Chapter 40 Qingyang Palace (Please collect and read)
"Oh? Master Zhao has seen this thing?"

"good."

Zhao Suling said: "This thing is somewhat similar to what I used to make pills at home. It is said that hundreds of years ago, a Taoist senior added a lot of raw materials when making pills, and for some reason, it suddenly exploded."

"It was so powerful that it even blew up the entire alchemy room."

"Most of them are gold, mercury, lead, sulfur, magnet, saltpeter, etc. Later, they were gradually developed into fireworks and flames, which were set off during ordinary solar terms and festivals, especially during the New Year's Day..."

That's it.

Mercury, sulfur, saltpeter, etc., aren’t they the raw materials for explosives?

"It seems that this person is not a cultivator at all, and he has not mastered the secret method of cultivating immortals. Instead, he uses things like gunpowder to deceive people."

Zheng Yi said: "He is just a charlatan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "However, this person is also a figure, and he can actually develop this thing."

"Liu Chengen!"

"The servant is here."

"Does the Ministry of Industry have an official in charge of fireworks, or one who is familiar with fireworks and gunpowder?"

"This……"

Liu Chengen hesitated for a moment and said, "I have to ask in person."

"Go quickly and come back quickly. After you have clarified the matter, bring this person here."

"promise!"

Liu Chengen left quickly, while Zheng Yi asked someone to take the four pocket bombs away and walked in front of Lei Mingzi.

"Unlock his holes."

"promise!"

Chen Liancang unblocked his acupuncture points, but the man's body immediately went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me..."

Zheng Yi said coldly: "Who are you? Tell the truth!"

"Otherwise, I will chop off your head!"

"Yes Yes Yes Yes……"

Lei Mingzi said quickly: "My real name is Lei Shitou, and I come from Qingyang Palace in Shu."

"The majority of people in Qingyang Palace are pure alchemists. I have worked in the alchemy room since I was a child and learned the skills of alchemy, especially the refining of this... Palm Thunder!"

What a talent this is!
Zheng Yi asked, "Master Zhang, do you know about the Qingyang Palace in Shu?"

Zhao Suling nodded and said, "I know. It is also one of the famous and upright sects."

"There is a book called 'The Great Canggong Ganying Zhenjing' in the temple, which records Taoist classics such as alchemy, meditation, formation, inner cultivation, etc. It is very precious."

"Are there any innate strong people in the temple?"

"none."

"Are there any cultivators?"

"This... the journey is long. I haven't been to Qingyang Palace for more than 30 years." Zhao Suling hesitated and said, "Probably not."

Zheng Yi shook his head. These martial arts sects controlled local governments, disregarded the imperial decrees, and only followed orders but not announcements. They were truly the imperial court's greatest enemies.

But it’s easier for the famous and upright families, at least they will obey the court on the surface.

As for those evil sects and even the underworld gangs, they do not take the imperial decrees seriously at all.

In time, these martial arts sects must be suppressed.

Search all the sects in the world to collect the classics and techniques of cultivation!

"Thunder Stone!"

"The grass people are here!"

Lei Shitou shuddered all over, thinking that Zheng Yi was going to kill him, and quickly shouted, "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

"Hey hey hey..."

Chen Liancang suddenly sneered from behind: "You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, you should be executed according to the law!"

Lei Shitou was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life, I didn't mean it..."

Zheng Yi glanced at Chen Liancang. This old eunuch was really good at understanding people's minds.

"Lei Shitou, I ask you a question, and if you answer it to your satisfaction, I can spare your life."

"Even, I can give you great wealth."

Lei Shitou immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please ask!"

"I will tell you everything I know!"

"Very good, let me ask you, how is this palm thunder made?"

"Your Majesty, this is made by me using saltpeter powder as the main ingredient, mixed with charcoal, sulfur, and other materials."

"The gunpowder ingredients are just different in proportion." Zheng Yi asked again: "Without a flame fuse, how did you make it collide and explode?"

"This……"

Lei Shitou hesitated for a moment and talked about the issue.

"This method is your secret. In the outside world, it can be passed down as a secret recipe passed down from generation to generation. But here..." Zheng Yi said coldly: "The crime of deceiving the emperor, or the secret recipe of gunpowder, you choose it yourself?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I understand!"

Lei Shitou said quickly: "I added some will-o'-the-wisp in it. After a slight collision, it will produce flames and then detonate the palm thunder."

Ghost fire?

WTF?

Could it be that Lei Mingzi really has something for cultivation?

wrong……

Ghost fire?

A slight collision creates flames?
Depend on!
This is fucking white phosphorus!
Zheng Yi was shocked. This kid was running around with a bunch of pills mixed with white phosphorus and gunpowder, but he was not killed by the explosion.

So lucky?
Why am I still so close to him?

"you……"

Zheng Yi pointed at Lei Shitou. He really shouldn't have praised him for being a genius or having a good luck.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Liu Chengen walked back quickly.

Behind him, there was a middle-aged man in navy blue official uniform.

"Your Majesty, here comes the Deputy Minister of Works, Zhan Liang!"

The middle-aged man took a few quick steps and knelt on the ground respectfully: "I am Zhan Liang, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Works, and I am honored to meet your Majesty!"

"His Majesty."

Liu Chengen introduced: "This person is a rare official in the Ministry of Works who can make and store fireworks and gunpowder. All expenses for fireworks and other items during festivals in the palace are in charge of this person."

"Zhan Liang?"

"His Majesty!"

"Do you recognize this thing?"

Zheng Yi pointed at four palm thunders, and the Jinyiwei immediately handed them over.

After looking at it for a few breaths, Zhan Liang said immediately: "Your Majesty, it looks a bit like the pure 'Thunderbolt' of the Ministry of Industry, but it seems to be much smaller in size."

"Can the Ministry of Industry develop it?"

"That... is possible, but it will take time."

Zhan Liang hesitated and said, "But Your Majesty, if there is someone who developed this thing here..."

"The person who developed this is here."

Zheng Yi said: "Thunder Stone."

"The grass people are here."

"I'll give you a chance to atone for your crime. Together with Zhan Liang, develop a hundred palm thunders for me, and I'll pardon your death sentence. How do you think?"

"I thank the Lord for His grace, thank the Lord for His grace!"

Lei Shitou was overjoyed. He originally thought he was doomed to die, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would ask him to develop palm thunder.

He immediately made a guarantee: "I will definitely not let Your Majesty down!"

"Take it down!"

"Yes!"

Watching Lei Shitou and Zhan Liang leave, Zheng Yi waved to Lu Lian to come over.

"Ask two Jinyiwei to watch him. If he tries to escape, he will be killed without mercy."

"promise!"

Lu Lian also retreated, and Zheng Yi turned around and looked at the other two "strange men".

The so-called Lei Mingzi was exposed, causing great shock and impact to the two of them.

At this moment, both of them looked a little nervous, but they were still holding on.

Zheng Yi said: "Since you two dare to reveal my Immortal Seeking Order, you must be quite capable."

"If you have real ability, I will not be stingy with the reward."

"But if you dare to deceive me... then you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I know."

"Chen Gou'er!"

"The grass people are here!"

Chen Gou'er was startled and shouted hurriedly.

"What are you capable of?"

"The common people can cultivate spiritual beasts!"

Chen Gou'er quickly pulled the wolfhound out from behind him: "Your Majesty! This spirit beast can not only understand human speech, but it can also carry out any command from the master."

"It can even recognize human language and write human characters. It's incredible!"

(End of this chapter)