Jing Yuan said with a serious expression, "This crisis created by Dan Shu was also discovered by Master Diviner Fu..."
He found it a bit difficult to continue.
After all, it was Fu Xuan's hairpin attack that had sent Dan Shu down the path of Destruction, earning her the position of an Emanator from the Aeon of Destruction.
Although this Emanator of Destruction was a one-time thing, one couldn't deny the "merit" of Fu Xuan's hairpin.
"In order to investigate the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, she infiltrated the Alchemy Commission, even getting close to Dan Shu and obtaining crucial intelligence. Although this crisis erupted suddenly, without Master Diviner Fu's help, it would have been very difficult for us to resolve the Dan Shu crisis."
Jing Yuan's brows furrowed. He figured that since Fu Xuan had been the one to ask where Noldrei was and then call him to solve the problem, it could be considered a contribution, right?
The others, not knowing the full story, simply assumed that Fu Xuan had indeed infiltrated the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and successfully uncovered the enemy's plot.
It made sense, they thought. Since the Matrix of Prescience was having problems, the Master Diviner would have to divine the good and bad fortune herself. It was only natural for her to personally investigate the source behind the omens.
Yukong's mouth twitched. She decided it was best not to ask too many questions for now. She knew some of the inside stories of the Alchemy Commission, so she instinctively felt that there was more to this incident than met the eye.
For example, the matter of the elixir recipes that had been distributed to the Xianzhou people.
"Although the problem of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is easy to solve, the issue of integrating these... no, or rather, these followers of Yaoshi, into the Xianzhou is still a matter for discussion."
Jing Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, "The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had an internal schism, which is why Fu Xuan was able to seize the opportunity to expose Dan Shu's conspiracy. This internal schism is related to something called the 'Pure Land theory'."
"You can look at the files that have been sent to you. They contain the contents of the Pure Land theory. The most important parts are related to 'foreseeing' and the 'future.' As long as we get ahold of these followers of the Pure Land Sect, we can use the Divination Commission's divination abilities to further control the followers of Yaoshi within the Xianzhou."
The members of the Six Charioteers immediately began to browse the files on the Pure Land Sect.
At this, regardless of whether they were followers of the Hunt or not, they all broke out in a cold sweat.
This was too absurd. The Pure Land Sect dared to openly stitch together the domains of the Aeons, even claiming that a Pure Land free of suffering for all beings would inevitably be born.
This could no longer be simply described as heretical... ?
Huh? Wait a minute, Aeons really do exist in this world. This means that according to the contents of this Pure Land theory, if a believer of the Pure Land Sect were to really go before Yaoshi and do such a thing...
Now, they really couldn't be sure if someone from the Pure Land Sect would do such a thing.
If this faith were to spread widely throughout the universe, its allure would be even greater than that of long life.
There were countless powerful individuals in this world who could resist the temptation of long life, because the strong had their own ways of achieving it.
But there was absolutely no one in this world who was completely free of regret and suffering. Even beings like the Aeons were probably once lives filled with regret and pain before their birth.
So, the Six Charioteers, who now held this document, couldn't be sure what kind of changes and troubles this 'Pure Land theory' would bring to the universe.
"This Pure Land theory... was it written by Dan Shu?"
Yukong was skeptical. In her memory, the Dan Shu she knew was by no means someone who would dare to write something so bold.
Fu Xuan explained, "No, this was written by... an outworlder. He was accidentally captured by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus for experiments, so he wrote this to save his own life. It was also because of this Pure Land theory that the original Disciples of Sanctus Medicus split."
'Just say it. Why are you blushing?'
Yukong was truly baffled. She looked at the blushing Fu Xuan, speechless, unable to understand what she was thinking.
Fu Xuan was actually ashamed that she was making up such a lie for that guy, Noldrei.
She and Jing Yuan knew very well that Noldrei simply wanted to see the development of the internal faith conflict on the Xianzhou after it erupted. That guy was only responsible for saying a few things at critical moments, elevating the conflict of faith to the main conflict.
Even Yanqing, who was listening in, had to turn his head and pretend he hadn't heard anything. He was just an ordinary Seat. How could he possibly handle such troublesome 'political affairs'?
Jing Yuan was dazed for a good while before nodding in agreement. "That's right! That's it! The reason Dan Shu instigated a crisis of this magnitude was precisely for this, to completely detonate the internal conflict of faith between Yaoshi and Lan among the Xianzhou people at this time."
"Because as the Pure Land theory spreads further, the number of radical followers of Yaoshi will become fewer and fewer."
"This is why Dan Shu was so radical."
"If she missed this opportunity to collude with the Antimatter Legion, it would be very difficult for her to control the followers of Yaoshi under her command."
"We all know, in the Alchemy Commission, there are only those who believe in Yaoshi, and those who are preparing to believe in Yaoshi."
Yuluo's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Jing Yuan.
She pointed a finger at herself, suspecting she had misheard.
Jing Yuan knew what she was thinking and reassured her, "Yuluo, you don't need to worry. We don't have any prejudice against the Xianzhou people who believe in Yaoshi. We are just stating a fact. The issue of Aeon faith is not just about so-called faith, but also about the most direct source of interest for the Xianzhou people."
"Look at the situation in the Alchemy Commission. There are too many products that involve the power of the Abundance. These things are closely related to the interests of the Alchemy Commission. You could say they support the future of many people in the Alchemy Commission. And how many of the medicinal plants required in those elixir recipes are related to the Abundance?"
"It's difficult for any of us to completely sever ties with Yaoshi. Although the Aurum Alley was destroyed by Dan Shu before she left, we still need to use the power of the Ambrosial Arbor to repair it."
"Yuluo, let me ask you... do you want the Alchemy Commission to lose its source of income from outworlders seeking elixir recipes? Who will support those alchemists then?"
Yuluo hadn't thought about this problem.
She suddenly shuddered and asked anxiously, "What? General, what did you say? The Aurum Alley was destroyed by Dan Shu?!"
Her voice became sharp and piercing, so much so that the others around her almost changed their expressions, thinking Yuluo was about to become Mara-Struck.
Jing Yuan said awkwardly, "Cough, indeed... Master Gongshu knows the details. Many things in the Alchemy Commission related to the Ambrosial Arbor were destroyed by Dan Shu."
Yuluo first stared blankly at Jing Yuan, then her eyes rolled back, and she fainted in the middle of the meeting.
"Whoa, why did she faint?! Quick, call someone from the Alchemy Commission to help!"
"She is from the Alchemy Commission!"
"Where's Master Diviner Fu? Where's Master Diviner Fu? Isn't she the temporary Master of the Alchemy Commission?"
"I... I don't know how to save her..."