“The old man asked in a low voice, “Qing Yu, do you know what the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are called?”
Without waiting for Qing Yu’s answer, the old man continued, “The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the Ten Lands, are the Ten Halls of the Underworld. The Ten Halls of the Underworld have fallen into decline, and the ten kings of the Underworld have gone to Dragon Tiger Mountain to rob the bones of the Ghost Emperor, but a long time ago, the kings of the Ten Halls of the Underworld were the biggest nightmare in the world.”
“At that time, the ten halls, led by the Ghost Emperor, hunted the world and collected human lives everywhere, and many people lost their lives at the hands of the ten halls of the Underworld, even the heir of the Tai Shang Daoist Sect was seriously injured by the Ghost Emperor and survived.
But the fearfulness of the Ghost Emperor also stirred everyone to fight to the death, for they knew that the Ghost Emperor’s cultivation cost human lives. If they didn’t kill the Ghost Emperor, all martial artists would be the pigs and sheep that the Ghost Emperor kept in captivity.”
“Thus, an organisation led by Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Dragon and Tiger Daoist Sect, united all those with knowledge and opposed the Ten Houses of the Underworld was born. It is the Nine Heavens.
The Nine Heavens is an organisation that is an alliance of the heads of the various forces. At the beginning, Zhang Daoling, the ancestor of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, was called the Nine Heavens, and with him at the head of the group, he finally broke through the Ten Halls of the Underworld and killed the Ghost Emperor, whose body was sealed in the secret realm of the Dragon and Tiger Sect.”
“So, the Nine Heavens is still a righteous organisation,” Qing Yu laughed playfully, “but now, what you are doing is not righteous.”
“Justice?” The Old Man of Time snorted, “Fighting for survival is considered justice, even if it was not the case that Jun Tian Zhang Tian Shi, who sealed the Ghost Emperor’s corpse in his own secret realm, also wished to see the wonders of the Ghost Emperor’s cultivation that was beyond the level of the gods and vaguely close to the legendary Dao realm?”
He continued, “Ever since the battle of the extermination of the earth, the Nine Heavens have begun to scatter, for the various forces have had their own different aspirations after losing their common enemy. It began with consensus and dissolved with division.
In recent times, however, there has been a new consensus among the heads of the various forces.”
“Eternal life?”
“Yes, everlasting life.” The Elder of Time and Life said categorically.
Since ancient times, who did not expect to live forever, especially those who dominated the world and shook mountains and rivers with a single word. It did not surprise Qing Yu that they had this consensus.
“Ever since I measured the chance of longevity, I have been planning to establish the Nine Heavens and gather like-minded people, and now, with the power of the Nine Heavens spreading throughout the world, longevity is expected. Now, the power of the Nine Heavens is all over the world and longevity is in sight. At such a time of prosperity, won’t you join us?” The Old Man of Time and Destiny said in an extremely seductive tone.
‘Heh, the power spreads all over the world ——‘ Qing Yu laughed coldly in his heart.
This phrase of having power all over the world was something Qing Yu believed, but power did not mean strength. With so many people fighting for longevity, rather than survival, there must be many internal conflicts.
And, when the day the chance of longevity came, I’m afraid it would also be the time of civil unrest in the Nine Heavens. After all, who knows if this longevity thing can be shared.
Even if it can be shared, there is no shortage of people who are so pretentious as to say “only I can live forever”.
Although the Nine Heavens are powerful, it doesn’t mean that if you join the Nine Heavens, you can rest easy. If not, how else could this Xuantian of Tongjue have died in Qing Yu’s hands?
“Wait,” Qing Yu suddenly said, “you said you are the initiator of the Nine Heavens?”
“That’s right,” laughed the old man of time and fortune, “Although I am not outstanding in strength, this skill of celestial chance is something that I ask few people in the world can match, and if I had not stepped in, would those people have believed in the chance of long life.”
This is the truth, and only if the Fatalistic Old Man, the world’s number one master of celestial fortune, spoke out, would anyone believe it. Otherwise, it would be the Supreme Daoist Master who might not be able to convince everyone. After all, the profession was not the right one.
However, the strength is not outstanding ——
Qing Yu took a deep look at Old Man Timeless Destiny.
This old man’s strength was impervious even to Qing Yu at this time. Strength is not outstanding, or lie to the devil.
“Okay, I’m in.” Qing Yu seemed to have gone through some deep consideration before finally speaking.
“You won’t regret your choice today.”
Elder Timeless Destiny threw out a metaphorical jade pendant and said, “Mentally sense and follow the trajectory of the Dharma Seal recorded in the pendant, and you can enter our meeting place by way of metamorphic projection.”
“I will try it later.”
Qing Yu took the jade pendant and put it into his sleeve.
“Then I look forward to meeting with you over there.”
The figure of the Old Man of Time and Destiny drifted backwards, gradually becoming indistinct.
“Wait.” Qing Yu suddenly called out before he was about to disappear.
In the somewhat puzzled eyes of the Time-Life Old Man, Qing Yu pointed to his eyes and smiled wryly, “Nice eyes.”
After saying that, Qing Yu dodged and disappeared in the same place.
Under the deep blue cloak, a pair of pupils stared at the place where Qing Yu had disappeared, flashing a hint of gloom.
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Inside the Great Zen Temple, the clear young monk marched into the middle of the Great Hall and bowed to the monk whose back was turned to him and who was looking up at the Buddha statue, “Master!”
A purple and gold invitation flew into the hands of the young monk Shi Jue, and the voice of his master Xin Yuan came from in front of him, “The True Martial Sect will hold a succession ceremony in the coming February, and my temple is invited to come and observe the ceremony.”
“True Martial Sect’s Master Xuan Chen has abdicated?”
Shi Jue opened the invitation and saw a familiar name at a glance, “Qing Yu. The new Sect Leader is him?”
“Hm.”
Xin Yuan’s body sitting on his knees slowly turned and faced Shi Jue, his face benevolent, serene and compa*sionate, at first glance, just like the Buddha behind it.
“Amitabha Buddha.” When Shi Jue saw this, he could not help but lightly recite a bite of the Buddha’s hymn and bowed with his hands together.
It was just unknown whether he was saluting to that Buddha statue or like Xin Yuan in front of him.
Only afterwards did Shi Jue ask Xin Yuan, “Does Master have any instructions?”
“The succession of the new head of the True Martial Sect is not a trivial matter, but it is not a major matter in itself either. However, it would be very different if the successor to the throne was this True Master Qing Yu. Mount Longhu will certainly speak out or even interfere by then, so at that time, you may act as you see fit.” Heart’s Edge instructed.
“Senior Brother Xinzhou will go with you, so if you find anything, you can inform Senior Brother Xinzhou.”
The implication was that Xinzhou’s eyesight was not as good as Shi Jue’s, and that Shi Jue would need to discover the clues. This even implicitly ranked Shi Jue above Xin Zhou, for Xin Zhou’s actions depended to a large extent on Shi Jue’s discoveries.
“Yes, Master.” Shi Jue said with folded hands.
“Well, go,” Heart’s Edge slowly closed his eyes, “My master has arranged an opponent for you, when the time comes, you can fight against it and promote each other’s realm advancement.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Shi Jue turned back, a wheel of bright light running in his eyes, all the Buddhist meanings brewing in the wheel, clarifying the subtleties of the Four Noble Truths, the true meaning of fighting to cross the sea of suffering.
