All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

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Chu Caiwei said, "It's not that easy. My senior brothers still need to set up an array, otherwise my compass will be destroyed by the Taoist priest."

Xu Qi'an looked up at the sky in grief and indignation. What was going on? Heaven had given him hope, but he just couldn't realize it.

These days, it's incredibly difficult to find a battery that can provide a stable power supply.

In a daze, Xu Qi'an saw the "student power supply" in the junior high school laboratory. How wonderful it would be to be able to adjust the voltage at will!

"How about... we ask the fairy's senior brother for help..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Minister Sun slammed his fist on the table again, “Xu Qi’an, you’re pushing your luck!”

Even Li Chang'an said, "If we invite a formation master to store the lightning magic in the compass and then release it little by little, how confident are you that you can succeed, Xu Qi'an?"

Xu Qi'an couldn't answer. Who knew if he could succeed? He had no idea how to control the voltage.

Li Chang'an couldn't help but scratch his head. Maybe if he temporarily left the capital and didn't interfere with Xu Qi'an's luck, he could succeed?

However, luck is the most mysterious thing. Once it is ruined by Li Chang'an, it will be difficult to succeed again.

Seeing Xu Qi'an's anxious, constipated expression, Li Chang'an said, "I gave you a chance, but you guys were useless."

Xu Xinnian lowered his head in shame, while Xu Qi'an was on the verge of tears.

At this moment, Li Chang'an suddenly thought of a story from the myriad worlds.

Ye Tiandi found his classmate Liu Yiyi's cell phone in the Big Dipper Starfield, and then used lightning magic to simulate electric current to restore power to the phone.

Charging by hand... Even the mighty Emperor Ye is a master at hand-giving female classmates.

In other words, if one has a keen grasp of lightning magic, it is possible to control the intensity of lightning; it's just that this Taoist priest's skills are not yet proficient.

"Master Xuanyi, please demonstrate the simplest form of lightning magic."

Xuan nodded and walked into the courtyard. He chanted incantations and made several hand seals. Then, his aura surged and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, splitting a large tree in the courtyard into several pieces with a loud bang.

Minister Sun was heartbroken. He had carefully tended all the trees in the courtyard. He exclaimed loudly, "The immortal's magic is truly amazing! I admire him greatly!"

Li Chang'an had seen Li Miaozhen use thunder magic before, which was very similar to Xuan Yi's, but at that time he had not learned the Douzi Secret, so it was pointless for him to watch.

Fortunately, this thunder technique is not a particularly remarkable method. Li Chang'an has recently mastered the Douzi Secret Technique, and after just one glance, he was able to simulate most of it using the Douzhan Sacred Technique.

Minister Sun watched in bewilderment as Li Chang'an stood up, went into the courtyard, and performed the procedure according to Xuan Yi's method. Instantly, lightning struck, snapping five or six trees in half.

"Boom!"

The deafening roar made the lobby buzz. Xu Xinnian and Xu Qi'an were terrified and immediately hugged each other to relieve their fear.

Xuan Yi said in surprise, "So Lord Li also knows thunder magic, and the same thunder magic is several times more powerful when it is used by you, which shows that your magic power is very pure."

"This thunder technique is rather basic. If it were a secret technique like the Five Elements Divine Thunder, the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, the Great Chaos Thunder Sword, or the Thunder Emperor's Treasure Technique, I wouldn't be able to learn it so quickly."

The Fighting Secret, also known as the Fighting Saint Technique, can generate all kinds of killing and attack methods, provided that one's own magical power is strong and pure enough.

"What kind of magic are you talking about?" The Taoist priest Xuan Yi was somewhat shocked. He had heard every word Li Chang'an said before, but he couldn't understand what it meant when put together.

Those spells must have been advanced lightning magic, but he had never heard of them before.

"These thunder techniques are too advanced; the Imperial Preceptor should know them. It's normal that you haven't heard of them."

The Taoist Xuan Yi silently memorized the names of these spells so he could report back to Luo Yuheng. The Imperial Preceptor had instructed him to keep an eye on Li Chang'an long ago.

Xu Xinnian and Xu Qi'an stared in disbelief at the destroyed trees in the courtyard, realizing the extent of Li Chang'an's Taoist skills.

Xu Xinnian had only heard of it before; this was the first time he had witnessed such powerful Taoist techniques. Xu Qi'an, on the other hand, was both happy and worried.

The good thing is that this is truly a high-energy world, where there is definitely room for action.

The worry is, I don't know how much longer I have to live.

Then he saw Li Chang'an walk over, and then a faint wisp of lightning began to emanate from his hand.

The lightning bolt struck the molten sodium chloride crystal, but there was no reaction.

Xu Qi'an stared intently at the lightning, because Li Chang'an was controlling the lightning to make it thicker and the voltage stronger little by little.

The Taoist priest Xuan Yi practically became a fan of Li Chang'an. "Lord Li actually mastered the Five Thunder Orthodox Method in an instant and can even precisely control thunder magic. This humble Taoist is utterly in awe!"

Xu Qi'an had only recently transmigrated, and the first thing that came to his mind was that if Li Chang'an drove an electric car, would he never need to charge it? That would be incredibly awesome.

"Why do I keep thinking about driving!" Xu Qi'an shook his head, clearing his mind of all distractions.

While controlling the current, Li Chang'an said, "You can't rely on luck to do things; you need to have enough strength."

Xu Qi'an heard the strong fatherly tone in his elder's voice, but at the same time he was overjoyed. This meant that Li Chang'an must have seen through his identity as a transmigrator and was now giving him some pointers.

"Lord Li's Taoist arts are profound, his magical powers are boundless, and his insight is keen. This humble subject has diligently followed his teachings and benefited immensely from them, a lesson I will never forget!"

Xu Qi'an lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on the electric current, while a string of flattering words came out of his mouth.

Xu Xinnian looked astonished. How could Xu Qi'an have changed his personality? He used to be stubborn and arrogant, someone who would easily bow his head in the face of death.

They're practically groveling before Li Chang'an now, even more obsequious than when they were begging him!

"Zizzizi..."

After a sharp sound, a silvery-white metal block had taken shape inside the porcelain cup.

Xu Qi'an slumped to the ground, feeling relieved. He was finally able to survive!

Minister Sun, Li Yuchun, and Chu Caiwei all came over to take a look. It was a lump of silvery-white metal that looked quite similar to silver.

Minister Sun's eyes flickered slightly as his mind raced, while Li Yuchun instantly understood everything.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xu Qi'an suddenly stood up, then wrapped the sodium block in Xuan paper and held it in his hand.

Fortunately, the laws of the other world are different from those of Earth, otherwise Xu Qi'an's hand would be on fire by now.

"My lords, please take a look! This item is much lighter than silver, but its appearance is extremely similar. If someone were to use this to impersonate silver, could it pass for the real thing?"

The others passed the sodium block around; its color darkened, becoming almost indistinguishable from silver.

Li Yuchun nodded solemnly and said, "It looks like it's the size of two taels of silver, but it only weighs five fen. It's really good enough to fool people."

Xu Qi'an secretly clicked his tongue in amazement. This obsessive-compulsive disorder patient could actually lift things by hand. Even if he didn't work as a night watchman, he would be a master at selling meat.

Minister Sun then asked, "Even if the silver was replaced, how do you explain the towering explosion in the river?"

Xu Qi'an reached out and took the sodium block, then casually tossed it into the pond not far away.

Minister Sun seemed to have a premonition of something, but it was too late to stop it. Several thousand-year-old trees had already been lost today, and now the ornamental fish in the pond were going to suffer too.

"boom!"

Sure enough, a loud bang was heard in the pond, and several golden ornamental fish were blown out, belly up, clearly dead.

"This this……"

Minister Sun finally understood the crux of the matter, but he also felt sorry for his ornamental fish.

"My fish!"

Li Yuchun said, "Now all the doubts can be explained. The explosion and the strange wind disrupted our investigation. In fact, there was only a little over a thousand taels of silver, which was spread on top to cover up the truth."

"Xu Qi'an, you're not bad!"

Hearing Li Yuchun's praise, Xu Qi'an was flattered.

He glanced at Chu Caiwei subconsciously, only to find that the pretty girl was just curious and didn't look at him at all. What a pity!

She said with a solemn expression, "The tax silver leaves the treasury and enters the capital, changing hands at each level and involving a large number of officials. It will be extremely difficult to recover the silver."

Minister Sun looked at the Taoist priest Xuanyi, then cupped his hands towards the direction of the imperial city, and then patted his chest and said, "His Majesty is wise and insightful. He knew long ago that this matter involved a wide range of people, so he ordered the Ministry of Justice and the night watchmen to work together on this case."

"We are deeply grateful for the Emperor's favor and will investigate this matter thoroughly. No matter who switched the tax silver, no matter which powerful and influential officials are involved in this case, I swear I will not compromise and will not tolerate it!"

Compared to Minister Sun's impassioned speech, Li Yuchun stroked his chin and said, "No, the tax is much lighter. If it had been switched earlier, it would have been discovered. So it was switched recently, and the culprit is in the capital!"

Xu Qi'an observed that Minister Sun was all talk and no action, while Li Yuchun was the real workhorse of the unit, focused entirely on his job.

Being appreciated by such a person, Xu Qi'an suddenly felt full of expectations for the future.

Of course, all of this is contingent on surviving the unfathomable Li Chang'an and, ideally, gaining his trust.

There's only one way: lick him!

Minister Sun's attitude changed drastically. He said to Xu Qi'an, "Xu Qi'an, you go back first. I will definitely stand up for your Xu family in this matter!"

Xu Qi'an was led away from the main hall by the yamen runners, and he faintly heard Chu Caiwei's words.

"Li Chang'an, why can salt be turned into silver?"

Li Chang'an patted Chu Caiwei's head and said, "Didn't you say you weren't interested in alchemy? Now that you've successfully advanced to the rank of alchemist, you should continue to study the next level."

Chu Caiwei nodded and said, "You're right. I'll tell Senior Brother Song about this; he'll definitely be interested."

Xu Qi'an sighed, feeling regretful. He knew he couldn't harbor any wicked thoughts about Li Chang'an's women.

Two hours later, at Lingbao Temple.

Through a gauze curtain, Luo Yuheng was listening to Xuan Yi recount his experiences of the day.

Luo Yuheng, whose expression was calm and serene, suddenly stiffened, her tone filled with doubt and surprise.

"What...what lightning magic?"

“Master, what Li Chang’an was referring to should be the Five Elements Divine Thunder, the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, the Great Chaos Thunder Sword, and the Thunder Emperor’s Treasure Technique.”

Xuan Yi spoke slowly and deliberately, trying to pronounce these unfamiliar words clearly.