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

Looking at Yi Chen, whose face was filled with terror, the dignified woman couldn't help but feel a headache forming.

"State Preceptor, it's not what you think~"

"Your Majesty exaggerates, I haven't thought anything at all." Yi Chen cautiously took a half step back, bowed respectfully with his hands clasped together, his gaze flickering.

One can eat anything recklessly, for Yi Chengzi has yet to encounter any poison that could harm him, but words cannot be spoken carelessly.

Heaven and earth as witness, this chariot Yi Chengzi has never driven, being suddenly burdened with a significant setback for no reason was too much of a loss, unless... nonsense, there were no unless.

Watching Yi Chen's half step retreat, the dignified woman looked at the still kneeling child and, holding her forehead with a hand adorned with dark red nails painted with cardamom, she couldn't help but pinch between her brows with force.

All her carefully designed proceedings were ruined.

"Mother, what's wrong? Wasn't it you who told me to call him 'father'?"

The child kneeling on the ground keenly sensed something off about the atmosphere and looked up, puzzled, his clear eyes meeting his mother's gaze.

At that moment, the dignified woman lost her composure completely and burst out with a sharp cry, "Zhi'er, when your mother told you to call someone 'father,' she meant your real father, His Majesty, not the State Preceptor! Do you not even remember who your real father is?"

"Oh, mother, you didn't make it clear. Now I understand, please don't be angry, I will go and call him 'father' right away." The child rose calmly, dusting off his clothes, his face revealing a sense of relief.

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A short while later, the State Preceptor of Great Qin finally settled firmly into his chair.

"Ah, Your Majesty simply wanted me to take Zhi'er as my disciple, why go through such an elaborate scheme and give me such a fright."

"Zhi'er, this child, at first glance is one with a pure-hearted nature, a good child. I shall take this disciple."

Yi Chen pondered deeply and soon understood why the dignified woman would do such a thing.

She was paving the way for her dear child.

The love of parents for their child is to plan immensely for their future.

Even though King Jing is kind-hearted, who can predict the future? With Yi Chengzi's relationship with King Jing, having his son become Yi Chen's disciple was like adding an extra layer of insurance.

Once he grasped this point, Yi Chen readily agreed.

This matter must have been agreed upon with Emperor Qin Ying Si. A small favor in return for the friendship of the Empress was a great deal no matter how you looked at it.

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At this moment, on Dragon Tiger Mountain, at the Celestial Master Hall's Outer Terrace.

The sun was blazing in the sky.

Today, Dragon Tiger Mountain was solemn throughout.

Hundreds of imposing Taoists stood in front of the Celestial Master Hall's Outer Terrace.

"The Taoist ceremony begins~"

Following a robust pronouncement by an elderly Taoist, Zhang Taichu, dressed in the Heavenly Master's robe, walked solemnly forward with measured steps.

For some reason, these days, he often felt restless without knowing why. Thus, after consulting with his great-uncle Qian Xuanzi, he decided to hold a Taoist ceremony to divine auspicious and ominous outcomes.

"Bring forth the Celestial Turtle Shell!"

Accompanied by another robust pronouncement, four bare-chested and strong men carefully brought forward a nine-square-meter black turtle shell.

The turtle shell was engraved with the shapes of dragons and tigers, adorned with many strange inscriptions, and connected by unknown golden threads.

As the sun reached its zenith, the golden lines on the turtle shell shimmered brightly, and a closer look would reveal countless tiny runes floating and fluctuating within it.

Suppressing the worry in his heart and seeing that everyone was in place, Zhang Taichu led everyone in bowing to the ancestors inside the Celestial Master Hall and then nodded encouragingly towards Qi Longhu in the crowd.

The current Qi Longhu was like a rising star on Dragon Tiger Mountain, his cultivation improving by leaps and bounds, with talents surpassing those of the former Zhang Daoyi. Ever since he brought the "old Heavenly Master" back to the mountain, he had caught the eye of many a powerful figure.

With such a profound destiny and a clever mind, it was clear Yuan Hong True Monarch couldn't hold on to such a junior. The deeper waters were managed by this group of sages.

And among this group of sages, it was Heavenly Master Zhang Taichu who ultimately stood out.

After offering a series of compensations, Qi Longhu naturally became the disciple of the Heavenly Master, and Zhang Taichu's personal disciple.

"Longhu, today it's your turn to recite the ritual text." The Heavenly Master looked at his newly accepted disciple with satisfaction and nodded.

Amidst the envious looks from his peers and the encouraging gaze of the Heavenly Master, the well-dressed Qi Longhu, who had meticulously prepared his Daoist robe, stepped out from the ranks, took the golden ritual text handed by the Heavenly Master, and began to recite loudly.

His clear voice instantly echoed throughout Dragon Tiger Mountain.

"In the seventh year of Qingli, the sky shows auspicious signs; the earth exudes fragrance on a day of good fortune, the Group of Sages all arrive."

At this moment, beyond the sky, four falling stars were positioned in four directions, hurtling rapidly toward the Five Realms of the Lingxia Realm.

Under a crooked tree on Tianxuan Peak, the ghastly light above the Evil Bone became increasingly dense, sending strange ripples in all directions.

Beyond the sky, one of the rapidly approaching meteors seemed to sense something; it halted for a moment, then diverged from its original path and began to plummet towards Dragon Tiger Mountain at an even faster speed, leaving a black-red tail. It was reaching its velocity limit.

The black-red tail indicated that it was about to reach its breaking point.

"Today, the disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain gather together, reaffirming the teachings of the Taoist Ancestral, presenting offerings of tea, flowers, and fruits, respectfully paying homage to the Taoist Ancestral, ancestrally honoring with these words,"

"Taoist Ancestral was benevolent, protected the ancients, and bestowed benevolence on the present, spreading kindness and educating the Mortal World."