If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1000 Dou Gengyan Enters Xianyang

Marshal Wen pondered for a moment and said, "The Third Holy Mother of Mount Hua seems to have some connection with Yu Fengxian. We can ask the Third Holy Mother for help."

However, resolving a crisis does not necessarily require finding a way to restrain oneself.

We don't have any major grudges against her. How about we prepare a gift and I go to Xianyang?"

Several marshals exclaimed in unison, "Brother Wen, have you lost your mind? Preparing gifts? Are you suggesting we apologize to her? Does she deserve it?"

“Brother Wen, she’s channeling the power of the earth’s veins to attack the underworld at Mount Tai. She should prepare gifts, kneel at the foot of Mount Tai, and kowtow to us in apology! We won’t accept that!”

"Mount Tai has been a capital city for hundreds of thousands of years. When have we ever suffered such a loss? This time, we absolutely cannot back down!"
We chickened out; the Emperor lost face, and the Five Sacred Mountains lost face too.

Marshal Wen waved his hand to quiet his men down before explaining with a helpless expression, "Sending a gift is just to ease tensions, not to apologize."

The last time she came to the Taishan Underworld, it was just to handle a small matter, and her attitude was quite respectful, wasn't it?
We were the ones who humiliated her first, and now we're being retaliated against. No matter how upset we are, we need to consider the cause and effect, as well as the bigger picture.

If what the Emperor said is true, and she comes every few days, wouldn't we be even more embarrassed?

Not only is it shameful, it's also damaging to one's reputation.

Tie Tou said, "The Emperor was just careless this time. He certainly won't be in such a sorry state next time."

Moreover, we can go to Xianyang to find out what kind of evil magic she used.

You can also go to the Heavenly Court to consult with the various 'Ancestral Celestial Masters'.

She's just a lone, unaffiliated hermit, practicing some kind of unorthodox Zen; why should we be afraid of her?

Marshal Wen said, "It was originally just a small matter."

Huang Feihu waved his hand sharply and said in a deep voice, "It was indeed a small matter before, but now that she has smashed the Dai Temple and damaged my golden statue (the statue of the deity in the Dai Temple), if we don't teach her a lesson, where is the majesty of the Five Sacred Mountains?"

Marshal Wen frowned and said, "She is now the acting Grand Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty. If she comes directly to our door, perhaps the Great Emperor can petition the Jade Emperor and ask Yu Fengxian about the crime of disturbing the earth's veins and interfering with the Taishan Underworld?"

"First, figure out her Taoist arts, then investigate the matter of the 'Grand Tutor of Qin'."

"What do Empress Dowager Zhao and Li Si think about Meng Qi's successor?" Huang Feihu asked in a deep voice.

—We haven't even figured out how the chaotic evil energy in the earth's veins flowed to Mount Tai, so how can we file a complaint with the emperor?
Moreover, Yu Fengxian not only relayed the news of the earthquake to the prefectures and counties, but also wrote a memorial to inform me in advance, clearly stating the exact time and location of the earthquake.

What grounds can I use to accuse her of a crime?
She clearly wrote in the Heavenly Book: "An abnormal and uncontrollable turbulent flow of earth veins has been discovered entering the territory of Mount Tai."

Everything is abnormal and out of control. What can I say?
"You also need to investigate the selection of the Grand Tutor of Qin?" Marshal Wen's expression changed slightly, and he probed, "Your Majesty, you previously said that the River God was foolish and misled by the calamity."

His anger, ignorance, and obsession have dragged him into a great calamity, and who knows what the future holds!

It probably won't be very good.

—If you turn your head away, you'll be fixated on the same idea and repeat the same mistakes?
Huang Feihu said blankly, "Let's gather information first!"

He knows what he should and shouldn't do.

Unfortunately, "robbery energy" is like strong liquor; it's too easy to get drunk.

Huang Feihu now understands a little better what the Golden Immortals of the Jie Sect felt during the Investiture of the Gods period.

I know it's wrong and I shouldn't do it, but I just can't control myself.

He also truly understood the meaning of the phrase "Yu Fengxian is a piece of stinky dog ​​shit".

She truly is the "Shen Gongbao" of this great calamity.

Whoever comes into contact with her will be infected by the calamity emanating from her and forced into a calamity.

Xiao Yu did indeed arrange for Tianpeng's spirit body to go to Mount Tai.

After all, this was the first time that they had indirectly controlled the land veins of the Nine Provinces through the Qinling Dragon Vein.

It felt great, very fulfilling, and I was secretly pleased with myself, but I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

She went to Mount Tai herself, not to see the Eastern Peak Emperor make a fool of himself.

In fact, she had already left the Taishan area before the earthquake struck.

Before the earthquake struck, she carefully sensed the power of the earth's veins as she followed them.

The direction of the earth's veins was determined, and just as she had predicted, it would erupt at the "root" of Mount Tai, without affecting the surrounding villages and towns.

Completely relieved, she smiled smugly and calmly left Mount Tai.

Tianpeng's spirit returned to the Imperial Observatory, only to greet Master Guan before heading to the Black Ice Platform to continue indulging in the Great Qin Treasury.

Xiao Yu's true form is nominally stationed in the Imperial Observatory, presiding over the Emperor's Hall, but in reality, she is observing the Treasure Map Room to comprehend the Dao.

Tianpeng's spirit body has always been in the "Great Qin Treasury Chamber".

Like the Treasure Map Room, the Great Qin Treasury was also under the control of the Great Qin Grand Tutor.

The secret chamber has two parts. Ordinary books are kept in Xianyang Palace. The secret books, which cannot be seen by others, are inside the Black Ice Terrace, in a small world.

That's right, instead of digging tunnels in the mountains, they used the method of hiding Mount Sumeru in a mustard seed to "plant" a world seed in the earth's veins, like creating a blessed land, and nurtured it into a pure "library world".

The world of the library has no sun, moon, or stars, nor air or water; mortals cannot survive inside.

Immortals, on the other hand, don't care.

Currently, the Tianpeng spirit body in the hidden chamber is only reading "Secrets of the Pangu World".

Ying Zheng truly left a rich legacy for the Qin Dynasty.

It even contains the secrets of the ancient battles between dragons, phoenixes, and qilin.

In his early years, Xiaoyu was most curious about the "Investiture of the Gods" stories, which numbered in the thousands.

It records various events from the Investiture of the Gods period in great detail.

The origins of the ten major grotto-heavens, thirty-six minor grotto-heavens, and seventy-two blessed lands of China, their unique spiritual energy, special products, and which Taoist sects control them are all recorded in detail.

It can be said that in the Great Qin Treasury, she could find very detailed information about any secrets she wanted to know.

If you can imagine it, you can find it.

The "secrets" are only a small part of what's hidden in the secret room.

There are also many more books in the collection, which record "Taoist scriptures", "Taoist methods", "immortal arts", and "secret techniques".

Because of the "revealing of the Heavenly Dao", there are no direct records of immortal techniques (excluding fragments). It is all about the research and deduction of various Daoist methods.

For example, the Sun and Moon Divine Pearl in Xiaoyu's hand.

It not only includes methods of restraint and defense, but also a simple overview of the refining method.

The secret chamber contains too many precious treasures.

Tianpeng's spiritual body only read the "Secrets of the Three Realms," because reading "gossip" only consumes time and not much mental effort.

She can now create many spiritual bodies, but unfortunately, the CPU of Kunpeng's intelligence has not been enhanced.

Creating a separate spiritual body simply changes the process from single-threaded to multi-threaded; the total computing power does not increase.

At this time, she was still focusing her energy on the Treasure Map Room, deducing the "Refining Spirit with Mixed Wind and Mountain Water".

With the "Mountain and Water Refining Spirit" technique, Xiaoyu felt an urge to discard his original fundamental method, the "Tai Chi Everlasting Spring Immortal Method".

The intention behind "Tai Chi Everlasting Spring Immortal Method" is not low; it follows the "Tai Chi Way" of Yin and Yang harmony. However, when she created it, her knowledge and foundation were too shallow.

Now, she has created the "Yellow River Sword Manual" based on the true shape map of the Yellow River system, and she has the hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal level.

Even if expectations are dashed, it is at least a terrestrial immortal technique that can produce a living elixir.

The "Great River True Qi" of the Yellow River Sword Manual alone is far superior to that of the Tai Chi Everlasting Spring Immortal Technique.

The Yellow River Sword Manual is only one percent, or even one-thousandth, of the complete Wind-Wandering Mixed Mountain and Water Refining Spirit Manual.

"Refining the Spirit in Mountains and Rivers" is not the path to immortality and is completely different from the path of internal alchemy.

She had a strong premonition that "Refining the Spirit Through Mountains and Rivers" was stronger than ordinary Celestial Immortal techniques, perhaps even much stronger.

Since she began cultivating "Mountain and Water Refining Spirit," the "pure water" of her soul and the immortal power within her body have been increasing rapidly.

The book "Refining the Spirit in Mountains and Rivers" is named after the spirit, but it actually refines both the spirit and the qi. However, unlike the internal alchemy method, it does not involve the union of dragon and tiger, the merging of life and nature, and the formation of the golden elixir.

When she "merged with the Dao" of the True Form Map of the Nine Provinces, and copied the charm of famous mountains and rivers onto the wall of the "Hall of Enlightenment", her soul power surged to the level of "Demon Thought Stealing God" using the "Demon Eye Technique".

To use one's mind and spirit to imitate the spirit of famous mountains and rivers is a profound method of spiritual cultivation, akin to extracting the very essence of nature.

She can also draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth directly from famous mountains and rivers across China, such as the Five Sacred Mountains, the Yellow River, the Ji River, and the Yangtze River, through the True Form Map.

Other celestial masters who obtained the True Form Diagram were also unable to refine their spirit and qi in the same way as her; this was the effect of "Refining Spirit by Mixing Wind and Mountain Water".

She can "unite with the True Form Map"; she is the True Form Map itself, she is the Five Sacred Mountains themselves, and she is the Yellow River itself.

With such significant improvements every day, how could Xiaoyu not devote all her attention to the Treasure Map Room?

She didn't even have time to study the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great, go to the Ying Clan's Armory, ask Wei Liaozi for the "Complete Collection of Qin Military Strategy," or borrow the power of the Human Emperor's Palace to cultivate the phoenix egg given to her by Guan Huchen (the "Immortal Beast Division" of the Human Emperor's Palace has a Celestial Master responsible for taming immortal birds).

She also didn't go to Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum (the underworld has disappeared, but the human mausoleum still exists) to study the Twelve Golden Statues of the First Emperor.
Xiaoyu had too many "important (personal) matters" to attend to and had no time to pay attention to the Empress Dowager and the court officials' reactions to Meng Qi's departure.

Anyway, she already had the power of Grand Tutor, the seal of the Grand Tutor was in her hands, she had gotten what she wanted, and no one could take it away from her. Meng Qi's return was useless.

New Year's Eve has passed in the blink of an eye.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the sun shone brightly in the early morning, and the snow had begun to melt.

A plain lacquered carriage with a blue curtain was pulled into the gate of Xianyang by a blue horse.

Dou Gengyan lifted the curtain and glanced at the city gate, asking in confusion, "Junior Sister Xu, this is my first time in Xianyang, and I don't quite understand why the city gate guards don't check the carriages."
He didn't even glance into the carriage.

Did Zhou Fu present an identification token to me without my knowledge?

The pretty girl in the green jacket next to her was engrossed in reading a thick book.

Without even looking up, she smiled and explained, "Didn't you notice, Sister Dou? There's a demon-revealing mirror hanging on the city gate tower. Anyone can enter and exit Xianyang's city gates unless they're a demon or evil spirit."

If it's a demon or evil spirit, then we must be careful.

Dou Gengyan pursed his lips and asked, "I saw a lot of wanted posters posted at the city gate. If they're wanted criminals, no one cares?"

Junior Sister Xu said, "If we reveal our true appearance and are seen by Sima Ling, who is lurking in the city, he will definitely arrest us."

With hundreds of thousands of households and 1.5 million people in Xianyang, how could they possibly search every carriage they saw?

With Sister Dou's amazing abilities, there's no need to worry about Sima Ling. Oh, you didn't do anything wrong at all.

At least he hasn't committed any crimes yet.

In Xianyang, you only need to worry about one person.

"Who?" Dou Gengyan asked curiously.

"Yu Fengxian".

Dou Gengyan, who plays "Yu Fengxian," appears somewhat dazed.

"Does Sister Dou know her?" Junior Sister Xu asked in surprise.

"Yes, it was many years ago. I wonder if she still remembers me," Dou Gengyan said.

Junior Sister Xu smiled and said, "It's good that we know each other; at least we can build a relationship."

"What's wrong with her?" Dou Gengyan asked.

"Sister, you don't know anything about your old friend? In the last two years, she's been very successful and famous all over the world!" Junior Sister Xu said with a strange expression.

"Although I just arrived in China from the East China Sea, I know a little about her."

Dou Gengyan sighed, "She's nothing like the person I know. I know she's the Heavenly Master in Xianyang, but why should I worry about her?"

"She has the ability to discern right from wrong with her divine eyes. She can tell at a glance that you are a great traitor, hehehe."

Junior Sister Xu explained the changes in the Heavenly Eye's direction from forward to reverse.

Dou Gengyan immediately felt that the air around him was a bit "prickly".

"However, Yu Fengxian will only target groups of Qi Refining cultivators who are gathered together. People like us who are alone will not catch her eye."

"Anyway, apart from Lu Sheng, no one else has been captured by her since then," said Junior Sister Xu.

Dou Gengyan hesitated and said, "Didn't your master tell you about the mission of this trip to Xianyang? We're going to see Qinglian Jushi and Yuzhu Zhenren later."

There should be a few fellow Daoists with them.

With the two of us added in, we've made quite a commotion. Perhaps we should meet outside the city.

Junior Sister Xu said, "Master only asked me to observe the aura of a few noble people from the Great Qin Dynasty. I don't care about anything else. Sister, you should go find Master Qinglian and the others yourself."

Dou Gengyan asked, "Whose aura are you planning to observe?"

Junior Sister Xu counted on her fingers and said, "Yu Fengxian, Empress Dowager Zhao, Lao Ai, Li Si, Feng Quji, Wei Liaozi, Zhao Gao. Recently, there have been rumors that Ying Ziying has the aura of a true dragon, so we should add him to the list."

Judging from their aura, it's enough to determine the basic trajectory of the Qin Dynasty's fate.

Dou Gengyan asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that Yu Fengxian's Heavenly Eye could distinguish between right and wrong, making her unparalleled in the world?"

You dare to try and see her aura? You're either a great traitor or a treacherous little traitor.

"Hehe, do you know how many small rebels like me there are in Xianyang City? Four or five hundred thousand! Yu Fengxian said it herself, she can't even keep track of them all."

Only her sister's blatant rebellion was a striking 'red dot' in her eyes," Junior Sister Xu said with a smile.

Dou Gengyan was silent for a while, then said, "I have arranged to meet Qinglian Jushi and the others at Lvmao Lane in Jingyang Street."

We're already in the city. Are you coming with me to Greenwood Lane, or would you like to part ways now?

Junior Sister Xu tugged at her sleeve and shook it gently, pleading, "Please come with me, sister. I'm a little afraid of Yu Fengxian."

With you here, even if things get out and she finds out, you can quickly try to build a relationship with her and save my life.

Dou Gengyan said with a complicated expression, "I haven't seen her for many years, but when we met again, we were on different sides."

I can't even guess her attitude towards me, how can I protect you?

Junior Sister Xu asked, "Sister, in your heart, do you still consider her a friend?"
Put yourself in her shoes; she probably feels the same way you do about her right now.

(End of this chapter)