[Large Chapter] Can't Catch a Wolf Without Letting Go of the Child

In theory, all public officials of the Dao Alliance are required to perform Merit Bow Medal of Annihilation upon meeting the recipient of the Wraithhunter Medal.

The Merit Bow is similar to the military salute Xiao Ran used in his previous life. It is more formal than the ordinary Daoyi and cannot be done perfunctorily. It must be done with a sense of awe and reverence.

The Wraithhunter Medal is a medal awarded by the Wraith Punishment Bureau. It is awarded annually, and only one person receives it each time.

Like the Nobel Prize, it is selected from all living candidates, so very few cases are won in the same year as the contribution made.

Only deeds of slaying the underworld that are officially recognized by the Dao Alliance and have made a great contribution to the future of humanity can be awarded that year! Therefore, Xiao Ran's Wraithhunter Medal is extremely valuable, so much so that before he even received the medal, he had already been Merit Bow by the Imperial Road Army and the hunters of the Wraith Punishment Bureau.

The Dao Alliance Headquarters has three major official institutions.

Xing Tian Pavilion is the highest administrative, adjudicative, and supervisory body of the Dao Alliance, and it has deacons, adjudicators, Law Enforcer officers, and the Imperial Road Army under its command.

The Wraith Punishment Bureau is similar to an army, dedicated to dealing with the Wraith. The best among them are awarded the title of Hunter.

The Academy is the official educational institution of the Dao Alliance. Graduates will enter Xing Tian Pavilion, Wraith Punishment Bureau, or stay on as teachers.

The requirements for the Wraith Punishment Bureau Merit Bow are very high, after all, the Wraithhunter Medal is issued by the Wraith Punishment Bureau.

Xing Tian Pavilion doesn't pay much attention to this. Generally, only the Imperial Road Army values this etiquette. This is because the Imperial Road Army was established to counterbalance the power of the Wraith Punishment Bureau, so it naturally needs to respect the recipients of the medals in order to win people's hearts.

As for the students of the Academy, they are not considered public officials and are not required to perform the Merit Bow.

Xiao Ran nodded instinctively.

To be honest, it feels great to Merit Bow by someone, even more so than when an emperor is shouted "Long live the emperor!" by his ministers. It's a sense of honor that comes from contributing to all of humanity and being highly recognized by the authorities.

It feels like an emperor is saluting you, basking in the awe-inspiring gaze of the entire audience.

Awesome!

However, Lingzhou Yue was unhappy.

She didn't care about such empty fame, but seeing Xiao Ran's blissful expression made her really unhappy.

She deserves the credit for saving the three million people of Flamefree City, yet Xiao Ran gets all the credit for all the hard work and exhaustion. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

Who is the Master, you or me?

Lingzhou Yue, with a stern face, patted Liu Hanzhen's shoulder heavily.

Where is my medal?

Liu Hanzhen's features were cold and stern; even when he was amiable, it was no different from when he had a stern face.

"Sorry, there's only one slot for the Dao Alliance Medal each year. Junior Sister, please wait until next year."

"Next year my foot! Whether this world will even exist until next year is another question!"

Lingzhou Yue was relentless and determined to enjoy the pleasure of Merit Bow.

"I remember that when there are significant contributions, awards are sometimes given to groups. Even if an award is given to an individual, it has to be me. Do you think he has the ability to save a capital city from the jaws of a dragon? Salute me now!"

Xiao Ran smiled without saying a word, enjoying the fruits of others' labor.

Wen Yushu hurriedly explained, "The results of the Dao Alliance's investigation show that Flamefree City was Junior Nephew Xiao's internship mission. The entire city rescue plan was devised by Junior Nephew Xiao, Ling Zhou was just supervising from the side. It is said that this statement came from her."

Ah, this...

Lingzhou Yue was speechless, because she really had said those words.

"Don't slack off on this mission, everyone will salute you."

Liu Hanzhen smiled.

However, his smile was forced and he still looked stern.

"Trying to provoke me? You're a million years too early!"

Lingzhou Yue took the Wine Bamboo Tube from her waist, raised the pot and drank deeply, looking as if she was the only one who was pure in a world of filth and the only one who was sober in a world of drunks.

"So what if I use the Thousand Wraith Slash? Do you think I can kill them all in the Wraith?"

How will you know if you don't try?

Liu Hanzhen witnessed his parents being devoured by the Wraith when he was young. He is an extremely stubborn member of the Killing Netherworld faction within the Dao Alliance, so he will not be swayed by Lingzhou Yue's few words.

"Besides, if we're talking about the number of Wraith you've killed, Junior Sister, if you're really calculating, you've killed far more than me, haven't you?"

Is that so? Lingzhou Yue knew she shouldn't have gotten so drunk, and she always wrote it down in a small notebook after each time she killed someone.

"If you do, why don't you salute?"

Xiao Ran was slightly surprised, but his face remained expressionless.

Who would have thought that Master, who seems lazy, is actually a hard worker in the Netherworld? Is it because he has cut down so many that he has discovered that the Wraith is impossible to eradicate?

Just as Lingzhou Yue forced Liu Hanzhen to salute, noon arrived.

Wen Yushu closed his folding fan.

"We can set off now."

A vast, dark shadow fell from the sky.

Everyone looked up.

A colossal black ship slowly descended into the clouds, obscuring the sky and exuding an aura of ancient power, like a mythical beast.

This oppressive force felt as if the Great Underworld had appeared...

The black ship eventually came to rest above the city's protective array.

Suspended, the hull of the ship is open.

A beam of bluish-white light descended, illuminating the rooftop garden of the Immortal Forest Tavern and enveloping everyone within it.

In an instant, everyone felt as light as leaves, flying backwards into the sky with the wind, and were sucked into the hull of the ship.

Standing in the grand and bright cabin of the Ship Island, Lingzhou Yue suddenly felt like she was out of touch with the times.

"I'm starting to regret leaving the Dao Alliance."

Xiao Ran looked around. Although the ship did not use any advanced technology, its strength lay in its powerful core, which had reached Spiritual Pressure close to that of Mahayana. Combined with its length of nearly a thousand feet, its aura was completely different.

The central Ship Island alone is bigger than the Sword-Wielding Mountain!

There is a command platform in the middle of the cockpit, where dozens of the Dao Alliance Ship Master control the ship's movement.

On the stage is a huge 3D projection device that realistically and delicately simulates the five senses.

Wen Yushu introduced himself to everyone.

"This ship is currently the highest-level Hunting Ship in the Dao Alliance, and this mission is its maiden voyage."

"As the command and logistics support center for this operation, I will stay here. If you encounter any problems, you can contact this ship directly."

"Here are sixteen Mission Brocade Sack, including Fully Automatic Armor, Spiritual Sense Communicator, and combinations of magical artifacts, Spirit Beast, and talismans that can automatically locate enemies to assist you."

"Although everyone here is stronger than me, I still recommend that you all wear protective and positioning armor. Unless you encounter Mahayana- level enemy, there is absolutely no possibility of serious injury. Even if you encounter Mahayana- level enemy, you may be able to escape if you act properly."

"If you encounter a powerful enemy that you cannot defeat, you can send a signal to this ship to locate the enemy's position. There will be a long-range lightning strike that is close to that of Mahayana- level enemy in an instant, provided that you are at least ten zhang away from the enemy."

Xiao Ran felt that this was completely the modern combat system from his previous life.

These sixteen men were special forces soldiers carrying out critical missions, the elite of the special forces!

Although it was somewhat inappropriate, Xiao Ran still asked decisively:

"Does the Apostle have any Mahayana- level experts?"

Wen Yushu's expression was solemn, but he calmly said, "These are still unknowns."

The atmosphere became a bit tense.

In the Dharma Ending Era, even the strongest person will cherish their life.

Even someone as powerful as Luo Cheng, one of the Nine Radiances and the Lord of Chaos City, has been in seclusion for many years, no longer venturing into the wilderness, preferring to do business rather than hunt.

Except for Lingzhou Yue.

"My master and I don't need this thing. Can we exchange it for money?"

You want to gamble everything? Xiao Ran's forehead was covered in black lines.

Wen Yushu:

"Of course not. To put it bluntly, if I were Apostle, I would definitely seize this opportunity to capture a genius with the talent of Junior Nephew Xiao. Therefore, Junior Sister is under the greatest defensive pressure."

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!

Lingzhou Yue tilted her head back and took a swig of wine, saying with a hint of regret, "Since I can't exchange it for money, I'll keep it and sell it to the White Night Pavilion when I get back."

Wen Yushu smiled enigmatically, "Then you'll have to come back alive."

At that moment, the ship's captain's voice came from the bridge.

"Senior Wen, the Sky Rending Array is ready. Destination: Great Wilderness Illusion Sea."

Wen Yushu closed his folding fan, like a precious sword sheathing itself, concealing its primordial sword energy.

"Let's go."

A blue spiral Bagua formation suddenly appeared above Chaos City.

The giant ship tore through the sky, plunged into the abyss, and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

The history of the Apostle is very long.

It can be traced back to before the end of the Dharma Ending Era.

Its founder, Fog in the Forest, is said to be an idle loafer with very little talent, who barely makes a living by telling fortunes and pretending to be a shaman.

In the end, he even convinced himself of his own act, as if he had suddenly had an epiphany and his Cultivation Level had greatly increased.

He then created Apostle and began a large-scale, organized scam, constantly promoting his legendary experience of enlightenment and godhood, and the number of believers gradually increased.

His followers were all ordinary people with mediocre talents.

The Apostle were called Apostle from the beginning, meaning a group of believers with a mission.

But Fog in the Forest remained vague about what this mission was, never explicitly stating it.

In order to avoid being used as a pretext by various righteous sects to suppress him, the doctrine he consistently conveyed was—

Mortals are all fallen Apostle of God. They should not be obsessed with Spiritual Power cultivation, but rather cultivate themselves in daily life, enduring the tedium and doing the most insignificant things to the best of their ability, quietly waiting for their mission to arrive.

This doctrine is not only far from being Heretical Sect, but it can be described as a kind of spiritual chicken soup. It aims to correct the unhealthy trend in the mortal world at that time of the Mortal Realm too obsessed with cultivation and wasting one's life, and is conducive to promoting the stability of the cultivation society.

However, this doctrine did not Resonance widely in the Mortal Realm at the time. After all, the Spiritual Energy concentration was so high in the immortal era, who wouldn't want to cultivate immortality?

Until the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth suddenly weakened, the Dharma Ending Era arrived, the Wraith appeared, and immortals fell, the teachings of the Apostle gave mortals a new hope for becoming gods.

Fog in the Forest then took the opportunity to propose the Apostle's ultimate mission—

Through mortal life and spiritual practice, they reach the Sacred Realm, travel to the Sacred Domain, and preserve the last spark of humanity.

He even created a Cultivation Method specifically for ordinary people with mediocre talent, Everlasting Spring Art.

Everlasting Spring Art can use some simple rituals to infuse soul into the mundane work of ordinary people, making them endure the tedium and achieve sainthood through refinement and progress.

It's like achieving transcendence and sainthood without needing to cultivate immortality.

According to Fog in the Forest, Everlasting Spring Art is cultivated to the ninth level of the Sacred Realm, one will see the Sacred Path leading to the Sacred Domain.

Later, when the legend of the Heavenly Ladder arose, he renamed this Sacred Path the Heavenly Ladder.

In Xiao Ran's opinion, this Everlasting Spring Art had the feel of Qigong.

With the doctrines inherited from the Immortal Era, the new mission, and the Everlasting Spring Art a form of qigong) similar to qigong, the number of followers of the Apostle has surged.

Before the establishment of the Dao Alliance, the Apostle were the largest organization on the True Spirit Continent. Even many cultivators who had reached a stagnation in their Cultivation Level began to practice the Everlasting Spring Art.

The reason why the Apostle have lasted so long is that, in addition to accumulating wealth, they are genuinely beneficial to social stability.

After the Dao Alliance was established, it began to introduce various policies to gradually suppress the Apostle, squeezing Apostle out of the Central Plains' sphere of influence and pushing them to the edge of the Northwest Wilderness.

At the same time, they kept sending people to look for Fog in the Forest himself, planning to recruit the Apostle, but they couldn't find him at all.

From this point on, the Dao Alliance began to secretly investigate the Apostle.

Xiao Ran knew Li Wuxie well; it was during his search for Fog in the Forest that he encountered a beautiful accident and became half a cripple.

Even so, because the Apostle had such deep roots among the people, the Dao Alliance never defined the Apostle as Heretical Sect.

Only in recent centuries has the Dao Alliance promoted the idea of uniting forces to fight against the Wraith, criticized the Apostle' passive thinking of burying themselves in trivial matters and governing by doing nothing, and taken the protection of mortals as its highest purpose, earnestly working for the welfare of mortals and constantly squeezing the Apostle's living space.

The Apostle were officially classified as Heretical Sect several decades ago when a Ten Thousand Laws Professor at the Academy discovered that a variant of Everlasting Spring Art contained hidden illusionary elements.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Dao Alliance issued an official document announcing that the Apostle were developing in the direction of the Heretical Sect and that ordinary people should not believe in the Apostle and should stay away from Everlasting Spring Art.

Even so, the Dao Alliance has never openly annihilated the Apostle.

It wasn't until the Flamefree City incident that the uses of the Everlasting Spring Art were discovered by the world, and the Dao Alliance for the first time defined the Apostle as Heretical Sect and seriously considered the possibility of eradicating Apostle.

At the same time, the Dao Alliance also hopes that by setting up the Apostle as a target, it can unite the Five Great Powers and promote the plan to merge the five sects.

Inside the council chamber.

Wen Yushu paced back and forth, fan in hand, and frankly explained the history of the Apostle, the stance and plans of the Dao Alliance.

The rest of the people sat at the round table in the council chamber, drinking tea and listening attentively.

"Although the Dao Alliance has been secretly investigating, it has never discovered the location of the Apostle Headquarters or the trace of the Apostle Saint Apostle Fog in the Forest."

Liu Hanzhen took a sip of tea.

"This person is very strong."

This is a truth that everyone understands, but it is undoubtedly more convincing when Liu Hanzhen says it.

Wen Yushu continued, "Most of the Apostle are mortals, but a few cultivators are extremely powerful. Besides the Saint Apostle Fog in the Forest himself, the Apostle also have Four Great Priests with considerable strength. One of them is a priest named Yuan Wu Apostle, who seriously injured Xing Tian Pavilion's Class A Law Enforcer, Senior Yu Sen. I think everyone understands what kind of strength Senior Yu Sen has."

The older generation looked solemn.

Apart from Lingzhou Yue and Liu Hanzhen, no one in the room dared to say that they were certain of victory Law Enforcer Yu Sen.

There is no information whatsoever about the dragon, but there are quite a few powerful enemies among the enemy.

We've been tricked! Once we're on the Dao Alliance's pirate ship, there's no turning back.

Wen Yushu continued:

"In addition, there is the man in the cloth strip who appeared in the Dark Forest last time and killed the Yan Mo. I'm sure all of you geniuses have already experienced his strength."

The prodigies remained silent, as did Lu Pingtian.

Xiao Ran nodded slightly, wondering if slapping her into a pancake counted as learning from her experience. The Primate once claimed to be Black Zither, one of the Four Great Priests of the Apostle, and her strength seemed to be not much worse than her Master's, at least on the same level.

If the other three priests are of equal strength, while the Apostle Saint Apostle Fog in the Forest is superior to the four, then this mission will be very difficult...

Furthermore, what exactly is the relationship between the Black Ring Group and the Apostle?

Stated Dao previously mentioned that several people in the group would be involved in this incident.

Besides the Primate and Gentleman, who else will appear?

Wen Yushu:

"Human threats are secondary; the latest investigation by the Dao Alliance shows that there may be Wraith Envoy within the Apostle who can summon special Wraith."

Xiao Ran frowned slightly.

What does "special Wraith" mean?

Staring at Lingzhou Yue, who was dozing off with a slight buzz, Wen Yushu said:

"It means I hope everyone can cheer up."

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