Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 632 - 288, Turmoil within the Holy Church
Yongzhou was divided into Shangyuan, Zhongyuan, and Xiayuan Three Paths, much like the other states throughout The World, with Yongdu City situated at the center of the Zhongyuan Path. As the capital of Yongzhou, the Headquarters of the Rakshasa Holy Sect was, of course, also established here.
As one of only twelve state cities in The World, aside from the Capital of Great Yu, Yongdu City was naturally extraordinary.
Yongdu was located at the center of the Black Cloud Plains on the Zhongyuan Path. It was twelve thousand li from Zhongyuan City to the east and thirty-four thousand li from Shang Yuan City to the west. A span of three thousand li around the capital city was not under the jurisdiction of Zhongyuan Path.
The old dynastic system allotted two hundred li for a state city, a span of city walls this long was hard to imagine for ordinary people, but placed on the boundless Black Cloud Plains, it still seemed somewhat inconsequential.
The city walls of Yongdu were black and emitted a unique luster. From afar, it resembled a gigantic black jade stone sitting on the plains. Only upon approaching closer and seeing the neatly arranged buildings did one realize that it was a magnificent grand city.
Once one recognized that this was indeed a city, all eyes would invariably be drawn to the cylindrical mountain that soared into the clouds at the city's heart.
In the city's center, there was a mountain...
The mere thought was somewhat hard to accept, not to mention that the peak of this mountain pierced through the clouds. It must be at least tens of thousands of meters high; one could probably see the starry sky if they climbed to the top!
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New Yu Era 1325, October 20, Zishi
Yongdu City, outer city area
A man clad in black hurried into an ordinary dwelling.
"Sandra, no good, the curfew might have been lifted, but the city gates are still tightly shut. Each of the four city gates has at least a hundred thousand soldiers. I just came back from the East City Gate; tens of thousands were gathered there, clamoring to get out, all suppressed, and some unlucky ones were killed on the spot!"
Cheng Yunye, who had been waiting for an hour, sunk his face upon hearing his subordinate's report and whispered, "What exactly is the Headquarters up to? They can even delay the Rakshasa Festival by three months. We can't send out any news; this is troubling."
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Cheng Yunye's expression grew darker. The information he currently controlled was crucial for his clan, but he was frustrated as the news simply couldn't be relayed due to the city being under lockdown.
He had thought countless times about storming the city gates, but had ultimately rejected the idea himself. His Cultivation at the Qi Gathering Second Realm, Collecting Evil Phase, was simply not sufficient in Yongdu; it was challenging enough to encounter a small scale Holy Church City Defense Army on the streets, let alone storm the city gates, which would only lead to a dead end.
"Three million elite troops from the Holy Church's Black Cloud Camp have all entered the city, and all Grandmasters and higher from the Three Paths have come as well. Now, rumors abound in the city, alleging that Sikong Xingzhou is trying to disqualify Zhan Taiqing from succeeding as the Sect Hierarch. Left Protector Huangfu Xing, with eighty percent of the Holy Church's top experts, is plotting a coup. The reason they've delayed the Rakshasa Festival by three months is due to internal strife within the Holy Church.
Left Protector Huangfu Xing, Right Protector Duanmu Hong, Yue Qianhan and Tong Wudi among the three Divine Generals from the Black Cloud Camp, plus two Sub-saints and six Peak Grandmasters from the Holy Church's eight divisions, they all support Zhan Taiqing."
"It's impossible for Sikong Xingzhou to usurp and make his daughter, Sikong Yue, the next Sect Hierarch. Judging by Huangfu Xing's deployment, he might even dare to act against Sikong Xingzhou. Should that happen, Yongzhou will face a massive storm. Once external forces intervene, the Holy Church will definitely undergo drastic changes; Yongzhou might even split into pieces!
This news must somehow be sent back to the Hexi Tribe, so the Family Head can prepare in advance!"
Cheng Yunye reviewed the situation he controlled over and over, causing his expression to grow heavier the more he thought about it. Such information might not be secret in Yongdu, but it would certainly cause a huge uproar if made known externally.
The high ranks of the Holy Church were clearly divided into two factions; normally, blocking Yongdu City this smoothly wouldn't be possible, but it seemed both sides were aware that the situation at the Headquarters must not be leaked, thus they tacitly agreed to seal all four city gates.
Cheng Yunye stood up and paced slowly. He really couldn't think of a good way to leave the city and stopped by the window to ask his subordinate looking toward the massive peak piercing the clouds at the city center, "Tianzhu Peak, are they still not allowing people to approach it casually?"
"Aside from Grandmaster-level Martial Artists holding a Holy Church Token, anyone else who approaches will be executed without exception. Even from a distance, the guards issued me a warning."
Hearing this, Cheng Yunye's face became even more grave.
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New Yu Era 1325, October 30, Late You Hour
Tianzhu Peak's summit, Rakshasa Holy Sect Headquarters
High up at tens of thousands of meters, one would expect the temperature to be extremely low, not to mention that the entire five li radius of the summit was constructed from black iron, which would typically freeze any ordinary citizen or even a Martial Artist in the Body Opening Realm into an ice block,had they been standing here.
However, the actual circumstances were quite the opposite; the place was surprisingly warm. The entire platform had eighty-one deity statues, each with a blue flame burning above its head. Despite the surrounding winds, these flames remained steady, clearly the reason why the platform was warm. These eighty-one blue flames provided the heat.
Spread across the five li radius, more than three thousand people were seated in meditation, observing these individuals' attire and the least powerful among them exuding the aura of a Grandmaster, it was evident these were high-ranking officials from the Holy Church distributed across Yongzhou.
They were distinctly seated in two areas; on the left side, there were only five or six hundred people, while on the right, there were over two thousand. The most powerful individuals in the front row occasionally exchanged glances midair, creating a palpably tense atmosphere.
