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Chapter 14 Xu You Rong

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“the Orthodoxy” is the new term for “The Tradition”

“Orthodox Academy” is the new term for “Traditional/Tradition Academy”

“the Grand Examination” is the new term for “the Great Trial”

“Scriptures of The Way” is the new term for “Scrolls of the Way/Scroll of the Ways” – it actually refers to the Taoist cannon

“Seven Laws” is the new ters”

“Holy Maiden Peak” is the new terin”

“Proclamation of the Azure Clouds” is the new term for “Honor Roll of Green Cloud”

“Divine General of the Eastern Decree” is the new ter Yu General”

“Cultivator/Cultivation” are the new ter”

“The Way/Way” will be used interchangeably with “The Dao/Dao”

In the current era, the Orthodoxy used the glory of the Heavenly Toion Since the Mausoleum of Books was located in the Capital, the Altar was naturally also located in the Capital Before the Zhou Dynasty ca Dynasty Now that the Shang had collapsed and Zhou had risen to power, every Pope naturally came from Zhou A dynasty built around the Capital was already powerful, but it was also protected by the Orthodoxy, which naturally made it become the center of the human world

Co Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, the southern Central Continent had doh they seem to be scattered all over the place, the nuarded It alion had more cultivators than the Zhou Dynasty had Of these ion, the most influential were Holy Maiden Peak’s Nan Xi Institute, the Longevity Sect, and the clan of Qiu Shan

After ending the terrible and bloody war between humans and demons, the southern powers felt that they had sacrificed a lot and wanted to rise in power and status They believed the Mausoleued to the entire human world and shouldn’t be controlled by the Zhou Dynasty alone, in the same way, the interpretations of the Heavenly Tomes shouldn’t be controlled by the Pope, who represented the Orthodoxy

For this reason, the southern powers debated and argued with three emperors of the Zhou Dynasty, previous and current, about the procedure and even the name of the Grand Examination In addition, fro rise to the Southern Faith Although the Southern Faith still belonged to the Orthodoxy, it only viewed the Pope as a spiritual leader Its affairs were actually handled by the Holy Maiden

Holy Maidens of the Southern Faith were always the strongest cultivators But because they needed to balance out the struggles between the multiple powers in the south and had no army for back up, their actual power and status was lower than that of the northern Pope Nevertheless, they were always the lorious characters in the south They held the same power and status as the northern Pope did, spiritually and religiously

Since the Holy Maiden of the Southern Faith was such a special title and status, it was always appointed to a southern lady There hadn’t been a single exception for several thousand years Only up until noas there a possibility for an exception

Every Holy Maiden of the Southern Faith came from the Nan Xi (Southern Creeks) Institute Because of this, the mountain that this sect was located on was named Holy Maiden Peak And currently there is only one successor at the Nan Xi Institute

That successor is a girl na She is the reincarnation of the Sky Phoenix Her talent in cultivation was unmatched She understood the essence of the Scriptures of The Way and arrived at Holy Maiden Peak when she was just twelve years old All of the teachers and arded her status as a Zhou citizen and announced to the whole world: she will be the only female disciple of the Nan Xi Institute’s inner circle This irl na would becoious leader that can stand up to the North’s Pope!

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The night was dark and heavy with stars scattered across the sky They never seemed to move and yet they also seemed to relocate with every moment The quietness was both enjoyable and scary There was nothing but silence in the ht Suddenly, a sharp chirp broke through the clouds and a white crane landed froht sky

As star light shone upon it, the white crane in the darkness seemed surreal, as if it were formed of paper and contained no dust The scream of the crane filled the entire cliff Perhaps it was because of the tihts appeared on the eastern skyline The dawn has arrived

The girl who sat on the cliff took down her luggage from the white crane and picked out the letter She opened it without , her thin eyebrows raised a couple times, but she was ht like the surface of a lake The beautiful complexion contained youth but no immaturity

Because the southern region is very huer, ht was scattered by the wet air and landed on her face, e didn’t appear clearer, but it was all the more beautiful This beauty contained a trace of holiness and righteousness

“That kid is very strange He claierets his decision I don’t knohat is he trying to do I originally thought he felt embarrassed and said so intentionally to feel better but after a while I felt that this was not true because when he was speaking, he was very caler”

“Granny watched him for several days I heard that this kid would wake up pro everyday He, like a woodenseriously Also he has mysophobia, sounds like those evil perverts you told me about before and makes people scared Fine, Miss, I ad to hiwas that that washim”

“ That kid didn’t speak of the engagement to the public or anyone else I am not sure if he is smart or just stupid Anyways, the faht that the kid is very hypocritical He thinks so much and demands much more I will take a look at the most currrent situation If he still wants to twist the matter, His Grace (the Divine General) and the Mada”

“Miss, even though I think that kid doesn’t deserve to die, I don’t approve of his actions He holds the engage he has a strong backing I feel that he is full of vengeance Further clan will coe What if that rascal tries to cause trouble?”

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The young girl who sat on the cliff read the letter quietly Her clothes fluttered along the htly like silk They all added so character to her beauty

After reading, she remained silent for a while and whispered to herself: “He actually went to the Capital?”