Chapter 491: Chapter 348: Carried onto the Ring (Seeking Subscription)
The council hall was dead silent.
The words of Patriarch Li left all the elders in deep thought.
The individuals present were all over seven hundred years old, no one was a fool.
They certainly understood the words of Patriarch Li.
But what could they do?
Seeing everyone’s silence, Patriarch Li said sternly, “Fellows…unless Wang Hou is killed, the martial world will never have peace. We painstakingly practiced for a hundred years and even sealed ourselves within an independent realm to survive until now. Are we really going to let some junior overstep their boundaries?”
Patriarch Lu also stood up, gritted his teeth and said angrily, “Brother Li is right, since ancient times in our Da Xia, the court is the court, and the martial world is the martial world. Wang Hou attempts to suppress the martial world and now he is organising the Martial Arts Conference and electing the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts. In my opinion, he wants to completely control the martial world and extinguish the tradition of the martial world in Da Xia!”
With these two Land Immortals speaking up.
The other masters began to express their opinions.
In the days since they “came out of isolation”, they have gained a more comprehensive understanding of the human world, learning about the domineering nature of the “Supernatural Affairs Bureau”… People in the martial world were actually required to follow the rules of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau and adhere to official laws!
Even their own families and factions were under constant control.
These elders who had been used to “lawlessness” and acting like local tyrants since six hundred years ago felt extremely uncomfortable, naturally, their one and only desire is to overthrow Wang Hou’s “rule”.
“Amitabha.”
At this moment, the old monk of the Buddhism sect suddenly recited the Buddha’s name and stood up, “Fellows, now the human world is in chaos, malevolent beings are rampant, and some foreign countries have even completely fallen to them. I think the people of Da Xia should unite and face the crisis, rather than arguing with each other.”
At the side.
The elder of the Fufeng Ma Clan laughed, “Master Huiyuan, you need not say much, I know about your Buddhism sect’s plight…I heard that the Da Xia military has been conducting military exercises at the doorstep of your sect recently?”
The old monk’s eyebrows twitched.
Patriarch Ma continued, “I also heard that the Da Xia military has released news that they have developed a new missile that can level the Buddhism sect with just one salvo?”
The old monk’s eyebrows twitched again, “Amitabha, Master Ma is exaggerating…The military said that they can level Mount Shaoshi with one salvo, not my Buddhism sect.”
Patriarch Ma rolled his eyes, “Your Buddhism sect is on Mount Shaoshi, what difference does it make?”
The old monk practiced “the silence of Zen”.
Patriarch Ma then stood up and said, “Fellows, these past few days, I have asked the younger generations in my clan…Each of our major families and factions are actually surrounded by Da Xia military areas.”
“The military forces of Da Xia today are not to be compared with those useless soldiers cultivated by ancient courts, especially those powerful modern technological weapons that even we cannot withstand.”
After a pause, Patriarch Ma’s tone changed, “But why is the military only intimidating and not attacking?”
“Because they are afraid!”
“We, the old immortals, have survived so many years, what we care about the most is our younger generations and families. Da Xia is also afraid of breaking this last thought of ours… so I am sure that they will not dare to act rashly.”
“So Brother Ma, what do you think we should do?”
“Stick together for warmth, think of ways…to get rid of it once and for all!”
Although Patriarch Ma didn’t explicitly state the target of “get rid of it once and for all”, everyone knew it!
However, after a long discussion.
These people couldn’t devise a plan.
It’s merely that…
Wang Hou is too strong!
Everyone working together may be able to suppress or even kill Wang Hou, but if Wang Hou does not want to fight and wants to escape, no one can stop him!
And this guy does not respect the martial ethics.
If they let him escape, the consequences are unimaginable.
The council hall once again fell into silence.
“Wait…”
An elder said, “What about Xu Yang? Before, didn’t we discuss that we wanted to kill Xu Yang, why didn’t we take action?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was taken aback.
They were all trying desperately to recall what had happened at the promotion ceremony of Xu Yang to the rank of Heavenly Master at the Wanshou Palace that day, but they couldn’t remember any of it.. the congratulation from the Ten Halls of Yama, the killing of Patriarch Li by Lord Cui, the descent of Venus Taibai from heaven… they couldn’t remember anything!
“What’s going on?”
“Could it be… that we all have amnesia?”
Patriarch Ma rubbed his temples with a frightened expression, “I only remember Patriarch Li died within the Wanshou Palace…but I have completely forgotten how he died. Can anyone remember?”
“……”
The elders remained silent.
Master Huiyuan of the Buddhism sect said, “Our situation seems to be similar to having memories washed away by someone.”
“What a joke!”
An elder disdained, “With our cultivation… who in this world can erase our memories without our knowledge?”
Huiyuan closed his eyes and shook his head, “What if it wasn’t a person from this world?”
As soon as these words came out, the council hall fell silent once again, each elder was lost in thought… It seemed that the only explanation was this!
Huiyuan said, “Xu Yang belongs to the Jingming Sect, and the Ancestral Master of the Jingming Sect is the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Court. Although the heavenly path is not fully restored now, it is not impossible for a celestial being of the level of Heavenly Master Xu to descend to the world.”
He put his hands together, “The Jingming Sect has been passed down till now, and Xu Yang is the second Heavenly Master. By inheriting the position of the Heavenly Master, he is equivalent to inheriting the mantle of Heavenly Master Xu…It is not impossible for Heavenly Master Xu to descend to the world!”
Patriarch Li felt his heart pounding!
Xu Yang…
His backing is too strong, untouchable.
He continued, “Xu Yang is the Heavenly Master and the sect leader of the Jingming Sect. He is part of the martial world and one of us. Why should we oppose him?”
The other patriarchs all nodded in agreement.
Master Huiyuan was quietly chanting Buddhist scriptures, with his eyes focused on his nose, nose focused on his heart, lost in his thoughts.
These two days, the whole martial world of Da Xia was shaken!
The top of Mount Tai, the Martial Arts Conference!
Heroes contested, fighting for the position of the “Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts.”
Just thinking about this scene gets the blood pumping!
This scene, which only appears in movies and TV shows, is about to take place in reality. As part of the martial world, who wouldn’t want to go to Mount Tai to see?
Hence, people from various factions in the martial world set off for Mount Tai.
It’s a good thing…
That transportation is convenient nowadays.
Otherwise, these martial artists would first run to the Wanshou Palace on West Mountain in Gan Province, then travel 2000 miles to Mount Tai in Shandong Province. Wouldn’t they break their legs running?
In just one day, all hotels, guesthouses, and homestays around Mount Tai were fully booked.
Many people from the martial world couldn’t find a place to stay, so they just climbed Mount Tai directly.
…..
At the peak of Mount Tai.
The Dai Temple.
In a Daoist palace, Supreme Sage Taixu called his first and second disciples and asked, “Are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?”
The two disciples respectfully replied, “Yes, master, everything is ready.”
Upon hearing this, Supreme Sage Taixu playfully stroked his beard and said, “Good, well done… Have your disciples prepare as well. Be ready to take a good spot early in the morning. We have one day… Let them do good and try to earn a bit more.
“By the way,
“Remember…have the disciples dress normally, disguised as ordinary merchants.”
“Raise all the prices…those coming are martial arts experts, they aren’t short of money. This Martial Arts Conference only happens once in decades. This time it is at our Mount Tai, next time it might be Mount Hua, Mount Song or Wudang Mountain. This is the only chance to make a quick buck.”
The two disciples nodded in acknowledgment.
As they left the Daoist palace, they noticed the courtyard outside the Dai Temple parked with many carts, glass cabinets on top of them with signs reading cold noodles, tendon noodles, pig’s head meat, cold noodles, etc.
There were also carts selling seeds, beverages, and bottled water.
After the two disciples left, Supreme Sage Taixu also left the Daoist palace.
He found Xu Zhiyuan and started playing chess with him. He asked him, “Where is Minister Wang?”
Xu Zhiyuan placed a black piece down and answered, “Minister Wang is always elusive. He left the mountain last night, saying he had an important matter to attend to…. By the way, Taixu, what are you arranging outside?”
Supreme Sage Taixu knew what Xu Zhiyuan was referring to, he sighed and said, “Our Dai Temple isn’t like your Wanshou Palace on West Mountain… People only know about the Dai Temple at the foot of the mountain, few know about this one on top of the mountain. We barely see any devotees all year round… I thought we could use this Martial Arts Conference for the disciples to do some small business and earn a little extra.”
The old Daoist monk obviously didn’t want to dwell on this topic. He changed the subject and asked, “How is Celestial Master Xu? How is his injury recovery coming along?”
Xu Zhiyuan sighed, shaking his head and answered, “He…his injuries have worsened.”
…..
Inside the chamber.
Xu Yang sat on the ground cross-legged. His face was pale and bloodless, his body faintly shivering, drenched in a cold sweat.
“Damn it!”
“How could this happen?”
Xu Yang gritted his teeth, a bitter taste filled his heart!
If he had known this would happen…
He would not have gone to the damn “Heavenly Reward Palace.”
Now, he was injured by the “Great Emperor Statue,” and the residual Great Emperor Divine Power left in his body was impossible to dispel.
Not only could he not expel them, but these strands of divine power seemed to be able to devour his own magic power, growing stronger, gradually worsening his injuries.
“Unless this divine power is removed, even if I possess unequalled divine power, it’s impossible to heal my injuries… At this rate, I will need to be helped onto the stage tomorrow…”
Xu Yang’s mouth corners were bleeding, and after a bout of severe coughing, he coughed up a blood-soaked mass.
He knew…
This was a piece of his own internal organ.
His body felt even weaker.
“It’s over… My injuries have worsened!”
Xu Yang tried to get up, but found his whole body was weak and powerless, and his internal organs, meridians and veins were in unbearable pain. Only when he lay down could he reduce this pain.
“Forget it, forget it…”
“Although this is very embarrassing… I promised Minister Wang that I would suppress the heroes and get the position of the “Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts.” By tomorrow, if it really doesn’t work, let Supreme Sage Taixu get some disciples to carry me to the stage along with the bed!”