Chapter 259 258. The Hidden Truth of Elder Ye's Clan (Two-in-One Chapter)

Chapter 259 258. The Hidden Truth of Elder Ye's Clan (Two-in-One Chapter)
After a moment of distraction, Ye Moquan let out a bitter smile and finally put down the ink pen in his hand.
His expression gradually regained calm, but his gaze lingered on the pen and paper on the table in front of him, with a complex look.
Later in the evening, two people came to seek an audience.
One was a middle-aged literati, the other a young scholar.

It is the descendants of Ye Moquan, Ye Wei and Ye Feishan father and son.
"Father, there has been no news of younger sister." Ye Wei whispered.
The ancestral land of the Ye Clan in Jinzhou has completely collapsed, but fortunately, the younger generation of the clan had already evacuated earlier, so the casualties were limited.

On the contrary, several places outside the ancestral land were breached, resulting in significant losses, and even the death of several elders from the Ye clan for up to three days.
Among them, the person with the highest cultivation level and also the most essential one is none other than Ye Moquan's daughter, Ye Han, the sister of Ye Wei.
The Rainbow Bridge that connects the Arc of Worry to the Distant Heaven has been severed, and Ye Moquan knows that there is a problem on Tianle Mountain.
The ceremonial rite has been broken, and the resulting backlash has affected Ye Han's situation. It is likely that she is in a bad state, and therefore, her chances of escaping are...
"Keep looking, but try to keep it low-key."
Ye Moquan sighed deeply, "Our clan will need a long period of recuperation. The young members of the clan should be cautious in their words and actions."
Ye Wei and Ye Fei bowed their heads and said, "Yes."
With Ye Moquan, who has reached the Ninth Heaven, and the family's ancestral treasure, the Yixing Seal, the Ye family in Jinzhou still has a deep heritage.
However, Ye Moquan is currently seriously injured, and the ancestral essence of the homeland is also cut off. The Ye family in Jinzhou is indeed severely weakened, and the situation is not much better than that of the Lin family in Youzhou earlier.
The Beizong Lin Clan can still rebuild in the original site and try to continue the tradition of spiritual enlightenment.
The Yezu Tribe, for now, cannot return to Jinzhou.
Xuantian Temple is in turmoil, and there is chaos in the Guanlong region. There are also incidents in the southern Zezhou region.

The Tang imperial family seized the opportunity to intervene.
The Ye clan, who lost the Battle of Jinzhou, had to back down.
The small and large families in the Three Jin regions, as well as officials from various regions, all have intricate connections with the Ye clan in Jinzhou.

Even if the court refrains from reshuffling the Three Jins region immediately to avoid widespread conflict due to concerns about the demonic disturbances in the northern territories of Guanlong, the Yè clan's control over the area will still decline sharply.
Yemoquan's decisive battle against Xuyuanzhen did not result in a defeat in just one or two moves, but in losing the ancestral land and cultural heritage of the entire Jinzhou Ye Clan.
His personal reputation is insignificant, but the prestige of the Ye Clan has inevitably suffered a heavy blow.
If Ye Moquan and Ye Zu are given time to stay in Jinzhou and continue to operate in the Three Jin, then the Ye family, which have not suffered heavy casualties among their descendants, have the confidence to regain their footing and gather the people's support.
It's as if the Lin family in Youzhou were right in front of our eyes.
Because of the hidden understanding, the Zhao Royal Court turned a blind eye to the previous breaking of the ancestral land of the Lin family. Although they made superficial efforts, they did not seriously squeeze the Lin family in Youzhou. Therefore, the Lin family still holds a powerful position in Youzhou.
In Jinchzhou, the court will not give the Ye family similar opportunities.
If they can't quickly become like the southern Jiangzhou, the Ye family can console their ancestors.
"One day, I will return to my hometown and personally apologize to our ancestors' spirits."
Ye Moquan said, "But the immediate priority is the survival of our clan, the continuation of our lineage, and the day when we regain our glory."
Ye Wei said, "Throughout the eternal history, our clan has experienced both rise and fall. My child will not be perturbed by this."
The old man nodded slowly.
Ye Feishan whispered, "Regardless of the seasonal military etiquette or the Wuyou Jie's situation, they have not been able to play their proper role, and there is also Danxin Sui..."
The turning point of the big battle was when Ye Moquan used Danxin Sui. It not only failed to shake down Xu Yuanzhen's Liheng Ji, but he was also injured by Xu Yuanzhen's shattered Danxin Sui in return.
From now on, it's a step slow, step by step slow, and difficult to recover from the disadvantage.
The Ye family of Jinzhou was well-prepared for this battle.
However, the situation turned out to be completely different from their expectations.
It's like stepping into the air step by step until falling into the abyss.
"If the loyalty is broken, it may be Lin Yuwei and others leaking information, but what about other aspects?" Ye Wei frowned, "Surely not all the people involved leaked information?"
A draft might also be a personal issue.
It is baffling when there are drafts everywhere.
With multiple tasks being carried out simultaneously, each person is assigned their own role, even Ye Wei and Ye Feishan are only aware of Ye Moquan's partial arrangements and arrangements.
To truly understand the whole picture, only Ye Moquan himself can do so.
"Those with high cultivation, when their heart moves, can sense the heavens and the earth, communicate with nature, and obtain some mysteries of divination," Ye Moquan nodded lightly.
As a great Confucian of the Ninth Heaven, he is no stranger to this.
"But if someone can truly see the subtle and understand the obvious to such an extent, their cultivation strength must be boundless." Ye Moquan said, "With such an opponent, we don't need to worry, we can simply bow down and submit."
Ye Wei and Ye Feishan both frowned, unable to figure it out.
Ye Moquan: "In the days to come, we will step back, calm down, and observe carefully."
He instructed Ye Wei: "Nevertheless, we still need to secretly screen and investigate our own side, just in case."
Both Ye Wei and his father agreed.
"Father, in the western border, the Pure Yang Palace has been breached, and Yellow Master and some of the people from the Pure Yang Palace have withdrawn to the old capital. Afterwards, Snow Bear and some other powerful monsters are approaching the old capital, while Cang Lang and another group of powerful monsters are currently wreaking havoc in the Guanzhong region."
Ye Wei mentioned in another message, "However, people from the Shu Mountain Sect and the Jingxiang Fang Clan have all headed north and entered Guanzhong. A detachment of the imperial Shen Ce Army in the capital has also begun to mobilize."
The Great Tang Dynasty initially established its capital in Guanzhong, Chang'an.
Due to changes in the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers, as well as the shifting of the dragon veins, the capital was relocated to the present-day central region, establishing a new capital city, Luoyang, during the reign of the third generation Tang Emperor, Zhang Qilong and Zhang Wantong's father.
Therefore, Chang'an is referred to as the old capital or the western capital. There are still members of the royal family stationed there, and the Tang emperor occasionally returns to Chang'an.
As for the bears and wolves mentioned by Ye Wei, they are the overlords of the two major demon races in the northern frontier. They are both top-tier demons equivalent to the peak of the human race's ninth heaven realm, extremely fierce and violent.
Both parties are located in the north and west of Xinjiang. They usually have confrontations with each other and rarely act together.
However, this time they have rare collaboration, and with the help of special assistance, they quietly head south and cross the dangerous river without alarming the outside world.
Pure Yang Palace was caught off guard and suffered a huge loss.
It further exposed that Master Huang Xuanpu has actually been hiding the fact that he hasn't fully recovered from his injuries.
Although they had resolved the demonic turmoil in the Western Regions in the past, the negative consequences still persist until today.
"Huang Xuanpu, is he still not recovered..." Ye Moquan pondered slightly.
"Yes, after the recent battle, his injuries became even more severe, affecting his Nascent Soul and Fetus Dao. Until the news reached us, his injuries had not yet stabilized, making it impossible for him to defend against the advancing powerful demons." Ye Wei responded.
He continued to explain briefly: "The Mount Zhongnan has been broken this time, and it can be confirmed that there were four senior members who were hidden and practicing in the Pure Yang Palace. Among them, one person transformed in infancy, and three formed their primordial spirits."
In fact, there were even more before this.
However, during the chaos in the Western Regions, the Pure Yang Palace suffered heavy casualties, and coupled with the injuries sustained by Senior Huang, they were forced to come out of seclusion and stabilize the situation in order to preserve their physical and mental well-being and slow down aging.
However, now Pure Yang Palace has once again suffered heavy damage.
"Among these four people, two fell under the claws of the great monster's minions, while the remaining one underwent the Eightfold Heaven Infant Transformation and the Sevenfold Heaven Yuan Infant, together with Yellow Daoist, retreated to the old capital."
Yewei continued, "As of now, it can be confirmed that apart from Huang Zhenren, there are only three Baxian Tianying realm cultivators left in the Pure Yang Palace. Two of them, Guan Jing and Lv Jin Duan, had previously gone to Jinzhou but have returned to Guanlong. There are also seven cultivators at the Qizhong Tianyuan realm, but most of them are injured."
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Among them, Yuesi Ling is quite special. When the great demon of the North attacked the mountain, he left the mountain and secluded himself elsewhere for a long time. He has not appeared until now, even during the recent chaos in Guanlong."
If it is a closed-door situation, combining Yue Xiling's previous situation and talent, this young generation's first successor of the Pure Yang Palace is highly likely to be striving for the Eightfold Heaven Infant Transformation Realm in the Daoist Alchemy School.
If he succeeds, there will be four cultivators at the Eighth Heaven and six cultivators at the Seventh Heaven in the Pure Yang Palace.
It can be considered as a small comfort amidst great calamity.
However, experiencing two consecutive heavy blows in just over ten years has also depleted the savings of the Pure Yang Palace, which has been accumulated for several hundred years.
Since the takeover of the Pure Yang Palace by Master Huang Xuan Pu, it has gradually become the most sacred place in the Daoist world and even the top sacred place in the Tang Dynasty.
However, at present, although it has not fallen to the same trough as the Heavenly Master's Mansion, the upward momentum has been completely interrupted, making it a difficult situation.
However...
"Where is Wang Xuan?" Ye Moquan asked.
Ye Wei replied, "After the Pure Yang Palace was destroyed, his whereabouts are unknown. As the big demons are running rampant now, we haven't received any clear information yet. However... both the Snow Bear and the Azure Wolf have confirmed in their replies that although there are traitors from the Pure Yang Palace colluding with them, it is not certain who exactly it is. Only that they are cultivators from the Daoist Dan Ding sect in the upper three realms."
That's right.
With such achievements, it has exceeded the expectations of Ye Moquan, Ye Wei, and others.
They also did not expect that the Zhongnan Mountain battle would be resolved so quickly, and with such results.
Although the result is satisfactory, the process is beyond control and understanding, which is very unsatisfactory.
Ye Moquan looked at Ye Wei.
Ye Wei shook his head gently: "Qingzhou, Suzhou, and Jingxiang all expressed that Wang Xuan was not arranged by them."
I am not sure if it is Wang Xuan or someone else in the Pure Yang Palace, or if there are other factors involved...
Speaking of this, Ye Wei looked up and said, "The Diamond Temple indeed holds great power, and the Great Void Temple suffered a huge loss there!"
Ye Moquan: "Specific details?"
Ye Wei: "We are still waiting for further confirmation, but currently we only know that a range of over a hundred miles around the Jin Gang Temple is engulfed in golden Buddha light. Da Kong Temple was almost trapped inside and couldn't get out. We are still waiting for more information for specific details."
On the side, Ye Feishan's face showed astonishment, he hadn't had a chance to see this aspect of intelligence before he came to meet his grandfather with his father.
At the moment, listening to Ye Wei's description, Ye Feishan was surprised, "The Diamond Realm of the King Kong Temple should not have such a large range, such means..."
The Diamond Temple is one of the Four Sacred Sites of Buddhism, but has always been the most mysterious and closed-off.
Previously, the turmoil in the Western Regions also affected the Diamond Temple, causing considerable damage.
Until the recent appointment of a new abbot, the Diamond Temple was further attacked by the White Lotus Sect and the Daku Temple, resulting in heavy casualties. Since then, it has had to close its doors and retreat to the mountains.
Admittedly, the inheritance of Konggang Temple is unique. The abbots of each generation have received the empowerment method, which can be said to be the fastest way to cultivate the Three Realms.
Not to mention that Ye Feishan himself is not comparable, as far as he knows, even Tang Xiaotang from the Heavenly Master's Mansion may not be able to surpass the abbot of Konggang Temple in terms of speed of advancement.
However, this method is very special and can only be passed down from one generation of abbots to the next, so only one person can enjoy it at a time.
Moreover, the focus of this technique is mainly on rapid progress.
As for the upper limit, it still depends on the individual who inherits the Golden Pagoda Temple.
This new abbot of Konggang Temple has made rapid progress, but it was not heard before that he could reach the same level as the new abbot of Gengsheng Temple in just a few years.
Being on par with the new abbot of Gengsheng Temple itself makes him one of the most outstanding young geniuses.
Moreover, besides his fast cultivation progress, his combat skills are extremely powerful as well.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to make the Abbot of the Dahuang Temple, who is also at the Eightfold Heaven realm, willingly step down.
圆灭敢去探金刚寺虚实，一方面因为他自信，另一方面也必有诸多把握和准备。
Even if he cannot do anything to the Jin Gang Temple, at least Yuanmie has the confidence to come back unscathed.
As a result, he hit a brick wall.
His encounter indeed confirmed many people's speculation about the Golden Temple.
There, indeed, lies the issue.
"This matter, Your Majesty probably cannot sit still anymore," Ye Moquan smiled at this moment.
Ye Wei and Ye Feishan both pondered the words.
Ye Moquan: "Continue to closely monitor the news from the Western Regions."
Ye Wei: "Yes, father."
Ye Feishan glanced at the Zhao Prince's mansion garden outside, then softly asked, "Grandfather, what about the sacrifice of our ancestral land? What about the Zhao Prince?"
叶默权忽然沉默，目光有了一瞬间的茫然。
叶魏、叶飞山没有直视他，不曾察觉。
恍惚一阵后，叶默权目光重新凝实：“奋烈之气凝为玉璧，已交给殿下。”
Ye Wei and Ye Fei Shan nodded slightly.
The collapse of their ancestral land was an immeasurable loss for the Ye family in Jinzhou.
Ye Moquan also did not want to do so unless there was no other choice.
It's just that when truly forced to that point, one must find a way to make up for something.
The "barbarians" that troubled the prestigious families who passed down Confucianism came from unfamiliar and mysterious martial arts concepts.
Ye Moyuan reversed the prohibition of his ancestral land and combined Confucianism with martial arts, reaching the pinnacle and transcending into a different existence.
Beneficial for the existence of warriors.
At the cost of sacrificing thousands of years of cultural prosperity in Jinzhou and the heritage of the Ye Clan, the price is undeniably great.
But since things have come to this point, we can only look forward.
"Having a major demon and the emergence of problems at the Golden Temple is indeed beneficial, but from now on, our tribe must proceed with caution and act low-key. We must be vigilant in every aspect."
Ye Moyuan looked at Ye Wei in front of him, then glanced at the young Ye Feishan, and said, "From now on, the family's affairs will be handled by both of you."
His gaze shifted from Ye Feishan back to Ye Wei: "I am seriously injured and can only rest. Prepare yourself in the next few days, and I will pass the Yi Xing Seal to you."
叶魏抬头看向自己的父亲。
对方言下之意，显然不是让他暂管。
而是正式将这传家镇族之宝交托给他。
亦即是将晋州叶族族主之位传给叶魏。
"Father..." Ye Wei's heart jumped with alarm.
Ye Moquan smiled, "Although Father's injuries are serious, it is not yet time to arrange for the end."
He paused, his tone hidden from his descendants, and continued, "You have been doing well all these years, and Father can entrust everything to you with peace of mind."
Ye Wei: "...Yes, Father."
Ye Moquan's expression is calm: "I intended to write a letter to Chiyuan myself, but now, I think you should write it."
"Father has already made a decision?" Ye Wei asked softly.
Ye Moquan nodded: "Let's go to Cangzhou."
Cangzhou is located between Youzhou and Qingzhou, and is generally considered as a buffer zone between the Lin tribe of Youzhou and the Ye tribe of Qingzhou.
Don't count victory before defending against defeat.
If it is not absolutely necessary, Yemo Quan naturally does not want to destroy his own ancestral land in Jinzhou.
But now that it has come to this point, he cannot temporarily return to the land of Sanjin, and the Yemo clan needs to consider the next foothold.
Ye Moquan is just a temporary guest in the Zhao Wang Mansion.
The Ye clan has withdrawn from Jinzhou in advance, and with a large population, it is impossible for everyone to move to Youzhou.
There are several alternative places to settle, one of which is Cangzhou.
It's just that it's a bit close to Qingzhou.
In the past, the Ye family of Jinzhou was separated from Qingzhou.
Now, it is not necessary to go back again, but just after suffering a heavy blow, going to Cangzhou will definitely have nothing to do with the scenery.
However, as mentioned by Ye Moquan before.
In the following period of time, they must lie low.
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天乐山，已不复先前高山模样，变作一片起伏不平的谷底。
除了晋州叶族子弟来此查探叶韩等人生死下落外，另有其他人也悄然靠近。
一个身着麻鞋布衣的女冠，出现在曾经的天乐山下。
赫然正是蜀山派太上长老尉柒月。
她绕着天乐山行走，沉吟不语。
当初在晋州叶族祖地外围，远远望见天师剑飞来同唐晓棠汇合的景象，尉柒月顿时便把许元贞同叶默权的大战抛诸脑后。
那完全不是道家符箓派惯常的手段。
远远望去，怎么看怎么像他们蜀山派的飞剑。
叶族祖地崩灭，现场一片混乱。
尉柒月并未多在原地同妖族或其他人纠缠，而是悄然离开叶族祖地。
选择紫雷剑光飞来的方向逆行寻找，尉柒月成功找到已经一片狼藉的天乐山。
这里有叶族子弟秘密出没，也像是在找人。
说明这里先前肯定有晋州叶族的布置安排，结果被人破坏。
同一个方向沿途找来，如果没有大意外，破坏这里的人，便是千里寄剑，传天师剑给唐晓棠的人。
Who is it?
身为道家炼器派八重天境界的蜀山耆宿，尉柒月仔细寻找半晌，却一无所获。
她初时以为自己还是找错地方，但顺着先前的方向继续找下去，仍无收获。
“好谨慎的人，修为境界与实力更出乎先前预料……”尉柒月心中微微一沉。
她站在天乐山附近思索片刻后，抬手招了招。
一柄只得尺许长短的飞剑，自动悬浮到她面前。
尉柒月伸手，指尖在法剑剑刃上轻轻滑过。
剑刃上顿时便浮现一层流光，仿佛有语言和文字，被封入其中。
正是蜀山派用来远距离传讯的法门，飞剑传书。
当然，亦可借助其他法器来进行，但都必须是修士本人静心炼制多时的法器。
尉柒月挥挥手。
飞剑原地震动，剑光一闪，便从她面前飞走，化作流光消失在远方天际。
尉柒月目送自己的飞剑传书消失，目光沉凝。
………………
雷俊离开断龙沟一带，再尝试联络许元贞和唐晓棠。
好么，大师姐已经一路追着千叶蝶王出海了。
对于她这样想一出是一出然后马上就要干一出的习惯，雷俊早习以为常。
让他有些意外有些哑然的则是叶默权当前的处境。
“他不是没有康复的机会，但对神魂的影响将会一直持续与加剧下去。”
许元贞语气淡定，仿佛只是在跟雷俊谈论海上天气如何风浪大小。
雷俊：“所以，不完全是一种伤势，而是他神魂已经生出难以逆转的自我变化。”
许元贞：“不错。”
不愧是你……雷俊失笑摇头。
只能说人有不同。
如果换了是他有机会干掉叶默权，他还是会直接干掉对方的。
但现在有这个本事的人是许元贞，那自然是许元贞自己拿主意。
说来，晋州叶族提前遣散分流，人手损失倒是不大。
叶炎、楚修远尚在，说是戒备沿海被大妖侵袭，也可以说是戒备唐廷帝室及天师府有更进一步动作。
当然，反过来，有女皇和许元贞，名门世族大面上也难有更多动作。
除了许元贞有些另类外，不论唐廷帝室还是名门世族，当下注意力其实都开始更多转向西边。
纯阳宫被快速攻破，关陇告急。
西域金刚寺发生异变。
皆是出乎双方预料之外的大变动。
未知，永远最令人不安。
所以许元贞虽不在，龙虎山当前暂无忧，雷俊、唐晓棠眼下反而可以自在些行动，不必急着回山。
唐晓棠同样对西边的事情感兴趣，离开幽州后无意直接返回龙虎山，而是打算往关陇、西域一行。
雷俊对此同样有些兴趣，不过他眼下有些设想，亟待验证。
收集到晋州叶族一些用来施展见字如面的材料后，雷俊一直在做相关研究，目前心中已经有所构想。
要将构想落地付诸实际，除了需要回师门调用一些天材地宝外，更需要独特的环境辅助。
江州林族成为历史后，江州当地被唐廷帝室纳入直接管理的版图，而匡庐山中一些原属于林族的福地洞天，则成为天师府所属。
其中有一处揽月福地的环境，正是雷俊实验所需。
叶族老族主叶默权可能被自家大师姐打成老年痴呆，这固然是好。
但那是个渐进的过程，当前还不至于有太大的影响，随着时间推移才会越发明显。
虽有叶韩、叶振行等人身死，但晋州叶族高手仍多。
甚至还有悬天寺空鉴长老这样虽然入了佛门，但仍心向家族的八重天佛门长老。
对方开始装死，雷俊却不会忘了他们。
既如此，有些准备还是尽早完成才好。
再加上自家大徒弟新入门正是修行关键时期，雷俊无心离山太久，所以考虑了一下后，他还是暂时放下对西边金刚寺、纯阳宫的好奇，决定先往匡庐山一行，进行自己关于一些儒家见字如面法门的研究和试验。
“小师姐你玩得开心点就好。”
雷俊：“不过别忘了，最多就半年时间，新年，至少一月十五前记得回山，该新一届授箓大典了。”
唐晓棠：“放心，忘不了。”
这将是她接掌天师之位以来的第二次授箓大典。
对于六年才有一次的授箓，唐天师目前还保持有新鲜感。
而每三年一次的传度，她已经有些腻了，不想再亲自主持……
不过，唐天师还是更关心另一件事：
“师姐什么时候回来？看了她和叶家那老狐狸一战后，我更想亲自上手跟她练练了！”
“这个不确定，大师姐的作风，你懂的。”雷俊言道：“不过以你们当前的境界差距，你不用急于一时吧？”
唐晓棠浑不在意：“不影响，有些东西正要在这种情况下才能试试。”
雷俊：“这样啊，那大师姐回山后，我通知你。”
唐天师心满意足结束传讯，前往西方：“再好不过。”
雷俊则一边南下，一边联络自家师父元墨白。
和对方聊起此番晋州之行的同时，直接请自家师父协调调动各种所需天材地宝，直接送往匡庐山揽月福地，等他回去后直接动手。
另一方面，元墨白也汇总当前得到的各路消息，转告雷俊。
“当朝陛下，预备离开京师洛阳，亲自前往旧都长安？”雷俊挑了挑眉梢。
昔年东海平妖之后，这将是女皇第二次御驾亲征了。
但感觉不单纯只是针对关陇妖乱。
“西域金刚寺山门周围方圆数百里，如今都显化金刚之相，其中更有佛唱禅音不绝于耳，向外传出，吸引四方信众云集。”
元墨白徐徐说道：“如此手段，自金刚寺开山立派以来，从未有过。”
雷俊：“金刚寺当前这位新方丈，纵使再受灌顶洗礼进步飞速，应该也不至于这么快就有此手段，何况未必是他，那么……”
“金刚寺素来神秘，当初创建时，其开山祖师便来历成谜。”元墨白徐徐说道：“如今突然变化，可能便同金刚寺昔日起源相关。”
雷俊如有所思：“师父，弟子先前在本派敕书阁值守，闲时查阅阁中藏书典籍，曾经看到过这样一个说法……九天十地。”
元墨白：“不无可能。”
所谓九天十地者，皆自成天地，日月更替，灵气流转自如，较之人间更胜，当真如仙境一般。
单独其一，可能不及人间广袤，但同样极为巨大，且往往蕴含奇妙的自然之力，衍生无穷变化。
早先元墨白等人误入九黎秘境。
九黎秘境作为桥梁，可能另通其他天地，可惜当初时间有限，局面不明，元墨白等人不敢在秘境中长留，于是也就难以发现秘境背后另一重世界。
雷俊师徒二人皆猜测，九黎秘境对面，有可能便是十地之一的地海。
昔年九黎之民败退南荒，一退再退，最后避入地海，自此不知下落去向。
而地海同九天十地间其他所在，皆在此后渐渐消失于历史长河中，令世人不得其门而入。
不论九天，还是十地，皆与人间断绝通路。
于是多年以降，渐成传说故事，甚至渐少在世间流传，连知道的人都寥寥无几。
不过，随着时间推移，如今天地灵气潮涌，关于九天十地重现的迹象，似乎又多了起来。
南荒发现可能通往地海的九黎秘境。
许元贞同华阳王张锐先前所去的那方秘境，似乎也像是通往另一重天地的门户。
眼下，金刚寺又发生如此变化。
“昔日九天中的娑婆和须弥，以及十地中的无间，都同佛门有关。”雷俊喃喃自语。
“元贞师侄和你发掘的古怪武道真意与儒学经义，不仅大唐未有，历史上也从未有过。”
元墨白言道：“或许，来自九天十地亦说不定。”
雷俊忽然问道：“师父，那我道门？”
元墨白语气平和：“昆仑、蓬莱和黄泉数千年不曾现世，如今变成什么样，此间实无人知晓。”
Lei Jun nodded silently.
他换了话题：“叶族的老狐狸，避入赵王府，这下等于是广告天下皆知了。”
赵王府同晋州叶族近年走动较多，甚至在晋州叶族牵线下缓和了同幽州林族的关系，相关风声早有流传。
但私底下是私底下。
放到台面上是另一码事。
说是私交，但赵王这次助叶默权避难，一定程度上等于公开了张唐宗室内部存在分歧。
元墨白：“赵王殿下，始终心有不甘。”
雷俊沉吟：“幽州林族和晋州叶族本该是他的强援，但现在两家都元气大伤……”
元墨白：“若非如此，当今陛下也不会放心西巡。
南北二林和晋州叶族接连出事，如果再算上先前的陇外萧族，曾经五姓七望，如今已经折损近半，乃最近数百年来世族最虚弱的时刻。
陛下这趟出京前，已经明确定下在三省六部中的门下省，设立政事堂，许更多官员参议政事。”
雷俊：“削权和分权，乃至于夺权。”
门下省设政事堂，毫无疑问是在分割和侵吞尚书省左右仆射的权力。
分割相权。
“只是当今陛下这一走，京城接下来如何？”雷俊问道。
元墨白：“太子殿下已成年，陛下不在京城期间，由太子殿下监国，署理日常政事，结果和急件一起送往旧都，陛下预计将在旧都驻驾，平息妖乱，震慑西域。”
女皇自己没子女，而太子已成年，只要她离京，这一切便是必然。
至于会持续多久，便要看关陇妖乱和西域佛劫的进程。
结束同师父元墨白的通话，雷俊继续赶路。
自三晋之地南下，路过中州时，雷俊脚步放慢了些。
他仔细行走观察，越看越觉得眼熟。
可是，当初经由大黑山“门户”通往许元贞所在的那方异域天地，内里地形地貌来看，同雷俊眼前这广袤人间的一部分，无比相似，仿佛生生从人间挖走一部分。
但现在，中州辽阔地一眼望去，任哪里都没有类似遭遇。
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