The Beginning of the Tribulation: Demon Capture Order

In a Mountain Stronghold in Boning Prefecture, a cultivator tremblingly handed a jade tablet to the Village Chief at the head of the village.

The village leader frowned and took it. When he saw the word [immortal] written on the jade plate, he was immediately confused.

"This is... a disciple of the Immortal Sect?" the Village Chief asked in surprise.

"It seems so!" the disciple below replied.

"Oh no!!" The Village Chief's composure instantly collapsed. "How could this be? How could this be? How did you investigate? How could such a thing happen?"

"You can't blame us for this. He hid the jade pendant and didn't take it out during the battle. We only found it after he died. Who knows what he was thinking!"

"This!" The Village Chief was completely stunned.

What is a Celestial Sect? It's a sect under the First Supreme Sage, the Dao Ancestor, and a direct lineage sect at that. Every time they accept a disciple, they have to offer incense and pray to the Dao Ancestor!

Every disciple of the Immortal Sect leaves their life soul within the sect; the sect will instantly detect their death.

That will be the day they all die!

That's right, this entire Mountain Stronghold was made up of humans!

However, this area is relatively remote, and they have not yet enjoyed the benefits of the rise of humanity. However, the Village Chief has already entered the [Heavenly Dao Space] and learned the Divine Ability of [Innate Dao Body].

"Village Chief, what should we do?" the underlings asked, completely bewildered, feeling a bit like a band of bandits who had come down the mountain to rob a prince instead.

They didn't release him; instead, they killed him on the spot!

"Destroy the jade tablet, and cremate the body!" the Village Chief whispered. "Clean up all traces!"

"Will this work? The Supreme Sage calculates with his fingers."

"Let's give it a try!" The Village Chief wasn't entirely confident, but he seemed to have seen some news on the Heavenly Dao Forum that said the secrets of heaven were in chaos, and even Supreme Sage couldn't just calculate whatever he wanted.

This was just a rumor, and hardly anyone believed it. However, the current Village Chief had grasped at a straw, so he had no right to doubt the veracity of the news and could only choose to believe it.

Moments later, that immortal sect disciple had been reduced to ashes, and his soul had been taken to the underworld, leaving no trace in this world.

The Immortal Sect was indeed starting to get anxious, but the problem was that the jade token was just a jade token, not Identity Jade Token, and it didn't have a location tracking function. The Immortal Sect only knew that the disciple was dead, but they didn't know where he had died.

Since this feature wasn't needed before, there was no demand and therefore no market.

It wasn't until today, when the disciples of the Immortal Sect in the True Immortal Realm stretched out their hands and calculated for a long time, only to find that they couldn't figure anything out, that they realized something was wrong.

He quickly went to see his master, who was in the Xuanxian realm, for help with the divination.

The law enforcement elder of the Xuanxian realm calculated for a long time, then opened his eyes in a daze. "How could this be? How could this be?"

Why did the secrets of heaven suddenly become chaotic?

"Master?" The disciples below were still waiting when this immortal had already vanished from the main hall in a flash.

He went straight back to the mountain gate to seek help from Senior Da Luo.

Much later, Ronaldo gave him some unfortunate news.

Now, during this great calamity, Heaven has unleashed its murderous intent, causing chaos in cause and effect, uncertainty in destiny, and making it impossible to divine the way of Heavenly Dao.

In other words, the good old days when the elders of the immortal sects would immediately come knocking on the door if a disciple of an immortal sect was killed are gone forever!

"This!" Xuanxian's expression changed drastically. Their immortal sect was backed by Supreme Sage saint, and their behavior was as arrogant and domineering as could be. Over the past 300,000 years, how many people had they made enemies with and offended?

In the past, it wouldn't have mattered. No matter how much those people hated the immortal sects, it was useless. If you dared to kill someone from the immortal sects, you would face endless revenge from the immortal sects, from the highest heavens to the deepest hells, there was nowhere to escape!

But now, the secrets of heaven are in chaos!

That means they can just kill whoever they want, since they can't find anyone anyway!

But what about gathering all the disciples of the Immortal Sect into seclusion?

Doesn't this mean the disciples of the Immortal Sect have backed down?

We are descendants of sages; wouldn't such a decision affect the dignity of the sages?

The decision to close the mountain is something only the sect leader or a saint can make; he, as an enforcement elder, doesn't have that authority!

Thinking of this, Xuanxian immediately went to see the sect leader.

Meanwhile, on the Mountain Stronghold side, after waiting for quite some time without a slap falling, the Village Chief's eyes cleared. "So what was said in the [Heavenly Dao Space] was true, the secrets of heaven are truly in chaos!"

This is extremely bad news for the disciples of sages and the cultivators of great sects, because their power and authority actually come from the power of order.

But now, with the heavens in chaos, order broken, and all living beings in peril, these disciples also face the danger of their status being overthrown.

The celestial beings who are now high and mighty may one day fall into prostitution; the senior disciples of the immortal sects who are now in high esteem may one day beg for food on Guangling Street. How many immortals can bear such a fall from grace?

However, the Great Calamity is an inevitable trend of Heavenly Dao, which even sages cannot defy, let alone disciples?

Some are worried, some are excited, some are rising against the tide, and some see an opportunity!

For example, the Village Chief is quite powerful; he is already a True Immortal. After learning the [Innate Dao Body] and enjoying the humanistic enhancement, his cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds, far surpassing the City Lord of the city to the south.

He had long wanted to join forces and march south to capture the city, but he had previously been worried about the mastermind behind that city.

But now...

Even if I kill him, who will know, unless the person behind him is currently in the city?

Therefore, the Village Chief dispatched scouts!

The unpredictability of Heavenly Dao had no effect on him. He didn't know divination anyway, and if he couldn't predict something, he could just send someone to investigate!

After a while, the scout returned to the mountain, bringing him good news.

No high-level cultivators have visited the small town at the foot of the mountain for the past five years!

What are we waiting for!

The entire band of mountain bandits emerged, hiding by day and emerging by night, and launched a direct attack upon reaching the city walls.

Because siege warfare has never occurred in the Immortal Realm. Although these cities are built tall, they are all used to defend against wild beasts, how could they defend against people!

Moreover, the celestial realm has been at peace for a long time, and the immortals are busy cultivating, so there isn't even a gatekeeper.

It wasn't until they stormed into the streets and began their indiscriminate slaughter that the cultivators in the city realized something was wrong!

But it was too late!

The four gates have been sealed off, and the city's protective barrier has been captured and activated. The city is now completely isolated from the outside world, and all the orderly citizens are confined within its walls.

"Xiao! What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?!" The City Lord roared angrily at the City Lord's mansion.

Looking at the pig's head on the City Lord's mansion, the Village Chief Xiao felt a heavy sense of incongruity. How could he, a dignified human, be talking to a pig?

At the same time, another thought quickly came to mind, "Those Non-Self our kind must have different hearts!"

In an instant, he lost all interest in showing off to this pig-headed City Lord and instead raised his spear. "Die!"

"Hmph, I may not be able to beat you in open battle, but do you think this is any other place? This is my territory!" The Wild Boar City Lord shrieked, and layers of formations instantly surged up, surrounding him.

His defense, attack power, and even Law Power regeneration have all been greatly enhanced under the array's protection!

However.

"That's it?" Xiao looked at the Village Chief's meager improvement, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.

If I were to reveal the blessings that humanity has bestowed upon me, you'd probably be terrified!

Forget it, why waste words with this kind of person? Just kill them!

In an instant, Xiao's eyes turned from brown to blue.

[Great Insight Technique]!

He originally didn't have enough Heavenly Dao Points to buy this Divine Ability, but who knew that a human powerhouse in the [Heavenly Dao Space] was giving away interest-free loans, so he borrowed money to buy this [Great Insight Technique].

While it may seem like just a reconnaissance-type Divine Ability, it actually provides a significant Divine Ability to combat. For example, it can detect weaknesses not only in people but also in Law Power and formations.

Under the Divine Ability, the array on the pig's head in front of them was like a sieve, full of problems!

This is normal; it's just a small town, how good could its formations be?

Xiao raised her eyebrows and transformed into a beam of clear light that shot straight into the sky. The pig-headed lord hurriedly used all the defensive supernatural Divine Ability he had learned in his life.

Then, Xiao shot him through the throat, instantly annihilating him!

"Tch!" Xiao sliced off the boar demon's head and said, "Someone clean this up. We'll have pork tonight. Also, Xiao Xu, go into the city and spread the [Innate Dao Body] technique. Kill anyone who doesn't want to learn it!"

He didn't have many men under his command, and every one who died was one less.

We must use [Innate Dao Body] to replenish the human population.

Furthermore, as long as one learns the [Innate Dao Body], one can enter the [Humanity Zone] within the [Heavenly Dao Space], which contains various aspects of human culture, customs, proverbs, and classics.

I guarantee to transform a monster into a genuine human!

"Yes!" The crowd accepted the order and then dispersed.

Xiao suppressed his desire to cultivate and dealt with a bunch of trivial matters, finally finding some free time. He quickly found a place to test his cultivation speed.

"Just as I thought!" Xiao opened his eyes excitedly.

When he studied the [Innate Dao Body], he learned about things like the enhancement of Human Dao Fortune.

The forum describes the Humanitarian Bonus as being given to everyone, but it is not distributed equally; rather, it is distributed according to each person's contribution to humanity.

This contribution also has a quantifiable standard called humanitarian merit. It is clear how many points are awarded for each action.

Having many children, serving the people as an official, conducting scientific research and inventing machines that benefit humanity, and repairing bridges and roads can all earn merit. Merit can be consumed or transferred to others, but no one uses it as currency because only merit can be used to purchase Human Dao Fortune for cultivation.

However, the merit gained from doing such trivial things is not much.

The most virtuous thing to do is to expand territory and gather talent.

The former refers to conquering cities and seizing territories, thus opening up more space for human survival.

The latter refers to spreading the [Innate Dao Body], allowing more Myriad Spirits of the Immortal Dao to join the human family.

These two things are not contradictory and can be done together.

He had previously been skeptical of such things; how could expanding territory possibly increase one's cultivation level?

Now.

It smells so good!

Half a month later, the city that Xiao named Qingfeng finally settled down.

Following the instructions of the bigwigs in the [Humanity Zone], he first registered everyone's household registration in Qingfeng City, then distributed cultivation resources equally to everyone, and then purchased a plan to optimize the city's barrier from the [Heavenly Dao Space], thus giving the city a major upgrade.

His third step was to issue Demon Capture Order throughout the city.

Killing a demon in the Earth Immortal Realm rewards you with 1 Immortal Stone; capturing one rewards you with 10 Immortal Stone.

Killing a Celestial Demon rewards you with 1000 Immortal Stone; capturing it alive rewards you with 10000 Immortal Stone.

Kill a True Immortal Demon and you'll be rewarded with 1 million Immortal Stone; capture it alive and you'll be rewarded with 10 million!

The moment this decree was issued, the entire city was in an uproar. The demons who had been forced to cultivate the [Innate Dao Body] no longer had any objections. On the contrary, while feeling fortunate, they only had one thought in their minds: to make money!

Previously, there were some monsters in the city who lived underground and in secret chambers, protected by friends and relatives.

But now, money can corrupt people's hearts, and they've all been arrested.

The main point is that they won't die if they're captured; they'll just be people who have cultivated [Innate Dao Body] and transformed into human form. So those who take their relatives away don't feel much psychological burden.

Once the Demon Capture Order was issued, all the Demon Race who had been hiding well in the city were captured. The dead were eaten, and the living passed on their [Innate Dao Body], thus increasing the power of humanity.

Seeing that the City Lord had no intention of revoking the [Demon Capture Order], some people below came up with some wild ideas.

Although there are no more Demon Race inside the city, there are still some outside!

We can also go outside the city to catch them!

So individuals formed demon-hunting teams and marched out of the city.

Besides the orderly demons who prefer to live in cities, there are also a large number of wild demons who prefer to live outside cities. They are mostly carnivorous animals, such as fox demons, wolf demons, and lion demons.

Some are Demon Race who have to live in the wild because the city lacks resources, such as elephant demons and crocodile demons.

They used to live a good life outside the city, but now that the Demon Capture Order has been issued, they've suddenly fallen into great misfortune.

Groups of people carrying all sorts of weapons began to capture them.

They are very skilled fighters, but they are facing human opponents!

He is someone who has cultivated many Divine Ability and also wields tools!

A tiger can easily kill a person by itself, but if that tiger has a long spear, the outcome is uncertain.

Moreover, the person he was facing was not only wielding a spear, but also possessed many new Divine Ability he had learned from the [Heavenly Dao Space].

I can't afford Supreme Dao Arts, I can't afford peerless Peerless Divine Abilities, but I can afford Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao Divine Ability!

Where do the tiger and lion demons who roam the mountains and forests get these things?

The initial effect of the [Demon Capture Order] was simply to greatly increase the human population of Qingfeng City, turning alien races into humans.

But as war broke out between the humans inside the city and the Demon Race outside, those demons who were initially unwilling to take human form suddenly discovered the beauty of the human body.

It allows for easy use of all kinds of weapons and magical artifacts, convenient cultivation, and the use of all kinds of Divine Ability.

Races that were originally unable to communicate can now, because they share the same body, freely find a grove of trees to exchange life experiences when they feel lonely.

What excited them most was that the powerful monsters who had previously seemed incredibly strong, forcing them to leave the wilderness and live only in the city, were now being hunted and slaughtered by them so easily.

Who would have thought that one day they could turn the tables and become the masters of their own destiny!

It's so great to be human.

Demonic body? Myriad Spirits of the Immortal Dao? I wouldn't even be a dog!