As it turned out, Wang Hao's strategy was correct. By taking control of the entire capital of the Huaxia Empire, he directly crippled the core hub of the Huaxia Empire. Even though many people sensed that something was wrong, they were unable to gather the empire's power in a short time.
Afterwards, the Six Primordial Evil Daos forcibly brought all the powerful figures in the Huaxia Empire and cultivators with cultivation levels of Third Tier or above to Wang Hao, and brainwashed them all with the God Deliverance Instruction, turning them into absolutely loyal underlings.
Having gained control over these middle and upper-level power holders, Wang Hao effectively brought almost the entire Huaxia Empire into his hands.
Of course, there were also unexpected events. Li Daozong, who had been rescued by Chen Zhan, secretly contacted several Admiral stationed on the border of the empire, preparing to launch a counterattack into the capital. Unfortunately, the intelligence network of the Desire Dao discovered this first, and then Wang Hao personally launched a surprise attack, brainwashing all the powerful figures, including Li Daozong, into Dao Soldier puppets.
Although Wang Hao did not cause much bloodshed in the process of taking over the entire Huaxia Empire, his method of brainwashing people into puppet Dao Soldier was even more evil and ruthless.
Even powerful Devil Dao like Dongfang Xiaotian were terrified by this approach, fearing that Wang Hao might brainwash them at any time, which would be worse than death.
After taking over the Huaxia Empire, Wang Hao did not rest. After discussing with the leaders of the Six Primordial Evil Daos, he changed the original plan and launched a surprise attack on the core area of the righteous forces, striving to take them down first.
Once the righteous forces are subdued, the other small and medium-sized forces will no longer be a threat.
In this regard Six Primordial Evil Daos truly showed their sincerity, actually inviting out the five Six Primordial Evil Ancestors had been hidden in the Mystic Realm for many years. These were all veteran powerhouses at the Peak Heaven Tier.
Under the guidance of the Six Primordial Evil Ancestors, many ancient Devil Dao sects have also revealed their full strength. There are thirty-four experts at the Heaven Tier alone, and hundreds or even thousands of experts at the God Emperor God King Level.
Such a lineup caught the righteous forces off guard. In addition, the loss of the Ancestral Dragon Vein had caused varying degrees of damage to the Dragon Vein of the righteous forces. Furthermore, the mountain-protecting formation Chaos Dao Hunluan Dao, who had obtained the Formation Character Secret.
Meanwhile, many powerful figures in the Devil Dao Heaven Tier also sought out the Mystic Realm of their respective rival forces. Although they could not take down these righteous forces' Mystic Realm by themselves, they could still hold them off and prevent them from hiding in the Void.
Then it was Wang Hao's turn to perform alone. He entered the Mystic Realm that was being held back, and those with Heaven Tier experts in charge directly suppressed them with their True Spirit Will. Then he used the God Deliverance Instruction to brainwash all the cultivators above the Immortal God level in the entire Mystic Realm.
Without Heaven Tier expert present, it's even simpler; just go in and use a God Deliverance Instruction to take care of it.
The current God Deliverance Instruction is a further refinement of his own, based on his own True Spirit Will. Anyone whose true spiritual cultivation does not exceed his can be directly brainwashed.
While it's a bit more troublesome to deal with experts at the Heaven Tier, it only takes a little more time.
Having dealt with the righteous forces, Wang Hao and the Six Primordial Evil Daos immediately turned their attention to the neutral forces.
Although the mainstream of the Eastern Land Continent in the Human Realm consists of the righteous and the demonic paths, there are also many neutral forces. Because these neutral forces are very united, in order not to force them into becoming enemies, the righteous and the demonic paths have tacitly agreed not to interfere with these neutral forces.
Now that Wang Hao has wiped out all the righteous forces, there's no need for these neutral forces to exist anymore.
Fortunately, the secrecy work done beforehand was good, and the core area of the righteous forces was completely sealed off before the war began, so the news was not leaked.
Even though some wise individuals sensed something was wrong, they couldn't figure out what was happening, which caused them to lose their last chance to lead the Mystic Realm to safety, and they were all wiped out by Wang Hao in conjunction with the Six Primordial Evil Daos.
With this, Wang Hao's purge of the sects and aristocratic families came to an end. The remaining matters were left to the Six Primordial Evil Daos to handle, while he focused on annexing the other Great Emperor and unifying the entire Eastern Land Continent.
The same old tactics were used: directly seize the capitals of the Great Emperor, paralyze their core hubs, and then brainwash the powerful officials at the highest levels of the empires.
Although there will still be many problems to solve by doing it this way, it will just take more time.
Wang Hao's first action was to use the intelligence network of the Path of Desire Dao to collect all the evidence of crimes committed by the powerful forces in the Great Emperor, and then publicly sentence them.
These people are all parasites, and Wang Hao naturally wouldn't keep them under his command. Even those with bad character have been brainwashed by him.
Of course, he didn't waste any of these people either. Those with cultivation were brainwashed into Dao Soldier puppets God Deliverance Instruction, preparing them for the coming Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, making them cannon fodder. It could be considered making use of waste.
"You all saw it clearly, didn't you!"
After the matter was concluded, the Six Primordial Evil Ancestors gathered in the Mystic Realm to discuss Wang Hao's previous performance.
Their previous personal intervention to eliminate their mortal enemies and strengthen their forces was merely incidental; their main purpose was to witness Wang Hao's prowess.
After all, these are truly Heaven-Defying Level powerhouses. They have been trapped at the Peak Heaven Tier for hundreds of thousands of years, unable to make any further progress since the Primordial Era.
Witnessing the power of Heaven-Defying Level expert would be of great benefit to them, and they might even be able to glimpse some of the mysteries of the Heaven-Defying Level, thus allowing them to break through their own limitations.
Having witnessed Wang Hao suppressing Heaven Tier experts with his True Spirit Will on several occasions, they had indeed gleaned some insights, basically confirming that Wang Hao was indeed the reincarnation of Heaven-Defying Level expert.
Unfortunately, this gain was still not enough for them to break through their limitations, and Wang Hao's final reminder made them even more alarmed.
"So what if we see it clearly? That kid is probably right. Our cultivation techniques do indeed have fatal flaws, and that's precisely why we can't break through to the Heaven-Defying Tier."
The Evil Ancestor Huntian chuckled coldly, his laughter particularly ferocious, his blood-red eyes filled with murderous intent.
You believed him?
The Evil Ancestor Hunluan looked up.
"We've all had our suspicions; that kid's words just shattered our last shred of hope!"
This time, it wasn't the Evil Ancestor Huntian who spoke, but the Evil Ancestor Juemie who responded. As soon as he said this, the other four fell silent, and the atmosphere became increasingly deep and cold, with terrifying killing intent surging in their hearts.
In fact, it wasn't that they failed to receive the true inheritance of the Evil Venerable; rather, the Evil Venerable's intentions in accepting the six of them as disciples were malicious.
Because the inheritance passed down to them by the Evil Venerable was very evil, the more they cultivated, the more their own aura became similar to that of the Evil Venerable Lord himself.
They initially guessed that the Evil Venerable might devour their cultivation achievements to strengthen himself, which was very similar to that strange book Taishang's Emotion-Forsaking Record.
So they took the opportunity to join forces and severely beat the Evil Venerable to death. Then, based on their own conditions, they divided the inheritance they received from the Evil Venerable, which led to the current inheritance of the Six Primordial Evil Daos.
They thought this would free them from the shackles of the Evil Venerable Lord's techniques, but who would have thought they'd be trapped at the Peak Heaven Tier?
At first, they doubted that it was because they lacked talent. After all, not everyone could break through the Taoist School of the Heaven-Defying Tier. From ancient times to the present, tens of thousands of Heaven Tier powerhouses have been born, but only one or two have become Heaven-Defying Tier.
If that's all there is to it, they might still have some hope given their own profound foundation. But the real problem is that there might be a problem with the inheritance of their own cultivation techniques, in which case there would be absolutely no hope left.
The latter possibility now seems more likely, and Wang Hao's previous physique shattered their last glimmer of hope.
What worries them most is that it seems the Evil Venerable they joined forces to kill back then has not completely perished. Through their investigations over the years, they have discovered some clues that suggest the Evil Venerable may still be alive, hiding in the shadows and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
This is tantamount to setting a death countdown for them; once the Evil Venerable truly reveals himself and makes his move, that will be the moment of their demise.
Wang Hao's previous suppression of those Heaven Tier experts made them realize the huge gap between Heaven-Defying Level experts and Heaven Tier experts. Even Heaven-Defying Level experts who had not recovered to their peak still possessed the power to instantly kill them.
The reason why the Evil Venerable was able to kill him once was mainly because the Evil Venerable had been severely injured by a powerful enemy, and his strength was reduced to less than one-tenth. In addition, the Evil Lord was caught off guard by the enemy, which is why he succeeded.
Once the Evil Venerable appears in full force, they will have no power to resist, not to mention that their cultivation techniques are inherited from the Evil Venerable Lord himself!
" Xian'er Sister Xian'er was much more decisive back then; we, on the other hand, have embarked on a dead end!"
With a sigh, the Evil Ancestor Jueqing felt deep regret.
If I had known this would happen, I would have abandoned everything with Junior Sister Nangong Xian'er back then and reincarnated to cultivate anew.
Although she reincarnated countless times, Nangong Xian'er still failed, but at least she had a glimmer of hope, which was much better than those of them who had no hope at all.
Moreover, in this life, Nangong Xian'er's encounter with that young man can be described as an extraordinary stroke of luck, giving her a great chance to succeed.
"That old Evil Venerable Lord's legacy is very evil and Tyrannical Dao. We simply cannot switch to other cultivation methods. If we continue like this, we will only end up dead."
I plan to follow in the footsteps of my junior sister Xian'er, reincarnate and start anew, to completely break free from the cage that old Evil Venerable lord has placed upon us."
The most decisive Evil Ancestor Jueqing spoke up, saying that sitting idly by and waiting for death was not his style, and that the only way out for them now was to reincarnate and start cultivating again.
only...
Who will protect us?
The four members of the Evil Ancestor Huntian were also somewhat tempted, but reincarnation and cultivation were of great importance, and everything had to be arranged carefully to ensure that nothing went wrong.
And the protectors are of paramount importance among them.
What do you think of Xian'er Sister Xian'er?
Just as the group was deep in thought, the Evil Ancestor Juemie suddenly spoke up, mentioning Nangong Xian'er.
"Right, how could we forget Xian'er? We used to protect her through her Xian'er reincarnations, now it's her turn to protect us. But before that, we need to help her regain some of her memories, otherwise, with Xian'er girl's current personality, she might really sell us out."
Evil Ancestor Huntian slapped his thigh, indicating his approval of the proposal.
This world is too dangerous. Those who can become strong are all ruthless. They can only trust their own few fellow disciples.
After all, they are all in the same boat; once the Evil Venerable shows himself, none of them will be able to escape.
With such a common and formidable enemy, only by uniting can they have a chance of survival; infighting will only hasten their demise.
Therefore, for hundreds of thousands of years, these fellow disciples have maintained a very good relationship, and there is no possibility of betrayal.
And now, the only protector they can choose for their reincarnation and cultivation is their junior sister, Nangong Xian'er. Even though this junior sister has not yet truly grown up, with the help of that mysterious boy, even if she doesn't become Heaven-Defying Tier powerhouse in the future, she will definitely reach the Peak Heaven Tier.
Furthermore, reincarnation is not something that can be accomplished immediately. Even they cannot control the time involved. Perhaps they will be able to reincarnate successfully in a thousand years. By then, Nangong Xian'er should have already achieved sufficient cultivation to serve as their protector.
Once they made up their minds, the group immediately ran to find Nangong Xian'er.