Chapter 713: 300. Movie Star Senior and Junior Brothers (two-in-one Chapter)

Although many thoughts swirled through their minds, the view was similar for Ye Ming and Ye Yao from Qingzhou, as well as Chu Taoyuan from Suzhou.

Lei Jun and the Celestial Master Mansion might be a future threat.

But currently, on the East Sea, it was best not to provoke any conflict with them.

Chu Xiuyuan and Ye Yan were also present, but the current stance of both the Suzhou Chu Clan and the Qingzhou Ye Clan was similarly directed against the Heavenly Principle and those from the so-called Great Ming Dynasty.

To share prosperity with the state and burden with the sovereign, and to take on the fortune of the land and country, was undoubtedly good.

But that meant the Cultural Pulse could not be limited to a few regions or clans. Instead, it should be widely disseminated across the world before the entire group assumed the burden of fate. This had both advantages and disadvantages for the current Noble Clans of the Great Tang and could not be hastily decided.

Moreover, the so-called Neo-Confucianism and the Confucian Sect’s inherited and established Scriptures Studies shared the same origin, yet they differed significantly.

A considerable number of Confucian Cultivators from the Great Tang currently regarded Heavenly Order Cultivators almost as the Orthodox Buddhist Sect regarded those of the White Lotus Sect and even the Great Void Temple.

Under such circumstances, neither the Suzhou Chu Clan nor the Qingzhou Ye Clan had any intention of altering their plans to mend relations with the Tang Imperial Court for the time being.

The two parties currently had a common enemy, which was a suitable basis for cooperation.

With the Celestial Master Mansion, of course, there would not be any unnecessary complications during this period.

Because of Xu Yuanzhen, the Celestial Master Mansion had essentially already become involved in the battle with the Heavenly Principle on the East Sea.

In such a situation, Lei Jun’s strength was remarkable, and it was the Great Ming Cultivators on the side of the Heavenly Principle who should be worried.

If there was any regret to be mentioned, it was that Xu Yuanzhen had mysteriously and suddenly disappeared again, catching others off-guard.

This Master Lei, though not as powerful as Xu Yuanzhen, is far more reliable in his actions than Xu Yuanzhen... thought Ye Ming and Chu Taoyuan at the same time.

However, their attitude towards another person, Fang Yue, was different.

Unlike the Celestial Master Mansion’s Chu Kun, the Mount Shu Sect’s Ye Dongming, and even Chu Yu, who was now a confidante of the Empress.

The attitudes of the major Noble Clans towards Fang Yue were much sharper.

The reason was that even if people like Chu Kun were enemies of their own families, they did not involve the scriptural heritage of the Suzhou Chu Clan, the Jinzhou Ye Clan, and other clans. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Whereas Fang Yue, like Xiao Hang and Xiao Chunhui from Longwai, was a Confucian Cultivator.

Although Fang Yue had not brought a single piece of paper with him when he went to the capital, his teaching at the Scholarly Mansion symbolized the dissemination of the Jingxiang Fang Clan’s collected works.

Although the major Noble Clans did not take excessively drastic measures overtly due to the overall situation, many scions and even elders from various families bitterly detested people like Xiao Chunhui and Fang Yue.

When they met, the focus of their discussion was still on the Heavenly Principle.

After gathering information from all sides, although many matters remained unclear, a vague outline of the Heavenly Principle began to emerge among them.

"The supposed history of the False Ming closely resembles that of our Great Tang, with only occasional omissions and differences, mostly due to the passage of time," Ye Ming said, deep in thought.

"But since the fall of the Former Han Dynasty, the annals and events started to diverge significantly..."

This coincided with the period when the Global Spiritual Qi of the Mortal World was declining, and the link with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was severed.

Since then, the Mortal World seemed to have taken a different path.

Now, thousands of years had passed, and the two paths had diverged further and further, becoming completely distinct.

Why had there been such an earth-shaking change?

The long-standing major Noble Clans and Sacred Lands were currently also at a loss.

Because of this, everyone was on heightened alert, a slight heaviness in their hearts.

On the other hand, Ye Yao said slowly, "According to the years, the history of the False Ming includes more than two thousand additional years."

The current times of both sides were not aligned.

The distortion of space and time was even more complex than everyone had originally imagined.

Chu Taoyuan remarked, "Over there, apart from the so-called spurious Neo-Confucianism and Qi doctrines, there were also tyrannical Martial Tao inheritances."

Fang Yue said, "Although we haven’t engaged much, that Neo-Confucianism does have its own distinctive aspects; however..."

He paused, looking towards Abbot Miaoxin and Master Faming from Tianlong Temple, "Doesn’t it seem that this line of thought has integrated many of the profound mysteries of Buddhist Law, focusing on understanding the heart and realizing one’s nature?"

After pondering for a moment, Abbot Miaoxin nodded slightly, then said, "Nevertheless, compared to the cultivation of our sect’s Disciples, there are still many differences."

Fang Yue continued, "The Abbot is right. In that Mortal World, Neo-Confucianism has evolved through the Liang, Qian, and Ming dynasties to the present day, more than a thousand years since its inception. Especially with the transitions between these three dynasties, one can imagine the upheaval and complexity. Neo-Confucianism itself has likely been continuously refined and altered."

He looked up. "If we could start from the beginning and trace its evolution and changes, it would probably be more beneficial for us to understand ourselves and the enemy."

He shook his head. "His Majesty has decreed that we first expel the Heavenly Order Cultivators and find a way to seal the Portal between the Heavenly Principle and the Mortal World, to return peace to the eastern borders of the Great Tang. Later on, we can slowly ponder the related matters."

With troubles arising from all sides, the Imperial Court of the Great Tang certainly did not wish to be caught between enemies.

Currently, attempts were also being made to seal the Void Gateway between the Greater and Little Guan Mountains to the Northwest.

"We will strictly obey His Majesty’s decree," Ye Ming, Chu Taoyuan, and others said. They had no objection to this, and Ye Yan and Chu Xiuyuan shared similar judgments.

The task of temporarily closing the Void Gateway between the Heavenly Principle and the Mortal World, however, was no simple feat.

After consulting with each other, Ye Yan, Chu Xiuyuan, Chu Yu, and others devised a plan.

They personally went to the frontlines to exert pressure on the top experts from the Great Ming Dynasty within the Heavenly Principle.

Abbot Miaoxin, Lei Jun, Ye Ming, and others acted separately, heading to various sea regions around the Void Gateway to set up the Sacrificial Ritual Ceremony.

At the designated time, they would exert their force simultaneously. This combined effort would disturb the Global Spiritual Qi in a vast surrounding area, thereby temporarily isolating the passage from the Heavenly Principle to the Mortal World.