Hearing Gu Pu's words, the other members of the Shu Mountain Sect smiled bitterly.
"Let's observe for now," a Shu Mountain Sect elder said helplessly.
Everyone nodded, but they all felt helpless.
…
Back at the Righteous Sect, Perfected Cheng Yang faced the same problem.
Elder Jin Xiaoxiao said, "The emissary from Chang 'an has already arrived."
Perfected Cheng Yang thought for a moment and said, "Invite him in."
Jin Xiaoxiao left as instructed.
The other elders of the Righteous Sect wanted to say something but stopped.
After a while, someone couldn't help but ask, "Martial Uncle, what's your plan?"
"Haven't we already made a decision?" Perfected Cheng Yang asked.
The other party nodded and sighed, "At first, we could say that we didn't know that the Twelve Kings of Hell were in Chang 'an. Nine Peaks Academy can consider this as returning the favor. But if we continue, there'll be no room for argument."
Perfected Cheng Yang shook his head, "Since when? It's fine if it's someone else, but Peng Ziling of Tai Qing Palace … "
Hearing this, everyone else fell silent.
Tai Qing Palace had just attacked the Righteous Sect not long ago.
With or without Chang 'an, the Righteous Sect would have to face the pressure of Tai Qing Palace.
"But … that's an evil sect after all. Do we really have to give up on everything else to protect ourselves?" someone said with difficulty.
Perfected Cheng Yang said, "I'm sure everyone knows Master Kongru of Zhongyue Temple."
The higher-ups of the Righteous Sect nodded.
Back then, Master Kongru left Zhongyue Temple because they had different ideologies.
Zhongyue Temple naturally couldn't stand it. Master Kongru was estranged from the famous Holy Lands of the Central Plains and even the six dynasties.
But this didn't include the Righteous Sect.
On the contrary, after understanding the details, most of the higher-ups of the Righteous Sect supported Master Kongru.
It was just that they rarely interfered with the outside world, much less the internal affairs of others.
"Master Kongru isn't weak. I believe in him."
Perfected Cheng Yang said, "He's willing to help Chang 'an. I believe that after the disaster thirty years ago, the Twelve Kings of Hell have repented and changed.
This was exactly what Martial Niece Jin had seen with her own eyes when she went to Chang 'an.
He believed that this was also the reason why Bodhi Temple Xin and the Abbot were willing to act together.
Regardless of whether or not the Twelve Kings of Hell are faking it for the time being, it seems that Chang 'an entering the Central Plains is not a bad thing for the common people. "
When the group of fellow disciples in front of him heard this, they all looked thoughtful. Slowly, some of them nodded.
"As for what happens in the future, we'll just quietly observe. If there are any changes, there's no harm in making further plans," Reverend Cheng Yang said in the end.
Everyone in front of him said in unison, "Sect Master, you have thought it through thoroughly. We accept your orders."
At this time, Jin Xiaoxiao returned, followed by an old Taoist priest.
It was Reverend Huifang from the Eastern Border's Fulu Palace.
When he entered the hall, he made a Daoist bow to the people of the Righteous Sect, "Huifang of the Eastern Border's Fulu Palace under the rule of Chang 'an. Greetings to the immortals of the Righteous Sect."
"No need for formalities, no need to be so courteous." Daoist Cheng Yang leapt into the air, only receiving half of the other's courtesy.
Although they both had white hair and a youthful complexion, Daoist Cheng Yang was far superior in both cultivation and age.
However, since the other party came on behalf of Chang 'an, Daoist Cheng Yang could not accept his full courtesy.
"Thank you, Senior." Daoist Huifang was neither servile nor overbearing as he stood firm.
At this moment, his heart was filled with emotion.
Although the Righteous Sect had been too low-key over the years, so much so that its reputation was not as resounding as the Tai Qing Palace and the Pure Yang Palace, it was still one of the leaders of the Daoist sects in the world. It was a paradise that countless Daoist disciples in the Eastern Border yearned to worship.
For the past Daoist Huifang, if he had the opportunity to visit the Righteous Sect and listen to the teachings of the Righteous Sect's immortal experts, it would be a great blessing.
Even in the Eastern Border, he was once a ninth realm Daoist Daoist Master, one of the top experts in the Eastern Border.
However, if he really had the opportunity to come to the Righteous Sect, he was afraid that it would be impossible to see the face of the Sect Master, Daoist Cheng Yang.
Even if he could see the Elder Jin Xiaoxiao just now, Daoist Huifang would have to secretly call himself lucky that the ancestors of his Fulu Palace were still alive.
Although the Righteous Sect was previously oppressed by the Tai Qing Palace, there were only two fourteenth-realm experts in the entire Central Earth.
Coincidentally, one of them was the sect master of the Tai Qing Palace, Peng Ziling. Therefore, the Righteous Sect could not do anything about it.
But in reality, the Righteous Sect located in the Southeast Dayin Empire was a headache even for the Hidden Emperor Lou Ning.
The thirteenth-realm experts of the Dayin Empire included Mister Fang Yu, Chu Xin, Lao Zhenyuan, and himself. There were a total of three of them.
And the Righteous Sect included Daoist Cheng Yang and the two Grand Elders. They also had three thirteenth-realm Daoist Immortal Soul experts.
As a Daoist sacred ground, they also had an extremely brilliant defensive formation at the mountain gate, which gave them a geographical advantage.
If the Dayin Empire wanted to attack, it would not be easy.
However, the Righteous Sect had always been low-key. Even accepting disciples and spreading their teachings was up to fate. Therefore, the Dayin Empire had always turned a blind eye.
Other than Daoist Cheng Yang and the other thirteenth-realm experts, the Righteous Sect still had Jin Xiaoxiao and other top experts.
Just the number of disciples who had cultivated the Daoist Immortal Soul was more than a hundred.
Other than the fourteenth-realm Peng Ziling, even if the Righteous Sect kept a low profile, their accumulation of high-level experts was not inferior to the Tai Qing Palace.
In the past, if any of these Immortal Soul Daoist cultivators went to the Eastern Border's Gulu Palace, everyone in the palace, including Daoist Huifang, would receive a grand reception.
But now, although the two sides' situations were not completely reversed, Daoist Huifang had the confidence to face the experts of the Righteous Sect.
The source of all these changes was the city that suddenly appeared in the Eastern Border …
"I am here on His Majesty's orders to invite Senior Cheng Yang to Chang 'an as a guest."
Daoist Huifang collected his thoughts and then explained his intentions to Daoist Cheng Yang.
The Righteous Sect had already made a decision. Therefore, Daoist Cheng Yang nodded his head decisively. "I originally planned to visit Chang 'an later. Since that is the case, today will be the best."
After he settled the internal affairs of the Righteous Sect, he headed east with Daoist Huifang towards the Eastern Border's Chang 'an City.
However, the people of the Righteous Sect did not know that their every move was seen by Zhang Dongyun.
Although they were tens of thousands of miles away, the Righteous Sect's mountain gate was already enveloped by Invincible City.
Invincible City's current range covered a part of the eastern part of Middle Earth.
It included the Jing Dynasty's old haunt in the east, as well as some areas in the north of the Great Ning Dynasty, and some areas in the south of the Great Yin Dynasty's eastern sea.
In the Great Ming Palace, Zhang Dongyun smiled as he looked at Daoist Cheng Yang. Together with Daoist Huifang, they crossed the Huang Sea and headed towards the tangible Chang 'an City.
After they returned to the Eastern Border and walked for a while, Daoist Cheng Yang was still fine. Instead, it was Daoist Huifang who was shocked.
The original outermost city wall of Chang 'an City only reached the border between the Tang and Zhou Lands.
But now, a huge city wall had appeared. It stretched across the sea side of the Zhou Lands and almost surrounded half of the Zhou Lands.
When did such an outer city wall appear in Chang 'an City?
Daoist Huifang was at a loss.
It clearly wasn't there when he was ordered to build a ship at the western seashore.
He just went to Middle Earth, and in such a short time, such a long city wall appeared?
Daoist Huifang roughly estimated that this city wall was tens of thousands of miles long.
He suddenly remembered that he had heard before that the outer city walls of Chang 'an City would always appear out of thin air and rise from the ground in a short time.
Now, it seemed that not only were the rumors not exaggerated, they might even have been underestimated.
The city walls that suddenly appeared in the past weren't as long as they were now!
Daoist Cheng Yang sensed the change in Daoist Huifang's mood and found that he was slightly stunned.
He thought for a moment and recalled Jin Xiaoxiao's report back to the Righteous Sect after visiting Chang 'an City. He immediately understood why Daoist Huifang was shocked.
Chang 'an City had an even bigger outer city wall.
However, Daoist Huifang didn't seem to know about it.
It seemed that this outer city wall hadn't been built for long.
"Your Majesty's divine grace is vast and mighty. This junior forgot himself." Daoist Huifang came back to his senses and apologized to Daoist Cheng Yang. "Let's continue into the city."
Daoist Cheng Yang felt something was wrong. "This city wall was built by the City Lord of Chang 'an City himself?"
Why did he have to do this kind of work himself?
Daoist Huifang seemed to understand what Daoist Cheng Yang was thinking and immediately said, "The entire Chang 'an City was built with a wave of His Majesty's hand. It rose from the ground in an instant and stood between Heaven and Earth."
Daoist Cheng Yang's eyebrows twitched slightly.
He could hear that the words "built with a wave of His Majesty's hand, in an instant" were deliberately emphasized.
Since Daoist Cheng Yang agreed to take the initiative to visit Chang 'an City, it was tantamount to expressing the Righteous Sect's intention to submit to Chang' an.
The other party didn't need to put on a show of strength and naturally didn't need to exaggerate to deceive him.
So, what Daoist Huifang said was true?
Daoist Cheng Yang's gaze swept the surroundings and looked at the Great Wall that extended to both sides. Even with his eyesight, he couldn't see the end of it.
To tell the truth, if it was a city the size of the former Jing Dynasty's imperial city, Daoist Cheng Yang wouldn't care too much.
He could cast a spell to uproot the earth and rocks and turn it into a majestic city.
It was just that the subsequent municipal planning and layout of the city would require more effort.
Even if it was a little bigger than the City of Bestowment, with a radius of hundreds of miles, he was not completely confident. However, a top master like Peng Ziling, who was at the peak of the fifth realm of the Primordial Spirit realm and had cultivated the Yang Spirit, could still complete it.
For an expert of this cultivation level, moving mountains and filling seas was just a piece of cake.
But, what if it was a little bigger?
Moreover, the majestic city in front of him wasn't just a little bigger …
Daoist Cheng Yang didn't think that the peak fourteenth-realm experts in the world could do it.
The strength of the Twelve Kings of Hell in the past was naturally strong.
Five of them were fourteenth-realm and seven were thirteenth-realm.
Among them, although Shen Herong, Ao Kong, Su Po, and the others were thirteenth-realm, their strength was high and firmly surpassed others in the same realm, including Daoist Cheng Yang.
Even Peng Ziling, Kong Shengzhen, and other fourteenth-realm experts in the past had to be careful when facing them. It was difficult to say that they had full confidence in winning.
As for the Evil Emperor and the others who were also fourteenth-realm experts, they were truly the best.
However, even with their peak strength in the past, they probably couldn't do what Daoist Hui Fang said, to raise a majestic city with a wave of his hand.
Then, was there someone among them whose cultivation level had surpassed the past and reached a higher level than before?
Or was it that in the Immortal World, they actually profited from the disaster and obtained some treasures that were beyond everyone's imagination?
Could it be the person who took down Shen Tianxian and the other experts in an instant during the Battle of the Nine Peaks of Mirror Lake?
As Daoist Cheng Yang pondered, he continued on his journey with Daoist Hui Fang to the inner city of Chang 'an.
Then, in the Tianshu Hall, he saw a black-robed elder and a young girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old.
Daoist Cheng Yang's gaze focused slightly and landed on the young girl. "Are you Mister Shen?"
The young girl smiled slightly. "That's me. We haven't seen each other for nearly forty years. How have you been, Daoist?"
Under the Mirror Lake Nine Peaks, she officially revealed her identity. The news quickly spread throughout the world along with the destruction of the Nine Peaks Academy.
Thus, many people now knew that not only "Ape and Dragon King" Ao Kong, "Chen Emperor" Chu Yaoguang and others were in Chang 'an, even "Eternal Sin" Shen Herong was also there.
However, she now had the appearance of a young girl.
"I've been mediocre for forty years, but at least I have some peace."
Daoist Cheng Yang greeted Shen Herong and Mister Dark Cloud, who was projected by Zhang Dongyun. Daoist Hui Fang accompanied them.
The two sides exchanged greetings for a while and reached a tacit understanding as to what the Righteous Sect would do in the future.
"Forgive me for a moment. Daoist, if you have anything, you can talk to Dark Cloud. He represents the City Lord and me." Shen Herong apologized to Daoist Cheng Yang.
"Of course. Please help yourself." Daoist Cheng Yang paused and asked, "But how should I address the City Lord of Chang 'an?"
Shen Herong smiled slightly. "You'll know later."
Daoist Cheng Yang was tactfully rebuffed. He didn't take it seriously and nodded. "I was rude."
"It's okay. You're too polite." Shen Herong left the main hall of Tianshu Hall and came to a side hall after bidding farewell to Daoist Cheng Yang.
In the side hall, a young monk was waiting. Seeing her come in, he hurriedly stood up and put his palms together. "Benefactor Shen."
Shen Herong nodded. "Since your master is now in Da Ning Dynasty, it won't be too late for him to come to Chang 'an later. I have some things here that might be beneficial to your master and disciple. I'll have to trouble you to go to Middle Earth and bring them to your master."
"My Master has instructed me not to take credit for myself and accept your gift."
The young monk was the second disciple of Master Kongru, Monk Hui Jing.
Shen Herong smiled slightly. "We won't treat our friends unfairly. Your master helped us to stop Peng Ziling from coming to the Mirror Lake Nine Peaks. No matter what the result is, I'll show my gratitude. On the other hand, this is a congratulatory gift from me to congratulate your master on cultivating the Boundless Dharmakaya."
Upon hearing this, Monk Hui Jing said seriously, "My master, as well as Junior Brother Hui Ming and I, did not help Chang 'an for the sake of your gift."
"I understand."
Shen Herong nodded. "How about this? You might as well take the things back and give them to your master. Let him make the decision."
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