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Chapter 101 Yang Wanli's Heavy Responsibility, a Difficult Task for a Dragon and an Elephant! S

Chapter 102 Yang Wanli's Heavy Responsibility, a Difficult Task for a Dragon and an Elephant! Shen Rong Presents a Prescription!

Early this morning, a palace eunuch came to the Ministry of Justice to deliver an imperial edict.

Yang Wanli looked at the eunuch delivering the imperial decree in front of him, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"What happened that prompted a verbal edict from His Majesty?"

The old eunuch spoke up: "His Majesty has ordered you to thoroughly investigate this matter, and those involved must be severely punished."

After saying this, he ordered the eunuch behind him to take out the dossier and hand it to Yang Wanli.

Yang Wanli casually took out a silver note and stuffed it into the old eunuch's sleeve.

As he was leaving, the old eunuch whispered in his ear, "His Majesty knows that it is not easy for you to lead the Ministry of Justice. If you handle this matter well, you will be rewarded."

Upon hearing this, Yang Wanli's face lit up with joy, realizing that this case was a test for him.

If you do a good job, you'll be promoted; if you do a bad job, you'll be considered mediocre.

Mediocre people need not be mentioned again.

After they left, Yang Wanli opened the file to examine it, wondering what could possibly warrant such a personal order from His Majesty.

As Yang Wanli read through the documents, his brow furrowed more and more deeply.

After a long while, he closed the file and sighed.

"Oh, Your Majesty!"

The dossier records that during this period, all the scholars gathered closely to promote the Crown Prince's benevolence and virtue.

This matter is not a big deal; at most, it's a crime of speaking recklessly.

Spreading rumors is something that wealthy and powerful families have done quite often.

The problem is, that person is the crown prince.

With the crown prince newly enthroned and the emperor growing old, these rumors were seen by Emperor Xuanwu as a curse wishing him an early death so that a wise ruler could abdicate in his favor.

Yang Wanli had heard about it quite a bit these days, but he hadn't taken it to heart.

"It seems His Majesty intends to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Yang Wanli was having a headache; this was not a good matter.

Both Jinghu Academy and the Crown Prince are not to be trifled with.

Moreover, Yang Wanli had also studied at Jinghu Academy, and those troublesome students had to call him "senior brother".

However, Yang Wanli quickly adjusted his mindset and became more determined.

He already knew Emperor Xuanwu's meaning from just a few words.

"His Majesty wants me to sever all ties with them. This may be my opportunity."

With the elimination of Yan's faction, the power balance in the Great Zhou court was disrupted, and the two sides were no longer evenly matched or mutually exclusive.

Emperor Xuanwu urgently needed a new force to rise and counterbalance the Qingliu faction.

He has taken a liking to Yang Wanli and intends to cultivate him.

Yang Wanli summoned Ye Zhou and assembled the constables from the Six Doors.

Seeing the constables fully equipped and ready to go, he shouted sternly, "Move out and arrest them!"

Ye Zhou was also inwardly groaning. He knew who they were trying to catch and didn't want to lead the team.

But since he was following Yang Wanli, he had no other choice.

Yang Wanli watched Ye Zhou and the others' departing figures, his gaze becoming profound.

Shen Yan was still practicing his skills in the prison and had no idea that Yang Wanli was preparing another big gift for him.

After a long while, Shen Yan wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

"This 'Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra' is indeed too difficult to practice."

Once he entered the realm of the dragon and the elephant, he found it extremely difficult to move forward.

Half a month has passed, and there has still been no breakthrough.

Even though he was already a fifth-rank external martial artist, he received no benefit from the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra".

Shen Yan sighed softly.

"Perhaps this is the normal state of martial arts training, and I'm getting a little impatient."

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The worst thing you can do when practicing martial arts is to be impatient. Shen Yan had made too much progress before and had not experienced many setbacks.

It's inevitable to feel a sense of frustration.

At that moment, a name popped into his mind.

"Perhaps I should go and learn from my older brother."

After leaving the prison, Shen Yan headed towards Shen Rong's house.

Coincidentally, Shen Rong was home today.

He was somewhat surprised to see Shen Yan visit.

"What wind blew by today, that it summoned you here?"

"Brother Rong, I've come to ask you something."

Hearing that he had something to ask, Shen Rong invited him into the mansion.

The events of the last banquet hosted by the Duke of Dingguo are still vivid in my mind.

If Shen Yan hadn't intervened, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Shen Yan explained his purpose to Shen Rong.

Seeing his furrowed brows, Shen Yan's heart sank.

"Doesn't Shen Rong have a good solution either?"

After pondering for a moment, he sighed and said, "This 'Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra' is a miraculous skill of Esoteric Buddhism. Do you know why, for thousands of years, no one has been able to cultivate it to its full potential?"

Shen Yan smiled wryly and said, "I have already entered the first realm and cultivated the power of a dragon and an elephant. How could I not know the difficulties involved?"

Shen Rong's expression shifted in shock, as if he couldn't believe it: "You've actually mastered the first level?!"

He kept sticking out his tongue; this technique had been in the Duke's mansion for many years, so he had naturally seen it.

Although the first level is easy to learn, it cannot be mastered in just a few days.

He sighed inwardly, "This Shen Yan is indeed a prodigy in external training, possessing the qualities of a celestial being."

"The first level is not difficult to master; I mastered it in just a few days."

Shen Rong's expression was strange; if anyone in the martial arts world heard him say this, they would surely want to kill themselves.

Simplicity is only relative; otherwise, there wouldn't be so few ninth-rank martial artists.

"Shen Yan, you shouldn't have cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra. Although this method is incredibly powerful once mastered, if you focused on other cultivation methods, you would definitely achieve even greater success."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan sighed inwardly.

"If I did not possess the Dao Fruit, Shen Rong's words would naturally be correct. But to possess such an extraordinary opportunity and still remain so mediocre is indeed quite inappropriate."

After practicing martial arts, Shen Yan's ambition grew higher and higher. Since he had already started, why not choose the path to the strongest?

"Brother Rong, there's no need to persuade me anymore. I chose this path myself."

Shen Rong nodded at his expression. A firm Dao heart was a good thing, and he also hoped that Shen Yan could create a miracle.

Three hundred years ago, a master of Tantric Buddhism swept through the Central Plains martial arts world with the tenth level of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra".

That century was arguably the darkest period for the martial arts world in the Central Plains.

This was also the time when the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra" became famous.

Shen Yan's talent is no less than that of the esoteric Buddhist masters of yesteryear.

Shen Rong pondered for a while. Although the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra did not require a matching medicinal bath for advancement and breakthrough,

However, it's not to say that medicinal baths are completely useless; they can help temper the body.

When you start practicing, you'll naturally achieve twice the results with half the effort.

He took out paper and pen and wrote down a prescription for a medicinal bath.

After the ink dried, Shen Rong looked at the prescription with a complicated expression.

He then said, "Shen Yan, take this medicinal bath recipe. After you finish your cultivation each day, soak in it for two hours. This will slightly speed up the process."

Shen Yan took the prescriptions; each bath prescription contained more than just the simple names of the medicinal herbs.

There are also the cooking time and the order in which the medicinal herbs are added.

Each prescription is worth a fortune, and the medicinal herbs on the prescription given by Shen Rong are often those with medicinal effects lasting for a hundred years.

Its value is immeasurable.

"Brother Rong, this is far too precious!"

Shen Rong didn't take it seriously and laughed, "What's this? It's just a prescription. You still need to gather all the herbs yourself, which will cost quite a bit."

"Besides, at the Duke's banquet that day, if you hadn't stepped in, the Duke would have lost face completely. Compared to that, what is a prescription!"

Having said that, Shen Yan didn't mince words; after all, this was something he needed.

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan took his leave.

Before leaving, Shen Rong smiled mysteriously and said that the Duke had prepared some good things for him.