Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 637 - 561 King Yan Presents a Bell, From Darkness to Light_2

Boom!

The next moment, he collapsed to the ground, dark blood flowing from all seven orifices.

After a convulsion, he lay as still as the servant he had casually killed outside.

"My king—!"

"Something terrible has happened, the king has collapsed too!"

Old Master Wang’s act of giving clocks to other monarchs as a "gift" was supposed to be a playful jest, and did not carry the dangerous power of the Lord Yama Decree.

This outcome was an unexpected delight.

Without spending a single soldier or shedding a drop of blood,

they managed to cripple a kingdom and incidentally capture its ruler, who was the highest-ranked embodiment of "Innate Evil" in the Mortal World, next only to the Ming King.

In an instant, his grand aspiration for a kingdom was reduced to nothing.

Tanhuan had indeed lived up to the stereotype of "a small country that does not humbly accede, a weak power that does not fear the strong, rude and disrespectful to its neighbors, stubborn and inept in forming alliances, doomed to perish."

Beyond Tanhuan,

each of the Deceit Country’s nations had distinct circumstances and suffered varying degrees of damage from this financial onslaught.

Tanhuan’s situation was comparatively better; most nobles only lost money and resources.

But let’s not forget the four Green Seal Strange Immortals: "Pointing to a Deer and Calling It a Horse," "Lady Mengjiang Weeping at the Great Wall," "Renowned Throughout the Green History," "Five Techniques of Civilian Control," who were still feasting within their own Tao Lineages.

Many of their Sect Disciples, whose Taoist Skills were in harmony with theirs, lost not only their wealth but also their very lives.

This was particularly true for those Sects who ruled over countries alone with the Yellow Heaven Righteous Dao.

Recently, the Xiangxiong Kingdom under the rule of Yellow Heaven Righteous Dao and the six territories of Langqiong under Qingtian Righteous Law Path had fallen into chaos.

Manxiang Temple and the Sixteen Strong Kingdoms couldn’t resist joining the hunt.

While the confederation’s army was strong and the territories of Langqiong had a peculiar environment filled with miasma and poisonous insects,

with the Green Seal Strange Immortal, founder of Qingtian Governance and the "Human Sacrifice Breeding Farm," firmly in place, it remained a tough bone to chew.

Both sides were purchasing large quantities of supplies and munitions to support the front line, and solving the problem of military expenditures was a major headache for those in power.

In front of a golden and resplendent temple,

"Ever since ancient times, leading the people has depended on faith and sincerity, a promise valued more than a hundred pieces of gold. Modern folks should not solely blame Shangjun, for Shangjun ensures that policies are effectively implemented.

Seeing this Heavenly Master here and still not promptly presenting offerings is utterly disrespectful.

Imperial Decree: Those who are disrespectful shall offer their flesh and Taoist Ability as sustenance to me!"

Composed of five individuals from the king, scholar, peasant, craftsman, and merchant classes, the stacked Arhat shouted in unison.

In this temple belonging to the Yellow Heaven Righteous Dao, a group of monks engrossed in Joyful Zen Method burst apart at once at the presence of Consort Ming.

Their Divine Power Talismans, essence blood, and mana... flowed into the mouths of the five like all rivers return to the sea,

causing their aura to surge once more.

The Five Techniques of Civilian Control turned and continued toward the next temple, while a group of Daoist Soldiers sent by the Green Seal Strange Immortal Joyful Vajra immediately rushed into the temple with bags to pillage.

They took away all the now "ownerless" treasures to replenish their military funds.

Their actions were clean and efficient, clearly well-practiced.

The Five Techniques of Civilian Control paid them no mind; in the eyes of this Strange Immortal, it was only right and proper for the lower classes to sustain the upper.

"The way of humans is to take from those who lack to give to those who have plenty. Without you toiling like oxen and horses, how could we live in luxury?"

This Knowledge, the Five Techniques of Civilian Control, came from the Dharma Clan sage’s work, "Shangjun Book."

Besides the impoverished and weak, ignorant citizens were to be contained to restrict their Knowledge, unify their thinking; overworked citizens: constantly engaging citizens in tasks, leaving them no time or energy for other matters.

Humiliated citizens: firstly, to destroy their self-esteem and confidence; secondly, to incite them to snitch and report on one another, living forever in anxiety.

The last principle: if the five measures fail to have an effect, execute them all!

[Murder Taboo: One Hand Covering the Sky!

One, proclaiming laws: the adversary, based on their identity, position, and Taoist Ability, may receive varying degrees of exemption.

Two, Class Suppression:

As long as their position is not higher than Five Techniques of Civilian Control,

Once these five individuals take control, one can no longer rely on their own strength to break free from the vicious cycles of the impoverished, weak, ignorant, overworked, and humiliated citizens.

Subjected to artificially induced information deficits, exhausted from constant tasks, consumed by unrest, the Taoist Ability they painstakingly Cultivated will be devoured out of nowhere, leaving only the bare essentials to survive.

They can no longer break through their own class barriers, nor can they advance any further, protecting themselves from unexpected risks.

Until they are devoured completely by the adversary!]

At this time, with the full cooperation of his subordinates in his Tao Lineage, the Five Techniques of Civilian Control had already restored his status to a Green Seal Position.

Yet he continued to devour his Disciples, his momentum rising steadily.

As the leader of the four Green Seal Strange Immortals, his original level was clearly the second realm of Green Seal, the Dharma Image!

If he didn’t die without achieving Corpse Dissection, there were few in the Mortal World whose positions could surpass him.

At that moment,

Suddenly, the Five Techniques of Civilian Control heard the sound of rushing water by his ear.

All five faces looked up to the sky and twisted in dismay, making cries of shock:

"Impossible! Could this be a new Human Dao Torrent? And..."

Their bodies seemed to falter, as though they were about to be swept up by a mighty current.

In his power’s perception,

The ones now rampantly reaping the world’s wealth were no longer limited to those rulers holding authority, ruling over people with an executioner’s blade.

Instead, a new group had emerged... the lowest of the Merchants!

And that Scythe, cutting through the rules, seemed to be even sharper than theirs.

As this brand-new Human Dao Torrent swept by, the Five Techniques of Civilian Control, naturally, were going to be caught in it without any doubt.