In the Dao Palace, the bright sword light shone out from inside, illuminating the sky for a moment and illuminating the clouds in the sky. It did not gradually disappear until after a few breaths.
On the tenth day after the second sword light was refined, Zhang Yu also refined the third sword light.
At this moment, three sword shadows were reflected in his mind. It was originally like an underwater sword, separated by a layer, blurry and swaying, but as his mind watched and brushed, it became increasingly clear and solid at the moment.
At the end, a faint light appeared on the shadow of the sword, and with a sudden flash, they all jumped out of their minds, connected head to tail, and formed a circle, flying around endlessly, but they couldn't tell which one was the real sword.
Sword, which handle is the spectroscopic shadow?
In fact, the difference here is really not big.
The two swords can now be regarded as part of his body. Even if they are damaged, as long as he is still there, they can be turned out in a single thought, and the same is true for the differentiated sword lights.
However, he could notice that there was still a slight lag in the movement of the sword light here. If he encountered a real opponent, then this lag might miss the opportunity, and it might also become an opportunity for the opponent to counterattack. Therefore, at this point,
Still need to try to strengthen it.
He called out in his heart and summoned the Great Dao Hun Zhang. When he saw that there was another seal of "Jian Tong" on it, he transferred his divine energy into it. A bright light gradually emerged from this seal, and then there was a ray of light.
It shone on him.
When the light faded away, he felt that the trace of stagnation was gone, and the movement of the sword light had become smooth and smooth. At this moment, his mind was united, and the three sword lights merged into one with the Cicada Sword.
Sword weapon.
He stretched out his hand to pick it up, caught it in his hand, and slashed it forward gently. A sword light instantly cut open the Taoist palace and spread to a very far place. A crack appeared in the sky.
The next moment, the Dao Palace reunited under his consciousness, and the traces on the horizon disappeared without a trace as if they were wiped away.
He raised two fingers and stroked the sword's spine, and a stream of light rippled there. He nodded slightly and put down the Cicada Sword.
At this time, he suddenly heard the pleasant sound of bells coming from afar. His thoughts changed, today was the middle of September, and he thought that another court meeting had begun.
At the same moment, in the depths of the clear sky and the sea of clouds, a long river of light spread here, and the figures of Xuanting's court officials also appeared here one after another.
Since then, the true cultivators have been composed of six people: Wu Qingxu, Zhong Weiwu, Yu Su, Zhu Yisheng, and Changsun Qian.
On Monk Hun Zhang's side, four court officials, Chen Yu, Wei Liang, Chao Huan, and Dai Gonghan, were present. In addition to Taoist Xuanfeng, there were a total of eleven court officials present for this court meeting.
The first Taoist waited for everyone to sit down and the sound of the chime fell, and then he followed the example and said: "Do you have any suggestions?"
Taoist Zhong picked up the jade mallet in front of the case, knocked the jade chime, stood up and saluted the Taoist at the head of the table, and said: "Chief Minister, gentlemen of the court, Mr. Zhong has a proposal."
The first Taoist said: "Zhong Tingzhi please speak."
Zhong Daoren said: "Everyone, it is now the 382nd year of the Daxuan calendar. Remember that when I, Tianxia, came to this world, I went through many twists and turns and went through several battles before I was able to establish the foundation of the thirteen continents.
And beyond the thirteen continents, there are eight hundred Protectorate Stars scattered on the land. They are not only for shielding, but also for spreading the land. They are also responsible for supervising everywhere and passing on my responsibility for the rituals and music of Tianxia.
It was just a turbulent tide eighty years ago, but it caused the loss of most of our population and territory. All continents suffered heavy losses, and the Protectorate was also damaged by 70%.
Now after decades of recuperation and improvement of people's livelihood, my old views on Tianxia are gradually returning, and Zhong believes that the former system of the Protectorate should be re-examined!"
As soon as he said these words, there was silence above the river. The first Taoist priest sat there and said nothing, while all the court officials present were lost in thought.
"Revisit the system of the Protectorate?"
Wei Tingzhi shook his head and said: "If we want to restore the Eight Hundred Protectorate's Mansion, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be used here. Such a cost is too great, and the several chief ministers of the court will definitely oppose it."
Generally speaking, when it comes to worldly affairs in Tianxia, Xuan Ting, in addition to setting the general direction, mainly lets the lower realms have their own affairs.
But sometimes, the views of Xuanting and the Yujing court may be inconsistent, which requires communication with each other, and Wei Tingzhi is the Tingzhi responsible for this matter.
If the advice is practical and reasonable, he will bring it to the court for discussion. Xuan Ting will usually listen to it carefully and adopt it, and will not forcefully promote it.
Therefore, he understands the internal situation of the Xia continents better than any other official here.
When Tianxia came, many protective palaces were established, not only for survival, but also to protect the people, and more importantly, to spread rituals and music. Of course, they could ignore the consumption, but now it is not possible.
The Eight Hundred Protectorate's Mansion involves a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and the Yujing court will definitely oppose it with all its strength.
Zhong Daoren laughed and said: "Wei Tingzhi, the reconsideration that Zhong said is not to restore all the former Protectorate Palaces. This is too radical, and the turbid tide hit that year, resulting in the eight hundred Protectorate Palaces not surviving.
First, if there is another turbid tide, no one knows what will happen, so Zhong’s intention is to increase the number of islands and expand the mansion!"
Wei Tingzhi looked at him and said, "Zengzhou and expanded the mansion?" He thought for a moment and then said, "I wonder what Zhong Tingzhi means specifically?"
Zhong Daoren said: "Today, there are still more than a hundred protective palaces in the Thirteen Continents. Most of these protective palaces have been established for more than a hundred years. They have solid foundations and a large population. We can choose a few first.
When the Duhufu comes out, it will be promoted to a capital city, its territory will be expanded, and then Xuanzun or the incarnation of Xuanzun will be sent to guard the place, so that the territory can be consolidated and the turbid tide can be resisted."
When all the court officials heard this, they all had subtle expressions on their faces, and no one spoke for a while.
Zhong Daoren glanced at everyone at this time and raised his voice slightly, "In fact, this move is urgent."
He looked at Wu Qingxu and said, "Wu Tingzhi, Zhong would like to ask, will there be any results from the interrogation of Su Yan and Yan Qiying?"
Wu Qingxu said in a deep voice: "Wu has already asked, and both of them know only a limited amount of information, but Yan Qiying was indeed sheltered by Qingling Tianzhi, so he was able to hide his figure."
Zhong Daoren slapped his head and said: "Thank you very much Wu Tingzhi for informing me."
He looked at the cultivators present and raised his voice: "Everyone in the court, please don't forget that this time Shangchentian and Youcheng worked together to sneak in, and even used the Qingling Tianzhi, the tool to suppress the road, so I had to
Use the clear sky astrolabe to search. If I were this person, I would definitely take action in the future.
But this time, due to the unfavorable inspection of the inner layer, there was a loophole, allowing the outer monks to invade. But if there were more protective palaces guarded by Xuan Zun in all directions, and there were formations to control, even though
We may not be able to prevent this, but we can certainly strengthen our defense!"
Several court officials at the table nodded unconsciously.
This is also reasonable. The Protectorate Palace is not just the Protectorate Palace itself, but with the Protectorate Palace as the center, outposts are arranged outwards, and it also has the responsibility of surveying the land and arranging formations. In this way
The defense and supervision of the inner layer will undoubtedly be strengthened.
Seeing that Taoist Zhong had stopped speaking, the first Taoist asked slowly: "What do you think of Zhong Tingzhi's words?"
Taoist Yusu picked up the jade mallet and knocked on the jade chime, then said to himself: "This can be done. Now that Tianxia has recovered its weather, its strength is stronger than before. It is no longer necessary to defend. It is also time to expand the territory outside."
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Chen Tingzhi said: "We can try to establish a few capitals first. I think Zhong Tingzhi's words are feasible."
Wei Tingzhi pondered for a moment, then picked up the jade mallet and struck it on the jade chime.
After him, the jade chime above the river of light rang loudly. This time, no one objected, and the proposal was passed directly.
However, although the proposal has been passed, how many protective palaces should be added and which protective palaces are more suitable cannot be decided in an instant. It needs to be carefully considered and discussed, so the various courts decided to make a decision.
The matter will be discussed further at the next court meeting.
However, after this court meeting, the news that Xuanting wanted to increase the number of continents and expand the mansion spread, and due to the existence of the Xuntian Daozhang, this matter was quickly known to all parties.
When many of the Protectorate's offices far away from the Thirteen Continents heard the news, everyone from the people to the capital was excited. If they could add more continents and expand their offices, everyone knew what this meant. This would bring great benefits to the entire Protectorate.
Bring huge benefits!
Almost as soon as they received the news, all the governors began to work on the matter, and some even sent envoys to Yujing, intending to become the first batch of governors to ascend to the continent.
Dongting Protectorate Palace, Dongting Xuan Palace.
After Xuan leader Xiang Chun learned about this, he thought for a moment and immediately called out Dao Xuanzhang to contact his Xuanfu colleagues who were scattered throughout Tianxia.
After Gou connected everyone, he briefly explained the matter and said: "Fellow disciples, if our Dongting Protectorate Palace can be promoted to a capital this time, then all of our fellow disciples should know that this place can be used by our Dongting Xuanfu and
What benefits it will bring to everyone in the Protectorate, I need all of you to work together to promote this matter."
Xu Ying said at this time: "Brother, can you please help us Zhang Shouzheng? After all, Zhang Shouzheng also went out from the East Courtyard."
Xiang Chun pondered for a moment. Compared with other governors' palaces, they have a Xuanzun here, and he is also Xuanting Shouzheng. This is indeed a huge advantage that others cannot match, but...
But as Xuanshou, he knows that sometimes things cannot be taken at face value. The higher the level, the more complicated the situation becomes.
He said: "No need, if Shouzheng is willing to speak, then he will definitely be able to speak. We don't need to bother him specifically."
Fan Lan reminded: "But senior brother, it is wrong after all if no one speaks for us."
Xiang Chun said in a deep voice: "I know that here in the Xuan Mansion, I will hand over the letter according to the regulations. To show our urgency, I still need the additional notes from all my colleagues."
Everyone responded one after another.
Xiang Chun said again: "Junior Brother Fan, I want you to go to Qingyang Xuan Mansion to meet Yun Xuanshou on my behalf. I hope he can support me in Dongting on this matter."
Fan Lan solemnly agreed.
Xiang Chun said: "I will visit the Governor in person later. Yang Weiwei is currently studying in Yujing. She is the sister of the Governor and an upright student. I heard that she has met many powerful children of Yujing.
At this moment, it is convenient for me to come forward and fight for this matter for our Protectorate."
