The Great Seminary

Chapter 367 The Calamity of Ten Thousand Years
After the Autumn Equinox, the Cold Dew season arrives.

The northern gate of the Three Saints Sword Sect was shrouded in continuous rain, a sign that "the dew is cold and about to freeze in the ninth month."

It has three signs: first, wild geese arrive as guests; second, sparrows enter the great water and become clams; third, chrysanthemums bloom with yellow flowers.

Fugui Village, located in the far suburbs of Poyuan City, is known as "Suburban Standard Eleven".

Three days ago, Zhang Gui brought Sun Chonghe back to this place and said goodbye in a hurry.

Zhang Gui continued to live in seclusion there as if nothing had happened.

Sun Chonghe returned to his sect to report the good news and promised to keep him informed of any developments.

Even now, with all the commotion coming to their doorstep, Sun Chonghe still hasn't given them any "information".

The main courtyard has three sections, with the west hall in the first section.

Zhang Gui gazed at the autumn rain outside the door, which had finally subsided, and occasionally closed his eyes in deep thought.

Until the rain completely stopped.

He turned his gaze to the several brightly blooming chrysanthemums in the yard and suddenly murmured:
"When the chrysanthemums bloom, the wild geese should also leave the underground world and return to the human world, waiting for the changes in the landscape."

Cao Zhengbing, the butler beside him, didn't hear clearly and chuckled dryly as he said:

"Master, I am hard of hearing. Please speak louder if you have any instructions."

Zhang Gui snapped out of his daze, smiled, and said:
“I said, the rain is about to stop, whether it’s the tenant farmers, the farmhands, or the servants.”

Let those who are scared and want to hide in the city go.

As the saying goes, forced love is never sweet.

They insist on confining the whole family to the outskirts of the city to suffer.

What's the point of all this commotion that's making those who want to stay anxious and uncertain?

"Master, you are truly a great benefactor! The contract clearly states..."

"Alright, stop flattering me and get to work."

Zhang Gui stood up and waved his hand, stopping the butler's usual attempt at flattery.

He activated the "Great Intersection of Celestial Phenomena and Geography" within his body, transforming into a powerful gust of wind that dissipated into the world.

Cao Zhengbing's head throbbed from the wind. He took a few steps back, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. After a moment's thought, he strode out of the main room.

A moment later, the entire Fugui Manor became noisy.

He could vaguely hear the sizzling sound beneath his feet, but Zhang Gui, suspended high in the air, paid it no heed.

Staring blankly at the end of the 'Great Sword Formation of All Spirits Returning to Sainthood' in the distance, where countless transformed sword energies slaughtered and crisscrossed the heavens and earth, annihilating the hundreds of races of earth demons.

Then they saw another group of disciples from the Northern Sect of the Three Saints Swords take off from the direction of Wanhua Mountain.

They formed a sword formation high in the sky, rushed towards the distant suburbs, and then descended back to the ground.

At this point, the entire Fugui Manor was completely empty, with not a single person in sight.

He circled around, first looking surprised, then smiling understandingly.
"Such a frightening spectacle would make me, let alone the general public, very worried."

"It's good that they're all gone; it'll make it easier for me to fabricate stories later."

Finally, having made up his mind, he strolled into the secret realm, using the power of divine authority to connect with the elemental rules.

In an instant, they were teleported from the underground realm back to the True Dragon Kingdom of the Outer Wilderness Islands...

In the Guiyang Palace, the emperor appeared, and immediately a group of secretaries, servants, and maids appeared from nowhere to respectfully surround him.

Zhang Gui ignored them and sat down on the ground, lost in thought.

The people around him dared not disturb him and could only stand quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, someone broke the silence and reported: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Song Wenhua and Grand Speaker Guisang have come to see you."

"Have Lord Song and Old Ghost Sang arrived? Let them in quickly."

Zhang Gui came to his senses and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"As you command." The eunuch withdrew.

Before long, Old Song and Sang Gui strode into the hall.

Upon seeing Zhang Gui sitting on the ground with a deep gaze, the two men felt a chill and bowed in unison.

Before he could say anything, Zhang Gui interrupted him directly, offering a blunt and insightful explanation:

"Alright, Lord Song, Old Sang, let's not stand on ceremony. Something big might have happened."

"Your Majesty, you are born wise and your military fortune is everlasting, please don't frighten me."

Upon hearing this, Song Wenhua came to Zhang Gui, knelt down, and said in a half-serious, half-joking manner.

Zhang Gui sighed.

"I was in the underground world for a while and went down to the Great Underground Cave."

Unfortunately, they encountered what was said to be a once-in-a-century counterattack by the Earth Demon races.

That's not a big deal, but the problem is that I have a feeling that this 'once-in-a-century' event is probably just the beginning.

It might turn into a once-in-a-millennium or even once-in-ten-thousand-year catastrophe in the future!
So after thinking it over, I decided to hide and come back.

I plan to go check things out again in ten days or two weeks.

More than 10,000 years ago, the human race almost perished at the hands of the hundred races of the Earth Demons.

It was only thanks to the two supreme beings, Emperor Daqi and Queen Mother of the West, who broke through in the face of danger that they were finally able to turn defeat into victory.

Therefore, the so-called "once-in-ten-thousand-years catastrophe" is, in a sense, almost equivalent to the harbinger of the extinction of the human race!
Song Wenming and Lao Sanggui were both incredibly intelligent individuals who had honed their political skills under Zhang Gui's command. After a moment's thought, they understood the hidden meaning in his words.

Their expressions changed drastically. "Your Majesty, this is not all!"

“I also hoped it wouldn’t end there, but three days have passed,” Zhang Gui said with a wry smile.

"The more I stayed in the underground cave these past three days, the more terrified I felt."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have come back at such a critical juncture.

"Then, Your Majesty, do you have any decrees?"

"I am neither the Great Qi Emperor nor the Queen Mother of the West. In such a turbulent situation, what decree could I possibly issue? Let's just wait and see."

"In fact, our human race has a history of millions of years. Every tens of thousands of years, a few god-kings and great sages will emerge to save the empire from collapse."

Now, calculating the days, it's exactly...

"Pah, pah, pah, stop, old Sang Gui, don't say such unlucky things."

This is just my intuition; I'm just giving you a heads-up, it might not be accurate.

Moreover, even if we were to encounter a 'once-in-a-millennium calamity'...

Under normal circumstances, it would take decades or even centuries for the entire situation to deteriorate.

Even if it's a day now, it's still too early.

Let's just get on with our business and stop thinking about all that nonsense.

Lord Song, I am at ease knowing that you and Old Ghost Sang are keeping an eye on our nation's situation.

I wonder how the Ming-Song state is doing?

(End of this chapter)