Cheng Lixue shook his head after a moment of hesitation.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation recalled what had happened many years ago and said indifferently, "Then do you know that Mr. Ke from the Academy once showed his Divine Skills to the world?"
Cheng Lixue was shocked speechless. He was already confused that there was someone else who could cultivate the Divine Skill other than the West-Hill Divine Palace. He could barely accept what had happened to Ning Que because of Sangsang. But now he heard from the Great Divine Priest that someone in the Academy had already mastered the Divine Skill many years ago. This was really unacceptable, even if that person was the legendary Mr. Ke.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation said, "Whether Ning Que learned the West-Hill Divine Skill from Sangsang or found the key from Mr. Ke's legacy, it made no difference to Haotian Taoism."
"But … Mr. Ke's faith in Haotian can't be so firm. How could he cultivate the Divine Skill? If Ning Que learned the Divine Skill from Mr. Ke, what is it exactly? "
Cheng Lixue said blankly, "Even if Ning Que is Uncle Yan Se's disciple, we still have to be more vigilant."
"What is faith? This is a very complicated question in itself. As for what is called firmness, that is something that only the great Hao Tian can judge for himself."
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation said indifferently, "Your question is not the responsibility of the Revelation Department. It is a question of the Judicial Department. Write a letter to the West-Hill later and let them handle it themselves."
Cheng Lixue nodded and thought of the message from the West-Hill a few days ago. He frowned slightly and said, "I heard that the Great Divine Priest of Judgment has not recovered from his injury. Recently, his mood …"
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation looked into his eyes and said, "The three departments of the Divine Hall each have their own responsibilities. You'd better stay away from the Judicial Department. Don't dirty yourself with that basin of dirty water."
Cheng Lixue heard this and asked in surprise, "I don't understand."
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation looked at the dark floor in front of him, as if he was looking at the dark prison in the depths of Peach Mountain. He sighed and said, "When the Judicial Department instructed Qianguan Taoism to publicize Liu Bai's name, they wanted to make the Sword Garret angry. Today's battle at the gate of the Academy started because of this. Even the key points were planned by the Judicial Department. However, these people who are used to conspiracies and violence never understand that this is a matter between the Academy and Liu Bai. It is wrong for the Divine Hall to intervene. The more they do, the more mistakes they will make."
It was only then that Cheng Lixue realized that the West-Hill Divine Palace had done something behind the scenes.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation lowered his eyes slightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened. He said slowly, "Senior Brother Guang is gone, and I am old. Seeing that something big is about to happen in the Judicial Department, I feel a little uneasy."
Cheng Lixue asked nervously, "Since we already knew that something big was going to happen, why can't we stop it in advance?"
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation raised his head and looked at him lovingly. He said, "You have followed me for more than 20 years, and you have been in the Revelation Department for a long time. Don't you know that the so-called Revelation is just an order from Heaven? We may know some things in advance, but that is what Haotian wants us to know. Stop it in advance? Wouldn't that be against Heaven? What's more, the event of the Judicial Department might not be a bad thing for the Divine Hall. "
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The Zhishou Abbey was an Unknown Place.
Not many people knew of the existence of this dilapidated Taoist temple.
Even those who knew of the existence of the Zhishou Abbey did not know that this Taoist Abbey, which was high up in the clouds of Haotian Taoism, was in a deep mountain not far from Peach Mountain, quietly looking at the magnificent and solemn Taoist temples.
In the first thatched hut by the lake behind the Taoist temple.
The lake breeze blew through the window again, opened the cover of the "Ri" Handscroll of the Tomes of Arcane, and stopped on a certain page.
The middle-aged Taoist by the table looked at the name on the page in silence.
The middle-aged Taoist had been in charge of the Tomes of Arcane for many years, but he had never seen such a thing happen on the "Ri" Handscroll.
Three months ago, the name disappeared.
Yesterday, that name appeared again, but it did not appear in its original place. Instead, it was flipped by the lake wind. Sometimes it appeared on the previous page, and sometimes it appeared on the next page. It did not stop until it finally returned to the first page, but its position had changed.
The name suddenly appeared on the top of the book from an inconspicuous corner, like a firework rising from the wilderness, and was about to touch the sky in an instant.
"From the lower Seethrough State, you are about to see the threshold of the Knowing destiny State … The Headmaster of the Academy is really amazing."
The middle-aged Taoist looked at the restless name and said with a smile, "I have been in charge of the Tomes of Arcane for many years. Your speed of improvement can be ranked in the top five, but your elusiveness is definitely the first."
Not far away, the name of Prince Long Qing was as faint as usual, but the last stroke of the word "Qing" seemed to be thicker than before, as if someone had added a stroke of ink.
The middle-aged Taoist did not notice the change of Prince Long Qing's name.
All his attention was on the restless name.
Then, he looked up at the top of the Tomes of Arcane and nodded with satisfaction.
The name Ye Hongyu was hanging there, as if it could break out of the paper at any time. It looked extremely aloof and arrogant, leaving all the other names on the page far behind.
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Between the cliffs of the Peach Mountain of West Hill that seemed to have been split by a divine axe, there was a Taoist temple made of countless huge black rocks. A green figure stood quietly at the stone steps in front of the temple, looking extremely small.
After returning from the Wilderness, it was unknown whether it was because she was tired of the blood-like red, or because she wanted to cover the two horrible wounds on her shoulders. Ye Hongyu was no longer wearing the beautiful bright red dress. Instead, she wore a loose green Taoist robe like the lowliest Taoist servant in the Divine Hall.
The deacons of the Judicial Department of the Divine Hall looked at her in front of the temple with complicated expressions. There were despise, sadness, pity, mockery, disdain, and anger. Most of them were negative emotions.
In the past, she was the Grand Master of the Judicial Department and above all others. She was the Tao Addict who was praised by the entire Haotian Taoism. She was proud and indifferent. Although she handed over the specific affairs of the Judicial Department to Prince Long Qing to handle, she would not show mercy when her subordinate deacons made a mistake.
At that time, everyone in the Judicial Department was in awe of her because of her coldness and strength. But now, everyone knew that the Tao Addict was no longer the Tao Addict of the past. She was no longer powerful, so she was no longer cold. Therefore, no one was in awe of her anymore. They even deliberately looked at her with mockery because of some kind of emotion.
For the "Ming" Handscroll of the Tomes of Arcane, the West-Hill Divine Palace had invested a lot of manpower in the Wilderness last year. The specific affairs were handled by the Judicial Department. In other words, it was Ye Hongyu who was in charge.
The Judicial Department had planned for a long time, but in the end, they failed miserably. From the commander of the cavalryman of the Divine Hall to the strange disappearance of the two black deacons, the destruction of Prince Long Qing, and the failure to snatch the Tomes of Arcane, the Judicial Department, which used to be cold and powerful, actually seemed so weak.
No one in the Divine Hall cared about the fight for the "Ming" Handscroll of the Tomes of Arcane. In the end, it had long been out of the scope of cultivation power in the world. It had evolved into a story among the World Wayfarers of the Academy and other Unknown Places. Now, Ye Hongyu was not qualified to participate in that level of battle. She should not participate in that level of battle. Everyone thought that since Ye Hongyu was the Grand Master of the Judicial Department, then the failure was her responsibility.
The West-Hill Divine Palace believed in the light of Haotian. However, the Taoism Hall was not necessarily completely bright, especially when the Judicial Department walked in the dark and worshipped power the most. Therefore, as long as Ye Hongyu was still the powerful Tao Addict of the West-Hill Divine Palace, then these things would not affect her at all.
The problem was that Ye Hongyu herself had a problem.
During the trip to the Wilderness, she met the terrifying Master Lotus at the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine. He used the Practice of Taotie to devour her flesh and blood. At the moment of life and death, she used the secret method of Haotian Taoism to forcefully lower her state in exchange for a moment of powerful brilliance. Finally, she joined hands with Ning Que and Mo Shanshan to walk back from the brink of death.
However, she had just entered the Knowing Destiny State in the snow cliff. Before her state had stabilized, she forcefully lowered her state again, which caused an even more terrifying counterattack. Since leaving the Wilderness, her state had been constantly falling, and she could not even stay at the upper Seethrough State.
According to the current trend, she might fall to the lower Seethrough State or even lower levels before her cultivation could finally stabilize. What was more terrifying was that she might not have any hope of returning to the Knowing Destiny State in this lifetime.
If the Tao Addict was no longer powerful, would she still be the Tao Addict?
The people of the Judicial Department, who respected power, naturally did not respect her as they used to. However, Ye Hongyu became more and more silent and calm in the face of the changes in her body. She moved into a quiet and remote stone house, as if she wanted to send a message to everyone by doing so.
However, the more she did so, the more people felt that she was no longer qualified to be respected.
The people in the West-Hill Divine Palace looked at her with more and more complicated expressions. The ridicule in many people's eyes became more and more obvious. There was even a saying in the Judicial Department.
Prince Long Qing was dead, and so was the Tao Addict.
The girl in green standing in front of the hall was just a good-for-nothing named Ye Hongyu.
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A deacon walked out of the Judicial Temple and gently invited her in.
Ye Hongyu nodded slightly and then calmly walked into the black Taoist Temple.
The interior of the black Taoist Temple was spacious, and there was a curtain woven from pearls and jade in the deepest part.
Ye Hongyu walked very slowly, and it took her a long time to reach the curtain.
Behind the curtain was the Divine Throne carved from a whole piece of South Sea Ink Jade. The color of the jade was like solidified blood.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment sat on the Divine Throne with her hand on her forehead. She seemed to be resting and did not speak.
Ye Hongyu stood quietly outside the curtain and did not speak either.
There was not even a trace of wind in the spacious Taoist Temple. The silence continued.
She understood something.
Then, she slowly lifted the front of her green taoist robe and knelt in front of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment.
Everyone in the Judicial Department had to kneel before the Great Divine Priest of Judgment to show their obedience and respect.
In the past, only the Tao Addict could not kneel because she was proud and powerful.
But she was not the Tao Addict now, so she had to kneel, and she had to kneel more respectfully than others.
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