Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

Very soon.

Li Ye saw the "gift" from the Emperor of Yunxi.

He looked at the prince's head inside the box with a peaceful expression and sighed slightly:

"This Emperor of Yunxi is truly ruthless."

"But, perhaps only such a man could ascend to the throne. After all, the Yunxi Realm is far from as peaceful as the Tao Furnace Realm."

Saying this, he closed the box, ignited a hint of Tribulation Fire between his fingers, and burned both the box and the head to Tribulation Ash with a flick of his hand, scattering it directly into the East Pole Yang Sea.

"What do you think they will do next, Senior Brother?"

——Beside him, struggling to climb onto a stone chair, a boy who looked about eight or nine years old, exceptionally cute like a carved jade sculpture, rolled his eyes.

He said with a childish voice, "I'm just a child now. How would I know?"

"..."

"But why do you insist on growing from a child?"

Li Ye did not understand. Even if grown from the earth, for such a powerful being like his Senior Brother, especially within the Heart Soil, transforming back to his original figure shouldn't be difficult.

Why insist on becoming a child?

"It's simply because I never experienced childhood." The Senior Brother said with full conviction, "If I want to get rid of the influence of my original form, I have to walk my own life path.

Ironically, the original form, eager to quickly enhance its strength, almost didn't experience childhood at all, spending every day meditating and learning various Magic and Divine Techniques.

Now that I finally have the chance to experience it, I naturally want to enjoy it to the fullest."

Saying this, the Senior Brother picked up a peach bigger than his face and gnawed at it leisurely, but was not merely eating.

He told Li Ye, "I speculate someone will soon come looking for you. I just browsed the records of the Yunxi Dynasty out of boredom. This current emperor, and the previous generations, were neither legitimate sons nor were they simply illegitimate children.

You see, among the guards or maidservants following the princes and princesses, could there be offspring in whom the Emperor of Yunxi places great hope?"

What?

Li Ye couldn't understand: "I can comprehend illegitimacy, as it's still the emperor's bloodline, but a child of an extramarital affair isn't even his bloodline."

"Perhaps they all originate from the same bloodline source." Senior Brother placed a piece of paper in front of Li Ye, tapping it with his short fingers.

It was...

Information about a Golden Core cultivator who was dispatched to guard the Yunxi Realm.

This Golden Core cultivator accepted the blessings of Compassion, almost achieving immortality, and thanks to Compassion's power, reproducing was not difficult.

It seems he has a bloodline connection with five generations of emperors.

He might even be secretly influencing the succession to the throne.

——Although appearing to be children of affairs, they are actually his bloodline ascending to the throne in another form.

"... so how did you figure that out?" Li Ye rubbed his forehead. He had meticulously reviewed the same materials, and with the Divine Sense and keenness of a Golden Core True Man, he shouldn't have missed the hidden matters.

Moreover, there's the annual report from the True Man named "Yun Zu" — stationed out of necessity, the Four Seasons Sect surely wanted to understand their situation; otherwise, any problem would be troublesome.

"Probably intuition." The Senior Brother didn't elaborate, changing the topic: "You should think about what to do next—should he be recalled to the Tao Furnace Realm for debriefing, or should you find a way to eliminate him?"

Such clandestine manipulation of a dynasty's succession, undocumented in official paperwork, can practically be considered a betrayal.

Previously, during the Golden Core late-period, he briefly took charge of a world's planning task, finding its situation even graver.

This serves as a hidden test from the Four Seasons Sect for its disciples.

After all, to thoroughly control a world, most old powers must be eradicated, particularly these aristocratic families within a dynasty.

In the Yunxi Realm, it appears as though the Yunxi Dynasty holds centralized power, but in reality, those aristocratic families have long controlled the talent and upward mobility channel.

They are like the roots hidden beneath the great tree, while the emperor is merely the flower they nourish.

Li Ye narrowed his eyes.

The simplest way would be to summon that man back to the Four Seasons Sect for a debriefing. No matter how reckless he is, he wouldn't dare defy the command from the Four Seasons Sect.

Doing things secretly and openly defying Sect orders are two different matters; the latter might prompt the Punishment Hall's celestial sword of judgment to intervene.

However, addressing it this way lacks achievement, given that the Sect entrusted this matter to him.

Thus, he declared without hesitation, "Since this matter was entrusted to me, I shall handle it.

But I want to know, is the Yunxi Dynasty genuinely maintaining a peaceful rule? What about the lives of its subjects?

If it were mine, why not directly change the regime?"

Li Ye reviewed the visitor list provided by the Four Seasons Sect, comparing it thoroughly with the materials, and finally focused on a cultivator with the surname He.

——This was the Ministry of Agriculture accompanying the princes and princesses.

None better understands the common people than the Ministry of Agriculture.

But would this Ministry of Agriculture frankly disclose these matters to him?

...

He An was resting in the smallest room aboard the imperial carriage.

He knew what was happening outside.