Baidi City, Hibiscus Palace.
In the quiet hall, a few wisps of green smoke slowly floated forward, making the hanging portrait a little hazy.
Bai Di sat cross-legged on a white futon and looked at the big cauldron in the center of the hall, his eyes filled with anger.
This is the Ancestral Temple of his Mugung Dynasty. Hanging from the wall at the back are portraits of emperors of all dynasties, and the big tripod in the center of the main hall is the tripod of Dingguo cast by the founding emperor.
Thousands of years have passed, and the large cauldron that was made with the skills of those days is not very tall today, nor does it have much ingenuity. Some parts even look a bit clumsy and ugly. However, this is different from the aesthetics of the times. This large cauldron is not needed at any time. To meet the aesthetics of this era, because it carries the thousands of years of national honor of the Hibiscus Dynasty.
In fact, this tripod of Fang Dingguo has always adhered to its mission. Over the years, it has never allowed the national destiny of the Mugina Dynasty to move in an uncontrollable direction.
But today, there is a crack in this great cauldron!
The aura on Bai Di's body was ups and downs. His eyes fell on one of the legs of the cauldron and never moved away. A three-foot-long crack almost extended from the bottom to the body of the cauldron.
There were hurried footsteps outside the main hall, and as soon as they stopped outside the hall door, an anxious voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Qin Tianjian's palm seal is asking to see you!"
"come in."
Bai Di said expressionlessly.
The palm print of Qin Tianjian was an old man with silver hair and gorgeous feathers. After he bent down and entered the hall, his eyes only glanced at Bai Emperor and then fell on the Dingguo Cauldron: "Ah! Dingguo Cauldron..."
Qin Tianjian's palm trembled all over and fell directly to the ground.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly dropped to freezing point. Qin Tianjian's palm was well aware of the disrespect at this time, but he didn't care so much. He looked up at the still motionless figure in white and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, Qin Tianjian discovered that the southwest direction A lot of luck collapsed directly, guess, guess..."
"You have also seen it. This is not a guess." Bai Di appeared in front of Qin Tianjian's palm seal and asked condescendingly: "Is there any remedy for You Zhang Seal?"
You Fang, the palm print of Qin Tian Jian, looked at the bare feet in front of him and quickly moved his gaze to one side, only to see the cracked tripod feet. In the end, he could only close his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this has never happened before. However, there are some things to say about humble positions..."
Bai Di said with a straight face: "Get up. Even if you make a mistake next time, I will consider you innocent."
You Fang stood up with a bitter look on his face, took two steps back, and then said: "Although I have been in the palm of my hand for many years, I have never dared to say that I have a thorough understanding of luck. This time, luck has directly collapsed, and it has been with It was a completely different situation last time.”
"Although the luck in the southwest direction was chaotic and unclear last time, it was still within the territory of my dynasty, but today, the luck in that direction has completely collapsed."
Bai Di nodded expressionlessly: "What does this mean?"
You Fang lowered his voice: "There are two possibilities. One is that a large number of people died in the southwest, and the ground was thousands of miles away; the other is that such a huge amount of luck did not dissipate out of thin air."
Bai Di said: "The accident happened suddenly. The possibility of being wiped out thousands of miles in a short time is very low. Let me tell you your second guess."
You Fang's face tightened slightly, and he said cautiously: "Luck is the force that most follows cause and effect in the world. I can only guess that that huge force of luck has just left the territory of the dynasty, but in fact it still remains in place and has its own lineage. , this can also explain why Qin Tianjian saw the sudden collapse of luck, because Qin Tianjian's foothold has always been the luck of a country."
A strong murderous intention emerged from the depths of Bai Di's eyes, which frightened You Fang into silence. He said impatiently: "Qin Tianjian's actions are not slow. He has both merit and demerit. Continue talking."
You Fang nodded lightly, looked at Bai Di quietly and said, "If you want to separate one side of Qi Luck from the territory of the dynasty, several conditions must be met."
"First, the population of that place must be large enough to provide a cycle of majestic luck; second, there must be conditions for separatism in that place."
Bai Di asked: "What are the conditions for separatist rule? Wouldn't this cause great consequences?"
You Fang tugged on his beard and said hesitantly: "There are many conditions for separatist rule. The right time, place and people are favorable. In fact, it is not difficult to determine this place. And those who do such things to steal the country's destiny will inevitably suffer divine punishment!"
Bai Di's eyes moved slightly: "God's punishment?"
You Fang nodded vigorously and said with uncontrollable excitement: "In addition to the changes in luck in the southwest, Qin Tianjian also observed the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation. The person who did this must have been physically and mentally destroyed."
Bai Di was silent for a long time and suddenly asked: "Do you have anything to say about the qi movement some time ago?"
You Fang's expression froze, and he looked up at Bai Di's face, which still showed little emotion, and said cautiously: "That's a variable. And a variable is just the beginning of more variables."
Bai Di looked at You Fang with deep eyes.
You Fanggan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Just when he thought he would die here today, Bai Di patted his shoulder and praised him: "You did a good job today. Qintian Supervisor should play a greater role. I plan to leave the maintenance and repair of the Ancestral Temple to you."
You Fang glanced at the cracks on the tripod's feet and felt a million rejections in his heart, but he still showed flattery on his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After sending the wandering party away, Bai Di came to the door of the main hall, looked at the wide square outside the hall, and suddenly said: "I still remember my grandmother telling stories when I was a child. She said that the square in front of the Taimiao used to be a muddy pond, but Who knows now?"
"His Majesty."
An emotionless voice sounded behind Bai Di.
The main hall was the place where the emperor worshiped his ancestors. You Fang, who had just left, would never have imagined that there were outsiders in the main hall.
Bai Di shook his head boredly, turned to look at the old man in black robes, smiled and asked: "Elder Gu Ci, how are you recovering?"
Gu Ci squinted at the vast and clean white marble square, and for some reason he thought of the desolate yellow sand of the Gobi. At first, he had lamented the gap between his hometown and this prosperous place, but now he felt a little sad that his hometown should not be taken away from him. to make this comparison.
He...can't go back.
Bai Di said: "Elder, don't worry. Although the cultivation resources of the imperial dynasty cannot be compared with those of the ten great families, I will try my best to find them for you as long as they are helpful to your recovery."
Gu Ci nodded towards Bai Emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Bai Di shook his head. Gu Ci and his party returned to the palace in embarrassment that day. Although his expression was not out of control, he was still full of surprise.
Now, Gu Ci brought Gu Yuan back to Gu's home, but Gu Ci, who had lost all the essence and blood of the witch clan in his body, stayed behind due to Bai Di's efforts to show his kindness.
Although the two did not say it explicitly, they both knew that Gu Ci was no longer the elder of the Gu family, but the personal guard of his Bai Emperor.
Gu Ci came to Bai Emperor's side, looked at the sky in the southwest, and frowned: "The only thing that has changed is Suzaku City. What are your Majesty's plans?"
Bai Di said: "It is very difficult to regain Suzaku City now, but I will not say this to the people below, and they will naturally react accordingly."
"I'm afraid the elders won't know. In fact, I was happy at the beginning, but now I feel that what You Fang said makes sense - this is just the beginning, and there will be more changes in the future. Nothing is over until it's over. It’s not even the end.”
Bai Di seemed to be extremely candid in front of him. Gu Ci looked at Bai Di and was silent for a moment before saying, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for your successful breakthrough to the mid-transcendent stage."
Bai Di shook his head, "If this change hadn't happened, then the breakthrough would have been an unexpected surprise for me."
As he spoke, Bai Di laughed at himself: "It's a pity that every breakthrough I have now will be accompanied by such bad things."
Gu Ci glanced at Bai Di. He did not comment on the path of cultivation that Bai Di had chosen. Instead, he continued to look at the sky in the southwest and said: "The aura of the heavenly calamity is indeed very strong. This should be a purple calamity." thunder."
"Purple Tribulation Thunder?" Bai Di frowned and repeated.
Gu Ci explained: "The power of purple thunder is only to transform into mortals."
Bai Di's expression changed drastically for the first time, "What do you mean, elder, that it's not the one who did this?"
Gu Ci chuckled: "How could the Lin family master do such a thing? He was at the peak of mortal transformation many years ago. If he really triggered the catastrophe, I'm afraid it would be a scene thousands of miles away."
"This person... can only be Mu Qing."
"Mu Qing..."
Bai Di's eyes were a little complicated. He couldn't remember how many times he heard this name from others. And as the number of times he heard it increased, Mu Qing quickly transformed from an unknown person to a character that cannot be ignored.
Bai Di asked: "Elder, what do you think the current situation in Suzaku City is?"
Gu Ci frowned and pondered for a long time before saying: "As long as the Lin family leader is here, his life is absolutely safe, but Mu Qing will probably not be able to leave Suzaku City for a long time."
Bai Di guessed: "Because of the heavenly tribulation?"
"Yes." Gu Ci replied with a dull look on his face: "The limit of this boy's strength is at the early stage of transformation. He can't withstand this catastrophe no matter what, so someone must have taken action to help him avoid this catastrophe. But after that, if he rashly activates the power of heaven and earth, he will definitely face another disaster, so he can only hide in Suzaku City."
Bai Di looked at Gu Ci's expression and smiled meaningfully: "In any case, he is still my city lord, and it is his duty to be unable to leave Suzaku."
Gu Ci felt Bai Di's temptation and asked bluntly: "Now that things have happened, does it mean that Your Majesty really believed the contents of those letters and thinks that such a person can still be used by you?"
Bai Di thought of Cao Jin, who was probably in the same group as Mu Qing, and his face turned slightly cold, and he shook his head, "Of course I don't believe it, but judging from the elder's intention, it seems that he hopes he can leave Suzaku City."
Gu Ci sighed softly: "To be honest, Mu Qing's name has probably appeared in the sight of the ten people. If he hunkers down in Suzaku City and practices step by step, it will not be a good result for everyone."
Bai Di looked into Gu Ci's eyes and asked, "The Gu family plans to kill him?"
Gu Ci narrowed his eyes slightly and said seriously: "I have voluntarily left the Gu family, and I will not discuss the Gu family's private affairs. This is something I agreed with His Majesty from the beginning."
Bai Di smiled apologetically: "I forgot."
Feeling Bai Di's deep thoughts, Gu Ci sighed inwardly and said, "Gu Yuan needs to defeat Mu Qing. Even if the Gu family wants to kill him, it will only be Gu Yuan who takes action. But the Lin family's situation is different."
"Lin family?" Bai Di's pupils narrowed and he stared at Gu Ci's calm face.
Of course Gu Ci smiled: "Yes, the Lin family, is Your Majesty interested in knowing more about it?"
Gu Ci's use was unabashed. Bai Di's eyes moved slightly. After a moment of silence, he calmly replied: "Although I am the emperor, I still have self-awareness. In some matters, I have no ability to get involved."
