Chapter 2615: Conspiracy Theories About the Saint Venerable

Although the voice was soft, everyone here heard it. The believers were moved, and they all lowered their waists even further.

To Lu Yongyan, this scene was already commonplace. But every time he stepped onto the Bai Yu steps, he would unconsciously take a deep breath, for on the night the old steward passed away and he was appointed the new steward, he had likewise inhaled the fragrance of power.

Beneath the gods, above ten thousand people.

Lu Yongyan walked into the Zhaixing Pavilion amid the praises of the crowd, passed through the lava bridge, and went straight to the topmost floor.

No matter how noisy the outside world was, the top of the Zhaixing Pavilion was shrouded in a cloud-and-mist barrier, appearing mysterious from afar and tranquil up close, with not a single bit of noise from below able to reach it.

Here, isolated from the mortal world, the attendants came and went in hushed tones, even walking as lightly as cats, with only the clear breeze sweeping over the eaves, setting the wind chimes ringing, and playing the ethereal celestial music.

Clearly nothing had changed inside the Zhaixing Pavilion, yet as soon as Lu Yongyan entered, he felt immense pressure, and the maids on either side pressed their chins to their chests, not daring to lift their heads at all.

Even their breathing was extremely soft, for fear of provoking the supreme deity.

Even the eternal lamp in the divine shrine had its wick pressed low by an unseen force, emitting only a bean-sized glow.

Those supreme beings are in a terrible mood.

Lu Yongyan passed through the long corridors and halls, entering the hall dedicated to the Lingxu Saint Venerable, where delicate smoke curled, the canopies fluttered, resembling a cold palace in heaven.

He stood firm and said to the lamp keeper: "All of you, withdraw."

These more than ten people filed out, and the great hall instantly became even more austere and cold.

With no second person in the hall, Lu Yongyan personally lit a stick of incense, knelt before the divine shrine, and performed his rites with solemn dignity:

"Saint Venerable!"

The curtains in the hall suddenly drooped, and the incense smoke on the offering burner became straight and solitary.

The wind ceased, and everything seemed to freeze.

Lu Yongyan lowered his head.

Even after paying homage to the Lingxu Saint Venerable no fewer than ten times, when the Lord of Gods gazed down upon him, he still felt immense pressure.

Merely the god's gaze made him feel as if a great mountain rested on his shoulders, his spine ready to snap with a crack at any moment.

How did the old steward endure such pressure for several decades?

A gentle yet stern voice echoed in his mind:

"Have you found anything?"

Lu Yongyan directly reported to the Lingxu Saint Venerable; there must be a major hidden matter.

"The Lingyun Palace suffered a sneak attack by Cangyan; its location was originally the highest secret of the Heavenly Palace, and the Saint Venerable said it should not be leaked." Lu Yongyan maintained utmost reverence, even though the Lingxu Saint Venerable had once rebuked him with these very words.

Not long after he became the new steward of Chief Du Yun, the Lingyun Palace was attacked by the Nine Abysses Great Emperor, and the body of the Hidden God Lord was stolen!

This shocking calamity was so great that even the Lingxu multitude could not contain it, and once again it shocked the Heavenly Realm.

This turmoil even spread through the Heavenly Realm back to the mortal world, reaching Lu Yongyan's ears.

The Hidden God Lord is the source of the latest version of the divine descent body; without it, the divine body project is like water without a source!

For a time, the Heavenly Realm's anger, questioning, curses, and cold mockery surged like a tidal wave, instantly pushing the Lingxu multitude and the Lingxu Saint Venerable to the forefront of the storm.

Can the divine descent plan, which has been prepared for thousands of years, still continue?

Does the Lingxu multitude, which has prepared for thousands of years, still have the qualifications to lead the gods back to the mortal world?

The Lingyun Palace, garrisoned by countless immortals and demons, dubbed a copper wall and iron wall, and even a secret base unknown to most heavenly gods—how could it be so easily cracked by mortals?

At this moment, the Lingxu multitude had no choice but to immediately release a major announcement, claiming that the divine body manufacturing technique had made a great leap forward, with success rates greatly increased. Although the Hidden God Lord's body was indeed stolen, the quantity of the latest version of the divine body would still be guaranteed.

Upon saying this, not only did it fail to quell doubts, but it further provoked the gods' anger.

Good grief, with this "major good news," why wasn't it mentioned earlier or later, but only brought out after the Hidden God Lord's body was stolen?

Is this just a last-minute excuse made up by the Lingxu multitude?

The Hidden God Lord's body, the main ingredient, has been stolen, yet the divine body quantity will still be guaranteed?

Hehe, who are you trying to fool?

Who are you trying to deceive?

Are you treating the gods like three-year-old fools? Even if the craftsmanship is exquisite, without the Hidden God Lord as the source, isn't it still like a clever woman unable to cook without rice?

The Heavenly Realm rose up in attack, cursing even more fiercely, and the Lingxu multitude had a hundred mouths but could not defend themselves.

The Lingyun Palace had indeed just handed over the latest research results of Section He Yun; not even a day earlier could they have produced them! But the heavenly gods simply would not listen.

The Lingxu multitude even suffered an unprovoked attack, resulting in casualties.

Seeing this chaos, the high-ranking officials of Sharili Tian truly wanted to laugh until their mouths skewed, taking advantage of the Nine Abysses Great Emperor's divine stroke this time to once again launch a public opinion strong assault against the Lingxu multitude.

Thus, a conspiracy theory quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Realm:

For three thousand years, the Lingxu multitude has been deceiving all heavenly gods!

The Lingxu Saint Venerable skillfully utilized a "divine descent plan" destined to fail, seizing speech rights and leadership in the Heavenly Realm, eliminating dissenters, and suppressing heavenly gods who disagreed.

The so-called Lingyun Palace, so-called research plan, so-called Hidden God Lord's body capable of producing thousands of new skins—pure fabrication!

When the paper could no longer contain the fire, the Lingyun Palace was destroyed, the Hidden God Lord's body was also stolen, and all the blame was pushed onto the Nine Abysses Emperor of the mortal world.

Thus, the "Nine Abysses Great Emperor" was deified by the Lingxu Saint Venerable and his subordinate gods, becoming the Heavenly Realm's number one disaster star.

Otherwise, how could mere mortals repeatedly and again disrupt the Lingxu multitude's various plans?

There was none in the past three thousand years, and there should be none in the next three thousand years.

Everyone feels that what is unreasonable is mostly false.

The disappointment and fury arising from the Lingyun Palace incident are forming an unprecedented storm in the Heavenly Realm!

This turmoil is far greater than the failure of the Jia Lou Tian's Yujing City, because it concerns the future of every heavenly god.

However, when speaking of the culprit, the heavenly gods are not surprised:

Oh, anyway, the Lingxu multitude said it, again and again and again, it's the Nine Abysses Great Emperor.

Anyway, in the Lingxu multitude's mouth, the greatest destroyer of every divine descent plan is the Nine Abysses Great Emperor. Many heavenly gods have already heard it until calluses formed on their ears.

Thus, the Heavenly Realm demands that the Nine Abysses Great Emperor be swiftly eliminated and the Hidden Body be recovered, with clamor rising to the heavens.

Lu Yongyan had also pondered this matter for many days, but the Holy Venerable Lingxu had never mentioned such a plan to him.

If it were anyone else who had offended the Holy Venerable Lingxu and the Heavenly Palace so deeply, they would have died dozens of times over. But if Jiuyou were that easy to kill, would it still have been plaguing the Heavenly Palace until today?

Those Heavenly Gods were merely venting their spleen, giving voice to their resentment; not a single Descended God or Demigod had been seen descending to personally seek out Jiuyou for trouble.

Since the True Gods were unwilling to take the lead, the other gods were naturally even less likely to do so.

Because of the attack on the Lingyun Palace, the pressure Lu Yongyan bore was also immense. The palace had been personally built by Elder Douyun and had operated perfectly well for the past ten years, so why did such a massive scandal erupt so soon after he, Lu Yongyan, took charge?

(End of Chapter)