The Emperor Reigns Them All-Chapter 392 - The Rebel
Chapter 392 The Rebel
Dongfu Palace, the Taoist Immortal Court.
The Dongfu Palace was built on a beautiful immortal island with picturesque scenery. Compared with the islands in a radius of dozens of kilometers, the Dongfu Palace had a building area of only thousands of square meters, like a drop in the ocean.
The buildings in the palace weren’t tall. Most of the buildings had only one floor, except for the seven-story Star-observing Pavilion on top of the hill. It was very poor compared with the palaces in the immortal territory which had several dozens of meters tall foundations and thousands of stairs.
In fact, the Dongfu Palace was located in a secluded place in the immortal territory and hundreds of kilometers away from the Lingxiao Palace which was in the center of the Immortal Court. If it were in the human world, it would be a house in a forest that was suitable for seclusion.
The immortals regarded themselves as the Lord of heaven and earth and had the power of life and death over all living creatures. As for them, this “backwater” didn’t fit their status at all, so no one usually came to visit.
The master of the Dongfu Palace, Taoist Dust, was indeed a marginal figure in the Immortal Court, totally out of the center of power.
An ordinary immortal would give himself an otherworldly Taoist monastic name to show his elegant style, but the master of the Dongfu Palace was just the opposite. He used “dust” as his Taoist monastic name. It was ridiculous.
At this moment, Taoist Dust stood on the Star-observing Pavilion and looked at the stars in the sky with his hands clasped behind his back.
He lasted for a long time until someone came up to the pavilion.
“Taoist Dust has no dust on his body, and the entire Dongfu Palace is clean and spotless. Your Taoist monastic name is unworthy of the name. Shouldn’t you change it?” the person behind Taoist Dust smiled and said.
That was Li Changgeng.
Something was wrong in what he said. The immortal had powerful cultivation, so as long as he cast a small immortal spell, the palace would become clean, to say nothing of the dust on his robe.
But Li Changgeng didn’t feel anything wrong while he was speaking.
Taoist Dust didn’t turn around or look back. It seemed that he didn’t feel surprised at Li Changgeng’s arrival, even though he couldn’t notice in advance. “Even though the Immortal Court could seal my cultivation, can they seal my hands and feet? Since I have hands and feet, how can I endure the dirt?”
Li Changgeng was a little stunned. Then, he shook his head and said helplessly, “Only you can explain it in this way.”
Then, he turned the topic. “But if you want to break the seal, it’s very easy.”
Taoist Dust said disdainfully, “Are you a lobbyist for the Immortal Emperor?”
Li Changgeng smiled bitterly. “May I sit down?”
Taoist Dust said, “I haven’t sealed your hands and feet.”
Li Changgeng, who was always described as a smooth talker, opened his mouth, speechless at this moment. What he meant was that he wanted to sit down and talk with him, but the other side obviously didn’t want to do that.
Li Changgeng couldn’t force him, so he could only explain his intention while standing. “You have lived in the Dongfu Palace for a thousand years, so don’t you want to go out for a walk? Now that the immortal territory is at war, there are many opportunities to do things. The seal on your body can be broken at any time if you wish.”
Taoist Dust said disdainfully, “I would rather not break my seal than help the Immortal Emperor, that b*stard, solve problems!”
Li Changgeng twitched his mouth as he heard the word “b*stard”.
Taoist Dust waved his hand. “You should go back. Even if I become a stone in the Dongfu Palace, I will never surrender to the Immortal Emperor, that b*stard.”
Li Changgeng kept silent for a moment, and then, he continued to persuade him patiently. “Now that the immortal territory is at war, it’s time for us to unite and fight against outsiders. The Immortal Emperor doesn’t want to have internal trouble again.”
Taoist Dust sneered. “I’m just a good-for-nothing who lives in prison and can only do some cleanings, but you tell me about the situation of the Immortal Court. Are you talking to the wrong person?”
Seeing the other side so reluctant, Li Changgeng became angry. “Although you never go out, Guanghan Fairy, God of Giant Spirit, and the others have already stirred up trouble in the human world! How dare they do that or how could they do that without your permission?”
“The war in the immortal territory is the overall situation of the Immortal Court. If the Immortal Court collapses, you can do nothing even though you have great ambition. The conflict between the Immortal Emperor and you is nothing more than an internal fight. How can you ignore the overall situation when foreign enemies invade?”
Taoist Dust finally turned around. He looked at Li Changgeng coldly and disdainfully. “The Immortal Court is not my Immortal Court. Even if it collapses, it has nothing to do with me.”
Then, he sneered. “But thank you for telling me about the situation in the human world. It seems that Guanghan Fairy, God of Giant Spirit, and the others have made some achievements, and the Immortal Emperor begins to fear them, or you won’t come to find me.”
Li Changgeng said with a gloomy face, “Do you think the two of them alone can turn the world upside down?”
Taoist Dust sneered. “Maybe, they can’t. But now that they have opened up a new prospect, someone will respond immediately.”
Li Changgeng gnashed his teeth. “You really permitted your disciples to make a mess! You really have a follow-up plan!”
Taoist Dust laughed and didn’t hide his pleasure. “Do you really think that I have no idea what’s going on in the human world, and that you need to tell me? Do you really think that I am alone here? Do you really think that since I have been trapped here for a thousand years, I’ll be a complete good-for-nothing and unable to affect the situation of the Immortal Court?”
He sneered and looked at Li Changgeng like looking at an ignorant countryman. “I’m afraid that at this moment, Li Ye has already gotten the Luck of heaven.”
Li Changgeng’s expression changed.
A while later, he said in a deep voice, “Aren’t you afraid of death?”
“Death?” Taoist Dust was like hearing an incredibly funny joke. “The Immortal Emperor, that good-for-nothing, is unable to do that. It’s possible if Senior moral comes. But will he come?”
Li Changgeng’s face darkened.
Taoist Dust turned and looked out of the window again. “You can go.”
Looking at his back, Li Changgeng suddenly sneered. “If you think Li Ye can really make waves, you may be disappointed. Your former proudest disciple, Zhang Ji, has already taken the order and gone down to the human world!”
Taoist Dust remained silent this time.
Obviously, the news was shocking.
But soon, he said lightly, “He’s just a traitor. Let Li Ye help me deal with him.”
…
When coming back from the Dongfu Palace, Li Changgeng immediately went to see the Immortal Emperor, who was feeding fish in the garden.
After listening to Li Changgeng’s report, the Immortal Emperor had no response.
Li Changgeng could only leave.
When Li Changgeng was gone, the Immortal Emperor threw all the spiritual food in his hand into the pool.
His face was as cold as iron. “The unruly people are always trying to usurp the throne! I will eliminate all the rebels sooner or later!”
…
Seeing the long rainbow coming from the sky, Li Ye narrowed his eyes. “Haunting like a ghost.”
With Li Ye’s insight, he, of course, knew that they were all the cultivators in the Immortal Realm.
In the world, only the Immortal Court, Land Buddhism, or the demon clan could dispatch such powerful cultivators. They were not bald monks or the cultivators of the demon clan, so they could only be the men of the Immortal Court.
He just eliminated 72 Earth Devils in the secret region, and now when he came out of the secret region, he saw the cultivators of the Immortal Court again. They showed up so frequently that they were like maggots on the bone. No wonder Li Ye was annoyed.
However, the world of the Tang Empire was the paradise of the Taoist Immortal Court. As Li Ye made waves here, he was a rebel to the Immortal Court. Of course, the Immortal Emperor wouldn’t hesitate to send troops to calm the chaos.
From the reaction speed, the Taoist Immortal Court was much wiser than the Tang Empire when it responded to the Huang Chao Uprising.
During the Huang Chao Uprising, the Tang Empire first ordered the vassal states to calm down the chaos and then sent troops from Chang’an. It sent troops to the battlefield in succession. However, the final result was unsatisfactory. During eight years of rebellion, Huang Chao had more and more soldiers, and his troops became more and more powerful. They even conquered Chang’an in the end.
From this point of view, Li Ye played a similar role and had a similar situation as Huang Chao.
But after all, the Immortal Court was wiser than the Tang Empire, so the cultivators it dispatched were very powerful, and they had the power to win each time.
Zhang Ji went down to the human world to prevent Li Ye from getting the Luck of heaven, but unexpected changes happened. Because Li Xian appeared suddenly, defeated the Hedong Army rapidly, and led the Pinglu Army to occupy Taiyuan, Li Ye got the Luck of heaven earlier.
But in Zhang Ji’s view, it was not a problem.
When Zhang Ji saw Li Ye on the small isolated peak, he quickly fixed his eyes on Li Ye. There was a strong murderous intent in his gloomy eyes. He went straight to Li Ye without slowing down and didn’t intend to wait for his followers.
He Jingcheng, the deputy, could barely keep up with Zhang Ji. He hastened to persuade Zhang Ji. “Don’t hurry, Brother Zhang. Li Ye has the demon clan on his side, so we’d better wait for our men to come and take action together!”
Zhang Ji sneered. “How much trouble can a group of insects make? I can kill them easily!”
He Jingcheng was stable, or else, he couldn’t be a deputy. “Feihong Bodhisattva is also there! Don’t underestimate your enemy, Brother Zhang!”
Zhang Ji looked disdainful. “So what? Will she help Li Ye deal with us? Kill Li Ye first, and then, drive the monks of Land Buddhism out of Shenzhou!”
There was nothing wrong with that. Li Ye destroyed the hundred-year plan of Buddhism going out into the Central Plains and also killed a lot of Great Cultivators in Land Buddhism, so they had great hatred.
Now that Li Ye got the Luck of heaven, Feihong Bodhisattva wouldn’t stop the Immortal Court from killing their enemy, even though she didn’t kill Li Ye.
Besides, there was no need to compete for the Luck of heaven anymore, so Land Buddhism didn’t need to join forces with Li Ye, and it was impossible to make things difficult for the Immortal Court—with Feihong Bodhisattva’s identity, if she fought the cultivators of the Immortal Court directly, it would mean that Land Buddhism was declaring war on the Immortal Court.
He Jingcheng was cautious. “What if Feihong Bodhisattva starts a fight?”
Zhang Ji was annoyed. “Feihong Bodhisattva’s cultivation is suppressed by the Immortal Court, so she can only play the strength of the Sky Immortal Realm. Even if she wants to do something, she is no match for me.”
After saying this, Zhang Ji entered the attack range. He stopped talking and waved his sleeve. A flying sword flew out. He recited spells and made incantation gestures with his fingers. Then, he pointed at Li Ye!
The flying sword without a hilt was blue and covered with runes. It was no longer than 23 centimeters. It flew out suddenly, faster than lightning, almost invisible to the naked eye.
The flying sword didn’t grow in size even when it reached Li Ye’s face. Blue light flashed. Its attack trail was like a slender tail. Because of its speed, a harsh sound, like tides, was heard in the air, more terrible than the thunder of summer.
Li Ye’s look became serious. The Luke Sword was “burning” in his hand, and he was ready to take this strike.
The attack of Zhang Ji’s flying sword was simple and direct, but absolutely brutal and horrible. The flying sword was fast. It was difficult to find its track, and people couldn’t dodge it. Its power was unpredictable. When the 23-centimeter small sword reached a person’s face, it gave him a feeling of the collapse of heaven and earth.
