Chapter 1076 - 377: Great Void Bindi Lotus (Double - )

Chapter 1076: Chapter 377: Great Void Bindi Lotus (Double Chapter)

After Ye Yao and the other youths of the Qingzhou Ye Clan set up the sacrifice at a key point of the mountain and river ley lines, they immediately departed for the next location to lay down a similar sacrifice.

Numerous nodes shook their respective regions for a time, yet for the moment remained suppressed and did not erupt.

Between them, a latent resonance took shape.

At the same time, beyond the Qingzhou Ye Clan, the Cangzhou Ye Clan, the Youzhou Forest Clan, the Jingxiang Fang Clan, and the Suzhou Chu Clan had all assigned specialists to carry out the same arrangements.

More than forty years ago, when Emperor Zhang Qilong still sat the throne, the great clans joined hands and already had a similar tacit understanding and cooperation.

The final outcome largely shaped the course of the Great Tang’s situation over the ensuing forty years.

Though the changes thereafter were not necessarily all things the Five Clans and Seven Families were willing to see.

The former Five Clans and Seven Families even became a mere name, in reality no longer extant, and by now only four clans and five prestiges remain.

Yet with the situation changing thus, they must once more make ready.

Once the Empress recovers from her injuries, the Celestial Master ascends Mahayana, or should another Ninth Heavenly Layer expert emerge within the Tang Court’s core, then no matter how much more they prepare here, it will be meaningless.

Even now the four clans and five prestiges likewise harbor divergences on this point, each scheming in their own way.

Fortunately, at present the Great Tang’s national fortune is declining, its mountains and rivers unstable; plotting now is easier than in those days...

The Northern Lands.

The elder who ought to be sitting in command at the northern gulf now quietly appeared in Youzhou.

High summer was about to pass; the heavens were entering autumn.

Ye Moquan gazed silently at the distant setting sun, watching the evening glow sink west.

The current Clan Chief of the Youzhou Forest Clan, Lin Huan, appeared at this time, coming to meet Ye Moquan: "Shi."

Ye Moquan withdrew his gaze: "How are the preparations on Yujing’s side?"

Lin Huan said: "They are largely in place, only... at present, is this timing an opportunity, or a peril?"

Ye Moquan said: "Prince Zhao already has his plans. When the time comes, it will be for His Highness to decide. If the matter proves impossible, we must not act rashly."

Lin Huan inclined her head lightly.

She asked softly: "The news from within the Earth Sea says that Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Xuanxiao Zi’s body is truly unsound, his wounds not yet healed. But if that is really so, why would he insist on going into the Earth Sea?"

Tang Xiaotang had already gone in ahead of him, moreover bearing the Celestial Master’s Sword.

So long as she does not fall, for the Great Tang Mortal World the situation within the Earth Sea will not slip out of control.

"Is there something within the Earth Sea that can help him recover more swiftly?" Lin Huan frowned and looked south.

Ye Moquan said: "Not impossible."

Lin Huan said: "Shi, how is your own body at present?"

"To speak plainly, not so good." Ye Moquan said: "But for this venture, this old man is already prepared. The failure at Feishan back then—I will not allow a second time."

Lin Huan rarely heard Ye Moquan’s wording so fierce.

She vaguely heard some other implication within.

The elder at her side seemed to have made some kind of resolve.

Ye Moquan looked calmly at Lin Huan beside him: "How is Yujing’s body at present?"

Lin Huan said: "I am grateful for Shi’s concern. My body is now unharmed, but I lack the strength to cross the Heavenly Chasm Tribulation between the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Layers.

Unless the humiliation of that day is returned to Xu Yuanzhen, then I fear that for the rest of my life, I will have no hope.

It is a pity that, judging from the current situation, whether Prince Zhao or that one in the Eastern Palace of Luoyang City ascends the throne, they will still trust in Dragon Tiger Mountain."

On this point, whether Lin Huan or Ye Moquan, or Fang Jingsheng, Chu Xiuyuan, and Ye Yan, all were mentally prepared.

At Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Celestial Master Mansion, the true great trend had already taken shape.

In the short term, even if Prince Zhao or the Crown Prince ascends as the new emperor, the Great Tang’s State Preceptor will still fall to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The Celestial Master Mansion will also remain the foremost Sacred Land of cultivation in the Great Tang.

Whether it be the imperial art of balancing hearts, or the opportunities and hidden dangers brought by the current Nine Heavens and Ten Lands as well as other existences in the Mortal World.

In a short span, none of this will change.

Unless several main pillars of Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Celestial Master Mansion collapse outside the Great Tang.

For the new emperor, the target is always that one currently recuperating in Chang’an City.

The only slight uncertainty lies in the present Celestial Master, Lei Jun, who has yet to complete the Ninth Heavenly Layer.

His achieving the Ninth Heavenly Layer as a Great Vehicle High Immortal would have far-reaching influence, and just now he is still half a step short, hence stirring others to restless designs.

For Lin Huan, forced to linger at the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Layer with no hope of the Ninth, such feelings are especially keen.

Yet Lei Jun is just like that one recuperating in Chang’an City.

All four clans and five prestiges hope for these two to fall completely.

But they must not fall by their hands—at least not in name.

Ye Moquan said: "In today’s situation, if we do not move, then so be it; if we move, we must win. Should it truly reach the final critical juncture, whether Prince Zhao or we ourselves will need to exert some effort. Yujing, if need arises, I ask you Youzhou people to decide on the spot. Though there is the hidden danger of a small branch merging into the main clan, it is still better than leaving only regret."

At these words, Lin Huan suddenly fell silent.

Ye Moquan’s expression remained as usual, then he let out a long sigh: "Our East and West Liang Ye ancestors once held Lian Mountain for many years. Unfortunately, for various reasons, we ultimately missed the chance, and now Lian Mountain has vanished and will not appear again."

After a moment, Lin Huan finally spoke: "Great Unity is not the same as before either."

Ye Moquan smiled slightly: "What wounds the heart most is that things remain while people change. If the people still live, it is, in the end, a bit better."

Lin Huan inclined her head lightly: "Longwai may be set aside for now, but over in Jingxiang..."

Ye Moquan said: "Yingyun has also come north for the moment. Go and speak with him.

Given the current situation, the hidden danger of a small branch merging into the main clan is now but a minor matter.

Of course, if we can avoid reaching that step, that would be best, but preparedness averts misfortune."

The current Clan Chief of the Jingxiang Fang Clan, Fang Jingsheng, is styled Master Tianliu; Yingyun is his courtesy name.

Ye Moquan’s gaze turned south toward the mountains and rivers of the Tang Imperial Dynasty; at last his tone revealed a trace of weariness: