1074: Chapter 657 1074: Chapter 657 Jiang Tang utilized his Great Luck and absorption ability; from high above, he could secretly plunder the essence of an entire nation!
The wealth and treasures amassed by evildoers, which included valuable items, artifact refining materials, and potentially other useful materials, sometimes even universally precious gemstones, gold, and silver.
Whenever Spirit Grass or unknown plants from the Cultivation World were discovered among these spoils, these materials would be completely looted!
It could be said that a trace was never left behind; the Guandi Cult, punished severely, believed it all to be the work of their enemies.
Meanwhile, the evil demons were led to think that their foes were the ones striking against them!
This hidden enemy, whom no one had even seen, not only crippled their cultivation but also inflicted overwhelming losses!
As Jiang Tang swept through and struck down forces, he soon plundered more than twenty nations, amassing a considerable amount of Light of Merit, which had already bestowed numerous abilities within his spatial domain!
He dared not use it directly on himself and chose instead to channel the Light of Merit into his spatial domain through the power of Buddhist Law!
In unfamiliar realms, he refrained from attaining the Divinity Transformation Stage or acquiring Ascension abilities immediately; for the constant thunderstorms associated with such ascension would spell disaster—not to mention saving anyone.
If the Heavenly Dao noticed his tremendous power, it would relentlessly pursue him with thunder tribulation.
The thought alone was dismal!
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to ascend but that, for ten thousand years, no one had been able to ascend.
Anyone who did possess the ability to ascend would be obliterated entirely by thunderstrikes.
Such a tragic fate was definitely not what Jiang Tang desired!
Jiang Tang’s confidence came from his automatic absorption technique, the Star Absorbing Spell, which continually suppressed his cultivation; even though it had broken through multiple times to explosively ascend, he barely held himself back from reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage.
During this tribulation, wherever he went, he would always stand at heights unknown to others, a truly formidable cultivator!
The experience was exhilarating: slaying monsters, collecting Heavenly Dao merits—it was a thrill like no other!
On this particular day, Jiang Tang’s Flying Artifact brought him to Rabbit Country, whose people, though they shared Eastern skin tones similar to those of Ancient Xia Country, seemed slightly shorter.
This nation, relying on islands for sustenance, appeared as a small territory!
Though small in population, this island nation had an ambitious spirit, constructing ships and often sending young men out to sea as pirates!
While engaged in piracy, they discovered that their small nation’s resources were insufficient compared to larger nations.
Thus, they devised alternative strategies and initiated acts of aggression!
The Guandi Cult had infiltrated Rabbit Country, and their Taoist temples were warmly received here.
Using the guise of the Guandi Cult, they mobilized followers to other nations to establish connections and plunder resources.
Rabbit Country utilized these followers to cross seas and settle in those regions as spies!
Having operated through the Guandi Cult for centuries across the world, Rabbit Country’s people manipulated their roles as followers to infiltrate various countries as spies!
Later, they turned their attention to Ancient Xia Country—a land with abundant resources and a vast territory.
With its dim-witted emperor placing great trust in Heavenly Masters, Rabbit Country seized the opportunity!
Individuals from Rabbit Country entered the Guandi Cult, became skilled Heavenly Masters, and even ascended to the position of State Preceptor, establishing magnificent Taoist temples in Ancient Xia Country!
Under the guise of spies, many infiltrated high-ranking positions!
Even the Sect Hierarch and the Sect Hierarch’s children had connections to Rabbit Country, with women from Rabbit Country bearing offspring for the Hierarch!
On this day, Jiang Tang arrived in Rabbit Country and noticed both the men and women of this nation dressed in peculiar attire!
Their hairstyles were strange, and their behaviors especially so—deceitful and treacherous!
After observing them for several hours, Jiang Tang began preparations for a new wave of attacks against the Guandi Cult!
The spies from Rabbit Country seemed to have gathered intelligence just as Jiang Tang was about to wield the Light of Buddhist Law against the Guandi Cult!
He had discovered that the wooden tokens and Guandi symbols differed significantly from those seen in other nations!
While they appeared to worship Guandi, the high-ranking conspirators across various countries were seemingly venerating Guandi, yet, in reality, they were worshipping their so-called Heavenly God!
Superficially, their practices looked similar to those of other Guandi Cult followers, but instead of using souls to feed their deity via the Soul Absorbing Spell, they merely employed drugs to manipulate certain individuals into carrying out their plots!
These manipulated individuals became puppets of their schemes, as Rabbit Country experimented with preparations of these drugs, intending to use them to poison other nations!
Rabbit Country cleverly exploited the Guandi Cult’s identity, framing the cult for their actions!
Through meticulous planning, Rabbit Country sought global penetration and infringement upon every nation—a plan driven by their relentless ambition for years!
Jiang Tang noticed that the Black Mist and blood-fiend energy in this country were unlike anything he had encountered before; their techniques were distinct!
Hence, a different strategy would be required to counter them!
Upon inspecting the wooden tokens, Jiang Tang realized they lacked souls; each cult member was given a bowl of Holy Water instead.
This practice differed from other countries where the Guandi Cult used wish-gathering methods to draw adherents!
Jiang Tang sensed something suspicious about the bowl of Holy Water.
Employing his object-moving technique, he extracted some water into the air for careful examination.
He detected the scent of drugs in the air: this Holy Water was concocted through conventional pharmaceutical methods and served as a hallucinogen for ordinary individuals!
Those exposed to the hallucinating Sleeping Drug would experience illusions and obey the commands of whoever administered it.
Fortunately, the drug had an antidote!