"Your Excellency, Mr. Shen does not want to see you, please go back!"

In front of the gate of Xue's mansion, the doorman responded respectfully to the Imperial Observatory skillfully.

In the quaint carriage, the Imperial Observatory let out a long sigh and then slowly left.

In the Xue Mansion, many Xue family disciples were already accustomed to the scene before them.

Ever since Shen Yuan came to Xue's house, the director of the Imperial Observatory would come to see Shen Yuan on time every day, but without exception, he would be rejected by Shen Yuan.

During the first two days, everyone in the Xue family would wait respectfully in front of the gate to show their goodwill to the director of the Imperial Observatory.

But as time went by, the Xue family discovered that the director of the Imperial Observatory only had eyes for Mr. Shen. The so-called Changyuan Earl Xue family was not taken seriously by the director of the Imperial Observatory at all, and no matter how much they tried to please him, they would not get any response.

As time went by, the Xue family no longer went out to greet guests, but simply left the daily response to the doorman.

As the Imperial Observatory was leaving the gate of Xue's mansion, all the parties who were secretly watching along the long street also carefully withdrew their gazes.

As the news of the visit from the Imperial Observatory and other provincial governors spread, almost the entire imperial capital knew about the arrival of the Supreme Taoist.

There were many people who wanted to establish a relationship with him, and some even found records from thousands of years ago to claim that their ancestors were familiar with the Supreme Taoist, but without exception they were rejected.

Except Xue Mingzhi, no one else can see the Supreme Taoist.

Just when all parties were suspicious and wondering why the Supreme Taoist had not shown up, an invisible space fluctuation quietly spread in all directions in the Langhuan Garden where Shen Yuan lived.

The spatial fluctuations spread silently, producing ripples layer by layer, and the violent spatial distortion seemed to destroy everything in the world.

The Xue family's protective formation sensed the crisis, and the formation patterns buried deep under the ground suddenly lit up, trying to deploy a series of formation barriers to completely lock the interior.

But in the next moment, a white palm slowly stretched out from the void, with five open fingers clenched together, and the ripples in space were instantly absorbed into its hand.

The spatial ripples that originally affected the entire Xue Mansion disappeared silently.

The clan protection formation did not have time to react to such a drastic change. The lit formation pattern paused in place, as if it was not sure whether it should activate the formation barrier.

In the courtyard of Langhuan Garden, Shen Yuan walked out slowly from the void with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Ever since returning from Wuxuan Pavilion that day, Shen Yuan has stayed at home and devoted himself to perfecting every detail of the Fangcun Secret Realm.

From the operation mode of the secret realm to the trial levels involved in the secret realm, everything has gradually been perfected in Shen Yuan's design.

And today, Shen Yuan completed the final part of the design.

Everything about the Fangcun Secret Realm has been perfected, waiting for the opportunity to open the secret realm.

With a wave of his sleeves, Shen Yuan retracted the entrance to the secret realm in the courtyard, and then looked towards the direction of the imperial capital market.

During these days, Shen Yuan has been focusing most of his energy on perfecting the Fangcun Secret Realm, but he has also done other things.

Shen Yuan has always paid close attention to Xia Yunqiu, this special chess piece.

As the influence of Gong Buyu's intimidation of various forces began to gradually ferment, all parties fell into a stalemate.

Neither Emperor Xia, the Crown Prince, nor the sect dared to take action against Xia Yunqiu during this period of time. In this delicate balance, Xia Yunqiu not only got a chance to breathe, but also began to expand the influence of Wuxuan Pavilion.

As all the major caves and blessed lands gathered in the imperial capital, many cultivators heard about the Wuxuan Pavilion. Cultivators from all over Daxia flocked to the Wuxuan Pavilion to observe and comprehend the skills and magical powers. The Wuxuan Pavilion was almost full every day.

Perhaps it was because Xia Yunqiu successfully ignited the fire of humanity and gained the favor of humanity, or perhaps it was because the flow of people coming and going was too large, and she finally encountered that extremely low probability.

In short, on the third day after the reopening of Wuxuan Pavilion, a cultivator who was born with a Xuanlei True Body successfully comprehended "Xuanlei Zhenjie", a sect-defining technique that directly aimed at the realm of refining the spirit and returning to the void, which attracted scramble from all parties.

You must know that many of the Taoist traditions that have collapsed in today's blessed places may seem prosperous, but in fact their own Taoist heritage is not perfect and they are basically rootless duckweed.

In this case, a casual cultivator can obtain a technique that can directly lead to the state of returning to the void. In addition, his physique is highly compatible with the technique. This almost means that unless there are no accidents, he will definitely be able to enter the realm of the True Man of Refining the Spirit in the future.

Such talent can be considered extraordinary even in the Holy Land of Cave Heaven, let alone a mere casual cultivator.

With the example of successful people in front of them, the cultivation world has completely paid attention to Wuxuan Pavilion.

A large number of practitioners who heard the news surrounded the Wuxuan Pavilion, trying to find a method that they could practice.

It's not that no one has thought about making copies of the skills in the Wuxuan Pavilion, but when it comes to some of the sect's skills, the formation masters need to engrave them according to the classics in order to completely record the Taoist rhyme in the classics.

It only records some texts, which is of no help to a book of this level.

In the next few days, there were lucky people who successfully practiced the incomplete magical skills. Although they could not reach the level of "The True Explanation of Xuan Lei", they were still invaluable for casual practitioners.

Under such a trend, Xia Yunqiu's humanitarian luck grew wildly at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.

The prince once again crushed several of his treasured teacups, and Emperor Xia in the palace also "accidentally" broke a precious jade ruyi.

Especially Emperor Xia, he was regretting it so much at this moment.

Before, if the dynasty's energy was used as a price, Xia Yunqiu could be forcibly suppressed.

But now Xia Yunqiu is favored by humanity and her fortune is at its peak. If Emperor Xia wants to suppress her by force, he will inevitably have to pay a huge price, and it may even trigger a backlash from humanity, thus starting a fight for the throne.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Xia could only hope to solve this disaster by using unconventional means.

There were stars in Shen Yuan's eyes, and it seemed as if he could see the entire imperial capital at a glance.

Within the imperial capital, undercurrents are surging between the Great Xia court and the imperial capital's aristocratic families.

Outside the imperial capital, most of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two blessed places have returned to their places, only a few caves and blessed places have collapsed and lost their foundation, or special blessed places like the Langhuan Blessed Land have not yet arrived.

Even among the ten sacred caves, five have already been stationed outside the imperial capital.

At this moment, Shen Yuan could clearly sense that the situation in the imperial capital was already in a very delicate state, and the balance would be disrupted if one was not careful.

"Right now, that opportunity is coming."

Shen Yuan whispered to himself.

At this moment, a figure walked into Langhuan Garden. It was Xue Mingzhi.

"Sir, the director of the Imperial Observatory is here again."

After a slight pause, Xue Mingzhi added:

"The Imperial Observatory holds an extraordinary position in the Great Xia court, and is even connected to several special blessed places. Sir, perhaps you could consider meeting him?"

Shen Yuan glanced at Xue Mingzhi and asked curiously:

"When did you start learning to be a lobbyist?"

Xue Mingzhi showed embarrassment on his face:

“I just felt that the supervisor was sincere and perhaps had something important to discuss with you.

Moreover, I have collected a lot of information about Jian Zheng these days, and have confirmed from all sides that Jian Zheng is indeed a respectable person."

"It is precisely because he is a respectable person that I don't want to deal with him."

Shen Yuan sat down casually at the stone table in the courtyard.

Thanks to Xue Mingzhi's deliberate arrangement, the layout of Langhuan Garden is almost the same as that of the secret courtyard, which makes Shen Yuan quite satisfied. Looking at the puzzled Xue Mingzhi, Shen Yuan shook his head and said:

"If a highly respected and virtuous person who saves people from suffering tries to ask you for help, will you agree to his request?"

"meeting."

"But if the request of that person who has attained the Tao and truly cultivated the truth conflicts with your goal, what choice will you make?"

Xue Mingzhi hesitated.

After thinking for a moment with a stagnant expression, he replied seriously:

"Won't!"

"I will not waver in my goal because of an outsider, even if this is a respectable and true cultivator."

As soon as the answer came out, Xue Mingzhi immediately understood what Shen Yuan meant. He was referring to the Imperial Observatory.

"If we are destined to be rejected, then why do we have to meet?"

Shen Yuan's eyes were deep.

He and the Director of the Imperial Observatory had never met each other. The only time they met by coincidence was during the Dongting Lake incident. The Director of the Imperial Observatory tried to track down Shen Yuan and accidentally triggered the Tiangang magical power. Shen Yuan crossed the boundary between reality and illusion and looked at each other.

Although the Imperial Observatory suffered a great loss from that glance, the fact that he could trace back the Tiangang magical power had already shown that the Imperial Observatory's methods were extraordinary.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no compromise regarding the guidance of the will of heaven and earth, Shen Yuan would be interested in discussing it with the Imperial Observatory.

“What a pity”

A faint sigh came from his mouth.

The next moment, Shen Yuan's gaze suddenly focused, and his eyes were full of bright stars, as if he was looking across thousands of miles to the distant land outside the imperial capital.

Not only Shen Yuan, at this moment, all the high-ranking officials of the dynasty and the great masters of the transformation of spirits inside and outside the entire imperial capital were looking outside the land of Jingzhou.

As an ancient city gate was slowly opened, dark clouds gradually encroached upon the entire Jingzhou sky.

In the vast cold gray fog transformed by the ghost den, figures with terrifying auras crossed the city gate and stepped into the land of Jingzhou.

They were ghosts and gods in the Spirit Transformation Stage with floating auras. At a glance, there were at least hundreds of them.

A ghost general at the peak of his spiritual realm, wearing Netherworld armor and holding weapons, led the way ahead. In the center, two prison beasts pulled two chariots, one white and one red. The roar of the wheels sounded like thunder.

On both sides of the carriage, there were ghosts holding huge flags, on which were written "Zong Ling Qi Fei Tian Gong" and "Gan Si Lian Wan Lu Tian Gong" respectively!

"The netherworld, the god of the six heavens of Luofeng!"

Outside the imperial capital, many powerful people from the blessed lands gasped when they saw the monsters and demons walking on the earth.

After the rebellion in the underworld was quelled, the news of the six gods of Luofeng had gradually spread to the world, but this was the first time that people had witnessed the two ghosts and gods who symbolized the authority of the underworld go out on patrol.

If it were placed before the chaos in the underworld, it would be no less than two underworld generals arriving in the imperial capital.

"The six gods of Luofeng really came. Could it be that what Emperor Xia said about the alliance is true?"

"So what if it's true? Before the turmoil in the underworld, our blessed land might have to be a little bit afraid, but during the turmoil in the underworld, most of the ten great underworld commanders died. How can they compete with our blessed land?"

“There are nearly a hundred powerful gods under the command of Zongling Qifei Tiangong and Gansi Lianwanlu Tiangong alone.

It’s hard to imagine how terrifying the underworld would be in its heyday.”

"With the arrival of the two Luofeng Six Heavenly Gods, we must change our strategy."

"Why don't we go to the Dongtian Holy Land headquarters together and discuss it in detail with the representatives of the Dongtian Holy Land?"

Unlike the panic outside the imperial capital, Emperor Xia had a well-concealed smile on his old face in the palace.

"The two beloved ministers are back, quickly arrange for someone to go and greet them!"

At the bottom of the hall, someone immediately responded with a dry cough:

"Your Majesty, those two are no longer the envoys of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, but the Zongling Qifei Tiangong and Gansi Lianwanlu Tiangong of the Six Heavenly Gods of Luofeng.

If their duties are confused, it is very likely to cause dissatisfaction in the underworld."

Emperor Xia straightened his expression, nodded in approval and said, "As it should be, as it should be.

However, considering the identities of the two Luofeng Six Heavenly Gods, I will let the Supervisor go to greet them on my behalf."

"Your Majesty, the Supervisor has gone to pay a visit to the Supreme Taoist Master again. I'm afraid he won't be able to leave for a while."

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Xia’s expression froze.

It was no secret that the Imperial Observatory had been visiting the Supreme Taoist many times in the imperial capital, and Emperor Xia was naturally well aware of it.

Emperor Xia was quite dissatisfied with the behavior of his confidant, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, but the loyalty and status of the Director of the Imperial Observatory still made him tolerate it enough.

However, the Director of the Imperial Observatory was not present at such an important event today, which made Emperor Xia furious.

Looking at one of the courtiers below, Emperor Xia said in a cold voice:

"In that case, let Xu Taichang go out of the imperial capital on my behalf to welcome the two Luofeng Six Heavenly Gods."

Xu Yankuan took a step forward: "I obey your order!"

In the underworld team shrouded in ghosts, the white tiger sitting in the chariot looked around, and the ghosts were traveling on the land of Jingzhou as if there was no one.

Behind them, the Marquis of Guanjun, who commanded the thirty-six Jingzhou citadels, led three thousand cavalry to escort the ghosts and gods from the underworld.

Along the way, officials lined the streets to welcome them, and their demeanor was respectful and humble, with nothing to fault.

Feeling the various things he encountered after entering Jingzhou, Baihu couldn't help but said to Zhuque Gao who was driving the other chariot:

"The former Imperial Observatory's chief envoy was a typical person with low position but great power, but he was responsible for thankless tasks such as confiscating property and exterminating clans, and monitoring all officials. How could he deserve such treatment?

The current attitude of the Great Xia court really has some meaning of returning home in wealth and glory."

Suzaku's cold voice rang out from inside the carriage.

"You are no longer the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory. Your every word and action represents the reputation of the underworld."

Bai Hu smiled nonchalantly and said, "I naturally know the limits of this matter, and I don't need you to remind me."

As he spoke, Baihu took out a secret letter from his arms, glanced at the contents and his smile grew wider.

"I heard that there is a Wuxuan Pavilion in the imperial capital, which seems to have included my underworld soul-summoning and life-stealing magical power. As the gods of the six heavens of Luofeng, we should go and inspect it."

After a while, a cold response came from another car frame.

"Can!"