King of Creation
Chapter 1560: Chapter 1545: Rules and Boundaries
In the grand and majestic palace at the peak of the mountain where the Five Immortals Hall’s Great Hall of Ming Mountain was located, one of the Eight Great Stewards of the Five Immortals Ming Mountain Hall, Cui Shi, was standing silently under the jade steps of the great hall, occasionally glancing at the empty chair above the jade steps.
He was waiting for someone!
Just now, he informed his master, the Second Venerable Fum Xiao, about Di Kuohai’s entry into the Five Immortals Heavenly Destiny Hall. To his surprise, his master Fum Xiao, after listening, didn’t immediately give him instructions but instead asked him to wait here.
He waited nearly an hour!
This made Cui Shi suddenly realize that the consequences of Di Kuohai joining the Heavenly Destiny Hall were more severe than he imagined.
The intrigue within the Five Immortals Hall was actually no longer a secret, especially among the top level officials who manage affairs.
The cause of unrest within the Five Immortals Hall was actually quite simple.
It was due to the presence of the five major halls, and over the tens of thousands of years, the five major halls of the Five Immortals Hall had always been on par with each other, taking turns to govern, with no precedence or superiority among them.
It’s like the five major corps within an empire. When national affairs are difficult and foreign enemies invade, the five major corps would cooperate wholeheartedly, each bravely fighting to save the nation’s fortune.
In the early days of the Five Immortals Hall, times were tough, and the five major halls worked together, overcoming difficulty after difficulty, all striving to strengthen the Five Immortals Hall.
But, similar to the present Great Zhou Dynasty, while the lands are vast within the empire, the eight councilors and various military heads are fighting fiercely for their individual benefits, restraining each other and enjoying the scuffle.
No one is willing to expand territories, even though it was a hundred thousand years ago, when a third of the territory was lost to the Demon Clan invasion, the Great Zhou elites still continued their internal strife.
Now the Five Immortals Hall is similar; today, the Five Immortals Hall has grown into a very large power, with small expansions every day, but wanting to take a further step has become extremely difficult.
In such a situation, the five major halls are akin to various forces within the Great Zhou Dynasty, starting to calculate benefits for themselves, fighting for power and gain.
Although faces haven’t been torn apart, the underground struggles and restraint are much more intense than even the Great Zhou Empire.
The reason is simple: no matter how powerful the internal restraint within the Great Zhou Empire grows, there is still a Holy Son of Heaven for all under Heaven. But in the Five Immortals Hall, what do they have?
For so many years, publicly, it’s still five halls standing together, progressing side by side, but secretly, whether it’s the Five Grand Venerables or these disciples below them, all are vieing for superiority, seeking to become the real leader within the Five Immortals Hall.
The five major halls subtly compete, with none giving way to the others, forming the current situation of internal consumption and conflict.
This left Cui Shi feeling secretly distressed yet helpless, and he had to continue fighting more fiercely.
That’s one of the reasons he reported Di Kuohai joining the Heavenly Destiny Hall to his master Fum Xiao immediately upon hearing it.
Of course, not just Cui Shi alone knows about the current predicament of the Five Immortals Hall; conversely, all the top level of the Five Immortals Hall are fully aware!
They completely understand the current state of the Five Immortals Hall, and even know how to change the current situation.
But the problem is, who is willing to give up the fat already in their mouths?
Who is willing to hand over the benefits, whether already in hand, soon to be in hand, or possibly in hand?
No one is willing!
Even if there’s one or two selfless mutants, it’s still impossible!
Because, the people around you, the people below you, not only are unwilling, but they will force you, drive you, just like how the current sweeps the sand, even if the mud doesn’t want to go, it has to follow along.
This is the trend!
No one can defy it!
This is the crux of the Five Immortals Hall, and the reason the Ming Mountain Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Hall are almost at odds is because, through tens of thousands of years of secret internal struggle within the Five Immortals Hall, the strength of these two households is gradually leading among the Five.’,
They both have aspirations to be the true leader, viewing each other as competitors.
The competition between Ming Mountain Hall and Heavenly Destiny Hall is not only in the hall’s internal power, territory, and wealth disputation, the biggest competition lies in talent!
Especially those potential genius martial artists!
Cui Shi had been handling this affair in recent days, fully cognizant of how much effort Ming Mountain Hall spent on recruiting Ye Zhen.
In just these few days of mobilizing various manpower to find the ’Caiyi’ mentioned by Di Kuohai, numbers had already exceeded ten thousand, with the cost reaching fifty thousand High Grade Spiritual Stones.
This was just the basic investment for these few days; if searching were to continue, the investment would amount to astronomical figures!
The budget limit given by his master Fum Xiao was indeed limitless!
As long as necessary, investment would continue until the Caiyi whom Di Kuohai is looking for is found, or until Di Kuohai joins another so-called hall!
"Master!" Lost in thought, suddenly a radiance flashed before him, and Cui Shi’s master Fum Xiao appeared on the jade throne in the center of the great hall, face clouded.
"This matter holds great importance!" The first words from Master Fum Xiao caused Cui Shi’s heart to sink with a thud.
"This Di kid might bring infinite variables, and due to the bloodline factor, this kid’s cultivation will directly reach the Dao Realm in the future, which will definitely affect our great plan," said the Second Venerable Fum Xiao.
Cui Shi’s expression stiffened, "Directly reaching the Dao Realm? If that’s the case, Master, perhaps we should find an opportunity to..." Cui Shi made a vicious cutting gesture, supplementing, "Since Ming Mountain Hall cannot obtain him, then Heavenly Destiny Hall should not get him either!"
The Second Venerable Fum Xiao lifted his head, gazing at Cui Shi for a long while before he slowly spoke, "Before this child joined Heavenly Destiny Hall, our Ming Mountain Hall could act thus.
But now that he has joined, it can no longer be done!
"This is the rule, and it’s the bottom line for our Five Immortals Hall’s interaction among the five halls!"
Actually, there was one thing Fum Xiao didn’t explicitly tell his disciple.
Just now when he disappeared, he was actually meeting the Supreme Elder!
The Supreme Elder of their Ming Mountain Hall branch.
Because a few days ago, due to this Di Kuohai, the Supreme Elder, who hadn’t appeared for a hundred years, personally issued an edict to him.
So, how to deal with this matter, he must consult the Supreme Elder.
He also proposed the same idea as Cui Shi to the Supreme Elder.
But the Supreme Elder’s response was just these four words: rules and bottom line!
Whether it’s the Supreme Elders of the Five Immortals Hall or the Venerables, living for tens of thousands of years, even a dog would gain wisdom.
Each of them naturally understands very well that if internal conflicts lose rules and bottom lines, then the Five Immortals Hall is not far from falling apart.
Therefore, internal fighting among the five halls within the Five Immortals Hall is allowed, but it must have rules!
It has to be done within the rules of the Five Immortals Hall.
You can compete, you can try to gain merit, you can grasp the opponent’s loopholes and black history, you can spot their mistakes, and to speak of cruelty, you can even use authority to assign the opponent’s disciples to high-risk tasks, or tilt benefits and cultivation resources towards your side!
You can even use the hall rules within the Five Immortals Hall to destroy the opponent, but you must absolutely not make a bloody confrontation!
Anyone who dares to do that will be jointly punished by the five halls!
"This Di Kuohai must be dealt with, but it must be done according to the hall’s rules, you should understand what to do, right?" The Second Venerable Fum Xiao expressed his meaning, which was also the meaning of the Supreme Elder.
Upon hearing this, Cui Shi nodded heavily.
This kind of thing is simple to execute, it’s nothing but a few points: making Di Kuohai violate hall rules, or assigning high-risk tasks, or making him fail the task and then expelling him from the Five Immortals Hall. At that time, as long as Di Kuohai is not a member of the Five Immortals Hall, he can be handled however one wishes.
Of course, there are even more sinister means, such as....
With this in mind, Cui Shi laughed coldly!
"This is the Command Talisman from your master, besides those senior brothers of yours who are in cultivation trying to break through to the Dao Realm, you can mobilize the rest of the power of the Ming Mountain Hall!" The Second Venerable said emotionlessly, casually tossing a token that represented himself.
Cui Shi was shocked by his master’s determination regarding this matter, gaining a new understanding!
Inside Tianyun Hall, after sending off Ye Zhen, Mountain God Yi Xun was waiting with his hands down for the finger technique from his master, the Grand Venerable.
Just now, when he encountered Cui Shi, Cui Shi’s reaction made him aware of something, and he immediately reported this to his master Su Chilin.
To his surprise, his master Su Chilin even seriously resumed using the Heavenly Fortune Divine Ability to calculate, and he had been waiting here for nearly an hour.
Suddenly, the mystical blue light flowing around the Grand Venerable retracted, and he slowly opened his eyes. Mountain God Yi Xun promptly took a posture of standing respectfully to listen.
"Yi Xun, you don’t have to worry about this matter, just be careful, pay attention, and try to cooperate with Di Kuohai," said Grand Venerable Su Chilin.
"Disciple obeys master’s orders, disciple takes leave!"
A few breaths later, Mountain God Yi Xun exited the Heavenly Fortune Hall with utmost respect, and just as the hall door closed, the face of Grand Venerable Su Chilin suddenly turned as pale as paper.
A mouthful of blood arrows was violently spat out a great distance from the mouth of the Grand Venerable.
If Mountain God Yi Xun had been here, he would have definitely been amazed.
His master Su Chilin, with such a cultivation level, having disciples in the Dao Realm, was incredibly injured by forcing the Heavenly Fortune Technique to the point of spewing blood, something entirely unimaginable!
The paper-white faced Grand Venerable Su Chilin wiped the bloodstains from his mouth, coughing with a bitter smile, "I finally understand why the Supreme Elder debilitated so severely!"
"This child, what exactly is his background, that the Heavenly Secret is so chaotic; my tens of thousands of years of Heavenly Fortune Divine Ability cannot calculate the heavenly secret..."
Originally, Su Chilin intended to consult his master, the Supreme Elder of Tianyun Hall, about this matter, but seeing the Supreme Elder already severely debilitated, he couldn’t bear to disturb him.
Inside the Five Blessings Inn, Ye Zhen’s gaze had just fallen on the unconscious little cat, Nine-Headed Beast, and Big Ears, when suddenly, Spirit Light Barriers surged from within the Five Blessings Inn, enveloping the place.
At the same instant, four vast like ocean auras abruptly appeared from the void, and four terrifying auras radiating Supreme Suppression Artifacts hovered above Ye Zhen’s head.
An old man in a green robe, with bristling eyebrows and beard, slowly emerged from the silent chamber where Ye Zhen resided.
Ye Zhen’s pupils suddenly shrank; earlier, he didn’t even sense that old man’s aura!

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