In the upper level of Shouzheng Palace, Zhang Yu's doppelganger had received a report and a Xuanji letter.
The former was delivered by Lao Chengyi from Shouzheng Palace, while the latter was delivered by Nie Xinying using the Green Branch Xuanji he had given her. Both of them were talking about the same matter, which was to investigate the cause and effect of the strange happenings in the Tenki-in Hall.
The reason why Nie Xinying sent him a letter was to inform him of the matter, but in reality, she did not completely trust Lao Chengyi, so she sent him another one, just in case.
He could understand why she would do this. If it was a normal matter, it would not be necessary. However, Nie Xinying suspected that a certain important person from the upper level was involved. She did not know if there would be any problems in Shouzheng Palace, nor did she know if there would be any obstacles. To be safe, she sent him a letter using the Green Branch Xuanji Palace, which was better than doing nothing.
This time, the Daoist portrait that Lao Chengyi had given him was also sent over.
He took it and opened it to take a look. His eyes flashed. It was a portrait of a court enforcer. There was no need to care about how similar the portrait was. Because he had placed his thoughts on it, he could tell who the portrait was with a single glance.
These portraits were placed in the residences of the craftsmen involved in this matter. It was hard to say that the two were unrelated. This was because it was impossible for the upper echelons to not sense it when one knelt before them. Therefore, regardless of whether it was Lao Chengyi or Nie Xinying, they both believed that this was not something they could handle, so they sent it to him.
He thought for a while, then called out, "Fellow Daoist Ming Zhou."
With a flash of light, Daoist Ming Zhou appeared at the side, and said, "Court Enforcer, what are your orders?"
Zhang Yu said, "I would like to visit Zhangsun Tingzhi. May I trouble Fellow Daoist to send a message to the Yichang Palace first?"
Daoist Ming Zhou replied and disappeared in a flash of light. Not long after, he reappeared in the hall and bowed. "Ting Zhi, Zhangsun Ting Zhi said that he is waiting for you in the dao palace."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly. His doppelganger did not move, while his main body walked out of the Qing Qiong Palace. With a wave of his hand, the portrait was kept in his sleeve. Then, with a thought, he appeared in front of the Yichang Palace, his robe fluttering in the wind.
At this moment, Zhangsun Tingzhi was already at the front of the hall to welcome them. After the two of them exchanged greetings, he welcomed them in. Within the hall, the host and guest sat down separately. Zhangsun Tingzhi asked, "May I know why Court Enforcer Zhang is here today?"
Zhang Yu took out the portrait and placed it on the table, saying, "Because there have been some abnormalities in the Tenki-in Hall recently, the Yujing Garrison and Shouzheng Garrison worked together to search." He briefly explained the situation, and finally said, "However, every craftsmen involved in the incident found a portrait of Zhangsun Tingzhi, so I came to ask."
Zhangsun Tingzhi's voice was flat as he said, "These portraits? I know that this was before the Turbid Tide arrived. The connection between the upper and the inner layer was broken, and the continents were also falling apart. Only Yujing still had some connection with the upper layer.
At that time, Tianji's Creation was in the ascendant and needed someone to protect it. At that time, cracks were everywhere. Just looking after these places was already a heavy responsibility. Therefore, I suggested to Xuanting and left my portrait there. If anything happened, they only needed to worship the portrait. Once I sensed it, I would be able to lend them a helping hand. "
Zhang Yu nodded slightly. Since Zhangsun Tingzhi said this to Xuanting, then this matter should not be a lie. He thought for a moment and asked, "Did Zhangsun Tingzhi do this because he thought highly of Creation?"
Zhangsun Tingzhi said, "Just like how Xuanting supported Xuan Fa, one of his goals was to obtain enough combat power. I thought that Creation also had the same potential and could be supported. At that time, no one knew how far Xuan Fa could go, and no one knew if the extra Monk Hunjang would one day become a threat to Tianxia because of the Great Chaos. Therefore, I needed another possible substitute. "
Zhang Yu said, "Zhangsun Tingzhi thinks that Creation is easier to control than Xuan Fa?"
Zhangsun Tingzhi said faintly, "I did think so. Most of Creation needs people to control it, and the person controlling it has no power. This makes it easy to suppress.
Even if Creation breaks through the limit and its power reaches the upper level, it will need to use more and more complicated creations. However, all of this depends on Tianxia, so it must obtain the support of the entire Tianxia. Therefore, if there is a missing link, it will be broken. This can be very good for Tianxia to control. "
Zhang Yu said, "Does Zhangsun Tingzhi think the same now?"
Zhangsun Tingzhi shook his head and said, "Now that my Tianxia has defeated Shangchen and Huanyang, the great enemy has been eliminated. If my Tianxia does not have such an opponent, there is naturally no need to support Creation."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I would like to ask Zhangsun Tingzhi a question. Why didn't Zhangsun Tingzhi take back those portraits?"
Zhangsun Tingzhi said faintly, "There is no need. Because I don't know when Xuan Fa will be powerless, then I will need to support Creation to replace it."
Zhang Yu glanced at him and thought, 'This guy is really blunt. Moreover, he could feel that in this person's eyes, regardless of whether it was Xuan Fa or Creation, they were all seen as tools to strengthen Tianxia. There was no difference between the two. Perhaps it was not just Xuan Fa, even the True Method that this person cultivated was seen in the same way.
He asked a few more questions, and Zhangsun Tingzhi also answered truthfully. He stood up, bowed and said, "Now that this question has been answered, I shall take my leave."
Zhangsun Tingzhi also stood up and said, "Let me send Zhang Tingzhi off."
Zhang Yu said politely, "No need, Zhangsun Tingzhi, please stay." He walked out of Yichang Daoist Palace, and with a change of thought, he returned to Qing Xuan Daoist Palace.
This time, the matter was already obvious. The Tenki-in Hall was actually using Zhangsun Tingzhi's portrait as a shield to make people afraid and not dare to investigate further. Based on this matter alone, Zhangsun Tingzhi should not be involved.
The reason was simple. If Zhangsun Tingzhi did not want people to find out, he could have just taken back the portrait, and the people below would not be able to find out at all. Moreover, things would not be done so crudely, and he would not collude with Xinshen.
He thought for a while, then waved his sleeves. Two streaks of clear Qi descended to the lower level, and he replied to Nie Xinying and Lao Chengyi with a letter each.
Nie Xinying had been waiting for news in Baizhen Mountain. At this moment, she felt the green branch move slightly, and a streak of clear Qi floated out, turning into a letter and landing on the table. She immediately picked it up, but after reading it, she felt slightly relieved.
Just as she said, with Baizhen Mountain's power, there was no need to be afraid of offending some people above. However, if it was really a court enforcer above who was behind this matter, then it would not be so easy to deal with.
Although she also thought that this possibility was very small, she could not ignore it even if it was only one in ten thousand. Now that she had proof, she was truly relieved.
At this moment, the lady in a colorful dress walked in and said, "Senior Nie, that Shouzheng's Bureau of Labor Duty is here again."
Nie Xinying nodded and said, "Invite him in."
A short while later, Lao Chengyi stepped inside. He had also received Zhang Yu's reply, and had clearly instructed him to only deal with the matter of the Tenki-in Hall. He did not need to concern himself with other matters. Seeing this, he immediately came to see Nie Xinying.
After greeting her, he said, "Fellow Daoist Nie, I have to report to the higher-ups that that person is not involved in this matter. Shouzheng has already asked, and the Tenki-in Hall erected this portrait only to intimidate others and conceal their true purpose. We do not need to have any misgivings."
Nie Xinying said, "Thank you, Bureau of Labor Duty, for informing us."
Lao Chengyi said, "You're welcome. It's just that I didn't expect that the people of the Tenki-in Hall would be so daring, wandering around that person's portrait all day long. Could it be that they don't feel guilty? "
Nie Xinying said, "It's not strange. That person's portrait would not be placed outside all the time, and I'm afraid that they themselves do not think that they are violating Tianxia's laws."
Lao Chengyi nodded. When he came here, he had seen the interrogation report from the Shouzheng's Bureau of Labor Duty. These people who were involved in this matter thought that what they did was beneficial to Tianxia, and had forgotten that Tianxia had a law that forbade private sacrifices to EsGods.
In fact, most people were bewitched to a certain extent. This was not a magical ability, but a kind of inducement technique, so people could not find out.
Nie Xinying said, "Could the Bureau of Labor Duty take a look at this item." She pushed the jade box that she had found in the Tenki-in Hall forward, and inside it was the white branch.
Lao Chengyi looked at it and said, "This should be the artifact of faith, right?" He stared at it for a moment and muttered, "Ignoring the mystical power condensed on it, this thing looks like a pure creation."
The woman in the colorful dress said, "When I came out, I already showed this to Grandmaster Wei. He said that this should be a spoil of war from the Qingyang Upper Continent after they destroyed the Shuang Continent. Later, it was borrowed by the Yujing Tianji Institute for research. It is suspected that Grandmaster Xu repaired it himself. At first, he and his students used it as faith, and then it slowly spread to other craftsmen.
It's just that Grandmaster Xu's earliest memories of this part are missing, and we don't know how he did it. We suspect that he was guided by something, and it is very likely that an external force did it through those rogue cultivators. “
Lao Chengyi said in a low voice, "Then the next step is how to eliminate this object. Faith is not that easy to deal with. As long as the spiritual power is not destroyed, it will always exist. If there are other places where sacrifices are made, it will be even more difficult to eliminate."
Nie Xinying said in a natural voice, "This is not a problem. I will take it to teacher to deal with."
Lao Chengyi's expression relaxed, and said, "It would be best if the Baizhen Mountain Lord can do it."
After Nie Xinying finished talking with him, she took the white branch and directly went into the deepest part of the Baizhen Mountain. After passing through a thick layer of white fog, she came to an empty space. There were thousands of stone balls floating in the air, and they were of different sizes. They were all slightly shining, and they were arranged in a string of jade beads.
She floated to the centermost stone ball. There was a Hui Guo Temple here, and Deng Jing was standing on the temple platform at this moment, looking at a jade tablet full of Taoist talismans.
She walked forward and bowed, and said, "Disciple greets teacher."
Deng Jing retracted his gaze and smiled, and said, "Disciple, you don't have to be so polite. Is there anything you want me to deal with?"
Nie Xinying said, "There is something I need teacher to deal with." She roughly explained what had happened, and then handed the white branch over, and said, "Teacher, please take a look."
Deng Jing waved his hand, and the white branch was in his hand. He looked at it a few times, and said casually, "It's not difficult to deal with this thing, but this thing should be taken from something."
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