As Shi Zongmao, who was also at the Dao Integration Realm like Shi Zongtang, bowed, the other higher-ups of Great Qin also stood up and did the same.
Shi Chongyun did not say anything. In the end, he also stood up and bowed to Shi Zongtang.
That day, the Great Qin Empire announced to its people that Shi Yu had passed away and that a new Emperor had succeeded the throne.
Even though the Great Qin Empire's Dragon Vein Qi was still gathered in Xiling City, it could not help but fall into chaos.
Red, yellow, green, white, and black dragons of light rose up from the Great Qin Empire's territories and passed through the void, gathering towards the Great Qin Empire's capital, Xiling City.
These dragons of light seemed to be formless, and even many cultivators could not see their bodies. However, they could faintly feel the restlessness within them.
Within this restlessness, there was also a deep majesty, as if it was the will of the heavens that was worshipped by all beings.
The Great Qin Empire's subjects had already been recruited when the war between the two worlds had just begun. Now that these subjects had heard of the Qin Emperor's death, they could not help but fall into panic. Even though a new Emperor had succeeded the throne, it would still take time to calm the people's hearts.
The Great Qin Empire naturally wanted to keep the news under wraps, and it had the ability to do so. However, in order to receive the Dragon Vein Qi, it could only announce the news.
Everyone knew that a new war between the two worlds had arrived. Before the war had ended, news of the previous Emperor's death had spread. The Great Qin Empire's subjects naturally had many speculations, and their hearts became more and more unsettled.
Before the Great Qin Empire faced a new round of external crisis, it first had to deal with the internal turmoil. Fortunately, this was something that the Great Qin Empire had planned for in the worst case scenario, so it was carried out in an orderly manner.
However, the current external situation attracted the Great Qin Empire's attention. The Great Qin Empire was truly in a precarious situation, and the consequences were unimaginable.
After discussing with Shi Zongmao and the others, the new Emperor Shi Zongtang finally made an important decision to invite the cultivators of Xuanmen Tianzong to Xiling City.
After the battle with Great Sage Zhu Jian, Wang Lin had successfully killed Great Sage Zhu Jian, but he had also been heavily injured. Zhu Yi and Sword Sovereign Big Dipper guarded the Southern Wasteland Realm Passageway and confronted the Dragon Race's Shen Dragon King, while Xiao Yan guarded the northern foothills of Xuanmen Tianzong.
However, there was also good news. Shi Tianhao and the rest who had stayed in Infinite Wasteland finally returned to the Divine Prefecture. Under Zhu Yi's guidance, they returned through the Southern Wasteland Domain Passage.
Other than his junior sister Luo Qingwu, there was also Xuanmen Tianzong's guest elder Dao Venerable Blazing Sun, Zhuge Zhuge, and Great Demon Great Sage Lu Yuan, who was in the realm of Star and Soul as One.
What made the Great Qin Empire at ease was that Shi Tianhao and Luo Qingwu were the personal disciples of Lin Feng. After they arrived at Xiling City, anyone who wanted to invade Xiling City would have to consider the attitude of Xuan Gate's master Lin Feng.
However, while Shi Tianhao, Luo Qingwu, and the others were still on the way, something even more influential attracted the attention of the Great Qin Empire and all the human powers in the Divine Land. They had to pay attention to it.
The Youdu race had descended on White Cloud Mountain!
The divine mountain that used to be shrouded in white clouds was now silent.
In the void above the mountain peak, a large amount of light flashed in the space. Boundless purple light spread out and dyed the surrounding boundless worlds purple.
Boundless runes were inscribed in the void, causing the entire world to distort.
The fog around White Cloud Mountain dispersed under the shine of the purple light, and a gentle white light shone. It was as though rings of light were rippling in heaven and earth. They shrouded White Cloud Mountain and resonated with the purple light.
A handsome youth that looked to be in his twenties appeared on the peak of White Cloud Mountain. He looked at the crack in the void above his head calmly.
Beside him stood the current monastery master of Taixu Temple, Yan Nanlai. Behind them were the three grand elders of Taixu Temple. Other than Dao Venerable Qing Ning and Fu Yunkong, there was another person who looked like a child but had incomparably aged eyes. He was the radical elder of Taixu Temple, Kuang Heng.
Beside Kuang Heng, Dao Venerable Qing Ning, and Fu Yunkong stood a youth in green. He was Yan Nanlai's disciple, Lin Daohan.
The cultivators of Taixu Temple all raised their heads to look at the huge crack in the void.
In the crack, figures that resembled humans but had triangles on their heads and sharp fangs that resembled dragons and wolves stepped out one after another.
These powerful beings all had long silvery-white fur on their backs. A huge tail trailed behind them, and the surface of their skin was covered in purple runes.
They were the former ruler of Heaven Wasteland, the Youdu Race.
The strongest Youdu Beast in the lead stood upright like a human. It had a medium build and a calm gaze. Silently, it looked down at White Cloud Mountain. It was the current clan master of the Youdu Race, the Twelve Phantom Suns of Youdu.
He didn't purposely restrain his power, nor did he purposely reveal his presence. He just stood there calmly, as though he was the center of heaven and earth.
However, at this moment, there seemed to be an invisible pressure pressing down on White Cloud Mountain, causing the rippling rings of light around it to distort.
Dao Venerable Xuan Yi and Yan Nanlai frowned slightly, their gazes grave.
Yan Nanlai looked at Dao Venerable Xuan Yi. "Senior Uncle Xuan Yi, this Youdu seems to have experienced more than one calamity."
Slowly, Dao Venerable Xuan Yi nodded his head. "Indeed, more than one … Now that I think about it, during the battle of the spirit sea, this Youdu was probably experiencing a calamity and was in its weakest state. Or perhaps there were other reasons why it didn't make a move."
Yan Nanlai looked at the strong practitioners of the Youdu Race walking out from the crack behind Phantom Sun Youdu. His expression was grave. "In the previous battle, after Youdu of the Heavenly Sea fell, the Youdu Race went into hiding. Even though many Youdu Beasts were killed, their foundation back then was simply too strong. After cultivating for so long, they still have many strong practitioners."
Phantom Sun Youdu looked down at White Cloud Mountain calmly. Behind him, there were two tall Youdu Beasts that stood upright like humans. Silently, they were also examining the mountain gate of their number one enemy back then.
Behind them were three tall Youdu Beasts. Their gazes were fixed on White Cloud Mountain below them. Their gazes were filled with eagerness, overbearing, and full of aggression.
Behind these three Youdu Beasts were the other Youdu Beasts. They stood together and surveyed the surroundings, scanning the heaven and earth of the Divine Land.
Dao Venerable Xuan Yi, Yan Nanlai, and the rest looked at these strong practitioners of Youdu, and their gazes narrowed.
Words were already meaningless. Both sides could only fight. Dao Venerable Xuan Yi said solemnly, "Formation!"
Other than Yan Nanlai, Kuang Heng, the young Dao Venerable, Fu Yunkong, and Lin Daohan all disappeared from the peak of White Cloud Mountain. At the same time, eight rays of light rushed into the sky.
These eight rays of light combined with the magic power of Kuang Heng, Lin Daohan, and instantly formed a huge formation in the sky above White Cloud Mountain.
In the formation, black and white clouds swirled and intertwined continuously, giving birth to endless changes. On top of the black and white whirlpool, there were rays of golden light flashing.
The golden light wasn't dazzling, but it gave people a feeling of infinite majesty. It seemed incomparably ethereal, difficult to touch, and difficult to reach.
At this moment, a pair of eyes seemed to appear in the sky above White Cloud Mountain. One black and one white, one Yin and one Yang. It was simple, but it displayed the essence of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
However, there seemed to be no emotion in this pair of eyes. It was like the supreme Heavenly Dao, sitting and watching the vicissitudes of life. It wasn't heartless, but it treated everyone equally.
This gaze seemed to be everywhere, passing through time and space. Everything in the world was contained in this gaze, and it couldn't be blocked or avoided.
The figures of two elders appeared beside Dao Venerable Xuan Yi. One of them had a seemingly transparent ancient bell above his head, and the other had a huge drum above his head. They were the primordial spirits of the Void Yin Yang Bell and the Supreme Formation Breaking Drum, Yin Yang Weng and Tai Gu Immortal.
"Thank you, elders." As soon as Dao Venerable Xuan Yi finished speaking, Yin Yang Weng and Tai Gu Immortal nodded solemnly and disappeared. The Void Yin Yang Bell and the Supreme Formation Breaking Drum immediately changed on the peak of White Cloud Mountain.
The folded space was fully unfolded, and endless golden light kept flashing. Clouds surged rapidly, and an incomparably magnificent golden palace rose from the ground. It was so huge that it couldn't be any bigger. The chanting of countless deities and buddhas could be heard coming from the palace, as if a holy kingdom had descended on the peak of White Cloud Mountain. This was the creation treasure, the Taixu Temple.
Dao Venerable Xuan Yi sat cross-legged on the peak of White Cloud Mountain, one hand forming a seal, the other pointing at the ground of the peak.
Light flashed around him, and the entire White Cloud Immortal Mountain emitted a dazzling light at this moment.
Gradually, White Cloud Mountain disappeared, and so did Dao Venerable Xuan Yi. As the endless light flowed, the entire White Cloud Mountain seemed to have turned into a huge and illusory ball of light.
Within the ball of light, nine layers of illusions could be vaguely seen, and each layer was higher than the previous one. Pleasant celestial music lingered in the air, as if all the deities in the heavens were chanting the laws of the Great Dao together.
From the first layer of the light door, to the second layer of the starry sky, to the third layer of the spatial rift, all the way up. The fourth layer was a vast world that looked like a huge palm that covered all four directions, the fifth layer was a layer of clouds filled with golden lightning bolts, the sixth layer was a huge celestial city in the sky, the seventh layer was a colorful halo that looked like the fusion of six layers of worlds, and the eighth layer was a mysterious celestial realm filled with celestial music.
It was to the extent that up to the ninth level, nothing tangible could be seen. There was a profound radiance that was not resplendent, not dazzling, not grand, not shocking, but indescribable, indescribable, indescribable, and incomprehensible.
It was the Nine Heavens of the Great Void Palace. At this moment, the entire White Cloud Mountain seemed to have turned into the Nine Heavens of the Great Void Palace.
The creation treasure, Taixu Temple, suddenly opened up at this moment, turning into a mysterious celestial realm that was similar to the eighth layer of the Nine Heavens of the Great Void Palace. It completely merged with the eighth layer of the Nine Heavens of the Great Void Palace that was formed by the fusion of Dao Venerable Xuan Yi and White Cloud Mountain.
Yan Nanlai raised his left hand, and the Taixu Seal on the back of his left hand shone with an indescribable light. It was the Taixu Mystic Light. The light enveloped Yan Nanlai's body and lifted him up, bringing him into the ninth layer of the Nine Heavens of the Great Void Palace together with the endless mysterious light.
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