My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 189 - 33: The Collapse of Sakata Heavy Industries

Chapter 189: Chapter 33: The Collapse of Sakata Heavy Industries

"Sakata Heavy Industries... has fallen."

On Dragon Tiger Mountain, within the Celestial Master’s Mansion, the Old Celestial Master gently shook his head and said faintly.

"Celestial Master..."

A Great Daoist began to speak, his voice trembling with fear:

"What in the world just happened? And just now... that voice that spoke in my heart, who was that sacred being?"

"Did he not say? The Sanqing Temple Master." The Old Celestial Master’s expression grew solemn, a sharp light flashing in his eyes as he spoke at a leisurely pace:

"According to recently unearthed documents and texts from the Daoist Collection, the Supreme Emperor Profound Yellow, whom the Ancestral Celestial Master recorded in the scriptures for our Dragon Tiger Mountain to revere, is one of The Three Pristine Ones. By that logic, the Master of Sanqing Temple has a fateful connection to our Dragon Tiger Mountain."

He paused, then gently exhaled a murky breath. The breath swirled and coalesced into a scene of the Red Dust, the mortal world, complete with images of towering mountains, vast rivers, and common folk tilling the fields.

The Old Celestial Master said:

"That being’s Divine Techniques are vast and unfathomable. It seems he has achieved an incredible mastery of the Path of Cause and Effect. With a single word, he can sever causal ties, and through those same connections, he made his Daoist voice resound throughout the East Continent..."

The Great Daoist, only half-understanding, asked with a tremor in his voice:

"Could he... also be a Grand Grade?"

"No. Most likely, he is above Grand Grade." The Old Celestial Master spoke in a low, mysterious tone. "His might is immeasurable. He may be an Immortal, a Celestial Venerable of the Daoist Sect in this Current World!"

The Great Daoist sucked in a sharp breath, then said excitedly:

"Our Daoist Sect has a Celestial Venerable appearing in the Current World? This is wonderful! Absolutely wonderful..."

"And what of it?"

The Old Celestial Master shook his head and said:

"The Tower Master of the Death Tower is an Immortal, and the two Tower Masters of the Life Tower are also Immortals. The Upper Palace and Earth Palace are mysterious; I fear their masters are Immortals as well. But that’s not all. Regardless of whether we’re talking about the Life and Death Second Floors or the Upper Palace Earth Palace, they have all long since abandoned the Dao to revere the Buddha..."

The Great Daoist fell silent.

After a long moment, he seemed to recall something and asked:

"Celestial Master, when you said Sakata Heavy Industries was done for... what did you mean?"

"When that vast Daoist voice resounded just now, did no thoughts arise in your heart?"

"What?"

The Great Daoist was confused at first, but then he honestly recounted what he had been thinking:

"At first, I was shocked. After hearing the Sanqing Temple Master say that Sakata Heavy Industries had deceived the masses, I felt a flicker of anger. The anger came without reason, so I suppressed it with my pure heart."

"Is that so?"

The Old Celestial Master smiled, gently stroking the chipped Three-Five Evil-Slaying Sword in his hand as he said:

"You are a True Immortal who has passed the Nine Tribulations and is already facing the Heaven-Facing Palace, yet you still felt anger. What about everyone else?"

Hearing this, the Great Daoist froze for a moment, then shuddered in alarm.

After a long pause, he asked cautiously:

"Celestial Master, you mean to say...?"

The Old Celestial Master placed the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Sword on the small table and said in a low voice:

"That Daoist voice resounded in the hearts of all living beings in the East Continent. It used the threads of Cause and Effect to also stir up their feelings of anger, hatred, and resentment toward Sakata Heavy Industries." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

He paused, then continued:

"You, a True Immortal, still felt a spark of anger in your heart. What about ordinary people? What about the birds and beasts that also heard the Daoist voice? To what degree must their rage have been ignited?"

The Great Daoist was dumbfounded, and a chill ran through his heart.

After a moment, he sighed softly and lamented:

"Such a terrifying method... Doesn’t this mean that the world is about to lose one of its Super Conglomerates?"

"Yes, and no." The Old Celestial Master rose gracefully and stood before the window, gazing at the bright moon in the sky. After a long silence, he began to explain:

"The six Super Conglomerates were all established for the sake of Human Dao Fortune. Now that Sakata Heavy Industries has completely lost its Human Dao Fortune, whether it continues to exist or not makes no difference. However..."

"However what?" The Great Daoist also walked to the window and asked curiously.

"However, given the vicious nature of those Worren, even in defeat, they will light a fire before Sakata Heavy Industries is completely destroyed."

"Will it be aimed at Longque Technology?" the Great Daoist guessed. "When will this fire be lit?"

"Most likely it will be Longque Technology, but it could also be a certain person. When the Sanqing Temple Master made his announcement to the entire East Continent with his Daoist voice just now, didn’t he mention it? He said he did this at the request of a junior."

"You mean..." The Great Daoist narrowed his eyes slightly. "Surely not? Where would Sakata Heavy Industries get the nerve to provoke an Immortal, to provoke a Celestial Venerable? After being defeated, the worst that can happen is being carved up by the other conglomerates. That Sakata Shindo would still be a Grand Grade, still free and unfettered. But to anger an Immortal..."

The Old Celestial Master shook his head again, laughing in spite of himself:

"I have stayed on Dragon Tiger Mountain for seventeen hundred years without ever descending, while you often go to the Red Dust to train. How is it that your perspective on these matters is so muddled and unclear, even more so than mine?"

The Great Daoist lowered his head in shame, then clasped his hands in a salute and said:

"Please enlighten me, Celestial Master."

"Sakata Heavy Industries has extremely deep ties with the Life Tower. Both of the Life Tower’s Tower Masters are suspected to be Immortals. And now, a Sanqing Temple Master has suddenly appeared out of thin air. Whether it’s to probe him or simply for revenge, it’s highly likely that Sakata Heavy Industries will aim that final fire at the junior."

As he spoke, the Old Celestial Master extended a hand, gathering the moonlight from the heavens into his palm. He then shaped the moonlight into a hundred scenes of the Human World before continuing:

"Besides, the current era cannot bear the might of an Immortal. An Immortal simply cannot walk the Human World. Otherwise, why would I have been confined to Dragon Tiger Mountain for such long Years?"

"That is true." The Great Daoist’s concerns were dispelled.

But the Celestial Master continued:

"As for when this fire will be lit, that depends on when Sakata Heavy Industries is completely carved up... It won’t be long. Two or three months at the quickest, half a year at the slowest."

"I understand." The Great Daoist gave a thoughtful salute.

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The entire East Continent, all thirty-three of the East Continent’s Provinces, was in an uproar!