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Emperor Wusheng and Daoist Taiyi crossed space from the Heavenly Ruins back to the Xia Yu Imperial Palace, stopping the dragons and nine-tailed foxes from tearing each other apart, and then moved everyone to the Hall of Ten Thousand Generations to discuss important matters.

The Wanshi Palace was the main palace of the Xia Yu Dynasty, serving as the political center and a symbol of the nation. It was also the most heavily guarded building in the entire Xia Yu territory, and no living being or means could peek inside, because the Wanshi Palace was not an ordinary building but a formation.

It is the core shared by the three great formations, and therefore possesses a kind of magic that is hard for ordinary people to imagine.

The Nine-Tailed Fox and the Dragon Clan were supposedly negotiating a marriage alliance, but behind the scenes, some clan secrets were involved, making it unsuitable for other beings to spy on them. Someone as amusement-loving as the Blissful Immortal would certainly go to great lengths to gossip. Therefore, the Emperor Wusheng directly had everyone move to the Hall of Ten Thousand Worlds, ensuring that no one else could glean any information from within.

"You asked about the Blissful Immortal? It's nothing serious. It's best not to investigate his existence. The Dao Yu family's cultivation method is different from the normal cultivation path in the cultivation world."

Upon seeing Su Yan complain about the Blissful Immortal, the fox mother who was accompanying him slowly spoke up, smiling as she said, "Dao Yu was once called Lingxiang Temple. The meaning of the word 'Lingxiang' is, literally, to refer to strange phenomena of spirits and monsters. Dao Yu family cultivators do not cultivate magic or mental states, but rather supernatural powers."

"Humans are different from our demon race. If there is no Earth Immortal in their direct relatives, humans cannot inherit any supernatural power from their bloodline. However, the Dao Yu family has a technique that can enable humans who do not inherit supernatural power to awaken it ahead of time."

"Because of their supernatural powers, the Blissful Immortals are omniscient, and anyone who has recited their name will be parasitized."

Fox Mom has a friend from the Dao Yu family who once taught Su Yan music theory. Therefore, Fox Mom knows more about the Dao Yu family than ordinary cultivators.

Because of the unique cultivation method of the Daoyu family, the number of true disciples is actually less than one hundred. Most of the Daoyu family cultivators that can be seen are outer disciples, who are the servants and errand runners in the Daoyu family sect.

Even if ten thousand outer disciples die, not one disciple may be able to gain supernatural powers through awakening their skills.

Therefore, the relationships among the disciples within Daoyu's inner circle are similar to those of a clan without blood ties.

"The Blissful Immortal is very strong."

Taiyi Daoist, who had been mostly silent, looked at Fox Mother and Su Yan, who were discussing the Blissful Immortal, and said:

"He can kill a person in an instant and is well-informed. We are not as good as him in these aspects for the time being."

The uniqueness of the Blissful Immortal may be defined differently by others, but for the leaders of the Five Continents and Four Seas, the power of the Blissful Immortal is its greatest significance.

The people that Taiyi Daoist was referring to were not ordinary humans, but rather the Blissful Immortals. When they entered battle mode, they could break through the universe of ordinary celestial beings within three seconds and kill them.

Without the interference of an equal force, the divine power of the Blissful Immortals could be considered invincible. Even if their cultivation level was only slightly lower, no matter how many celestial beings came, they would be killed in three seconds when the Blissful Immortals began their slaughter, much faster than a butcher killing a pig.

"If you don't care about privacy, and occasionally find yourself in strange places doing strange things, you may recite his name if you encounter mortal danger."

Taiyi Daoist made a nonchalant summary: The Blissful Immortal is a being who possesses terrifying power, but is also idle and has nothing to do, and enjoys spying on the private lives and secrets of other beings.

If faced with a life-or-death crisis and having no other option, one may wish to recite the name of the Blissful Immortal, surrender one's privacy and some freedom, and gain a chance to escape.

Those celestial beings who know the Blissful Immortal have become accustomed to his omnipresent nature.

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While they were discussing the Blissful Immortal, the group of highly skilled cultivators had already arrived in front of the Hall of Ten Thousand Worlds.

The Wanshi Hall is divided into three courtyards. The front courtyard is mainly composed of landscape features and a viewing pool, the middle courtyard is the Xuanzheng Hall, and the rear courtyard is the resting palace of Emperor Wusheng on his days of deliberation. The three courtyards cover an area of ​​approximately 23 acres.

Although the Hall of Ten Thousand Generations was the political center, ministers did not gather there every day. Unless there were special circumstances, ministers would only gather in the Hall of Propaganda on the first day of the month, the middle of the month, and the last day of the month. The rest of the time, they would stay at their posts to carry out their work.

Emperor Wusheng wasn't so idle as to attend court every day. If he had to handle everything himself, what would be the point of having ministers?

"There are tables and chairs too?"

When Su Yan first arrived at Xuanzheng Hall, he was stunned by the furnishings in the hall. At the end of Xuanzheng Hall was a giant screen, on which was placed a jade platform and the throne where Emperor Wusheng sat.

The red and black carpet led directly to the throne, and there were also oval carpets on both sides of the carpet. The tables were arranged somewhat like an extracurricular activity room, with a small group sitting around a table. The arrangement of the tables and chairs almost made Su Yan think that the throne of the Emperor of No Life was a teacher's podium.

Su Yan had watched a lot of Qing Dynasty dramas before and always thought that ministers stood when they went to court, and that they had to kneel down from time to time when Emperor Wusheng spoke in anger.

However, this was not the case when Yu the Great held court. When Yu the Great's ministers held court, they were seated according to their respective departments and institutions. The Minister sat on the front cushion to summarize the speech, while the officials behind him were responsible for recording the speeches of Emperor Wusheng and the ministers.

Moreover, taking notes is required during court sessions, and it wouldn't work without tables and chairs. It wouldn't be right to have ministers and subordinates bending over and grinding ink.

The furnishings inside the Xuanzheng Hall of the Xia Yu Dynasty did not match Su Yan's stereotypes.

"click"

Emperor Wusheng gently raised his hand, and all the tables and chairs in the Xuanzheng Hall began to move. The long tables and futons on both sides of the carpet left space for the number of people from the two clans. Vines grew on the jade-like floor, with one vine corresponding to each long table. The emerging emerald green vines opened their mouths and spat out a set of teapots and teacups.

As Emperor Wusheng rearranged the hall's furnishings, he sat down in his seat and beckoned to Su Yan, signaling her to come over to him temporarily.

"Broken vines to pluck hot tea leaves, and above to peel candied fruit. This place strictly prohibits any prying; no matter how improper one's behavior, no outsider can detect it."

Emperor Wusheng placed the little fox on the table and spoke calmly to the nine-tailed fox and the dragons about the rules.

There's plenty of time now. The two tribes have always been at odds due to their differing beliefs and geographical boundaries. If they were to formally begin negotiations, they might end up fighting.

Emperor Wusheng was already used to such scenes. It was no big deal for civil and military officials to quarrel and fight in the Xuanzheng Hall. They often fought in the Xuanzheng Hall, and one could even see female officials pulling hair and attacking each other's lower body when their cultivation levels were equal. They would pick up long tables and inkstones and join the brawl.

If you disagree on political views and can't convince the other side, what else can you do but fight?

Because of the unique system of Xia Yu, everyone has become accustomed to underhanded tactics and whistleblowing, and it is simply impossible to suppress political enemies by relying solely on underhanded methods.

Xia Yuli's most effective method of suppressing political enemies was to secretly fight in the Xuanzheng Hall and use underhanded tactics to force his enemies to reside permanently in the Imperial Medical Bureau. While his enemies were unable to attend court, Xia Yuli would join forces with members of his faction to smear them in front of Emperor Wusheng.

The main strategy is to manipulate the enemy's mentality, make them expose their weaknesses, and then send them to a retirement home.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 474 Nine-Tailed Fox God Ancestor

"Please sit down."

Emperor Wusheng raised his hand and summoned Su Yan. He placed Su Yan, who was in the form of a little fox, on the long table and then gestured for the dragon and fox clans to take their seats. He said that it was up to everyone whether they wanted to finish arguing or fighting first.

"Ao Xiao."

The Black Dragon King looked around and then said to the West Sea Dragon King in a low voice, "Let's not waste time on meaningless things. I have to go to Deep Sea City tomorrow morning to take care of some business. Let's get to the point and then we can all witness it together."

"It just so happens that Master Taiyi is also here, so let's also set an auspicious time for the two of them to hold their banquet again."

As the Black Dragon King spoke, setting the tone, the West Sea Dragon King Ao Xiao waved his hand lightly and sat down on the futon.

The Four Dragon Kings and Ao Renlin took their seats, and the dragon clan members who followed behind them also took their seats.

The Black Dragon King sat in the middle of the long table, slowly took out two jade slips from his sleeve and placed them on the table. He looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox Celestials sitting opposite him and said calmly:

"The resting place of the Queen Mother of the West, as well as information about your ancestors, are all here. What are your opinions?"

Because Su Qing originated from the You Su clan, the seating arrangement for the nine-tailed foxes was as follows: the You Su ancestor sat alone at the front of the long table, while the Qingqiu Twin Heroes and the Tu Shan clan ancestor sat slightly behind on futons.

"Regarding intelligence and marriage alliances, I believe we had a certain understanding before we arrived in Xia Yu, so I won't repeat those details."

With the Su Clan Ancestor speaking slowly and setting the tone for the matter between Su Qing and Ao Renlin, the fact that both sides are now sitting in the Wusheng Emperor's Hall of Ten Thousand Generations already indicates that, regardless of their true thoughts, they have at least expressed a willingness to compromise and negotiate.

"Our problem now is, since you've always known what we need, and what's more urgent, the intelligence, why did you never offer a price before, but are now willing to give it up?"

The nine-tailed foxes did not doubt that the information provided by the Dragon Kings was false. Firstly, there was no need to doubt it, and secondly, because Emperor Wusheng had read a portion of it, which was enough to confirm the authenticity of the information provided by the Nine-Tailed Fox God Ancestor.

This information is useless to the dragons, but it is a treasure to the nine-tailed foxes.

You dragons never mentioned these things before, and you didn't even have the intention to make an offer. But now you've suddenly brought out information that's incredibly important to us nine-tailed foxes as a bargaining chip for a marriage alliance. I don't doubt the authenticity of the information, but we do doubt your motives.

"Because... that's all they're worth." The Black Dragon King gestured for Ao Renlin to stand up and step forward, walking to the carpet separating the two clans. He said, "Our Dragon Clan's sincerity money has been placed on the table. If you nod, you can now use the jade slip to verify its authenticity. In any case, it's impossible to reschedule the banquet in just one or two days."

While there may be a tacit understanding between the two parties, some things still require personal consent to be valid.

"Su Qing, go!"

Old Ancestor Su waved his hand, signaling Su Qing, who was sitting in the Nine-Tailed Fox seat, to step forward and stand on the carpet.

Ao Renlin smiled, gently taking the fox mother's two soft hands in his arms, and teased her in a good mood:

“I have always said that our ancestors are knowledgeable and open-minded, and they would not object to our marriage and would be willing to accept the little fox.”

"See, I wasn't wrong? They're all willing to attend and bless our marriage," Ao Renlin said with a smile, leading his fox mother aside and praising the ancestor's open-mindedness.

"You're so unenlightened, you're trying to hinder my shoulder growth!" Old Ancestor Su turned around, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and glared at the foxes in his clan, which also startled the nine-tailed foxes of the Tushan clan.

The Tu Shan clan's ancestor was a reasonable and loving person, so it was difficult to see her get angry.

For example, it was commonplace for the Su family patriarch to slam his fist on the table every few days.

Upon seeing Su Qing arrive at the Dragon Clan's seat, the Black Dragon King didn't waste any words. He simply tossed two jade slips from the table onto the table where the Nine-Tailed Fox was seated, saying:

"I have nothing to add. The information you want to know is all in the jade slip. After reading it, you should understand why I concealed the information."

One of the two jade slips contains information about the entrance to the Queen Mother of the West's sleeping cave, while the other contains the whereabouts and current status of the Nine-Tailed Fox Ancestor. After reading them, the Nine-Tailed Foxes should understand why the Dragon Clan doesn't offer to sell them the relevant information and, incidentally, make the Nine-Tailed Foxes owe the Dragon Clan a huge debt of gratitude.

The Su family patriarch raised his hand to catch the jade slip and extended his divine sense to browse the information inside the two jade slips.

The first document contains information about the Queen Mother of the West's slumbering cave. The Queen Mother of the West's slumbering place is far away at the edge of the starry sky. The entrance to the cave is on a floating meteorite, but without the stimulation of immortal spiritual energy, the door cannot be opened.

Upon seeing the second intelligence report, the expression on the face of the Su Clan Patriarch changed drastically. He quickly passed the jade slip containing information about the Nine-Tailed Fox God Ancestor to the next ancestor, so that the Tu Shan Patriarch and the Qingqiu Twin Heroes could read its contents together.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" After reading the contents of the jade slip, the two heroes of Qingqiu, whose faces had been cold and sullen, suddenly twisted in anger. They slapped away the arm of the Su Clan patriarch, stood up abruptly, and shouted at the Dragon Clan's seats opposite them:

"Are you kidding me? How could our Nine-Tailed Fox Ancestor have written these things down!"

The jade slip recording the traces of the Nine-Tailed Fox God contained no coordinates or annotations, only a picture extracted from the Black Dragon King's memories.

That was a "tombstone," with the last words of the Nine-Tailed Fox God Ancestor carved on the cliff with his sword intent.

No, describing it as a last will and testament would be inaccurate, because the Nine-Tailed Fox God Ancestor did not die, but he has now used his immortal power to seal himself off and sink into the abyss of the waterfall at the edge of the Endless Sea.

It is called a last will and testament because the words carved on the cliff are a proverb that anyone can read.

Whoever sees this maxim, please tell the people of Qingqiu Kingdom to awaken the Queen Mother of the West or the Wood Duke before their return, so that they may seal themselves away before their souls are reconstituted. Otherwise...

This description suggests that the nine-tailed fox deity had lost control of himself due to certain events, and before losing control, he left behind his last words and completely shut himself off.

The ancestor the nine-tailed foxes had searched for so long had now fallen into a state of madness and loss of control. How could the direct descendants of the Qingqiu clan accept such an end?

"This is a favor."

The Black Dragon King spoke calmly, "I originally intended to give it to Emperor Wusheng, but because of Ao Renlin's matter, I will do you a favor. Your ancestor is currently at the bottom of the North Sea Cliff and his situation is not optimistic."

The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's divine ancestor encountered something unknown after the Severing of Heaven and Earth.

Enveloped in the aura of nightmare, it plummeted to the bottom of a cliff waterfall at the end of the North Sea, dyeing the clear water at the bottom a mixture of yellow, black, and red, resembling the waters of the Yellow Springs.

The power went out due to a thunderstorm.

Last year, our house was flooded up to the second floor. I don't know if it will be the same this year. I went to the door worriedly to check if the sewage pipes were backed up.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 475 No good fortune, but their family has good fortune every day.

After the outbreak of the Earth-Severing Heaven-Connecting Incident, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's divine ancestor, for reasons unknown, has now completely transformed into a Nightmare-Suppressing Beast. He belongs to the same clan as the 'Ten Witches of the Undying Kingdom' who roam the cultivation world. His body has become a Nightmare-Suppressing Beast, and his soul has dissipated, leaving only fragments of his divine soul.

Long ago, the Black Dragon King discovered the last words left by the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's divine ancestor. However, she did not speak of them but instead chose to study the body of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's divine ancestor at the bottom of the cliff.