Chapter 820: All Has Been Swept Away

Yu Yan's words were also comforting her mother. Over these years, has Haoyang Commandery really not seen any human cultivators? Obviously, there have been.

However, Heishan Guiwang is very clever, and those human cultivators, after receiving his benefits, naturally would not dare to act against him.

Put bluntly, what are ordinary human lives worth in the eyes of these cultivators?

Even your own country doesn't care about your lives—do you expect outsiders to?

On one hand, you can gain many benefits without doing anything; on the other, you gain nothing yet must wage a great battle against evil.

Everyone knows how to choose, right?

Upon hearing this, even someone like Lady Yu, a proper married woman, couldn't help but laugh at herself.

Such a thing is too illusory; it's simply impossible.

And Yu Yan, after saying that, said no more; she herself clearly realized her idea was indeed too naive.

But over the next few days, the Yu family waited left and right, yet never saw any of Heishan Guiwang's demonic underlings.

It's almost been seven days, and Heishan Guiwang still hasn't come? That's strange.

Finally, Yu Ming specially sent someone to investigate, but when the news came back, the whole family was dumbfounded.

"What? The Black Mountain Ghost Palace has been destroyed?"

"It's absolutely true, sir—the Black Mountain Ghost Palace lies in ruins everywhere, not a single demon in sight."

"This............"

Hearing the subordinate's report, Yu Ming stood frozen in place, hardly believing what he had heard.

Has it really been destroyed? Yan'er's words hit the mark.

"Who? Who did it?"

At this moment, besides shock, Yu Ming's heart was filled with deep relief and gratitude.

The destruction of the Black Mountain Ghost Palace is like letting Haoyang Commandery part the clouds to see clear skies.

From now on, all the people of Haoyang Commandery need no longer fear persecution by the Black Mountain Ghost Palace.

But when faced with Yu Ming's inquiry, the subordinate merely shook his head.

"Reporting, sir, I found no trace of who did it; by the time I arrived, the Black Mountain Ghost Palace had already been destroyed."

Hearing that, Yu Ming sighed, not knowing who his benefactor was.

But he did not give up; instead, he ordered his subordinates.

"Go investigate—no matter what, we must find out who did it."

"Yes, sir."

The destruction of the Black Mountain Ghost Palace finally lifted the great stone from the Yu family's hearts, and Yu Yan's face finally showed a smile.

But besides that, she cared even more about who had struck down the Black Mountain Ghost Palace.

Yu Yan is smart; she knows that whoever could destroy the Black Mountain Ghost Palace certainly isn't a loose cultivator—speaking of ability aside, loose cultivators lack such mettle.

Doing thankless work is absolutely impossible for those loose cultivators who chase profit.

After all, loose cultivators have no backing; they think more about how to survive and how to grow stronger.

When they can barely look after themselves, how could loose cultivators possibly undertake such a dangerous endeavor, especially with no benefit at all?

Only Sects could possibly do such a thing.

But just which Sect could it be?

After thinking it over, there was still no answer, but Yu Yan had already made up her mind: no matter which Sect, she would definitely join it.

Whether it be a great Sect or a small one, even an obscure Sect, Yu Yan doesn't care.

Saving a commandery's people from water and fire—such a Sect, regardless of its strength, is exactly what Yu Yan aspires to.

But Yu Yan apparently never imagined that the sect she longed for would actually be one of Zhongzhou's Three Holy Lands, Dao Yi Shengdi.

Now she wholeheartedly wants to join that sect, but she doesn't realize how difficult it is to gain entry to a holy land.

What's more, it is currently the most flourishing of the Dao Yi Shengdi.

You should know that right now, countless people in Zhongzhou wish to enter the Dao Yi Shengdi.

Yet so far, the Dao Yi Shengdi has not released any news about preparing to accept new disciples.

Moreover, given the Dao Yi Sect's longstanding nature of accepting disciples—preferring scarcity over excess—this was true even when they were in Dongzhou.

Now that they have successfully ascended to holy land status, the requirements will only be higher.

Of course, regarding these matters, the Dao Yi Sect apparently doesn't know, nor would they care about a bunch of petty commandery governors.

But at present, within the Tianyu Dynasty, the dynasty's ministers—including Empress Mu Feiyu—are all stunned.

It's not for any other reason; it's because of the Dao Yi Sect's many disciples acting wildly.

In the various commandery cities previously planned, officials of the Tianyu Dynasty, seeing endless reports coming back from all over, all felt their scalps go numb.

"What? They've wiped out another band of mountain bandits?"

"They've leveled a demon gathering place?"

At first it seemed normal, after all, they were just clearing out nearby mountain bandits and demons.

The purpose was also to make the later relocation of the people safer.

But as days passed, things gradually started to feel off.

Because the Dao Yi Sect's disciples have gone on a killing spree.

You say, if you were just messing around nearby, that would be understandable—after all, you'd have reasons.

But why, as they kept killing, did they straight into the territory of a neighboring country?

Moreover, these places are completely outside the planned routes.

Put bluntly, the Tianyu Dynasty's people aren't even migrating through those areas—what are you doing by killing there?

Even because of the frenzied slaughter by the Dao Yi Shengdi's disciples, several neighboring dynasties of the Tianyu Dynasty have already issued formal protests.

You damn bastards, so brazenly crossing the border and running onto our turf to slay evil spirits and bandits— isn't that going a bit too far?

The key point is, these several great dynasties were originally still eyeing the Tianyu Dynasty covetously.

All they did was send a few spies, while you Tianyu Dynasty, on the other hand, damn well came straight to our doorstep and started killing.

This directly pissed off the Jidà Dynasty.

Even the Diyan Dynasty, notorious for its corrupt and ruthless ministers, is now facing a wave of condemnation.

«The Tianyu Dynasty is going too far; this Black Mountain Ghost Palace is an internal affair of our Diyan Dynasty— what right do they have to interfere? »

«Exactly, HaoYang Commandery is our Diyan Dynasty's turf; the Tianyu Dynasty's reach is overextended. »

«Your Majesty, we cannot simply let this go at this point; we must make the Tianyu Dynasty give an explanation. »

The ministers lowered their heads and spoke angrily, while on the throne the Diyan emperor, embracing a beautiful woman in his arms, wore a pig‑brother look, obviously not heeding the ministers' words.

Only after the ministers repeatedly reminded him did this emperor finally come to his senses, and then he replied indifferently.

«You can decide on this matter, with the Chancellor taking the lead. »

As for the emperor's reply, the ministers found it nothing out of the ordinary— after all, that's just how the Diyan Dynasty's emperor is; it's quite normal.