Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui looked up at the sky with a puzzled expression, "Constellations? I feel like the sky hasn't changed at all."

The stars are still the same stars, the moon is still that same moon, and the sun is also that same sun.

Meng Weiyun couldn't help but chuckle, "After the seventh realm, Martial Cultivators see a different sky, which is why all the star-watchers in the world are beings above the seventh realm."

She then pointed to the beside Dragon Guard Capital, "You can still choose a Dragon Guard, why not go have a look?"

However, Lin Rui slightly shook his head, uninterested, "No need, I know that the Dragon Guards left over by the Emperor and Divine Envoys are mostly below the imperial rank. The few good ones left have all been picked by those prince Commandery Princes."

Turning a 'candidate Dragon Guard' into a dragon costs a lot of money, and maintaining a war dragon is equally expensive.

With that money, he would rather recruit one or two experts from the martial world, or spend it on Ji Xueying and Wang Sen and their group to hasten their dragon transformation.

An imperial rank Sixth Realm Martial Cultivator is worth two or three super imperial ranks; an Emperor Realm could even fight across ranks.

Wang Sen will definitely have a future surpassing the imperial realm; this fellow is not only a late bloomer but also increasingly shows potential, which seems bottomless even now.

As for Ji Xueying, there's no need to say more. That secret ritual in Silver Moon County where she refined thousands of soul spirits was no joke, her innate spiritual power is extraordinarily strong.

After Ji Xueying became an aberrant walker, her future prospects have become even broader.

And it's not as if Lin Rui can't hire good hands. Xue Lingxue and Gong Hengdao have already helped him scout some retired mercenaries from the military, and he is currently courting them.

Among them, two not only have an aberrant body, but their spiritual power is also very normal. Aberrants can operate within the Extreme Heavenly Star, said to be very reliable.

"That's true," Meng Weiyun sighed when she remembered those girls inside the Dragon Guard Capital.

These candidate Dragon Guards are mostly orphans picked from the outside by Dragon Guard Capital. If they exceed eighteen years old, they can't transform into dragons, and their path in martial arts would be utterly severed.

With their abilities, they would not lead too difficult lives outside, but due to the hidden dangers left by their quick success in their skills, their life span is usually very short, about 40 years before they die.

"Actually, being a Dragon Guard has its benefits; their future lives are entrusted to you, and they are utterly loyal. They also don't impose a burden on your spiritual power like demons do, but if you're not willing, let's forget it."

Meng Weiyun then pulled Lin Rui forward, "Let's go, we'll visit the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower and the Divine Prison Administration. We can't make it to the Assassination Office today; we can only go to these two places. I'll introduce you to some friends there; in the future, you'll need to deal frequently with Ten Thousand Dragon Tower and Divine Prison Administration. You might occasionally need some favors, and you can ask them for help."

The Divine Prison Administration is the prison under Imperial City Administration that detains major criminals. The former Governor of Sha Province, Yuan Chengkai, and Yu Wendan are currently imprisoned there.

The Ten Thousand Dragon Tower is a facility that suppresses demons of the sixth rank and above. High realm Martial Cultivators all know that demons above the sixth rank are essentially 'dragons', which is why this place is called the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower.

However, the Imperial City Administration also occasionally incarcerates lower rank demons related to cases in the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower.

There is a top-tier Divine Artifact there that keeps demons conscious and their spiritual intelligence lively, which is convenient for interrogation.

After touring these two places with Meng Weiyun, Lin Rui's face gradually showed happiness.

He felt that his points for exchanging for an Imperial Flame War Dragon had a new outlet.

Indeed, the world was becoming increasingly worse. The demons and half-demon cultivators held in Divine Prison Administration and Ten Thousand Dragon Tower were overflowing.

The current problem was, how to legally and properly dispose of them?

When Lin Rui and Ji Xueying returned to their new residence that day, Lin Xi and Wang Sen had already tidied up the place.

Under Lin Rui's orders, the entire inner courtyard was demolished and rebuilt. Lin Xi personally supervised, watching those craftsmen from the Works Department, who had built dozens of rooms and four pavilions and water pavilions.

This task was for the new director of the Assassination Office, and the Works Department dared not neglect it; the people they sent not only worked quickly but were also very skilled, with a Sixth Rank Camp Repair Officer overseeing them.

Although Lin Xi repeatedly instructed that the style should be simple and practical, the rebuilt inner courtyard was still exquisitely beautiful, not only elegant in layout and antique in style but every building featured elaborate carvings of beams and painted rafters, with high lofts and intricate carvings.

That Officer obviously intended to please Lin Rui with an offer of kindness, but his flattery backfired.

Lin Rui didn't care about how the inner courtyard looked; on the contrary, he felt that the decorations were obstructions to arranging Arrays, especially some of the inscribed runes.

Lin Rui worked hard all night and finally, at dawn, covered the entire inner courtyard with a nearly perfect 'Six Scenery Yuan Protective Array'.

The Six Scenery Yuan Protective Array is a very common Array, often used in large estates and some small-scale fortresses. It not only has strong defensive power but can also block the spiritual sense induction of high realm Martial Cultivators.

However, as a Great Grandmaster in high-order array symbols, Lin Rui enhanced every aspect of the 'Six Scenery Yuan Protective Array' to its limit.

He would continue to expand it until the outer courtyard was also included, increasing the scale effect of the Array.

However, there was no time today; Lin Rui got himself cleaned up early in the morning, looking refreshed, then headed back to Divine Scenery Mountain behind the Imperial City.

Because today was the day he would formally become a disciple.

Yesterday could only be considered an interview, including the 'State-Protecting Dragon Seal,' all were assessments of him.

An existence like Luo Wangshu would be extremely cautious and careful in taking disciples, certain to eliminate all potential risks.

So today was his formal discipleship day when Luo Wangshu would gather her relatives and friends to witness and formally accept Lin Rui as her indoor disciple.

That day, the cool and remote Third Divine Envoy Court was crowded with guests, bustling with activity. Those attending Lin Rui's discipleship feast were not limited to Luo Wangshu's relatives and former subordinates; nearly all officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital were in attendance.

——The reason it must be Fourth Rank or above is that those below this official rank are not qualified to come to Divine Scenery Mountain.

Even the Emperor and the two Divine Envoys had sent people to present congratulatory gifts, with six of the twelve prospective Divine Envoys attending in person.

Lin Rui stood at the entrance of the Divine Envoy's court all day receiving greeting gifts until his hands were sore, and his face stiffened from smiling too much.

During the process of smiling apologetically, he met many people; faces of high officials and nobles above Fourth Rank from the court were nearly all there, as well as two of his fellow disciples currently serving near the capital, along with more than a dozen close subordinates of Luo Wangshu.

Luo Wangshu came from a military background; all her limbs and supporters also mainly came from the military, having straightforward and generous personalities, they appeared easy to get along with at first glance.

Lin Rui faintly felt that today's mentorship ceremony was somewhat out of the ordinary, likely something his mentor had done to make this mentorship ceremony extremely grand.

From the peculiar looks given by Meng Weiyun and the two fellow disciples, one could glean a thing or two.

Lin Rui also met his three colleagues from the Subversive Actions Bureau, Deputy Commanders Xing Hai, Tan Xiangsheng, and Sun Shicheng.

They only exchanged a few brief words upon meeting, so Lin Rui was unable to understand their temperaments or see through these three men's depths.

However, Lin Rui was particularly concerned about the Deputy Commander Xing Hai.

The case at the Ninth Division had been handled by Xing Hai, who, with this achievement, had gained tremendous power within the Subversive Actions Bureau, his position towering above the other two Deputy Commanders.

Half a year ago, with the Emperor's support, he was even momentarily likely to become the Commandant of the Subversive Actions Bureau.

At the time of the midday banquet, Lin Rui finally did not have to keep smiling at the entrance.

He returned to the main hall of the Divine Envoy's court, kowtowed and presented tea to Luo Wangshu under the attention of many guests, received a red packet from Luo Wangshu, and finally completed the ceremony of becoming an official disciple, truly becoming a disciple under Luo Wangshu.

Lin Rui secretly pinched the red packet in his sleeve, inwardly curious.

This red packet did not contain silver notes, it seemed to be a Magic Artifact.

Luo Wangshu, with a smile, sipped the tea that Lin Rui presented: "Lin Xi, did your parents pick this name? 'Twelve' in ancient texts signifies divinity and eternity, an endless cycle, the implication is quite good. However, now that you are an official of the Fifth Rank, serving as a Deputy Commander in the Subversive Actions Bureau, this name is a bit unfitting. How about I give you a new name, Lin Hao?

The character 'Hao' signifies vastness and also refers to the sun, hoping that your future can be as bright as the midday sun and as boundless as the sky, embracing everything."

Lin Rui immediately bowed deeply: "This name is excellent, I thank my mentor gratefully."

From now on, his alternate self would be called Lin Hao, the meaning indeed quite good.

Many guests at the banquet knew that Luo Wangshu liked tranquility; perhaps today she deeply adored her disciple Lin Hao, which was why she made the mentorship ceremony so grand, covering the entire capital with invitations.

Thus, shortly after Lin Rui officially became a disciple, many high officials tactfully bid their farewells and left. They were actually very busy and did not have time to stay longer.

When the Divine Envoy's court quieted down after the guests dispersed to its usual solitude, their eldest fellow disciple asked with a grave expression, "Mentor seemed a bit distracted today? Could it be related to yesterday's astrological change?"

"Astrological change?" Meng Weiyun evidently surprised, said, "Yesterday, I also noticed something odd with the heavenly phenomena, feeling it related to the abyss. But what happened?"

"Indeed, something happened. The method of purification has now found its master, which might indicate that a new abyss may appear soon."

Luo Wangshu's gaze was complex: "Just last night, five great abysses converged in the East Sea, sweeping across a million miles in search of the headquarters of the Light Church. Our divine beings also decreed this morning that from now on, we must enhance the effort to eradicate the Light Church, fully persecuting that Light Church leader."

The expressions on the faces of the several fellow disciples present were greatly shocked, and they glanced at each other.

Lin Rui's jaw almost dropped in astonishment.

He guessed that this matter was likely related to him.

So was he the disaster star of the Light Church?

No, that couldn't be right; him, a minor character, how could he influence the five divine beings? He definitely thought too much.

"However, this matter is irrelevant to you several, just carry on as usual. As for the Subversive Actions Bureau under Lin Hao, you will have to exert a bit more effort in this affair. Oh—"

Luo Wangshu suddenly recalled something: "Regarding that case of Zhao Yang, Hao'er, what are your thoughts?"

"I will handle the case impartially, not allowing any Heavenly Demons to intervene in the court. However, since Zhao Yang is a high-ranking official who has served three reigns, in order to avoid public speculation and criticism, I will request that the Divine Envoy decree that all three judicial authorities participate."

Lin Rui bowed slightly: "But as for the specifics, it still depends on tomorrow's Heavenly Demon Test."

Yu Wendan had been smoked by medicinal incense for a day and a night, and unlike Li Li, did not have an antidote provided by Lin Rui.

So whether Yu Wendan was an otherworldly traveler or not, he was now definitely a Heavenly Demon.

Therefore, there was really no need to start an investigation into this case.

If just any Heavenly Demon could accuse and trigger an investigation into a high-ranking official like Zhao Yang, how could this court continue to operate or maintain order? How could all the high officials and nobles work in peace?

Furthermore, Yu Wendan, being a Heavenly Demon, yet pretending to be a native of their supreme celestial sphere, clearly had malicious intentions.

By then, who would dare to investigate the case? The upright censors of the Imperial Censorate could drown them with spit.

Upon hearing this, Luo Wangshu nodded slightly in satisfaction, thinking that this disciple was truly to her liking.