"Young Master Xiao, please." The woman at the head of the table was a peak Daira cultivator. The aura she exuded from time to time indicated that she would soon step into another realm.
Even such a woman, who held great authority in the Skyward Pavilion, still had to smile and toast to Xiao Lan.
"Please do not mind this meager wine and weak tea. In the future, Young Master Xiao will be an official of the same palace as me. Please take care of me."
Xiao Lan was not used to this, but she knew why the other party was so respectful to her. It was just because of a certain someone.
"Chief Steward is too polite. Xiao Lan is truly overwhelmed by the favor. Please."
Xiao Lan raised her cup in greeting. She lowered her cup slightly, but her actions were not rude.
The highest position in the Skyward Pavilion was known as the 'chief steward'. The hierarchy was very strict. It was not completely based on cultivation realm. One's ability to lead and organize, as well as one's loyalty to the Skyward Pavilion and the Celestial Court, could all be used for promotion.
The wine entered her throat, and a fragrance flowed in her mouth. This wine was extraordinary.
Below, a middle-aged man with a square face laughed and said, "To receive Young Master Xiao, Chief Steward Qiu actually took out the Hundred Immortals Brew that he had kept for many years. We really benefited from Young Master Xiao. Hahaha."
The Heavenly Generals at the side laughed heartily. Although it was somewhat awkward, the atmosphere did not turn cold.
Clearly, these generals of the Skyward Pavilion knew the ways of the world.
"Does Young Master Xiao have any siblings?"
Chief Steward Qiu asked with a smile. Xiao Lan smiled and shook her head. She replied, "There are only my grandmother and me at home. Now that I'm out adventuring, only my grandmother is left alone in the mountains. I can't help but worry."
"Young Master Xiao values filial piety. It is truly rare. Please have another toast."
Xiao Lan raised her cup and smiled bitterly. "Chief Steward Qiu, there is no need to be so polite to me. My cultivation is not high. I have always relied on my grandmother's protection to cultivate freely in a corner. Now that I have entered the Skyward Pavilion as a lowly general, I really do not dare to receive such generous treatment from Zongguan. "
"Xiao gongzi must be joking. The so-called wisdom and stratagems are just like gongzi Xiao." Qiu Ru Hua sighed softly. "In the past, gongzi Xiao used a small trick and caused the three chief stewards of the Skyward Pavilion to fall one after the other. In the end, if we did not helplessly mobilize a large number of troops, Old Madame Xiao would not have entered our Skyward Pavilion so easily."
Xiao Lan chuckled. There was a hint of pride in her eyes.
Qiu Ru Hua laughed softly and said, "Moreover, everyone knows that Young Master Xiao has given True Lord Erlang a lot of advice in the Conferred God Battle. Young Master and True Lord are close friends, so how could we dare to neglect Young Master?"
For a time, the stewards of the Skyward Pavilion in the reception hall of the ship all had faint smiles on their faces, their eyes filled with deep meaning.
What close friends? They were more like confidantes.
Xiao Lan was not at all displeased by this. Instead, she nodded with a smile and asked in bewilderment, "Is he related to the Skyward Pavilion?"
"Of course there is."
"Oh?" Xiao Lan frowned slightly and asked calmly, "Could it be that he has been a member of the Skyward Pavilion for a long time? But I have never heard him mention this. "
"Young Master Xiao, there is something you do not know." Qiu Ru Hua shook her head and put down the wine cup. Her slender hand played with a strange stone in her hand. This strange stone was also given to her by Xiao Lan.
The woman leading the Skyward Pavilion said, "The Skyward Pavilion is loyal to His Majesty, the Jade Emperor. This is something that everyone knows. There is nothing to hide. True Lord Erlang is also His Majesty's nephew. He rose up in the Conferred God Battle and fought against all kinds of experts to make a name for himself. "
"I heard from His Majesty's trusted aide that His Majesty intends to hand the Skyward Pavilion over to True Lord Erlang to manage. True Lord will lead the Skyward Pavilion and bring the three thousand worlds under the rule of the Celestial Court."
"This matter is no longer a secret in the Skyward Pavilion."
When Xiao Lan heard this, she could not help but reveal an expression of shock. She asked, "He agreed?"
"We did not know about this, but why did True Lord not agree?" Qiu Ru Hua smiled lightly and said, "The power of the Skyward Pavilion is far from what the Celestial Court's Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals can compare to. His Majesty handed the Skyward Pavilion to True Lord to manage because he trusts True Lord greatly."
A general at the side said, "Furthermore, True Lord is His Majesty's blood relative after all. His Majesty has no children, and the princesses only hold some small positions in the Celestial Court. His Majesty's admiration and expectations for True Lord are naturally far from the Skyward Pavilion. "
Even though Xiao Lan was smart, she was a little dizzy from the words of the generals and stewards in the Skyward Pavilion.
The generals here were only in charge of a Major Thousand World. They were considered the "middle-level" people with real power in the Skyward Pavilion. They could not represent the "attitude" of the entire Skyward Pavilion.
However, the more they led the troops at the front, the more they could see the thoughts of the countless soldiers in the Skyward Pavilion.
In their eyes, the Skyward Pavilion was very likely to be handed over by the Jade Emperor to Yang Jian to manage in the future. Furthermore, they had already regarded Yang Jian as the "heir" of the Celestial Court.
Xiao Lan asked softly, "Did His Majesty really say that? This matter is very important. Please do not exaggerate. "
"I do not dare to receive such a title from Young Master. Young Master can just call me Ru Hua." Qiu Ru Hua chuckled softly and held the wine cup with both hands. "His Majesty really has this intention. What benefits do we get from deceiving Young Master?"
Xiao Lan was slightly vigilant. She held the wine cup and smiled awkwardly. She took a sip.
Could it be that the Jade Emperor wanted to use her to express goodwill to Yang Jian?
If that was the case, why not directly give a decree to Yang Jian? Wouldn't that be simpler?
Xiao Lan said, "Brother Yang went against the Celestial Court in all aspects back then. His Majesty the Jade Emperor can actually …"
"That's just His Majesty's family matter." Qiu Ru Hua smiled. "In my early years, I once cultivated in an immortal mountain in the Celestial Court. I have always seen how much His Majesty dotes on the White Lotus Princess. His Majesty likes True Lord Erlang. Due to the dignity of the Emperor, he can't show it directly, but he has never stopped taking care of him. "
Hearing this, Xiao Lan sneered in her heart.
This was because Yang Jian was strong and had power. That was why he was valued by the Jade Emperor.
The story of Erlang splitting the mountain to save his mother had long been spread in the Primordial World and the Three Thousand Worlds. If the Jade Emperor really took care of his nephew and niece, why didn't he send someone to take care of Yang Jian and Yang Xiaochan when Yohime was captured and brought back to the Celestial Court?
At that time, Yang Jian should have been on the verge of death several times. In the end, he relied on the little bit of immortal power left by his mother, Yohime, to barely survive. He then walked for a few months and experienced hardships before entering the Jade Palace.
Where did the Jade Emperor's grace go?
Thinking of this, Xiao Lan's expression was normal, but she felt a little unfair for Yang Jian.
"I'm afraid we still need him to agree to this." Xiao Lan pretended to smile bitterly. "His Majesty's decree requires us to be loyal and serve him. However, to Brother Yang, disobeying the decree is a common thing. I'm afraid … Sigh. "
Qiu Ruhua chuckled and looked at Xiao Lan. She said softly, "Young Master, do you know where we are going now?"
Xiao Lan immediately shook her head. She only knew that they were on the ancient path of pilgrimage with a portion of the elites of the Skyward Pavilion. They should be going to some Major Chiliocosm to provide support.
"Half a month ago, the Jade Emperor gave the Skyward Pavilion a decree," Qiu Ruhua said. "He ordered the 1,926 troops of the Skyward Pavilion to transfer their elite combat power and return to the five continents to wait for orders."
"What?"
Xiao Lan suddenly stood up. She was shocked by the news and could not breathe.
Qiu Ruhua seemed to have expected Xiao Lan's reaction. "Young Master Xiao, don't be anxious. We waited for you for a few days, so we moved slowly. A large group of people has already gone ahead."
A few generals at the side said,
"His Majesty is finally going to reorganize the five continents. Under the Celestial Court, there are actually so many immortal sects that claim to be free and unfettered. They do not obey the orders of the Celestial Court and wantonly interfere with the operation of the Three Realms. How can he not deal with them?"
"In the past, the Skyward Pavilion was only an immortal sect in a Major Chiliocosm. Now, the Skyward Pavilion can gather two-thirds of the elite combat power in the Three Realms. It is a piece of cake to pacify the five continents."
Qiu Ruhua said, "Let me ask you, the Three Realms are all under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Court. If you can control the Skyward Pavilion, you will be the number one person under the Jade Emperor! Why would Immortal Lord Erlang reject the good intentions of the Jade Emperor? "
Xiao Lan's fingers trembled. She tried her best to calm herself down. The news almost caused her to lose control of her Dao heart.
What were the five continents?
They were the dojos of the saints, the holy land of cultivation that countless cultivators yearned for!
The Middle Continent was where the immortals of the Dao sects were. There were countless immortal mountains and Cave Abodes, and there were endless mighty cultivators.
Now, with a decree from the Jade Emperor, the Skyward Pavilion, which had been running amok in the Three Realms, had integrated the power of the Three Realms and was going to clear the five continents?!
What is the Jade Emperor trying to do?
Must all the immortals in the Primordial World kneel in front of him and address him as His Majesty?
Qiu Ru Hua then said something that shook Xiao Lan's heart …
"Jie School is known as the court of ten thousand immortals. If not for the Saints and a few peerless mighty figures, the so-called ten thousand immortals would not be worth mentioning compared to the power of our Skyward Pavilion."
The generals below were still chattering away.
"The Great God-Conferment Tribulation is the Great Tribulation of the Dao Sect. Which of the many immortal sects in the Middle Continent can escape from the Dao Sect? They have long entered the calamity, but they do not know it. "
"That's right. The calamity of the South Continent has long seeped into the Middle Continent."
"During the Great Tribulation of the Three Sects, the God roll conferred the title of Divine Generals. During the Great Tribulation of the Immortal Sect, we conferred the title of Heavenly Soldiers. If the disciples of those immortal sects enter the Skyward Pavilion, they can continuously nurture Heavenly Soldiers. Why do we have to worry about the lack of soldiers and generals? "
The Great Tribulation of the Immortal Sect …
The elites of the Skyward Pavilion gathered outside the five continents …
During the Great God-Conferment Tribulation, the God roll conferred the title of "General". However, the Skyward Pavilion had conferred the title of "Soldier" of the Middle Continent!
In the current five continents, the Nanzhan Continent and the East Continent were the territory of the human race. There was no need to care.
The North Continent was bitter and cold. The Aparagodānīya Continent was controlled by the Western Sect. There were some demons living in the cracks of the five continents …
There were thousands of immortal sects in the Middle Continent and countless immortals. However, in the face of the power of the Celestial Court and the Skyward Pavilion, the immortal sects in the Middle Continent were just scattered sand. They were definitely not their match!
The Dao Calculation Sect, the Middle Continent, and then integrated their forces to bring the Three Realms under the control of the Celestial Court. The entire Primordial World and countless living beings were under the rule of the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor was already close to what the dragons, phoenixes, and demons could not do!
The Jade Emperor's chess game was a little too big!
Xiao Lan slowly sat back on the meditation cushion and listened to the generals in the hall talking about that matter. Although she was shocked, she did not think too much about it.
The immortal sects of the Middle Continent had nothing to do with her. Her grandmother and her sect had already worked for the Skyward Pavilion. She was now a guest elder of the Skyward Pavilion …
However, if Yang Jian knew about this, what would he do?
Xiao Lan stared at the wine cup in front of her and fell into deep thought. She did not say anything for a long time.
Qiu Ruhua, who was at the side, called her twice. Seeing that she was in a daze, she waited patiently and did not disturb her.
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