Chapter 295 The Imperial Seal

Just as the Northern Mang Imperial Court was undergoing a transformation and Yan Chu was lingering in the palace, Heavenly King Xue's army finally reached the Central Plains.

The Central Plains were currently engulfed in the flames of war.

The Imperial Court and Xue Bai's army had already fought dozens of battles, large and small, with casualties among Celestial Being Experts on both sides.

As for those below the Heavenly Human level, the Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, the casualties were countless.

When Celestial Being Experts enter the fray, even Grandmasters are just mortals.

At night, above the dense clouds, two figures stood. The night wind blew their robes, and the moonlight bathed them, making them look like immortals.

One was a monk, the other a Daoist.

The Daoist had gray hair and wore a white Daoist robe with a Yin and Yang symbol on the back, which seemed to slowly rotate under the moonlight.

The monk also had an aged face, with two long, thin white eyebrows hanging down to match his long beard.

If any Buddhist practitioners were here, they would recognize him as Master Longbrow, a great virtuous monk from the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave.

Both looked through the clouds, overlooking the city below that was burning in raging flames.

In the city, screams and pleas for mercy were incessant, shaking the heavens.

The common people were fleeing in the fire or dying under the blades.

Because the city had resisted, it was slaughtered after it fell.

"amitabha!"

Master Longbrow lowered his head, closed his eyes slightly, and turned his head away, seemingly unable to bear the tragedy of the human world below.

The white-haired Daoist beside him stroked his long beard and comforted him,

"Master Longbrow, do not be overly sorrowful!"

"Once the new dynasty is established and the people are allowed to rest, the commoners who died in the war will soon be replaced by the newborn, and the population might even be more prosperous than it is now."

"The incense of the Buddhist sect will not be affected at all!"

"This..."

Master Longbrow's right white eyebrow twitched upon hearing this, and he spoke slowly,

"Fellow Daoist Tianshan, that is not what this poor monk meant."

"I am only pained by the sinful slaughter caused by the war. When I pass away one day, I truly do not know how I will face the Buddha!"

"Oh, I see!"

The white-haired Daoist smiled and praised,

"Master has a compassionate heart and cares for the common people. Compared to you, I appear cold-hearted and unfeeling."

"After all, none of the disciples I raised are well-behaved."

"amitabha! Fellow Daoist Tianshan, you are too modest!"

Master Longbrow shook his head and said,

"Your disciples possess great Luck and are stirring up the world. If you can seize the imperial seal of the realm from the Great Jin Dynasty royal family and find the blessed land of Heavenly Pillar Mountain, you will surely achieve your wish."

The white-haired Daoist was none other than the mysterious Old Man of Tianshan.

He chuckled and shook his head, just about to speak, when suddenly,

"Baa——"

A low, heavy sheep's cry came from afar.

This cry had immense penetrating power, instantly drowning out the screams and cries in the city below, and carried by the night wind into their ears.

But this cry was also incredibly magical.

Except for the two of them, no one else could hear it. The chaotic soldiers in the city continued to loot and slaughter, and the common people continued to wail.

At the edge of their vision, a cyan goat appeared.

The goat jumped down from the peak of a black mountain and then stepped directly onto the Void Realm, leaving hoof prints in the void. In an instant, it reached them.

This cyan goat didn't look much different from an ordinary goat, except for its extremely rare cyan fur, and its face held human-like expressions.

A deep, gruff male voice emanated from the goat's belly:

"Tianshan, Longbrow, you two came here in the dead of night, are you planning to go to war with our Qingyang Palace?"

"Immeasurable Immeasurable!"

Old Man of Tianshan performed a Daoist salute and smiled,

"It has been many years since I last paid a visit to Senior Qingyang. Your demeanor is even better than in the past!"

"We two came here tonight just to see the Dao Head, as there is a matter to discuss with Qingyang Palace."

The cyan goat glanced at him contemptuously and held its head high,

"Why? You, a traitor to the Daoist sect, have teamed up with a bald donkey from the Buddhist sect, and now want to return to the Daoist sect? You think too highly of yourself!"

"I can tell you, the two Heavenly Masters from Dragon Tiger Mountain have already arrived in the Central Plains, along with several Heavenly Human Daoist priests from the mountain. They are now in Qingyang Palace, and seeing you, a traitor of Dragon Tiger Mountain, they will surely want to kill you."

Hearing what the cyan goat said, Old Man of Tianshan's smiling expression sank.

However, he patiently said,

"This matter concerns the blessed land of Heavenly Pillar Mountain. I have clues about the blessed land. I believe the Dao Head will definitely be interested, right?"

Hearing this, the two streams of white Qi that the cyan goat had been spraying from its nostrils stopped. Its human-like expression was filled with solemnity,

"What did you say? Are you sure?!"

Since the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, among the nine great blessed lands in the world, the other eight have all been controlled by major powers.

Only the most mysterious Heavenly Pillar Mountain has never appeared.

The reason why Heavenly Pillar Mountain is said to be the most mysterious is because rumors in the world say that it contains the secret of the collapse of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the opportunity to break through the Void Realm.

Since the last emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty altered the terrain and Spiritual Veins of the world to create the nine great blessed lands, it has been nearly three thousand years, and no one has reached the stage of breaking through the Void Realm.

Even a thousand years ago, when the Great Ancestor of the Great Jin Dynasty emerged, sweeping away all heroes with overwhelming strength, he could not take that final step.

He could only pass away in the passage of time.

Even though some experts in the past three thousand years have reached the strength to break through the Void Realm, the other side was not the Upper Realm they dreamed of, but only the endless Void Tempering.

Inside, there were only crazy spatial turbulence. Once one stepped into it, they would inevitably get lost in the void and be shredded by the spatial turbulence.

Some say this is because since the great changes in heaven and earth, the whole world has lacked the spiritual energy for breaking through. And this kind of spiritual energy only exists in the Heavenly Pillar Mountain blessed land.

Therefore, for these years, the pursuit of the Heavenly Pillar Mountain blessed land by experts in the world has never stopped.

At this moment, the guardian cyan goat of Qingyang Palace spoke with excitement.

It had existed for more than two thousand years, brought back to Baoxi Mountain by the seventh-generation Dao Head of Qingyang Palace. To this day, it is the eleventh-generation Dao Head, but it has always existed.

This is because as a Spirit Beast, its Lifespan is far greater than that of a human.

However, even so, having lived for more than two thousand years, its Lifespan limit was approaching, which is why it was so excited to hear the news about the Heavenly Pillar Mountain blessed land.

However, after the excitement, the cyan goat returned to its contemptuous attitude, with a tone of questioning,

"If you really knew where Heavenly Pillar Mountain was, would you be willing to bring it out?"

"Don't tell me you are so kind-hearted!"

Old Man of Tianshan was not offended and said with a faint smile,

"Senior Qingyang only needs to inform the Dao Head of this matter. How to decide is for the Dao Head to determine personally."

"As for why I want to cooperate with Qingyang Palace, it is naturally because, with the strength of the Buddhist sect and myself alone, we cannot open the gate of Heavenly Pillar Mountain. Only with sincere cooperation between the Buddhist and Daoist sects is it possible to enter the blessed land."

"As for what happens later, it is too early to say. Everything must wait until we enter the blessed land."

The cyan goat was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally nodded slowly,

"Good!"

Within the Huyan Clan, the person who was scolded shrank his head, not daring to answer.

The Third Elder also made some sense.

Nowadays, even the Khan Luan Di Tianye had been killed by Yan Chu of the Southern Dynasty, and even the sun-shooting divine bow was useless.

And now that the Luan Di Clan had been wiped out, if the Huyan Clan continued to wait and see, they might indeed be treated as an example and dealt with.

The Third Elder looked towards the Clan Chief's wife and Huyan Subai sitting at the head.

These two were the only remaining Celestial Being Experts of the Huyan Clan.

The Clan Chief's wife, Shen Mengtang, although she grew up in Northern Mang since childhood, was a person from the Central Plains. Her eyebrows had the gentleness and quietness of a Central Plains woman, and her skin was white with a rosy tint, moist and fair.

She wore a round-collared robe with slit sides, her long black hair cascading down, and she wore small leather boots. Her eyes were full of stunning charm.

Huyan Subai sat upright.

On the grasslands, there had always been a saying of "brother succeeds brother, father dies son succeeds," which referred not only to the throne or wealth and land, but also to women.

Coincidentally, Great Commandant and Patriarch of the Huyan Clan was Huyan Subai's Elder brother.

Although they were three generations apart.

But after Great Commandant and Patriarch of the Huyan Clan died, Huyan Subai quickly cleared out his direct Bloodline in the clan. Now, he was the closest brother to Great Commandant and Patriarch of the Huyan Clan, and his branch had become the main branch of the Huyan Clan.

Of course, he could clean it up so smoothly, thanks to the help of the Clan Chief's wife.

Glancing at Shen Mengtang from the corner of his eye, Huyan Subai forcibly suppressed the heat in his heart.

Although logically it should be brother succeeds brother.

But Shen Mengtang was not an ordinary person; she was a Celestial Being Expert just like him, and he could not force her at all.

What's more...

I heard that the Demon Yan Chu loves beauties the most. Not long after entering the Northern Mang Imperial Court, he hadn't done any serious work, just lingering in the palace on women's bellies.

The beauties of various tribes collected by the former Khan Luan Di Tianye were all enjoyed by Yan Chu.

Even the two empresses had become his playthings.

Major clans and tribes catered to his preferences, offering the most beautiful proud daughters of their clans just to please him.

These days, the Huyan Clan members were discussing what to use to impress Yan Chu if they wanted to please him.

Although there were young and beautiful girls in the clan, compared to beauty, temperament, or strength and status, they were far inferior to the Clan Chief's wife, Shen Mengtang.

Moreover, it was said that Yan Chu preferred married mature women.

I don't know where this rumor came from, but judging from his behavior in the palace, his pampering of Empress Xiao Yuanjia and those concubines, it seems this statement is not unreasonable.

And later, some tribal chiefs sent their wives into the palace, and it was said that Yan Chu accepted them all, which could also prove this point.

So for the future plans of the Huyan Clan, he dared not have any thoughts about Shen Mengtang.

After all, when discussing Yan Chu before, judging from Shen Mengtang's words, she didn't seem to dislike this new Heavenly Khan.

If she could also climb into Yan Chu's bed, he would have to be even more careful in the future.

"Madam, what do you think?"

Huyan Subai turned various thoughts in his mind and looked at Shen Mengtang with a smile.

Shen Mengtang's dark, bright eyes turned, with three parts charm, three parts clarity, and three parts laziness, and she said slowly,

"This is your Huyan Clan's own family matter. I am an outsider, so it is better for you to decide for yourselves."

"Madam is joking. Since you married the Clan Chief, you are naturally one of our own in the Huyan Clan. Any decision in the clan must have your consent!"

"Yes, yes!"

Other Elders in the clan echoed,

"Old Ancestor Subai is right. Madam is the anchor of our Huyan Clan, how could she be an outsider?"

"Whoever dares not to listen to Madam's orders, I will definitely execute clan law!"

Everyone agreed with Shen Mengtang's words in their hearts.

You are an outsider!

But no one dared to say this. Who let Shen Mengtang be one of the only two remaining Celestial Being Experts of the Huyan Clan?

Moreover, she opened the Divine Treasury much earlier than Huyan Subai, and her cultivation was even above his. They dared not anger her.

And they didn't dare to mention the plan of letting Shen Mengtang become Yan Chu's woman to her face; they only talked about it in private.

A trace of mockery flashed in Shen Mengtang's eyes, and her red lips parted,

"That dead ghost Great Commandant and Patriarch of the Huyan Clan was loyal to Luan Di Tianye, but in the end, wasn't he eaten up and turned into blood food?"

"Now that the Huyan Clan has fallen, if you want to repeat their mistakes, you can go and continue to rely on them!"

"I'm just afraid that no one will collect your corpses when the time comes!"

"Anyway, this lady is going to return to the Nether Moon Palace!"

"This..."

Huyan Subai's expression was a bit awkward. He didn't expect Shen Mengtang to speak so ruthlessly, and the others looked about the same.

But everyone knew her temper, so no one was angry because of this, mainly because they didn't dare.

When the Clan Chief Great Commandant and Patriarch of the Huyan Clan was still alive, wasn't he scolded like this every few days?

"Then does Madam mean that we should go to pay respects to the new Khan?"

Shen Mengtang leaned lazily on the back of the chair and said listlessly,

"Besides relying on Yan Chu, what else can you do?"

"Hmm, Madam is right!"

Huyan Subai also nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the two Heavenly Human bigwigs in the clan had made a decision, those who had objections originally could only agree.

Going to rely on him now, they might be able to drink some soup. If they go late, they might become the dish on the table themselves.

Next, everyone began to discuss what to use as a token of submission to gain Yan Chu's trust, so that the Huyan Clan could occupy an advantageous position in the Imperial Court.

Suddenly, Huyan Subai raised his head abruptly and looked outside the big tent.

Shen Mengtang also put away her lazy expression, sat up straight, her shoulders and back straight, her beautiful body curves fully displayed.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, faced Huyan Subai, and opened her red lips,

"Why did he come?"

Huyan Subai shook his head solemnly and said,

"This person is now a stray dog. Finding us is probably because he wants to hide in our Huyan Clan territory. We must never agree, otherwise, the Heavenly Khan will think we are in the same gang, and that will be a big problem!"

Shen Mengtang was noncommittal, stood up and said,

"Let's go see him first!"

"Alright!"

Immediately, Huyan Subai ordered all the Elders in the tent to continue discussing and not to act rashly, then he and Shen Mengtang left the big tent and flew to a small hill in the Aobao mountain range.

On the hill, Luantu Kuo was quietly waiting for the two of them.

His powerful cultivation was fully displayed, but it was only released within a few feet around him, allowing Shen Mengtang and Huyan Subai to feel it without alarming other Huyan Clan members.

Shen Mengtang curled her lips slightly. Is this planning to give them a warning?