Yan State, the border with Junzhou, Hengling County.
Only after Wang Yuan took over Su Guyun’s Chuyun Army and quelled the rebellion of the Eight Princes did this area finally get re-incorporated into Post-Yan’s jurisdiction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
One red lantern after another smashed to the ground, a series of violent explosions echoed continuously, a wild wind raged in the narrow alley, and the scorching waves of heat assaulted everyone.
A group of Imperial Dragon Officers clad in Qiu Tiger official robes were swept away by the terrifying blast of energy.
Except for a few whose Daoist skills were advanced enough to steadily maintain their posture, the rest beca rolling gourds on the ground.
The one thing they all had in common was burnt and curly hair, with ash and dust on their faces.
At the forefront were Qiu Shaobai, Yuan Lang, and Gao Minghan, whose faces looked exceptionally grim as they watched the enemy forces catching up from behind.
"Most of the people in Hengshan County have beco believers of the Sect, and we charged in without even realizing it.
If it weren’t for Xiao Gao’s Qilin Arm, which is exceptionally good at controlling fire, this ambush would have been enough for a major reduction in our numbers.
Even if we skulked back to Old Wang’s camp to serve as Yin Soldiers, our brothers would have no face to show."
Up until now, they had been chasing the epidemic that could cause extre changes in personality, inversion of right and wrong, confusion of good and evil... and other severe cognitive dysfunctions.
They pursued it through the directions of Huai State, Jiangzhou, Dai State, Yu State, and finally Yan State.
By the ti they reached Yan State, they had finally uncovered the true face of that epidemic.
A Green Seal Strange Immortal—"Calling a Deer a Horse"!
Yet, even though "Calling a Deer a Horse" had already perished within the "Draw a Prison", the ss he left behind remained.
Most importantly, the very land he last devastated, Yan State, had beco their own territory.
A group of them had to rush to clean up the aftermath caused by this Strange Immortal.
In fact, this was in line with Imperial Dragon Guard’s consistent action principles.
Just as their predecessors did in the early years of the Great Yan.
Right after subduing enemy-occupied territories, the Court’s control over local governance was at its weakest.
While the regular army eliminated the remnants left by various vassals, these Imperial Dragon Prohibition Officers, General Wu Yi, and Minister Talismanic Treasures would enter the scene promptly.
Their responsibility was to expel all the weirder creatures who had snuck into human settlents taking advantage of the chaos of war, along with Sect Magicians, and practitioners of all Side Doors...
Because the "Dragon Qi Prohibition" was damaged, their actions could not get effective support, and this process might take decades or even longer.
It wasn’t until the first golden era after the foundation of the nation that, with the Dragon Qi Prohibition’s fierce flas boiling oil, they could ticulously eradicate the demonic forces down to village levels.
As for those deep in the mountains and forests or hidden in Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, there was nothing anyone could do.
But Qiu Shaobai and his team had not anticipated that what was supposed to be a routine cleaning mission would hit such a hard rock.
Without their knowledge, this place had beco the territory of a major Sect, the Burning Incense Dao.
And they had inadvertently suffered a setback.
"Junior sisters, catch these Imperial Dragon Officers and use their corpses to refine top-quality Red Seal Human Oil and make Incense Candles to worship the Heavenly Elder!"
"Yes, Senior Sister Sun!"
A group of exceptionally beautiful won in red swiftly crossed over the high walls of the alley, chasing from the sky.
With their left hand casually fanning their red folding fans, they could glide through the air and ascend to the heavens.
Wherever they threw the red lanterns they held in their right hand, the place would beco engulfed in fierce flas.
With an aerial advantage and the elent of surprise on their side, they had a significant advantage over Qiu Shaobai and his team.
However, the people they were dealing with were not ordinary Prohibition Officers.
The three leaders, Qiu Shaobai, Yuan Lang, and Gao Minghan, all ca from the lineage of the Corpse Dissection Immortal and had advanced to the Purple Realm of Red Seal under Wang Yuan’s patronage.
They each held the fifth-rank position of Minister Talismanic Treasure.
Lately, with the permission to use the "Butcher’s Knife Eating Ghost" Borrowing Technique granted by Old Master Wang.
They had already joined the roaring army of Eating Ghosts, rapidly advancing their cultivation.
As it was well-known in the Red County Divine Land, the sole factor deciding the endangered status of a creature was whether it could be eaten or not.
The old saying went: no rabbit could escape alive from Bashu, and Wang Yuan’s goal was to ensure that no demonic being could escape alive from the Red County Divine Land.
Their sour expressions were due to concern for the tens of thousands of bewitched civilians in the county, not because Burning Incense Taoist Followers were particularly strong.
Qiu Shaobai casually fired a "Five Thunders Heavenly Blessing Talisman", ford hand seals, and commanded the talisman with divine intent:
"Five Thunders Five Thunders, swiftly gather at Yellow Peace. Swirling mists transform, roar of thunder swift as lightning. To my call give heed, let your yang voices speed. Hasten hasten as decree commands!"
The spirit talisman exploded with a terrifying force, and the purple-red lightning, akin to dragons and serpents, once soaring in midair, imdiately burst forth. Like a giant tree branching out in many directions, it swept across half the sky in an instant.
Those Taoist Followers who only managed to float through the air thanks to their magic artifacts were instantly scorched into charred remains by the lightning fire.
They plumted from the sky, howling as they fell.
The crowd of Imperial Dragon Officers showed no pleasure at this small victory. The re followers were just a minor annoyance.
The real issue was how to safely rescue the tens of thousands of deluded civilians within the county.
"Burning Incense Dao has eight main altars and dozens of subsidiary altars. To have quietly taken over the entire Hengshan County, there must be at least one subsidiary altar stationed here.
We’ll leave first to summon reinforcents and return to sweep the area..."
Before Qiu Shaobai could finish speaking,
a series of peculiar noises suddenly filled their ears.
Pop! Pop! Pop!...
All around the county, a large group of solemn and dignified red-clad won suddenly sprang up, marching in neat formation and singing as they danced:
"Thousands of gods, myriad spirits, all bow and touch their brows in reverence. Zewei holding the light, light my incense for . Wherever they pass, all deities shall welco..."
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