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Imperial City
Han Zhong rode a white deer across the boundary and headed straight for the "Altar of Heaven."
There stood a tal pillar nearly a hundred ters tall, emitting a ten-thousand-zhang ray that pierced the clouds, drawing an endless stream of spiritual energy into it.
Seeing that the object was intact, Han Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, then telepathically transmitted, "Co to at once."
The remaining eight Golden Body Realm warriors of the Great Qing imdiately received the ssage and hastily set aside their current affairs to rush over at full speed.
Although they were inferior versions of the Great Grandmasters grown in haste, their physical quality was not bad, and when they exerted their full strength, they could still break the sound barrier.
It wasn't long before they arrived one after another. They were—
Emperor Khan Taiji, the five Princes Li, Rui, Zheng, Su, Zhuang, and the two Princes Ke Qin and Shun Cheng, totaling eight people.
They all wore an expression of awe and devoutly prostrated before Han Zhong, who was suspended in mid-air, "Disciples pay respect to the Grandmaster."
Han Zhong was dressed in luxurious garnts with a high crown, riding elegantly on the divine white deer, floating in the air, the very picture of an Immortal being.
With a slight nod, he said indifferently, "A Heavenly Demon has descended into the world with malicious intent; Dodo has already been killed."
As soon as these words ca out, the eight top dignitaries of the Qing Empire changed their expressions drastically, "The Heavenly Demon has descended!" "Dodo is dead!?"
Han Zhong waved his large sleeve and said, "Silence! I descended to this world for this very purpose. How are the Golden Armors I ordered you to forge?"
Everyone quickly stopped talking and again respectfully said, "Reporting to the Grandmaster, they are all ready."
"Then put on the Golden Armors and follow to face the enemy," Han Zhong said, standing with his hands behind his back, exuding the deanor of an Immortal cultivator, "This is also a fortuitous opportunity for you. By accruing this great rit, you shall ascend with to the Immortal Realm and enjoy eternal blessings."
Upon hearing this, several of them got so excited that their braids stood up, shouting, "Thank you, Grandmaster, for your guidance. Your disciples will follow you unto death!"
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At that ti, Lu Yao was flying north towards Imperial City.
He saw several large cities along the way that had "tal Pillars" extracting spiritual energy.
"This thod of extraction is clearly designed to chew up the entire world into sugarcane dregs, leaving nothing behind," he said.
He descended from the sky and pulled one of the tal pillars out of the ground.
Inside was a substantial amount of stored spiritual energy and nurous "Dynasty's Will" from the Qing Empire.
He happily accepted the spiritual energy, while the "Dynasty's Will" was casually dispersed with a wave of his hand. With "Yan Huang Will" within him, he certainly would not care for such worthless things.
There were also several hundred Qing soldiers guarding the area, who turned pale when they saw soone lifting a tens-of-tons object into the air.
Lu Yao casually slapped them all to death.
The ordinary Qing soldiers had a severe disparity in their cultivation; the highest among them only reached the "Marrow Cleansing," and there were none from higher realms.
This was normal, though. Starting from the Blood-Exchange Mirror, breakthroughs on the Martial Path were fraught with endless hardships and dangers, often ending in paralysis or dentia. Without suitable guidance and accumulation, it could not be popularized on a large scale.
Lu Yao simply continued on his way, dismantling each one until he reached the Imperial City of this world.
The other scenery was much the sa, except for one nearly hundred-ter-tall "tal Pillar" that was extrely noticeable. The spiritual energy contained within it was so abundant it nearly spilled out, which looked incredibly tempting.
At the sa ti, there was a man riding a white deer, who appeared to have been waiting for so ti.
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Lu Yao approached, looked the man over, and spoke first, "Han Zhong?"
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As soone of the Thunder Tribulation Realm, Han Zhong's appearance was naturally not lacking, exuding the elegant poise and handso aura expected of an Immortal.
Moreover, he clearly recognized Lu Yao, expressing so surprise, "Lu Yao? What a coincidence to et in the sa realm."
Lu Yao's expression flickered, "Oh, you know ."
He quickly realized, "That's right, although you've been hiding, you left sothing like the Kunlun Sect's spies in the outside world."
"It seems you also know a great deal," Han Zhong's expression beca more composed, after all, navigating the sa Mind Ocean during Divine Travel was a low-probability event but not unheard of.
He then added, "Fellow Daoist, I arrived in this realm first and have just begun to reap the rewards of my long preparations; your arrival with such a show of force is quite unseemly."
Lu Yao laughed and gestured towards this world, "The two realms are so alike, with common culture and lineage; using such a bone-sucking thod to extract resources isn't very nice, is it?"
With a forced smile, Han Zhong said with a bow, "One presus you're aware, my fellow Daoist, that we manage our own small world and expenditures are significant, necessitating careful managent."
As he spoke, his tone abruptly changed:
"On the contrary, you... seem to have control over an especially bountiful small world, truly enviable."
Lu Yao nodded thoughtfully, agreeing, "Indeed quite bountiful; the spiritual chanisms are especially abundant, requiring no managent on my part."
With an even broader smile on his face but cold light flashing in his eyes, Han Zhong pressed, "Then, would you be willing to share with others?"
"Share?" Lu Yao displayed a thick scorn, "You group of sewer rats are not worthy!"
Unsurprised, Han Zhong retorted with a sneer,
"You're really of the sa ilk as Ying Zheng! Clearly facing a disaster too great to overco, yet you insist on defying it head-on, causing that Demon God to linger and trapping us all in this corner!"
He then swept his sleeves grandly, and the hundred-ter-tall tal Pillar shot out thousands of light rays, using the stored "Dynasty's Will" to deploy a net over a hundred miles, a veritable heavenly snare and earthly trap!
Lu Yao tested it and found that the net was designed to block the Divine Soul from reaching the Mind Ocean; it was clear that the other party had no intention of letting him escape.
With a cold laugh, Han Zhong said, "This long chat was rely preparation; your Divine Soul, all your secrets, I'll gladly accept them."
Behind Lu Yao, a six-ard Mind Projection shadow appeared, "And where does your confidence co from?"
"You have a lot of willpower and have an advantage during Divine Travel. But..." The Immortal elegance had completely disappeared from Han Zhong, replaced by a fierce and ruthless deanor,
"I've been building my power in this world for decades, taking you down will be easy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, 8 figures in Golden Armor burst through the sound barrier and shot over, the Eight Great Grandmasters of Qing.
At the sa ti, tens of thousands of Eight Banners Elite Soldiers poured into the Imperial City's walls and training grounds, cheering and drumming up the Dynasty's Will.
Continuing to undermine his opponent's fighting spirit, Han Zhong declared, "I have the support of 8 Great Grandmasters and the inexhaustible Dynasty's Will at my command, Lu Yao! What can you possibly use to fight !"
As he said, with the hundred-mile radius net sealing the area, the 8 Great Grandmasters in their extraordinary Golden Armor, surely strengthened and no longer fragile fakes, had the upper hand.
And the Qing Empire's "Dynasty's Will" offset at least so of Lu Yao's advantage in willpower reserves.
Truly a masterful setup, holding all the advantages!
At this juncture, Lu Yao responded calmly, "What do I use to fight you... I'll fight you with myself!"
Before his words had even faded, a green vortex-shaped gateway appeared, and a slightly dazed-looking Lu Yao erged from it – his physical body had crossed worlds!
In the next instant, Divine Soul and body rged into one!
Lu Yao clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within, and grinned at the dumbstruck Han Zhong.
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