Chapter 547: The Great Sun Calamity

Silence!

Chi He Lian's words fell, and in the great hall one could hear a pin drop!

Not to mention Xin Xin Wenhua pouring wine at the side, even Qin Yun, who had long heard of such things, could not help but tremble in his spirit!

No way?

Li Yuan's face twitched, and he felt every hair on his body stand on end!

This was even more terrifying than what the little mother dragon had mentioned before — that some faction in Tian Shi Yuan had recklessly performed a great sacrifice and summoned a storm that blew out the sun!

For an instant, Daoist Li felt his own imagination far too impoverished; for the moment he simply could not imagine how one would escape if the three suns in the sky erupted!

"The suns blaze in their utmost glory!"

Glancing at the crowd struck dumb with shock, Nie Xianshan thought for a moment, then furrowed his brow: "What this means is, the suns will release very intense light?"

Even the stunned Li Yuan could not help but look up at him — what a plain, unadorned understanding!

Wu Zhiren was not well-read, but even the great Confucian scholars of the imperial court had extremely limited knowledge of the suns; in fact, what he himself knew was hardly any better!

As a wandering Daoist Priest, in his past life he had barely read a few Daoist scriptures, let alone anything about such astronomical events; he did not even know whether this counted as a supernova eruption!

He only knew that this was dangerous — unimaginably dangerous.

Chi He Lian nearly sank under the blow of those words; she felt she had over-

estimated these natives — they simply could not comprehend how great the danger contained within was!

"We will die!"

Qin Yun put it plainly and understandably: "Everyone will die, including this old man!"

"The suns!"

Long Xi Xiang's brows knit tight: "Senior Qin, you believe her?"

Believe!

Qin Yun nodded. He did not say what horrifying methods he had used to force Chi He Lian to speak, but took an ancient book from his bosom and handed it to Long Xi Xiang!

The latter reached out to take it; it was slightly cool to the touch, the beast-hide actually of a jade-like material, bearing seven large characters: "Long Mo's Handwriting, Record of Great Righteousness!"

"This is?"

Long Xi Xiang was startled!

"Record of Great Righteousness!"

Qin Yun surveyed the crowd, then said calmly: "Ancestor Long Mo once explored all manner of ancient sites, and within You Jing found a strange place left by predecessors, thereby completing the ancient histories of many dynasties before Great Zhou. Among them, the time of the first appearance of the Eight Directions Temple and Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing is recorded — it was the Great Righteousness Dynasty!"

"Mm?"

Once he said this, Nie Xianshan too grew interested, leaning in to look at the ancient book!

Gaps in historical records were common; regarding history from ten thousand years ago, few had excavated it, and many present had not even heard of the Great Righteousness Dynasty!

Only Li Yuan's gaze darkened; from the Listening Sound he had heard intelligence concerning Great

Righteousness, and now his thoughts scattered, comparing it with what the Listening Sound had yielded, his heart growing somewhat heavy!

"I must find the road to Tian Shi Yuan as soon as possible, or else

, seek more Eight Directions Temple command tokens!"

Li Yuan had a plan in mind!

A Great Sun eruption was absolutely not something human power could withstand; he did not know whether entering You Jing could avoid it, but in his heart he naturally planned for the worst!

If he had to run, he would at least have to bring his second brother's family, Old Long Head, and Wang Wang Peiyao along with all those old acquaintances!

"The Eight Directions Temple and Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing were first mentioned two hundred years after the fall of Great Righteousness, and pushing back three hundred years further, in the 461st year of the Great Righteousness Dynasty, a great event occurred!"

While the two were looking, Qin Yun narrated at the same time: "According to records, at that time heavenly fire fell from the sky, and of all living beings under heaven, not one in a hundred survived. The Ancestor believed the heavenly fire originated from the suns, and the suns descended along with the Eight Directions Temple."

"Mm?"

Suddenly, Long Xi Xiang raised his head, and Nie Xianshan also felt a chill of dread: "Daoist Long Mo said that before the collapse of the Great Righteousness Dynasty, there was only one sun in the sky?"

"Correct."

Qin Yun nodded: "Of the four suns in the sky, three came along with

the Eight Directions Temple, which matches exactly what Chi He Lian said about 'three suns blazing in their utmost glory.' Therefore, this old man believes her words to be true!"

"This!!"

Nie

Xianshan fell silent!

Chi He Lian cast a sidelong glance at Qin Yun and silently gritted her teeth; these were things she had never intended to mention to these natives, but that old fellow's methods were far too vicious!

Thinking back now, she still felt a chill down her spine, as if she could still feel that bone-deep, soul-piercing agony!

"Eight Directions Temple, three suns!"

The expressions in the hall varied, and all felt greatly shaken; these words had already exceeded the bounds of their imagination!

"Senior, you came to seek Junior Li, surely not—!"

Xin Xin Wenhua pouring wine at the side could not hold back either — how had a fine banquet come to be dragged into talk of an apocalyptic crisis?

Qin Yun glanced at him, quite approvingly; this was a fine segue: "This tribulation originates from the Eight Directions Temple, and the method to break it must likewise lie within the Eight Directions Temple!"

"How to break it?"

Li Yuan too came back to his senses, and the others all looked toward Qin Yun!

Qin Yun, however, looked toward Chi He Lian!

Chi He Lian cursed inwardly, and answered with a wooden face: "According to the Academy's records, the Eight Directions Temple has drifted through the cosmos for countless tens of thousands of years, most likely in search of something. The blazing of the three great suns is the Eight Directions Temple guiding outsiders in; to stop it is virtually impossible!"

After a slight pause, she looked at the crowd and gave her conclusion: "There is only flight!"

Flight…

The crowd fell silent, but Li Yuan furrowed his brow; relying on the powerful perception granted by the bone ornament, he could faintly sense that when Chi He Lian said this, her words did not match her heart!

Her heart was coldly laughing, with a trace of Longhu Longhu Dandan compassion!

"What is she hiding?"

Li Yuan turned the thought over in his mind, but did not expose her, figuring he would leak it to Qin Yun later and let this old senior go interrogate her. He himself gave a light cough and asked: "If one hides inside You Jing, can one avoid it?"

He had leaked it to Qin Yun, letting this old senior go interrogate, while he himself gave a light cough and asked: "If one hides inside Ru You Jing, can one avoid it?"

Chi He Lian sneered coldly in her heart, but her face was very calm: "You Jing perfectly overlaps with the present world—it is simply invisible to the naked eye. If the present world suffers a calamity, You Jing will surely tremble along with it. There is no escaping by this means!"

Chi He Lian sneered coldly in his heart, but his face remained very calm: "You Jing and the present world overlap completely—it's just that the naked eye cannot glimpse them. If the present world suffers a calamity, You Jing will surely tremble along with it; there's no way to escape through this!"

Li Yuan asked again!

"Eight Directions Temple!"

Qin Yun glanced at Li Yuan, was silent for a moment, then said: "Hiding inside the Eight Directions Temple might allow one to avoid it, but even if one gathered all the incense offerings under heaven, how many people could be sent into the temple?"

Qin Yun glanced at Li Yuan, was silent for a moment before saying: "Hiding inside the Eight Directions Temple might allow one to avoid it, but even if one gathered all the incense offerings under heaven, how many people could be sent into the temple?"

Li Yuan glanced back at Qin Yun, and felt a surge of Solemn respect in his heart!

Upon hearing this news, he had only thought of taking his relatives, friends, and old acquaintances along with him—yet this old man actually wanted to take all the people under heaven along?

"Then, we can only wait for death?"

Nie Xianshan's face looked very unpleasant—he had just broken through the Heavenly Gang and hadn't yet

crossed hands with anyone!

"The path to life lies within You Jing!"

Qin Yun glanced at Chi He Lian, and the latter said with a wooden face: "You Jing is everywhere and connects to everything. If one can find from within You Jing a path leading to Tian Shi Yuan, then one can naturally avoid this calamity!"

Qin Yun glanced at Chi He Lian, and the latter said with a wooden face: "You Jing is everywhere and connects to everything. If one can find from within You Jing a path leading to Tian Shi Yuan, then one can naturally avoid this calamity!"

While Chi He Lian was speaking, Li Yuan's brow twitched slightly and he frowned!

He sensed malicious mockery. This woman's words were absolutely untrue—but there was indeed a path within You Jing leading to Tian Shi Yuan!

He had detected the malicious mockery—this woman's words were absolutely untrue, but within You Jing there really was a path leading to Tian Shi Yuan!

"You Jing!"

Xin Xin Wenhua listened in utter bewilderment. He wanted to ask, but was intimidated by the overly Solemn atmosphere within the hall, and could only suppress his doubts!

"Then, senior, you have come here to ask this junior disciple to find this path?"

Long Xi Xiang had already calmed down!

"Finding the path is one thing, but just as this old man said, the Eight Directions Temple cannot hold all the people under heaven, and neither can You Jing. This old man believes the true Po Fa Jie Zhi Fa must lie within the Eight Directions Temple—and that is also the purpose of this old man's coming here!"

Qin Yun was now clarifying his purpose: "Li Yuan, as the one who opened the temple, may possess advantages unknown to us. The key to Po Fa Jie Zhi Fa lies with him!"

"Senior, you think too highly of this junior!"

Li Yuan suddenly felt a weight settle on his heart. With his small frame, how could he bear such a heavy burden?

But feeling Qin Yun's gaze as solid as substance, he still braced himself, cupped his hands, and said: "

If senior has any instructions, this junior will surely give his full cooperation!"

"Shall we move to another place to talk?"

Qin Yun looked toward Long Xi Xiang. The latter's brow furrowed slightly, then smoothed out. He pulled Nie Xianshan up and walked out of the great hall. Xin Xin Wenhua wanted to listen in, but still followed them out!

Chi He Lian did not hesitate, turned around and left the hall!

The hall fell silent. Li Yuan felt the pressure was immense, and could not help glancing at Chi He Lian's departing back: "Senior, this person must be hiding something!"

The hall fell silent. Li Yuan only felt the pressure was immense, and couldn't help but look at Chi He Lian's departing back as she left the hall: "Senior, this person must be hiding something!"

Qin Yun was not surprised: "Within this person's divine soul, there is a restraint left by the Poison Dragon God, which cannot be forcibly searched. Although this old man has a few interrogation methods, it is still hard to avoid some oversights!"

Qin Yun was not surprised: "Within this person's divine soul, there is a restriction left by the Poison Dragon God, so a forceful search is impossible. Though this old man has a few interrogation methods, it's still hard to avoid some oversights!"

He paused, then said: "This old man roughly knows what she is hiding, it was simply inconvenient to speak of earlier!"

He paused, then said: "This old man roughly knows what she is hiding, it was just inconvenient to say earlier!"

Li Yuan was startled: "Inconvenient to speak of?"

"She concealed intelligence regarding these three suns. This person from beyond the heavens never lets go of her black umbrella, afraid of being exposed to the sun and moon—

"She concealed intelligence about these three suns. This person from beyond the heavens never lets the black umbrella leave her hand, afraid of being exposed beneath the sun and moon—"

Qin Yun glanced at Chi He Lian standing outside the hall holding her umbrella: "If this old man's guess is not wrong, the means by which the Eight Directions Temple seals off this realm is precisely these three great suns. Those seen by the sunlight

Qin Yun glanced at Chi He Lian standing outside the hall holding the umbrella: "If this old man's guess is not wrong, the means by which the Eight Directions Temple seals this heaven and earth is precisely these three great suns. Those touched by the sunlight will—"

"That doesn't seem right, does it?"

Li Yuan frowned. He had previously tried using that Eight Directions Token to leave the Eight Directions Temple's coverage range, and had seen Tian Shi Yuan within You Jing!

Could it be that only by being teleported through the token can one leave the range covered by the Eight Directions Temple?

"This point is absolutely true!"

Qin Yun was very certain: "Ancestor Dragon Demon once explored within You Jing for a hundred

years, even managing to track down the paths corresponding to the twelve Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, yet he never found a path leading beyond the heavens!"

years, even searching out the paths corresponding to the twelve Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, yet not finding at all a path leading beyond the heavens!"

Li Yuan thought for a moment, did not conceal it, and spoke of how he had once used that

token to walk out of this You Jing!

"Where is the token?"

Qin Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. The momentary loss of emotional control nearly made Li Yuan jump—the emotion was so intense it was like a towering wave, nearly drowning him!

Qin Yun's gaze suddenly lit up. That momentary emotional slip made Li Yuan almost jump up—the emotion was so intense it was like a raging storm, nearly drowning him!

Li Yuan took out that "Token of Li Yuan" and handed it over!

Li Yuan took out that "Token of Li Yuan" and handed it over!

"This token..."

Qin Yun tossed and turned, even pressing the token to his brow, but after a moment he still frowned and handed it back to Li Yuan: "This token should only be usable by you!"

Qin Yun rose and paced, as if pondering; after a moment, he said, "Be back shortly," and with a twist of his body he vanished from the spot—along with Chi He Lian outside the hall!

"This is—going to interrogate her?"

Li Yuan put away the token and began to mull over and replay the words of Qin Yun and that Chi He Lian in his mind!

"There will be a calamity in the future, that is beyond doubt. As for whether this calamity comes from forces beyond the heavens or from a solar eruption, no conclusion can be drawn yet. But a fallback route must be found in advance..."

Recalling what he had gained from listening to the Heavenly Sound last time, Daoist Li's heart was very calm!

He had taken the initiative to reveal which You Jing contained the road leading to Tian Shi Yuan for this very reason—that road clearly could not be traversed by one person alone!

His previous idea had been to go through Dao Master Long, the old Dragon Head, to invite the Wudadao Sect together to open up the road, but now it seemed that would not work!

If truly only those holding the token could walk out of the Eight Directions Temple's isolation, then it would be troublesome...

While Li Yuan was mulling this over in his heart, he suddenly heard an angry shout from outside the hall!

Before long, Qin Yun had returned to Daodadian, his face dark as water, holding a black umbrella in his hand, with bloody fingerprints still on the handle!

"What is this?" Li Yuan stood up!

"It's nothing, just let her get a bit of sun!"

Hearing the cursing from outside the hall, Li Yuan reached out and picked up that black umbrella. The instant the black umbrella touched his hand, he gave a start: "This umbrella..."

"This umbrella has the effect of concealing form and hiding Qi!"

Qin Yun poured himself a cup of wine without a care: "After all, she is a Grand Master, I still gave her some dignity along the way, but alas, alas!!"

"This umbrella is indeed not bad!"

"This umbrella is indeed not bad!"

Li Yuan played with it, a strange glint in his eyes!

【Shadow-Breaking Umbrella (Tier 7)】

【A Zhi Zhi Fa treasure crafted from a Shadow Fox and Shadow-Breaking Wood; as long as the umbrella does not leave the hand, the shadow does not leave the body, leaving no trace or Qi signature of oneself anywhere】

【Control Requirement: Fox Form, Mid-Grade Qi-Concealment Art at Great Completion】

【Control Effect: Tier 8 (Gold): Shadow-Breaking Tier 7 (Pale Gold),: Faint Oblivion】

How could it be merely "not bad"?

The moment the umbrella touched his hand, Li Yuan was startled—because he had seen this umbrella several times before, yet had never noticed any blade-light, or rather, had not paid attention!

【Faint Oblivion: The Shadow Fox is born within You Jing, a naturally occurring strange beast. By nature it is timid, fears light, fire, and sound!!! Those who are not strange beasts of You Jing, upon seeing it, are extremely prone to forgetting it】

An absolutely good thing.

"If you like it, keep it, but for you and me I'm afraid it's useless now!"

Qin Yun did not care about this umbrella!

"Many thanks, Senior!"

Li Yuan unceremoniously accepted the umbrella. He had both the Fox Form and the Qi-Concealment Art, so the moment it touched his hand he could control it!

Where is that road?

Qin Yun took out paper and brush!

Li Yuan did not hesitate, took the paper and brush and began to draw. Unlike the one he had given Zhou Ying, this map was centered on the Eight Directions Temple's current location!

It seemed, it was not too far either...

Qin Yun stroked his beard and watched from the side, comparing it with the map left by the Master back then, and quickly determined where that road leading to Tian Shi Yuan was!

This road is right here, it's just that this junior used the token to go straight there, so the specifics of the road along the way are unknown!

Li Yuan put down the brush!

"Knowing where this road is, we can verify my guess. Whether that woman speaks or not no longer matters much!"

Qin Yun carefully put away the map, restraining his urge to set out immediately

to explore, when suddenly he raised his hand. A streak of flowing light fell outside the hall, and a muffled grunt was heard. Pale-faced, Chi He Lian crawled up from the ground, her body trembling under the sunlight!

"Senior, are you going to You Jing?"

Li Yuan asked!

"Going to take a look!"

Qin Yun merely nodded. Just as he was preparing to leave, he seemed to remember something, turned to look at Li Yuan: "Before forging the Divine Palace, do not think of ambushing and killing Wan Wan Zhuliu—that old ghost inside him is not easy to provoke!"

Ah?

Li Yuan was startled, and with a wave of his hand Qin Yun vanished from the spot, taking Chi He Lian outside the hall with him!