51: The seven major sects intend to encircle and destroy the Giant Spirit Palace!

Shen Xinrong looked at the self-satisfied Li Shengyuan and smiled slightly; she knew her man had many secrets.

She didn't ask what secret Li Shengyuan had on Ye Hangzhou.

First, she looked up and kissed Li Shengyuan in front of Xiaoqian, then stood up and said,

“Since we’re leaving tomorrow morning, I’ll go back and pack some things. You and Xiaoqian can chat.”

“Alright, go.”

Li Shengyuan patted Shen Xinrong’s swaying, ample figure...

At this moment, Xiaoqian asked worriedly, “Young Master, how long will it take for you to return from the Northern Border? Is it dangerous there?”

Li Shengyuan smiled and patted Xiaoqian’s head, “Didn’t you hear that so many powerful experts will protect me? There’s no danger, don’t worry.”

“As for how long it will take… I can’t estimate that, but it won’t be too long.”

“Alright.” Xiaoqian nodded slightly, then said with some disappointment,

“It’s a pity Xiaoqian has no cultivation talent and can’t fight alongside you, Young Master.”

“Don’t think too much about it. Your duty is to guard the house for me.” Li Shengyuan gently comforted her.

Xiaoqian’s pretty face immediately filled with smiles, and she said confidently, “Young Master, don’t worry, when you return, this courtyard will definitely be spotless!”

Li Shengyuan smiled and went to pack his own things. Frankly, he didn’t have much to bring.

As for treasures and elixirs, with Ye Hangzhou, a Three-Rank all-around alchemist and artifact refiner, there was no shortage.

He just needed to bring the person.

Li Shengyuan also took advantage of the daytime to read through all the information about the Prince of Yan that he had obtained from his Empress senior sister.

He also analyzed the situation in the Northern Border, for knowing oneself and one’s enemy ensures victory in every battle.

The Northern Border Three Prefectures had a total of eight Three-Rank sects, with a total of eleven Three-Rank experts, and none above Three-Rank.

Among these eight Three-Rank sects, according to the information given by his Empress senior sister yesterday, four sects were colluding with the Demonic Cult.

However, in three of these sects, only some individuals were colluding with the Demonic Cult, and overall, they could still be incorporated.

Li Shengyuan fell into deep thought, “We don’t need to personally deal with these three sects. Just present the evidence, and let their sect leaders deal with it themselves to show loyalty!”

“But as for this Giant Spirit Hall…”

A cold killing intent flashed in Li Shengyuan’s eyes.

According to the information provided by his Empress senior sister, this body-refining sect, the Giant Spirit Hall, was closely connected to the Demonic Cult. Their high-ranking members colluded with the Demonic Cult, and the Blood Qi Pills and body-refining elixirs consumed by their disciples were all purchased from the Demonic Cult.

Many of these elixirs were even transported from the underground city in Sun Ruian’s mansion, and there were records of this.

One must say, whoever wanted to keep records for accounting was truly a genius…

And what good could body-refining elixirs produced by the Demonic Cult be?

Many of them were refined from humans!

Plus some mysterious additives from the demon race.

Eating too much would eventually turn one into that inhuman, non-demonic Three-Rank Great Demon from last night.

These elixirs could rapidly enhance physical strength in a short time, but the backlash was also very strong. One might even explode and die while cultivating…

Muscles developed by consuming drugs were ultimately fake.

Although Zhang Mang, a Golden Uniform, also cultivated muscles and took elixirs, they were normal and in moderation, not harmful to the body.

Li Shengyuan stroked his chin and thought, “I still have some elixirs I plundered from a Demonic Cult Four-Rank alchemist. Tomorrow, I’ll let Ye Hangzhou examine them to see if we can find a way to deal with the Giant Spirit Hall from the elixirs.”

The Giant Spirit Hall had been colluding with the Demonic Cult for so many years, so its strength naturally could not be underestimated.

Among the eight Three-Rank sects, the Giant Spirit Hall was one of the three strongest, with two Three-Rank experts within its gates!

Its defense was extremely high, making it difficult to deal with. He just didn't know how it compared to the Three-Rank Great Demon from last night.

“It’s definitely unrealistic for the few people I’m bringing to besiege a Three-Rank major sect. Even if we took it down, the casualties would be huge, which is unacceptable. Moreover, it’s unclear if there are Demonic Cult members within the Giant Spirit Hall,” Li Shengyuan shook his head.

He was taking the Demon Suppression Division brothers to earn merit, not to risk their lives.

He had other candidates in mind for risking their lives against the Giant Spirit Hall!

Li Shengyuan’s lips curved slightly as he said playfully, “Prince of Yan, Prince of Yan, I wonder if your cooperation will remain stable after your people are killed by the Demonic Cult forces!”

The Giant Spirit Hall, located in Jizhou, was within the Prince of Yan’s jurisdiction. He was also partly to blame for the egregious act of a sect colluding with the Demonic Cult appearing within his territory.

The best way to atone would be to lead troops to encircle and suppress the Giant Spirit Hall!

If he refused…

Then it would be easy!

“Should the other three sects also be gathered and eliminated together?” Li Shengyuan pondered.

Then his eyes lit up, and he chuckled, “In my previous life on Blue Star, there were six major sects besieging Guangmingding. Then I’ll make it seven major sects encircling and suppressing the Giant Spirit Hall!”

“This way, we can use the seven major sects to destroy the Giant Spirit Hall, and then round up all the people from the three sects who colluded with the Demonic Cult. It saves time and effort, simply perfect!”

Li Shengyuan’s face was full of smiles, but soon a hint of distress appeared.

In whose name should he issue hero invitations to gather the seven major sects…

This person must not only have status but also prestige!

He certainly couldn’t do it. The Northern Border was too far from the capital, and his reputation there wasn’t great; he couldn’t rally the seven major sects.

His Empress senior sister couldn’t either. Although her title was extremely resounding, it would be too demeaning for a dignified emperor of a nation to do this!

Then…

Li Shengyuan smiled, “Then let His Highness the Prince of Yan be this martial arts alliance leader again!”

The Prince of Yan had been rooted in the Northern Border Three Prefectures for many years, possessing immense prestige and a resounding reputation. With the hero invitations to encircle and suppress the Giant Spirit Hall issued in the name of a Great Qian Prince, he believed no sect would dare refuse.

With a rough plan already in mind, Li Shengyuan also had a smile on his face. Next, he only needed to slowly refine some details.

By the time Li Shengyuan had thoroughly studied everything he needed to do after going to the Northern Border, evening had quietly arrived.

Li Shengyuan stood up, patted his truly somewhat dizzy head, and then left the study.

At this moment, his courtyard had become very lively.

Li Xinghe and Li Ruotang, the two troublemakers, one big and one small, had returned home.

They were currently chattering non-stop around Shen Xinrong and Xiaoqian.

Li Shengyuan looked at this warm scene and walked over with a smile on his face.

Little Fatty Li Ruotang, who had been intimately hugging Shen Xinrong’s arm, immediately let go of Shen Xinrong and ran towards Li Shengyuan upon seeing him.

She tightly hugged Li Shengyuan’s leg, looked up at him with bright, blinking eyes, and said in a clear voice,

“Big Brother, what are you doing? Ruotang missed you so much!”

Li Shengyuan rubbed Li Ruotang’s forehead and said with a doting smile,

“Big Brother missed you too.”

Then he allowed Little Fatty to hang on his leg and walked with difficulty towards Shen Xinrong and the others.

Little Fatty, however, pouted and huffed angrily,

“Big Brother is lying! You don’t miss Tangtang at all!”

“Why wouldn’t I miss you?” Li Shengyuan was a little confused.

“Big Brother just came out of seclusion, and now he’s going to leave Tangtang at home again, to go to the very, very far Northern Border, and won’t be back for a long, long time!” Li Ruotang pouted angrily.

“Who said that? Big Brother will only be gone for a few days; it won’t be long before I’m back. How about I buy Tangtang some delicious spicy rabbit heads then?!”

“Bunnies are so cute, how can Big Brother eat bunnies?!” Though she said this, Little Fatty’s mouth was already honestly drooling…

After swallowing her saliva, she wished, “Tangtang wants two… no, I want many, many, enough to eat for a lifetime!”