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Chapter 576 - 83: Emperor Assassination

Chapter 576: Chapter 83: Emperor Assassination

Li Fei felt that his spiritual power was undergoing a qualitative change.

But just when he thought he was about to step into a new realm, the process was suddenly interrupted.

Some Void Thoughts emerged in his mind—Intertwining and melding with his spiritual power, becoming indistinguishable from each other.

This was the state most desired in the ’Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts,’ and also the result of over a month’s effort by Li Fei.

But now, this result had become an obstacle to ascending to a higher realm.

"Cleanse the Mind to Communicate with the Divine" required washing away all impurities from the spiritual power, and the Void Thoughts fused by Li Fei were also impurities.

This prevented his spiritual power from being completely pure and flawless!

This was the reason Tai Yu said it was ’a pity.’

"There are many who aspire to be the greatest in the world, but there is only one Lin Tianyi," Tai Yu said with profound meaning.

Yun Shu glanced at Li Fei, who was ’falling’ from the ’Thirty-Three Heavens,’ his expression as still as an ancient well:

"One begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things."

Tai Yu smiled, "I didn’t expect the State Preceptor to be so optimistic about him."

He suddenly paused, revealing an expression of joy.

A few disciples from the Daluo Sect also entered a state of enlightenment and began their ’Ascension.’

Among them, one’s speed of ’Ascension’ was extremely fast, only slightly slower than Li Fei just now.

It was Ning Chuan, who had won third place in the Martial Arts exchange competition.

This peerless genius had incorporated four types of Implants three months ago, and now he had successfully incorporated the fifth type.

Under the witness of Tai Yu and Yun Shu, Ning Chuan’s spiritual power successfully ascended to the Thirty-Three Heavens!

Ning Chuan had participated in the Sacrificial Ceremony more than once before, but not every time did he gain enlightenment.

The most successful time, he reached the Twenty-Nine Heavens.

This time, with the aid of a stronger Array, he reached the summit!

His spiritual power, which had already reached the Peak of the Tao Foundation Stage, also began to transform and enter the ’Cleanse the Mind to Communicate with the Divine’ stage.

This made Tai Yu even more delighted, even somewhat excited!

After a moment, a sense of purity, like crystal glass, radiated from Ning Chuan’s body.

His spiritual power had successfully stepped into the ’Realm of Divine Communication’!

This meant that this extraordinary genius from the Daluo Sect had already half stepped into the Master Realm.

Now that he had just incorporated the fifth type of Implant, if he were to cultivate it to the Qi Change Stage and refine it for some time, he might be able to Breakthrough within a year!

As of last September, Ning Chuan was 24 years old.

He would turn 25 this March, so he might be able to break the record set by Ming Qi and become a Martial Arts Master before the age of 26!

The Daluo Sect disciples recited the ’Supreme Sensing Chapter’ for half an hour.

When the recitation ended, the Taoism imparted by the Wendao Bell had also completely depleted.

Besides Ning Chuan, a total of thirty-five disciples from the Daluo Sect gained enlightenment this time, with nine of them breaking through on the spot!

This result satisfied Tai Yu very much.

On the other side, Li Fei fully regained his senses.

He also understood why Yun Shu had insisted that he attend this ceremony on time.

At this moment, his spiritual power, after the recent purification, had completely broken through the limits of the Tao Foundation Stage and half stepped into the ’Realm of Divine Communication.’

Unfortunately, the other half was still stuck outside the door.

With such an experience, Li Fei realized that the obstacle in ’Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts’ was not just because the two types of Implants could conflict.

But he was not overly worried.

Even if this was a path no one had ever successfully walked, with the Myriad Blood Pearl within him, he had the confidence to achieve a miracle.

Moreover, since someone had already reached the summit on this path, what reason did he have to fear or retreat?

Li Fei redirected his attention back to the square.

He believed that Yun Shu’s lengthy stay in Daluo Sect was certainly not just to aid his breakthrough.

This Sacrificial Ceremony must have deeper plans.

Below the altar, Tai Yu’s expression was solemn as he walked towards the altar.

According to the procedure of the Sacrificial Ceremony, everyone would first recite the ’Supreme Sensing Chapter,’ followed by the Master of the Daluo Sect representing the Taoist Three Sects ascending the altar to preside over the ceremony, activate the Array, and complete the ritual.

However, to the surprise of many Daluo Sect disciples present, Yun Shu also ascended the altar with Tai Yu!

This was an altar that only the Master could ascend!

The crowd was abuzz, but quickly quieted down under Tai Yu’s stern gaze.

The rebellion led by Qingxu True Monarch had already exacted a great toll on the Daluo Sect, with many members dead, leaving the remaining Daluo Sect disciples feeling lost and uneasy during this period.

Through various channels, they had learned of the dire situation in Ming Province—over 900,000 dead!

Given such severe consequences, how would the court deal with the Daluo Sect?

Mere executions of those who followed Qingxu True Monarch in rebellion might not be enough, right?

Now, seeing Yun Shu ascend the altar alongside Tai Yu during such a crucial event as the Sacrificial Ceremony, the attendees felt a sense of ’it’s finally happening.’

"From today, Yun Shu True Monarch will join me in presiding over the Sacrificial Ceremony every year!"

Tai Yu spoke.

"...."

All Daluo Sect disciples were silent.

Some clenched their teeth, some looked down, and some felt a weight lifted off their shoulders.

Only the Master of the Daluo Sect could represent the Taoist Three Sects in presiding over the Sacrificial Ceremony.

Now, Yun Shu and Tai Yu jointly preside over the grand ceremony, the significance of which goes without saying.

Li Fei glanced at the representatives from the Upper Pure Sect and Yuhua Sect beside him and saw their serious expressions. Some of them didn’t look too good.

Previously, the Upper Pure Sect had sought to suppress the Daluo Sect and take the lead among the Taoist sects.

Now, the Daluo Sect had indeed been suppressed by them, but they could no longer take the lead either.

After Tai Yu announced this major event, Yun Shu looked up at the sky.

His expression was solemn, his gaze profound, as if he could glimpse the secrets of heaven.

The next second, he pointed upward with one hand, and a tremendous surge of True Power burst forth from within him,

completely activating the Big Array on the Cloud Sea Plateau!

Just as when he had witnessed the battle between Tai Yu and Qing Xu True Monarch before, Li Fei once again sensed that enormous, magnificent, profound, and indescribable power.

This was the power of Taoism!

Around Daluo Peak, the sea of clouds surged, resonating with the Big Array.

The sunlight pierced through the clouds, casting down thousands of golden rays onto the square, bathing everyone in divine light, their spirits wavering!

Li Fei looked up at the sky.

In a trance, he seemed to see a vast river surging out from Daluo Peak, hanging in the sky, flowing into the distance.

"Is this... destiny?"

Li Fei, having previously harnessed the Emperor’s Dragon Qi, felt a connection.

...

Lanling City, Imperial City.

The Emperor held the sacrificial document in hand, standing solemnly atop the vast Heavenly Altar.

The air was filled with the subtle fragrance of sandalwood, and the thumping of drums echoed around the Heavenly Altar.

Then, the music of flutes and strings played together, melodious and reaching into the heavens with wisps of blue smoke!

As the ceremonial officer sang, the officials either knelt or bowed, their voices merging into a faithful and dignified chorus.

Besides the Emperor on the Heavenly Altar, only three others remained still:

Grand Secretary Ye Ze’an, Military Affairs Grand Marshal Wenren Zheng, and Prince Li.

It wasn’t that these three showed any disrespect to the Emperor; rather, they each had important tasks ahead.

Righteous Law Pavilion’s fifteen True Masters and hundreds of Great Mages in the Possession Stage around the altar began their spells, jointly activating the Big Array set up on the Heavenly Altar.

The function of this Big Array this time was not to sort out national destiny.

In the eyes of these accomplished cultivators, a Purple Gold Giant Dragon rose from inside the Imperial City, hovering above Lanling City.

The Emperor once again cultivated the Emperor’s Dragon Qi!

But this time, it was not to consume the national destiny, but to enhance it!

As before, Ye Ze’an and Wenren Zheng, one civilian and one military, one responsible for sorting out the national situation, the other for suppressing national destiny.

As for Prince Li, his duty was to ’support’ the Emperor.

A vast ’Heavenly River’ flew in from afar, circling above Lanling City; the Purple Gold Giant Dragon opened its massive jaws and ingested this ’Heavenly River.’

This ’Heavenly River’ was the river of destiny flowing from the Daluo Sect!

Qing Xu True Monarch’s rebellion, involving the Daluo Sect’s destiny accumulated over eight hundred years, failed in his Breakthrough, but still left part of the destiny to the Daluo Sect.

Besides, when the Tao Country collapsed initially, Yun Shu manipulated the Emperor’s Dragon Qi to absorb scattered destinies, but some still remained unswallowed within Ming Province.

Yun Shu had stayed in Daluo Sect for over two months precisely to search for and collect these residual destinies.

Now, via the Sacrificial Ceremony, Daluo Sect had directed all these destinies towards Lanling City!

Qing Xu True Monarch’s treason had caused such immense losses to the court, and the court would definitely settle accounts come autumn.

Allowing Yun Shu and Tai Yu to jointly preside over the Sacrificial Ceremony from now on was merely the first step.

Completely devouring the remaining destiny of Daluo Sect was the second step!

Without its destiny, this ancestral home of Taoism would truly collapse, no longer able to produce generations of talented individuals or exceptional prodigies every few decades.

Of course, this is not what Tai Yu wanted to see, but he had no choice.

The court had made its stance clear by deploying the White Flame Army to the border of Ming Province:

Submit or die!

Tai Yu could survive alone, but Daluo Sect would definitely be destroyed.

Ultimately, Tai Yu did not choose mutual destruction.

The court also didn’t pressure excessively, allowing Daluo Sect some dignity:

White Flame Army did not enter Ming Province, Tai Yu was still the Master of Daluo Sect.

After all, a Martial Saint without constraints or attachments was not something the court wanted to see.

If the White Flame Army truly decided to destroy the Daluo Sect, it would inevitably suffer as well.

Now, this outcome was considered optimal.

Everything was progressing smoothly; the river of destiny from the Daluo Sect flowed mightily into the mouth of the Purple Gold Giant Dragon.

In the midst of this solemn and reverent atmosphere, an official suddenly stood upright among the crowd while bowing.

He was a Sitting Official from Zhi Ge Pavilion.

His unusual action quickly drew the attention of those around him.

Just as people wondered if he had gone mad, he made an even crazier move:

He stepped forward, pushing through his colleagues in front, then leaped high, launching a Force strike towards the Emperor on the Heavenly Altar while shouting:

"The tyrant is unjust; the nation must perish!"

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