After Han Yu returned, he explained the effects of the pill to Yang Sheng and Old Taoist Cui in detail.
"Master Jin Ding is truly skilled in alchemy. There are also cultivators in Xin Kingdom who are good at alchemy. They analyzed the contents of this pill."
The majority of these ingredients enhance the body's vital energy, making them extremely effective for martial artists or body-refining cultivators. The materials used include rare and precious natural treasures and demon clan inner cores.
But some of these substances are rather strange; they contain a certain kind of activity and spiritual power, and long-term consumption may even alter your perception.
Yang Sheng asked in surprise, "Cognition? What do you mean? Change my thinking?"
Han Yu nodded and said, "More or less, but this component is very small, and this change is extremely slow, so slow that you yourself cannot even perceive it."
This kind of elixir will subconsciously instill in you a sense of fear and obedience towards Master Jin Ding. Just look at Di Kui and the other two; don't they fear Master Jin Ding like a tiger?
Yang Sheng stroked his chin and said, "It really is so. It seems they have also taken this pill."
"Master Jin Ding truly trusts no one. Regardless of loyalty, he has prepared for both possibilities."
Han Yu said, "However, the production of Jin Ding Zhenren's pills should be very low, and they can only be used slowly on such a small scale."
Instilling fear can only reduce the risk of rebellion among subordinates, not completely eliminate it. After all, human nature is unpredictable, and sometimes ambition can even overwhelm fear.
If Master Jin Ding could refine pills of this caliber at will, he would have already been able to control some powerful figures.
In fact, Yang Sheng had always found what Jin Ding Zhenren wanted to be very strange.
If Jin Ding Zhenren wanted power, he would now practically control the Liang Kingdom, wielding more power than the emperor.
However, Master Jin Ding remained confined to his Yi Xian Sect, never venturing out, spending his days refining pills as if he were in prison.
What's the point of such invincible power?
Of course, Yang Sheng didn't intend to delve into this matter; his only goal was to kill Jin Ding Zhenren.
"By the way, I'll be representing Master Jin Ding at the court assembly tomorrow. Do you have any information about the entire Liang Kingdom's court?"
Han Yu said, "Of course, and it's very complete."
Over the years, the descendants of the Xin state have infiltrated the Liang court extensively, and many high-ranking officials are even descendants of the Xin state.
Han Yu didn't even need to go back to get those documents; he simply wrote them down for Yang Shengmo. This shows how much preparation he had made for the mission during this period.
Unfortunately, that's how things are in the cycle of reincarnation. Sometimes, no matter how much you prepare, it's useless. When the real mission comes, nothing is as effective as absolute power.
The next day, Yang Sheng went to court with Di Kui.
Yang Sheng had attended the morning court sessions of the Great Zhou Dynasty many times, and they were always noisy and chaotic.
The Liang Kingdom was actually even more chaotic than the Great Zhou Kingdom.
The court assemblies of the entire Liang Kingdom were changed from once a day to once a month. Many important matters needed to be discussed at the court assemblies, so they were more like a marketplace.
Yang Sheng, an unfamiliar face, naturally attracted the attention of many people when he arrived at the court assembly.
Di Kui, standing to the side, said calmly, "This is Lord Yang Sheng, the disciple of the Grand Preceptor, who is here to represent the Grand Preceptor at the court assembly."
Upon hearing this, the officials in the court either looked at Yang Sheng with fear and trepidation in their eyes, or glared angrily at him, thinking, "Another lackey of the sorcerer."
Yang Sheng was also observing the civil and military officials in the court assembly.
The Liang Kingdom was basically rotten to the core.
The court was mostly filled with sycophants and cowards, with only a few able to uphold their principles.
Only a few senior officials were able to endure humiliation and avoid conflict with Jin Ding Zhenren, which allowed the government to barely maintain order.
The court assembly had been going on for a good half hour when Emperor Gao Ping of Liang finally entered, supported by four palace maids.
Gao Ping is over sixty years old this year. He is obese, with a full head of white hair, but his face is filled with an abnormal rosy complexion, giving people an extremely strange feeling.
This emperor is incredibly incompetent and has long since been ruined by wine and women. He is now only able to prolong his life thanks to the elixirs of the Golden Cauldron Immortal.
If it weren't for the Golden Cauldron Immortal, he would have already gone to meet his ancestors.
Although Gao Ping was incompetent, he was not an idiot.
He also knew just how heinous and hated the things that Jin Ding Zhenren had done in Liang Kingdom were.
But it didn't matter. As long as Master Jin Ding gave him pills that could keep him alive and allow him to continue living happily, he didn't care about any of that.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Many ministers in the court bowed sparsely, while Yang Sheng and Di Kui didn't even move.
Gao Ping didn't pay any attention. He yawned and said in a lazy tone, "Let the court assembly begin. Everyone, speak up."
Remember to keep your conversation to a minimum. If there are any matters that need to be discussed, discuss them yourselves after the court assembly. Don't engage in verbal battles during the court assembly.
"The sooner we finish this, the sooner I can rest."
Several veteran officials shook their heads helplessly.
With His Majesty already in this state, they even feel that there's no point in continuing to govern.
Just then, a middle-aged man in his fifties suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something I must say."
It is true that Jin Ding Zhenren is a national protector, and it is true that Yi Xian Sect is a state religion, but we cannot devote the entire power of Liang Kingdom to worship Yi Xian Sect, can we?
It's fine for Yixian Sect to sell incense, but it's outrageous that they extort huge sums of money from us every time!
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