Three days later, Daoist Shen once again sent an invitation letter to Xuanting.
The first time he sent an invitation letter to Xuanting, there were only a few people who signed the letter. This time, there were close to 20 Mystique Venerables who had signed their names.
But after just two days, this invitation was once again rejected by Xuanting.
Daoist Shen was not discouraged, and continued to persuade the other Xuan Zun who cultivated in seclusion, stating the importance of this matter. Because the invitation letter was rejected twice, some Xuan Zun who cultivated in seclusion were indeed uneasy, and because of Daoist Shen's exaggerations, the Xuan Zun who originally did not want to get involved in this matter also agreed to sign the new invitation letter.
So this time, there were more than thirty Xuan Zun's signatures on the letter. Although this did not include all Xuan Zun who cultivated in seclusion, and Daoist You and Daoist Yan, the two cultivators who plucked the best achievements, did not sign the letter, this was enough to make Xuanting pay attention to this matter.
Daoist Tong looked at the signatures on the letter and said with admiration, "Everything is as you expected, after two invitations were rejected, more Daoists are on our side."
Daoist Shen picked up the letter and said, "I'll have to trouble you to deliver this to the court officials."
"Alright!" Solemnly, Daoist Tong took the letter. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if Xuanting still doesn't agree this time?"
Daoist Shen said casually, "Then continue to deliver the letter. I just need to find more Daoists to sign the letter, and Xuanting will have to approve it." He smiled and said, "Rest assured, Daoists, this is all done according to Tianxia's rules." He did not care whether this matter was successful or not, as long as he was the only one who spoke for the True Cultivators.
Daoist Tong looked at him and roughly understood his thoughts. He said, "If you become a court official in the future, I hope you can speak for us."
Daoist Shen smiled and said, "This matter hasn't been decided yet. Furthermore, Xuan Court has its own intentions as well. Whoever is chosen as the Court Enforcer will have to be determined by their past efforts."
Priest Tong said seriously, "In terms of past contributions, except for the court executors, how many people can be compared with you, my fellow Daoist? In my opinion, Fellow Daoist's return is well deserved. "
After he finished speaking, he bowed again and left.
Half a day later, in the Golden Court Dao Palace, Chong Tingzhi looked at the letter in front of him and was very unhappy. He looked at Zhong Tingzhi's image on the jade wall and said, "Don't these people know that letting them come out of seclusion and enter the world to take up power and responsibility is all for the sake of continuing my True Cultivation?"
Zhong Tingzhi said in a low voice, "There will always be people who do not see the big picture. As True Cultivators, it is rare for them to respond so frequently. If no one instigated them from behind, they would not have reached this stage."
Chong Tingzhi said unkindly, "It's this Shen Min again!"
Zhong Tingzhi thought for a while and said, "It seems like he has sensed that the position of the Imperial Court is about to change, so he has some ideas." This intention could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, let alone the court officials.
Chong Tingzhi did not have a good impression of Shen Min. He scoffed and said without surprise, "It's not strange. This is the kind of person he is. He is used to playing tricks. Wasn't he like this in the past?"
Zhong Tingzhi said, "There is no need to talk about what happened in the past. It has already been decided. However, with so many letters from Xuan Zun, we can't just reject it so easily. This matter must be discussed in the Imperial Court."
However, one day later, Xuanting wrote a reply to Daoist Tong. This time, he did not directly reject the letter, but asked them to wait for the outcome of the Imperial Court.
When Daoist Tong saw that Shen Min had predicted this, he was overjoyed. He brought the reply to Shen Min's Dao Palace and passed it to him.
After receiving the reply, Shen Min did not seem very happy. Instead, he said with a serious expression, "Let's wait. There are still five days to the Imperial Court meeting. As long as there is no trouble in this period of time, it will be fine. "
When Daoist Tong saw his expression, his heart tightened. He said, "Didn't you say that there would be no trouble?"
Daoist Shen waved his hand and said, "Xuanting will not be a problem. However, there are some people that we have to be wary of." He seemed to be afraid of something. "I will be in seclusion for the next few days. I will not meet anyone who comes looking for me. Daoist Tong, please help me block the guests."
As he said this, he hurriedly walked into the inner hall, as if he was hiding from something.
He was very familiar with Xuanting's methods. There would not be any problems because the rules were there. No one could break them. However, there was one person above Xuanting that he was very afraid of. This person was in charge of monitoring and correcting the actions of the Xuan Zun and even the Imperial Court. Although he did not have the power to punish, he had the power to report and reprimand.
He was afraid that this person would come looking for him and pick on him. After all, although some of the things he did were in accordance with the rules, some of them were not suitable to be mentioned openly. However, it would be fine as long as he could hide for the next few days.
Daoist Tong seemed to have thought of something at this moment. He said loudly, "If you are not here, and Xuanting summons you for questioning …"
Daoist Shen did not even turn his head and said, "Then say that I have reached a critical point in my cultivation. I will meet you in a few days." Unless there was an official order for this matter, it would be fine as long as it was delayed. If it was delayed until the day of the court meeting, there would naturally be no need to ask him.
Daoist Tong saw that he was hiding and waited outside anxiously. Fortunately, no one came looking for him after that. He also felt more at ease.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed. On the fifteenth day of the month, amidst the long sound of the chime, the Imperial Court officials appeared one by one on the long river of light and Qi. After greeting the Imperial Court officials, they sat down in their respective seats.
When the court meeting began, the first thing to be discussed was naturally the matter of expanding Shouzheng's station. Solemnly, this was because it involved the defense strategy of the inner and outer worlds in the future. It was also drafted by the five Imperial Court officials.
Chen Tingzhi asked, "Zhang Tingzhi, over the past month, how is the arrangement of the stations?"
Zhang Yu said, "The arrangements for the inner layer have been smoothly arranged. Some small obstacles are not a problem and can be dealt with quickly. However, there is one matter. There are a few True Cultivators in the upper layer who were originally cultivating in the Cloud Sea. They said that they would definitely come to Shouzheng's palace. However, they did not appear. When I went to ask them, they did not give me any explanation. For now, I do not know the reason. "
Lin Tingzhi said at this moment, "I was just about to talk about this matter."
He looked at everyone and said, "I'm sure all of you are aware of this. A few days ago, Fellow Daoist Shen Min mentioned that due to the uniqueness of our cultivation method, we would need to cultivate for a long period of time. If we were to interrupt our cultivation, it would be too restrictive and would be detrimental to our cultivation. Hence, we would like to ask the court to be more lenient."
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "I have thought about it. Most of the True Cultivators in the Cloud Sea have been cultivating for a long time. Many of them have already entered the Dao since Shen Xia. It is unreasonable to suddenly ask them to change now.
In addition, Xuanting did promise to allow them to cultivate in the Cloud Sea. Unless it is necessary, we will not force them to enter the world. This time, they have asked for leniency. We should consider it properly. "
The Imperial Court officials did not speak at this moment, as if they were all thinking about something.
When Xuanting allowed the True Cultivators to cultivate in the Cloud Sea, there was actually a special background.
Because at that time, Tianxia was almost all True Cultivators and Xuanxiu. Even Monk Hunjang was mostly converted from True Cultivators. Whether it was in terms of mutual recognition or the way of thinking, it was impossible for them to completely break away from the traces of their original True Cultivators. Therefore, it was natural for them to set this precedent.
Now, Xuanting suddenly said that they might not be allowed to cultivate freely. In the eyes of the True Cultivators, this was clearly a violation of the promise. Indeed, many of them could not accept it.
However, Xuanting's decision was not wrong. In the end, it was still because of the passage of time. Many things in the past could not adapt to the general trend. Therefore, changes had to be made. One of the two parties had to compromise.
At this moment, Zhong Tingzhi knocked on the chime and stood up. He bowed and said, "Head Deacon, Deacons, I think that whether the True Cultivators should enter the secular world can be discussed later. This time, the expansion of Shouzheng's encampment and the Fellow Daoists to enter the Shouzheng Palace is to deal with the gods of the previous era. It is to protect the people of Tianxia. How can we not comply? Isn't this treating Xuanting's decree as a joke? "
Chong Tingzhi also agreed, "If everyone is like this and treats the rules as nothing, then what laws do I, Tianxia, have to establish? This matter must be severely punished! "
Daoist Yu Su said coldly, "This should be the case. This matter must be investigated. Otherwise, where will Xuanting's dignity be?" The other Imperial Court officials also spoke one after another and expressed their opinions.
Daoist Feng looked on coldly from the side and did not say a word.
Actually, up to this point, Xuanxiu did not care whether the True Cultivators in seclusion entered the secular world or not. Instead, it was Zhong and Chong who were originally protecting the True Cultivators who requested for them to enter the secular world.
Why did they do this? Wasn't it to prevent the True Cultivators from being driven to the edge of Tianxia and weakening?
However, Zhong and Chong did not expect that it was the people they were protecting who dragged them down.
Lin Tingzhi said, "Everyone, those Fellow Daoists have been cultivating in seclusion for a long time in the Cloud Sea. It is inevitable that they are slow to respond to the decree. How about this? We can send someone to ask them and order them to come quickly. If they do not come, they will be punished for violating the law."
The Imperial Court officials discussed again and agreed to this suggestion. After all, capturing the True Cultivators was not the goal. It would be best if the matter could be resolved properly and peacefully.
Chen Tingzhi looked at Zhu Tingzhi and said, "Later, I will have to trouble Zhu Tingzhi to bring the decree back."
Zhu Tingzhi bowed and agreed.
Chong Tingzhi picked up a jade mallet and knocked it, making a sound. He said, "Everyone, there is still one person left out. Shouldn't Shen Min be held accountable?"
Lin Tingzhi said, "Chong Tingzhi, what Fellow Daoist Shen did was within the rules of Xuanting. He did not violate anything."
Chong Tingzhi said, "But if he did not instigate them, why would those Fellow Daoists who had already agreed to go back? We should at least hold him accountable for the crime of instigation! "
Lin Tingzhi thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "But those Fellow Daoists' names were not on the documents he submitted. According to the law, we can send people to reprimand him, but we can't punish him."
This was the brilliance of Daoist Shen. He was familiar with the rules and regulations of Xuan Court, so he did not allow those true cultivators who had originally agreed to go to Guardian Palace to participate in this invitation. Thus, even though everyone knew that this matter was related to him, it was not appropriate for them to hold him accountable on the surface.
Zhang Yu raised his head and said, "According to the usual rules, this Xuan Zun is indeed innocent. However, that is under normal circumstances. However, Imperial Court officials, Tianxia is still in a state of war. There are some restrictions that do not need to be followed."
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