Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 352: Chapter 165: The Legacy of the Supreme Taoist_1

Shen Yuan lightly flicked the sword body of the Darkness-Light Sword with his finger, and the ancient sword, spotted with rust, emitted a prolonged light tremor, with the True Intent of Time flowing into the hum of the sword, as if it were the light tremor of a dragon’s chant from a distant sea.

In a trance, Gong Buyu seemed to see an old dragon awakening from its dragon grave, one that had watched the sea change into mulberry fields.

The next moment, Shen Yuan’s right hand lightly pressed on the body of the Darkness-Light Sword, and the humming of the sword came to an abrupt halt, and the illusion that had appeared in the courtyard also dissipated without a trace.

Gong Buyu took a deep breath and looked at Shen Yuan, who was sitting in front of the stone table, with eyes full of reverence.

In just three short months of seclusion, a period during which ordinary cultivators might not even complete a single breakthrough, Gong Buyu felt the aura belonging to a Supreme Taoist awakening within Shen Yuan.

It was not a change in cultivation or Divine Skills, but an innate majesty that was settling into his Spirit Soul and True Spirit.

Shen Yuan, who was sitting in front of the stone table, casually set down the Darkness-Light Sword and asked Gong Buyu:

“Has anything major happened in these three months?”

Gong Buyu immediately gathered his thoughts, recalling the events of the past three months, and said to Shen Yuan softly:

“Buyu received a message from father, saying that the Primordial Elemental Qi beyond the Primal Chaos Realm has erupted, affecting the entire Primal Chaos Realm and accelerating its awakening.

At the moment, the entire attention of the Primal Chaos Realm is focused on the Primordial Elemental Qi eruption from beyond, and no one within the realm knows the reason for the disturbance.

There are minor wars among the various faiths of the deities overseas, but the laws of heaven and earth still cannot support the physical appearance of the deities, and given the turmoil, all sides are maintaining relative restraint.”

“Within Great Xia, many grotto heavens and blessed lands have shown clear signs of awakening. Numerous lesser blessed lands have opened their gates wide to recruit disciples, in an effort to expand the influence of their sects.

Against the backdrop of chaos among cultivators, many methods from the Demon Path are also being unearthed by many people from ancient tombs and ruins.

Although Great Xia’s Imperial Court and the grotto heavens sacred ground are restricting the development of the Demon Path, methods such as refining the soul and blood sacrifice are still widely spread and are causing great harm in many remote areas.

The major sects have joined together with the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to issue decrees to hunt down these evils, and cultivators involved in refining the soul or blood sacrifice have been placed on a hit list, with rewards offered by the Bureau and major sects for their elimination.

Many heretical cultivators committing crimes within Great Xia have chosen to flee to the Mian Kingdom, Ying Island, and other places abroad to evade the hit list of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and major sects.”

Gong Buyu continued to tell Shen Yuan about changes that had occurred over the past three months. Meanwhile, Shen Yuan listened intently, occasionally with starlight twinkling in his eyes, aligning with his Star Astrology Divine Power to deduce further implications.

Gong Buyu had not left Wenn City, and most of the news she received came from Rongcheng’s Fine Jade Grotto Heavens, which may not be entirely accurate or complete.

Combining the news with Star Astrology Divine Power allowed Shen Yuan to uncover more.

Suddenly, Shen Yuan’s brows furrowed slightly.

For some reason, when Gong Buyu mentioned the heretical cultivators fleeing to Ying Island abroad, several karmic threads emerged in the Star Astrology Divine Power.

When Shen Yuan attempted to trace the origin through these karmic threads, the higher Tianji obscured it from sight.

“Is there some karmic entanglement between me and this Ying Island overseas?”

A hint of curiosity flashed through Shen Yuan’s mind, but at the moment, he had no opportunity to delve deeper into the reasons.

He would inevitably journey to foreign lands someday. After the Great Schism of the Primal Chaos Realm, many innate deities, incense offering divine spirits, and Immortals chose to stay away from Great Xia, opening grotto heavens and blessed lands overseas to preserve themselves.

A significant number of deities and Immortals who lead the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge also reside overseas. If he wanted to understand the ins and outs of past events, he would inevitably have to deal with these divine beings.

However, such endeavors would certainly only occur after Shen Yuan had accumulated sufficient strength. With his current cultivation, a reckless approach would be no different from courting death.

Putting aside some thoughts in his mind, Gong Buyu, who was reporting the recent developments to Shen Yuan, also began to wind down her speech.

For Gong Buyu, who had not personally left Wenn City, the information she knew was indeed quite limited.

“Oh, there was another major event recently, Marquis Zhennan, due to his outstanding achievements, was transferred to oversee Tai Province and stationed in Fengdu.”

Hearing Gong Buyu’s words, Shen Yuan suddenly became a bit interested.

Previously, Marquis Zhennan had been stationed in the Southern Three Provinces, Yun Province, Qing Province, and Cang Province, which were considered remote areas within Great Xia. This was evident from the grotto heavens and blessed lands within the Southern Three Provinces.

None of the grotto heavens within the top ten of the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands and the 36 Little Grotto Heavens were within the Southern Three Provinces, which showed how desolate and isolated they were.

If it weren’t for Cang Province hosting the River Ji Dragon Palace, which required the Imperial Court to spend resources to counter the River Ji aquatic tribe, it’s doubtful that the Southern Three Provinces would have any nobility stationed at all.

The true heartlands of Great Xia are the Central Provinces.

Tai Province is the most central and significant province in the heartlands, even larger than the sum of Yun and Qing Provinces, with numerous grotto heavens inside. Two of the ten Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands are in Tai Province.

Marquis Zhennan, giving up control of the entire Southern Three Provinces to oversee Tai Province, may seem like a reduction in dominion but his influence in the Imperial Court has grown far beyond what it was before.

Moreover, as the Central Provinces are the heartland of Great Xia’s Imperial Court, the Court’s control over these provinces is much tighter than in other regions, and the forces Marquis Zhennan can mobilize in Tai Province far exceed his previous capabilities.

No matter how one looks at it, Marquis Zhennan’s transfer can be considered a significant promotion.

“Now, that is quite interesting,” Shen Yuan said, his eyebrows arching slightly.