990 Haotians Gift To The Human World Ii (1/2)

This spring in the Grand Compet.i.tion of Divine Halls of West-Hill, the top prize was won by a little priest who was a n.o.body from the store room of Revelation Inst.i.tute. His state of cultivation was unbelievably high.

Far away in the gra.s.slands, a young slave who made a living by collecting cow dung won the compet.i.tion. He was immediately released from slavery by Chanyu and became a glorious warrior of the Golden Tribe.

In the same compet.i.tion of the gra.s.slands, two young servants became the students of the national master. The Golden Tribe promoted thirteen new priests with very high states of cultivation. The national master himself seemed to be even more powerful.

Such things happened everywhere across the world. A middle aged priest in a Taoist temple in the Song Kingdom made to the State of Knowing Destiny when he was meditating by a well. Similar miracles happened in many Taoist temples. All except for the humble abbey deep inside the mountains in the Divine Halls of West-Hill, which was still very quiet.

Ever since the Abbey Dean had left, the Zhishou Abbey had been abandoned for years. The dried leaves that once covered the rock stairs had weathered into thin and crispy layers.

The gate of the abandoned abbey opened by itself.

The array in the abbey was still functioning. Nothing but the wind could enter. The breeze swept above the lake, carried some dried straws, and entered from the windows. It lingered in the halls and finally came to the desk. The huge book was opened silently.

Although the breeze could not read, it opened the book and kept turning the pages one after another. The white pages kept going up and down while the characters written on it gradually became vague lines.

Then the breeze slowed down and the characters were shown clearly.

The Arcane Tome of the Sun recorded the list of the most powerful cultivators in the world. Many names had disappeared along the years, such as Liu Bai who used to be on the top, Ye Su and Chen Pipi. Many new names appeared. They were never heard previously, such as Hengmu Liren.

Haotian was fair to everyone when she blessed her followers with the spring breeze and rain. She even granted eternity to the people she had bonds with in Chang'an. Yet she was unfair as it was already cool in the Divine Halls of West-Hill but still severely hot in Chang'an.

It was deep in summer and rain was nowhere to be found. The streets in Chang'an were almost in fire. The water in the well was chilling, but the heat on top of the well was intimidating. In a dry world, everything smelled smoky. It seemed a single sparkle would have put the entire city on fire.

The situation in Chang'an was also on edge. Under the disguise of calmness, there was great pressure and restlessness. The empire was preparing for a potential war. The officers and scribes in the governmental departments ran around to deliver doc.u.ments. The delivery of army provisions was most crucial at this point. The armies were all embattled. Countless military orders were spread out from Chang'an to every province, prefecture and battlefront.

To the north of the Vermilion Bird Avenue behind the Jianshen Archway, there was a large forest. Behind the woods, there was the green meadow. In the meadow, there were dozens of pavilions with white walls and dark roofs. It was the Military Ministry.

The pavilion in the middle was the headquarter of the Military Ministry. Several deacons and officers were standing solemnly under the rock stairs outside. They were soaking in sweat either because of the choking heat or because of the intensive situation they were facing.

”The key is the South Jin. If we could get out of the Verdant Canyon in half a month and resume the Qinghe Prefecture, we would be able to help the Sword Garret to get hold of South Jin.” It was Shu Cheng. He was relocated to Chang'an years ago. He was no longer the General of Western Battlefront and now took charge of defense affairs of the Tang army. Xu Chi stayed in the Northern Battlefront and took charge of confronting the Golden Tribe. Now Shu Cheng was the head of Military Ministry, therefore his opinion was very important.

It was very quiet in the pavilion. None of the generals or the staff officers said anything. They neither agreed nor objected.