The sky was gloomy and it was raining continuously. The new capital, which was built dozens of miles northwest of the former Dongsheng capital, had sparse palaces, no trace of pedestrians on the road, and was deserted and lonely. But at this moment, there were crowds of people in the court hall, and quarrels continued.
"Fight! The rebels and thieves are becoming more and more rampant, how can we just give in?"
"The evil demons of the rebellious party have great magic power. Now the various factions in the East China Sea are suffering heavy casualties. What are you going to use to fight them?"
"There are still a group of monks in Huaiying Hall. As long as they are gathered together, they can definitely turn things around!"
"What a joke! The leaders of the Huaiying Pavilion have defected. Do you dare to use them casually? Don't forget, Zhao Shu is from the Huaiying Pavilion!"
"Who else can they use? I warned you back then not to rely too much on the Donghai monks!"
"In order to please the Phantom Wave Palace, you gave your daughter to them as a concubine. Who would believe this nonsense now? Are you just trying to draw a clear line with them just because the Phantom Wave Palace is going to be gone?"
"How dare you spit on someone like this?"
"That's you! The country is in decline because of treacherous people like you!"
The courtiers on both sides started arguing and then turned into fighting with each other. Each of them was holding a wat board and grabbing the collar of his robe as they greeted each other. There was no trace of the demeanor of a court official.
"Da Sima, the princes are fighting, won't you take care of it?" In the back hall, the Queen Mother Zhou was dressed neatly and elegantly, and she did not look like a concubine who was imprisoned in the palace.
In front of Empress Dowager Zhou, Grand Sima Luo Yi sat leaning on his sword and asked with a gloomy expression: "Is the Empress Dowager really going to abandon the country and run away?"
"I'm gone, doesn't it just follow the wishes of the Great Sima?" Queen Mother Zhou looked around, the candlelight flickered, and said with a smile: "How can I, an orphan and a widowed mother, be able to preside over state affairs? The Great Sima has been in charge of the overall situation for many years, and now he abdicates.
A great position can calm the hearts of hundreds of officials and people."
When Luo Yi heard this, there was neither joy nor fear on his face. He just looked deeply at the empress dowager Zhou who was so beautiful and graceful as a young girl in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, don't be ridiculous. Now the Huaxu Kingdom is in danger and needs the help of experts from various factions in the East China Sea."
However, Empress Dowager Zhou refused to give up: "I am just a woman and have no right to interfere in state affairs."
Luo Yi couldn't listen anymore. He paused with his sword on the ground, stood up and shouted: "Seeing that the situation is not good, you want to lead people to escape back to the East China Sea? To say that you are giving in is nothing more than throwing a mess to others!"
Empress Dowager Zhou saw the figure of the armored soldier behind the curtain, swinging his sword and ax, and said calmly: "I hope the Great Sima understands that Huanbo Palace was only recommended by all the East China Sea clans in the past, and had no real power to order other sects and water houses. If they want to leave, I
The palace cannot stop us. As for our Huanbo Palace, two palace masters and dozens of disciples have sacrificed their lives for Huaxu Kingdom. Faced with the current corrupt situation, we are already powerless."
Luo Yi asked: "Then why did you send people to search for gold, silk, property, materials and treasures? You have emptied several treasuries in the capital. How will we deal with the invasion of the rebellious party in the future?!"
Empress Dowager Zhou avoided the important and ignored the easy: "Perhaps that is just a servant's random act. I don't ask about foreign affairs, so naturally I don't know the truth."
Luo Yi felt sullen in his heart. Ever since he learned about the tragic defeat and death of the Donghai monks, he immediately understood that it would be difficult to annihilate the rebellious party. Even the frontline soldiers and horses would have to retreat again and again, leaving Chiyundu to attack the city and capture the territory.
But just as Grand Sima was trying to save the situation, he learned that the Empress Dowager Zhou had arranged for people to pack their bags and immediately led troops into the palace to interrogate him.
After the drastic changes in Dongsheng Capital, the Huaxu Kingdom suffered disasters and chaos, and various counties and counties defended themselves with forts. It was at that time that Luo Yi led his troops northward, using both kindness and power, and barely pulled the Huaxu Kingdom back from the edge of destruction.
At that time, Grand Sima Luo Yi returned to the dilapidated Dongsheng Capital, gathered together the fleeing clan officials, and established a new king. He also received help from monks from various East China Sea families behind the Empress Dowager Zhou.
Although the Chiyundu uprising later caused the Huaxu Kingdom to lose its city and territory again, it was only with the help of the monks from various schools in the East China Sea and the tacit approval of the Queen Mother of Zhou that the Great Sima Luo Yi could successfully assume power.
Nowadays, various families in the East China Sea have suffered heavy losses, and have even reached the point of fleeing the Huaxu Kingdom and returning to the East China Sea. This shows that they believe that the future of the Huaxu Kingdom is slim and that it is harmful and useless to stay here any longer.
These immortal cultivators from the East China Sea still have a way out, but Grand Sima Luo Yi does not. People in the new capital are now panic-stricken, and any concessions made at the moment will not make the situation better at all.
In the years since Luo Yi has been in power, many people in the government and the public believe that Da Sima is monopolistic, and even compare him to He Qingchen from the Xiong Kingdom.
As for Luo Yi himself, he does have plans to usurp the throne, but monks from various East China Sea families have intervened in the court. The current king is young, and the Queen Mother Zhou is from the Huanbo Palace. This makes Luo Yi seem to control the government.
In fact, we must carefully maintain the stability of the court.
Sometimes Luo Yi even felt lucky that Chi Yundu had taken action. Their appearance allowed Da Sima Luo Yi to firmly hold the general power in his hands in the name of annihilating the rebellious parties. Because now there are several troops in Huaxu Kingdom who are capable and good at fighting.
The soldiers and horses were either part of Luo Yi's early years or had his cronies placed there.
But all of this must be under control in advance. If Chiyun gains the upper hand and makes Huaxu Kingdom unsustainable, then all of Da Sima's plans will come to nothing.
Originally noticing that Chiyundu's offensive was slowing down last year, Luo Yi asked his son Luo Xixian to command the army on the front line, planning to go south to regain the lost territory this year.
But who could have expected that Zhao Shu's "resurrection from the dead" would completely reverse the situation. The adventurous moves of various factions in the East China Sea directly ruined a number of masters. When the Empress Dowager Zhou saw that the situation was not good, she was about to abandon Huaxu Kingdom.
Prepare to escape back to the East China Sea.
As a result, when Luo Yi led his troops into the palace to interrogate, the Queen Mother Zhou was very respectful and even proposed to abdicate, as if she regarded her son's position as the head of the country as something that could be bargained for at will.
In the current situation, even if the dynasty really changes, what can Luo Yi do? He can't enjoy the feeling of power for a few days at all.
Just as Luo Yi was thinking about how to persuade, Queen Mother Zhou's expression suddenly changed, and then a sound of rolling thunder came from the southeast, and the ground also trembled slightly.
"Find out the cause of the vibration quickly!" Luo Yi was shocked but not confused, and immediately ordered the soldiers outside the curtain.
"It was the cracked ground outside the old capital." After all, Queen Mother Zhou had some cultivation skills and immediately determined the cause of the earthquake.
The most impressive disaster of the drastic changes in Dongsheng Capital was the collapse of the earth outside Dongsheng Capital, which started from Pengxuan Lake and extended to the seaside at one end and expanded to Dongsheng Capital at the other.
At the moment when the earth cracked, Dongshengdu suffered a catastrophic fire, causing countless casualties. Coupled with the subsequent spewing of turbid air deep in the ground, Dongshengdu was no longer suitable for habitation, and a new capital could only be built northwest of the original site.
Luo Yi asked eagerly: "Isn't that crack in the ground sealed by you?"
Empress Dowager Zhou didn't know what happened. She could only say: "The cracked ground was poured in by the sea water, and the part entangled with the clear and turbid air has been stable for many years. It should not be shaken for no reason."
"Even if you want to leave, you must take care of this matter properly first!" Luo Yi didn't care about his status: "Don't think I don't know that the drastic changes in Dongsheng City are closely related to Yang Jingxi! You guys from the Immortal Family
Man is causing trouble in the world, so when the situation is not good, do you just slap your butt and leave?"
The Empress Dowager Zhou was not angered. Of course she knew what happened back then, but now the vitality of all the families in the East China Sea has been severely damaged. Even the hermit masters such as Yuanji Shuangzun were defeated at the hands of Zhao Shu, and Huaxu Kingdom has no chance to compete in Kunlun Continent.
rule the roost.
As for the Huanbo Palace, a sect that had secretly surrendered to Canghua Tianjun early on, it was very lucky to be able to retain its position after the drastic changes in Dongsheng City.
Luo Yi used Empress Dowager Zhou to maintain contacts with various families in the East China Sea, and Empress Dowager Zhou used Luo Yi to ensure her own status? But now all of this no longer exists.
"This is the last thing I will do for Huaxu Kingdom before I leave." Empress Dowager Zhou did not refuse, and stood up and said, "As for Da Sima, please take care of yourself."
After saying this, Queen Mother Zhou left the palace city, called several disciples from Huanbo Palace, and flew towards the old capital together.
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"I didn't expect that the cracks in this place would actually form a balance between pure and turbid."
Zhao Shu stood in the sky, overlooking the fissure below filled with sea water, like a sharp knife piercing the land from the sea. The dilapidated Dongsheng City was located on the cliff by the sea, and some people still lived here.
Logically speaking, the turbid air around the crack in the ground, coupled with the poisonous earth fire, makes it a dead zone with almost no life.
However, the ground cracks that first appeared due to the death of Canghua Tianjun are now extremely peaceful. Although the imperial court built a new capital elsewhere, there are still many poor people living in the old capital.
Zhao Ming was extremely emotional. In terms of prosperity and wealth, Dongsheng Capital back then was even higher than the Imperial Capital. However, a drastic change in the world has turned this wealthy town into a ruined and withered land. I am afraid that it will not be seen for a long time in the future.
Revitalize.
Witnessing the changes in Dongsheng Capital, Zhao Shu couldn't help but feel in his heart that things have changed and things have changed. The Immortal family looks at the world with a cold eye, containing all living beings, changing and changing. From this, you can have a panoramic view. If you look at it for a long time, you will naturally have
Otherworldly thoughts.
Zhao Ming stood in silence for a long time. Unknowingly, his mind and body were relaxed. The winds and clouds in the sky and the earth were moving, the waves were rolling, and all movements were under his control.
Suddenly, he seemed to be walking in the dilapidated Dongsheng Capital. Although there were ruins all around, the people living here did not give up. They collected old bricks and tiles, rebuilt houses, and built low embankments near the water.
Use logs to build boats and go fishing offshore.
In the past, the mansion of nobles and nobles became a gathering place for the common people. The palace garden of the past was filled with leeks, onions, garlic and various miscellaneous vegetables. In order to survive and reproduce, the men, women and children here continued to use their simple wisdom. In the things that the powerful ignored
The corners still contain vigorous vitality.
Withdrawing his gaze, Zhao Shu raised his hand silently, and the Nine Heavens Cloud Tower unfolded on its own. The mandala was completed in an instant, and the Ming Dynasty mirror hung high above it, just like the sun and the moon in the sky, shining down on the world.
The mirror light shines straight on the cracked ground, and the turbulent sea suddenly calms down, like a piece of crystal clear and flawless jade, revealing the situation hundreds of feet below.
When Zhang Duanjing beheaded Canghua Tianjun, the pure air from the cave sky flowed into the world out of order and poured into the earth veins. However, there was already turbid air deep in the earth veins. The intersection of clear and turbid air immediately caused the mountains and rivers to shake and the earth to collapse.
But now, in the depths of this fissure, the pure and turbid air are intertwined and indistinguishable, like a piece of chaos that has not yet opened, with a unique mystery.
Zhao Miao's magic power shines into the cracks in the ground along the mirror light, and he concentrates deeply, as if he is also in chaos. It is indistinguishable from up to down and in all directions, and there is no difference between the past and the present.
In the dark world, I am extremely grateful. I am truly alive for a lifetime. I remain silent and do nothing. It is empty and unpredictable. At the end of all phenomena, this is where I am.
Suddenly, the clear and clear Qi floats and becomes the sky, while the turbid and stagnant Qi accumulates and forms the earth. The Taizhen Qi nurtures and transforms all kinds of things, giving birth to the shapes of heaven and earth figures, and imparting the spirits of heaven and earth figures.
From then on, the sky and the earth stood upright, the yin and yang changed, the pure and the turbid separated, as if a new universe was established, and creation was reopened.
After guarding Dacheng, the fetal immortal passed through the heaven, penetrated Ji Zhen, entered Xuan Dan, and transformed from Shangyuan's pure son into Taiyi Emperor.
After the chaos was cut, all things came together. Zhao Shu slowly raised his eyes, his eyes were shining brightly, just like the sun and the moon shining together in the sky. The clouds and gases around him transformed into various forms, forming the shapes of birds, beasts, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and the wind and rain were dimming, the cold and hot day and night.
Change, the sun is shining brightly, it is revealed by God, it is incredible.
For a moment, Zhao Shu couldn't tell whether it was the changes inside his brain or outside his body. He just raised his hand and shook it. There was a restless commotion in the depths of the crack, the vortex on the sea surface turned sharply, the waves rolled, and dark clouds surged in the sky.
Then there was a burst of thunder and thunder, and a dazzling light from the depths of the whirlpool soared into the sky, pointing directly at Zhao Mi, with an unparalleled edge.
Zhao Shu stayed in silence and charged into the void, united with all things, and allowed the unparalleled sharpness to flow through him, but it was like mist flowing through without any damage.
After regaining consciousness and focusing his eyes, Zhao Shu saw that he was holding an ancient long sword in his hand, which seemed to have experienced many vicissitudes of life and was covered with mottled rust. Near the sword, two ancient inscriptions were engraved.
"Keep silence." Zhao Shu read out softly, and suddenly thunder shook in all directions, and the wind and rain were like ghosts and gods wailing.
After Zhao Shu left Qingtongzhou and came to Dongshengdu, he wanted to try to find the lost sword, although he didn't think he would be able to find it.
But when Zhao Shu sensed the pure and turbid air intertwined with chaos deep in the crack of the earth, he noticed something mysterious. Unknowingly, he used a method to separate the pure and turbid air. After further improvement in cultivation, he also took advantage of the situation to take back the air that fell to the ground.
The divine sword in the depths of the rift.
Caressing the blade of the sword, the images of his mother and teacher flashed through Zhao Shu's mind, and the method of wielding the divine sword naturally came to mind.
"The divine sword has a spirit, and it illuminates the past and the present." Zhao Shu sighed secretly.
While Zhao Shu was still looking at the divine sword, a shout came from a distance: "Who broke the seal?!"
Zhao Shu turned around and saw Empress Dowager Zhou and several disciples from Huanbo Palace flying in. The moment they saw each other, Empress Dowager Zhou was so shocked that she froze in mid-air. She immediately took precautions and asked: "You, are you Zhao?"
Millet?!"
Zhao Miao stood with his sword behind his back. He thought that taking the sword caused vibrations in the earth's veins and disturbed the nearby experts. He looked at the Queen Mother Zhou for a moment and sensed that all the qi and magic power around her body were from the Huanbo Palace lineage. He deduced silently in his mind for a moment and immediately understood.
: "Are you the Queen Mother Zhou?"
Empress Dowager Zhou was inexplicably horrified. She never expected that Zhao Shu would appear here. She shouldn't have come here!
"When the various sects and water houses in the East China Sea attacked Difeishan, you must have been the one behind the plan, right?" Zhao Shu looked at Queen Mother Zhou and said, "It has been hidden for a long time and finally showed up today, so I will take care of it as well."
Before she finished speaking, the Empress Dowager Zhou turned around and retreated quickly. Zhao Shu raised his hand, and hundreds of thunderous arrows rolled down, blasting the Empress Dowager Zhou into powder on the spot!