Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1875: Chapter 1126: Strange Shift in the Situation (Part 2)

Treasure True Monarch stroked his silver-white beard, pondering without speaking.

Jin Hua True Monarch said directly, ”What other viewpoint can there be? Since they’ve already made a move, then we just keep a low profile!”

”Low profile?” Wan Hong showed a somewhat thoughtful expression.

The might of Heavenly Constitution Road was still immense; at the very least, Wan Hong for now had no intention of going against Heavenly Constitution Road.

Likewise, Jin Hua True Monarch had no such intention. In their hearts, they both held a certain reverence toward Heavenly Constitution Road.

”I’m only afraid that even if we don’t want to provoke them, they’ll come to provoke us instead!” Treasure True Monarch said.

”Exactly. Since they’ve already taken action, how could they overlook us?” Wan Hong felt uneasy.

Jin Hua True Monarch frowned. ”Then we avoid them.”

”How do we avoid them?” Treasure True Monarch looked at her.

”Seal off Hundred Realms Cave Heaven.” Jin Hua True Monarch said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone furrowed their brows.

Sealing Hundred Realms Cave Heaven sounded simple, but doing it was far from easy.

Yang Zhenshan had been able to seal Life Realm Immortal Palace because the Yang family at that time didn’t have much industry in the real world.

But Ten Thousand Treasures Sect was different. Outside, Ten Thousand Treasures Sect not only had Wanbao Immortal City, but also many Ten Thousand Treasures Stores.

If Ten Thousand Treasures Sect sealed Hundred Realms Cave Heaven, that would be equivalent to abandoning Wanbao Immortal City and those Ten Thousand Treasures Stores.

This was almost the same as giving up the very foundation of Ten Thousand Treasures Sect.

Seeing that everyone seemed to disagree with her proposal, Jin Hua True Monarch spoke again: ”We might not fear those few Taoist Envoys of Heavenly Constitution Road, but what if Wan Daoist Master comes?”

”Could we possibly withstand the might of a Taoist Master?”

Hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but sigh.

Who could withstand Heavenly Canon Daoist Master?

Even if Heavenly Canon Daoist Master was now at the point of oil running dry and the lamp about to go out, he was still not someone they could block.

Ten Thousand Treasures Sect had many trump cards; perhaps they could fight Heavenly Canon Daoist Master to a draw, but no one dared guarantee they could truly stand against Heavenly Canon Daoist Master.

”Can’t we first see how things unfold? Maybe they won’t move against us.” someone said.

Following the voice, Jin Hua True Monarch glanced over. ”When it’s a matter of life and death, how can we harbor a fluke mentality?”

Would Heavenly Constitution Road move against Ten Thousand Treasures Sect?

Aside from people of Heavenly Constitution Road itself, no one knew.

Maybe they would, maybe they wouldn’t.

But they couldn’t pin their hopes on a ’maybe’.

Either they prepared to fight to the death, or they hid away to lie low.

”Then can we unite with other forces to jointly oppose Heavenly Constitution Road?” someone else suggested.

This time Jin Hua True Monarch did not refute it, but Treasure True Monarch spoke up: ”Who can we unite with? Unpredictable Ghost Sect, or Hengshan Sect?”

Unpredictable Ghost Sect was naturally impossible. Although Ten Thousand Treasures Sect had no enmity with Unpredictable Ghost Sect, they also had no dealings; they all disapproved of Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s way of doing things.

Hengshan Sect was a possibility, but Hengshan Sect and Ten Thousand Treasures Sect were also competitors. Both sides wanted to vie for the Authority Master position. Under such circumstances, how could they establish a foundation of trust, and how could they unite closely together?

If they couldn’t truly unite in close concert, then there was no point.

Uniting with other forces was clearly unreliable.

Wan Hong took a deep breath and said solemnly, ”Then we seal Hundred Realms Cave Heaven.”

Everyone fell into silence, which was tantamount to acquiescing to Wan Hong’s decision.

Of course, sealing Hundred Realms Cave Heaven didn’t mean Ten Thousand Treasures Sect would completely abandon everything in the outside world.

Ten Thousand Treasures Sect was reputed to have a hundred Grotto Heavens. Hundred Realms Cave Heaven was the sect’s core Grotto Heaven and could be sealed temporarily, but their other Grotto Heavens could still leave portals open to the outside.

Wan Hong’s thinking was actually the same as Yang Zhenshan’s: find some remote mountain ravine to open a portal, thus sealing Hundred Realms Cave Heaven while still not cutting off contact with the outside world completely.

Though this would greatly impact Wanbao Immortal City and the Ten Thousand Treasures Stores, it wouldn’t make Ten Thousand Treasures Sect completely lose its foothold outside.

Very soon, Ten Thousand Treasures Sect began to act. First they recalled their Golden Core Cultivators from outside, then entrusted Wanbao Immortal City to four Immortal Clans, and finally opened the Protection Array of the Immortal City’s Inner City, closing the passage between Hundred Realms Cave Heaven and the outside world.

This move by Ten Thousand Treasures Sect immediately caused a stir in Wanhua Central Domain—if even Ten Thousand Treasures Sect was hiding, then what about the other forces?

Hengshan Sect didn’t hide, because they still had to battle the South Sea Demon Court.

Unpredictable Ghost Sect didn’t hide either, because they also had to battle Wanhua Demon Court.

However, those two battlefields suddenly quieted down. Whether it was Hengshan Sect and Unpredictable Ghost Sect, or the South Sea Demon Court and Wanhua Demon Court, at this time they all chose to furl their flags and silence their drums.

For a time, it seemed the entire Wanhua Domain was at peace. The wars that had lasted for a hundred years entered a rare period of peace.

Everyone was waiting for Heavenly Constitution Road’s response, yet Heavenly Constitution Road also went silent.

Heavenly Constitution Road naturally had its own Grotto Heaven; its core was likewise within a Grotto Heaven. But Heavenly Constitution Road also had a station in the real world—that was the Heavenly Constitution Dao Court.

Heavenly Constitution Dao Court was located at the very center of Central Domain, which was east of Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters and north of Hengshan Mountain Range, perched atop Heavenly Might Mountain.

This Heavenly Might Mountain didn’t really count as a majestic mountain; it could only be called a peak neither high nor low.

But this mountain was the most awe-inspiring peak in Wanhua Domain, because on its summit stood Heavenly Constitution Dao Court.

A mountain need not be high; with an immortal, it is spiritual.

Heavenly Might Mountain had once been bustling, but now it was utterly desolate. No spiritual light shone upon the mountain, no figures could be seen, and even the golden roof of the Dao Court had vanished.

At first, no one noticed this, but as time passed, many people suddenly realized that Heavenly Constitution Dao Court had disappeared.

Heavenly Constitution Dao Court had disappeared?

How was that possible?

Everyone who received this news wore an expression of disbelief.

Aside from Heavenly Constitution Road itself, who could make Heavenly Constitution Dao Court vanish from Heavenly Might Mountain?

But why would Heavenly Constitution Road take away Heavenly Constitution Dao Court?

This bizarre development made the various forces even more reluctant to stir.

Thus, the peace in Wanhua Domain actually continued.

A peaceful Wanhua Domain was something no one had anticipated.

Even Yang Zhenshan felt utterly baffled.

Inside Pill Hall.

While doing Alchemy, Yang Zhenshan heard this news from Lin Qihe and couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.

”How could Heavenly Constitution Dao Court disappear?”

He kept his attention on the situation within the Sealing Spirit Mysterious Fire Furnace, muttering to himself in bewilderment.

Lin Qihe shook his head. ”Who knows! Allegedly it’s already been gone for quite some time; it might have disappeared right after they wiped out Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!”

”Could it be that they’ve hidden themselves too? Good grief—are we playing hide-and-seek now?” Yang Zhenshan said.

If others hid themselves, that was one thing; after all, everyone feared an attack from Heavenly Constitution Road.

But why would Heavenly Constitution Road hide itself?

Could it be that Wanhua Domain still had some existence that Heavenly Constitution Road was wary of?

Yang Zhenshan’s heart moved—this really wasn’t impossible.

”Is there any existence in Wanhua Domain that Heavenly Constitution Road is wary of?”

Lin Qihe was taken aback. ”There shouldn’t be!”

”If not in Wanhua Domain, then outside Wanhua Domain?” Yang Zhenshan said.

”What do you mean?” For the moment, Lin Qihe didn’t understand what Yang Zhenshan was getting at.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes flashed as he said, ”The Void doesn’t contain only the single Realm of Wanhua Domain. Strictly speaking, the Void holds countless Realms. We cannot travel to other Realms because we fear losing ourselves in the Void—but can Cultivators of other Realms really not find Wanhua Domain?”

”Heavenly Canon Daoist Master is not a true Taoist Master; he’s only an Authority Master!”

”Wanhua Domain has no true Taoist Master—but do the other Realms also lack one?”

”If a Taoist Master visits Wanhua Domain, do you think Heavenly Canon Daoist Master would be wary?”

Lin Qihe stared blankly for quite a while before saying, ”But why would a Taoist Master from another Realm come to Wanhua Domain? Would he also want the Authority Master seat?”

”A Taoist Master naturally doesn’t need an Authority Master seat—but what about a Taoist Master’s relatives and descendants?” Yang Zhenshan said.

Lin Qihe frowned. ”There’s no legend like that in Wanhua Domain.”

”The lack of legends doesn’t mean there’s no truth.” Yang Zhenshan felt his speculation was reasonable; otherwise, there was no other explanation for why Heavenly Constitution Road would hide itself.