The Emperor’s Inner Treasury, also located within the Qi Palace, is a place of great importance.

The Yellow Tier Daoist spell bestowed upon Chong Xuanzun was directly taken from the Inner Treasury. Whether it was suitable or not was hard to say, and Chong Xuanzun himself certainly didn’t lack powerful Daoist spells.

Jiang Wang’s Yellow Tier Daoist spell, however, allowed him to choose from the Inner Treasury himself. Naturally, he would carefully select the one most to his liking.

Daoist spells are generally divided into four grades and twelve ranks, encompassing all spell tiers before a practitioner reaches the Divine Presence realm.

Daoist spells that transcend the four grades and twelve ranks are further divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow.

From this perspective, it can also be seen that there is indeed a chasm between before and after reaching the Divine Presence realm.

Therefore, the result of the clash between Tian Anping and Liu Xiao was all the more astonishing. Even if he had previously entered the Divine Presence realm, was a genuine Divine Presence cultivator, and perhaps still possessed some Divine Presence techniques… this battle still felt exceptionally unreal.

Jiang Wang himself had pondered for a long time, discussing it with Chong Xuan Sheng, Li Longchuan, and Yan Fu. The final conclusion centered on Tian Anping’s bizarre “Inner Mansion.”

Regrettably, although he was curious, he was unwilling to go to Jicheng to observe carefully, so he had to put his curiosity aside.

Generally speaking, the cultivation threshold for Black and Yellow Tier Daoist spells is the Divine Presence realm. The cultivation threshold for Heaven and Earth Tier Daoist spells is the Cave Truth realm.

However, those with innate unique veins, exceptional geniuses who can create high-tier Daoist spells, or those with other talents… may also have the possibility of mastering them in advance.

For example, Jiang Wang, in the Inner Mansion realm, had already mastered the Grade A Upper Rank Daoist spell Eight Tones Burning Sea, which is at the Outer Building level.

With the augmentation of Samadhi True Fire, the Fire Domain technique was even close to transcending ranks. Of course, divine abilities are inherently different, and secret techniques that incorporate the power of divine abilities cannot be confused with other Daoist spells and should be considered separately.

Having been notified in advance, Jiang Wang saw Qiu Ji waiting at the palace gate as soon as he arrived.

He was dressed in the eunuch’s robe of the Ministry of Rites, with a gentle and amiable demeanor. He was smiling broadly, without the slightest hint of impatience.

Jiang Wang quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, “How dare I trouble the Gong Gong to wait?”

Qiu Ji smiled and said, “I just arrived a short while ago too.”

As he spoke, he turned sideways, “Qingyangzi, please come this way.”

He had always shown great kindness towards Jiang Wang. A supervising eunuch waiting outside the palace gate, how could that be a casual sight?

They had the authority to draft imperial decrees on behalf of the Emperor, and to a certain extent, they could also represent the Emperor, which meant that officials did not need to bow to them. This showed how highly they regarded Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang was not arrogant because of this, but instead showed even greater humility: “Gong Gong, please go first, I will follow!”

The tall and imposing guards stood silently at the palace gate, not even giving the famous Jiang Qingyang a second glance.

Speaking of which, Jiang Wang, as a third-rank golden melon warrior, also had the duty of guarding the palace. Of course, if he were on duty, he would be guarding the Emperor’s bedchamber or in front of the Purple Extreme Hall. Without the Emperor’s decree, he would implicitly serve as an escort. With a single order from the Emperor, he would bludgeon a convicted minister – this was, of course, just talk and would almost never happen.

Jiang Wang kept his eyes forward, following behind Qiu Ji, and entered the palace gate.

The location of the Emperor’s Inner Treasury was naturally incomparable to the Cold Palace like the Azure Stone Palace, which was almost abandoned. There was a guard every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, and the security was exceptionally strict.

Qiu Ji walked in front, half-turned, and said with a smile, “Last time I accompanied Qingyangzi to the spell treasury, there weren’t many people vying for it. This time, I don’t know how many people are rushing to wait. It was Eunuch Han who said I was familiar with Qingyangzi, so he asked me to come. How many people envy me!”

No one dislikes being praised, unless you are as unnatural as Jiang Wang praising Cao Jie.

Qiu Ji obviously understood this very well, and his praise was as smooth as water.

Although Jiang Wang was embarrassed to accept it, he also felt much more relaxed: “Gong Gong, you are too kind. You are already one of the top figures among the inner officials. It is my luck to be able to know you!”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the location.

Theoretically speaking, the Emperor’s Inner Treasury was the Emperor’s private property, and the treasures contained within were naturally of the utmost value. The internal treasury’s expenditures were often for the Emperor’s enjoyment.

However, the current Emperor of Qi often used the internal treasury to subsidize the national treasury, which was why he was praised as virtuous by the court and the public.

With Qiu Ji accompanying him, it saved a lot of trivial matters, and the two directly entered the spell treasury in the Emperor’s private collection.

The sandglass-shaped jade light platforms spread out as far as the eye could see.

Each jade light platform represented a Yellow Tier Daoist spell, densely packed like a forest.

The platforms were covered with a flowing light shield, making it difficult to see clearly inside. However, on the platform’s pillars, information about the Daoist spell was inscribed.

The dazzling array made Jiang Wang dizzy.

Yellow Tier Daoist spells were already at the Divine Presence level. Although he could not master them yet, he should prepare in advance. After all, he was not like those noble families with deep backgrounds who had secret techniques to cultivate at whatever level they reached.

He already had a储备焰花焚城 as a reserve, so the new Yellow Tier Daoist spell needed to be carefully selected, preferably to complement 焰花焚城.

After looking around for a long time, Qiu Ji finally spoke, “Does Qingyangzi need help?”

The乾陽之瞳 he obtained from the national treasury last time was very useful. Jiang Wang was not without hope for Qiu Ji this time, but firstly, he was not so brazen, and secondly, he was not sure how much Qiu Ji knew about the Emperor’s private collection of spells.

Hearing this, he immediately said, “Jiang Wang is more than happy to!”

Qiu Ji smiled slightly and said, “Qingyangzi might as well state your requirements.”

“Preferably binding or restraining techniques,” Jiang Wang’s thinking was very clear.

Qiu Ji thought for a moment and said with a smile, “Speaking of coincidence, there is a Daoist spell that is very suitable for your requirements!”

He walked through the jade light platforms one by one, stopping after nineteen steps.

“It’s this one!”

Jiang Wang stepped closer and realized what Qiu Ji meant by “coincidence.” This Yellow Tier Daoist spell was surprisingly another legacy of the Old Yang Dynasty, named “Dragon and Tiger.”

The inscription on the jade light platform read: “The human body has the spine as a dragon, and can draw in the eight winds as a tiger. Make the dragon coil and the tiger crouch, and thus a person becomes a prisoner.”

At the end, it said: “This technique is inherited from the imperial family of the Old Yang Dynasty.”

From the inscription, the so-called Dragon and Tiger actually meant locking the dragon and imprisoning the tiger.

Jiang Wang thought for a moment and then said, “Jiang Wang naturally trusts Eunuch Qiu’s judgment, so I will choose this technique.”

The pale-faced, beardless Qiu Ji’s smile gave off a very peaceful feeling. He simply took out a seal and pressed it onto the jade light platform.

The flowing light shield immediately displayed a myriad of colors, and treasure light scattered in all directions.

“Just put your hand in,” Qiu Ji said.

Jiang Wang then reached his hand in. He couldn’t see what was inside the flowing light shield, but when his hand went in, a complex stream of information flowed into his mind.

Not only the Dragon and Tiger technique, but also the analyses and insights of past strong practitioners on how to use this technique.

After a long time, Jiang Wang came back to his senses.

“How is it?” Qiu Ji asked with a smile.

Jiang Wang said, “It’s wonderfully inexplicable!”

The Old Yang Dynasty, as a powerful empire that once unified a region, was indeed worthy of its reputation. In the world of cultivation where various Daoist techniques were constantly changing, neither the乾陽之瞳 nor the Dragon and Tiger technique were outdated. They still made Jiang Wang feel exquisitely subtle.

Qiu Ji smiled slightly: “As long as Qingyangzi is satisfied.”

Jiang Wang had never known Qiu Ji’s cultivation level. Now it seemed that he was at least in the Divine Presence realm. And there were seven other supervising eunuchs like him.

Among the inner officials, there were truly hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

After leaving the spell treasury, they went to the artifact treasury.

This time, he did not ask for Qiu Ji’s help, but instead spent a long time choosing by himself, even longer than he did in the spell treasury. Finally, he chose a gold-threaded robe.

This Inner Mansion level robe had extremely strong defense and was very beautiful. He specially chose it for An An.

At the moment in Linzi, he did not want too many people to know about An An’s existence.

Qiu Ji, however, did not ask anything, maintaining a very precise distance.

He always made people feel relaxed and not offended.

Only after Jiang Wang had put away the gold-threaded robe did he smile and say, “Qingyangzi should go back now.”

Looking reluctantly at the closed door of the artifact treasury, Jiang Wang sighed, “Let’s go.”

He didn’t know when he would be able to come back next time…

Having seen the Great Qi National Treasury and the Emperor’s Inner Treasury, Jiang Wang felt that he was now well-versed in the ways of the world. From now on, he would no longer be dazzled by some so-called treasures!

Qiu Ji escorted Jiang Wang all the way out of the palace gate before leaving with a smile on his face.

Jiang Wang walked a few steps alone when he suddenly looked up and saw an old man standing in front of him.

“Qingyangzi!”

The old man was wearing a dark gray eunuch’s robe and stood sideways at a corner of the palace gate, seemingly blending into the darkening sky.

He bowed to Jiang Wang and said, “My Palace Master has invited you.”