The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"I have no choice but to go myself," Qing Yu lamented inwardly.

In the end, core strength was sparse, and the big boss had to personally take care of everything.

"It's time to cultivate more capable individuals," Qing Yu thought.

At his current Realm, it was not suitable for him to attend to everything in person, it was better to delegate tasks to his subordinates.

"Previously, the Blood Demon Sect spread the Blood Dao Martial Arts far and wide, and both Ji Tang and Blood Bat No.1 had acquired quite a bit of Blood Dao Martial Arts and took the opportunity to advance to the Divine Origin Realm. I should start giving these two old subordinates some more responsibility."

When it came to using people, it was these old subordinates who were truly reliable. They were loyal and experienced; the only thing they lacked was strength.

This, Qing Yu could help them with.

The implantation of the Xuan Yin Sword Energy would grant them greater power, and even accelerate their progress into the True Pill Realm.

Although it would then be more difficult for them to Ascend to God, neither Ji Tang nor Blood Bat No.1 were originally likely to achieve it.

Despite Ji Tang once being on the Dragon and Phoenix List, among the top ten young experts, in reality, the Dragon and Phoenix List was the one which changed the most frequently, and countless individuals had been listed.

Every ten years, at least thirty people would emerge on the Dragon and Phoenix List. Among these twenty people, having even one who could Ascend to God was a rarity that happened once in a hundred years.

People like Qing Yu, Shi Jue, and Yuan Jianyi were merely exceptions, not the norm. Most of the promising young talents who had been on the Dragon and Phoenix List ultimately just faded into the crowd.

"Ahh, if only I could recruit a subordinate capable of Ascending to God," Qing Yu thought greedily.

If he had such a subordinate, he couldn't imagine how much peace of mind it would bring him.

"Your Majesty, the secular world is chaotic; I shall enter seclusion again to avoid these disturbances," Qing Yu said.

Feng Jiwu stood up, sorrowfully said, "The Daoist has suffered. Please rest assured, I will not let those people disturb the Daoist."

From the perspective of the Cold Eunuch, Feng Jiwu was ultimately compromising by no longer insisting on appointing Qing Yu as the State Preceptor and promising that the opposing ministers would not disturb Qing Yu.

While Qing Yu had no interest in power, he was at least more trustworthy than those ministers.

But in reality, this dialogue was also for the Cold Eunuch to see and implicitly indicated the imminent cleanup.

Now that the positions of the Hundred Officials were identified, it was time to slowly weed out those whose stances were conflicting.

Quiet promotion, demotion, transfer, coalition, or framing—Feng Jiwu had several ways to deal with those ministers.

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That night, Tianyue Workshop.

This famous den of debauchery in the Divine Capital had, following the stabilization after Feng Jiwu's ascension, once again resumed its former bustling and flourishing state.

Countless charming flowers were fully extending their enchanting poses, attracting passersby who cherished their beauty.

At this moment, not far from Lingxian Pavilion, within a small alley, three figures were sneakily hiding.

Err······

My apologies, it wasn't three figures sneaking around. Only the one large figure was being sneaky, while the other two showed no intention of hiding at all.

"Before leaving Feiyun Pass, that demon from Northern Zhou destroyed that powerful weapon. From the minds of the captives we captured, it was discovered that the experts who presided over the development of the weapon were all taken back to Divine Capital by this demon.

So the most crucial thing for us now is to capture those experts and extract the secrets of the weapon from their minds," Fatty Lan whispered tightly in a corner.

"I say," Ye Xie said somewhat speechlessly, "capturing those experts might get us that powerful weapon. I understand that logic, but why did you run off to Tianyue Workshop? Do those experts actually frequent brothels?"

Ye Xie was also speechless. This Fatty Lan was mysterious and highly skilled but acted utterly absurdly. Searching for experts but ending up in Tianyue Workshop?

And now Fatty Lan was just ogling the girls and salivating, which didn't look like he was here to find any experts.

"Ah Xie, this is what you don't understand," Fatty Lan replied as he swallowed his saliva, "Since we've come to Divine Capital, we have to greet the people from the Four Demonic Sects. We're allies, after all, it's a serious breach of etiquette to just infiltrate their territory without greeting."

"Greeting? This is your so-called foolproof plan?"

Bai Shaoling was also shocked. He had thought that Fatty Lan's mysterious foolproof plan was truly comprehensive, only to find out it was just about giving a greeting.

What was he thinking? Walking right into the lion's den? Didn't this fat fool know that Yin Demon Sect and Heavenly Demon Palace had considerable enmity?

They might be allies, but people from the Demon Path excel at striking down their own allies.

"Don't worry," Fatty Lan said without looking back, "Senior Bai Yan from the Respected Demon Hall has already gone to discuss with the people from the Four Demonic Sects. What we need to do, actually, is to persuade the Young Sect Master of Yin Demon Sect."

Speaking, Fatty Lan turned to look at Bai Shaoling with a sly grin, "I heard that you, Shaoling, are quite familiar with the Young Sect Master of the Yin Demon Sect. I wonder if presenting you as a gift might earn the friendship of that Young Sect Master."

"Don't call me Shaoling, I'm not that familiar with you," Bai Shaoling said coldly.

'The movements of Senior Bai Yan have always been secretive—like Ye Xie and I coming from the Respected Demon Hall, we have no clue. How did this guy find out?'

Bai Shaoling was flooded with thoughts and felt even more wary of Fatty Lan.

"I think it's feasible," Ye Xie said with an evil smile, "If we send Bai Shaoling out, not only would the Yin Demon Sect allow us free reign in Divine Capital, but they would also provide strong support."

"Ah Xie, you finally thought through your words," Fatty Lan said with a relieved expression.

After speaking, he quickly turned his head back, focusing intensely on the bustling scene outside.

"Don't call me Ah Xie."

Ye Xie was also quite frustrated, and if he could overpower Fatty Lan, he would have already taught this insufferable fat man a lesson.

"Besides, you mentioned searching for the Yin Demon Sect, just watching the beauties and salivating—what are you really up to?"

"Some people from the Yin Demon Sect disguise themselves as brothel women, I'm just searching, searching..." Fatty Lan trailed off as if he had seen some peerless beauty, muttering to himself.

"Come on!"

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and pointed at a fleeting figure on a high building ahead, "There actually are experts visiting the brothel."

That clothing, that crown, unmistakably, it was a Daoist robe and lotus crown. That figure was indeed a Taoist.

"And a white-haired Taoist at that, what flamboyance!" Fatty Lan exclaimed.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, the flamboyant white-haired Taoist reappeared on the rooftop of the building ahead, looking down at the dimly lit alley.

His dark eyes, in the darkness of the night, flickered with elusive divine light, seemingly flashing like lightning.