Chapter 44: Execution
The imperial edict was issued, and the imperial edict of Qianjing was released. Two days later, the people who attacked the palace were publicly executed, and the sect behind them was identified as a cult, committing the serious crime of treason. The imperial guards and the garrisons in various places were ordered to join forces to eliminate the cult.
When the news was announced, the whole world was shocked. The people of Qianjing were just curious and used it as a topic of discussion after dinner.
In the Demon Suppression Bureau, Commander Zhu Zihai was shocked when he heard the news. He never expected that the emperor would make such an unwise decision, which was tantamount to declaring war on the righteousness in the Qianyuan Empire.
He suddenly laughed and said, "This should be an order from Emperor Qianyuan, otherwise Shangguan Rong would never have such courage. Emperor Qianyuan seems to be well prepared. I want to see how this founding emperor who has entered the Xiantian realm can compete with the Qianyuan righteousness."
"Commander, what should we do?" asked the commander next to him.
"Do nothing. Everything will remain the same as usual. No matter what the emperor's orders are, we will do them all."
Zhu Zihai snorted and laughed, walked to the window and looked towards the direction of the palace and said: "I want to see how the Qianyuan Empire, which is now facing internal and external troubles, will survive this catastrophe."
The righteous people in Qianjing were shocked when they received the news. In the eyes of ordinary people, immortal cultivators were like gods. No matter which dynasty, emperors always respected immortal cultivators. They did not even dare to scold them, let alone punish them. Who could have thought that they would dare to execute them publicly and kill more than 500 people in one breath.
The righteous monks who remained in Qianjing were in an uproar, with many clamoring to rescue people and teach the emperor a lesson.
However, Hua Wu Yue's Mysterious Wanhua Sword and Liuhua Feiwu Formation made everyone worried. It was because the combination of this sword and the formation was too amazing. More than 500 cultivators, many of whom were at the third level of innateness, and there were even two sect leaders at the fourth level of innateness, were easily captured by Hua Wu Yue, which showed how powerful this formation and the sword were.
These righteous monks became angry and dared to curse, but they dared not go to the palace again.
In Dongwang Manor on the eastern outskirts of Qiandong, Elder Taixuan of the Zhengyi Sect and Xingchenzi of the Sword Sect were sitting in the lobby. Next to them were the older generation of disciples from various major sects, all of whom were at the fourth to sixth level of the innate realm and were among the leading figures in the contemporary world of cultivating immortals.
After they knew the contents of the imperial edict, they all came to find Elder Taixuan and Xingchenzi. These people were much calmer and frowned and remained silent when they heard the news.
Instead, it was the drunk Taoist who first said, "Those people are really making trouble. The Taoists actually broke into the palace to call for punishment. They don't even know that attacking the entire court is a crime of extermination of the entire clan.
Senior Brother, I think we should not interfere in this matter anymore. Otherwise, no matter what the result is, it will only make things worse for the righteous path."
"Friend Zui Daoyou, what you said is wrong. Not only is the current emperor licentious and immoral, he also took Hua Wu Yue as his imperial concubine. The combination of a human and a demon is against the will of heaven. The emperor doesn't know, but doesn't Hua Wu Yue know?" an elder nearby scolded angrily.
Master Taixuan sighed and said, "At that time, Grandma Baihua, our head master Master Taiyi, Master Tianchanzi of Tiandao Sect, and Master Fuyou of Wanfa Sect all calculated for Baihua Valley and got the same secret: Hua Wuyue and the current emperor are destined to be together.
Hua Wu Yue's ability to become an imperial concubine is destined by heaven, and we cultivators cannot go against heaven's will."
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this. Taoist Wuxiang frowned and said, "A human-demon relationship is against the will of heaven. It's not that I doubt the four seniors, but this is unbelievable."
Jian Zong Xingchenzi said: "From ancient times to now, there has never been a real confirmation that human-demon love is against heaven. It is only because ten thousand years ago, cultivators and demons wanted to combine the talents of humans and demons to produce offspring who are more suitable for cultivation.
Later, almost all of their offspring were unable to withstand the powerful blood of the demon race and died in the womb. The few who survived, without exception, fell into madness because they could not control the power, and were called demon children.
The book records that during that period, the demon child grew up to be extremely powerful and tyrannical, causing countless casualties among the demon and human races. This is the origin of the demon race's heavenly demon.
The surviving demons fought each other, and the last one who survived called himself the Demon King, and once ruled the entire world. Later, the human race and the demon race joined forces, gathered a large number of immortal treasures, and finally sealed the Demon King.
After that, humans and demons were forbidden to fall in love, because they were afraid that the Heavenly Demon King would reappear. This is a rule set by the human and demon races, and it cannot be considered a heavenly rule. "
"Even so, the celestial demon is destined to bring disaster to the common people as soon as it is born. We must stop it. This is also the duty of us as cultivators." said another cultivator.
“The will of heaven is unpredictable, and we have only scratched the surface. Now the demons are ready to make a move. If we really fight the empire, no matter what the outcome, no one can escape the consequences of killing the emperor. I’m afraid that in the next heavenly calamity, none of you can escape the consequences of your actions.
By then, the righteous will be powerless to contend with the evil, and even the evil will take over, and the world will be in chaos." Taixuan said.
"Are we just going to watch them get beheaded? If this spreads across the world, we righteous monks will really be regarded as a cult. This will destroy our orthodoxy!"
"Those people cannot replace the Qianyuan Taoist sect, not to mention that the strength of Emperor Qianyuan is unknown. He has been hiding for the past three hundred years, and we don't know how many cards he has. In addition, Hua Wu Yue has obtained the Wanhua Xuanguan Sword and the Liuhua Feiwu Formation. It is impossible for us to defeat them immediately if we fight them. By then, the demon will take the opportunity to attack from behind, which will ruin the overall situation." said the drunk Taoist.
After hearing this, the place fell silent again. They all realized that Emperor Qianyuan was destroying those sects at this time because he took advantage of this special period.
"No matter what, I will not sit idly by and watch the lives of five hundred monks. You can handle it on yourselves." An old Taoist stood up and left.
Soon, several more people stood up and left. Taixuan and Xingchenzi sighed, both looking worried.
Originally, they had a high confidence in dealing with the demon with the people they gathered, but now, the variables increased, beyond their calculations.
The monks spend most of their time in seclusion practicing, so it is very difficult to gather them together. That is why it takes so long to gather everyone.
The same is true on the demon side. Although the demons are bloodthirsty, they are not fools. Both sides are testing the opponent's strength and increasing their own combat power as much as possible.
Two days later, Zhou An finally signed in all the places in Qianjing. All he got from these small maps were valuable things, but after the entire Qianjing was lit up.
Qianjing in Zhou An's map of mountains, rivers, and the state emitted colorful light and turned into a holographic map, floating above the map of mountains, rivers, and the state.
The system also prompted that he had obtained the Imperial Book. After Zhou An used it, the time required for its automatic evolution in his mind was much longer than before. It took him a full half hour to comprehend it.
It allowed him to truly understand the true dragon energy and the true emperor. The Imperial Book of Heaven was the method to harness the true dragon energy and the heaven-bestowed imperial destiny. It could be said that this was one of the Imperial laws of Heaven.
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After taking the elixir made from the red fruit, the three concubines, Zi Yan, Zi Qiong, and Zi Xuan, had reached the tenth level of the acquired realm. They interrogated many of the captured cultivators and found out the appropriate techniques. They each chose the appropriate one and began to retreat to break through the innate realm.
At noon that day, more than 500 monks were brought to the execution ground by the Imperial Guards, who were responsible for maintaining order at the execution ground. The city defense troops were deployed outside, all replaced by archers, with a total number of 5,000.
The right prime minister Shangguan Yu personally supervised the execution. At this moment, more and more people were watching. The execution ground was soon crowded with people, and many people were standing on the surrounding rooftops.
Fortunately, the army was there and the order at the scene was still very good. No one dared to make a scene. After all, the royal family dared to kill even these gods, let alone ordinary people.
After these more than 500 monks were brought up, 513 executioners stood by, which was quite spectacular.
No one knew what the Purple Guards had done to these people. Each of them looked ashen and did not put up any resistance at all. They knelt quietly on the ground with their heads down, waiting to be beheaded. This also made the people watching below feel incredible.
Shangguan Yu sat in the position of the executioner. Although he looked calm and composed, he was actually very nervous, even anxious.
He kept looking at the time. Several officials next to him were the same. It was already early winter and they were sweating just sitting there.
Everyone knows that there will be no peace this time, and the invading enemies are completely beyond their ability to resist. Although they know that there is Queen Baihua in the palace now, who can guarantee that the aftermath of the fight will not kill them.
Most of these officials are not even acquired martial artists. They would be injured if they were touched, or die if they were hit. Naturally, they are afraid.
As everyone waited anxiously, the time came. Shangguan Yu stood up and nervously scanned the surroundings. When he saw no incoming enemies, he shouted, "Kill them."
All the executioners raised their knives. At this time, countless flying swords flew out from the surrounding buildings. With a flash of sword light, all the executioners' knives were cut off, leaving only a handle.
All the executioners dropped their knife handles in panic and rushed down the scaffold as fast as they could. They were mentally prepared that if they encountered an attack from the gods, they would run away at the first opportunity no matter what the situation was.
Shangguan Yu broke out in a cold sweat, and all the officials around him were terrified. Killing someone with a flying sword can happen in the blink of an eye, and it would be useless even if there were imperial guards around him.
Fortunately, Shangguan Yu was the right prime minister after all, so he still had some courage. He took a deep breath and shouted, "People who practice Taoism have a higher vision than ordinary people. They should be more self-disciplined. They actually openly defied the laws of the country and violated the way of heaven. Why don't you retreat quickly, so as not to be contaminated by karma and provoke heaven's punishment."
Shangguan Yu found these words after reading a large amount of literature. He said them to make the ascetics have some concerns and to let the emperor know that he was working hard.
"Hmph, a mere mortal dares to speak of the Way of Heaven. The emperor is incompetent and dissolute. He disregards the overall situation and kills those who are of the righteous path. You know, without us cultivators fighting against the devil and the evil, there would be no peace and prosperity for you." At this time, seven cultivators flew into the air, and there were hundreds of disciples from various sects around them, including disciples from some major sects.
(End of this chapter)
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