Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

Starry night, a myriad of stars twinkled.

A male and female figure flitted urgently through the night sky. The man's stature was imposing to the extreme, invoking a sense of strength and power in anyone who beheld him. The woman, on the other hand, presented an extreme of grace and sylphlike beauty, her curves alluring, especially her beautiful legs that, under the moonlight, revealed their contours even more beautifully.

These two individuals were none other than Yi Chen and Lin Luo, who were on their way from Sea Dragon City to Mount Qingping.

"Yi Taoist, what exactly happened on Dragon Tiger Mountain to result in such a disaster? A super sect that controlled the Dao Sect for tens of thousands of years has just scattered like clouds and smoke," Lin Luo said.

In the quiet of the night, the purple-haired girl seemed to grow bolder and couldn't help but draw a little closer to Yi Chen, almost shoulder to shoulder.

"I also do not know. The last time fellow Taoist Lin Luo and I visited Dragon Tiger Mountain, I indeed left a little something there, but both His Majesty and I thought that it would make Dragon Tiger Mountain suffer a bit, face some setbacks. Never did we expect such a result," Yi Chen confided.

In front of Lin Luo, there was no need to hide anything, so Yi Chen laid bare the origin of the Evil Bone.

Of course, while recounting the tale, Yi Chen also inched slightly closer to the beauty flying beside him. Their flying speeds inevitably slowed.

Just as the atmosphere started to grow strange, an excited voice suddenly rang out in the air. A Floating Blessing Ship unexpectedly approached head-on from the space to their side.

At this moment, on the deck of the ship, a handsome young man in white robes stood at the bow, waving and shouting:

"Yi Taoist! Yi Taoist!"

Yi Chen: "… Ning Feixue, you thief! How dare you ruin my good moment~"

Who else could the person shouting excitedly on the bow be, if not Ning Feixue, who always wore such ostentatiously white clothes?

Following Ning Feixue's shouts, a silver-haired, richly dressed elder suddenly appeared at the front of the bow.

"Yi Taoist, is this person an old acquaintance of yours?"

Seeing someone had approached, Lin Luo discreetly stepped back half a step and quietly asked Yi Chen, maintaining a small distance between them.

"Indeed, I have met him a few times before. He's a very interesting young friend," Yi Chen replied.

The silver-haired elder seemed to recognize Yi Chen from afar, and with a grand gesture, the ship's protective barrier against the Gang Wind immediately opened a gap.

"May I ask if you are True Monarch Yi Chengzi, the master of Hidden Dragon Temple? I am Wan Shanlian, Great Elder of the Green Lotus Sword Sect. If you do not mind the simplicity of my vessel, perhaps you'd like to come aboard for a chat," the elder invited, his voice booming.

Looking to each other, Lin Luo eventually smiled charmingly and said, "Since there's an old friend of the Taoist aboard, why don't we go up for a cup of tea and a rest?"

The mood was ruined, so after brief contemplation, Yi Chen and Lin Luo boarded the Floating Blessing Ship. Through their conversation, he found out that this person was also en route to Mount Qingping.

If Yi Chen remembered correctly, the Green Lotus Sword Sect leaned towards the Dao Sect's Sword Cultivators. It seemed that the fall of Dragon Tiger Mountain had delivered a substantial shock to the factions associated with the Dao Sect. In the midst of widespread panic and confusion, they had made today's move.

"Perhaps His Majesty can accelerate the conquest of the Central Continent."

"Now that Dragon Tiger Mountain is gone and the Dao Sect has lost its pillar, they are out of options."

"I'm afraid that on this trip to Mount Qingping, they are hoping to ally with Yue Qingping, seeking to surrender. However, Yue Qingping is known for her indifference, so clinging to the World's First Female True Monarch's 'big thigh' won't be easy.".

"Otherwise, the Dao Alliance in the Central Continent has only two choices: either submit to Great Qin or to the Central Continent Buddhist Sect. Clearly, for the Dao Sect's forces, this is the difference between a pile of shit and an even bigger pile of shit."

Thoughts racing, Yi Chen suddenly remembered the way the man had addressed him when inviting him aboard. It was not by his most illustrious title, National Master Yi Chengzi, but as the Master of the Hidden Dragon Temple, Yi Chengzi.

"Could it be that the Green Lotus Sword Sect intends to seek refuge with my Hidden Dragon Temple, trying to cling to its tail?"

"Indeed, that would make sense."

"Cowing to the Buddhist Sect is a matter of doctrinal conflict. Bowing their heads to the Buddhist Sect would be worse than directly surrendering to Great Qin. At least find a sturdier 'big thigh' to cling to, otherwise what would they do if their backing blew up one day."

"However, if they do so, it becomes an easy target for ridicule. But if they follow the previous Dao Alliance and pledge allegiance under the Hidden Dragon Temple, placing themselves as the Alliance Hierarch, then everything makes sense from a legal standpoint."

No sooner had this thought occurred to him than Yi Chen couldn't suppress the thoughts in his heart.

"Holy shit, opportunity! Yi Chengzi, oh Yi Chengzi, you really are a genius!"

Three years ago, a junior Taoist first arrived at Dragon Tiger Mountain and boldly proclaimed:

"Dragon Tiger Mountain, my Hidden Dragon Temple could take your place!"

Back then, Yi Chen, who hadn't seen much of the world, had second thoughts after beholding the grandeur of the Celestial Master Hall and wondered if he had spoken too loudly.

But now, it seemed his self-doubt was misplaced.

"Master, did you not wish to glorify our Hidden Dragon Temple? I wonder if taking the place of Dragon Tiger Mountain, the head of the Dao Sect, would allow you to rest peacefully underground?"

Cultivation was about combat as much as it was about worldly affairs.

Playing the virtuous while engaging in vice was indeed a necessary tactic.

Assuming control of the remaining Dao Alliance forces and declaring allegiance under his Hidden Dragon Temple would be more palatable than direct submission to Great Qin.

What? You say the Master of Hidden Dragon Temple is the National Master of Qin? I'm not listening, I'm not listening. Anyway, they are pledging to the Master of Hidden Dragon Temple, not to Qin.