This is a story about relying on clones to cause trouble, seize resources, and seek immortality.
Clones suffer, they're either causing trouble or on their way to cause trouble.
The ...
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Qin Xu brought his personal guards, his deputy commander, and relevant officials to the core of the formation in the city.
Following him was the Secretary of the Prefecture City Engineering Department.
"Liu Sicheng, I heard that there was a problem with the formation that Master Huang was controlling on the day the rebels attacked the city? Do you think the formation in our city needs some repairs?"
Liu Sicheng secretly spat in his heart and stood still.
How could he not know whether there were any problems with the formation?
In the entire Bi Bo Mansion, there are only two people who can seize control of the formation from Master Huang.
The two men were standing right in front of him.
"Your Excellency is right. This formation has indeed not been maintained for some time. I am guilty of my dereliction of duty."
Maintenance?
The most important task of the entire Engineering Department, or the entire Ministry of Industry, is to ensure the normal operation of the formation.
Moreover, all expenses for the formation are paid from the imperial treasury, and they are very willing to inspect the formation from time to time.
There will basically be no problems with the formation, the only problems that can arise are with people.
"Well, apply for a sum of money, and then stop the formation and inspect it. But you have to keep it secret and don't let the rebels know."
"Master Qin, please rest assured. You may not know that this formation does not need to be stopped for maintenance. We are only replacing the outer periphery. There will be special personnel from the Imperial City to inspect the core."
"Well, this is the best way to ensure that the city is always running."
Qin Xu previously believed that this was one of the most important foundations of imperial rule, so the dynasty would attach great importance to it.
Now it seems that we have given it too much importance.
The core formation cannot stop running, only the peripheral materials are replaced.
He turned his head and looked at Wu Yanying, "Commander Wu, take a look and see if there are any loopholes in the formation. Our safety will depend on him from now on."
Wu Yanying, who had already greeted him, understood what he meant.
He opened his spiritual sense and began to scan the formation.
After a moment, he nodded to indicate that there was nothing wrong.
Qin Xu naturally took the officials from the Ministry of Works to continue inspecting the damaged areas in the city.
From time to time, ask him to add a little maintenance fee.
He looks like an ordinary official.
After returning to the yamen, the guards left and only Wu Yanying was left behind.
When Xia Cheng left, he took a deep look at the two adults.
How long has it been since Lord Qin last listened to music?
I don't know whether it was my master who controlled Master Wu, or Master Wu who controlled my master.
Who would have thought that Lord Qin was a free-spirited and unrestrained person who wandered among the actors' tunes.
But this is the case now.
He shook his head and walked out of the yard, waving his hand to ask the guards to leave before leaving.
Qin Xu had no idea what Xia Cheng was thinking.
"What do you think of that formation?"
"I am not very proficient in formations, but if I want to break this formation from the outside, I'm afraid it will require several Nascent Soul cultivators to work together."
"From the inside?"
"It's easy to deal with the inside, but if we destroy one, all the counties will be on guard."
Qin Xu knew before that he would not find anything if he investigated.
So I made up a reason.
The greatest threat that this dynasty poses to these rebels is not its army, but its formations.
If this formation is not broken, a large number of independent cultivators will be imprisoned.
If the team cannot grow stronger, it will naturally not be able to achieve the ultimate goal.
Wu Yanying deeply agrees with this.
"And there are many things in the core of this formation that I don't understand."
"What's the meaning?"
"It is very likely that fifth-level or fourth-level advanced formation knowledge was applied."
This means that the formation of this city may have been constructed with the participation of a formation master at the level of God Transformation.
He was originally a little hesitant about whether to continue investigating.
This formation has no effect on him at the moment.
But he soon figured it out and had a strong premonition.
The things he did, those sparks, the White Lotus Maitreya.
It is very likely to trigger the plans of some unknown god.
Moreover, although it was done casually, it is still a cause and effect after all.
Check it now and assess the future risks to facilitate his subsequent plans.
At the same time, it also paves the way for Dou Zhengyuan, Huang Yunling and others.
Furthermore, since it involves the transformation of the spirit, the matter will be of great significance.
If the city defense formation is involved, such a huge conspiracy or plan must involve huge interests.
If there is benefit, maybe you can give it a try to see if there is a chance to get a small bite of it.
Anyway, it’s not much of a loss if I die.
The benefits brought by Qin Xu's clone have far exceeded previous expectations.
"Tomorrow you go to the county town and the county seat to take a look. Nominally, you are going to check out the damage, but the focus is on the formation there. We will discuss this then."
"I see."
Qin Xu gave Wu Yanying a political and ideological class every day to help her consolidate the knowledge in her mind.
He is not a Nascent Soul, and he does not know the mystery of the Nascent Soul.
Who knows whether Wu Yanying has really found the right path now, or is just pretending to be him?
It's better to be cautious, at least wait until he finds out something. By then, even if this clone is destroyed, he can quickly create another one to get involved or escape quickly.
Cheng Qian now has three third-level spiritual objects that can replenish his origin, all of which were accumulated by Qin Xu over the years. He still has at least two more chances to pinch people.
In the Immortal City, Cheng Qian searched everywhere for relevant information, or went to some places that sold information, or to some large bookstores.
He was not afraid of the death of his clone, but he was not willing to die in an unclear manner.
At least we know who did it, right?
It’s best to write it down in a small notebook.
Qin Xu and Wu Yanying also acted separately. Wu Yanying went to see the county's formation, while Qin Xu planned to take a look at the Rebirth Department.
When he was the county magistrate, he never paid attention to this place similar to the charity cemetery.
I just think that the monks of the dynasty are really particular.
It is much more civilized than the original Lingyun Sect.
When I arrived at the imperial city, I found out that the Department of Rebirth was actually one of the six major departments, but I didn’t think much about it at the time.
Now, after what happened with the big formation, he became more suspicious of the Rebirth Department.
Qin Xu brought his personal guards to the Palace Museum.
The Secretary of the Department of Rebirth was waiting at the door.
"Sir, I am Yun Zi'an, the Secretary of the Department of Rebirth, and I greet you, sir."
"Lord Yun is not often seen."
"I dare not disturb you. After all, I deal with corpses every day, which is a bit unlucky."
"You are from the prefectural city? The Yun family? How come I have never heard of it?"
"My Lord, the officials of the Department of the Afterlife are all appointed by the higher-ups. I am from Qingyuan Prefecture."
"Oh, that's right. I'm not very familiar with government affairs."
"I came here today to see how the monks who died on the night of the rebellion were handled. Don't let any plague happen. We monks are not afraid, but there are still many ordinary people in the city. If something goes wrong, the higher-ups will be blamed."
Qin Xu walked in as he spoke, with Yun Zian leading the way in front.
The office of the Department of Rebirth is not small, and has several large warehouses similar to coffins, which are very conspicuous.
Seeing Qin Xu's gaze, Yun Zian explained.
"Sir, that is a warehouse for storing corpses. It is protected by a formation and will not be dangerous."
"Why do we need so many warehouses?"
"Sir, please come this way. This is the core of our Rebirth Department. It is the Rebirth Array that has been used for the past hundred years."
"Its capacity is limited, so we built some warehouses to ensure that the bodies do not decay and avoid disease disasters."
"Is that so? Is this formation meant to burn the body?"
"This formation can directly decompose the corpse. Only the capital city has such a formation, after all, there are more cultivators there."
"Counties still use the Rebirth Furnace to refine with the help of earth fire. The Rebirth Furnace is something similar to the Alchemy Furnace."
Qin Xu watched their operations for a while, gave them a few instructions, and then left the Rebirth Department.
He watched several corpses being decomposed by the formation.
Found a problem.
It seemed as if the spiritual blood of these dead monks had disappeared.
This Department of Rebirth is weird.