Lingzhang

Chapter 856 Establishing Great Rules

Half a day later.

Swah——

With a whooshing sound, Yue Hanzhang reappeared in the Dao Alliance territory.

The heads and elders of various families, led by the Lei family patriarch, stood respectfully in the empty star field near the Second Sacred Realm of Beihai Tiandu.

Eyes from all directions converged on this place.

Because those old family heads, when the reformist spirit of the Daoist Alliance swept through the entire conservative family alliance, successively chose to withdraw and fade into obscurity, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Therefore, the original die-hard family heads and the powerful family elders are now mainly composed of the relatively young and energetic generation.

They have more drive.

However, relatively speaking, they have not been eroded by the passage of time, nor have they developed the shrewdness and composure to withstand insults.

So, almost visibly, many young family heads and elders blushed under these meaningful gazes.

Frankly speaking, such a public "execution" would be an undeserved disaster for 99% of the family heads and elders here.

But faced with Yue Hanzhang's current overwhelming authority, there is no longer any room for leniency in reasoning.

Their family's patriarch died at the hands of Yue Hanzhang.

But they still had to rebel against the Heavenly Gang and perform a grand act of filial piety. After doing all that, they still had to come to apologize and wait for Yue Hanzhang's judgment.

The burning rage and the chilling abyss surged continuously within their minds, tormenting them and rapidly tempering their spirits, propelling them towards a mature stage of life filled with trials and tribulations.

And in such tormenting purgatory.

Yue Hanzhang's sudden appearance even gave them a sudden sense of relief.

Regardless, the hanging blade was finally about to fall, and the cultivators became more at ease.

"King Lingye..."

The head of the Lei family merely spoke, offering a respectful greeting.

Yue Hanzhang calmly waved his hand from where he was standing.

"I am aware of your purpose in coming here."

"To be honest, the ancestors who have been living in the outer star sea for hundreds of years have gone mad. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have any contact with you juniors. If you insist on arguing with them, then it is I, Yue, who has no tolerance for others."

"But I might as well speak frankly."

"If it weren't for some people with ulterior motives who secretly revealed my whereabouts in the desolate Star Sea to these aristocratic patriarchs, this ambush wouldn't have happened."

"These people are the root cause of everything!"

"These people deserve to die!"

"Now that the Golden Age has begun, and the Daoist Alliance forged by the great undertaking of reform has become a foregone conclusion, there are still such stubborn and ignorant people among your families who do not understand the will of Heaven."

"This is also a dereliction of duty by your family head and elders!"

"With my crimes piling up, if I, Yue, continue to turn a blind eye, I will only be damaging my own reputation, and even undermining the authority of the Dao Alliance's established rules and regulations!"

"I'm making this clear so that you'll be convinced both outwardly and inwardly!"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Lei family bowed even more respectfully.

“Our noble families have no intention of hindering the great cause of the human race in our Dao Alliance. Wouldn’t that be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot?”

"The great undertaking of revolution is an unprecedented change in hundreds of thousands of years, and an unparalleled blessing for the revival of our human race!"

"It is only because King Lingye's talent is astonishing that such a supreme achievement has swept across the entire Dao Alliance human race in a very short time. This has inevitably caused some people with rigid thinking to remain immersed in yesterday's nightmare and unable to wake up."

"but!"

"Such people are only a minority, a very rare and accidental phenomenon, and are by no means the true thinking and main atmosphere of our noble families."

"Of course, we are guilty of oversight, and we sincerely repent. We promise to manage our households strictly from now on so that such a disaster will never happen again. We are willing to accept the punishment of King Lingye to demonstrate the fairness of the Dao Alliance's laws!"

His words resonated deeply with the Lei family head, and his tone was even somewhat invigorated.

It's no wonder that the Lei family head reacted this way.

If Yue Hanzhang insists on investigating the murder plot of the patriarchs of various aristocratic families in the outer star sea, then it means that Yue Hanzhang will exterminate all the aristocratic families involved in this matter.

However, if he were referring to those few rebellious cultivators who defied the prevailing trend, it would be considered a lenient treatment for the entire aristocratic family.

This is why he made such an enthusiastic statement; he wanted to use this way of admitting his mistake to quickly cooperate with Yue Hanzhang in determining the scope of punishment.

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang simply nodded calmly.

"First and foremost, there are those wicked cultivators from powerful families with ulterior motives."

"Every single person who participated in communicating with the patriarchs of the various clans in the outer star seas must be brought to justice by Yue!"

"Who sent the message? Who instigated it? Who instructed it? Who helped cover it up?"

"Anyone involved in this matter will be eradicated by me! Even if it traces back to the heads of the powerful families and the elders, I will investigate to the very end!"

"Furthermore, you noble families should monitor each other! Examine each other's families for their wicked cultivation practices!"

"Anyone who fails to do so, and who engages in mutual surveillance and investigation, shall be punished for the crime of harboring a criminal!"

"At that time, both the Dao Alliance and my Tiandu lineage would send cultivators to observe and record the entire process of supervision and review!"

"As for the final judgment..." "Since such people have no regard for the great cause of the Dao Alliance, and only care about the prestige of their aristocratic ancestors, then I, Yue, will simply do a good deed to the end and send them to see their aristocratic ancestors!"

As he spoke, Yue Hanzhang glanced at the Lei family head again.

"This is about holding them personally accountable."

"As for the joint liability of your various noble families..."

"Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided!"

"Back then, during the devastating natural disaster storm that the Wang family of Xiguan ignited, I saved many of you. As a result, I was able to occupy the territory of the Ninth Star Region."

"At that time, I turned natural disasters into opportunities, creating eighty-one blessed lands with rich energy in most of the Ninth Starfield."

"With the further contributions from various noble families, the resources of the other half of Starfield Nine have been enriched to a level comparable to those of the eighty-one blessed lands."

"This precious star field was supposed to be given to my Beihai Tiandu lineage, but in the end, it was actually taken by me, Yue, and used as a training ground for all the cultivators of my entire Dao Academy Alliance."

"At that time, the so-called Daoist Academy Alliance was only a few states, far from reaching its current scale."

"It is precisely because of the enormous changes that the Ninth Starfield, which was once considered relatively wealthy, now seems rather small as a training ground for the students of the Complete Body Dao Academy Alliance."

"Since your sin lies in your lack of understanding of the bigger picture, then let yourselves atone for your sins by filling and enriching the trial grounds of this Daoist Alliance!"

"I don't care how you piece it together or how you borrow it."

"The total resource volume of the entire Ninth Starfield must be doubled from its previous level!"

"Yue's sentence is already very lenient!"

"For a single aristocratic family, this might be a sacrifice that shakes its foundation and leads to its destruction, but if all of you aristocratic families come together, it won't be too devastating."

"The blood mist formed from the disintegration of the Inner Realm Dao Lord's form and spirit has indeed cleansed me very well."

"Don't let Yue's goodwill go to waste again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Lei family head led a group of cultivators in a respectful bow.

Yue Hanzhang simply waved his hand lightly from where he stood.

"Alright, that's enough. Stop blocking Yue's doorway."

Then, Yue Hanzhang looked at Liu Jingqiu of the Dao Alliance, who was not far away.

"Elder Liu, in my opinion, the Dao Academy Alliance and the Golden Age of the Dao Alliance have now become two sides of the same coin, inseparable."

"Therefore, in the future, for those who violate precedents and laws, death will be the punishment. But if the crime does not warrant death, perhaps we can use what we did today to make them atone for their sins by expanding the resources of Starfield Nine."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jingqiu nodded repeatedly.

His gaze toward Yue Hanzhang now held a level of respect and seriousness he had never shown before.

Such a dramatic change even surpassed that of the aristocratic monks who came to confess their sins.

Yue Hanzhang understood why.

Firstly, Yue Hanzhang's astonishing achievements shocked Elder Liu, which stemmed from the influence of his majesty, just like the other ancestral kings.

However, at the same time, there is another reason, which is the death of Lin Laogui.

There are many, even quite a few, patriarchs of aristocratic families belonging to the Dao Alliance headquarters, as well as a very small number of independent cultivators. Their choices and styles of action naturally tend to, or even stand, on the side of the Dao Alliance headquarters.

But before Yue Hanzhang.

The Dao Alliance headquarters possesses such prestige that, when necessary, its decrees can even travel to outer space.

A large part of the reason is the presence of Lin Laogui, a pillar of the Dao Alliance.

This is the "ballast" of the entire Dao Alliance headquarters.

But now.

In a shocking turn of events, Old Ghost Lin perished during his breakthrough.

The Dao Alliance has lost its core strength that once held the power to deter the Inner Realm Dao Lords in the outer star sea!

Although Yue Hanzhang is also very good.

But he was ultimately just a guest elder of the Dao Alliance. His other identities were either the head of the Beihai Tiandu lineage or the founder of the Dao Academy Alliance.

All of this demonstrates that, in the process of the continued vigorous development of the revolutionary cause, Yue Hanzhang and the Dao Alliance headquarters should be in a healthy competition.

However, the Dao Alliance headquarters has now lost its greatest strength in engaging in healthy competition with Yue Hanzhang.

The Dao Alliance headquarters even had to turn around and rely more on Yue Hanzhang's remaining peak prestige.

Frankly speaking, this change in relationships may not be as "healthy" as the old model of mutual tug-of-war and checks and balances.

However, Yue Hanzhang was convinced that this change in model would make the entire Daoist Alliance more efficient than before.

Perhaps one day, time will allow the two to return to their original healthy framework of mutual checks and balances.

At this moment, in the present situation, this efficient implementation may be more important to Yue Hanzhang.

The rapid changes in Starfield Nine are more important than anything else.

He needed to show that he cared about this training ground—

More concern than usual!

(End of this chapter)