Chapter 304 Join the Game!
The eyes of all the ministers, ghosts and gods of the court were focused on Xia Yunqiu.
"Is this true?"
Before Suzaku could respond, Bai Hu looked at Xia Yunqiu with suspicious eyes.
"How precious is the secret realm of a square inch? If it were placed ten thousand years ago, a strong person who has not reached the True King Realm may not even be qualified to know the secret realm.
You are just a mere transformed god, can you really come up with a method to enter the secret realm of Fang Cun? "
"As for what you said about the Tianxing He family, although it has a long heritage, the He family was not well-known ten thousand years ago. Normally, they should not be qualified to have access to such secrets."
Bai Hu's words naturally expressed the thoughts of most people present, which brought a bit of scrutiny to the eyes of everyone gathered.
Xia Yunqiu looked as usual and said without hesitation:
"Ten thousand years ago, the Tianxing He family was indeed not famous, because at that time, the He family had another name, the Tianyun Sect, a branch of the ancient Xingxiu Dao, which was once as famous as Tianji Pavilion!"
As he spoke, Xia Yunqiu slowly raised his right hand, and the power of the Yin God gathered in his palm to form a star chessboard that was shrunk countless times.
The shining stars fall on the chessboard, interpreting the mysterious Taoist rhyme.
"Using the stars as children to deduce all things is the untold secret of the ancient starry way!"
"The Tianxing He Family, is it really related to the ancient constellations?"
"The Tianyun Sect seems not to have a good reputation, but the Tianji Pavilion is indeed one of the seventy-two blessed places ten thousand years ago. There was a powerful Taoist lineage where the Tao Lord was seated."
Although the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty do not have as rich heritage as the major cave heaven paradises, they who are in charge of the present world have the largest resources in the early stage of the spiritual energy tide.
Among them are not only spiritual stone veins, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but also classics that have been passed down from the past practice era.
After being compiled by many professionals, many ministers were able to learn about a corner of the prosperous cultivation era thousands of years ago through the classics.
The words of these ministers confirmed the authenticity of Xia Yunqiu's words, and the mantra talisman in Suzaku's hand also showed that what Xia Yunqiu said was true.
Zhuque stared at Xia Yunqiu, and after a long silence, he said:
"The ancient Xingxiu Dao is the inheritance of the upper realm Doubu Taoism. It is connected with Emperor Donghua who is in charge of the Sun Star. It is indeed qualified to know the secret realm of Fangcun."
As Suzaku's words fell, the authenticity of the Fang Cun Secret Realm was completely confirmed, and everyone looked at Xia Yunqiu with a slightly strange look in their eyes.
The originally suspicious eyes of the ministers softened, and the questions they wanted to ask were swallowed back in their throats.
Even the toughest Daxia warrior looked at Xia Yunqiu with a bit of admiration in his eyes.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty knew that for practitioners, the value of the secret realm far exceeded the belief in incense and the position of the city god, because it represented an opportunity that could directly lead to the great road.
The incense of the seven states and the hundreds of city gods in the five states may seem precious, but even if these things are fought back from the hands of the Yinsi, they belong to the Great Xia court, not to a certain person.
This is tantamount to using one's own chance of enlightenment to exchange for Daxia's future. Even the most loyal ministers to Daxia dare not say that they can do this.
But Xia Yunqiu did exactly that, using the opportunity to enjoy the secret realm exclusively in exchange for Yin Si giving up the incense and the position of City God.
Even the princes who belonged to the prince's line felt admiration for Xia Yunqiu at this moment.
The atmosphere was frozen for a short time. Suzaku and Baihu's eyes flickered, and they were already communicating in secret.
Each of the ministers maintained calm on the surface, but secretly they had long used the official seals and divine thoughts on their bodies to transmit messages.
"I didn't expect this ninth princess to be so courageous."
"I am ashamed of myself."
"If Xia Yunqiu is the prince, he might be another strong contender for the crown prince."
The ministers almost all praised Xia Yunqiu's performance.
Amid the praise, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
"Could it be that the Yinsi ghosts and gods are teaming up with Xia Yunqiu to act?"
All the princes and princes were stunned for a moment, and then looked at the source of the spiritual message.
The speaker was wearing armor, but his face was pale and his body was weak. Even his cultivation level in the early stages of Qi transformation was fluctuating. He was out of place among the ministers of the dynasty.
Zhao Yuanlun, Marquis of Haichang, was one of the powerful princes of Great Xia, and his family had been inherited for three thousand years.
And Zhao Yuanlun also has another identity, that is, the brother-in-law of the current crown prince, and his sister is the current crown prince.
Seeing that it was Zhao Yuanlun, everyone immediately showed a look of understanding, with undisguised contempt in their eyes.
Although Zhao Yuanlun has a noble status, he is one of the first-class dandies in the imperial capital. It is reasonable to say such mindless words.
As the leader of the three princes, Prime Minister Wen said even more straightforwardly:
"The old Marquis of Haichang is wise and mighty, and the Crown Princess is gentle and virtuous. How come you have the blood of the Haichang Zhao family and become a fool?"
Zhao Yuanlun suddenly changed his color and subconsciously wanted to curse, but when he realized that the person transmitting the message from his spiritual mind was Prime Minister Wen, he swallowed back all the words he wanted to curse.
Prime Minister Wen, the head of the three princes, has disciples and former officials all over the world. He is the most important figure in the court after Qin Tianjianzheng. Even the prince cannot afford to offend him, let alone a mere second-generation ancestor.
But Zhao Yuanlun's eyes still showed dissatisfaction, and he seemed to think that what he said was correct.
The minister on the side shook his head, and it was Tingwei who took the initiative to explain:
"If Xia Yunqiu cooperates with the ghosts and gods of the underworld, the other party must know the information of the Fangcun Secret Realm. It is enough to digest the Fangcun Secret Realm secretly in private. There is no need to expose it to the public at the risk of leakage."
"What's more, the incense of the seven states and the city gods of the five states are the promises made by your majesty to the underworld with the dynasty's luck, which has nothing to do with Xia Yunqiu.
If your majesty insists on fulfilling his promise, the civil and military officials can only pinch their noses and admit it. It can be said that the incense and the position of the city god have almost been taken by the underworld.
But in order to play a play, let the underworld give up nearly one-third of the Great Xia City God system, unless the underworld is crazy, they will make such a decision."
"Finally, and most importantly, neither the ghosts and gods of the underworld nor Xia Yunqiu have the motivation to play a play.
Xia Yunqiu's move has no substantial benefits. The only gain may be the favor of human luck and prestige in the court.
But even if Xia Yunqiu's human luck is strong, can it be stronger than Your Majesty? No matter how high the prestige of the court is, it can be suppressed with just one word from your Majesty.
The Yinsi lost the perfect opportunity to control the city god system, but only got a piece of information that can be easily obtained. It is not normal in terms of emotion and reason. "
Zhao Yuanlun still had some doubts in his eyes:
"Then Xia Yunqiu is just a piece of information, can it really make the Yinsi give up the interests of the city god?"
"If it is other information, the Yinsi will definitely not want to pay attention, even if there are traces left by Emperor Donghua.
But there is the Netherworld Avenue left by Emperor Fengdu in the Fangcun Secret Realm.
According to rumors, Emperor Fengdu himself does not seem to be at his peak. If he can get back a part of the Netherworld Avenue, it is very likely that Emperor Fengdu will recover further.
For the Yinsi, even if it gives everything, it must fight for the Fangcun Secret Realm.
In comparison, the secular incense and the position of the city god are nothing. "
The explanation of the court judge made many officials nod secretly, which was also their unanimous opinion.
While the ministers were secretly communicating, the two Luofeng Six Gods stopped communicating, as if they had reached an agreement on something.
Baihu looked at Xia Yunqiu and said directly:
"Although the Fangcun Secret Realm is indeed very important, this piece of news is not enough.
To maintain the alliance, Daxia must cede some incense and the position of the city god."
Before Baihu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xia Yunqiu.
"The matter of incense can be discussed, but there is no room for negotiation on the position of the city god.
Except for Luoshan County where Fengdu City is located, Daxia will not give up any inch of land!"
Being refuted like this, Baihu's face suddenly showed anger.
"Not giving up an inch of land? You are provoking the entire underworld!"
"I am just maintaining the order of yin and yang!"
The two confronted each other, and at this moment, the lonely voice of Suzaku sounded in the hall.
"You can not give up an inch of land, but don't forget that you are in the ghost cave of the Yinsi mansion."
As he spoke, the cold air began to spread quietly, and the whole hall seemed to be wrapped in an invisible force field, and ghosts and gods in the state of transformation quietly appeared in the hall.
"How dare you!"
"Do you want to make a move in the Yinsi?"
"This is the imperial capital, how can you let the Yinsi be so presumptuous?"
Several officials and generals stood up suddenly. Most of their cultivation was only in the state of transformation, but they were in the imperial capital, and the official seal connected the imperial capital formation and the destiny of humanity, which gave them great confidence.
With the blessing of external forces, they were not afraid of the ghosts and gods in the state of transformation.
"Pah!"
Suzaku just clapped his hands lightly, and the fog in the ghost cave suddenly rose, engulfing everything and isolating the imperial capital formation from the spatial level.
And in the layers of ghost fog, it seemed that a huge ghost god several dozen feet tall bent down and looked directly into the hall, and his huge eyes occupied the entire door.
The ghost king of refining spirits!
Zhuque's voice was cold, as if he was stating a fact.
"The ghost den of the underworld is a space of its own. Although it cannot compete with the great formation of the imperial capital, under the command of the ghost king, the human destiny cannot enter the ghost den within half an hour.
Do you think that the interrogation methods of the underworld can force out the news of the Fangcun Secret Realm in half an hour?"
The faces of the ministers were extremely ugly. They did not expect that the underworld would directly tear their faces and directly use force to threaten.
Fortunately, the underworld did not seem to have any intention of attacking them. It only set its target on Xia Yunqiu. The appearance of the ghost king was just to isolate the connection between the inside and the outside and suppress the means of human destiny.
Surrounded by ghosts and gods, Xia Yunqiu, dressed in white, seemed to be eaten by many evil ghosts at any time.
Faced with such a dangerous situation, Xia Yunqiu was not afraid at all, but said calmly:
"If the Yinsi uses force, it will completely break off relations with our Great Xia.
It's a pity that even if the Venerable God gets the information about the Fangcun Secret Realm from me, he can't fight for the Fangcun Secret Realm.
Because the entrance to the Fangcun Secret Realm is in the imperial capital."
As soon as these words came out, the originally tense atmosphere suddenly stagnated.
"The human luck in the imperial capital has reached the peak of this world. Under such a huge amount of human luck suppression, unless the Emperor Fengdu comes in person, the Yinsi will never be able to compete with Great Xia.
If you want to enter the Fangcun Secret Realm and get what you want, the only way is to cooperate with the court."
Xia Yunqiu's words made Zhuque fall into silence.
She glanced at the mantra in her hand, and waved her hand after a moment, and the ghosts and gods of the Yinsi and the ghosts of the netherworld all dispersed.
Sitting back at the negotiation table, Zhuque said in a cold voice:
"The underworld can give up the position of the city god, but it must retain the incense and faith of the seven states."
Xia Yunqiu shook his head decisively:
"The seven states have nearly half of the incense and faith of Daxia. Daxia needs to worship the city gods, the four rivers, the gods of mountains and rivers, and it is impossible to give up so many incense and faith.
Daxia can only allow the incense and faith of Taizhou to belong to the underworld, and the underworld of other states cannot touch it."
"Your Majesty Fengdu once showed miracles in Taizhou. Taizhou has already worshipped your statue. Why do you need to divide the incense and faith?
The underworld can reduce one state and retain six states."
Xia Yunqiu and Zhuque competed head-on to discuss the division of incense and faith. This situation finally made the officials of the court feel relieved.
In the end, after a fierce debate, the two sides decided to divide the incense of Tai, Luo, Yang, and Ming.
Although the incense and faith of several states still made the ministers feel painful, it was much better than the previous conditions of Emperor Xia, which could be called treason.
With the consensus, Xia Yunqiu and Zhuque also put away their tit-for-tat attitudes.
Xia Yunqiu took a long breath, slowly stood up from the chair, and stretched out his right hand like a gentleman.
Zhuque stood up and also stretched out his right hand, and the two white and slender hands were clasped together.
"This is a pleasant negotiation."
Xia Yunqiu said with a smile.
However, just after the voice fell, the mantra talisman in Zhuque's hand suddenly ignited, and everyone's eyes were all focused on Xia Yunqiu.
Xia Yunqiu forced a stiff smile at the corner of his mouth:
"Well, it's not so pleasant."
Zhuque turned a deaf ear to this matter, and just said to Xia Yunqiu:
"It's time to fulfill your promise."
Xia Yunqiu looked around at the pairs of expectant eyes around him, and there seemed to be an indescribable deep meaning in his eyes.
"Three days later, a solar eclipse will fall from the sky, and the breath of the netherworld will descend upon the imperial capital, upending the balance of yin and yang in the present world.
At that time, silently chant the name of Fangcun in the imperial capital, fly in the direction of the solar eclipse, and you can enter the secret realm of Fangcun."
"The rules of the secret realm of Fangcun are very different from those in the present world, and it can accommodate real people who practice the spirit."
The ministers of the whole court gradually dispersed, and the news of the secret realm of Fangcun also spread rapidly to the entire imperial capital with these ministers.
In the various sects' resident sites outside the imperial capital, a series of communication sword talismans turned into flowing lights flying to many caves and blessed places.
In Langhuan Garden, Shen Yuan gently pinched the black piece in his hand and slowly landed it on the Tianyuan position on the chessboard.
The next moment, accompanied by a slight spatial fluctuation, the black piece disappeared silently, and was replaced by a miniature black hole in the center of the chessboard.
Through the black hole, a magnificent and mysterious secret realm can be vaguely seen.