Chapter 515: Chapter 335: Subduing the Northern Emperor, Ritual Audience (Part 1/2)

Two reasons.

One is the Northern Emperor, He is hesitating whether to let the other party in,

Unlike before when Miss Mingyue was let inside, at that time Miss Mingyue was ultimately just a Great Power, and he was confident in suppressing her,

But the Northern Emperor??

This is the foremost person of Daluo.

Zhang Fusheng thought to himself, he may not have the ability to suppress the other party.

The most crucial thing is that the Northern Emperor and the [Taiqing Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue] must be very familiar, and it would be very easy for Him to see through the flaw in myself—

If the flaw is really seen, it won’t be fun.

Another issue is related to another piece of High Heaven Order.

Yuan Feidao and Yuan Tiandao each hold one piece of the High Heaven Order, Yuan Feidao’s was inherited by the Northern Emperor, as for Yuan Tiandao’s, it remained at Yuan Mansion in Chang’an Town.

Zhang Fusheng is pondering, now that most of the Northern Emperor’s attention is here,

he probably won’t focus too much on Yin Chang’an—could this be an opportunity?

Could I, taking advantage of this good opportunity, send the other piece of High Heaven Order into Yin Chang’an, into someone’s hands?

"Between the Northern Emperor and me, it’s inevitable to confront each other again sooner or later."

"Someone needs to be at the Northern Emperor’s side for me—but, who should I choose?"

The first person to come to Zhang Fusheng’s mind is Li Jing.

This old guy, is he unquestionably loyal to the Northern Emperor?

Not necessarily.

If I interfere in the name of Taiqing, could Li Jing become my pawn, a piece placed beside the Northern Emperor?

Zhang Fusheng doesn’t know either, but it’s worth a try.

"I must find a way to draw the Northern Emperor’s attention here as much as possible..."

His thoughts turned over and over, communicating with the World Venerate Dao Body, sending out Lin Changle in advance, holding the Nine-Ring Scepter and brocade robe,

along with that piece of High Heaven Order, personally entering Yin Chang’an!

This is an opportunity.

After arranging everything, Zhang Fusheng then lifted his eyelids, gazing beyond the Taoist Palace.

"Northern Emperor..."

He smiled silently.

At the same time, outside the Eight Sceneries Palace.

Eight people were all scrutinizing this newcomer.

"So, did something unfortunate happen to the Sixth and Ninth seats?"

The Third Seat Huang Qiuxian spoke in a low tone.

No one answered.

The Tenth Seat Kong Shentong’s eyes flickered, coming to this place again...

Did the Great Celestial Venerate in the Taoist Palace discover his little actions?

If discovered, why still summon him to High Heaven?

If not discovered... then it means this so-called Great Celestial Venerate isn’t that great.

Everyone had different thoughts, the Fifth Seat Buddha Son was the first to come back to his senses, looking at the ’newcomer’ beside him,

he spoke, explaining the matters above High Heaven to the other peacefully.

The beings joining above High Heaven are getting stronger and stronger,

making good connections is quite a good choice, especially when one wants to ’flip the table’.

The Northern Emperor listened quietly to this dark silhouette’s narration, his gaze was looking up at the plaque of the Eight Sceneries Palace, his heart still trembling, thoughts turning endlessly.

Heaven-Interchangeable Tao, using insufficiency to serve abundance?

The Northern Emperor’s heart sank slightly, indeed this is what Taoist Friend Taiqing practices, Taoist Friend Taiqing values non-action, values the naturalness of the Heavenly Dao,

And the difference between the natural Heavenly Dao and the Human Path lies in this.

Naturally, the Heavenly Dao, therefore, naturally uses things of abundance to serve those of insufficiency,

Human Path, or the path of all living things,

emphasizes the word ’strive’.

All things strive, only the Heavenly Dao does not strive, ruling by non-action.

As thoughts roamed,

suddenly, a huge rumbling sound came, and everyone instinctively looked towards the Eight Sceneries Palace,

the Chaos Mist rolled to retreat to both sides, and the door of the Taoist Palace opened with a bang.

"Praise, Supreme Tao Ancestor!" Miss Mingyue was exclaiming.

The other seats also spoke in unison:

"Praise, Infinite Celestial Venerate!"

They stepped forward, walking side by side towards the Eight Sceneries Palace, Kong Shentong glanced at the ’newcomer’ following closely behind, pondering.

"The newcomer, fearing no sense of belonging above this High Heaven, just like me."

"Could he be won over?"

His thoughts turning, he approached intimately:

"Daoist Friend, I am the Pope of the Ancient Saint Sect, since we have entered High Heaven, it is fate."

"If you face troubles in reality, you may call my name, and I’ll come to help."

Kong Shentong spoke very politely, in this way, even if this newcomer is a Great Divine Power User, they wouldn’t feel offended.

However.

He saw,

the newcomer just glanced at him indifferently:

"The ignorant is not guilty, I forgive once, but must not repeat."

The other seats glanced sideways, and Kong Shentong’s face stiffened.

???

This newcomer... why is their tone even greater than mine?

Kong Shentong’s expression darkened as he noticed the other seats had entered the Taoist Palace. He snorted coldly and stepped inside.

The Northern Emperor followed but abruptly halted at the entrance of the Taoist Palace.

He couldn’t enter.

The master of the Taoist Palace did not grant him entry.

Those already inside the Taoist Palace were somewhat bewildered, turning back to look at the newcomer blocked by a wave of chaotic Qi outside the palace—

What is this situation?

Especially the earliest entrants, from the first seat Chen Nuanyu to the fourth seat Shi Zhengyuan, after being on High Heaven for so long, this was the first time they encountered such a situation.

The Taoist Palace suddenly became somewhat quiet.

In the deathly silence, the Great Celestial Venerate seated in the upper position of the Taoist Palace, shrouded in Chaos Mist, seemed to slowly lift his eyelids,

and the Chaos Mist rolled like a tide.

The Northern Emperor outside the Taoist Palace took a deep breath and, under the watchful eyes of many, extended a hand in salute:

"Taoist Friend Taiqing."

"It has been many years."

A low, solemn voice flowed in from outside the Taoist Palace, echoing in the depths. The seats initially froze, then widened their eyes!!

Taiqing... Taoist Friend??

Kong Shentong’s breath caught—a being from a past world??

The other seats were also dumbfounded, especially Chen Nuanyu, Huang Qiuxian, and others felt bewildered because a being from the old world felt too distant to them,

and as for Miss Ming Yue.

At this moment, no one was more shocked than her.

She alone knew exactly what it meant to call the Tao Ancestor a Taoist friend.

So...

He, no, He.

Who is He?

Miss Ming Yue felt a chilling sensation in her heart.

In the midst of deathly silence, the Chaos Mist suddenly consolidated, and the Great Celestial Venerate sitting in the mist uncharacteristically spoke:

"Those who enter my Taoist Palace come for an audience."

"You are the Master of the Stars, the first among all phenomena, governing the heavens and the earth, overseeing all celestial bodies, regulating spirits and thunderbolts."

The Great Celestial Venerate’s words weren’t loud, yet they felt like a giant iron hammer, wildly pounding and smashing in the minds of each seat!!

Master of all celestial stars, first among all phenomena, ruling all celestial bodies!!

Kong Shentong swallowed hard, Miss Ming Yue felt icy cold all over, and instantly knew who stood before them!

The old friend of her master, one of the Six Lords of the Celestial Court, the Northern Emperor Ziwei!

All the seats were dazed,

just then, the Great Celestial Venerate’s voice resonated once more.

"Since you are the Northern Celestial Emperor, whose divine authority reaches such greatness, how dare I let you enter the palace for an audience?"

"Should you enter, I’m afraid this seat should be given to you, a Jade Dipper Profound Venerable."

Although the Great Celestial Venerate’s voice was calm, the seats all sensed something subtly awry.

Why does it sound like...

The Celestial Venerate is mocking?

As for outside the Eight Sceneries Palace.

The Northern Emperor broke out in a sweat, cupped his hands, and responded dryly:

"Taoist Friend Taiqing, you weigh the words too heavily. How could I be compared to Taoist Friend Taiqing?"

The Great Celestial Venerate gave a light laugh and said faintly:

"How could I, a Daoist, dare to compare with you, a supreme ruler of the heavens?"

The Northern Emperor was drenched in sweat.

He felt a bit panicked, very panicked, pondering where he might have offended Taoist Friend Taiqing.

The more he pondered, the more panicked he became.

Taoist Friend Taiqing... could he be seeking reckoning??

With a slight gasp,

The Northern Emperor was silent for a while, finally gritting his teeth, ignoring the eyes focused on him,

and, under the gaze of all the seats, clasped his hands firmly and bowed respectfully toward the great presence in the Taoist Palace.

"The Arctic comes to pay homage."

"Regarding past offenses, I hope the Great Celestial Venerate will forgive."

His voice rose, echoing eight directions, as the seats watched a series of dauntingly titled shadowy figures pay homage to the Great Celestial Venerate, falling into silence.

Kong Shentong was also drenched in sweat.

In silence.

In the mist.

A faint smile flashed across Zhang Fusheng’s face—indeed, he had wagered correctly.

After such years and such ages of contention, how could someone like the Northern Emperor, who seeks to prove the Supreme, not have grievances with Taiqing?

Moreover...

The Northern Emperor had indeed invested all his heart and soul here.

Within Yin Chang’an, the High Heaven Order had already fallen into Li Jing’s hands.

Li Jing should also be made to see the Emperor he serves, bowing humbly and paying homage.

In the void, Zhang Fusheng silently bowed.

Thus, another shadowy figure emerged at the end of the white jade steps.