However, at this time, Li Jing's martial arts were only at the initial stage of the Innate Realm. Although he was very talented in warfare, in a world where grandmasters were everywhere and innate masters were considered worthless, he was simply not up to par. In the private room, he was practically the worst in martial arts!
Besides Li Jing and his wife, there was also the stern-faced Yuchi Jingde, the handsome Changsun Wuji, as well as Fang Xuanling, Li Gang, Pang Yu, and many other masters.
Soon, after Changsun Wuji left, the private room fell silent. Clearly, everyone was waiting quietly.
However, Changsun Wuji left quickly and returned just as quickly. When he returned, he still seemed somewhat dazed and incredulous.
In her hand, she held a very small package. It emitted a faint, pleasant fragrance that filled the entire private room as soon as she entered.
"Hey, Wuji, His Highness sent you out to gather information, why did you bring back all this food? Are you hungry? Come, come, let old Cheng have a taste first." Cheng Yaojin suddenly grinned and said.
"What's wrong, auxiliary machine? Has something happened outside?" Li Shimin asked, frowning.
Li Shimin knew his brother-in-law very well. He came from the Changsun family, which could be considered a prominent family.
His father was the renowned Changsun Sheng, who made significant contributions to sowing discord and dividing the Turkic people.
Therefore, this brother-in-law is indeed capable, and quite capable at that. His martial arts skills and political acumen are both excellent. There's no reason for him to be so surprised by ordinary matters!
"Guangcheng Immortal Sect! Everyone outside is talking about this sect. They say that the three direct disciples of Guangcheng Immortal Sect, Tianqing, Tianxuan, and Tianlan, have come out of the mountains. Moreover, these three are the ones who caused Shilong's personality to change drastically and his martial arts to advance by leaps and bounds!" Changsun Wuji said with a frown.
"Oh, so it seems there really is someone behind Shi Long? But that's alright, the Demonic Sect should be worried. So, what is their stance? Do they have any inclinations? What is their martial arts skill like? Also, is this news true or false? And who spread it?" Li Shimin asked hurriedly.
Moreover, in Li Shimin's view, this news alone could not possibly have caused his brother-in-law to lose his composure so much.
"They claim to be descendants of immortals, and whenever there is chaos, they leave their blessed lands and go to our world to choose a true dragon emperor," Changsun Wuji said, pausing between each word.
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately stood up. This tactic was so familiar; wasn't this the same tactic of Cihang Jingzhai? In this world, one Cihang Jingzhai, with its mystical practices, was enough; there was no need for a second!
"So, what else did these three sages say? And how can we prove their authenticity? What makes us believe them?" Li Jing asked loudly, seeing Li Shimin's agitation.
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin realized he had lost his composure. He then sat down and took a sip of wine to cover it up. After all, the fairy maiden of Cihang Jingzhai had chosen him!
"They...they directly took out spirit rice and spirit dew. According to them, this spirit rice and spirit dew are what they eat in their cave. It is because they eat these rare and precious things every day that they have entered the Grandmaster realm at such a young age!" Changsun Wuji said excitedly.
As he spoke, he took out the package in his hand, opened it directly, and then a gasp of surprise rang out.
"This is spirit rice? It smells so good!" Yuchi Jingde sniffed.
"These grains of rice are all incredibly plump and have a unique, refreshing aroma. I wonder what they taste like." Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth wide, his mouth practically watering.
"We'll know once we try it," Li Jing said.
Then, in front of everyone, he took more than twenty grains of spirit rice and ate them. That's right, more than twenty grains, but although there were only more than twenty grains, they weighed at least one ounce.
After a few breaths, Li Jing's complexion suddenly became rosy. After a few more breaths, it finally returned to normal.
At this moment, Li Jing completely lost his composure. His previously calm demeanor vanished, replaced by a sense of panic.
“That one or two spirit rice just now is roughly equivalent to the effect of several days of my usual cultivation. In other words, in terms of effect alone, it truly deserves the name ‘spiritual rice’,” Li Jing said, then became somewhat excited.
"It may not seem like much, but what if you eat it every day, at every meal? What if an entire army were to consume it? Take the Qin King's Tian Ce Mansion, for example. The strongest army there is the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry. However, due to the system, the number of Xuanjia soldiers has always been small, only a little over a thousand."
"But with this, let alone more than a thousand people, even ten thousand is not impossible!" Li Jing said excitedly.
It's obvious that spirit rice is worthless within the cave. Otherwise, Changsun Wuji wouldn't have been able to obtain half a jin in just a short time.
As for the others, they immediately pictured ten thousand elite Xuanjia cavalry. Cheng Yaojin exclaimed excitedly, "If we had ten thousand Xuanjia soldiers, the King of Qin could have unified the world long ago! We wouldn't even fear the Turkic cavalry!"
These were questions Cheng Yaojin could think of, and naturally, everyone else could as well. Li Shimin immediately asked, "Fuji, where did this spirit rice come from?"
"It was distributed from below. The storyteller just distributed a hundred catties of spirit rice. I bought this half catty from a customer for a hundred taels of silver."
"Moreover, the storyteller also said that seven days later, another hundred catties of spirit rice will be distributed, also in the same place. At the same time, spirit dew will also be distributed," Changsun Wuji said speechlessly.
With the spirit rice as proof, the Guangcheng Immortal Sect's reputation was instantly established. After all, other things can be faked, but how can one explain the genuine spirit rice?
"Acquire it! Use all our connections and spare no expense to acquire it! At the same time, activate all our spies and find out exactly what changes have occurred at Shi Long's residence in the past few days!" Li Shimin ordered.
Meanwhile, the Yin Kui Sect and Cihang Jingzhai also made similar decisions. In addition, countless spies from various feudal lords were silently recording everything that was happening.
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Chapter 80: Master, is our Cihang Jingzhai plagiarizing the Guangcheng Immortal Sect?
Guangcheng Immortal Sect!
These four words have been mentioned countless times in just one day. From the righteous path and the underworld to the allied factions of the Shilong Taoist Temple, from the two demonic sects and the Six Paths Sect to the Cihang Jingzhai, in short, almost everywhere in Yangzhou City, people are discussing these four words!
Even Xiao Xian's 200,000-strong army outside the city temporarily retreated 30 li. The gates of Yangzhou, which had not been opened for two months, were reopened.
This time, over a thousand people entered Yangzhou City in just one day. Keep in mind, this was during wartime, and a thousand people was already a large number.
More importantly, these thousand men were mostly from military backgrounds or possessed considerable skill. In later times, they would at least be considered middle class.
In a quiet room, many of the trusted advisors and generals of the Tian Ce Mansion were gathered. However, they were no longer as relaxed as usual; most of them were frowning, deep in thought.
Meanwhile, Changsun Wuji was constantly recounting the information he had gathered through various channels.
"This sect calls itself the Guangcheng Immortal Sect. They say that they usually live in a cave, which is another world. In that world, there are a lot of longevity substances, and even ordinary people can easily live for two or three hundred years if they take good care of themselves."
"Furthermore, they usually keep their grotto-heavens closed and do not concern themselves with external affairs. However, whenever there is great chaos in the world, they will leave their grotto-heavens and go to various lower realms. For example, our world is one of the many lower realms," Changsun Wuji said expressionlessly.
I really don't know what to say anymore. If all of this is fake, a lie, then the Lingmi (spiritual rice) thing can't be faked. If all of this is true, then it's too much of a shock to his values.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji believed that there were both genuine and fake versions. How much of it was fake depended on individual opinion.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to stay in the grotto-heaven? Why come down to the mortal realm? Is it really to save us ordinary people? Why do we need their help?" Li Jing said angrily.
In his view, even if immortals truly exist, they shouldn't interfere in mortal affairs! Mortal matters should be resolved by mortals!