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Chapter 161 Three Lifetimes: Nine Tribulations Transformation into a Dragon, the Terrified Alien Demon Lord!
"Great victory!"

"Seven generations of human emperors, with their own strength, slayed hundreds of millions of demons and eradicated all alien races."

"Heaven has eyes! These alien demons who used to feed on humans have finally gotten their comeuppance!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you didn't see it. The demon corpses brought back by the seven generations of human emperors were piled up like mountains, and the blood flowed like rivers."

Great Ling Imperial City.

Many human martial artists spread the news, their eyes brimming with tears of excitement.

Historical records.

The Great Spiritual Calendar, 36,221.

Seven generations of human emperors slayed demons and evil spirits, pacified the world, and stained the sky red with the blood of countless demons, causing all races to tremble in fear!
Upon his return, Lu Yuan immediately summoned all civil and military officials and issued a series of reform measures.

The first step was to spread martial arts throughout the land, using the nation's resources to develop martial arts.

With the invasion of the Demon Realm imminent, the alien demon lords could descend upon this realm at any moment.

Although Lu Yuan possesses the talent of "Acting on Behalf of Heaven," he is still outnumbered.

How could he possibly contend with the entire Demon Realm on his own?
therefore.

He needs to build a martial arts army in the shortest possible time!
But the poor are scholars, the rich are warriors.

For most ordinary people, just surviving is already a struggle, so where would they find the extra energy and resources to practice martial arts?

In particular, according to the laws of Great Spirit, those who have reached the age of five must begin to pay a poll tax.

As for the other series of exorbitant taxes and levies, they forced many ordinary people to go bankrupt and their families to be ruined.

Many people who could not afford to pay taxes had no choice but to sell themselves into slavery and seek refuge under the patronage of landlords, where they would serve as slaves for generations to come.

In contrast, those aristocratic and wealthy families evaded taxes and amassed huge fortunes.

The way of Heaven is to take from those who have too much and give to those who have too little; the way of man is to take from those who have too little and give to those who have too much.

Therefore, Lu Yuan's first action was to implement the "one-whip method," converting all taxes into silver and handing them over.

Before this, ordinary people in the Great Ling Dynasty would hand over goods when paying taxes.

For example, wheat growers hand over wheat, and corn growers hand over corn.

However, due to the backward infrastructure in ancient times, it was extremely inconvenient to transport grain, and it was prone to loss and other problems.

Moreover, the collection process also gave many tax officials room to manipulate things, such as the "excessive tax collection" trick, which caused many people great suffering.

Now that Lu Yuan has implemented the One-Whipping Law, it has undoubtedly greatly reduced the burden on many people.

Besides.

He also dispatched over a hundred Undying Bones to survey fertile fields with the Demon Suppression Division.

The system of merging the poll tax into the land tax and the system of turning over fire tax to the public treasury were implemented

Once this law was promulgated, it was met with strong resistance from many court officials and powerful clans.

Which of those gentry families didn't own hundreds or thousands of acres of fertile land?

This is hardly paying taxes.

This is clearly cutting flesh off their bodies with a knife!
However, Lu Yuan's fearsome reputation prevented these local gentry and noble families from openly resisting him. Instead, they secretly obeyed his orders while deliberately causing him trouble.

Based on their past experience.

Throughout history, the new policies of the imperial courts have always involved killing one group first, and then suppressing and winning over another.

After all, crows are black in the same boat, and how many officials who enter the court have a clean background?
If we kill all these people, who will do the work?
Those powerful and wealthy families naturally understood this as well, and they wasted their days doing nothing, so the "equalization of land tax and poll tax" could never be implemented.

"It seems I was too kind."

Upon learning of this, Lu Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

Last time, due to the short notice, he only managed to kill some powerful and influential people during his inspection tour of the country, and did not have time to deal with the local bullies.

Since they still dare to jump out on their own initiative, then they shouldn't blame me for being impolite.

The streets are full of the bones of nobles, and the gates are full of the heads of the powerful.

Those who are passive and lazy, kill them!

Those who refuse to cooperate will be killed!

Those who oppress the people, kill them!

Faced with absolute power, no noble family, no gentry, no wealthy landowner—they are all nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs.

What does temporary infamy matter?
As long as all the nobles and powerful officials are slaughtered and their families wiped out, then he will be a benevolent and compassionate ruler who loves his people like his own children!
Later generations will have great Confucian scholars who will defend their own interpretation of the classics!
"Your Majesty, we really can't kill anymore!"

"Although these local officials are greedy, they are the cornerstone of maintaining order in the court."

"If the positions of officials are vacant in various places and order collapses, then the world will surely descend into chaos!"

Many high-ranking officials kowtowed and pleaded tearfully.

"Is it?"

Lu Yuan, however, did not take it to heart.

"They're just a bunch of parasites who eat the food and do nothing. If they won't do it, there are plenty of others who will!"

Not only did he not stop, but he continued his killing spree!

With hundreds of undecomposed bones and the intelligence network of the Demon Suppression Division, they could catch corrupt officials with ease, leaving no room for them to hide.

For a while.

In the Great Spirit Lands, heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.

Within a few days.

Those gentry and noble families were completely devastated.

They originally thought this was just a lot of noise but a lot of action.

But I never expected that this emperor would actually dare to kill!
In just three days.

Lu Yuan then used ruthless methods to thoroughly massacre the entire Great Ling Dynasty, from top to bottom.

All reform measures were implemented perfectly without any further obstacles.

The gold, silver and jewels confiscated from their homes were equivalent to fifty years of tax revenue for the imperial court!

As for the confiscated farmland and mansions, they were countless and were all distributed by Lu Yuan to all the people.

When the people of Daling have houses to live in and fields to cultivate, they no longer have to worry about being driven to ruin by exorbitant taxes and levies.

Lu Yuan finally unleashed his biggest trump card.

Spread your martial power throughout the world!

He spent a great deal of Heaven-Mending Points to perfect all the martial arts in the world, and compiled them into a book, which was then distributed to the thirty-six states and hundreds of counties.

Lu Yuan possesses the Primordial Immortal Body and is further blessed by the talent of "Severing Emotions to Prove the Dao".

His talent in martial arts is unparalleled throughout history.

His improved martial arts techniques were easy to understand, with both text and illustrations, so that even many illiterate people could practice according to the diagrams!
In addition, to encourage people to practice martial arts, Lu Yuan also issued a series of measures.

For example, military training is exempt from taxes.

Once you become a martial arts practitioner, you can be exempt from taxes for life.

Whether they passed the imperial examinations or entered officialdom or business, they received extra preferential treatment.

Moreover, martial arts practitioners of the third rank or above.

In addition to receiving government stipends each year, they can also travel to the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands to cultivate.

Human forces such as the Demon Suppression Division, the Heavenly Dao Sect, the Great Buddha Temple, and the Misty Immortal Sect have also emerged, recruiting talented individuals and geniuses from all over the world.

But as time goes by.

The influence of dark energy on the world of demons and martial arts is becoming increasingly severe, with vast stretches of land in the Great Spirit Realm suffering from drought and frequent natural disasters.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan actively provided disaster relief and relocated a large number of people to the blessed land, which greatly reduced the casualties among the people.

Next.

Lu Yuan handed the throne to Princess Lingyao and returned to Lingxu Cave to begin a new round of seclusion.

Eliminating those corrupt officials is just a minor matter; the real threat lies in the Demon Realm.

If the alien demon lord were to descend, the entire demon martial world would face annihilation.

Therefore, before that, Lu Yuan must improve his own strength as much as possible.

……

Just as the Great Ling Dynasty was enjoying peace and prosperity, and the number of martial arts practitioners was exploding, the Myriad Demon Realm...

Deep within the ancient tribes.

Several ancient wills awakened from their slumber, their aura shaking the heavens and earth, terrifying to the extreme.

"Youhao and the others have already dissipated; they are probably in grave danger."

"The Demon Martial World is in ruins. In the past tens of thousands of years, not even a single True Immortal has been born. Who could possibly kill them?"

"Could something have happened that we're unaware of?"

"Fellow Daoists, do not panic. I have recently gained some insights into the origin of cause and effect. A simple divination will reveal the reason behind it."

A demon lord from another race, skilled in astrology and divination, couldn't resist the urge to volunteer.

"Since the Celestial Ancestor is willing to take action, that's all the better."

Upon hearing this, the other demon lords all beamed with joy.

The Celestial Ancestor is the strongest member of the Celestial Clan, whose strength is unfathomable. He is a Great Demon Lord who has mastered the origins of the three laws!
Even in the entire Demon Realm, he is one of the strongest beings.

In particular, the Celestial Ancestor's mastery of the laws of cause and effect and time is extremely astonishing. He is said to be able to foresee the future and calculate all the secrets of heaven!
"The Three-Eyed Demon Lord is joking. It was just a small favor. However, I need a medium to perform my divination. Please give me some of the daily necessities of Youhao and the others."

"What's so difficult about this?"

The other alien demon lords moved their thoughts, their powerful divine senses traversing the void, and immediately found many items in the residence of Youhao and the others.

The Celestial Ancestor selected several mediums from them, then formed hand seals and activated his own causal laws.

Suddenly, countless invisible threads appeared before his eyes, each thread of varying thickness representing a cause and effect.

These fine threads stretched from the medium in his hand into the depths of the void, as if they could pierce through the two worlds, connecting the present with the past!
Especially as the Celestial Ancestor pushed the fundamental law of cause and effect to its extreme.

On those thin lines, many images appeared, which were the various past events of Youhao and his companions!

The Celestial Ancestor quickly scanned all the images, attempting to find out the cause of death of Youhao and the others.

He saw the sycophantic Sirius clan and others, and the brightly decorated Sirius Royal City.

They also saw a murderous aura emanating from a celestial zombie who had mastered a trace of the origin of slaughter, as well as a handsome, otherworldly-looking black-haired youth...

"Who exactly is this child? He's actually able to condense a Celestial-grade Mystic Pill and awaken the Primordial Immortal Body. Could he be someone from beyond the heavens?"

Just as the Celestial Ancestor was about to continue exploring Lu Yuan's background by following the fragments of memory.

next second.

A tremendous force descended from the sky, and all the threads of cause and effect suddenly snapped.

The Celestial Ancestor's eyes widened in terror as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire being appearing severely injured, his aura weakening considerably.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Celestial?"

Upon seeing this, the other alien demon lords hurriedly asked with concern.

"I……"

Just as the Heavenly God Ancestor was about to say something, he discovered that there was a gap in his memory.

It was as if everything that had just been said and heard had been forcibly erased by some force!
"Unknowable, unpredictable, invisible—there must be great terror here!"

The Heavenly Ancestor was terrified upon careful consideration, feeling a chill rise from his tailbone and rush straight to the top of his head!
But he still hadn't figured out what had just happened.

An annihilating force spread along those fine lines of cause and effect, as if it wanted to completely erase the Celestial Ancestor from this world!
But at the same time.

Deep within the realm of ten thousand demons, a vast will is also awakening.

The two immense forces collided violently, nearly causing the entire Demon Realm to shatter!
"Boom!"

The void collapsed, and heaven and earth fell.

Countless alien creatures were reduced to dust and vanished into the air before they could even utter a scream.

Fortunately, that power was fleeting and could not linger in this realm for long.

Before long, everything returned to calm.

"What exactly did the Celestial Ancestor do just now that could trigger the revival of the will of the Demon Martial World?"

"Fortunately, we are protected by the will of ten thousand demons, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

The other alien supreme beings were all terrified and could not calm down for a long time.

The Heavenly God Ancestor, in particular, was filled with extreme fear.

His intuition told him.

I've definitely messed up this time!

……

And on the other side.

Lu Yuan was completely unaware of all of this.

He was currently reviewing his own cultivation techniques and was immersed in practice.

When he last refined all the laws, he had already condensed many supernatural powers and martial arts into laws and Dao patterns.

However, there is one exception.

The Nine Tribulations Dragon Transformation Scripture!
This technique can be elevated to its highest level.

It is said that by cultivating to the extreme, one can transcend the mortal realm and become an immortal, transforming into an ancient true dragon!

However, the Primordial Immortal Body is already the most powerful physique in human history, and Lu Yuan is not very interested in transforming into a true dragon.

However, this technique still has many merits.

If one can fully comprehend it, it might greatly enhance one's combat power.

for the rest of the time.

Lu Yuan devoted himself to the Nine Tribulations Dragon Transformation Scripture, neglecting to eat or sleep.

As his understanding of this technique deepened...

Lu Yuan discovered that he seemed to be undergoing some kind of strange change.

His flesh and blood were strengthened to become more resilient, and his bones and meridians became increasingly indestructible.

In particular, the intertwining of laws and Dao patterns formed countless scriptures, which merged with Lu Yuan.

These golden scriptures are extremely profound, as if they contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth and possess boundless power!

A warm current flowed through his body, quickly spreading throughout his limbs and bones.

"boom!"

His jet-black pupils suddenly turned pale gold, and then his whole body rapidly swelled up like a balloon.

Originally six feet tall, he suddenly grew to ten feet tall.

Furthermore, his entire body is covered in bulging muscles, as if cast from steel, giving him astonishing explosive power!
His breathing became heavy, each breath stirring the surrounding air and producing a muffled, oppressive rumble.

My head felt itchy, and I saw two long horns piercing my skin, sprouting out like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

These are real dragon horns.

The legendary horn of a true dragon!

After all the changes are over.

Lu Yuan scanned himself with his divine sense and was stunned by the changes that had occurred within him.

Now he is ten feet tall.

His muscles were like cast iron, incredibly strong.

However, what is most noteworthy is...

He also has two dragon horns growing on his head!

This made him look like a ferocious and terrifying humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression!

Although he now has a more robust physique and a more rugged demeanor compared to his previous otherworldly and ethereal appearance, he is now quite imposing.

But Lu Yuan felt no aversion whatsoever.

After all, in this dog-eat-dog world, strength is the only constant.

Moreover, although his appearance is a bit scary, he has a kind of primal wildness about him.

This wildness is absolutely fatally attractive to some female martial arts practitioners who admire strength!
Especially his key body parts, such as his knees, elbows, shoulders, and chest, were covered with a layer of golden dragon scales.

These dragon scales are only the size of a baby's palm, as thin as a cicada's wing, and have a glossy sheen, possessing astonishing defensive capabilities.

From a distance, he looked like he was wearing a golden armor made of dragon scales!
(End of this chapter)