Chapter 434: Karmic backlash disappears
Chapter 434: Karmic backlash disappears
"Tap into the power of the nation's fate?" Governor Lu was momentarily stunned upon hearing this request.
"Is that not possible?"
"No, no, no, of course it's possible."
The five major immortal sects and the imperial court are allies of righteousness, without any substantial hierarchical relationship.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ten thousand years ago, the ancestor of the Seek Tao Sect, Returning to Origin Celestial Venerable, along with four others, established the five major immortal sects and formed an alliance with Great Xia, which included rights to enforce laws, supervise, and tax exemptions.
And indeed, the heads of the immortal sects are permitted to use the power of the nation's fate.
Qiu Jin'an, aware of the contents of the alliance, thus made his request.
Governor Lu was unaware of the details of the alliance, but before he assumed his post in Wild State, the Emperor of Xia had urgently briefed him, informing him that the heads of the immortal sects could wield the power of the nation's fate.
In terms of understanding the power of the nation's fate, it was Qiu Jin'an who was more familiar.
"With Sect Leader Qiu's unparalleled cultivation, I wonder what kind of trouble you've encountered. Were you cursed by someone?" Governor Lu asked curiously.Qiu Jin'an sighed deeply and said, "It's a long story. By a twist of fate, I encountered this young Meng lad. Forced by circumstances, we delved deep into the demon's lair, aiming to eradicate evil and restore peace to the world. However, the lair was a stronghold of the demonic path, teeming with experts. Even I found myself at a disadvantage in battle."
"Not to mention, it's hard to fight alone against many. My strength is limited, and the demonic forces are formidable. During the fight, the demonic path cursed both me and the young Meng!"
"So that's what happened. Those demonic cultivators are truly despicable!" Governor Lu suddenly realized and expressed indignation on behalf of Qiu Jin'an.
"May I ask which of the three major demon cults Sect Leader Qiu ventured into?"
Qiu Jin'an shook his head, unwilling to elaborate, and Governor Lu tactfully did not press further.
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had odd expressions but said nothing more.
"Sect Leader Qiu is impressive, storming into the demon cult alone!" Man Gu clenched his fist, thinking how cool it was for Sect Leader Qiu to single-handedly eradicate a demon lair!
When Qiu Jin'an infiltrated the Seek Tao Sect, Man Gu was still in the wilderness undergoing his coming-of-age ceremony, unaware of the situation at the time.
"Using the power of the nation's fate is possible, but I've only just come into contact with it and am not very familiar with its use."
"No matter, it doesn't require a complicated process. Just use the power of the nation's fate to cleanse the two of us."
"Alright then." Governor Lu readily agreed.
The power of the nation's fate is a major secret, and Governor Lu only allowed Qiu Jin'an and Meng Jingzhou, the two unlucky fellows, to follow him, while Lu Yang, Man Gu, and Zhao Po waited in place.
After a series of events, the three were somewhat exhausted. Initially, they had only gone to help deal with a drowned ghost, but the situation escalated uncontrollably. There was the starting over after dispersing one's cultivation, the intervention of an ancient Body Fusion cultivator, and Qiu Jin'an's rescue, among other things.
"Who would have thought that Brother Huang Ming was actually an ancient Body Fusion cultivator starting over!" Zhao Po said with a wry smile. He had always wanted to exchange cultivation insights with Huang Ming, who had been indifferent to him. He hadn't understood why before, but now it was clear—they were simply not on the same path.
"Judging by Huang Ming's skills, he was already proficient in the Corpse-driving technique before he started over," Lu Yang analyzed. Perhaps that was why Huang Ming chose The Corpse Driving Sect.
This was not surprising, as the history of the Corpse-driving technique could be traced back to ancient times, and it was normal for Great Yu cultivators to be proficient in it.
"It's just uncertain how many ancient cultivators have started over. Huang Ming has cultivated to the Golden Elixir stage again, but that doesn't mean other ancient cultivators have done the same!" Lu Yang said seriously. This was different from the demon cults, which had low and mid-level cultivators as breakthrough points. Ancient cultivators were different; they started at the Body Fusion stage, with unknown upper limits, making them even harder to deal with.
"Starting over after dispersing one's cultivation is nothing; none of them have become immortals, how shameful." The Immortal Fairy, being an immortal herself, looked down on these individuals who had started over.
"Hmm, Fairy, what are you looking at?" Lu Yang noticed the Immortal Fairy was intently staring at the light screen on the bedside.
The figures on the screen were familiar—it was Governor Lu, Qiu Jin'an, and Meng Jingzhou who had just left.
"I've never seen how the power of the nation's fate is used, so I'm taking a look."
"Make some room, I want to see too." Lu Yang was also curious and asked the Immortal Fairy to make space, lying down next to her to watch.
The place where the power of the nation's fate was controlled was heavily sealed, and the power itself could prevent spying, impenetrable even to those at the Tribulation Crossing stage. But these seals were insignificant before the Immortal Fairy, the foremost among the ancient immortals.
If it were an immortal from the imperial court personally controlling the power of the nation's fate, it might be a different story, but no one else could stop the Immortal Fairy from peeking at the power of the nation's fate.
On the screen, Governor Lu led the two into a stone chamber.
The chamber was airtight, without a single gap, not seeming to be constructed of stone blocks but rather carved out of a single large stone.
There was a small pool in the chamber, empty, with nothing inside except for a square recess in the center. Governor Lu held the Great Seal of Wild State and stamped it into the recess.
A substance like light or water suddenly appeared, in strands and sheets, filling the recess.
"So that's what it is, this thing is the power of the nation's fate."
Seeing Lu Yang still somewhat confused, the Immortal Fairy explained, "The power of the nation's fate has always been present throughout every inch of Great Xia's land, existing in an invisible and undetectable form. The Great Seal of Wild State is the key, turning the undetectable power of the nation's fate into something detectable."
"The Great Seal of Wild State is a treasure that recognizes its master, and only Governor Lu can use this treasure."
"As for the might of the power of the nation's fate, it's probably not very strong because it's only the fate of one state. If the fate of all seventeen states were combined, the power would be considerable. It seems the immortals of the Great Xia imperial court do have some skills."
"Of course, it's just some skills, still not on the same level as this immortal."
Elsewhere, Meng Jingzhou was seeing the power of the nation's fate up close for the first time and felt hopeful about resolving the karmic backlash.
"Do we just jump in?"
Qiu Jin'an stopped Meng Jingzhou's suicidal impulse, "If you were at the Tribulation Crossing stage, there would be a chance of survival if you jumped in."
Meng Jingzhou, although considering himself a Golden Elixir powerhouse, admitted there was still a gap to the Tribulation Crossing stage and decided not to jump.
A stream of the power of the nation's fate, as thick as an arm, flew out, manipulated by Governor Lu.
Governor Lu awkwardly controlled the power of the nation's fate, repeatedly weakening its inherent corrosiveness. He pointed two fingers at Qiu Jin'an and Meng Jingzhou, said "Go," and the power of the nation's fate washed over them.
"How comfortable!" Meng Jingzhou exclaimed in surprise, finding it even more pleasant than his first encounter with spiritual power.
A pink mist drifted out, quickly absorbed and dissolved by the power of the nation's fate, vanishing into nothingness.
The curse that had weighed on their hearts for days disappeared, and Qiu Jin'an also felt extremely refreshed.
"Ah—refreshing!"
"The curse is finally gone. Let's celebrate at the High-class Brothel. Brother Lu, where's the best High-class Brothel in Hanshui City?"
Governor Lu: "…"
Is it really appropriate to ask me this question?
"There used to be a zoo that was the best High-class Brothel, but it's currently closed for renovation."
The second update is at eleven.