Chapter 1714: Decision

Deep within a mountain range in Fusang, in front of a small Shrine.

This mountain range is Jingshen Mountain, and legend has it that a Mountain God exists within it.

Because the people of Fusang revere ghosts and gods and find it difficult to make decisions, they keep a respectful distance from places where such legends of a Mountain God exist.

This has also resulted in there being almost no human presence within a ten-kilometer radius of this place.

Jiutun's temporary residence is right here; he sits on the Main God's throne in the Shrine with a haughty posture, while under his command are countless followers of the Divine Light Sect.

A purple-robed Divine Official stands on the platform with a respectful expression, though his demeanor is somewhat fearful.

This is because his missionary task has not been very smooth; news just came from the front that the five Red-robed Archbishops who went to preach have all been killed.

Moreover, the state of everyone's death was extremely miserable; their heads and necks were almost completely separated.

The purple-robed Divine Official's name is Yamamoto Shangming, an existence who has cultivated the Yin-Yang Technique to its peak.

"Are you saying that the divine servants I created by consuming Divine Power were killed by someone?" The expression on Jiutun's face on the platform is uncertain.

He never imagined that things would progress to this point.

The first thing he did after waking up was to civilize the foreign people, but he never imagined that this step would progress so extremely unsmoothly.

Although his Divine Power has recovered quite a bit, it is not something to be squandered casually; those Red-robed Archbishops sent out were all cultivated by him through painstaking efforts and the consumption of his Divine Power.

The goal was to go out and propagate his doctrine, but he never imagined that before these people could achieve any merit, they would be killed by someone?

"The opponent's strength is too strong. I went to the scene to see; the five divine servants were almost all killed in one blow." Yamamoto Shangming's expression is respectful: "And looking at the traces of the action, I think it should be a Dharma Cultivator from Huaxia."

"Yes, Master." Another Divine Official also speaks up to agree: "Regarding this matter, with the intervention of a Dharma Cultivator, the nature of the matter has already changed."

"Changed? Heh, why don't you tell me how the nature has changed?" Jiutun sneers and says: "You are just covering up your own incompetence."

"Even if there is intervention from a Huaxia Dharma Cultivator, so what? This is Fusang, not their Huaxia. You must give me an explanation for this matter. The divine servants I went to such trouble to create were finished off by someone before they could achieve anything? Do you think this matter makes any sense?"

The group looks at each other in dismay; it seems that today's matter is quite difficult to gloss over.

"Master, regarding that Dharma Cultivator, we have already found out some information about him." Yamamoto Shangming organizes his words and says: "He comes from Huaxia..."

"What is the point of reporting these things to me? If you cannot solve this matter, what use do I have for you?" Jiutun slams his palm heavily onto the altar.

"He... is named Chen Yu." Yamamoto Shangming says cautiously: "Master should have dealt with him before."

"It's him?" Sure enough, upon hearing the name Chen Yu, Jiutun's expression tightens slightly.

"That's right, Master... should know him, right?" Yamamoto Shangming feels Songyi: "This person is still quite difficult to deal with; we have dealt with him before."

"If it is him, then it is no wonder for you all." Jiutun narrows his eyes: "This guy is notoriously difficult to deal with. Heh, when I had just awakened, I had already crossed hands with him."

"Hmm, but at that time, I had just awakened, and my Soul Consciousness and other aspects were still very weak, so I had no way to compare with him and was taken advantage of."

"Yes, if it were now, Master could wipe out Chen Yu with a wave of his hand." Yamamoto Shangming does not miss the opportunity to flatter him: "But Chen Yu's strength is far greater than ours."

"You all withdraw first." Jiutun waves his hand slowly; he lies back, revealing a trace of exhaustion: "If Chen Yu is involved in this matter, then it is indeed not something you can handle."

"Yes, Master." Yamamoto Shangming and one of the White-robed Onmyoji exchange a glance, then slowly withdraw.

This White-robed Onmyoji's name is Qiu Mingtai, who counts as Yamamoto Shangming's strategist.

Yamamoto Shangming is the leader of the Divine Light Sect; after Jiutun returned, this guy truly obtained quite a few benefits.

It is just that this failure has made Jiutun furious; with the slightest carelessness, Yamamoto Shangming might not even be able to save his own life.

So after leaving, Yamamoto Shangming and Qiu Mingtai walk together.

"Qiu Ming-jun, what do you think of this matter?" Yamamoto Shangming's expression is serious; this time he truly feels a crisis.

"Yamamoto-jun, Master's temper is very high this time; he is very angry. If we hadn't brought up Chen Yu this time, I'm afraid neither of us would have had an easy time."

Qiu Mingtai also has a lingering fear, and he mutters: "So for this matter, the two of us must discuss it carefully; otherwise, the Divine Light Sect we have painstakingly managed will likely fall into the hands of others."

"Yes." Yamamoto Shangming nods slightly; he deeply agrees with Qiu Mingtai's statement.

The Divine Light Sect has always been managed by the two of them; they inherited the will of their ancestors and have always firmly believed that gods exist in this world.

And their goal is to find the fallen Ancient God. Before this, they had also excavated many ruins and obtained many good things from them, so their strength surpassed all Onmyoji organizations in Fusang.

Since then, the power of the Divine Light Sect has been above all living beings. This time they found Jiutun and successfully awakened him; it was originally a good thing, but now, they find that things are somewhat beyond their control.

Because Jiutun considers himself a god; how could a god allow himself to be manipulated by the two of them?

"His desire for control is getting stronger and stronger." Yamamoto Shangming takes a deep breath and says: "I really don't know what this guy is planning. He treats us... like slaves, just like those ordinary people."

"That's right, this is not a way to go on, Yamamoto-jun." Qiu Mingtai narrows his eyes and says: "This guy is like a bomb that could explode at any time. If we don't take him seriously, we will definitely end up with no place to be buried in the future."

"Then what should we do next?" Yamamoto Shangming says through gritted teeth: "The reason he hasn't made a move against us now is because we are still useful to him."

"After his Faith Power is perfected, he will be able to break away from us. By then, our days will not be very easy."