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The Sui Dynasty also had its share of immortals; if that's the case, then the strength of the Sui Dynasty's martial arts world must be considerable.
Moreover, the saintess of Cihang Jingzhai and the witch of Yin Kui Sect had already arrived at Ping An Inn.
The arrival of these two major forces is enough to prove the wonder of Ping An Inn.
However, all of this was hearsay; Yuwen Huaji had never actually seen the Ping An Inn.
Thinking of this, Yuwen Huaji immediately cupped his hands in greeting.
"Your Majesty, the Ping An Inn has only been around for a short time, and I have not yet gathered any useful information about it."
"However, the fact that the Ping An Inn could cause such a commotion in the two great dynasties of Ming and Song must not be entirely without reason."
"Humph!"
Emperor Sui snorted coldly and threw the book of immortal swords in his hand in front of Yuwen Huaji.
"If you know nothing, what use are you?"
"It is my fault for failing in my duties. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Sui glanced at Yuwen Huaji, who had his head bowed, and said coldly.
"Put the matter of the Longevity Formula aside for now. I need you to set off for the Peace Inn immediately and investigate its background thoroughly."
"If Li Chengqian truly possesses a destiny of immortality, do you know what to do?"
"I understand!"
A valley in the Sui Dynasty.
Looking at the Legend of Sword and Fairy novel in front of her, Fu Junzhuo's face was filled with solemnity.
The appearance of the Peaceful Sword Immortal gave Fu Junzhuo some ideas.
The Sui emperor was tyrannical and incompetent, and his three military campaigns against Goguryeo led to widespread suffering among the Goguryeo people.
In order to save her country, Fu Junzhuo had no choice but to try to assassinate the Sui Emperor.
However, the Sui emperor had many skilled assassins around him, and each assassination attempt failed.
Moreover, he had traveled to many places in the Great Sui Dynasty, but no one could cultivate the Longevity Technique.
If he cannot master the Longevity Technique, he will not be able to obtain the Evil Emperor's Relic, and without obtaining the Evil Emperor's Relic, he will be unable to save Goguryeo.
With both paths to national salvation blocked, Fu Junzhuo was extremely frustrated.
However, the appearance of Ping An Inn gave Fu Junzhuo hope, if this Ping An Sword Immortal really was as magical as the legends said.
He must have a way to save Goguryeo, or rather, kill the Sui emperor.
Thinking of this, Fu Junzhuo looked down at the Longevity Manual in her hand.
"With the Longevity Technique as the price, we should be able to persuade this Peaceful Sword Immortal to come."
Lanzhou City of the Ming Dynasty.
"Ah!"
Li Chengqian, who was eating noodles, suddenly sneezed. Jiang Yuyan, who was standing next to him, immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe Li Chengqian's mouth.
"Mr. Li, what's wrong with you?"
Li Chengqian rubbed his nose and said casually, "It's nothing. Someone is probably plotting against me behind my back."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyan laughed and said, "Mr. Li, you are joking. Looking around the world, who would dare to scheme against you!"
"That's not necessarily true. There aren't many people in the Ming and Song martial arts worlds who would scheme against me, but you didn't expect things to happen outside of the Ming and Song martial arts worlds!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Legend of Sword and Fairy has already spread to the Sui Dynasty."
"Given the state of the martial arts world in the Sui Dynasty, countless people are bound to have their eyes on Ping An Inn."
"Who knows, someone might even send me a beautiful woman."
"what!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Rong opened her mouth wide.
"How do these people think? Why do they keep sending beautiful women to each other?"
"Wouldn't it be better to send something else?"
Looking at Huang Rong pouting, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Food and sex are human nature, it's just how it is."
“I’m not interested in money or power. If I wanted them, they wouldn’t be the ones to give them to me.”
"So, after all the calculations, the only thing they can do is send beautiful women!"
"But that's perfect, the inn has been short of a manager, and among the people from the Great Sui Dynasty this time, there should be someone who can take on the job."
Upon hearing that someone was capable of managing the inn, Huang Rong's eyes lit up and she said, "Anyone who can satisfy Mr. Li must be no ordinary person."
"Mr. Li, could you tell us about it? I'd like to familiarize myself with it beforehand."
Li Chengqian glanced at Huang Rong and knew perfectly well that she was up to something.
She clearly intended to unite everyone in the Bamboo Grove Courtyard to oust the future manager.
"Forget about it, I'm not telling you anything about this person."
"And I think it will take some effort for me to get her to be the manager."
Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't say anything, Huang Rong looked aggrieved.
"Humph!"
"Mr. Li is so stingy, hiding like this. I suppose Mr. Li's choice is another great beauty."
"Yes!"
"You finally admit it. You're such a womanizer. I'm going to tell Sister Dongfang and the others later."
As she spoke, Huang Rong ran out of the inn, seemingly intending to go and complain.
Seeing Huang Rong's sullen expression, Jiang Yuyan smiled and said, "Mr. Li, may I ask you something?"
"What, you're also interested in news about the future innkeeper?"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head and said, "The inn belongs to Mr. Li. I dare not interfere with who Mr. Li chooses to manage the inn."
"Yu Yan just wants to know how great the opportunity is on Xia Ke Island."
Jiang Yuyan's words made Li Chengqian put down his chopsticks, which were eating noodles.
"Did you see it?"
Jiang Yuyan selected 3717.2911.99 points as backup.
"If the opportunities on Xia Ke Island are not great, then Mr. Li doesn't need to drive away the martial arts practitioners who are going to Xia Ke Island."
"Moreover, Mr. Li angered Master Zhang for half an hour just now, so he must have suffered some losses in the transaction outside the inn, otherwise Mr. Li would not have acted like this."
"Hehehe!"
"You're the best at seeing through people's hearts."
"Xia Ke Island does indeed offer great opportunities, but if that's all there is to it, I won't bother with them."
"Opportunities are good, but not everyone can seize them."
"The reason we don't want too many people to go is because other opportunities are limited, so we have to resort to this measure."
"As for Master Zhang, he didn't lose anything either."
"Although I didn't lose money, he made a huge profit, so I'm very unhappy, you understand?"
Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, Jiang Yuyan paused for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed, "Mr. Li is still as amusing as ever."
"You're the only one in the martial arts world who dares to torment Master Zhang like this."
"What kind of opportunity awaits on Xia Ke Island?"
Li Chengqian grinned and uttered two words indifferently.
"A predestined connection with the immortals!"
Chapter 390 The Troubles of Too Much Power, A Chance Encounter with Immortals on Xia Ke Island
Jiang Yuyan was taken aback by Li Chengqian's words, then exclaimed with delight, "Mr. Li, are you saying there's a chance to become an immortal on Xia Ke Island?"
"Yes, there is indeed a predestined connection to immortality on Xia Ke Island, and it is a complete one."
"Although this destiny has been discovered for a long time, no one has yet been found to be destined for it."
Upon hearing that the immortal connection still existed, Jiang Yuyan's heart began to pound.
In fact, Jiang Yuyan had always wanted to practice martial arts, but unfortunately, the bamboo forest courtyard did not have any martial arts that were suitable for her to practice.
Although Wang Yuyan has collected all the cultivation techniques of the Free and Unfettered Sect, not everyone can possess the Northern Darkness Divine Skill for decades like Wang Yuyan.
Without the basic martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect, who knows how many years it would take to directly cultivate its immortal cultivation techniques?
If it takes decades to achieve even a little success, Jiang Yuyan can't wait that long.
The same applies to the other martial arts techniques in the Bamboo Grove Courtyard; they all require a certain level of martial arts skill, otherwise it would be impossible to master them in a short period of time.
But things are different now. There are immortal connections on Xia Ke Island, and these immortal connections are naturally full of all sorts of strange possibilities.
If I learn it myself, I might be able to keep up with Mr. Li.
Li Chengqian saw right through Jiang Yuyan's little scheme.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian simply smiled and did not try to discourage Jiang Yuyan.
The Tai Xuan Scripture of Xia Ke Island (327) is even more difficult to master than the Changchun Skill of the Xiaoyao Sect.
Just as Jiang Yuyan was about to ask more about the details of the immortal encounter on Xia Ke Island, Zhang Sanfeng walked in from outside the door.
Earlier, while traveling, Li Chengqian harassed Zhang Sanfeng for a full half hour, until Li Chengqian had had his fill and finally overtook Zhang Sanfeng.
"Hehehe!"
"Mr. Li is truly a celestial being!"
"Such profound internal strength, there are probably very few people like him in the Nine Provinces Continent."
Faced with Zhang Sanfeng's praise, Li Chengqian smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Master Zhang is too kind."