The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 275 Joining Forces with Taiping, the Underworld Plan

Xuanming did not return to Fuyun Mountain.

Although he guessed that the powerful beings were restrained by each other and had other concerns, they would not attack him.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

Despite his calm and composed demeanor, he was actually on tenterhooks the whole way, with the "Landscape and Social Map" poised to be unleashed.

Therefore, Xuanming did not intend to return to Qiuzhen Temple. As long as he wandered around outside, the powerful beings would not dare to make any rash moves against Qiuzhen Temple. After all, everyone has relatives and friends.

If you've done the first thing in the lunar month, you're naturally afraid that others will do the fifteenth.

There is a spatial mark on the rubbing of the Taiping Jing, which can open the portal to the small world of the Taiping Sect.

Despite the regret, Xuanming still activated the spatial imprint without hesitation. The rubbing of the Taiping Scripture was destroyed, causing spatial fluctuations, and a portal appeared. He entered it without hesitation.

Too fast.

Although the other powerful beings reacted quickly and cut off the space, they were still caught off guard and Xuanming escaped.

The powerful figures behind the three great dynasties were in a hurry. They were very familiar with that fluctuation, which was the work of the Taiping Dao Master.

The Taiping Sect's headquarters are elusive and difficult to locate. Xuanming has disappeared without a trace. If he were to truly collude with the Taiping Sect, the consequences would be unimaginable.

They wanted to take action against Qiuzhen Temple, but they were hesitant, fearing that their actions might backfire and force Xuanming into a desperate act, which would also force other powerful figures who were observing from the sidelines to their doom, leading to a chaotic situation.

After some discussion, they decided to join forces to destroy the other kingdoms first, so that the Heavenly Emperor would become a subject of the three great divine dynasties.

If they rebel, they will be considered traitors and rebels.

At the same time, they put pressure on Qiuzhen Temple, causing this top-tier Daoist lineage to gradually decline, and also planned to support talented commoners, secretly brainwash them, and gradually infiltrate Qiuzhen Temple.

In this way, if the Heavenly Emperor appears, they will know immediately.

Other powerful figures who witnessed this scene reacted in various ways. Some thought Xuanming was clever, some thought he was selfish, some watched coldly, some gloated, some revealed their murderous intent, some were surprised that he had gotten involved with Taiping, and some guessed that Taiping was playing a big game.

In the small world of the Taiping Sect, the space shifted, and Xuanming appeared inside the Taiping Dao Palace, where he met eight pairs of speechless eyes.

The Lord of Taiping Dao and the First Three Talents!
"Xuanming greets all seniors."

The Master of Taiping Dao lifted Xuanming up with a wave of his sleeve and asked, "You trust me so much? Aren't you afraid I'll detain you?"

Xuanming: "Senior entrusted me with this small world and returned the things from my past life, which shows your noble character. I trust you. Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor is destined to unify the world. If I can get your help to create a prosperous age where all races are equal, it would be a great blessing."

The statement was half true and half false, containing an element of flattery.

The leader of the Way of Peace was very pleased.

He did not inquire about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Emperor, but summoned the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and ordered it to take Xuanming to rest, while he himself continued his seclusion with his three disciples.

Anyway, Xuanming won't be leaving anytime soon, so there's no rush to ask him anything.

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Xuanming continued to live in Daohai Palace.

After seeing off the nine-tailed fox demon, he entered his third-floor residence, sat cross-legged on a futon, and continued his seclusion.

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

The door of the thatched hut, which had been closed for a year, opened, and the white-haired old Taoist stepped out, his face ruddy, stroking his beard and smiling.

During this seclusion, he not only sorted out what he had learned and greatly improved his comprehension under the blessing of Huangting Qi, but also gained direction on how to create the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.

Strolling through the mountains, Xuanming relaxed his mind and body, climbing snow-capped peaks, entering secluded valleys, and floating on emerald lakes. Once his mind returned to peace, he summoned the nine-tailed fox to inquire about the situation. Upon learning that Qiuzhen Temple was unharmed, Xuanming breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the suppression, he didn't take it to heart. The truth-seeking perspective always needs to go through some trials and tribulations to grow.

Sitting cross-legged in front of the second-tier table, Xuanming appeared to be contemplating scriptures, but in reality, he was communicating with the gods. Within the Taiji Heaven, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, Gouchen, Taiyi Jiuku, and others gathered.

"Gentlemen, it is time to attack the Netherworld."

Xuanming spoke, and the gods had no objections.

This was something that had been planned long ago, but as the time came, some details needed to be refined.

"I intend to bring the Lord of Taiping Dao into the plan. With his help, the powerful beings of the Netherworld will not pose a threat and will be able to occupy a territory in the Netherworld. In addition, it will also attract the attention of the world, making it seem that the Heavenly Emperor is related to the Netherworld and has little to do with the world, so that I can take the opportunity to let Ziwei reincarnate into the homes of ordinary people."

Yes, ordinary people.

Throughout the five thousand years of history of the Divine Dynasty, whether it was the ruler of the Divine Dynasty or the ruler of a dynasty, they all came from aristocratic families or sects.

There are no precedents of ordinary people succeeding.

Even if powerful figures want to investigate, influenced by habitual thinking, they will focus on aristocratic families and sects, then civil and military officials and wealthy merchants, and then ordinary people.

Poor families are more likely to be overlooked.

As for how Ziwei will grow in the future, that's Ziwei's own problem, and Xuanming won't interfere too much.

Emperors have their own path to follow.

He had no intention of becoming the emperor's tutor; all that effort and worry was just a smokescreen.

As for letting Ziwei be reincarnated into a small world, Xuanming never thought of it. Only beings born in the great world have the destiny of an emperor and are qualified to compete for the position of the ruler of the world.

After discussing the details, the gods dispersed.

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The day after crossing the border.

The ancestor of the Qiu royal family came to visit.

At Daohai Palace, Xuanming put down the scriptures.

We now know the origin of this great being.

He didn't meet her, nor did he want to be insincere. He simply wrote a sentence and had the young Taoist boy deliver it.

Outside Daohai Palace, the Qiu Clan Patriarch, dressed in a dragon robe, stood proudly. Upon hearing the young Daoist boy's message that Xuanming was not seeing him, his face darkened. He opened the paper the boy handed him, and his expression changed drastically:

In my previous life, my surname was Qiu.

These seven short words are profound.

The Qiu family patriarch left with mixed feelings. There were too many possibilities behind that one sentence, and he needed to go back and ponder it carefully.

After seeing the person off, Xuanming found the Nine-Tailed Fox and asked her to tell the Dao Lord that he wanted to see him.

The leader of the Way of Peace quickly agreed.

Taiping Dao Palace, as always, is yellow: yellow sky, yellow earth, yellow water, yellow mountains, and yellow sand.

The Master of the Way of Peace sat upright on a cloud bed, with three great beings below him. Xuanming bowed and paid his respects.

The leader of the Way of Peace: "What do you want?"

Xuanming: "Although I do not know what you are planning, senior, the fact that you have entrusted the beings of this small world to me indicates that the matter is of great importance and that you yourself may be in danger."

The Master of Taiping gestured for Xuanming to continue.

Xuanming: "Senior once asked me to look at the sky. If I have no guess, the matter that Senior is planning is related to that."

He raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

The leader of the Taiping Dao showed no surprise, but simply nodded. After their previous encounter, with careful consideration, he could always guess a thing or two.

Xuanming continued, "This junior came to plot against the Netherworld with senior. If there's a problem above, how can we be sure there won't be a problem below?"

The leader of the Way of Peace was startled, and his expression became more solemn: "I would like to hear the details."

Xuanming: "This humble Daoist intends to establish a divine dynasty in the Netherworld, unify the Netherworld, control the life, death, fortune, and misfortune of all living beings, uphold the laws of Yin and Yang, and thereby perfect the Dao of the Underworld..."

He revealed most of the underworld's plans: the Ten Kings of Hell, the Five Ghost Emperors, the Lord of Fengdu, and the system of rewarding good and punishing evil...

Even with some reservations, these were enough to shock the Taiping Dao Master and his disciples.

(End of this chapter)