601 Autumn Is Coming (2/2)

Prince Long Qing's relatives in the Yan Kingdom had kept in close contact with the Left King's Palace. Therefore, the Left King's Palace was willing to send someone to the frontier fortress at the North of Yan Kingdom to pick him up in the Wilderness.

After entering the Left King's Palace, Long Qing assassinated the high priest of the palace and captured the rest of the priests within an extremely short period of time, showing the extent of his power to the savage grassland barbarians.

During this year, he had absorbed the powerful strength of the palace's High Priest, two strong men in the Central Plains who were in the upper Seethrough State, and a senior statesman's cultivation using the Gray Eye. Hence, he had certainly broken through the Knowing Destiny State, and was even about to reach its peak. However, the essence and blood of the priests and senior statesman were not compatible with his Haotian Taoism. Therefore, his aura was a little bit messy and his state was still not stable enough.

Standing on the meadow and watching the distant mountains in the south, Long Qing kept silent for a long time. He remembered many things over the past few years. He couldn't help becoming emotional, and said to himself, ”The rivers and mountains are so good, and all are left for me to take. It is a pity that you are dead, or I will kill you again. How wonderful would this be!”

The grass in the Wilderness had been frosted, while the West-Hill was still looking green everywhere.

Ye Hongyu appeared in the depths of the mountains, in front of the simple and ordinary Taoist temple.

She wore a red-colored ruling gown and a divine crown. She looked calm and entered the temple without slamming the door, as if she was returning to her own home. She said, ”Uncle, I haven't seen you in a long time.”

The middle-aged Taoist priest, dressed in a light green robe, was washing brushes by the lake and after listening to the voice, he looked up at her. He shook his head and said, ”You are very late.”

According to the rules of the Haotian Taoism, the three Great Divine Priests of the West-Hill Divine Palace, the abbey dean of the Southern Gate Temple of the Tang Empire, and people such as the Master Yan Se who had earned the title of Great Divine Priest with his own strength must come to the Zhishou Abbey after being granted the title. The title would only come into effect with the consent of the Zhishou Abbey.

Ye Hongyu had killed the former Great Divine Priest of Judgment last spring, and had ascended the black jade throne. She should have come to the Zhishou Abbey earlier, but she didn't. What was strange was that both the Hierarch and the Great Divine Priest of Revelation all accepted her practice, and no one in the entire West-Hill Divine Palace dared to say anything about it.

”It was just a formality. I can come at any time.”

Ye Hongyu went to the lake and looked at the Taoist temple which seemed lonely and even a little bit lifeless. She said, ”The temple has become less and less humane.”

The middle-aged Taoist dried the wet brush and took her to the room. He said, ”The abbey dean has been in the South China Sea. My younger brother went to the Kingdom of Song to get married and was not willing to come back. Now it's only me in the temple, so it seems lonely here.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”When I was a child, there weren't many people here as well, but it was quite lively.”

The middle-aged Taoist thought about the days when children ran and played in the Taoist temple over ten years ago. He smiled and said, ”After Pippi left, you were sent to the Revelation Institute. From then on, the temple wasn't lively anymore.”

Ye Hongyu said nothing.

The middle-aged Taoist looked at her and said, ”If someone else does not come to see me after becoming the Great Divine Priest of Judgment, I will definitely issue a punishment. Certainly, you are not afraid that I will punish you, so you must have been too lazy to come to see me. But why did you come today?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”I would like to ask you about two things, and then read a volume of the scriptures.”

It was a rule of Haotian Taoism that the Great Divine Priest of West-Hill should go to the temple. In fact, it was also a great advantage. Because in accordance with the rule, the Great Divine Priest could choose a volume from the seven Tomes of the Arcane to study.

”Which volume do you want to read?”

”The 'Ri' Handscroll.”

The middle-aged Taoist asked in doubt, ”You have lived in the temple for a while when you were little. Although you didn't have access to read the seven volumes, you must have guessed something. The ”Ri” Handscroll wouldn't be of any help to your cultivation.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”I want to see if that person's name is on the 'Ri' Handscroll.”

The middle-aged Taoist asked after a moment of silence, ”Whose name?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”Ning Que.”

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