Immortal Yingze of the Green Pine Supreme Yang Dao lineage had issued an immortal decree, openly and uprightly presented before the Liang Emperor, True Monarch Tuoba Xuantan. Then the Lesser Yang Devil Monarch Kuai Li, leader of the Pavilion Viewing faction of the Tongxuan Dao lineage, had been captured and split into three before all cultivators under heaven, leaving the world to remember. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
But what stance had Mount Luoxia taken at the time?
That event had shaken the world. Countless Dao lineages had vanished, and countless secret techniques silenced. Yet the name of the Lesser Yang Devil Monarch Kuai Li was still known across the lands. The Supreme Yang Dao lineage took pride in it and suppressed the Western Plateau year after year.
Now Wei Xuanyin, Dao Master of the [Dao of the Observation Transformation Heavenly Tower] of the Tongxuan Dao lineage, had struck and shattered the embattled Green Pine Supreme Yang Dao lineage. How times had changed, to have grudges returned in kind. Yet he had been urgently recalled without the chance to vent that grievance.
Li Ximing raised his brows and looked at Li Zhouwei. The golden-eyed youth seemed calm on the surface, but in that exchanged glance, everything was understood without words.
Yehui seemed unaffected, as if his earlier words had been casual. He continued quietly, "The one replacing him is a Buddhist general, Maha Fachang of the [Great Mahayana Dharma Realm]. He has undergone five reincarnations and has been tasked with governing Jiangbei."
Li Ximing fell silent for a moment. Li Zhouwei said softly, "For something as significant as defeating the southern Supreme Yang Dao lineage, the Buddhist cultivators would insist on taking control. Recalling Wei Xuanyin is no surprise. But the [Great Mahayana Dharma Realm] and the [Compassion Dao] have never been on good terms. How can they act together?"
Yehui snorted, "The usual tactics. When have Buddhist cultivators ever truly gotten along? The Emptiness Dao may behave in front of the Great Desire Dao, but give them the chance, and Zhelu would wipe them out one by one!"
He took a sip of tea and continued, "Senior Louxing struck down Pi Jia of the Great Desire Dao. Whether he has fallen or not is unclear, but Zhelu must be overjoyed. The Maha of the Sea of Desire cannot head south, so with no oversight, Zhelu has already become active again, harboring even darker intentions toward the Great Desire Dao. Don't think that Senior is simple-minded just because he is a sword immortal. He sees things clearly. That strike landed exactly where it hurt. Otherwise, why would the Compassion Dao step in so easily to mediate, and even force Wei Xuanyin to act?"
Though Yehui walked the line between righteous and wicked, he clearly admired a great sword immortal like Louxing and did not hide his praise. He let out a soft scoff but said no more on it, continuing, "We cultivators of Jiangbei have received news from the north. Gao Fu, the King of Bolie of Qi, will soon travel to Chengshui Marsh to visit Changyun. As for what they will discuss, that's hard to say!"
Li Ximing took a sip of tea and said, "It's actually not the Lotus Temple, but the Gao Family further north..."
"The Lotus Temple?" Yehui sneered, "With all the Dao factions pushing north, the Lotus Temple has kept its head down like a quail. It's already fortunate they're not being pressured. What thought would they have of moving south... Maha Jinlian has been summoned to the Dayang Mountain dharma assembly and has no chance of returning. Did you know that Fachang's position originally belonged to the Lotus Temple? Otherwise, how would the Great Mahayana Dharma Realm, which had no involvement in the south, suddenly send down a Maha out of nowhere?
"From what I heard from fellow Daoists in the north, those few who stand at the highest positions have reached a rare consensus. Jiangbei must fall into northern hands, whether in name or in actual control. In the process, who struggles, who plays tricks, and who truly puts in effort will all be laid bare. This is no longer a stage where everyone relies on their own ability!"
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