Fang Jian understood. Ultimately, the Heavenly Court and the Great Dao Court had been fighting for over two thousand years. The Great Dao Court had been unable to completely destroy the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court also needed to quickly establish itself in the Xiantian Wuji Realm and develop. So, the two factions had each taken a step back. One surfaced in submission, the other in acceptance, but in reality, the Great Dao Court had always intended to crush the Heavenly Court.
At this time, Fang Jian asked again: "But, have they always been fighting each other? What about the powerful beings in the upper realm?"
Daoist Master Taiyuan smiled and said, "Daoist Master Haotian, Daoist Master Shakyamuni, and Daoist Master Wuliang are all already 'Second Purity Realm' Great Beings. In the entire Xiantian Wuji Realm, there are only four 'Third Purity Realm' Great Beings. They are stationed in the capital of the Great Dao Court, 'Yujing'. I heard that they cannot leave Yujing for some reason. Therefore, the highest Great Beings in the Upper Realm outside are Daoists of the Second Purity Realm. They have already fought against Daoist Master Haotian and his men, and neither side could defeat the other."
"Haotian Daozun has reached the Second Pure Realm?" Fang Jian was very happy to hear the news.
Daoist Taiyuan felt a pang of sadness when he saw the expression on Fang Jian's face. He said, "You see, I'm not even as happy as you heard the news."
"Uh..." Fang Jian was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly, but quickly changed the subject: "Why did they reach the Second Clear Realm so quickly?"
Daoist Master Tai Yuan rolled his eyes at Fang Jian and said, "This isn't surprising. Daoist Master Hao Tian and the others had already reached the First Pure Realm countless years before entering the Xiantian Wuji Realm. After entering the Xiantian Wuji Realm, they comprehended some of the realm's mysteries and fought with some Daoists of the upper realms within the Xiantian Wuji Realm, gaining even more insights. Therefore, their advancement to the Second Pure Realm was a natural progression."
Fang Jian nodded to show that he understood, but soon he discovered another problem, "Wait, where is the Supreme Dao Ancestor? Why can't I see him?"
It goes without saying who the Taoist Master Shakyamuni is. The Taoist Master Wuliang should be the Taoist Ancestor Wuliang, so what about the Taoist Ancestor Taishang?
Daoist Taiyuan's expression froze for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "I don't know. According to Daoist Haotian, Daoist Taishang disappeared as soon as he entered the Xiantian Wuji Realm. No one in the Xiantian Wuji Realm knows of 'Taishang'. Not even the Dao Court knows of his existence."
"So there are two guesses," Taiyuan Daozun continued, "One is that the Taoist Taishang has fallen, and the other is that he has a mysterious and unfathomable method of concealment, making it impossible for people to discover his existence."
Fang Jian fell silent upon hearing this. After a while, he looked up and said, "I don't believe the Supreme Dao Ancestor will perish. He must be in hiding. I don't know what he's doing or what his purpose is."
"Yeah." Taiyuan Daozun smiled and said, "It's true that mother and child are connected by heart. You and I think the same."
As for why Tai Shang hid himself and what his purpose was, it is impossible to know.
After saying this, Taiyuan Daozun turned to Fang Jian and asked, "Do you have any other questions?"
"No more." Fang Jian said. The Heavenly Palace was blocked by the Dao Court, and normal means could not lead to the Heavenly Palace. This meant that he could not go to the Daoist Master Haotian for a while, which made Fang Jian a little disappointed.
Taiyuan Daozun smiled, stood up and said, "Okay, then you can go back and rest first. I still have some government affairs to attend to. The memorial enthroning you as the Crown Prince has been sent to Yujing, and I believe the imperial edict will be issued soon."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian stood up and bid farewell to Taoist Taiyuan. As for the enthronement of the crown prince, he didn't care much about it.
However, just as Taiyuan Daozun said, regarding the imperial edict requesting the enthronement of Fang Jian as the crown prince, the Da Dao Court quickly sent an envoy to Yancheng, the capital of Xuanjian Dao Kingdom, with the Da Dao Court edict.
But the result caught Taiyuan Daozun off guard and he was very surprised. Regarding the request to enthrone Fang Jian as the prince of Xuanjian Dao Kingdom, the Dao Court issued an order: not allowed.
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