Chapter 35: A Hundred Years Later, the Tribulation Opens, Slaughter Begins (Big shots, please follow and read)

Time flowed like water.

The campaign against Iron Sword Sect, the inspection by the envoy of Thunder Sect, Qian Qianyun's breakthrough to Nascent Soul,

the subjugation of the immortal sects of six counties, and the governance of the other seven counties of Guqi Prefecture besides Iron Sword County.

Reaching a closer alliance with the True Strange Crown Prince, and so on…

Amid all these matters, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

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On this day.

The entire Zhenqi Kingdom.

In the nineteen prefectures and two hundred and eight counties, all living beings in the unseen realm felt a heavy weight.

In the unseen realm, the two realms of Zhenqi Kingdom were cut off—none within could leave, none without could enter.

Within the kingdom's borders, all outsiders whose fate was not connected to the heaven, earth, and people of Zhenqi Kingdom were, in the unseen realm, suppressed and restrained.

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Nineteen prefectures, two hundred and eight counties.

One great formation after another, one streak of Spiritual Light after another, shot up into the heavens.

Heavenly secrets in chaos, Cause and Effect intertwined, baleful qi pervading.

A tribulation was brewing.

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On Qinglei Mountain.

Chen Daoxuan stood quietly at the mountain peak, commanding the Green Thunder Sect's sect-guarding great formation, fully activating it.

Yuan Xundao and Qian Qianyun, these two Nascent Soul cultivators, stood attendant at his sides.

Sensing that faint suppression upon him from the unseen realm, Chen Daoxuan knew this was the Zhenqi Kingdom Lord, whose Longevity Secret Art had reached its most critical moment.

Thus activating the Nation's Fortune Great Barrier that could sever the two realms and conceal heavenly secrets.

If the Longevity Secret Art succeeded, it could break through the twenty-thousand-year lifespan limit of the Returning to Void Stage, extending life by several thousand, or even ten thousand years.

But if the secret art failed, he would utterly perish, body and Dao gone, without a shred of hope for survival.

With a thought, Chen Daoxuan connected to the Bamboo Forest Merit Dharma Realm, and instantly that unseen suppression vanished.

Instead, a measure of the power of heaven and earth descended upon him.

Time flowed on.

Until the sun reached its zenith, the hour of noon arrived.

Chen Daoxuan sensed the stirring of heavenly secrets.

A faint smile appeared, and he suddenly spoke:

"Xundao, you shall hold the Mountain Gate, command the sect's great formation, and suppress the fortune of Guqi Prefecture."

"After I remove the Prefectural Governor, you must ensure that within three days, not a wisp of fortune leaks out of Guqi Prefecture."

"Yes!"

"Qianyun, to guard against accidents, you shall command the Merit Dharma Realm, oversee the other six sects, and stabilize the sect's merit and fortune."

"Yes, Green Ancestor."

As he spoke, Chen Daoxuan paused slightly in thought, and with a wave of his hand, the Black Tortoise Pearl, Black Tortoise Armor, and Black Tortoise Sword—the three Black Tortoise treasures he had casually elevated to Primordial Spirit Spirit Treasures—materialized.

The Black Tortoise Pearl fell into Yuan Xundao's hands.

The Black Tortoise Armor and Black Tortoise Sword fell upon Qian Qianyun.

"With these three Spirit Treasures upon you, as long as you do not leave the Mountain Gate, even if a great sect or great nation sends a Divine Transformation cultivator, for a very long time it will be enough to ensure your safety."

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Having finished speaking, a wisp of utterly pure killing intent surfaced within Chen Daoxuan's eyes.

Azure thunder-light circulated around his body, and the Thunder Bamboo Dharma Aspect he had cultivated over the past hundred years manifested.

Transforming into a heaven-reaching thunder bamboo.

Chen Daoxuan stepped upon it, his Primordial Spirit's might utterly unconcealed, and departed Green Thunder Sect in grand fashion.

Heading toward the prefectural seat of Guqi Prefecture.

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Following Chen Daoxuan's movement.

From Iron Sword Sect, a sword-cry rang out, and a female sword cultivator in a grey dharma robe manifested a Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect like a dark iron sword, soaring into the heavens.

Likewise heading toward the prefectural seat of Guqi Prefecture.

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Sensing the appearance of this Divine Transformation female cultivator, Chen Daoxuan's expression did not change.

A hundred years ago, when the campaign against Iron Sword Sect had failed and returned without success, it was this Divine Transformation female sword cultivator who had secretly intervened to obstruct.

At that time, he had not yet undergone the inspection of the Thunder Sect envoy, and to avoid revealing his true strength, he had not engaged this Divine Transformation female sword cultivator—who should have originated from Iron Sword Sect's Upper Sect, the Divine Sword Sect—and had let Iron Sword Sect go.

Now this Divine Transformation female sword cultivator had ceased concealing herself, revealing herself openly, and had not come directly to attack; she likely shared the same intention as he.

To sabotage the Zhenqi Kingdom Lord's ongoing Longevity Secret Art.

Only Chen Daoxuan did not know the fundamental purpose of this Divine Transformation female sword cultivator from the Divine Sword Sect.

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Guqi Prefecture, the prefectural seat.

The Prefectural Governor, who commanded a prefecture's fortune, bore the Nation's Fortune upon him, and likewise possessed Divine Transformation cultivation—upon the appearance of Chen Daoxuan, this Green Bamboo True Lord, and the Divine Transformation female sword cultivator, one after another,

and seeing that both were heading toward the prefectural seat, his expression grew exceedingly solemn. He immediately activated the prefectural seat's great formation, connecting in the unseen realm with the eight counties of Guqi Prefecture and all living beings of heaven and earth.

Using his own Dharma Aspect as the foundation, he manifested a vast True Strange Dharma Aspect, emitted Dao sounds, and inquired:

"Fellow Daoists, as long as you do not disturb my True Strange Nation's Fortune, feel free to make any request!"

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"Governor, the True Strange King's fate has run its course. How dare you support him in defying and altering the Mandate of Heaven, offending Heaven itself."

"Please pay for it with your life."

Chen Daoxuan did not respond. After indifferently listing his crimes, he could not wait to directly ride that heaven-piercing Thunder Bamboo, like a pillar of heaven, and charge toward the prefecture seat.

The heavenly secrets he sensed through the Causality Great Dao showed that only these three days were the time appointed by Heaven, the moment to follow Heaven and respond to the people.

During this period, within the borders of True Strange Kingdom, any killing carried out would cause karmic backlash and Merit and Fortune backlash, but only one in a hundred would remain.

If one slew someone like this Guqi Prefecture Governor, who aided the True Strange King in defying the Mandate of Heaven and extending his lifespan, then aside from a sliver of karma, there would be no backlash whatsoever.

There might even be Fortune and Merit bestowed upon one.

To Chen Daoxuan, this Guqi Prefecture Governor was already a dead man; no conversation was needed.

After slaying this Guqi Prefecture Governor and stabilizing Guqi Prefecture as a great rear base, he still had to head to True Strange Kingdom's capital.

He planned to take advantage of the True Strange Crown Prince's troubles to see if he could make Green Thunder Sect become the Nation's Teaching of True Strange Kingdom in one stroke.

There was no time to delay.

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"Good, good, good. This official shall see just what divine abilities you Green Bamboo possess, that you dare not take me seriously."

Hearing Chen Daoxuan's indifferent words, as if executing Heaven's will, and seeing his direct assault, the Guqi Prefecture Governor was instantly enraged to the extreme.

Although he had only barely achieved Divine Transformation by relying on Nation's Fortune, having governed the fortune of all living things under heaven in an entire prefecture, never had any Divine Transformation cultivator dared to slight him so.

"Kill!"

That True Strange Dharma Aspect filled the sky and covered the earth, six wings spanning across the void, three eyes condensing divine light, and charged toward Chen Daoxuan.

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In response, Chen Daoxuan's eyes flickered with a deep, inscrutable expression.

Within the Primordial Spirit Dharma Realm, the powers of the four Dharma Aspects—Five Elements Mountain, Four Symbols Mountain, Yin Yang Mountain, and Cause and Effect Mountain—

Through the profound wonder of the Mountain-Sea Immortal Scripture, merged into one, and were all bestowed upon the Thunder Bamboo Dharma Aspect.

"Crack!"

As the Thunder Bamboo Dharma Aspect collided with the True Strange Dharma Aspect.

The True Strange Dharma Aspect was covered in countless cracks.

Like shattering glass, it was directly blasted apart into nothing.

A massive breach was torn open in the prefecture seat's grand formation.

At the core of the prefecture seat, the Guqi Prefecture Governor's vast, boundless Primordial Spirit Aura rapidly declined.

"Boom boom boom!"

On the Thunder Bamboo Dharma Aspect, thunder-light blazed, and Thunder spanned across the void.

It surged into the formation's breach in an instant.

Under Chen Daoxuan's control, like a pillar of Thunder, it thrust toward the Guqi Prefecture Governor, who had already been locked onto by his Primordial Spirit and severely wounded.

After destroying his Dharma Aspect, he would shatter his Primordial Spirit, destroy his Dharma Body, and end his life……

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