Dark clouds are looming!

It is far more than what can be seen in the Gu family courtyard. In fact, with the imperial capital of the Xia Dynasty as the center, almost half of the Xia Dynasty is included.

In the main hall of the Xia Dynasty Palace.

Emperor Guangyao was originally holding a court meeting.

No matter what the immortal cultivator does, the people have to live their lives, and managing a country is by no means an easy task, especially if one wants to be a sage and wise ruler.

It is not only the cultivators who need to worry about him, but also the countless ordinary people under his seat.

The good news is that he is no longer as immature as he was when he first ascended the throne. After several years of tempering, the still quite young Emperor Guangyao has truly acquired the power of a king. He has completely taken over everything in the temple and grasped the real power of the Xia Dynasty.

Overall, the Xia Dynasty was still developing in a good direction, but its focus in the future could not remain in the mortal world, but must move towards the world of immortal cultivation.

Fortunately, he was not without someone to use. Before leaving, Mr. Gu had left behind a spark of hope, and there were still people around him who were worthy of his use.

No matter whether it is Zheng Fei or Mo Feng, once they grow up, for the Xia Dynasty, they may be talents that are not inferior to Shang and Cang, or even have the hope of being on par with Xun Ke.

But one thing we all know is that even talents need to grow.

Even Shang, the leader of the Legalists, was just a poor child rescued by the Mohists before he grew up, before he was appreciated by Mr. Gu, and before he became Xun Ke's apprentice.

Unfortunately, the guardian god who had protected the Xia Dynasty from wind and rain many times left because he had to face more urgent and more worthy things.

The legacy of the predecessors is certainly good, but the Xia Dynasty cannot always rely on their legacy.

Emperor Guangyao understood this very well, so the heroes of the Xia Dynasty had already rushed to the battlefield, using blood and fighting to exchange for resources for their own growth.

The Xia Dynasty could not provide them with more help. All it could do was to maintain this huge empire and accumulate strength as much as possible.

Fortunately, there was relatively peace within the Xia Dynasty, and everything was being carried out in an orderly manner. Compared with other countries that were in dire straits due to drastic changes in heaven and earth, the performance of the Xia Dynasty was already perfect.

But this does not mean that the Xia Dynasty can sit back and relax. Pinning hopes on others is a luxury. One's own strength is the top priority.

As a country rooted in the mortal world, the Xia Dynasty might need a hundred years, or even longer, to complete the transformation from mortal to immortal.

Emperor Guangyao, who took over the power of the Xia Dynasty from Emperor Qizhi, would undoubtedly become an emperor who connected the past and the future, or even played a crucial role in the Xia Dynasty's "transformation from mortal to immortal".

Being conscientious and hardworking has always been the consistent tradition of Emperor Xia, no matter which Emperor Xia it was.

With the assistance of wise rulers and virtuous ministers, the Xia Dynasty's people's outlook and life were far superior to those of countries that were often in turmoil.

but--

In the face of absolute power, this kind of peace may disappear at any time like a flower in a mirror or a moon in the water.

He had already learned about the tragic conditions in Qingzhou and other places through various channels of immortal cultivators.

Billions of lives were lost due to the arrival of the demons! Especially in Qingzhou, where the dragons lived, the sea was under the clouds and rain, and for those who originally lived on the land, there was not even the slightest chance of escape.

The Xia Dynasty once experienced the bursting of the Yuan River dike. Although the Xia Dynasty had not yet been established at that time, it should have been called Dayue.

But the governance after the Yuan River burst its banks, except for the period of the Holy King Wang Mang, even to the generation of Emperor Chengping, had not yet ended! This is enough to show how shocking the damage to the people was under the disaster! Compared with the tragic situation in Qingzhou, the natural and man-made disasters caused by the drastic changes in the world in the countries surrounding the Xia Dynasty seemed extremely weak.

Everything is afraid of comparison.

Even the immortal cultivator, who had always been on guard against him, became amiable in the face of the naked killing and harm caused by the demons who were absolutely not of our race.

Even the most evil cultivator who came to the Source Heaven Realm could not be even one percent, or even one thousandth, of the cruelty of the demon race.

One could not help but feel fortunate that the demons did not choose their place to land. Not to mention, the dragon clan alone could easily cause a disaster that was a hundred or a thousand times more terrible than the bursting of the river's dam.

The power of the immortal way can be seen not only in the cultivators, but also in the human race, the demon race as well! Under the crushing power of absolute power, ordinary people have no room to struggle.

As for the immortal cultivators, at least the vast majority of them still identify themselves with the human race. Even if they are a little greedy, their eating habits are not that ugly.

The great Mohist master said long ago that when faced with two evils, choose the lesser one.

Therefore, the Xia Dynasty undoubtedly belongs to the camp of immortal cultivators. As a force of the human race, even though the current Xia Dynasty is not yet strong enough to intervene in a battlefield of that intensity, the geniuses of the Xia Dynasty still choose to get involved without hesitation.

Only when they go forward can others follow behind them.

Emperor Guangyao stabilized the rear and developed quietly, while the truly talented people went out to explore the world. For the Xia Dynasty, this was the most appropriate approach at this time.

In fact, they did so.

The number of Fish and Dragon Guards in the Xia Dynasty has been reduced by more than half, leaving only a few responsible for maintaining communications in various places. Apart from anything else, at least the speed of the immortal cultivators is far beyond the reach of ordinary vehicles, horses, boats and other items.

But at this moment.

The sky had just darkened.

The communication talismans that Emperor Guangyao carried with him began to shine one after another.

The communication talisman is not a big deal. Since the arrival of the immortal is a foregone conclusion, we can only choose to embrace it and try our best to find help that can bring convenience to ourselves.

Without a doubt, the communication talisman is one of them.

"Why did it suddenly get dark?"

"How could it be so bright and clear in broad daylight, when suddenly a dark cloud came over us?"

In the Xia Dynasty palace, all civil and military officials were shocked and horrified.

This is a spectacle never seen before.

The thick black clouds came like a giant beast that swallowed the world, and in the blink of an eye, they swallowed up the light from the sky that had just been pouring down. The terrible darkness covered everything.

Fortunately, the guards in the palace reacted quickly. Before the chaos in the temple could get out of hand, lanterns and torches were sent over.

Emperor Guangyao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not speak, but looked at the continuously flashing communication talisman.

With just a glance, Emperor Guangyao's face darkened completely.

Not only did they see the sky suddenly become completely dark, even the Yulong Guards who stayed behind in Yuzhou saw it.

Such a horrifying vision must of course be reported back to the imperial capital as soon as possible.

"Don't panic!"

A majestic voice sounded, and Emperor Guangyao walked down from the dragon throne. With the lanterns held up by the guards, he walked out of the palace and came outside, witnessing the dark clouds like ink.

There was not a breath of wind.

In fact, even if there is a strong wind, it will not bring in the dark clouds in the blink of an eye.

What's more, according to the distance between Yuzhou and the Xia Dynasty's imperial palace, this black cloud is probably hundreds of miles away, or even thousands of miles away!

If there really were such a huge dark cloud sweeping in, would it be that everyone else along the way were blind and couldn't see it?

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

Emperor Guangyao stared at the dark clouds in the sky with sharp eyes and felt a heart-pounding power.

That is definitely not a normal dark cloud!

It is very likely that it is a power beyond the mundane world. To be more precise, it should be the power of immortal cultivators!

In an instant, the thick dark clouds covered more than a thousand miles. What level was that? The most powerful cultivator in the Xia Dynasty was only at the foundation-building stage. It was impossible for him to possess such a terrifying power. Even a Jindan cultivator would find it difficult to do so.

Perhaps only the Nascent Soul monster who is said to be able to extend his life for a thousand years can mobilize such great power of heaven and earth!

But why is it the Xia Dynasty? Emperor Guangyao frowned, feeling extremely bad.

The strongest cultivator of the Xia Dynasty was only at the foundation building stage, so what could he do to provoke a Yuanying old monster? It couldn't be that some crazy Yuanying old monster wanted to come to the Xia Dynasty to take the opportunity left by the non-existent "Hua Shen Tianjun"? But for such a thing, shouldn't the fewer people know about it, the better? Why make such a big fuss!

If it was a threat, wouldn't it be more reasonable to just show up at his palace?

Could it be that a powerful demon has sneaked in and wants to take revenge on the human race?

Thoughts emerged from the depths of his heart. Emperor Guangyao took a deep breath and suppressed all his thoughts.

As a human being, he can have joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

But as the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, anyone could panic except him.

The civil and military officials were extremely astonished and looked at him for help.

Although everything they saw was beyond the imagination of ordinary people, they still had high hopes for Emperor Xia - perhaps this was not a rational behavior. However, the previous Jindan cultivators who came to the Xia Dynasty Emperor had been dealt with by the God-Transforming Heavenly Monarch, so it was natural to believe that the Xia Dynasty must have more trump cards that had not been used.

"Emperor Xia, do you know what is going on?"

A steady old minister asked cautiously.

Of course Emperor Guangyao didn't know.

But that young face was full of calmness, and Emperor Guangyao said seriously: "The strange phenomenon of heaven and earth may be that a great treasure was born in the Xia Dynasty, which moved heaven and earth."

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"Is that so?"

Civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment. This sounded like a good thing for the Xia Dynasty. Maybe?

"Of course it's a good thing."

Although he had no confidence at all, Emperor Guangyao still tried to force a smile and comfort the ministers who were at a loss as to what to do after the sudden change. "Don't panic, just wait and see."

Yes, wait and see.

Apart from that, he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to.

As Emperor Xia, he could comfort his subjects, but it seemed that no one could comfort him at this time.

If only Mr. Gu were still here, Emperor Guangyao couldn't help but think as he looked at the sky that was plunging into darkness.

Such terrifying changes in celestial phenomena were certainly not only seen in the Xia Dynasty palace.

Countless people of the Xia Dynasty were working in the fields or setting up stalls one moment, and the next moment it was pitch dark.

Darkness always makes people panic.

Fortunately, the Xia Dynasty was full of martial virtues, and the government had not yet become rigid - it should have been, after all, the Xia Dynasty was established not a short time ago in the secular world.

But after Shang came to power, he killed a large number of people, replaced the blood of the temple and government, and reshaped the foundation of the Xia Dynasty with the ideas of Legalism.

To be fair, there are certainly benefits to doing this. At least the government's response speed is much faster.

The Legalists were not only cruel to the people, but even more cruel to their own people.

After all, if you don't kill a few high-ranking officials, how can you have the nerve to call yourself a lackey of the Legalists?

The truly capable Legalists are always keeping an eye on others. What does impeachment mean? If you are targeted by the Legalists, you will be skinned alive if you don’t die.

The advantage of doing this is that the government responds very quickly.

Various petty officials and patrol officers, even if they did not know exactly what was happening, immediately lit torches and held lanterns to maintain order.

Darkness is certainly unbearable, but as long as there is light, there will always be people coming over. When people see the light and trustworthy people, they will quickly calm down and avoid causing major chaos.

At this time, in the Gu family courtyard.

Shen Jiangyue also let go of the hand of the Changsheng Sect elder and witnessed the changes in the celestial phenomena. His spiritual sense swept the surroundings at an extremely fast speed, trying to find the person who caused the celestial phenomena.

Such a terrifying sign of heavenly calamity must be that someone has achieved the Nascent Soul stage here.

Logically speaking, the target should be as easy to find as a torch in the dark. After all, it is not an easy task to conceal the noise of a breakthrough. Moreover, the heavenly tribulation has shown signs, which means that the person has been targeted.

It would be useless to run anywhere at this time, unless a strong man at the level of God Transformation forcibly intervenes, the heavenly calamity will not stop until it hits the target. The protective formation of the sect will not dare to stop the heavenly calamity, otherwise you will experience what super doubling and heavenly punishment are.

"Who is it?"

Shen Jiangyue's eyes were scorching. If a Nascent Soul Venerable's divine sense was used up, it would be enough to sweep a thousand miles away. But even so, she still couldn't find the person who caused the heavenly calamity.

The unfortunate elder of the Changsheng Sect couldn't help but look at the figure who was still sitting cross-legged in the Nine Dragon True Cauldron.

This tripod has the effect of isolating auras. Even if a Nascent Soul Master does not actively destroy it, he will not be able to use his spiritual thoughts to inspect the specific situation inside and can only watch with his eyes.

This is also why the angry Shen Jiangyue would rather ask someone to come over than to check on his apprentice's situation himself.

After all, he is trying to advance to the Golden Elixir stage. At this time, any disturbance in the outside world may affect the condition of his beloved disciple, so he naturally has to be extremely cautious.

"Tell me. Tell me, is it possible that it was your apprentice who brought it here?"

The Changsheng Sect elder said cautiously.

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Shen Jiangyue glared at him fiercely, "Can a heavenly tribulation that spans a thousand miles be brought about by a Jindan stage? When Zhen Chi was promoted, it was only a hundred miles, and that was the 'Dao Yun Jindan' that has never been surpassed, which can almost be regarded as the limit of the Jindan stage.

It's no use making excuses. If anything unexpected happens to my apprentice, I will never forgive you!"

Shen Jiangyue didn't even think about it and immediately took this statement as an excuse.

What a joke! Have you ever seen a pig run, even if you’ve never eaten pork?

Even the calamity clouds brought by Zhen Chi were only a hundred miles wide!

That would have broken the record of the Jindan stage.

Although she had confidence in her disciple, the calamity clouds that stretched over thousands of miles were still too incredible for a Jindan-stage disciple in terms of both quality and quantity. It was simply like a joke.

Even if it is a Nascent Soul Realm Master, a weaker one may not be able to attract such a terrifying heavenly tribulation!

How could a cultivator in the Jindan stage possibly do that?

Impossible, absolutely impossible! The unlucky Changsheng Sect elder forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. He was just handing over the Dan Qi to Shen Jiangyue as a routine matter, so how did he end up in this situation?

Although Shen Jiangyue's resume in the Changsheng Sect is not particularly senior, she is a Kun cultivator without a Taoist partner.

There are many suitors, and they are not just monks from the Changsheng Sect.

If he really offended her, he might have a bunch of suitors to fight with him when he returned.

Damn, what is going on!

The unlucky Changsheng Sect elder did not argue with the angry woman, but said cautiously: "Hasn't it been that there have been no cultivators who need to spend three years to advance to the Golden Core stage? Perhaps your disciple is a one in a million, oh no, a one in a billion cultivators, a genius? The kind that even a formation idiot can't compare to?"

Although it was a bit against one's conscience to say this, considering that Shen Jiangyue was angry, it would be better to ease the atmosphere.

"Oh, then you'd better pray that this is true."

Although Shen Jiangyue said he didn't believe it, he couldn't help but look at the figure in the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

It is indeed unheard of that it takes three years to advance to the Golden Elixir stage.

Could this disciple who had just been accepted for a short time bring her such a big surprise? During a brief moment of thinking, Shen Jiangyue saw that the figure who had been motionless in the cauldron suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, Gu Dan flew up and without even having time to say hello to Shen Jiangyue, he had already flown straight into the sky.

Thunder rolls in the sky, murderous intent is everywhere! (End of this chapter)