A few monts passed, and a new environnt erged.
Lu Qingshan glances sideways and recognizes imdiately where he is.
Yuanshan Tower, the Prison Warden Office dungeon.
In front of him stands the Blood Corpse Cultivator.
...
Outside the Causality Tower.
The Shui Yue Pavilion Master's expression is sowhat stiff at this ti.
Noticing the unusual look on her master's face, Lin Yao carefully inquires, "Master, what's wrong?"
"The murderous intent is fully revealed, like a continuous, unending tide," the Shui Yue Pavilion Master shakes her head and says, "This Young Master Lu of yours is on a killing spree inside the Causality Tower, slaughtering evil manifestations."
"Those peaceful words I just said were completely wasted, like talking to a dog; the boy simply hears them in one ear and out the other," then, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master grits her teeth bitterly and says, "If he refuses to heed advice, so be it, but if sothing goes wrong, I'm the one who suffers!
When Xia Daoyun cos to hold responsible, what will I do! How can I at my age plead with a re few centuries old girl? I can't afford to lose that face!"
"Young Master Lu truly is disobedient, don't bring trouble upon Master," Lin Yao chis in reproachfully, aligning herself with the stance of her master, then sneaking a glance at her master with eyes gentle as autumn waters, she asks softly, "What will happen if he slaughters these evil manifestations? Is it definitely wrong?"
"It's not necessarily wrong, it's just if he desires to slaughter evil manifestations and avoid the evil consequences, that in itself becos a new cause of evil.
With every evil manifestation he slays, a new cause of evil arises, and then new evil consequences will stack upon the next manifestation.
A single or a dozen layers might not an much, and a hundred or two layers would also be bearable with his talent.
But for a Sword Cultivator like him, how could there only be a re hundred or two? The true number is absolutely in the thousands."
"Just think, with thousands of layers stacking up, by the end, how formidable will the evil manifestations he faces be? And where would he have the strength to overco them?" the Shui Yue Pavilion Master says expressionlessly.
"But..." Lin Yao continues to ask, "According to Master, isn't it precisely the point in the Causality Tower to endure the assault of these evil manifestations on one's heart?
Even if Young Master Lu ultimately cannot overco the evil manifestations, wouldn't that just be in line with the intent of the Causality Tower?"
"It's not like that," the Shui Yue Pavilion Master shakes her head and explains, "If he had chosen to endure the assault of evil manifestations on his heart from the beginning, then yes.
But since he has chosen to slay the evil manifestations, he can only walk this path to its darkest end.
If he is defeated in the end, it's akin to reaching the end of the road, the edge of a cliff, and naturally, he must endure the pain of plumting into an unfathomable abyss.
And then, suddenly a Heart Demon will erge."
"Lu Qingshan, he..." Lin Yao gasps softly.
The Shui Yue Pavilion Master takes another look at the Causality Tower and slowly says, "In the coming days, you, by my order, call for several disciples from Lotus Peak to take turns monitoring the situation in the Causality Tower.
The mont that boy exits the tower, imdiately inform ."
"Ah... Master, where are you going?" Seeing the Shui Yue Pavilion Master about to turn and leave, Lin Yao asks instinctively.
"With that boy's abilities, even if he cannot defeat the evil manifestations, that will happen much later. Do you expect to wait around for years until he exits the tower?"
With a swoosh of her sleeves, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master says annoyed, "I might as well go and ask for a few pills that dispel Heart Demons, to help him cast it out when he erges.
At my age, I still care about my reputation, and I do not wish to be embarrassed in front of a little girl."
Just as her words fell, the killing intent that had briefly ceased within the Causality Tower began to surge again in the Shui Yue Pavilion Master's perception.
The infuriated middle-aged nun vanishes into thin air from where she stands.
....
Dozens of miles away from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, in Chang'an City, many majestic buildings stood proudly.
In one of the spacious and elegant estates, there was a tasteful pavilion, its four sides draped with curtains.
A woman with a dignified and noble air, with her hair casually coiled, sat cross-legged on a mat woven from leaves that had been blessed by the Buddhist Sect. The mat, resplendent as dragon scales and cool to the touch, was said to drive away Heart Demons and aid in concentration and spiritual nurturing. Its value was unimaginable.
Piled up into a mound on the table before her were nurous Jade Slips.
The woman rested her elbow on the table, her brows slightly furrowed.
"King Qing i pays his respects to the Supre," a familiar voice ca from outside.
"There's no need for formalities, co in," said Xia Zhao, who called herself Supre, in a gentle voice.
A man in a black robe approached from the distance, stopping outside the pavilion and reported through the curtains, "Supre, we must make a decision on which domain the Snail Shell Daoist Field will ultimately be located in."
After hearing what King Qing i had said, Xia Zhao asked, "What do the various Taoist Sects have to say?"
"All the Taoist Sects wish for the Snail Shell Daoist Field to fall within their own Sect's domain, hence the constant disputes.
Even among our people, the majority share the desire to keep the Daoist Field within the Central Heavenly Realm."
"As expected," Xia Zhao laid down the Jade Slip in her hand, her delicate and fair face remaining calm, "Once the Snail Shell Daoist Field is built, it will be akin to a bustling grand city, becoming a holy site in the hearts of many young cultivators. It will also drive the developnt of the surrounding regions.
The local Taoist Sect that assists in running the Daoist Field stands to gain no small benefit.
The most crucial point is that it is the common aspiration of cultivators from all domains. If the Taoist Sects do not compete for it and it falls into another domain, they would surely face criticism from the cultivators of their own domain.
Therefore, even if so Taoist Sects are reluctant to enter the fray, they are compelled by circumstance, leading to the present situation."
"Supre, how should we decide on the location?" asked King Qing i cautiously, "It seems that all the Sects are firm on their stances now, and it appears that they will need the Supre to personally diate..."
"diate? In the face of interests, I can't control them.
There is only one Daoist Field, yet the Human Race has seven domains. If we were to decide the location, no matter the reason, we will inevitably incur dissatisfaction from the other six...
Not to ntion, the several Kings of our Great Xia are also extrely keenly interested in the Snail Shell Daoist Field."
Xia Zhao rubbed her temples, sighing softly, "In that case, let them fight for it themselves.
Let the best one win. There's nothing else to say, is there?"
"Let the best one win?" echoed King Qing i.
Xia Zhao, supporting her cheek with her elbow, her eyes almost closed with an air of nobility, revealed a glint of brilliance, speaking leisurely, "We'll hold a grand competition for the Daoist Field. Let cultivators from all Seven Domains compete, and wherever the victor hails from, the Snail Shell Daoist Field will be established in that domain."
King Qing i frowned, "In these tis of strife, when we ought to unite our strength to resist foreign enemies, this will incite internal conflict. Is this really appropriate..."
Xia Zhao sat upright, her gaze drifting, "Just restrict it to those below the Void Refining level of Cultivation.
After all, the Snail Shell Daoist Field is intended for the younger cultivators. Whichever domain's young disciples are most outstanding, it's reasonable for the Daoist Field to be built there."
"A good idea," King Qing i's eyes lit up, and he imdiately said, "I will proceed to spread the Supre's decree."
"Hmm," Xia Zhao uttered indifferently.
King Qing i rose to leave, and with such a distraction, Xia Zhao also temporarily ceased dealing with affairs. She tilted her body slightly, switching to support herself with the other elbow on the table.
With this movent, her clothing slid down slightly, revealing a patch of skin on her shoulder as fair and creamy as congealed fat.
But Xia Zhao paid it no mind, lost in thought, and eventually let out a deep sigh, speaking to herself, "When can 'Chang'an' truly return to Chang'an..."
"Is this great blue way of the heavens really so alluring? Is it far more appealing than ?" the most esteed woman among the Human Race complained, pouting slightly like an innocent and playful young girl.
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