Yinshan Record

Chapter 465 Hou Feng and Changxin's Master Arrive from Heaven (Part 2)

In fact, both Su Che and Xiong Shou had submitted similar memorials to the court, but there had been no response from the imperial court.

Su Che guessed that it was because the imperial court was self-aware that, given its current strength, it was certainly not qualified to get involved in the ancient underworld conflict.

It might even damage the vitality of the imperial court.

The logic is simple: how many Rejuvenating Pills does the Great Liang have to throw into the Ancient Underworld for those headless flies from the East Sea to consume? Why not send those troops to the north to fight against Yuwen Rui?

From this perspective, not replying is itself a form of reply.

Yuyang Mountain naturally understands this principle as well.

However, Yuyang Mountain still insisted on this, and Su Che felt that this might be because these people from outside the secular world also needed a righteous cause to make things easier.

With the backing of the Great Liang Dynasty, Yu Yang Mountain could no longer claim to have monopolized the ancient underworld.

Of course, those who deserve criticism will still be criticized.

"The ancient underworld is of great importance. To say something that Fairy Xue may not like to hear, if Yuyang Mountain is involved, it is not a good thing for your sect."

Su Che put the teacup aside and looked at Fairy Xue in front of him.

Xue Baizhi's face remained expressionless.

"If we at Yuyang Mountain don't handle this kind of matter, it will probably be much more complicated than just a series of events if we leave it to someone else."

Xue Baizhi asked Su Che with a rather serious expression, "Young Master Su, do you remember the incident of the Yin-Yang Realm shattering?"

"The Buddhist sect's move to bring the realm of hungry ghosts into the Central Plains is truly a grand undertaking. If this continues, it may change the current landscape of the Central Plains."

"After extensive investigation, our sect has found that this matter involves not only Buddhism but also the East Sea Dragon Clan. This Yin-Yang Realm was originally created by the ancient Black Emperor, and an ancient evil dragon was also sealed within it. Now, it has been freed as well."

"That evil dragon, if you look closely, can be considered a kind of ancient demon god. Our disciples have investigated various places and found that, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the East Sea, the Western Kingdom, and even in the north and south where the Demon Sect is located, there have been cases of ancient demon gods' remnants escaping their confinement."

Xue Baizhi's expression was solemn: "The demon gods practiced the ancient path of annihilation. Although their methods have been annihilated, their special characteristic is that they are not afraid of heavenly tribulations and have endless lifespans. Even ancient great powers can only seal them, not eliminate them."

"Does your sect mean that some force is attempting to break the seal left behind by the ancient powerful beings and release the remnants of those ancient demon gods?"

"That's right. Moreover, our sect deduced from the clues that those people set up this place not just in the last few decades, but even hundreds of years ago."

Upon hearing the information brought by Xue Baizhi, Su Che's first thought was whether this matter was related to Zhongyuan.

After all, there's Tingyu Tower behind Zhongshan Society. Back then, there were multiple parties involved in pushing forward the shattering of the Yin-Yang Realm. Perhaps releasing those demon god offspring was also part of the Zhongyuan Plan.

Any evidence?
This is the ancient underworld that exists in Cizhou today. Back then, Cizhou was created by Huang Tiandao and Zhong Yuan using their great magical power. It is very likely that the ancient underworld was sealed here by these two.

Su Che carefully deduced that there were only three suspects who could bring the ancient underworld to the surface.

Xuandu Palace is high above, and the Central Plains are its exclusive domain, so it is naturally suspected of this.

Then came the Zhongyuan Lord, and next was the Huangtian Daoist Master.

Among them, Huang Tiandao had a perfect alibi. Everyone knew that Huang Tiandao had been on a major expedition to the outer void, fighting against many Dharma Lords, and finally causing the Mighty and Fearless Heavenly Demon King to fall.

With the people in the outer void, almost all of Huang Tiandao's disciples had gone on expeditions, and the rest were responsible for ensuring that the mountain gate would not be breached by the Heavenly Demons. Logically and emotionally, it should not have been Huang Tiandao who took action.

The next suspects are Xuandu Palace and Zhongyuan. According to Su Che's understanding, Xuandu Palace is probably the force least willing to allow the ancient demon god to reappear in the world.

After all, they have their own rules that anyone with power above the level of a Longevity Immortal must not appear in the Central Plains. If they release a few ancient demon gods to roam around, wouldn't that be breaking their own rules?

Of course, this alone is not enough to clear them of suspicion.

However, Zhongyuan's side seems to be in a situation where things could get complicated and unclear.

"In that case, the most urgent task is to report to the senior members of the Xuanmen sect at Xuandu Palace."

Su Che looked at Xue Baizhi and said, "If someone really defies the world's opinion, we must strike hard."

Xue Baizhi nodded.

“Our sect has already sent a Supreme Elder to Xuandu Palace. Although he has not yet returned to the sect, the situation will definitely be different as long as the Earth Immortals of Xuandu Palace intervene. However, we must not let those thieves seize the opportunity before Xuandu Palace makes a decision.”

“What Fairy Xue said is absolutely right. If there is anything I can do to help, please just ask. This matter involves ancient demon gods, and we must not allow these wicked creatures to return to the mortal realm.”

Su Che didn't know much about these demon gods who cultivated the Path of Annihilation, but he knew they could be considered the greatest enemy of all civilizations. As for evidence?

It's very simple. Over countless ages, from the primordial era to the present, even many demon races that claim to have blood ties with these demon gods have never held grand ceremonies or performed rituals to honor these ancestors.

It is evident that even their nominal descendants kept their distance from the demon gods.

The consensus among various sects, including the Xuanzong, Buddhist sects, and demonic sects, was to exterminate and seal those demon gods, which also shows the tyranny of these demon gods.

Judging from the commotion of that evil dragon returning to the sea, Su Che was really curious about what methods Xuandu Palace and Donghai Sword Palace would use to punish the dragon race.

Otherwise, if this precedent is set, the world will likely never have peace again.

As the two were talking, a man suddenly walked in from outside. It was Xuan Gui, the scholar whom Su Che had raised at home. He frowned and hummed, and respectfully asked from outside the hall.

“Young master, there are some matters in the hall that only you can decide.”

Su Che frowned.

Xuan Gui is very adaptable in his dealings with people and extremely capable in his work. He is currently talking to Xue Baizhi and would never come to report unless it is something important.

The fact that he's here means something must have gone wrong.

But what can happen in this situation?

Su Che looked at Xuan Gui, who was looking troubled outside the door, and said directly.

"What's going on? There's nothing I can't say in front of Fairy Xue."

“An old bald man came from outside, wearing a tattered cassock. He said he was going to Jiankang to take up the post of Imperial Preceptor, but he had no travel expenses. He heard that our Su family is a well-known philanthropist and wanted us to donate three pecks and three pints of gold beans as travel expenses.”

Upon hearing this, Su Che stood up from his chair and glanced at Xue Baizhi.

Xuan Gui said so, but I'm afraid that monk wasn't someone to be trifled with, and that's why the scholar suffered a hidden loss before coming here.

"The monk said that if we didn't give him gold beans, he would move the Taihang and Wangwu Mountains to our doorstep, so that we would never be able to leave our homes for the rest of our lives."

(End of this chapter)