Chapter 264

The "candies" fed to the villagers were actually quite simple: the eggs of the Qi-Eating Worms.

He had once deduced a similar cultivation method within the Refinement Method Secret Realm; now, he merely perfected it again and applied it to the villagers.

"The marvel of the 【Villager】 is that they can eat anything, yet they can only eat, unable to truly digest what they consume. The eggs of the Qi-Eating Worms can remedy this. They are never picky about meat or vegetables and can help the 【Villagers】 digest, then reciprocate to enhance their vitality and physique."

And after being modified by the Qi-Eating Worms.

The villagers no longer had to starve; indeed, by eating dirt and tree bark, they could grow their physiques to a level comparable to that of the 【Wu Zu】.

The difference between the two lay solely in the Fate Star.

Under the suppression of the Fate Star, even if a dozen 【Villagers】 attacked together, a single 【Wu Zu】, merely by gathering their essence, qi, and spirit, could strike fear into them with just a glance.

However, that was all.

When the number of 【Villagers】 grew to dozens, the suppression of the 【Wu Zu】 was no longer absolute; the advantage of numbers crushed the advantage of quality.

Thus, Lu Yang handed the Qi-Gathering Method to the villagers.

"The secret of the Qi-Gathering Method in the 'Qian Tian Yi Yuan Comprehensive Divine Art of All Heavens' is specifically for gathering the qi of the 【Wan Wu Jie】; the Fate Star is naturally one of them."

Of course, the Qi-Gathering Method itself was too profound for the villagers to understand. So Lu Yang exercised his world-shocking wisdom and, with the help of Patriarch Ting You, simplified the Qi-Gathering Method to its utmost, removing all complex content and cutting away redundant functions, retaining only the part regarding "eating qi."

In this way, the villagers could use the Qi-Gathering Method to draw in the qi of the Fate Star.

"Kill a 【Wu Zu】, then gather their qi, and you become the next 【Wu Zu】! Or do you intend to remain at the mercy of others forever?"

Almost all the villagers' eyes turned red, and the big man among the crowd looked at Lu Yang, who was speaking confidently before everyone, with a horrified gaze.

Rationally, he naturally did not wish to agree with Lu Yang.

Yet at this moment, he recalled his own ambition: striving against the fate of a 【Wu Zu】, only to end up severely injured and forced to choose retirement.

What if he joined them?

No need to earn merit, no need to curry favor with superiors, no need for bribes; just kill a higher-ranking 【Wu Jiang】, and you could obtain their Fate Star.

His eyes gradually turned red.

What followed was very simple.

When the lords of the Frontier City set up porridge shelters, preparing to show a little kindness and, incidentally, pick a few servants from the villagers as one would select livestock.

They instead waited for a swarm of locusts.

Coincidentally, at this time, the garrison of the Frontier City had all been deployed by the City Lord, Wu Changkong, to pursue and kill the Outer Realm Demonic Spirits, leaving the entire city emptier than ever before.

"Kill! Kill! Yes, just like that, this is who you are!"

"Come, I will let you kill even more freely!"

Lu Yang scattered the eggs of the Qi-Eating Worms directly; not only were there 【Villagers】, but the Fate Stars of the lower levels in this world were plentiful, far more numerous than the eggs.

The great chaos began to spread rapidly.

Immediately after, Lu Yang started spreading the Qi-Eating Worm eggs and the Qi-Gathering Method in the border wastelands of the 【Wan Wu Jie】, sparking rebellions in various places.

And naturally, as the instigator of the chaos, Lu Yang received no punishment whatsoever.

After all, from start to finish, it was the locals of the 【Wan Wu Jie】 who were gathering qi, and for this realm-heaven, their gathering qi was merely passing from one hand to another.

Furthermore, the 【Wan Wu Jie】 itself coveted the Earth Vein Qi in Lu Yang's hands. Therefore, no matter what Lu Yang wanted to do, as long as he did not gather qi with his own hands and occasionally offered a bit of Earth Vein Qi to feed this realm-heaven, it was naturally happy to turn a blind eye to Lu Yang's actions.

Under these circumstances, Lu Yang's forces immediately began to grow.

When the largest number of 【Villagers】 were incited, the increase in numbers was no longer one or two ten-thousands, but a true exponential explosion.

One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, four hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand, one million six hundred thousand!

And Lu Yang, who held the Qi-Eating Worm eggs that allowed people to survive by eating dirt and grass without starving, naturally became the leader of the crowd.

Only then did someone finally notice something was wrong.

However, even so, the decaying and backward feudal system still failed to realize the danger posed by the 【Villagers】 in time, merely sending people over casually to suppress them.

And thus it became a tactic of adding oil to the fire.

Lu Yang did not even need to act; relying solely on the villagers, they easily annihilated the army sent to suppress them and appropriated their Fate Stars and equipment for themselves.

In just a few short months, the wildfire had become unstoppable.

Meanwhile, deep within a mountain forest, the True Person Miao Yin, who had fled long ago, had just awakened from seclusion, a trace of triumph on her face.

"It succeeded!"

"Although there are still some troubles, the forged 【Fate Star】 can deceive most people, allowing me to infiltrate the interior of this world."

Regarding the 【Wan Wu Jie】, True Person Miao Yin also had a plan. Although the army formation arts of the 【Wan Wu Jie】 were formidable, and once they reached the scale of 'Ten Thousand Armies', even she would face great peril, why should she clash with them head-on? She only needed to find a way to assassinate a few leaders.

True Person Miao Yin's thoughts were very simple.

First, disguise herself as a local, then find a way to assassinate those imbued with the support of Demon Stars, thereby gathering qi. Although dangerous, the reward would also be the greatest.

However, when she emerged from seclusion, she found that the situation seemed rather off.

The city she had previously selected had now changed its appearance entirely; scorched earth everywhere, blood flowing until the pestles floated, and the City Lord's head hanging on the city gate.

What had happened?

True Person Miao Yin immediately began to calculate the Heavenly Secrets, but Lu Yang had the 【Qiu Tian Yi】 to conceal cause and effect; with her cultivation, she could not calculate the causes and consequences at all.

However, some things could be understood even without calculating cause and effect.

"It must be related to Lu Yang!"

Although she did not know how Lu Yang had done it, causing such a huge commotion in just a few short months still made True Person Miao Yin feel a certain unease.

"There is no time to lose... I should summon Suo Huan as soon as possible."

Thinking this, True Person Miao Yin dared not greedily continue gathering qi. She immediately returned to her place of seclusion, began setting up arrays, and took out a Glazed Treasure Mirror.

This treasure mirror was named the 【Xu Tian Mirror】, a superior spiritual treasure.

Previously, she had always used it to contact and trade with Suo Huan; the marvel of this mirror was singular: long-distance communication and the transmission of objects.

If supplemented by array support, it could also transmit people.

Soon, as the array unfolded, the brilliance on the treasure mirror lit up, and Suo Huan's figure immediately appeared upon the mirror, still wearing a kind smile.

The next second, Suo Huan smiled lightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you ready?"

"As long as you are willing to sign the magic contract."

True Person Miao Yin said in a deep voice, "I will help you slay Lu Yang, and you will help me with my Tribulation Crossing; we shall not harm each other. Once the magic contract is sealed, I will immediately guide you over."

"That is natural."

Suo Huan nodded without hesitation, accepted the magic contract transmitted by True Person Miao Yin, and left his magic power seal; seeing this, True Person Miao Yin smiled in satisfaction.

Immediately after, True Person Miao Yin activated the magic technique; as the light on the treasure mirror grew increasingly intense, Suo Huan's figure within the mirror became clearer and clearer, until finally, accompanied by a momentary flicker, he suddenly stepped forward and actually crossed the boundary of the heavens, walking out from the mirror!

Seeing this, True Person Miao Yin hurriedly twisted her waist and stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Suo Huan—"

Before her words could finish—

"Finally, you have fallen for it."

In an instant, as Suo Huan appeared, an invisible wave suddenly spread out, locking down heaven and earth, and immediately restrained True Person Miao Yin!

(End of this chapter)