Chapter 299 298. Gathering (Subscribe!)
"What was the lineup back then?"

Xu Qing was a little surprised.

He had always believed that the Arctic Exorcism Institute was founded by his own ancestor Yili Dingding.

Unexpectedly, Baiyun Temple, Bailong Temple, Imperial College and Yunshan College all participated in the establishment of the Arctic Exorcism Institute.

No, the Imperial College had just been established at that time and might not have been involved.

So the North Pole Exorcism Institute was originally founded by Yuanfu Temple, Baiyun Temple, Bailong Temple, Yunshan Academy and the Dasheng court?

But when you think about it, it makes sense. The Dingxin Building in the Arctic Exorcism Institute has a total of nine floors.

Except for the first two floors and the ninth floor, each floor retains a trace of the spirit of the person who originally founded the Arctic Exorcism House.

At the beginning, Xu Qing climbed up level by level and saw Taoists, monks, scholars, and warriors.

"Yeah." Jingqing didn't say much and then fell into silence.

Xu Qing had almost recovered by now.

The armored guards who were still resisting stubbornly around were also dealt with by Bai Lele and others.

Everyone looked at Xu Qing.

Waiting for his orders.

Xu Qing took a long breath, then exhaled slowly, then turned his gaze to the imperial edict floating in the air.

The golden scroll shone brightly and brilliantly, exuding an indescribable majestic aura.

Xu Qing stared at the imperial edict with deep eyes.

He suddenly stretched out his arm, his Yuan Qi surged, and a pitch-black palm appeared in mid-air, with five fingers spread out and the lines on the palm clearly visible.

The imperial edict represents the will of heaven and embodies the destiny of the dynasty. In the territory of Dasheng, its rank alone is comparable to that of a top-grade magical instrument.

It is impossible to destroy it unless one has great supernatural powers.

With Xu Qing's current combat power, it is unimaginable that he could rival a cultivator who has just entered the fifth realm in a short period of time if he puts all his effort into it.

As for going further up, that's just a pipe dream.

However, the scriptures in his body can evolve into the true text of the Great Dao, and he can use this status to suppress the "holy will" contained in the imperial edict.

An imperial edict without "holy will" is just a scroll made of better materials.

A square talisman appeared in the palm of Xu Qing's dark hand, just like making a seal, and he grabbed the imperial edict hanging in the air.

The imperial edict seemed like a living thing, and when the dark palm approached, it burst into a dazzling light in response.

The golden national destiny rises like a little sun, exuding an awe-inspiring and inviolable supreme majesty.

Even the evil soldiers that made up the pitch-black palm seemed to be melting under the illumination of this blazing light.

When the dynasty was prosperous, horses were put away in the Nanshan Mountains and weapons were put into storage.

The prosperous dynasty's national fortune just happened to restrain his evil military luck.

But this brilliant light was quickly broken by the ethereal and profound aura of the great Dao emitted from the sutra in the palm of his hand.

The pitch-black palm broke into the ball of light and grabbed the imperial edict with one hand. With a "swish", the imperial edict split in half and broke into countless pieces of cloth that fell to the ground.

"go!"

Xu Qing shouted and turned around while putting away his three-headed, six-armed Dharma body because this form was too eye-catching.

A group of demon hunters followed closely behind Xu Qing and officially entered the imperial city.

Behind the Meridian Gate is a wide square surrounded by corridors, which is divided into two halves by the Jinshui River.

Five bridges are built across the river, all named Jinshui Bridge, symbolizing the boundary between the Milky Way and the Han River, the emperor's dominance over the world, and the unification of all waters in the country.

The most central of the five bridges is the "Imperial Road Bridge", which only the emperor could cross. On both sides of the Imperial Road Bridge are "Prince Bridges", which only princes of the royal family could cross.

In addition to the "Wanggong Bridge", the two bridges at the edge are called "Pinji Bridges", which are bridges for civil and military officials to walk on.

The huge corridor square is paved with white bricks, which should be grand and majestic.

However, at this moment, under the cover of dense dark clouds, large shadows intertwined like growing branches, which seemed a bit eerie and strange.

Xu Qing looked to the other side of the corridor square. Behind the "Huangji Gate", a huge dragon body was floating and piercing into the sky.

The clouds were vast and covered the entire sky. The dragon coiled and swimming in the clouds was looming, entangled with wisps of lightning.

"Senior Sister, is there any danger in this corridor square?"

There was no one to be seen on the corridor square at the moment, but Xu Qing didn't believe that there would be no obstruction.

If the palace was so easy to break into, it wouldn't be a palace.

"It will be a bit troublesome to cross the Jinshui Bridge. Although the Beiji Exorcism Institute is within the imperial court system, it is also independent of the imperial court."

"Normally it's fine, but now that Emperor Ming and the North Pole Exorcism Institute have fallen out, there may be some problems if we want to walk on this grade bridge."

"But the content of the great Dao text contained in your sutra is too shocking. Just a little bit of its aura can break the authority contained in the bridge."

Xu Qing understood.

He tried to step onto the "Grade Bridge", and the moment he stepped on it, a huge and invisible pressure came down upon him.

Xu Qing's expression changed. This pressure was similar to the aura emitted by the hunchbacked old man he met in Prince Jing's Mansion.

He calmed himself down slightly, and the sutra in his dantian jumped out, revealing a breath of the true text of the great way.

The next moment, the overwhelming momentum dissipated as if it was split by a sword.

"Let's go."

Seeing that the momentum of the Jinshui Bridge's collapse was broken, Xu Qing immediately strode forward.

Feng Lingchen and other demon-hunting officers followed orders closely behind, crossing the Jinshui Bridge in a line.

Behind the Jinshui Bridge is the Huangji Gate, and behind the Huangji Gate is the Huangji Palace. The bright yellow dragon soaring into the sky is in this Huangji Palace.

This time, Xu Qing did not choose to break in, but instead pressed his hands on the Huangji Gate, and his strength and Yuan Qi vibrated together.

With a creaky sound, the huge door slowly opened, and the hall connected to the bright yellow dragon in the sky suddenly came into everyone's sight.

It faces south and has a double-eaved hip roof with yellow glazed tiles. There is a corridor in the front eaves, and golden dragon and bird cage carvings under the beams. In the middle is a stone road with dragon patterns leading to three platforms.

There are a sundial, a Jialiang, a pair of bronze turtles and bronze cranes, and eighteen bronze tripods on the platform in front of the hall.

Bright yellow light emanated from the huge real dragon and spread to every corner here, making all the halls shine as if they were coated with a layer of gold.

Feng Lingchen and the others looked at this grand palace and the dragon energy of the emperor rising from the palace. Their hearts couldn't help but beat violently and their mouths felt dry.

This is the true center of the entire Dasheng.

Every breath here will affect the direction of the entire empire, and its rise and fall depends on this place.

However, they appeared here today to deal with the person who sat in the highest position of power!
At this moment, the entire Huangji Palace was so quiet that it was almost eerie, as if all sounds were swallowed up here.

For a moment, all the demon hunters felt the sound of their own heartbeats roaring in their ears like drums.

"Senior Sister, what should we do next? Destroy this Huangji Palace?" Xu Qing asked in a deep voice.

"Are you stupid? Is there any other result for doing this except being suppressed?" Jing Qing's unpleasant voice sounded in his sea of ​​consciousness.

“Even if Emperor Ming is a loser who uses the country’s destiny, even if the seventh-level mortal master comes, he won’t be able to get away with anything.”

"Besides, he is not a waste." "But didn't the Southern Dipper Star Lord say that the Ming Emperor was presiding over the formation and couldn't be distracted to take care of other things?" Xu Qing frowned.

He originally came to the palace to save himself.

He had no idea what the current situation was with the formation that covered the entire Imperial Capital City, so he followed Elder Qingzheng's advice and prepared to go to the palace to look for "a glimmer of hope."

Outside the palace gate, with the reminder from the Southern Dipper Star God, he understood that the imperial palace was the central node of the formation that currently covered the entire Imperial Capital City.

As long as this node is broken, the formation will collapse on its own.

That will be the end of this matter.

He had no idea what Emperor Ming was trying to achieve, but what he was planning must have been very big and could not be accomplished by one person.

Therefore, when the great formation covering the entire Imperial Capital City was broken, he could only sigh in despair, as a skilled cook cannot cook without rice.

"It's not that simple." Jing Qing said quietly, but did not give any specific explanation.

Xu Qing secretly complained in his heart that he hated the Riddler the most.

"Then what should we do next?" Xu Qing looked towards the Huangji Palace where the dragon's body was sticking out.

"Wait," Jing Qing said slowly, "No need to wait, they are here."

As soon as he finished speaking, waves of strong energy appeared in the other three directions of east, west and north.

To the east was a group of Taoists in Taoist robes. The leader had a tall stature, a lofty Taoist demeanor, and a look of high spirits between his brows.

Xu Qing naturally recognized this person.

He is the contemporary eldest senior brother of Baiyun Temple, or "Taoist" Taoist Lushui, who is four hundred years old and has now reached the realm of great supernatural powers.

Xu Qing was staying at Baiyun Temple, so naturally he had met this Taoist priest Lushui.

But once he arrived in Beijing, he encountered a series of incidents such as the arrest of the prince and princess of Prince Jing's palace, the invasion of the clan residence, and the confiscation of property.

Afterwards, he went into seclusion again, so he did not have a close relationship with this Taoist, and they only met twice.

To the west was a group of monks in robes, led by the abbot of Bailong Temple, who was kneeling outside the main hall and begging the old monk not to take action.

The abbot of Bailong Temple, whose Buddhist name is "Chengzhao", is of the same generation as the Taoist of Baiyun Temple and has also reached the sixth realm of cultivation.

To the north were the Confucian scholars of the Imperial College and Yunshan Academy.

Needless to say, the Imperial Academy is the highest official institution of learning for the imperial court. There are almost no students here this time, and most of them are teachers from Chen Boxian's lineage in the academy.

The lineage of Chen Boxian does not seek to become an official, but only wants to explore the mountains of books and the ocean of knowledge, so as to live up to the expectations of heaven and earth.

Since he did not seek an official position, his attitude towards the emperor was always respectful but not disrespectful.

Yunshan Academy is one of the four major academies, but it is the only one located in the imperial capital.

Due to the existence of official schools such as the Imperial College, Yunshan Academy's reputation in the imperial capital was not well known among the people.

In addition, scholars from Yunshan Academy have never been valued by the emperor, and are even disliked.

Why do Confucian students study?
Know right from wrong? Distinguish good from evil? Know good from bad? Know good from bad? Know etiquette?
In fact, this is only a very small part.

For most Confucian scholars, studying is to earn a good future and become a superior person.

But if a Confucian scholar from Yunshan Academy was not favored by the emperor, it would be a huge sin.

As a result, Yunshan Academy was gradually abandoned by Confucian scholars.

Over time.

Yunshan Academy gradually declined. Although it was known as one of the four major academies, it had long since lost its reputation.

Nowadays, Yunshan Academy selects students mostly from poor and weak families, not even from humble families.

Teach them knowledge and guide them on the path of Confucian practice.

Xu Qing did not know the disciples of Yunshan Academy, and they had little reputation in Imperial Capital City, but the strength they displayed now was astonishing.

The fact that Baiyun Temple and Bailong Temple have two great supernatural powers is already a very rare heritage.

The seventh realm is the pinnacle of the human world. Looking at this world, there are only a handful of people who can reach it. The sixth realm is almost always the pinnacle of a sect.

But right now, Yunshan Academy has four practitioners with great supernatural powers!
There are four powerful practitioners in Yunshan Academy, three men and one woman.

A man with white hair and a long beard, with an elegant and simple appearance, wearing clothes that were a little whitish from being washed, but his demeanor was full of scholarly air.

The other two men and one woman were half a step behind the old man.

One has disheveled hair, holding a wine jug, and a frightening sword-like aura around him; the other has a straight figure, wearing a Confucian robe, and never lets go of a book in his hand, perfectly interpreting the image of a Confucian scholar.

The last woman was wearing a white dress. Her face was not extremely beautiful, but her elegant and scholarly temperament was eye-catching.

"Master, do you want to take action?" The unruly man with a strong sword spirit lingering around him asked eagerly.

"Brother, don't be too impatient." The man holding the scroll frowned slightly, "I will obey the Master in everything."

"We should do what the Master says"

The unruly man rolled his eyes.

"It's no problem." The old man who was the head of Yunshan Academy stroked his chin and said with a smile.

Then his eyes first fell on the man whose body was sitting on the dragon throne in the hall and the old monk who was suppressed by many national treasures, and then he looked up at the sky.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

The old man who was the dean of Yunshan Academy spoke loudly.

As the voice fell, a huge dragon head slowly emerged from the clouds above the palace, and two golden pupils stared at the old man.

"You all want to disobey me?"

The bright yellow true dragon opened his mouth, and his voice resounded through heaven and earth, like thunder rolling across the sky.

"If the king is not virtuous, then he should be attacked!" The dean of Yunshan Academy restrained his smile and looked extremely solemn.

"You are dragging the people of the entire Imperial Capital into danger out of your own selfishness. If you are not careful, the dynasty will be destroyed today."

"Do you think we should stop you?"

The Taoist disciple of Baiyun Temple and the abbot of Bailong Temple did not speak, but the vigorous aura they exuded at this moment explained everything.

Xu Qing did not speak, nor did he emit any aura. As a cultivator in the third realm, it seemed a bit out of place for him to burst out with the aura of cultivators with great supernatural powers.

But now that he has come here, his meaning is already very clear, and the group of demon hunters behind him have the same meaning.

"Everyone is here." Senior Sister Jingqing's voice rippled a little, "Junior Brother, do you still remember the calligraphy and painting on the ninth floor of Dingxin Building in Beiji Exorcism Institute?"

Xu Qing didn't understand why his senior sister brought up this matter here, but he knew that his senior sister wouldn't make a fuss, so he nodded.

"The painting with the words 'It's just a thought to save the people'?"

"Yes. Every floor of Dingxin Tower from the third floor onwards has a trace of the spirit of the person who founded the Arctic Exorcism Institute. The ninth floor is no exception!"

"Senior Sister, are you saying that a trace of the master's spirit resides in that painting?"

"Yes, but the spiritual energy left by the ancestor is a little special. It cannot appear on its own. It needs to be guided by someone to appear, and it needs a person to control it."

"The person in control?"

"Well, strictly speaking, this spiritual energy only has power, but no intelligence."

　The computer battery could not be replaced yesterday, but now it can be turned on with a black screen. I will give it a try the day after tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)