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Chapter 1594 - 1587: Emperor’s Sect
Chapter 1594: Chapter 1587: Emperor’s Sect
"I need to know all the secrets about this woman and this organization. If you know, please tell me," Cheng Ziang said seriously.
"Are you threatening me or asking for my help?" Huayu Ting asked.
"Both. I don’t want to be monitored without clarity, nor do I want to be in danger all the time," Cheng Ziang said.
"Don’t worry. If the Emperor’s Sect wanted to deal with you, you would have been taken care of before reaching Kyushu. And they merely dispatched Heterogeneous Hall to keep an eye on you. Don’t forget, their real trump card is the rarely used Lieying Tang," Huayu Ting said unhurriedly.
"Don’t underestimate us," Cheng Ziang said.
"I know you’re formidable, I know you’re connected with people from the Demon Clan, I know you have Nascent Soul Realm experts. But you can’t beat the Emperor’s Sect, as long as you are in Kyushu, you’ll never outplay the Emperor’s Sect," Huayu Ting said.
"So you’re just like the All-knowing, afraid to reveal the secrets of the Emperor’s Sect?" Cheng Ziang pressed.
"Don’t compare me with those guys, I’m much stronger," Huayu Ting said, shrugging his shoulders.
"I know, you’re a rising star of the Huayu Family, reaching the late stages of the Jiedan Realm at such a young age, about to break through to the Golden Core Realm. Such cultivation is rare throughout Kyushu," Cheng Ziang said.
"Who told you that?" Hearing his words, Huayu Ting’s face turned stern, and he asked expressionlessly.
"Anyway, I just know," Cheng Ziang blinked and said after a pause.
He wasn’t deliberately concealing anything, but he genuinely didn’t know who had told him this information.
"Hmph, that woman really needs to learn to keep her mouth shut, gossiping behind people’s backs," Huayu Ting muttered darkly.
"So, the news came from... Hun Jiansi?" Cheng Ziang tentatively asked.
"I am not afraid of offending the Emperor’s Sect. To put it another way, for their mother and child, I’m not afraid of offending anyone," Huayu Ting said, his gaze falling on Fei Yu who was entertaining guests, and his dark eyes suddenly softened.
Cheng Ziang could see that his feelings for Fei Yu were genuine. Such a look couldn’t be feigned or concealed.
"Including your father?" Cheng Ziang blurted out, not sure why he asked.
"Who told you that?!" Hearing this, Huayu Ting seemed startled and immediately looked at Cheng Ziang with a ferocious glare, as if ready to devour him.
"Uh, just the common rumors..." Cheng Ziang was scared by his look. Although he knew Huayu Ting couldn’t start a fight here, he still felt a chill down his spine.
"That damn woman!" Huayu Ting obviously knew this wasn’t just idle gossip, and cursed resentfully.
"Listen, I don’t care about your family affairs. I just want to know the secrets about Hun Jiansi, about the Emperor’s Sect. It’s better that you tell me, rather than asking Hun Jiansi myself and risking her spilling things she shouldn’t," Cheng Ziang seemed to have guessed Huayu Ting’s pain point, so he decided on a targeted strike.
Sure enough, after being cornered by Cheng Ziang, Huayu Ting lowered his head and squinted, falling into silence. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and opened his eyes, sighing as he said, "Come into the inner room, I will tell you everything you want to know."
"Thank you," Cheng Ziang thanked him with a bow.
So the two left the living room and passed through several doors to the inner room. Huayu Ting instructed Fei Yu not to let anyone near, including the children. Once the door was closed, the room was left with just Cheng Ziang and him, making the atmosphere awkward for a moment.
"I..." Cheng Ziang raised his hand intending to say something to ease the mood, but Huayu Ting immediately cut him off.
"The Emperor’s Sect. Just hearing the name, what does it make you think of?" Huayu Ting asked, looking down with his hands behind his back.
"Sects?" Cheng Ziang tentatively asked.
"What kind of Sects?" Huayu Ting continued to ask.
"Cultivation?" Cheng Ziang continued.
"Hmph," Huayu Ting suddenly sneered at his answer, then looked up at him and said, "Just as you guessed, the Emperor’s Sect is indeed a cultivation sect. It’s just that the disciples of this sect are slightly different from those of other Sects."
"What’s different?"
"The disciples of this Sect are all princes and princesses of the royal family of the Heavenly Dynasty. The Emperor’s Sect is responsible for cultivating them into cultivators. Among them, the outstanding ones will compete for the position of crown prince, becoming candidates for the next Emperor Wu of the Heavenly Dynasty. The so-called Emperor’s Sect is literally a sect for emperors," explained Huayu Ting in a calm yet astonishing manner.
"So, the Emperor’s Sect is actually a sect that cultivates Emperors Wu?" Cheng Ziang asked with widened eyes, astonished.
"Exactly," Huayu Ting nodded and said.
"No wonder All-knowing didn’t dare to make it public, no wonder he said even the official families wouldn’t dare to offend the Emperor’s Sect, it all makes sense now..." Cheng Ziang nodded, coming to a realization.
"You might be misunderstanding," upon hearing Cheng Ziang’s muttering, Huayu Ting continued, "Those people fear the Emperor’s Sect not simply because it’s the Emperor’s Sect, but because it’s not entirely the Emperor’s Sect..."
"What do you mean?" Cheng Ziang asked, puzzled.
"Cultivating members of the royal family is just one of the Emperor’s Sect’s functions. Their main operation is to be widespread across Kyushu, infiltrate every field and industry within the Dual Dao Nine Schools, and provide any intelligence the current decision-makers need," Huayu Ting spoke, then suddenly paused to listen cautiously to the surroundings before feeling relieved to continue.
"An espionage organization, huh? Feels a bit like the Wuyun Sect, do all the Sects in Kyushu like to engage in such side businesses?" Cheng Ziang asked, confused.
"The Wuyun Sect? No wonder you got their attention as soon as you arrived in Kyushu," upon hearing the name Wuyun Sect, Huayu Ting raised an eyebrow and scoffed.
"You know about the Wuyun Sect?" Cheng Ziang urgently asked.
"This question is not within the scope of our agreement. I have no reason to tell you these things," Huayu Ting said.
"Alright, let’s get back to the topic of the Emperor’s Sect. Could you provide more details? About its intricacies, historical background, etc." Cheng Ziang nodded and said.
"Listen," Huayu Ting sighed, then continued earnestly, "Because you saved my wife, I’m willing to tell you these things. I still need to work for them, so I hope you’ll be smart about it, as I certainly don’t want to invite disaster."
"I understand. Once we leave this door, we’re the only ones who will know about these matters," Cheng Ziang nodded and said.
"Very good," Huayu Ting nodded with satisfaction, then lowered his head, falling into silence as if to collect his thoughts.
After a while, he lifted his head and slowly began to speak, "Regarding the Emperor’s Sect, originally, this Sect was indeed just a place responsible for cultivating princes and princesses, without any other arrangements. Tai Wu Emperor, the founding Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, initially established the Emperor’s Sect to pass down his cultivation experience, allowing future generations of princes and princesses to cultivate following his model."
"You should know that within the Heavenly Dynasty’s royal family, the right of succession is determined by cultivation level. A new Emperor Wu does not need to be stronger than the disciples of other Nobility, only stronger than the vast majority of princes and princesses in the royal family, to become the new Emperor Wu. Unquestionably, the Emperor’s Sect standardizing the cultivation mold can regulate such internal competition, preventing some from taking an unorthodox path..."
"But there are always exceptions," Huayu Ting said, with a light sigh, then paused before continuing, "Initially, Tai Wu Emperor did not require all princes to enter the Emperor’s Sect, so not every heir to the Throne came from the Emperor’s Sect."
"Tai Wu Emperor’s grandson, Bailong Zhou, was from the Emperor’s Sect, while another grandson, Bailong Zhui, came from another Sect. The two princes fought fiercely over the Throne, and in the end, Bailong Zhou succeeded and became the Shi Wu Emperor. Following his defeat, Bailong Zhui was forced to flee Shengyuan Prefecture and hide in the jianghu (martial arts world)."
"After ascending to the Throne, Shi Wu Emperor continued to bear a grudge against his sibling. Bailong Zhui repeatedly declared his intention to return to Shengyuan Prefecture to reclaim his Throne. Shi Wu Emperor lived in perpetual unease, desperate to find this threat to his Throne and permanently resolve the crisis of the Throne being usurped."
"Shi Wu Emperor, a product of the Emperor’s Sect, trusted and relied on the Sect the most. In such a situation, he decided to use the power of the Emperor’s Sect to find his sibling brother and eliminate him."
"Since the Emperor’s Sect needed to gather Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and ancient scrolls from the jianghu to cultivate the royal offspring, it had a deep connection with the jianghu. Under these circumstances, Shi Wu Emperor selected a group of shrewd and powerful attendants to disperse into the jianghu in the name of the Emperor’s Sect, seeking Bailong Zhui’s whereabouts."
"It should be said that Shi Wu Emperor started a bad precedent. Since then, the Emperor’s Sect has become more than just a simple Sect. To consolidate its own position, the Emperor’s Sect actively cooperated with Emperor Wu to suppress dissenters, strengthen its own presence, and prevent contenders from other Sects from rising again."
"So it’s just like the Jinyiwei," Cheng Ziang realized and nodded.
"Over the ensuing hundred years, the Emperor’s Sect became a nightmarish presence in the jianghu. All sorts of people in every field were infiltrated by the Emperor’s Sect. The Emperor’s Sect branched out in the jianghu and throughout Kyushu, becoming an exceptionally powerful espionage organization. Not just officials, even the Emperor Wu has to be somewhat fearful of this organization," said Huayu Ting.
"The Emperor Wu, strange, wasn’t the Emperor’s Sect established by Emperor Wu? How come even the Emperor Wu can’t control it?" Cheng Ziang asked, puzzled.
"Heh, who told you that the current Emperor’s Sect is controlled by the Emperor Wu?" Huayu Ting laughed softly, then narrowed his eyes and ambiguously said.
"If it’s not under the control of the Emperor Wu, then who does the Emperor’s Sect currently belong to?" Cheng Ziang was taken aback, asking incredulously.
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