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The slowly falling maple leaves are like longing...

There are two maple trees in the yard, and it is the leaf-falling season.

Cao Ze and Su Xiaozhi stood snuggling in the yard, looking into the distance.

Yue Lingke and the other person had been gone for a while. Under An Changlin's arrangement, the two disguised their identities and quietly left Haijiao City.

……

Outside Haijiao City, on a carriage heading to the capital, Yue Lingke, dressed like a young master, was sitting in it with his maid Hong Xing.

At this time, Yue Lingke was lifting the curtain of the carriage and looking at the scenery outside. He was in a very good mood.

Hong Xing, on the other hand, was feeling a little depressed. Although she had just left the county town, she already missed Cao Ze a little.

"Young... Young Master, why aren't you sad at all and are you so happy?"

Hong Xing couldn't help but ask.

For warriors at their level, the control of body muscles has already been perfected. When they dress up as men, as long as they don't reveal any flaws, no one can recognize them.

"What's there to be sad about?"

Yue Lingke turned around, the smile on his face still lingering.

"Don't you miss your husband?"

Hong Xing was puzzled. Her husband was so good, didn’t the lady like him?
Yue Lingke stretched out her hand and pinched Hong Xing's fair and tender face. "It's not like we will never see each other again. When the trip is over, we will come back to stay with our husbands for a while, and then go out to travel again when we are ready. What is there to miss?"

Hong Xing got the answer, the young lady did like her husband.

But she still didn't understand the young lady's reasoning.

……

dong dong dong...

While they were snuggling, there was a knock on the courtyard door. Cao Ze scanned it with his spiritual sense and his expression suddenly became solemn.

According to his spiritual sense, there was nothing outside the courtyard gate!
Waving to Su Xiaozhi, Cao Ze was ready for the battle.

Su Xiaozhi understood what he meant and walked quietly to the backyard.

But the next moment, Cao Ze breathed a sigh of relief again. He sensed the other party's presence, so it seemed that the other party should have no ill intentions.

Squeak!

The courtyard gate opened, and a young man in gray stood one meter outside the gate, smiling brightly at Cao Ze.

But he obviously didn't like to laugh very much, so this smile seemed a little stiff.

But at least it conveyed full sincerity.

"I'm sorry, I'm used to hiding my aura. Please don't misunderstand me, Master Cao. I have no ill intentions."

Chu Xuanzhong spoke.

"Senior, you are too polite. I wonder why you are looking for me?"

Cao Ze did not dare to be negligent. When he saw the other party, he was sure that this was a top grandmaster.

Such a young grandmaster cannot be cultivated by ordinary forces.

"My name is Chu Xuanzhong. I am a member of the Iron Hat Group of His Royal Highness the current King Cheng, and I am the commander of the Donghai County branch. I have heard of Master Cao's great name for a long time, so I came here specially to pay you a visit."

"Your Highness King Cheng is eager to recruit talented people. I wonder if Master Cao is interested in joining our Iron Hat Group?"

“We can provide you with a spiritual medicine equivalent to the Nine-Turn Blood and Soul Flower. You can choose the soul type or the body type.

There is also one-on-one instruction from a Dharmakaya master once a year. Although Master Cao is also a Dharmakaya master, Master Li is good at swordsmanship. We can find a Dharmakaya master who practices a similar method to Master Cao to give instruction.

In addition, you can also have the authority of the Iron Hat Group, which allows you to let the Iron Hat Group do things for you and obtain relevant intelligence.

All you need to do is to lend a helping hand when His Royal Highness King Cheng needs it.

And this help is not free, His Royal Highness King Cheng will give you the same level of compensation. If you think the mission is too dangerous, or you have already completed a mission in a year, you have the right to refuse. "

Chu Xuanzhong got straight to the point. Real recruitment is often so simple and unpretentious.

Ultimately, recruiting talent is all about benefits, and empty talk is meaningless.

A spiritual medicine of the Nine-turn Blood Soul Flower level!
You can also choose the soul type or the physical type.

Find a great master in the Dharmakaya realm who has a similar martial arts path to yours for one-on-one instruction!

Cao Ze only heard the meaning of wealth and power from it!
In this case, even the master would not have the confidence to say it, otherwise, he would have prepared it for him long ago.

All Cao Ze needs to do is to complete the task that can be rejected.

It has to be said that Cao Ze was somewhat tempted by this condition.

He knew that Chu Xuanzhong's refusal might not mean that all tasks could be rejected, but this condition was good enough.

This is somewhat similar to the outer and inner disciples of Xuanbao Pavilion. They need to complete the sect's tasks, and the sect will also provide them with cultivation resources.

However, the things distributed by this so-called Iron Hat Group are more precious, and the task he has to complete will be more difficult as expected.

Moreover, the situation in Daqian is complicated now, and King Cheng is obviously going to fight for the throne. Once involved in such a fight, the only way to say that is victory is to be torn to pieces.

But it's all worth it. If you can improve your cultivation level before entering the blood pool, you will naturally get more benefits from entering the blood pool.

He is one step closer to the Dharmakaya realm. After breaking through to the Dharmakaya realm, he will be much freer!
And as long as he doesn't get too involved, it won't be that serious.

"If Master Cao feels that the benefits are too little, he can also consider working for His Royal Highness King Cheng completely. The benefits he can get will be more than ten times what he gets now!"

Chu Xuanzhong continued, "Master Cao, don't rush to make a decision. It will take some time for us to mobilize supplies. I will come back in half a month, and Master Cao can give me an answer then!"

After saying this, Chu Xuanzhong disappeared quietly.

"..."

It’s really neat and tidy.

Cao Ze didn't think he had any reason to refuse, he was already ready to agree.

But he can wait for half a month.

Outside Donghai County, Chu Xuanzhong shook his head.

Although he didn't know Yu Xueru's plan, after working together for so many years, he could guess that the other party might have some evil ideas.

He strongly disapproved of Yu Xueru's approach. He believed that sincerity was the key to recruiting talent.

They said they were mobilizing supplies, but they could take out a mere Nine-Turn Blood Soul Flower on the spot and didn't need any time to prepare.

He felt that signing the Heavenly Dao Contract with Cao Ze was the right thing to do first. However, Yu Xueru was the person in charge of the Donghai County branch, so he could only follow orders.

……

From Guangping County, hundreds of thousands of miles away from Donghai County, a spaceship hurriedly flew out and headed straight for Donghai County.

They are already the place closest to Donghai County within the King of Qi's sphere of influence.

"My young prince, what mysterious charm does Cao Ze have that is worth your personal visit?"

In the spaceship, Liu Tong, with neat short hair, put his hands in his pockets, with an upright but slightly lazy posture, and seemed to have little interest in this mission.

"That Cao Ze is not simple!"

Li Yuchen's lips curled slightly. He knew his guard and good friend's character too well, and he was his absolute confidant. Naturally, there was nothing to hide. "Uncle Cheng probably only noticed that Cao Ze was already a seventh-level Grandmaster at a young age and was able to defeat Chu Feng, but he didn't realize that Cao Ze had never practiced martial arts before he was eighteen years old!"

"Can you understand what this means?"

Liu Tong raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of interest finally appeared in his lazy eyes.

Recall the information about Cao Ze.

What Li Yuchen said was not a secret, but it was easily overlooked.

“Is it possible that it was made up?”

Liu Tong knew very well that the information was not necessarily completely true, especially before Cao Ze became famous, no one paid attention to him. After he became famous, people who knew him would often subconsciously glorify him. He had even seen in history books that he was the son of God born from the sun.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Yuchen beside him.

Li Yuchen shook his head. "Judging from the speed at which his cultivation level improved, it doesn't seem like it was made up."

Things that happened before becoming famous can be faked, but after becoming famous, so many people know about it that it becomes difficult to fake it.

Liu Tong understood what this meant. It meant that there was a high probability that the boy could forge a Dharma body.

The Dharmakaya realm is also divided into different levels, and that kid will undoubtedly be a powerful existence in the Dharmakaya realm.

The most important thing is that he is only twenty-five years old!
If he could forge a Dharma body before the age of fifty, he would be able to participate in that feast, which would be of great help to the King of Qi in his fight for the throne.

"Donghai County is King Cheng's territory. Their people are not fools. They must have taken action a long time ago. How can it be our turn?"

Li Yuchen laughed again, "If a soldier is incompetent, the generals will be incompetent too. I know my uncle Wang too well!"

"The men he brought with him are all of the same character as him. He can't seize the opportunity even if he is given it."

"Even if it doesn't work, I'll just go to Donghai County to see the grand opening of the blood pool. I heard that many of Daqian's geniuses will go there. Who knows, there may be other gains by then!"

Li Yuchen smiled calmly and spoke.

Since the young prince said so, Liu Tong naturally couldn't say much.

……

The first ray of sunlight in the morning penetrates the mist and gently falls on the quaint courtyard, covering this quiet space with a layer of golden veil.

Cao Ze was wearing a tight training suit, with his sleeves fluttering in the wind. He stood in the middle of the yard with his eyes slightly closed. He took a deep breath of the fresh morning air, feeling the slow flow of Qi and blood in his body, and merging with the Yuan force between heaven and earth.

He slowly drew out the Meteoric Blade, like a golden dragon about to stir up a storm; even the air became restless.

The next moment, Cao Ze suddenly jumped up, golden light flashed in the courtyard, and his sword skills moved like dragons and snakes. Sometimes it was light and agile, like a butterfly flying through flowers; sometimes it was extremely fierce, like a tiger descending from the mountain. It was obviously just a simple sword, but it could derive countless artistic conceptions.

Every time the knife was swung, it was accompanied by a sharp sound of the air being torn apart, leaving faint black cracks in the air.

In contrast to his swordsmanship, Cao Ze's body always appears in the right position. He moves left and right, forward and backward, with light and steady steps, as if walking on clouds. Every step falls precisely on the best position, avoiding imaginary enemy attacks and cleverly creating the best attack angle for himself.

His steps seem chaotic, but in fact they contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, blending with the surrounding environment and making them elusive.

The energy and blood around Cao Ze became more and more dazzling. Every intersection of the sword light and the steps seemed to cause a slight tremor in the surrounding air. This small piece of world seemed to be trembling under this terrifying sword technique.

Finally, when a red sun hung high in the sky, Cao Ze slowly sheathed his sword, stopped walking, and stood quietly in the middle of the courtyard.

After a long while, Cao Ze opened his eyes again.

His swordsmanship has made considerable progress. Incorporating the artistic conception of Tao into the swordsmanship is not only beneficial to the swordsmanship, but also can deepen Cao Ze's understanding of the artistic conception.

Half a month had passed since Chu Xuanzhong came, but at the agreed time, Chu Xuanzhong did not show up, and no one knew what had happened.

Cao Ze didn't care. As he had the panel, he already had a clear plan for his future. Recruiting Cheng Wang would only save him several months of hard work and would not have much impact.

After a quick shower and a lunch carefully prepared by Su Xiaozhi, the two returned to the bedroom to practice the Alchemy Technique. Without Yue Lingke and Hong Xing, the speed of refining the black jade slowed down, but the impact was not significant, and the impact on Cao Ze's cultivation level was minimal.

After practicing Dan Ding Jue for an entire afternoon and having dinner, Cao Ze and Su Xiaozhi washed up, went to bed, and did what ordinary couples should do, just like an ordinary couple.

When one has reached their level of cultivation, they can already eat wind and drink dew, but eating, drinking water, sleeping and communicating are all part of cultivation.

When he calmed down and no longer had the urgent desire to improve his cultivation and returned to this slow-paced life, Cao Ze found that the speed of improving his artistic conception actually increased a lot.

According to the information from Uncle An, the blood pool should be opened in the next few months. Now many strangers have come to Donghai County City. Ye Shijie runs around the county city all day long, which is quite fulfilling and busy.

Under the starry sky, Su Xiaozhi had fallen into a deep sleep. Cao Ze came to the courtyard, took out the Chaos Spirit Source Pearl and fell into deep contemplation.

……

On a small island hundreds of miles away from Donghai County, at the Iron Hat Regiment branch, Chu Xuanzhong came to the empty and gloomy main hall and looked at the woman sitting high above, "Commander-in-chief!"

"It's been three days since the agreed time. Why can't I go find him and sign the Heavenly Dao Contract?"

"Aren't you afraid that someone else will get there first and miss out on talent? Can you bear the guilt?"

Yu Xueru shook her head, her face full of disappointment, "Anxious, look, you're anxious again!"

"He is the one who should be anxious!"

"The blood pool is about to open, and he is the one who is eager to improve his cultivation."

"No rush, let's play with him first and leave him alone. Then he will know how rare this opportunity is."

Chu Xuanzhong now wanted to punch this stupid woman in the face. He didn't understand why a wise man like His Royal Highness King Cheng would choose such a stupid woman to lead the affairs of the Donghai County branch.

With a cold snort, Chu Xuanzhong turned and walked out of the hall. He no longer wanted to say even one more word to this stupid woman.

Yu Xueru looked at Chu Xuanzhong with a sneer, her eyes full of disdain.

Who can get there first? Donghai County is located in a remote area, and it is also the territory of their Iron Hat Group. Who else can get there first?
Cao Ze has good talent, but it is not worth it for the other princes to send people from thousands of miles here.

As long as Cao Ze is in Donghai County, he will be under her control. What is there to worry about?
What a fool!

She didn't know why His Royal Highness King Cheng asked her to listen to this idiot's opinions when she had something to do.

But considering the time, the boy should be getting impatient, so it's time to go over and take a look! (End of this chapter)