"They’re insane!!!"
"These guys have all gone insane!"
Seeing this, the captain’s mind went blank.
What were these people trying to do?
Attack Tongming County Town?
"Yellow Springs Saint Mother, deliver me from my sea of suffering."
Suddenly, the captain heard a murmur.
He turned his head in horror.
He found his own men acting strangely, their expressions fervent as they chanted the Wangling Sect’s spell.
"Second! Old Chen, what do you think you’re doing?"
the captain roared in alarm.
But as the statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother drew closer,
the captain felt his mind grow more and more chaotic, until he could no longer think straight.
Countless bizarre thoughts flooded his mind.
Inexplicably, he began to feel a sense of sublime reverence for the statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother.
And this reverence only continued to spread and grow.
"Yellow Springs Saint Mother, deliver me from my sea of suffering."
Soon,
the captain became just like his men, with tears of blood streaming from his eyes as he chanted the Wangling Sect’s slogan.
As the statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother continued to approach the County Town,
the distorting power emanating from it grew stronger, even seeping into the town itself.
In that moment,
countless citizens felt their Heart Spirits fill with terror.
They dreamed they had fallen into the endless Yellow Springs, struggling to stay afloat.
The Yellow Springs was filled with countless rotting, stinking corpses.
Baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, the corpses latched onto their arms, threatening to drag them down into the depths.
Too many rotting arms had seized them.
They couldn’t break free, and just as they were about to be submerged by the Yellow Springs,
a vast, compassionate, and sacred figure of dim yellow light suddenly appeared in the void. It reached out a great hand and pulled them from the Yellow Springs.
The next moment,
these citizens awoke with a start.
Before they could even come to their senses, they heard a tremendous crash.
BOOM!!!
It was a roar like thunder from the heavens themselves.
Terrified, all the citizens ran out of their houses.
They saw the city wall collapse with a great crash as the statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother was carried in by numerous strongmen.
The statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother was so tall that no building in the city could conceal it.
The moment they emerged, most of the citizens saw the upper half of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother.
Its solemn and compassionate face inspired awe in their hearts.
"I think... I think I just saw it in my dream!"
"That’s right!"
"That’s it!"
Upon seeing the face of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother, many citizens couldn’t help but fall to their knees.
"Yellow Springs Saint Mother, deliver me from my sea of suffering."
"Yellow Springs Saint Mother, deliver me from my sea of suffering."
Some citizens who were already followers of the Wangling Sect also took to the streets, roaring loudly.
"You of the Wangling Sect have some nerve!"
"To dare launch a night raid on Tongming County Town!"
A great shout echoed through the night sky like thunder.
A figure holding a long spear led numerous Demon Exterminators in a charge toward the Statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother.
Moreover,
the Government Office had also gathered a large number of Government Officials and constables, intending to support the Observatory.
"KILL!!!"
"Slaughter these Wangling Sect bastards!"
"The suffering of the world is caused by corrupt officials like you."
"Slaughter them all, and the Yellow Springs Saint Mother will shower her radiance upon us, so the world will no longer suffer!"
The entire Tongming County Town quickly descended into a chaotic melee.
Thick black smoke and flames rose from numerous buildings.
The followers of the Wangling Sect fought frantically against the many Demon Exterminators.
Soon,
the County Soldiers stationed outside the city received word and charged into Tongming County Town, joining the fray.
The scene grew even more bloody and terrifying.
But the longer the battle raged, the Director of the Observatory realized that the number of Wangling Sect followers was only increasing.
Many citizens in the city had been influenced by the statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother and were beginning to attack them madly.
Even some of the Government Officials, County Soldiers, and Demon Exterminators suffered mental assaults, going berserk on the spot and attacking everyone indiscriminately.
"Damn you all!"
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Du Feng, the Director of the Tongming Observatory, wore an increasingly grim expression.
He swung his long spear, creating a dense mirage of spear shadows that viciously skewered the nearby Wangling Sect followers.
He leaped into the air.
Du Feng’s body was wreathed in crimson True Qi, resembling a firebird taking flight and spreading its wings.
The next moment,
the illusory firebird shot toward the Statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother!
Its beak was the tip of his spear, wreathed in surging flames.
"Die!"
Du Feng’s objective was clear.
He had to destroy that Statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother.
Otherwise, everyone in the County Town could be corrupted by the statue.
Just as the spear, cloaked in Red Flame, was about to strike the Statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother,
the statue unexpectedly raised its hands and clapped them together, aiming for Du Feng.
"How is this possible!!!"
Du Feng roared.
He never imagined the Statue of the Yellow Springs Saint Mother could actually move!
And it was so fast he had no time to dodge.
With a loud SMACK,
Even though Du Feng’s muscles and bones were like steel, he couldn’t withstand such a blow. He was instantly crushed into a pulp in mid-air.
A rain of blood fell from the sky!
At this sight,
the eyes of the many Demon Exterminators, Government Officials, and County Soldiers trembled.
’Could it be... that the Yellow Springs Saint Mother is truly alive?!’
"The Yellow Springs Saint Mother has manifested!!!"
"Charge!"
In an instant,
the Wangling Sect followers became even more frenzied, their eyes shot with blood.
They showed no regard for their own lives, as savage as wild beasts, and they slaughtered the County Soldiers and Government Officials, forcing them into a steady, then total, retreat!
....
「The next day.」
News that the Wangling Sect had rebelled and conquered Tongming County spread rapidly throughout Jianghe Province.
No one had expected the Wangling Sect, which had been suppressed to the point of near extinction, to reappear.
And this time, they had directly seized a County Town.
For the Government Office, this was undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face.
The Inspector of Jianghe Province was enraged. He immediately assembled an army of fifty thousand to suppress the Wangling Sect’s rebellion.
The Jianghe Province Celestial Observation Bureau would also participate in this war as an auxiliary force.
「Cangshui County Town.」
In the streets and alleys, taverns and teahouses, everyone was discussing the matter.
After all,
while the Great Ling Dynasty was in decline, this was the first time such a large-scale rebellion had broken out.
No one knew what impact this Wangling Sect rebellion would have on the Great Ling Dynasty.
"I heard the Wangling Sect really summoned the Yellow Springs Saint Mother to the mortal realm this time. That’s how they took Tongming County Town."
"It can’t be that miraculous."
"Maybe it’s true."
"It seems the Government Office’s previous warrant for the Wangling Sect really pushed them into a corner."
"I wonder if the army sent by the Province Mansion will be able to suppress the Wangling Sect this time."
"I think it’s doubtful. It’s been years since there was a war. What combat strength could those Province Soldiers possibly have?"
Just as the common people were discussing the events in Tongming County,
another explosive piece of news emerged in the afternoon.
The Wuyun Bandits of Sheep Head Mountain, led by the Black Cloud Spear King Zhang Bei, had taken Helin County Town with several thousand bandits!
The moment this news broke, the people of Cangshui County were stunned.
They never thought someone would imitate the Wangling Sect so quickly.
"Looks like this Zhang Bei has some serious ambition. Sheep Head Mountain wasn’t enough for him."
"He dares to attack a county town today; who knows if he’ll dare to attack our Cangshui County Town tomorrow!"
"These are truly troubled times... It seems even our Cangshui County is about to be engulfed by the flames of war again."
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