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"Is it my destiny to steal the True Emperor Seal and leave it to Crazy Blade?"

Sikong Tu had a bitter look on his face, thinking about his son who had not yet grown up.

"Alas, greed is harmful. I have fallen into this situation. I cannot blame others." Sikong Tu's eyes were full of love. "Since I am about to die, I must leave something for my wife and children. My friend, I would like to ask you to sell the 'True Imperial Seal' to one of the two princes on my behalf. You can take half of the proceeds, and the remaining half will be sent to my home."

Meng Qi chuckled: "You can't move at the moment, aren't you afraid that we can just snatch it away?"

Sikong Tu said sadly:

"Time is also fate."

If Meng Qi was alone, he could still use the destruction of the True Emperor Seal as a threat, but with Zizai Buddha here, he simply couldn't do it.

Shang Yi said:

"My business building is in great need of talent. Although you are the King of Thieves, you are not an evil person. I will save your life. How about you join the business building?!"

Sikong Tu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said:

"If the owner of this building is willing to take me in, I will offer the True Emperor Seal!"

Shang Yi shook his head and said:
"As long as you are willing. Although this true imperial seal is useless to the business building, it is an opportunity for Xiao Meng. Give it to him!"

As he said this, he waved his right hand, and Sikong Tu was sent to the Shanglou branch for treatment and recuperation.

This injury would be extremely difficult for others, but for the business house, it was just a matter of spending some money.

Only a small gold seal was left on the site, with agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry, mountains and rivers engraved on all four sides. Although it was small, it gave people the feeling of being as heavy as a mountain. Meng Qi looked at this "culprit" of the turbulent undercurrents in Yingcheng and suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

Others have been searching for it for ages, but I have found it without any effort...

His mind was full of imagination, sketching out scene after scene:

He pretended to be Sikong Tu and used the "True Imperial Seal" to continue to stir up undercurrents in Yingcheng, looking for opportunities to induce a fight between the Crown Prince, the King of Jin, Shenhua and Luojiao, and let them beat each other's brains out!

As the mastermind behind all this, I held a glass of wine and watched their life-and-death fight from afar!
Thinking of the excitement, Meng Qi couldn't help but smile. Then he wiped the corner of his mouth, straightened his face, and said to the "True Imperial Seal":
"Don't worry, I will ask Zhao Laowu to give you a good price."

It's fun to think about it, but I'm not crazy after all. If there is the safest and most appropriate option, why take the risk? Risking my life to stir up a dispute between scenes?

Then Meng Qicai looked at Shang Yi seriously and said:
"Brother Shang, the problem I have is..."

Shang Yi said:
"Don't worry, this will only benefit you for now. The reason I remind you is that I hope you won't fall into it. Stay vigilant and fight for a chance to survive in the future!"

Meng Qi immediately understood that such a thing could only be solved by himself, and it would be difficult for others to intervene.

Picking up the "True Imperial Seal", Meng Qi took a quick look at it and put it away. He had no greed for it. Even if, as the Taoist Tianming said, he had the yellow emperor's destiny, it would still be the same. He was not interested in becoming an emperor at all. Living freely and dominating the world was his own path.

Moreover, the "True Emperor Seal" is not too precious. Judging from the aura of the Human Emperor Sword, a certain rumor should be true. In the end, Emperor Ai put all his efforts into looking for the "Human Emperor Sword" and was willing to excavate the Dragon Platform for this purpose. It was not until he found nothing that he had to settle for the next best thing and imitate the refining of the seal.

It was the end of the Kang Dynasty, and there was definitely no great Dharma master in the court or the Han family, otherwise they could at least stabilize the situation and continue the country's fortune for another two to three hundred years. So even if Emperor Ai finally placed his hope on this seal, hoping that it could help his own magic weapon to shock the luck, it was unlikely to be a magic weapon-level secret treasure. The final result proved this point, and Emperor Ai died in a car accident on the Misty Rain Mountain.

If it really was a "magic weapon", Sikong Tu would not have to deal with the Crown Prince and Prince of Jin, and could have presented it to the Emperor openly. Not only would the reward not be too bad, but it would also be a bright path and would help him clear his identity, lest in the future when his son became the heir of the sect, it would be revealed that his father was a thief and he would be disgraced.

"I just don't know how much the 'True Emperor Seal' is worth to Liudao..." Meng Qi took the True Emperor Seal, climbed over the wall, turned around and returned to Xingyun Manor.

If Sikong Tu did not have the secret art of cause and effect, which involved the last sword technique of Ananda's sword technique to break the precepts, "Sticking Cause and Effect", it would have been more cost-effective for him to take half of the property himself.

Meng Qi had always found Ananda's sword technique strange. No matter how bad Ananda was, he had at least achieved the status of Arhat. Not to mention the weirdness of "So that's how it is" and "The monsters can be killed". How come his signature sword technique was only at the peak of the exterior scene?

Judging from the description of "Sticky Cause and Effect", this is already a sword technique that involves one of the fundamental principles of Buddhism. It is hard to believe that it is only the pinnacle of external scenes. It's a pity that I am not in Shaolin, otherwise I would be able to look through the notes left by several monks who have mastered this sword technique to see if there is anything weird in it.

Moreover, Shaolin’s magic weapon is called “Ananda Sword”, a genuine magic weapon corresponding to the Dharmakaya!

"What Shaolin has hidden is the external scene sword technique, and so does the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. However, Shaolin has not passed down the true meaning, only the secret manual. After successfully practicing the 'Ananda Breaking the Vows Sword Technique', it still has the power of the peak external scene... Unless, unless, the Ananda Breaking the Vow Sword Technique in the Six Paths was originally 'missing', and a senior monk fell into reincarnation and exchanged the secret manual for him?" Meng Qi pondered as he walked, his pupils suddenly shrinking. He wondered if this monk was a senior monk who had passed away, or was he currently in the temple?

If there is still a reincarnator hiding in the temple, who can return Ananda's sword technique to the monks of the six realms, then the matter of the Yijinjing will have some clues...

"The inheritance of the true meaning is indeed full of mysteries and is quite strange. Maybe it was done deliberately by Ananda..." Meng Qi felt a little creepy just thinking about it.

If the knife technique involved this time is not "related to cause and effect" but "attracting external demons" and "accumulating karma", I will not even look at it and will avoid it as far as possible.

Ever since he learned "Wild Thunder Shocks the Nine Heavens", the number of times he used "Breaking Purity" and "Falling into the Red Dust" had obviously decreased, in order to prevent himself from being entangled by "So That's How It Is", so Meng Qi didn't want to learn the last two moves at all.

But he still has a knot in his heart about this. If he is really involved with this powerful being who keeps saying "so that's how it is", simply avoiding it will probably not have much effect. Under the entanglement of cause and effect, he will get deeper and deeper sooner or later and will eventually have to face it.

After all, I am too weak, and all my struggles and efforts seem insignificant.

Sometimes, running away will not solve the problem, and covering one's ears and stealing the bell will not last long. Meng Qi has always been fearless and when the opportunity comes, he has the courage to face it and solve it!
If you are entangled in cause and effect, then break away from cause and effect!
"Sticky Cause and Effect" is one of the few cause and effect martial arts that can be directly practiced under the Dharmakaya. You cannot give up because of fear.

He also had to start with the two peerless magical skills, Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts and Yuanshi Golden Seal, to find and practice the parts that were related to cause and effect - he was not sure about Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, but he was sure about Yuanshi Golden Seal. Yuanshi Tianzun was the cause of all results, and at least three of the Nine Seals were related to this.

My current goal, in addition to becoming stronger and surviving in the cycle of reincarnation, is to collect similar secret techniques. I hope that when I can no longer avoid it in the future, I can face it head-on, sever the cause and effect with one stroke, and return to dust, from ashes to earth!

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"Brother Shang, do you also want to participate in the fight for the Human Emperor Sword? "

Meng Qi asked softly.

Shang Yi nodded and said:
"Yes, although I have no desire for the Human Emperor Sword, I don't want the Human Emperor Sword to follow the wrong person. After all, adhering to the destiny of humanity, my business is closely related to humanity. If humanity changes, my business will also be affected!"

Meng Qi immediately understood why Shang Yi opposed the prince. It was not only because the prince was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, but also because of the battle between Buddhism and the human race. After quietly telling Jiang Zhiwei about the "True Imperial Seal" and being laughed at by her for picking up treasures while walking, Meng Qi pretended to be indifferent. He neither interfered with the affairs of the prince and King Jin, nor did he suddenly practice in seclusion to attract attention.

After two days, Yingcheng seemed calm, but the undercurrent was turbulent. Before they knew it, it was New Year's Eve and the Xingyun Banquet began.

In the evening, Xingyun Manor was decorated with lights and servants were busy coming and going. In addition to several masters on the human list who were personally invited by He Jiu, there were also representatives of local aristocratic families and several famous people in the martial arts world. They had a close relationship with Donghai Sword Manor on weekdays, so they were able to attend the banquet directly, both to watch the ceremony and to witness it.

In addition, there were several distinguished guests, like the one in front of Meng Qi.

Jin Wang Zhao Yi came in from outside the hall with a big smile on his face. He walked directly in front of Meng Qi and said to the noble family children who followed him, "Young Master Su and Young Master Yan are my saviors. Without them, I would have died. But they are not proud of themselves and do not ask for any benefits. They are truly heroes."

With just a few words, he instantly brought the two sides closer in front of everyone.

Meng Qi said with a fake smile: "No, no, with Eunuch Feng here, how can the prince be in danger?"

The eunuch named Feng nodded slightly, expressing his admiration for Meng Qi's good conduct.

Zhao Yi's attitude was cordial, and he pulled Meng Qi aside to talk to him, which attracted the attention of many children from aristocratic families. They were quite jealous and thought to themselves, although we don't have this kind of strength, we represent our own family, which has several people from outside the family. How can it be stronger than Su Meng in any way?
After talking for a while, Zhao Yi suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "I heard that a few days ago, Xiao Su, you and Lady Jiang from Xijian Pavilion went to the Grave Valley to capture thieves?"

He felt that they were already familiar with each other, so he changed his name to Xiao Su in order to further improve their relationship.

Tsk, the main part of the drama is coming... Meng Qi smiled secretly in his heart and said calmly: "Yes, I accidentally discovered a demon with a grudge, so I invited Zhiwei and Senior Hong Qian from Xijian Pavilion and others to capture him together. Who knew that we were a step too slow and failed to stop him. We only found the traces of the five masters Longxiang, Hubaopeng, who are friends with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the 'King of Thieves' Sikong Tu."

Zhao Yi narrowed his eyes subconsciously: "Prince? How could the masters Longxiang, Hubao and Peng appear in the Mass Grave Valley?"

"I don't know. They had already turned into corpses... The Thief King's plum blossom nail hit the evil demon, and there was no trace of him. It seems he escaped." Meng Qi's expression was sincere, and he described the situation exactly as it happened without any embellishment or distortion. However, he never mentioned the "myth" because it was his own secret. Even if Zhao Yi found out later, he would not suspect him.

The prince's men... The Thief King is not dead, but he has completely disappeared in the past few days and no longer contacts himself... Zhao Yi nodded thoughtfully, his eyes unconsciously became a little cold, and asked for details.

After a while, the prince arrived and Zhao Yi went to greet him without any abnormality in his attitude.

Following them were Jiang Zhiwei, Wang Siyuan and others. They just nodded slightly to the Crown Prince and Prince Jin, showing a little politeness without any reverence.

Jiang Zhiwei came with "Star-Breaking Sword" Hong Qian. After greeting Meng Qi, she walked to the table opposite and sat down without saying much, waiting for He Jiu's arrival.

The hall here is spacious, and seems to have been converted from a martial arts hall. There are desks placed around it, and a large blank space in the center.

Meng Qi found the desk with his name written on it. Just as he sat down, he saw Wang Siyuan, a thin man in a white robe, slowly walking towards him and sitting on his left. He looked him up and down with a half-smile on his beautiful face like a woman.

Facing this "magician", Meng Qi felt uncomfortable, fearing that he would discover that the "True Imperial Seal" was on him: "Master Wang, what are you looking at?"

Wang Siyuan coughed a few times, still showing signs of being sickly, but not as weak as before. He transmitted his voice into the secret message, "Don't worry, I can't figure out that the 'True Emperor Seal' is with you."

Meng Qi's expression froze instantly. How could this be called uncalculated?

"Because it's not calculated." Wang Siyuan smiled teasingly.

At this moment, Young Master Qinglian came by with a wine pot in hand, pointed at Wang Siyuan and said with a smile: "You owe me five jars of 'Guangling'."

"Guangling" is not only the capital of Jiangzhou, but also the ancestral home of the Wang family in Jiangdong. The secret brewed wine is named after it.

"I have always been firm in my words. How can I go back on my words?" Wang Siyuan said with a smile. He seemed to have a good relationship with Young Master Qinglian.

Meng Qi was suddenly startled. At that time, he had met Young Master Qinglian and heard about the theft of Wang Sikongtu. Could it be that Wang Siyuan was also secretly behind this?
Young Master Qinglian greeted Meng Qi, left drunkenly and singing, and sat at a desk in the distance.

Seeing Meng Qi's surprised and suspicious look, Wang Siyuan smiled and said, "Treasures belong to those who are destined to have them. How could I leak them to others?"

"What do you mean?" Meng Qi asked in secret.

At this point, he regained his composure.

"I was entrusted with this task, and if I take some things by force, I may bring disaster to myself." Wang Siyuan's eyes became deep, without any emotion. Without giving Meng Qi a chance to ask again, he said with emotion, "Besides, the catastrophe is coming, and the inherited treasures are coming out one after another. Letting them pass on and return to the most suitable person is the preparation of the Jiangdong Wang family for the catastrophe."

"Great catastrophe?" This was the first time Meng Qi heard this term.

"My Jiangdong Wang family has been passed down since ancient times and has witnessed many disasters. Even the disasters caused by demons and Buddhas may not be as severe as this one. A great disaster is also a great opportunity. I don't know how many immortals are waiting for this chance. Maybe there will be some great ones returning from reincarnation..." Wang Siyuan spoke vaguely. In the second half of the sentence, he looked at Meng Qi with a distant gaze, which made Meng Qi's hair stand on end.

Ananda?

Before Meng Qi could ask a question, Wang Siyuan had already started coughing violently, a cough so heartbreaking that the maidservant was terrified and worried.

The blood stained the handkerchief red. Wang Siyuan finally stopped bleeding and took a few breaths. He said, "The secret cannot be leaked... Su Meng, you have great luck, so you have to be more careful."

The luck is at its peak, so pay more attention. The two sentences contradict each other. In the past, Meng Qi would have felt confused, but after being reminded by Mr. Lu and Taoist Tianming, he has understood.

At this time, He Jiu, dressed in a green outfit, walked to the top, looked around, and said with a smile:
"Thank you all for coming to Xingyun's banquet."

He didn't exchange pleasantries or talk nonsense. He looked at Yan Chong, the River of Blade Qi, Liusu, the Young Master of the Green Lotus, Xuanzhen, and Meng Qi, and said with a heroic smile, "Young Master Su, Young Master Yan, Master Xuanzhen, and Young Master Liusu, I want to challenge you to join forces."

Boom! The hall was immediately in an uproar, and all the people from the noble families and sects who were watching the ceremony were shocked and speechless.

"So crazy!"

Bang! Fireworks exploded outside, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.

Crown Prince Zhao Qian and Prince of Jin Zhao Yi were sitting very close to each other. In shock, the two brothers looked at each other. Even though they had seen many masters and strong men, they only today knew what "madness" meant!
It is true that "Invisible Sword" He Jiu once occupied the first place on the human list, but whether in realm or combat power, he had no substantial suppression compared to the other people in the top ten of the human list.

Moreover, He Jiu was once surpassed by the free Buddhist disciple Huai Kong. It was said that he could easily defeat Yan Chong and others of "The River of Sword Qi" in a one-on-one fight, but he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it even in a one-on-two fight.

Originally, they thought that He Jiu would be like Bai Qigu, fighting two at a time and gradually improving, first the lower-ranked Qinglian Gongzi and Buddha Heart Palm, then the double swords Su Meng and Yan Chong on the human list. If he still couldn't break through with the help of pressure, he would challenge the joint efforts of Suan Jin Cangsheng and Jue Jian Fairy. Who knew that he would actually fight four at once? Even if Bodhidharma was resurrected, at this level, he would not be able to face an opponent whose realm or combat power had reached the unity of man and nature!
No matter how good you are at group fighting, you still have to look at the strength of your opponent! (End of this chapter)