I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Xie Yuan followed Yun Xing and flew away. In the blink of an eye, they were far away from Xiaoshi Village and fled a hundred miles to the south.

Seeing that Yun Xing had no intention of stopping, Xie Yuan couldn't help but frown and asked:

"Emissary Yun, what happened?"

Yun Xing didn't even turn around and threw a sachet over:
"Don't you think your little lover hasn't contacted you for a long time?"

"This one……"

Xie Yuan took the sachet and recognized it as Situ Qin's. He suddenly felt guilty and then worried.

By this calculation, the last time he communicated with Situ Qin was indeed a long time ago.

They have a special communication device, but it has been unusable since Situ Qin entered Tianwai Tian.

Even in the ancient world of cultivation where hundreds of schools of thought contended with each other, it was rare for magical instruments to be able to transmit messages across the secret realm. Given the identities of the two men, although they used the best things of the time, after the two realms were separated, only traditional methods were left.

The last time Situ Qin said that she would practice in seclusion under the guidance of her mother, Xie Yuan was worried about other things and wandered around, so he didn't have time to communicate. So it seemed that a long time had passed.

Xie Yuan felt guilty and worried, frowned, and asked:

"Emissary Yun, may I ask what happened in Tianwaitian? Is Miss Qin safe now?"

"She was fine originally. She had her mother taking care of her. What's wrong with that?"

Yun Xing's tone was a little strange, and he seemed a little dissatisfied.

But then she said:
"But later on, as you know, wherever the Grand Masters were, they all went there."

She raised her slender finger and pointed to the sky.

Xie Yuan asked:

"Do you know what this catastrophe is all about?"

"It's a fight between the top practitioners and the Heavenly Dao... Well, it seems you know this too. I don't know more, but I know that this has happened since ancient times. The falling of the Heavenly Book and the birth of the Black Heavenly Book were the last fight between Heaven and man."

Yun Xing said simply.

Xie Yuan was surprised and said:
"Is that so?"

He had known the story of the Heavenly Book falling to the ground when he first came into contact with the Black Heavenly Book, but he had never heard of the specific details anywhere. This was the first time he heard that it was related to the dispute between heaven and man.

At that time, the world changed drastically, hundreds of families died out, only one tenth of the human population remained, the ocean turned into mulberry fields, and the land masses were torn apart.

The human heritage is almost cut off, which is equivalent to re-evolving. The records of ancient times can only be slowly discovered in various relics.

The oldest existing sects are Prajna Temple and Xuanzhen Sect, which are the skills passed down by our ancestors from ancient relics.

The Kitchen God Sect is even older than the other two sects, but it only came into being after that catastrophe.

Among the relics excavated over the past ten thousand years, the power of those ancient major sects is shocking. Some even have inheritances that are far larger than one or two sects. However, those real immortal sects in the legend did not survive the catastrophe at all. Only a handful of yellow earth and ruins remain.

The struggle between heaven and man has existed since ancient times... So what will the world become of this time?

How will you and the people you care about find a place to live?

Xie Yuan's brows were tightly knitted:

"I have never understood why the great masters must fight against the heavens? Is it necessary for them to advance further in their cultivation? Or is it some kind of law in this world?"

Yunxing shook his head:

"There is more that I cannot know. I just heard the rumors in the church. This time, it will be the last time."

"the last time……"

"The last chance for the Holy Church to ignite the true fire has come."

Yun Xing said this with a look of piety on his face.

But her expression changed immediately, and she sighed as if nothing had happened:
“However, although the opportunity for the Holy Church to complete its mission has arrived, the church is now in a state of chaos.

"Originally, even if the leader and the saint left, with their abilities, they would have stayed behind to make arrangements, so that the followers could complete the mission of the Holy Church under the leadership of the left and right Dharma Kings and the elders. However, the leader has always been indifferent to things, and the saint only cares about the coffin, and at most the daughter she brought back.

"So, without the orders from above, the Dharma King and the elders have their own thoughts, and the Heaven Beyond Heaven is now in chaos. Otherwise, with such a stupid emperor, the followers would have revolted long ago and set the world on fire."

Xie Yuan's face darkened. As everyone knew, the mission of the Kitchen God Cult was to cause endless chaos and overthrow the Central Plains dynasty.

Along the way, the situation in the Central Plains was visibly deteriorating. Xie Yuan had long been worried about the Kitchen God sect causing trouble, and many knowledgeable people in the world felt the same way.

However, the Kitchen Gods did not take advantage of the situation to cause chaos during this period of time, which was surprising and worrying. It was like the darkness before a storm: the quieter and more depressing it was, the more violent the storm would be.

However, Xie Yuan only now understood that it was not them who were planning something, but he himself was the one who was in chaos?
It is no wonder that the Zao Cult has had extremely terrifying power and foundation for thousands of years, but has never really accomplished anything, which makes many people wonder. There are more than one grandmaster in each generation, and there are countless grandmasters, who are much stronger than many royal families in history. How can it be so difficult to even establish a unified dynasty?
It seems that when there are too many people, they are not united, and their luck is poor. Although there are many strong people, without a leader, no one will submit to anyone else.

Xie Yuan changed his mind, and breathed a sigh of relief for this shaky world, and asked:
"It seems that the internal strife in the outer world has affected Miss Qin? Envoy Yun, please explain in detail."

"What can those people think of? They are just fighting for power and profit. What else can they do?"

Yun Xing said sarcastically:

"Everyone agrees that the mission of the Holy Church should be completed, but the adults are arguing over who will be in charge of completing this final mission.

"As soon as the Saint left, King Zuo wanted to seize power and mobilize the followers to start uprisings everywhere.

“Originally, since the Holy Lady was not here, it was not a big problem for the Left Dharma King to be the supreme ruler.

"It's a pity that two elders suddenly disagreed and said they wanted to discuss it again. One is Elder Chuanwu, and the other is Elder Hehuan."

Xie Yuan nodded slowly. He was very familiar with the reputation of Elder He Huan. He was also very powerful, so it was not surprising that he dared to challenge King Zuo Fa.

He had also heard a little about the Elder Chuanwu, who was in charge of the inheritance of martial arts among the elders of the Zao Sect, similar to Xie Bing's position as the head of the Longwu Academy in the Xie family.

Being able to bear such an important responsibility in the Kitchen Sect, his power must be no less than that of Elder Hehuan.

"Also, the attitudes of the Beitang and Lei families are ambiguous. They seem to have good relations with both elders, which makes them popular. But I think they actually have other plans. They are in contact with each other and form a group with other weaker elders. They can be regarded as the fourth force." Yun Xing sneered:
"At this point, their evil intentions are exposed and all their vows are thrown out the window."

Xie Yuan nodded slowly, and had an idea of ​​the general situation in Tianwai Tian.

He then asked:

"What about Miss Qin? She is in the Saint's Mansion, so she should stay out of this matter."

"That's how it is. She is a junior who just returned to the Heaven Beyond Heaven and has no power. Those big shots are fighting fiercely and are still wary of the Saint Lady, so they have no time to care about her."

Yun Xing sighed exaggeratedly:
“But your little lover Missy is in a bad mood!
"She openly opposed King Zuo's proposal to burn down a state capital as a sacrifice, which aroused public anger!
"Although Elders Chuanwu and Hehuan both opposed King Zuo Fa, they only opposed the specific location, not the proposal. And your princess directly denounced everyone as a cult method... Well, doesn't she know what the Heaven Beyond Heaven is? This is how our Holy Church works.

"You also know that Elder Chuanwu and Elder Hehuan were originally at odds with the Saint Lady. Elder Hehuan was even an old rival of the Saint Lady. In recent years, they have been acting in a very obedient manner only because of the Saint Lady's prestige.

"And this prestige was established by dyeing the heavens of the outer heavens red. If it weren't for the bloodbath at that time, there wouldn't be only two of the seven elders who dared to challenge the Dharma King. To be honest, the two Dharma Kings, the three major families, and the seven elders have complicated bloodlines. Is there any family that didn't die at the hands of the Saint? Each of them has a blood debt.

"Now that the Saint has left, it's fine that Situ Qin doesn't say anything, and everyone turns a blind eye. But she still wants to influence the situation within the church, and King Zuo and the two elders are taking their anger out on her. Everyone has been suffering from this anger for twenty years."

Xie Yuan clenched his fists when he heard this, feeling worried and helpless.

Xie Yuan had seen many people cheating their parents, but this was the first time he had seen someone cheating their daughter for twenty years. This mother-in-law...

Yun Xing glanced at his expression and comforted him:
"You don't have to worry too much. Those top masters didn't take action personally. Firstly, they don't want to bully the weak. Secondly, they want to check and balance each other. They don't want others to take the opportunity to cause trouble. Thirdly... it's because of Situ Qin's strength."

Yun Xing showed a strange look on his face:

“Although they didn’t take action, they all sent their Grandmasters—high-level Grandmasters, of course—to the Saint Maiden’s Mansion to cause trouble for Situ Qin.

“The next morning, three bodies were found lying outside the palace.

"Those three masters are all capable men and women under the three masters. And with the Saint Lady's... character, there are no other subordinates in the mansion, only a loyal maid like me."

Xie Yuan heard this and glanced at her, thinking that perhaps no one else would want her. With her temper and the murder debt she had incurred while growing up, no one except Situ Wan could take her in.

Yun Xing seemed to see what he was thinking, paused, and said:
"My master has always been very kind to me. Now that she has left, I am the only one left to look after her daughter. Your little lover and I depend on each other for survival. Haha, she has said a lot about you. Do you want to listen?"

"…Let's talk business first."

Xie Yuan's face darkened and he stopped Yun Xing from dispersing.

Yun Xing chuckled and continued:
"The Saint Lady left her a unique inheritance, but I don't know what it is. After all, I'm not her biological daughter. Well, it's not wrong to call her mother... But even though I only taught her in person for a short period of time, Situ Qin's strength improved so quickly that I didn't even notice.

“Until she killed three powerful masters by herself, the world outside the heaven was shaken.

“But this is not a good thing.

"The three great men all seemed to recall the Saintess when she was young. I guess they were afraid that Situ Qin would become the second Saintess.

"So, Tianwaitian suddenly became quiet. They stopped fighting each other and were planning something. It was obvious that they were targeting your Miss Qin, but no one dared to take the first step. But I could smell the dull and murderous atmosphere with my little finger. It was getting worse day by day.

"I don't know whether to say she is like her father or mother, she is still as steady as a rock at this time. But, how can she fight so many people with just me and her? So I hurried out to find you. Oh, she is still hesitant and doesn't want to drag you into the water, but I don't want to die with her, so you should come.

"Here we are. Are you ready?"

As Yun Xing spoke, he had already landed on a small hill outside Yunzhou Prefecture.

Xie Yuan followed her into a cave on a cliff, frowned and asked:

"Last time, couldn't we just find a small village? Why is it taking so long? I can do it anytime."

"That's not a random search - but you wouldn't understand even if I told you. But we obviously can't use the normal passage we used last time."

Yun Xing tapped a few times quickly in the cave, and a formation appeared:

"Tianwaitian is under martial law. The normal passage has been closed and the bigwigs are closely guarding it. But this is an exception. It is a passage specially opened by the Saint Lady. Almost no one knows about it. It can lead directly to the Saint Lady's residence. I came out from here."

Xie Yuan looked at the complicated formations around him, which were obviously more advanced than the small Four Symbols Teleportation Formation that Yun Xing had used before, and couldn't help but be a little surprised:
"Is there any formation set up by the Saint Lady here?"

He turned his head and suddenly found that he could directly overlook most of Yunzhou Prefecture from the cave entrance, and naturally he could also see the Pingxi Palace in Yunzhou Prefecture.

Yun Xing had already finished the arrangement and stood in the center of the formation:

"This place is close to Yunzhou Prefecture, and the Pingxi Palace on both sides is also connected... What are you waiting for? Come in quickly!"

She urged, her eyes painted with purple eyeshadow were illuminated by the light of the formation, appearing clear and charming.

Xie Yuan turned around, walked into the formation, and stood side by side with Yun Xing.

A surge of white light filled his vision, and Xie Yuan felt himself being engulfed by the formation, followed by a not-unfamiliar feeling of the world spinning around.

He was in a trance for a moment. The first time he experienced the teleportation formation was when Mu Chaoyun saved him.

But now I don’t know where Mu Chaoyun is, and whether he is safe...

But after a moment, the feeling of being thrown into a whirlpool slowly subsided and gradually calmed down.

Xie Yuan's body sank and he stepped back onto the ground, and he realized that he had reached the other end of the passage.

He opened his eyes and found himself in an antique room.

There was nothing furnished in the room, just a wide open space with a formation arranged in the center, and Yunxing and he were standing in the center of the formation.

Looking at this style, it feels like I have been to the Pingxi Palace, which is located in several places but has a unified style.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and Xie Yuan had no time to think about anything else.

This was obviously a secret room used for teleportation. There were no windows on any of the four sides, just walls. There was only a wooden door in the front, which seemed to be open at this moment.

Outside the wooden door, there were countless followers of the Kitchen God Cult standing densely, and the leading ones were so powerful that Xie Yuan even felt waves of invisible oppression.

At this moment, they were standing in neat rows, holding weapons, staring at Xie Yuan through the fading white light.

(End of this chapter)