Ze Tian Ji Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

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In the present world, the Orthodoxy upheld the radiance of the Heavenly Tomes, unifying all under its beliefs. Because the Mausoleum of Books was located in the capital, its pulpit was also naturally based in the capital. Before the Great Zhou, the Popes had all been people of Shang. After the Shang fell and the Zhou was established, every Pope afterwards was necessarily a person of Zhou. This dynasty of the Central Plains

When comparing the Great Shang of the past to the Great Zhou that replaced it, there were far more powers on the southern part of the continent during the Great Zhou. The various sects and kingdoms all ruled their own regions and while they were rather loosely consolidated, the number of experts they possessed was not at all small. It even faintly exceeded the number of experts possessed by the Great Zhou. Amongst these powers, Holy Maiden Peak’s South Stream Temple, the Longevity Sect, and the Qiushan clan were the most powerful.

After the bitter war between the humans and demons concluded, the powers of the south that had similarly made many sacrifices naturally wished to obtain statuses that they felt they should have. They believed that the Mausoleum of Books should be a sacred object held in common by the entire human world, not under the sole grasp of the Great Zhou. Similarly, the authority to interpret the Heavenly Tomes should not purely be for the Pope, who represented the Orthodoxy.

For this reason, the southern powers engaged in an unremitting struggle with all three emperors of the Great Zhou over the process and even name of the Grand Examination. Even the Orthodoxy splintered off a southern faction—although the southern faction was still under the Orthodoxy,

The Holy Maidens of the southern faction were naturally all supreme experts of surpassing cultivation. However, because the successive Holy Maidens had to balance the numerous powers of the south and did not have a powerful army backing them, their power and status was in reality inferior to that of the Pope in the north. But the Holy Maidens were still the most respected of the great figures of the south. Spiritually, they were equals with the Pope and could treat each other informally.

Because of the special status possessed by the Holy Maiden of the southern factions, the successive Holy Maidens had always been women of the south, a tradition unbroken for several thousand years. This lasted all the way until the present, when finally, a possible exception appeared.

The Holy Maidens of the south had all originated from South Stream Temple, and this was also why the mountain on which this temple had resided for countless years was called Holy Maiden Peak. At present, South Stream Temple had only one successor.

That girl was called Xu Yourong, the true reincarnation of the Heavenly Phoenix. Her talent in cultivating the Dao was without p

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The night was deep,

In the darkness, the White Crane was rendered almost unreal by the illumination of the stars, almost like it was made of paper, free from the slightest filth. The crane’s cry was transmitted throughout

The young girl sitting by the cliff untied the silk bag from the White Crane’s body, took out the letter within, casually opened

The dawn light gradually flourished. The south was very humid, so the fog also descended once more. When the rays of light, dispersed by the moisture, fell upon her face,

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“That guy is very strange

“Nanny watched him for several days. I hear that this guy will wake up promptly before dawn at five every morning. He does everything strictly according to the rules, like some sort of blockhead. Moreover, he’s obsessed with cleanliness, and whenever I hear about it, I always recall that sinister pervert you once told me told about, Young Lady, that makes people tremble in fear. Fine, You

“That guy probably did not tell anyone else

“Young Lady, I don’t believe this guy’s crimes are deserving of death, but when I think of that guy holding the marriage contract and looking at the estate with those cold eyes and self-assured appearance, I really hate him. And also…I hear that the Qiushan clan plans to come to the capital to propose next year. If that scoundrel were to make trouble at that time, what then?”

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The girl sat by the cliff, quietly reading the letter. The clothes draped over her shoulders fluttered in the wind while her black hair drifted about like threads of silk. As the

After reading the letter, she fell silent for a while, then mumbled to herself, “He really came to the capital?”

As she read the letter, the White Crane quietly waited at her side. Even when crouching, it was still half the height of a human. Upon seeing her close up the letter, the White Crane turned and took up from somewhere a brush. The brush tip had been dipped wet with ink, full but not overflowing. Where this ink had been produced was unknown, but it

The girl smiled and caressed the White Crane’s smooth and slender neck. She took the brush and intended to write a reply, but she was momentarily

She had been very close to her grandfather as a child. If her grandfather had not passed away, perhaps she would not have left the capital when she was twelve and c

She remembered that the young Daoist boy from Xining Village was surnamed Chen, yes?

She slightly creased her brow. As she recalled those things she heard when she was young, she realized that she really didn’t have much of an impression of this young Daoist boy.

She remembered that her grandfather had specially request

She knew that many people in the capital, her father included, ardently hoped that she would represent the Great Zhou in a marriage of unification with the south and would definitely not allow this young Daoist surnamed Chen to affect all of this. There was even a high chance that they would kill him.

As she thought about this, she became rather displeased. This was quite a rare emotion for her, but she didn’t know whether it was because this young Daoist didn’t understand the concept of self-preservation or if it was because…that young Daoist really did make other people feel annoyed—fine, no matter what that young Daoist became, this engagement must definitely be ended.

But…don’t harm him.

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With a clear cry, the White Crane broke through the clouds, her two letters in tow. Sent off by the morning wind and with the morning light as its companion, it flew off towards the distant capital.

She placed the brush in a puddle to soak, stood up, and began making her way down the cliff, a jacket draped over

Her appearance was still pure and childish, but her bearing was not ordinary. That was not to say that she was like Chen Changsheng, possessing a maturity and composure that far surpassed her age. Rather, she could be described as possessing an imposing manner.

Fathomless depths and lofty mountains

She was only fourteen this year, but she could be matched with this description.

The morning wind continued to caress

She only needed five breaths

With her one smile in the spring, all the flowers in the mountains bloomed.

Countless birds of all sorts flew up, their clear cries ringing out without end. There were even three Blue Luans amongst them.

All the birds had come to pay homage.

She was the sole young Phoenix of the human world.

She was the next Holy Maiden of the south.

She was first-ranked on the Proclamation of Azure Sky.

She was Xu Yourong.

She was still innocent, but not a mischievous sort of innocence,

Her smile was brightly colored, and this wasn’t a sort of emotion, but the radiance of spring.

She did not want to care about the people and matters of the world. Those things that people believed to be related to her truthfully had no relation to her at all, such as the engagement that she was on the verge of forgetting,

She would admit that Senior Brother Qiushan Jun was truly very perfect, the ideal companion in the eyes of all, but what did that have to do with her?

All of it was very good, very good, but she wanted none of it.

Of course, that young Daoist didn’t even need to be considered.

What s

Books contained the Great Dao, and one book was enough to win against love countless times.

She had offered her heart and soul to the Dao

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Chen Changsheng departed the inn, heading towards the school that was second-to-last on the list his master had provided him.

He really wished to know just what sort of methods that Young Lady Xu would use to make him fail this time.

Of course, even if he failed once more, he would still not be swayed.

What he had done ever since he was a child was

Books contained the Great Dao, and one book was enough to win against one thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers.

He had devoted his heart and soul to seek the Dao