Zhou Tai calls the empress the Young Patriarch. She is the only remaining direct bloodline of the Zhou clan and the only possibility for a re-emergence.
The empress deliberately concealed her situation from Gu Chen, but Zhou Tai could not pretend not to know. After all, he brought Gu Chen into the secret realm with the slightest hope, even if it was a dead horse.
Zhou Tai's words reminded Gu Chen, and his face changed slightly. "Futian Pavilion?"
Gu Chen already knew from Jingxu Taoist Patriarch that the source of Futian Pavilion's monks was not just the regulars of various Taoist courts.
So apart from the regular ones cultivated by the masters using the Taoist mechanism, what kind of monks are qualified to receive the Futian Seal and become monks of the Futian Pavilion?
First of all, the hard threshold for Futian Pavilion monks is the Dao Ancestor Realm. Without the Dao Ancestor Realm, they are not qualified to be the exclusive executioners of the masters;
Secondly, when choosing a target, the masters will try to avoid choosing from major forces.
The reason is very simple. The idea of the masters is to divide the world, allow all forces to check and balance each other and coexist for a long time, and ensure that there is an endless supply of furnaces for their use.
They control the source of the great power, and if you want to practice the great power, you must be cut off by them.
Under this concept, if the monks of Futian Pavilion, who are not much different from slaves, are directly captured from the major forces, it will not only dampen the enthusiasm of each force, but also affect the balance between the various forces.
In addition, the five masters are not of the same mind, and they are all engaged in vicious competition. If things go on like this, this system will inevitably be destroyed.
After understanding these two rigid conditions, the empress' current situation is not difficult to understand!
The Zhou clan has been destroyed, and the life and death of the empress is unknown in the eyes of the world. If she disappears and is reborn with a different identity, it will not attract anyone's attention, nor will it have any negative impact on the world's forces.
She is extremely talented and practices the Great Void Technique of Space. If she joins Futian Pavilion, she will undoubtedly become a powerful and practical servant.
On the contrary, if she, a loner, is allowed to roam freely in the Taoist world, it will bring some uncontrollable risks!
Therefore, the fate of the empress is almost certain. Once she steps into the Dao Ancestor Realm, there is a high possibility that she will be recruited by the masters to join Futian Pavilion!
This is also the reason why the masters did not take any measures against the empress. The reason why she was allowed to live, and the reason why the Zhou Dynasty emperors did not have any Taoist witnesses, was because they had already decided the fate of the empress!
The purpose of giving her this short-term freedom is to allow her to attack the Dao Ancestor Realm without any distractions. After all, only by entering the Dao Ancestor Realm can she become a qualified slave in the eyes of the masters!
"That's right! Fellow Daoist Chen, you also know Futian Pavilion. You should be aware of the current situation of the young patriarch, right? Please help me. No matter what, my Zhou clan, a single seedling, must not..."
Zhou Tai was very emotional, his eyes were red, and he did not dare to speak too deeply.
With his previous identity, he actually didn't understand the secrets involved. Everything was told to him by the injured empress when she woke up after being healed by the masters.
He has been worried since he found out. After all, if the empress becomes a monk of Futian Pavilion, she will no longer be able to have any ties with any forces in the Taoist world, which means that the Zhou clan will be completely destroyed.
The empress herself was arrogant and ambitious, so how could she be willing to become a slave?
Therefore, the vague meaning in her previous words made Zhou Tai even more anxious!
"Don't make it difficult for him. No one can help with this matter."
The empress frowned slightly, feeling unhappy that Zhou Tai told the truth.
The will of the masters cannot be violated at all. Asking Chen Yunfei to help her is equivalent to asking him to die, and she will not do that.
This is her own business, and it will be up to her to decide it in the end!
The empress' tone became serious, Zhou Tai smiled bitterly, and immediately did not dare to say more.
In fact, he also knew that let alone Chen Yunfei, even the powerful powers of the Hongmeng group were of no use. They could not resist the will of the masters at all.
Gu Chen understood the empress's situation and fell into thinking for a moment without answering.
The empress thought he was in trouble and comforted him: "I can still suppress my cultivation for the time being. As long as I don't enter the Dao Ancestor Realm for one day, I will be free for one more day. You don't need to worry about me."
The Empress has actually been accumulating the level of Quasi-Daozu for a long time. In the previous battle where the Zhou clan was destroyed, she also showed signs of breakthrough in the battle of life and death.
Later, the injury was too serious, and her realm might have fallen. However, in order to wake her up and ask about Fang Yuan's affairs, the masters personally treated her, so that her current state has fully recovered, and even further, she may break through at any time.
She was actually not sure how much longer she could suppress it. Once she could no longer suppress it and began to undergo tribulations, triggering the Tao Ancestor's vision, the masters would surely be aware of it and come immediately.
When her realm is consolidated, I'm afraid she will be forced to accept the Futian Seal as soon as possible.
But is there any way to do this? It is impossible to achieve enlightenment and become an ancestor without visions. At that time, her only way to fight against fate is to commit suicide!
But the hatred of her whole family being wiped out has not been avenged, and she was not willing to die like this, so before Gu Chen arrived, she had been in a very contradictory mood.
Gu Chen thought about it for a while and then solemnly said: "Aunt, I may have a way for you to enter the Dao Ancestor Realm without the masters knowing about it. However, this matter is somewhat risky. I wonder if you are willing to try it?"
Zhou Tai became excited all of a sudden. The empress looked at Gu Chen with surprise and immediately shook her head.
"If I can really do it, I'm willing to take no matter how big the risk is... Let's forget about this matter. Feng Ling obviously valued you very much during his lifetime, and I don't want to involve you."
The empress's meaning was obvious. She did not believe that Gu Chen could do such a thing. Gu Chen had an unusual relationship with Zhou Fengling, and she had to protect his safety.
"What if Uncle Ling is not dead yet?"
Gu Chen's words made the empress look shocked, and hope could not help but well up in her eyes.
She did not see Zhou Fengling die with her own eyes, but judging from the situation at that time, he was probably in danger.
"Are you sure?"
The empress took a deep breath, feeling uneasy, afraid of disappointment and fear of losing hope.
"Well, Uncle Ling is indeed still alive and waiting for us to rescue him."
"But if you want to save him, your current strength is not enough, so please believe me!"
Gu Chen spoke sincerely. The Empress remembered what Zhou Fengling had said, no longer hesitated and nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
She could not want to implicate Gu Chen because of Zhou Fengling's relationship, but she could also drag Gu Chen and herself into danger in order to save Zhou Fengling.
Gu Chen sensed the deep affection between the couple and got to the point. He convinced the empress in no time, saving a lot of effort.
"In that case, Auntie, please come with me."
It's not a good place to stay here, God knows if there will be unexpected visitors.
The empress nodded, told Zhou Tai something, and then made a move toward the mountain not far away.
Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!
A silver-white long bow and more than a dozen arrows flew through the air and swam towards them.
The arrow flew into the sleeve of the empress, and she took the long bow and hung it on her back!
Transform the empty bow and split the empty arrow.
The two famous weapons of the Empress are inseparable, and their arrows are always fired.
The moment the long bow hung on her body, she was no longer the helpless woman who lost her husband and relatives, but became a heroic and peerless empress again!