Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1125 The Unusual Changes in the Situation

Xuanzhen and Lin Qihe exchanged a glance. "No wonder those three left; it turns out it was because of this!"

Yang Qingyu, standing beside him, looked completely bewildered. "Why would Tianxiandao want to destroy Tianjige?"

"What else could it be? It must be a power struggle!" Li Jianing said.

"The Heavenly Constitution Dao has already entered the fray, doesn't that mean the struggle for power has entered its final stage?" Yang Qingyu said, coming back to her senses.

Li Jianing grinned, "Who cares if it's the final stage or not? All I know is that the Central Region will definitely not be peaceful from now on!"

"Could it be that the Heavenly Law Sect will attack other forces?"

"That's not necessarily true. Since the Heavenly Constitution Path has already chosen to take action, it will surely suppress all forces with overwhelming power and nip any threats in the bud!"

"Aren't they afraid of being attacked by the masses?"

"We might be afraid, but isn't the Heavenly Censor Dao Master still here?"

Li Jianing and Yang Qingyu started discussing, and Yang Zhengshan listened to their discussion and agreed with Li Jianing's idea.

Since Tianxiandao has taken action, they must have made thorough preparations. They must be aiming to eliminate all threats, otherwise they would never have acted so easily.

In this way, it is likely that none of the major forces in the Wanhua Domain will be able to escape the suppression of the Heavenly Constitution Path.

As for whether Tianxiandao can suppress all the major forces, in terms of strength, Tianxiandao does not have such ability. Even if the Tianxiandao Master personally intervenes, it would be difficult to suppress all the forces.

However, as long as Tianxiandao acts assertively, other forces will not dare to oppose them.

The title of Lord of the Myriad Realms is not just for show.

As long as the Lord of the Heavenly Constitution is alive, other forces will have no chance to rise to prominence.

Yang Zhengshan quickly figured out the key point. "Let's go back!"

After saying that, he had Yang Qingyu start the flying boat and then took everyone back to Chunyang Valley. Of course, Li Jianning and Li Jianan had to stay in Wanbao Immortal City to take care of the business.

Although Yang Zhengshan has taken back the entrance to the cave in Chunyang Valley, he can put it back at any time.

With Tianxiandao gone, Wuchanggui Sect would certainly not have the mind to cause them trouble in the short term, so Yang Zhengshan returned to Shengjing Immortal Palace with peace of mind.

Upon returning to the Immortal Palace, Yang Zhengshan immediately put the refining of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill on the agenda.

The Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill is very difficult to refine, but with the experience of refining the Evergreen Pill, Yang Zhengshan still has some confidence in refining the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

Yang Zhengshan quickly completed the refining process, and once again called Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan to assist him, and then began the refining process.

While Yang Zhengshan was refining the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, the situation in the outside world was already turbulent and unpredictable.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was destroyed.

That's right!

The initial news was that Tianxiandao had attacked Tianjige's Destiny Land, but soon all parties confirmed that Tianjige had been destroyed by Tianxiandao.

Even the Celestial Mystery Master died in the siege of several Daoist envoys from the Celestial Cultivation Dao.

Without the pillar of Tianji Shangren, even if Tianji Pavilion still has some remaining strength, it is already a situation that cannot be reversed.

After the news of the destruction of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was confirmed, all major forces immediately fell into a state of panic.

Inside the Chaohui Hall of the Hundred Realms Cave.

The high-ranking members of Wanbao Sect gathered in the hall, discussing the matter with solemn expressions.

In the main hall, a thin old man dressed in a black robe sat in the highest seat. The old man had white hair and beard, kind eyes and a somewhat otherworldly demeanor.

Wan Hong is the sect leader of Wanbao Sect and also its strongest member.

Unlike other sects, in the Wanbao Sect, whoever has the highest cultivation level can sit in the position of sect leader. In other sects, the sect leader is usually someone who is good at handling mundane affairs. Although such a sect leader has great power, he cannot be the one to make the final decision.

Wan Hong is different. He is the sect leader and has absolute authority in the Wanbao Sect. Few people would question his decisions.

Of course, under normal circumstances, he would not act arbitrarily.

Because Wanbao Sect is actually more like an alliance of immortal clans. There are three major immortal clans within Wanbao Sect: the Wan family, the Zhongli family, and the Situ family. At the same time, there are four minor immortal clans within Wanbao Sect: the Jiang family, the Lin family, the Li family, and the Zhang family.

Currently, the Wanbao Sect is a sect composed of these seven families. Of course, the Wanbao Sect also has many disciples, but those disciples actually serve these seven immortal clans.

They manage Wanbao Immortal City and Wanbao Pavilion, providing various resources to these seven families. At the same time, the sect formed by the seven families also provides them with protection and allocates resources to them.

The immortal clans within the Wanbao Sect are not fixed. If there are no Golden Core cultivators, they will be kicked out of the upper echelons. However, if a disciple becomes a Golden Core cultivator, his family will become the leader of the sect.

Therefore, Wan Hong, as the sect leader, is more like an alliance leader.

He doesn't need to handle mundane affairs, but he needs to oversee the overall situation of Wanbaozong.

Wan Hong looked at the crowd below, his gaze finally settling on Duobao Zhenjun and Jinhua Zhenjun, who were sitting in the front row.

There's no need to elaborate on True Lord Duobao, while True Lord Jinhua is the Golden Core Ancestor of the Situ family. She is a female cultivator with a dignified appearance and a calm demeanor. She doesn't possess the aloof and unapproachable transcendence of a fairy, but she exudes a sense of awe and respect without anger.

If it weren't for her feminine clothing and attire, you might even mistake her for a man.

"Duobao, Jinhua, what are your thoughts on the Tianxian Dao?" Wan Hong asked.

Duobao Zhenjun stroked his silvery-white beard, pondering without speaking.

Golden Flower True Monarch said directly, "What else can we say? Since they've already made their move, let's keep a low profile!"

"Keep a low profile?" Wan Hong looked thoughtful.

The power of the Heavenly Constitution Path is still considerable; at least for now, Wan Hong has no intention of confronting it.

Similarly, Jin Hua Zhenjun did not have such thoughts; they both held a sense of awe towards the Heavenly Constitution Dao.

"I'm afraid that even if we don't want to provoke them, they will provoke us!" said True Lord Duobao.

"Yes, now that they've made their move, how could they possibly overlook us?" Wan Hong felt uneasy.

Golden Flower True Monarch frowned. "Then let's avoid it!"

"How do we avoid it?" Duobao Zhenjun asked her.

"Close the Hundred Realms Grotto-Heavens," said True Lord Golden Flower.

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned.

Closing off the Hundred Realms Cave Heaven sounds simple, but it's not easy to do.

Yang Zhengshan was able to seal off the Immortal Palace of Living Habitat because the Yang family did not have many businesses in the real world at that time.

But Wanbao Sect is different. In addition to Wanbao Immortal City, Wanbao Sect also has many Wanbao Stores.

If the Wanbao Sect closes the Hundred Realms Cave Heaven, it would be equivalent to abandoning the Wanbao Immortal City and those Wanbao businesses.

This is almost equivalent to abandoning the foundation of the Wanbao Sect.

Seeing that everyone seemed to disagree with her suggestion, Jin Hua Zhenjun spoke up again: "We are not afraid of those Daoist envoys from Tianxian Dao, but what if the Daoist Master comes?"

"Could we possibly withstand the power of the Dao Lord?" Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh again.

Who can stop the Lord of the Heavenly Law?
Even though the Heavenly Dao Master is now on his deathbed, it is still something they cannot stop.

The Wanbao Sect has many trump cards and may be able to compete with the Tianxian Dao Master, but no one can guarantee that they can defeat him.

"Can't we assess the situation first? Perhaps they won't attack us," someone suggested.

Following the sound, Jin Hua Zhenjun glanced over and said, "In matters of life and death, how can one harbor any侥幸 (a sense of luck or chance)?"

Will Tianxiandao take action against Wanbaozong?

Apart from the people of Tianxiandao, no one knows the truth.

Maybe, maybe not.

But they cannot pin their hopes on maybe.

Either prepare for a fight to the death, or hide away to avoid the limelight.

"Then could we unite with other forces to fight against the Heavenly Constitution Dao?" someone suggested.

This time, Golden Flower True Monarch did not refute, but Treasure True Monarch spoke up: "Whom can we ally with? The Impermanent Ghost Sect or the Hengshan Sect?"

It was impossible for the Impermanent Ghost Sect to do so. Although the Myriad Treasures Sect had no enmity with the Impermanent Ghost Sect, they also had no relationship with it. They both disapproved of the Impermanent Ghost Sect's way of doing things.

Hengshan Sect is a possibility, but Hengshan Sect and Wanbao Sect are also competitors, both vying for power. Under such circumstances, how can they build a foundation of trust and unite closely?

It's meaningless if we can't unite closely together.

Joining forces with other powers is clearly unreliable.

Wan Hong took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Then let's seal off the Hundred Realms Grotto-Heavens."

Everyone fell silent, which was considered an admission of Wan Hong's decision.

Of course, closing off the Hundred Realms Grotto-Heavens does not mean that the Myriad Treasures Sect has completely abandoned everything outside.

The Wanbao Sect is said to have a hundred grotto-heavens. The Hundred Realms Grotto-Heavens are the core grotto-heavens of the Wanbao Sect and can be temporarily closed, but the other grotto-heavens can still leave a doorway outside.

Wan Hong's idea was actually the same as Yang Zhengshan's: to find a remote mountain valley and open a gateway, thus sealing off the Hundred Realms Cave Heaven without completely severing ties with the outside world.

While this will have a significant impact on Wanbao Immortal City and Wanbao Group, it will not cause Wanbao Sect to completely lose its foundation outside.

Soon, the Wanbao Sect took action. They first withdrew the Golden Core cultivators who were outside, then entrusted Wanbao Immortal City to the four great immortal clans, and finally opened the protective array of the inner city of the immortal city, closing the passage between the Hundred Realms Cave Heaven and the outside world.

Wanbao Sect's actions immediately caused a stir in the Wanhua Central Region. If even Wanbao Sect went into hiding, what about the other forces?
The Yokoyama Sect did not hide, because they still had to fight the South Sea Demon Court.

The Impermanent Ghost Sect did not hide either, because they also had to fight against the Myriad Flower Demon Court.

However, the battlefield between the two sides suddenly fell silent. Whether it was Hengshan Sect and Wuchang Ghost Sect, or South Sea Demon Court and Wanhua Demon Court, they all chose to cease hostilities at this time.

For a time, it seemed that the entire Wanhua Domain was at peace, and the war that had lasted for a hundred years entered a rare period of peace.

Everyone was waiting for Tianxiandao's reaction, but Tianxiandao also fell silent.

The Heavenly Constitution Path naturally has its own grotto-heaven, and the core of the Heavenly Constitution Path is also within the grotto-heaven. However, the Heavenly Constitution Path also has a residence in the real world, which is the Heavenly Constitution Path Court.

The Heavenly Constitution Dao Court is located in the center of the Central Region, east of the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters and north of the Hengshan Mountains, situated atop the Heavenly Might Mountain.

Mount Tianwei is not a majestic mountain; it is merely a peak of medium height.

However, this mountain is the most majestic peak in the Wanhua Domain because the Heavenly Court is located on its summit.

A mountain is not sacred because of its height, but because of the immortals who dwell there.

Tianwei Mountain was once bustling with activity, but now it is desolate and deserted. There is no spiritual light on the mountain, no one can be seen, and even the golden roof of the Daoist temple has disappeared.

At first, this was not noticed, but as time went on, many people were shocked to discover that the Tianxian Daoting had disappeared.

Has the Tianxian Daoting disappeared?
How can this be?

Everyone who received the message was incredulous.

Aside from Tianxiandao itself, who could make Tianxiandao Court disappear on Tianwei Mountain?
But why did Tianxiandao take away Tianxiandao Court?

This bizarre situation made all parties even more hesitant to make any moves.

And so, peace in the Wanhua Domain was maintained.

The Wanhua Domain is at peace, a situation no one expected.

Even Yang Zhengshan was baffled.

In the Dan Palace.

Yang Zhengshan, who was refining elixirs, was taken aback when he heard the news from Lin Qihe.

"How could the Heavenly Court have disappeared?"

While keeping an eye on the situation inside the Sealed Spirit Profound Fire Furnace, he muttered to himself with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

Lin Qihe shook his head, "Who knows! It's said they've been gone for a long time, probably after they destroyed the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion!"

"Could they be hiding too? Goodness, are they playing hide-and-seek?" Yang Zhengshan said.

It's one thing for others to hide, since everyone is afraid of Tianxiandao's attacks.

But why did Tianxiandao hide?
Could it be that there is something in the Wanhua Domain that the Heavenly Constitution Dao fears?
Yang Zhengshan's heart skipped a beat; it really might be true.

"Are there any entities in the Myriad Flower Domain that the Heavenly Constitution Dao fears?"

Lin Qihe was taken aback. "I don't think so!"

"If it's not in the Wanhua Domain, then what about outside of the Wanhua Domain?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"What do you mean?" Lin Qihe didn't understand Yang Zhengshan's idea for a moment.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes shone brightly as he said, "There is more than just the Myriad Flower Domain in the Great Void. To be precise, there are countless domains in the Great Void. We cannot go to other domains because we are afraid of getting lost in the Great Void. But are cultivators from other domains also unable to find the Myriad Flower Domain?"

"The Heavenly Ruler is not the true Ruler; he is merely the one who wields power!"

"Does the Myriad Flower Domain lack a true Dao Lord, or do the other realms lack one as well?"

"If a Dao Lord were to visit the Myriad Flower Domain, do you think Dao Lord Tianxian would be wary?"

Lin Qihe was stunned for a long time before saying, "But why would a Dao Lord from another realm come to the Myriad Flower Realm? Does he also want power and position?"

“The Dao Lord naturally doesn’t need power or position, but what about the Dao Lord’s relatives, friends, and descendants?” Yang Zhengshan asked.

Lin Qihe frowned. "There are no such legends in the Wanhua Domain!"

"The absence of legends does not mean the absence of facts." Yang Zhengshan felt that his guess was reasonable; otherwise, there was no other reason to explain why Tianxiandao was hiding.

(End of this chapter)