Golden Island, Pier
It could not be said to be bustling, but there were twenty or thirty ships, large and small, with their masts standing tall. Though the day was dark and gloomy, the stone quay was still bustling with people, mingling with the noise of people.
There was only one street in the pier. There were inns, shops, restaurants, restaurants and teahouses. At the end of the street, there was a guest room on the second floor of the inn. Although it was considered the best room in the inn, it was still small and filthy.
"Your excellency, please bear with it." The innkeeper said softly.
The middle aged man understood the innkeeper's intention. The bigger innkeepers would attract attention. The smaller innkeepers would not attract much attention. He waved his hands, "No problem!"
He still had that much patience. Gradually, as time passed, the streets became quieter. However, there were still people in the gambling dens, brothels and bars.
The innkeeper said softly, "Your excellency, it's time."
The middle aged man understood that if there was no one around, he would be conspicuous. He acknowledged the order and the innkeeper immediately left to pass on the order. After a while, a few sounds could be heard.
In a few moments, more than fifty people left the boat. Under the cover of the dark clouds, they headed towards the Mayor's mansion. The Mayor's mansion was built with elegant green walls. Along with the rise and fall of the land, it was decorated with pavilions and terraces, forming a garden. If it were an outsider, they would not be able to find it.
"What a beautiful garden." The middle aged man exclaimed. Before he made his move, he had already investigated the situation. Although he was full of admiration, he did not hesitate to head towards a building. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of a wall.
"Get ready!" In the darkness, the middle aged man ordered. All of a sudden, his hair stood on end. A bright light exploded in front of him.
"Flash Technique!" Then, he heard an order, "Shoot!"
This hoarse and cold command broke the silence. What followed was a sharp whistling sound. A rain of arrows flew in, and in a split second, blood splattered everywhere.
"There's a Dao technique, it's a crossbow!" The people who came over were all elites. Immediately, someone shouted out. Some of them lay down, some of them dodged to the side. Beside the middle aged man's ear, an arrow pierced through the air.
"It's an ambush, retreat!" The middle aged man immediately gave the order. Under the attack, this group of people displayed their high military skills and quickly retreated.
"Shoot again!" The other party remained unmoved. The second wave of arrows rained down, and the middle-aged man watched as the shopkeeper collapsed. A crossbow bolt pierced through his head, and blood and brain matter splattered everywhere.
Even the elites couldn't help but fall into chaos under the second attack.
"Light the fire!" The tightly shut door suddenly opened. As the door opened, lights quickly lit up one by one. The middle-aged man quickly looked around and saw that half of his people were dead.
As the heavy doors opened, armored soldiers surged out from within. None of them had the slightest bit of expression on their faces. The person in the middle had a gloomy expression as he shouted, "Dao Arts!"
Boom! The soldiers that had pounced forward immediately glowed with a faint light, and an intimidating aura pressed against the middle-aged man's heart. The middle-aged man was shocked. Not only had half of him died, but in order to avoid detection, he hadn't even put on his armor. How was he supposed to fight?
He immediately shouted, "It's a misunderstanding, we are from the imperial court …"
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard an order from the front, "Shoot again!"
The third wave of arrows rained down mercilessly under the illumination of the lantern light. A series of "pu pu pu" sounds could be heard as seven or eight of the remaining twenty men fell to the ground.
Following this, the middle-aged man shouted, "Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
"Yes!" The armored soldiers clanked as they charged forward. Someone exclaimed, "Your Excellency, what do we do?"
"Get into formation!" The middle-aged man shouted out, but it was too late. The armored soldiers had already charged forward, and both sides clashed against each other, killing each other.
In terms of martial arts, the men that the middle-aged man had brought along were even more elite. However, the villagers on the island were all wearing armor, and had Dao Arts supporting them. They weren't even on the same level.
Screams rang out incessantly, and the remaining ten or so men were all killed in the blink of an eye. Only two men remained by the middle-aged man's side. All of a sudden, the two of them turned around and fled, abandoning the middle-aged man.
However, they had only taken a few steps when two screams rang out. They had been shot dead. The middle-aged man's hair was disheveled, and his body was riddled with wounds. He shouted out in anger, "How dare you! I am an official of the imperial court. If you kill me, you will be committing treason. The imperial court will not let you off!"
However, these soldiers didn't seem to care at all. Two of them who were adept at using blades took a step forward at the same time, as they struck out with their blades.
One blade pierced through the middle-aged man's waist, from his waist all the way to his abdomen. The other blade sliced through his arm and pierced through his body.
The two blades collided within the middle-aged man's body, causing a dull sound to ring out.
The middle-aged man's eyes were wide open, as he opened his mouth to speak. However, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He stared at the corpse for a moment before it fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open as he died.
"Clean up the corpses, and throw them all into the sea."
"If there's a problem with the ship, we'll commandeer it immediately. If there's anyone else on the ship, kill them all." The leader of the soldiers spoke coldly.
Ocean, Imperial Envoy Ship
"Eunuch, actually we should delay for a while, and wait for everything to be set up. However, there's no one to command us now, and we're in a rush. We don't even know what the situation on the island is like." The eunuch who had the golden token spoke out softly.
Amidst the grey clouds, the wind was blowing, and the waves were raging. Even the ship was rocking violently. Gao Guang didn't seem to mind, as he looked out the window and sipped on his tea. He then turned around and said, "We have to do things one by one, and there's a priority. What's the most important thing now?"
"The True Sovereign has successfully reached the capital city. That's the most important thing."
"As for the situation on the island, it's not that important. If we succeed, we'll be happy. If we fail, it doesn't matter."
"Besides, although we're in a rush, Yao Jifu came from the army, and is capable and capable. He's leading elite troops, how could there be any mistakes?"
When the eunuch heard this, he could only nod in agreement. He then rubbed his head and said, "Ai, the direction we're heading in seems wrong."
Gao Guang paused, and his face fell. He looked at a Daoist official, who retrieved a compass and looked at it, "Eunuch, something's wrong. We've suddenly changed directions. What's going on?"
Gao Guang knew that something was amiss, and couldn't care less about his status. He then shouted, "Quick, quick, go to the captain's quarters."
As he spoke, he brought his men to the captain's quarters. Before long, he walked towards the True Sovereign's quarters with a gloomy face. He saw Pei Zi Yun sitting in the living room, with several Free Cloud Sect Daoists behind him. They were all talking.
Gao Guang barged in, his face was ashen, "True Sovereign, why did you change directions? This isn't the way to the capital city."
Pei Zi Yun sat down and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. He then laughed coldly, "Since King Lu has failed, I shall head straight to Jin Prefecture. Once I've taken care of King Lu, it won't be too late to head to the capital city."
Gao Guang screamed, "You're defying my orders."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a 'pa' sound as Pei Zi Yun slapped him across the face. Gao Guang fell to the ground, his face swelled up, and a palm print appeared on his face.
"How dare you!" The eunuch behind Gao Guang shouted out, as two soldiers unsheathed their swords.
Pei Zi Yun stretched out his hand, and a 'pu pu' sound could be heard. The eunuch and the two soldiers had a hole in their foreheads, as they fell to the ground. They were killed instantly.
'How is this possible? I'm the Imperial Envoy, I'm a legitimate Imperial Envoy! ' Gao Guang's head was buzzing as he thought about this. He waited for the warm blood to drip onto the ground before he regained his senses. He then saw Pei Zi Yun staring at him, "I wish to quell the rebellion in Jin Prefecture first. Are you against it?"
Looking at the killing intent in Pei Zi Yun's eyes, Gao Guang understood that if he continued to speak, he would die. At that point, a sense of humiliation welled up in his heart, as the veins on his neck popped out. He wanted to stand up, but when he saw the cold look in Pei Zi Yun's eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine, as goosebumps rose all over his body. He lowered his head and mumbled, "Yes!"
"If you are, then go and do your job." Pei Zi Yun spoke plainly, not afraid that Gao Guang would leave the ship and gather the soldiers to fight back.
It was just a mere hundred people, and he could kill them all in the blink of an eye.
A Daoist stepped forward and handed him a towel. Pei Zi Yun wiped the blood off his face. He had killed a eunuch. Although the eunuch's rank was not as high as Gao Guang's, he was still a eunuch following orders. Killing him would result in a backlash.
'Indeed, strength cannot compare to divine abilities.'
'I've racked my brains to cultivate the fifth level of the Stellar Transposition Technique, and could only withstand the backlash of a fifth rank official. But now that I've passed the Tribulations, the amount of energy I can withstand has increased tremendously.'
'If I can take another step forward, and complete the Cast Iron Bronze Cauldron, I will have nothing to fear.'
Capital City, Black Tortoise Palace
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Shouts could be heard, with the Daoist Officer at the head, the Generals at the core, and the soldiers linked up to form seven large arrays. Every large array had seven smaller arrays, and they followed the command medallion. It was like a real dragon, locking down everything within the array.
'The Seven Dragons Absolute Array is indeed different.'
The Daoist Monarch stood in front of the palace, his eyes gleaming brightly as he looked at everything in front of him. Someone beside him laughed, "Can the Daoist Monarch see anything different?"
"Wind Absolute, Thunder Absolute, Earth Absolute, Water Absolute, Fire Absolute, Spirit Absolute, Qi Absolute."
"Amazing!" Feng Tidian clapped his hands and praised, "As expected of the Daoist Monarch, to be able to see through the intricacies of this array. This array combines the seven Daoist Monarchs, and even has the support of the army. This is the best array the Imperial Court uses to deal with Daoists."
"The power of the Earth Immortals has existed for a long time, and the Imperial Court naturally has a way to deal with them. If not, wouldn't the victors all be Earth Immortals?"
"This array is the one recorded in the Immortal Chronicles. It has been passed down from generation to generation, and is even more powerful than before."
The so-called seven arrays were just a lie. When they were combined into one, the Imperial Qi alone was enough to destroy all Daoists. There were even soldiers and generals within it, and it was truly terrifying.
The Daoist Monarch understood this as he looked at the array from afar, "Once one enters this array, anyone who isn't a Daoist who has been baptized by the Fifth or Sixth Spring Lightning would lose all their powers, and they would be slaughtered like a chicken. This is a great way to deal with us Daoists."
"Even if one reached the Iron Cast Bronze Realm, they wouldn't be able to use up all their powers, but they wouldn't be able to receive support from the outside world. They would only be able to use up their own powers, and if they weren't mature enough, they would still be in danger of dying. Back then, a few of my disciples must have perished under this array."
"Cough cough, Daoist Monarch, please don't be angry. This array wasn't built for you." Feng Min laughed, "Daoist Monarch, it's been two thousand years. The past is gone, and the past is gone. Please let go of your emotions."
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