He pondered for a mont, then shook his head and said, "No, no, there's definitely sothing fishy here... The Heavenly Dao Treasure of the Earth Emperor Houtu was also destroyed?"
He inquired further details from Black Pot, but Black Pot had also heard it from the heavenly soldiers in the Heavenly Soldier Camp—given their low status, they weren't privy to specific details of the attack.
What they knew most clearly was about the destruction of the Jade Balance Gate and the Yao Guang Pool.
It was during the hour of the pig (9-11 PM). Suddenly, soone ascended to the Upper Realm from the Jade Balance Gate. The immortals and divine beings guarding the gate were taken aback, as the Heavenly chanism Strategy had been destroyed, making it impossible for the gate to emit a rosy glow to guide Lower Realm immortals upward.
This ti, it was two immortals ascending to the Upper Realm. Once they appeared at the Jade Balance Gate, they imdiately launched an attack, shattering the gate before everyone's eyes!
As soon as they succeeded, the two joined forces and rushed to the Yao Guang Pool.
By then, experts in the Heavenly Court had been alard, and a fierce battle erupted at the Yao Guang Pool.
The clash was extrely brief. Each of the two immortals unleashed one heavy Dao Realm to confront the gods of the Heavenly Court. Divine power and immortal power surged, annihilating the garrison of Yaoguang, turning them to dust.
While fighting, the two shattered the Yao Guang Pool and imdiately retreated, all within the span of ten breaths.
The Heavenly Court's experts pursued them, but no conclusion has been reached to this day.
Chen Shi listened with his heart pounding, pondered for a mont, and then took out an incense stick, lighting it and holding it in his hand.
The incense smoke curled upward, and after a mont, in the azure mist ford the image of the Earth Emperor Houtu, who spoke: "So it's Your Highness. What brings you to seek this palace?"
Chen Shi bowed and said, "I was shocked to hear that the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace was attacked, and in my urgency, I dared to disturb Lady Houtu. How severe is the situation, My Lady?"
The Lady said, "The Ten Thousand Years Treasure Mirror of the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace was destroyed in the attack, and many fairies in the palace were killed or injured, with over six thousand casualties."
Chen Shi was greatly shocked and quickly asked, "My Lady, who were the attackers?"
The Lady said, "I do not know. The strength of the intruders is remarkably high, at the level of Daluo Golden Immortal. Their Dao Realm has been cultivated to the Twenty-second Layer Heaven, unfathomable, able to withstand ten moves from this palace without defeat, and retreated gracefully."
Chen Shi was in awe; the clones of the Earth Emperor Houtu were innurable, present in every world, controlling the Earth Gods and the underworld, governing the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
She was well-versed in various Great Daos such as Xuanhuang and Reincarnation, her divine power unmatched, ranked among the Four Imperial Lords. Immortals capable of withstanding ten of her moves and still retreating would be rare indeed.
"Does My Lady have any suspects?"
Chen Shi inquired, "With such cultivation strength, there shouldn't be many in the Earth Immortal Realm."
The Lady replied with a faint smile, "Crown Prince, your cultivation is still low, it's unwise to know too much, which might bring calamity upon you. However, in my Thick Virtue Heavenly Palace, there is an insider, my good maid, Feng Huixue!"
Chen Shi exclaid, "Senior Sister Feng?"
The Lady coldly laughed, "Do not call her Senior Sister! This little wretch is ungrateful. I taught her carefully, yet she colluded with outsiders intending rebellion; truly a thankless treacherous wolf!"
Though her anger had not subsided, she suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Crown Prince, nowadays I have no one to confide in, do visit this palace often. Also, Feng Huixue has escaped the Heavenly Palace. If you encounter her, be very cautious, lest you fall victim to her treachery! Rember, rember."
As the incense burned out, the incense smoke dissipated, and the image of the Earth Emperor Houtu vanished.
Chen Shi steadied himself, muttering, "It's true that all Thirty-three Heavenly Dao Treasures have been destroyed... I have to inform the Chang Chun Emperor!"
Arriving at his Dao Realm to see the Chang Chun Emperor, he truthfully conveyed the information he had gleaned.
The Chang Chun Emperor trembled, exclaiming, "All Thirty-three Heavenly Dao Treasures are destroyed? Is this information accurate?"
"Absolutely."
Chen Shi said, "The Ten Thousand Years Treasure Mirror of the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace was destroyed in a sneak attack. I've already inquired with the Earth Emperor Houtu."
The Chang Chun Emperor's eyes flickered, saying, "The Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace is well-guarded, with the Earth Emperor Houtu presiding. How could anyone intrude and destroy the Heavenly Dao Treasure? There must be an insider, and this soone in the Heavenly Palace has considerable influence, able to facilitate a Daluo Golden Immortal's infiltration."
Chen Shi said, "You're right, it was Lady Houtu's disciple Feng Huixue as the insider."
The Chang Chun Emperor continued, "The event of the Heavenly Dao Treasure being destroyed is not simple. Even if Lady Houtu was negligent, how could all the divine guardians of the Heavenly Dao Treasures overlook it? Therefore, I think either the Heavenly Court let down its guard intentionally, or the attackers were extraordinarily powerful!"
Chen Shi blinked, "Are you suggesting that Lady Houtu let down her guard?"
The Chang Chun Emperor said, "Quite possibly. But it's also possible the attackers were overwhelmingly powerful. Though Lady Houtu is one of the Four Imperial Lords, the Immortal Dao advances when least expected. Beyond the Three Pure Ones, soone has already reached a higher realm, perhaps surpassing the Daluo Golden Immortal level. Such an individual could rival Lady Houtu. Such beings existed in my era."
He sighed, "The pace of progress in the Immortal Dao far exceeds that of the Divine Dao. I sealed myself away for sixty thousand years without advancent, but those outside may well have greatly surpassed ."
Chen Shi asked, "Do you think it's possible Lady Houtu let down her guard?"
The Chang Chun Emperor shook his head and explained, "Even with surprise and no insider, Lady Houtu being ambushed, it's likely the Ten Thousand Years Treasure Mirror would be destroyed. Those attackers previously targeted the Heavenly Court, destroying the Heavenly chanism Strategy as a trial run."
Chen Shi said, "They've been plotting for a long ti, placing insiders in various Heavenly Palaces, catching everyone off guard, then decisively attacking, shattering these Heavenly Dao Treasures, causing the Heavenly Court to lose its greatest leverage of righteous authority."
The Chang Chun Emperor exhaled a turbid breath, saying, "After the Heavenly Dao Treasures are destroyed, the Four Imperial Lords, Six Ministries, and Five Elders might soon be targeted next. Disorder is erging within the universe. The Earth Immortal Realm may face a mighty catastrophe of gods and immortals before the Opening Tribulation arrives!"
Chen Shi pondered for a mont and said, "What if Lady Houtu really let down her guard?"
The Chang Chun Emperor seed puzzled by his question but still answered, "If Lady Houtu let down her guard intentionally, allowing them to destroy the Ten Thousand Years Treasure Mirror, she probably already crafted another one! As their opponents destroy the mirror and other Heavenly Dao Treasures, they'd beco complacent. Complacency exposes their weakness!"
Chen Shi nodded silently.
He bid farewell to the Chang Chun Emperor, returning to the Heavenly Dao Residence, only to find it filled with people, mostly heavenly soldiers and generals of the Fire Camp, all eyes on Chen Shi.
Chen Shi was puzzled, "What are they doing here?"
Wu Guanyun, Lord Wu, approached him with a smile, "Mr. Chen, it's great news, unbelievable news! All Thirty-three Heavenly Dao Treasures have been destroyed! This is an enormous victory for our Immortal Court! From now on, the ascended immortals can finally escape the oppression of the Heavenly Court! And the Heavenly Court can no longer exploit their righteous authority over us immortals! Sir, sir?"
Chen Shi snapped out of it, raised his head and smiled, "Happy, of course, I'm happy."
At that mont, he heard a familiar female voice from behind, "Is Your Highness here too?"
Chen Shi turned to see Feng Huixue, dressed in a pale yellow dress approaching him, smiling.
Wu Guanyun hastily introduced the two, "Lord Feng, this is Mr. Chen, the disciple of the current emperor, Mr. Chen Shi."
Feng Huixue looked surprised, subtly amused, "I didn't expect Your Highness also holds the title of disciple to the Immortal Emperor, that is indeed surprising."
Chen Shi said softly, "Aren't you the sa? Feng Huixue, before the disciple of the Immortal Emperor, you ought to bow."
Feng Huixue raised her eyebrows slightly, holding back her anger, bowed low.
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