Above the Great Dao
Chapter 717 - 319 Mutual Threats, Mutual Destruction_2

Chapter 717: Chapter 319 Mutual Threats, Mutual Destruction_2

"Auntie, it’s my brother Chen Wu," Chen Tang explained.

The old lady Wu Zhu’s face turned pale as she trembled and returned home. She lay in her coffin absentmindedly for a moment, burning two sticks of incense for herself before she finally calmed down.

"Blessed with great fortune and longevity!"

The old Chen family home was just a hundred or so steps away, but it took Chen Tang a long time to reach it. No one had lived there for several months, but fortunately, there were cleansing talismans pasted around, keeping it clean.

The room had summer talismans as well, making it dry without any musty smell on the bedding.

Chen Tang settled his wife in, placed Chen Yindou’s ancestral tablet, and offered incense to it.

With all the worldly clamor gone, he finally found tranquility.

The night was deep.

He looked back and saw the divine lights filling the sky, the great cauldron, the incense smoke, and the Heavenly Gods standing tall in the sky.

Every day after, whenever he looked back, he could see these myriad gods filling the sky.

This was the Thirteen Families’ intimidation towards him!

"Father, did you see this scene back then too?" he whispered.

Back then, after Chen Yin left the Western Capital, whenever he turned his head, he would always see those majestic Heavenly Gods watching him sternly.

It was an immense pressure and intimidation, as if warning him not to cross boundaries, not to act erratically, and not to attempt to overturn the heavens!

"Not enough, thirty-seven Fu Shen Tianji, far from enough!"

Chen Shi murmured, "Little Shi, you must hold on in the Western Capital!"

Yan Xianzhi returned to the Western Capital. Although he wasn’t the Sect Master of the Yan Family, his skills were so adept that he could easily manage the Fifty Provinces of the West Bull New Continent with stability and ease.

He returned to the Yan Mansion and went to his study, somewhat troubled by tonight’s matters.

His newly taken thirteenth concubine was a young woman, insatiable in her desires, making him apprehensive.

"Even a donkey, after grinding for a long time, can rest for a night. Poor old me, I can’t even get a break," he thought to himself, "I hope tonight passes peacefully."

At this moment, an informer from the Yan Family reported, "Reporting to the master, Chen Shi is wandering in the city, showing no signs of anything unusual."

Yan Xianzhi waved his hand to dismiss him, saying, "Keep a close watch on Chen Shi and order the Observatory to monitor the underworld, beware of Chen Shi escaping from there."

He let out a sigh, murmuring, "Chen Shi has always been well-behaved in the past, either staying at home or going to the Hanlin Academy. Today’s roaming is to let more people see that he hasn’t left, sparing Chen Tang from being pursued. This kid, he knows how to advance and retreat."

Not long after, the informer reported again, "Reporting to the master, there’s an extra woman beside Chen Shi, currently playing at Qixia Temple."

Yan Xianzhi was initially unconcerned, but hearing about the woman piqued his interest, prompting him to ask, "What woman?"

"Unknown."

"Where did she come from?"

"Unknown, she just appeared suddenly."

Intrigued, Yan Xianzhi said, "You all are useless. I’ll see for myself."

He gently brushed his hand, and the air in front of the desk became mirror-like, revealing the scenery of Qixia Temple.

With a thought, the scene zoomed in significantly, and he found Chen Shi.

Beside Chen Shi, indeed, there was a woman dressed in white, graceful in demeanor.

"Young Master Chen is already thirteen years old, time indeed to start a family and establish a career," Yan Xianzhi chuckled, "A fair lady, a gentleman’s good match. He used to be indifferent to beauty, but now is interested, we can exploit this to give him a vulnerability."

Just then, as if sensing something, the woman in white turned to look skyward, her face coming into his sight.

Yan Xianzhi felt a sense of familiarity, suddenly recalled something, and his face turned pale, shivering.

"Bang!"

He pushed back the chair and stumbled, knocking over a vase standing in the corner.

Startled, Yan Xianzhi stared at the mirrored image of the woman in white, as if he had seen a ghost, nearly fleeing in terror!

At the same time, the other lords from various families were also monitoring Chen Shi’s movements. Upon discovering the woman in white, they were equally terrified, almost leaping up in fright.

They were not unfamiliar with that woman in white because after the collapse of the Lanyue Palace, she appeared at the end of the White Jade Path. When the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land collided with Qixia Temple in the underworld, she walked from the mysterious space-time of Qixia Temple into the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land, attempting to cross the Immortal Bridge, resurrect herself, and return to the human world!

She was the white-clad fairy trapped in a strange realm at the end of the White Jade Path, who had seriously injured Li Yiran and several other ancestors, forcing the Western Capital to activate the Nine Halls, blasting into the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land, causing it to crash into the underworld!

Though the havoc she wrought was not significant, she was deemed a Calamity Level forbidden entity of the Western Capital!

It was an old legend that if she were to emerge into the world, it would surely lead to a Calamity Level disaster!

However, after the Immortal Bridge incident, there was no trace of this fairy, and Yan Xianzhi had thought she was eradicated by the True King Nine Halls. Unexpectedly, she appeared beside Chen Shi at this moment!

And Chen Shi even took her back to visit Qixia Temple!

Doesn’t he understand that if this Calamity Level entity erupts, it could potentially wipe out half of the West Bull New Continent?

Soon enough, in the Wenyuan Pavilion, the thirteen members of the Cabinet were gathered together, their faces as pale as earth. Even Yan Xianzhi’s hands trembled, unable to hold the teacup steadily, causing the teacup lid to clink against the cup.

But it wasn’t just his teacup making noise; the other twelve teacups were also rattling.

"Chen Shi, colluding with the Calamity Level entity, has become the ghoul of that calamity!"

Xia Canghai shrieked, his voice sharp and eunuch-like from fear, yelling, "Smash them! Immediately activate the True King Nine Halls to blast the entity and her ghoul!"

Fei Zhong shook his head, saying, "That’s the Western Capital. The power of the True King Nine Halls would flatten the Western Capital as well!"

Xia Canghai responded, "Wait until he leaves the Western Capital, then eradicate him!"