Compared to Feng Bingwen, who was laughing heartily in the sky, the many city gods on the ground who had agreed to support him were now utterly terrified.
They all knew Feng Bingwen, and many of them had already recognized him as a reincarnated sage. After all, a cultivator who was so eager for quick success and righteousness and so keen on slaying and eating demons and monsters was extremely rare. Even if he wasn't a reincarnated sage, his current behavior could still be considered that of a virtuous person.
However, they could all sense Feng Bingwen's current cultivation level; he was only at the Spirit Gathering Realm. Most of the City Gods didn't doubt Feng Bingwen much when he said he could deal with the Demon King, and even trusted him quite a bit.
After all, the opponent is the reincarnation of a powerful being. As long as he uses some of his past life's tricks, annihilating a mere demon king will be a piece of cake.
However, none of the City Gods expected that Feng Bingwen's method of dealing with the Demon King would be so terrifying.
The crimson divine light fell from the boundless sky, and the raging torrent it stirred up and the lingering power it unleashed made even the City God tremble and feel uneasy.
However, the trembling sensation lasted only a very short moment. All the city gods saw that blood-red divine light, when it touched the mountain chosen by the Heavenly Demon Palace as its stronghold, burst forth with the most dazzling and extremely destructive light.
At that moment, the solid earth rippled like soft water, and the towering mountain was flattened in the blink of an eye.
The most troublesome demon king and the dozen or so transformed demons vanished without a trace, their forms never even seen. Everything was evaporated, and the original mountain became a sinkhole filled with lava and crystalline particles.
To flatten a mountain, especially one reinforced by an array, and to wipe out the demon king and many powerful demons within it—this power far exceeds the limits of the Spirit Gathering Realm, something even Core Formation cultivators would find difficult to accomplish.
"Such power is truly terrifying. It is no wonder that the human sage has such supernatural abilities even before he has recovered his strength."
After a long while, one of the city gods finally spoke up and sighed. For a city god, destroying or even moving a mountain is an easy task if he doesn't care about the consumption of divine power, but erasing it is far too difficult.
"Fortunately, this is a sage of my human race!"
Another City God echoed this sentiment. Looking at the terrifying sinkhole that stretched for dozens of miles, he couldn't help but show fear in his eyes. As the City God, he couldn't help but imagine what would happen if the county he managed were attacked in such a way.
The entire city would likely be wiped out in an instant, with hundreds of thousands of ordinary people vanishing without a trace, leaving not even their corpses behind. Naturally, the City God, who relied on this, would also suffer no benefit.
"Yes, thankfully we are sages of the human race."
Although not explicitly stated, the many city gods exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a subtle and indescribable meaning.
They are the gods of incense offerings, and there are fixed places for them to receive incense offerings. Perhaps there are many restrictions on how a reincarnated sage could launch such a terrifying attack at such a low level, and he would need a considerable amount of time to prepare.
However, if such an attack were directed at these City Gods, these restrictions and time limits would be nothing, because they are the gods of incense offerings and cannot escape even if they want to. Having received incense offerings, they must bear certain responsibilities.
In other words, if Feng Bingwen wanted to, he could decide the death of any incense god. With a single strike, hundreds of thousands of people would be reduced to ashes. Due to the karmic consequences, the gods who received incense offerings would instantly die and disappear without uttering a sound.
Of course, this was merely a hypothetical scenario fueled by the City God's slight sense of unease. It was impossible for it to become reality, since this reincarnated sage was a genuine human, not some other being in disguise, and they had already witnessed his determination to slay demons and monsters.
"Mr. Feng!"
At this moment, as many city gods gazed at the sinkhole where lava was still flowing, a respectful voice rang out. The city gods looked up and immediately saw a purple dragon-shaped divine light descend from the sky, revealing a heroic young man clad in purple armor.
However, the boy's face was serious and his brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered something troublesome.
“Mr. Feng, what’s wrong with you? We have already verified that the demon king from the Heavenly Demon Pavilion is already dead and his soul has been destroyed. With your attack, not even his bones were left behind.”
One of the city gods noticed Feng Bingwen's strange expression and asked him, his tone much more aggressive than before.
Although both were reincarnated sages, the previous sage spoke in a gentle tone and had a lower level of spiritual attainment.
This sage, though still of low cultivation level, has already demonstrated the ability to eliminate them. Although they know he wouldn't use such methods against them, they still have to show respect to the strong.
"This has nothing to do with you City Gods. Now that the demons here have been eliminated, you City Gods may all return. There is no need to waste your divine power."
Feng Bingwen smiled and addressed the diligent and conscientious City Gods. The City Gods could easily tell that something was amiss with him, but since Feng Bingwen didn't say anything, the City Gods didn't ask any further questions and all bowed and took their leave.
"well!"
After the city gods transformed into divine light and departed, Feng Bingwen looked at the somewhat exaggerated sinkhole beneath his feet, reached out and gently beckoned. At the very bottom center of the sinkhole, a divine weapon, its shaft barely visible above the ground, flew out with a clang and landed in his hand. Upon touching it, he felt a burning sensation, which Feng Bingwen then casually dissolved.
"Hmm, not bad."
Feng Bingwen glanced at the divine weapon that had brought him enormous profits, nodded slightly, and as it fell from the high heavens, it naturally endured an extremely terrifying impact.
Ordinary weapons would probably disintegrate and burn away in mid-air before they even hit the ground. Only this divine weapon, which had absorbed divine ingredients and celestial treasures, only showed signs of melting at the tip after his attempt to strike it from the heavens. It did not deform.
However, the enormous profits from slaying demons and monsters were indeed true, but his attempt also brought some unacceptable consequences, in addition to the 100,000 merits.
Damaging the earth's veins, an evil deed, 18,000 ( )
To be honest, Feng Bingwen was very dissatisfied, but when he saw the impact of this attack on the environment of this area, he was speechless.
Well, it has to be said that his move had a significant impact on this area. After all, he smashed a mountain, and the aftershocks could be felt even dozens of miles away.
However, there is still a chance to salvage the situation, because the line shown in the Heavenly Book's record of evil deeds is semi-illusory and has not completely materialized, which means there is still a chance to redeem oneself.
As for how to salvage it?
What else can be done to save it? Of course, we need to reshape the terrain and landforms, then reconnect with the earth's energy and re-condense the earth's veins.
To be honest, this is something that would take a considerable amount of time and magical power, but there's nothing he can do about it. It's his own doing, and if he doesn't want to bear the consequences of this evil deed, he has no choice but to honestly restore the mountains and rivers.
Fortunately, Feng Guangzhi possessed an innate Five Elements Dao Body. Although it was his first time doing something like this, he quickly grasped the concept thanks to his affinity with the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth. It was a supernatural power similar to moving mountains and unloading ridges, bringing spring to all things.
In just a few days, he filled in the original crater and even built a towering green mountain, hundreds of feet high, on the spot. The vegetation was lush and verdant, and no one could tell that the mountain was simply built by Feng Bingwen in a few days.
Earth Restoration Master!
After Feng Bingwen spent three days restoring the landscape and reorganizing the earth's veins, the line of evil deeds recorded in the Heavenly Book finally materialized, only now it had changed from 18,000 to 1,800.
"I've already recovered to this extent, how could I still commit evil deeds?"
Seeing such a large amount of evil deeds added to his name, Feng Bingwen couldn't help but look at the mountains and rivers beneath his feet, which no longer showed any trace of the battle, and felt indignant.
It wasn't until quite a while later that Feng Bingwen, still somewhat resentful, remembered that he seemed to have forgotten someone. After searching for a while, he finally found the Zhao family elder on a hilltop. He had sealed his spiritual power and left him there for three days and three nights without moving.
Well, this old man has become numb these past few days. Apart from being terrified of that destructive divine power that felt like a divine punishment, he is completely convinced of Feng Bingwen's wisdom.
Having lived for hundreds of years, this was the first time he had ever seen someone actively repair the mountains and rivers after a battle. Generally speaking, such remnants of battles were left unattended, allowing the world to recover on its own.
"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Feng Bingwen released the old man's spiritual energy seal.
"have."
Feeling ashamed yet unable to suppress a sense of admiration and guilt, Zhao Tianbao no longer held back and quickly told this sage what he knew about the sordid affairs of other aristocratic families.
There are some things he disapproves of, but he has a family and cannot interfere arbitrarily. It's a good idea to inform this sage and let him handle those reckless individuals.
"Okay, I understand. You can go now."
After listening to what the old man had to say, Feng Bingwen waved his hand.
"You're just letting me leave like this?"
Upon hearing that he would be free, Zhao Tianbao felt a pang of reluctance. If he were two hundred years younger, he would have pursued this sage without hesitation.
"What? Don't you want to live anymore?"
"Of course not, I'll take my leave now."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianbao chuckled twice and made a hasty retreat.
Feng Bingwen watched the old fox's departing figure, snorted coldly, and strode forward, preparing to return. But then, he paused, a look of surprise on his face. His mind was still, and the Heavenly Book appeared.
The Rivers and Mountains of the Five Dynasties
As the pages are turned, a dazzling golden flame is burning fiercely.
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