Chapter 488: Chapter 346: Dai Temple Divine Seal, Taishan Divine Power!_2
Wang Hou shook his head.
Supreme Sage Taixu asked again, “Could it be Celestial Master Zhang from Dragon Tiger Mountain?”
Wang Hou continued to shake his head.
Xu Yang, who understood Wang Hou the best, said with a stern face, “What Minister Wang means is, he is the number one choice.”
Wang Hou chuckled, “That’s right, when the Martial Arts Conference convenes, someone will nominate me to be the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts… Of course, all the major factions in the martial world will definitely not agree.”
He paused for a moment, then continued, “I will use this opportunity to reach an agreement with all parties… Land Immortals and Daoist True Monarchs amongst them cannot participate in the competition for the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts. In this way, Xu Yang, your weakness in strength can be compensated!”
After hearing this, Xu Yang retorted, “What if the various factions within the martial world refuse to agree?”
“Then I will participate in the competition.”
Wang Hou chuckled, “If anyone can defeat me, I will wholeheartedly endorse them to be the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts.”
This was nothing short of being a rogue.
If Wang Hou participated, others would only get beaten.
So Wang Hou was sure…
If he stepped forward, the people of the martial world would naturally agree to the “second plan”. He said, “You are in the late stages of the Divine Transcendence Realm, have cultivated numerous divine powers, and have advanced to achieve the Daoist primordial spirit. You’ve inherited the Dharma seal of your Supreme Purification Seal. Your overall strength should be stronger than that of an ordinary Spirit Refining Realm.”
“Coupled with your initial foray into the martial arts of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm… you can indeed contend with some powerful Spirit Refining Realms or Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realms!”
“Although… this is still not enough!”
“In our Da Xia’s martial world, there aren’t many Spirit Refining realms, Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realms, and Buddhist Vajra Realms to begin with, but this time those old folks stepped out of their blessed lands and have brought a batch… just the Li Clan of Longxi has three Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realms!”
Xu Yang remained silent.
He was gauging his own combat power.
Now, he had already cultivated 62 divine powers, condensed 62 divine power talismans, his realm seemed to still be the Divine Transcendence Realm, but his magical power was dozens of times more powerful than that of the same realm!
Just by this cultivation alone, Xu Yang felt he could compete with the Spirit Refining Realm.
Not to mention the many divine powers he possesses.
Even at the peak of the Spirit Refining Realm, Xu Yang didn’t feel much pressure.
And with each divine power he cultivated, it not only increased his magical power, but also contributed to the strengthening of his “primordial spirit”.
Now his primordial spirit was incredibly strong, so much so that even with his aura concealed, Wang Hou couldn’t see through him.
“I’ve also practiced martial arts.”
“Both the Great River Sword Aura and the essence of the Great River Sword are stronger than the same level of martial practitioners…plus I have the Supreme Purification Seal and the Jiao Slaying Sword, two great immortal artifacts. It should not be a problem to fight an ordinary Land Immortal.”
He was secretly calculating in his heart.
But he heard Wang Hou say, “That’s why I chose to hold the Martial Arts Conference in Mount Tai, because I want to seek the help of Supreme Sage Taixu, to let you win first place in the Martial Arts Conference and become the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts.”
Xu Yang was surprised, “Supreme Sage Taixu?”
He glanced at Daoist Taixu.
This Daoist was just entering the Spirit Refining Realm, and this level of cultivation didn’t amount to anything in the current Da Xia martial world, what could he do?
Supreme Sage Taixu seemed to see the doubt in Xu Yang’s heart, stroked his beard and smiled, “Celestial Master Xu should know… the origin of my Dai Temple.”
Xu Yang nodded, “The Dai Temple was established during the Han Dynasty to enfeoff and sacrifice to the Mount Tai Deity, and today the Emperor Dongyue is still enshrined in the Heavenly Reward Palace.”
Supreme Sage Taixu shook his head.
“The establishment of the Dai Temple, in fact, goes back even further… The reason why it is believed that the Dai Temple was established during the Han Dynasty is because Emperor Wu of Han held the Enfeoffment Ceremony at the Dai Temple and became famous…”
“But have you ever thought…the first monarch of the Han Dynasty who performed the enfeoffment was not Emperor Wu of Han, but Emperor Qin Shi Huang.”
Xu Yang’s gaze fluttered subtly.
Supreme Sage Taixu continued, “At the time Emperor Qin Shi Huang carried out the enfeoffment at Mount Tai, the Dai Temple already existed, only at that time it was not called the Dai Temple, but Dongyue Temple.”
“At that time, the Dai Temple was not a Daoist Temple, but a God Temple!”
Daoist Taixu spoke eloquently, telling the history of the Dai Temple.
As it turns out, the Dai Temple was originally a God Temple, established specifically for the sacrifice of the “Mount Tai Deity”. Later, Emperor Qin Shi Huang carried out the enfeoffment at Mount Tai, and the emperors of later generations followed suit. Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Tang Gaozong, Emperor Tang Xuanzong and Emperor Zhenzong of Song, six monarchs consecutively carried out the enfeoffment at Mount Tai.
This led to the fame of the Dai Temple, and at the foot of the mountain another Dai Temple was established, specifically for the enfeoffment and sacrifice to Heaven.
“After offering sacrifices to the Mount Tai Deity for these many years, my Dai Temple naturally… has special features!”
Supreme Sage Taixu stood up and went to the “Heavenly Reward Palace”, saying, “Celestial Master Xu, Minister Wang, God Xu, please come over.”
On arrival at the Heavenly Reward Palace, Supreme Sage Taixu pushed open the door and entered.
The palace was empty.
In the center of the palace, a huge deity statue towered.
When Xu Yang looked at that statue, his body was shocked and he felt somewhat dazed for a moment. He didn’t have time to think, when he saw Supreme Sage Taixu take out a dharma seal, activated it and shot it towards Xu Yang.
Xu Yang wanted to instinctively knock the dharma seal away, but heard Supreme Sage Taixu say, “Celestial Master Xu, don’t resist…this is the divine seal of my Dai Temple, with this seal, you can call upon a thread of Taishan Divine Power!”
Xu Yang could only withdraw his magic power and allowed the Dharma seal to fall.
Oum!
In an instant, the light flickered on top of the Dharma seal, enveloping Xu Yang.
Supreme Sage Taixu’s thundering voice commanded, “Celestial Master Xu, calm your heart, follow the guidance of the divine seal, mobilize Taishan Divine Power…”
Xu Yang sat down heavily, hurriedly cleared his mind, calmed his essence, and, guided by the divine seal, emptied his spirit to sense the “Divine Power” of Taishan.