Shen Yuan flicked the blade of Huiming Sword with his fingers, and the rusty ancient sword trembled for a long time. The true meaning of the passing time seeped into the sword's chant, like the chant of an ancient dragon in the vast ocean.
In a trance, Gong Buyu seemed to see an old dragon watching the changes in the world reviving from a dragon tomb.
The next moment, Shen Yuan gently pressed the sword finger of his right hand on the blade of Huiming Sword. The sound of the sword stopped abruptly, and the illusion appearing in the courtyard also dissipated silently.
Gong Buyu took a deep breath and looked at Shen Yuan in front of the stone table with eyes full of admiration.
For ordinary practitioners, a mere three months of seclusion would not even allow them to achieve a breakthrough, but in Shen Yuan, Gong Buyu felt that the aura of the Supreme Taoist was reviving.
That was not a change in cultivation or supernatural power, but the supreme majesty that was deposited in the soul and spirit.
Shen Yuan, who was sitting in front of the stone table, put down the Huiming Sword in his hand and asked Gong Buyu:
"Has anything major happened in these three months?"
Gong Buyu immediately collected his thoughts, recalled what had happened in the past three months, and whispered to Shen Yuan:
"Bu Yu received a message from his father, saying that the turmoil in the heaven and earth primordial qi outside the Xuanhuang Realm had affected the entire Xuanhuang Realm and accelerated its recovery.
Right now, the attention of the entire Xuanhuang Realm is focused on the Yuanqi riot outside the sky, and no one in the Xuanhuang Realm knows the cause of the Yuanqi riot.
There are small-scale wars between the various overseas gods, but the rules of heaven and earth cannot support the appearance of gods, and the situation is turbulent, so all parties have maintained relative restraint. "
“Many blessed places in Daxia have shown signs of complete recovery, and many inferior blessed places have begun to open their gates to recruit disciples in order to expand the influence of their own sects.
Amid the chaotic backdrop of practitioners, many magic techniques were excavated from the ruins of ancient tombs by many people.
Although the Great Xia court and the blessed land of Dongtian are both restricting the development of the magic path, the magic methods are still popular in many remote areas. Among them, the methods of soul refining and blood sacrifice are extremely widespread and very harmful.
All the major sects and the Imperial Observatory jointly issued an order to kill demons. Cultivators involved in soul refining and blood sacrifice were included in the wanted list. As long as they were killed, they could go to the Imperial Observatory and exchange rewards with the major sects.
After committing crimes in Daxia, many evil monks would choose to flee to places like Myanmar or Yingzhou overseas to avoid the wanted orders issued by the Imperial Observatory and major sects. "
Gong Buyu told Shen Yuan about the changes that had taken place in the past three months. As Shen Yuan listened, starlight flashed in his eyes from time to time, and he used his star-number magic to deduce.
Gong Buyu did not leave Wencheng, and most of the information he received came from Rongcheng Dayutian, which was not necessarily accurate and complete.
By combining the information with the power of star number deduction, Shen Yuan can get more.
Suddenly, Shen Yuan frowned slightly.
For some reason, when Gong Buyu mentioned the evil monks fleeing to Yingzhou overseas, several cause and effect lines actually emerged from his star-number magical power.
When Shen Yuan tried to search for the source using the cause and effect context, he was blocked by the secrets of a higher level.
This is not because the astrological power cannot be deduced, but because Shen Yuan's own cultivation level is too low to be detected.
"This overseas Yingzhou is actually related to me?"
A hint of curiosity flashed through Shen Yuan's mind, but he had no chance to delve into the reason at the moment.
Sooner or later he will go to overseas. After the Xuanhuang Realm was cut off from the connection between heaven and earth, many innate gods, incense gods, and immortals chose to stay away from Daxia and open up paradise overseas to protect themselves.
A large number of gods and immortals who dominate the spiritual energy tides are also overseas. If you want to understand the inside story of that year, you must deal with these gods.
However, these things must be done after Shen Yuan has sufficient strength. With Shen Yuan's current level of cultivation, rashly going there would be tantamount to seeking death.
After restraining some of the thoughts in his mind, Gong Buyu, who was reporting the recent situation to Shen Yuan, also stopped talking.
As for Gong Buyu, she did not leave Wencheng in person, and the information she knew was indeed very limited.
"By the way, a major event happened recently. The Marquis of Zhennan was transferred to Taizhou to take charge of Fengdu because of his outstanding achievements."
Hearing Gong Buyu's words, Shen Yuan suddenly became interested.
The three states of Yunzhou, Qingzhou and Cangzhou that the Marquis of Zhennan previously guarded can actually only be regarded as remote areas within the territory of Daxia. This can be seen just from the blessed places in the three states of the Southern Region.
None of the top ten sacred cave heavens and the top ten cave heavens among the thirty-six cave heavens are in the three states of the southern region, which is enough to show how desolate and remote they are.
If there were no Jidu Dragon Palace in Cangzhou, which required the imperial court to spend money to check and balance the Jidu water tribe, I'm afraid the three states in the southern region would not be guarded by kings and princes at all.
The real core area of Daxia is the states in the Central Region.
Taizhou is the most core province in the Central Region. It is even larger than Yunzhou and Qingzhou combined. There are many caves and heavens inside. Two of the ten major holy places of caves and heavens are in Taizhou.
Marquis Zhennan abandoned the three states in the southern region and went to guard the state of Taizhou. It seemed that the area he could control had shrunk, but his influence in the court was far greater than before.
Moreover, the states in the Central Region are the core areas of the Great Xia court. The Great Xia court's control over the states in the Central Region is beyond the reach of other regions. The forces that the Marquis of Zhennan can mobilize to guard Taizhou are also far greater than before.
No matter from which angle you look at it, this transfer of Marquis Zhennan can be considered a promotion.
"That's quite interesting."
Shen Yuan raised his brows slightly.
He had had several indirect collaborations with Marquis Zhennan, but there had been no real direct contact. Whether Marquis Zhennan was promoted or not did not mean much to him.
However, his astrological ability enabled him to detect a hint of unusual cause and effect from the changes that occurred during the Marquis Zhennan's guarding of Fengdu this time.
"Fengdu will see a big change soon!"
Shen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and a sense of caution arose in his heart.
Although Fengdu City is just a city, the meaning behind it is far more than just a city.
The Great Yin Emperor severed the connection between heaven and earth and the connection with the upper realm, and also cut off most of the communication between the present world and the underworld.
But the reincarnation of the underworld is ultimately one of the great ways of heaven and earth. Even the Great Yin Emperor cannot completely cut it off. There are still several entrances to the underworld in the mortal world, and Fengdu City is one of them.
If something happens in Fengdu City, it might implicate the entire underworld.
"However, even if the sky falls, there are still so many holy places and the Great Xia court to support it. What does it have to do with a mere Qi training cultivator like me?"
Shen Yuan was very calm in his heart. He just paid a little attention to it and then ignored it.
Compared to what has not happened in Fengdu yet, Shen Yuan is more interested in something else.
“When I was in Cangzhou before, I relied on my status as the Lord of the Divine Way to sense that someone was plotting against me, but I couldn’t find the source of the plot because I had no way to deduce it.
Now that I have mastered the magical power of the stars, I finally have a chance to fight back."
Above the sky of the secret courtyard, the stars once again formed a huge chessboard.
Shen Yuan used astrology and numerology to deduce and trace back the cause and effect of the past. The space in his eyes changed as he looked towards the distant land of Qingzhou.
"Finally, I caught you!"
Qingzhou, located in a barren mountain area.
Along with a massive earthquake that caused landslides and earth-shattering, huge space cracks appeared across a large area of space above the barren mountains.
In the crack, a broken mountain fell heavily into the barren mountains.
The mountains trembled and the beasts wailed!
Inside the barren mountain, several well-trained demons looked at the huge space crack in front of them and couldn't help but screamed in surprise:
"It's a ruined secret realm! Why would a secret realm appear here?"
However, before he could figure out the reason, a huge hand stretched out from the darkness and slowly grasped his head. The next moment, his soul was shattered and his true spirit was annihilated.
Such things happened almost simultaneously within a radius of dozens of miles, and almost all the monsters who witnessed this scene were killed.
A moment later, powerful figures gathered above the barren mountain.
All the monsters gathered here are powerful monsters, including a fox monster with four fox tails, a deer monster with antlers and a wooden stick, and a tiger monster with the word "king" printed on its head, which looks tyrannical and bloodthirsty.
The demon clan figures that appeared were all powerful warriors who had at least entered the realm of transformation into a spirit. Some of them had even experienced external tribulations, and their auras were faintly transforming towards the realm of Yang God.
Once one achieves the status of Yang God, he will be able to occupy a demon realm and command the demons.
But even such a powerful group of monsters were now injured to varying degrees.
The three fox tails of the fox demon were almost cut off by the sharp blades and blood was still flowing from the wounds. One of the deer legs of the deer demon disappeared without a trace, and the left eye of the tiger demon turned into a pitch-black hole.
These injuries are not irrecoverable for the great demons who have reached the state of spiritual transformation, but their arrival in the world before the rules have been fully revived is already against the will of heaven and earth. At this moment, they are all suffering from the backlash from heaven and earth and it is difficult for them to recover from their injuries.
If it weren't for the fact that during these three months, the recovery of the rules of heaven and earth began to intensify, and the suppression of the great demon in transformation became weaker and weaker, I'm afraid the backlash of heaven and earth alone would be enough to severely damage them.
Thinking of this, the several great demons that had gathered here all looked gloomily at the ruined mountain that had fallen from the secret realm.
The deer demon holding a wooden staff limped and said coldly: "Since I was born, I have never suffered such a big loss!"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across the fox demon's charming eyes: "The danger of this ruined secret realm is far beyond previous expectations. Is this the plan that your Ancient Demon Palace has been preparing for half a year?"
The tiger demon opened his mouth and roared furiously: "If you can't come up with something that satisfies me, I will tear you guys from the Ancient Demon Palace to pieces!"
Behind the three-headed divine demon, although the other divine demons did not speak, they all looked at that half of the mountain with cold eyes.
There were nearly ten great demons who had reached the stage of transformation into gods present. Although the demon race had a long lifespan and those who had reached the stage of transformation into gods could potentially survive the three thousand years of spiritual energy depletion, there were very few lucky ones who could actually reach this stage.
Often in a demon realm where demon kings gather, only a few great demon kings who have reached the state of spiritual transformation can survive the three thousand years of catastrophe, and their number is even rarer than that of demon kings who have reached the state of spiritual transformation.
In this situation, the great demons who have reached the state of spiritual transformation gathered here all come from different demon realms and represent the interests of several demon realms.
A few months ago, news came from the Ancient Demon Palace, one of the demon realms of the demon clan, that it was planning a big event.
In order to prepare for this event, the Ancient Demon Palace invited great demons from various demon realms to help, and even a great demon who was said to be the reincarnation of the Demon Saint Bai Ze, to help deduce and ensure that everything would be foolproof.
Who would have thought that after planning for so long, something went wrong in the end, causing the secret realm to collapse, and the great monsters present were almost trapped in it.
Such a defeat naturally made the great demons present extremely angry.
Now they can only hope that the gains from this adventure can make up for their own losses.
On the broken mountain that fell from the secret realm, two figures in black robes were carefully picking up a stone box from a broken altar.
A middle-aged man in a white gown and holding a folding fan nearby immediately showed joy upon seeing this.
This person was Bai Zhao, who had appeared in Cangzhou to plot against Jidu Dragon Palace and Shen Yuan.
Ever since the failure of the struggle between Da Xia and Jidu Dragon Palace, Bai Zhao has been following the monsters of the Ancient Monster Palace to plan this major event.
Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the several months of hard work were not in vain.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhao excitedly walked up to the two Ancient Demon Hall Divine Transformation Great Demons and asked hurriedly:
"Is this the inheritance of the Supreme Daoist Son left by that Lord Wen Dao?"
A great demon who had transformed into a spirit lifted his hood, revealing an old face as bark-like as a tree. His dry palm gently stroked the dusty stone box and said:
"There is a mark of Zixuan Cave Zhaotian on this stone box. It must have been left by the Lord Wen Dao who dominated the world ten thousand years ago."
Another great demon from the Ancient Demon Palace also said excitedly:
“Before Jue Tian Di Tong, Wen Daojun was just an ordinary disciple of Zixuandong Zhaotian. Even among his peers, he could not be considered outstanding. In the future, he could achieve the status of a true spirit cultivator.
But with the opening of the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, Wen Daojun made friends with the Supreme Taoist on the way to the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, and witnessed with his own eyes the legend of the Supreme Taoist reaching the top of the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda with his Qi training, rejecting the host of the immortal weapon, and beheading the True Lord Lianxu.
Before leaving the Zhenlong small world, the Supreme Taoist left behind five inheritances. Since Wen Daojun had a past relationship with the Supreme Taoist, he obtained one of the five inheritances.
In the following hundreds of years, with the help of the Supreme Daoist inheritance, Wen Daojun made rapid progress and finally achieved the realm of Hedao Daojun. "
At this point, the hearts of several great monsters present trembled, and even the several great monsters in the sky who had reached the state of incarnation paused in their breathing.
The Taoist Lord Hedao, and he is the Taoist Lord who achieved the state of Hedao after he had achieved the state of Juetiandi and Juetong. If no immortals appear, the Taoist Lord will be the most powerful person in this world.
The treasures left behind by such a powerful person would be of great interest to not only those of them in the God Transformation Realm, but even the big figures in the demon world behind them would be tempted.
What's more, the treasures left behind by this Taoist master are also related to the Supreme Taoist who left behind many legends.
“Open it quickly!”
Immediately a big demon urged impatiently.
“Wait!” The Great Divine Demon of the Ancient Demon Hall stretched out his hand to cover the stone box, looked vigilantly at the many Great Divine Demons around him and said:
“You all have an agreement with the Ancient Demon Palace. If the Supreme Daoist inheritance in the box can be copied, I will naturally present it to you.
But if the inheritance cannot be divided, it will belong to the Ancient Demon Palace, and you and the Ancient Demon Palace behind you will naturally be compensated separately."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the great demons who had transformed into gods changed.
Everyone knows that some precious heritage items are difficult to replicate. Even if you copy the text, you cannot replicate the Taoist spirit behind it.
If the inheritance of the Supreme Taoist is also like this, it will be a huge loss for them.
Although the Ancient Demon Palace will provide some compensation, how can even some rare treasures be compared with the inheritance of the Supreme Taoist?
Many great demons who had reached the state of spiritual enlightenment were in a state of confusion, but Bai Zhao on the side had a calm expression.
He had spent a huge price to deduce this secret realm. The Ancient Demon Palace had promised him that he would be able to comprehend the inheritance of the Supreme Taoist, and he would have a share in it no matter what, so he was naturally very calm.
The atmosphere was tense, but beneath the surface calm many divine thoughts were transmitting information to each other.
After a long while, the tiger demon with one eye blind spoke in a deep voice:
"Don't forget the promise you made to the Ancient Demon Palace!"
The Great Demon of the Ancient Demon Palace, who looked like a dead tree, smiled and said, "It should be so."
Once the two sides reached a consensus, there were naturally no more concerns.
Under the gaze of the group of monsters, the great monster that looked like a dead tree slowly opened the stone box that had been sealed for thousands of years.
Countless restrictions were quietly stripped away, and what finally appeared before everyone's eyes was a Bodhi leaf that looked like it was made of starlight, with exquisite and tiny words seemingly written on it.
All the great demons who had reached the state of spiritual transformation were stunned. Although this Bodhi leaf looked quite magical, it was still different from the inherited treasure they had imagined, especially the lack of the Dao rhyme that symbolized the true top-level inheritance.
"Is this the inheritance of the Supreme Daoist?"
“Could it be that there are some mysteries hidden in it waiting to be discovered by future generations of inheritors?”
Before the great demon could make any move, a breeze blew through the night sky.
Under the gazes of many great demons, the starlight Bodhi leaf that had been preserved for tens of thousands of years quietly disintegrated in the breeze and turned into starlight that dissipated in the night sky.