Chapter 469 -468: First Visit to the Imperial City_1

In the palace of Great Xia.

Emperor Xia and the leaders of the Four Great Immortal Sects sat in unease, neither sitting nor standing comfortably, encountering such a situation for the first time in the many meetings they’ve had.

Lu Yang sat in the position of the Sect Leader of the Seek Dao Sect, with Yun Zhi standing behind him, assuming the appearance of a subordinate.

With Yun Zhi standing, who would dare sit?

Fairy Eternity would.

After all, the one invited to the meeting was the acting sect leader of the Seek Dao Sect, and Fairy Eternity was the acting sect leader.

As the leader of the Five Immortals of the Ancients, why can’t she sit here?

It was even acceptable for her to sit on the throne.

In the spiritual space, Lu Yang didn’t have as great courage as Fairy Eternity.

The Imperial City, as the largest and most prosperous city in the Central Continent and the hub of power, has always attracted countless cultivators.

Lu Yang was no exception. He longed for the Imperial City and was eager to take a tour, to experience different cultivation landscapes.

But he didn’t expect it to come so quickly.

Originally, he planned to enter the Imperial City quietly, but an unintentional act led him into a conspiracy. After resolving it, he found himself in the vortex of political struggles, fighting for power and the throne. He skillfully navigated the vortex, which eventually drew the attention of Emperor Xia.

When he attended the court and met the emperor, his enemies made accusations, saying he had intention to rebel, slandering him. Emperor Xia waved his hand, gave his enemies a meaningful glance and asserted that Lu Yang, being Daoist Buyu’s disciple, could never rebel. His enemies, court officials and cultivators in the Imperial City were taken aback.

His fame naturally grew.

This was the normal course.

He did not expect to jump directly over the process and meet Emperor Xia in the palace.

“Fellow Daoist Yun, please take a seat,” Emperor Xia said with a forced smile.

Yun Zhi declined with a shake of her head, “I am now just an ordinary disciple of the Seek Dao Sect, how do I qualify to sit? Sect Master Lu here is the acting sect leader of our Seek Dao Sect.”

Emperor Xia: “…”

Such an ordinary disciple of the Seek Dao Sect.

“Is this Sect Master Lu the same Lu Yang mentioned in the meeting half a month ago?” Emperor Xia asked even though he already knew the answer. Half a month ago, it was mentioned that the Heaven’s Court was founded by a very outstanding young talent named Lu Yang.

He didn’t expect that in just half a month, this young talent had already risen to a level equal to his.

Lu Yang secretly observed Emperor Xia in the spiritual space. The earthly emperor and righteous leader didn’t seem as stern and firm as the rumors said, nor did he have the glamorous aura of a scholar. His temples were white, his cheeks slightly hollow, indicating insufficient Qi and Blood, and lack of energy.

If his identity was not known, no one would believe that this Emperor Xia was called the Emperor of All Ages.

Perhaps the previous Emperor Xia had both stern and scholarly traits, but after losing his lifespan, he was no longer as glorious as before.

“Emperor Xia, you know. You also know Sect Leader Qiu.” Before the meeting, Eldest Senior Sister introduced Lu Yang, and gave Fairy Eternity a brief introduction.

“This is Fellow Daoist Luo Hongxia, the Palace Master of Laurel Fairy Palace, and the teacher of Lan Ting. She previously brought Lan Ting to propose marriage.”

Luo Hongxia’s eyes twitched, she did not go to propose marriage last time.

Looking at Lu Yang who was clean and tidy, she thought that this was the Lu Yang whom Lan Ting thought of day and night. He did not look as handsome as Lan Ting had described.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Whenever she thought of Lan Ting’s excited description of how amazing Lu Yang was after returning from the Qingzhou Festival, she was filled with frustration.

She snorted coldly and didn’t show any pleasant expression to Lu Yang.

“Looking so upset, did you eat something wrong?”

“This is Yang Ding, the Sect Leader of the Prison Suppressing Sect.”

“Nice to meet you.” Yang Ding harbored no hostility towards Lu Yang.

Even though Lu Yang was the disciple of Daoist Buyu, he was also Yun Zhi’s junior brother. The positive and negative feelings cancelled each other out, resulting in no hostility.

“This is Master Jiesha from the Suspension Temple, who is currently practicing Silent Zen.” Eldest Senior Sister introduced the only one in the transcendance tribulation stage among those present.

Master Jiesha’s body was thin and dried up, the Kāṣāya passed down through generations in the Suspension Temple hung loosely on him; his eyelids drooped, and he held a rosary in his hand. He nodded without speaking.

Fairy Eternity was slightly surprised. This was the first time she had seen a high monk of Buddhism, and she didn’t expect that the Buddhism they Five Immortals created would actually allow later generations to cultivate something, and even innovate on this basis.

The wisdom of later generations was indeed not to be underestimated, not inferior to hers.

Fairy Eternity frowned slightly.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Yang asked.

“Someone is spying on us, it should be the person in control of the State Destiny.” Fairy Eternity’s counter-surveillance awareness was very strong, she was, after all, one of the people who could track the Five Immortals of the Ancients.

Lu Yang understood, it should be the immortals from the court side paying attention to this place; it was normal.

Just as Emperor Xia was about to speak, the Eldest Senior Sister took the lead and said, “After I returned to the sect, I visited many predecessors. One of them, who is learned and insightful, mentioned a method that can break through the lifespan limit and prolong one’s life. ”

“What’s the method?” The others returned to their sects but found no way to help Emperor Xia out of his dilemma.

“In ancient times, there was a Heavenly Spirit Root, a peach tree. Eating its peaches can prolong one’s life. However, this Heavenly Spirit Root can move and has run off somewhere.”

“Is that so?” The others were moved, having never heard of such a thing regarding the Spirit Root before. The Seek Dao Sect truly had terrifying roots.

“I will send people to look for it.” Emperor Xia was the first to regain his composure. There was no use in being anxious about this matter; whether or not they could find it depended on fate.

He then brought up another important matter, “The plans of the Great Yu cultivators in Ji State have been uncovered. Daoist Buyu from your sect was the first to discover Great Yu’s plans. To rescue the citizens of the Dawn, he plunged himself into the situation. With one sword, he broke the heavens, shattered the rules of the Great Yu’s Transcendance Tribulation stage, fought against Great Yu’s Transcendance Tribulation stage, matched wits and courage against each other, and sent out a signal. He held on until the arrival of Palace Master Chen Tao and the Immortal Sect, and finally helped Palace Master Chen Tao capture the Great Yu’s Transcendance Tribulation stage.”

“This led to a round of applause and Chen Tao Palace Lord and the elders from the Immortal Sect highly praised and admired Daoist Buyu’s actions. They wanted to commend him, but Daoist Buyu walked away from the recognition, staying out of the limelight. Despite several searches, they couldn’t find him.”

The people present looked strange. They had all heard the elders reporting about the situation in Steadfast City of Ji State. This seemed slightly different from what the elders reported, didn’t it?

“Who wrote this report?” Qiu Jin’an wondered, had the spies from the Seek Dao Sect infiltrated the court?

Daoist Buyu had been exalted to the heavens in it.

With a dark face, Emperor Xia said, “It’s from the popular storytelling series, “Legend of the Dao Sect”.”

Qiu Jin’an: “…”

Everyone turned to look at Lu Yang and Yun Zhi. The meaning was clear, Daoist Buyu was their man, always causing trouble. So, what do you think should we do about it?

Being extremely intelligent, Fairy Eternity was ready for such a situation. She resorted to Yun Zhi’s arguments, “As an acting Sect Leader, I was appointed by the Sect Leader, I have no control over the Sect Leader.”

“So?”

“So, I can draft a letter, suggesting that the Sect Leader should abdicate and let a capable person take over, so that I can be the sect leader and control him then.”