The moonlight was like frost, casting its glow over the workshop outside the Divine Capital, painting the rooftops of each house a snowy white.

The Great Venerable, as two days ago, was still in the same house, having not changed his residence.

Despite the Southern Heavenly Department's search throughout the workshop these past two days, relying on the Divine Travel Grand Protector to scour most of the large workshop, they still hadn't found the Great Venerable.

Several times, the Divine Travel Grand Protector sped by on the streets and rooftops, never thinking to search this place, nor did he inquire with the surrounding people about the house whose door remained closed day and night.

"Taiyin Huazhao."

The Great Venerable pushed open the window and, looking at the exceptionally bright moonlight outside, whispered, "Tianxuan has returned to the Divine Capital."

Not far behind him, dots and lines formed a star-studded symbol, evolving into a three-dimensional array formation, projecting a bewitching figure — it was none other than the Heavenly Charm True God of the Devil God Sect, still far away in Yong Province.

Within this Five Turbid Evil World, communication methods from too far away would be interfered with by the Five Vile Qi, and even corroded, but still, a very few special artifacts could avoid interference.

The Great Venerable's Book of Luo River Map was one of these rare special artifacts.

The projected voice from the array replied, "Half a day ago, Gongsun Qingyue handed over her affairs, presumably also returning to the Divine Capital with Tianxuan. Moreover, the Buddha Country's forces have retreated to Kunxu Mountain, and within a few days should be able to pass through Kunxu and return to the Western Land. Dinghu Sect's Kaiyang Martial Arts has also left, it seems the Heavenly Monarch is going to intervene."

"Of course he will intervene," the Great Venerable said lightly, "A hundred years ago, he incited the Bodhisattvas and Arhats of the Buddha Country to transmit the Dharma to the Great Zhou, facilitating the establishment of the Mahayana Sect. Unfortunately, he made a misstep back then and was instead used by the Awakener, even being caught in the cause and effect against the Daoist Lord, leading to the ruin of his physical body."

"The Awakener's move was extremely secretive; had it not been for Ye Ru's disclosure, this Venerable wouldn't have realized that the Awakener had already confronted the Heavenly Monarch back then."

"A hundred years later, the people the Heavenly Monarch planted in the Buddha Kingdom have risen again, and this time it's his turn to strike at the Awakener. Whether out of personal vendetta or to take over the Buddha Country and harvest the incense, the Heavenly Monarch will surely intervene this time."

The Great Venerable spoke as he gestured with his hand, the complex array took on Da Yan's Number, evolving layer by layer, yet it never reached a conclusion.

"The Awakener is skilled in the Way of Cause and Effect, also being a Great Awakened, with a superb Mental State, and has not even integrated a Buddha Fruit. Others might fail to advance to the Second Grade, but if he can resolve his concerns, he still has some grasp of success. The Promotion Ceremony to Second Grade is entirely not a problem for him."

As the Great Venerable spoke, he gently tapped, and a few more variables joined the array formation.

"If the Awakener succeeds, the world's third grade will all panic; if the Awakener fails, it will be more a curse than a blessing, and the Buddha Kingdom will become very lively this time."

The Daoist Lord, the Heavenly Monarch, Ye Ru, and he, the world's number one troublemaker, were all confirmed to intervene. The Great Venerable's avatar, Witch Zhen, also known as the Fourth King of the Fire House Buddha Hell, had set out after the Battle of Yong Province, and even this main body was to be moved as well.

Besides these, there were other third-grade Sixth Brothers.

A hundred years ago, they secretly aided Ye Ru in establishing the Fire House Buddha Hell to counter the Buddha Kingdom. A hundred years later, the Awakener and Ye Ru have both emerged, and those Sixth Brothers who can attend will basically come.

Six Supreme Masters, besides the deceased Emperor, the remaining five will all be involved, along with other third grades, the Buddha Kingdom cannot avoid commotion.

With the variables added by the Great Venerable, the calculation array became even more complex. As the Great Venerable spoke, the array shifted rapidly, yet still could not yield a result, ultimately collapsing outright.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Charm True God knew that even the Great Venerable could not disentangle the future changes in the Buddha Kingdom; there were simply too many variables.

The Great Venerable casually extinguished the collapsed array, then said, "Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue's return should be to ensure the marriage between Gongsun Qingyue and Jiang Li, to stabilize the court. A brother's marriage, the elder brother cannot be absent. After I send Jiang Li a wedding gift, I will personally go to the Buddha Kingdom."

"Oh? Is that so?" The Heavenly Charm True God revealed a teasing smile, "Isn't it rather to meet that Long Princess? I heard Gongsun Qingyue say, the Great Venerable is very concerned about the Long Princess, not retaliating when beaten, not talking back when scolded, and occasionally having to kneel on the Fire Lotus. It's no wonder that even after all these years, no one in the Royal Family suspected the true identity of the Long Prince Consort."

You tell me that the one who kneels on the Fire Lotus is the Great Venerable?

Are you crazy or am I crazy?

The Great Venerable is shameless, not masochistic.

Because of this, even when Feng Manlou blatantly revealed his surname, few doubted his relation to the Feng Family. Later, when Feng Manlou exposed the Feng Family's identity, still no one suspected he was the Great Venerable.

Until that scene occurred several days ago.

"The Long Princess..."

The Great Venerable wore a look of reminiscence as he uttered the three words "Long Princess."

"People change, even if I can maintain my Mental State and always be as energetic as in my youth, it doesn't mean my thoughts will remain unchanged," his reminiscence faded with his words, becoming indifferent, "Moreover, I did not actually meet her in my youth but had my youthful self meet her."

The two "youth" phrases represented entirely different meanings.

The present Great Venerable and the youthful Great Venerable are entirely different.

Moreover, to the Great Venerable who masters the Cosmic Light Divine Ability, the difference between his forty-year-old self and his two-hundred-forty-year-old self may indeed span more than two hundred years.

No matter how consistent his external appearance may be, how can the mentality remain identical?

At this moment, the Great Venerable lacked his usual nonchalance, making him seem unfamiliar even to the Heavenly Charm True God.

"Time truly is an incredible power."

The master of the Cosmic Light Divine Ability expressed this sentiment and then said, "Before my actual self departs for the Buddha Country, you should stay in Yong Province for a while. If you have time, help our Jiang Sikong spread some fame. Coincidentally, those foxes on Huqi Mountain in Yong Province are suited for this task; you can have them cooperate."

The Great Venerable finished speaking and gently waved his hand, dispersing the projection.

He looked at the moonlight outside the window, and once again, the experiences of the past twenty years surged in his mind.

Among them, the memories belonging to Long Prince Consort Feng Manlou only occupied one eighth.

The Great Venerable's avatars traveled to various places, as many avatars as he had, he possessed that many sets of twenty years.

The Great Venerable had been promoted to third grade for over two hundred years, how many sets of two hundred years did he have?

Besides himself, no one knew.

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In the shadowy palace, two ghostly lights appeared, tearing through the darkness.

King You slowly opened his eyes, the ghostly light in his eyes seemed to activate the mechanisms in the hall, lighting one ghost fire after another, illuminating the palace.

Simultaneously, rolling Yin Qi surged forth, within it, three fire eyes opened, gazing at the recently awakened King You.

"Ancestor."

King You lowered his head and said, "Earlier this afternoon, Jiang Li went to Nanli Palace to meet the Princess, and afterward news spread from Nanli Palace, instructing the royal clan to prepare for the wedding. Jiang Li is likely to marry Gongsun Qingyue shortly."

The Yin World is sealed, outsiders cannot enter, and those inside cannot leave, yet the Yin Law Department within the Yin World still maintains contact with the Yang World.

King You's Dao Fruit Divine Power, [Dream Dragon Slayer], allows him to manifest his form in dreams, walk the Yang World, ensuring the connection between the Yin Law Department, the royal clan, and all subordinates remains unbroken.

"This lad is truly flawless."

Earth Uncle listened to King You's report, feeling somewhat disappointed but not surprised.

If it were anyone else, even elders like the Second Prince, suddenly holding great power might tempt them into excessive pride, aiming to completely eradicate their opposition.

However, Jiang Li is absolutely not prone to such oversights, even when holding all the advantages, his actions remain flawless.

After such an ordeal, even if someone in the Ji Family harbors hatred towards Jiang Li, they wouldn't risk their life opposing him recklessly.

With a way out, the resentment within dissipates, there's no longer the desperation and madness of facing a dead end.

"Ancestor, what should we do next?" King You asked.

Jiang Li's actions are flawless, even if occasional oversights occur, they aren't certain whether it's deliberate on Jiang Li's part. Jiang tends to fish for schemes, they must remain cautious.

In this situation, even King You doesn't know the next course of action.

Continuously sealing the Yin World, shutting themselves in, what difference is there from a slow death? Jiang Li will not remain static, while the Yin Law Department seals the Yin World, he will continue progressing, maybe one day he'll become Supreme.

When that time comes, the Yin Law Department will stand even less chance.

Yet, Earth Uncle doesn't show a sense of defeat.

Flickering obscure colors could be seen within the fire eye, Earth Uncle said, "No need to worry, as I dared to seal the Yin World, naturally there is a retreat."

"From my years of investigation, before the End of Dharma, the Yin World should be split into several parts, some have been destroyed by the Five Turbid Evil Worlds, while others still remain. The Yin World we occupy is one of them, and another part is controlled by the Buddha Country."

King You was invigorated by these words, realizing Earth Uncle's intention.

"The ancestor means, we can plan to connect the two sides of the Yin World and return to the Yang World from there?" King You asked.

"Heh," Earth Uncle laughed a sinister laugh, "Now, with chaos brewing in the Buddha Country, sure to cause casualties, if we can connect to that piece of Yin Soil, occupy and draw in the residual souls of the fallen creatures in the Buddha Country, it'll assist my cultivation. Once I've mastered the [Yin Talisman Scripture], it won't be a problem to return to the Divine Capital and compete with the Jiang lad."

The Heavenly Monarch is alive, thus he draws on the incense fire thought power of people to form the Yellow Heaven.

Earth Uncle, however, as a ghost cultivator, can directly absorb the thoughts of souls, achieving a Netherworld Heaven.

The [Yin Talisman Scripture] given by the Heavenly Monarch is incomplete, but Earth Uncle is confident that with his understanding of the [Form Tomb], suitable adjustments can be made. Moreover, he possesses what it takes to surpass the original version.

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