Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 353 - 180: The Bright Moon Shines on All But Me
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In the eighty-sixth year of the Collapse, May.
Since the world crumbled, the Three Paths and Six States within Great Zhou have transformed significantly.
The forces within the region are intricate and complex, but because no one has proclaimed themselves emperor, and due to the strong forces within, the lifestyle in many places is even better than in the last years of Great Zhou.
But this does not mean that the world has entered an era of stability.
Wind and clouds of the world never pause for the progress of any individual.
Taizhou.
The Liu Clan has not been doing well recently.
Of course, it’s not because of the mere disappearance of Liu Ruyan.
It’s primarily due to the challenge from the Celestial Yin Sect.
Paying attention to the significant loss brought by Liu Ruyan’s disappearance.
Liu Zongnan looked at the letter sent by the Celestial Yin Sect in his hand, expressionless.
Qi Yanqing has disappeared, and Jichuan Prefecture, which he guards, is the gateway to Taizhou. Confirming Qi Yanqing’s absence, the Celestial Yin Sect easily occupied it, joined forces with various powers in Jingzhou, and issued a statement declaring that from today on, Jichuan Prefecture is a realm of Jingzhou.
This letter felt like a slap in the face.
Liu Zongnan does not care about gaining or losing a town.
Jichuan Prefecture has always been a battleground. Over the years, it passed from Hai Province to Jingzhou, then to Taizhou, and now back to Jingzhou. In eighty years, it has changed hands multiple times.
The people of Jichuan Prefecture are used to it by now, their customs have almost become a mix.
"Patriarch, Ruoyan should have fallen into the hands of that Xu Guang, Qi Yanqing..."
The people of the Liu Clan are most concerned about the whereabouts of Qi Yanqing.
But until now, no news has been sent back, and Jichuan Prefecture was lost as a result.
Liu Zongnan did not express any thoughts about this.
Only that clan elder hesitated before leaving, saying.
"Is there something you think we need to stop, Patriarch?"
Liu Zongnan looked at him.
"The people of the third branch wish to seek the Xu Family’s ancestral tomb..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
As the Patriarch of the Liu Clan, a Third-Grade Strong Person of the world, Liu Zongnan naturally knew the purpose of the third branch.
Using the ancestral Blood Curse to kill, this was the third branch’s way of making amends for past mistakes.
The third branch’s conscription in the past created the anomaly Xu Guang, who was doing things in Zouchuan Dao in the distant Yongzhou that even affected far-off Taizhou.
To resolve the hidden danger, the third branch is willing to pay a tremendous price.
To the Liu Clan, this is a very normal matter.
"Ridiculous!"
Liu Zongnan let out a low growl.
Liu Ruyan is his granddaughter, and he has not shown anything over her disappearance.
The third branch eagerly jumped out, dispatched Qi Yanqing to search, causing a series of massive losses for the family, and now they want to use such ridiculous means against a person of Taizhou.
"Go back and tell the people of the third branch, the Liu Clan has rooted in Taizhou, and for Taizhou people, they can be killed, but not with such absurd methods!!"
The Liu Clan is deeply rooted in Taizhou, but no family or clan can exist in a legend that produces generation after generation of prodigies.
In the absence of prodigies, it was the prodigies of Taizhou who upheld the Liu Clan’s reputation.
Just like Qi Yanqing.
He was a talent discovered and invested in by the third branch.
But Qi Yanqing is most likely already dead.
The clan elder was not surprised by Liu Zongnan’s decision, nodding slightly.
After a moment of silence, Liu Zongnan looked at the secret letter on the table and sighed.
"Find the person who recruited Xu Guang at the time, investigate thoroughly from top to bottom, why such a prodigy as Xu Guang rebelled!"
The Liu Clan highly values Taizhou, and even during the battle with the Celestial Yin Sect, their treatment during conscription never lacked. They even taught the Martial Dao’s Grade Entry Posture, giving many children of Taizhou civilians a chance.
He wanted to know whether Xu Guang was inherently rebellious or if someone had committed misdeeds in the past.
Some mistakes are only remembered to be remedied when they arise.
Such is humanity.
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Jichuan Prefecture is a very beautiful place.
Here lies the famous Golden Light Mountain, with so many ancient myths, whether it’s the Emperor of the Langya Dynasty or the Emperor of Great Zhou, they have tacitly chosen to conduct fengshan ceremonies in this place.
Here, it is like the second capital of Great Zhou, aside from Shangjing.
A city shrouded in the glory of imperial power, it will eventually fall into silence as the imperial power declines.
To the people of Jichuan Prefecture, they call themselves descendants of the gods because there are gods on Golden Light Mountain, and those living under it are the descendants of gods.
Today, this city once humorously called the Divine Capital is already the territory of the Celestial Yin Sect.
The Celestial Yin Sect is a major sect of the world, second only to the Kunlun Dianyin Sect, and is renowned in the Daoist world alongside the Ten Thousand Laws Sect.
This sect emphasizes the development of younger generations and is the major sect that talents around the world most want to join.
Because within the Celestial Yin Sect, it is considered the cleanest internal environment of any Daoist sect in the world, where all competition depends on oneself.
Under such intense competition, countless individuals fail to make it into the Dao Academy of the Celestial Yin Sect every year.
Liu Yao, who has been training in the Celestial Yin Sect’s Dao Academy for four years, looked at the distant academy established by the Celestial Yin Sect, with a queue at its entrance like a dragon.
She saw that little monk again.
For some reason, she felt this little monk was special.
She had seen this little monk for three consecutive days, and once they had even exchanged glances.
At that moment, she only felt that the little monk’s eyes seemed like black holes.
But they had never spoken to each other.
"Are you planning to abandon Buddhism and pursue Daoism?"
She finally could not resist, stepping forward to speak to the little monk.
The little monk turned around, smiling at her, a strange color flashing in his eyes.
He smiled and shook his head.
"Miss, don’t joke."
"But I’ve seen you at the entrance of the academy six times now."
The little monk was stunned, not expecting to be noticed by her so many times.
