Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1211 - 12: The Cause Behind All Effects

The great battle at Three Pure Ones sky, though full of ups and downs and repeated twists, actually lasted less than half a day.

Yet due to the difference in the flow of time, the mortal world has now entered deep winter.

Moreover, since the time Daoist Lord and Great Venerable ascended, quite some days have actually passed.

After Daoist Lord ascended, he sent a visiting card, stating that he would go to the Divine Capital to meet the Emperor before December. As for the Great Venerable, although he created that phenomenon of day and night changes covering the world, he did not go directly to the Divine Capital to meet Emperor Jiang, nor did he let his subordinates enter the Divine Country.

However, this doesn't mean the Great Venerable has turned over a new leaf; it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

On the East Sea, recently, it can be said that the winds and clouds are changing dramatically, becoming quite lively.

Divine Capital, Imperial City, Qiong Ning Garden.

The garden was covered in silver frost, no longer bustling with vitality as in spring and summer, replaced by the cold and clear scenery of winter.

The side door of Fenghua Hall was opened, soaking the hall with the winter scenery; several desks were set up, and Jiang Li, Zhu Hui'an, one of the current Three Dukes, Elder Tianji, and Elder Yuheng from the Dinghu Sect were seated.

Nearby were several maids stoking the fire to brew tea, while others were stoking the fire to warm wine.

"Fog rises on the East Sea, from a thousand miles offshore from East Sea County, where white mist stretches across the sky, with no scenery to be seen. The East Sea Prince has sent seven batches of spies out to sea, none have returned with results, and those spies have all disappeared, never to return."

Zhu Hui'an held a letter and spoke gently: "The Divination Order recently personally went to East Sea County to calculate the anomaly, but found nothing. However, he surveyed the Earth Veins, discovered abnormalities, suspected that someone stirred the Earth Veins on the East Sea, affecting the land, hence reporting to our emperor."

East Sea County is under Jiangzhou's jurisdiction, and its civilians and officials all perished during the prior blood sacrifice. For the past half-year, the court has been relocating people to Jiangzhou, and several county marquises and commandery princes were conferred within the Three States area.

Jiang Li did not restrict the titles of marquis or prince to the Jiang family; the original Ji Family could still be conferred titles, just like this East Sea Prince, who is actually the former Zong Zheng, and now Ji Family Clan Elder Ji Changfeng's son.

As for the current Zong Zheng, of course, he is the Jiang Family's Clan Elder Jiang Bowei.

No matter how tolerant, it would be impossible to allow someone from the Ji Family to continue being Zong Zheng, right?

Ji Changfeng was awarded due to his meritorious response to the Emperor's orders, and his eldest son was conferred as commandery prince and went to East Sea County to help the court with reconstruction. Although East Sea County is now heavily laden with Yin Qi, the foundation still remains, so Ji Changfeng gladly sent his eldest son to fulfill the duties for Emperor Jiang in rebuilding the commanderies and counties.

And as an important member of the Ji Family, after facing difficulties, East Sea Prince naturally sought help within the clan first. Then the benevolent Princess dispatched the ever-blundering Divination Order Ji Yuan to East Sea County to aid East Sea Prince in clarifying the situation.

Fact proves Ji Yuan didn't disgrace his position as Divination Order; though he didn't calculate specifics, he still made discoveries.

However, these discoveries might not be good news.

"Ji Yuan's proficiency in Yi Dao compared to the Great Venerable is like a little ant gazing at the sky; even he has found something, proving that the stir is big."

Jiang Li looked at the snow scene and casually remarked: "When the Great Venerable enters the Divine Country again, he is very likely aiming at the Earth Veins to restrain my divine skills. Ha."

Hearing this laugh, Zhu Hui'an did not continue the conversation but changed the topic.

"With Mo Sect's strenuous assistance, the plague energy in the Three States of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yu State has been dispelled, all affected persons have been properly arranged."

"Under Zhong Shenxiu's leadership, the Imperial College scholars have cleared Jiangnan; now Qing State and Xuzhou have basically stabilized, and people can move in."

Zhu Hui'an recounted the remaining matters one by one.

Among these, Qing State and Xuzhou were regions sacrificed by the Heavenly Monarch, now attracting many Devil Cultivators for expanding cultivation by Death Qi or using corpses to demonstrate Dao Fruit.

Since the Great Venerable took Wushan and left the Divine Country, the lower levels of the Devil God Sect lost restraint, and given the Divine Country is now rebuilding, these pests have bred space.

And the Imperial College responds to Mo Sect's rise by using these pests as merit.

"Both sides have contributed significantly, Zhu Qing draft a protocol for rewarding them accordingly." Jiang Li said.

"Yes." Zhu Hui'an replied.

After Zhu Hui'an spoke, Elder Tianji took over, saying: "Sect Leader and Primordial Lord Rain Master personally acted, relocating the Upper Pure Sect's Cave Heaven Blessed Land to Dinghu; recently, they have inventoried Upper Pure Sect's heritage stored within Cave Heaven, only finding Dao Artifacts of lower four grades, none of fifth rank or above."

"The Upper Pure Sect's supposedly present Fairy of Sensing the World's Dao Fruit and Thunder Department's Twenty-four True Gods' Dao Fruit are not in sight."

These Dao Fruits once made the Upper Pure Sect's ancestors renowned, naturally valued by the Dinghu Sect receiving Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Among them, Fairy of Sensing the World's Dao Fruit is the Dao Fruit of the Three Immortals, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Yuxiao; they were jointly bestowed as "Fairy of Sensing the World's Three Immortals." The Dao Fruit of Yuxiao which resides in the Mixed Element Golden Bowl, already obtained as spoils after the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation was broken, the other two Dao Fruits remain within Upper Pure Sect's Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Unfortunately, despite Dinghu Sect searching throughout the Cave Heaven, the Dao Fruits were not found.

"Upper Pure Sect's portion of the heritage has been snatched first; no need to search further." Jiang Li shook his head and said.