Chapter 586: Chapter 559: On of Catastrophe (Please Subscribe)
Lin Xi stared intently at the scene captured by Xianyu Yan’s vision. Only after the Abyss Power of the Divine Law Venerable subsided did she speak with overwhelming joy, “We can attempt to thaw Yi’s true form.”
——With the increase of the Divine Law Venerable’s power, Yi’s true form should no longer be uncontrollable after thawing. They could step by step remove the Abyss Pollution within Yi’s body.
Lin Rui was responding to Yi’s questions.
Lost Heart (Yi): Brother, I’ve acquired this imperial dragon. Can I return to your side now?
Lost Heart was the online nickna Lin Xi had given her. The girl even sent an emoticon of a cat with starry eyes to express her pleading, urgency, and anticipation.
Lin Rui shook his head after seeing it. Little Yi still hadn’t grasped the situation and had no idea that the events that unfolded today would cause an uproar throughout the entire East Continent and the entire Sky Extre Star.
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However, he could tell that the girl had reached her Limit of endurance.
Ever since she arrived on Sky Extre Star, Yi had been asking every day when she could return, posing the question almost every hour, deeply forlorn.
She was not adept at acting, relying entirely on the pre-set intelligent life support chip Lin Rui had provided to manage daily life in dicine God Mountain.
It was also fortunate that Yuan Keke had been a reclusive girl even before, with little social interaction and no regular friends, or else her facade would have been exposed long ago.
Lin Rui couldn’t help feeling a headache at the thought of Yi controlling the Law Hall as the Hall Master of dicine God Sect and even becoming one of the six elders starting from now on.
The dicine God Sect was a colossal entity with one hundred and twenty thousand core disciples and three hundred and forty thousand peripheral disciples. The internal situation was extrely complex.
The position of the Hall Master of the Law Hall wasn’t one that could be competently held just through being stern and upright.
Therefore, he indeed needed to bring Yi back to his side as soon as possible, to watch over her closely.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): It’s possible, but you’ll have to wait another two days. Be good!
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Silly, your brother didn’t lie to you. It’s really soon.
Lin Rui soothed Yi with a few words and managed to pacify this little ancestor before he walked to the railing of the pavilion with his hands clasped behind his back.
“We’ll have to wait another two days for this matter and observe the subsequent changes in the situation and the reactions from all sides.”
Lin Rui looked up at the sky: “The key is the Divine Palace and the Divine Above. What will their reactions be? How will they view Yi, the Divine Law Heavenly Girl?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi’s expression also sobered slightly.
Indeed, they still didn’t know how the Divine Palace would respond.
Fortunately, the several great Abysses of the present era were sowhat tolerant towards the three Heavenly Venerates of Blood Jade, Divine Law, and Retribution, allowing their reputations and related historical records to circulate in the world. They had never suppressed or eradicated the followers of these three Heavenly Venerates.
Blood Jade and Divine Law Venerates were even widely worshipped by the noble clans and were pillars of the current court.
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One hour later, within the Divine Palace, the Great Celestial Master was standing at the easternmost corner of this enormous palace, gazing toward Divine dicine Mountain.
“The Balance divine seal, Divine Law Heavenly Girl! After a lapse of thirteen hundred years, a Favored of the Divine Law Venerable has reappeared in the world.”
The Great Celestial Master spoke almost word for word, his complexion as solemn as iron, his brows furrowed into a ‘川’ shape.
At this mont, Han Baxian raised his head and carefully observed the silhouette of the Great Celestial Master, tentatively asking, “Master, as far as I know, the five great Divine Palaces have always suppressed the so-called Saint Heirs and Heavenly Maidens of various Evil Gods with the most intense thods, eliminating them thoroughly. However, the Favored of the three Heavenly Venerates of Blood Jade, Divine Law, and Retribution are exceptions.
As far as I know, there was a Divine Law Heavenly Girl in Great Song four thousand years ago. According to historical records, the Divine Above was quite accommodating to her, wasn’t he?”
The last Favored of the Divine Law Venerable from thirteen hundred years ago was a citizen of Da Liao and had never co to the territory of Great Song. The most recent record of the Divine Law Heavenly Girl in the history of the East Continent dated back four thousand years.
“You’re aware of this too?”
The Great Celestial Master looked surprised and satisfied: “The Divine Above has always treated the Favored of the three Heavenly Venerates well, even expressly ordering to show them respect. Do you know why?”
Han Baxian’s eyes whirled as he then bowed his head, “Disciple does not know and wouldn’t dare make wild guesses.”
He contemplates whether those three Heavenly Venerates might truly still be alive.
“Do not make unfounded speculations, that is wise.”
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace smiles faintly, which is why he is particularly pleased with Han Baxian: “However, you are my disciple and one of the candidates to succeed as the next Grand Celestial Master. There are so things you do need to know. The Heavenly Venerates of Azure Blood, Divine Law, and Karma indeed still exist in this world.
They exist in a manner different from those beings of the Abyss, in that they no longer dwell within the Heavenly Curtain and, to so extent, have detached from ‘the root,’ yet have not completely separated.”
Han Baxian frowns slightly upon hearing this.
He does not understand what’s being said, yet dares not to ask.
At this mont, the Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace sweeps his sleeve and says, “I am telling you this also because there’s a matter I want you to take care of. In a while, you shall go on my behalf to the dicine God Mountain to confer the title of Second Rank Red Priest of the Divine Palace upon this Divine Law Heavenly Girl and have the Divine Envoy draft a decree to appoint her to assu the dual roles of dicine and Salt Imperial Censor and Silk and Tea Imperial Censor at the Imperial Censorate. When the Divine awakens, he will summon her personally. Rember, you must treat her with due courtesy.”
“dicine and Salt Imperial Censor?” Han Baxian is startled by this remark and then says, puzzled, “Master, you wish to confer an actual post? What is the necessity? This lady is, after all, a Heavenly Maiden of an alien god; it should suffice for our Divine Palace to grant her an honorary position in a show of respect and preferential treatnt. Why is there a need to assign her an actual post, especially one as significant as dicine and Salt Imperial Censor or Silk and Tea Imperial Censor?”
Although both the dicine and Salt Imperial Censor and Silk and Tea Imperial Censor hold only Fourth Rank, they oversee the salt, dicine, tea, and silk industries within the territory of the Great Song, wielding enormous power.
“Divine Law Venerable is the master of order and the venerable of laws. His favored one must surely be a person who enforces the law with unwavering conviction and is devoted to dutiful service. It is a pity to let such talent go unused. And as for the industries of dicine, salt, silk, and tea, they are the foundation of the court’s fiscal revenues. Having this Divine Law Heavenly Girl supervise their monitoring will greatly benefit the court—”
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace speaks to this point and then glances down below with a cold smile, “Have I heard correctly that after the Divine ordered an inspection of the storages across the regions, there have been twenty-seven instances of fires burning down storehouses around Luojing? A vast amount of grain and weaponry has been destroyed in the flas?”
Han Baxian is dumbfounded and thinks to himself that those people in the outer court indeed do too much and are insatiably greedy.
So much so that his master is forced to rely on the power of the Heavenly Maiden of an alien god to oversee the industries of dicine, salt, silk, and tea, in order to ensure the secure collection of the Great Song’s taxes.
“Master, the emperor and the First Divine Envoy have been quite effective in inspecting the storages across the lands. Although there have been nurous instances of fire disasters, the emperor ordered the Imperial City Departnt to detain and investigate many of the high officials involved, using their family assets to compensate for the court’s loss. The military supplies and storages in various regions have now been clearly sorted and are sufficient to support a full-scale war against Purgatory for a year.”
“This ti the two of them have finally got it right for once. Otherwise, I would have been tempted to appoint this Divine Law Heavenly Girl as the Touring Imperial Censor of the Storehouses!”
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace laughs coldly: “However, this war with Purgatory differs from the battles of previous years. Before we enter the battle, the court must assemble enough supplies for three years of conflict! And these four industries are rife with fat rats and parasites. How many years has it been since the taxes on dicine, salt, silk, and tea have shown any growth? The population of this world keeps increasing, yet the court’s tax revenues steadily decline year after year, with vast sums of Silver Coin ending up in private pockets. You can instruct Lin Hao to cooperate with the Divine Law Heavenly Girl to thoroughly clean up these four types of comrcial taxes.”
At this point, Han Baxian feels a slight twitch at the corners of his lips.
He hesitates for a mont but still speaks up, “Master, based on my recent investigation, this Divine Law Heavenly Girl belongs to the Yuan Family and is nad Yuan Keke. Her relationship with Lin Hao is far from insignificant. Before the incident, not only did Lin Hao have his Dragon Guard Captain personally attend to Divine dicine Mountain, but he also helped the girl eliminate several competitors. Moreover, this Lin Hao is not only exceptionally capable but also blessed with remarkable talent!”
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace turns his body and looks back at Han Baxian, his expression even more satisfied.
“It doesn’t matter. The Divine Law Heavenly Girl abides by the rules and follows the law to the letter. If Lin Hao expects her to give him private favors, then he is sorely mistaken.”
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace then looks up at the sky, “You are aware of the need to guard against Lin Hao, which is comndable. It shows your unyielding loyalty and devotion to the Divine. However, Baxian, do you still rember the words I said to you a few months ago?”
Han Baxian is montarily stunned, recalling what his master had said to him three months prior.
The master had foreseen a cataclysmic disaster last June.
In a whimsical mont, while looking up at the Heavenly Curtain, he saw a stretch of crimson in the sky.
The master had not only foreseen that all stars on the Heavenly Curtain would dim and vanish within 30 years, but he also saw the eight imnse Vortexes of the Abyss being shattered as well. Their powers beca a chaotic mixture, turning into pure pandemonium.
Strangely enough, several days later, upon stargazing again, the on of this world-ending calamity had vanished.
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace took this very seriously. He imdiately contacted several top Stargazers of the Sky Extre Star and discovered that they too had foreseen the disaster on the sa night.
From this, it can be concluded that this was no coincidence. However, this apocalyptic disaster, before it happened, was for so reason nullified, perhaps by a savior who erged—
Thinking of this, a glimr of enlightennt and a difference surfaces in Han Baxian’s eyes.
He realizes that the Divine and the Grand Celestial Master’s concern for this portent of disaster far exceeds his imagination.
Right now is the ti when the Divine requires capable people. As long as soone can help the Divine stabilize the nation, consolidate the foundation, and expand the strength, they will receive the Divine’s unreserved favor.
The Grand Celestial Master of the Divine Palace is lost in thought.
He wonders if at this mont, the arrival of a favored one of the Divine Law Venerable has any connection to that world-ending disaster that had been averted.
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