Chapter 1676: The consequences of being abandoned by the gods

The effect of this blow was similar to the explosion Qing Yang had just suffered in the afternoon. The imperial guards around King Yao were scattered, and even with elemental power protection, they were bleeding from their noses and mouths, dizzy and confused.

The ground cracked open a large hole, like a punctured belly.

This was still because the Frost Immortal Hall itself was protected by an array; otherwise, the damage would have been even more severe.

Among everyone, King Yao was the least injured, only seeing stars after being shaken to the ground, but without substantial damage—the Minister of Medicine protected his master loyally, rushing forward to block the vast majority of the damage, but he himself was dying and unable to move; and the inner core in King Yao's hand emitted a faint light, offsetting the shock caused by the trident.

Wu Linghe turned around calmly, and a giant phantom reappeared behind him, a flower basket and a poisonous snake.

The temple soldiers behind Bai Tan knelt down in a large area, calling "Goddess."

This was Goddess Feng He, not Miao Miao Zhantian.

She pointed at King Yao and switched to the grand voice unique to gods: "Take him!"

Goddess Feng He personally issued the decree, and everyone had no more doubts, rushing forward like they had been injected with chicken blood.

How did it become a situation where the enemy was strong and they were weak in the blink of an eye? King Yao squeezed the inner core and shouted: "Save me!"

Before the first word was even finished, the giant serpent still outside the courtyard turned into a wisp of white mist and fled back to King Yao's side.

The trident that had pierced three feet into the ground was pulled out by it, and with a horizontal sweep, it swept away a large area of soldiers.

Goddess Feng He took two steps forward, held her head high, and said to King Yao: "Seeing me arrive in person, why don't you kneel?"

King Yao was standing in a higher position than her, but looking at her demeanor and posture, King Yao should have been crawling at her feet instead.

The old sovereign's eyes were stung red by the flying snow and sand, glaring fiercely at her demeanor, like an old wolf at the end of its rope:

"Why! Are the temples I built for you not enough, or are the offerings I gave you not enough? Why destroy my foundation and seize my country!"

With the last few words, he roared, carrying endless anger and grievance.

He couldn't figure it out; he really couldn't figure it out. The Yao Nation was the only strong power in the Flash Gold Plains. Without it, who else could the Heavenly God use to fulfill its will and plunder the nightmare energy of all living beings? "Is this Yao Nation truly your foundation, your country? As long as the Heavenly God nods, it can be called the Yao Nation, the Shen Nation, or any other country." Goddess Feng He's flat tone hid sarcasm, "You have lived for sixty years, yet you are even more naive than an infant; that is why you deserve to fall into this situation today."

Qing Yang and Bai Tan were both present; wasn't this remark also a warning to them?

King Yao could sit firmly on the throne because the Heavenly God allowed it.

Once the Heavenly God didn't allow it, that chair would change hands.

The Heavenly God gave the Yao Nation the most important task, but he tried every means to shirk it. So no matter how many temples King Yao built for the gods or how many offerings he presented, it was all perfunctory! The Heavenly God knew that his respect for the gods in his heart was far from enough.

His ancestors were very obedient, knowing how to put the Heavenly God's needs in the first place.

But the unworthy descendant two hundred years later had forgotten.

"Serving the gods, the most important thing is sincerity. Your ancestors warned you to build temples before building palaces, but you forgot it completely." Goddess Feng He pointed at him, "You—"

The last two words nailed into King Yao's heart: "—are greatly disrespectful!"

"I..." King Yao opened his mouth, his throat choking.

The rules passed down by the royal family indeed had such a clause.

This both highlights the supreme status of the Heavenly God and expresses the royal family's reverence for Him.

The Yao Kings of past generations had built too many temples for the Heavenly God! Even for Miao Miao Zhantian temples, King Yao had built over twenty since he ascended the throne! The only exception was this expansion in the east of Tianshui City.

Time was tight, the task was heavy, and the national treasury had no money. The Yao Court had to rush construction frantically within a limited time to absorb money in large quantities across the country; that was why they prioritized expanding the royal palace!

Only by first repairing the royal palace could they settle the hearts of the people and make the people willing to pay money first. What effect would repairing temples have?

Besides, it wasn't that they weren't repairing temples; the construction blueprints were already drawn up!

It was just this one exception, just once! How could he have expected such serious consequences? But King Yao couldn't say these words. As a monarch, he had long understood a truth:

If you want to add a crime, why worry about not having an excuse? The Heavenly God had abandoned him.

The Heavenly God had abandoned the Yao Nation.

Goddess Feng He pointed at the giant serpent and said: "Privately harboring the External Dharma Image of the Thousand-Illusion True Person is ironclad proof of the Yao Nation's disloyalty!"

The Yao Nation had been bathed in the divine grace of Miao Miao Zhantian for over a hundred years, yet it secretly hid the Dharma body of a great immortal from the Ruins Mountain in the Jade Spring Palace, and even used it as a reliance to confront the Heavenly God! This kind of two-mindedness and playing both sides was tantamount to betrayal in the eyes of the Heavenly God! King Yao could only swallow his broken teeth, and then reveal a humble face: "That is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! Decades ago, a master bestowed this Dharma body upon the late King, saying it was infinitely powerful and could block a disaster of national destruction for the Yao Nation, but it had to be placed in a cold place and life essence had to be extracted regularly. So the late King took the opportunity of renovating the Jade Spring Palace to suppress it under the ice spring, and transplanted a pear tree demon by the spring to transport nutrients for it."

Qing Yang and Bai Tan, who were on the side, finally understood.

No wonder King Yao was so concerned about the old pear tree and spent great effort to support it; it turned out the old pear tree was just a channel, absorbing various nutrients and transforming them into life essence, which was then sucked away by the giant serpent.

Qing Yang remembered the exhaustion and helplessness she felt from the old pear tree before it perished.

Having been sucked for nearly sixty years, this kind old tree demon couldn't hold on anymore.

No wonder after the old pear tree withered, King Yao kept trying to transplant various flowers and trees, even tree demons, to the Jade Spring Palace; it turned out he was afraid the giant serpent would have no continuation and wouldn't be able to eat nutrients.

Goddess Feng He's eyes flickered: "Who was the person who took out this Dharma body?"

This person must be related to the Thousand-Illusion True Person. The Heavenly God was very interested.

"I don't know. This matter is not recorded in documents and was only told to me orally by my father on his deathbed." King Yao said urgently, "I will do it tomorrow, no, I will issue an order to the whole country now to build Miao Miao Zhantian temples, build Goddess Feng He temples, increase offerings, and devote myself fully! I will definitely, definitely make the gods satisfied!"

He pointed at Bai Tan and said: "I have governed the country for decades; how can I not be more proficient than this shameless villain?"

He was still trying to win back the favor of the Heavenly God.

Goddess Feng He smiled slightly: "Are you still loyal to the Goddess, willing to crawl at her feet?"

"Of course, of course!" King Yao's face was full of fear and trepidation, "My loyalty to the Goddess can be witnessed by the sun and moon!"

"Very good. Since that is the case, let's see if your words match your actions—" Goddess Feng He pointed her chin outside, "Your subordinates are still struggling in vain; tell them to kneel." ===== CHAPTER 1677 =====