HBWnovel Chapter 291 The Jade Emperor is Trembling
Chapter 291 The Jade Emperor is Trembling
Chapter 291 The Jade Emperor is Trembling
The reason Lin Fei brought Du Qingmu along this time was to let this Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm intimidate the Jade Emperor Sect.
In this world, status and position are meaningless; only one's own strength is real. This is evident in Yuanzhen's case; he knew Lin Fei was the emperor of Southern Tang, yet he still spoke rudely and even threatened to attack him. Without sufficient strength, Lin Fei's status and position would be of little use on Jade Emperor Mountain.
The reason for bringing Du Qingmu, a master at the Celestial Realm, was to have a powerful expert who could rival Yongcheng Zhenren, so that the two sides could truly achieve an equal dialogue.
Du Qingmu took a step forward, and before anyone could see his movement clearly, he was already standing next to Yuanzhen.
Even Yuanzhen himself didn't see clearly how the old man appeared beside him.
"You..." Yuanzhen looked at Du Qingmu, who had just appeared beside him, with a look of horror. He had only uttered one word when he was slapped across the face.
"Slap!" Du Qingmu's speed didn't seem fast, but his every move seemed to carry an incomparably strange power, making it impossible for Yuanzhen to resist. He could only watch helplessly as the slap landed on his face.
With one slap, half of Yuanzhen's face swelled up.
"Slap!" Then another slap landed on Yuanzhen's other side of his face, making his entire face swell up like a pig's head.
This was only because Du Qingmu held back. If a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm were to go all out against a Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator, those two slaps would probably be enough to kill Yuanzhen.
"Since you are a cultivator, you should have the bearing of an immortal. Why utter such foul language and disrespect to His Majesty of Southern Tang?" Du Qingmu narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Brother Yongcheng. If you dare to speak nonsense again, it won't be so simple!"
Yuanzhen covered his cheek, looking at Du Qingmu with a terrified expression, daring not to speak out in anger. How could someone so easily manipulate him, and judging from the way he addressed him, he seemed to be quite familiar with the sect leader? Could this person actually be a grandmaster at the Celestial Realm?
Although Yuanzhen held immense power within the Jade Emperor Sect, overseeing punishments and commanding respect even from the abbots of the other eighteen temples, he was acutely aware that facing a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm level would likely result in a dire fate.
The Taoist priests who came down the mountain with Yuanzhen were completely helpless when they saw Yuanzhen, the abbot, and were slapped twice in a row. They were at a loss and did not know what to do.
Just then, a voice rang out from the mountain path: "Senior, please show mercy!"
Lin Fei looked up and saw that the person running down the mountain path was none other than his junior brother, Ming Tong.
Ming Tong jogged up to the crowd and bowed respectfully to Du Qingmu: "Senior Du, please show mercy."
Upon seeing Ming Tong appear, Lin Fei knew that he had probably been instructed by Master Yongcheng to come down the mountain to greet him. So he said to Du Qingmu, "Elder Du, that's enough."
Du Qingmu nodded and stepped back behind Lin Fei.
Ming Tong stepped forward, sighed, and said to Lin Fei, "Senior Brother, the Sect Leader invites you to come up the mountain for a chat."
"Thank you for your trouble, junior brother." Lin Fei nodded. "Let's head up the mountain now!"
Ming Tong glanced at the thousands of Longxiang soldiers behind Lin Fei, and asked with considerable difficulty, "Senior brother, your soldiers..."
"Don't worry, they won't come up the mountain with me," Lin Fei said with a smile. "I'll only take Elder Du up the mountain; I won't make things difficult for my junior brother."
Lin Fei stationed over a thousand Longxiang soldiers at the foot of Jade Emperor Mountain, while he himself, along with Du Qingmu, followed Ming Tong up Jade Emperor Mountain.
The quality of an army is more important than its quantity. In front of a peerless figure like Master Yongcheng, no matter how many people there are, they will not make any difference. Taking Du Qingmu up the mountain alone is more than enough.
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"Boom, boom, boom..."
On Jade Emperor Mountain, the Eastern Emperor Bell rang six times before finally stopping.
Within the Jade Emperor Sect, there are specific rules regarding the number of times the Eastern Emperor Bell is rung each time.
Six chimes signal the arrival of distinguished guests. Seven chimes signify a grand celebration for the sect. Eight chimes foretell the extermination of the sect. Nine chimes signify the purge of the sect.
The last time Lin Fei went down the mountain, there were nine bells. If it weren't for his master Yuan Yi and his uncle Yuan Wu protecting him with their lives, Lin Fei would probably be suppressed in the dark and sunless Demon-Subduing Tower by now.
These six bell rings signify the arrival of distinguished guests. The last time the bells were rung six times was when the abbot of Leiyin Temple visited the Jade Emperor Sect.
Upon hearing the tolling of the Eastern Emperor Bell, all the abbots and elders rushed to the Lingxiao Palace. Mingtong had only reported Lin Fei's return to Jade Emperor Mountain to True Person Yongcheng after his own return. The other elders and abbots were unaware of this. Therefore, Yuanzhen was furious upon hearing the news of Lin Fei's return and personally led men down the mountain to capture him.
Upon hearing the sound of the Eastern Emperor Bell, the abbots and elders of the temple rushed to the main hall of Lingxiao Temple, unaware of what had happened.
After everyone had arrived, Master Yongcheng appeared in the main hall of Lingxiao Temple.
The abbot of Zhenwu Temple asked, "Master, may I ask which distinguished guest has come to visit, that you would need to ring the Eastern Emperor Bell six times to summon all the abbots and elders?"
“Indeed, a distinguished guest has arrived.” Master Yongcheng nodded and sighed slightly. “The new emperor of the Southern Tang Kingdom, Li Longyuan, has come to visit Jade Emperor Mountain. He is probably already on his way up the mountain.”
"What? The emperor of Southern Tang? What is he doing at my Jade Emperor Mountain?"
"Wait a minute, isn't Li Longyuan, the emperor of Southern Tang, the same Mingxin who was expelled from the mountain sect back then?"
"Could it be that this new emperor, in his three acts of righteous indignation, actually intends to cause trouble for my Jade Emperor Sect?"
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The emperor of the Southern Tang Kingdom was the former disciple who had been expelled from the Jade Emperor Sect. Everyone knew Lin Fei's true identity. The abbots and elders had debated for a long time about whether to send someone to Lin Fei's enthronement ceremony, ultimately choosing Ming Tong, who had a good relationship with Lin Fei, to attend.
No one expected that only a month after the new emperor ascended the throne, he would make a grand entrance onto Jade Emperor Mountain.
The abbots of the Jade Emperor Sect, who knew Lin Fei's identity, were all shocked—what exactly was the new emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty up to? Did the new emperor intend to come to the Jade Emperor Sect to show off his power after ascending the throne?