Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 410 - 407: Beacon Fires Lit Everywhere in the Divine Land

Chapter 410: Chapter 407: Beacon Fires Lit Everywhere in the Divine Land

Yan State, Daning Prefecture.

On Guiming Mountain stood a Daoist temple complex that didn’t appear very large.

Palaces, formations, medicine fields, and the like were all available, but due to the sparse attendance of sweepers and farmers, it gave the impression that this foundation was somewhat deserted.

Should outsiders come here, they would never guess.

This unimposing place was actually the "No-Life Dao" northern number one branch, the Three Yang Sect’s Mountain Temple!

Indeed, as the biggest group of rebels in Red County Shenzhou,

During the recent three hundred years of the dynasty’s dominance, their stronghold moved every few to a dozen years.

Usually, they would keep rotating among the various Daoist arenas under their command.

Only the unchanging "Inner Scene Heaven and Earth·Three Yang Small Realm" was their true foundation.

On the sixteenth of August, just as dawn approached, seven to eight streaks of light carrying pure white lotus petals shot in from outside the mountain.

They were a group of celestial fairy-like beauties in white dresses, holding Passage Orders, all at once landing in the great hall of this Mountain Temple.

Soon, the bell of "Gathering Immortals Bell" resonated.

The high-ranking personnel left in charge, already sitting on pins and needles, instantly rose and dashed into the great hall from all directions.

Outside the hall, the awoken disciples showed a frightened and confused sight.

"What happened? Didn’t the Sect Master Marshal and the others go to Yunjing City?

How come several White Lotus Holy Daughters have returned ahead of them?"

"Don’t you know yet?

Something terrible has happened! I just heard from Senior Brother Xun, who was responsible for guarding the Grandmaster Hall last night.

In the first half of the night, the Sect Master Marshal, Uncle Qing Yezi, Uncle Yu Jiezi... and those from the same sect who went to Yunjing City to hold the Killing Banquet, nearly all of their life-lamps have been extinguished!"

"How could this be?!"

Like a bolt from the blue, one by one, the personnel left behind were so shocked they turned pale.

Originally, with the "No-Life Buddha’s" direct Dharma decree, none dared to be slack.

The spots to go to Yunjing City were good assignments that the disciples fought tooth and nail for.

Many of them believed in their hearts that the plan would be a success.

Their own master, Red Lotus, hoped to be promoted to "Green Seal Sage," taking over the wealth of the Great Yan Family to become the number one power in a turbulent world, allowing them a moment to puff out their chests with pride and luxury.

They’d even prepared the celebratory drinks well in advance.

But what awaited them turned out to be this disastrous news!

However, due to the stringent restrictions of the Daoist Skill, none dared to flee.

And what the disciples didn’t know was that inside the Daoist temple’s great hall, a rapidly completed covert transfer of power was already surging.

Su Guyun, no longer showing the naive, innocent demeanor or pretending to be a pure White Lotus in front of her fellow sect members, sat imperiously atop the master’s throne, exuding an air of authority.

She held a blood-drenched lotus pod in her hand, casually tossing the golden lotus seeds into her mouth as if they were candy.

Zhu Bo’an and the other White Lotus Holy Daughters who had returned with her wore their usual expressions.

The Mages and Yin Gods among the personnel left to maintain order all looked as gloomy as death.

Then, with a casual expression and a dismissive tone, Su Guyun said:

"All the Elders and protectors, you’ve seen it for yourselves.

Thanks to Old Buddha’s divine blessing, I have achieved the "Three True Dharma Body," which no one has cultivated for nearly a hundred years. I am the divinely destined next Taoist Master of the No-Life Dao!

From now on, my word is the law here!

Who supports me? Who opposes me?"

Her eyes flashed coldly with each blink, causing everyone to involuntarily shudder.

The "chicken" she had eaten raw lay dead on the ground, how could the other "monkeys" dare to utter a word of dissent?

They fell to their knees one after another, faster than the next, fervently crying out:

"We greet the Taoist Master!"

"The Taoist Master is of extraordinary talent, surely the prophesied Living Ming King according to Buddha!"

"The Taoist Master, accomplished in both culture and arms, will unify the world in no time!"

By her side, the experienced Zhu Bo’an already presented a pile of rigid Dharma Contracts to them.

Watching as each of them signed.

Earlier, the forces from the north concentrated up to forty to fifty percent of their strength in Yunjing City (mentioned in Chapter 384).

Moreover, to gain recognition in front of "No-Life Buddha," most of the devout core leadership rushed out, and they all perished in Yunjing City in one fell swoop.

As the No-Life Dao Demon described, the elite of the Northern No-Life Dao was entirely gone, with no exaggeration.

The rest, mere fringe characters like scattered sand, naturally lacked the capability to raise the No-Life Dao’s banner once more.

As one of the few surviving "lucky ones," Su Guyun leveraged the "Lotus Court Small Realm" to gather the elites she had long coveted, particularly those exceptionally outstanding White Lotus Holy Daughters.

Immediately, under Zhu Bo’an’s counsel, she struck out in all directions.

This practice of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, blending both grace and severity, they had done five or six times swiftly in just one night.

They completely swept through the relatively nearby and most powerful five or six forces!

In the Sect, there was no room for courteous deference; the one with the bigger fist was the one who made the rules.

Su Guyun swiftly cemented her position on the Taoist Master’s throne.

By merely cobbling together the remnants of "No-Life Dao," her forces had instantaneously swelled countless times.

Even among the numerous rebels now, she commanded a force not to be underestimated.

However, even amidst his triumphant satisfaction, Su Guyun couldn’t help but feel a bit of nagging doubt:

"Although the whole operation went very smoothly, why do I always have the feeling that something is not quite right?"

He turned his head to look at Bo’an, his right-hand man who seemed inseparable:

"Bo’an, what do you think?"

As Zhu Bo’an, whose face was lit up with uncontrollable joy, browsed through the account books, he hurriedly responded:

"My king, there shouldn’t be anything suspicious about this matter.

I’ve heard that in times of chaos, heroes will seize the opportunity to leverage the power of heaven and earth. The reason our actions went so smoothly must surely be because you took advantage of the situation, perfectly fulfilling Heavenly Destiny!"

Yet internally, he thought:

’While in Yunjing City, my master deliberately took care of me, repeatedly letting things slide.

When we began to take over the branch territories, there were already Judges and Night Patrol Deities targeting and precisely staking out the place, just waiting for your arrival. All you had to do was wield the scythe.

With this approach, how could it not be smooth?

As for the only suspicious detail, that would probably be... ownership issues.

Now this vast foundation still bears the Su surname, but with this investment rolling like a donkey, and the profits rolling in, I fear that even you, my king, may eventually take on the Wang surname.’

The Three Yang Small Realm originally contained the savings of the Three Yang Sect accumulated over a thousand years, as well as treasures plundered from the entire Red County Shenzhou by the Great Yan Imperial Palace over three hundred years.

But this fattest piece of meat didn’t end up in my own mouth.

Wang Yuan was so heartbroken he could bleed, and naturally, his most beloved big disciple Zhu Bo’an felt the same.

Since the cooked duck had flown away, it was necessary to recover what was lost from somewhere else.

In the present situation, where was there a better target than the extremely empty "Northern No-Life Dao" in the north?

With no need for Old Master Wang to take action personally, Zhu Bo’an merely twisted his mouth, and the ambitious Su Guyun immediately charged into battle with his own provisions.

Just as that initial investment proposal had stated.

Let Su Guyun mobilize all his initiative for his own freedom, ambition, dreams... exerting every ounce of his strength, he would eventually bear the sweetest fruit (Chapter 326)!

"Is that so? Then that’s the only explanation," Su Guyun concluded with a nod, and said no more.

Roar——!

Just then, a golden Flood Snake with emerging dragon-like characteristics suddenly dove down from the high sky and entered the body of Su Guyun’s Pure Yang Dharma Body.

He couldn’t help but grunt.

A vast, overwhelming force emerged from nowhere, continuously washing over his thoughts.

It was as if thousands of hammers were forging steel, constantly purifying his Military Skill will.

It was almost like divine help, as his Three Yang Martial Art developed by leaps and bounds.

And it wasn’t just Su Guyun, who had already become the leader of a faction.

As the Imperial Dynasty’s golden dragon collapsed, those Flood Snake heads that had thrown off their suppression were faintly growing whiskers and horns.

They successively entered the bodies of those Hidden Dragons and those destined to rise.

Allowing their Military Skill Cultivation to progress a thousand miles in a single day.

Ah——!

Accompanied by a series of long howls,

Columns of Qi-Blood rose to the sky, with some even vaguely adopting the form of Divine Beasts, exhibiting a formidable and unpredictable heavenly might.

Meanwhile, the long night finally came to an end, and a sun rose once more.

But everyone who looked up at the sky was shocked to discover that the ceaseless celestial omens had not yet come to an end.

Moreover, it seemed as if the previous few omens had been thoroughly pushed to a climax.

On the surface of the sun, which was not too dazzling in the early morning, a small black dot seemed to be moving slowly.

It was the ominous sign of Venus transiting the sun, also known as the Venus transit.

The term "transiting the sun" is actually "visible during the day."

In reality, Earth, Venus, and the Sun were aligned in a straight line; looking up from the ground at this time, one could witness the spectacle of Venus transiting the sun.

As this celestial phenomenon appeared, the already turbulent Tribulation Energy of Red County Shenzhou completely erupted.

It formed an immense net that enshrouded every living being in the mortal world.

This net was a million times more terrifying than the most powerful "Deceitful Heart" in the world, with Yin and Yang in chaos, the Tribulation Energy penetrating minds, leaving no one to escape.

Not just the common Magicians, even Corpse Dissection Immortals dared not interfere.

"Venus transiting the sun is a sign of great change, a turning of the tide for people and kings!"

Whether it was "Comet Assaulting the Moon," "Ying Huo Heart Guarding," "Changgeng Accompanying the Moon," each targeted the current rulers.

But when it came to "Venus transiting the sun," it directly signaled countless ambitious figures.

——The time has come for a new Emperor to rise!

Before even midday arrived, smoke rose from Yan State, Yu State, Dai State, Junzhou, Qiongzhou... all across Red County Shenzhou.

Countless voices released their long-suppressed cries:

"Rebellion!"

"Rebellion!"

And the first to be struck were the existing Government Office system and a million members of the Imperial Family!

It was the release of all the Causality and Debts accumulated in the world over three hundred years, exploding all at once, causing the former beneficiaries to face the most brutal backlash.