Master of Strange Dao

"""As long as the ritual to sacrifice to heaven and honor the ancestors was completed, he could ascend the throne immediately.

Yu Ziqing turned to leave, but Jia Shisi knelt on one knee and shouted deeply.

"Subject Faceless Man, acting leader Jia Shisi, pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Enough of that, the Earth Devil Venerate isn't completely dead yet. With no new ruler at present, let's handle the subsequent matters first before talking about the Divine Dynasty not being able to go without an emperor even for a day."

Yu Ziqing and Jia Shisi returned to Dingmao City, and those who had been frightened away earlier also came back.

The jade seal of Dadui stuck to Yu Ziqing's hand became the focal point of everyone's attention.

"Everyone, do you want to leave? While there's still a chance now, later on, there won't be another opportunity."

"Can Dadui return?" Wen Lingyou asked a question on everyone's mind.

"If you go out and see what's happened outside, you wouldn't be in such a hurry for Dadui to return."

Someone wanted to say more, but Wen Lingyou raised a hand to stop them.

"Then, Brother Qing, we'll trouble you. However, first, please help us dispel the Devil Thought."

Yu Ziqing signaled to the Big Ghost, allowing it to receive the request.

After dispelling the Devil Thought in everyone, Yu Ziqing had a notion, and everyone felt a force that could send them away from there.

One by one, they vanished, even the Old Chief Venerate who thought he was hiding well, squatting in the corner, was also sent out by Yu Ziqing.

If he dared not leave, Yu Ziqing would dare to kill him here.

When this group of people was sent out, they all looked at Wen Lingyou.

Wen Lingyou pressed his hand down, urging them to remain calm.

A moment later, someone flew over, and after saluting, handed Wen Lingyou a jade scroll.

Wen Lingyou glanced at the jade scroll and passed it to the others to take a look.

"That Earth Devil Venerate, a massive scourge, hasn't been completely eradicated yet.

If Dadui returned now, the pent-up power within it would burst and affect the entire world instantly.

With such a great power affecting the whole world, the disasters happening everywhere would be impossible to suppress anymore.

Now, with the major situation settled, let's wait patiently for good news. Do not be hasty, lest it all fails at the final crucial moment."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Wen Lingyou's words.

The Emperor Dui was dead, and the entity transformed from the Earth Devil Venerate had also been swallowed by Qing Ziyu.

Indeed, it was just a matter of waiting.

The events encountered inside were truly shocking, overturning their understanding.

If things hadn't been thoroughly resolved and dealt with, if Dadui returned directly, the resulting impact would surely bring all the chaotic forces crashing into everyone's world.

Just thinking about that world of neither humans nor ghosts made them feel uncomfortable.

With Wen Lingyou speaking, no one else had anything to add. Indeed, there was no need to recklessly rush anymore.

Watching as everyone left, Wen Lingyou still stayed with his guards, waiting there.

He knew that the troublesome matters were still to come.

...

Within the archway, Yu Ziqing found the Stele of the Earth Deity Origin. While there, he could distinctly feel a force helping him suppress the Earth Devil Venerate in his stomach, accelerating the digestion process.

As time passed, the determined state ended, and he returned to the Fifth Tier status.

Without the Earth Deity Origin Stele and the holy voices of ancient sages within to help suppress, his Yin God might have been burst open by now.

At the Ninth Tier of the Yin God, it was fine; but at the Fifth Tier, even if little was left of the Earth Devil Venerate, it was still too much to handle—like an ant swallowing an elephant.

Days later, Yu Ziqing's Yin God, with a hugely bloated stomach almost touching the ground and a fluctuating aura, was pushed into the gate of the Sixth Tier, advancing to the Three Souls Realm.

At this point, he had to start condensing the Three Souls.

Yu Ziqing hesitated to condense them, even forcefully holding back the accumulated power, refraining from awakening any Divine Skills.

Having swallowed the core of the Earth Devil Venerate, he would inevitably awaken a divine skill. This time, no matter what, it had to be formidable with great killing power.

When Refining God advanced to the Sixth Tier, the feeling of his belly about to burst finally eased a bit.

Sitting in front of the Earth Deity Origin, nowhere to go, Jia Shisi still came, asking this and that, insisting he make decisions.

What decisions could he make?

The City Gods had all fallen without exception.

The lands, Mountain God, and River God transformed into Evil Gods were almost all killed.

The powerful ministers, favored ministers, and treacherous ministers were utterly and thoroughly dead.

All those who reached the Ninth Tier through the Incense Fire Dao died without exception.

Those who advanced to the Ninth Tier through the Incense Fire Dao certainly couldn't have been good.

Following the Incense Fire Dao with normal cultivation, it was absolutely impossible to reach the Ninth Tier so quickly; after all, the personal talent didn't matter much in the Incense Fire Dao.

The Emperor Dui, ruthless and merciless, had long cleared what needed clearing.

Deep wounds were a given, but at least it was clean without obstructions.

Never mind Yu Ziqing, even if a pig sat in this position now, it would do things smoothly.

Yu Ziqing could only give Jia Shisi some filth buckets, letting him clean up the Incense-eating People, and then sweep away the remaining small Evil Gods and Earth Deities.

What Emperor Dui truly did, very few knew.

Those who could enter the rebel army were naturally those who could hold strong to their hearts and were beneficial to the Divine Dynasty.

They might not have the foresight or agree with Emperor Dui's past actions, but now that Emperor Dui was dead, those most eager for Dadui's return were this group.

The problematic ones probably were already killed by Emperor Dui and Jia Shisan."""