Huangxiu

Chapter 1180 Power
At this moment, what he wanted to do most was to return to Tianjian Peak and meet Li Hongzhao.

Li Hongzhao could not pass on the Emperor's Sword Technique to him, but he had already comprehended it himself, and she could still give him hints and guidance.

The cultivation of the Emperor's Sword and the Heavenly Sword Scripture share the same origin, but are clearly different.

How exactly does one cultivate the Emperor's Sword?
Is it enough to simply win the hearts and minds of the people?

Is there something more mysterious about it?

Huang Zhengyang said in a deep voice, "Brother Chu, this Three-Faced Evil Lord is quite troublesome, isn't he?"

The two floated side by side, heading north towards another statue a hundred miles away.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "It should be able to devour essence blood to strengthen itself."

"Were those civilians deliberately lured there and killed to strengthen itself?"

"Yes, that must be it. But I don't know what it should be. The statue has already changed, becoming clearer. What's next?"

Huang Zhengyang said coldly, "Next, the Evil Lord will truly descend."

"Advent?"

Huang Zhengyang sneered, "Descend down and seize bodies, thereby passing on your own cultivation techniques and forming a new evil sect!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Is this how the heretical sects came to be?"

"These heretical sects today all originated from ancient times, and it is said that they were formed in this way."

Have any new heretical sects emerged in recent years?

"This is the first time, and probably the first time in nearly a thousand years."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered.

"What are your thoughts, Brother Chu?"

“Brother Huang, first there was the Spirit Ascension Pearl, and now this new Evil Lord is about to descend…” Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, “Is this just a coincidence?”

I don't believe in coincidences.

"I don't believe in coincidences either. Why did they all happen at the same time?"

"Brother Chu, what are your thoughts?"

"Could it be some kind of cataclysmic event?"

"A strange change has occurred in the world..."

"Was there a strange event in ancient times? It's been stable for so many years, is it about to change again?"

Huang Zhengyang stroked his chin: "Brother Chu, your idea... is too outlandish."

He had never thought of that.

However, Chu Zhiyuan had already seen too much. After experiencing several worlds, he was no longer surprised by the changes in the world.

The current situation clearly fits this description.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I hope I'm wrong... By the way, thank you for those Spirit-Enhancing Pearls."

After Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan used the Spirit Ascension Pearl, their abilities improved dramatically.

Chu Liezhao's advancement was also an advancement for him, as he sensed the realm of a Ninth-Turn Venerable.

Huang Zhengyang waved his hand dismissively.

He remained absorbed in Chu Zhiyuan's speculation, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

His expression grew increasingly grim.

If there really is a cataclysmic change in the heavens and earth, what would it mean?
Chu Zhiyuan said, "It's nothing serious, just like the saying goes, 'When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.'"

Huang Zhengyang shook his head: "Sigh... It's easy to say, but it's the ordinary people who will suffer."

As the number of heretical sects increased, so did the number of demons, and the Exorcising Evil Division and the Exorcising Demon Division suffered as a result.

The most unfortunate will be the ordinary people; countless innocent people will die in the end.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Then let's nip it in the bud."

"I hope so," Huang Zhengyang said solemnly.

……

Chu Zhiyuan saw the statue in the deep mountains a hundred miles away.

A group of men in black robes stood in front of the statue, their backs to it.

Among them were two of his acquaintances, Yu Xiang and Guo Qingyuan.

The two men clasped their hands in greeting, without saying anything more.

Upon seeing the statue, Chu Zhiyuan's expression changed.

Huang Zhengyang glanced at the statue, then at Chu Zhiyuan: "Is there something wrong with it?"

He could see that the statue in front of him had three faces, but what he saw was only blurry and indistinct, as if an invisible force was obscuring the three faces.

Seeing the change in Chu Zhiyuan's expression, I couldn't help but feel curious.

Chu Zhiyuan took a deep breath and slowly shook his head, saying, "It's different."

"What's different?"

“Unlike the previous two statues,” Chu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, “this is a new statue! ...A new Evil Lord!”

"But it also has three faces!" Huang Zhengyang said, puzzled.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "There are also three faces, but these three faces are different from the other three. The other three had a smiling face, a crying face, and a blank face, while these three have an angry face, a fearful face, and a despairing face." Huang Zhengyang frowned and said, "That's strange?"

Chu Zhiyuan looked around; there were no bones on the ground, so obviously no one had come near.

Huang Zhengyang said, "It seems no one has discovered it. Thank goodness."

Chu Zhiyuan looked grave and shook his head.

Huang Zhengyang asked, puzzled, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"I'm afraid someone has already seen it, but didn't die on the spot... Ask around within a ten or twenty li radius if any tragedy has occurred."

Huang Zhengyang shouted, "Gong Junliang, go and investigate."

"Yes," a middle-aged man in a black robe replied, clasping his hands in greeting.

He was thin and shrewd, and after clasping his hands in greeting, he drifted away with two young men.

Huang Zhengyang said, "He will seek the support of officials in nearby towns, and the matter will be investigated quickly."

Chu Zhiyuan stared at the statue and nodded.

This is also a golden statue, shining brightly in the sunlight.

However, this golden light is slightly different from the golden light of the previous statues.

The statue was even dimmer, with a somewhat somber glow.

It's neither purple-gold nor gold; it's a gold color somewhere in between.

He slowly approached and placed his palm on it.

The energy within the Laogong acupoint surged out and entered the statue.

He then noticed something was wrong.

The strange power of Laogongqiao could not devour and absorb the aura within the statue and integrate it into itself.

This means that it is indeed not of the same kind as the previous two statues, and its power is different.

He removed his left hand from the statue and placed his right hand on the golden sword hilt.

He closed his eyes and began to refine the golden sword.

Seeing his reaction, Huang Zhengyang stepped back a few paces and waved his hand, signaling the young men in black robes to keep quiet and not disturb Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan quickly completed another sacrificial refining.

Through this ritual, he regained a deep connection with the golden sword.

The Golden Sword is him, and he is the Golden Sword.

After gaining a deeper understanding of the Golden Sword, he grasped the secrets of its operation.

The golden sword can sense the power of the people's hearts, and through this power, it can draw upon the vast power in the void.

The Golden Sword can harness the power of the people's hearts to command the vast power within the void.

This is equivalent to him being able to wield the golden sword with his mental power.

Chu Zhiyuan seemed to be deep in thought.

The power of the people's hearts is equivalent to the spiritual power of the Golden Sword.

If you want to unleash even greater power, the spiritual energy of the Golden Sword must be even stronger.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered.

This doesn't seem to follow the Heavenly Sword Scripture's approach. Just how powerful is the vast force above the void?

Thinking of this, he suddenly drew his sword, leaped up, and nimbly thrust it at the statue.

The sword tip didn't glide past the statue's brow to its feet; instead, it pierced directly at the statue's brow.

"Boom."

A crisp sound rang out from inside the statue.

A muffled thud.

The statue exploded into dust instantly.

The powder fell in a flurry, drifting and scattering.

It contained gold dust.

Chu Zhiyuan flicked his sleeve.

A vortex formed in the void, sweeping up the powder and creating a vortex.

The golden sword pierced into the vortex, and when it suddenly emerged, the golden dust had vanished from the vortex.

All the gold powder was incorporated into the golden sword.

Huang Zhengyang and the others looked on in surprise, watching with curiosity as the powder slowly drifted down and piled up.

Huang Zhengyang asked in surprise, "It's ruined already?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

He felt the power that had just been there, which was not vast but was incredibly strong.

Is this the power of the Emperor's Sword?
Without using any special power to eliminate the statue's power, they were able to destroy it by sheer force.

The power of this Emperor's Sword is indeed astonishing; its ability to destroy statues is even more impressive than that of the Jade Heaven Sword.

(End of this chapter)