The core members of the Ninth Bureau are now mainly small sects like Zi Ling's and a large number of loose cultivators.
Among these small sects, Zi Ling's sect, now only three members strong, could be considered the smallest of the small.
Even though Hong Fang Zhenren was quite powerful and more skilled in talismanic formations, he had no advantage among the many sects.
Taking care of Nine Truth Palace was solely because Nine Truth Palace was too dominant, and the Ninth Bureau clearly still had needs from Nine Truth Palace, which is why this exception was made. But if the same concession were offered to Zi Ling's sect, then the members of the Ninth Bureau would likely find no role in future discoveries of such natural treasures.
This was the stance of the Ninth Bureau on this matter.
But in fact, Li Qing felt that this was only a relative rule.
Firstly, he could be sure that not all members of the Ninth Bureau would, like him, report such matters.
