Chu Yang gazed at the mansion of the Great Zhou Dynasty's crown prince, Chen Yu, in a daze.
He felt as if there was something there that attracted him, making his heart palpitate. It was as if he would regret it for the rest of his life if he missed it.
Beside him was a middle-aged cultivator of the Golden Elixir Period called Liu Bin. He was the fourth prince Liang Qian's trusted aide. After spending a year with Chu Yang, he knew that this young man was not ordinary, but he would often be absent-minded like this.
Liu Bin said, "Although Chen Yu does not cultivate the dao, he has a good official reputation and outstanding talent. For the crown prince, he will undoubtedly be a great help."
Chu Yang came back to his senses and nodded. "Yes, that is indeed the case."
"You are in charge of intelligence. What, do you feel that something is wrong with Chen Yu?" Liu Bin also turned to look at Chen Yu's mansion. "Or have you found something on him?"
Chu Yang's intuition told him that the reason for his palpitations was not Chen Yu himself, but the feeling in his heart was faintly discernible, sometimes absent, and he could not make head or tail of it.
"It would be easy to get rid of this person, but I'm afraid it would be difficult to explain to the emperor. It would be a taboo and have the opposite effect." Chu Yang went with the flow and replied without a change in expression, "From the looks of it, Chen Yu doesn't have any weaknesses that I can exploit. However, from the recent reports, he and the crown prince are somewhat estranged. They aren't as close as before."
"I do not know the reason, but I will pay attention to this. Whether Chen Yu falls or betrays the crown prince, it is a good thing for His Highness."
Liu Bin said, "That is indeed the case. In addition, more and more people are starting to think highly of His Highness."
Fourth Prince Liang Qian had previously visited Kunlun Mountain and Shu Mountain and had successfully completed his mission. He had done his job well and received the praise of Emperor Liang Pan, even receiving the title of Prince of Zhou.
For the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou was the title of the country and was not easily conferred. Only before the crown prince was chosen would a prince be conferred the title of Prince of Zhou. This was usually seen as a rehearsal for the succession.
When Emperor Liang Pan was still a prince, and the current crown prince, Liang Yuan, had both been conferred the title of Prince of Zhou.
But now, Liang Yuan was still sitting on the throne of the Eastern Palace Crown Prince, while the Fourth Prince, Liang Qian, had been conferred the title of Prince of Zhou. This matter had undoubtedly caused a violent earthquake in the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor Liang's thoughts caused his officials to rack their brains to think, trying to guess the hidden meaning behind each of his movements.
Some thought that Crown Prince Liang Yuan's position as heir apparent was unstable, while others thought that Emperor Liang Pan was just testing the waters. There were all sorts of speculations.
The ministers were also racking their brains. Liang Pan's control over the Great Zhou Dynasty's court was quite strong. Most of them decided to bide their time and observe the situation.
However, there were also a few people who had some ideas and started to draw closer to the Fourth Prince, Liang Qian.
Liu Bin changed the topic. "Last time, Zhu Yi came and left in a hurry. He only had a short conversation with the Fourth Prince. This time, he has come to take the Fall Examinations. After the Fall Examinations, it will be the Court Examinations. He will definitely stay in Tianjing City for a long time."
Chu Yang nodded. "This is indeed a good opportunity to get in touch with Zhu Yi, but we have to be careful. Xuanmen Tianzong is, after all, external help. If we get too close, I'm afraid that the one sitting in the Imperial City will not be happy."
The two looked at each other and sighed. No one had thought that Xuanmen Tianzong would be so powerful that even the Mount Shu Sword Sect had suffered a great loss in front of Lin Feng. As Xuanmen Tianzong's influence grew, the Fourth Prince, Liang Qian, could no longer be too close to Xuanmen Tianzong.
But the stronger Xuanmen Tianzong was, the more powerful a support he could not ignore. His control of distance and propriety was a very challenging thing.
When he thought of Lin Feng, Chu Yang's heart grew heavier.
In the Kunlun Mountain Range, he had successfully detected traces of the assassination. This achievement had allowed him to establish a firm foothold under Liang Qian.
But perhaps the other was overly cautious, or perhaps there was a large error in his memory, but the assassination did not proceed as planned. The other had easily given up.
In Chu Yang's memory, the fuse that had caused the clash between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Mount Shu Sword Sect, the Kunlun Mountain Range assassination had disappeared without a trace.
In reality, although Chu Yang, Liang Qian, Liu Bin, and the others had realized the existence of the assassination, all of them broke out in a cold sweat. They had no confidence that they could safely pass through this crisis.
At the time, Liu Bin had already advised Liang Qian to cancel the visit out of consideration for his safety and return home.
In the end, the storm that had been brewing quickly calmed down. Liang Qian had successfully visited Xuanmen Tianzong and the Mount Shu Sword Sect, then returned to the Great Zhou Dynasty unscathed and was rewarded by Emperor Liang Pan of Zhou.
The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Mount Shu Sword Sect were also at peace. However, at the Tianzhe Peak meeting, the Mount Shu Sword Sect had run over to cause trouble and clashed with Lin Feng. In the end, they had been defeated.
But none of this had anything to do with Liang Qian, Chu Yang, or Beyond Heaven Mountain.
Liang Qian had safely stayed in Tianjing City as the newly minted Emperor of Zhou. Beyond Heaven Mountain was safe and sound. It had not become a sacrifice in the clash between the two superpowers.
If everything had developed according to Chu Yang's seemingly illusory memories, where he could not tell if it was a dream or the real future, Beyond Heaven Mountain would have been destroyed because of the assassination.
Chu Yang was happy about this, but he was also a little fearful. Because the development of the real world was completely different from what he remembered.
If it was because he had foreseen the future and changed the course of events, Chu Yang would feel gratified. But the changes in the current situation did not have much to do with him. At the very least, his hard work was not the main factor. This made Chu Yang feel fearful.
It was as if Lin Feng had never existed in his memories. This made Chu Yang gradually start to suspect, could it really be that it was just a simple dream?
After returning to Tianjing City with Liang Qian from Kunlun Mountain and Mount Shu, Chu Yang's nerves were still tense. He was on guard against Wu Qingrou and the Great Qin Dynasty's next move. But in the end, his nervousness was for nothing.
Wu Qingrou seemed to have completely given up on her original plan of having the Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Great Zhou Dynasty restrict each other.
After Chu Yang carefully summarized the information from all sides, he gradually figured out a few things.
Xuanmen Tianzong had replaced the Great Zhou Dynasty and become the opponent of the Mount Shu Sword Sect!
At this moment, Chu Yang's emotions were undoubtedly complicated. He had tried to use his foresight to change the fate of himself and Beyond Heaven Mountain. In the end, fate had really changed, but the person who had caused all of this to happen was not him.
In fact, the person who had controlled the situation and changed the situation was at a level too high, so high that Chu Yang could not see through the game between them.
"No matter what, Beyond Heaven Mountain and Master will be fine. That's good, that's good." Chu Yang took a deep breath. "Apart from that, the only thing that I miss is Qingwu … Qingwu!"
Chu Yang's mind suddenly flashed. He had originally started walking forward with Liu Bin, but now he suddenly stopped and turned back to look at Chen Yu's residence.
"Could it be that Qingwu is there?" Although he felt that it was somewhat absurd, Chu Yang felt the throbbing in his heart grow stronger and stronger.
When he gradually calmed down, Chu Yang suddenly felt his body become somewhat cold.
The strange changes in the assassination once again appeared in his mind. "This time, will there be changes that are completely different from what I remember?"
… …
On Jade Capital Mountain, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the Mysterious Sky Treasure Tree Silently. He analyzed Taoist techniques and sacrificial refined his Dharma treasure.
He still did not know that he had brought great trouble to an outstanding young man who had a bright future and had five stresses and four beauties.
At this moment, Lin Feng was more concerned about his Dharma treasure. After a long time, he slowly retracted his magic power and shook his head. "Using Dharma treasures is enjoyable, but sacrificial refining is really a time-consuming and laborious matter."
Enlightening a Dharma treasure's spiritual consciousness and carrying out the preliminary refinement was a test of a cultivator's cultivation base. However, if the enlightenment was successful, it would not take too long.
It was just that the subsequent sacrificial refinement was time-consuming and laborious. If one wanted to complete the refinement, they would need a lot of time and energy.
As Lin Feng pondered, he suddenly had a thought. He raised his head and looked in the direction of Xiao Yan's Burning Heaven Cliff. "This feeling … it seems like something is being nurtured and born."
Subsequently, he heard Xiao Yan's somewhat anxious voice transmission using magic power. "Master, there's something wrong with the Wutong Tree's Heart!"
Lin Feng frowned slightly. In the next moment, he arrived in front of Xiao Yan in Burning Heaven Cliff. He saw his eldest disciple sitting cross-legged with a grim expression.
He was holding a crimson red wood that was about a foot long. It was the Wutong Tree's Heart.
At the moment, the Wutong Tree's Heart's color was dim and slightly black. It was not radiating heat like usual.
However, be it Lin Feng or Xiao Yan, they could clearly sense that the Wutong Tree's Heart had not lost its vitality. On the contrary, all of its spiritual Qi was gathering toward the center. It seemed like a primeval universe was being nurtured there, and it also seemed like a newborn life was being born.
Lin Feng clicked his tongue in wonder in his heart: "At the very beginning when I first obtained this thing, I was unable to explore the deeper secrets within. I was still thinking that it should require other divine wutong trees or the Phoenix bloodline."
Lin Feng thought about it and knew why the Wutong Tree's Heart had changed.
The Primordial Heaven Opening Skill.
This was the remarkable skill that Lin Feng had comprehended after attaining the Essence Soul stage. It contained the peak essence of the Four Guardians of Heaven-opening Book. Lin Feng had comprehended the Great Dao of creation, hence the birth of the Primordial Heaven Opening Skill.
After comprehending this power concept, Lin Feng had played with the Wutong Tree's Heart. There were no changes at the beginning, but the power concept of creation and the beginning of creation had affected the Wutong Tree's Heart, causing it to slowly transform. However, it had been given to Xiao Yan to assist him in his cultivation, so Lin Feng did not take it to heart.
Xiao Yan had obtained Lin Feng's Four Guardians of Heaven-opening Book. Although he did not comprehend the wonders of creation like Lin Feng, the Dao was of the same origin. Moreover, he had the Three Great True Fires and cultivated with the Wutong Tree's Heart day and night, which further stimulated the changes.
After a long period of nurturing, the Wutong Tree's Heart was finally going to transform.
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