Chapter 302: A meeting, everyone is scared to death
"If death is certain, then why did the ancient sages leave behind this observatory?" Xiao Yu's voice was as steady as ever. He gently held Ajiu's hand. "When they left behind a warning, they also left behind hope. What we need to do now is to seize this hope and turn it into reality."
"Hopefully," Chu Xuanyi gave a wry smile. "Okay, Your Highness, what should we do first when we return? Should we make this public? I'm afraid that by then, before the demons even attack us, we'll collapse from panic."
"No," Xiao Yu's eyes flashed with a fierce look, "This matter can only be known to those at the top of the pyramid. I need all the strength of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty to work together."
The carriage sped into the capital, and without stopping for a moment at the Regent's Palace, it sped directly towards the Imperial Palace.
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Two hours later.
Imperial Palace, Council Hall.
This is the highest-level meeting place in the Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the Golden Palace. It is usually only used when major events that determine the fate of the country occur.
And today, the atmosphere here is extremely solemn.
Inside the hall, all civil and military officials above the third rank were present.
On the left is the civil service group headed by the Grand Tutor and the Grand Preceptor.
On the right are military generals and nobles headed by the Grand Marshal Meng Qing.
In addition to these people, there are more than a dozen "outsiders" with different auras and unique attire. They are the leaders or supreme elders of the major Xuanmen sects in the Great Zhou. There are Taoists with immortal demeanor, Buddhas with solemn appearance, and nuns with extraordinary temperament.
These people are usually elusive and have never had anything to do with the imperial court.
But today, they all received a token with the golden seal of the Regent and the highest secret order of Xuantiansi, and were "invited" here.
Everyone was confused and uneasy.
Civil officials, military generals, and Taoist monks were forced to gather together for a meeting. This was the first time in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
What huge event had occurred that required Regent Xiao Yu to make such a grand display?
"Grand Tutor Li, you are the head of all officials. Do you know why the prince did this?" The Minister of Revenue asked the old Grand Tutor in front of him in a low voice.
The old Grand Tutor, with his hair and beard all white, shook his head, his cloudy eyes filled with worry. "I don't know, but I've been an official for fifty years and have never seen such a scene. I'm afraid... something catastrophic is about to happen."
"Hmph, just trying to be mysterious," a hot-tempered old general couldn't help but snort softly. "He summoned us old bones here in such a hurry, but His Royal Highness the Regent hasn't shown up yet. How can that be justified?"
"Duke Zhenguo, be careful with your words," the voice of the Grand Marshal Meng Qing rang out, "The prince has his own arrangements."
"Master Lingyun, your Tianji Pavilion is known to calculate all the affairs of the world. Do you know whether today will be a blessing or a disaster?" An old Taoist priest wearing a Bagua Taoist robe transmitted the message.
The head of Tianji Pavilion was a beautiful nun who looked only about thirty years old. She slowly opened her eyes and gently shook her head.
"The secrets of heaven are in chaos, unable to be seen or calculated. This is the most terrifying thing."
"The prince has arrived."
A loud announcement made the entire hall fall silent in an instant. Everyone immediately straightened their clothes, turned around and bowed to the hall door.
Xiao Yu, dressed in a black python robe and with a stern expression, strode into the council hall. Following behind him was the national teacher Chu Xuanyi, whose face was a little pale but his eyes were extremely serious.
"No need to be polite."
Xiao Yu walked to the throne in the center of the hall, turned around and slowly scanned everyone present.
"I have summoned you all here today not for matters of state, not for military affairs, and not for disputes in the martial arts world."
"It's about a matter of life and death that concerns all of us, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even the very world beneath our feet."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar.
"Your Highness, what you said... is it a bit alarmist?" A white-bearded imperial censor could not help but stand up and asked bravely.
"That's just alarmist talk," Xiao Yu sneered. "Censor Wang, I hope this is just alarmist talk."
He did not explain further, but nodded to Chu Xuanyi beside him.
"Let's get started."
"yes."
Chu Xuanyi took a deep breath and took a step forward. He quickly made hand gestures with his hands and muttered something.
"Water Mirror Universe, open."
With a low shout from him, a crystal clear water ball appeared out of thin air in the center of the hall, and quickly expanded, turning into an extremely huge circular water mirror.
Light and shadows flowed on the mirror. At first, it was a brilliant starry sky, then the view quickly zoomed in, and finally, an egg-shaped blue world wrapped in a light golden light film appeared clearly in front of everyone.
"This is……"
Everyone present gasped in unison when they saw this scene.
They saw the familiar outlines of the continents, the rushing rivers, and the blue ocean.
That's their world.
Then, before they could recover from the subversive realization that "the world is an egg", the scene changed, and the dark red tumor that was entrenched outside the world and exuded infinite malice, and its countless tentacles that were frantically eroding the world's barriers also appeared.
The pure aura of chaos and destruction transmitted through the water mirror made everyone present feel a shudder from the depths of their souls.
Especially those Xuanmen leaders with profound cultivation, they felt it most deeply, and their faces changed drastically.
"The evil demon...from outside the sky." Lingyun, the head of Tianji Pavilion, murmured in a lost voice, his eyes filled with horror.
Although those important officials in the court and military generals could not feel the malice at the level of law, just looking at the hideous and terrifying scene and the sight of the "eggshell" of their own world being broken bit by bit was enough to make their hands and feet go cold.
"What kind of monster is this?"
"It's...attacking our world."
"You must be joking. This must be an illusion. It must be fake."
Finally, the picture froze on the torn hole "Netherworld Rift" and the three "beacons" flashing red light inside the continent.
After watching all this, the entire council hall fell into silence.
Everyone stared at the water mirror blankly, as if their souls had been sucked out, their minds blank.
"Bang."
The elderly Grand Tutor Li's body swayed and he fell backwards. Fortunately, he was supported in time by the official next to him and did not fall to the ground, but his old face was already pale.
"Now, Censor Wang," Xiao Yu's cold voice rang out, "Do you still think I'm exaggerating?"
Censor Wang's lips were trembling, his legs were shaking like sieves, and he couldn't utter a word.
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