he said it in front of Daojun, and Daojun heard it."

"I can't do anything about it. Please ask your colleagues at the Lingnan Investment Office to prepare for the inspection."

"Our Taishang Xing will soon be stationed at the Ling Tou Ban to investigate the case."

(End of this chapter)