Chapter 546

"Di Ge Lao felt the matter was strange, so he reported it to the court—how to handle it."

Shangguan Wan'er had finally finished explaining the contents of this scroll in detail.

Wu Zetian listened, and her curiosity was piqued as well.

The Qinglong Society put out a bounty, and then the place where the bounty was posted collapsed by nearly half, and someone set up a maze formation to keep people from approaching?

"In that case, have the National Preceptor Yuan Shoucheng go there personally."

Since it concerned the Qinglong Society, Wu Zetian immediately grew interested and issued an order.

Yuan Shoucheng not only had decent cultivation, but was also well-versed in fate-reading and the principles of change, and moreover understood the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams.

Although the maze formation on this mountain could bewilder Qian Niu Wei experts, it might not be able to bewilder Yuan Shoucheng.

Yet another Cave Heaven.

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, outside the great hall, Yuan Shoucheng suddenly came running over.

"Mm? What is it?"

Wu Zetian found it strange—she had just mentioned sending Yuan Shoucheng north, so how did this old man already know?

"The matter of Beizhen in Youzhou in the north—does Your Majesty already know of it?"

Yuan Shoucheng's expression was grim; he glanced at Shangguan Wan'er, then spoke.

"Oh? You know about the Beizhen matter too?"

Confidential intelligence and the like in the Great Tang Realm were generally managed by Shangguan Wan'er or Di Renjie.

What Yuan Shoucheng oversaw was the Qin Tian Jian.

It was specifically responsible for divination, deducing heavenly secrets, and the like.

The matter of Beizhen—even Wu Zetian had only just learned of it from Shangguan Wan'er; could Yuan Shoucheng have divined it in advance?

Sure enough, Yuan Shoucheng was heard to speak:

"The other day, the seismograph of the Qin Tian Jian trembled. This old minister immediately performed divination and deduction, and discovered unusual activity at Beizhen."

"Then I pulled out classified materials and, after further deduction, actually discovered an extraordinary matter."

"What is it?" Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er were also somewhat curious.

"To the north of Beizhen there is a mountain, and on the mountain there is a temple called Lanruo Temple."

"Before the Great Tang was established, a demonic faction called the 'Yinyue Dynasty' was entrenched here."

"This faction produced extraordinary Demon Lords for six consecutive generations."

"In the demonic paths of the world, almost all who submitted to them flourished, and all who defied them perished."

"Later, within the Wu Lin, there was a hidden sect called 'Xuanxinzheng Sect,' who somehow—"

"Sealed this 'Yinyue Dynasty' away."

Yuan Shoucheng finished speaking slowly.

Since the founding of the Great Tang, several hundred years had passed.

This demonic faction had actually established a dynasty?

The key point was that there was no record of it in the Great Tang's secret histories either.

Wu Zetian listened, and was somewhat curious as well.

"Then why was such a powerful faction sealed away?"

This isn't some mythological tale—how could one seal away such an enormous faction entirely?

"The location of the 'Yinyue Dynasty' is precisely one of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens."

"That 'Xuanxinzheng Sect' was highly skilled; they used an ancient formation to seal this demonic faction away!"

So another Cave Heaven had appeared!

All along, the Great Tang had one and only one Cave Heaven.

That was the secret realm of the Great Tang imperial family; generally, the National Guardian Worshippers and the Imperial Worshippers cultivated inside it on a regular basis.

Wu Zetian had always believed there were no other Cave Heavens within the Great Tang Realm.

She never expected that in this remote corner of Youzhou, far to the north, there would actually be such a Cave Heaven.

"Oh? In that case, could the Qinglong Society's bounty also be fake?"

Although Shangguan Wan'er was also curious about the Cave Heaven blessed land and the Yinyue Dynasty,

the Qinglong Society was clearly more worthy of attention.

"It's possible! Given the Qinglong Society's character, if that Liu Ruofei really did steal a treasure—"

"and the Yinyue Dynasty happens to be a Cave Heaven—"

"they would have long since dispatched absolute forces to seize it."

Wu Zetian accepted Shangguan Wan'er's deduction.

Not to mention distant cases—ever since the War God Palace, whenever a Cave Heaven appeared in the world,

there was never one that the Qinglong Society did not reach for!

"Then should we take this Cave Heaven for ourselves?"

Shangguan Wan'er asked Wu Zetian.

From Yuan Shoucheng's description, the Yinyue Dynasty was clearly no easy opponent.

This Cave Heaven may be good, but one must be able to defeat or subdue the Yinyue Dynasty first!

"Your Majesty, this old minister suggests that finding that Xuanxinzheng Sect and understanding the full details of the Yinyue Dynasty should be the first priority."

Yuan Shoucheng offered his suggestion.

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment, then nodded,

"The National Preceptor speaks wisely! The strength of the Yin Moon Dynasty is unclear — only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle!"

"Wan'er, pass an order to Minister Di to seal off all news from Beizhen — not a word must leak."

"Also, within the Wu Lin, move quickly to seek out information on the Xuanxinzheng Sect."

"Since they were the ones who initiated the sealing of the Yin Moon Dynasty back then, they must know the most about this cave heaven."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Shangguan Wan and Yuan Shoucheng immediately bowed and accepted the order.

……

Dongjun Yanfei is of the Yin-Yang Family of Great Qin, second only to Lord Donghuang Taiyi.

Several years ago, for reasons unknown, she was sealed atop the Mirage Loft by Lord Donghuang Taiyi and the Moon Goddess working together.

Not long ago, for reasons unknown, she actually escaped from the Mirage Loft.

After coming out, she learned that the situation under heaven had changed drastically.

The three great dynasties stood in a tripartite balance, and Yunzhou had returned powerfully.

The five great dynasties — Great Han, Great Sui, Great Ming, and others — had all become subordinate to a single Qinglong Society organization.

Her heart stirred; she felt that if she wished to escape the Yin-Yang Family's control, she could only go to the Qinglong Society.

Great Han was closest to Great Qin, so she first ran toward Great Han.

When she reached the Qin-Han border, just about to enter Great Han territory—

Lord Donghuang Taiyi, leading the Yin-Yang Family's elites, had finally found her.

Upon a stretch of barren plains, Lord Donghuang Taiyi used Yin-Yang arts to invert and disorder this space.

Then, using the art of fate-divination, he muddled the workings of heaven in this region.

Anyone passing through here whose strength was not greater than his would be unable to perceive anything.

Lord Donghuang Taiyi was originally ranked thirty-eighth on the Heavenly Dao Golden List, a cultivator at the peak of the Heaven-Human Realm.

These past days, Hearing Ying Zheng had felt the pressure from the Qinglong Society.

He had not hesitated to use Great Qin's secret treasures to raise his strength.

Now, Lord Donghuang Taiyi had reached the early stage of the Supreme Mythical Realm.

Combined with Yin-Yang arts, the art of fate-divination, and the like,

If the list were ranked again, he was estimated to be able to enter the top thirty!

"Yanfei! Why can't you stay properly at the Mirage Loft and insist on running about?"

Lord Donghuang Taiyi, cloaked within that great coat-rack frame, revealed neither joy nor anger.

All around stood Star Soul, the Moon Goddess, and the five Elders of the Yin-Yang Family.