Cheng Lixue only said one thing, "The Abbey Dean has always lived on the Peach Mountain."
Ning Que knew what he was trying to say. He looked at the rain and said, "Zhao Nanhai wants to be the Revelation Temple. You are still alive. That means something."
Cheng Lixue was silent.
Ning Que turned around and continued, "Your words still count in the Divine Hall of Revelation. Otherwise, you would have been dead. Why would the people on the Peach Mountain send you to Chang 'an for me to kill? I came to talk to you not because of old friendships, but because you are still alive. That proves your power. If you think you are too weak, I can even provide you with some power. You know, I have people in the Divine Halls of West-Hill. "
Cheng Lixue laughed. He knew who Ning Que was talking about, but he thought it was ridiculous. But he was in a heavy mood and couldn't laugh.
Ning Que asked, "Why are you so quiet?"
Cheng Lixue thought for a while and explained, "Silence represents will, a very precious will, such as piety, determination, and … faith."
Ning Que shook his head and pointed to the gray sky above the rain. He said, "If your faith in Haotian is pious enough, she should choose you as her successor."
The three Great Divine Gods of West-Hill had different ways of succession. The Great Divine God of Judgment relied on strength and killing, the Great Divine God of Light appointed the successor, and the Great Divine God of Revelation accepted Haotian's will and was directly decided by Haotian.
"When I first met you in the Wilderness, General Shu Cheng said that you had reached the peak of the Seethrough State and was only one step away from the Knowing Destiny State, just like Long Qing. After so many years, Long Qing has already reached the Knowing Destiny State, or even the peak of it. But what about you? You are still in the same place, looking at the same scenery. Even the rain this spring did not change you. "
Ning Que said with pity, "Haotian gave up on you a long time ago."
Cheng Lixue said calmly, "The threshold of the Knowing Destiny State is very high. It's normal that I can't make it. Not many people in the cultivation world can reach the Knowing Destiny State, not to mention that I am still young."
A cultivator in his thirties was indeed young to reach the peak of the Seethrough State, one step away from the Knowing Destiny State. But that was the past.
"Open your eyes and look at the human world now."
Ning Que looked into his eyes and said with slight mockery, "There have been many changes over the years. It rained when the Headmaster ascended to the sky, and it rained again when she returned to the Divine Kingdom in spring. In this era where there are so many people in the Seethrough State and so many people in the Knowing Destiny State, you, the Priest of the Revelation Divine Palace, are still in this state. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Cheng Lixue smiled. There was no hint of bitterness in his smile, because he had already tasted enough of bitterness back in spring.
"If it was before that spring rain, maybe you could really convince me. But that spring rain proved too many things. My faith in Haotian has to become devout and firm again, so I dare not be convinced by you."
He left the armchair and walked to the front of the stairs. He turned around and said with a smile, "As for who Haotian will choose to be the Great Divine Priest of Revelation … you are wrong. She chose Long Qing. As long as Long Qing completes the task of wiping out the New Stream, he will be the next Great Divine Priest of Revelation … Of course Zhao Nanhai wants to be the Great Divine Priest, but he can't."
"Long Qing …" Ning Que's voice sounded faintly discernible in the thunderous rain. "Is she asking him to kill Ye Su to break the barrier in his heart? Will Ye Hongyu let him kill her? "
Cheng Lixue said, "What can the Great Divine Priest of Judgment do? Or are you waiting for her to do something? You said that you have someone on the Peach Mountain who can help me. You must be referring to her. But … do you think that you can change the Divine Halls of West-Hill? Why would you have such a childish idea? "
Ning Que said, "No matter how childish it is, it is still an idea. It is better than nothing. Besides, from the moment Haotian Taoism decided to destroy the New Stream, she would definitely do something.
Cheng Lixue said, "You don't believe in religion, so you can't understand many things."
"Yes, I have never understood what she wants to do."
Ning Que stood up and looked at the blood stains that were washed away by the rain. He thought of her coming to the Yanming Lake in the wind and rain. He said, "If you don't want to go back to the Peach Mountain, at least send her a message for me."
Cheng Lixue asked, "What message?"
"Tell her to run away."
Ning Que said, "No matter if she wants to help Ye Su or do something else, don't try. Don't make any plans. Don't even think about it. Just run away as fast and as far as you can."
Cheng Lixue said after a moment of silence, "Maybe … you have underestimated the Great Divine Priest of Judgment."
Ning Que said, "Since the first day I met her, I have never underestimated her. I know that she must have her own ideas and plans. Her silence must mean that something is about to happen. I know that she will not overestimate herself, but I am worried that she will underestimate someone."
"Who?"
"The Abbey Dean … even if he is a cripple now."
Ning Que said, "With her current state, she has no chance of winning against the Abbey Dean. Her plans are nothing in the Abbey Dean's eyes. So she must run away."
Cheng Lixue did not agree with him. He said, "Do you think that the Great Divine Priest of Judgment will underestimate her opponent, especially one as powerful as the Abbey Dean?"
"I know that she will not underestimate her opponent. But she has no experience fighting against the Abbey Dean. She does not know that the Abbey Dean is a real powerhouse that cannot be overestimated."
Ning Que said, "I am most worried that she is scheming now … The Abbey Dean will not fall into her schemes."
Cheng Lixue said, "Didn't the Abbey Dean fall into the Academy's scheme during the battle of Chang 'an?"
Ning Que said, "It is different. Because my schemes are God's."
In fact, what he wanted to say was that his soul did not belong to this world, so the Abbey Dean could not calculate him. But to Cheng Lixue, it sounded disrespectful to Haotian.
He said after a moment of silence, "The Academy is no match for Taoism. The Tang Empire will be destroyed. Even if the Great Divine Priest of Judgment leaves Peach Mountain and joins hands with you, what is the point of this struggle?"
"You and the old members of the Revelation Divine Hall are not willing to join because you think it is a desperate struggle?" Ning Que said, "What I don't understand is why everyone thinks that Taoism will win in the end."
"From the moment Liu Yiqing killed the emperor of the South Jin Kingdom, the world has changed. The outcome of the war has become something that can be decided by a few people."
Cheng Lixue said, "Judging the situation has become a simple arithmetic problem. It will be much more difficult for you to instigate me and the Revelation Divine Hall."
Ning Que was silent for a moment and then said, "I really want to know how you calculate it."
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(I went to pick up my wife at noon. She suddenly felt dizzy when she answered my call. She thought it was an earthquake. I told my colleagues and sisters, but no one believed me. After I went downstairs, I saw that the yard was full of people and realized that it was an earthquake. It was an earthquake in Songyuan, and it was quite far from where we are. Then I went home for lunch and bought her some tofu pudding. It was salty and I put it on the table. I didn't notice that the bag was not tied tightly, so it spilled all over the table. There was gravy and white tofu pudding everywhere. After walking the dog, I rubbed between my eyebrows and started to work. She has not been feeling well for the past two days. She has been sleeping since noon.
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