Chapter 1364 — One Arrow Pierces the Heavens
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
You have lived in seclusion in the peach forest all these years.
With whom have you conversed? " Shen Mu hastened to refine the spirit elixir, and hearing this, laughed.
"The knots in both your hearts have been untied.
From now on, you should visit each other more, for instance, go to Jingping more often to study and exchange ideas.
" Heavenly Venerable You said no more.
Heavenly Venerable Yue said with a worried frown, "I would like to go, but if I go to Jingping, I will only bring disaster upon you. The Ten Heavenly Venerables will not tolerate me now.
" After they left, the bells of the Daoist sect rang out, and many Daoist priests descended the mountain to inspect the surroundings, only to find that the ten-thousand-li peach forest had been utterly destroyed and no longer existed, and that the palaces within the peach forest had vanished without a trace.
Strangely, only the peach forest had been destroyed; outside the peach forest, not the slightest trace of divine-power fluctuations remained. "Last night, I saw barrier after barrier of space rise up like curtains of light, sealing off the peach forest completely on all sides.
" An old Daoist said, "The mistress of the peach forest is merciful after all. Even in such a vicious battle, she did not forget to protect the common folk outside. .
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" "Do not discuss this matter!
" A Daoist elder said abruptly, "The Heavenly Court will soon send powerful figures to investigate last night's events. If they question us, we need only truthfully report what we saw last night!
Those who come may well be confidants of the Heavenly Court's Ten Heavenly Venerables, and perhaps even a Heavenly Venerable may come in person!
Therefore, when you speak, you must absolutely not mix in your own conjectures! Understood? " The Daoists all voiced their assent. A young Daoist hesitated, then could not help asking, "Elder Yan, those ten streaks of light just now, what exactly were they? " The Daoist elder hesitated, then shook his head.
"Do not make any conjectures.
Be cautious in speech and in action. " Jingping, Shangjing.
Emperor Yanxiu held court.
The civil and military officials ascended the hall, reporting the various events great and small from every region to the emperor one by one.
Ling Yuxiu listened carefully, handling each in turn, and called to account the officials who had failed in their duties, swift and decisive. At this moment, a court official submitted a memorial, saying, "I, Xiao Tianji, have a memorial to present.
" Ling Yuxiu looked at that young deity in the court hall and smiled.
"There is no need for such ceremony, Grand Master of the Palace with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon. What memorial do you have to present?
" The civil and military ministers in the court all showed looks of envy and admiration. This Xiao Tianji was one of the most outstanding figures of the younger generation; at only nineteen, he had already attained the rank of deity.
Moreover, this man was exceptionally talented, transcendent and refined, with keen insight into any matter. Ling Yuxiu had discovered his abilities and gradually come to regard him highly, and had now promoted him to the post of Grand Master of the Palace with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon, a rank of the third grade proper; though it was an honorary civil office without real power, his status was already exceedingly high! Xiao Tianji took out his memorial and said in a grave voice, "I wish to memorialize on the case of fraud at the Jiangling Imperial Foundry. Wei Yong of the Jiangling Imperial Foundry, relying on being a descendant of the Duke of Wei, and relying on his connections with Jingping's Imperial Preceptor, Heavenly Venerable Mu, and the former Jingping Imperial Preceptor, Jiang Baigui, has accepted bribes, substituting inferior divine gold and divine materials for superior ones, practicing favoritism and fraud.