Chapter 293

Ensuring the stability of the capital is the common hope of the royal family and the five great sacred lands, so the six parties cooperated very actively and quickly finalized various deployments to prevent "cultivators entering the capital potentially causing chaos."

After the Emperor received the amount of resources to be supplied by the four great sacred lands of Pill, Tool, Talisman, and Array submitted by Xue Xian, he issued an imperial decree very readily.

On that day, announcements "forbidding cultivators from flying and fighting in the city" were posted on the major city gates of the capital; as well as the scope of responsibilities that the imperial court and the five great sacred lands were each responsible for after cultivators entered the capital.

Seeing that the royal family was so fast, the four of Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen also expressed their stance, indicating that they would hand over the resources to the Beizhen Fushi as soon as possible.

And on the Central Sacred Land side, five thousand Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers would patrol the capital together with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Five City Military Command, and the Six Fan Gate starting from the first of September to maintain the capital's security.

After all parties received the news, they were not too surprised.

Most people actually don't want the capital to fall into chaos. Seeing that the royal family and the five great sacred lands had unified their front, although all parties also made some deployments, they didn't secretly cause any trouble.

Of course, there are also people who don't want to see the capital stable and peaceful. In the eyes of these people, only when the capital is in chaos is it convenient for them to fish in troubled waters.

In an underground room in the capital where the lights flickered, the wall reflected the huge shadows of a giant snake, a giant rat, a four-headed duck, and a giant lizard.

"Is the Emperor's brain broken? He actually let the Demon-Suppressing Army patrol the capital. Isn't he afraid of not being able to take back control of the capital?"

"The Retired Emperor had so many princes, why was it him who ascended the throne in the end... because he knows how to assess the situation. Since the five great sacred lands are destined to rise, why not build a good relationship in advance?"

"The Central Sacred Land's Demon-Suppressing Army has existed since ancient times. The Demon-Suppressing Army's most powerful method is to identify demons. We should quickly withdraw the deployments we have in the capital that can be withdrawn, and abandon those that cannot be withdrawn. In short, we must not be targeted by the Demon-Suppressing Army."

"Damn it, in this way, our hard work will be in vain."

"There is no other way. It is still too difficult for the demon race to hide in the crowd. If they are not careful, they will be discovered. The Demon-Suppressing Army has great methods. Once they track down the gathering place of the demon race, then we will be the sinners of the demon race."

"Wait a little longer. When there are more transformed demon races, the situation will improve."

"That will take until the year of the monkey. Most of the ruins and secret realms are controlled by the human race. Without enough resources, it is impossible to support the advancement of the demon race."

"It won't be long. The movement in Nanxiang County is getting bigger day by day. I have a premonition that Nanxiang City will soon reappear in the world. At that time, as long as the demon race can seize a few blessed lands, it will be enough to support the early development of the demon race."

"You are crazy. Nanxiang City is the residence of Emperor Zhu Que in the Central Continent."

"So what! The Four Spirits Emperors in ancient times were indeed human, but the Four Spirits World experienced the Great Extinction of Heaven and Earth. Now the spiritual energy is recovering, and everything is starting over. The position of the Four Spirits Emperor is something our demon race can also strive for."

"Don't forget, when the human race first appeared in the Four Spirits World, they were just blood food raised by our demon race."

"Alright, stop arguing. There is a Tail-Fire Tiger watching over Nanxiang County, so let's not worry about it. It is important to hurry up and arrange the affairs of the capital, especially those humans who have defected to the demon race; they must be appeased."

Next, the four demons began to discuss how to use the human pawns they had subdued to maximize the benefits for the demon race.

After the discussion ended, the four-headed duck demon couldn't take it: "No, I can't swallow this breath. It's all the fault of the four great sacred lands, insisting on recruiting apprentices, which disrupted all our deployments in the capital."

"Aren't the people from the four great sacred lands going to sit in the four city gates of east, south, west, and north? Let's go and meet them, and take the opportunity to probe the strength of the human race."

Seeing that the other three demons didn't speak, the four-headed duck demon added: "The five great sacred lands are the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Central Continent. If we really take down the successors of the sacred lands, it will definitely boost the morale of the demon race."

The snake demon spoke: "We can try, but we cannot act rashly. We must deploy first, at least, we must avoid the Demon-Suppressing Army."

The rat demon: "The four of us make a move together, dealing with one person each time. Even if we are discovered by the Demon-Suppressing Army, we have the ability to escape."

The four-headed duck demon smiled: "This idea is good, let's settle it."

The beast shadows on the wall twisted, turning into two men and two women, and left the underground room one after another.

On the other side, the four of Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen also walked out of the Beizhen Fushi, and Chu Junling was with them.

The five said goodbye at the entrance of the Yamen, and then the four of Hua Changxi left together.

Chu Junling, who was left alone, looked at the departing backs of the four, his eyes narrowing.

The relationship between the four of Hua Changxi is extraordinary. It seems that the four great sacred lands of Pill, Tool, Talisman, and Array are in close contact!

After walking out of the street where the Beizhen Fushi is located, Hua Changxi looked at the three of Tong Yao: "Do you think there will really be chaos when cultivators from all over enter the capital?"

The three of Tong Yao were silent for a moment, and then nodded in unison.

Tong Yao spoke: "The Chu Dynasty is gradually declining and can no longer suppress all parties. A new force capable of commanding the world has not yet appeared. During this period, chaos is unavoidable."

"Struggling for power and profit will all prompt people to start fighting, which is unavoidable."

Yan Zhenzhen also had a serious face: "In addition to the internal struggles of the human race, there is also the demon race eyeing us covetously."

Jing Le also followed: "Jiuyou is not peaceful either."

After speaking, the three sighed in unison.

Hua Changxi looked at them and reminded: "Perhaps, we should add outside cultivators."

Tong Yao smiled: "There are indeed some outside cultivators in the Four Spirits World, but outside cultivators are a minority after all and do not pose much of a threat."

Hua Changxi frowned: "Is that so?" Why does she feel that the threat of outside cultivators is also quite significant?

Yan Zhenzhen looked at Hua Changxi: "Our biggest threat is the demon race."

"You may not know that after human beings were born in the Four Spirits World, for a long time, they were blood food and rations raised by the demon race. The demon race controls the blood curse secret technique that controls the human race."

"Why is guarding the Demon Prison so important? Because once the demon energy escapes into the human world, it is secondary for humans to appear demonized after absorbing it. The most important thing is that the demon energy can help the demon race trigger the activation of the blood curse technique."

"Once the demon race controls a large number of humans through the blood curse technique, the harm is unimaginable."

Hua Changxi's expression also became serious. She didn't know much about the demon race and really didn't know that the demon race's threat to humans was so great.

Tong Yao's expression was serious: "This time we are taking over the four city gates. During the patrol, we must carefully investigate all parts of the capital."

"According to the news from the Heaven Department, the demon race has planted many human eyes and ears in the city, and even more so, there are transformed demon races hiding in the crowd."

Hua Changxi asked curiously: "Is there anything different about humans who have been hit by the blood curse technique?"

Yan Zhenzhen, who knows the most about this aspect, shook her head: "There is no difference from normal people, unless a big battle breaks out and they use the demon race's supernatural powers."

"But some human cultivators with ancestral bloodlines can also use demon race supernatural powers, so we cannot identify them based on this alone."

"Humans who have been hit by the blood curse technique can be said to be completely biased toward the demon race from body to heart, and their harm is even greater than that of the demon race itself."