Seeing that Jiao Yao had left, the Daoist child stood in place for a while before taking the flying car back. Not long after, he arrived at a Daoist palace surrounded by a clear spring on the Clear Sky Cloud Sea.
Without needing to report, he went straight in and came to a pavilion beside a lotus pond at the back of the palace. There were two Daoists playing chess here.
The Daoist child stepped forward and waited for a chess piece to be placed. He took a gap and bowed to one of the middle-aged Daoists who wore a red Daoist robe, "Master, Jiao Shangzun said that he was appointed by the Shouzheng Palace and had no time to come here. Later, Xiao Tong saw him leave in a hurry."
Daoist Shen laughed and said, "This old dragon is pretending to be confused."
The Daoist opposite him was wearing a black Daoist robe. His long beard fluttered in the wind, and he looked very handsome. He smiled and said, "This old dragon made a mistake last time by stuffing his descendants into the Shouzheng Palace. Now, he has found a way out. It was not easy to curry favor with him, so how can he stand on our side? Rather than rely on this old dragon, it's better to rely on his descendants. "
Daoist Shen said, "I only let the child try to ask. This old dragon really can't be helped. That's all …" He waved his sleeves and raised his head, "Daoist Tong, this matter can't be neglected. If we allow the Shouzheng Palace to gather us and assign us to do things, how can we cultivate in peace?"
Daoist Tong stroked his beard and said, "But this is Xuanting's intention, and it has also been decided by Xuanting. It's not easy to handle."
Daoist Shen said, "Daoist Tong is only half right. Although this is Xuanting's decision, it's only about expanding the Shouzheng Palace and strengthening the defenses everywhere. It hasn't decided on the matter of Xuan Zun entering the secular world. Even the Lingmiao Mysterious Realm in the secular world is now temporarily trying to start the realm. It hasn't been promoted in one go, which shows that Xuanting is also cautious.
But think about it, if this matter goes smoothly and continues, then the next step will be to force me into the world. If we do not say a word, Xuanting will think that we have tacitly agreed. Therefore, we must make a request to Xuanting. This way, our fellow Daoists will not be disturbed. "
Daoist Tong said, "But if we want to talk about this, we need a leader with enough prestige. Since that old dragon is unwilling, then only Fellow Daoist You and Fellow Daoist Yan can do it."
Daoist Shen said plainly, "Both sides have sent people to invite them. However, Daoist You is focused on studying formations and Daoist Yan is even more unwilling to offend others. Hence, he is in seclusion. If not for this, I would not have invited that old dragon."
Daoist Tong was startled, and said, "So you've invited these two as well …" He frowned, and said, "This is difficult. Without them, our words might not carry much weight in Xuan Court."
Daoist Shen said firmly, "This matter must be done by someone. If these people are unwilling, then we will do it! When Tianxia crossed over to this world, our fellow Daoists and our fellow Daoists all contributed to this world. My fellow Daoists and I have all made contributions. Xuan Court has also promised us that we can cultivate in the Clear Sky Cloud Sea for a long time. We can only go out to battle when necessary or when protecting Tianxia. If the rules are changed now, that would be inappropriate.
Priest Tong asked tentatively, "Then how do you plan to solve this matter?"
Daoist Shen was prepared for this. He said directly, "If the rules are enforced, no one will be able to live peacefully. Only by establishing the rules and preventing the Xuan Court from forcing us cultivators to enter the world can we truly resolve this issue."
Daoist Tong was startled, and said, "Fellow Daoist, you've gone a bit too far this time. You can make a request, but establishing a law is far too difficult. This, this is going against Xuan Court."
If he wanted the Xuan Court to establish a law to acknowledge this matter, then he would need the approval of all the court enforcers. No matter how he thought about it, this was impossible. He clearly knew that it was impossible, yet he still did it. Wasn't he afraid of angering the court enforcers?
Daoist Shen's expression did not change. "How is this going against Xuanting? We're making a reasonable request. This is also allowed by Xuanting. If we don't make a request, Xuanting will think that he can arrange for us to do as he pleases."
Daoist Tong couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said, "So you only wanted to express your attitude to Xuan Ting, and didn't really want to do that. That's good, that's good."
Daoist Shen said, "This matter must be done as soon as possible. In a few days, I will visit the other Daoists and ask them to support my request." At this moment, he placed a chess piece on the chessboard and said, "Daoist Tong, it's your turn."
Three days later, in the Miao Hao Daoist Palace.
Zhong Tingzhi was talking to Chong Tingzhi through the jade wall. He said, "A few days ago, Daoist Shen came to find me regarding the True Cultivator's entry into the world. I presume you also went to find Daoist Chong?"
Chong Tingzhi said in a deep voice, "I think they've been in seclusion for too long. They've become muddle-headed. We've never been the representatives of this generation. How can they interfere with the court's decision? Do you still want Xuanting's rules and regulations? "
Zhong Tingzhi said, "This matter should not be blocked. Since they've made a request, we should give them a chance to speak. They've also made contributions to Tianxia. Moreover, Daoist Shen used to be a court official. Although he's retired, he can still say a few words."
Chong Tingzhi disagreed and said, "Shen Min is too selfish. I've always thought that if Tianxia lost the battle with Shangchen, he would most likely bring his people to Shangchen."
Zhong Tingzhi shook his head and said, "Don't judge things that haven't happened yet. There's nothing wrong with the request, but what should be refuted should be refuted. There's no conflict between the two. We just need to tell them our attitude. "
Another day later, in the Cloud Sea Daoist Palace, Daoist Shen and Daoist Tong also received a reply. It said that the Xuanting's decision was not to be changed.
Daoist Tong sighed and said, "Xuanting's decision was indeed rejected."
Daoist Shen said, "It's already expected." He threw the reply to the side and said to the boy, "Take a few copies and distribute them to the other Daoist friends. Let them know the result."
The boy bowed and took the reply to leave.
Daoist Shen smiled. He used to be a court administrator and understood Xuanting. He also understood the True Cultivators in the Cloud Sea.
If you stood up for them, they wouldn't go forward with you. Instead, they would sit back and watch you struggle. If you could fight for something, they would be happy to accept it. However, if the shackles of order were to fall, they would still stand up and fight. Usually, they would go their own way and not interfere with each other. They were like a plate of loose sand, unable to gather their strength.
Therefore, what he needed to do was to gather this plate of loose sand.
He didn't really expect Xuanting to agree to his suggestions. He was waiting for this reply. This time, everyone was forced into a corner. If they didn't change it, it would be a foregone conclusion. He could use this opportunity to unite the people and gather their strength.
At this time, Daoist Tong didn't know what to say. After all, he was a little nervous about going against Xuanting.
Daoist Shen glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. We're following Xuanting's rules. We didn't do anything out of line. Xuanting won't do anything to us."
Daoist Tong thought, "They won't do anything to us, but as the leader, they might …" When he thought of this, he suddenly thought of something. He raised his head and looked at Daoist Shen. After hesitating for a while, he asked in a low voice, "May I ask, fellow Daoist Shen, do you intend to return to Xuanting?"
Daoist Shen picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Then, he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you guessed it." He said slowly, "As far as I know, the chief administrator is about to step down. There must be a vacancy in Xuanting. At this time, if I can take over the position, it will be the general trend. I'll have to return to the seat. "
Daoist Tong suddenly understood. He didn't mind this. After all, it was always a good thing to have someone who was willing to speak for them in the court. However …
He looked at Daoist Shen and asked cautiously, "Fellow Daoist, are you willing to fight for benefits for all of you?"
Daoist Shen raised his hand and said as if he was making a promise, "If I enter the court because of your support, I'll naturally uphold justice for all of you." “
In his plan, he would gather everyone and send out an invitation again. If this time, Xuanting could accept it, that would be the best. Naturally, he would have more prestige. If he didn't succeed, it would make the True Cultivators realize that it was impossible if no one spoke for them. Then, other than him, who else would be willing to stand out now?
Regardless of success or failure, he would still be the winner.
In Shouzheng Palace, Zhang Yu's clone was arranging people in various places. However, the few True Cultivators who were willing to come did not come. On the other hand, the people from the Prison of Guardians came one after another a few days after the meeting with Wu Ting's administrator. Now, all of them had been arranged.
Then, he also received the invitation. Xuanting didn't reject requests from people below. If the request was reasonable, he would consider it carefully. However, the request this time was too high, so he also rejected it.
In these few days, he also heard some words from the secluded True Cultivators. Although no one dared to openly criticize Shouzheng Palace, it was inevitable that there would be some criticism in secret. They said that if the responsibility of guarding the palace was handed over to the creator, why would there be so many problems?
With his understanding of True Cultivators, he was sure that someone was instigating this from the shadows.
After asking a little, he found out that it was a person called Shen Min who was pushing this from the shadows.
He took a look at this book and found out that this person was once a court administrator. Back then, he also guarded one of the thirteen upper continents. Not only that, he was also Xuan Zun, who had the merit of opening a continent. His contributions were considered great.
However, compared to many of his peers at the same time, his contributions could only be considered passable. It was just that Xuan Zun of his generation who had made contributions, other than those who were still in the court, had mostly died. On the other hand, he had voluntarily handed over the position of court administrator because he was seriously injured back then. This allowed him to avoid the most desperate battles.
However, there was evidence that his injuries had actually healed long ago. Later on, he hid for a long time and didn't come out. Now that all the external enemies had been eliminated, he came out again.
Zhang Yu casually placed this person's book to the side. Combining this person's past actions and the current situation in the court, he could roughly guess what this person was planning.
However, how to deal with these matters was not within the authority of Shouzheng Palace, so he wouldn't interfere too much as Shouzheng. During the next court meeting, he would naturally ask about it as a court administrator.
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