With Shen Yuan's departure, the matter of the Cangzhou Dao Conference was finally settled.
All kinds of news about the conference were quickly transmitted to the entire Daxia, and even to other countries outside Daxia.
This conference on Taoism covered all the blessed places, and its influence was no longer limited to one state or one county. It was far beyond the comparison of the ghost market, the Dragon Palace of Dongting Lake in Qingzhou, and the demon realm in the mountains of Yunfu that had occurred before.
After all, it involves one of the most ancient forces in the world, the Jidu Dragon Palace, the leader of the aquatic tribe.
The white-robed deity who suppressed the Jidu Dragon Palace with his own strength has now stepped onto the stage of the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
The failure of Jidu Dragon Palace is a good thing for all the top forces in the Xuanhuang Realm.
There are very few forces that can occupy the top of this world. The fall of Jidu Dragon Palace from this position means that there is one less force to share the resources brought by the spiritual energy tide.
And more forces can also see further opportunities from the failure of Jidu Dragon Palace.
Of course, not all creatures are happy to see the failure of Jidu Dragon Palace.
In addition to the Four Rivers Dragon Palace, which are also aquatic creatures, there is another force that does not want to see such an outcome.
On the bank of the Jishui River, Bai Zhao looked at the bustling Xuanhuang Tower, and hatred flashed in his eyes.
In order to allow Sun Lanyu to successfully cause a scene at the conference, Bai Zhao did not hesitate to personally guide Sun Lanyu to borrow the power of Jidu Dragon Palace in order to create a conflict between Jidu Dragon Palace and the Great Xia court.
Afterwards, Mingquan Guixiang was beheaded and Sun Lanyu was declared a complete failure, which was far beyond Bai Zhao's expectations.
Jidu Dragon Palace did not pose any threat to the Dao Discussion Conference, and was unable to provoke a war between Jidu Dragon Palace and Daxia. Bai Zhao was also unable to gain any causal karma from it, which meant that Bai Zhao's plan completely failed.
The last time in the Yunfu Mountains, Bai Zhao gained the trust of the Yunfu monsters and the master of Yunfu Mountain in the name of being a descendant of Bai Ze. He wanted to instigate the Yunfu monsters to besiege the Yunfu market and promote a war between the Yunfu monster realm and the human race.
However, due to the unexpected interruption caused by the appearance of that god, he was unable to harvest enough karma.
And this time, the plan to reap the karma of cause and effect was doomed to failure from the very beginning.
Bai Zhao was not reconciled to such an outcome, so he did not hesitate to secretly use the power of cause and effect to continue pushing Jidu Dragon Palace to take action.
He controlled several little demons to create the illusion of Sun Lanyu's accidental death to activate the Dragon Palace's decree, and used the causal relationship of the Jidu Dragon Seal to leverage the hostility between the Jidu Dragon Palace and the Dao Conference.
Under various guidance, Ao Lang, the Dragon King of Jidu, ordered the Giant Clam Water God to forcibly descend to the world and take action, and Ao Lang even used the authority of the Dragon King to help.
Originally thinking that he could rest easy with such a plan, Bai Zhao never imagined that the God who had destroyed his plan in the Yunfu Mountains last time was actually the so-called Luo Yun, and he would also appear in this Taoist conference.
With ease, he cut off the power of the Jidu Dragon King and suppressed the entire Jidu Dragon Palace, causing Bai Zhao's plan to fail.
The karmic force poured into the Jidu Dragon Palace brought Bai Zhao a severe backlash. Not only did he fail to break through to the spirit refining realm as he wished, but he was seriously injured and had to spend a lot of time recuperating.
The backlash of cause and effect karma meant that Bai Zhao would no longer be able to provoke war between Da Xia and the demon clan in a short period of time and reap the karma from it.
It can be said that Shen Yuan’s move directly delayed Bai Zhao’s return to his peak by at least several months.
When he thought of this, Bai Zhao's eyes were bloodshot, and he even had the urge to attack the Xuanhuang Tower to vent his anger.
The God and Gong Buyu who posed a threat to him in the Xuanhuang Tower had already left, and he didn't take the remaining few geniuses in the Qi training realm seriously at all.
As long as we suppress them before they can react and don't give them the chance to activate the spiritual energy in the spiritual treasure to counterattack, it will be fine.
The ferocity in Bai Zhao's eyes became more and more intense, and his deep thoughts kept rising and falling. At this moment, an old voice slowly sounded in Bai Zhao's ears.
"Why are you so angry, sir?"
Bai Zhao's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the thick shadow beside him that had almost become tangible, and said in a cold voice:
"You want to stop me?"
“If you take action before the Dao Conference, I will definitely not stop you. Even if I kill them all, I can just blame it on Jidu Dragon Palace.
But now, the deity has just suppressed the Jidu Dragon Palace. At this moment, all the major blessed places and ancient Taoist sects have focused their attention on this small Qingping County.
If you act rashly, it will be difficult to ensure that no clues are left behind."
Bai Zhao remained unmoved. The old figure paused for a moment, then spoke slowly in a meaningful tone:
"What's more, you have always been cautious in your actions. What you do is always done to achieve your goals, and you will not be swayed by your own selfish desires.
But now the adults took the risk of exposing themselves because of momentary anger.
Is this the Lord acting according to his heart, or has he already fallen into the backlash of karma without knowing it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Zhao's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face could no longer maintain the previous indifference.
Just as the old voice in the shadow said, killing everyone in Xuanhuang Tower would not bring him much benefit, but would instead put him at risk of having his identity exposed.
Under normal circumstances, he would never make such a choice.
"Karma will backfire!"
Bai Zhao clenched his teeth and spat out these words from between his teeth.
Bai Zhao has the gift of controlling cause and effect karma. It is easy for him to cause imperial conquests or conflicts among factions with a single thought. He can also harvest cause and effect karma from them to quickly restore his strength. This is also the purpose of his constant intervention in the affairs of Daxia and foreign races.
With such talent, normally there is no need to worry about the so-called backlash of cause and effect, as there are ways to avoid disaster.
However, due to the lack of his inherited magical powers, he could only choose to fight against the backlash of cause and effect, which eventually led to the current outcome.
"Lord Luoyun! The inheritance of magical powers!"
Bai Zhao's voice was low, and there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes.
But that Lord Luoyun is related to an emperor in heaven, and he might not be able to provoke the other party even in his prime, let alone at this point in time.
The inheritance of magical powers is a big deal. Including the old guy behind him, there are too many people in the demon clan who don't want to see him take back the inheritance of magical powers. Both things are almost a dead end for him.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhao suppressed the anger in his heart, turned his head to look at the shadow behind him and said in a deep voice:
"I'm afraid you came to me not just because of this trivial matter of karma backlash, right?"
"Your Excellency is indeed very smart. I came here this time because I have something else that I would like to ask for your help."
The old voice spoke slowly with some respect:
"Your Excellency should have heard before that we have obtained a treasure left behind by the Supreme Taoist ten thousand years ago."
Bai Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly:
"I did hear some news. You suddenly came to me. Could it be that you want to give me the treasure left by the Supreme Daoist?"
The old voice chuckled a few times and said, "Your Excellency is indeed very wise. I came here on behalf of all of you to share this treasure of the Supreme Daoist with you."
Bai Zhao's eyes fixed, and then he said in a cold voice:
"You old bastards use all means to plunder the treasures of heaven and earth, and there will be a day when you will voluntarily spit out the treasures you have eaten?
Tell me, what happened that needs my help? "
"It's not a big deal, but we encountered difficulties when analyzing the treasure of the Supreme Daoist Son. We would like to ask you to use your innate magical powers to reproduce the information of the treasure left by the Supreme Daoist Son."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhao flatly refused and said, "Recover the information of the treasure left behind ten thousand years ago? Do you know how much karma I need to pay to complete it?
Besides, although the Supreme Daoist was invincible, he had not yet reached the fairyland before he disappeared, so the treasures he left behind might not be very valuable. "
The darkness behind him slowly condensed into a human figure, as if an old man holding a cane stood beside Bai Zhao.
"Please rest assured, sir. Since we have asked you to help us, we must be confident enough about the treasure."
The old voice was full of confidence.
"We have confirmed through another great man who is proficient in divination that the treasure has been passed down from the Supreme Taoist!"
"Ten thousand years ago, an invincible legacy that dominated the present generation!"
On the ship leaving Qingping County, Shen Yuan stood in front of the windowsill and gazed at the moonlight in the sky. Suddenly, the flame transformed from the seed of divine power on his chest swayed gently, and a thought suddenly arose from the bottom of his heart.
"Someone is plotting against me?"
Shen Yuan frowned slightly and subconsciously looked in the direction of Qingping County.
The perception of the god-driving seed told him that the person trying to plot against him was in the direction of Qingping County.
However, when Shen Yuan looked over, all he saw was the dark night.
It was already late at night, and apart from the roar of the ship stirring up the waves, everything else was silent.
After all, the ability to exorcise gods is not a divination ability. The reason why Shen Yuan can predict the unknown is because he has just carried the Cangzhou Shinto and briefly became the master of the Shinto in this world.
Before the remaining influence of Shintoism completely dissipated, similar hostility and conspiracy thoughts could be sensed, but the root cause could not be traced.
Moreover, as time goes by, after the remaining power of Shinto dissipates, this perception will become weaker and weaker.
In response to the warning from the seed of the god-driving magical power, Shen Yuan could only frown slightly and pay some attention to it in his heart. Apart from that, there was no other way.
Under such circumstances, Shen Yuan's desire to find a method of divination and deduction became stronger.
“After returning, I will first refine the seed of the Nine Breaths Subduing Qi Great Divine Power, and then try to study the volume of insights into the Hutian Divine Power that Gong Buhuo took out.
I was in a hurry to attend the Dao Conference and didn’t have time to look through the book of magical insights.”
“This Dao Discussion Conference can be considered to have concluded successfully, but there must have been many eyes looking towards Luoyun Sect. The conspiracy I just sensed is an example.
In this case, we should transform all these gains into our own foundation so that we can cope with the possible temptations from all parties. "
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but shook his head.
Gong Buyu stood quietly beside Shen Yuan, looking at him with gentle eyes, as if he was still thinking about the connection between the projection of the emperor and his master during the day.
Under the moonlight, Gong Buyu, dressed in an ice-blue palace dress, looked like a fairy from the Guanghan Moon Palace.
Bai Xue lay on the windowsill and looked at the two of them, her little eyes filled with great curiosity.
At this moment, Shen Yuan looked at the river ahead of the ship. After a moment, Gong Buyu seemed to sense something, and his expression froze as he followed Shen Yuan's gaze.
Under the river surface at night, a huge wave suddenly rose up.
Then, a fat catfish as big as a whale in the sea rolled on the surface of the river, showing its Qi training realm cultivation level, and the waves it rolled up were extraordinary, with a hint of the aura of incense and Shintoism.
Gong Buyu frowned slightly, very dissatisfied with the water deity who disturbed her and her master's private time. She moved her long legs and was about to attack, but was stopped by Shen Yuan.
The waves raised by the water god awakened the passengers and crew on the ship, and everyone looked at the giant creature in the water.
The experienced captain quickly walked out of the cabin holding a wooden box and said loudly to the catfish god:
"Mr. Water God, these are our offerings. Please help us."
Under the cover of night, the huge catfish shook its head, and a heavy sound rang out on the ship.
“My name is Mingjiang River God, and I am not here for money.
Previously, the Jidu Dragon Palace ordered us, the aquatic race, to persecute the human race, causing great disaster. I came here to atone for the sins of the Jidu aquatic race!"
As soon as the words fell, the entire ship seemed to be lifted up by a huge wave, and the voice of the Mingjiang River God sounded again:
"I will escort you on this journey to prevent the aquatic creatures from disturbing you, and the waves of the Jishui River will also help you reach Yunzhou faster."
As soon as the words fell, the waves rolled!
Under the gaze of hundreds of passengers on board, the originally slow-moving ship began to speed up under the push of the waves, and the scenery on the shore kept passing by rapidly.
Even at such a fast speed, the ship did not feel any shaking, and was even more stable than normal sailing on the river.
The route that originally took a day to complete was shortened to just a few hours. Even the captain with many years of sailing experience was stunned when he saw this scene.
How could the ordinary people on the ship have ever seen such a scene?
Before today, if you encountered aquatic creatures in Cangzhou, you would be lucky if you were not exploited to the point of losing all your property. It was completely unprecedented to see a water deity helping humans like the Mingjiang River God.
The people were all amazed at the power of the water god, and many of them immediately praised the name of the Mingjiang River God. Shen Yuan could see wisps of incense rising into the sky.
Gong Buyu looked at this scene, a hint of surprise revealed on his cold face.
"Faith in incense? This water god is relying on the human race to spread his name and establish his status as a god with faith in incense!"
"Master already knew his purpose, so he stopped me from taking action?"
Shen Yuan looked at the huge catfish in the river and nodded with some satisfaction in his eyes.
Obviously, what the Mingjiang River God said before about atonement for the Jishui people was just an excuse to cover up his own purpose.
His real purpose was to show his prowess in front of people and spread the faith in order to prepare for the competition for the Jishui Shinto.
Before this, the tyranny of the Cangzhou water tribe was well known to everyone. In addition, the disaster of the Jidu Dragon King ordering the Giant Clam Water God to massacre the city was exposed, which made the reputation of the Jidu water tribe completely ruined.
When talking about the Jidu Shui tribe, the first thing that comes to mind is their many evil deeds. In such an environment, it is not easy to change their image in people's minds and compete for their worship and faith.
However, the first moment the Mingjiang River God returned the Jidu Divine Road to heaven and earth, he thought of showing goodwill to the human race.
Displaying magical powers in the name of atonement and escort not only shows ordinary people the power of the water god to inspire people's worship, but also reverses the previous image of the water tribe with a friendly attitude.
As for the so-called escort, now that the Jidu Dragon Palace has been suppressed by the God, is it possible that there are some blind water creatures that can attack human ships?
The so-called escort is just a name.
It can be foreseen that although it is hard for the Mingjiang River God to do this, if he persists and accumulates beneficiaries, he will definitely be able to leave a name among the human race.
Even if only a small part of this fame can be converted into incense and faith, it is enough to make him a true god of the water tribe.
Moreover, he named the Ji Du River after Mingjiang, a tributary of the Ji Du River. Once he became the god of the water tribe, Mingjiang would become his Shinto territory. It could be said that he had the upper hand in the Shinto dispute.
Although the Mingjiang River God used a little cleverness, Shen Yuan had no intention of interfering.
He returned the Jidu Divine Road to heaven and earth in order to prevent the human race from being invaded by aquatic creatures. Naturally, he was happy to see a water deity like the Mingjiang River God who was close to the human race.
As his thoughts flowed, Shen Yuan did not notice that the purple energy inside the seed of divine power on his chest that gathered the will of all the people became even stronger.