This Heavenly Court Sect Is Very Likely a New Demonic Cult!

The Imperial Palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Emperor Xia dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids and held a meeting with the Five Great Immortal Sects here.

The vast palace felt empty with only six people inside.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, it's been a long time."

"You're too kind, Palace Master."

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I heard you were involved in the entire affair of Hanshui City?"

"I survived by sheer luck."

The six exchanged brief pleasantries, but the abbot of the Hanging Temple remained silent, as he was practicing silent meditation.

Seeing that the guests had arrived, Emperor Xia explained today's topic, "Regarding the events at Hanshui City, I presume the five of you are already familiar with the general course of events. If it weren't for the appearance of an unpredictable figure at the end, I fear the Great Yu would have seized the power of national destiny."

Yun Zhi originally intended to convene a meeting of the righteous path, but after learning about the events in Hanshui City, Emperor Xia preemptively summoned the five of them.

In terms of the results, there is not much difference.

Emperor Xia's eyes revealed his resentment. The loss of the nation's destiny was a matter of utmost importance, and the ancestor would likely have to take action to reclaim it personally. Once the ancestor took action, all subsequent plans would be disrupted.

"Old Qiu, you were a firsthand witness to what happened in Hanshui City. Tell me what happened." The sect Sect Master of Zhenyu Sect spoke up. He was burly, with small tattoos on his neck, wrists, and ankles, which meant that his entire body was covered in battle patterns, a sign that he had mastered the battle pattern cultivation method.

Qiu Jinan had finished dealing with the aftermath of the Hanshui City incident and came to the palace to discuss matters.

"My trip to Hanshui City was purely accidental. I was ambushed by villains and Curse. I needed the power of the nation's destiny to remove the Curse, so I went to the nearest city, Hanshui City, to seek the help of the nation's destiny."

"At that time, Hanshui City was plagued by ghosts and disasters, caused by cultivators from the Great Yu Dynasty, but no one noticed it at the time."

"Then Wu Youdao appeared, using the power of his Tribulation Transcendence stage rules to block information from Hanshui City and wreak havoc within the city."

"Wu Youdao, the sixth Emperor Yu?" A woman interrupted Qiu Jin'an's statement at the right moment. She was Luo Hongxia, the palace master of Yuegui Immortal Palace.

"Yes, that's him. He has the appearance of an emperor, and he even used the Dragon Tiger Qi during the fight. He's very difficult to deal with. It took both Governor Lü and me to barely manage a draw."

"Just as the battle reached a stalemate, a man wearing a white paper hat appeared, and his fighting strength was about the same as mine."

"Not much different from you?" The Sect Master of Zhenyu Sect was slightly surprised. He knew Qiu Jin'an's strength. Someone who could be about the same level as Qiu Jin'an could not be an unknown person.

"Although that person never revealed his identity, judging from his fighting style, he seems to be from the Nine Nether Sect. And within the Nine Nether Sect, the only one who can match me is the Sect Leader!"

"Afterwards, I investigated him and found that he had been everywhere in the Desolate State in recent years. He used his clone technique to commit crimes all over the place and was wanted by the Desolate State government. However, he relied on his brain to commit crimes and could not show his true cultivation level. Therefore, the Desolate State government underestimated his cultivation level."

"Just when the three of us were about to defeat Wu Youdao, Venerable Xuanlei appeared. What's even more despairing is that the sect Sect Master of the Corpse Driving Sect was possessed by Venerable Wuji. This means that Hanshui City is facing a threat from three Tribulation Transcendence."

"The Venerable Shaman, by using his position as the Sect Master of the Corpse-Driving Sect and the Great Seal of the Desolate State, temporarily stripped Governor Lü of his control over the power of the nation's destiny."

"Just as I was preparing to fight back to the death, a female cultivator appeared. Her strength and true form were unknown. She called herself the Supreme Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court Sect—Dou Tianzun. Relying on the power of the unclaimed national fortune, she defeated Wu Youdao and his two companions single-handedly and with overwhelming force!"

"Unfortunately, Wu Youdao and his two companions still managed to escape in the end."

Although Emperor Xia had already heard Governor Lü's report on the matter, he was still very surprised to hear Qiu Jin'an recount it again.

The fact that Dou Tianzun could defeat three opponents single-handedly means that his true level of skill is far superior to that of Wu Youdao and the other two.

He's at least a semi-divine being!

"What kind of force is this Heavenly Court Sect? Why have I never heard of it before?" The Sect Master of the Prison Suppression Sect asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.

Everyone racked their brains, but after thinking for a long time, they could only recall descriptions of the "Heavenly Court" in High Antiquity texts. However, there were too many versions of the "Heavenly Court," and historians have always found it difficult to determine whether the Heavenly Court actually existed.

What was the relationship between the High Antiquity Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Court Religion?

"I've never heard of it either. Judging from the reactions of Wu Youdao and the other two, they haven't heard of the Heavenly Court Sect either."

"However, judging from the reaction of the Nine Nether Sect leader beside me, he should know about the existence of the Heavenly Court Sect."

"He was surprised when he saw the Bean Celestial Venerable appear, but he was even more delighted. He then told me that the Bean Celestial Venerable was an unspeakable great figure who could manipulate stars as easily as beans."

"Playing with the stars, is Dou Tianzun a High Antiquity figure?" Emperor Xia tapped the table rhythmically.

Those present were all high-ranking figures in the cultivation world; nothing was a secret to them. They all knew that the starry sky had disappeared, replaced by Yun Zhi's Golden Core.

In other words, no one in the cultivation world today can manipulate stars as easily as beans.

Dou Tianzun can only be a High Antiquity figure.

Since the emergence of cultivators from the two dynasties of Dayu and Daqian, even more High Antiquity cultivators have appeared, including powerful High Antiquity beings.

I wonder which High Antiquity powerhouse it was. Even if there are too many omissions in High Antiquity history, they would not have missed the name of a cultivator of this level!

"More and more forces are getting involved in this great struggle," the Sect Master of the Prison Suppression Sect remarked.

Qiu Jinan nodded. "That's what I think too. I suspect that this Heavenly Court Cult is related to the High Antiquity Heavenly Court. There are many versions of the High Antiquity Heavenly Court, but one thing remains unchanged: the Heavenly Court was the ruler in High Antiquity times!"

He was exceptionally knowledgeable, especially familiar with High Antiquity knowledge. He boldly hypothesized and carefully verified. "Further deduction suggests that the Heavenly Court Sect's goal might be to restore the rule of the High Antiquity Heavenly Court, which would explain why Dou Tianzun attacked Wu Youdao; their interests were in conflict."

Luo Hongxia continued Qiu Jin'an's analysis, "The fact that the leader of the Nine Nether Sect knows Dou Tianzun of the Heavenly Court Sect indicates that the two sects are connected!"

The Sect Master of the Prison Suppression Sect also grasped a clue in analyzing the Heavenly Court Sect: "The Heavenly Court Sect has a figure like Dou Tianzun, so they must be extremely powerful. The fact that we know nothing about their existence means that the Heavenly Court Sect has been operating in the shadows until this time, when they made their first public appearance and announced their existence to the world with absolute power!"

The abbot of the Hanging Temple also wanted to speak, but he practiced silent meditation and couldn't speak. Emperor Xia ultimately delivered the conclusion for him:

"This Heavenly Court Sect is very likely a new demonic sect. Originally, the Immortal Sect was destroyed, leaving only three of the four great demonic sects. Now, with the addition of the Heavenly Court Sect, it still becomes one of the four great demonic sects!"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Emperor Xia's conclusion.

At this moment, Qiu Jin'an noticed Yun Zhi, who had remained silent, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yun, you are learned and knowledgeable, and your cultivation is the highest among us. What are your thoughts on the Heavenly Court Sect?"

Yun Zhi scanned the crowd and calmly said, "I am the leader of the Heavenly Court Sect."

"!!!"

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