"I don't know much." Xue Chuqing answered, "The limited information was told to me by Master when she was alive. What she knows should be from Grand Master and Great Grand Master."
"Most of those involved are no longer around. I only know that it's probably related to Buddhism. It might be the result of the conflict between Buddhism and Daoism before the Great Calamity."
"Only the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor and the North Star Emperor might know a thing or two about it."
Yan Zhaoge nodded silently.
The image of that massive palm that had descended upon the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace before the Great Calamity appeared in his mind again.
"Mother, you have half of the River Diagram. Can you find someone deep within the Nine Underworlds?" Yan Zhaoge recovered and continued asking.
"It's rather difficult. After all, the Nine Underworlds is different from the human realm." Xue Chuqing said, "Still, it depends on the situation. If the person hasn't fallen to the dark side and his cultivation base is rather low, we might be able to find some clues."
Yan Zhaoge told her about Feng Yunsheng. Even Xue Chuqing felt surprised, "The Exalted Rahu Luminary is truly unexpected."
Then, her gaze towards Yan Zhaoge became even more complicated.
After so many years of not seeing each other, now that they were reunited, her son was actually about to have a wife …
Still, she quickly shook off such thoughts and became serious once more.
"The Exalted Rahu Luminary has made arrangements. It's hard to find traces of her." Xue Chuqing's left eye shone slightly. After a long while, she said with a solemn expression, "I can't do anything before there are definite clues. After all, that's the Nine Underworlds."
Yan Zhaoge nodded. He too knew that some strong people were capable of doing so. Still, he wasn't willing to give up on any possibility.
Xue Chuqing glanced at Yan Zhaoge rather worriedly.
She didn't know much about Feng Yunsheng. Still, she knew quite a lot about the Exalted Rahu Luminary – Jian Shunhua.
She couldn't be optimistic about Feng Yunsheng's chances of winning against such a figure.
"We don't know when the Concealed Sovereign will emerge from seclusion. We don't know who will return to the World beyond Worlds first, Earthly Sovereign or senior apprentice-uncle Yue." Yan Zhaoge smiled, "We shouldn't consider things that are too far away. We should focus on the present."
"I'll take care of the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion before heading to the northern Profound Heaven Territory to try and find the Astro Sovereign."
"Father, why don't you and Mother finish setting up the Area Latitude Formation? It's such a big formation, and it'll take a lot of effort to set it up. It's a rare reunion for you two, so you can spend some time together."
Yan Di and Xue Chuqing did not say anything in response to Yan Zhaoge's teasing.
They were reunited now, but Feng Yunsheng's whereabouts were still unknown.
At this time, words of comfort were better than nothing. Instead, it made her even more worried.
"The situation is not peaceful. Let's put business first and private matters first. We can slowly talk about our parting feelings. You should be careful on your journey north," Xue Chuqing said gently.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, nodding, "I will be careful."
Yan Di smiled mildly and said, "With Daoist Oneheaven dead, our sect will occupy the Eastern Vast Heaven Territory. In this way, it is in line with the name of Broad Creed Mountain Daoism's East Peak."
He had an arrogant and domineering personality to begin with. Now that he had found Xue Chuqing and gotten rid of all his worries, his drive was even greater than before.
"That's great!" Yan Zhaoge clapped his hands in admiration.
Despite the pressure brought by the Earthly Sovereign and the Concealed Sovereign, Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di's confidence did not diminish at all. Instead, their fighting spirit increased.
"Contacting the Astro Sovereign or the Exalted Fire Luminary is also a good strategy." Yan Di said, "Our own improvement is always the most important thing. Zhaoge, you have always done very well in this aspect. I won't say anything more."
"Just like your mother, I will only say one thing. You should be careful and pay attention to your own safety."
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "It is better to rely on yourself than on others. I naturally understand this principle."
If they had not gathered the materials and forged the Seven Paths Pivotal Instrument in time, allowing their cultivation bases to rise rapidly in a few short years, today's battle would probably have ended differently.
The Earth Exalt Wang Zhengcheng and the others hoped to kill Xue Chuqing without Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di knowing about it.
Because Yan Di and Yan Di were also paying attention to Xue Chuqing's movements, it was hard for Wang Zhengcheng and the others to act in secret.
It would not be easy to find Xue Chuqing as it would definitely cause a great disturbance.
Therefore, Wang Zhengcheng needed to contact helpers to draw the attention of Yan Zhaoge and the others.
To him, a better method might be to concentrate their forces and surround the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion.
This way, Yan Di, Nie Jingshen and the others would be drawn to the central Jun Heaven Territory, where they would face off against each other and even clash.
They would make use of attacking the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion to make others think that Qilin Cliff was dissatisfied with the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion helping Jade Capital Crag.
Thus, they would cover for Daoist Oneheaven who was truly pursuing Xue Chuqing.
Sadly for them, the Heaven Emperor would not have acted if they had not gone to the Royal Reed Sea to obtain the Later Earth Text.
It was true that he had enmity with Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di. Still, he valued the Later Earth Text more.
If he could not obtain the Later Earth Text, even if Xue Chuqing died, the Heaven Emperor would not feel that there was much meaning in it.
To a certain extent, the enmity between him and Yan Zhaoge had not reached the point where he would harm others without benefiting himself.
The Heaven Emperor still wanted to benefit himself first before harming others.
With that, Wang Zhengcheng could only settle for the next best thing, acting independently as they obstructed and restrained Yan Zhaoge and the others.
This way, it would be easy for Yan Zhaoge to see through Wang Zhengcheng's true intentions.
Even so, Wang Zhengcheng's arrangements could still be said to be comprehensive.
The Female Emperor and the white-clothed Brocade Emperor were unable to come, the Encompassing Emperor was neutral, the Heaven Emperor had gone to the Royal Reed Sea, the black-clothed Brocade Emperor had gone to the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, Wang Zhengcheng had brought the Yin Yang Earth Mountain River Diagram with him, and the Upper Exalt Chen Qianhua could act at any time.
He had even arranged for people to obstruct and delay Jade Capital Crag from retrieving the Origin Opening Sword.
It could be said that if Yan Zhaoge had still been an eighth level Martial Saint and Yan Di had still been a ninth level Martial Saint, Wang Zhengcheng's plan would have succeeded.
At the very least, it would have been very likely to succeed.
The rapid rise of Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di was within Wang Zhengcheng's predictions.
Still, he had not thought that Yan Zhaoge would actually reappear the long lost Seven Paths Pivotal Mechanism.
As a result, the speed at which Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di rose once more far surpassed everyone's predictions.
Thus, Yan Zhaoge's family of three reunited in a joyous atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Wang Zhengcheng, the black-clothed Brocade Emperor, the Heaven Emperor and Chen Qianhua's lot all met with tragedy.
"Xiao Ai is currently in the central Jun Heaven Territory's Yuanzhou City. If she knows that you have returned, she will definitely be overjoyed." Yan Zhaoge smiled as he said to Xue Chuqing, "Other than that, Aunt Yun has always been thinking about you in the Floating Life World."
The 'Aunt Yun' that Yan Zhaoge spoke of was naturally Su Yun, Xue Chuqing's maidservant when she had remained in the Floating Life World.
"After things have settled down here, I will naturally go visit Yun 'er. She is a child who values relationships. She has been very thoughtful these past years," Xue Chuqing's gaze was gentle, "Since Xiao Ai is in the World beyond Worlds, it would be convenient for us to meet."
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