Before today, the existence of the Supreme Taoist had not been confirmed, and even the upper echelons of the imperial capital were only half-believing and half-doubting.
After all, after tens of thousands of years of time had washed away, not even a few of the powerful people in the fairyland could safely survive several periods of spiritual energy depletion, not to mention that the Supreme Taoists tens of thousands of years ago were far from reaching the fairyland realm.
Moreover, even if the Supreme Taoist truly achieved the great path of an earthly immortal after achieving the ultimate connection between heaven and earth, it would be difficult for him to walk freely in this world where the rules of heaven and earth are incomplete. The rumors about the Supreme Taoist were too absurd and ridiculous in the eyes of many powerful people.
And today, as the fiery dragon chariot drove into the imperial capital, all the provincial governors, county nobles, and even the director of the Imperial Observatory came to visit in person.
This phenomenon completely confirmed the existence of the Supreme Taoist.
Some people also linked together the events of the Qingzhou flood, the Yunfu monster riot, the Cangzhou Taoist conference, and the ancient forbidden area of Beimang Mountain with the help of these visiting provincial governors and county nobles.
Everyone was then surprised to find that the Supreme Taoist was involved in so many major events while traveling in the world, and some of them were even enough to shake the situation of the Great Xia court.
The cultivation and methods of the Supreme Taoist have far exceeded everyone's imagination.
And in the process, they also connected the Luoyun Sect that had once dominated the Dao Discussion Conference with the sect where the Supreme Taoist was located, and further confirmed that Gong Buyu, who suppressed the four geniuses single-handedly, was the direct disciple of the Supreme Taoist.
Du Yuan looked solemn, but Zhou Heng beside him was completely dumbfounded.
He was merely following the Crown Prince's orders to facilitate the destruction of the Wuxuan Pavilion in today's battle between the sect's true disciples and the imperial capital's geniuses.
After learning that Gong Buyu had calmed the situation, he wanted to suppress Gong Buyu in order to show his goodwill to the prince. Who would have thought that it would involve the daughter of an immortal.
Even if the world cannot support the birth of immortals today, immortals are still immortals. Their words and deeds are enough to represent Rongcheng Dayutian, a blessed land, and can even influence the decision-making of the entire sect.
He is just an inspector and may be considered a big shot in the imperial capital, but he is not even as good as an ant in front of an immortal. Da Xia will never offend an immortal for his sake.
Especially after seeing Jingzhao Yin Du Yuan become hesitant after learning Gong Buyu's identity, Zhou Heng became more aware of his dangerous situation.
"I have already broken the rules by acting arbitrarily without regard for the rules. The court is not in the right in this matter, especially since there is an immortal standing behind the other party.
I'm afraid Lord Du is already thinking about how to give in. Once he makes a choice, my life will be in danger!"
"I have to find a way to protect myself!"
Thoughts were running through his mind, and Zhou Heng quickly spoke loudly:
“Even if he is Rongcheng Dayu Tian’s little ancestor, the only daughter of an immortal, so what?
This is Daxia, the imperial capital!
She acted recklessly in the market and severely injured the inspector. She has already disregarded the laws of Daxia. How can we let such a lunatic go easily?"
In Wuxuan Pavilion, Xia Yunqiu, who was originally surprised at Gong Buyu's identity, changed her expression again.
"not good!"
Zhou Heng's words were full of provocation, directly linking his severe injuries to the laws of Daxia and the reputation of the court.
At this moment, most of the onlookers in the imperial capital's market were Da Xia practitioners. They had no idea of the cause and effect of the incident, and when they heard these words, they all responded.
"Well said!"
"So what if he's an immortal? This is the imperial capital, not a place for sect members to run wild as they please."
"Your Majesty is about to re-establish the city gods and build incense and law areas. They are all mere caves that can be destroyed in the blink of an eye."
"Those who violate Daxia's laws must be severely punished!"
The many onlookers were excited. Du Yuan, who was originally shocked by Gong Buyu's identity, suddenly changed his expression. He looked coldly at Zhou Heng, whose limbs were cut off. The pressure on Zhou Heng's soul level made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.
Of course, Du Yuan could see through Zhou Heng's little thoughts. He wanted to guide public opinion to turn the whole thing into a major event involving the court's laws and reputation, forcing the court to stand against Gong Buyu.
As long as this matter can be transformed from a personal vendetta to a major matter involving the laws of the imperial court, Zhou Heng will have a chance to save his life.
Feeling the mixed emotions of fear and secret joy in Zhou Heng's heart, Jingzhao Yin Du Yuan sneered in his heart.
If they were facing other descendants of immortals, the Great Xia court might have allowed Zhou Heng to succeed due to its own dignity.
But the identity of Gong Buyu in front of him is fundamentally different from that of ordinary immortal descendants.
The reason for all this is, of course, the supreme Taoist behind Gong Buyu.
Thinking of this, a trace of fear flashed in Du Yuan's eyes.
Several hours ago, the existence of the Supreme Taoist was thoroughly confirmed, which reminded many nobles and dignitaries of a major event that happened a year ago.
At that time, the Fifth Prince wanted to interfere in the Cangzhou Conference, so he joined forces with Yan Taichang, the head of the Nine Ministers, to spread the word that Mars was guarding the heart, claiming that the demon god Mars had been born in the three states of the southern region, which angered His Majesty.
The director of the Imperial Observatory even claimed that Yan Taichang and the Fifth Prince were secretly dealing with the envoys from Yingzhou in an attempt to seize the imperial edict of the Lord of Mount Tai and bring him down.
The fifth prince who was capable of competing for the throne was sentenced to death, Yan Taichang, the head of the Nine Ministers, committed suicide after being thrown into the Heavenly Prison, and all his relatives were executed. This was the biggest case with the most widespread involvement in the court in recent decades.
Everyone knew that no matter how stupid the Fifth Prince and Yan Taichang were, they would never trade the Taishan Lord's Edict with the Yingzhou envoys.
Although the Director of the Imperial Observatory was the second most important person in the court of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was impossible for him to casually frame a prince who had the potential to compete for the throne. There must have been an instruction from the Emperor of Xia behind this.
All the ministers at that time were puzzled as to why Emperor Xia would attack the fifth prince, and there were even many conspiracy theories about the emperor devouring the fifth prince.
And just today, after it was confirmed that the Supreme Taoist was involved in many incidents in the three states of the Southern Region, all the nobles and dignitaries suddenly realized that the reason why Emperor Xia attacked the Fifth Prince was most likely related to the Supreme Taoist.
The Supreme Taoist was involved in all the affairs of the Southern Region, and the Fifth Prince took the opportunity to promote the demon god Mars, which is very likely to cause the Supreme Taoist to be dissatisfied with the Great Xia court.
In order to completely eliminate the possible ill will that the Supreme Taoist may have towards the court, Emperor Xia did not hesitate to sentence the fifth prince to death and execute all the court officials involved in this world to completely eliminate the hidden dangers.
The dignified Emperor Xia would actually kill his own offspring because of the possible hostility of the Supreme Taoist. This made all the dignitaries who knew the inside story feel indescribably absurd.
But after bringing themselves in, everyone was surprised to find that this was the only option that could calm the situation to the greatest extent.
The Supreme Taoist is a living immortal who can walk the mortal world and has the ability to overturn the situation in Da Xia. Even the Emperor of Xia has to treat him with caution.
They had never understood the Supreme Taoist, and could not pin everything on the fact that he had a gentle temperament and did not care about these rumors.
Once the Supreme Taoist develops ill will towards the Great Xia court because of these rumors, it will cause irreparable losses. In this way, it seems natural to eliminate the source of the rumors.
All the powerful officials were deeply shocked by the inside story behind this incident, and Du Yuan, the Jingzhao Yin who was higher in rank than the Nine Ministers, was no exception.
With the matter of the Fifth Prince in mind, he naturally had to decide what to choose.
Du Yuan took a deep look at Gong Buyu, who was as cold and pure as a fairy from the Moon Palace, and his voice resounded like thunder in the streets of the imperial capital.
"quiet!"
It was as if heaven and earth roared, and a powerful pressure descended upon the place in an instant, and the angry discussions of the crowd came to an abrupt end.
Du Yuan's sharp eyes swept over everyone present and he said in a dignified voice:
"Today's incident was caused by several sect masters and the imperial capital's geniuses violating the market rules and fighting in Wuxuan Pavilion. It is only natural for Fairy Gong to suppress the geniuses and calm the situation."
"As the inspector of the imperial capital, Zhou Heng secretly colluded with others to confuse right and wrong in an attempt to obstruct my judgment.
In the name of Jingzhao Yin, I will dismiss Zhou Heng from his post as inspector and will interrogate him after he is imprisoned in Tianlao! "
As soon as the words fell, the seal of Jingzhao Yin in Du Yuan's hand appeared, removing all the dynasty luck from Zhou Heng.
Without the blessing of the dynasty's fortune, even though he was in the imperial capital, Zhou Heng could no longer mobilize any formation power and was just a severely injured Qi training monk.
Zhou Heng's eyes widened. He never expected that Du Yuan would disregard the face of the Great Xia court and forcibly punish him.
He tried to shout loudly, but an invisible force fell on him, blocking his ability to speak.
The surrounding monks looked at each other in confusion. Zhou Heng and Du Yuan's completely different attitudes made it difficult for them to understand what was going on.
Du Yuan ignored the doubts in everyone's hearts. He held the Jingzhao Yin seal in his hand and unfrozen the 72 armored soldiers. He ordered in a cold voice:
"Imprison Zhou Heng and wait for his punishment."
The soldiers stepped forward and captured Zhou Heng, whose limbs were already dead, and left the imperial capital.
After doing all this, Du Yuan looked at Gong Buyu and forced a smile on his old face:
"Fairy Gong, please give my regards to the master on my behalf."
After he finished speaking, Du Yuan turned around and left without even glancing at the many geniuses who were frozen in the hall of Wuxuan Pavilion.
The people from the Great Xia court dispersed, and the Wuxuan Pavilion returned to its previous state.
But at this moment, the geniuses of the imperial capital's noble families and the true disciples of the sects no longer had their previous arrogance.
They already knew Gong Buyu's identity from Du Yuan and Laojun Mountain's true disciple Mo Li.
As geniuses of the younger generation, their strength is not as good as Gong Buyu's, and even the backers behind them are far inferior to Gong Buyu. They really do not have the confidence to face Gong Buyu.
The faces of the several true disciples who had threatened Dongtian Fudi before were even more ugly.
It was normal for people of the same generation in the sect to be defeated, but after being defeated, they threatened the legitimate daughter of an immortal. Even if Gong Buyu killed them, the major sects could not find any fault with it.
Especially Yu Bo, the true disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, his heart sank to the bottom at this moment.
The Beast Taming Sect is one of the seventy-two blessed places, and ranks very high among the blessed places. There are several spiritual beasts at the peak of the Divine Transformation level that are cultivated within the sect to protect the sect, so it can be said that the sect has a good foundation.
However, there was no immortal ancestor to suppress it within the sect’s blessed land, and even the Taoist Master Hedao died in the last depletion of spiritual energy.
After discussion among the sect’s top leaders, they visited Rongcheng Dayutian two months ago, preparing to move closer to Rongcheng Dayutian, where an immortal was in charge.
Who would have thought that just after the top management showed goodwill to Rong Cheng Dayutian, he turned around and offended the eldest daughter of Patriarch Gong. Yu Bo wanted to die at this moment.
Gong Buyu's cold eyes swept across everyone present, and the chill that had spread from the cold weather at the end of the year slowly receded.
"This place where the Dharma is taught cannot be destroyed at will by you."
"I'll spare your lives today, get out of here!"
The geniuses were stunned at first, and then they all seemed to be pardoned. They used magic to quickly escape from Wuxuan Pavilion.
These geniuses completely forgot about the orders from the crown prince and the orders from their elders.
The only thing they knew was that even Jingzhao Yin Du Yuan had to give in to Gong Buyu, so they were even less qualified to challenge Gong Buyu.
The Wuxuan Pavilion, which was originally bustling, was suddenly empty, with only Xia Gong Buyu left.
After a brief pause in Wuxuan Pavilion, Gong Buyu strode out of Wuxuan Pavilion and arrived downstairs, where he saw an empty attic and a messy first-floor hall.
On the twelfth floor, Xia Yunqiu watched Gong Buyu's departing figure in shock.
She could never have expected that after so many twists and turns, things would end with Du Yuan giving in on his own initiative.
You have to know that he is the Jingzhao Yin who holds real power and status comparable to the Nine Ministers. Even the Crown Prince would try his best to win him over.
She could vaguely guess that there was definitely more than one immortal who could not be born behind Gong Buyu.
Retracting his gaze, Xia Yunqiu looked at the Taoist in white who was nearby.
In his hand he still held the long banner that looked like it was forged from the stars, his face showing a calm expression as if everything was under his control.
Xia Yunqiu took a deep breath and bowed respectfully to Shen Yuan:
"Xia Yunqiu thanks the Taoist priest!"
"If the Taoist priest has any instructions, Yunqiu will do her best!"
Shen Yuan smiled and pondered.
Although today's events had some twists and turns, and the commotion was several times greater than originally expected, the problem was finally resolved.
In order to prevent any further trouble, he did not even agree to Gong Buyu's idea of coming to pay a visit.
With the help of the sect's true teachings, the reactions of the imperial capital's families, and the attitude Zhou Heng showed at the beginning, Shen Yuan was somewhat surprised at the power behind Wuxuan Pavilion.
This made him re-examine the other identity of Xia Yunqiu in front of him.
Shen Yuan held the long banner in his hand and spoke slowly:
"At this point, Pavilion Master should introduce himself."
Xia Yunqiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's Yunqiu who was rude. She actually forgot about this."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Yunqiu's aura suddenly changed. A hint of light gold appeared in her beautiful eyes. Her elegant temperament carried an indescribable nobility, and a faint human aura blended around her body.
"Yunqiu is a member of the current royal family, the ninth daughter of Emperor Xia."
After a slight pause, Xia Yunqiu put the index and middle fingers of her right hand together and lightly tapped her forehead.
In an instant, the blocked cause and effect in Xia Yunqiu's body reappeared, and a mysterious fate lingered around her, making her aura ethereal and unpredictable.
"Heaven's will is everlasting, and Heaven's providence endures forever."
"Xia Yunqiu, the last true disciple of Tianyun Sect, pays homage to the Taoist priest!"