Imperial Cultivation
Chapter 425: 422: The Desire to Clean Up

Chapter 425: Chapter 422: The Desire to Clean Up

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Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to Zhou Zhijia: “Young Master Zhou, you shouldn’t return just yet.”

Zhou Zhijia forced a smile, his face remaining pale, as he looked at Meng Canglan.

Meng Canglan said, “The current Daliu Camp is indeed very dangerous, better not to return.”

Zhou Zhijia said, “Then how can we obtain the news in a timely manner?”

This was his task, and giving up halfway would not only mean no merit, but also losing a lot of merit.

Meng Canglan said, “I will inform the Elders, senior brother should return to the sect first.”

“Yes.” Zhou Zhijia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Having seen the tragic state of the two valleys, he was frightened and dared not go back.

Daliu Camp suddenly became terrifying, as if it would be sacrificed at any moment.

Chu Zhiyuan looked up towards Jihai Town and slowly said, “Miss Meng, has a similar event occurred in the Eastern Territory?”

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“After the rebellion was quelled, some people died quietly and without a trace.”

“Yes, indeed some have.”

“These people were also sacrificed, weren’t they?” Chu Zhiyuan said.

“…It’s hard to say.” Meng Canglan lightly furrowed her brow.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed.

Normally, even the death of a single soldier isn’t a small matter; it requires a thorough investigation.

But when it comes to rebellion, everyone starts playing dumb, turning a blind eye.

The lives of the rebels are worthless; losing one less is negligible and not taken seriously.

As a result, the Evil Sect exploited this loophole, enabling sacrifices.

The living conditions for these rebels were terrible, isolated by everyone, with the fear of being purged growing day by day, leading eventually to suicidal desires.

They became the best candidates for sacrifice.

By this point, Chu Zhiyuan had already figured out the Evil Sect’s methods, feeling a chill in his heart.

The clearer he saw, the more he felt that eradicating the Evil Sect was the right thing to do for everyone.

Inhumane, breaking societal moral concepts, the impact was too strong, making people’s hearts go cold, generating a strong sense of insecurity.

This kind of insecurity is an indescribable pressure, leading to sensitive and extreme emotions, triggering conflicts like a powder keg, worsening public order.

So, these Evil Sects are the greatest scourge.

Their chaos affects not only those killed but also the entire world’s people’s hearts.

His goal for coming to the Eastern Territory kept changing; he originally thought it was to sweep corruption in military camps, later civil servants were also implicated.

Now it seems that what he should be doing is not just clearing the Eastern Territory’s officials and military but dealing with evil cultivators.

The rampancy of the evil cultivators has reached an extreme level.

He was very disappointed with the Wuyou Sect.

The Eastern Territory is considered the turf of the Wuyou Sect, but they clearly lack the sense of ownership and responsibility.

They saw the Eastern Territory as the Court’s turf, so they didn’t prevent the chaos, instead welcomed it.

They wanted to gain benefits from this chaos.

If the Wuyou Sect had any sense of responsibility, preventing the spread and expansion of the Evil Sect, this rebellion at Daliu Camp shouldn’t have happened.

He could now determine that this rebellion was definitely instigated by the Evil Sect.

Did the Wuyou Sect know nothing at all?

If the Wuyou Sect, as the local power, knew nothing, that would be a joke.

If, during this sweep of the two sects, the Wuyou Sect didn’t exert any effort, he would really have to consider how to suppress the Wuyou Sect.

“Princely Heir!”

Two figures suddenly appeared in a flash.

The two middle-aged men had white steam rising from their heads, their faces flushed red.

The visualization emerged indistinctly, pressing Zhou Zhijia and Meng Canglan, leaving them breathless.

Chu Zhiyuan displayed a smile, cupping his fists, “Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen.”

The two shook their heads with a smile, looking around and noticed the two corpses on the ground.

“Brother Meng, you came a step too late.” Tao Haoran laughed, “We have already disposed of these two Great Grandmasters of the Evil Sect.”

The two were instantly surprised.

Tao Haoran leaned over and whispered to them about what had happened.

Chu Zhiyuan looked towards Eagle Beak Cliff: “Then let’s start from there first.”

With four Great Grandmasters to protect him, he could finally rest easy.

He began to focus his Insight on that three-eyed effigy.

His spirit focused, and his vision wavered, three eyes suspended in the Void.

A dragon’s roar echoed in his ears.

His vision suddenly cleared.

The three eyes vanished.

A force from Outer Heaven descended upon the three-eyed effigy.

The three eyes slowly brightened.

Chu Zhiyuan snorted softly, smashing it with the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist.

Another dragon’s roar echoed.

Then the three eyes slowly dimmed.

Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, against such illusory forces, the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist was the most miraculous, possessing evil-breaking power.

The Evil-breaking Divine Blade hadn’t even gotten the chance to be used.

Huang Cheng sighed in relief, glancing up at the sky.

The other three Great Grandmasters followed suit, their tense bodies gradually relaxing.

Chu Zhiyuan looked again at the multi-legged humanoid statue, once more focusing his Insightfulness.

A power descended from the Void.

The many legs of the statue gradually blurred, like countless legs were dancing.

Chu Zhiyuan formed handprints with both palms, slowly pressing them onto the statue’s forehead.

“Bang!” A muffled sound.

The power of the Fearless Realm collided with this force.

The statue returned to its normal state.

Chu Zhiyuan also released his handprint, looking up at the sky.

Huang Cheng and the other three exchanged glances in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan’s methods were truly miraculous, as he directly expelled the Outer Heaven Power.

This wasn’t an ability of even a Grandmaster, nor something even a Great Grandmaster could achieve.

If Outer Heaven Power were easy to deal with, the Evil Sect would have been wiped out long ago.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hands on the two sculptures, looking towards Eagle Beak Cliff.

Moments later, Chu Zhiyuan released his hands and slowly said, “There are no cultists from these two sects there.”

“Thank heavens.” Zhou Zhijia couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Meng Canglan: “Besides these two sects, what other evil sects are in the Eastern Territory?”

Meng Canglan said, “At least four others, all difficult to eradicate, elusive, impossible to defend against.”

Chu Zhiyuan gave an indecisive smile.

Meng Canglan kept watching Chu Zhiyuan, observing his subtle expressions.

As the Holy Daughter, she naturally had extraordinary skills, her understanding of human psychology far beyond the ordinary.

She sensed Chu Zhiyuan’s detachment and discontent, suspecting he was blaming the Wuyou Sect.

She felt helpless.

The Wuyou Sect had spread too wide, and when those evil sects didn’t provoke them, the Wuyou Sect wouldn’t proactively sweep them away.

Otherwise, once conflict erupted, who knows how many sect disciples would die tragically.

This was a helpless act of self-preservation.

But in the eyes of the Court, it was tantamount to connivance, placing the blame on the Wuyou Sect.

Though the princely heir was reasonable, he’d surely lean towards the Court, not the sect.

Chu Zhiyuan said, “These two sects have no disciples at Eagle Beak Cliff, but the other four might.”

“…It’s troublesome.”

“Let’s sweep these two first.” Chu Zhiyuan said, “How many experts can your sect muster?”

“Do we need Grandmasters, or only Great Grandmasters?”

“How many Great Grandmasters can be mobilized?”

“…Two is the limit.” Meng Canglan thought for a while and said.

“Two…” Chu Zhiyuan looked at Huang Cheng.

Huang Cheng said, “The princely heir should feel free to give orders, these cultists are most satisfying to kill!”

Chu Zhiyuan’s gaze fell on Tao Haoran and the other two.

Huang Cheng was easy to deal with, completely loyal to the Emperor, and could be commanded directly.

Other Great Grandmasters had to be consulted, not directly ordered.

“Killing the evil sect’s cultists is an obligation.” Tao Haoran said solemnly, “Can the princely heir find them?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, “Using these two objects, within a hundred-mile radius, they can be easily located.”

“Then there’s nothing more to say, kill them!” Tao Haoran said firmly.

Seeing them this way, Chu Zhiyuan vaguely understood that killing the evil sect’s cultists likely didn’t accumulate evil karma.

Otherwise, they would hesitate.

“Miss Meng, your sect can field two Great Grandmasters, and twenty Upper Three Stages Grandmasters, is that alright?”

“…Okay!” Meng Canglan gritted her teeth and agreed.

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