My Disciples Are All Villains

Upon seeing the jade token, Li Chun frowned as surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. Then, he said with a faint smile on his face, "So you're with the White Emperor. No wonder there's another Saint in the twin lotus domain."

Chen Fu, who did not expect Lu Zhou to bring out the White Emperor's jade token, was surprised and skeptical.

After putting the jade token away, Lu Zhou returned to his seat.

Li Chun put away his arrogance and cupped his fists at Lu Zhou before he said, "I didn't know you're with the White Emperor. Please forgive me."

Lu Zhou did not wonder about the White Emperor's prestige and identity since the White Emperor was able to make those from the Great Abyss Land grant them entry to the Pillar of Destruction.

Li Chun did not think much about Lu Zhou before this. However, with the White Emperor behind Lu Zhou, he had no choice but to take Lu Zhou seriously.

Lu Zhou asked, "So do you still plan to take away the disciples of Autumn Dew Mountain?"

Li Chun said apologetically, "Since the White Emperor has sent people here, I won't mention this matter again. Please help me convey a message to His Majesty the White Emperor. Tell him that I hope he'll visit Xuanyi Palace when he has the time. Our Hall Master welcomes him at any time."

"I will convey your message," Lu Zhou said with a straight face. His face did not flush, and his heart did not beat faster.

Li Chun smiled and said, "Although I won't be taking the disciples of Autumn Dew Mountain away, there'll be other people coming. I'm afraid you won't be able to hide from them forever."

"Who?" Chen Fu asked.

"Tu Wei Hall's Jiang Wenxu," Li Chun said, "Tu Wei Hall lost 3,000 silver-armored guards in the Unknown Land. The Silver Guards are the core strength of Tu Wei Palace. Over the years, they've made great contributions to the Great Void. Who knew they would be wiped out in the Unknown Land? Due to their desperation and lack of manpower, I'm afraid Tu Wei Hall will disregard the White Emperor."

Lu Zhou recalled the conflict between the black-armored guards and the silver-armored guards in the Unknown Land and asked, "Both sides are from the Great Void, aren't you on the same side?"

Li Chun chuckled. "Generally, we follow the important rules. However, our philosophies and ways of doing things are different. For example, the Xuanyi Palace doesn't agree with the way Tu Wei Hall's Silver Guards do things."

Lu Zhou asked, "The Great Void Emperor doesn't care?"

"The ten halls fighting for position is tacitly approved by the Great Void Emperor as long as they don't violate the principles and destroy the balance of heaven and earth," Li Chun said.

Chen Fu looked worried as he coughed a few times. Then, he said with a sigh, "Could this be the will of the heavens?"

Li Chun said, "Think things through. You can tell your disciples to come to Xuanyi Palace at any time. For the sake of the White Emperor, I won't force you, and I'll respect your wish."

Li Chun rose to his feet and glanced at the sky outside. Night had fallen when he had arrived. He had planned to spend the night here. However, since the White Emperor's person was here, he had no choice but to leave. He walked to the entrance before he turned around and asked, "Chen Fu, how much time do you have?"

Chen Fu sighed. "Who knows? Maybe until tonight, maybe until tomorrow…"

"You did well to survive the Great Void Emperor's attack. I'll come back again in a few days to remind you that Tu Wei Hall and Jiang Wenxu aren't good people."

With that, Li Chun vanished into thin air.

The hall fell silent.

No one knew what Chen Fu was thinking.

Lu Zhou said, "The Autumn Dew Mountain won't be able to escape this calamity."

"Even Great Han won't be able to escape this calamity." Chen Fu sighed heavily. He had originally thought that by borrowing Lu Zhou's power, he would be able to settle the conflicts between his disciples and make them united against the outside world. However, things had developed beyond his imagination.

After a moment, Chen Fu asked, "What exactly happened in the Unknown Land?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the conditions of the Pillars of Destruction have worsened…" Lu Zhou said.

Chen Fu frowned. The last time he brought Lu Zhou to a few of the Pillars of Destruction, they looked normal. He paused for a long time, looking in the direction of the Unknown Land, before he said, "Brother Lu, you mean the pillars… are going to collapse?"

"It's just a guess," Lu Zhou replied.

Chen Fu rose to his feet and placed his hands on his back before he paced back and forth. He was like an ant standing on a hot pan, anxious and restless.

"Why are you so worried?"

"If the sky collapses, it might shake the earth's foundation. The earth might split again, giving birth to the tenth domain, eleventh domain, or more. Blood will flow like the river, and lives will be plunged into misery at that time," Chen Fu said in a daze. It was as though he was recalling scenes from 100,000 years ago. Despite living for such a long time, the images in his mind were vivid.

"How did the Great Void rise up to the sky?" Lu Zhou asked.

Chen Fu shook his head. "Very few people know about this. Some said it has something to do with the Pillars of Destruction. They said they saw the pillars rise from the ground, lifting the land up into the sky. Some people also said it was the combined efforts of supreme beings to escape the splitting land at that time; they said that the supreme beings lifted the Great Void up into the sky. There are also rumors that the ten halls of the Great Void joined forces and created the pillars…"

Lu Zhou said, "The first rumor is still somewhat believable, but I don't think there's any truth in the following ones. The Pillars of Destruction aren't something humans could create…"

"That might not be true," Chen Fu shook his head and said, "The road of cultivation is long. If one cultivated to the level of a supreme being, one's avatars will be tall enough to pluck the stars from the sky, quell the wind and rain, destroy lightning, and look directly at the sun and moon."

"..."

Lu Zhou wanted to say something snarky, but when he recalled how anything was possible, he kept quiet. However, when he envisioned the scene Chen Fu described, he still felt it was too exaggerated. Finally, he asked, "Have you seen it before?"

"No."

"..."

'If you haven't seen it before, why are you talking so much about it?'

Lu Zhou returned to the main topic and said, "In fact, it's not impossible for Autumn Dew Mountain to avoid the calamity…"

Chen Fu's eyes brightened immediately. "Brother Lu, do you have a way?"

"Let's hide in Fragrant Valley together. Didn't you say that even Dao Saints won't be able to find or break into Fragrant Valley?" Lu Zhou said.