Master of Strange Dao

Summoning millions of hungry ghosts at once, of course, depended on the circumstances.

Just like this time, Yu Ziqing's Hungry Ghost Dao power surged, activating the Holy Wood Bowl, which made it possible.

Under normal circumstances, even if it could be done, it was impossible to summon so many in one go.

Unfortunately, others were unaware of this.

It was unimportant, after all, Yu Ziqing just wanted the hungry ghosts to have a good meal, not even seeking their collective advancement—just as long as they enjoyed the meal and gained some with normal intelligence... no, with self-awareness, that would suffice.

After all, the vast majority of the hungry ghosts, before turning into hungry ghosts, actually had little self-awareness, essentially no different from those naive wandering ghosts.

As long as some hungry ghosts could be called out to do simple tasks like paving roads, building houses, or plowing fields, that would be enough.

Intelligence was the foundation of developing hard power, otherwise, if they had no self-awareness, they could only serve as the city wall in the locust forest.

Yu Ziqing was not in a rush to organize the Dharma Method of the Hungry Ghost Dao, as he hadn't sorted out the human practice of the Hungry Ghost Dao or the basic Dharma Method for the ghosts to cultivate.

This was because the clever ones would instinctively accumulate power over time.

Just like the Demon Clan, most demons did not have a cultivation method; they accumulated power instinctively.

Cece and Wu Shuangge, those types didn't need Yu Ziqing to manage; they would advance according to their cultivation methods.

And those without self-awareness, or too dull, couldn't understand the Dharma Method even if given to them.

Some might even end up making mistakes if they had a Dharma Method, so it was better to let them accumulate power instinctively. It was slow, but at least it wouldn't lead to error.

For top-tier experts, there was truly no quick fix in a short time, and there was no rush. They could only ensure no mistakes were made and rely on time to build their foundation.

Alternatively, one could recruit a strong expert to guard the home but first must consider if they are there to defend or to invade.

Before You Zhen appeared, Yu Ziqing never thought about recruiting someone to guard the home.

Now there was the possibility that if their relationship was good, Yu Ziqing might push King Xiang a little from behind to help dig up a few more of his father's remains.

Place the right leg on the north side of Jinlan Mountain, the left leg on the south side, the left and right arms, one to the east and one to the west. By this calculation, Jinlan Mountain's Forbidden Land had four Ninth Tier strong to guard it.

Carrying a sword, leading millions of hungry ghosts to the Wilderness, Yu Ziqing grinned, envisioning great things.

All he did now was at most pat his belly, indicating there were muscles underneath.

The proper way to show muscles really was only one: set up a row of Ninth Tier, not needing to say anything, which spoke more than a thousand words.

Yu Ziqing secretly reminded himself, never let himself drift away. The idea of finding one or a few backers was a long and arduous task.

Now he was at most one-sixth of a Ninth Tier, barely comparable to one.

Yu Ziqing rambled, his steps swaying, indifferent to anything.

As time passed, he led hundreds of thousands of digging troops south from the Hengduan Mountains, his beer belly completely disappearing.

He felt the power within him dissipating, the manifest "hungry ghost form" slowly disappearing, his Yin God returning to its original appearance.

The black, mysterious Hungry Ghost Sword also reverted back to a short sword enveloped in rust.

Emperor Zhen, who had been observing in secret, furrowed his brows, a trace of gravity in his eyes.

A Ninth Tier strong might not fear those hungry ghosts, but as Emperor Zhen, he could not ignore them.

He could clearly sense the aura of those hungry ghosts, the weakest comparable to an entry-level cultivator, or rather, an entry-level ghost.

Millions of hungry ghosts capable of appearing at any time in the Divine Dynasty's territory, without even needing supplies, posed a threat to the Divine Dynasty that, in some ways, was not lesser than that of a strong expert.

He had yet to understand how those hungry ghosts directly appeared in Sorrow Cave Heaven.

Was this a technique of Jinlan Mountain?

The relationship between those in Jinlan Mountain and the hungry ghosts was much closer than they thought.

What was Qing Ziyu, that person using human form to wield the power of the Hungry Ghost Dao, relying on?

Was he able to harness Hungry Ghost Dao's power with that sword filled with a dense aura of Hungry Ghost Dao, or was it both?

With many doubts in mind, Emperor Zhen simply watched, allowing Yu Ziqing to lead the hungry ghosts unimpeded. He already had many speculations and, after thorough consideration, sent a message to Li Xingchen.

Receiving Emperor Zhen's message, Li Xingchen silently bowed to King Xiang.

"King Xiang, I, Li, have matters to attend to. Farewell."

Saying this, Li Xingchen turned and left, no longer mentioning anything about Old Emperor Zhen's leg.

King Xiang responded in silence, not quite understanding what his Second Uncle was thinking.

For the sake of stability, he used to make a show and block him from taking out his father's remains, but now his Second Uncle directly ignored it.

After pondering for a while, King Xiang sent a message to his men.

He told them to retreat a bit and let those looking to cause trouble seize the chance.

The rebellion in the North Zhen Region from the beginning was bottom-up, and now that they had discovered Elder Wang, King Xiang was more certain that those from other lands stirring things up were either foolish or malicious.

So let Emperor Zhen take care of them.

Deal with them, make room for others, and there would be considerably fewer deaths in Dazhen in the coming year.