Three days later, Wang Baole finished his preparations. With the help of the construction puppets and sufficient resources, he created ten thousand standard disc-shaped Dharma artifacts!
These special Dharma artifacts were actually made with a miniature version of the Baole Formation as the core. Although they had only one function, they were specifically targeted at Dark Qi. They were Dharma artifacts that could completely absorb the Dark Qi of those who practiced the Art of Longevity!
At the same time, they also had a searching function. Within a certain range, they could detect fluctuations of Dark Qi in the body. However, if one practiced this Art for a long time, after the Dark Qi was absorbed, it was inevitable that the body would be damaged. However, unless one practiced the Art of Longevity to a very high level, the damage wouldn't be too great. At most, one would be weak for a period of time.
Wang Baole's plan was to use these ten thousand Dharma artifacts to search the entire city and forcibly remove the Dark Qi. The reason he did this instead of using the Baole Formation to absorb Dark Qi on a large scale was because Wang Baole had already seen that the current formation couldn't be activated easily. If it wasn't activated, the Dark Qi within it would still be in a state of dissipation and accumulation. However, if it was activated … it would accelerate the formation's disruption.
Therefore, he had to remove the source first. When the number of Dark Qi in the entire city was greatly reduced, or even nearly wiped out, it would mean that there was no source. Then, he would activate the formation. Only then would Wang Baole have the confidence to solve all the problems in one go.
After everything was ready, Wang Baole immediately issued the first City Lord's decree since his return. Without consulting Li Waner and the other mayors, Wang Baole had the right to speak in times of crisis!
"The Art of Longevity is an evil Art. Practicing this Art will greatly affect one's body. Not only will it overdraw one's life force, but it will also spread throughout the body like a deadly poison. If it isn't removed in time, it will endanger one's life!
"Next, each district will issue the first batch of Dharma artifacts that can remove the harmful effects of the Art of Longevity. Practitioners can receive immediate treatment!
"I'll emphasize this one more time. This is an evil art. If you continue to practice it, not only will you harm yourself, you will also violate the laws of the Federation. Those who spread it will be punished even more severely!"
As the order was passed down, three arrest warrants were issued for the three people who had been the first to spread the cultivation technique. They spread throughout the entire city. Li Wan 'er and the others were shocked. At the same time, Wang Baole's order for them arrived one after another.
"Kongdao, Lin Tianhao, Kim Do-myung, Wen Huai, Fang Jing, Chen Mu!"
"The six of you, come and get your weapons immediately. Each of you is in charge of your own area. Find all the people who practice the Art of Longevity and remove the traces of the Evil Art from their bodies. I will only give you one day. You must do this. This is an order! This technique is an evil technique, and at the same time, it corrodes the Great Mars Array Formation. All of you know the consequences! "
"Li Waner, you are in charge of supervision and the internal screening. In one day, I want the Art of Longevity to be eradicated in the new city! If anything goes wrong, don't blame me, Wang Baole, for turning against you. After all, this happened when I wasn't around! "
After the series of voice transmissions were sent out, the expressions of Lin Tianhao and the others changed drastically. Kim Do-myung was slightly better, but the others immediately became serious, especially Li Waner. Her pupils constricted, and without any delay, she immediately led people to begin the supervision work.
As the Dharma Artifacts created by Wang Baole were quickly taken away by the various districts, and as the various districts began a large-scale search and removal, Wang Baole, who was meditating in his residence, narrowed his eyes. After a moment of deep thought, he sent a polite voice transmission to the few Core Formation realm experts from the four major Dao Colleges who were protecting him. Their job was to find the three wanted men under the pretense of alerting the enemy, and at the same time … find the mastermind behind this incident!
Just like that, a large-scale search and removal operation was carried out in the new city like a bolt of lightning. Wang Baole's handling of the matter was extremely ruthless. First, he determined that the Art of Longevity was an Evil Art. In this way, most of the cultivators were appalled. After all, they knew that practicing Evil Art in the Federation was a serious crime!
At the same time, Wang Baole also pointed out that practicing the Evil Art would severely damage one's body. Not only would it deplete one's life force, but it would also spread throughout the body like a deadly poison that was difficult to remove. This instilled fear in the cultivators. Not only did they not dare to continue practicing the Evil Art, but they also became anxious.
While they were anxious, Wang Baole gave them hope. There would be a batch of Dharmic Artifacts in the various regions that would be able to get rid of the hidden dangers. This hope was enough to turn the cultivators from being passive to active at such a critical juncture. It made the search for cultivators much more convenient and efficient.
Similarly, if there were still those who remained stubborn under these continuous hints and orders, Wang Baole's orders also gave them a serious warning. The arrest warrant for the three people who spread the Evil Art was an example!
Hence, this lightning-quick operation was carried out in the new city. Various districts carried out different levels of curfews and searches. At the same time, there were many cultivators who took the initiative to look for the culprits.
During this search, the Core Formation realm cultivators from the four major Dao Colleges also paid close attention to any clues. They followed the clues to find the culprit behind the scenes.
Wang Baole did not appear during this sudden operation. He sat cross-legged in his residence and blended into the array formation. He waited for the moment when the source of the Evil Art would be removed so that he could resolve the hidden dangers of the array formation.
At the same time, he also made preparations. He had Kongdao and Kim Do-myung arrange for their Dao Protectors to stand guard around his residence and prevent the culprit from being beheaded.
As time passed and Wang Baole's orders were resolute, Li Waner became more aware of the severity of this matter. Hence, under her strong supervision, they finally completed the search of the entire city late one night. Almost all the cultivators of the Art of Longevity had their Dark Qi expelled from their bodies.
Li Waner even personally led a team from the autonomous districts to supervise. This allowed Chen Mu's autonomous district, who had been slacking off, to successfully complete the search.
The ones who were most thorough were Kongdao and Lin Tianhao. Their districts were extremely strict. In this aspect, even Kim Do-myung could not compare. This was especially so for Kongdao. When he sent a voice transmission to Wang Baole in the middle of the night, he decisively informed him that there was no longer a single cultivator of the Art of Longevity in his district. All the cultivators who had previously cultivated the Art of Longevity had been expelled from their Dark Qi!
After listening to Kongdao's report, he waited for Lin Tianhao and the others. When Li Waner reported on behalf of the three autonomous districts, Wang Baole finally heaved a sigh of relief. However, he knew that this matter was not over yet. Hence, he continued to wait.
After two hours, he finally received a voice transmission from the Core Formation realm cultivators of the four major Dao Colleges.
"The three propagators have all been captured. However, the mastermind has not been found. After interrogation, the three of them … are just puppets!"
When he heard this news, Wang Baole frowned. His operation this time had caused a huge commotion and destroyed the mastermind's plan in a single day. Logically speaking, the mastermind should have retaliated. Regardless of whether it was to kill him or to use other means, there would definitely be traces left behind. With so many Core Formation realm cultivators searching and observing, these traces would be very difficult to hide. They should have been able to follow the clues and catch the mastermind.
However, this was the result now …
"Unless, the mastermind immediately went into hiding the moment something happened and did not care about the collapse of his plan … Or perhaps, the mastermind has already completed his plan?" Wang Baole frowned. After pondering for a moment, he could not come up with an answer. However, he knew that now was not the time to ponder. Hence, he took a deep breath and immediately activated the array formation of the entire city. As it activated, he attempted to remove all the hidden dangers within the array formation!
"This will be the mastermind's last chance. Let's see if he can hold himself back and not make a move!" Wang Baole knew very well that once the hidden dangers of the array formation were removed, although the new city would not suffer any damage, its foundation would be incomparably stable. It would mean that all of the mastermind's actions would be in vain.
Hence, he concluded that the mastermind would definitely retaliate at this moment. At the same time, he made preparations. The reality was indeed as Wang Baole had predicted. However, there was a slight deviation … That was, the black-robed man did not interfere with Wang Baole's removal of the hidden dangers of the array formation. Instead, at this moment, he silently appeared in mid-air outside of Wang Baole's residence!
He stood there, dressed in a black robe. He was obviously very conspicuous, but no one could detect him in the slightest. It was as if he did not exist.
His eyes, which were hidden under the black robe, carried a deep, dark light. It was as if he could penetrate all barriers and directly look at Wang Baole, who was meditating in the secret chamber of his residence!
"Is it really the Underworld Child?" The black-robed man murmured, seemingly hesitating. After a long moment, he seemed to come to a decision. He suddenly lifted his right hand and pointed in the direction of Wang Baole!
"We'll know once we try!"
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