I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely

Chapter 368 - 315: Great Tang Envoy, 100 Years of Time

Li Ji took the Level 60 Mask of Fusion from Xu Qing’s hands. He held it and examined it carefully for a moment before passing it to Zhao Gao.

OMM!

Zhao Gao respectfully accepted the Level 60 Mask of Fusion. An indescribable Mighty Power permeated the Level 60 Mask of Fusion.

"Your Majesty."

Zhao Gao returned the Level 60 Mask of Fusion to Li Ji and said, "There is nothing wrong with this mask. However, the person who could forge it must be an Artifact Refining Master with extreme Mastery of the Artifact Refining Dao."

"Oh."

Li Ji nodded, looked at Xu Qing, and asked, "Where did this mask come from?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I refined it myself," Xu Qing said after a moment of silence.

"What did you say?!"

Li Ji’s tone couldn’t help but grow heavier, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face as he sized up Xu Qing. "You refined it yourself?"

"This..."

Zhao Gao and Xu Jingtian also stared at Xu Qing in astonishment.

"That is correct."

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Before Your Majesty, I would naturally not dare to lie or conceal anything. I did indeed refine this mask myself."

"So you’re also an Artifact Refining Master," Li Ji couldn’t help but remark.

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded.

"How interesting."

Li Ji’s eyes lit up slightly.

Next, Li Ji questioned Xu Qing in detail about the cause of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s Ancient Text Incident. Xu Qing, of course, told Li Ji everything he knew.

「Time flew by.」

Before they knew it, it was already nearing dusk.

「Inside the hall.」

"Xu Qing."

Li Ji rose to his feet and called out in a deep voice.

"Here!"

Xu Qing’s expression turned serious.

"Kneel and receive the decree," Li Ji commanded.

"Yes."

Xu Qing knelt on one knee.

OMM!

ROAR! ROAR!

Faintly, what sounded like the roar of a dragon echoed in Xu Qing’s ears.

"Mm."

Li Ji nodded slightly and continued, "The Ancient Text Incident began a thousand years ago. There have been five hundred and eighty-nine occurrences in the Human Realm, yet not a single survivor. You, Xu Qing, are the sole survivor of all five hundred and eighty-nine incidents."

"Therefore, We hereby appoint you as the ’Great Tang Envoy’ and grant you special privileges to investigate the ’Ancient Text Incident’. We hope that you can uncover the true source of this incident."

"This..."

Xu Jingtian frowned and couldn’t help but speak up, "Your Majesty, Xu Qing’s Cultivation is only at the Fourth Realm. Although he has reached Minor Achievement in the Perfect Law Realm, he isn’t even in the Fifth Realm. How can he bear such a heavy burden? Is it truly wise to entrust him with such a matter?"

"It does not matter."

Li Ji waved his hand and said, "We are personally and specially appointing Xu Qing as the ’Great Tang Envoy’. Even if We pass away and a new Emperor ascends the throne, Xu Qing’s status as ’Great Tang Envoy’ cannot be easily revoked."

"You must understand. Over the past thousand years, the five hundred and eighty-nine ’Ancient Text Incidents’ across the Human Realm’s Three Thousand Realms have led to the destruction of five hundred and eighty-nine Human Race Dynasties."

"Among them was even one ’Upper Grade Dynasty’."

"Therefore, considering all this, We believe the ’Ancient Text Incident’ is another invasion against our Human Race by the All Heavens and Myriad Races. We must launch a corresponding counterattack."

"Xu Qing is the sole survivor of so many of these incidents. Entrusting this matter to him is, naturally, the best possible choice."

"This..."

Xu Jingtian fell into contemplative silence.

"Xu Qing, will you not accept the decree?" Li Ji boomed in a deep voice.

"This subject obeys the decree."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, lowered his head, and raised both hands. A token materialized out of thin air, formed by strands of Emperor Dragon Qi that gathered and condensed.

"Mm."

Li Ji nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes."

Xu Qing accepted the purple-gold ’Great Tang Envoy Order’.

An hour later, Xu Qing followed Xu Jingtian out of the Great Tang Imperial Palace. Li Ji gazed into the distance, his eyes profound. Although Li Ji held great ambitions in his heart, unfortunately, a mortal’s Lifespan is too short, a mere century. Thus, even though Li Ji had many ideas, they were difficult to truly implement. This short Lifespan was the greatest drawback.

That was the true reason why the Central Tang Dynasty had ceased to change after developing to its current state.

If there could be an Emperor on the throne who was brilliant in both civil and military affairs, possessed a Lifespan of ten thousand years, and was protected by Emperor Dragon Qi, he could rule the entire Central Tang Dynasty, command with vigor, and lead the armies of the Human Race to conquer the All Heavens and Myriads of Realms, forcing every race and living being in the entire Sea of Chaos to bow in submission.

「Meanwhile.」

"I really didn’t expect that after all that, you’d actually become a Great Tang Envoy."

Xu Jingtian glanced at Xu Qing.

"Well..."

Xu Qing lowered his head slightly. "To be honest, this disciple didn’t want it either. But faced with a personal appointment from His Majesty, this disciple had no way to refuse."

"You still need to be careful from now on."

Xu Jingtian reminded him, "Based on my speculation as your master, what lies behind the Ancient Text Incident is absolutely no small matter. Before you have sufficient strength, you shouldn’t investigate it recklessly."

"This disciple understands."

Xu Qing clasped his hands in a salute.

"That’s good too."

Xu Jingtian smiled and said, "Now that you’ve become a Great Tang Envoy, you do indeed have quite a few special privileges. You even have the right to enter the Imperial Palace for an audience with the Emperor at any time."

"In addition, when you activate the Great Tang Envoy Order in your hand, you will receive the blessing of Emperor Dragon Qi, which will multiply your strength and allow you to slay powerful enemies."

"As for the other various privileges and effects, you’ll have to explore those for yourself."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Qing nodded.

「That evening.」

Xu Qing returned to Chixia Peak, and Xu Jingtian, of course, returned to his own Dao Field.