Chapter 724: 307: Stop Killing Order!
One Demon Falls, All Creatures Live (5K request for monthly tickets) _1 Chapter 724: 307: Stop Killing Order!
One Demon Falls, All Creatures Live (5K request for monthly tickets) _1 “From now on, you must not freely slay cultivators at whim.
You may capture Sea Beasts and Sea Demons for sacrifice.”
Shortly after the advent of his divine manifestation, the first order that Chen Dengming attempted to issue to the first batch of controlled Incense Believers was the ‘Stop Killing Order’.
Of course, it was only to stop the killing of cultivators who are also human, not to stop killing entirely.
Now that he’s just starting to steal the incense, it’s necessary to gradually impose restrictions on these Incense Believers to avoid a rapid downfall.
As for killing the Sea Beasts and Sea Demons, that’s also killing.
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All beings have life and should be treated equally.
Chen Dengming does not possess such high level of enlightenment.
It sounds good in theory, but if he really had to do it, he’d have to renounce worldly pleasures such as eating fish and duck, and repent beforehand.
After he issued the order.
Through the Incarnation and the connection with the believers within the light screen, it could be observed.
Hundreds of believers, including the powerful Demon Beasts, were convinced by this new directive.
The elderly man, who had just received benefits and was dressed in a magnificent robe, led the way to prostrate himself on the ground, with his hands held high and his body touching the ground as a grand gesture of worship.
“As the Demon Lord’s servants, we faithfully follow the Sacred Edict!”
Hundreds of masked Demon Cultivators bowed down and shouted in unison, while the Demon Beast that looked like a pangolin also prostrated itself in submission.
They had already witnessed the divine blessings obtained through the sacrifice of Demonic Beasts.
This is equivalent to setting a standard with a reward system in place.
Now, all they need to do is follow the standard to receive rewards, naturally, they will believe without a doubt.
“They agreed so quickly?”
Chen Dengming was somewhat surprised and pleased.
Was this considered a preliminary success?
Again, through his Incarnation, he felt a closer connection with this group of Incense Believers, at least distinctly different from the other Incense Believers inside the light screen with whom he had not established any contact.
This was the first successful step.
“Let’s try some other instructions and see if they are willing to execute them…”
After pondering for a while, Chen Dengming issued new instructions through his Incarnation.
“Your location has been exposed, it would be best to migrate to a more secluded place to avoid being encircled and attacked by the cultivators…”
After this new instruction was issued, hundreds of believers once again prostrated themselves in worship and agreed to follow the Sacred Edict.
Many Demon Cultivators even showed strong emotions in their eyes.
The elderly cultivator in the magnificent robe, shedding tears of gratitude, prostrated tremblingly on the ground, voicing his gratitude.
“Great Demon Lord, thank you for caring about our safety.
We also don’t want to conflict with the cultivators of the Four Oceans.
Unfortunately, they don’t understand our faith in you and forcefully interfere, hence the frequent conflicts…”
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“It seems like it is another conflict of faith in the incense belief or the conflict between those without faith and those with faith.
These people are not inherently evil…”
Just when this thought came to Chen Dengming’s mind, he heard the words of the old cultivator and fell silent.
“…
Can we be blamed for this?
We can’t be blamed for this.
In fact, even the cultivators we captured for sacrifice agreed to it beforehand.
Many of them were in dire straits, impoverished, or even greedy, seeking our help and asking for more Spirit Crystals, better Magic Artifacts, Skills, reputation, and status.
After inquiring if they were willing to trade, they agreed to it, and only then did we give them the benefits.
The price they had to pay in return was to dedicate themselves to you.
Offering themselves for sacrifice is a privilege many of us envy.
They, however, fail to recognize their blessings in their midst…”
Looking at the fervent and slightly deranged look in the old Cultivator’s eyes, Chen Dengming had to retract his previous thought that these people were essentially not bad.
These people were not just bad or not bad, they were actually a group of lunatics with twisted minds due to excessive fanaticism.
Even stealing a concept isn’t done this way, this is basically stealing people, making people trade with the devil, swindling one after another, while believing they are not in the wrong, but the world is.
However, this could also be a good opportunity.
If by self-sacrificing, these lunatics could be led to their own doom, the Cultivation World overseas might be much more peaceful.
Chen Dengming immediately took the opportunity to express his approval for this group of Incense Believers to sacrifice themselves and personally experience the feeling of ‘not realizing the blessings they have’.
However, when this order was issued, it nearly led to an internal strife among the hundreds of believers, and he had to call a halt to avoid capsizing the boat just as it was starting to stabilize.
So it turns out this Outer Domain Devil Lord left a pitfall for him.
This self-sacrifice is not as simple as it seems.
It also distinguishes between the Incense Believer’s Sacrificial Method and the ordinary sacrificial offerings method.
Those who are unwilling to perform self-sacrifice after completing the ‘trade’ would be captured as sacrificial offerings and forced to self-sacrifice.
Those who are willing to carry out self-sacrifice would be examined subsequently to ascertain whether they are true believers who are willing to offer incense.
Those who pass the test would be cultivated as believers.
Those who fail would be directly sacrificed and sent to the so-called side of the Devil Lord to receive teachings.
“This seems like disobedient ones are being executed while obedient ones are being cultivated…
ugh, it’s really too reprehensible.”
Even if Chen Dengming was not very sharp-witted and hadn’t used his mind for a long time after his fasting, he could figure this out.
After the sacrifice, they definitely didn’t go to the side of the Outer Domain Devil Lord, they might not even have gone to the Nether Spring, but rather their souls were scattered and annihilated.
As for the true believers who passed the test, after further subtle and continuous influence, they gradually turned into lunatics.