Chapter 91 Zhengyi Dao (First Order, Eight Updates)
To solve the concubine problem, Shangguan Rong suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have my own way to make these concubines loyal to you. It is easy for women to betray their own families because of love and profit."
Zhou An looked at Shangguan Rong in surprise. She saw Zhou An's thoughts and took the initiative to say, "I am the same. I love the emperor in my heart, and I also want to stabilize the world with my daughter, so that people in the world know that even a daughter can hold up half the sky.
The Shangguan family has hindered the development of the country. I am willing to personally remove this obstacle. However, after all, they are my own bloodline. I can only solve it in the most gentle way by personally coming here to preserve the family bloodline. This is the best approach for both parties."
Zhou An nodded. Shangguan Rong’s ability to sit in this position was indeed due to her magnanimity and talent.
She continued, "I have thought deeply and will not forcibly disband the big families across the country. That is the worst strategy. Now that the Demon Department has been established, the families have been shaken.
In the future, let all the people in the world practice cultivation, set up royal schools, select people with outstanding talents, and let them enter state institutions. They will gradually lose their voice in the court, and when the people become stronger, they will gradually lose their ruling power in the local area.
By then, the family will completely lose its advantage and will definitely be eliminated by the times. If they still want to remain in power, they must make the right choice.
Of course, there will definitely be a large number of people who cannot accept the facts and make radical choices. That is when it is time to use iron-blooded means. I speculate that they will never dare to rebel alone, and are more likely to seek refuge with other countries.
For the future of the empire, this war is essential, and it is time for us to resolve the root causes of the covert erosion by neighboring countries over the years."
Zhou An was overjoyed. The queen was really talented. He didn't have time to think about such a laborious matter, let alone implement it step by step. Otherwise, he would not have time to practice and sign in.
He greatly admired the queen's decision. The two of them had lunch together. During the nap, he comforted her well, and she happily went to deal with state affairs.
Zhou An went to the Kongling Immortal Palace to meditate and practice. Now he has obtained a lot of immortal skills, which he needs to digest well.
············ Liangjie Mountain is the most bizarre mountain range in the Qianyuan Empire. It has two peaks, one black and one white. Legend has it that this is the boundary between the human world and the earthly world, hence the name Liangjie Mountain.
None of the local mountain folks dared to come here, for fear of entering the underworld. In this world, the underworld is where the dead live, so almost no ordinary people come here.
People in the world would never imagine that the two mountains above each other are where the Zhengyi Sect is located.
However, the Zhengyi Sect is different from other sects. It does not have any palaces or buildings. Instead, it has a relatively large cave in the mountains where disciples gather to discuss important matters. It is called Zhengxin Cave.
The disciples all found suitable places in the mountains to live. Some elders didn't even have a home, so they sat on the edge of a cliff or on a big tree as their place of practice.
Some of the younger disciples would build their own cabins in places that ordinary people could not reach.
At this moment in Zhengxin Cave, all the elders of Zhengyi Sect gathered here, and Zui Dao Ren told them all what they knew.
In the middle of the cave was the body of Yi Nian Zhenren, Zui Dao Ren's master and the previous headmaster. Next to him were the San Yuan Kan Shui Sword and the headmaster's jade token.
As soon as the drunk Taoist finished speaking, a square-faced Taoist shouted, "I don't believe it. Senior Brother Taiyi would never do such a thing. It must be that Demon Emperor Zhou An who deceived people. Chen Nian, you actually believed it!"
"This matter is hard to believe. All the brothers and sisters present are dead. Chen Nian, you didn't see it with your own eyes. How can you believe the Demon Emperor's one-sided words?" said a female Taoist with a frown.
"There are indeed many suspicious points in this matter, and Emperor Qianyuan has no reason to plot against the righteous path. We cannot just believe his one-sided story, so we must investigate this matter." The most senior person at present, Zhenren Taiyang, said, standing with his hands behind his back.
"What doubts? I have never heard of the Ji Tian Sect. Half-immortal, what a joke. There are only a few powerful people of the tenth level of innateness in this world. Everyone recognizes them, but they dare not call themselves half-immortals. The leader of the Ji Tian Sect dares to call himself a half-immortal. I think this is all made up by the Demon Emperor himself.
Junior Brother Zui Dao Ren, I have heard that you have dealings with the Demon Emperor. Is it possible that you have some unspeakable secret with him?
Since you said he gave you all the things from his master brother, where is the Haotian Tower?" the square-faced Taoist asked.
Speaking of the Haotian Tower, everyone looked at Zui Taoist. This was what they really wanted, and it was also the treasure that the Zhengyi Sect used to suppress their luck.
"It is indeed in Zhou An's hands. He once gave it to me, but I didn't take it. The Ji Tian Sect will definitely attack us first. If we take the Haotian Tower in a hurry, we will not be able to protect it, and the Ji Tian Sect will snatch this treasure instead. My suggestion is..."
Before the drunk Taoist finished speaking, the square-faced Taoist angrily shouted, "Shut up, Chen Nian, you are so bold. The Haotian Pagoda is the treasure of our Zhengyi Sect. What right do you have to give it to an outsider for safekeeping?
I was just suspicious at first, but now I am sure that you and the demon emperor must have colluded to kill the headmaster and several other brothers. Look, I will kill you."
After the Taoist cursed, he released a flaming sword, which really flew out and turned into a flaming sword light and slashed down.
True Man Taiyang frowned, pointed his finger, and a red light wheel flew out, blocking the flaming sword light, and scolded: "Junior Brother Chiyang, don't do anything reckless."
The square-faced Taoist snorted and could only retract his flying sword. The Sun Immortal looked at the drunk Taoist and said, "Brother, you should go find Emperor Qianyuan now and take back the Haotian Tower to prove your innocence. Otherwise, it's no wonder we are suspicious."
"Brother, you don't believe me either? Ever since my master brought me into the mountain gate, I have never lied to anyone. I have personally seen the existence of the Jitian Sect. There was indeed a black shadow attack during this battle between good and evil. The other members of the Eight Spirits also saw it."
The Drunken Taoist was getting a little anxious. If these fellow disciples didn't believe him and didn't come up with a plan quickly, they would have no chance of winning if the Jitian Sect attacked them.
“Humph, you still have the nerve to mention the Eight Ethereal Monsters, a bunch of crooked people. Don’t forget that it was because you fell in love with that witch that you were punished by your uncle and exiled for three hundred years, and you were not allowed to return to the mountain gate.
As a result, you and a group of evil people created the Eight Ethereal Monsters. Senior Brother Taiyi is too kind to let you return to the mountain gate." True Man Chiyang shouted angrily.
Taiyin Zhenren is the Taoist partner of Taiyang Zhenren, and is also the eldest senior sister among the female disciples of this generation of Zhengyi Dao. She said, "Junior Brother Chen Nian, the most urgent task now is to take back the Haotian Tower and make up for our mistakes."
The Drunken Taoist was also secretly angry and a little anxious, but he was not good at persuading others, and what happened back then would be an eternal pain for him, which was why he started drinking and later got the name Drunken Taoist.
"Every word I said is true. If I lie, let me die under the sixth heavenly calamity, and both my body and soul will be destroyed." The drunk Taoist shouted angrily. The most taboo thing for a cultivator is to swear, which may come true in the dark.
Everyone was surprised. Even Chi Yang frowned and snorted without saying anything else. The drunk Taoist swore such a vicious oath, so what he said must be true.
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True Man Taiyang said: "Brother Chen Nian, I believe you will not lie to us, but we don't believe Zhou An. The most important thing now is to get back the Haotian Tower."
"Brother Taiyang, now we must guard against the attack from the Jitian Sect. I am sure that they will take advantage of the fact that the Zhengyi Sect's strength has been greatly reduced and the Haotian Tower is no longer there to attack us." The Drunk Taoist said anxiously.
"The Zhengyi Sect is protected by the Yin-Yang Formation. You don't need to worry about this matter. Go and get the Haotian Tower back now." This time, True Man Sun's tone became stronger.
The other fellow disciples all agreed with this. The drunk Taoist was so anxious that he didn't know what to say. After calculating the time, he thought it was too late, so he turned around and left.
"Junior brother, are you going to take back the Haotian Tower?" Two Taoists flew over and stopped him and questioned.
"If you don't believe me, I can't help it. I'm going to ask my disciples to evacuate immediately. The only person that the Jitian Sect is afraid of right now is Qian Jing."
The drunk Taoist shouted angrily and was about to leave when the real person Sun said angrily, "You are stubborn and refuse to change your ways."
He just pointed with his right hand, and the golden wheel of the sun flew out, turning into a golden wheel of fire and flying towards him.
The drunk Taoist thrust out his right sword finger, and a white sword light shot out, blocking the golden wheel.
"Junior brother, you are possessed by a demon." Taiyin Zhenren flicked his sleeves and a blue rope flew out, wrapping around the drunk Taoist in the blink of an eye. The sword light lost control and was blown away by the golden wheel of the sun, turning into a white flying sword and flying out. The whole sword was inserted into the stone wall next to it.
"All you do is practice in seclusion all day long. You've never cared about anything in the world. You're just frogs in a well. The Zhengyi sect will be destroyed in your hands." The drunk Taoist shouted unwillingly.
"You should reflect on your mistakes facing the wall in the back mountain first. I will let you go when you have figured it out." Taiyin Zhenren took out a talisman, and after lighting the talisman, he flew out and turned into a paper man to take the drunk Taoist away.
Taoist Chiyang said as the drunken Taoist was taken away, "Brother Taiyang, the Demon Emperor is very powerful now, and he has gathered so many great saints from the demon world, plus the Haotian Divine Seal. If he comes to ask for it by force, I'm afraid we are really no match for him. How can we get the Haotian Tower back?"
"We can only go and meet the emperor first. If he can return the Haotian Tower, we can find out whether our fellow disciples were killed by him. If not, we can only unite the various factions again and ask the Sword Sect to use the Zhuxian Sword to kill the emperor." True Man Sun had a determined expression on his face.
At this moment, the mountain gate suddenly shook, followed by the sounds of ghosts howling and wolves howling, as well as the sound of colliding formations, coming from outside.
"You bastard, come out and die." A man's shouting came from outside, accompanied by the sound of ghosts howling, which made people's scalps numb.
Everyone here was shocked and rushed out of the cave with anger on their faces. They saw the sky covered with dark clouds and countless skeletons flying around the mountain and crashing into the mountain protection formation.
"The old demon Kushan!" Everyone was surprised. Although this guy was very powerful, he was still far from being able to kill his way to the gate of Zhengyi Sect alone.
(End of this chapter)
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