Since his battle with the Nine-Eyed Demon Race that day, Xiao Fei had been in seclusion in his small courtyard.
However, the two matters he had stirred up continued to ferment, causing a stir throughout the city.
Firstly, a Qin official was killed, leaving only two pieces of human skin at the scene of the battle, and the official's personal seal was also stolen by the culprit.
For the Great Qin Dynasty, this was a major offense against the dynasty's authority and could not be tolerated.
After extensive investigation, the suspect who killed the official was finally identified.
This person had only recently appeared in Xian City and had sold demonic plants at pharmacies several times.
Based on the comprehensive analysis of intelligence from various sources, this person was highly likely to be an evil cultivator from Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
This was because, in addition to residual demonic energy at the scene, there were also traces of zombie and ghost cultivator auras.
In the entire cultivation world, apart from those morally corrupt evil cultivators, which legitimate cultivator would dabble in such miscellaneous things?
This was almost irrefutable evidence; they were undoubtedly evil cultivators.
According to the information previously revealed by this evil cultivator several times, this person was definitely related to Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
Furthermore, on the very day of the incident, this evil cultivator had sold a thousand-year-old ginseng at the Great Evolution Merchant House and personally admitted to obtaining it from the White Bone Sect in Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
After the Great Qin Dynasty investigated the truth behind the official's murder, they immediately launched a city-wide search for the evil cultivator's whereabouts.
Even the small courtyard rented by Xiao Fei was searched three times by patrolling cultivators, terrifying the three of them.
Fortunately, the three of them cultivated pure Daoist techniques, with no resemblance to evil cultivators, thus they narrowly escaped.
In response, Xiao Fei could only curse inwardly, calling the Qin Dynasty's investigators incompetent.
Their official was killed by the Nine-Eyed Demon Race and replaced, what did that have to do with him?
It was possible that the Nine-Eyed Demon Race had infiltrated their court again, hiding within another dynasty official, and was now watching them search the city for him from the sidelines.
In addition, besides the case of the murdered dynasty official, Xiao Fei had also stirred up another matter, which was now brewing undercurrents.
Many demon cultivators were already very interested in the origin of his demonic plants, and some impatient ones had even set off for Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
His reappearance this time confirmed that the Seal Demon Cave in the White Bone Sect of Eagle Mountain Kingdom contained dense true demonic energy, and many demonic plants grew within it.
This excited the vast number of demon cultivators, and many were already sharpening their knives, heading towards Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
In addition, the appearance of that thousand-year-old ginseng had caused quite a stir in Xian City.
Regardless of whether the news was true or false, it was related to heavenly treasures like thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, and it would attract the attention of many cultivators.
From then on, Eagle Mountain Kingdom, originally a remote place known to few, suddenly became a hot topic.
Besides demon cultivators, many Daoist cultivators also quietly headed to Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
As for Eagle Mountain Kingdom originally being the territory of evil cultivators, that was not important.
The rules of the cultivation world were: if you can beat them, fight them head-on; if you can't, steal.
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In the very center of Xian City stood a magnificent and majestic palace.
The main hall in the center of the palace was where the King of Qin and his ministers discussed state affairs.
Today, after a fierce debate and argument among the officials regarding some national affairs, it was finally coming to an end.
"Does any of my esteemed ministers have anything else to report? If not, the court is dismissed!"
The King of Qin was accustomed to the constant bickering among his subordinates; he was content to just watch the show.
If one day his subordinates stopped arguing and were all amiable, he, as the King, would have to be more cautious.
The King of Qin glanced at the sunlight streaming in. They had argued enough for today, and it was time to retire for rest and a meal.
"Your humble servant has one more matter to report!"
The Grand Judge stepped forward to report, holding a jade slip, which he had a eunuch deliver to the King of Qin's desk.
The King of Qin picked up the jade slip, examined it with his divine sense, pondered for a moment, and then said.
"The seal of the Seal Demon Cave in Eagle Mountain Kingdom has loosened, and it is highly possible that local evil cultivator sects have colluded with extraterrestrial demon races.
Furthermore, the evil cultivators of Eagle Mountain Kingdom have also assassinated an official of our Great Qin Dynasty."
The King of Qin briefly relayed the contents of the Grand Judge's jade slip, and the many ministers below erupted in a clamor.
"A mere border small country dares to offend the might of our Great Qin. I implore Your Majesty to grant me permission to go and destroy this country."
The Great General was the first to request this of the King of Qin.
"For such a small country, why should the Great General be troubled? Allow this old man to go alone!"
The Minister of the Imperial Stud, who had always been at odds with the Great General, also stepped forward.
"The matter of the Seal Demon Cave concerns the safety of the entire cultivation world. I am willing to go to Eagle Mountain Kingdom to share the King's burden."
Following this, several more ministers stepped forward, eager to share the King's burden.
Regarding the news of the past period, everyone had heard something: besides the loosening of the seal and the overflow of a large amount of true demonic energy, there might also be thousand-year-old spiritual medicine in this place.
For such lucrative tasks, everyone naturally vied to share the King's burden.
Thousand-year-old spiritual medicine held great temptation for cultivators of their level. If they could snatch one or two, it would be considered unexpected wealth.
All those seated possessed late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. In Xian City, with its abundance of experts, they did not appear particularly formidable.
However, if placed in a place like Eagle Mountain Kingdom, it would be akin to bullying children; one person would be enough to destroy a country.
At the Nascent Soul realm, the difference between each minor stage was vast.
Especially for late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivators, one person could contend with more than ten mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
It was known that the main reason why the Lu Kingdom could not defeat Eagle Mountain Kingdom was that Eagle Mountain Kingdom had two mid-stage Nascent Soul powerhouses, while the Lu Kingdom had none.
After several rounds of fierce competition in the court, the Great General finally emerged victorious and was assigned to carry out this mission.
The Great General simply made some preparations at home before flying towards Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
At this moment, Xiao Fei was unaware that he had unknowingly completed this mission perfectly.
After a long period of turmoil, the searches in the city had relaxed considerably. Huang Feifei went out every day to gather some information.
Zhu Yu also went out every day now, and each time she dressed up elaborately, as if she had hooked up with some high-ranking figure in the city.
Xiao Fei had been in seclusion recently, drilling into his spatial dimension whenever he had the chance.
When he left his sect last time, he had exchanged his 500,000 contribution points for books from the library, which included several records of predecessors' experiences in forming a Golden Core.
Now that he had accumulated enough spirit stones, totaling 2 million, he could finally prepare to break through to the Golden Core stage.