Thirteenth Grand Uncle is truly one who doesn't reveal his skills.
I originally thought he was just responsible for guarding the forbidden palace and teaching the princes and heirs of the Bright Martial Hall.
I didn't expect him to secretly oversee the secret agents, responsible for monitoring the movements of the Four Great Demonic Sects.
My extrasensory perception is indeed useless against Grandmasters; I couldn't see even a trace of a clue, I never thought about this.
This is a case of being blind to what's right under your nose.
Ma Tianhe smiled and said, "Your Highness didn't expect that, did you?"
"Indeed, it's quite a surprise," Chu Zhiyuan sighed, then suddenly chuckled: "Or perhaps not unexpected."
Monitoring the Four Great Demonic Sects requires someone who is the most trusted confidant, someone absolutely reliable.
Moreover, it also requires a Grandmaster.
Those who meet both criteria can actually be counted on one hand, or even less than one hand.
"Besides the Worryfree Sect, show me the information on the other three sects as well."
"Yes."
Ma Tianhe readily agreed as before.
Chu Zhiyuan was thoughtful.
This is probably not just Leng Nanfeng's goodwill; Leng Nanfeng secretly showing me a little bit would be fine, but all four great sects, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare.
It should be someone higher up.
It's the Emperor's intention.
The Emperor is really interesting.
He doesn't say anything directly, he insists on being roundabout, exerting force in the dark instead of bringing it out into the open.
The most he would do is remind me through Huang Cheng to slow down my progress in the Ninth Heaven and Grandmaster perfection.
To advance through these two realms with painstaking effort.
He doesn't explain in detail why.
This kind of behavior is really speechless.
If it were someone else, they would probably be confused by him, completely lost and helpless.
Because he acts this way, I will be simple and direct; there's no need to be so circuitous.
So, when he came to the Bright Martial Hall the next morning and saw Chu Qingfeng, he directly said that he wanted to see the information on the Four Great Demonic Sects.
Chu Qingfeng looked at him in surprise.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Uncle, the Worryfree Sect invited me to their secret place, they don't want to harm me, do they?"
"They don't have the guts."
"Then they want to win me over?"
"...That's about right."
"I want to understand their background, I can't be led around by the nose in ignorance, can I?"
"...It's best not to get involved with them."
"Uncle, times have changed; it's not a matter of whether I get involved with them, it's that they've already stuck to me."
"You, ah..." Chu Qingfeng said helplessly: "You're too young; there's no need to get involved in these things."
He always felt that Chu Zhiyuan's current task was cultivation, not to get involved in these complicated matters, which would take up too much energy, and a wrong step could lead to endless trouble.
"I know these things are very troublesome, especially since they involve the grudges between the Imperial Grandfather and the ancestors with them, but it's already like this, I can't just close my eyes and ignore everything, can I?"
"Simply ignore them," Chu Qingfeng said.
Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Four secret places, am I supposed to push away the benefits I've obtained? Will the Celestial Treasure Bureau open up its resources for me to take at will?"
"How is that possible?"
"Now it seems, the Four Great Demonic Sects can," Chu Zhiyuan said.
Chu Qingfeng snorted: "You get soft hands from taking people's things, and a short mouth from eating people's food; benefits are not taken for free."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Whether it's taken for free or not depends on the situation; I can't sacrifice the court's interests for a little benefit... The Dragon Transformation Art I practice needs external assistance, it can't be done by simply cultivating diligently."
"The Dragon Transformation Art is, after all, an external path," Chu Qingfeng said: "The foundation is still our Violet Sun True Scripture."
It was likely the best cultivation model, the ideal cultivation model, that the Emperor had comprehended.
The threshold was too high, and only he had achieved it.
With the assistance of extrasensory perception, he had indeed achieved astonishing results and reached his current level of progress.
The importance of the Dragon Transformation Art is not only that it makes the body strong, with immense strength and lightning speed, and maximizes the power of martial arts, but more importantly, the Divine Dragon's Will.
He had coincidentally condensed the Divine Dragon's Will while fusing the Mysterious Spirit Pearl.
But even if he hadn't condensed the Divine Dragon's Will, the Dragon Transformation Art itself would strengthen the spirit and soul, resisting the power of the evil sects.
Especially now that he had reached the Tendon Refining level, it was the time for the Dragon Transformation Art to undergo a qualitative change, and he really didn't know how long it would take to cultivate diligently on his own.
With external assistance, he might be able to achieve rapid progress.
"You, ah... too greedy," Chu Qingfeng said.
"Uncle, without greed, how can one achieve anything?" Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "I want to go to the secret place of the Worryfree Sect, and I also want to go to the secret place of the Nine Li Divine Sect, but unfortunately, I can't go to the Moon Invitation Palace's secret place."
"Don't want to go to the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect?"
"Forget about the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.
He would never get involved with the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect now.
Chu Qingfeng snorted: "At least you haven't lost your mind."
Seeing Chu Zhiyuan so wary of the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect, he felt a little relieved, indicating that Chu Zhiyuan still knew what was what.
After all, he had also gone to deliver the imperial edict in the past and knew the crimes of the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I first need to understand their situation before I can believe whatever they say; I might fall into a pit."
"...Follow me then," Chu Qingfeng snorted and turned to leave.
Chu Zhiyuan followed him through several courtyards to another great hall.
The three large characters "Knowing Autumn Hall" reflected golden light in the morning sun.
The Knowing Autumn Hall was as warm as spring.
Chu Zhiyuan followed him into the hall, where several middle-aged eunuchs were sitting at their respective desks, busy.
One after another, young eunuchs in green robes quietly carried in files and carried away the files that had been reviewed.
Seeing Chu Qingfeng enter, these eunuchs did not get up and continued to bury themselves in their work.
Chu Qingfeng turned to the inner room, sat cross-legged on the heated kang in front of a small square table: "Come up and sit."
Chu Zhiyuan took off his boots, sat cross-legged on the warm kang, sat at the other end of the square table, and smiled: "This place is really nice."
Books and snacks were placed on the small square table between the two.
A young eunuch brought in tea.
Then six middle-aged eunuchs came in, the six middle-aged eunuchs who had been busy earlier.
They cupped their fists and saluted: "Your Highness."
Chu Qingfeng waved his hand: "Put aside the other matters for now, don't listen to them yet, present him with the information on the Worryfree Sect from the past hundred years."
"Yes."
The six middle-aged eunuchs glanced at Chu Zhiyuan and retreated.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Six deputies, is there something else besides the Four Great Sects that needs to be monitored?"
"Evil sects," Chu Qingfeng shook his head: "It's better than nothing; evil sects are very difficult to figure out."
Chu Zhiyuan's spirits lifted.
Compared to the Worryfree Sect, the Jade Cauldron Sect and the Secret Shadow Sect also drew his attention, so he asked about the Heaven Concealment Sect.
"You actually know about the Heaven Concealment Sect?" Chu Qingfeng sighed: "It's best not to get involved with the Heaven Concealment Sect."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Heaven Concealment Sect has something to do with the Heaven Questioning Cliff, right?"
"The Heaven Concealment Sect is indeed more difficult to deal with than the Secret Shadow Sect, only the Heaven Questioning Cliff can suppress it."
"What about the Heaven Questioning Cliff?"
"Information on the Heaven Questioning Cliff is even more difficult to obtain, it's too closed off," Chu Qingfeng said: "We can only collect it indirectly, the same goes for the evil sects."
"Uncle, this is too passive."
"We've tried sending people into the evil sects, but without exception, they all lost control."
"Capture disciples of the evil sects and interrogate them."
"They are not afraid of death, we can't get anything out of them."
"Next time, capture the disciples of the evil sects and hand them over to me," Chu Zhiyuan said: "I'll interrogate them."
"...We have two from the Fearless Sect right now, do you want to interrogate them?"
"That would be great!" Chu Zhiyuan was immediately invigorated.
If it was other evil sects, it might be vague, but the Fearless Sect was the easiest for him.
"After you've looked through the information, go take a look at these two fellows."
"Okay," Chu Zhiyuan agreed.
A group of young eunuchs in green robes filed in, each holding an iron box, and quickly filled the entire kang.
Chu Zhiyuan began to flip through them one by one.
As he flipped through the scrolls one by one, he gained a rapid and in-depth understanding of the Worryfree Sect.
