Looking at the heart-burning rain of fire outside the temple, everyone turned around and looked at Fang Jian, with deep curiosity in their eyes. They were curious about how Fang Jian knew that a natural disaster was coming?

But Fang Jian looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, I have an opportunity here, but I will only grant it to those who are loyal to me."

Upon hearing this, Su Kuang and the other eleven nobles immediately bowed and said, "Captain, do you think we are not loyal enough?"

Fang Jian only asked in return: "I only ask you, if I turn against the Da Dao Ting, whose side will you stand on?"

Su Kuang was stunned for a moment, then he asked: "Captain, are you going to rebel against the Dao Court?"

Fang Jian smiled and asked, "If I rebel against the Dao Court, whose side will you stand on?"

Su Kuang looked around and said to Fang Jian, "Captain, I will stand by you, but I will also advise you not to rebel against the Dao Court."

"Why?" Fang Jian asked.

Su Kuang said: "Because with your strength alone, you are not able to fight against the entire Dao Court. Even if you can kill four One Clarity Realm masters, there are more than just One Clarity Realm masters in the Dao Court."

"So from a practical point of view, I will definitely stand on your side, Captain, but I will strongly advise you not to confront the Da Dao Court or not to confront it for the time being." Su Kuang bowed and said.

"Do you all think so?" Fang Jian asked the ministers.

The other nobles also rose and bowed, saying, "Captain, our loyalty is witnessed by heaven and earth. But the Great Dao Court is invincible. At least for many years to come, no one can stand against the Great Dao Court. Even the 'Heavenly Dao Kingdom,' which has repeatedly defeated the Great Dao Court, can only retreat to a corner under such a winning streak."

Fang Jian nodded and asked the soldiers, "What about you?"

The soldiers remained expressionless throughout. Upon hearing Fang Jian's question, one of them said bluntly, "We have long since sworn allegiance to the Captain. There's nothing much to say. If the Captain ordered us to kill the five regents, we wouldn't even frown."

"Yes." Fang Jian nodded, then said, "I have great trust in you. However, I must remind you, my ministers, that if you are truly loyal to me and accept this opportunity, then if I order you to kill the five regents in the future, you will have no choice but to obey. You will not have the right to refuse or the possibility of regret."

The eleven nobles exchanged glances, then bowed and said, "We pledge our loyalty to the Captain, and will never regret it until we die!"

Then the thousand soldiers immediately stood up and looked at Fang Jian with firm eyes.

Fang Jian smiled faintly, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the Burning Heart Fire outside that seemed to have burned the sky red, saying: "If you are truly loyal to me, then go out now and stand in the Burning Heart Fire Rain."

"Master!" Yu Censhuang was shocked and quickly said to Fang Jian, "Master, you can't do that."

But Fang Jian looked at Yu Censhuang and said, "If you are loyal to me, then you can go. If not, then you don't have to go."

Yu Censhuang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then she said: "Sir, I serve you by the order of the king..."

"What? Are you scared? Or are you not loyal enough?" Fang Jian asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yu Censhuang bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth. Her eyes were filled with confusion, bewilderment, and indignation as she said, "Sir, you cannot question my loyalty to the king and you."

After saying that, Yu Censhuang flew directly to the front of the palace, looked at the rain of fire outside, then turned around and bowed to Fang Jian, saying: "Young Master, I beg you to do me a favor. When my Taoist cultivation is exhausted, please do not leave me here, send me back to Xuanjian Dao Kingdom."

Fang Jian smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

Yu Censhuang nodded, then turned around and flew into the heart-burning rain of fire without hesitation. In an instant, the heart-burning fires burned on Yu Censhuang's body, and raging flames ignited on Yu Censhuang's flesh.

But there were no signs of burns on her body. Only waves of piercing pain came from her heart. She clenched her silver teeth tightly, and a trace of blood seeped from the corners of her mouth.

Just five breaths later, Yu Censhuang heard a "pop" sound amidst the extreme pain, and her Tao heart was burned to ashes. The next moment, her Taoism and cultivation instantly dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Censhuang knelt down weakly on the ground. She quickly aged, her hair turned white, her skin became dry like bark, and her eye sockets became sunken. The originally beautiful girl instantly turned into a dying old woman with sagging flesh.

At this moment, Yu Censhuang raised his head with difficulty, and looked at his hands that had become like chicken claws with his turbid eyes.

"Is it over... At this rate, he will die of old age in less than a month." Yu Censhuang touched his cheeks. His originally smooth and tender cheeks now looked extremely old. The skin on his face hung down loosely, looking extremely ugly.

Her teeth were all over the floor, and her skin was like the old skin of chicken feet and tree bark, which looked even a little scary at first glance.

Inside the temple, Fang Jian looked at Su Kuang and other nobles and the thousand soldiers and said, "It's time for you to prove your loyalty."

"Captain, please let us kill the five regents. I would rather die in battle than die like this."

"Me too, Captain. Let's go and assassinate the five regents!"

"I can't bear to see my power dissipate like this. I can't bear to die like this."

Seeing the changes in Yu Censhuang, who in an instant turned from a Hunyuan Wuda Daluo Jinxian into a withered and old mortal, everyone's heart trembled with great fear.

Fang Jian smiled and said, "This is the only way to prove your loyalty. If you don't want to, then don't go out. I won't force you and will let you go later."

But after a moment of fear and hesitation, the thousand soldiers walked out of the temple directly and entered the heart-burning rain of fire like Yu Censhuang.

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