Yan Zhaoge closed his eyes and pondered for a while. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at Yang Jian, asking, “Do you know if the Great Daoist Xuandu received the Purple Tenuity Emperor’s letter?
Or someone else’s letter? “
“There was a letter.”
Yang Jian revealed a look of admiration and nodded, “Senior apprentice-uncle Xuandu asked the Elder Lord about it. The Elder Lord didn’t say anything, so senior apprentice-uncle Xuandu handled it himself.”
“In the end, senior apprentice-uncle Xuandu went to the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace. However, he was obstructed by the Dipankara Ancient Buddha.”
Yan Zhaoge raised his head slightly.
After a while, a bitter smile appeared on his face, “Listening to what you said, it’s really a blow to my spirit.”
The Elder Lord’s thoughts couldn’t be guessed. It was too uncertain to rely on him.
“It’s also hard to figure out the Elder Lord’s thoughts outside of Daoism.” Yang Jian smiled, “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made a move during the Middle era.”
“As the saying goes, one’s dao heart is hard to fathom. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do. It’s normal for him to change his mind after making a decision. It’s absurd to use normal people’s morals and thinking habits to demand such an existence.”
Yang Jian’s smile didn’t diminish. He sighed, “To put it boldly, it’s not impossible for the Elder Lord to suddenly make a move and exterminate the entire Three Clear lineage. There’s no reason for it. Perhaps he had such thoughts at that time and did it. There’s no reason to talk about it. The reason in our eyes is useless to the Elder Lord.”
“If we’re still restricted by the reason of this world, how can we call it transcendence?”
Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng remained silent.
What Yang Jian said just now was naturally an extreme assumption. However, it wasn’t impossible.
From a certain perspective, this assumption was the same as the Elder Lord fighting against the other Dao Ancestors in order to protect the Daoism lineage.
“It’s not that our reason is useless.” Yan Zhaoge added, “It might be useless, but it might also be useful.”
It was up to the Elder Lord to decide whether to follow the world’s logic or not.
Perhaps in his eyes, all living beings in this world, no matter if they were orthodox Daoism, Immortal Court heretics, Buddhism, Demon Race, or even Nine Underworlds Great Devils, were all equal without any difference.
It was also possible that in the next moment, he would be extremely protective and actively participate in the game with the other Dao Ancestors for the sake of caring for the direct descendants of the Dao Sect. He would do anything.
It was even possible for him to help the Celestial Court suppress the orthodox Daoism lineage.
Of course, most of the time, the Grand Supreme Elder’s reaction to the world was indifferent.
However, what made everyone helpless was that they could not guess what the Grand Supreme Elder was thinking. There was no pattern to it. They could only be sure when he really made a move.
When a Dao Realm powerhouse made a move, it was likely that there was a deeper meaning behind it. At that time, it was difficult to see through his true thoughts.
This was the reason why the other forces did not exterminate the orthodox Daoism.
Perhaps when others attacked, the Grand Supreme Elder did not care.
However, many years later, there was no telling when the Grand Supreme Elder would suddenly turn hostile without warning and seek revenge.
In terms of strength, the Elder Supreme Lord was equivalent to the Grand Pure Lord of Dao and Virtue before he transcended. It was enough to make other Dao Ancestors fear him.
There were only a few Dao Ancestors in total. In the battle between them, the sudden addition of the Grand Supreme Elder was enough to affect the balance of the battle.
What was even more terrifying was that no one could guarantee if the Grand Supreme Elder represented the will of the Three Clear Grand Masters that had already transcended.
The Three Clear Grand Masters that had already transcended were like the Grand Supreme Elder – hard to fathom.
Perhaps the Three Clear Grand Masters wouldn’t care if the Grand Supreme Elder’s projection perished.
However, it might provoke the Three Clear Grand Masters to descend upon the world once again.
That was something that no one would be happy to see.
“After all, even if the Tathagata Buddha and Nuwa Sovereign who had also transcended returned, the result would still be two against three.”
Unfortunately, the awkward thing was that the orthodox Daoism could not guarantee that they would benefit from this.
They might even suffer from a calamity.
“This is a pain in the ass …” Yan Zhaoge held his forehead and smiled bitterly, “However, think optimistically. The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord’s heart must not be at peace for the past few years.”
In the past, he took a risk and succeeded.
However, who knew when the Grand Supreme Elder would suddenly look for revenge?
Of course, there might also be surprises. For example, the Grand Supreme Elder might help the Immortal Court.
However, this would either lead to great sorrow or great joy. However, the sorrow and joy weren’t decided by him. Moreover, he didn’t know when it would happen and whether it would happen for sure. Not many people would like it.
At the very least, Yan Zhaoge didn’t like it.
“This is the current situation in front of us.”
Yang Jian smiled, “There’s no use in being dissatisfied or complaining. The key is to guide the situation to develop in a direction that’s beneficial to us.”
He said in a self-mocking manner, “I’ve been recuperating in the Tushita Palace for the past few years. Even if the Grand Supreme Elder didn’t care about me, I’ve still benefited from it.”
“That’s natural.”
Yan Zhaoge also smiled, “The so-called ‘if’ is only an ‘if’ for now. In reality, the reason why our orthodox Daoism still exists and shows signs of revival is more or less related to the Grand Supreme Elder.”
The smile on his face slowly disappeared, “Only, time waits for no man.”
“Regarding the Immortal Ending Ancient Sword, don’t be impatient.” Yang Jian stood up, “I’ll give you an answer later.”
Then, he passed a talisman to Yan Zhaoge.
The treasure written on the talisman belonged to the Earth Queen.
Yan Zhaoge received the talisman and kept it carefully. Then, he cupped his hands towards Yang Jian, “Thank you, Daoist brother.”
“It’s already been quite long. Let’s end our conversation here. Let’s meet again.” Yang Jian nodded towards Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng.
His figure gradually disappeared, and the brilliant starry river in front of him started collapsing.
The dim yellow radiance reappeared from afar, as if the boundaries of the cosmos had shrunk, replacing the starry river and the cosmos, manifesting a world.
The concept of the Earth Queen’s earthly deity reappeared, and that warm and heavy feeling enveloped Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng once again.
“See you again.” The Earth Queen’s voice resounded and went far away. The dim yellow world disintegrated.
Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng returned to the real boundless void’s outskirts.
Yang Jian transformed into the Earth Queen’s earthly deity and traversed the void.
After a long and arduous journey, he once again merged with a star and waited quietly.
After a long time, an old man suddenly appeared within the star. He wore a fishtail crown and a red robe. His appearance was strange, and he had a long beard.
In front of the old man, a graceful, gentle, and dignified woman appeared. She seemed like the Mother Earth.
“I’m happy to see you, Daoist Houtu.” The red-robed old man stroked his beard and smiled.
The woman said mildly, “It’s all thanks to Daoist Xuandu’s help, allowing me to recuperate in the Tushita Palace. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to live until now to see you again.”