"I will give it a try." Han Tao lowered his eyes, not wanting his bright gaze to dim. "I will explain this to the leaders of the various sects."
These people had attacked him after he fell into demonic possession, and his hands were stained with the blood of many sect cultivators.
However, time flies and time can be reversed. Since it is what Fu Mingxu desires, he is willing to give it a try.
Given the lingering deterrent effect of the previous war between good and evil, his words will be taken seriously by the leaders of the various sects. As for what they will actually do, that is beyond his control.
Hearing him say that, Fu Mingxu reached out and hugged his waist, gently humming in response.
He understood that it was already quite an achievement for Han Tao to have done this far.
A long wind blew, causing the blue and black robes to flutter and dance in the wind, the two colors intertwined.
Shen Ange's gaze swept over the two of them, then she silently turned away, leaving the space to them.
...
After the heavy rain, the earth was washed clean, and even the spiritual energy became much purer.
However, the state of spiritual energy and demonic energy merging did not change in the slightest due to the heavy rain.
Fu Mingxu knew that even if dozens more heavy rains fell, the situation of spiritual energy and demonic energy merging would not change unless a solution was found.
"Lord Han, are you joking? If spiritual energy and demonic energy are fused together, how could I, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, not notice anything when I was circulating my spiritual energy?" The speaker was Qiu Xuefeng, the new sect leader of the Sword Sect, who was the junior brother of the former sect leader Shen Changting.
Qiu Xuefeng always felt that his senior brother's death was inextricably linked to the city lord of Yunhan City.
Fu Mingxu sat on a chair to the side, his hands, hidden in his wide sleeves, clenched into fists.
I was being too naive. Even if Han Tao said that there were grudges between them and the Sword Sect and the Medicine Sect, these sects would find it hard to believe their story.
Moreover, he glanced at Bai Lanyou, the current sect leader of the Medicine Sect, without making a sound. Although he didn't know how a former head of the Law Enforcement Hall had become the sect leader of the Medicine Sect, given Bai Lengxia's situation, it was clear that he wouldn't come out to support him.
Sure enough, just as he was thinking this, Bai Lanyou spoke up, her voice laced with a hint of sarcasm, "If that's the case, how did City Lord Han know about the fusion of spiritual energy and demonic energy?"
“You never revealed a single thing to us before.” His gaze swept over Fu Mingxu without any attempt to conceal it. “Or did Lord Han discover all this just by going out for a short while?”
"That makes sense. After all, the dragon race must have some methods to help a mortal embark on the path to immortality."
These words made Fu Mingxu frown. He stood up abruptly, his gaze burning and fearless as he looked at Bai Lanyou. "What do you mean by that, Sect Leader Bai? Don't you believe what Han Tao said? If so, why did you invite him to take charge?"
He slightly raised his chin, his back straight, and despite wearing only a blue robe, he still exuded a dazzling and otherworldly air.
"Or is it that you only invited him here because he is one of only two Mahayana cultivators in the Cangling Continent and you want to use his cultivation strength?" Fu Mingxu glanced at the faces of the people in front of him without any politeness, his eyes darkening, and said meaningfully, "Do you want him to sacrifice himself like he did in the last great battle, to help you solve your problems while destroying himself, serving as a powerful human tool?"
His gaze was sharp, and his already stunningly beautiful face became even more breathtakingly beautiful under his powerful words.
"Is this the spirit of you immortal sects?"
Although his voice was clear and cold, it felt like scorching lava to everyone, burning their flesh and blood.
Bai Lan was furious, feeling as if her whole body was on fire. Fu Mingxu's words easily revealed the inner thoughts of most of them.
Since Han Tao was able to defeat the demons single-handedly last time, there is no need to send his disciples into battle again and suffer casualties. Why not let him face the challenge again, even if the result is the same as last time? After all, he is the only one who has lost all his cultivation.
Looking at the expressions on their faces, Fu Mingxu felt a chill creep into his heart.
He should have guessed as soon as he came in that someone who could get Bai Lan to a position in the sect must be up to something.
“Let’s go.” Fu Mingxu reached out to Han Tao’s hand and pulled him outside. “What do you care about their lives? This time, the demonic energy has affected mortals. Let them bear the consequences themselves.”
Bai Lan looked at him with resentment in her eyes, but did not stop him; she was testing him.
The dragon race is blessed by heaven and earth, so how could they easily escape this matter?
However, as if he knew what Fu Mingxu was thinking, he gave them a cold look and said, "Anyway, the priests have all returned to their ancestral land, so we'll go back too. Even if the world collapses, it won't affect us."
Oh right! There's also the ancestral land of the Dragon Clan! Qiu Xuefeng of the Sword Sect remembered something and was about to step forward when he was stopped by Bai Lanyou, who was quick-witted and agile.
All eyes were on Han Tao, as if waiting for his choice.
Fu Mingxu caught a glimpse of their movements out of the corner of his eye, snorted coldly, and actually pulled Han Tao forward a step.
They thought Han Tao wouldn't move, but to their surprise, his cold profile softened when he lowered his eyes, like winter snow melting into spring.
By the time anyone realized what was happening, that broad and agile figure was about to step out of the main hall of the Tianxuan Sect.
Qiu Xuefeng was really anxious now and quickly pushed Bai Lanyou away.
Bai Lan was pushed so hard that she stumbled and almost lost face in front of everyone, but she couldn't retaliate, so her face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Lord Han, wait!" Qiu Xuefeng had no time to worry about grudges. He had already secretly withdrawn the Sword Sect disciples from the front lines. Now, the demon army was closing in step by step. According to the reports from the scouts who had returned, the demons had nine Nascent Soul stage demon generals this time, four more than the human race. Not to mention that there were no fewer than twenty Nascent Soul stage demon generals.
He didn't know when the Demon Clan's strength had become so great, but he knew that if Han Tao really abandoned the cause, given the Demon Clan's current unstoppable momentum, the Immortal Sect would be in grave danger!
Bai Lan couldn't stand his pretentious face, which lacked any of the integrity of his senior brother Shen Changting. After regaining his footing, he said sarcastically, "The Dragon Clan abandons the Heavenly Dao like this, aren't they afraid of divine retribution? Fellow Daoist Fu... Fellow Daoist Fu is so at ease following back to the Dragon Clan's ancestral land, aren't you afraid that the Fu family will be wiped out and you will be the only one left?"
Don't say anything!
Qiu Xuefeng finally managed to stop the two of them, and upon hearing Bai Lan's words, he nearly flew into a rage. He finally understood why his senior brother had told him before he died not to work with the Medicine Sect anymore; with such a useless teammate, he would never succeed in anything.
Han Tao did hear it, but his golden eyes held a fierce, impending storm as he looked at Bai Lanyou with icy coldness.
He held Fu Mingxu's hand, his thin lips parted slightly, and the words he uttered were like the sharpest blade: "Are you courting death?"
A mountain-like pressure poured out, like rolling clouds of calamity, making it hard for people to breathe.
The absolute suppression of the Mahayana stage instilled a despair that made people want to kneel down and submit. Qiu Xuefeng's natal spirit sword had already developed its own consciousness. When it sensed the danger, it automatically stood in front of its master and let out a mournful cry under the suppression of the realm.
Everyone present except Fu Mingxu was bleeding from all seven orifices. Qiu Xuefeng had glimpsed his battle with the demon leader during the last righteous-demonic war. At that time, he only felt that the Mahayana stage was unattainable, but when it actually happened to him, he was filled with terrifying fear.
wrong!
At that time, Han Tao was in the early stage of Mahayana cultivation. Now that his cultivation has returned, his prestige is far greater than that!
It's the later stage of Mahayana Buddhism!
Every disciple of any sect on the Cangling Continent knows that the difference between major realms is like the distance between mountains. However, the higher the realm, the greater the distance between minor stages within a major realm, such as the Mahayana stage, which is like an insurmountable chasm.
They didn't die immediately; that was already an extra act of mercy from Han Tao.
Having figured this out, Qiu Xuefeng wished he could stab Bai Lan on the spot, but the most important thing now was to save his own life. He immediately cupped his hands and said with extreme respect, "Lord Han, please don't be angry. Sect Master Bai is just too concerned about the safety of the human race, which is why he lost his mind and talked nonsense."
"Who doesn't know that Young Master Fu severed ties with the Fu family when he entered the City Lord's Mansion? What does the life or death of the Fu family have to do with him? The fact that the Fu family is still alive and well in Yunhan City is already a result of Young Master Fu's kind heart."
First, he subtly and overtly criticized Bai Lan, then clearly and explicitly praised Fu Mingxu, without embellishing the story; he stated the facts as if they were facts.
Fu Mingxu took a serious look and felt that there was some reason why he could become the sect leader of the Sword Sect.
He didn't mean for Han Tao to kill everyone here, and to avoid getting into trouble for no reason. So, he readily agreed to Qiu Xuefeng's suggestion and gently patted Han Tao's arm, saying, "Alright, don't be angry."
The overwhelming pressure vanished instantly, as if a gentle breeze had passed by, and nothing had happened.
The pressure suddenly vanished, and everyone who had been holding on collapsed to the ground, creating a rather comical scene.
But now no one feels grief, anger, or embarrassment; they only feel lucky to have escaped death.
Qiu Xuefeng watched as the coldness on Han Tao's face disappeared. She was glad that she had acted quickly and also deeply understood the importance of Fu Mingxu. She immediately threw away all her little schemes.
Dao Heng happened to return from outside. As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw everyone bleeding from their seven orifices. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were in the deepest hell. He was immediately stunned and asked, "What happened to you all?"
Fu Mingxu had a good impression of him and knew that he was now the new sect leader of Tianxuan Sect. Under his leadership, the bad habits of Tianxuan Sect had been swept away, and he was quite similar to the style of Yuan Tong Zhenxian when he was in power.
"It's probably just a case of internal heat," he said without batting an eye. "Just drink more water and you'll be fine."
Dao Heng found it absurd that cultivators could get angry, but seeing everyone nodding, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly realized, "Sect leaders, don't worry. With Lord Han here, he will surely lead us to defeat the demons again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Xuefeng and the other sect leaders present nodded in agreement, creating such a harmonious scene that Dao Heng thought he was dreaming.
As a result of this incident, Hantao's prestige was established as absolute, and the situation of demonic energy and spiritual energy merging was alleviated under the orders of the various sect leaders.
All the cultivators on the front lines were recalled. After killing three demon generals, Han Tao discovered that the speed at which demonic energy was merging with spiritual energy had accelerated, so he stopped making moves. Instead, he and the sect leaders set up a huge magic array between the demons' resting place and the human race.
Now, the demon race and the human race have divided the entire continent equally.
The demonic energy within the spiritual energy had not yet been completely removed, preventing cultivators from cultivating. Fortunately, the number of cultivators and mortals who had fallen into demonic possession was decreasing in stages. With their hands freed, the cultivators then focused on eliminating those who had fallen into demonic possession. In just half a month, thanks to swift and decisive actions, there were no more fallen humans among the human race.
Aside from the inability to cultivate, the human race enjoyed unprecedented harmony.
In order to resolve the issue of the fusion of spiritual and demonic energy, the Tianxuan Sect invited the monk Wuchen from the Kuchan Temple, but unfortunately, even he was helpless.
Just as things had finally calmed down, the situation once again reached a stalemate.
The Buddha Wuchen arrived, and Fu Mingxu also met Zhang Yanran.
"You actually became a disciple of the Venerable Wuchen?" He looked at Zhang Yanran's black hair, which was as black as silk, and then fell into deep thought, recalling the Venerable Wuchen's astonishingly shiny bald head.
Zhang Yanran clasped her hands together and said, "Why not?"
There was nothing wrong with that, but Fu Mingxu thought of Zhang Hengbo again, the young man who risked his life to save his senior and junior sisters. "What about Zhang Hengbo?"
Zhang Yanran's eyes were even purer than before. "He has changed his practice to the Golden Arhat method and will be my protector from now on."
Fu Mingxu was speechless. He didn't know what had happened between them, but judging from her current state, it probably wasn't anything bad. The three senior brothers and sisters' cultivation techniques had long been abolished by Feng You, and they had already left the sect, so there was nothing wrong with them now.
However, when he looked at Zhang Yanran, he would often recall the scene on Tianxuan Mountain when Zhang Hengbo carried him on his back amidst her charming laughter.
After a brief reminiscing, Zhang Yanran, now known by her Buddhist name Qingyue, was summoned by the Buddhist monk for some business.
Fu Mingxu stared at her departing figure for a long time, unable to come back to his senses, until the sky grew darker before returning to his residence.
Perhaps because he needed to constantly reinforce the magic array, Han Tao was always busy during the day and could not be seen at all. Only at night would he return to his room on time and use all sorts of tricks to entwine with him.
After initially being unable to get out of bed due to leg weakness, Fu Mingxu gradually got used to it, transforming from someone who couldn't handle it into someone who faced the challenge head-on.
A note from the author:
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Chapter 105
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The two disciples, Master Wuchen and his disciple, did not leave. Instead, they went to the places where cultivators and mortals were killed to perform rituals to help the souls of the dead find peace.
At the same time, Wuchen Buddhist disciple also brought bad news.
The cycle of reincarnation has ceased, which means that the dead will not be reincarnated. Once a cultivator or a mortal dies, they are completely annihilated in the world.
Buddhist disciples would not utter falsehoods, and all the major sects were completely panicked upon receiving this news.
Even when the Heavenly Ladder was destroyed, they were still able to seek the Dao and cultivate, adding a long period of time to what was originally limited to the hundred years of mortals.
But now that the Six Paths of Reincarnation have disappeared, it means that the Path of the Dead has stopped, and it is only a matter of time before the other three thousand Great Paths cannot be reached.
Under the void of the laws of heaven and earth, they could no longer sense the existence of the Dao. Cultivation to the end was like physical training, with no greater effect than strengthening the body.