Chapter 273: Chapter 210: He Came from the Past to Pay Homage to Me

Seeing a ghost.

This time, it was truly seeing a ghost.

Zhu Xi stared blankly at that Celestial Position, as if it had come to life, and an incomparably grand Emperor was bowing towards the Great Celestial Venerate in the Chaos Mist!!

“Tai Qing xi…..”

The figure reflected by that Celestial Position unexpectedly sighed in reverence.

Miss Ming Yue was prostrate on the ground, her heart nearly leaping from her throat!

Thus, at this moment.

Zhang Fusheng, utterly bewildered, accepted such a salutation, then looked again and saw that the Celestial Position of Emperor Dongyue had returned to normal.

It seemed that the previous salute and sigh were nothing but an illusion.

How could it be an illusion?

Cyan Emperor, Emperor Dongyue…

Zhang Fusheng remembered.

In mythical stories, in some Taoist Canons, Emperor Dongyue was originally an incarnation of the Cyan Emperor.

The Supreme could gaze upon himself in the scroll of anchored illusions,

In the Five Mansions Temple, from the past scenes reflected by the Heaven and Earth Tablet, Zhen Yuanzi could smile upon him from the scene of the past.

Why would the Cyan Emperor not possess such great transcendent power??

Miss Ming Yue’s shout of Cyan Emperor seemed to have beckoned a glance and reverential salute from the true Cyan Emperor of the ancient world.

Towards himself—no.

It was towards the Tai Qing title from the Tao Ancestor that he had obtained with nine Holy Grails.

Zhang Fusheng suddenly realized, suddenly understanding where the heavy pressure he was under had originated!

“Ah, Cyan Emperor…”

He murmured bitterly in his heart, how could the high Cyan Emperor be below the Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate, or the [Emperor Fengdu]?

He casually assigned the other as an incarnation of the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate borrowing the title of Tai Qing, how could he not bear the enormous cause and effect?

Yet.

The Tai Qing title bestowed upon him which could have crushed the cause and effect of a deity, merely made it feel somewhat heavy.

Zhang Fusheng was momentarily speechless, having become enlightened at this moment.

“The weight of this cause and effect does not only lie in making the Six Great Celestial Positions becoming those six transformations of the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate.”

“It lies even more in that I must elevate the ranking of the Central Pole Sect Leader and Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate above Emperor Dongyue, or rather, the Cyan Emperor.”

“Only then would the position determined by my words be rightful.”

Zhang Fusheng’s mouth twitched, somewhat dazed, still in awe at the Cyan Emperor’s salute, and at the facts discerned and comprehended by his reasoning and insight.

Damn it!

In the future, I truly cannot speak recklessly.

“The things granted unto me by the title of Tai Qing seem even greater and heavier than I imagined.”

In the midst of deathly silence.

All the seats in the Taoist Palace were prostrate, drenched in cold sweat.

That Celestial Position, did it just…come alive?

Though it was just for a brief moment.

Just, who is the Cyan Emperor?

In the dead silence,

Surrounded by the Chaos Mist, the Great Celestial Venerate who ’calmly’ received the Cyan Emperor’s salutations spoke softly:

“Emperor Dongyue, revered as the Lord of all living mortals, is also the Lord of Mount Tai, governing the periods of life and death, as well as mastering both life and death.”

The Great Celestial Venerate’s Taoist sound flowed beside the ears of all seats.

“Yet, he is also the Cyan Emperor, the Eastern Celestial Emperor, and was once the chief of the Human Race’s Three Emperors.”

Among all seats, except for Miss Ming Yue, the rest were bewildered, Emperor Dongyue, Lord of Mount Tai, Cyan Emperor…

What is the Human Race’s Three Emperors?

Miss Ming Yue bowed her head, trembling and said:

“I beseech the Tao Ancestor for forgiveness.”

The Great Celestial Venerate cast his eyes upon her, speaking kindly:

“What sin could there be?”

Miss Ming Yue spoke gingerly with trepidation:

“This humble one, upon seeing the Cyan Emperor, in a daze, recalled the scene of my family’s master debating the Dao nine times with the senior Cyan Emperor, and in the excitement, uttered his name, startling the Cyan Emperor, even more startling the Tao Ancestor…”

“No harm done.”

The other seven seats, in a state of mental shutdown, heard the subtle sigh of the Great Celestial Venerate.

Zhang Fusheng had already made up his mind.

To walk one road till the end.

Thus, he spoke.

“The Cyan Emperor, gazing from the years past into the present, came to pay respects to me, not disturbed by you.”

The sound of the Celestial Venerate’s words echoed, as he spoke, the Great Celestial Venerate in the mist couldn’t resist, looking around, and stilling fixated on the Celestial Position of Emperor Dongyue.

No further events transpired.

Miss Ming Yue bowed nine times, her emotions gradually calming, but she spoke in bewilderment:

“How could the senior Cyan Emperor be an incarnation of Emperor Fengdu…..”

No matter how incomplete her memories, she could clearly discern the relative standing between Emperor Fengdu and the Cyan Emperor.

At least they were on par.

The Celestial Venerate spoke with a smile:

“Emperor Fengdu? Central Pole Sect Leader is not merely Emperor Fengdu, Fengdu is him, but he is not Fengdu, much like…”

In the mist, the Celestial Venerate extended his hand, gently pointing at the Six Great Celestial Positions.

“The Six Heavens are him, yet he is not the Six Heavens.”

All seats were bewildered, Miss Ming Yue suddenly enlightened, murmuring the four words ’Central Pole Sect Leader,’ listening to the Tao Ancestor’s very words:

“That Tao friend indeed shows several signs of revival even now, and has come to see me, offering these Six Celestial Positions.”

After a pause.

The Great Celestial Venerate suddenly spoke:

“Little one.”

“This humble one is present!” Ming Yue quickly bowed, hearing the Tao Ancestor laugh and say: “Is there any of these Six Celestial Positions you wish to sit upon?”

All seats turned their gaze sharply, shocked and in awe.

Miss Ming Yue trembled:

“This humble one… does not dare!”

The Celestial Venerate shook his head, making no forceful demand, neither did he speak any further.

The swirling Chaos Fog returned to calm.

The True Man coughed once:

“You may all rise.”

All seats arose shakily, hearing the True Man ask again:

“Do any of the other seats have matters they wish to discuss?”

The Buddha Son shook his head, the sixth seat Yuan Feidao hesitated to speak, gazing complexly at the Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King Celestial Position, yet ultimately remained silent.

As for the seventh seat.

Shen Baobao cautiously said:

“Over here as well, there are some major… um, minor matters.”

She glanced at the Six Great Celestial Positions, corrected herself, and continued:

“The Source Point Research Institute has received a message from the Capital. Due to the High Heaven Association, the Golden Province has been designated as a forbidden zone and I’ve heard a secret rumor.”

After a pause, Shen Baobao spoke with careful consideration:

“Not long ago, the Research Institute in the Capital performed a grand ritual, posing an inquiry to the [Great Perfection Celestial Position] suspended in a Different Dimension, but the process and result are unknown.”

All the seats’ gazes fell on this seventh seat, slightly startled,

Can such secrets really be known?

Shen Baobao continued:

“There’s another secret, related to the Governor; some clues indicate… the Governor seems to have a tendency to rebel against the Federation.”

The Taoist Palace fell into silence.

Zhang Fusheng furrowed his brows tightly; was there really going to be a rebellion?

Who knows what kind of chaos would ensue in the Golden Province!

As he pondered, the others began discussing among themselves and, under the witness of the True Man, engaged in a few transactions—mostly minor deals concerning lifespan and cultivation time.

Zhang Fusheng naturally took a thirty percent cut.

After a long while.

“Since there’s nothing more.”

The True Man stepped forward and, under the illumination of the Six Great Celestial Positions, spoke faintly:

“You may all withdraw.”

Eight figures bowed to the Celestial Venerate, then cast either reverent or fervent glances at the Six Great Celestial Positions. Their vision blurred, and they all tumbled out of the Taoist Palace.

Before falling out.

Someone wondered if the Great Celestial Venerate intended to grant the eighth seat a Celestial Position—if they could achieve divinity, could they also ask the Venerate for a Great Celestial Position?

The doors of the Taoist Palace closed with a thunderous boom.

At the moment of closing, the Great Celestial Venerate leapt from the meditation mat, stood upon it, and bowed toward the Eastern Celestial Emperor Position.

“This ignorant boy begs forgiveness from the Cyan Emperor—this igno…..”

Zhang Fusheng’s words came to an abrupt stop.

He bowed once more.

The Celestial Position began to sway and dim.

Zhang Fusheng glanced at the meditation mat beneath his feet and silently walked out, bowed again, and only then did the swaying, dimming Celestial Position of the Cyan Emperor return to normal.

However, a barely detectable fissure remained.

“Sorry,” Zhang Fusheng whispered.

……

In Chongyang City.

“Great sects from all the teachings have quietly made their way to Dragon Boat City, all for Zhang Fusheng.”

A newly arrived Divine Favor Envoy calmly said:

“There’s vague news saying that this person holds the secret of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle Iron… but is this really true?”

He exchanged glances with another Divine Favor Envoy.

Both were dressed in Qingyi, one man and one woman.

Others might not know, but they were from the Celestial Principle Sect, so how could they not know what the vortex devouring ten Bubble Heavens was about?

“Hu is dead, the Celestial Patrol Vehicle has been occupied by a mysterious Ox Demon.”

The refined man in a cyan robe opened his mouth coldly:

“That Ox Demon is formidable; they say it nailed an Innate being with a single arrow.”

“But what’s clear is that only the Ox Demon emerged driving the Celestial Patrol Vehicle, so why would the little guy named Zhang Fusheng also appear?”

The two Divine Favor Envoys exchanged glances, and in an instant, they both had their answer.

“Apart from the Ox Demon on the Celestial Patrol Vehicle, there were three or four indistinct figures—Zhang Fusheng was among them.”

The man in a cyan robe squinted:

“It seems the mysterious Ox Demon might be sheltering this person, so those Upper Envoys from various sects traveling to Dragon Boat are in trouble.”

The other Divine Favor Envoy, a young woman dressed in Qingyi, asked:

“So, should we still intervene?”

“Of course, why not?”

The man in a cyan robe rasped:

“Not to mention the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle Iron, just the fact that they emerged from another place means we need to capture them and interrogate them on what actually happened there.”

“Why have the Walking Under God severed contact with us?”

After pondering for a moment,

the man in a cyan robe continued:

“I’ll have a few of the great sects make the trip to Dragon Boat City, to see if they can discreetly capture someone without alerting the Ox Demon.”

Speaking, he dropped a photograph showing a young man, a young woman, and an old man.

The man in a cyan robe, eyes bright and certain, said:

“These three people likely accompanied the Ox Demon, brought out from another place. Zhang Fusheng is making a move like he’s fishing, but we can reverse this approach.”

While speaking,

the man in a cyan robe pointed at the old man in the photo:

“For instance, capturing this elder or that young woman? We can still learn about the matters of another place through interrogation.”

The woman in Qingyi nodded:

“To be safe, I’ll go myself, to avoid Zhang Fusheng, start with this elder and young woman. Oh, what about you?”

“Me?”

The man in a cyan robe pondered briefly before saying:

“I’ve heard Zhang Fusheng’s master and parents are in Chongyang City; I’ll seize one or two to see if I can force him back too.”

“In doing so, we can avoid ambush from that Ox Demon, but whom should we target?”

The woman in Qingyi casually flipped through some data, suggesting:

“His parents? No, those two live next door to that old fellow Hu Zhongli. They say Hu Zhongli has already broken through the Innate level, and his master just left Chongyang, hard to track them down…”

“Most importantly, Hu Zhongli’s identity is too special, and Li Guoquan frequents there. Two Golden Legislators, it’s tricky to mess with them.”

“How about this person?”

This female Divine Favor Envoy pointed to a data sheet on an old man named Yuan Feidao.

“This guy is Zhang Fusheng’s grandmaster, though his cultivation seems not low. There’s a certain possibility he’s stepped into the Innate level.”

“No problem.”

The man in a cyan robe smiled, with ten rounds of Grotto Heaven vaguely hovering behind him; he was clearly a powerful presence at the Innate Limit level!

He said with utmost sincerity:

“With heaven above… even among the Innate, there’s a gap. I am favored by the heavens, so even if he has opened ten cave heavens, what of it?”

“Just an Innate, without the status of a Golden Legislator, capturing him at will.”

The woman in Qingyi nodded solemnly:

“Thus, you and I will act separately, even if one party fails, the other still has a great chance of success.”

“I’ll go seize this elder close to Zhang Fusheng, while you control that Yuan Feidao.”

The two Divine Favor Envoys readily agreed.

After seeing off the woman,

the man in a cyan robe leisurely stood up, gave a yawn, and muttered to himself:

“It seems all the sects might be falling into a trap, many will lose their lives in Dragon Boat City.”

He had consulted with the heavens, confirming the Ox Demon was indeed within Dragon Boat.

“Only our Celestial Principle Sect chose the most correct entry point…”

The man in a cyan robe smiled, certain that Dragon Boat would become a grand killing field, but so what?

The woman in Qingyi who went to Dragon Boat aimed only to capture that old man or young woman, not bothering with Zhang Fusheng, thus staying as far away from the vortex and killing field as possible;

Of course, Zhang Fusheng is also significant.

Therefore…..

The man in a cyan robe picked up the photograph, quietly studying Yuan Feidao within it.

Utilizing this person could also bring Zhang Fusheng back,

and with the Cui Family approaching, if that Ox Demon dares to force its way into Chongyang?

It’ll certainly be hunted down to death.

“Flawless, absolutely foolproof.”

The man in a cyan robe said thus.

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