After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2591 Conspiracy Theories About the Holy Venerable
Though the voice was soft, everyone present heard it. Moved, the believers bowed even lower.

This scene was nothing new to Lu Yongyan. But every time he stepped onto the white jade steps, he would subconsciously take a deep breath, because on the night the old mastermind passed away, the moment he was appointed as the new mastermind, he had also taken a deep breath of the fragrance of power.

He is above all people, even below the gods.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Lu Yongyan entered the Star-Picking Tower, crossed the Lava Bridge, and went straight to the top floor.

No matter how noisy it was outside, the top of the Star-Picking Tower was shrouded in a cloud and mist barrier, appearing mysterious from afar and quiet up close, with not a single sound coming from below.

This place is secluded from the mortal world. The servants who come and go speak in hushed tones, and even walk more lightly than a cat. Only the breeze sweeps through the eaves bells, causing them to ring out ethereal music.

Even though nothing in the Star-Picking Tower had changed, Lu Yongyan felt immense pressure as soon as he entered. The maids on either side of him pressed their chins to their chests, not daring to raise their heads at all.

They even breathed very softly, for fear of offending the gods.

Even the eternal lamp in the shrine had its flame suppressed by the nameless force, emitting only a tiny bit of light.

Those supreme beings are in a bad mood.

Lu Yongyan walked through the long corridors and halls and entered the temple dedicated to the Holy Venerable Lingxu. Here, wisps of smoke rose and curtains fluttered, as if it were a cold palace in the heavens.

He stood still and said to the lamp-keeper, "All of you, go down."

The dozen or so people filed out, and the main hall immediately became even more deserted and cold.

There was no one else in the hall, so Lu Yongyan lit an incense stick himself, knelt down before the shrine, and solemnly bowed:

"Holy One!"

The curtains inside the hall suddenly fell, and the incense smoke from the incense burner became solitary and upright.

The wind stopped, and everything seemed to stand still.

Lu Yongyan lowered his head.

Even though he had worshipped the Holy Venerable Lingxu no less than ten times, he still felt immense pressure when the Lord of the Gods looked down upon him.

The mere gaze of God made him feel as if a mountain was weighing on his shoulders, and his spine was about to snap at any moment.

How did the old mastermind withstand this pressure for so many decades?
A gentle yet authoritative voice resounded in his heart:
"What did you find?"

Lu Yongyan's direct reporting to the Holy Venerable Lingxu must indicate that there is a major hidden story.

"The Lingyun Palace was attacked by Cang Yan. Its location is a top secret of the Heavenly Palace. The Holy Venerable said that this should not be leaked." Lu Yongyan remained extremely respectful, even though the Holy Venerable Lingxu had once reprimanded him with these words.

Not long after he became the new Duyun Master, Lingyun Palace was attacked by the Nine Nether Emperor, and the body of the Hidden God Lord was stolen!
This shocking news was so great that even the Lingxu Clan couldn't cover it up, thus once again shocking the Heavenly Realm.

This turmoil even traveled back to the mortal realm through the heavens, reaching Lu Yongyan's ears.

The Hidden God is the source of the latest version of the Divine Body. Without it, the Divine Body Project is like water without a source!

In an instant, the anger, doubts, insults, and sarcasm from the Heavenly Realm surged forth like a tidal wave, immediately pushing the Lingxu Clan and the Lingxu Saint Venerable to the forefront of the storm.

The divine descent plan, which has been touted for thousands of years, can it still continue?
Do the Lingxu Clan, who have been preparing for this for thousands of years, really have the qualifications to lead the gods back to the mortal world?

The Lingyun Palace, guarded by a large number of immortals and demons, is known as an impregnable fortress and a secret base unknown even to most gods. How could it be so easily cracked by mortals?

At this point, the Lingxu Clan had no choice but to immediately release a bombshell announcement, stating that the technique for creating divine bodies had made significant progress, with a greatly increased success rate. Although the body of the Hidden God Lord had indeed been stolen, the quantity of the latest version of the divine body would still be guaranteed.

These words not only failed to quell the doubts, but instead further provoked the wrath of the gods.

Good heavens, if you have such "big news", why didn't you mention it earlier or later, but only after the body of the Hidden God was stolen?
Is this just an excuse that Lingxu Sect came up with on the spot?

Even though the main ingredient, the Hidden God's torso, has been stolen, will the number of divine bodies still be guaranteed?

Hehe, who are you trying to fool?

Who are you trying to fool?

Do you think the gods are three-year-old fools? No matter how exquisite the craftsmanship is, without the Hidden God Lord as the source, isn't it still like a skilled cook trying to make a meal without rice?

The celestial beings rose up in attack, hurling even fiercer insults, leaving the Lingxu people utterly speechless.

Lingyun Palace had indeed just submitted Duan Heyun's latest research results; they couldn't have produced them even a day earlier! But how could the gods of the Heavenly Realm listen to that?

The Lingxu Clan was even attacked without provocation, resulting in casualties.

Seeing this chaos, the higher-ups of Kshatriya Heaven were practically grinning from ear to ear. Taking advantage of the Nine Nether Emperor's stroke of genius, they launched another public opinion offensive against the Lingxu Clan.

Thus, a conspiracy theory quickly became popular in the heavens:

For three thousand years, the Lingxu Clan has been deceiving all the gods!
Lingxu Saint Venerable cleverly used a doomed "divine descent plan" to seize the power of discourse and leadership in the heavenly realm, eliminate dissidents, and suppress gods with different opinions.

The so-called Spiritual Palace, the so-called research project, and the so-called body of the Hidden God Monarch that can create thousands of new skins are all pure fabrications!

When the truth could no longer be concealed, Lingyun Palace was destroyed, and the body of the Hidden God was stolen. All the blame was shifted to the Nine Nether Emperor of the mortal realm.

Thus, the "Nine Netherworld Emperor" was deified by the Holy Venerable Lingxu and his subordinates, becoming the number one calamity star in the Heavenly Realm.

Otherwise, how could mere mortals repeatedly thwart the various plans of the Lingxu Clan?
This has not happened in the previous three thousand years, and it should not happen in the next three thousand years either.

If everyone thinks something is unreasonable, then it's probably fake.

The disappointment and rage caused by the Lingyun Palace incident are forming an unprecedented storm in the Heavenly Realm!
This upheaval is far greater than the defeat at Jade Capital City in Jialou Heaven, because it concerns the future of every god.

However, the gods were not surprised when it came to the culprit:
Oh, anyway, the Lingxu Clan said it's the Nine Nether Emperor again.

In any case, according to the people of Lingxu, the biggest saboteur of every divine descent plan was the Nine Nether Emperor. Countless gods had heard this so many times they were sick of it.

As a result, the celestial realm's calls to eliminate the Nine Nether Emperor as soon as possible and reclaim the Hidden Body grew louder.

Lu Yongyan had pondered this for a long time, but the Holy Venerable Lingxu never mentioned this plan to him.

Anyone else who offended the Holy Venerable Lingxu and the Heavenly Palace like this would have died dozens of times over. But if Jiuyou were so easy to kill, would he have been able to continue to plague the Heavenly Palace until today?
Those gods only vented their anger and resentment verbally; no god or demigod ever descended to personally seek out the Nine Netherworlds to cause trouble.

If even the righteous gods are unwilling to take the lead, then other gods are even less likely to.

Because of the attack on Lingyun Palace, Lu Yongyan was under a lot of pressure. Du Yun, the old mastermind, had personally built Lingyun Palace, and it had been running smoothly for the past ten years. Why did such a huge scandal break out so soon after Lu Yongyan took over?

(End of this chapter)