The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 794 - 575: Root Elimination

Chapter 794: Chapter 575: Root Elimination

At this moment, Li Yi had already reached the third level of the Five Qi Realm, and his strength had seen a massive improvement compared to before. Now, he reversed his Daoist skills and performed the technique of carving land into rivers, which was no longer the same as it once was. Even without the aid of the Power of Incense, such a strike was enough to tear open the sky in an instant, swiftly severing everything before him.

The three National Guardian Generals in front of him felt this terrifying aura and were instantly struck with fear.

Yet amidst their terror, they were bewildered.

Because Li Yi’s attack had already ended, that beam of golden light slashed towards the distant horizon behind them, disappearing from sight. Eventually, the power of the Daoist skill was exhausted, dissipating thousands of miles away.

"What’s going on? What was that just now?" The Western Guardian General was now shaken, with a bewildered look, completely unable to understand what Li Yi had just done.

"It was a terrifying spell, but we don’t seem to be injured."

The Eastern Guardian General immediately checked his body, but then became terrified: "No, that’s not right, we have been struck..."

Then he saw with his own eyes a thin golden line appearing on his body. At first, he hadn’t noticed, but now this golden line was growing thicker, and the lower half of his body had completely lost sensation, starting to slide down bit by bit, detaching from him.

A large amount of incense fire energy spread out, yet no matter how he gathered incense fire, he couldn’t repair this wound.

"Crack!"

Not only that, a thin golden line also appeared on the long spear in his hand, then the spear broke in response, half of it falling from mid-air.

He wasn’t the only one experiencing this.

The Southern Guardian General Zhang Jiantong’s treasure sword immediately broke, and then half of his body also started to separate, a process that was irreversible, leaving him to watch helplessly as he was cut into two segments by something.

"How is this possible?"

The Western Guardian General, seeing this scene, was both shocked and furious. He roared, trying to gather the Power of Incense, leaping forward to take Li Yi’s life.

But as soon as he moved his front foot, his body began to separate, leaving half his body in place, powerless, falling from the clouds. Before reaching the ground, his body rapidly dissipated, turning into incense fire energy and disappearing in mid-air, while the weapon in his hand also immediately broke.

Let alone killing, now his own survival was a problem.

If the three Guardian Generals were like this, what more could be said of the other Incense Fire Gods they brought?

Under this strike, they were all cut in two. Although they didn’t die due to the special nature of being Incense Fire Gods, they lost half of their souls and half of their incense fire power, significantly reducing their strength.

"Even having lost the position of State Preceptor, Taoyi Taoist still has such strength? We are no match at all, our previous assessment was wrong, leave quickly."

A Land God from the Capital shouted in terror, reacting first, turning into a wisp of blue smoke and rushing towards the Capital without looking back.

He understood that only by returning to the temple in the Capital and relying on the protection of the Emperor’s Aura of the Capital could he escape this disaster.

Going anywhere else would be a dead end.

"Run quickly." A River God of the Nine Rivers of the Capital also abandoned half his body and fled immediately.

Having frightened one or two, the other Incense Fire Gods also scattered.

They had been gods for a long time, afraid of death yet not wanting to die.

Although it was difficult to kill an Incense Fire God, they hadn’t forgotten that the Taoyi Taoist before them had personally killed a National Guardian General before. Their miscalculation this time meant they were no match. If they didn’t leave, their lives would surely be in danger.

"Now you want to leave? Too late." Seeing this, Li Yi showed no mercy. He had left the Capital and led three thousand Jinyi Guards precisely to break the temples and destroy the shrines.

The fewer Incense Fire Gods in the world, the better. The common people could no longer offer incense. Only by destroying these temples would the incense be concentrated in the hands of a few.

"Call Wind!"

He performed the Daoist skill again, this time with a different kind of Heart Fire Qi. Because this time, it was mixed with Wood Qi, making the Heart Fire Qi even more violent. In an instant, a sea of fire covered the sky, and this fiery sea had some changes compared to before. Wherever a spark touched an Incense Fire God, the surrounding fierce flames would rush over, as if attracted.

This was because the Wood Qi endowed this fiery sea with some living spirituality, adding more power to the Wind Summoning Technique.

In this fiery sea, the bodies of the Incense Fire Gods were rapidly melting. Once their souls were extinguished, their bodies couldn’t maintain their form, immediately turning into a wisp of blue smoke and dissipating.

"Ah!"

The roasting of their souls resounded with painful cries.

Even the three Guardian Generals couldn’t withstand the roasting of this fiery sea. They dashed around frantically with red eyes, trying to save their lives, but as they fled, their bodies disintegrated because, in this brief time, the Heart Fire Qi had already blown into their souls. This fire burned from the inside out, and trying to extinguish it was an absolute impossibility.

After Li Yi finished casting the Great Method, he ignored these wailing Incense Fire Gods and continued to drive the golden Xiangyun, flying off into the distance without looking back.

Watching this scene, the Golden Eyes Guards and Jinyi Guards on Xiangyun were all utterly shocked.

They knew Master Taiyi was powerful, but they didn’t expect it to be this outrageous. With just a finger, he severed the bodies of these Incense Fire Gods. With a single breath of fire, he could cause countless divinities to perish; even the Land Gods and River Gods of the Capital were no match, let alone the three Guardian Generals from the founding of the country. They didn’t even have a chance to act before they were fleeing in defeat.

However, those three Guardian Generals didn’t escape far either.

Soon, everyone saw the several National Guardian Generals turn to dust in mid-air, though it was unclear whether they had left behind a trace of Incense Fire Divine Thought beforehand. If not, then the National Guardian Generals would become history; if they had, they could use the power of incense to recover.

However, even if they recover, what difference would it make? They would eventually be settled.

Li Yi’s eyes flickered at this moment.

He looked at a divine statue standing outside the capital city.

It was a stone statue, having endured countless years of wind and rain, but it remained well-preserved due to the repairs by craftsmen throughout the ages. The statue depicted the Southern Guardian General, Zhang Jiantong. At this moment, the incense fire energy around the statue was gathering without dissipating, and a wisp of divine thought was reviving from the incense, gradually forming a human shape.

"It seems these Guardian Generals were prepared, worried they couldn’t defeat me, so they left a backup plan early on." Li Yi understood that although they were slain, by relying on the incense of the people, it wouldn’t be long before they could restore themselves.

Although they wouldn’t return to their peak, being alive was already a nuisance.

"Flower Girl," Li Yi suddenly looked at the Golden Eyes Guard, "do you have a decree just now? Revoke the positions of the four National Guardian Generals, and also the titles of the Earth God and River God in the capital, then destroy their temples. I want to see if they can still resurrect and work again this way."

"How dare I disobey the True Man’s order?" Flower Girl immediately took out pen and ink, quickly writing on the blank decree.

"Which Jinyi Guard will handle this matter?" Li Yi took a glance.

"Jinyi Guard Captain, Zhang Guang, requests the order." A Jinyi Guard clad in a Flying Fish Robe promptly responded.

Li Yi glanced over, reached out and grabbed the written decree through the air, then tossed it to that Jinyi Guard: "When this matter is accomplished, your contribution will be significant. Go."

After speaking, he lifted him with a cloud of Xiangyun, sending him directly to the capital.

Very soon.

The Jinyi Guard Captain promptly began taking action in the capital with the decree in hand.

Before long, the decree spread throughout the capital, and other Jinyi Guards cooperated with the Captain to demolish the divine statues and temples.

"Master Taiyi, do you really intend to annihilate us completely?" Southern Guardian General Zhang Jiantong’s incense fire body emerged from the statue, shouting in terror at the departing golden cloud.

But cracks began appearing on his face incessantly.

Because with the decree, he was no longer a National Guardian General, having lost his official position, the power of incense belief dissipated, and this divine thought was destined to never recover, only to vanish into smoke.

But Li Yi had already departed far away, totally disinterested in the fate of these Guardian Generals. Since he embarked on the path of demolishing mountains and temples, anyone who obstructed him would die, with no chance of forgiveness.

"Master Taiyi, I was wrong, spare my life." In the capital, the Earth God shouted miserably, trying to plead for mercy.

Yet the Jinyi Guards had already been deployed, they directly smashed the Land God Temple, then informed the nearby residents that the Earth God had committed too many evils and was henceforth prohibited from worship.

These measures truly cut off the retreat of the Incense Fire God.

They could only watch helplessly as their bodies faded away, temples were destroyed, and their souls dissipated completely from the world.

The weaknesses of the Incense Fire Gods were now utterly exposed.

Li Yi also learned how to deal with Incense Fire Gods. When facing a powerful Incense Fire God, he would issue a decree without hesitation, first stripping their divine position, dispersing their incense, and then under the Wind Summoning Technique, burning their souls.

However, this tactic only worked on the True Gods conferred by the court and had no effect on the Incense Fire Gods who were not conferred by the court.

Before long,

Li Yi arrived at his first destination.

It was a city.

This city was called Xiang City, as many of the city’s residents made a living by creating divine statues. Therefore, numerous temples had been established nearby, and even the nearby mountains were piled with various divine statues.

He descended on Xiangyun, allowing three thousand Jinyi Guards to land.

"You have one hour to destroy the divine statues inside and outside this city, kill the Incense Fire Gods, if you can’t manage, this humble Daoist will take action." Li Yi announced, "Once time is up, assemble on the spot."

"Yes, my lord." Jinyi Guard Commander Yang Ling appeared excited.

Following such a powerful Daoist, how could one worry about not achieving meritorious deeds?

Soon.

The three thousand Jinyi Guards spread out like fierce tigers, their spiritual perception opened, eyes able to see through spirits and ghosts. Which statue was receiving incense, which wasn’t, was easily discernible.

Ordinary spirit monsters were no match for the Brocade Spring Sabers in the hands of the Jinyi Guards.

Moreover, with Master Taiyi overseeing, they had no fear of encountering formidable opponents.