Chapter 1485 Five States and Four Seas
When Xiao Mian was in seclusion in the Du Zun Mansion, the four seas were peaceful and the five states were tranquil.
However, the subtle undercurrent had already swept the entire cultivation world.
The center of the fluctuation was Tiandu City - more precisely, Dutian Peak!
As early as when Xiao Mian was trapped in Lingxu, there were some unusual movements in the Sanqing Temple located in the Tianwaitian Secret Realm on the top of Dutian Peak.
It was a melodious bell sound, illusory, but real.
The bell sound spread from Tianwaitian, sweeping the entire Dutian Peak from top to bottom. The nine holy places were all covered by the bell sound.
From that day on, the nine holy places gradually faded out of the eyes of the world.
It was as if it was agreed that it would be difficult to see a disciple of a holy place in the cultivation world, let alone the descendants of a holy place who were more popular...
Thinking of the spiritual war catastrophe that was pressing on the cultivation world, some people realized: I am afraid that the catastrophe is coming.
The nine holy places have already started to prepare for a rainy day!
This message spread quickly.
The entire cultivation world was quite gloomy.
In a blink of an eye, twelve years had passed quietly...
After twelve years of baptism, most people had forgotten the changes of that year, and even the spiritual war catastrophe seemed to have become numb because no one mentioned it anymore.
However, what is coming will eventually come!
On the New Year's Eve of that year, along with the arrival of the New Year, a melodious bell sounded throughout the cultivation world - five states, four seas, everywhere!
At first, many people didn't take it seriously.
However, the next day - the first day of the first lunar month of the New Year, the Sanqing Temple, the leader of the nine holy places - the leader of the current cultivation world, announced a piece of news.
Through the spiritual vision in Tiandu City, the Sanqing Temple appeared in front of the world.
The alarm bell rang, the Duzun Palace opened; the spiritual war catastrophe, the world stopped fighting!
The simple sixteen words made the world feel sad and happy...
The sad thing is that the spiritual war, the tight curse that weighed on the heads of the cultivation world, finally arrived; the happy thing is that the Du Zun Mansion finally ushered in the day of opening the mansion!
Of course, not everyone can enter such a blessed place as the Du Zun Mansion!
Almost immediately after the Sanqing Temple issued this announcement, all forces in the world rose up, and the most eye-catching among them were the Tianzun!
The Tianzun of all parties, including Wan Zongsheng, got up and rushed to Tiandu.
This is a routine and also a human feeling.
After all, the spiritual war is the biggest disaster in this cultivation world.
To show their importance, after the Sanqing Temple announced the information about the spiritual war, the Tianzun of all parties must rush to Tiandu City as soon as possible to discuss the big plan.
Another important matter is to decide the candidates to enter the Du Zun Mansion.
Although the spiritual war has sounded the alarm, before that, there is still the Du Zun Mansion, and the Du Zun Mansion is the most urgent task!
Almost in one day, all the powerful Tianzun from all over the world gathered in Tiandu City.
This time, the battle was even more grand than when the Tiandu Martial Arts Conference was held.
In this cultivation world, almost all the strongest people who have achieved Tianzun gathered together - not only for the spiritual war catastrophe, but also for the blessed land of Duzun Mansion!
The only exception may be Qinjun Tianzun - Qin Tianfeng!
The Tianzun moved to Dutian Peak, but only Qin Tianfeng was still nowhere to be seen.
Others were fine, but Wan Zongsheng felt a sense of tension in his heart for no reason...
Spirit war catastrophe, the world truce.
Although this is an eternal covenant passed down in the cultivation world, if someone really ignores it, as long as it is watertight, there is nothing he can do.
Now, Wan Zongsheng only hopes that the backhand he left behind can play a role.
But if Qin Tianfeng really dares to take the risk of the world's disapproval and take advantage of the opportunity to enter Nanyuezhou, he can only go to Qinjun on his way back...
Of course, that's a later story!
Wan Zongsheng's trip was to win more places for Nanyue Province!
Wan Zongsheng had also been to Duzun Mansion in the past.
Not only Wan Zongsheng, but the four sworn brothers all entered Duzun Mansion together; hundreds of years later, although the four went their separate ways, they all became Tianzun!
Of course, there were their own causes and effects.
But on their path of cultivation, Duzun Mansion played a significant role.
It was precisely because of his personal experience that Wan Zongsheng understood the significance of Duzun Mansion more clearly.
One more place means one more hope for Nanyue Province...
For this reason, Wan Zongsheng revisited his hometown hundreds of years after being expelled from Zhongzhou.
Let's say that a group of Tianzuns were invited to Tianwaitian. In the Sanqing Temple, which is known as a holy place for cultivation, the Tianzuns had a heated discussion on spiritual warfare and Duzun Mansion.
It's too early to talk about spiritual warfare; Duzun Mansion is right in front of us.
The number of people who can enter the Du Zun Mansion is limited. It is no wonder that these old immortals in the eyes of ordinary people would fight for a place.
The whole process can be said to be full of twists and turns!
The story has to start from the Du Zun Mansion...
The purpose of Du Zun to set up the Du Zun Mansion was to fight against the spiritual war.
The spiritual war is not a one-day or one-night, but a long-lasting one - in the spiritual war, the cultivation world is in a passive position. They can only force back the invaders of the spiritual world, but it is impossible to completely end the spiritual war. Force them back once, and there will be another one.
Therefore, the spiritual war is a protracted war!
It is necessary to ensure this spiritual war and the next spiritual war.
For this reason, Du Zun set up three realms in the Du Zun Mansion.
The foundation-building period, the golden elixir period and the Nascent Soul period are different.
The Nascent Soul cultivator, after training in the Du Zun Mansion, can stand alone in the spiritual war.
Even if a Jindan cultivator cannot successfully condense a Nascent Soul in the Du Zun Mansion, he can still accumulate experience, strengthen his foundation, and become a pillar of talent after the end of the spiritual war.
Foundation-building cultivators are strategic reserves for the next spiritual war.
For example, most of the Tianzuns in existence today were foundation-building cultivators when the Du Zun Mansion was opened before the last spiritual war.
Now, they have become the pillars of the sky against the spiritual war!
The most fiercely contested among the various forces is the Nascent Soul quota.
The Jindan quota is still somewhat popular; the foundation-building quota, no one cares about it - after all, the next spiritual war is too far away...
Besides, the Nascent Soul quota is a maximum of 100 people.
This is the rule set by Du Zun in the past, in order to protect Du Zun Mansion.
Once the number of cultivators entering Du Zun Mansion is too large, the entire Du Zun Mansion will be overwhelmed, and a vicious cycle of exhausting the pond to catch fish will occur.
In order to ensure the long-term prosperity of Du Zun Mansion, Du Zun had foresight.
There are a maximum of 100 Yuanying places, and a maximum of 1,000 Jindan places.
As for the places for the foundation-building period, there are as many as 10,000 people...
For these 100 Yuanying places, the Tianzuns of various parties are not willing to give in to each other.
According to convention, Tiandu City has always occupied the majority of the places in the Duzun Mansion. Last time, Tiandu City occupied half of the candidates who entered the Duzun Mansion.
The remaining half of the places, Dongwu Province occupied the majority.
The remaining places are equally divided between Xishu Province and Beiwei Province.
In the last Duzun Mansion, there was only one person in the huge Nanyue Province.
That was the master of Qingqiu Patriarch and Danchen Patriarch - the last native Tianzun in the history of Nanyue cultivation - Danqing Jianzun!
When it came to the Duzun Mansion this time, Tiandu City turned a blind eye to Nanyue Province.
It was for this reason that Wan Zongsheng was furious.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Wan Zongsheng asked for ten places - ten Yuanying places!
"Old Wan! You haven't been in the southern barbarian land for too long and gone crazy because of poverty, have you? Ten Nascent Soul quotas? You're lucky you can come up with it!"
The one who said this was Sword Spirit Venerable.
In response to Sword Spirit Venerable's ill intentions, Wan Zongsheng retorted.
"What can't you think of? Not only did the old man think of it, he also said it! Old Sword Spirit! What's the matter? How about we have a showdown first?"
"Hmph! You are disrespectful to the elderly! You and I are both great Heavenly Venerables after all, and now we are making decisions on spiritual battles, how can we allow you to be so unreasonable?"
It turned out that Wan Zongsheng and Sword Spirit Venerable had a feud in the past.
The two of them were on the verge of a fight after a disagreement.
Fortunately, everyone present was a powerful Heavenly Venerable.
"My two Daoists! Calm down!" It was Shancai Tongzun who stepped forward to mediate: "I, Tao, was born in a merchant family, and I do business as business. We merchants have a saying, "Ask a high price, and bargain at the bottom." Daoist Wan's price is indeed a bit high, but it is a price after all. I don't know how Daoist Jianling plans to bargain?"
"This..."
Being provoked by Shancai Tongzun, Jianlinggu was speechless for a while.
The matter is of great importance, and he can't decide it alone...
But at this time, Yunhai Jianzun intervened.
"What a sky-high price! You want ten Yuanying quotas right away. Old man Wan, you are too ungrateful! Let's take a step back. Can Nanyuezhou produce ten Yuanying ancestors? Not just any cat or dog can enter the Duzun Mansion!"
To enter the Duzun Mansion, there is a prerequisite, that is - potential!
Only those with amazing potential are qualified to enter the Duzun Mansion for further study.
Otherwise, it would be a pure waste of resources!
As soon as Yunhai Jianzun said this, Wan Zongsheng, who had been somewhat calm due to the mediation of Shancai Tongzun, suddenly went berserk.
"Good! Good! Good! Good, Yunhai Jianting! Good, Yunhai Jianzun! Come! Come! Come! Today, I will do nothing but fight you to the death! Aren't you known as the third best swordsman in the world? I'll see you!"
As he spoke, Wan Zongsheng was full of vigor and ready to explode.
This desperate attitude at the slightest disagreement intimidated Yunhai Jianzun.
Wan Zongsheng was a ruthless character who had no taboos in the past. When he was rampant in Zhongzhou, Yunhai Jianzun had not yet achieved the Nascent Soul...
How could such an old gun allow Yunhai Jianzun to lie?
When Yunhai Jianzun was at a loss, someone came out to smooth things over.
This person was the Supreme Elder of Zhenkong Dao - Kongkonger!
"Brother! Why do you have to argue with him? We brothers have also dealt with his master. It's not good to bully the weak with our big ones, right?" Kong Kong'er's words made Yunhai Jianzun embarrassed - he wished he was born a few hundred years earlier!
In the cultivation world, although strength is supreme.
But when the strength is equal, seniority is still important.
Yunhai Jianzun, regardless of his combat power, suffered a loss because he was half a generation younger than the other Tianzuns present.
However, Kong Kong'er is the supreme elder of Zhenkong Dao after all, and Zhenkong Dao is one of the three realms of sub-saints, which is similar to the newly promoted holy land Yunhai Jianting.
What's more, Zhenkong Dao also has a Tianzun realm strongman - Dao Master Tai Lingkong. This ten thousand year old sect is not to be underestimated even by Yunhai Jianzun.
As for the other Tianzuns, their expressions were different and they could not agree.
"Good! Since some people think that my Nanyue Province is a wild and desolate place, and cultivators are not worth mentioning, and they are not even qualified to enter the Duzun Palace, it's fine this way!" In front of everyone, Wan Zongsheng smiled sinisterly: "Not entering the Duzun Palace is also a good thing. When the spiritual war comes in the future, the old man will lead the children and grandchildren of Nanyue Province to seek refuge in the spiritual world. Maybe they can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, and live a prosperous life!"
As soon as Wan Zongsheng said these words, everyone's expression changed.
This old boy!
There are really no taboos...
Do you dare to make such remarks about collaborating with the enemy in public?
"Fellow Taoist Wan! Please be careful what you say! Fellow Taoist! It's about Duzun Mansion and spiritual warfare, so please be careful!" But it was Master Taiyin, the elder of Sanqing Temple, who, as a landlord, took over the words: "South Vietnam Zhou is a member of the cultivation world. As long as the monks have outstanding qualifications, they are qualified to enter the Duzun Mansion! Contribute to the spiritual war! However, the number of Nascent Souls is only a hundred, and Nanyue Zhou wants ten at the beginning, right? "
"Tai Yin! You are just talking like a human being! To be honest, the old man didn't expect to get ten places, but you can't give me none, right?"
"How about we follow the usual practice and pick one out of a hundred in South Vietnam?"
What Master Taiyin means is that according to the last arrangement of Duzun Mansion, only one quota will be given to Nanyue Prefecture.
This was the start of a routine, and Tiandu City was able to win half of the country.
Most of the quotas in Tiandu City belong to the Nine Holy Lands.
Among the nine holy places, Sanqing Temple once again occupies the largest share.
The quota withheld from Nanyue Prefecture might belong to Sanqingguan.
As soon as Master Taiyin said these words, some of the Heavenly Lords nodded slightly, some shook their heads silently, but most of them had expressionless faces.
It's none of your business, just hang it up high.
Only Wan Zongsheng had to step forward.
He asked for ten places, but Master Taiyin counter-offered one place.
This gap is too big...
"Tai Yin! Are you deceiving me that there is no one in South Vietnam?"
"What did Fellow Daoist Wan say? Aren't you still guarding Nanyue Prefecture? However, Fellow Daoist Wan, don't forget that you are also from Tiandu!"
Master Taiyin’s words are clearly saying: There is no one in South Vietnam!
Even Wan Zongsheng, who has the highest cultivation level, was sent or expelled from Tiandu City. What qualifications does the entire Nanyue State have to bargain?
"Okay! The old man doesn't want that quota!" He suddenly stood up, glanced at all the Heavenly Lords, and Wan Zongsheng said word by word, "Let's see!"
After saying this, Wan Zongsheng was about to leave.
But it was Shancai Tongzun who grabbed him.
"Fellow Taoists! Nanyue Prefecture is considered one of the five prefectures in the world. There is only one quota for one hundred Nascent Souls. Isn't that not enough?"
"Good fortune! If you want to do good deeds, you can take some of the places in your name from the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce and give them to Nanyue State!"
"That's right! Didn't your Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce and Nanyue Prefecture form an alliance?"
It's about everyone's interests, and everyone won't give in.
"Okay! Last time in Duzun Mansion, our Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce got three places. This time, we don't want any of them!" Faced with everyone's criticism, Shancai Tongzun smiled calmly: "Brother Wan is right! Let's ride Don’t look at the ledger—we’ll see!”
After saying this, before everyone could come to their senses, Shancai Tongzun, who was originally going to pull Wan Zongsheng, actually pulled Wan Zongsheng and walked out.
This time, Wan Zongsheng was not happy...
He was just showing off, but he never thought he had to leave!
Just one, one spot is better than none, right?
He was from Nanyue Prefecture, a remote and remote area, but he was not as wealthy as the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce.
If you miss this village, where can you find such a blessed place as Duzun Mansion?
"Amitabha! Two donors! Be patient!"
The young monk shouted the Buddha's name, which resounded throughout the place and stopped everyone.
"Spiritual war is a catastrophe of heaven and earth. It is by no means the rise and fall of one state or one place, nor is it the gain or loss of one person or one sect. It requires the whole country to work together to overcome the difficulties! Although Nanyue State is somewhat in decline, it is still one of the five states in the world. , logically speaking, it is reasonable to ask for ten places. However, now that there are too many people, we are gathered here to work out the most reasonable and feasible plan! "
"What the holy monk said makes sense! What the holy monk thinks is: How many places should there be in South Vietnam?"
"Half ten, how about five?"
"No!" Shaking his head slowly, Master Taiyin uttered the truth: "Last time, Nanyue Prefecture only had one quota. If the difference is too big this time, the quotas of other forces will be greatly reduced. Move your whole body with one shot!”
As soon as Master Taiyin said these words, many Heavenly Lords raised their eyebrows.
There are only one hundred places in total. There are more Nanyue Prefectures, but there are fewer others...
"Tai Yin! Since you have spoken out, Mr. Tao will also give you a minimum price - Nanyue Prefecture and our Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, each want three places!"
"..."
Faced with the low price of Shancai Tongzun, Master Taiyin remained silent.
To be honest, the three quotas obtained by Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce are not too many, but rather small - this is also the case several times in the past!
With their qualifications as disciples of the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce, it is not too much to occupy five places, but in the previous Duzun Mansion, they only had three places.
The Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce doesn't seem to care much about Duzun Mansion.
Maybe it's because they are really wealthy...
Only this time, Shancai Tongzun's reserve price was equivalent to transferring two places that should have belonged to the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce to Nanyue State.
With such a low price, Master Taiyin could not agree to it!
After the quotas for Nanyue Prefecture and Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce are determined, everything else will be easy to handle.
Of the remaining ninety-four places, the Zhongzhou family occupied forty-four, Dongwu Prefecture occupied twenty-four, and Western Shu Prefecture and Northern Wei Prefecture each received thirteen.
The number of quotas has been established, but the candidates for the quotas are yet to be decided...