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Chapter 478: The Alliance of the Surplus Son-in-Law
Chapter 478: The Alliance of the Surplus Son-in-Law
The Northern Jin Realm and the Great Ming Realm simultaneously opened their void realm gateways.
And both gateways led to the same place, Lian Shan, one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Lin Xiaoyi, Ye Zhao, Ye Ying, Ye Chunyue, and others from the Northern Jin Realm hesitated before entering, fearing unknown risks.
Firstly, Lian Shan no longer resembled its former appearance when the Ye Clan was in control.
Secondly, Lian Shan had been in seclusion for a long time, delaying its return to the realm, hinting at something unusual.
As the spiritual energy from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths surged into the realms, the connection between the realms and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths became increasingly close.
Often, it wasn't the realm dwellers searching for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; instead, a realm would suddenly reappear in the human world on its own accord.
On the contrary, a realm that hadn't returned for a long time might have its internal mysteries.
Regarding Lian Shan, Lin Xiaoyi and Ye Zhao were both eager and apprehensive.
They cautiously stood outside the gateway, carefully observing and sensing the surroundings.
"The spiritual energy seems inferior to that of Datong and Xumi, doesn't it?" Ye Zhao turned to Lin Xiaoyi.
Lin Xiaoyi nodded slightly, "Indeed..."
Saying it was inferior to Datong and Xumi was a polite understatement.
In truth, Lin Xiaoyi and Ye Zhao felt that Lian Shan seemed to be lacking in spiritual energy.
Not only was it inferior to the Present Han Realm, which had been experiencing a surge in spiritual energy for some years, but it also seemed to fall short of the Northern Jin Realm, which had only recently begun its surge.
Not to mention comparing it to the likes of Datong, Xumi, and Sappho, which were on par with Lian Shan.
As one of the Ten Earths, Lian Shan's environment was more treacherous compared to the Nine Heavens, including Datong, Xumi, and Sappho.
However, despite the harshness, the spiritual energy in the Ten Earths was still abundant.
But the current state of Lian Shan made Ye Zhao and Lin Xiaoyi question if they had come to the wrong place.
"We must enter and investigate," Lin Xiaoyi took a deep breath and said decisively, "Even if the spiritual energy is lacking, as long as it can isolate us from the human realm and provide a chance for our survival, it's what we urgently need."
Ye Chunyue spoke, "You're right. We should enter and explore to find out."
After a brief moment of contemplation, Ye Ying said, "If the current master of Lian Shan is still the Harmony Mountain Man..."
Ye Zhao and Ye Chunyue fell silent for a moment.
The Harmony Mountain Man, Jiang Fengge, had once married into the Qingzhou Ye Clan and was also known as Ye Fengge.
Before the Great Cataclysm at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Ye Clan from the east and west branches had worked together to find the lost Lian Shan, collecting clues and preparing rituals.
In the end, their efforts were stolen by Jiang Fengge.
With his exceptional talent and brilliance, Jiang Fengge soared to new heights, becoming a saint while also occupying Lian Shan, leaving a mark of shame in the history of the Qingzhou Ye Clan that even the Jinzhou Ye Clan remembered for many years.
At that time, Jiang Fengge had already established his reputation, and while his cultivation was profound, he had also joined the forces of the Heavenly Palace, forcing the Ye Clan from both east and west to suppress their anger.
However, today, Jiang Fengge's current situation was unclear, and the Qingzhou Ye Clan and Jinzhou Ye Clan were facing both internal and external troubles.
Lin Xiaoyi had made up his mind, but it was not appropriate for him to speak, so he remained silent.
After a long while, Ye Zhao broke the silence, "For now, we can only endure humiliation and plan for the future."
Ye Ying and Ye Chunyue nodded slightly.
Lin Xiaoyi then said, "Then, for now, let Lin enter first and scout ahead."
"We'll go together," Ye Zhao said.
The two of them stepped into the gateway of Lian Shan.
The clan leader of the Jinzhou Ye Clan in the Northern Jin Realm, Ye Ying, stayed outside to watch over the gateway, while the clan leader of the Jinzhou Ye Clan in the Great Han Realm, Ye Chunyue, went to support Xiao Jing and the others.
...
On the Great Tang Realm side, Fang Yue was unable to open a void realm gateway.
However, like the Blood River Sect's Xing Feng, who could travel between the human realm and Luoyuan in the Tang Dynasty, Fang Yue found a path that could lead him personally to Lian Shan.
Fang Yue quickly left a letter in the human realm as a precaution and then followed the path to Lian Shan, disappearing from the Great Tang Realm.
Before him, a vast amount of text appeared, as if he were in a pitch-black world.
As the text flowed, the scenery in front of him changed.
A lush and picturesque landscape appeared in Fang Yue's field of vision.
Fang Yue remained still and observed quietly for a while, deep in thought.
He had never been to Lian Shan before.
But the scenery before him gave him a sense of familiarity.
It was somewhat similar to the human realm... Fang Yue's heart stirred slightly.
He was upright and honest, but like Zhang Hui, he believed in the principle of reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles, so he had also traveled extensively across the vast lands of the Tang Dynasty realm.
At this moment, the scenery in Lian Shan reminded him of the spring scenery in the human realm's Jiangnan region.
... But this was clearly the work of someone.
Fang Yue slowly took a step forward and began to inspect the surroundings.
The area before him resembled the mountains of western Zhejiang.
In the Tang Dynasty realm, Fang Yue had indeed traveled there before.
A mountain peak appeared before him, which was not in his memory.
However, the scenery before him was not entirely fake.
Fang Yue was well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge and understood that in the Tang Dynasty realm, this mountain range had once undergone changes due to a great battle between cultivators, altering the landscape.
Originally, in the same location in the Tang Dynasty realm, there had also been a majestic mountain peak, but due to an early battle, it had been split in half.
The scenery in Lian Shan, however, matched the descriptions passed down by the elders.
This imitation of the human realm's scenery was a comparison to the ancient human realm.
Fang Yue walked within it, but as he continued, he gradually felt lost.
His gaze turned slightly stern, and after carefully observing his surroundings, he rose into the air, looking down at the distance. At the same time, he recited in a sonorous voice:
"Not knowing the true face of Mount Lu, only because one is in this mountain."
As Fang Yue spoke, the poetic realm took shape, with a limited range of influence. However, within his field of vision, centered on him, it seemed as if clouds and mist were constantly drifting around.
The imitation scenery had a momentary illusionary flicker, transforming from a real scene into something akin to a painting.
But it quickly recovered, and the mountain scenery reappeared before him.
"The handiwork of the Qingzhou Ye Clan, but beyond that..." Fang Yue's expression turned solemn.
Although the change in scenery was fleeting, he still noticed something unusual.
In that instant, the painting that appeared in his field of view was not just one scroll but numerous.
The paintings were scattered in various places, arranged in an irregular manner.
Like stars scattered across the sky... Fang Yue's mind suddenly lit up.
The Qingzhou Ye Clan was renowned for their paintings, while the Jinzhou Ye Clan was famous for their chess skills.
According to rumors, before the split of the two Ye Clans, they had once occupied Lian Shan. However, with the division of the clans, Lian Shan was also lost, and there had been no news of the Ye Clan regaining it.
Instead, there was a rumor that Ye Clan's son-in-law, Jiang Fengge, had found Lian Shan.
According to the information mentioned by the Tang Emperor earlier, Jiang Fengge was a former member of the Celestial Palace during the end of the Han Dynasty.
He had caused much turmoil during that time, seemingly intent on creating chaos in the world.
As various thoughts flashed through Fang Yue's mind, he was already trying to find a way out of Lian Shan.
The one who arranged so many paintings must have cultivation far beyond that of a Ninefold Heaven Scholar.
If it were someone else, Fang Yue might have considered a polite visit, but Jiang Fengge, who had transformed Lian Shan into this state, likely had deeper intentions.
Entering was difficult, and leaving was even more so.
Fang Yue was gifted and exceptionally talented, having recently reached the Ninefold Heaven Pacifying World realm. It was already a challenge for him to enter Lian Shan.
Although he had not witnessed the owner of Lian Shan taking action, the various means employed were already quite extraordinary.
Fang Yue was trapped in Lian Shan and could not escape for the time being.
However, he was not a narrow-minded person, nor did he have any arrogance or conceit.
Therefore, while he was trying to leave on his own, he had also contacted people outside.
Soon, the paintings that trapped Fang Yue underwent another change, and as they trembled, the three-dimensional scenery transformed back into flat paintings.
Fang Yue's figure flashed, and he decisively leaped into the void, like a crease in the painting.
...
Feng Wensu was also in Lian Shan, and like Fang Yue, he was lost in the picturesque scenery.
He was a Ninefold Heaven Martial Sage realm cultivator.
Martial cultivators had resilient and cohesive souls, making them almost immune to soul-targeting attacks and immune to illusions and enchantments.
However, this was still based on the premise that the difference in cultivation levels was not too great.
At this moment, Feng Wensu was trapped within the painting and could not escape.
Fortunately, he had various sacrificial instruments bestowed by the Emperor of Youyin.
Using these instruments, he opened the entrance to Lian Shan, just as he had done earlier.
He arranged the various sacrificial and ritual instruments and then unfolded a painting, just like the earlier Feng Ming Collection.
It was an early work of Jiang Fengge, the Harmony Mountain man.
With his mastery of Confucian rituals, the painting unfolded, as if merging with the scenery before him.
Feng Wensu bowed and said, "Feng Wensu of Youyin, following the edict of His Majesty, pays a visit to the Harmony Mountain man and conveys His Majesty's greetings to an old friend."
...
Lei Jun received a message from the Tang Imperial Family soon after arriving in the Sea of Earth, informing him of the events that had transpired between Fang Yue and Lian Shan.
Zhang Wantong, the Tang Empress, took action and successfully retrieved Fang Yue from Lian Shan.
There were rumors in the Tang Realm that Fang Yue had close ties with the Fang Clan of Jingxiang, which led to him losing favor with the Empress.
However, only a few people knew that Fang Yue had always been held in high regard by Empress Zhang Wantong.
Zhang Wantong was quite interested in Lian Shan, but she did not personally enter it.
Although Xumi had sealed the Void Gate to the Great Ming Realm, it was still connected to the Realms of Present Han, Northern Jin, and Former Song.
Empress Zhang Wantong was keeping a close eye on the movements of the Kongsang Buddhist Sect.
Closing the gate early was indeed a consideration, but it would also isolate herself.
Furthermore, Lei Jun had once discussed related ideas with her regarding the Former Song Realm.
At that time, both sides could cooperate.
Fang Yue did not directly open a Void Gate in the Tang Realm for Lian Shan to descend upon it.
However, in the Northern Jin Realm, he firmly opened a gate to Lian Shan.
Many disciples from prominent families in the Great Han and Northern Jin began to leave the realm through this Void Gate to escape the world.
Once the trend started, it even attracted some members of the Southern Jin aristocratic families to head north, seeking to avoid the stifling environment of being caught between Xumi and Sappho.
Finally, some Tang cultivators entered the Northern Jin through Xumi.
The former leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Jing, retreated and brought his clan members to gradually enter Lian Shan.
After that, they tried to close the Lian Shan gate from within.
Both sides are currently in a standoff.
"Jiang Fengge indeed has other intentions." Lei Jun silently read the Empress Zhang Wantong's personal letter, "His strength was already extremely high back then, and after the Great Cataclysm at the end of Han, he has been enduring until now..."
Lei Jun took out a Heaven Observing Earth-Listening Talisman and replied to the Empress.
He also had some special discoveries. According to the news sent back by the future Maitreya Huiyin Monk from the Tang Realm, someone was secretly supporting a branch of the Great Bright Lotus Sect to rebel against the Great Ming.
This was an expected development.
What was unusual was that these people came from the legendary Youyin, one of the Ten Earths.
Like Lian Shan, Youyin had also never reappeared in the realm for many years, and now there were finally rumors about it.
Compared to Lian Shan, which had some rumors about its connection with the Ye Clan, Youyin was even more mysterious.
Although the future Maitreya Huiyin discovered some traces of Feng Wensu's whereabouts, his knowledge about Youyin was limited, and he still felt like he was in the dark.
However, when Lei Tian Shi heard the related news, a person's name immediately appeared in his mind:
Northern Star Master Zheng Baiyu! The former son-in-law of the Chu Clan in Suzhou, Chu Baiyu.
One of the most critical figures who directly triggered the Great Cataclysm at the end of Han, the most influential Great Scholar among the former members of the Heavenly Palace.
It was also under his leadership that Jiang Fengge and others gradually rose to prominence.
After the Great Cataclysm at the end of Han, there were rumors of Zheng Baiyu's death, but they were not detailed.
Lei Jun vaguely sensed that Zheng Baiyu had once been to the Sea of Earth and had a significant impact on the development of the Nine Li Clan. After leaving the Sea of Earth, he went to Youyin, which was connected to the Former Song Realm at that time.
Northern Star Master Zheng Baiyu might still be alive.
If it was mostly just suspicion before, now he was becoming more and more certain.
Therefore, after receiving the news from the future Maitreya Huiyin, Lei Jun immediately returned to the Sea of Earth to reconfirm.
He intended to reopen the Void Gate from the Sea of Earth to the Former Song Realm and also had plans to investigate related aspects.
It was during this period that Lei Jun learned of the rumors about Lian Shan and Jiang Fengge.
"Well, the son-in-law alliance." Lei Jun pondered.
Regardless of whether it was Zheng Baiyu or Jiang Fengge, their cultivation realms and strengths were far beyond ordinary cultivators, even surpassing Zhou Tian Daoist, Venerable Puguang, and others.
Especially Zheng Baiyu.
In his previous life, Zhang Wantong's previous incarnation, Tian Rui, considered him a formidable threat.
After the Great Cataclysm at the end of Han, Zheng Baiyu and Jiang Fengge disappeared for many years. Even if the rumors of their deaths were not true, they were probably close to the truth.
Or perhaps, their previous situation was similar to that of Venerable Wise Wisdom before.
But now that Lian Shan and Youyin have both appeared, does it mean they are ready?
Lei Jun pondered for a moment, then suppressed his thoughts and looked at the elder of the Tang Witch Sect, Li Tianqing, who was beside him.
Next to Li Tianqing were the leaders of various clans from the Sea of Earth, including Li Jin and Li Ying.
Lei Jun bowed to them in the Daoist manner, "In the coming days, I'll trouble all of you, fellow Daoists."
Li Tianqing smiled, and Li Jin, the leader of the Lu Li Clan, spoke up, "We also want to know the truth from back then."
Lei Jun nodded, "Let's begin."
After speaking, he reopened the Void Gate from the Sea of Earth to the Former Song Realm.
(End of Chapter)
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