Chapter 1487 - Capítulo 1487: 535: Completely Unexpected
Capítulo 1487: Chapter 535: Completely Unexpected
The one most likely behind the push for the Longevity Golden Immortal Calamity is Taiqing…
Li Ping’an felt not quite right.
It was a feeling akin to the emptiness after a collapse of belief.
On the way back to the Heavenly Court, he stood on a cloud, hidden from the scenery, seemingly contemplating some issues, yet at the same time, appearing to be in a daze.
Continuous streams of Qi Cultivators transformed into streaks of light, shooting toward the already crowded Heavenly Court gate;
Heavenly Soldiers could be seen rushing everywhere, posting notices, shouting messages, explaining to the Qi Cultivators that the heavenly calamity had no direct relation to the Heavenly Court.
The world indeed was bustling.
However, this hustle and bustle was not necessarily a good thing.
At a certain moment, Li Ping’an suddenly felt a sense of absurdity; he couldn’t quite discern whether his Transcender Teacher was good or evil, or perhaps the mere definition of good and evil itself was flawed.
He also couldn’t quite discern whether the Three Pure Ones were good or evil.
From the simplest perspective, depriving the freedom of beings to cultivate was a great evil in the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth.
From the perspective of allowing more beings to survive, to let heaven and earth endure longer, temporarily suppressing the power of beings, reducing their numbers, was not necessarily a bad thing;
But if one focuses on the long-term threat from the Transcender Teacher, maximizing the cultivation of skilled beings in a short time might be the only chance to counter the Transcender Teacher.
“Conflicted.”
Li Ping’an profoundly understood the deep meaning of these two words.
On one hand, he refused to believe that Taiqing was behind this.
On the other hand, he somewhat hoped that Taiqing was indeed behind it, expecting Taiqing and Laojun to provide him with a completely new perspective he had never considered before, explaining the necessity of their action.
“Forget it, I’ll just ask directly, there’s no point in overthinking.”
Emperor Li Tian gathered his spirits, and his figure directly crossed the Heavenly Court’s array, as if it were an empty place, and arrived in front of the Dou Rate Palace.
The door of the Dou Rate Palace was slightly ajar.
Li Ping’an walked out of the painting into the painting, stood at the door and waited for a moment, the door was pulled open from inside, and two very obedient-looking childish figures stepped over the threshold, bowing their heads in salute to Li Ping’an.
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm, Xiao Jin and Xiao Yin, no need for formalities, is Laojun inside the palace?”
“Laojun is engaged in alchemy, please come in.”
Xiao Jin and Xiao Yin respectfully moved aside and invited Li Ping’an into the Dou Rate Palace.
Moo——
The Green Ox under the tree in the corner greeted Li Ping’an.
Li Ping’an nodded with a smile to the Green Ox, then went straight to the alchemy room.
“Your Majesty…”
“Hey!”
Xiao Yin, who was about to stop Li Ping’an, was held back by Xiao Jin’s raised hand on his arm, the two childish figures exchanged glances and whispered to each other.
“Laojun must not be disturbed during alchemy.”
“But it depends on who must not be disturbed, do you dare to stop the Heavenly Emperor?”
“Well, okay, Laojun seems to only scold us, probably won’t scold the Heavenly Emperor.”
The Green Ox rolled its eyes and boredly swayed its tail.
Laojun’s alchemy room was both simple and grand.
The grandeur lay in the architecture; from a distance, it looked like a palace, close-up it resembled a tower house, pushing the door open reveals a small world inside, the ground misted with pure white fog, filled with abundant and pure Spiritual Power everywhere.
Simple, referred to the layout here.
At the center of the alchemy room was a purple-golden Eight Trigrams Furnace, with intricate patterns, countless prohibitions, and supported by the Yin Yang Platform, capturing the creation of heaven and earth and gathering the essence of the sun and moon.
Around the Eight Trigrams Furnace were tall cabinets, each compartment displaying countless heavenly materials and treasures.
Other than that, the alchemy room had no other furnishings.
Laojun was sitting in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace at this moment, with his back to Li Ping’an.
“Disciple greets Laojun.”
Li Ping’an stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Because it was a private setting, he did not put on the airs of the Heavenly Emperor.
Laojun slowly stood up, flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand, a beam of golden light protected the Eight Trigrams Furnace, then turned around to look at Li Ping’an, revealing a slight smile.
“Your Majesty comes for the matter of the Longevity Golden Immortal Calamity’s occurrence?”
“Indeed,” Li Ping’an stood straight, observing Laojun’s smile at the corner of his mouth, lightly sighed, “Laojun, is this really pushed by Shibozu? I’m having trouble accepting it, what is Shibozu’s intention?”
Laojun shook his head with a smile: “How have you determined that this matter was done by Taiqing Daoist friend?”
“The Heavenly Dao’s definite response to me was only that this matter wasn’t by Jie Yin and Zhunti.”
Li Ping’an said:
“I went to Azure Wander Palace, Holy Mother Palace, Jade Void Palace successively.
“Tongtian Shishuzu has a large number of disciples who haven’t achieved Golden Immortal status; if he were behind the push for the Longevity Calamity, he’d be intentionally harming his own disciples. Tongtian Shishuzu values emotions and righteousness, is especially loving towards his disciples, and even somewhat indulgent.
“It’s probably not done by Tongtian Shishuzu.
“Holy Mother Nuwa doesn’t have the position to do this.
“Additionally, I discussed extensively with Holy Mother the matter of modifying the Skycutter Great Array. During my visit to Holy Mother Palace, I’ve sensed changes in the array, indicating Holy Mother’s current focus is invested in this matter.
“It requires a significant amount of effort and dedication to use a Saint’s power to push the Longevity Calamity into emergence, presumably not done by Holy Mother Nuwa.
“I initially suspected Shizu the most, but… after conversing with Shizu, I’ve essentially ruled out Shizu’s involvement.
“Because you, Laojun, are in the Heavenly Court, I circled around also came back to ask you, thus everyone basically can’t lie, and the lie of a Saint would inevitably be discerned by you, Laojun.”
“It’s just that the disciple doesn’t understand why at this critical juncture must push for the Longevity Calamity.”
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