The Orthodox Path
Fang Yu sensed the images of the dying members of the ' Great Peace Village ' sect and his face darkened; he could no longer bear to watch.
Not long after he left, the "Embroidered Tiger"—no, it should be the current "Wude" Emperor—issued an edict to annihilate Great Peace Village throughout the entire Anping Prefecture.
The official reason given for defining Great Peace Village as a cult was that Great Peace Village development had threatened the stability of the new dynasty. No one could allow such a local secret society, which had effectively become a separatist force, to continue to develop. Suppression and eradication were necessary.
However, it came too quickly and too fiercely. Such a full-scale suppression severely damaged the new dynasty and depleted its national strength.
Embroidered Tiger's decision must have been influenced by ' Mount Longmen '; otherwise, he could have taken a more gradual approach, slowly dismantling and devouring Great Peace Village with overwhelming force, instead of directly using a large army to forcibly annihilate it as he is doing now.
Great Peace Village was a folk secret society he created by using the word "peace" as a lure to incite the desires of mortals. Originally, it had a great connection with him, but with the Yuanchen Pearl, his destiny with Great Peace Village had long been severed.
His annihilation has had no impact on his fortune. Even if he later plots to establish another Fire of Ten Thousand Households society, he can use other desires to rebuild it.
So, once it's destroyed, it's destroyed.
"The path of immortals is ruthless. With his current power, even if he wanted to intervene, he would be powerless, especially since everyone has already been killed!"
"In a way, these believers rose to power in times of chaos and died in times of peace, which can be considered as having fulfilled their wishes, only they didn't have time to enjoy the peace they had."
Fang Yu sighed a few times, calming his aching conscience, and turned his thoughts inward.
His purpose in coming to the Dao of Qi Ingestion was to advance to the Dao Foundation, and he could not let such trivial matters distract him.
Several hours later, he arrived at a random deep mountain, casually carved out a simple cave abode, made some simple arrangements, and sat cross-legged inside.
As the "Starfire Heart-Burning Instruction Cultivation Method Technique" was activated, the seven streams of starfire Law Power slowly spread from his heart meridian throughout his body, and a wondrous feeling arose.
The wondrous essence of the Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze Across the Plains' Dao Foundation emerged in Fang Yu's mind.
'As expected, advancement in the Dao of Qi Ingestion can only be achieved within the Black-Yellow Realm. Previously, he couldn't sense the profound mysteries of the Dao Foundation no matter what he tried in the Qi Dao of Qi Refining, but now it's becoming increasingly clear.'
Suddenly, a spark appeared in his mind, and then more and more sparks appeared, each one burning, the flickering flames reflecting the mortal life it represented.
When his life came to an end, the spark burned out and became the resources for the ' Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze,' making his Dao Foundation more solid.
After an unknown amount of time, the last spark of light burned out completely. Fang Yu opened his eyes, his gaze as still as a deep well, devoid of any emotion.
"By burning down the Fire of Ten Thousand Households, I will build the ' Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze, ' thus achieving my innate divine power, which will also become my innate Divine Ability in the future!"
Fang Yu murmured, a hint of struggle appearing in his eyes.
"I have built my life on the Fire of Ten Thousand Households, and although I have severed ties with the fortunes of these millions, I can disregard any entanglements they may bring. Cause and effect are predetermined."
However, if one does this, one will fall into the ' Demonic Path ' and will have to feed on all things in heaven and earth from then on.
The Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine. If I can give these resources a home, then I can fulfill my destiny and still claim to be a follower of the ' Taiyi Profound Gate Orthodox Path '.
A complex emotion flickered in his usually emotionless eyes, then he closed them, and when he opened them again, everything was normal.
Between the ' Demonic Path ' and the ' Taiyi Profound Gate Orthodox Path ', Fang Yu ultimately chose the ' Taiyi Profound Gate Orthodox Path '.
Now that we have chosen the ' Taiyi Profound Gate Orthodox Path ', things that we could have avoided before, we must now do.
Fang Yu used the wondrous power of ' Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze Spreads Across the Plains' to connect with the myriad energies within the ' Great Peace Village ' region of his consciousness through the Yuanchen Pearl, thereby perceiving the true spirits of these people.
"Hmm! They're all located within Anjing!"
Fang Yu was immediately surprised. Logically speaking, these millions of people were scattered throughout Anping Prefecture, and their true spirits should also be scattered. However, in his perception, these true spirits were all gathered in the same place.
"Mount Longmen shouldn't have the ability to mobilize so many true spirits. Only Mount Longhu could probably do that. Hmm, if someone comes from Mount Longhu, then it makes sense. Ten million true spirits is an extremely large resource for Mount Longhu. So the person who comes should be from the Dao Foundation ' Azure Splendor Deliverance,' or even Purple Mansion True Person coming in person."
"However, the remaining fortune of these true spirits is with me, which means that these true spirits have a back door. If the people from Mount Longhu want to devour these true spirits as resources, they must either kill me or force me to release this remaining fortune to fulfill the fate of these true spirits."
"But now that I've chosen to be a cultivator of the ' Taiyi Profound Gate Orthodox Path ' who still retains a shred of humanity, I can't let go, and I must fight."
Fang Yu stood up, and auspicious clouds appeared beneath his feet as he headed towards ' Anjing '.
' Anjing ' was formerly Anping Prefecture, and is now the capital of ' Great An Kingdom '.
Fang Yu rode a cloud to a deserted official road nearby, descended on auspicious clouds, and the Yuanchen Pearl spun around, making his aura no different from that of an ordinary person.
He traveled along the official road to Anjing, and like the other citizens entering the city, he paid an entrance fee of one copper coin before entering Anjing.
This city has experienced many wars, and traces of the past can still be seen on the streets. Many of the houses on both sides of the road are newly built, which contrasts sharply with some houses that have been half burned down.
Despite the numerous wars that have ravaged the city, it remains a bustling metropolis as the capital of the new dynasty, with a large number of people coming and going, most of whom appear to be in good spirits.
"Zhang Sheng, Wei Long, Xu Fang, and other demon leaders of Great Peace Village were all beheaded..."
Suddenly, a sound came from ahead. Fang Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a scholar reading a notice on the street not far away, with a large crowd of people gathered around him.
He immediately went over.
"... To prevent evil spirits from causing trouble after their deaths, the Sage specially ordered the Imperial Preceptor to build the Jade Capital Tower in the ' Immortal Cultivation Ward ' and Human Sovereign Banner to suppress millions of evil spirits..."
Fang Yu's gaze swept over the notice, and he subconsciously raised his palm as if to do some calculations, but then lowered it.
'It's best not to deduce any information regarding the Dao of Qi Ingestion; not only will the results be inaccurate, but it might also alert the enemy.'
Now that he has the Yuanchen Pearl to shield him, as long as he doesn't collect true spirits like last time, he doesn't need to worry about being seen as abnormal even when he's face to face with Purple Mansion True Person. That's why he dared to come to Anjing. But as such, he can only rely on mortal methods to find clues.
But now it seems that while he was searching for the location of those millions of true spirits, this so-called 'Imperial Preceptor' was also searching for him.
' Immortal Cultivation Ward, Jade Capital Tower, Human Sovereign Banner —it seems this Imperial Preceptor must have come from Mount Longhu.'
Fang Yu thought to himself, and followed some people who wanted to watch the excitement towards the Immortal Cultivation Ward.