Chapter 226: Truly a Pillar of Talent of My Saint Sect!

At this moment, Heaven and Earth were silent.

In Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan, towering True Bodies rose from the ground everywhere, smashing through the thirty-six layers of Heavenly Wind and Clouds, looking towards Chong Guang’s direction from afar.

Above the dome of the sky, stars appeared.

These were not real stars, but manifestations of the masters of the Dao Fruit. Some displayed Buddha light, some unleashed unrestrained Sword Qi, and the Foundation Establishment Realm was a mess.

However, in the next second, a gust of wild wind blew past.

The wind flew a thousand miles, snow drifted across ten provinces, instantly cutting off all strange phenomena. It was impressively Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue taking action, blocking all prying eyes.

Unknown when, a dazzling glow had already appeared on Chong Guang’s body.

Not only him, but throughout the entire [Kingdom of Qing], from high officials to commoners, everyone glowed, looking at their own bodies with astonishment.

This glow, centered on them, spread rapidly in all directions. Houses, cities, mountains, rivers of the [Kingdom of Qing], and finally even the cultivators of the [Kingdom of Qing] were tainted. From Qi Refining, to Foundation Establishment, to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, even Perfected One Five Elements who had fled was no exception.

“What is this?”

Perfected One Five Elements looked astonished. As a Perfected One at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, compared to those mortal eyes and wombs who were clueless, he could see more of the truth.

Therefore, he soon discovered the source of the glow.

[Official Position].

He had long sought refuge with the Dao Court, so he also accepted an Official Position from the Dao Court. And now, it was precisely this [Official Position] accepted in the past that was emitting the glow.

“Something’s wrong!”

At this moment, a few bad premonitions suddenly arose in Perfected One Five Elements’ heart. He immediately exerted his spiritual power, intending to discard the [Official Position] on his body.

However, how could a Dao Court Official Position be discarded just like that?

Therefore, as Perfected One Five Elements exerted his spiritual power, the glow from the [Official Position] not only didn’t diminish but expanded further, speeding up more and more.

Just like lamp fire.

One lamp might not be worth mentioning, only able to illuminate a small place. However, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand lamps could erupt with a glow like the sun.

Snap.

In the next second, the lamp was lit.

Bearing the brunt were the residents of the [Kingdom of Qing]’s capital. Amidst their blank expressions, they burned fiercely. Flesh and skin turned into lamp oil, bones and tendons turned into lamp stands.

Such burning began to expand rapidly.

Initially just mortals, then cultivators, then houses, cities, and finally expanding until the entire [Kingdom of Qing] was burning in flames!

No one could resist, because they were merely [Subjects], while Chong Guang was the [Sovereign]!

If the Sovereign wants the subject to die, the subject must die!

The flames ignited the entire [Kingdom of Qing]. Where the glow passed, only piles of white bones remained. Everyone turned into firewood to fuel the flames!

For a time, countless astonished gazes shuttled from all directions, landing on Perfected One Chong Guang, looking into those gentle and calm eyes.

Even Lu Yang revealed a few degrees of surprise.

In the Saint Sect, Perfected One Chong Guang’s reputation had actually always been considered quite good, belonging to the less beastly category, and he was a good leader to his subordinates.

However, now, he had done such a thing.

Blood sacrificing the [Kingdom of Qing]!

The entire spectacle, the vast land, was lifeless for a moment, all ignited by him. A million living people were all transformed into the oil paste in his lamp!

Previously, it wasn’t that Lu Yang hadn’t thought about it. The [Kingdom of Qing], a spectacle driven into Jiangbei by the Dao Court, had long been deeply influenced by the Perfected Lord’s Dao Fruit. It could be reversed, but impossible to expel. You reverse it today, the Dao Court restores it tomorrow. It would only form a seesaw battle; what would be the meaning of that?

Now Chong Guang gave the answer.

Reversing the rules was only the first step. Now that the [Seizure of Power] was successful, he never intended to keep the [Kingdom of Qing], but planned to settle it once and for all directly!

Kill everyone, and naturally, the [Kingdom of Qing] would be gone!

Others might call it cruelty, but in the Saint Sect, we generally call it efficiency.

“In the whole world, only the Dao Court system can achieve such a thing.” Perfected One Chong Guang smiled slightly, then looked in Lu Yang’s direction.

“It’s just that next, Yuan Tu, you’ll have to suffer a bit.”

Lu Yang was stunned upon hearing this: “…What?”

Rumble!

Almost simultaneously, dark clouds gathered above the dome of the sky, and streaks of lightning appeared suddenly. It was impressively Heavenly Punishment! The target was not Perfected One Chong Guang, but unexpectedly Lu Yang!

“Why strike me!?”

Lu Yang’s expression instantly became ugly to the extreme. Now that the overall situation was settled, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue also released the karma. Thus, he quickly calculated the reason.

‘It’s because Perfected One Chong Guang is framing me!’

‘The [Kingdom of Qing], as a wonder, is not only part of the Dao Court but also part of Heaven and Earth, integrated by the Son of Heaven of the Dao Court in the past.’

‘However, now, Perfected One Chong Guang has blood-sacrificed the entire [Kingdom of Qing], turning it into resources for his own promotion to Perfected Lord. This is equivalent to cutting flesh from the body of Heaven and Earth, damaging Heaven and Earth to supplement oneself. The nature of this is much more serious than destroying Earth Veins. How could such behavior not suffer Heavenly Punishment?’

In an instant, Lu Yang suddenly realized:

‘That’s why he wanted me to kill the King of Qing!’

‘Because I killed the King of Qing, Chong Guang could achieve everything before his eyes. I am the instigator, so he managed to transfer all the Heavenly Punishment to me!’

Bastard!!!

Previously acting like a good leader, protecting and escorting, giving away various Spirit Treasures casually… it was actually all to pit me in this big one?

Is this how you act as a leader!?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn’t help but look at Perfected One Chong Guang. I trusted you so much! And you pitted such a loyal subordinate like me just like this?

—Fortunately, I was prepared long ago.

In the next second, without a second word, Lu Yang began to operate the Deceiving Heaven Great Art obtained from Perfected One Blood Demon, transferring all the falling Heavenly Punishment out.

And the targets of the transfer were the group of Jiangbei Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones who had previously accepted a large amount of his rewards—various Divine Abilities, cultivation methods, and Spirit Treasures beyond count!

These are all Karma; give it back to me now!

In an instant, the dark clouds that almost locked onto Lu Yang suddenly stagnated, as if identifying something. Then they exploded into fragments above the dome of the sky, turning into more than ten smaller dark clouds all at once, speeding towards the direction of Zhalong Pass, no longer troubling Lu Yang.

“…Oh?”

Seeing this scene, even Perfected One Chong Guang revealed a look of surprise. He immediately pinched his fingers to calculate, then burst into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha… Well done!”

“Truly a pillar of talent of my Saint Sect!”

As his voice fell, Lu Yang saw the [Formless Sword] in his hand bloom with magnificent light. A streak of Golden Nature detached from it, drifting lightly into his palm.

“You deserve it.”

Perfected One Chong Guang’s voice drifted over faintly, and Lu Yang accepted it calmly.

Because only he could understand the true meaning behind this sentence from Perfected One Chong Guang: Why did Perfected One Chong Guang use this streak of Golden Nature as a reward?

Because under the protection of Golden Nature, reincarnation would not be obscured by the Mystery of the Womb. In Perfected One Chong Guang’s view, after being struck by Heavenly Punishment, Lu Yang would inevitably lose all his fate and energy like the Arhat Fu Long of the past, doomed to be a pig or dog for thousands of lifetimes. That was why he bestowed a streak of Golden Nature, so Lu Yang wouldn’t completely sink into oblivion.

When the tribulation ends in the future, there would still be a chance to return.

This was probably one of the few bits of kindness from Perfected One Chong Guang. After all, Lu Yang was a good talent and indeed very handy to use.

However, the result was that Lu Yang did not suffer Heavenly Punishment.

Since that was the case, this streak of Golden Nature became purely a reward for Lu Yang. He earned it with his own ability, and Perfected One Chong Guang also acknowledged this result.

“Alright, withdraw.”

Perfected One Chong Guang waved his hand, signaling Lu Yang to retreat. From beginning to end, he didn’t reveal any fierce or vicious expression, only indifference and calmness.

Indifferently ignited the [Kingdom of Qing].

Calmly killed everyone.

Including Lu Yang, he also unhesitatingly transferred the Heavenly Punishment and utilized him.

Although he didn’t say it explicitly, his words and deeds were all explaining one sentence—to attain my Golden Core, your deaths are well-deserved!

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