295: What is a holy place?

As Gu Liangyuan turned the pages, Yang Qiong gasped slightly, and Lü Qingmei's eyes filled with affection.

Their four slender jade hands began to roam over Gu Liangyuan's body.

At this critical moment, Gu Liangyuan suddenly closed the booklet and sneered, “Someone is trying to make a move.”

As he spoke, the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture circulated, dispelling all the enchanting thoughts from his mind.

Looking at the two women, who appeared bewildered, Gu Liangyuan pointed at each of their brows, and they immediately felt their minds clear and their desires dissipate.

“My dear, what is this?”

“This Cultivation Technique came too coincidentally. Think about it, if the Mo Emperor were to make a move now, and the three of us mainstays were in seclusion, what would be the result?”

The two women were not foolish; with Gu Liangyuan's hint, they immediately understood, their faces showing lingering fear.

Gu Liangyuan casually tore a corner of the booklet, then rubbed it between his fingers, and the corner of the torn page turned into dust.

Gu Liangyuan held the dust to his nose and then said, “The Materials used to make this booklet are also unusual, even more complex than the Materials you used to tempt me, Qiong'er.”

Hearing Gu Liangyuan's words, Yang Qiong immediately blushed and hid in Gu Liangyuan's embrace, unwilling to come out.

Gu Liangyuan gently stroked Yang Qiong's hair to comfort her.

“Therefore, I conclude that the origin of this booklet is not accidental.”

Saying this, Gu Liangyuan pointed at the two women again, and several streams of light surged into each of their Sea of Consciousness.

“Your Divine Souls are not strong enough. These Cultivation Techniques can help you stabilize your Dao Heart, keeping out external evils.”

After the two women thanked him, Lü Qingmei spoke, “What should we do now?”

Gu Liangyuan smiled slightly, “Since someone wants to trap us, then we'll just let ourselves be trapped.”

The two women immediately understood that Gu Liangyuan intended to turn their scheme against them.

…

On the other side, the Ancient Mo special envoy used a teleportation Formation to arrive at Ancient Ink Capital and successfully met the Mo Emperor.

After listening to the special envoy's description, the Mo Emperor's eyes gleamed.

“Gu Liangyuan's methods are even more brilliant than I imagined!”

“The methods Qianqiu used, I once saw in ancient books; they are the Ancient Emperor's Art!”

“I thought this art had been lost, but I didn't expect the Tai Shang Sect to still possess its Legacy…”

At this point, the Mo Emperor paused, “How many Disciples from the Tai Shang Sect and Supreme Jade Pool have arrived now?”

The special envoy truthfully replied, “Two-thirds.”

The Mo Emperor asked again, “How many from Forget-Love Peak have personally come?”

Special envoy: “Seven have come.”

Grand Tutor Qi, hearing this, coughed twice from the side.

His meaning was to tell the Mo Emperor that it was almost time to use the Mahayana Puppet.

However, at this moment, the Mo Emperor became greedy, unwilling to miss such a great opportunity, and wanted to capture all the Forget-Love Peak Disciples in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, the Mo Emperor ignored Grand Tutor Qi's reminder and instead ordered,

“Pass My decree: dispatch another 350,000 troops to Zhenbei Pass.”

“Additionally, order all those Family Disciples to go to Zhenbei Pass for support, leaving the Taiyi Holy Land personnel to expand slowly, totaling 700,000 troops. You must block the Great Abyss outside Zhenbei Pass!”

“Also, Qianqiu must be captured alive. Her Ancient Emperor's Art is of great use to Me!”

The special envoy received the decree and withdrew.

After the special envoy left, Grand Tutor Qi finally spoke, “Your Majesty, this move is too risky. If something goes wrong, nearly a million troops…”

Grand Tutor Qi's words were cut short by the Mo Emperor raising a hand to stop him.

“Grand Tutor, there is no need to persuade Me further. My decision is final!”

Seeing this, Grand Tutor Qi bowed and said no more.

The Mo Emperor gazed out the window: “Hongzhou, Hongzhou, whether you can achieve merit this time depends on you.”

…

Three days later, Ancient Mo's 700,000 troops gathered at Zhenbei Pass.

The sound of war drums echoed, and battle flags fluttered, creating a magnificent display of power!

On the Great Abyss side, Killing Intent was equally strong, and morale was high.

In the shadows, the Eight Yao Generals of the Thousand Doors gathered, observing everything.

Yao General spoke, “My goodness, looking at this Formation, one would think it's a Dynasty war.”

The Fire God ignored Yao General's exclamation and looked at Wind General.

“Is the news of Gu Liangyuan's seclusion true?”

Wind General shook his head, “I only have seventy percent certainty.”

The Fire God frowned, “Seventy percent certainty is too little.”

“Please invite Master Kongji. When the battle below ends, that will be the time for us to act!”

Wind General nodded and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

…

Inside the Taiyi Holy Land, twelve Undergoing Tribulation Old Ancestors sat cross-legged deep within the volcano.

Suddenly, the Formation above them fluctuated.

The twelve looked up and saw Di Tian slowly passing through the Great Formation, arriving before them.

Looking at Di Tian, the twelve were somewhat puzzled, not knowing the purpose of Di Tian's visit.

After all, they had not been in contact with the outside world for several millennia.

After Di Tian bowed, he unhurriedly began to describe the situation in the outside world.

Finally, he stated his purpose:

“This time, the Mo Emperor and Great Abyss are fighting a decisive battle at Zhenbei Pass. If one side loses, the other's strength will surely be damaged.”

“I believe this is an opportunity for our Taiyi Holy Land!”

The youngest person present had lived for over five thousand years, so they naturally understood Di Tian's unspoken meaning.

“Are you saying, we should profit from the conflict between the two sides?”

Di Tian nodded, “Precisely!”

“After their decisive battle, their strength will inevitably be damaged.”

“The Fu Long Court has progressed to this point, and all forces, more or less, have suffered some loss of strength.”

“And our Taiyi, under my calculations, has always maintained its strength, all for today!”

“Just wait for an order, and we can launch a full-scale attack and unify the Eastern Continent.”

“It's just that Gu Liangyuan has always acted unconventionally. I fear Gu Liangyuan will not abide by the Fu Long Court rules and personally intervene, so I ask a few Old Ancestors to come out of seclusion.”

These people felt a stir in their hearts upon hearing Di Tian's words.

But no one spoke; instead, they looked at a red-robed youth in the corner.

The youth slowly spoke, “And then what?”

Di Tian frowned, “Old Ancestor, what do you mean? Di Tian does not understand.”

The red-robed youth spoke again,

“After unifying the Eastern Continent? Can you defeat Great Mo, or Great Lu, or even Great Zhou?”

Di Tian suddenly fell silent.

The red-robed youth continued,

“You have this patience and courage, which is already stronger than previous Holy Lords.”

“But you are only seven or eight hundred years old; you are still too young.”

“The bird that sticks its head out gets shot. Sometimes being second is stronger than being first.”

“Have you never thought, why our Taiyi's strength is clearly stronger than Tai Shang's, yet we have never annihilated the Tai Shang Sect?”

Di Tian tentatively spoke, “Because of Tai Shang's Nine-Sound jade drum?”

The red-robed youth smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and a golden gong appeared in his hand.

“Are you talking about this?”

Di Tian was shocked. Although the golden gong in the red-robed youth's hand was different in shape from the Tai Shang Sacred Ground's jade drum, he felt the same Qi.

The red-robed youth continued,

“The Three Great Dynasties have only existed for tens of thousands of years, while which of our Holy Lands' Legacies hasn't exceeded a hundred thousand years?”

“This jade drum is not only possessed by Tai Shang, but also by Taiyi, and Due Supreme Jade Pool also has similar means.”

Gu Liangyuan was unaware of their conversation. If Gu Liangyuan were present, he would surely have immediately thought of the Xuan Nv Diagram he obtained in the Jade Pool Forbidden Area.