Chapter 251: Monitoring Heaven Division

Han Fu's Nascent Soul was truly scared when he saw Li Huowang pick up the torture instruments again.

"No! No, no, no!" The small head fearfully tried to crane its neck backward, attempting to divert Li Huowang's attention. "I really don't know much about the Sitting-Forget Sect! If you want to deal with them, go to the Sky-Watching Bureau! They definitely know a lot about the Sitting-Forget Sect."

"The Sky-Watching Bureau?" Li Huowang put down the torture instruments and looked at the Nascent Soul thoughtfully. "Isn't that the emperor's office for dealing with malevolent entities? They know the Sitting-Forget Sect very well?"

The Nascent Soul nodded vigorously and continuously. "Yes! They are mortal enemies! Wherever the Sitting-Forget Sect appears, the Sky-Watching Bureau will pursue them."

"Especially over two hundred years ago, the emperor of Eastern Xia was replaced by a member of the Sitting-Forget Sect, which led to the complete collapse of Northern Xia! Since then, the Sky-Watching Bureau has been very concerned about the Sitting-Forget Sect!"

"Furthermore, when it comes to dealing with the Sitting-Forget Sect, the Sky-Watching Bureaus of places like Qingqiu, Daliang, Siqi, and Later Shu are all allied! They don't hide much information! They must know something!"

"Oh? Is that so..." Li Huowang sat back down on the stool and began to ponder.

"Since Beifeng is one of the Four Joys of the Sitting-Forget Sect, and the two sides have been mortal enemies for years, it's impossible for the Sky-Watching Bureau not to collect intelligence on this old adversary. Perhaps I can truly find out Beifeng's background from the Sky-Watching Bureau."

Li Huowang wasn't demanding that he directly find Beifeng and force him to reveal the method to escape confusion. He first needed to clarify whether Beifeng was a Heart-Essence capable of escaping confusion, and if this statement was truly accurate.

Although Li Huowang yearned for this statement to be true, he didn't forget that it came from the mouth of the Sitting-Forget Sect. Before taking action, he first needed to verify the truth of this major premise; otherwise, he might be deceived by a dead Sitting-Forget Sect member once more. Only if Beifeng was truly a Heart-Essence, and genuinely had a way to escape confusion, would he have a clear direction for his next actions.

"The Sky-Watching Bureau... The Sky-Watching Bureau..." Li Huowang muttered to himself for a while, before his gaze refocused on the distorted face of the Nascent Soul in front of him.

"Tell me everything in your mind about the Sky-Watching Bureau. Think slowly, and remember the details; your suffering will be less."

Afterwards, through Han Fu's Nascent Soul, Li Huowang learned that, to put it plainly, the Sky-Watching Bureau was established to help rulers deal with matters that soldiers couldn't handle, such as powerful malevolent entities lurking in cities and other various troubles. Of course, the Sitting-Forget Sect, which sought to sow chaos, was naturally their top priority.

"Are they only concerned with the Sitting-Forget Sect? What about groups like the Ao-Jing Sect and Zhengtian Temple? Don't they manage them?" Li Huowang asked again.

Hearing his words, a trace of confusion appeared in Han Fu's Nascent Soul's single eye. "Why would they manage them? They are renowned orthodox sects."

"Nonsense! How could they be renowned orthodox sects! They! They..." Li Huowang stopped there. He rested his chin in his hand and thought deeply for a moment, then absurdly realized that what the Nascent Soul said was correct; there was no need to manage them.

One was a cultivator who tormented his own people, and the other was a monk who at most had violated his vows of chastity. In their daily lives, no matter how much trouble they caused, it was only within their own circles. It wouldn't affect the ruler's dominion and state. Zhengtian Temple had been built in the capital, which was sufficient to show its standing in some people's hearts.

He didn't believe that the emperor, being in the same city, wouldn't know about Zhengtian Temple's "good deed" of sending children. Since he didn't intervene, it meant that such matters were tacitly approved in his eyes.

In the past, Li Huowang had always thought these two groups were cults. But compared to the various things he had encountered since then, he now realized that when it came to harming people, they couldn't even compare to highwaymen who robbed people or water bandits who forced people to eat "rolling knife noodles" or "wonton noodles." Not to mention An Ci Temple; compared to other entities, this group of dirty nuns, embodying greed, hatred, and ignorance, were practically earthly Bodhisattvas with the light of Buddha behind them.

"What about your Luo Sect? You've killed so many people; doesn't the Sky-Watching Bureau bother you?" Li Huowang pulled out the nineteen Yang Longevity Pills and lined them up in front of Han Fu's Nascent Soul.

"That's what they say, but as long as cultivators practice normally and only occasionally kill a few people, and don't provoke any influential officials or nobles, the Sky-Watching Bureau will turn a blind eye."

"Heh." Hearing this, Li Huowang's face showed a forced, insincere smile. "Then this Sky-Watching Bureau is truly dedicated, isn't it?"

The Nascent Soul understood the sarcasm in Li Huowang's words and began to explain: "Actually, the Sky-Watching Bureau and we aren't in a cat-and-mouse relationship. The Sky-Watching Bureau is also willing to use disciples from various sects to handle matters. Some of my senior brothers have even worked for the Sky-Watching Bureau."

After his explanation, Li Huowang learned that the Sky-Watching Bureau adopted a strategy of being lenient externally and strict internally. Outsiders like Han Fu, who were rogue cultivators or wild practitioners, handled external affairs. For these individuals, they simply cast a wide net. As long as the problem could be solved, any method was acceptable. Sometimes, the two parties didn't even need to meet. Their true enemies, however, were primarily entities like the Sitting-Forget Sect, who desired chaos, some highly destructive malevolent spirits, and, most importantly, responding to natural disasters.

"Wait, what did you say? Natural disasters!?"

When he heard that term, Li Huowang immediately grew alert. He already knew of two natural disasters: one was the 'disappearance of decay' that he personally experienced, and the other was the 'disappearance of deception' he learned about from Han Fu. And dealing with natural disasters was actually the Sky-Watching Bureau's most important task.

Suddenly, Li Huowang slapped his forehead in annoyance. As the saying goes, 'interpret meaning from words,' and from the name 'Sky-Watching Bureau,' it could be guessed that this organization was most likely founded to cope with natural disasters. It was such a simple matter, yet he had only just realized it.

"How does the Sky-Watching Bureau deal with natural disasters, and how do they make them disappear?" Li Huowang asked Han Fu's Nascent Soul again. He was truly curious about what was going on in this mad world.

"How they deal with them, I truly don't know! I'm not part of the Sky-Watching Bureau! I'm really not lying to you!"

Li Huowang was clearly not surprised by the Nascent Soul's words. It was already quite good that the other party knew so much.

"Fellow Daoist Li, is Han Fu's Seven-Star Sword in your possession?"

Han Fu's Nascent Soul's voice made the pondering Li Huowang look up and turn towards it. "Seven-Star Sword? Are you referring to that coin sword?"

"Yes! Let me tell you, that's a good item! That Seven-Star Sword was personally woven by our master from one hundred and eighty-four ancient coins during the Hour of Wu on the Day of Wu in the Month of Wu in the Year of Shen, coinciding with the Eight Festivals and Three Primordial Days! It can dissipate the earthly qi of 'Two Black' and 'Five Yellow,' and has the effect of neutralizing malevolent influences and expelling evil!"