"This is the Palace of Heaven... Worthy of being Harmonious Heaven City, it already has the imposing manner of a Demon King's fortress."
Standing outside the Palace of Heaven, Wang Lu sincerely sighed with emotion at the Palace of Heaven, which was one of the top ten cities on Heavenly Earth.
The Palace of Heaven was extremely large. From the periphery of the city to the center of the city, the radiation radius was at least more than a hundred miles, and the population was in the tens of millions. It was one of the largest cities in the vicinity. However, the core of the Palace of Heaven was a floating castle with a radius of no more than three miles. The castle was built in the sky above the center of the city, and it was called Moon Capital. Every time night fell, Moon Capital would gather the moonlight in the entire Palace of Heaven, so that the city could no longer see the slightest bit of moonlight, and this was because of the personal preference of the master of the Temple of Heaven, Moonless Harmonious Heaven.
Her name was Moonless, so she did not want her subordinates to see the moon at night. Her logic was crude and simple, and it also made Wang Lu have a pessimistic expectation for this meeting before the meeting.
After staying in the Heavenly Earth for a period of time, he had a more detailed understanding of this place. In his view, this Temple of Heaven was undoubtedly the unquestionable overlord of this place, but due to various considerations, it did not make this overlord status obvious. For example, every city in the Heavenly Earth had a corresponding City Lord as the person in charge, and the person in charge was usually not the same as the master of the local temple. For example, the Palace Lord of the Palace of Heaven was not Moonless.
However, here came the problem. A city had both a City Lord and a Temple of Heaven, so who had the final say in the end?
The answer was the Temple of Heaven. Although the nominal ruler of the city was the City Lord, the Temple of Heaven had the right to control the City Lord, and when necessary, it could participate in the major matters of the city management. And what supported this strange ruling structure was the absolute force of the Temple of Heaven. The Palace Lord of the Palace of Heaven was a Yuanying Stage master, but Moonless Harmonious Heaven was a Daoist Master of Deity Stage. How could it be easy to make the Palace Lord speak louder than Moonless?
Of course, the Heavenly Earth was vast and had a large population. There were always special cases. For example, Li Yan of Gorgeous Town did not like to participate in the mundane affairs. The management of the city was completely thrown to the City Lord. She was alone in the Temple of Heaven. In fact, this should be the original intention of the Temple of Heaven. The clergy only needed to serve the Heaven and manage their own cultivation.
But this truth obviously did not work in the Palace of Heaven. The Moon Capital that blotted out the sky had fully reflected the absolute strength of the Temple of Heaven here — it must be known that just below Moon Capital was the residence of the Palace Master of the Palace of Heaven! Not to mention that the moonlight could not be seen at night, even the sunlight during the day was blocked. It was the same as being trampled underfoot. Moonless's style of doing things was also evident.
Dealing with such a person was indeed an art, so Wang Lu had done his homework in advance. Not only did he take a detour to Cang Tian City, he also prepared a few gifts. Hopefully, these preparations would allow him to get what he wanted.
This Moonless Harmonious Heaven was once a fierce general who fought in the front line of the invasion of the lower realm. She had personally beheaded no less than hundreds of chaotic world generals. In a time of crisis, she did not hesitate to risk her life and sacrificed half of her body to permanently smash a passage to the lower realm. Thus, she was promoted by the Temple of Heaven as an exception and became the real master of the Palace of Heaven. Moreover, she lived here for a long time, like a vassal king. No matter how overbearing such a person was in other aspects, at least when it came to the chaotic world and the topic of war, she was undoubtedly an expert. And Wang Lu happened to have a lot of questions about the chaotic world that he wanted to ask.
Last time at Li Yan's banquet, Wang Lu had too many thoughts and doubts.
After entering the city, with Li Yan's letter of introduction, Wang Lu and Liu Li were quickly led into Moon Capital by the guards, but Moonless did not immediately meet them. The guards led them into a lounge, where there were already no less than one hundred people waiting. The spacious lounge seemed to be crowded. Wang Lu and Liu Li couldn't even find a place to sit.
"... Moon Capital is indeed worthy." Wang Lu softly sighed with emotion. The people waiting here were all guests who came to visit Moonless, either for official or private affairs. Most of these people's cultivation base was not low. There were more than twenty people who were at King Pill level, and even two of them were at Yuanying Stage. Although they were just rookie Yuanying Stage cultivators who had just crossed the threshold, they were still Yuanying Stage cultivators. Right now, they were still arranged to be crowded in this narrow lounge, which showed how busy Moon Capital was. Before entering Moon Capital, Wang Lu had sensed with his primordial spirit that the main residence of the Palace of Heaven below Moon Capital was sparsely populated.
"Are you also here to visit Lady Moonless?"
As soon as Wang Lu and Liu Li stood still, they heard someone talking next to them.
"Uh-huh." Wang Lu nodded his head.
"Where are you from? I am Hua Qingshan, a wandering nun from the Temple of God of Xiuyun Mountain. "
Wang Lu turned his head and saw a girl with a bright smile but even more brightly dressed. She was wearing a coarse short shirt and a pair of fluffy trousers. There were several patches on her clothes, densely packed together like mosaics. She was dressed like a commoner who couldn't be more impoverished, but every patch on her body was shining brightly. They were all expensive fabrics woven from the Five Star Spirit Threads.
This kind of gorgeous patched dress was really rare. Even in the fashion capital of Nine Regions, such a design was rare. Wang Lu was curious and could not help but be lost in thought.
Hua Qingshan giggled and said, "Does it look good? I designed it. This time, I came to visit Lady Moonless in the hope that she would approve me to promote this set of clothes in the vicinity. "
Wang Lu could not help but ask, "Why do you want to promote this?"
"Because the original design is not attractive." Hua Qingshan sighed helplessly and took out another set of clothes. It was also a coarse blouse, full of patches, which looked very shabby.
"According to the original regulations of the Temple of Heaven, we wandering monks are responsible for walking in the secular world, soliciting alms and preaching. During this period, our standard uniform is like this. The original intention is to let the wandering monks reflect the noble character and unquestionable integrity of the Temple of Heaven in the process of wandering, so that more people have confidence in us. But now, when people see you in such a shabby dress, they avoid you like the plague … In some places, the wandering monks are even more excessive. They don't even pay attention to personal hygiene. The reputation of the Temple of Heaven is ruined! "
Wang Lu inwardly thought, You wandering monks, who are supposed to be poor, actually have a bad reputation by wearing gold and silver … However, when he thought of this Moon Capital that blotted out the sky, what could a mere gold patch do to you?
"In fact, the people below have reported to the higher-ups many times, hoping to change the past rules, but the higher-ups have always refused, saying that this violates the fundamental purpose of the Temple of Heaven... Alas, so we have to find ways to reform and innovate by ourselves. Here, this is the result of my innovation. " Hua Qingshan proudly stuck out her chest, "Although it is different from the standard illustration, it does not violate the written regulations at all. Anyway, the Book of Rites of the Heaven only stipulates the material of the clothes, but it does not specify in detail what kind of material to use for the patches. I believe that if it can be tested in the Palace of Heaven, it will be very popular! "
"… Good luck."
"Hehe." Hua Qingshan smiled, "Speaking of which, I still have a few sets here to test. Do you need them? I can see that your cultivation base and temperament are not bad, so you should also be the person in charge of a temple, right? "
With that, Hua Qingshan simply began to promote her own products. Wang Lu politely declined.
However, after this dialogue, Wang Lu increasingly felt that this Temple of Heaven seemed to be very similar to some organization in his impression. Of course, this was not a problem. Anyway, he was not a local resident, so it was not worthwhile to care about other people's political structure. The problem was that he came here to seek knowledge, but at present, among the people who visited Moonless, there were only a few people who sought knowledge, and most of them were for policy. It was not a good thing for him to mix with this group of people.
Moreover, as a highly politicized master of the Temple of Heaven, he was afraid that he had long lost interest in seeking knowledge and so on. Li Yan didn't know how many years ago she became friends with Moonless. She thought that Moonless was a cultivator who yearned for the immortal path in the past, but she didn't expect the world to change...
Thinking of this, Wang Lu even considered giving up this route. Anyway, this world was very big, and there might not be only Li Yan — — Moonless. However, at this moment, the door of the lounge was suddenly opened. A girl in a luxurious white dress with an indifferent face pushed the door and looked at Wang Lu.
"Lady Moonless has summoned you."
"Us?" Wang Lu was quite surprised.
The others were equally shocked. This girl actually jumped the queue! Moreover, she was personally appointed by Lady Moonless to jump the queue! What was the relationship between them and Lady Moonless? It must be known that there were two Daoist Masters of Yuanying Stage who were still waiting patiently — in theory, it would be their turn after three days, but the latest waiting time was at least a week. Why did she do that?!
Unfortunately, the maid in white had already frowned impatiently, "Hurry up, Lady Moonless's time is very precious."
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Under the guidance of the waiter, Wang Lu left the lounge and went deep into the core of Moon Capital. However, not long after following the maid, Wang Lu felt that something was wrong, because they had already passed the reception room, but the maid continued to move forward.
"Hey, aren't we supposed to meet in the reception room?"
The maid in white turned around and glared at Wang Lu, "Shut up and follow me obediently!"
Wang Lu couldn't help but sigh, "What a fierce domestic dog."
"You!" The blue veins on the forehead of the maid in white were bulging, and her murderous aura was slightly exposed.
Wang Lu was not polite and looked down at her condescendingly, "Tsk, tsk, one black, two yellow, three flowers, and four white. It's understandable that the lowest class of things doesn't know etiquette."
The maid in white glared at Wang Lu for a long time, but finally swallowed hard and forcibly suppressed her anger, "Be careful with your words and actions! This is the residence of Lady Harmonious Heaven. No one is allowed to speak at will without permission! "
Then, she walked forward quickly and led the way in front. After a while, they had entered the range of Moonless's residence in Moon Capital, so Wang Lu realized that the place chosen by Moonless to meet the guest was her bedroom.
… It seemed that Li Yan and she really had a deep friendship. With just a letter of introduction, she could let Moonless have a private meeting with someone.
Not long after, the maid in white brought Wang Lu to the door of the bedroom. At the door, two maids in black opened the door, so Wang Lu finally saw the long-known Lady Moonless Harmonious Heaven.
A Living Dead with half of her body turned into bones.
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