Immortal Father
Chapter 469 - 469 167 Inspector of the Second Official Rank!

469: Chapter 167: Inspector of the Second Official Rank!

[Seeking Support] 469: Chapter 167: Inspector of the Second Official Rank!

[Seeking Support] Li Ping’an felt his Dao heart inexplicably stirred when he saw the stele.

The stele left by the Holy Mother was one without words.

Fenghou took out her Eight Trigrams Plate and kept deducing in front of the stele, maintaining a serious expression;

The four experts from the East Continent Alliance with the motto ‘burning poverty to the utmost effort’ were also deep in thought by the side.

The Holy Mother was the backbone of the Human Race and the only Sect Hierarch level expert that the Human Race could rely on; her whereabouts were incredibly important to the Human Race.

Outside the Palace of the Holy Mother, after obtaining the corpses of the female immortals, Fenghou transmitted a message to the waiting allied deputies and the Heavenly Immortal generals, then the million celestial soldiers turned their backs to the Palace of the Holy Mother and majestically returned to the Ruins of Heaven.

Gu Qingcheng bid farewell to his newly recognized foster mother.

He truly hadn’t expected that his risky calculations against the Palace of the Holy Mother, not only did not lead to dire consequences but…

but…

He inexplicably recognized a foster mother at the Golden Immortal Realm.

This foster mother had already given him many benefits.

He tried calling out ‘Mother’ twice and received a bunch of Spirit Pills, unique products of the Palace of the Holy Mother, as well as his foster mother’s token.

His foster mother also said that if he ever felt bullied, he should come to find her at the Palace of the Holy Mother; the Human Race had to give some courtesy to the Golden Immortal of the Holy Mother Palace.

And that was not all.

Right after Gu Qingcheng returned to Yu Yingshu and Chen Ting’er, who were both looking envious, several True Immortals and Heavenly Immortals in armor gathered around him.

“Brother Gu, shall we have a drink later?”

“I’ve always heard that the Wanyun Sect’s technique of cloud manipulation is unparalleled.

I and some brothers would like to experience it; would Brother Qingcheng favor us with your presence?”

“Brother Gu’s move just now was very ingenious, poor Dao admires it!”

Gu Qingcheng maintained the last bit of a Sword Cultivator’s pride, smiling faintly, and continued to greet the approaching immortals with a cupped-fist salute.

Not far away, Yu Yingshu, regret written all over his face, clenched his fists as big as a sandpot, complaining to Senior Sister Chen Ting’er by his side:

“Damn it!

Next time there’s a chance like this, I must cry and yell!

Ping’an Senior Brother should choose me then!”

Chen Ting’er had several black lines on her forehead, “You can’t really do this kind of thing over and over, can you?”

Yu Yingshu sighed, “That was a foster mother from the Palace of the Holy Mother!”

Chen Ting’er couldn’t help but to bring her hand to her forehead.

She felt that everyone’s perception had been somewhat led astray by Elder Ping’an.

We’ll not mention the slow return of the soldiers back to the headquarters of East Continent Alliance.

Three hours later.

A white cloud left the Palace of the Holy Mother; on it stood seven figures, naturally Fenghou, Preceptor Cang Jie, Li Ping’an, and the four elders from the East Continent Alliance.

The Elder Tianli couldn’t help but ask, “Minister Feng, have you deduced anything?”

“Not yet.”

Fenghou sighed lightly with her hands behind her back:

“The wordless stele left by the Holy Mother is very profound; the Dao charm of the Creation Path contained within cannot be falsified.

This wordless stele must have some significance.

“I have already copied down a portion of the stele’s Dao charm.

I will present it to His Majesty later, and if even His Majesty cannot decipher it, then perhaps there really is no solution.”

Preceptor Cang Jie said slowly, “The wordlessness itself may conceal many messages, not just the Dao charm.”

Elder Tian Fen said, “The Holy Mother left a wordless stele and then disappeared for more than six thousand years.

It’s very likely that it represents her exploration of places beyond description by language, like the Chaos Sea beyond the various worlds outside Heaven.”

Elder Tian Qi hypothesized, “It’s also possible that the text on it has not yet appeared, six thousand years isn’t a round number, maybe the characters will reveal themselves when ten thousand years have passed.”

Li Ping’an: “This…”

Elder Tianli also said, “There are many patterns along the edge of the stele, and the material of the stele is the Vein Jade Stone commonly used by the Palace of the Holy Mother; perhaps the Precious Jade hidden within is the real key, and the stele should be split open.”

“You dare to split the relic left by the Holy Mother?”

“Use your brain a bit, Tianli!”

“If you damage the only clue the Holy Mother left behind, you’ll be guilty of a great crime!”

Suddenly, Li Ping’an said, “Is it possible!”

The six human experts simultaneously looked his way.

Li Ping’an coughed and suggested quietly, “Is it possible that the Holy Mother didn’t know what message to leave, silently turned, and departed without a word?”

Elder Tian Fen frowned, “That doesn’t sound better than Tianli’s!”

Elder Tianli laughed heartily.

There was no helping it, as among the six experts present, his strength was the lowest, and his status was the weakest; the third alliance had no real authority.

However, Li Ping’an said, “During the period when the Holy Mother left, what happened?

Not what happened in the East Continent, but what happened in the Southern Continent?

Previously, while I was investigating human sacrifices in the Western Continent, I learned a bit about the Southern Continent’s human sacrifices; maybe the Holy Mother left the Human Race out of a chilled heart.”

The six lapsed into silence.

Preceptor Cang Jie sighed, “Without a formidable enemy, the Human Race began to fight amongst themselves; as a mother, the Holy Mother’s Dao heart must have been troubled.”

“If that’s the case, where should we go to find the Holy Mother?”

Fenghou sighed with her hands behind her back, gazing towards the clouds on the horizon, momentarily losing herself in thought.

Li Ping’an faintly understood something.

These two ministers of the Human Emperor probably knew some details regarding the Holy Mother’s departure, such as her emotional state at that time, or perhaps there was another disagreement with the Human Emperor, and so on.

In any case, there had to be hidden reasons behind the departure of the Holy Mother.

“Let’s not discuss this matter any further!”

Fenghou said with a smile:

“The matter here is resolved, and our trip to the Palace of the Holy Mother has been fruitful; the faction within the East Alliance related to the Empress Nüwa has all but dissipated.

“Although Tianhe and Tianqi have made mistakes, they were coerced by the women of the Palace of the Holy Mother, and with the main conspirator dead, they will be stripped of their duties and sent to the Loyalty Tower to consolidate their Dao hearts.”

The three deputies from the East Continent Alliance bowed and accepted the order.

Fenghou then looked at Li Ping’an and beckoned him forward with a wave of her hand.

She pressed her hand on Li Ping’an’s shoulder and spoke softly:

“Ping’an, to tell you the truth, when I came to the East Continent, His Majesty had already decided on a reward for you.

Although the reward is generous, it cannot cover the merit you’ve earned by strategizing against the Left Servant faction of the Palace of the Holy Mother.