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Chapter 548: 352 Subjugation_3
Chapter 548: 352 Subjugation_3
Chapter 548: Chapter 352 Subjugation_3
Therefore, when Zhao Sheng had just revealed his intention to unify the Five Passes Divine Sect, Ye Tianyun couldn’t wait to bring him to the dilapidated temple to lie in wait.
As for how he knew that the Demon Rat would assassinate the newly appointed Prefecture Governor, this not only involved the internal interests and power struggles of the government but also related to contentious proselytism.
Of course, Zhao Sheng didn’t pay much attention to the overt and covert struggles between Qian’an County Temple and the Five Passes Divine Sect.
Having the position of a righteous god, the Five Passes God was no longer considered an Evil God Temple, so he wasn’t afraid of the Heavenly Dao Sect’s attempts to eliminate it.
He only wanted to collect the incense offerings, and once he replaced the mud statue in the temple with the Five Passes Chang God, and took care of the affairs in Qian’an County, he would return to Chu State City.
Moments later, the pale-faced old man learned the whole story from Ye Tianyun and his face turned deathly pale in fright.
He had never imagined that en route to his new appointment he would encounter such peril, with not only female ghosts luring and bewildering the soul but also dangers threatening his life.
Ye Tianyun, crafty and shrewd, took advantage of Liu Jun Cheng’s unsettled state and his gratitude for saving his life to build a rapport with him.
The Prefecture Governor is the second in command in the county government office. Once this man successfully starts his term, he will certainly be of great use in the future.
Having narrowly escaped assassination, the pale-faced old man didn’t dare linger and immediately urged Captain Jiang and the others to leave immediately.
Afterwards, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Zhao Sheng and Ye Tianyun, with hints in his words that he hoped they would escort him part of the way.
This was precisely what Ye Tianyun had in mind, so he took the initiative in offering to escort Liu Jun Cheng to his new post.
This made the old man even more tearfully grateful.
Of course, Zhao Sheng wanted to maintain his image as a hermit master, so he naturally wouldn’t condescend to do so.
A short time later, the carriage slowly entered the night while the surviving seven or eight Red Dragon Knights dispersed under Captain Jiang’s command, flanking the carriage from both sides on foot, following it as it gradually disappeared.
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Several days later, three hundred miles away from Qian’an County, a beautiful mountain peak had a large expanse of temples with yellow tiles and red walls stretching down the mountain. There were hundreds, even thousands of court buildings that extended for over a dozen miles.
At the foot of the mountain, a square was filled with closely parked carriages.
Throngs of believers were making their way up the stone steps to the great and majestic temple gate halfway up the mountain with devout expressions, then entering the temple.
This temple complex was the largest of the Five Passes Divine Sect in Qian’an County and was also the stronghold of Ye Tianyun.
At this moment, in one of the most inconspicuous temples in the heart of the complex, stood a group of flamboyantly dressed oddities.
Among the crowd, there was a Divine Woman in bright red and green with thick makeup, an old white-haired woman with bells, drums, and small banners hanging from her waist, and an old Divine Han with a sleek black python wrapped around his body and a bulging pouch at his waist,
Besides these eccentric figures, there were also some mysterious people in black robes as if they shunned the light.
Naturally, the majority were middle-aged and elderly Daoists in luxurious Daoist robes, selling an appearance of extraordinary immortality and possessing an air of nobility and Daoist spirit.
These people were all senior members of the Five Passes Divine Sect, among whom were ordinary humans pretending to be gods and tricksters, as well as remarkable individuals skilled in various miracle techniques and even Divine Women and Divine Han who had inherited some Five Pass Secret Techniques.
Standing at the forefront of these people were the five chief temple priests, led by Ye Tianyun.
Zhao Sheng sat expressionless on the only armchair in the palace, his eyes piercing like lightning as he surveyed the motley crowd before him, feeling somewhat uninterested in his heart.
At his feet lay the Black-haired Demon Rat, the Spirit White Rat, the Green Snake, the Golden Toad, the Black Hedgehog, and the Red Bat, six of the Five Communicating Spirit Beasts.
They were exerting their full momentum, with Devil Qi surging and pervading the entire palace, making the people below turn pale, yet the five temple priests and Ye Tianyun were still able to maintain normalcy.
Without mentioning Ye Tianyun, the five temple priests were Qi Refining Realm Cultivators. Although their power was weak, they were not afraid of the pressure of the spirit beasts.
Seeing that even the Mouse God was submissive to others, the faces of the five temple priests remained calm, but inside they were as shocked as if engulfed by a tidal wave.
Seeing that the Master did not intend to speak, Ye Tianyun suddenly had a thought and immediately half-knelt and shouted loudly, “Your subordinate, Ye Tianyun, greets the Sect Leader Master!”
Following his shout, the five temple priests could no longer stand their ground, and spontaneously half-knelt and bowed their heads, calling out greetings to the Sect Leader Master.
Accordingly, a group of Divine Women and Divine Han knelt down all at once, one after another paying their respects to Zhao Sheng.
Only then did a slight smile appear on Zhao Sheng’s face.
“Dispense with the formalities and rise,” he said.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than an indescribable and terrifying momentum suddenly rose from his body, filling the entire palace in an instant and easily dispersing the atmospheric fields of the six great spirits.
The people sensed the vast ocean-like tremendous atmosphere descending from above, evoking a deep sense of fear, and they all lowered their heads further.