Return to Truth

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan closed his eyes and wandered into the Grand Void, contemplating matters of merit and virtue.

It is located in the Huai River, thousands of miles away.

Guizhenzi was dealing with matters concerning the Water Palace, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

With a flick of his white, longevity-shaped eyebrows, he instantly appeared in the rear hall of the Water Mansion.

In the very center of the rear hall stands a divine statue of a deity with an indistinct face, majestic and imposing, bathed in the pure Heavenly Light of the sky.

Guizhenzi carefully took a stick of incense from the table next to him and lit it.

Then, amidst the rising smoke, he respectfully bowed:

"Your subordinate pays respects to the Dao Lord."

May Your Majesty's might and virtue be awe-inspiring, and may you soon attain the Primordial Chaos Realm.

After bowing three times.

Only then did he dare to straighten his hunched body and insert the lit incense stick into the bronze cauldron.

During this process, they didn't even dare to glance at the statue.

After this set of rituals is completed.

On the incense table in front of Guizhenzi, a jade slip had already appeared.

Guizhenzi took the jade slip.

My divine sense swept over it.

His aged face suddenly changed.

Their voices all became joyful:

"Well!"

"Your Majesty is truly blessed; you have actually managed to find an Innate Grotto-heaven."

"This is a place that can serve as the headquarters of a powerful and influential lineage throughout the world."

"This is truly a great opportunity and a great blessing."

Thinking of what Zhou Yuan had said in the jade slip.

The old man in the black robe with white hair hunched over and paced back and forth.

The Emperor reported that a new Daoist temple had been established on Wuyi Mountain.

"The Water Palace must send some elite troops to establish laws and regulations so that future actions can be carried out."

Guizhenzi left the inner hall quietly.

He gazed at the full moon in the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Only when the stars surround the full moon can it illuminate a patch of sky.

'And Your Majesty is like the bright moon in the sky; I wonder if my people could be considered among the stars in that moonlight?'

'Now that a Daoist temple has been established in Wuyi Mountain, it seems that the Dao Lord will use Wuyi Mountain as his base from now on.'

'In that case, there's no point in staying here.'

Guizhenzi made up his mind.

He glanced around the Water Palace.

He sneered inwardly:

'Today I received the Dao Lord's Imperial Decree.'

'Some things need to be settled.'

Long periods of peace and prosperity.

Some people have probably forgotten the Dao Lord's ruthless methods.

The next day.

Guizhenzi then rang the Dao Bell.

He convened a meeting of all the monks to discuss matters.

"I received the news yesterday."

"The Dao Lord intends to instruct the Water Palace officials to establish order at the Daoist temple."

One of the people in the room spoke cautiously, asking:

"May I ask, when you return to your ancestral home, which temple or monastery is it?"

Guizhenzi raised his eyelids and glanced at him:

"Naturally, it is the place where the Dao Lord resides in this world."

"What, you're going?"

Upon hearing this, Zhen immediately fell silent.

His entire clan lives along the Huai River; how could they simply abandon them?

Old Man Qingrong hurriedly spoke:

"I wish to retire and grow old."

"I am willing to go."

He is a practitioner of spiritual cultivation.

I have the utmost impatience with these mundane affairs.

He spends his days either preaching and expounding scriptures, or practicing alchemy and cultivation.

Having no clansmen or disciples and being all alone, he was naturally willing to follow the Dao Lord in cultivation.

After Old Man Qingrong spoke, Madam Jiuzhen also smiled and said:

"Although I have some assets..."

"But the children in the mountains are safe under the protection of the Water Palace."

She was born into the Fox Clan, and her intuition was exceptionally sharp.

As long as you stay in front of the Dao Lord.

Even if she is not in the Water Palace.

No one in the mountain Fox Clan dared to bully them.

Madam Jiuzhen glanced at the hesitant people in the hall, her heart filled with disdain.

He doesn't even know the principles of his own life; he's lived such a long life in vain.

She closed her eyes slightly.

It seemed unwilling to associate with these insects.

After Madam Jiuzhen spoke, another group of cultivators expressed their willingness to leave the Water Mansion.

After hearing this, Guizhenzi slowly shook his head and chuckled.

"Such a good thing is not for you to have."

"I will personally lead the young men of my clan there."

"But we don't need the divine officials of the Water Palace."

He thought about it last night.

So they simply abandoned their business empire located in the Huai River region.

He led his entire clan to the Wuyi Mountain Grottoes.

If you're going to leave, leave cleanly.

As soon as he said that...

People experienced both joy and sorrow.

Only the old man Qingrong, his hair and beard bristling, was furious:

"Guizhenzi, I respect you as my superior."

"He has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Water Palace, and his contributions are immense. I have no desire to contend with you for anything in the next ten days."

"But this time, His Majesty has instructed you to select creatures from the Water Palace to go to their Earthly Dao."

How could you be so selfish as to only take your family and clan along?

"How absurd!"

"I refuse to accept this."

Guizhenzi was helpless.

This Old Man Qingrong has been following the Water Lord for a long time.

He was highly respected within the Water Palace.

He doesn't crave power.

He devoted himself solely to spiritual practice.

The fact that he was not allowed to go to Dao Lord's place this time was, in Daojun's eyes, a possible attempt to cut off his path of cultivation.

This could very well be a fight to the death.

After thinking it over, Guizhenzi sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation:

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Qingrong, please come with me."

The Old Man Qingrong's face lit up with joy, and he immediately shut his mouth.

Madam Jiuzhen was about to speak as well.

Guizhenzi quickly covered her mouth.

"Then you should stop talking."

"After I leave, I will have to trouble you to take care of all the affairs of this Water Palace."

In the jade slip, Dao Lord mentioned that if he wanted to go to Wuyi Mountain, then Qingrong or Jiuzhen would be in charge of the position in the Water Palace.

Now, the Old Man Qingrong is determined to go to Wuyi Mountain.

Then Madam Jiuzhen had no choice but to take over the job of head steward.

Fortunately, she had once been in charge of the Internal Affairs Hall.

They handle all matters with ease and without making any mistakes.

And they can leave with ease.

Madam Jiuzhen changed upon hearing this.

She is quick-witted.

It's spinning incredibly fast.

'How could Guizhenzi so easily bestow the title of Water Palace Chief?'

'There must be something the Dao Lord intends to say about this.'

'In that case, we can't leave.'

All that's needed is to manage all the affairs of the Water Palace clearly and thoroughly.

He himself could then become a true confidant, just like Guizhenzi.

Madam Jiuzhen could understand that what Guizhenzi said contained the meaning of Zhou Yuan.

Some greedy people could never have imagined this.

Moment.

The treacherous minister then stepped forward on his own.

Guizhenzi squinted at the group of Zhenyi before him.

Deep voice:

"So, you're saying you're unwilling to obey the law?"

Looking at the old man ahead, Jin Yuanzi and the others felt a sudden unease.

But considering the benefits that the position of chief steward of the Water Palace could bring.

Their hearts instantly burned with renewed passion.

"Yes, the position of Chief Supervisor of the Water Palace cannot be privately bestowed."

"Jiuzhen is merely a woman; how could she possibly shoulder such a great responsibility?"

Guizhenzi's aged eyes gleamed with a sinister light, and he coldly laughed:

"Snort."

Do you all think that I haven't seen what you've done?

Upon seeing the many genuine faces before him, his expression changed.

Guizhenzi sighed softly.

Long periods of peace and prosperity.

The atmosphere in the Water Palace changed completely.

Especially after Dao Lord left the Water Mansion.

It is unknown how many Zhenyi officials in the Water Palace promoted their former associates, oppressed subordinate tribes, and reaped benefits.

Fortunately, this was resolved in one go.

The province will leave behind a legacy of trouble during its term.

'It's a pity. The original plan was to wait until the Water Palace was short of resources, then kill them to appease the subordinate tribes and obtain a batch of resources.'

'Now we have no choice but to remove it ahead of schedule.'