Within the Ancestor God Temple, Princess Changle, dressed in dark robes of the Ancestor God Temple, slowly stepped into the room of the Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang.
"Chief Sacrifice, this is the candidate list I’ve just drafted for the Ancestor God Temple’s Barbarian Spirit Hall’s Left and Right Chief Priests. Once you review and apply the seal, I can officially make the appointnts," Princess Changle said.
Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang nodded, revealing a slight smile, "You are now the First Deputy Hall Master of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, so it’s appropriate for you to decide the candidates for the Left and Right Chief Priests...."
Before he could finish speaking, as his Divine Sense sank into the Jade Scroll, Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang’s smile turned into a wry smile.
"This seems sowhat inappropriate," Bai Xiang said with a wry smile.
"This is what you promised initially, that I could appoint all the Left and Right Chief Priests of the Barbarian Spirit Hall. It’s only with this agreent that I took on the role of the First Deputy Hall Master of the Barbarian Spirit Hall," Changle’s voice was soft, yet within that softness was an unwavering insistence.
"There’s no issue with the candidate for the Right Chief Priest, but as for the Left Chief Priest, could you choose another? I understand your aning and know your thoughts.
But if you continue to press on, and the Sun and Moon Divine Monarch is forced to invoke the Dao Ancestor to perform the Creation God Technique that reverses the order of heaven and earth, then it will be a big problem.
You are aware, that incident was indeed done by that rascal Ye Zhen, though he was discreet enough not to leave very direct evidence.
However, the attitude of the Heavenly Temple this ti is extrely resolute."
At this point, Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang smiled wryly again, "But it’s understandable. Think about it, if one of the branch halls under our Ancestor God Temple were to be slaughtered completely and there were suspects, we must seek justice, even if it ans invoking the Ancient Sacred Priest.
So even if you appoint in this manner, it will only prolong the matter, but inevitably, things will get worse!"
"Let’s delay for as long as possible. Moreover, as long as Ye Zhen is appointed as the Left Chief Priest of our Barbarian Spirit Hall, then when they invoke the Dao Ancestor, we can proceed logically to awaken the Ancient Sacred Priest," Princess Changle said slowly.
Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang imdiately sucked in a breath of cold air, "Awaken the Ancient Sacred Priest? Do you know how great the cost of awakening the Ancient Sacred Priest is?
The Ancient Sacred Priest, can only be awakened in a calamity that threatens the destruction of a nation. And the crucial point is, the truth and reason actually lies with the Heavenly Temple’s side. Even if you awaken the Ancient Sacred Priest, it would be futile," Bai Xiang advised.
"As long as we have ti, there will eventually be a way. Chief Sacrifice, this was your promise to ," Princess Changle insisted.
"This...."
Bai Xiang smiled wryly, he vaguely knew of Ye Zhen’s unusual relationship with Changle, but didn’t expect Changle to be so adamant.
"Allow to be presumptuous and ask, Changle, have you privately pledged lifelong commitnt to that boy?" Bai Xiang asked.
Princess Changle slowly shook her head, "No!"
"Then have you ford a fate with him?" As a senior, even if it were inappropriate, Bai Xiang still asked this question with a stern face.
"No!" Princess Changle continued to shake her head.
"Then I don’t understand why you insist on protecting him? You should know, protecting him this way has no outco!
Moreover, our Ancestor God Temple isn’t without preparations.
When the ti cos that we must hand over Ye Zhen, the Heavenly Temple will only take his physical body, while his Divine Soul will be preserved by us, awaiting the opportune mont for him to possess and be reborn.
I feel this is the best course of action, with the least cost, allowing Ye Zhen to survive. It’s far better than you clashing head-on and ultimately saving no one." After speaking, Bai Xiang watched Princess Changle, waiting for her decision.
Princess Changle did not ponder for too long before slowly shaking her head.
"He wouldn’t like this."
"Once he loses his physical body, his martial path will co to an end, he would never accept such a result.
Additionally, forcing him to live his life in obscurity and anonymity is hardly better than killing him. Instead, it would be better for him to openly die at the hands of the Heavenly Temple for the cri of massacring the branch temple, that way he remains a hero!" Princess Changle stated.
"You truly understand him," Bai Xiang said with a wry smile.
"Anyone who has spent more than a year in the precarious environnt of the Demon Clan would deeply understand," Princess Changle said.
"Is this the reason you are resolutely protecting him?" Bai Xiang asked.
"I am a caged canary, and he is the one who opened the cage, allowing to soar in the heavens. And, I... like him." A touch of redness suddenly appeared on Princess Changle’s pretty face.
Seeing this, Bai Xiang painfully patted his forehead, "This.... this makes it difficult for ... ultimately... this has no future, you two cannot have a future!"
"Whether there is a future, I don’t care, but for now, fulfill your promise to , otherwise our previous agreent is nullified!
Don’t push towards Qingtou Peak of the Heavenly Temple; the appointnts of the Left and Right Chief Priests are my sign of fully joining the Ancestor God Temple." Princess Changle spoke resolutely.
The expression of Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang suddenly beca extrely serious.
Since Princess Changle received the inheritance of the Barbarian Saint, she already possessed Creation Power, and entering the Creation Realm is only a matter of ti, thus both the Heavenly Temple and the Ancestor God Temple are striving to draw in Princess Changle.
Due to her origin, Princess Changle joined the Ancestor God Temple, but at this mont, her words to Bai Xiang, rehashing this matter as a threat, represented Princess Changle’s determination.
re monts later, Princess Changle left holding the appointnt Jade Scroll with the seal applied by Bai Xiang, leaving Chief Sun Priest Bai Xiang alone, painfully pounding his forehead.
"How could I agree to such an absurd demand?"
"This ti, it seems things will truly get lively..."
"And the situation is likely to spiral out of control..."
......
Inside the posthouse, two Grand Divine Masters from the Heavenly Temple personally examined the Silent Chamber Ye Zhen requested, thoroughly checking every nook and cranny, even down to each particle of dust, to confirm there were no hidden threats before withdrawing, allowing Ye Zhen to enter.
However, the Divine Sense of Grand Divine Master Shou Hui continually enveloped the interior and exterior of this Silent Chamber.
Not to ntion any power fluctuations, even the movent of a single dust particle could not escape the scrutiny of the Divine Sense.
Furthermore, a Dao Realm-level Grand Divine Master guarded from both the heavens and the earth at all tis.
This wasn’t done to prevent Ye Zhen from escaping, as with Grand Divine Master Shou Hui watching over Ye Zhen, he had no chance or possibility of escape.
It was to guard against Ye Zhen being assassinated.
Historically, the Great Zhou Dynasty had a tendency that, when certain individuals must be handed over to the Heavenly Temple, only a corpse would be handed over in the end.
This has been the staunch attitude of the Great Zhou Dynasty; if indeed Ye Zhen must be handed over, they would first kill Ye Zhen themselves before delivering his corpse to the Heavenly Temple.
Such actions have happened at least thirteen tis previously.
The reason they’ve dispatched so many Grand Divine Masters and Divine Masters this ti is not just to keep an eye on Ye Zhen but also to prevent the Great Zhou Dynasty from pulling such vile tricks again.
Moreover, they were also wary of the experts from the Heavenly Patrol Departnt and Ministry of Justice sent by the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Inside the Silent Chamber, Ye Zhen sat cross-legged, once again organizing his plan.
After receiving the imperial decree reporting for duty and Yu Chaoen’s reminder, Ye Zhen didn’t spend those two months idly on the Five Immortals Island.
While there, Ye Zhen allocated ti daily to simulate potential developnts of this affair; although the current situation wasn’t foreseen, Ye Zhen had devised seven self-rescue plans.
In the present circumstances, only two of those self-rescue plans could be applied.
One of which is for the worst-case scenario, where no one can save Ye Zhen, leaving him with no choice but to use the War Soul Blood Flag to return to the Ancient Demon God Hall to escape this calamity.
Of course, all the hard-earned efforts Ye Zhen made on the Desolate Land Continent would have to be abandoned.
This lifeline would only be used in the direst of circumstances.
In the present situation, there is another self-rescue plan, an extrely risky one.
Ye Zhen has already decided to implent this risky plan, starting from when he slapped that Divine Master, the rescue plan was initiated.
Now, the next step of Ye Zhen’s self-rescue plan is how to replace the original with an avatar under the watchful eyes of Grand Divine Master Shou Hui’s Divine Sense, and then leave quietly under the surveillance of three Grand Divine Masters.
Of course, Ye Zhen isn’t escaping, but rather handling a major affair.
But the current challenge is, without considering the forthcoming major events he plans to orchestrate, just the imdiate step itself is quite formidable.
Any slight Spiritual Power Wave would attract Grand Divine Master Shou Hui’s attention, a true Dao Realm expert.
As Ye Zhen frowned and contemplated deeply, a sudden commotion arose outside the posthouse.
Just settled, yet now another upheaval, which greatly displeased Grand Divine Master Shou Hui.
"What’s going on? Didn’t I say no one is allowed to approach this posthouse? Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without rcy, yes?" Grand Divine Master Shou Hui shouted.
"Reporting to the Grand Divine Master, it’s Princess Changle; we couldn’t stop her!" The Divine Master responded awkwardly.
"Princess Changle? What’s she doing here?" If the visitor is Princess Changle, these regular Divine Masters indeed couldn’t block her. Princess Changle’s status is particularly special.
Over a year ago, Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long issued an imperial decree granting Princess Changle, who was concerned for the nation, special permission to act as a prince.
Normally, the princesses of the Great Zhou Dynasty aren’t allowed to participate in political affairs, but with this imperial decree, Princess Changle gained the status of a prince and could engage in state matters like a prince.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has many princes and princesses, but Princess Changle is the sole princess with the authority to act like a prince, imdiately elevating her rank significantly.
Furthermore, Princess Changle possesses an extraordinary status in the Ancestor God Temple.
This combination of dual identities ant Princess Changle wasn’t soone easily obstructed by ordinary ans.
In the ti it took to say that, the noisy entourage appeared at the posthouse’s entrance, and just one glance made Grand Divine Master Shou Hui astonished.
"The ceremonial entourage of the Ancestor God Temple’s confernt?"
"Why have they co here? What’s the purpose?"
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