145: A divine eye? A blind man? (30)

Three days later, the imperial conference.

You Chen wore a black-gold Dragon robe, sitting upright on the Divine Lord's throne.

Two years of imperial life had long since stripped away his youthful inexperience.

Between his brows, there was a natural, heavy composure.

He was majestic without even needing to be angry.

Below, the civil and military officials were lined up on both sides.

The atmosphere was murderous.

"Announce the State-Protecting Saint Master."

The attendant sang out in a high voice.

A figure walked slowly into the great hall.

Still in that same white robe.

Still that same pale, calm face.

Jun Yun, "unable to see," was guided by a maid.

He walked to the specially arranged seat closest to the Divine Lord's throne.

He sat down quietly.

Inside the great hall, many officials looked at him.

Complex emotions flashed in their eyes.

There was reverence.

There was curiosity.

But mostly, it was contempt and disdain.

A blind man.

A blind man from the enemy Great Jun Divine Dynasty.

Yet he had climbed above them all.

He was appointed as the "State-Protecting Saint Master" by the new Divine Lord.

How absurd.

You Chen ignored the undercurrents surging below.

He cleared his throat.

His majestic voice resonated throughout the great hall.

"I have gathered you all today for one matter."

"The Great Jun Divine Dynasty has bullied our Great You for too long."

"I have decided to lead the expedition personally and strike at Jun!"

As his words fell.

The entire hall was in an uproar.

Immediately, a gray-haired senior official stepped out.

He knelt on the ground.

"Divine Lord, please reconsider!"

"Our dynasty has just gone through internal strife, and our national strength has not fully recovered. Launching a national war at this time is not a wise choice."

This senior official was a veteran of three reigns.

His students and subordinates were spread throughout the court, and he held great prestige.

As soon as he spoke.

Many officials immediately echoed him.

"Yes, Divine Lord, please reconsider!"

"Although the Great Jun Divine Dynasty has provoked us repeatedly, we only need to hold the borders. It will not be too late to discuss war once our national strength is strong!"

You Chen looked at the kneeling ministers below.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"What you ministers say is not without reason."

You Chen spoke slowly.

But his tone allowed for no refutation.

"However, blind concession will not bring peace."

"The ambition of the Great Jun Divine Dynasty is known to all. If we step back one step today, they will advance ten steps tomorrow."

"By the time their troops arrive at our city walls, it will be too late."

"This battle must be fought."

His attitude was resolute.

The atmosphere in the great hall became deadlocked for a moment.

Just then.

A discordant voice suddenly rang out.

"Is the Divine Lord insisting on war because he listened to someone's slanderous words?"

The speaker was a vice minister from the Ministry of War.

He was also a favorite student of that three-reign veteran.

He did not kneel but merely bowed in salute.

His gaze, however, cast a glance at Jun Yun without any attempt to hide it.

"A person of unknown Origin from an enemy nation, a disabled person who has lost his sight, is actually sitting in the high position of Saint Master and pointing fingers at national policy."

"This subordinate truly cannot understand. Can it be that our Great You's millions of soldiers and countless pillars of the court are not as good as a blind man who only knows how to wag his tongue?"

His words stirred up a thousand waves.

These words were also the questions and dissatisfaction in many people's hearts.

They dared not question the Divine Lord directly.

So they aimed all their hostility at Jun Yun.

"Vice Minister Wang's words make sense!"

"The position of Saint Master is so exalted; how can it be held by an outsider!"

"Please, Divine Lord, retract your order and banish this person from the court!"

For a moment.

The crowd was indignant.

You Chen's expression darkened immediately.

An imperial pressure erupted from his body.

The temperature in the entire hall dropped to freezing.

"Presumptuous!"

You Chen shouted angrily.

"The Saint Master is my savior, and even more, the greatest contributor to helping me quell internal strife and stabilize the world."

"Are you all questioning my decision?"

That chilling murderous intent made the clamoring officials shrink their necks.

They fell silent one after another.

But that Vice Minister Wang still stiffened his neck.

"This subordinate dares not question Your Majesty; this subordinate is only thinking of the Great You's empire and its future!"

He put on an expression of loyalty and righteousness.

"This person's Origin is unknown, and his intentions are unfathomable. He instigated Your Majesty to go to war with Great Jun on his own word—who knows what his intentions are?"

"Perhaps he is simply a spy sent by Great Jun, wanting to use this opportunity to hollow out our Great You's national strength!"

These heart-piercing words made the ministers, who had just quieted down, restless again.

"Enough."

Just as You Chen was about to lose his temper.

A calm voice rang out faintly.

It was Jun Yun.

From beginning to end, he had just been sitting there quietly.

It seemed that everything before him had nothing to do with him.

Until this moment.

He slowly "raised his head."

Those eye sockets "looked" toward the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

"You say that I am a blind man who only knows how to wag his tongue?"

His voice was not loud.

But it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Vice Minister Wang felt cold sweat on his back from being "looked" at by him.

He still braced himself and said: "Is that not so? If it were not for the Divine Lord's protection, what qualification would a disabled person like you have to stand in this court?"

A strange smile appeared on Jun Yun's face.

"Qualifications?"

He did not speak again.

The next moment.

Hum.

A powerful aura spread from his body.

In the depths of Jun Yun's eye sockets, two extremely profound rays of light lit up.

Heavenly Desolation Divine Pupil.

Vice Minister Wang felt as if he had been stripped of his clothes.

Thrown into the ice and snow.

From the inside out.

From body to Soul.

All secrets, at this moment, had nowhere to hide.

"Vice Minister Wang."

Jun Yun's voice rang out again.

"Three years ago, when you failed to break through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, you damaged your Origin. To this day, under the third rib on your left chest, there is still an unresolved dark force that aches whenever it rains."

Vice Minister Wang's face changed instantly.

This was his greatest secret.

No one knew, except himself.

But Jun Yun continued to speak.

"The Cultivation Technique you are practicing, the 'Raging Waves Divine Art,' has gone astray because of the existence of this dark force. Your spiritual power circulation looks turbulent, but in reality, your Foundation is unstable."

"And also."

Jun Yun's "gaze" turned to the three-reign veteran who had opposed him at the beginning.

"Elder Chen. On your body, there is the aura of a Demonic Path Cultivation Technique. Although it is hidden very well, unfortunately, it cannot deceive me."

Boom!

That old official shook violently.

He froze on the spot.

The blood drained from his face.

Inside the great hall, it was silent.

Everyone looked at the white-clothed "blind man" with the eyes of someone looking at a ghost.

This... what kind of method is this?

Words becoming law?

Foreseeing the future?

No.

Some knowledgeable old officials suddenly remembered a legend in the Great Jun Divine Dynasty.

Heavenly Desolation Divine Pupil.

That was the supreme divine pupil of the Great Jun's Founding Ancestor.

As the archenemy, Great You naturally knew of it.

They recalled this blind man's name from several years ago.

Great Jun Divine Child.

The bearing of the Founding Ancestor... the bearing of becoming a Venerable.

Legend says he was born with a pair of divine pupils.

Capable of seeing through falsehoods.

Insight into the Origin.

Wasn't the Great Jun Divine Dynasty established as a Divine Child because of these eyes?

Could it be...

Once this thought appeared, a layer of cold sweat broke out on everyone's backs.

When they looked at Jun Yun again, there was no more contempt in their eyes.

Only deep reverence remained.

His eyes, they had returned...

That Prodigy who once suppressed the entire Northern Plains' younger generation and made them unable to lift their heads, had returned.

Jun Yun did not pay attention to their gazes anymore.

He stood up and bowed slightly toward You Chen.

"Divine Lord."

"The Great Jun Divine Dynasty's Luck is already in decline, and within it, the feudal lords are numerous, and they have long harbored intentions of disloyalty."

"I have already drafted a strategy to break the situation."

As he spoke, he took a roll of silk that had been prepared long ago from his sleeve.