Fortune

Haitian City Center

At this time, a large altar, over thirty meters high and hundreds of meters wide, had been built.

Zhang Taiping then stood atop the altar.

Around him sat thousands of elders, guardians, and True Disciple, chanting prayers.

These hundreds of people were all core figures of the Yellow Heaven Sect, including Zhang Lingjian and Yu Xuanjing.

Because those in high positions of power are themselves an important part of Huangzhou's fortune.

"The Taiping Heavenly Book uses the power of destiny to empower oneself, causing one's combat strength to surge, but it also affects the will of sentient beings... Zhang Taishang is currently using this method..."

Yu Xuanjing's expression was filled with worry.

"Master Zhang has reached a high level of understanding of the Taiping Heavenly Book, and given the current situation in Huangzhou... we have less than half of our available fortune left, far less than the peak fortune of the Taiping Heavenly Book's holders in the past. Perhaps Master Zhang can maintain his integrity and withdraw unscathed..."

Zhang Lingjian spoke haltingly.

At this point, all he could say was positive.

Yu Xuanjing was silent for a moment, then said, "The Ancient Heavenly Lord has already led his troops out of Yuntian City. If we can hold out for a few more days..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Lingjian interrupted him, "Then, Yellow Heaven Sect exhausted all his power, and we just waited for him to take over Haitian City?"

Yu Xuanjing opened his mouth.

This is a very real problem.

"Huangzhou can only be the Huangzhou of our Yellow Heaven Sect!"

Zhang Lingjian said heavily.

With the threat of Demonic Beasts close at hand, Zhang Taiping dared not move an inch even as he ascended the altar. His immense divine sense spread outwards, and his Primordial Spirit manifested, projecting a phantom image into the void.

He also chanted a prayer, merging his own mental fluctuations with those of the thousands of core members of the Yellow Heaven Sect around him, creating a spiritual resonance between them.

This resonant force, guided by the Primordial Spirit, continued to grow stronger, eventually forming a lever principle that stirred the will of all living beings dwelling in Tianhai City. Then, the will of the living beings in Tianhai City further sensed the thoughts of the myriad living beings in Huangzhou.

In an instant, he was essentially the embodiment of the will of countless people, and his mental capacity expanded at an incredible speed. Consequently, his Primordial Spirit also grew rapidly under the amplification of the will of all living beings.

"The will of all beings, the will of all beings, this is the will of all beings!"

Above the altar, Zhang Taiping, whose Primordial Spirit carries the will of all living beings, felt his own power surging...

He clearly felt that at this moment he could represent the entire Yellow Heaven Sect, the entire Haitiancheng, and even the entire Huangzhou.

Their thoughts also extend to every corner of Huangzhou.

This power...

Absolutely unparalleled.

"Too powerful! This feeling... Celestial Person! It's definitely Celestial Person level power!"

As Zhang Taiping experienced the changes within himself, his heart was filled with excitement. "To cause a top-tier True Lord's power to surge and enter the Celestial Person Realm—this is the true power of the Taiping Heavenly Book! Had I known the Taiping Heavenly Book possessed such miraculous power, why would my Yellow Heaven Sect have needed to seek aid from Lingxiao City, or abandon our main base, Huangtian City!?"

The next moment, he suddenly looked up, his Primordial Spirit rapidly ascended, and supported by the power of the will of all living beings, it flew rapidly into the distance.

In an instant, he had traversed dozens of miles and was now facing the Demonic Beasts King Flash Falcon, who was flapping his wings and leading a large number of Demonic Beasts to attack.

At this moment, the Demonic Beasts King Flash Falcon also sensed something. With a sharp cry that pierced through gold and shattered stone, its size rapidly increased under the amplification of its Undying Demon Body, and black flames also ignited on the surface of its body.

But Zhang Taiping, who seemed to embody the will of all the people of Huangzhou, was not afraid in the slightest.

The divine sense trembled, and a loud roar, like the sound of a great bell, seemed to come from the void.

"You beast! Today I will show you the price you pay for offending Yellow Heaven Sect!"

After he finished speaking, the power of heaven and earth around him surged wildly.

Zhang Taiping had not grasped the profound mysteries of Celestial Person, and could not perfectly draw upon the power of heaven and earth, but...

With the blessing of the will of all living beings, his spiritual power was so strong that even without comprehending the mysteries of Celestial Person and man, he still managed to manipulate the power of heaven and earth with his terrifying spiritual will. As he pressed down with his empty hand, a thousand-meter-long sword light appeared in the void.

Yes!

A sword light stretching over a thousand meters!

The sword light embodies the will of millions, even tens of millions of people, and can exert astonishing pressure on the thoughts and spirits of any living being.

Just like when Gu Jinlai and Chi Ying faced the Heavenly Sword drawn by Xuan Tianzun.

The only difference is that one is driven by spirituality, while the other stems from willpower.

Unlike humans, Demonic Beasts do not need to cultivate an indestructible will. Even if they did, the Demonic Beasts King has not yet reached the level of cultivating an indestructible will.

Under the pressure of this sword light and the will of all living beings contained within it, Flash Falcon clearly felt his thoughts slow down.

It roared, unleashing its indestructible demonic body to its fullest extent. Its wings flapped, and countless wind blades formed from black demonic flames continuously slashed towards the sword light condensed by Zhang Taiping.

The wind blades and sword light collided, like a red-hot iron blade cutting into soft cheese, causing the lightsaber to collapse in large areas.

Clearly, since Zhang Taiping is not a true Celestial Person, this power is merely superficial, and its cohesion is far inferior to that of Celestial Person's offensive.

However, at this moment, he is one with the will of all living beings, and can use resonance to call upon countless spiritual and willpower forces, and then use the will of all living beings to influence the fate of Huangzhou, change the world, and form a mighty and terrifying attack.

Although the wind blade unleashed by the Demonic Beasts King Flash Falcon contained powerful demonic energy, the fortune of Huangzhou was even more vast.

For every sword light the demon annihilates, more sword lights will rise to make up for it.

Final...

The sword light surged, dissipating the wind blades unleashed by the Falcon before striking its body with devastating force.

"Chirp!"

Accompanied by a shrill scream, even a powerful flying Demonic Beasts king like the Flash Falcon was still directly cut in two by the sweeping sword light that stretched for a thousand meters, its blood splattering across the sky.

"Hahaha! How could the Flying Demonic Beasts King possibly contend with a true Celestial Person being like me?! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Zhang Taiping laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

The will of all living beings is filled with hatred and a desire to kill Demonic Beasts.

As a result, Zhang Taiping's murderous intent towards Demonic Beasts also reached its peak.

After slaying the Demonic Beasts King Flash Falcon, the thousand-meter-long giant sword did not disappear; instead, it continued to sweep away the many flying Demonic Beasts in the void.

Faced with the sword light that even the Demonic Beasts King could not withstand, the remaining flying swords were swept away like targets.

This unparalleled power caused Zhang Taiping to completely succumb.

Driven by the will of all living beings, he charged into the horde of Demonic Beasts that followed him and wreaked havoc, unleashing to the fullest extent the power that was unlike that of Celestial Person, but in some ways stronger than Celestial Person.

With each sweep of the sword, dozens, or even hundreds, of Demonic Beasts were annihilated.

Each sword strike was so powerful that even a high-ranking Demonic Beasts could hardly withstand it.

He was like an invincible god of war, with the potential to single-handedly withstand tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts.

However, after sweeping through with a dozen sword strikes and annihilating over a thousand Demonic Beasts, the exhaustion of his Primordial Spirit allowed Zhang Taiping to recover from this near-invincible state.

His Primordial Spirit, bearing the immense will of so many living beings, naturally faced a tremendous burden.

"No, I can't waste my power on this. I need to..."

Zhang Taiping suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction of Yuntian City.

He had already received news during the sacrificial ceremony and the casting of the Taiping Heavenly Book that Gu Jinlai, who was originally stationed in Yuntian City, seemed to have left Yuntian City and was heading straight for Haitian City under the banner of attacking the Demonic Beasts from both sides with their Yellow Heaven Sect.

His expression shifted several times.

This decision, Gu Jinlai...

This surprised him greatly.

I was even a little moved.

However, he quickly forgot about this feeling.

"Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. History is always written by the victors. Gu Jinlai, your personality is not suited to be a leader!"

A chilling murderous intent flashed in Zhang Taiping's eyes.

Lingxiao City is united because of its existence Gu Jinlai.

Once someone dies, Gu Jinlai...

The Lingxiao City faction is bound to be thrown into chaos.

Although Yellow Heaven Sect is now severely weakened, and after the chaos in Lingxiao City, they may not necessarily gain much benefit from Star Province and Jiangzhou, but at least...

We can save Huangzhou.

After all, Gu Jinlai they've intervened in Huangzhou's affairs, it's obvious that their next move will be to annex Huangzhou.

In order to preserve the legacy of the Yellow Heaven Sect and maintain its rule in the Yellow Heaven Sect...

Gu Jinlai, death has been inevitable.

Lingxiao City must descend into chaos.

"I am the Supreme Elder of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and everything I have done is for the Yellow Heaven Sect!"

Zhang Taiping's Primordial Spirit body began to accelerate, flying straight towards Yuntian City.

Thanks to the profound mysteries of the Taiping Heavenly Book and the blessing of Huangzhou's fortune, his Primordial Spirit could now fly over a range that was not limited to a few dozen miles.

Huangzhou is a vast place, and he can go wherever he wants.

"Um!?"

Gu Jinlai, who was more than two hundred miles away from Haitian City, looked up and vaguely sensed something.

He immediately activated the Qian Tian purple qi Technique.

In an instant, it became clear that Huangzhou's fortune was being consumed at an extremely rapid pace.

Luck!

Since cultivating the Qian Tian Qi Technique, he has truly encountered this ethereal power Gu Jinlai.

If one uses one's fortune wisely, it can bring many benefits; however, if one uses it maliciously, it can also cause serious damage to the area covered by one's fortune.

At best, it will result in a lack of Spiritual Qi, making cultivation difficult.

In severe cases, natural disasters will occur frequently, and the earth will shake violently.

But right now...

How could someone disregard the lives of more than 20 million people in Huangzhou and rapidly deplete Huangzhou's fortune?

"The Book of Heavenly Peace!"

Gu Jinlai quickly realized what was going on, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

He never expected that Yellow Heaven Sect would go to such lengths.

They only needed to hold out for a while until his reinforcements arrived, then they could have attacked from both sides and defeated the Demonic Beasts, but they...

He looked up and gazed around.

In fact, he could more or less guess what those in power in the Yellow Heaven Sect were thinking.

"I would rather let the entire Huangzhou be shrouded in natural disasters for a long time to come, even to the point that Huangzhou becomes a desolate place like the Black and White Sand Sea, rarely visited by humans, than give up my rule over Huangzhou..."

He whispered Gu Jinlai, "If it doesn't belong to me, what harm is there in destroying it?"

Destroy.

Just like what Yellow Heaven Sect is doing now!

At this moment, he had to admit that he had been too lenient with the leaders of these top powers.

The Dragon Sparrow Manor of yesteryear remains unrepentant.

The same applies to the Yellow Heaven Sect today.

Because they don't think they're wrong at all, let alone admit their mistakes.

"Your refusal to admit your mistakes does not mean you are without fault."

Gu Jinlai's expression gradually turned cold and stern. "The methods that can utilize the power of destiny... are not limited to your Yellow Heaven Sect's Taiping Heavenly Book. Since you are playing with destiny, then be prepared to be devoured by it."

Under the Qian Tian purple qi Jue, the surrounding Qi flow became incredibly clear in the face of Gu Jinlai.

But that's not enough.

He glanced at the two beams of clear light he had stored up over the years.

One of them was directly injected into the consciousness figure.

The next moment, the "real spirit world," which is a level deeper than the "will of all beings," clearly appeared before his "eyes."

"All things have a spirit..."

Gu Jinlai beings spoke to themselves, and soon, through the "real spirit world," they sensed the disturbance of the spirits of all things in Huangzhou.

After observing carefully for a moment, his spiritual sense was activated, seemingly triggering some key, and suddenly...

Everything and every living being in Huangzhou seemed to have come "alive".