Chapter 143: Exposed Diary, Celestial Mansion Immortals!
Ye Xi’s eyes flickered as he gratefully said, “Thank you, Senior Sister!”
Han Xingmian shook her head and sat down in a chair nearby before slowly saying, “However, the cultivators of the Nine States are too weak now. This isn’t a viable solution!”
She paused for a moment and continued, “The various Celestial Mansions want to cleanse the forces in the Nine States, but not just for resources.”
“It’s also about using powerful means to impart cultivation techniques and spells, helping the cultivators of the Nine States quickly become stronger to resist the Celestial Court!”
Han Xingmian continued, “You should be aware that the Celestial Court will eventually return, but due to its vast size, it will take more time.”
“Unifying the three realms, the Celestial Court won’t miss this opportunity.”
Ye Xi’s expression darkened. He understood this clearly.
Without mentioning other things…
Lin Feng had long been on the Celestial Court’s wanted list, and he suspected that Yuan Ruoyu, Ye Qingge, and others were also included.
Once the Celestial Court returned, the first target would certainly be to completely eliminate everything related to Lin Feng.
At this moment, Han Xingmian added, “Furthermore, from what I know, the Celestial Court has much greater ambitions. Not only the Nine States, but they’ve already started targeting some Celestial Mansions.”
“This is also the reason why all the Celestial Mansions are returning together.”
Ye Xi was stirred and asked, “The various Celestial Mansions don’t want to be under the Celestial Court’s control. The Nine States and Celestial Mansions could cooperate!”
Originally, the return of the Celestial Courts brought about the revival of the Great Dao. Along with the Celestial Court imparting more complete cultivation techniques and spells, it was indeed a huge boon for the cultivators of the Nine States.
If both sides could cooperate strongly, they would have a better chance of resisting the Celestial Court.
Han Xingmian still smiled and shook her head, “Only when both sides are evenly matched can they cooperate!”
“Currently, the Nine States are weak while the Celestial Mansions are strong, so they can only become vassals.”
“Unless…”
She narrowed her eyes and softly said, “The cultivators of the Nine States can rapidly strengthen themselves to a point that even the major Celestial Mansions fear.”
Ye Xi nodded. He understood this logic.
But currently, overall, it was very difficult to achieve a qualitative leap in strength for the cultivators of the Nine States.
Regardless, they couldn’t easily give up.
A glimmer of hope appeared in Ye Xi’s eyes as he thought, “As long as we hold out until Master returns, there is still hope.”
Lin Feng was the last hope of the Nine States.
Han Xingmian keenly noticed his change and smiled coquettishly, asking, “Where did your Master go?”
“I’ve told you everything I know; you wouldn’t hide anything from me, right?”
Ye Xi grimaced and could only explain again, “I really don’t know the specifics.”
“You know, Master is always mysterious.”
“He only told me that he was going to do something earth-shattering, and as long as he succeeds, it will ensure the safety of the Nine States.”
Han Xingmian snorted coldly and turned away.
She knew that Lin Feng… no, Lin Feng, wouldn’t easily let others know what he was doing, no matter what.
Even to those closest to him.
Moreover, she could now believe that Ye Xi truly didn’t know. This kid kept calling her ‘Senior Sister’ so sweetly.
Han Xingmian felt embarrassed to carve him into an ice sculpture anymore…
In the great hall.
After a moment of silence, Ye Xi suddenly asked solemnly, “Senior Sister, I have something I don’t understand. Do you know the answer?”
“Speak!”
“Is the return of the Celestial Mansions really just to bind the Nine States together against the Celestial Court? Is there any other reason behind it?”
Ye Xi continued, “The Celestial Court set traps to harvest the Nine States’ transcending tribulation cultivators. This is already well-known.”
“Is there any hidden agenda behind the Celestial Mansions’ large-scale dissemination of cultivation techniques?”
This was always his doubt.
Logically, if the major Celestial Mansions looked down upon the Nine States, why waste so much time and energy imparting cultivation techniques and nurturing the growth of Nine States cultivators?
Wouldn’t it be easier to form a Celestial Mansion alliance to confront the Celestial Court directly?
Ye Xi, who had been around Lin Feng, had become extremely cautious. He understood that nothing could be judged solely by appearances.
To dig deeper into these secrets was the key.
More importantly, Lin Feng had warned him not to trust the Celestial Mansions lightly. There are bad people within them as well.
Who knows if the Nine States would solve one trap only to fall into another?
Upon hearing this, Han Xingmian fell silent. She furrowed her brows and after a long while said, “This does seem somewhat strange.”
“While the Celestial Mansions interact frequently, it’s hard to reach consensus on major issues.”
“But this time, the return of the Celestial Mansions to the Nine States seems like a well-planned move, everything went smoothly.”
“Too smoothly, it feels somewhat suspicious.”
It should be noted that there are countless Celestial Mansion ruins, ranging from small city-sized ones to the six super-large and powerful ones like the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion and Qiongying Celestial Mansion.
In the Celestial Mansions, these six are known as the Super Six Celestial Mansions.
Han Xingmian thought for a moment and explained to Ye Xi, “You don’t fully understand the Celestial Mansions.”
“There are many secrets that are hard to explain. In any case, I’m investigating your concerns, wait for my news!”
Ye Xi nodded. With the help of the Extreme Ice Celestial Palace, things became much easier.
He couldn’t interfere in this aspect.
But now, he was certain that the return of the Celestial Mansions must have some issues.
Suddenly!
Ye Xi thought of something and asked seriously, “What if the cultivation techniques imparted by the Celestial Mansions contain traps?”
Thinking of this possibility, his heart sank sharply.
The traces of the Celestial Court’s “cutting the wheat” strategy were exposed. Many cultivators in the Nine States now viewed entering the Celestial Mansions as a path to immortality and trusted the cultivation techniques imparted by the Celestial Mansions.
If someone took advantage and imparted techniques with traps, many would suffer.
Ye Xi thought carefully and felt even more alarmed. Under such circumstances, the Celestial Mansions, under the guise of imparting techniques, would widely disseminate them. How many cultivators could resist the temptation?
Forget others, even the Jade Pool Sacred Land and Liyue Celestial Dynasty would find it hard to resist.
Han Xingmian pondered for a moment, her expression also becoming serious, and slowly said, “It’s not impossible!”
“But what is the ultimate goal if they do this?”
Suddenly, her eyes flashed as she thought of something and said sternly, “To cultivate more transcending tribulation cultivators to pass through the Celestial Mansion heavenly tribulation and become Celestial Mansion immortals.”
Ye Xi listened and felt confused, asking, “But cultivating more Celestial Mansion immortals isn’t necessarily a bad thing!”
Han Xingmian’s face darkened as she shook her head, “You don’t know…”
“Over the years, many cultivators have attempted to transcend the tribulation in the Celestial Mansions, but ultimately, those Celestial Mansion immortals disappeared.”
Ye Xi felt a chill, his scalp tingling.
Han Xingmian’s eyes flickered as she sighed, “Well, go back for now. If I discover anything, I’ll send someone to notify you.”
“Don’t act rashly!”
Ye Xi bowed and left, stepping out of the great hall door. He found the plain-clothed girl, Su Sha, still waiting for him.
Ye Xi greeted her, “Miss, you’ve waited long.”
Su Sha glanced at him, her eyes clearly showing surprise, and blurted out, “I thought… you would be sent out as an ice sculpture.”
Ye Xi: “…”
He thought to himself, who does she look down on?
Immediately, Su Sha escorted him out of the Qiongying Celestial Mansion and sent him back to the Central State.
Just as he encountered the Tianji Pavilion’s transmission array lighting up, it was time for the diary announcement once again.
In the Extreme Ice Celestial Palace, a projection array also lit up.
Han Xingmian stared blankly, murmuring, “In your diary, what kind of person would this palace be?”
