Destiny is ashes

Chapter 794 Dachen Movement
Now is not the time to investigate Pu Ming's secret contact with Da Chen and Tian Yi. In fact, from Patriarch Cheng Guang to Chen Yinzi, no one wants to get involved in such a small matter. Pu Ming at least wants to keep some seeds for the good of the sect. After all, if they really lose the battle with Tai Ming, they might really defect to Da Chen and Tian Yi.

But if we win, the situation will be reversed. Master Pu Ming sighed, "Alas, in my opinion, the Tianyi Demon Sect seems to be loose, but in fact, there is not much internal conflict. Because they act independently without conflict and can complement each other, they can flourish in many ways. Generally speaking, it is difficult to infiltrate them. I have been in contact with them for a long time, and I only have some contact with the Huangtian Dharma King. Their view of us is that they hope we can contain Dachen in the north. Of course, if I join secretly, they will also welcome it and promise me a position to guard the ten directions."

"Ten directions guarding?" Chen Yinzi was a little confused: "Isn't it eight directions?"

"It was added later." Master Pu Ming shook his head: "After that, there will be more. This position will be the twelfth star level. Let's not talk about this. There is nothing much to say about the Tianyi Demon Sect. On the contrary, the Dachen side is more complicated."

"In my opinion, there is a big problem in the Dachen Imperial Court. Now the civil and military officials are basically acting independently, and are not in harmony with the Imperial Court. The Eight Directions Town Kings are only obeying the Imperial Court on the surface, but in fact they all have their own plans in secret... If I have to say, it is very similar to the situation in our Mingjing Sect during that period of time."

Hearing this, everyone present was silent for a moment. Is it very similar to the previous Mingjing Sect? Could it be that many forces in Dachen have also started their own plans to save the country for the survival of the imperial court? Is this true? At present, Dachen is just a little corrupt, and it is far from the point of decay and self-destruction, and going downhill.

"Puming, are there any more details?"

Xi Yi said in a deep voice, and Master Pu Ming nodded: "The party that contacted me is the Dachen Civil Service Group. The reason why I call it a group is because the people who contact me are different every time. Some of them are lurkers from the Tianyi Demon Sect inside Dachen. Although he claims that he is hiding well, in my opinion, he is a tacit collaborator of the Dachen Civil Service Group."

"The reason why the entire Northern Frontier has become so corrupt now is entirely because the civil service group deliberately eliminated the influence of the imperial court's dragon energy in the Northern Frontier, allowing them to act freely and carry out some secret plans. King Cheng, one of the northern governors of Dachen, acquiesced to this, and King De had just moved in not long ago. He didn't have his own team, so he couldn't detect or stop this."

"That's true, but I guess it's not just the civil service group."

This news was confirmed by the civil and military formation plate that An Jing had obtained around Broken Blade Mountain. He told what he had encountered in Linjiang City and his communication with General Longwu, causing Master Puming to nod his head repeatedly: "Yes, I guessed so too, so I said that the civil and military group acted alone, but the only people who communicated with me were civil officials."

"At present, since the death of the previous Emperor Xuantian, the imperial court has found it difficult to control Grand Master Hong and Grand Commander Yi. These two hold the [Civil and Military Emperor Throne] and are the great stars that assist on both sides when the Emperor Star rules. As long as they are still assisting the imperial court, they are all in the Lingxiao realm - but the concept of assisting is very vague. If the definition is subtle, I think these two may not be that loyal."

As a True Lord, Pu Ming naturally saw things much more clearly than the average person. After An Jing thought for a while, he took the opportunity to ask questions about King Jing on behalf of You Ruhui.

"The elders are all very knowledgeable."

As the next generation leader of the Mingjing Sect, An Jing did not need to be cautious about what he said. He asked directly, "As our neighbor, the previous Northern Frontier Town King Jing of Dachen died for various reasons. Elders, do you have any reliable information?"

Although the question was addressed to the elders, in fact only Pu Ming might know some inside information, and this was indeed the case. Pu Ming Zhenjun nodded slightly. She seemed to have anticipated An Jing's question, and said frankly: "In my opinion, this was probably done by Emperor Tianyou."

"Ah?" [What?] [Is there such a thing?]

Hearing this, not only An Jing, but even Patriarch Chengguang and Lord Xitian were a little nervous. Chen Yinzi asked even more, and he said incredulously: "Junior sister, don't lie to us. King Jing died after Emperor Tianyou died. Is the order correct?"

"That's right."

Pu Ming said solemnly, "When I contacted Dachen, Emperor Tianyou had not yet passed away. At that time, I vaguely felt that this emperor did not trust King Jing as much as he seemed on the surface, and was secretly quite suspicious. Many of the secret moves of the civil and military groups to cut off the connection between Northern Frontier and the imperial court were the means left by Emperor Tianyou to suppress the resistance in Northern Frontier."

"It can even be said that if it weren't for what Emperor Tianyou did, the Wenwu Group would never have been able to control the entire Northern Frontier so easily. This was a preparation to deal with the 'King Jing Rebellion' back then, but now it is being used by the Wenwu Group to build its own small kingdom!"

"Indeed, Emperor Tianyou died before King Jing, but the reason why King Jing fell so easily was because of the hidden tricks left by Emperor Tianyou in the imperial court. Otherwise, as a local garrison king, King Jing would never have been defeated so easily unless Ling Xiao took action."

“That’s why I said, rather than saying that King Jing died at the hands of someone else, it’s better to say that King Jing died at the hands of Emperor Tianyou. It’s just that Emperor Tianyou passed away first for various reasons, and someone used the means he left behind to eliminate King Jing!”

If it were other people, such as Chengguang Xiyi, Chenyin Yepo and others, they would be a little confused at this moment and would not understand why at all - because in their memories of the past few hundred years, King Jing was a die-hard fan of Emperor Tianyou and a loyal minister who assisted the young emperor to ascend the throne. Everything he did was to serve the imperial court. He did not look like a rebel who needed to be secretly targeted.

But An Jing is different.

He thought of the 'Heart of Heaven and Earth' in King Jing's hand.

"Is it because of the Heart of Heaven and Earth..." An Jing thought to himself, "Although it is just a fragment of a fragment, a small piece of the Heart of Heaven and Earth, if it is really used properly, it may really be able to make great reforms to the entire Tianzong."

"Even if it is taken out separately, it can indeed build its own independent kingdom, a small Tianzong, and pose a threat to the supreme authority of the imperial court... If it is said that Emperor Tianyou is on guard against this, it is not surprising."

If you can exchange for one piece of the Heart of Heaven and Earth, you can exchange for a second piece, just like An Jing can exchange for a second piece of the Haotian Mirror. In the Farthest Heaven, as long as you have enough merits, you will also have enough puzzle pieces.

In this case, if Emperor Tianyou really knew the source of King Jing's exchange of the Heart of Heaven and Earth, he would definitely worry that King Jing would secretly accumulate strength to replace him.

Although he died before doing so in the end, the means he left behind, combined with the planning of others, still helped to take King Jing away.

"For now, we don't need to pay too much attention to what's happening in Dachen."

Finally, Master Pu Ming concluded: "Let alone the fact that they are still in confrontation with the Shangxuan Sect, just based on the internal division, they don't have any spare energy to fight us head-on with Lingxiao Dao Soldiers and three Heavenly Monarchs... The only thing we need to worry about is one thing."

At this point, Master Pu Ming looked at Chen Yin Zi and Old Ancestor Cheng Guang with worry from the bottom of his heart: "Senior Brother, and Old Ancestor... How much life do you have left?"

"About a month." [About three or four decades]

Chen Yinzi and Patriarch Chengguang frankly told An Jing about their remaining time. Chen Yin stroked his beard and looked at An Jing with relief: "Don't worry, I failed to break through in the first place and will soon die. It is a stroke of luck that I can break through to the Heavenly Monarch with the support of Patriarch Shenjing and fight the last battle for the sect. Now we have Patriarch Haotian in the sect, and we have Senior Brother Xiyi now, and Jing'er in the future. It can be said that there is no need for me to wait."

[I have some understanding of the free and easy way. In this last month, I will be in seclusion in the cave, trying to leave the Dao rhyme on my life mirror and leave a legacy for the sect.]

Patriarch Cheng Guang even started to arrange his funeral affairs directly: [The Way of Haotian Mingjing is indeed the most fundamental great way of my Mingjing Sect, but as the ancestor and Sanshengjing said, if a sect only has one great way, it will only go to extremes in reincarnation like the Taiming Sect, until it completely loses itself and becomes a puppet of the great way.]

[I am not overestimating myself, but the other path can indeed allow seekers and practitioners to reflect each other, and know whether their current state has gone astray or towards extremes - I would like to use my body as a mirror to give the Mingjing Sect another path and more choices]

"Alas, I may not be able to live for more than three years. It seems that the future of this sect really has to be handed over to the younger generation."

Upon hearing this, True Lord Puming's expression obviously dimmed, and True Lord Yepo couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The three Heavenly Lords were, after all, just a flash in the pan. In the future of the Mingjing Sect, apart from Mingguangchen who was still in the Great Wilderness Realm and Biying who was in seclusion, there would probably be only one Heavenly Lord and three True Lords available. For a sect like them, it was extremely weak, even weaker than the original Taiming Sect.

At this point, everyone looked at An Jing with earnest hope.

But An Jing has his own ideas.

"I think."

Although An Jing didn't mind being the leader of the sect, it was undoubtedly too early now. He thought for a while and said loudly: "My fellow ancestors, it's too early to talk about death now."

Having said this, even though An Jing already had a premonition that he would be struck by lightning as soon as he left the cave, he still expressed his thoughts: "Since the body is about to decay and is in tatters, can we try to practice the way of immortality together and see if it can prolong our lives?"

"If we use the resources of our Huaixu Realm to cultivate the Way of Immortality, the Heavenly Dao may be a little dissatisfied. But if we use the resources of other worlds, will it be different?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the premonition of a heavenly calamity disappeared.

(End of this chapter)