At this moment, Sima Yue was gripped by the neck by Ling Yun and lifted up in mid-air like a chick.
"I...I was wrong, please spare my life, I promise to mend my ways, sob sob..."
Sima Yue spoke in a trembling voice, her pitiful expression making one want to pity her.
Back then, she was ignorant and incompetent, always thinking of taking shortcuts to success, and constantly proclaiming that she was the reincarnation of God, deceiving the ignorant into contributing their money.
She later discovered that this method was a quick way to make money, until she tricked a powerful cultivator at the Integration Realm into giving her his entire cultivation.
After that, Sima Yue became even more insane, establishing a cult that promoted debauchery and wreaked havoc on one city after another.
After obtaining the Desire Sutra, Sima Yue became even more insane, and the Divine Cult quickly swept across most of the Tianyuan Dynasty, causing even more devastation than the Demonic Path.
When desires are not suppressed, living beings begin to wreak havoc without restraint. In a short time, nine out of ten houses are empty, and hundreds of billions of lives are lost because of the cult.
The disaster was only quelled when the Tianyuan Dynasty intervened.
How could Ling Yun possibly let this instigator get away with it?
"Your so-called religion is nothing but a tool for your own profit. You have never treated your followers as true believers. They have given you everything, and you..."
Ling Yun didn't want to say anything more, so he pointed a finger at Sima Yue's brow and then crushed him.
Both body and soul were destroyed!
There is no way to bring them back to life. In the face of absolute power, even the strongest willpower is nothing.
"We finally won!"
Ah Bao and the others collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
The golden lion lay on the ground, badly injured. When the Great Sage came to his side and saw the golden lion covered in wounds, his eyes were filled with heartache.
The Golden Lion Clan was subdued by the Buddha and became a Buddhist-Taoist demon clan.
They were converted and devoted themselves to goodness. The Buddha changed, but the Golden Lion Clan did not.
Throughout this journey, Golden Lion has always been at the forefront in his efforts to punish evil and uphold justice.
The Great Sage saw all of this and patted the Golden Lion's head to comfort him.
However, this was met with protests from Golden Lion.
"I am a noble golden lion, not a dog!"
Snap!
The Great Sage slapped the Golden Lion on the forehead.
Dongfang Ling, the president of the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce, Ji Ziyue, and Yuan Shan, the chief worshipper of the Tianyuan Dynasty, came to Ling Yun's side.
They looked at billions of bewildered beings.
Yuan Shan said in a deep voice:
“Fellow Daoist Ling, these people have been brainwashed too deeply by the Desire Sutra, and it will be difficult for them to return to normal. It is estimated that it will not be long before they will arouse their desires again, because the Desire Sutra has penetrated deep into their hearts.”
These are all subjects of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and Yuanshan does not want them to continue in a state of confusion and indulgence.
Otherwise, they would have to be killed, otherwise it's hard to guarantee that some of them would become Sima Yue.
Moreover, once they recall Sima Yue, their willpower will recreate a Sima Yue.
This would be another disaster for the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Moreover, with a great calamity approaching and all sorts of evil spirits running rampant, these people are easily invaded by evil spirits.
After listening to Yuan Shan's concerns, Ling Yun nodded slightly.
“The Desire Sutra is a scripture that suppresses desires, so let us use the Desire Sutra to extinguish their desires.”
Immediately, Ling Yun began reciting the Desire Sutra. His voice was filled with the aura of immortals, which relaxed the mind of those who heard it.
As Lingyun's chanting began, the eyes of the believers gradually cleared, and the desires in their hearts were purified by the holy aura.
In just a quarter of an hour, billions of lives returned to normal, and they looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
I don't know why I'm here.
Immediately, Yuan Shan spoke:
"Everyone, go home!"
Escorted by a group of worshippers, the people of the ten cities returned to their respective homelands.
"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Ling and all fellow Daoists for quelling this turmoil!"
Yuan Shan bowed to Ling Yun, Dongfang Ling, and the others.
Dongfang Ling quickly helped Yuan Shan up and said solemnly:
"Every citizen has a responsibility for the rise and fall of the nation; there's no need for thanks!"
"Alright! Then we'll take our leave. His Majesty is waiting for us to return!"
After saying this, Yuanshan left with all the servants of the Imperial Sacrifices.
After watching them leave, Dongfang Ling looked at Ling Yun, clasped his hands in a fist and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist Ling, would you do me the honor of visiting the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce headquarters?"
“Alright~” Ling Yun returned the greeting with a fist and palm salute. Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce was the wealthiest force in the Golden Cloud Continent, and Ling Yun wanted to see just how generous the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce would be.
"Wait a minute~"
At this moment, Ji Ziyue spoke:
"I want to collect the ancient boundary stones. These are all rare stones that can be used to forge weapons in the future."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Ling also remembered that a bunch of ancient boundary stones had been taken away, which were invaluable treasures.
Immediately, everyone began to collect the shattered ancient boundary stone.
Ah Bao and his group shared the offerings equally with the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce, without competing with each other.
After the last ancient boundary stone left the array's core, Ling Yun and the Great Sage's pupils shrank simultaneously, and they hurriedly shouted:
"withdraw!"
The two of them dragged the crowd back a hundred miles.
The next moment!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, countless demon corpses, obscuring the sky and covering the sun, burst forth from the ground. These were all great demons who died in the chaotic demon realm back then.
There were those on the Black Dragon's side and those on the Golden Dragon's side.
Without the suppression of the ancient boundary stone, the corpses of these powerful and spiritual demons burst forth from the ground, and deathly aura instantly permeated the surrounding millions of miles.
Any creature below the Integration Realm that touches it will surely die.
Ling Yun hurriedly cast a spell to disperse the death energy of everyone, otherwise not a single living being would survive within a radius of a million miles.
"Roar~"
The great demon corpses all let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.
Seeing this scene, everyone was terrified. They never expected that so many great demons were buried under this land, as many as 100,000 of them, all of whom were immortal-level demons in life.
Having been spiritually connected for tens of millions of years, their strength is no less than it was in their previous lives.
Moreover, whether they were evil or benevolent demons, they all turned into corpses with only the instinct to fight. They locked onto Ling Yun and his group and attacked.
"So annoying!"
The Great Sage was furious. He had just finished defeating the smaller ones, and now so many larger ones had appeared, all of them powerful demons at the Immortal level.
"We definitely can't fight here, let's go to the Starry Sky!"
After the Great Sage finished speaking, the Heavenly Golden Staff suddenly surged in size and then smashed down on the head of a black dragon.
Then, the Great Sage soared into the sky and flew into the starry sky, and the great demons immediately followed.
With a roar, the golden lion followed the Great Sage.
Ji Ziyue, standing to the side, felt guilty and shed tears.
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect there to be a powerful, spiritually-connected demon underground!"
Ling Yun comforted him:
"President Ji, don't blame yourself. Even if we hadn't gone to retrieve the Ancient Boundary Stone, these great demons would have emerged from the ground soon."
On the contrary, we should be glad we discovered it early; otherwise, after we left, these great demons would have emerged and shattered the Golden Cloud Continent.
After saying that, Ling Yun smiled and said:
"Go search underground; you might find some unexpected ancient magical artifacts!"
After saying that, Lingyun stepped into the starry sky.
Lingyun was surrounded by 100,000 powerful demon generals, the Great Sage, and the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion said excitedly:
"That's exciting! The three of us are going up against 100,000 immortal-level demons!"
Ling Yun laughed:
"That was definitely exciting!"
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