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The Great Divine Priest of Judgment, who was sitting on the black jade throne, slowly opened his eyes and looked at the girl kneeling outside the curtain. His face was expressionless, but his eyes seemed to hide many complicated emotions.
After a long time, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment said coldly, "Although you have become a useless person now, I hope you still have your vision."
The voice was slightly hoarse, calm and elegant, but there was a hint of violence that could not be hidden. It directly shook the bead curtain in front of the throne. The clear sound echoed in the empty Taoist Hall, like a rainstorm falling into an empty porcelain bowl.
Ye Hongyu quietly knelt in front of the curtain. She was not moved by the noise and the power contained in the voice. She just lowered her head and appeared more respectful.
A deacon from the Judicial Department came out from behind the curtain with a file in his hands. He walked to her, smiled gently and comforted her, and then handed the file to her.
Ye Hongyu took the scroll quietly. She did not get up and continued to kneel. She carefully read the contents of the scroll and then fell into a long period of thought.
The file was sent back to the West-Hill by the Divine Hall's diplomatic corps to the Tang Empire. The writer was Priest Cheng Lixue of the Revelation Department. The content of the file was a detailed description of the battle between Ning Que and Liu Yiqing at the side door of the Academy. The focus of the description was, of course, on the Divine Skill that Ning Que revealed at the end.
"You have seen that person. What do you think?"
The cold and solemn voice of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment sounded again from behind the bead curtain.
Ye Hongyu listened quietly to the sound of the bead curtains hitting against each other. She said slowly, "Ning Que's cultivation state is so fast that it has exceeded my expectations. As for the Divine Skill that the Revelation Department thought of … it seems to me that it is just a facade. Because according to the details, the Haotian Divine Flame that Ning Que condensed from the Qi of Heaven and Earth should have burst out from within the blade and not from nature."
There was a dead silence in the Taoist Hall.
Through the details of the file, Ye Hongyu had some doubts about the real means of Ning Que's knife. This doubt pointed to a very shocking fact, so there was a silence.
After a long time, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"
Ye Hongyu shook her head and said, "Back then, Mr. Ke had also shown his Divine Skills to the world. Furthermore, since Ning Que's handmaiden had become a disciple of the Divine Priest of Light, no one would suspect him without evidence. Even if they did, they would not be able to tell the world about it."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at her, who was kneeling in front of him expressionlessly.
Ye Hongyu calmly said, "I can do?"
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at the girl's tranquil expression and felt a sense of impatience in his chest. He said angrily, "Then what is the use of you?"
Ye Hongyu said after a moment of silence, "At least you have good taste."
A deep, thunderous cough suddenly sounded from behind the bead curtain and could not be stopped.
After a long time, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment stopped coughing and looked at her coldly through the bead curtain. He said, "Your body has been polluted by that devil, Lotus. You need to be purified. It is a good choice to choose the stone house to practice hard and hide from the world. During this time, don't bother with the affairs of the department."
Ye Hongyu knew very well that the Great Divine Priest's simple words were equivalent to stripping her of her position as the Grand Master of the Judicial Department. In fact, ever since she returned from the Wilderness, she had lived in seclusion in the stone house and rarely cared about the affairs of the Judicial Department. However, ignoring and being deprived of the right to care were two different things.
Now her strength was seriously damaged, and her realm had fallen to the middle level of Seethrough, and it was still going down. If even the position of the Priest of the Judicial Department no longer existed, then the people in the Divine Hall who had suffered countless hardships in front of her might turn those mocking and contemptuous eyes into real actions.
Ye Hongyu knelt in front of the Great God's throne and remained silent.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment leaned back tiredly and supported his forehead with his hand. He looked at the girl outside the curtain with a trace of boredom and mockery in his deep eyes.
As a giant of the Divine Hall, he absolutely could not accept that someone tried to maintain pride in front of the Great God and refused to kneel down humbly. In the past years, because of Ye Hongyu's talent, the Hierarch appreciated her, and he also thought highly of her. Together with the person in the temple, he could calmly watch her pride and even support her pride. But now, since she did not have the right to be proud, then let her be silent.
"I have written a letter to the temple about this matter. Your brother expressed his gratitude to me for handling it."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at the girl outside the curtain indifferently, shattering her last psychological dependence.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Ye Hongyu's expression became a little gloomy. Her body trembled slightly, and her eyebrows were full of self-mockery and disappointment. She was like a seemingly hard egg that finally had its thin outer shell broken, revealing the fragile inside.
After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to finally wake up. A sad smile appeared on her face as she bowed to the God behind the bead curtain and said, "All these years, it is all thanks to the God's protection that I have today. Please allow this disciple to thank you for your great kindness."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment frowned and looked at the girl who bowed in front of the curtain. He suddenly felt that his decision seemed to be a little hasty. He always felt that the sad smile on the girl's lips, and the words that sounded a little desperate and sad, hid some meaning that he did not understand.
After bowing, Ye Hongyu slowly stood up. Just before leaving, she looked at the Great God on the Black Jade Seat behind the curtain and said softly, "This is between the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom and the Academy. I think it is better for the Judicial Department not to interfere, even though this is something to be said after the fact."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at her and suddenly coughed painfully again. He sternly scolded, "It is not terrible that your state has fallen. It is terrible that your Taoist Heart is so timid. The West-Hill Divine Palace rules the world, and the Judicial Department enforces the rules. Who dares to question this?"
Ye Hongyu said no more and walked out of the black Taoist Temple.
Standing at the top of the high stone steps outside the Taoist Temple, she looked at the smoke in the fields outside the Peach Mountain. After a moment of silence, she suddenly sighed and said, "Someone is going to die again."
The deacon who had handed her the dossier had accompanied her all the way to the outside of the Taoist Temple. At this time, he was standing quietly beside her. Hearing her lament, he could not help but lament too. He whispered, "The Great Divine Priest has been suffering from colds recently. He has been coughing badly and has a bad temper. Please do not take it to heart, Priest. As for the Sword Garret, those who deserve to die will die."
As the most powerful and terrifying Great Divine Priest of the West-Hill Divine Palace, he had already entered the Knowing Destiny State. He sat on the clouds and looked at the world as if he was an ant. Such a person had long been immune to all diseases. How could he catch a cold? How could he cough? If he didn't cough, how could he be grumpy?
Ye Hongyu looked at the deacons of the Judicial Department who were looking at her mockingly and pitifully. She suddenly said sympathetically, "It is not easy to recover from being injured by the Divine Priest of Light."
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The West-Hill Divine Palace had a Hierarch Lord and three Great Divine Priests.
No matter if the person sitting on the Great Divine Priest was old, sick, injured, or imprisoned, as long as he was alive, he would be the Great Divine Priest worshipped by millions of people in the world.
Sometime last year, the Great Divine Priest of Light, who had been imprisoned in the You Prison for more than ten years, rebelled and escaped. Then he died together with Master Yan Se on a nameless mountain on the outskirts of Chang 'an.
There was an empty Great Divine Priest of Light in the West-Hill Divine Palace.
The Great Divine Priest was waiting for someone else.
The West-Hill Divine Palace could not allow this situation to continue for too long. Therefore, when they knew that the Great Divine Priest of Light had left a successor in the world, the Divine Hall urgently needed to bring that successor back to the West-Hill.
This matter was still in a state of secrecy for the time being.
If the people outside of the Divine Hall knew about this, they would probably have some doubts. Why did the people in the West-Hill Divine Palace still choose the successor of the former Divine Priest of Light to take over the position of the Divine Priest of Light, even though he had betrayed the Sect and brought great harm to the Divine Hall?
But for the people in the West-Hill Divine Palace, this matter was very natural. Because the Great Divine Priest of Light who rebelled was still the Great Divine Priest of Light. More importantly, for countless years, the inheritance of the three Great Divine Priests of Peach Mountain had never been decided by the Hierarch or the Great Divine Priest, but by Haotian.
The inheritance of the three Great Divine Priests of Peach Mountain followed different paths.
The inheritance of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment was a choice made by Haotian through the judgment of power.
The inheritance of the Great Divine Priest of Revelation was a choice made by Haotian through the revelation of prophecy.
The inheritance of the Great Divine Priest of Light was a choice made by Haotian through the continuation of light.
The dying Great Divine Priest of Light found his successor in Chang 'an. This must be the will of Haotian. Then that successor must be the future Great Divine Priest of Light.
Especially after the news from the South Sea, the Hierarch of the West-Hill Divine Palace and the Great Divine Priest of Revelation became more and more confident. They did not hesitate to let the Great Divine Priest of Light wait for the return of its true master.
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In the Old Brush Pen Shop on Lin 47th Street.
Ning Que looked at Cheng Lixue in front of him and kept silent for a long time.
In the Right King's Palace of the Wilderness, he had once met the Priest of the Revelation Department of the Divine Hall. In that dispute, Cheng Lixue's calm and even fair performance left a good impression on him. But today, looking at the silver-white hair of Cheng Lixue, he felt very uncomfortable.
Because Cheng Lixue was a bigwig in the West-Hill Divine Palace, but his attitude was so sincere and even humble. Especially when Sangsang served tea, Cheng Lixue's respectful look made Ning Que easily have an illusion that this guy was his and Sangsang's future son.
Ning Que picked up the teacup on the table and thought for a moment. He said, "I roughly understand the ins and outs of this matter, but I really can't promise you anything."
Cheng Lixue looked at him quietly and suddenly frowned. He said, "Although there have been some misunderstandings between the Divine Hall and the Academy these years, we still respect each other."
Ning Que said, "I respect Haotian Taoism very much."
Cheng Lixue sighed and said, "Junior Sister Sangsang will be the Divine Priest of Light of the Divine Hall in the future. Including me, hundreds of millions of Haotian believers in the world have to kneel in front of her and dare not speak or look at her. But Mr. Thirteen, you let her make the bed and serve tea here. Then where is the respect for Haotian Taoism?"
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