Chapter 835 - 785 Heavenly Mystery Dao
Chapter 835 -785 Heavenly Mystery Dao
Atop Shenxiao Mountain, Pei Xuanjing quietly practiced his spells, observing all the events unfolding in the world beneath him. However, he let everything take its course, not showing the slightest intention to interfere.
Pei Xuanjing’s attitude naturally influenced many people. At least while Pei Xuanjing remained noncommittal, those from the Taoist Academy, as well as the Shenxiao Sect and various forces from the Taoist Schools, contained themselves, observing the situation with detached interest, even though they were qualified and had the opportunity to intervene.
The Witch Deity Teaching sought to restore its position as the chief ritual in the human race. The issue was indeed serious, yet, to the Confucian Gate, it meant the weakening of their authority, while for other forces, it seemed to have little impact. In fact, some were even pleased to see it happen.
It’s important to remember that, although the Witch Sacrifice lineage was rather overbearing when they held control of ritual ceremonies, they weren’t particularly opposed to the various forces teaching and recruiting disciples. But after the Confucian Gate replaced the Witch Sacrifice, they were even more domineering. They expelled forces from other factions, barring them from entering the Court, putting Confucianism on a pedestal, abolishing all other lineages, and even eroding the authority and reputation of other parties, causing great dissatisfaction.
Now that the Witch Sacrifice lineage had initiated the challenge, it was actually what the other factions were hoping for—they wanted the two to fight. At least under such circumstances, with a conflict at hand, the other parties would have the opportunity to place their bets and pick sides, which could help them seize more interests.
Of course, a struggle over ritual ceremonies could not be resolved overnight—it would take time to determine the ultimate victor since both sides possessed sufficient power and strength.
For the various forces between Heaven and Earth, the most pressing matter was to initiate the plan to merge the worlds; this was of the utmost importance.
Finally, after nearly a hundred years of preparation, the base points of the Formation Techniques necessary for merging the two worlds had been readied. The plan to merge the worlds was about to begin.
Pei Xuanjing, who had originally been in seclusion on Shenxiao Mountain, received a message just as he was preparing to leave and encountered an old acquaintance—an individual who had long been absent, almost leaving no traces, now appeared on Shenxiao Mountain.