Chapter 291 Cause and Effect Re-Emerges

The appearance of Fengdu Emperor and the alliance with the underworld made the upper echelons no longer strictly block the news about the Supreme Taoist, and various rumors continued to spread in the past three months.

Due to the lack of official recognition, many people have certain doubts about the news of the Supreme Taoist, and there is no way to know the true identity of the Supreme Taoist.

However, those who had contact with Shen Yuan before completely believed this statement, and quickly locked Shen Yuan with the help of Xue Mingzhi's existence.

When Dongting Lake was flooded, Shen Yuan killed the eldest prince Ji Du in Dongting Lake to quell the flood. Although Qingzhou Mu Liao Yuan had never had direct contact with Shen Yuan, as a witness of the flood, he was able to know some of the causes and consequences through information from all parties.

In dealing with the affairs of Beimang Mountain and the project of excavating the ancient forbidden land, many local nobles in Luozhou participated. The new Luozhou Mu was able to take office because of this matter, and he was more aware of the weight of the Supreme Taoist suppressing the ancient forbidden land.

Therefore, as early as when Xue Mingzhi's Blazing Dragon Horse Seal appeared outside Jingzhou, the dignitaries had already cast their eyes on Xue Mingzhi and had been paying attention to his movements.

When the Blazing Dragon Horse Seal carrying Shen Yuan arrived at the Xue family, these dignitaries who had had some contact with Shen Yuan came to visit one after another.

The frontier officials and the nobles of the prefectures and counties were dignitaries that could not be underestimated even in the imperial capital.

But these big figures were all speechless after the arrival of this simple-style carriage.

Even the elders of the Xue family could hardly hide their shock at this moment.

If they could still remain calm in the face of the frontier officials and local nobles, the so-called status and pride of the Xue family were nothing but false in front of the title of the Imperial Observatory.

The Imperial Observatory was Zhong Buwen, the first cultivator of the Great Xia court who was in charge of the Imperial Observatory to monitor all the states in the world, and the absolute confidant of Emperor Xia.

Although he was not a noble, the position of the Imperial Observatory was even higher than that of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. There were countless princes and ministers who died under the investigation of the Imperial Observatory. He was known as the second most important person in the court of Daxia.

Although the Imperial Observatory was extremely powerful, he rarely appeared outside the court. Even the Imperial Observatory headquarters in the imperial capital rarely saw the figure of the Imperial Observatory.

According to rumors from the outside world, the Imperial Observatory spent most of his time in a cave owned by Daxia. Some even claimed that the Imperial Observatory was trying to seize the Langhuan blessed land to increase the foundation of the Daxia court.

No matter what the situation was, the influence of the Imperial Observatory could not be ignored. Even the high and mighty caves and blessed lands had to treat the Imperial Observatory with courtesy.

Such a person who could be called the pillar of Daxia appeared outside the Xue Mansion and asked to see Mr. Shen in a respectful manner.

Even the local dignitaries who had a certain understanding of the name of the Supreme Taoist could not help but be shocked.

They had only received favors from Shen Yuan, and with the help of the few words recorded in the ancient books, they had some guesses about the identity of the Supreme Daoist, so they wanted to come and build a relationship.

But the Imperial Observatory was visiting them in person at the first time, which made them realize that the few words in the ancient books were definitely not all the information.

At this moment, they wanted to turn around and go back home immediately, using their connections to collect all the information about the Supreme Daoist.

Time passed by little by little, and there was still silence in front of the Xue Mansion.

One after another, the spirit beast carriages parked aside, letting the seemingly old carriage line up in the front row.

Whether it was the Imperial Observatory, the local dignitaries present, and the Xue family, they were all waiting for a response.

However, there was silence in the Xue Mansion, as if the words of the Imperial Observatory were not transmitted to the Xue Mansion, and the dignified Imperial Observatory was directly left outside the Xue Mansion.

Behind Lord Changyuan, an elder who had previously denounced Shen Yuan could not help but walk to the front of the carriage and said to the Supervisor in the carriage:

"Mr. Shen must have something to do and did not hear the words of the Supervisor. How about the Supervisor enter the Xue Mansion first, and we will send someone to inform Mr. Shen?"

When this elder spoke, the eyes of the other elders suddenly lit up, and they stepped forward and said respectfully:

"The Third Elder is right. Please ask the Supervisor to enter the Xue Mansion first."

"It is a great honor for the Xue Mansion to have the Supervisor come!"

Not only the elders, but many other young members of the Xue family also showed joy.

For the Xue family, the purpose of the Supervisor is not important, but if they can take this opportunity to establish a relationship with the Supervisor, it will be of great benefit to the entire Xue family.

With just one word from the Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomy, the children of the Xue family can enter the headquarters of the Imperial Astronomy, which is a place that the geniuses of the imperial capital are trying to squeeze into.

Once they become members of the Imperial Observatory headquarters, their treatment is definitely not inferior to that of the inner disciples of many cave heavens and blessed lands. In the future, they may even be sent out to become the Imperial Observatory's envoys to inspect various states.

Many Xue family members were full of expectations, but only Changyuan Bo frowned and looked hesitant.

There was silence in the simple carriage. The Imperial Observatory seemed to have not heard the words of the Xue family at all, and just sat quietly in the carriage waiting.

The location of the Xue Mansion is a place where the dignitaries of the imperial capital gather. So many carriages gathered at the gate of the Xue Mansion have already caused reactions from all parties.

Several streets away, several dragon horses drove carriages with dragon patterns on them and rushed towards the Xue Mansion. Passers-by with insight avoided them one after another, knowing that the owner of the carriage must be from the royal family of Daxia, and it is even possible that he is a prince of Daxia today.

However, before the carriage approached the Xue Mansion, a series of communication tokens fell into the carriage, followed by several exclamations.

"The Supervisor is here?"

"The Supervisor actually went to see the Supreme Taoist immediately?"

After a short silence, a number of Jiaolong chariots made the same decision.

"Go back!"

"Since the Supervisor has arrived, it is not easy for this prince to show up."

"Give the Supervisor some face and go to see the Supreme Taoist another day."

Several princes turned and left, and other dignitaries who heard the news also chose to avoid him after a brief hesitation.

At the gate of Xue's mansion, several members of the Xue family who tried to win over the Imperial Observer stood in front of the carriage, their expressions full of embarrassment.

The Imperial Observer completely ignored their goodwill, especially when dignitaries from all sides gathered, their actions were like ignorant clowns.

However, facing the Imperial Observer, they did not dare to have even a little anger in their hearts, but just stood there.

At this moment, a clear sound of footsteps slowly sounded from the Xue's mansion.

Everyone was shocked and looked at the figure walking out of the gate with expectation. The next moment, everyone was stunned.

The person who walked out of Xue Mansion was not the long-awaited Shen Yuan, but Xue Mingzhi, the famous Tianjiao in the imperial capital.

Xue Mingzhi swept his eyes over the many dignitaries present, and finally set his sights on the quaint carriage.

"Sir, I will not see guests today."

After the voice fell, Xue Mingzhi turned around and walked back to Xue Mansion.

In front of the gate of Xue Mansion, all the dignitaries who saw this scene were in an uproar.

"Jian Jianzheng was rejected?"

"It was not even the Supreme Daozi who spoke in person, but asked Xue Mingzhi to pass the message."

"Arrogant! It's simply too arrogant!"

"The Supreme Daozi is indeed a great power ten thousand years ago, but Jianzheng is the first person in the world. With the support of Daxia, even if it is the Hedao Daojun, he should show some courtesy to Jianzheng."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the quaint carriage.

The Imperial Observatory, the second most important person in the Great Xia court, was so easily humiliated by an outsider. Everyone was looking forward to the response of the Imperial Observatory.

Zhong Buwen, as the Observatory, was conferred the title by the Great Xia Dynasty. His status was almost as high as that of the Imperial Master, and he had the ability to control part of the destiny of humanity.

At present, the rules of heaven and earth were incomplete. Even if Shen Yuan was a great man from ten thousand years ago and could walk in the world by some special means, he could never exert a power beyond the peak of the Spiritualization.

The Imperial Observatory was in charge of the destiny of humanity, and there was a high probability that he could suppress the Supreme Daozi.

Many dignitaries had expectations in their eyes, while the faces of the Xue family were pale. They never thought that things would evolve to this point.

"Mr. Shen is so arrogant. How can an outsider bully the dignified director of the Imperial Observatory?"

"Mr. Shen is going to kill our Xue Mansion."

"It's all Xue Mingzhi's fault. He brought such trouble to our Xue Mansion."

Amidst the attention of the crowd, the director of the Imperial Observatory in the carriage finally spoke.

"Since Mr. Shen has something to do today, I will visit him another day."

There was a bit of respect in his plain voice, as if he was not affected by the rejection.

The skinny old horse neighed, and then dragged the simple and quaint carriage slowly into the distance.

All the dignitaries who were watching this place widened their eyes, their eyes full of disbelief.

They couldn't understand that the director of the Imperial Observatory, who was the second most important person in Daxia, was treated so lightly, but he didn't react at all.

In the imperial capital, there was an uproar.

"The Supreme Taoist is not only offending the Imperial Observatory, but also the Great Xia court."

"Isn't the Observatory afraid that His Majesty will be dissatisfied with his actions?"

"Go check it for me! Find all the information about the Supreme Taoist!"

In front of the gate of Xue's house, the dignitaries from various states and counties looked at each other.

Mr. Shen didn't even want to see the Imperial Observatory, so there was no need for them to make trouble, so they took the initiative to leave.

The originally lively gate of Xue's house became deserted in an instant.

Watching the last spirit beast carriage leaving, Changyuan Bo's expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at the Xue family members behind him.

Taking a deep breath, Changyuan Bo said in a cold voice:

"How can there be so many short-sighted people in my Xue family?

It's also fortunate that Mr. Shen doesn't want to bother with you, otherwise do you think you can still stand here?"

"However, Mr. Shen is unwilling to pay attention to him because he is generous, but our Xue family cannot help but know it.

From today, the first elder, the second elder, the third elder, Xue Mingwen, Xue Minghu, and you sixteen people will go to Shiwan Mountain to take charge for three years.

You are not allowed to return without the order of the clan leader!"

The names mentioned by Changyuan Bo are all members of the Xue family who have made comments before.

All the members of the Xue family whose names were mentioned changed their expressions drastically and wanted to refute, but in the end they lowered their heads in the majestic eyes of Changyuan Bo.

"I will obey the order of the head of the family!"

The Xue family returned to the mansion, and the door of the Xue Mansion slowly closed, completely cutting off the prying eyes of the outside world.

Some families are happy and some are sad, and after punishing the Xue family, Changyuan Bo went to Langhuan Garden where Shen Yuan lived.

Obviously, Changyuanbo's heart was far from being as indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

Before he stepped into Langhuan Garden, he saw Xue Mingzhi outside the courtyard.

Changyuanbo hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Mingzhi, what is the deep meaning of Mr. Shen's refusal to visit the Imperial Observatory?"

Xue Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Given Mr. Shen's personality, he may just simply not want to see him."

Changyuanbo frowned and said subconsciously:

"How is it possible? Just because you don't want to meet, you risk offending the Imperial Observatory. This is too much..."

Xue Mingzhi shrugged:

"Mr. said that if you need to weigh the pros and cons of doing anything and can't do it as you please, then what's the use of having a heavenly cultivation?

What's more, with your status, let alone the Imperial Observatory, even if His Majesty comes to visit, you may not be willing to meet."

Changyuanbo instinctively wanted to refute, but the performance of the Imperial Observatory and Xue Mingzhi's confidence seemed to tell him that these words were not empty words.

"Is Mr. Shen free now? I want to meet Mr. Shen."

"After Mr. told me to refuse the supervisor, he left alone. If you want to meet, you can only wait for Mr. to come back."

Changyuanbo's eyelids jumped. There were all kinds of protective formations in the Xue Mansion, and some of them were even related to the imperial capital's city defense formation, but Shen Yuan's departure made him unaware.

"Where did Mr. Shen go out?"

"Of course, the main gate."

"How is that possible! We were all at the main gate, but we never saw any trace of Mr. Shen."

Xue Mingzhi said as a matter of course:

"Mr. Shen doesn't want to be seen, so naturally no one can see his true body.

This is true for my father, and so is the director of the Imperial Observatory."

Shen Yuan strolled leisurely on the bustling streets of the upper city. In the antique shops and pharmacies on both sides of the street, precious lights could be vaguely seen, and most of the pedestrians were practitioners.

At this moment, Shen Yuan did not hide his figure, but there were faint stars floating around him. The star number magic power quietly covered up the existence of cause and effect for him.

The next second after seeing Shen Yuan, outsiders would forget Shen Yuan's existence in their minds.

The third realm of star number magic power has long surpassed the power of the ordinary, and is almost comparable to the Lianxu Zhenjun who is proficient in the way of numerology.

As long as Shen Yuan is willing, no one in the imperial capital can see Shen Yuan's traces.

Shen Yuan is not interested in the visits of the director of the Imperial Observatory and dignitaries from all sides.

When Shen Yuan was weak, he avoided the bigwigs of the court just to protect himself.

Now that Shen Yuan has enough strength, he refused the visit of the Imperial Observatory, just to follow his own ideas and not want to intervene in the affairs of the court.

In particular, the destiny of humanity and the will of heaven and earth seem to be faintly pointing to the Emperor Xia, which makes Shen Yuan even more unwilling to have any contact with the Imperial Observatory who represents the will of Emperor Xia.

As for how the outside world views it, it doesn't matter to Shen Yuan.

While strolling leisurely, the space under Shen Yuan's feet changed, and he came to a dead end quietly.

Shen Yuan's footsteps continued to move forward without any pause, and the surrounding scenery flickered like flowing light. The next moment he was already in front of the gate of a prosperous downtown.

Looking up, the four big characters "Imperial Capital Market" contain a formation, which isolates all demons from entering.

Shen Yuan's eyes flickered with stars, and he looked into the depths of the Imperial Capital Market.

After leaving the Xue family, Shen Yuan tried to use the astrological magic to deduce the reason why the destiny of humanity was empty, but most of the causes and effects pointed directly to the imperial city, and only a subtle cause and effect thread led Shen Yuan to this place.

Looking at the cause and effect line transformed by the starlight, this line not only connects the destiny of humanity, but also connects Shen Yuan himself.

Shen Yuan wanted to trace the source of cause and effect, but was surprised to find that the source of cause and effect was no longer in this time and space.