Chapter 1113: With Such a Sycophantic Official, the Great Dou Dynasty Is Bound to Fall
Although the Heaven Mandate Immortal didn’t plan to act openly for the time being, with Hui Doudou gone, he could now leave the small world of the ancient ring.
With his level of cultivation, no one would detect him.
Most importantly, he could freely mobilize the power of the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit and control heavenly tribulations.
After being apart for three hundred thousand years, the Heaven Mandate Immortal and Qing He had both experienced a great deal.
But these experiences are somewhat embarrassing, so there is no need to share them with Qing He.
Although Qing He had often followed Everlasting and witnessed countless humiliating moments of mine, leaving me with hardly any dignity, by the Ember Legacy Dynasty era, I had commanded wind and rain, enjoying boundless glory.
Surely Qing He’s impression of me from the Ember Legacy Dynasty’s hundred thousand years has already overwritten those ancient memories.
What the Heaven Mandate Immortal didn’t know was that Lu Yang had already recounted his three hundred years on the run while they were on the way here. It was just that Qing He had pretended not to know him upon meeting him.
After bidding goodbye to the Heaven Mandate Immortal, Lu Yang set off for the Buddhist Kingdom.
If there was one place Lu Yang loved staying at these days, it was the Buddhist Kingdom.
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As soon as he stepped into the Buddhist Kingdom, he summoned the immortal body condensed from incense faith and controlled it with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s immortal consciousness.
“This is still the most comfortable state.”
After obtaining the immortal body, Lu Yang felt omnipotent, capable of reshaping heaven and earth and commanding the wind and rain with a single thought.
“If only Old Meng were here in the Buddhist Kingdom.”
Lu Yang found it a pity. I’m now at my peak. It’s the perfect opportunity. If Old Meng were also in the Buddhist Kingdom, I’d be able to challenge him to a duel.
“Making a grand wish, borrowing the power of incense to condense an immortal body, and then reinforcing it with an Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit?” Qing He was most well-versed in this method of cultivation through incense faith. She had single-handedly created the Incense Dao of the Ember Legacy Dynasty.
She saw through the origin of Lu Yang’s immortal body with a single glance. Meanwhile, her hands were busy peeling and cutting spirit fruits, arranging them into the shape of little rabbits, and bringing them to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s lips.
“Om nom, delicious.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy opened her mouth and ate the little rabbit-shaped spirit fruit. The taste was wonderful. Although it was a spirit fruit conjured by Qing He, its flavor was no different from a real one.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt that it was a fantastic idea to have Qing He living in the mental space. Xiao Yangzi treats me pretty well, too, but he can’t compare to Little He’s attentiveness. At the very least, he has never served me like Little He does.
Lu Yang’s heart ached at this scene. For the Scribe to serve Her Exalted Majesty in such a manner, what kind of propriety is that? With such a sycophantic official, the Great Dou Dynasty is bound to fall!
Yet Her Exalted Majesty is too immersed in it to realize anything. If I speak the truth bluntly, Her Exalted Majesty would surely think that I’m simply jealous of a virtuous official, leaving a bad impression. I’ll have to tackle this step by step.
As he pondered how to counsel the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, he arrived at the Mahavira Hall of Xitian Temple, without anyone detecting him along the way.
Xitian Temple had been rebuilt on the original ruins, its layout completely different from before. Only the location of the Mahavira Hall remained unchanged.
The sand sculpture of Xitian Temple that Lu Yang had given to Yun Mengmeng had become a unique treasure.
Inside the Mahavira Hall, the golden Buddha statue was yawning, reclining on its side on the lotus platform.
“Kid, you’ve come?”
The Epoch Immortal was not surprised by Lu Yang’s arrival.
“Yo, Epoch, we’re here.”
“Greetings, Senior Epoch Immortal.”
“Big Brother Epoch, long time no see.”
After the Epoch Immortal was ambushed at the end of the Ember Legacy Dynasty, Qing He knew he hadn’t perished. Her Longevity Incipient Dao Fruit’s superior Dao Fruits were the Epoch Dao Fruit and the Everlasting Dao Fruit. If the Epoch Immortal had perished, she would have sensed the suppression disappearing.
However, even if the Epoch Immortal had perished, she still wouldn’t have become an immortal. Her ascension to immortality would mean the Longevity Dao Fruit supplanting both the Epoch Dao Fruit and the Everlasting Dao Fruit. If that had happened, her Mistress would never have been able to be resurrected.
“Little Sister Qing He, it’s been a while.” The Epoch Immortal laughed heartily. He had been leaping through time since the end of the Ember Legacy Dynasty. From his perspective, not much time had passed since he last saw Qing He.
“Sit, everyone, have a seat.”
The Epoch Immortal brought out three spare lotus platforms, inviting the three to sit.
“From the looks of it, Everlasting paid a heavy price to defeat the Silent Annihilation Immortal. It will likely take two to three hundred years for her to recover,” the Epoch Immortal couldn’t help but remark upon observing the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s weakened state.
“Cough, cough...” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy suddenly coughed violently. “It was all worth it to save Xiao Yangzi.”
“Immortal Fairy...” Lu Yang was deeply moved. I didn’t realize I held such weight in the Immortal Fairy’s heart.
The group chatted for quite a while before finally bidding goodbye to the Epoch Immortal. It was mainly the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Qing He catching up, while Lu Yang simply listened from the side.
After the three departed, the Epoch Immortal’s gaze sharpened as he recalled his last meeting with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.
At the time, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had seen the future where she would need to restore her physical body to fight the Silent Annihilation Immortal. But once she restored it, there would no longer be a reason to continue living in Lu Yang’s mental space. This was why she had sought his help while Lu Yang was receiving Yun Zhi.
After hearing the whole story, the Epoch Immortal had devised this current solution for her.
Before leaving Xitian Temple, Lu Yang went to visit Xinding.
“Is Senior Brother Xinding still in seclusion?”
“I heard that after Senior Brother Xinding entered seclusion, the number one on the Earth Ranking also hurriedly went into seclusion, fearing that Senior Brother would challenge his position upon emerging.”
“Truly terrifying.”
“Just judging by Senior Brother Xinding’s usual gentle demeanor, who would have thought he’s number two on the Earth Ranking?”
Lu Yang smiled as he listened to the martial monks’ assessment of Xinding. It seems he is doing quite well at Xitian Temple.
In a single step, Lu Yang arrived at Xinding’s seclusion site. His seclusion had already concluded, and he was reviewing the shortcomings of his latest comprehension with the Heavenly Dome Holy Lord.
It seems that after I left, the Heavenly Dome Holy Lord from ancient times honored his promise, entering Xinding’s mental space to aid him in cultivation.
“Heh heh, little fellow, your cultivation has been progressing quite well?” A golden deity-like figure with indistinct features appeared before Xinding, bathed in radiant light.
“Heavenly Sovereign!” Xinding had never imagined he would have the chance to see the Tofu Heavenly Sovereign again in this lifetime.
“Greetings, Heavenly Sovereign.” The Heavenly Dome Holy Lord knew this was a true immortal, whose status surpassed his own as an Advanced Transcendent Tribulation cultivator.
“Don’t be so uptight.” A gentle light emitted from Lu Yang, allowing both of them to relax subconsciously.
“This esteemed one is visiting my friends Heaven Mandate and Epoch, so I dropped by to see how your cultivation is progressing. From what I see, your progress is acceptable.”
Hearing the Tofu Heavenly Sovereign’s appraisal, Xinding secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as I haven’t disappointed the Heavenly Sovereign.
However, the Heavenly Dome Holy Lord was inwardly stunned. Visiting the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the Epoch Immortal? Just which great immortal from ancient times is this Tofu Heavenly Sovereign?
I mustn’t think about it; I mustn’t think about it. How could I dare try to guess the Heavenly Sovereign’s identity?
Inside the mental space, Qing He shot Lu Yang a sidelong glance. Did you learn this from the Heaven Mandate Immortal?
“Mistress, who exactly did he...”
“Hehe, it’s all self-taught. Isn’t Xiao Yangzi impressive?”
