Chen Sansi scrutinized carefully.
The sheepskin scroll recorded two types of cultivation techniques.
One was the True God Dao.
The other was the Evil God Path.
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The so-called True God Dao, involved obtaining power through worshipping orthodox gods, enabling practitioners to acquire Divine Powers continuously as their cultivation realm elevated, approaching infinitely close to divinity, with the possibility of becoming an immortal god.
Disadvantage:
It required one to serve the gods they worshipped and protect their followers well.
The black-robed monk was practicing the True God Dao.
As for the Evil God Path:
Compared to the True God Dao, which could take decades or even hundreds of years, the Evil God Path allowed mortals to make deals with evil gods in just ten years or even a few years.
One was self-cultivation, the other was to invite a deity from the shrine to possess them, borrowing the deity’s power for a short time.
Clearly:
The Crown Prince belonged to the latter category.
The Evil God Path had many flaws.
Essentially, what the True God Dao had, it also had, and it even had what the True God Dao did not have.
For instance, having to cater to the gods’ preferences...
The previous Tongtian River ritual was such.
Unless one could thoroughly satisfy an evil god, otherwise the Evil God Path could not extend one’s lifespan.
"Lifespan..."
"Cultivating the Immortal Law can indeed extend one’s lifespan."
Chen Sansi quickly finished reading.
It was better not to practice this Incense Fire Divine Dao.
From the description above, at the end of it, you were just working for the deities.
It was better to wait until the events were over and study properly the things left behind by Grand Ancestor Cao Xie.
Those should be the real Immortal Laws.
He first stowed the items away, disposed of the bodies, and swiftly left the scene.
A massive chaos lasted until dawn and finally settled.
Most of the high-ranking military officers from the Crown Prince Faction died that night; all the civil servants were detained pending punishment, while a few others escaped, causing citywide manhunts.
The next morning:
The Chamberlain from the Ritual Supervision declared publicly, setting the character of this incident.
The Incense Fire Divine Sect used Sorcery to control the Crown Prince, creating chaos in the government, aiming to overthrow the Dasheng imperial power.
Luckily, the Emperor, Emperor Wan Shou, summoned the national treasure, the Dragon Abyss Sword, to kill the demon and its magic, completely suppressed the rebellion, stabilizing the country, and selecting a day for the ancestral worship ceremony to report to Heaven and Earth.
The Crown Prince, affected by the demonic sorcery and impaired in his intellect, would no longer handle state affairs after returning to the capital and would receive long-term rehabilitation at Xining Palace.
Minister of War Gao Bo, who colluded with the demon, plotting rebellion and creating chaos, was condemned along with nine generations of his family.
The rest of the military officers were dealt with according to their specific roles and knowledge.
A significant reshuffle officially began.
Many people in the imperial court and in the Jianghu were unknowingly affected.
Afterward, it was unclear which power would rise.
...
"Your Majesty."
The Death Guard and eunuchs paved the way ahead.
The Emperor personally came to the lakeshore.
One by one, the Death Guard dove in.
Two hours later:
They finally made a discovery.
"Your Majesty!"
"We’ve found it, there’s a huge gap blasted by the Dragon Abyss Sword below the lake, and following the hole leads to a cave."
"..."
The Emperor personally entered the water.
At this moment, the cave stone gate had already collapsed.
He stepped over the rubble, looking at the bleak scene with some emotion, "The Grand Ancestor protected our imperial lineage, leaving this secret chamber for us."
"Your Majesty."
After one Death Guard finished searching, he reported, "Nothing is there!"
"According to the captured followers of the Incense Fire Divine Sect..."
"Someone named Zhang Lai took everything inside and escaped."
Upon hearing this.
Emperor Longqing’s face remained expressionless, the corners of his eyes twitching uncontrollably, "Find this Zhang Lai! The method to enter the Immortal Realm, left to me by my ancestors, belongs to me, all of it is mine!"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
"We are already on it!"
"..."
Emperor Longqing stepped forward, extending a hand and gently touching the stone platform, confirming again and again, truly all was taken by others.
"Unable to enter the Immortal Realm! I, shall forever be at the mercy of the immortals!
"Everyone says cultivating Spiritual Grain is laborious and costly, don’t I know that?
"If it were converted to normal grain, wouldn’t it also be mine?!
"Initially when the Immortal Treasure couldn’t be found, the Spiritual Grain proved completely useless.
"Now, the things left by my ancestors are all gone.
"What have you all been doing?!"
"Your Majesty!"
Amidst the thunderous anger.
Everyone knelt to the ground.
"Your servant is useless!"
"Your official is useless!"
"Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"
"..."
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"I, bear too much for this empire."
Emperor Longqing waved his sleeve, "All of you leave, for the next few days, I will seclude myself here preparing for the sealing and worship ceremony, make sure there are no more mishaps."
The Death Guard and eunuchs withdrew.
Soon, only Huang Hong remained.
He took out the duster he had prepared in advance, and while cleaning the stone platform of debris and dust, he reported:
"Your Majesty, last night alone, we lost two Martial Saints."
"Fan Tianfa was beheaded, Meng Quji went missing, the losses are not trivial."
"I know."
Emperor Longqing closed his eyes, "From the Twelve Death Servants, pick two with high realms and good qualifications, let them use the artifacts we got from the ruins back then, to break through to Martial Saint as soon as possible. Also, what about Pei Tiannan?"
"Marquis Pei initially pretended to agree to their treason, and after reaching the Eastern Territory, he found another excuse to visit the headquarters of the Incense Fire Divine Sect, intending to eradicate this evil cult for Your Majesty, but we still haven’t heard from him."
Huang Hong paused, "Your servant will try to contact him, and if it really doesn’t work, we’ll call him back."
"Mm."
Emperor Longqing nodded, "Alright, you too go and heal."
"Your servant obeys."
Huang Hong finished cleaning, placed the cushion properly, and then respectfully took his leave.