Master of Strange Dao

Speaking of Daqian, many people feel that Emperor Qian is profound in thought, often inscrutable, making decisions that leave his ministers struggling to grasp his intentions precisely.

The most typical example relates to the issue of the Princes' dealings, which would sometimes catch everyone by surprise when handled.

Among those who understood Emperor Qian best, Song Chengyue could not claim to be the first, yet he was certainly among the top three.

Having served as the Jinyiwei Commander, experienced both favor and neglect, and even nearly losing his head at one point.

After ups and downs, he started seeing many things far more clearly.

In the court, everyone had their own stance, and with this predisposition, their approach and consideration of issues were bound to differ from Emperor Qian's.

But Song Chengyue, lacking such stances and not entangled in complex interests, viewed and considered issues from Emperor Qian's perspective.

Many considered Emperor Qian as an arbiter from above, making solitary judgments regardless of stance.

In fact, Emperor Qian was also human, and within this vast Divine Dynasty, who does not have their own position?

Emperor Qian had his biases, hence he must have his stance.

Some failed to see this, criticizing political rivals, even in front of Emperor Qian, in hopes he would charge them with crimes.

In truth, if one were to rigorously enforce the Law Code, then a good half of the courtiers would have to be dispatched first.

In the court, whether you live or die often has no inevitable connection with your transgressions.

It has an inevitable connection with Emperor Qian's thoughts, however.

Previously, everyone targeted Song Chengyue, even the pettiest issues could become major disputes in the court, chomping at Song Chengyue's reputation.

It seemed as though if Song Chengyue were not executed, Daqian would be doomed.

Emperor Qian said nothing publicly, only taking Song Chengyue on a night walk through the palace city, chatting with him.

After that, Song Chengyue's days became much easier.

Nobody foolish enough in the court dared to bite at Song Chengyue every day.

Of these matters, Song Chengyue was the most clear-headed.

His wish to kill the dong chang's chief director was a matter of personal grudge, a minor issue, the real crux was a problem of allegiances.

The past few days, with the Dali Dynasty and the Lihuo Institute taking a stand, the affair had caused an uproar.

Even within the Langya Institute, disputes had erupted internally.

You being an incarnation from the start, without contention, and you being a human transformed into an incarnation through the use of Evil Skill, these two concepts are entirely different for all Cultivators.

The internal strife within the Langya Institute was loud, and public sentiment couldn't possibly be contained.

This matter concerned everyone's interests.

Song Chengyue, making routine reports in the palace city, spoke methodically, relaying only intelligence, without interjecting his personal opinions.

He started by mentioning the normal situation, then proceeded to the crucial matter.

"According to my intelligence, Dali does not just have three Ninth Tier Cultivators who have shed their incarnations, but four, and among them is an Old Eunuch.

From youth, they knew themselves to be incarnations, yet they were unaware of each other.

After enduring hardships and advancing to the Ninth Tier, they began awakening self-awareness.

I am incompetent, as I am yet to discover how they coordinated, and how they severed the connection with their original selves.

Regarding this, Dali considers it supremely confidential, with only a few people being in the know."

Song Chengyue's report was straightforward, without even a mention that Dali knew of dong chang or the chief director.

He didn't even bring up the chief director.

Emperor Qian himself had yet to decide what action to take.

He felt the chief director's personal desires were too great, eclipsing even loyalty.

However, since the incident was exposed and the chief director turned out to possess several Ninth Tier incarnations.

Plus, with Daqian's Cui Changping, it was certain there were more Ninth Tier Cultivators yet revealed.

Although they took shortcuts, if the path to the Tenth Tier were opened, the chief director indeed had a great chance of advancing to the Tenth Tier.

A Ninth Tier Cultivator could not be indulged much by Emperor Qian, but if it were a Tenth Tier, Emperor Qian would indeed be much more tolerant.

He didn't know how many more moves the chief director had left or how many more Ninth Tier incarnations there might be.

In truth, he was inclined to give another opportunity.

But at this moment, hearing Song Chengyue's report, Emperor Qian immediately understood many unspoken implications that Song Chengyue had left unsaid.

He had never practiced the Langya Incarnation Technique, he disdained pursuing the Dharma Method, not because an incarnation was a flaw.

Rather, it was because the path Emperor Qian sought was the glorious great path, striving for the strongest, so he naturally could not take shortcuts.

The path of Cultivation, the strongest persons, have always come step by step on their own.

Just like the mightiest Sword Cultivator, devoted to the sword, wholeheartedly following one path, even though there are many weaknesses, their combat prowess is far superior to other Cultivators of equal Tier.

He hadn't spent time delving into the Incarnation Technique, yet he understood if that incarnation knew from early on that they were an incarnation, as if a normal incarnation.

They would naturally know much of what their original selves knew, hence they would also know who their original self was.

Knowing this, after their betrayal, the Dali Dynasty could not possibly be unaware.

Emperor Qian looked at Song Chengyue, who then continued.

"There is another matter to report to Your Majesty.

I have been in contact with Jinlan Mountain, and after lengthy negotiations.

The people of Jinlan Mountain are willing to continue dissolving the Dadui Seal.

They have recently dissolved another ten seals to demonstrate their sincerity.

They are willing to help, though they still keep their lips tight.

If they insisted on revenge, then it would end there.

I have begun preparations to see if a substitute might be used to deceive them, after all, greater matters prevail."