Chapter 989: Luo Hou's Killing Intent

The next day.

The topic of the Zhaoge celebration banquet continued to ferment, completely dominating people's Mobile Phones.

For the first time, people witnessed the foundation of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty.

Since Di Qi was able to bring out so many Innate Spiritual Fruits and Spirit Wine to feast the ministers, it meant he must have more in stock; no wonder he could continuously perform the Refining of Seven-Turn Golden Pills.

A single Seven-Turn Golden Pill was enough to cultivate a Golden Immortal, and a Golden Immortal with immense potential at that.

As long as the Human Race was given several hundred thousand more years to develop, Great Luo Golden Immortals would inevitably emerge in endless succession, surpassing all other races in one fell swoop.

But where exactly did Di Qi obtain so many Innate Spiritual Fruits?

To say nothing of the rest, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun would not give even one Immortal Apricot or Banana to Di Qi.

Countless people discussed it fervently, putting forward all sorts of guesses.

In the end, everyone realized that unless Di Qi had re-cultivated all the Innate Spiritual Roots, it was simply impossible for him to bring out so many Innate Spiritual Fruits; furthermore, Di Qi must have mastered a large-scale Time Mijing that was unaffected by the Heavenly Dao.

In fact, the fact that Di Qi possessed a Time Mijing had long since ceased to be a secret.

After all, there were too many people in the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty who had entered the Inner World to cultivate.

This was simply impossible to keep secret.

But the fact that it was unaffected by the Heavenly Dao was what shocked people the most.

Being unaffected by the Heavenly Dao meant it was naturally not limited by Heavenly Rules, allowing all Innate Spiritual Roots to be cultivated.

Although it was a guess, everyone believed it firmly.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain it.

Yet, where this world came from left everyone in a state of confusion.

……

Just as the world was discussing it fervently, the Martial Hall had already taken secret action, arresting all the Puppetry controlled by Demon Ancestor Luohou and bringing them back to Zhaoge.

However, there were too many people arrested, including many high-ranking regional officials.

To avoid causing chaos, after the Martial Hall arrested these people, the Imperial Court immediately sent others to replace them.

In fact, Shang Rong and the others were also bewildered.

Everything was fine, so why did the Great King want to arrest so many people, and without even giving them a reason?

But since the Great King did not say, they dared not ask, and simply obeyed orders.

Fortunately, to unify the Honghuang, the Imperial Court had cultivated and reserved a large number of talents, so there was no need to worry about a shortage of officials.

……

Inner Heaven and Earth.

"Where is this?"

"Why did the Great King send the Martial Hall to arrest us? What crime did we commit!?"

"Minister, why are you here too?"

"Minister, what is going on? Why did the Great King have us brought here?"

"How many days has it been? Even if we were guilty, we should have been tried by now."

……

Hundreds of people discussed it fervently, some confused, some indignant, some anxious; their expressions varied.

Although they were all Puppetry of Luohou, they did not know each other.

As the Minister of Personnel, Zishi held the highest status, so everyone naturally gathered around Zishi, speaking all at once.

Zishi's expression was grave, and he shook his head slowly.

Although he did not know the reason, he had a foreboding premonition.

As the confidant who had followed Yin Qi the longest, he understood Yin Qi too well; a situation like this, where the Martial Hall was sent to make arrests directly, had never happened before.

"Could it be that Di Qi has discovered my secret?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"The Master's demonic arts are earth-shattering; even Hongjun Daozu is no match for him. How could he possibly detect my situation?"

"Besides me, there are so many others. There are people from the Military, local chief officials, and even people from the Martial Hall and Patrol Envoys from the Censorate. Could there be some secret mission?"

……

Just as he was lost in thought, Zishi's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Seeing Yin Qi appear from the void, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Great King."

"Greetings, Great King!" The others looked solemn and bowed in salute.

Yin Qi glanced at Zishi and then at the others, saying, "You must be wondering why you are here."

Zishi's expression was solemn: "I ask the Great King to enlighten us."

Yin Qi said, "It is very simple. You have all been controlled by Demon Ancestor Luohou, and I am going to save you."

Upon hearing this, Zishi and the others' faces changed drastically.

Zishi even cursed in shock and anger: "Di Qi, since you know our master is Demon Ancestor Luohou, you still dare to treat us like this? Are you not afraid that after our master becomes a Saint, he will tear you into ten thousand pieces?"

"I advise you to be sensible and let us go."

"Otherwise, let alone you, the entire Great Shang Celestial Dynasty will be buried with you."

"Di Qi, let us go, and we will not hold it against you; otherwise, the Master will never let you off."

"We were so secretive, how did you know?"

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……

Everyone was shocked and angry.

Their loyalty now lies with Demon Ancestor Luohou, and it is to Demon Ancestor Luohou that they have surrendered their entire beings; therefore, the "rescue" Di Qi spoke of naturally sounded to their ears like a demand for them to betray Luohou.

But how could they ever betray their master?

Even if it meant death, it was absolutely out of the question.

Yin Qi shook his head, inwardly sighing at the terrifying nature of Demon Ancestor Luohou's demonic arts.

He did not say much more, acting directly to manifest the Human Emperor Bell through his Fist Intent and the Dou Character Secret.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Each toll of the bell, filled with a vast will of supreme rigidity and yang, seemed to resound within the minds of Zishi and the others.

Their entire bodies shook violently, as if they had heard the evening drum and morning bell, and they woke up one after another.

Wisps of Demon Qi drifted out from the tops of their heads.

Squeak!

These wisps of Demon Qi seemed to possess consciousness, transforming into various demons that bared their fangs and brandished their claws at Yin Qi.

Yin Qi grasped at the empty air, and hundreds of demons gathered together; then, as he clenched his five fingers, these demons all turned into nothingness, leaving behind only a ball of pure Demon Qi.

This Demon Qi was incredibly pure, as if it were the source of the Demon Dao.

"Great King!"

Zishi and the others also seemed to wake from a great dream, their faces deathly pale as they knelt on the ground.

Previously, they had actually insulted the Great King!

Yin Qi said indifferently, "Rise, all of you. The methods of Demon Ancestor Luohou are not something you can contend with. After you go out, rest for a period of time; the Imperial Court will have other assignments for you."

These were all outstanding talents of Great Shang, and they would certainly continue to be heavily employed in the future.

"Thank you, Great King!"

The crowd was moved to tears, filled with excitement.

………

Black Abyss Demon World.

Deep within the world, Demon Ancestor Luohou, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes; his expression was profound and pure, like the vast and boundless Starry Sky, within which countless stars and worlds were being annihilated.

Demon Ancestor Luohou himself had a handsome appearance and an elegant temperament.

At first glance, he looked more like a True Immortal who had attained the Dao; no one would ever guess that he was Demon Ancestor Luohou.

Whether it was the Mysterious Gate Immortal Dao of Hongjun or the Demon Sect Demon Dao of Luohou, they were both, in reality, the Great Dao.

When one cultivated to his level, one had long since returned to simplicity.

Immortal and Demon are merely different paths.

"The Origin Demon Seeds in the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty have all been wiped out by someone!"

Demon Ancestor Luohou's eyes were sharp: "It seems I still underestimated that Di Qi; he was actually able to discover the Origin Demon Seeds I planted. Even Hongjun did not have this ability back then."

The destruction of the Origin Demon Seeds meant that Di Qi was aware of his existence.

At this moment, he very much wanted to go and kill his opponent.

However, thinking of Di Qi's battle with Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Kunpeng, he realized that even if he were to act, he would likely only be able to severely injure the opponent at best; killing him would be beyond his current reach.

But if he did not kill him, what if the opponent exposed him? (End of chapter)