Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 203 - 151: All the Great Powers Take Action

Chapter 203: Chapter 151: All the Great Powers Take Action

The Yin Yang Sect’s Venerable descended in the flesh to the Fire Cloud Cave, marking the first time since the opening of the Immortal Land that a top-tier great power had come personally rather than sending an avatar.

While not extraordinary compared to a Demi Immortal, no Demi Immortal had personally visited yet.

This stirred quite a response from all sides, and for a while, the exchange of Divine Thoughts inside the Fire Cloud Cave became incredibly chaotic.

Jun Yan eavesdropped for a long time but couldn’t discern anything particularly useful, merely internal squabbles among the Daoist followers. Some believed that the Venerable’s presence would definitely force the Daoist Sect to yield benefits, while others thought this would exacerbate the conflict.

However, why the Yin Yang Sect’s Venerable had descended remained a mystery to Jun Yan and he dared not directly intercept the Venerable’s Divine Thoughts and conversations.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please come over."

At that moment, Hee Huan’s Divine Thought came through and the Divine Thought incarnation hiding within Lu Chan also heard it.

Following the Divine Thought, Lu Chan came to a simple cave dwelling in the ancient town of Fire Cloud Cave.

Surrounded by rough stone walls, the entire room was carved out of rock, costing one Spirit Pill per month.

With everyone gathered, Hee Huan taking the lead, Murong Suyue and He Qing sitting opposite each other, Lu Chan was the last to arrive.

Jun Yan observed secretly and still felt this team was too mixed, gathered for reasons that were too trivial. Whether it was out of sentimentality, selling favors, or making connections with Gu Wen, none of those were compelling enough reasons.

Unless their lives were controlled by Gu Wen, Jun Yan couldn’t trust anyone present.

Of course, Hee Huan was unaware of a Demon Sect disciple hiding among them and immediately got straight to the point, "Just now, our ancestor summoned me. The good news is that these old geezers don’t know about my connection with Gu Wen, perhaps my master didn’t report it upstream. The bad news is I don’t know what got into this old geezer, now wanting to personally take the field to besiege the Sanqing Taoist Sect."

This left everyone stunned and soon, without exception, puzzlement appeared on their faces.

"A Daoist sect openly besieging the head of Daoist Sects, is that appropriate?"

Moreover, did the Yin Yang Sect have such authority to provoke other sects into turning against the Daoist Sect?

But to Jun Yan, it made sense because this was the Immortal Land, not the Cultivation World.

Sects couldn’t dispatch a large number of Flying Boats and cultivators to overwhelm the enemy with numbers, only high-level powers could come and go. Though called major sects, in reality, most of the lower ranks didn’t even know what was happening or needed to do anything.

It only required the old geezers to act, and these old geezers were all short on lifespans, the Immortality Pill could significantly extend their lifespan.

The logic was that simple, those who didn’t want to die would take the risk, and besides, wasn’t there an avatar?

Jun Yan could understand what these Daoist great powers were thinking but still found it foolish, much like how senile dementia leads the aged to stop using their brains.

Unless every Daoist Venerable descended in their true form, it was impossible to trouble the Heavenly Girl.

So, what was the true form of the Yin Yang Venerable here for?

Regarding this, Lu Chan raised a question.

Hee Huan didn’t know either and shook his head, replying, "The old geezer isn’t short on lifespan, and I have no idea what kind of madness has taken him. But this is how things stand, now with this old fellow pushing, the Daoist Sect’s old guard will soon form an encirclement against Brother Red Dust."

Murong Suyue asked, "Is there anything we can help with?"

"We can’t, but we can go and tell, like getting our masters to scold the Yin Yang Sect at their gates."

Hee Huan’s answer was utterly sincere, leaving everyone speechless.

"That doesn’t seem quite right."

"What’s not right about it, my master will be the first to take charge."

The next day, a voice came from beyond the skies, echoing throughout the Fire Cloud Cave.

"In the Daoist sects, harmony should be cherished, delving into the profound mysteries together. What is today’s action by Xuan Yuan, the head of the sect?"

Days ago, the Daoist robe-clad youth who had descended furrowed his brows, looked towards the sky and said, "Xuan Yunzi, since when must I explain my actions to you?"

Inside the sect, there are the Yin and Yang factions; he belonged to the Yin Sect, while Xuan Yunzi belonged to the Yang Sect. Xuan Yunzi had been slightly weaker than him back then, so he became the head.

He had always been resentful over the years, so his challenge now was expected.

But Xuan Yuan had no choice but to take this step.

"All I know is that the head attacks his own Daoist followers for this unrighteous act, why so? Head brother, there’s still time to turn back, don’t make the same mistake again."

"Xuan Yunzi, I will give you an explanation later."

Xuan Yuan felt increasingly uneasy under the gaze of all sides and the attention drawn by Xuan Yunzi’s loud declaration in the sky. Without rebuttal, he turned and left.

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Nanshui, Grotto Heaven.

At this moment, Gu Wen was holding the Taiyin Order, consulting with Yu Hua, who after handling the token for a long while, discerned some clues.

"The Taiyin Skill, one of the Thirty-Six Immortal Skills and also the most ancient Immortal Skill. The cultivators of this skill have long been untraceable. So ancient that even the effects of the Cultivation Technique are hard to find, its specific effects can only be known once you comprehend them yourself."

Yu Hua handed the Taiyin Order back to Gu Wen, and even though he already knew of his talent, he still couldn’t help but remind him,

"I don’t recommend you cultivate the Taiyin Skill now, at least not until you’ve developed the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill."

"I know."

Gu Wen put away the token, feeling somewhat disappointed. If he could not ascertain the strength and effects of the Taiyin Skill, he could not determine the priority of his cultivation.

He did not have an abundance of Heavenly Marrow and had to maximize the effectiveness of each use to deal with various situations.