Xuanjizi then gave a few more instructions, mainly telling Zhou Xingdou to be careful.
After all, Zhou Xingdou is the Dao Child of the Xuantian Dao Sect, which can manage him. However, the land of the Great Yan Dynasty is now difficult to handle, as the Zhou family has left the Chuyuan and the Underworld Palace has re-emerged.
Xuantian Dao Sect is, after all, a prestigious and righteous sect, a leader of the righteous path. They always strive to have a legitimate reason for their actions. Moreover, the two standing opposite them are two immortals. Although Xuantian Dao Sect is not afraid, they still need to be cautious.
The main issue is that the ownership of that land is somewhat complicated.
Originally belonging to Dainichi Zen Temple, this land was Buddhist territory. However, the Underworld Palace later suppressed Buddhism and banned Zen, destroying Dainichi Zen Temple. This land was nominally a spoil of war for the Underworld Palace.
However, after the war of suppressing Buddhism and banning Zen, the Underworld Palace was also severely weakened. It immediately closed its mountains and sects and did not go to take over the territory of the Great Sun Zen Temple.
In name only, it was still a spoil of war from the Underworld Palace. Moreover, since the Underworld Palace had thoroughly plundered that precious land, turning it into barren wasteland, no other immortals had any designs on it.
Later, this precious land was occupied by the Great Yan Dynasty. At that time, the Underworld Palace was still under lockdown and naturally ignored these matters.
Not long ago, because of Zhou Xingdou, the Zhou family's affiliated forces annihilated the Great Yan Dynasty. Logically speaking, the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty should be the Zhou family's spoils of war.
However, the Underworld Palace did not explicitly state that it did not want this land, so the ownership of this territory is somewhat complicated.
But it doesn't have to be complicated. If the Zhou family hadn't left the Primordial Origin, the Underworld Palace probably wouldn't care about these things, and the Buddhist Domain wouldn't dare to covet this territory.
However, the Zhou family's departure from Chuyuan has complicated matters. Because of the Zhou family's departure, Zhou Xingdou alone is no longer enough to make these immortals wary, lacking sufficient weight.
They might not know if the Zhou family would return, but as long as their actions were acceptable, it wouldn't matter if the Zhou family members came back, since they hadn't directly harmed Zhou Xingdou.
Moreover, the Zhou family's sudden departure, taking most of their affiliated forces with them, suggests they will likely never return, and Zhou Xingdou is probably now a discarded pawn.
Even in Zhou Xingdou's heart, he felt that he was now an abandoned son of the Zhou family.
Even if Zhou Wuji of the Zhou family had other unknown reasons for leaving Chuyuan, leaving Zhou Xingdou alone in Chuyuan with only some servants would make Zhou Xingdou no different from an abandoned pawn.
The weight of the Xuantian Dao Sect's Daoist disciple is not as great as that of the Zhou family's young master, because the Xuantian Dao Sect is reasonable, but the Zhou family is not.
Zhou Xingdou has now effectively lost his status as the young master of the Zhou family, which has led to the current situation.
All of this happened so suddenly that even though Zhou Xingdou doesn't feel it much now, he's still a little unaccustomed to it.
Xuanjizi looked at Zhou Xingdou, a hint of shame in his eyes, and exhaled a long breath, sighing:
"It's a pity that Junior Sister Tian and Junior Brother Ling are not here. Otherwise, even if all the sect masters of the Ten Directions Immortal Sect were here today, they would have to keep their heads down and keep their tails between their legs."
The "Tian Shimei" and "Ling Shidi" mentioned by Xuanjizi are none other than Tian Jiu'er, the peak master of Jiuxuan Peak and Zhou Xingdou's master, and Ling Sanqiu, the peak master of Jiutian Peak and Fang Tianyang's master.
But Zhou Xingdou raised an eyebrow at this moment, because in his guess, Tian Jiu'er and Ling Sanqiu were probably deliberately left by Xuanjizi in order to seize power.
But now that Xuanjizi's words were so sincere, and his ashamed expression didn't seem fake, Zhou Xingdou's doubts about Xuanjizi wavered somewhat.
However, this wavering was quickly suppressed by Zhou Xingdou. At this moment, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released. Moreover, this was no longer something he needed to judge. Whether Xuanjizi had a problem or not, the Dao Master would know when he asked his conscience.
But before that, Zhou Xingdou had some questions that Xuanjizi needed to answer:
"Where are the ancestors of the Xuantian Dao Sect? Could they all still be in a deep sleep?"
This was something Zhou Xingdou had always wondered about. He had also seen other immortal ancestors, such as those in the Universal Holy Land, where ancestors would occasionally appear.
However, there was almost no trace of the patriarch of the Xuantian Dao Sect, and he never appeared. The so-called patriarch who was on duty in the outer realm did not seem to have come from the Xuantian Dao Sect.
Since joining the Xuantian Dao Sect for two lifetimes, no patriarch has attended any of the sect's major events, which is quite unusual.
For example, today, several immortals gathered together for the coronation of the Daoist son of the Xuantian Dao Sect, yet not a single patriarch appeared to oversee the event. It was entirely up to Xuanjizi to preside over the overall situation, which defies common sense.
Xuanjizi's expression became somewhat complicated upon hearing this, and after a few moments of silence, he said:
"You are already a Dao Child of the Xuantian Dao Sect, so it's alright to tell you."
As he spoke, Xuanjizi's tone turned serious:
"Currently, in the Xuan Tian Dharma Realm, there are only the Three Ancestors, and they have all entered a state of complete slumber. Even if we want to awaken them, we will have to pay a huge price, and we cannot act unless we are in danger of destruction!"
Therefore, my Xuantian Dao Sect has no ancestor to rely on!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingdou's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately asked:
"Where did the ancestors of the Xuantian Dao Sect go? And where did the ancestors on rotation in the outer realms come from?"
How could all the former Dao Masters and Peak Masters of the Xuantian Dao Sect who had abdicated be dead? They all needed to go somewhere.
Even the world believes that there may be a hundred ancestral-level figures in Xuantian Peak of Xuantian Dao Sect and in Xuantian Dharma Realm, which is why Xuantian Dao Sect is known as the most profound among the Supreme Immortals.
However, Xuanjizi now says that there are only three ancestors in the Xuantian Dharma Realm, and they have entered a state of complete slumber, which is inconsistent with Zhou Xingdou's understanding.
"When you stand high enough, you will find that a world, even a world as vast as the Primordial World, is ultimately too small."
After a moment of reflection, Xuanjizi slowly answered Zhou Xingdou's question:
"They all went to fight for the Emperor Ancestor, while the rotation members from the outer realms of the Primordial Origin returned from the endless chaos."
Having said that, Xuanjizi seemed unwilling to answer any further questions. Ignoring Zhou Xingdou's attempt to ask more, he slowly walked into the void and disappeared, leaving only an echo in Zhou Xingdou's ear:
"The immortals have all arrived. It's time for you to show yourself. I've already told you what I needed to say. Consider it carefully."
Zhou Xingdou narrowed his eyes, looking at the spot where Xuanjizi had disappeared, a thousand thoughts surging in his mind.
He could not see through the Dao Master of the Xuantian Dao Sect in the slightest, and even after talking with him for so long, he could not sense what his attitude was.
Xuanjizi was like a mystery, appearing and disappearing without a trace, and no one could understand his thoughts.
However, judging from the information revealed by Xuanjizi today, the position of Dao Master of Xuantian Dao Sect is probably not a good position.
Xuan Tian has an ancestor who seems to have no ancestor, yet he is the leader of the righteous path and overshadows the entire Primordial Dao Domain. How did he manage to do this?
The burden that Xuanjizi carries may be even heavier than Zhou Xingdou imagined.
Conversely, if Xuanjizi truly betrays the Xuantian Dao Sect, then he will overthrow the entire Xuantian Dao Sect!
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