Chapter 247 246. The Divine Fire Platform and the Red Emperor's Qi-Nourishing Talisman (Subscribe!)

Two major propositions?

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

It sounds like a party struggle, with one side advocating to get completely close to the imperial power, and the other side advocating to maintain a close but distant relationship with the imperial power.

Before this, Xu Qing had never thought that the Arctic Exorcism Institute had such a relationship with the imperial court.

Although they serve the imperial power and the country, they are not completely controlled by the emperor!
This would be impossible for any emperor to accept.

But the Great Sheng Empire has been established for a thousand years, and the emperors, the court, and the Arctic Exorcism Institute have clearly all come this way.

Xu Qing expressed his doubts.

"In fact, the relationship between the Arctic Exorcism Institute and the imperial court is difficult to describe clearly in a few words. Hmm," Feng Lingchen said seriously after carefully considering his words, "Strictly speaking, the Arctic Exorcism Institute is loyal to 'Da Sheng', not the one sitting on the dragon throne."

"It's just that to some extent, the two are equivalent, so everyone in the Arctic Exorcism Institute is loyal to the Emperor."

What this means is that if the person sitting on the throne is a foolish or incompetent ruler, the Arctic Exorcism Institute will not be loyal to the emperor?
Xu Qing heard the unfinished meaning in Feng Lingchen's words.

so.
Strictly speaking, the Arctic Exorcism Institute is more like a force that cooperates with the court and the emperor, rather than an organization under their jurisdiction.

Such an existence was actually agreed to by the founding emperor of Da Sheng. How could the founder withstand such tremendous pressure and maintain the independence of the Arctic Exorcism Institute?
However, the focus right now should not be on this issue, but on the current confrontation between the two factions in the academy.

Originally thought to be here to cut off the cancer, but the situation was obviously not the case. Xu Qing suddenly didn't know how to intervene.

In particular, this situation must involve the participation of the upper echelons in the game, otherwise this kind of confrontation would not have occurred.

"Then in your opinion, which of these two factions is right and which is wrong?" Xu Qing wanted to know Feng Lingchen's opinion.

I thought Feng Lingchen would dodge the question or choose not to answer, but he said bluntly: "Actually, there is no right or wrong between the two factions."

"Those who advocate maintaining independence do not want to be coerced by imperial power, which will inevitably restrict their actions."

"It's understandable that those who advocate getting closer to the imperial power, after all, Dasheng's last name is 'Zhu', and it is ultimately governed by the Zhu family."

"I personally hope that the Arctic Exorcism Institute can always remain independent, but even if the final result is to get closer to the imperial power, it doesn't matter."

Xu Qing's eyes moved: "Is this what most of the demon hunters in the Arctic Exorcism Institute think?"

"Yes." Feng Lingchen said frankly.

Xu Qing still had a lot of questions in his mind, but at this moment a paper crane suddenly flew in the sky.

When it flew in front of Xu Qing, its body stretched out and turned into a piece of paper floating in the air.

Xu Qing reached out and took it.

Feng Lingchen's voice sounded at the right moment: "This is the clerk in the courtyard, and it usually conveys some kind of task."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing's eyes darkened and his gaze fell on the document.

The moment he saw the contents of the document, his brows furrowed deeply: "A descendant of the royal family?"

Feng Lingchen heard Xu Qing's murmurs, leaned over to look, and his brows also frowned.

"This case is very troublesome and involves the keeper of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum."

When he first heard the word "Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum", all the news about Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum that Xu Qing had heard during this period suddenly flooded into his mind.

The embankment of the Huaihe River section that passed through Fengyang collapsed, and the river water flooded the entire Fengyang Prefecture. The mysterious man wearing a Qilin mask took advantage of the situation to tamper with the feng shui layout of the imperial mausoleum.

The good hole was changed into an evil hole, which caused the Yellow Spring to surge up. The tomb keepers, the Southern Capital Court, and the North Pole Exorcism Institute had to work very hard to suppress the Yellow Spring again.

But this is just the beginning.

The issue of the tomb keeper was even more critical. In response to this matter, all the powerful families, sects and gangs united for the first time to put pressure on the one sitting on the dragon throne.

There is no news about the specific game in the imperial court, but anyone with a brain can know that - still waters run deep!

When it comes to such a major event, it is actually a good thing if news is flying everywhere. If no news is heard, that means there is no movement. If there is any movement, the sky will collapse and the earth will break.

but
The first news of this incident actually fell on Xu Qing.

Feng Lingchen scratched his head: "This is a hot potato."

Xu Qing's expression remained unchanged: "If it wasn't a hot potato, they wouldn't push it to me as an inspector. I just didn't expect that I would be assigned a task right after taking office. I'm really impatient."

"Are you ready to go and deal with it now?" Feng Lingchen asked in surprise.

"No." Xu Qing shook his head. "I need to make some preparations first. I heard that the inspector has a chance to enter the secret realm. Can I use this opportunity to enter the Divine Fire Platform of Dasheng?"

Dasheng was founded on the virtue of fire. There was an altar with thousands of fires flowing inside. It was quite terrifying, but it also contained many opportunities.

What he currently lacks is the fire element, which will allow him to break through and enter the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"Of course you can, but are you sure you want to use this opportunity so soon?"

"determine."

"Okay, then I'll take you to the Divine Fire Platform."

"No need to apply?"

"No need, just go and tell the altar guardian." As he said that, Feng Lingchen took out a token, crushed it, and it turned into a sky full of stars that enveloped them.

With a flash of starlight, the two disappeared from the spot, and when they reappeared, they came to a cave.

Led by Feng Lingchen, the two walked deeper into the cave, and soon saw an ancient and vast platform that exuded a burning aura.

Next to the square platform stood an old man with a cane, gray hair and a very old face.

"Mr. Zhu." Feng Lingchen bowed to the old man, and Xu Qing followed suit.

"What are you doing here?" The old man raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Xu Qing and the other man.

"This is the newly appointed inspector of the Arctic Exorcism Institute. He wants to go to the Divine Fire Platform." Feng Lingchen said.

"The new inspector? The disciple of the Great Immortal?" Old Zhu's eyes suddenly changed, and Xu Qing felt an invisible pressure crushing towards him.

Xu Qing secretly complained in his heart, why do these people always like to use their power to overwhelm others? The Six Dings and Six Jias in his body emitted divine light and fought against the crushing pressure.

"As expected of you, the disciple of the Great Immortal." Zhu Lao's aura was immediately withdrawn, and he said, "Inspector, please go up to the Divine Fire Platform."

Xu Qingyi took the stage.

Old Zhu poked the ground heavily with his walking stick, and veins of fire spread rapidly around the sacred fire platform.

As the fire flickered, Xu Qing felt himself falling into a red space made entirely of flames.

A burning breath suddenly hit me in the face.

Xu Qing took out a talisman.

It is one of the natal talismans of "Taishang Zhengyi Yuanming Hun Dun Chi Lu" along with the Three Lights Righteousness Talisman and the Five Organs and Five Elements Talisman.

The Red Emperor's Qi-nourishing Talisman.

The Red Emperor is the angry red god of the South, also known as the Southern Red Emperor Dan Ling Zhen Lao San Qi Tian Jun.

This talisman can borrow the power of the Red Emperor to warm and nourish the primordial Qi.

However, it is just right to use it here, after all, Chidi is also one of the gods of fire.

(End of this chapter)