331: Chapter 152: Gao Jianli_2 331: Chapter 152: Gao Jianli_2 But he had only just stepped out of the Three Yang Gate when he was brutally murdered by someone from the Red Refinery Demonic Sect.
Incidents like this were all too common.
So, after some time passes, once the white-haired witch has died, you must be extra careful.”
“There’s no need to guess whether she will spread news about me.
I had already killed a person from the Red Refinery Demonic Sect before, right outside the mountains near Yu Min Town.” Cao Zhen said with a face of helplessness.
After arriving in this world, he had only left the Hundred Peaks Sect for the first time, and had not been down the mountain for many days before he unexpectedly became entangled in the feud between the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty and the Red Refinery Demonic Sect.
I don’t have the full set of Divine Armaments, and I haven’t unleashed my full strength, so how can this small body of mine hold up?
Therefore, I need to receive some rewards, only with rewards can I unlock my strength faster.
However, using this incident as an excuse to ask for benefits from the other party might not work anymore.
After all, Fang Tuojie is a disciple of the Grand Preceptor.
They believe it is the duty of Immortals to slay Demons, and that it is only natural to do so.
So, I can only try to approach this from another angle.
Cao Zhen looked at Fang Tuojie with a smile and asked, “So, I saved your junior sister, in such a situation, would your master, the Grand Preceptor, give me some reward?”
Fang Tuojie opened his mouth, just about to speak, when suddenly, his expression changed dramatically, and a serious look appeared on his face as he looked up towards the distant horizon.
Heavenly Dao, it has stirred…
“What’s happened?” Cao Zhen looked at Fang Tuojie, whose face had suddenly changed, with curiosity.
Such a big reaction couldn’t possibly be because of his request for a reward.
Through the tower’s window, Fang Tuojie gazed into the distance.
“Nothing, it’s just that Heavenly Dao has stirred.”
“Heavenly Dao?” Cao Zhen abruptly turned back to look at Fang Tuojie.
With his cultivation base, he hadn’t detected any movement in the Heavenly Dao.
“I can feel it, Heavenly Dao is about to reach me soon.
Perhaps before long, I will therefore fall into a deep sleep,” Fang Tuojie said with a worried look.
“Set Soil City is home to tens of thousands of the Dynasty’s citizens.
If I fall asleep, this land will have no one to protect it, and who knows how many will suffer as a result.
What’s more serious is…”
Fang Tuojie continued, turning to look at Cao Zhen and slowly began to speak, “Up until today, your ten great Immortal Sects have been able to guard the Blood River, the Hundred Mile Graveyard, and the Yin You Mountain Range for two reasons.
Firstly, it’s because your ten great Immortal Sects, indeed, have a sense of responsibility.
But secondly, it’s because of the presence of my master.
With my master above, you wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
But once Heavenly Dao changes dramatically, and if by chance my master also falls into sleep because of it, what will the ten great Immortal Sects do then?
The Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty that we have protected for countless years, I wonder what it will become then.
Will it be a world in chaos where living beings suffer, or will Demons run rampant and murder?
Cao Zhen looked at Fang Tuojie somewhat dazedly.
He himself was a Peak Master of the Hundred Peaks Sect, which was one of the ten great Immortal Sects, and yet Fang Tuojie had revealed all this to him directly?
Was he not afraid?
Afraid that Cao Zhen would turn around and inform his Sect of everything?
Fang Tuojie seemed to know what Cao Zhen was thinking, and without waiting for Cao Zhen to speak, he continued, “I know what you’re thinking; you must be wondering why I am telling you all this, whether you think I’m being too candid?
Actually, it doesn’t matter.
My master once said that in this world, as long as you have enough strength, there is no need to be evasive or ingratiate yourself with others.
Practicing the Way of the King, employing open strategies, that is what we should truly be doing.
All conspiracies and schemes disappear like smoke in the face of absolute power.”
The Way of the King?
Cao Zhen, listening to Fang Tuojie’s words, suddenly also looked up with Fang Tuojie towards the outside.
Heavenly Dao had stirred, it had stirred once again, and this time it was even more violent than the last.
He could feel the movement of Heavenly Dao.
As Heavenly Dao moved, from the tall mountain outside Set Soil City, with its immense graves, endless Demonic Qi suddenly burst forth, as if it were erupting oil from the depths of the earth, shooting straight into the sky, turning the patch of sky above the mountains pitch black.
Fang Tuojie’s face suddenly showed a stern look, and in the next instant, he jumped out from the tower with Gold Light Across the Land, raising his hand in midair.
In an instant, a giant hand appeared between heaven and earth, a hand so massive it seemed to blot out the sky, with five fingers stretching to the ends of the world like five Pillars of the Sky, and the palm itself seemed as vast as the earth.
As the hand came down, it was as if the very earth lifted up into the air before crashing down heavily, pressing down on the rising Demonic Qi.
In a flash, streams of black Demonic Qi were forcefully pressed back into the mountains.
The next moment, a roar filled with endless resentment emerged from the mountains.
“Fang Tuojie, you despicable little man, dare to release me!
You can confine me for a moment, but can you confine me for a lifetime?
The Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth is approaching, Heavenly Dao will change with it, and the seals here will also alter due to the changes in Heavenly Dao.
One day I will break free, and then, all of you in this city, including you and your master, all of you will die!”
Fang Tuojie’s face showed no anger, but with solemnity, he shook his head and sighed, “Do you really think I can’t kill you?
Do you truly believe you are that strong?
If I wanted to kill you, I would have done so long ago.
The reason you are imprisoned here is for you to reflect.”