Chapter 252: I Consider Daoist Yuyang to Be Nothing More Than a Man Selling His Head with a Sign Stuck in It
Mist Xuan View.
The Sect Leader of Mist Xuan View had led several Elders to wait at the main hall entrance for a long time.
Although the visitor was late, no one spoke a word of complaint or dissatisfaction.
They all stood quietly in wait.
The sun moved across the sky until it was noon.
The Sect Leader gazed at the sun hanging high in the sky, pursed his lips slightly, and rubbed his thumb against his index finger.
He did not feel annoyed in his heart, but rather a surge of envy.
This is strength... strength that makes one dare not even feel dissatisfaction.
The gaze of Zhang Daotan, the Sect Leader of Mist Xuan View, turned forward again.
He dared not think of it in the past, but now, he had the chance to touch that realm.
Opportunity, sometimes, is not simply yours just because you encountered it; you must pay everything to grasp it.
Now that he had the opportunity, what he needed to do was seize it at any cost.
So long as Daoist Yuyang could come and make his plan one step closer and more secure, even if Daoist Yuyang made him stand here until dark, he would do so without complaint.
At this moment, his dream was within reach.
The joy and excitement made Zhang Daotan wish time would skip forward to the day of his success.
But he also understood that the more critical the moment, the more calm he needed to be, the more he had to...
"What are you standing here looking at?"
A young voice came from the right side of the hall, interrupting Zhang Daotan's thoughts.
Zhang Daotan looked over and saw a young man wearing a pale purple daoist robe.
His features were somewhat gentle, his appearance quite heroic, and there was a mark shaped like lightning in the center of his brow.
A faint red light circulated within it, as if a cluster of flame were burning.
Zhang Daotan naturally recognized that this young daoist was the Daoist Yuyang he had been waiting so anxiously for.
He immediately led the group of Elders forward to greet him.
"Naturally, I am here to welcome you. You have suffered through the hardships of the journey."
Yuyang's expression was calm as he quietly looked at Zhang Daotan for a moment before speaking.
"Your heart is unsettled and uneasy; you have somewhat lost your original intention."
Zhang Daotan was stunned upon hearing this, looking at Daoist Yuyang with eyes full of disbelief.
His cultivation was at the Soul Formation realm; there was no reason for the other to see through him.
This Daoist...
"I have received your teachings. It is just that recently, wicked attackers have been striking... they even assaulted Mist Xuan View, making it truly hard to suppress the anger in my heart," Zhang Daotan said, cupping his hands.
"However, it is good that you have arrived, Daoist. Those petty scoundrels ought to be trembling in fear now."
Yuyang spoke with a calm face.
"You seem to have misunderstood."
Zhang Daotan froze again, looking at Daoist Yuyang with a hint of surprise.
What did these words mean?
Daoist Yuyang spoke bluntly.
"The Grand Dao Sect is not a knife you can summon at will to do whatever you please."
"We allowed you to maneuver before only because the Grand Dao Sect looked down on this matter, and since this is your territory, it was not our place to say anything."
"But now, the reputation of your Mist Xuan View's Incense God Dao is not an exaggeration to say it is notorious."
"You have requested aid several times, which is why the Grand Dao Sect sent me here."
"How could turmoil arise from thin air in this world? One must see the facts with one's own eyes to know the truth."
"I am a person of the Grand Dao Sect; my entry represents the Grand Dao Sect's stance."
"If you have a clear conscience, my Grand Dao Sect is naturally willing to set things right."
"But if you have acted recklessly and ruined the Grand Dao Sect's reputation, the Grand Dao Sect will naturally set things right as well."
Zhang Daotan's expression turned solemn.
"I have a clear conscience; an investigation is no hindrance."
Daoist Yuyang did not speak, neither refuting nor admitting.
Words cannot represent the truth; only facts can.
——————
Inside the Council Hall of Mist Xuan View.
In the vast council hall, only an old man sat silently in the highest seat.
Zhang Daotan gently rubbed the table in front of him.
Daoist Yuyang had not spoken a single empty word; if he said he would investigate, he would truly investigate, and he would do it personally.
An investigation was naturally something he could allow.
Although the matters placed on the surface were somewhat unsightly and could not be brought to the table, he controlled those things himself.
In the face of desire, no one is reliable.
Only oneself is the most reliable.
As for what he let his subordinates do, naturally, it was things that did not matter even if discovered.
Even if the Grand Dao Sect knew about those matters, they could at most say his methods were somewhat low-class.
If Daoist Yuyang wanted to investigate, let him investigate.
Once the matter settled and everything passed, he would just continue.
Once his great undertaking was complete, if he wanted to investigate... would that be something just anyone like Yuyang could do?
That kid actually put on a face of righteous indignation.
Did he, Yuyang, not know how the Grand Dao Sect rose in the past?
And the spiritual energy he breathes in the Grand Dao Sect—how much of the future of the living beings did that steal?
Now he speaks of setting things right?
Truly the greatest joke under heaven.
What his Grand Dao Sect did in the past, he, Zhang Daotan, can do today!
Zhang Daotan reached out and gently touched his brow.
A mysterious and profound aura constantly lingered within his spiritual consciousness.
Within his consciousness, a massive amount of Wish Power had already formed mountains, rivers, and lakes, nearly filling Zhang Daotan's entire Spiritual Sea.
Amidst the mountains and seas of Wish Power, a rhombus crystal emitting faint white light stood silently in the high sky, suppressing the nearly overwhelming Wish Power before it.
A smile finally could not be hidden on Zhang Daotan's face as he kindly heard—the constant sound of the Great Dao emitting from the rhombus crystal.
Compared to the Eighteen Demonic Sects of the Central State.
This is... the expectation of the Great Dao!
This is the voice of the Dao!
This is the correct choice!
Although the fusion of Divinity was hindered, it was not without progress.
If... the Heaven Dao Sect could lend a hand and speed up his progress.
Then, as for the dregs, he, Zhang Daotan, was temporarily willing to share them.
Indeed... compared to becoming an Immortal, becoming the Great Dao was what truly made one... obsessed.
Zhang Daotan gradually sank into obsession with that brilliant white light again.
Borrowing the desires of living beings to climb the Great Dao.
In the future... cultivating Immortals would be the heterodox path, while the Incense God Dao would be the final road!
And he, Zhang Daotan!
Would become the only True God within the Incense God Dao!
——————
Weiye City, Wanfang Pavilion.
Eight or nine cultivators wearing masks, each using spells to hide their true forms, stood in the corners of the room, keeping their distance from those they did not recognize.
They were deeply afraid that their true faces might be peeked at by others.
Chu Xingchen also followed the local customs and wore a mask.
Since Chen Baiqing's cultivation level was somewhat low in front of this group, he did not wear one for the time being.
Chen Moguang stood beside Chu Xingchen.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, he spoke directly using a light, delicate female voice.
"It looks like the actions in those villages were just superficial scratching; the real thing is likely within Mist Xuan View."
A cultivator wearing a pink long skirt, standing by the north wall of the room, spoke directly using a thick male voice.
"Based on the current intelligence, this Incense God Dao looks a bit like a child's game; it won't amount to anything major."
A cultivator on the south side of the room opened his mouth.
"Something that won't amount to anything major? Then would the Grand Dao Sect send Yuyang here?"
"I think Mist Xuan View couldn't hold on anymore, so they gave the real goods to the Grand Dao Sect. The Grand Dao Sect thought it was a treasure, which is why they sent Yuyang."
"I thought you were here to discuss how to oppose Yuyang, but it turns out you are here to chat about whether we should make a move?"
A tall male cultivator on the west side sneered and continued speaking.
"If we can beat Daoist Yuyang, then why not go? After all, we only know if a treasure is good or bad after seeing it with our own eyes. Don't tell me everyone here is full of righteous energy?"
"If we can't beat Yuyang, who cares if the thing is good or bad? What does it have to do with us?"
"Anyway, I have no way. If you guys also have no way, just say so directly. We've been out for so long doing these broken things; I wanted to go back a long time ago. Don't waste my time."
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Just as the tall male cultivator was about to turn around and leave.
Chen Moguang opened his mouth.
"Speaking of beating Yuyang, no one can guarantee that. But there is a way to stall him."
The tall male cultivator stopped in his tracks and looked at Chen Moguang.
"Truly? How long can you stall him?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Moguang looked at Chu Xingchen, signaling this big shot to speak.
Everyone's gaze followed Chen Moguang's look.
Then, everyone saw Chu Xingchen leisurely extend one finger.
"One hour?" The tall male cultivator hesitated slightly before continuing, "Although the time is a bit tight, it should be enough."
The tall male cultivator took off his mask, revealing a handsome face. His voice did not change in the slightest.
"Wang Ling—Haotian Palace."
Seeing the tall male cultivator's extremely crisp action, the pink-skirted cultivator hesitated slightly before also taking the mask off her face, revealing a beautiful face.
She spoke, "Ye Antao—Xiaoyun..."
Before she could finish her words, Chu Xingchen interrupted.
"It's not one hour. It is that I can stall him indefinitely. I consider Daoist Yuyang to be nothing more than a man with a tag on his head, selling his neck."
Ye Antao stared at Chu Xingchen with wide eyes upon hearing this and hurriedly put the mask back on her face.
Damn it!
Next time, she would rather die than hold her breath and take off her mask last
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