The Word of Heaven

Chapter 252: Divine Capital Formation
The most important affairs of a state are sacrifices and war.

The grand court meeting seemed to have nothing to do with these two things, but all the powerful people who came to the capital of God today knew clearly that whether the future of the world would be a sea of ​​blood or once again usher in the beauty of spring with flowers blooming and birds flying all depended on these short twelve hours.

In fact, most of the bigwigs present still had some illusions in their hearts at this moment. They did not expect that the confrontation between Daqin and the various forces would be so short and would move towards the current dangerous state without hesitation.

Outside the Weiyang Palace, Wan Shouyi stood silently.

The Wan family is a giant in the southern border of the Qin Dynasty, and he himself is a truly powerful man who has achieved the Immaculate Realm. However, today his position in the square is relatively far back, and he is at a considerable distance from the main hall.

Yes, this grand court meeting was held in the square outside the Weiyang Palace, perhaps for heaven and earth to witness, or perhaps for some other reason.

The imperial city's great formation had not been activated, and the sky was still real. There was no barrier of clear light blocking the way, allowing the wind and snow to fall.

In the heavy snow, the ministers who had arrived at the palace early were standing silently in front of the palace gate, letting the cold wind blow their court robes, forming a very obvious opposition to the latecomers.

The gate of the Weiyang Palace was open, and lights were burning inside the palace, but they were not very bright, so that people's eyes could not completely penetrate this dark area and truly fall behind the pearl curtain and jade curtain to see the most noble existence in the world.

There was dead silence between heaven and earth.

Until the sound of the bell was buried without a trace.

Wan Shouyi raised his head and looked forward.

The locations are clearly demarcated.

Master Daoxiu, who is generally recognized as the second most talented person in the world, stands at the front. On his left is the abbot of Qingjing Temple, and on his right is the abbot of Changle Temple.

Behind these three people are the many powerful men from the three major sects who came to the Divine Capital this time.

Not far away, there were several figures scattered here and there. They were naturally the powerful ones who ranked very high on the Sky Patrol Bureau's Ascension List.

The most eye-catching among them is the man who is hailed as the sun on earth. He is extremely tall and stands in the snow like a green tower. His aura is unmistakable and he can break the wind and shake the snow. He is so strong that he seems to be a world of his own.

However, at this time, his eyelids were slightly lowered, and his gaze was always fixed on the space in front of him. He seemed indifferent to everything that was about to happen in the outside world.

Until the Emperor's voice sounded.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

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"The Tiandao Sect attempted to use human hearts to rule over all living beings on behalf of the will of heaven, and was attacked by the world. For more than ten years, there was grief and blood everywhere. Until the Demon Lord was defeated in Xuandu, the world was able to regain peace. It has been more than 147 years and more than 100 days. At that time, Your Majesty promised to rebuild the broken mountains and rivers and rebuild the world. You even said that although I look thin, the world will be fat. Before the summer sacrifice was completed, Your Majesty said again that Qin held the summer sacrifice not for the rise and fall of Qin, but for the country of the world. Only with this law can the world move forward and there is no need to stay where we are."

"Great chaos should be followed by great order. How can the summer festival not be a blessing for the world?"

"Now standing in this world, how many people in front of Weiyang Palace have nothing to do with this centennial summer festival, and how many people did not rise to power because of the summer festival? This is naturally a rare grand event in history. However, it is precisely because of this that our actions today are even more imperative. The Demon Lord once wrote a poem, one of the lines of which is "Why did the Six Dynasties only become a private conspiracy?" He knew it was wrong and caused the decline of Taoism to this day. Why doesn't the Great Qin take it as a lesson?"

"This is ridiculous, and the words 'private schemes' are even more absurd."

"Comparing these four words to the Great Qin, there is a world of difference. If it weren't for the thousand-year-old Great Qin, how could it have swallowed up the world for a hundred years?"

"Human nature is evil, and the world is in chaos. You sects practice in the mountains and ignore the secular world. How can you know that if the human race wants to move forward, it must rely on a truly powerful existence, and Daqin is shouldering this heavy responsibility."

"Is the so-called responsibility the reason why Her Royal Highness the Princess accepted two extremely talented apprentices without any reason during the last summer festival?!"

The conversation became more and more direct, not between Daoxiu and the Emperor, but between the Prime Minister and the monks.

The voices of the two echoed in the grand imperial city, and what they brought to everyone's ears was not excitement, but an increasingly deep sense of indifference and calm.

This calmness has nothing to do with helplessness, but is a manifestation of increasingly firm determination and the fundamental reason why people stand here.

The Qin Dynasty swallowed up the human world for a hundred years, and countless geniuses joined its ranks, either as soldiers or as officials. How many sharp swords that kill people without shedding blood came from this era?

Everything has its destiny. Many sects that paid the price of decline a hundred years ago not only did not experience a revival with the advent of the summer festival, but instead had to become dependent on the Qin Dynasty and live under the yoke of the ministers in the court, becoming de facto vassals in order to continue their inheritance.

It is precisely because of this fact that major sects such as Chaotian Jianque and Wanjianchi were finally persuaded to participate in this unprecedented event.

The reason why the prime minister's response was so weak was not because the facts could not be denied and there was not much point in sophistry?
The dispute has never stopped, and the voices of both sides are still continuing, becoming more and more cold, direct and even fierce, leaving less and less room for tact.

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Dao Xiu stood in the wind and snow, his expression exceptionally calm.

Those words were necessary because people in the world always care about reputation, and there are too few people like him.

He knew very well that these words were meaningless, and today's events would ultimately lead to only one path: life or death.

Who survives last.

Then whoever is right.

So his thoughts began to drift away, no longer in the confrontation between the two sides.

It is in front of the Weiyang Palace and also outside the imperial city.

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In Weiyang Palace.

Lin Wanyi stood beside the Emperor and heard something in his ear.

His Majesty the Emperor said, "Who will win or lose this battle today?"

Lin Wanyi didn't say anything because she knew she only needed to play the role of a listener and accept the teachings.

Or perhaps His Majesty the Emperor was using this opportunity to recall the Battle of Xuandu, which was never truly recorded in history books.

"It is in the great formation that covers the entire divine capital."

His Majesty the Emperor's voice was very calm: "As long as the Divine Capital formation is broken, my geographical advantage will disappear in an instant, which is enough to increase Daoxiu and the other two's chances of winning by more than 30%. This is what they want to do most at this moment."

He said calmly, "Why do people outside keep talking when everyone knows it's all nonsense? Because they hope to use this opportunity to delay time as much as possible so that people outside the Imperial City can find a way to break the Divine Capital Formation or hinder the operation of the formation."

The Divine Capital Formation is undoubtedly one of the most powerful formations in the world. If the various sects and families want to break through this formation head-on, they will have to pay a huge price. It is unknown how many people will die as a result.

The people standing in front of Weiyang Palace came for victory, so no sect would be willing to die before victory.

Lin Wanyi understood and said, "In places I can't see, many people are already fighting each other for this, right?"

"good."

His Majesty the Emperor looked calm, as if he didn't take it to heart at all, and asked, "Where is the winner here?"

Lin Wanyi pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly changed slightly, and he said hesitantly: "Master?"

Apart from His Majesty the Emperor, the person in the world who has the deepest understanding of the Divine Capital Array should be the Chief who passed away last summer, because this is one of the responsibilities of the Sky Patrol Department.

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.

Lin Wanyi felt confused.

There were some things she didn't say because she didn't understand.

In her opinion, Master Si had no reason to betray her.

If the Lord really rebelled, given his understanding of the Divine Capital and the fact that they are at the same level of Immortality, how could Your Majesty still maintain the current calm and be so nonchalant?
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The sky brightened and the world was no longer so dark.

In a place invisible to the people in the Divine Capital, blood was constantly gushing out from broken limbs, dyeing the surroundings red, and was soon quickly buried by the whistling snow.

The two killers from Wuyou Mountain looked at each other and could still see the complex emotions in each other's eyes.

The people lying in the snow at this moment were either ordinary people or the deacons of the Sky Patrol Department, whom they had avoided the most in the past.

Looking at those dead bodies and thinking that they were killing people in the capital, the killers who had long been numb to the matters of life and death actually felt an increasingly strong sense of excitement.

Just as they suppressed their inappropriate excitement and prepared to move forward according to the goals they had set beforehand... a blazing white light caught their eyes and disappeared in an instant.

Two lives were lost along with it.

Then, a slight rumbling sound was heard belatedly.

That was thunder.

Qiuzhi walked in the front and carefully searched the bodies of his two former fellow disciples. He took out two jade talismans from them and said to his colleagues behind him, "The next place.

Time is extremely precious in today's God city and not even a moment can be wasted.

The Divine Capital Formation is far more complicated than people imagine.

According to the records of the Sky Patrol Bureau, this great formation has a total of thirty-six formation hubs, distributed in various places in the huge Divine Capital, some of which may be an ancient well, some lake, some rockery in a garden...some may even be a stone bridge that people travel on every day. They are like anchors, keeping the giant ship of the Divine Capital stable.

In recent years, due to the lessons learned from the formation of the old imperial city of Wangjing, the repair of the Shendu formation has always been just repair, without any large-scale adjustments, and the location of the formation hub cannot be changed.

Even after the passing of Her Royal Highness the Princess, all the ministries and departments adjusted the formations at all costs and temporarily moved the locations of many formation hubs, but everything remained essentially the same as before and there was no time to really change it.

Assuming that the various sects and families really succeeded in persuading the former chief and learned from him the specific layout of the Divine Capital Formation, then these means would be almost better than nothing.

From this perspective, this is an offensive and defensive battle for which both sides are prepared.

The talismans that Qiuzhi had taken out of the corpse earlier were the means prepared in advance by the various sects to destroy the formation, and what the Sky Patrol had to do today was to prevent these means from being put into practice.

Before leaving, he took a last look at the two bodies lying on the ground, and suddenly thought of Jin Cancan who had been dead for nearly two years.

Master, can this be considered revenge for you?
Thinking of this, Qiuzhi couldn't help laughing, and his smile was full of self-mockery.

Those who died were just ants no different from themselves.

Under the surging waves, everyone is helpless, so how can there be any hatred?

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In front of the Weiyang Palace, the two arguing voices could no longer be heard.

It's not that the silence is deafening, but because there are others in the world who can make their own voices.

"I didn't come here today to listen to your boring nonsense. Can you shut up?"

People's eyes fell on the man from the Southern School of Swordsmanship.

No one expected that he would be the first to speak.

From a certain perspective, his words could actually be considered polite, after all, he did give a choice in the end.

Although everyone knew that if they didn't shut up, this most powerful swordsman in the world, second only to Grand Elder Yishui, would most likely draw his sword and slash towards Weiyang Palace on the spot.

In short, the dispute of covering one's ears and stealing the bell no longer exists.

After doing this, the Southern School of Sword Dao still did not remain silent.

"Anyone who is not an idiot knows what you are doing and what you are waiting for. I thought that this would soon be revealed, but now it seems that you will drag it out for who knows how long. I am not interested in staying here with you."

"Someone come and fight me." "Or open your eyes and watch me walk through the capital of God."

As he spoke, the man in thin clothes turned around and walked out of the palace gate.

Everyone knew what he was going to do. He must go forward and draw his sword to cut off the core of the Divine Capital Formation, allowing the war to officially begin.

There was silence in the square.

The monk Kuzhou chanted the Buddha's name, but did not stop it. He could not stop it.

The Prime Minister frowned.

With the Southern School of Sword Dao only one step away from achieving the terrifying realm of Immortality, if he fails to achieve Immortality, who in the entire Qin Dynasty can stop him?
The Prime Minister's realm is naturally profound, and he has long entered the realm of enlightenment, but his body and soul have long decayed over the years, and there is a huge gap between him and his peak. He cannot be an opponent unless he has the blessing of the Divine Capital Array.

The problem is that in today's war, the Divine Capital Formation may very well be the key to victory or defeat, and the power contained in it cannot be wasted at all.

In a very short period of time, countless thoughts appeared in the prime minister's mind, and the final answer was beyond his imagination.

A man appeared under the vermilion palace wall.

The man was dressed in black, his face was haggard and he looked as miserable as a frustrated Taoist.

However, the moment he stood up, countless eyes fell on him and it was difficult to look away.

Even the three Yuhua who had remained silent were no exception and had slightly strange looks in their eyes.

Because he is Qing Xiaoyue.

One of the two deputy directors of the Sky Patrol, he has been walking in the darkness for decades, never seeing the light of day.

Unlike his familiar colleague, he was not ranked second on the list of ascensions, and his name did not even appear on the list.

He silently let his figure disappear from people's sight, but he still exists in everyone's heart, a lingering shadow.

Yingxu is known as the number one in the evil world. His methods are extremely terrifying. People have tried to kill him countless times in the past, but have never succeeded.

All these facts illustrate how terrifying Qing Xiaoyue is.

However...his terror is never in the positive aspect.

Why is it standing so prominently in the eyes of thousands of people today?
Jian Dao Nan Zong's expression remained unchanged and asked, "Are you going to stop me?"

Qing Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "No."

More than a hundred feet away, Jian Dao Nan Zong looked at him and said calmly: "Since you are not trying to stop me, then you want to kill me, why did you appear in front of me?"

The meaning of the words is very clear, and it is even more proud.

Since you are not in the night, you can't kill me.

as well as.

You can only die by my sword.

"Have you all forgotten one fact..."

Qing Xiaoyue walked slowly forward, leaving the shadow cast by the palace wall and stepping into the skylight.

He looked at everyone quietly and said softly, "Before becoming the head of the Sky Patrol Department, I practiced Taoism in Xuandu, and those old immortals tried to send me to become the Taoist master's apprentice?"

After the words were spoken, the square fell silent.

Few people know about this past event, even though many people here experienced the war that year.

Then more people thought about it, in terms of fairness and justice, who in the world could be better than the Tiandao Sect?
The snowstorm suddenly stopped.

A wild laugh followed.

From the lips of the Southern School of Kendo.

"very good."

He shouted loudly: "Then let's fight!"

Qing Xiaoyue said nothing more and extended her hand to invite him.

This battle was already destined.

Whoever is impatient with the arguments and stands up to try to break the calm of the current situation, he will stand out from the shadow and stand in that person's eyes.

A very simple truth.

The Sky Patrol is his Sky Patrol, and those who are fighting with the powerful men from Wuyou Mountain and even various sects in the city are his subordinates, so he cannot avoid the inevitable battle.

Sooner or later.

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"Who will win?"

Lin Wanyi looked at the scene and asked subconsciously.

His Majesty the Emperor said: "Of course it is the Southern School."

Yes, Nanzong is the name of the Nanzong of Kendo.

Or rather, this was the name he gave himself, because Yishui Taishang was still alive in the world.

"The biggest difference between the realms of enlightenment lies in the dojo."

His Majesty the Emperor said calmly: "Throughout history, there has never been a record of a practitioner who has mastered the Dao field being defeated by an enemy of the same level."

Lin Wanyi's expression changed slightly, and she asked, "Why did Qing Xiaoyue agree to this?"

At this moment, the Queen Mother, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke with a slight smile in her voice.

“Winning or losing is closely related to life or death, but winning or losing never completely determines the outcome of life or death.”

She said: "Qing Xiaoyue can perish together with Nanzong."

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The wind and snow fell again, and the person was gone.

The practitioners present could imagine the scene in the temple.

A solitary moon rose slowly, and the world did not have time to become silent. All things withered and were covered with frost. The domineering flying sword leaped out of the sea like a whale, bringing up countless sword lights, as if to chop the moon.

This is bound to be an extremely exciting battle.

The world has not seen anything this exciting for many years.

While expressing their feelings, many powerful men came out and let their figures be reflected by the light of the sky.

They came from various families and sects, were elders in the family, and were worshippers in the sect. They had many differences, and some of them even had hatred against each other in the past. The only thing in common was that they had all entered the realm of unity, and several of them had even become pure.

With Qing Xiaoyue's forced appearance, the shadow that shrouded these people's hearts has faded. They no longer need to be overly cautious and can stand up.

Who will solve this problem?

Many people looked at the prime minister, wanting to know how he was going to respond, but they never found out.

Until the light of the sky suddenly disappeared, and a cloud-like shadow covered the earth.

It's not a cloud, it's a flying boat.

On the flying boat, there are all strong military men.

The soldiers were looking at the practitioners who stood out with cold eyes, holding the bows and crossbows made of heavy gold in their hands as if they would shoot arrows and overturn the earth at the next moment.

This was certainly a huge threat, but what really shocked the powerful men from various sects was another thing.

Those soldiers came from the Zhenbei Army.

The man standing at the front of the flying boat was none other than Wang Jingshuo, one of the three great generals of the Qin Dynasty, the General Zhenbei.

This great general, renowned throughout the world for his loyalty, actually abandoned the safety of the North and returned secretly to the Divine Capital, allowing himself to appear above the Imperial City.

Seeing this scene, many people's expressions became heavy. They were either worried that the barbarians would very likely take this opportunity to go south, after all, Yishui was there after all.

What really worried them was where the other two generals were at the moment.

They were also two extremely powerful beings who had attained the state of enlightenment. The iron cavalry soldiers under their command were extremely powerful. Even gods could not unleash their might, but it was still an extremely strong force.

The prime minister saw through everyone's thoughts, looked at the heads of the noble families, and explained, "If nothing unexpected happens, the other two generals are leading their troops to your homes."

He said this very gently, but the meaning did not change.

——Search the house.

The expressions of the heads of many noble families suddenly changed. Someone shouted angrily, "How dare you make such a decision? If Southern Qi and Northern Yan take this opportunity to send troops, I wonder how you will end up?!"

Hearing this, the prime minister laughed.

"Small countries like Northern Yan and Southern Qi, from the kings to the people, have already been broken by our Great Qin. How can you be so stupid as to pin your hopes on them?"

The next moment, he suddenly stopped smiling and said proudly, "Aren't there envoys from these small countries among you? Why don't you ask for the truth?"

There was dead silence in front of the Weiyang Palace.

No sound was heard.

The envoys from various countries were all silent.

This is the answer.

At least when they went to the capital, the monarchs of various countries had not made any preparations to send troops.

Since no such preparations were made at that time, is it too late now?
Most people knew the answer, so their faces became even uglier.

In comparison, the leaders of various sects were much calmer.

Sects are always located in famous mountains and rivers, unlike aristocratic families which have to be located in bustling cities. No matter how powerful the Qin cavalry is, they can never flatten the mountain roads and destroy their heritage.

However, the attitude shown by Daqin at the moment still makes them deeply worried, and they worry that unexpected changes will occur again.

With this thought in mind, people's eyes once again fell on the front.

Master Daoxiu was standing there.

He felt the countless gazes behind him, looked towards the Weiyang Palace, and met the gaze of the White Emperor.

He said, "Your Majesty, I am curious how many years you have been preparing for this."

(End of this chapter)