The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 774 - 555: Jinyi Guard

Chapter 774: Chapter 555: Jinyi Guard

Walking on the bustling streets of the Capital, Li Yi found it truly difficult to move forward. The citizens of the Capital, regardless of wealth or poverty, seemed to treat him like a wish-granting machine, asking about wealth, marriage, and fame... After giving them some guidance, he seized an opportunity to quickly slip away.

After leaving several streets behind, the people around him no longer recognized him, merely assuming he was an ordinary Daoist and not giving him much attention.

Nonetheless, after this operation, Li Yi discovered that quite a bit of Incense Fire Belief had actually gathered around him.

Indeed.

It’s easier to gather incense where there are more people. However, his Incense Fire Belief is unstable; today these citizens believe in him, but in a few days, when they’ve forgotten and moved on, the Incense Fire Energy surrounding Li Yi will dissipate.

Therefore, to stabilize the incense, one must obtain court recognition, and then you can comfortably manage a piece of land, gathering incense from all the people. Otherwise, relying solely on these temporary Incense Fire Beliefs offers no stable cultivation.

If Li Yi wasn’t thinking of finding his parents, he would truly consider raising a banner in Xinzhou City to rebel, regardless of success, at least to first acquire a large amount of incense belief energy.

"Prince Xin, are you not yet prepared to reveal where the lyricist is now? You did promise me earlier, if you reneged, you know what I’m capable of."

Li Yi said while admiring the Capital’s prosperity.

Prince Xin was also walking on the road, looking at the familiar Capital streets, he appeared somewhat silent: "I have lived in the Capital for a full sixteen years, and it wasn’t until five years ago that I was granted the title of Prince Xin and left for Xinzhou City. The words spoken by the Daoist in the clouds earlier left me shaken, causing me to repeatedly ponder them still."

"Should I simply perish or go with the flow, help the Daoist find the lyricist and clarify some matters, or should I delay things, watching how they unfold?"

Li Yi replied, "Then you most likely have made your decision."

At this moment, Prince Xin stopped in his tracks, looked into the distance, and said, "Suddenly turning back, that person is in the flickering light and shadows... The lyricist sought by the Daoist is there."

As he spoke, he pointed a finger.

Only the night was dark and long, and even though the Capital was brightly lit, the visibility was limited, unable to see further. Thus, he continued to say, "Head north, eighty miles, the center of the Capital, deep within the Imperial Palace."

Li Yi, upon hearing this, did not feel surprised. Instead, he was very calm, believing it should be so.

No matter who the cross-world traveler is, as long as they come to this world and understand the cultivation ways of this world, unless they rebel, they undoubtedly must come to the Capital, blend into the court, preferably enter the Imperial Palace; only then can they steal the nation’s Incense Fire Belief and embark on the path of cultivation.

"Then it’s perfect to use your identity as Prince Xin to enter the Imperial Palace and meet this person," Li Yi said.

Prince Xin smiled bitterly, "I can indeed enter, but you, Daoist, cannot. Arranging a meeting is quite troublesome. It’s not that I refuse to help, but the opportunity is slim. If you trust me, Daoist, you can write a letter, and I will personally deliver it to the Imperial Palace early tomorrow morning. If the lyricist agrees to meet after reading the letter, that would be best; if not willing, then I am powerless and willing to die at your hands."

At this moment, Li Yi’s gaze slightly moved, deep in thought.

He couldn’t ascertain the identity of the one who infiltrated the Imperial Palace from Earth, whether it was a stranger cross-border traveler or his own father.

If it was a stranger cross-border traveler, rashly entering the Imperial Palace is indeed dangerous; he fears he might get in but not out, after all, no cross-border traveler would willingly share their coordinates with others.

Moreover, the strength of the Incense Fire God in this world isn’t lacking. If things got too loud, he might find enemies instead of the person he sought. He came to this world to cultivate, not to fight, still seeking to acquire incense belief, open acupoints, and enhance cultivation.

After thinking for a while.

Li Yi spoke, "Well, for now, let’s trust you. Later, I’ll write a letter for you to deliver tomorrow morning. As long as it reaches the lyricist’s hands, everything will become clear."

Continuing, he didn’t say much, directly finding a night market stall and sitting down, then retrieving pen and paper from the Five Elements Bracelet and writing quickly.

Prince Xin curiously glanced, but he couldn’t recognize a single word.

Evidently, it wasn’t the language from this world.

Li Yi wrote in simplified Chinese characters, and the content was simple, merely an address and his name. The cross-border traveler, upon seeing, would understand; nothing more needed saying.

After writing, he handed it directly to Prince Xin.

Prince Xin, upon receiving the letter, hesitated slightly, but quickly clenched it tightly in his hand, fearing he might lose it inadvertently.

"Don’t be nervous, you need only do your part. Go ahead from now on, no need to follow me anymore. You can go to the Imperial Palace yourself, but make haste; my patience is limited," Li Yi then stopped a passerby leading a horse and directly took the horse, then handed it to Prince Xin.

"I understand, Daoist rest assured, this letter will appear in the lyricist’s hands early tomorrow morning," Prince Xin took a deep breath, feeling tremors throughout his body for some unknown reason.

The Daoist before him was unclear, but he knew very well the magnitude of this matter.

"What I’m doing today, whether right or wrong, I do not know."

However, certain mysteries, he couldn’t help but want to explore thoroughly, even knowing he might risk his life.

"Hyah!"

Prince Xin mounted the horse, holding the reins in one hand and the letter in the other, charging recklessly down the main road. He shouted loudly, "I am Prince Xin, heading to the Imperial Palace with urgent matters, all unrelated must clear the way."

With this voice, people on the road swiftly made way.

Yet quickly, officers dressed in brocade robes and carrying treasured swords emerged from unknown places riding horses, then pursued him, cupping their hands in salute, "If truly Prince Xin, you may go by the royal road directly to the Imperial Palace. If impersonating a Prince, your family shall face execution."

"My identity will naturally be verified. Lead the way, Jinyi Guard, and no more words." Prince Xin commanded.

The Jinyi Guards respectfully bowed and led the way, guiding him onto the royal path.

The royal road is a grand avenue nine zhang in width, connecting the east, west, south, and north of the Capital. Normally, only officials going to court are qualified to walk it, and even they can only use the two-zhang wide side paths. Only the Emperor and Princes can walk the center, barring special circumstances, such as urgent military affairs or the top scholar being granted permission to walk the royal road.

Prince Xin was soon guided by the Jinyi Guards onto the royal road. He rode swiftly, entering the center path, galloping towards the Imperial Palace.

The Jinyi Guards dared not tread the center path but worried about losing sight of Prince Xin. They immediately sent secret signals for the Jinyi Guards nearby the royal road to observe him, simultaneously dispatching messenger birds to report the matter swiftly.

Soon.

Many covert agents appeared near the royal road, watching Prince Xin gallop ahead, eyes cold and hostile.

Because Prince Xin’s identity wasn’t verified, if he was an imposter, Jinyi Guards would surely intercept and kill him halfway, ensuring he couldn’t approach the Imperial City alive, followed by an investigation and extermination of three clans.

The place was eighty li away from the Imperial Palace.

Even with Prince Xin galloping, it would take time to reach the palace.

And as the secret order spread.

Soon, several Daoists appeared on the royal road not far ahead, their eyes burning as they observed Prince Xin passing, accompanied by Jinyi Guards.

"This person carries the aura of Jiao Long, truly suiting a Prince’s identity."

"His age should be twenty-one, consistent with Prince Xin’s age."

These Daoists were verifying the identity, and their every word and action was recorded by the nearby Jinyi Guards, who then sent another secret order.

If the Daoists found that Prince Xin did not bear the aura of Jiao Long, he would be shot dead on the spot.

Though Prince Xin galloped unimpeded, there were actually many hidden dangers all along.

As Prince Xin rode another twenty li, two teams of armored soldiers with bright armor and flags burst from side paths, joining the side roads to escort him forward.

Clearly, the identity was verified, and the court deployed the Imperial Army to escort the Prince safely to the Imperial Palace.

As for why Prince Xin had defied the royal decree, leaving his sealed territory to enter the Capital, that was beyond their concern.

At this moment.

Seated beside a roadside stall, Li Yi was momentarily stunned when he saw Jinyi Guards suddenly emerge onto the street.

Since when were there Jinyi Guards in this Incense Fire God world?

Moreover, why did each of these Jinyi Guards have eyes shining brightly?

Clearly, they had cultivated Evolution Method.

Yet the strength was not high, roughly Spirit Medium or Spiritual Inspiration, though some Jinyi Guards might have cultivated Spiritual Sense.

"Is there a Cross-border in this world teaching Evolution Method?" Li Yi’s heart sank.

Teaching Evolution Method in the Incense Fire God world looked promising, but if mishandled, it could cause great disaster.

Once Evolvers reached Soul Realm, they could co-cultivate Incense Fire God, gaining incense power’s support, turning into flesh-and-blood Divine beings, thus compensating for Incense Fire God’s inherent shortcomings.

Wouldn’t these people go mad fighting for incense?

However, the harm couldn’t be seen short term, as adapting the new method to this world takes time.

"Could that Cross-border have offered Evolution Method for high position, incense belief, thereby entering the Imperial Palace?" Li Yi pondered.

He had many doubts.

But the identity of the other party would naturally have a result by tomorrow morning.

What Li Yi needed to do now was patiently wait.

Thinking this, he left the stall immediately, searching for a good spot to wait for further developments.

But a passerby whose horse was taken looked at Li Yi longingly, wanting to curse but seeing him as a Daoist, tall and imposing, dared not, timidly waiting aside, wondering when to speak up for compensation.

"Don’t stare, I won’t take advantage of you, I’ll compensate your horse." Li Yi glanced over, tossed a gemstone casually, and then strode away.

The passerby, getting a great deal, was immediately thrilled, hurriedly bowed towards where Li Yi departed.