In the Great Song Divine Dynasty's Hongyang Realm, there was also an extremely huge city. It had almost turned the entire continent of this world into its own territory.
In the center was an enormous palace that was so huge that it couldn't be any bigger.
The palace itself was like a majestic city.
The palace rose steeply from the ground, and layers of palaces extended upwards one after another, like a mountain peak.
At the top of the palace and the mountain was Emperor Song's palace.
Below the palace, there were four palaces on the hills.
Many people were gathered in the four palaces.
They were all members of the Great Song Dynasty's royal family and experts who were loyal to Emperor Song.
The Song Emperor's figure was nowhere to be seen, but his voice rang out in the ears of everyone in the four halls.
"Daoist Xiangyuan's disappearance is related to the Yanhuang Realm?"
In one of the palaces, there was an old man with white hair who was as majestic as a lion. He lowered his head and answered, "Your Majesty, the news is not confirmed yet. I have ordered people to investigate the Ananda Pure Land. As for the Yanhuang Realm, we need Your Majesty's orders."
Emperor Song's voice sounded, "Send someone to invite the City Lord of Chang 'an to visit the Great Song."
The old man with white hair answered, "Yes, Your Majesty."
His Majesty was rarely so polite to others.
However, according to the rumors in the Eastern Firmament, the City of Chang 'an of the Yanhuang Realm was something that even Ananda Bodhisattva and Saint Lu had to be cautious about.
It was hard not to pay attention to such a powerful force that suddenly rose up.
However, they did not know how the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty would develop in the future.
In another palace, a majestic man in heavy armor reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there are rumors that Buddhism and Daoism are on bad terms with the Yanhuang Realm. However, the relationship between the Doushi Academy and Chang 'an has eased."
Emperor Song's tone did not change, "Where is Lu Fang now?"
The man in heavy armor answered, "It is said that he is searching for the Qiongqi Demon Lord."
Lu Fang was the disciple of the Confucian School's Supreme Sage and the dean of the Doushi Academy. He was also the most powerful person in the Confucian School of the Eastern Firmament. Everyone called him Saint Lu.
"Report to me after he returns to the Doushi Academy," Emperor Song ordered calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The heavily armored man knelt on one knee and saluted.
Previously, Emperor Song had kicked down the Extreme Celestial Sect's mountain gate and hunted down Daoist Xue, Daoist Xiangyuan, and other disciples of the Extreme Celestial Sect.
In the end, they were stopped by Saint Lu and Bodhisattva Ananda mediated from the side. In the end, both sides stopped fighting.
Emperor Song was not interested in cooperating with Demon Venerable Blood Unicorn to deal with Saint Lu. He might as well wait until the matter was settled.
When Dao Ancestor Hong Qing was not around, he had also attacked the Extreme Celestial Sect. The main reason was that he did not have much of a grudge with Dao Ancestor Hong Qing. It was Daoist Xiangyuan and the others from the Extreme Celestial Sect who had offended Emperor Song.
Right now, the grudge between him and Saint Lu was between them. Since Saint Lu was not in the Small Room Academy, Emperor Song would not bully the weak. He would wait for Saint Lu to return.
As for the Extreme Celestial Sect, he had failed to take them down last time. Thus, Emperor Song disdained to make a move again.
Even if he wanted to settle the score, it would have to wait until he was done with Saint Lu and Bodhisattva Ananda.
As for the possibility that Dao Ancestor Hong Qing might return as time passed, Emperor Song naturally thought of it. However, he remained unmoved.
At this moment, someone from outside came to the palace and requested to see him.
After the heavily armored man received the message, his brows twitched slightly. Then, he reported, "Your Majesty, a monk from the Ananda Pure Land requests to see you. He said that he brought a message from Bodhisattva Ananda."
"Send him in," Emperor Song ordered calmly.
…
Outside the Buddhist Sect, the Extreme Celestial Sect, and the Great Song Dynasty, the Small Room Academy also received the message.
Saint Lu was currently not around. The Confucian Second Sage, Mu Zi, was in charge of the academy.
After meeting the monk from the Ananda Pure Land, Mu Zi fell into deep thought.
The strength of the Yanhuang World's Chang 'an was indeed extraordinary.
Saint Lu had a vague premonition. Now, it seemed that it was very accurate.
In Chang 'an City, there was indeed a seventeenth-realm cultivator.
If they were to fight against Demon Venerable Blood Unicorn and Chang 'an at the same time, even with the strength of the Small Room Academy, it would be difficult.
Moreover, Emperor Song, Zhao Kuangming, had always been arrogant. He would not tolerate others disobeying him.
Saint Lu stood up for Taiyi Sect and hindered Emperor Song's matter. All of this had come to an end temporarily. It was not completely over yet.
I hope that my dean can successfully deal with Demon Venerable Blood Unicorn this time. This way, I will have one less worry … Mu Zi's heart was heavy.
He looked at the monk in front of him and said, "Master, did you just say that there are people from your sect heading to the Great Song Dynasty and Thunder Universe Region?"
The Thunder Universe Region was the ancestral land of the Kui Cow Clan. The vast universe void around it could be considered as their sphere of influence.
Therefore, the outside world called this universe void the Thunder Universe Region.
"Yes. Other than me, the other senior brothers are heading to the Hongyang World and Thunder Universe Region respectively." The monk put his palms together.
Mu Zi fell silent.
Although the relationship between Doushi Academy and Chang 'an City had not reached the point of completely falling out, if Chang' an accepted Demon Venerable Qiongqi, Gai Kongwen, or Chang 'an's Demon King, Ao Kong, cultivated to the Faceless Demon Realm, then Doushi Academy could no longer sit idly by.
However, on the other hand, Saint Lu and Emperor Song might still fight.
Now that Bodhisattva Ananda and the others wanted to fight for Emperor Song, it meant that Taiyi Sect had decided to compromise.
But what about Doushi Academy?
They would not submit to force.
Putting aside Saint Lu's choice, Mu Zi already had an answer in his heart.
He did not need to say anything. He just looked at the monk calmly, and the monk seemed to understand something.
"Everything will be decided by Saint Lu and the other benefactors." The monk said, "However, just as my master and Sage Xue said, the expansion of Chang 'an in the Yanhuang World is more urgent and domineering than that of the Great Song Dynasty."
Mu Zi nodded slightly, "Master, you are right."
Compared to Doushi Academy, the conflict between Buddhism and Chang 'an was greater.
A group of Buddhist monks could not ignore the Manjushri Sarira falling into the hands of others.
And now, too many disciples of Buddhism had died in Chang 'an.
Now, even if Chang 'an returned the Manjushri Sarira to Buddhism, it would be difficult for Buddhism to let it go.
Moreover, looking at Chang 'an's behavior over the years, it was clear that the people of Chang' an had never considered the possibility of returning the Manjushri Sarira to Buddhism to resolve this grievance.
It was as if even if the Buddhists did not come to find trouble with them, they would still see the Buddhists as a stumbling block on their path of expansion and wanted to eliminate them.
Could Chang 'an and Doushi Academy really be peaceful for a long time?
Although the conflict between Buddhism and Chang 'an was deeper, what the monk said was true.
Chang 'an, which was rising rapidly in recent years, was indeed fiercer than that of the Great Song Dynasty.
Slowly, Mu Zi said, "If the Great Song Dynasty does not take the initiative to attack us, I think you won't do anything."
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