Chapter 195: Truly Worthy of Being a Pillar of Talent in My Holy Sect!

At this moment, heaven and earth fell utterly silent.

In Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan, majestic Dharma Bodies rose from the ground everywhere, piercing through the thirty-six layers of罡 clouds, gazing from afar toward Master Chongguang's direction.

Above the dome of heaven, myriad stars manifested.

These were not real stars, but manifestations of the Fruit Position masters; some radiated Buddhist light, others unleashed sword qi recklessly, while those at the Foundation Establishment realm appeared as a tangled mess.

Yet the next second, a wild wind blew through.

The wind flew a thousand li, snow drifted across ten provinces, instantly severing all strange phenomena; clearly, True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue had acted, blocking all attempts at spying.

At some unknown point, a dazzling radiance had already begun to emanate from Master Chongguang's body.

Not only him; throughout the entire State of Qing, from the highest officials down to the common people, everyone began to glow with this radiance, looking at their own bodies in utter astonishment.

This radiance spread rapidly in all directions from them as the center, engulfing the houses, cities, mountains, and rivers of the State of Qing, until finally even the cultivators of Qing were tainted, from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, to the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment; even the fleeing Five Elements True Person was no exception.

"What is this?"

Five Elements True Person looked bewildered; as a True Person at the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment, he could perceive far more truths than those confused mortals with fleshly eyes.

Thus, he quickly discovered the source of the radiance.

【Official Position】.

He had long since defected to the Dao Court and thus received an 【Official Position】 from them; now, it was precisely this 【Official Position】 he had accepted in the past that was emitting the radiance.

"Something is wrong!"

At this moment, a bad premonition suddenly arose in Five Elements True Person's heart; he immediately circulated his magic power, intending to discard the 【Official Position】 on his body.

Yet how could a Dao Court official title be abandoned so easily?

Thus, as Five Elements True Person circulated his magic power, the radiance emanating from the 【Official Position】 did not diminish but instead expanded further, growing faster and faster.

It was just like a lamp's flame.

A single lamp flame might be negligible, illuminating only a tiny area, yet hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of lamp flames could burst forth with the brilliance of the sun.

"Snap!"

The next second, the lamp flames were ignited.

Bearing the brunt were the residents of the capital of 【State of Qing】; in their bewilderment, they burned fiercely, their flesh and skin turning into lamp oil, their sinews and bones becoming lamp holders.

This burning began to spread rapidly.

At first only mortals, then cultivators, then houses and cities, until finally the entire 【State of Qing】 was engulfed in flames!

No one could resist, for they were merely 【Subjects】, while Master Chongguang was the 【Sovereign】!

When the Sovereign demands the Subject's death, the Subject has no choice but to die!

The flames ignited the entire 【State of Qing】; wherever the radiance passed, only piles of white bones remained, everyone having turned into firewood to fuel the flames!

In an instant, countless astonished gazes shot over from all directions, falling upon True Person Master Chongguang, looking into those gentle and calm eyes.

Even Lu Yang showed a hint of surprise.

Within the Holy Sect, True Person Master Chongguang's reputation had actually always been quite good; he belonged to the less monstrous type and was a good leader to his subordinates.

Yet now, he had done such a thing.

A blood sacrifice of the 【State of Qing】!

The entire spectacle, the vast earth, suddenly lost all signs of life, all ignited by him; millions of living souls had together turned into the oil and tallow within his lamp!

Previously, Lu Yang had not failed to consider that the 【State of Qing】, as a spectacle implanted into Jiangbei by the Dao Court, had long been deeply influenced by the True Person's Fruit Position; it could be reversed, but not expelled. If you reverse it today, the Dao Court can restore it tomorrow, resulting only in a stalemate—what meaning would that have?

Now Master Chongguang had provided the answer.

Reversing the rules was merely the first step; now that the 【Seizure of Power】 was successful, he had never intended to keep the 【State of Qing】, but planned to settle everything once and for all!

Kill everyone, and naturally the 【State of Qing】 would cease to exist!

Others might call this cruel, but in the Holy Sect, we generally call it efficient.

"Under heaven, only the Dao Court system can accomplish such a thing," True Person Master Chongguang said with a smile, then looked in Lu Yang's direction.

"It's just that Yuan Tu will have to suffer a bit more next."

Hearing this, Lu Yang was stunned: "What?"

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, dark clouds gathered above the dome of heaven, and streaks of lightning flashed forth; clearly, this was Heavenly Punishment! Yet the target was not True Person Master Chongguang, but surprisingly Lu Yang!

"Why is it striking me!?"

Lu Yang's face instantly turned exceedingly ugly; with the overall situation now settled and True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue having released the karmic ties, he quickly calculated the cause.

'It is because True Person Master Chongguang is framing me!'

'As a spectacle, the 【State of Qing】 is not only part of the Dao Court but also part of heaven and earth, having been integrated by the Son of Heaven of the Dao Court in the past.'

'Yet now, True Person Master Chongguang has blood-sacrificed the entire 【State of Qing】, turning it into resources for his own promotion to True Person; this is equivalent to cutting flesh from heaven and earth's body to supplement himself. The nature of this act is far more severe than damaging a dragon vein; how could such behavior not incur Heavenly Punishment?'

In an instant, Lu Yang suddenly understood:

'So that is why he wanted me to kill the King of Qing!'

'Because only after I killed the King of Qing could Master Chongguang achieve everything before our eyes; I am the true instigator, and thus he has devised a way to transfer all the Heavenly Punishment onto me!'

You bastard!!!

Earlier acting like such a good leader, providing escort protection and freely giving away various magic treasures, was all actually just to trap me in this huge scheme?

Is there any leader who acts like you!?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but look at True Person Master Chongguang; I trusted you so much! And you betray a loyal subordinate like me in this way?

—Fortunately, I was already on guard.

The next second, without another word, Lu Yang began to circulate the Heaven-Deceiving Great Art he had obtained from True Person Blood Demon, transferring all the falling Heavenly Punishment away.

The target of this transfer was the group of Foundation Establishment True Persons in Jiangbei who had previously received vast rewards from him, countless divine abilities, cultivation methods, and magic treasures.

These are all karmic ties; now give them back to me!

In an instant, the dark clouds that had almost locked onto Lu Yang suddenly stalled, as if identifying something, before suddenly exploding into fragments in the sky above, turning into more than a dozen smaller dark clouds that raced toward Zhalong Pass, no longer seeking trouble with Lu Yang.

"Oh?"

Seeing this scene, even True Person Master Chongguang showed a look of surprise; he immediately counted on his fingers, then burst into a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha, well done!"

"Truly worthy of being a pillar of talent in my Holy Sect!"

As his voice fell, Lu Yang saw the 【Formless Sword】 in his hand emit a brilliant light, from which a Golden Nature detached and drifted lightly into his palm.

"You deserve this."

True Person Master Chongguang's voice came faintly, and Lu Yang accepted it openly.

For only he could understand the true meaning behind True Person Master Chongguang's words: why would Master Chongguang use this Golden Nature as a reward?

Because under the protection of the Golden Nature, reincarnation would not be obscured by the Mystery of the Womb; and in Master Chongguang's view, after being struck by Heavenly Punishment, Lu Yang would inevitably lose his fortune just like Arhat Fu Long of the past, destined to live hundreds or thousands of lives as pigs and dogs, so he bestowed this Golden Nature to prevent him from sinking completely.

When the tribulation ends in the future, there will still be a chance to return.

This was likely one of the few scraps of kindness Master Chongguang possessed; after all, Lu Yang was a capable talent, indeed very handy to use.

However, the result was that Lu Yang did not suffer the Heavenly Punishment.

In that case, this Golden Nature was purely a reward for Lu Yang, earned through his own ability, a result that True Person Master Chongguang also acknowledged.

"Alright, withdraw."

True Person Master Chongguang waved his hand, signaling Lu Yang to retreat; from start to finish, he had not shown any trace of ferocity or ruthlessness, only indifference and calm.

Indifferently igniting the 【State of Qing】.

Calmly killing everyone.

Including Lu Yang; he had also毫不犹豫地 transferred the Heavenly Punishment and made use of it.

Although he did not explicitly state it aloud, his words and actions all illustrated one sentence: For the attainment of my Golden Core, consider your deaths well-placed!

(End of Chapter)