"What?"
Huangfu Qingming and his many guards all looked towards the courtyard, where they saw the white-clad figure striding into the main hall.
"Senior brother!"
Nangong Hongwu covered her ears and walked over.
"You've finally arrived. This guy is so long-winded, I'm about to get fed up with him."
"I'll handle it."
Lin Jinglong patted her little head.
Nangong Hongwu went behind him, not at all surprised that Lin Jinglong had been promoted to the Supreme Realm.
What puzzled her was that Lin Jinglong had actually advanced to the Supreme Martial Emperor realm first, instead of relying on the power of the Heavenly Dao to become a Dao Integration cultivator.
"Lin Jinglong, when did you become a Supreme Martial Emperor?"
Huangfu Qingming suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen.
About a month ago, shortly after returning to Kyoto, he advanced to the Celestial Martial Emperor realm with the help of Huangfu Kong.
He's been happy about this for a month!
It's because he can finally stand on equal footing with Lin Jinglong again.
He heard that Lin Jinglong had already woken up.
They rushed to Tianbao City overnight.
Unexpectedly, upon seeing Lin Jinglong, he also broke through to the next level.
Faced with the astonished Huangfu Qingming.
Lin Jinglong went to sit in the armchair that originally belonged to Yang Changshan and responded with a smile.
"Just a short while ago, there was such a big commotion, didn't any of you notice it?"
Huangfu Qingming was somewhat stunned.
Behind him, a bearded martial emperor whispered, "Guardian, there were indeed unusual spiritual energy fluctuations in the direction of Crimson Cloud Ridge just now, but the distance was too far, and we could only sense the subtle changes."
Huangfu Qingming sighed inwardly.
What else is there to say?
He could only console himself that even if he advanced to the Celestial Martial Emperor level, he would still be no match for Lin Jinglong, even though Lin Jinglong had become the Supreme Martial Emperor ahead of schedule.
For him, it made no difference.
"Let's get down to business. What brings you all this way from Kyoto?"
"For something important!"
Huangfu Qingming looked mysterious.
He dismissed his men, ordering them to guard the gate, and created a barrier to isolate the sounds from both inside and outside.
He glanced at Nangong Hongwu but didn't ask her to come out with him.
"Before the Grand Elder returned to the capital, he successfully converted more than four million souls from Tianbao City. You already know about this, right?"
"Of course I know. I heard he's already at the Great Perfection of the Dao Integration Stage?"
Lin Jinglong also sighed.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ruchu's series of plans ultimately benefited Huangfu Kong, allowing him to reap a huge advantage.
That's the peak of the Dao Integration stage.
Hidden forces like the Xuanling Temple.
Even though they had been preparing for the changes in the world for many years, their strongest member might not be as powerful as Huangfu Kong.
Huangfu Qingming nodded smugly.
"After my uncle achieved the Supreme Realm of Dao Integration, he returned to the capital, resumed his position as Grand Elder, and killed some powerful figures who disobeyed the rules of the Elder Council and caused chaos in the region. Finally, he re-established the banner of the Elder Council in the capital!"
"They also reorganized the framework left by the Elders' Council throughout the land and recruited a million new warriors, enabling the Elders' Council to truly grasp the power of the Great Xia!"
"Now, our Council of Elders has reached its peak since its founding. Even the few remaining remnants of those once high and mighty hidden families can only submit to the Council of Elders..."
"etc!"
Lin Jinglong suddenly raised his hand.
"I already know the Elders' Council is powerful, but you still haven't mentioned the real reason you came to see me. Could it be that Huangfu Kong is grateful to me and wants to pass the position of Grand Elder to me?"
"How dare you!"
Huangfu Qingming was greatly alarmed.
Seeing Lin Jinglong's face darken, he immediately suppressed his anger and said with a forced smile, "Actually, the real matter is related to the power of the Heavenly Dao."
"After the cataclysmic changes in the world, items like the Heavenly Dao Sword that you found last time will all carry the power of the Heavenly Dao and appear in the world one after another, and their numbers will be enormous."
"Guess how many there are?"
"Intricately intertwined".
Lin Jinglong spoke casually.
Huangfu Qingming was stunned.
He wanted to keep everyone in suspense.
Surprisingly, Lin Jinglong gave the standard answer!
How did you know?
"You don't need to worry about it. What does the power of Heaven have to do with me? What do the elders want me to do?"
Lin Jinglong looked at him impatiently.
Huangfu Qingming quickly said, "Since you already know about the intricate details, you should also know that the struggle for the power of the Heavenly Dao will inevitably trigger a great war."
"The Elders' Council wants to maintain control of the situation in Great Xia during this process, since the world is in chaos and order has not yet been fully restored."
"We cannot allow the struggle for the Heavenly Dao to cause further turmoil!"
Lin Jinglong nodded.
He can understand that.
"And the most important thing is that the Elders do not want anyone to seize the secrets of heaven by themselves, as is said in the legends. After all, doing so would lead to terrible consequences."
Lin Jinglong finally became interested.
According to Shen Ping, the victor in the battle for the Heavenly Dao may not necessarily become an immortal, and may also lose, leading to the stagnation of the Heavenly Dao.
But no matter how the two possibilities develop.
The final result will be detrimental to the world.
After all, whether one person successfully ascends and takes the Heavenly Dao away from this world, or fails to ascend and causes the Heavenly Dao to fall into silence.
This is a huge loss for everyone else.
"So what are Huangfu Kong's plans?"
"My uncle wants at least ten forces to be incorporated into the Elders' Council, to help each other seize the myriad secrets of heaven. Each force will share whatever they manage to seize. But after it's over, if anyone tries to annex another force, then we will attack them all together!"
That's it?
Lin Jinglong thought Huangfu Kong had some clever way to end this battle for the Heavenly Dao.
It was originally just a system of enfeoffment and checks and balances.
He suddenly fell into a deep thought.
"So my Heavenly Dao Supreme Alliance is also one of the ten invited forces?"
"That's right. These ten forces will be collectively known as the Ten Heavenly Clans. For countless years to come, they will be the top-level existences that surpass all other forces in the world."
"And you, Lin Jinglong, have the opportunity to become one of them. This is a spot that the big boss has reserved for you. The other nine have already been confirmed."
Huangfu Qingming looked at Lin Jinglong with anticipation.
Lin Jinglong acted almost without hesitation.
"I'm joining you."
Huangfu Qingming was not surprised by this result.
In his mind, Lin Jinglong must have realized that under the Elders' Council's grand strategy, apart from the ten selected families, everyone else would inevitably be crushed by the combined forces.
Even if Lin Jinglong didn't want to join, he had no choice.
"That's good. We'll meet in Kyoto tomorrow."
Huangfu Qingming got up and left with satisfaction.
After he left, Nangong Hongwu was somewhat surprised.
"Senior brother, you just agreed to it like that?"
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