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"My lords, what my second uncle is escorting isn't silver at all!"
Upon hearing this, everyone except Li Chang'an fell silent.
Xu Qi'an quickly said, "This humble citizen has a way to prove it; all I need is a candle, salt, a porcelain cup, and a wire!"
While the others looked on in confusion, Li Yuchun walked over. Under Xu Qi'an's bewildered gaze, Li Yuchun straightened the blood-stained collar of his prison uniform and then relaxed considerably.
"The more stressed you are, the worse your obsessive-compulsive disorder becomes..."
Xu Qi'an muttered something to himself, and then he heard Li Chang'an say, "Li Yuchun, go and prepare."
Minister Sun blinked, looking incredulous, then pointed angrily at Xu Qi'an, "If you spout nonsense and disrupt my judgment, I'll kill you!"
Xu Qi'an was speechless. Officials throughout history have always been equally anxious when it comes to their own official hats.
Before long, Li Yuchun had everything ready.
Xu Qi'an dissolved the coarse salt in water, stirred it, then covered the mouth of the cup with raw Xuan paper, poured in the salt water, and after being heated by a candle, sodium chloride crystals were successfully precipitated.
"This guy seems to know alchemy; his method is somewhat similar to how you refined MSG before."
Chu Caiwei muttered a couple of words and moved closer to Li Chang'an, clearly indicating that the two were very close.
"May I ask you all, do you possess thunder magic?"
Currently, the electrolysis of sodium chloride requires a voltage of 6-15V, and in this era, the only way to provide the current is through lightning.
Chu Caiwei said, "My feng shui compass can release some of it."
Then, with a hissing sound, the melting sodium chloride began to react.
However, the expected metal block did not appear.
Because the voltage could not be accurately determined, failure was to be expected.
"My lords, it's alright. These things just require repeated attempts... Young lady, please make Lei Fa even stronger."
Xu Qi'an's forehead began to sweat, and he glanced at Li Chang'an, whose expression remained completely unchanged.
He didn't have time to think about it, because Chu Caiwei had tried several times without success.
Minister Sun could no longer sit still. "Xu Qi'an, do you think this is fun? Do you think you can turn stones into gold?!"
Xu Qi'an hurriedly said, "My lords, please wait a little longer..."
After trying a few more times, Chu Caiwei pouted and said, "It won't work, there's no more lightning power in the compass."
Li Yuchun frowned and asked, "Is this person trying to stall for time?"
Minister Sun waved his hand helplessly, "Throw him out, throw him in jail and let him die."
Xu Qi'an was sweating profusely. He was having terrible luck, failing to accurately hit the required voltage so many times.
"Young lady, is there anyone else who knows lightning magic?"
Chu Caiwei said with some dissatisfaction, "I don't know any thunder magic either. The thunder magic in the feng shui plate was injected by the Taoist priests of Lingbao Temple, and you've already used it all up."
Xu Qi'an said urgently, "Then let's ask the Taoist priests from Lingbao Temple to come. They'll definitely be able to do it!"
"Xu Qi'an!"
Minister Sun said impatiently, "Don't you know the rules? Do you think you can just invite any expert from Lingbao Temple?"
"How dare you, Xu Qi'an! I will execute you right now!"
Lingbao Temple is the Taoist temple of the Imperial Preceptor Luo Yuheng. Apart from the emperor, only Wei Yuan has the influence to see her. The Ministry of Justice cannot mobilize the Imperial Preceptor's people.
Xu Qi'an's mind went blank for a moment, and he finally understood. It seemed that his luck was still not good enough.
Li Chang'an was also somewhat surprised. Xu Qi'an had extraordinary luck, which is why he succeeded on his first attempt in the original story.
The fact that he has failed so many times means there is only one possibility: his luck in physically crossing over has surpassed Xu Qi'an's, interfering with Xu Qi'an's "Emperor of Luck" body.
"Minister Sun, please wait."
“Li Yuchun, take this note to see the Imperial Preceptor and say that you need to borrow a master who understands thunder magic to help you.”
Li Chang'an wrote down a passage of the Qingyuan Sword Technique's incantation on a piece of paper and then handed it to Li Yuchun.
Li Yuchun blew on the writing to dry it, without glancing at a single word, then folded the paper neatly and quickly left the Ministry of Justice, heading towards Lingbao Temple.
Seeing Li Chang'an calmly arranging everything, Xu Qi'an was completely unsure of Li Chang'an's thoughts, whether he had seen through his tricks or not.
Is it possible that Li Chang'an didn't understand chemistry before he time-traveled...?
There's no use thinking about it anymore; now we can only leave it to fate.
Chu Caiwei asked curiously, "Li Chang'an, do you really believe what Xu Qi'an said?"
Li Chang'an said, "After all, it concerns Lingyue's family, so let's try anything, even if it seems hopeless."
Then, Li Chang'an looked outside the door and said, "Li Yuchun, the night watchman in silver robes, is Lingbao Temple just three zhang away."
Li Yuchun felt dizzy and lightheaded for a moment, then felt a thrill of shattering the void, and landed three zhang in front of Lingbao Temple.
He swayed slightly, then adjusted his official hat, feeling utterly amazed.
"Lord Li's words have become law; it's truly miraculous!"
"Li Yuchun, the Silver-Robed Night Watchman, is here on behalf of Lord Li Chang'an, the Golden-Robed Lord, to deliver a message to the Imperial Preceptor!" He shouted towards Lingbao Temple, and the note in his hand vanished instantly, turning into a ray of light.
Li Yuchun was greatly impressed; this must be the skill of the Imperial Preceptor.
Luo Yuheng, who was in Lingbao Temple, had long sensed that the surrounding rules were being distorted and had already guessed that it was the work of a great Confucian master.
Upon hearing Li Yuchun's words, he suddenly realized that it was the very popular Li Chang'an who was stirring up trouble.
She casually opened the paper and saw the few words of the formula; her beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.
"In this world, there are still such wondrous Taoist sword techniques!"
Chapter 293 Luo Yuheng: Li Chang'an, you're quite interesting.
After only reading a few lines of the incantation, Luo Yuheng could tell that this sword technique was no ordinary one.
The Taoist sect, as the branch most skilled in swordsmanship, had never seen a method like the Azure Origin Sword Technique.
Li Chang'an, having reached the fourth rank in both martial arts and Confucianism, had long been on Luo Yuheng's radar, and the leader of the Human Sect was also keeping an eye on him.
"Li Chang'an... he really is an interesting person."
Luo Yuheng himself was a cultivation genius. He cultivated to the second rank of the Daoist sect in just over thirty years, which can be described as extraordinary talent.
However, every gain has its loss. Her cultivation technique progressed extremely quickly, but it also had great hidden dangers, causing her to suffer from the burning pain of karmic fire.
Once it takes hold, she will randomly switch between the seven personalities of "joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire," and can only be resolved by cultivating with someone of great fortune. Therefore, Luo Yuheng had no choice but to agree to serve as the Grand Preceptor of the Great Feng Dynasty.
However, to her surprise, the power of the Great Feng Kingdom was declining, and the fortune of Emperor Yuanjing could not extinguish the flames of karma.
Therefore, for many years, she refused to engage in dual cultivation with Emperor Yuanjing.
In this world, the Great Feng Dynasty is the most powerful dynasty. Even Luo Yuheng himself is somewhat confused. Is there anyone whose fortune is stronger than that of Emperor Yuanjing?
“Li Chang’an is a fourth-rank Taoist at such a young age, and he also possesses a strange and powerful sword technique. He is indeed someone we should befriend.”
Luo Yuheng summoned Li Yuchun into the temple and listened to his explanation of his purpose. Then, he summoned a Taoist priest in the temple who had practiced the Heavenly Gang Thunder Technique.
"Xuanyi, go and go with Lord Li. Just follow the instructions of that Li Jinluo."
Li Yuchun never expected that this aloof and unapproachable national advisor would agree to help so easily.
Subsequently, Li Yuchun led the Taoist priest Xuanyi back to the Ministry of Justice.
Upon seeing that the Taoist priests from Lingbao Temple had actually appeared, Minister Sun of the Ministry of Justice immediately stood up, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, stuck his buttocks out high, and beamed with smiles.
"This humble official, Sun Tai, Minister of Justice, greets the immortals of Lingbao Temple."
Minister Sun knew perfectly well that if he made a good impression on the Taoist priests at Lingbao Temple, his name might be mentioned during a discussion between the Imperial Preceptor and the Emperor.
The current Emperor Yuanjing cannot hear the voices of his officials, but he listens to the words of the Imperial Preceptor without question.
Seeing this expression, Xu Qi'an felt a little dazed, as if he were seeing the police station chief from before he transmigrated. The chief, who was usually arrogant and domineering, would act like this when he saw the bureau chief.
Xuan Yi waved his hand and said, "Lord Sun, there's no need to be so polite. The Imperial Advisor has said that everything should be arranged by Li Jinluo."
Minister Sun was once again filled with admiration for Li Chang'an's extraordinary abilities. How could he make a princess swoon and gain the favor of the Imperial Advisor?
Compared to Minister Sun's obsequiousness, Li Chang'an didn't even stand up. "Little Taoist, what's your name? Do you know any thunder magic?"
The fact that they dared to call the deities of Lingbao Temple "little Taoist priests" greatly surprised Li Yuchun and Chu Caiwei.
"Xiao Dao Xuan Yi knows a little bit of True Qi Thunder Technique."
Li Chang'an said, "That's good. Go and help Xu Qi'an."
Then, Xuan Yi glanced at Xu Qi'an, who was wearing prison clothes and covered in blood.
"Master, please inject some lightning into the wire inside this porcelain cup."
The Taoist priest Xuan Yi had never heard such a strange request before. “Esteemed benefactor, if I were to unleash my thunder magic, not only this porcelain cup, but this entire piece of land would be blown to smithereens.”
Xu Qi'an's newly ignited hope suddenly faded, and he looked at Chu Caiwei with pleading eyes.
“This fairy maiden, we still need to borrow your feng shui compass to store this master’s thunder magic inside, and then release it little by little. There should still be hope.”
Minister Sun couldn't understand Xu Qi'an's words, but with people from Lingbao Temple present, he could only suppress his impatience.