Chapter 405: Heaven's Judgment
Although the battle with the Emperor of Heaven took place in Hongfa Temple, the temple itself did not suffer any damage.
That is, the Bodhi tree is gone, and the sealed Buddha destroyed a wall when he broke the seal, but other than that, nothing was lost, no one died, and the few who were injured were still injured in the previous battle with Yan Qianlie and others.
It can be roughly regarded as the protagonist's luck soaring to the sky. As long as Chu Tiange participates in the battle as the main force, his side will generally be fine.
Yunxiao City, which is far away from the center of the war, is more unfortunate than Hongfa Temple.
The city lord Xie Jiuxiao was controlled by the Emperor of Heaven. Not only did he fight with Chu Tiange, he also ran back to Yunxiao City and destroyed the Emperor of Heaven's tablet and other related items.
It was equivalent to the sect’s holy land being destroyed, and even the inherited mental methods and so on were completely destroyed.
Finally, the strong men of Yunxiao City could not bear it any longer, and they rebelled together, including their own daughters, and rushed forward to arrest the city lord. In the process, many people were injured, and the whole Yunxiao City was filled with gloom and sadness.
No one knew what had happened. It was difficult to find outsiders to help with this matter of "the city lord going crazy". This was not only a family disgrace that should not be made public, but if the wrong person was entrusted with the task, it could also lead to the destruction of Yunxiao City.
Some said they wanted to find Qiu Wuji, some said they wanted to find Dabei, and some said they shouldn’t find anyone. A group of people quarreled for several days, and ambitious people within the group began to show up. All kinds of things were surging and the place became a mess.
Xie Yun'er was supported by the elders in the city to "temporarily" serve as the city lord. She watched the quarrel in the meeting room with a numb expression.
What could she do temporarily? When Xie Jiuxiao was here, she, as a little princess, had a lot of weight because her father, the powerful city lord, stood behind her. Now that her father had fallen, who would care about her, a thousand-year-old girl who had just broken through to the early stage of the Nascent Soul?
The so-called loyal followers and trusted strongmen...are all tests at this time. She doesn't know who she can trust, and she doesn't even know if someone will make her father, who is under house arrest, "commit suicide" tonight.
Of course, others are not sure who can be persuaded to defect and who can be won over, so so many days of "quarrelling" are needed. In fact, many things have already been done behind the scenes.
The nature of the quarrel now has changed from the argument a few days ago about whether to ask for help and who to ask for help to this:
"Our Yunxiao City is independent of the Nine Skies. It's called a sect, but it's actually a city-state. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Everyone knows the current situation of the city lord. How many people claim to be knowledgeable about medicine, but can't even see a fart. Should we allow this situation to continue for who knows how many years, with no leader?"
The one who spoke was the Great Elder, a strong man at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm. Not to mention Yunxiao City, even in the entire human world, this kind of cultivation was second only to Qiu Wuji, Xie Jiuxiao and a few other people who had transcended the tribulation, and he could dominate the world.
Someone responded: "Why is there no leader? Isn't the princess temporarily acting as the city lord?"
"You also know that it's temporary?" The Great Elder said calmly, "The princess is only a Nascent Soul, still in the early stage, and cannot lead Yunxiao City. Could it be that our sect still has a hereditary system where the father dies and the son inherits, and a little kid can lead the heroes?"
The refutation said: "What the great elder just said is that we are called a sect, but in reality we are a city-state, and the system is hereditary."
Yunxiao City is indeed a system that is passed down from generation to generation. Xie Jiuxiao inherited it from his father, so he is the city lord, not the clan leader. However, Xie Jiuxiao has been in charge for thousands of years alone, and he has not left any clear relevant laws, which has caused the system in everyone's memory to become very vague. No one remembers whether Xie Jiuxiao inherited it because he was the strongest or because his surname was Xie.
There are not many people here who have had that experience, and the Great Elder himself is one of them.
He stroked his beard and chuckled, "I have personally witnessed the succession of the city lord. Back then, City Lord Xie became the city lord because of his superior skills, not because of his last name Xie."
Xie Yuner finally couldn't help but patted the armrest of the chair: "Nonsense, this is not what my father told me!"
The Great Elder looked at her for a long while, with some pity in his eyes, and said slowly: "Who can prove it?"
Xie Yuner said loudly: "Many elders still know!"
"Is it them?" The great elder pointed at several old men sitting in the corner.
The old men remained silent.
The great elder waved his hand, and someone outside the door led a deer in.
The elder said, "This is a horse."
The previous objector jumped up and said, “It’s obviously a deer!”
The great elder said slowly: "This is a horse. If you don't believe me, ask the elders."
The old men in the corner finally sighed in unison, and someone said, "This is a horse."
Xie Yuner: “?”
The few supporters were all stunned. Tiandao had never written a story about calling a horse a deer in this world. They really had never thought that someone could lie with such open eyes and speak so confidently and still get the approval of a group of people.
The Great Elder was just trying to verify the effectiveness of what he had done in the past few days. Now he was completely relieved and said with a laugh, "If I say yes, then it is. Now, can we elect a new city lord?"
Many people responded: "That's right, the strong are respected."
"Now that City Lord Xie has run into trouble, and we don't know when it will be better, we should appoint a new City Lord..."
Xie Yun'er felt hopeless.
In the past, he would probably hope that Chu Tiange would drop from the sky or something like that, but now he no longer has that girlish feeling. Chu Tiange is just an ordinary friend. He doesn't have that intention, and neither does he.
My father went mad and destroyed the tablet of the Emperor of Heaven, but the Emperor of Heaven will not bless me.
My father had instructed me to establish another seat of Heavenly Dao, and it was not destroyed, but where was Heavenly Dao among the ruins?
The great elder laughed and approached Xie Yun'er's city lord's seat: "Hand over the city lord's seal. I will treat my niece well for the sake of our past friendship and ensure that you will have a worry-free life. Why are you so stubborn?"
Xie Yuner sighed softly: "Is this the way of immortality? Why can't I feel the slightest hint of immortality? It's nothing but the petty intrigues of the human world."
"The strong are respected, that's how it is. As long as everyone still has the idea of 'respect', then no matter whether it is immortals or demons, they are just a layer of skin." The elder taught earnestly: "My niece has been living a life of luxury since she was young, and has never seen the dangers of the world. You will understand in the future."
"Well said." The sound of an imperial edict resounded in the sky like the sound of a Huangzhong bell.
Everyone in the room changed color: "Who!"
This was just a subconscious question, and in fact, the same answer flashed through everyone's mind: "Heaven's Way?"
That kind of spiritual resonance that goes straight into people's hearts, making them want to surrender, pursue, dedicate, and seek involuntarily. All cultivators have been moving forward in that direction since they set foot on the immortal path. They will be ecstatic when they get a hint of a difficult fragment... After thousands of years of practice like this, who would not have it imprinted deep in their souls?
That is the decree of Heaven, it cannot be wrong and no one can imitate it!
Xie Yun'er stared at the sky in a daze, seeing nothing.
Could it be that what my father said at the beginning, about worshipping the throne of heaven, has really come true here?
"You said that the strong are respected..." The voice of the Heavenly Dao exploded in everyone's heart: "Then why don't you kneel when the Heavenly Dao comes?"
The irresistible pressure descended, and the Great Elder's mental perseverance was almost shattered in an instant. He fell to his knees and crawled on the ground involuntarily.
Everyone in the hall knelt down, but Xie Yun'er and her few supporters just sat there in a daze, not feeling any pressure to kneel down at all.
Xie Yun'er was a little hesitant. If the law of heaven came, then she should kneel, right?
She stood up hesitantly and was about to kneel down, but found that she couldn't kneel down. The voice of the Heavenly Dao was saying, "You kneel down and kowtow to the tablet every day, which is enough. This is the meeting hall of Yunxiao City. The one who stands is respected."
Suddenly, Xie Yun'er was standing in front of everyone in the hall, and everyone was bowing to her.
The Great Elder sensed that the situation was not good, and it seemed that the Heavenly Dao came to support Xie Yuner.
He was sweating profusely, and insisted: "If the way of heaven respects the strong, then the strongest person here should be the master. I am following the way of heaven, and there is nothing wrong with that."
"Why does Heaven divide people into good and evil? The right to explain is mine, not yours." The voice of Heaven slowly spread: "Yunxiao City respects Heaven and upholds benevolence and righteousness. Even if it encounters disaster, Heaven will save it. You are making irresponsible remarks about Heaven, calling a horse a deer, and wearing a human crown on a monkey's back. You only make Heaven laugh. Since you're kneeling, just kneel like that."
As the words came out, the great elder who was at the peak of the Incarnation Realm was transformed into a bronze statue kneeling before the main seat without any resistance.
Everyone was horrified.
This is the fate of traitors that all descendants of Yunxiao City will see for thousands of years to come.
So cruel.
"The main culprit has been eliminated. You can deal with the others yourself." Tiandao left these words and there was no further sound.
Xie Yuner looked at the ceiling for a long time, then knelt down devoutly: "Yuner used to worship the Heavenly Dao, but it was just a show... From today on, Yunxiao City will worship it devoutly, and my descendants will always be its subjects."
(End of this chapter)
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