Da Yue · Mount Qingping.
After the rain, Mount Qingping was shrouded in mist and glowing with all the colors of the rainbow; its magnificence was breathtaking.
A man dressed in an imperial robe, his hair on his head beginning to show signs of age, knelt silently in front of the Taiji cave entrance high up in the pavilion on the mountainside.
After a long ti, he looked at the seven-colored rainbow hanging in the sky and couldn't help but cry out hoarsely, "Aunt Qingping, Great Qin from the Eastern Continent is about to cross the sea, and the two lands are rging ahead of ti. Both Daoist and Buddhist sects are bringing back powerful foreigners to their ranks, strengthening themselves.
"My Da Yue is now in a state of turmoil like a pile of eggs on the verge of tipping. The nobles are restless, like the Yan Family, which is flirting with Dragon Tiger Mountain. If you don't co out of seclusion to stabilize the situation, surrounded by wolves, our imperial family will indeed have nowhere to bury our bones!"
The man in the imperial robe cried out as if a cuckoo was weeping blood, yet the Taiji cave entrance remained unchanged, not even twitching.
At that mont, the man clenched his teeth, took out a carved jade piece and a sealed black letter from his bosom, and held them high above his head:
"I implore you, Aunt, for the sake of the affection you shared with my father in the old days, to leave your seclusion and save our Da Yue."
The jade carving was not particularly luxurious, even sowhat crude, made of ordinary white jade, resembling but not quite a horse. Yet, as soon as the jade appeared, a strong wind blew out of nowhere, causing the big trees in the pavilion to bend their trunks.
Crack.
The arched Taiji gate swung open, and a female Taoist priestess stepped out from within. She had lightly brushed eyebrows and an elegant deanor, with a national beauty that was radiant, yet between her brows was a hint of resilience. It was none other than the face of Shui Lingyue, who had grown even more beautiful than before.
Shui Lingyue, having undergone so fortunate event, was now at the fifth level of the True Person Realm. She wore blue cloth boots and had a slender waist, casually stepping beside the man in the imperial robe. She took the carved jade and the letter he held high, her voice as cool as water.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
As Shui Lingyue entered the Taiji cave entrance, the door closed behind her once more.
A good while later.
The strong wind atop Mount Qingping suddenly ceased, and the peaceful chants echoed through heaven and earth.
"Eons of the mortal world in an instant sealed."
"Half by fate and half by the void."
"All under the sweep of maiden's brows."
"With a sword that dominates the world, divine powers revealed."
The Taiji cave entrance opened wide once again, and this ti an exceptional female crown erged. She had a beauty that could overturn states, an aura beyond worldly dust, wearing a Taiji Daoist robe, a lotus crown on her head, and a bright Zhu Sha mark on her forehead, peerlessly elegant. Shui Lingyue stood behind her, suddenly dimming in comparison.
It was not the lady's looks that caused this, but the overwhelming innate charm that emanated from within the exceptional female crown.
"Aunt Qingping, you've finally agreed to co out," the man in the imperial robe said, a spark of joy in his eyes, as if all his previous worries had dissipated with her ergence.
"Yue Shan, don't call aunt in the future, just call True Monarch Qingping, and I will take the jade carving," she said.
"These past years, you have indulged in wine and pleasure, neglecting your cultivation. Da Yue has suffered greatly since my brother's passing, and now you've realized the urgency?"
Yue Qingping looked at the man in the imperial robe with a hint of disappointnt in her eyes. She flicked her dust whisk and then said, "What do you wish of by asking for my departure from seclusion?"
"I hope that Aunt can intimidate the unworthy, exert pressure on the noble families, ally with the Buddhists and Taoists, and together oppose the violent Qin from the Eastern Continent!"
The exceptional female crown stared at the man in the imperial robe for a long mont. Her gaze fell upon that face, which bore a resemblance to her brother's, yet she did not see in him her brother's daring courage and the wisdom that braved hardships. She ultimately sighed deeply and said:
"Little Shan, the Yue family will not end without a place to rest in peace, but it will no longer have control over the thirteen provinces and two capitals."
"I can block off that Millennium Emperor from Great Qin and a few other top figures from the Eastern Continent, but can you hold off everyone else? What will co of your petty scheming to balance the Buddhist and Daoist powers? The Buddhist and Daoist sects within Da Yue are wolves just the sa."
"Your strategies target people, while Ying Si's wisdom targets heaven. He resists the temptation of the 'Human Emperor Sutra', using it rely as nourishnt to create his own thods; such boldness, how many tis can I assist you?"
"When virtue does not match one's station, disaster follows!"
"Little Shan, I call you this one last ti. After this, I must devote myself entirely to seeking the thod of transcendence. After my brother's death, I had nothing to do with Da Yue, but for the sake of my brother's keepsake, I will make this one exception."
"Rember these words, Yue Shan, when caught between ducks and geese, you should await the change from dragon to snake. Go back and ponder carefully about how you should proceed."
Having said this, the exceptional female crown's expression turned cold, her otherworldly deanor intensified as if she had lifted all chains from her heart. She imdiately turned and walked back into the Taiji gate.
"Aunt... True Monarch Qingping, won't you descend the mountain with Yue Shan?"
The man in the imperial robe attempted to use her previous title, but as the word 'Aunt' left his mouth, he felt an inexplicable chill and a premonition of impending doom. He imdiately fell silent, correcting his address before speaking again.
At that mont, Yue Shan was inexplicably terrified. To think, he who was regarded as a top genius by others, who had cultivated to the third level of Dao Mastery, had truly sensed the sll of death.
The ability to slay a third level Dao Mastery cultivator with a re thought was terrifying; even a cultivator at the ninth level of Dao Mastery should not possess such power.
"I've said that the Yue family will not die without a place to rest in peace; they will still have wealth and glory."
"When the Millennium Emperor appears, I shall naturally show up. You should go back and think about what you'll do."
Yue Qingping's cool voice ca out as she walked into the gate without turning her head, and the Taiji cave entrance closed after her.
At that mont, a female swordsman dressed in a Daoist robe transford into a streak of light from the mountain peak and descended into the pavilion on the mountainside.
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