The ten-year pact!
Yu Yuan looked at the Jade Scroll, and scenes from the tripartite talks among the Three Sects emerged in his mind.
As clear as if they had happened just yesterday.
Indeed, there was such a ten-year pact between Chan Sect and Jie Sect.
To be precise, it was a compromise produced by the Taiching Saint.
Both Chan Sect and Jie Sect held artefacts, the Divine Beating Whip and Investiture of the Gods, respectively, and exchanged them every ten years to achieve the effect of jointly managing the Divine Enthronement.
The Investiture of the Gods can store the True Spirit Primordial Spirits of the listed Immortal Gods, but the Divine Beating Whip can modify the names and titles on the list and has a very strong restrictive effect on the listed Immortal Gods.
Under the Divine Beating Whip, the Immortal Gods on the list have no power to resist.
Currently, not many people are aware of this fact, but Yu Yuan, with his past life memories, knows it very well.
Simply put, the Investiture of the Gods is for enshrining gods, while the Divine Beating Whip is to restrain the Investiture of the Gods.
When the Investiture of the Gods first came into his hands, Yu Yuan thought about taking the chance to sort out Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal to send all those rascals from Jie Sect onto the list.
However, considering that if he really did so, those Jie Sect disciples sent onto the list might be exploited by Chan Sect, he targeted only those like Long-eared Ding Guang Immortal who stepped forward on their own.
Afterward, he also waited for Chan Sect's move.
But ever since the treasure-stealing incident at Wuyi Mountain, those Golden Immortals of Chan Sect seemed to have all gone into hiding and completely disappeared all at once.
It was only during Yu Yuan's last visit to Zhongnan Mountain to find Yun Zhongzi that he learned from him that the Golden Immortals of Chan Sect had been ordered by Yuanshi Tianzun to close their cave mansions and silently recite the scripture of the Yellow Court to avoid calamities that could trigger undesirable consequences.
Upon hearing this answer, Yu Yuan couldn't help but smile wryly.
In his past life memories, at the onset of the Calamity, it was the Sect Hierarch of Jie Sect who advised his disciples, "Close your cave mansion, silently recite a few scrolls of the Yellow Court; throw yourselves into the Western Land, where there is a name for you on the Investiture of the Gods," whereas the disciples of Chan Sect descended the mountain full of ambition, preparing to face their own tribulations confidently...
It was unexpected that the circumstances of the two Sects had now completely reversed.
All these changes started with the signing of the Investiture of the Gods during the tripartite talks among the Three Sects.
Although they didn't succeed in seizing complete control over the Divine Enthronement, they nonetheless prevented Chan Sect from holding the reins entirely, transforming the situation from Chan Sect being solely responsible to a joint management by the two Sects.
Just this small change allowed Jie Sect to escape from a completely passive position, even taking a significant initiative.
Especially since Yu Yuan inadvertently disrupted Chan Sect's plans to support Xi Qi and used the divine power of the Investiture of the Gods to rescue Fairy Yun Hua, closely related to the Great Shang's Mystical Bird.
Although he couldn't change the slowly fading destiny of the Great Shang's Mystical Bird, he successfully intercepted a portion of the Human Dao Destiny, evolving it into a Luck God Dragon.
The current situation has already greatly diverged from his past life memories— with Jie Sect now holding the overt initiative while Chan Sect quietly endures, plotting something in the shadows.
This was what Yu Yuan had been worrying about.
Those Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect were deeply ensnared in their tribulations, and even if they continue to close their cave mansions and silently recite the Yellow Court now, it could only delay the outbreak of the Calamity, not truly eliminate the tribulations.
When the Calamity truly begins, these Golden Immortals of Chan Sect, even if they continue to hide in their cave mansions, will not escape misfortune.
They can only face the tribulations head-on, place themselves in mortal peril to emerge alive, completely eliminate their tribulations, and then there may be a chance for them to survive and ascend further, attaining the Dao Fruit of Daluo or even the Dao Fruit of Quasi-Saint!
Guang Chengzi and the other Twelve Golden Immortals are the mainstays of Chan Sect.
If they were to overcome their tribulations together and attain the Dao Fruit of Daluo, it would be a tremendous boost for Chan Sect.
Therefore, the Yuqing Saint will surely devise a way to help these disciples through their tribulations.
The restraint shown by the Chan Sect is only temporary; they definitely won't sit idly by and await their fate!
The ten-year agreement is an opportunity!
With this thought in mind, he composed himself and continued to look through the information recorded in the Communication Jade Scroll:
"A month from now coincides with the gathering at the Ginsengfruit Meeting held by Wuzhuang Temple of Longevity Mountain. At that time, disciples from the Chan Sect will bring the Divine Beating Whip to exchange publicly with you... Hmm, there should also be a master from the Human Sect, the master of Xuan Du, who will be present to bear witness..."
The characteristic cool voice of the Golden Spirit Saint Mother flowed lightly into Yu Yuan's heart.
"And... just in case, the Master has ordered your teacher and your uncle in Yun Xiao to head to Longevity Mountain to secretly protect you."
Upon hearing this last sentence, Yu Yuan immediately felt delighted.
It wasn't because he was arrogant enough to think he wouldn't encounter any danger, but rather he didn't expect that the Sect Hierarch Tongtian would actually order two of his major disciples to protect him.
What does this imply?
Affection?
No, no, no... This means that the Sect Hierarch Tongtian is well aware that someone will be unable to restrain themselves and will take advantage of this opportunity to make covert moves.
Such as secretly snatching the Investiture of the Gods or the Divine Beating Whip.
After all, with the great calamity upon us and the Heavenly Mechanism in chaos, even Saints cannot predict everything.
This is also one of the most terrifying aspects of the Calamity.
In this state of chaotic Heavenly Mechanism, everyone's vision is as if obscured by a layer of black fog; if someone were to make any covert moves, they would be undetectable.
In such an environment, many people are inevitably tempted.
And those accustomed to plotting everything behind the scenes are even more like fish in water.
"What are you foolishly smiling about?"
A curious female voice interrupted Yu Yuan's train of thought; it was Huo Ling'er who had walked out from the inner chamber, lazily stretching her slender waist, her crystal-clear jade feet stepping on the bright red carpet, dazzlingly white.
Yu Yuan unfazedly retracted his gaze and responded with a smile, "The Master has asked me to go to the Ginsengfruit Meeting in Xi Qi; I heard there are many auspicious celestial maidens making offerings of their bodies, each with enchanting figures and seductive charms..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Huo Ling'er retorted unhappily, "Beauty is a bone-scraping knife! As a cultivator, how can you harbor such wicked thoughts?"
"I have to say I don't agree with you," Yu Yuan seriously countered. "You've never experienced beauty, so how do you know beauty isn't the most marvelous thing in the world?"
"Beauty is as fierce as a tiger!" Huo Ling'er's face flushed red as she exclaimed, "This is a widely known fact among the immortal gods of the Primordial era; don't make excuses!"
Yu Yuan laughed and said, "I've also heard a saying, 'How can one capture tiger cubs without entering the tiger's den?'"
Huo Ling'er was taken aback, "What does that mean? How can one capture tiger cubs without entering the tiger's den... What does that have to do with our discussion about beauty?"
"Think about it yourself; I have to go inform Wen Zhong."
Yu Yuan laughed and left.
"Wait for me!" Huo Ling'er quickly followed him, "Just tell me what that phrase really means, stop beating around the bush!"
Their conversation was transmitted verbatim into the inner chamber.
Yao Ge rubbed her sleepy eyes as she sat up from the bed, looking curiously at Fairy Yun Hua, "Do you understand the meaning of what Yu Yuan Immortal just said?"
Fairy Yun Hua's face turned slightly red, with an expression that was a tad embarrassed.
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