The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 191 Annihilation (Part 2)

When Gu Fangchen set up the fake dragon vein, she nested three layers of formations within it.

The first layer is the outermost "mirage array," used to create the illusion of a false dragon vein.

The second layer is a formation that Gu Yuye already knew about, because the original purpose of that formation was to guide the dragon vein to bind with Gu Yuye.

Yes, Gu Yuye was fully aware of the situation and acted voluntarily.

Because this formation is called the "Universal" formation, it also has another function: to gather the power of incense offerings and wishes into an individual, which in other words, is the fate of the nation.

In the ancient Zhou Dynasty, this was one of the ways that those licentious rituals came about.

Mountains and rivers, and dragon veins, take shape based on the nation's destiny, which is equivalent to the embodiment of the nation's destiny. Although there are no dragon veins here, only an illusion, it is naturally easier to make this illusion look real by shaping it with the power of people's faith.

That's why Gu Yuye, even knowing the truth, still chose to join the battle.

Moreover, at that time, no matter how he looked at it, this formation really didn't do him any harm.

Since the dragon vein they created was actually fake, the only function of this formation was to gather the power of incense offerings and prayers.

Although it can't compare to the true fortune of a nation, it's not bad either.

Gu Yuye could even use this to try to be promoted to the second rank.

The formation that was originally bound to the dragon vein was like a gun without bullets; it could only fire blanks and produce duds.

However, now that Gu Fangchen has brought up the "Wrathful Dragon Vein" and replaced the fake one with the real one, the formation has a new main target!

At this moment, the formation was truly activated!

The third layer is a positioning formation hidden within the "Mirage Formation," which only takes effect when Gu Yuye claims to be "ordained by Heaven."

Gu Fangchen once tricked Gu Yuye into making a vow to his inner demons, stating that he must reveal his true form when he receives the mandate of heaven.

Under normal circumstances, given Gu Yuye's cautious nature, he might take a risk and choose to confront this inner demon.

After all, he is no longer in the fourth-grade Refining Tribulation Realm, so the risk of facing his inner demons directly will be much smaller. However, he will need a period of seclusion to fully digest them.

However, he is currently preparing to advance to the second rank, and this is a crucial moment in the Demonic Sect's plan, so he cannot afford to waste any time.

What was originally just a small risk has now become an enormous and unacceptable risk for Gu Yuye due to time constraints.

Gu Yuye would never miss such a golden opportunity to rebel, when the timing, location, and popular support were all in place!
Therefore, he truly received his destiny in his true form.

However, when he made the oath of the Heart Demon, he played a trick and did not mention which destiny it was.

This plan from the demonic cult to create a chosen one is called Destiny.

His own destiny is also destiny.

Therefore, Gu Yuye actually only made his true form appear for a moment at that time, and did not actually appear in this great formation.

As long as you don't enter the formation, you won't be affected by karma.

Besides, these dragon veins and national fortune are all fake.
However, he did not expect that at this moment he would truly become the main body of the convergence of the dragon vein and the national destiny within this great formation!
Although the dragon vein and the nation's destiny are false and distorted, the karma of the countless people who have died and reincarnated within them is real.

It was a monster formed from boundless resentment and hatred, hating everything in the world, let alone someone who tried to treat it as an appendage.
As karma took hold, Gu Yuye's true form, which appeared at that time, was also bound and locked by resentment.

In that very instant, the positioning array that Gu Fangchen had set up in advance also located the true location of Gu Yuye!
Gu Yuye finally understood everything, raised his head, and his eyes were filled with fury:

"So, the so-called 'non-action' Dao Lord is indeed you!!!"

He gritted his teeth, straining his hand, and thrust the spear forward again, the tip piercing Gu Fangchen's heart and breaking through the Flower Seal.

But that's all we can do.

Gu Yuye's Dao heart was shattered, his life force was rapidly fading, and the entire "Wrathful Dragon Vein" was turning against him and taking away his life.

Being blessed by the dragon vein is a sign of destiny.

However, the "Wrathful Dragon Vein" is no good. When it is powerful enough, it can indeed be used for one's own purposes. But once it senses that the other party is weaker than itself, it will turn on you without mercy...

Gu Fangchen waited specifically for Gu Yuye to be at his most triumphant and arrogant, and then destroyed everything he had.

The more triumphant Gu Yuye was just moments ago, the more jarring the curses outside the pit became.

The insults, amplified by the resentment of the "Wrathful Dragon Vein," were able to pierce through Gu Yuye's defenses in an instant.

This was the moment when Gu Yuye wavered the most.

That was also the moment when he revealed his most vulnerable weakness.

The [Murder Knife] in Gu Fangchen's hand has a 250% damage bonus against humanoid creatures and can also heal himself.

This strike was his all-out attack after advancing to the fourth rank.

Using Cao Tianzhou's perfectly honed sword intent, he pierced through the greatest weakness of Gu Yuye's clone.

That is, the heart.

Gu Fangchen was very clear about the weaknesses of Gu Yuye's three clones, so this strike would at least include a critical hit on their weaknesses.

Gu Yuye's clone is doomed!

Although it was the result of so many days of planning, in terms of the outcome, Gu Fangchen risked serious injury to defeat a third-rank enemy while only being a fourth-rank!

Gu Fangchen grinned:
"Yes, it's all my fault. Didn't I say long ago that I am not the Dao Master? You insisted on believing it, so who can you blame?"

"It's your ambition that's too great, it's blinded you."

"laugh--"

He drew his [murder knife], and looked at Gu Yuye's clone with a resentful and angry gaze that gradually faded. He staggered back two steps and knelt on the ground, his eyes still reflecting the blood and black mist filling the sky.

The thing he had dreamed of most in his life, like a fleeting dream, shattered the moment he held it in his hand...

Murder, but also punish!

Gu Yuye growled venomously:

"You little beast! Come find me if you dare, and I'll show you what it feels like to be in pain worse than death!!!"

Gu Fangchen chuckled; he was already used to these bosses making threats before they died.

He took a deep breath, enduring his injuries, and drew the White Steed, gently slicing it across the crack that had appeared on Gu Yuye's neck.

The head of Gu Yuye's clone fell to the ground in an instant.

Then the body and head turned into dust and scattered in the wind...

Now, he's truly dead.

Finishing off Gu Yuye is really important.

……

Outside the pit, residents and cultivators along both banks of the Jiangling River, and even throughout the Jiangnan region, stared in disbelief as the dragon vein, which had been bathed in golden light just a moment ago, transformed into a bloody monster the next.

Everyone from the Jiangnan aristocratic families was stunned, watching as Gu Yuye was stabbed through the heart by Gu Fangchen and then beheaded with a sword.

Dead beyond dead...

Of course, what died was only a clone of Gu Yuye.

But no one else knows. Gu Yuye's secrecy is top-notch; apart from his closest confidants, no one knows that he actually has multiple alter egos.

The two clones had not yet died in front of anyone, so no one knew that what had actually died were just the clones.

Most people thought Gu Yuye was really dead!
At that moment, the last shred of hope in their hearts vanished, and their expressions changed from shock to panic.

It’s over!

If Gu Yuye succeeds this time, they will be loyal ministers who have helped him rise to power.

But now not only have they failed, but even the dragon vein is fake. Gu Yuye has become a clown, and they are the clowns among clowns. Their fate will be a hundred times more miserable!
Gu Fangchen took a deep breath, straightened up, looked around, her gaze sharp as lightning, her voice like thunder:
"The bandit leader Gu Yuye has been executed! If you have been deceived or threatened, you may identify his accomplices. As the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, I guarantee that I can plead with the Emperor for leniency!"

Everyone was instantly jolted awake.

Yes, since Gu Yuye is dead, Gu Fangchen, as the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, whose position is hereditary, should naturally inherit the throne and become the new Prince of Zhenbei.

Moreover, given Emperor Yong'an's current attitude, his status will be even higher than that of the original Gu Yuye!
Gu Fangchen certainly couldn't kill all the major families in Jiangnan. She was saying this to force them to choose sides!
Some astute individuals have already realized that this is the perfect opportunity to reshape the powerful families of Jiangnan!

At that moment, the aristocratic family that had been threatened by the Dugu family to kill their patriarch immediately stepped forward and shouted:

"Your Highness, please be wise! The Dugu family harbors malicious intentions and conspires with Gu Yuye to seize the throne. Their crimes are heinous!"

"it is good!"

Gu Fangchen nodded:
"Well said, I'll give you credit for that. Anything else?"

Once you've made the first move, the rest is easy.

The powerful families all vied to speak up, blaming various things, both good and bad, on the Dugu family.

This even includes the case of Dugu Yue raping and murdering Cao Tianzhou's wife and daughter.

It is clear that these wrongful convictions were not truly without witnesses; they were simply too afraid to speak out due to authority or personal gain.

The powerful families in Jiangnan are deeply entrenched and cannot be completely eradicated, but they can be gradually divided. In other words, the powerful families should be encouraged to expose each other.

The more the powerful families spoke, the more agitated they became. They swarmed forward and tied up all the members of the Dugu family.

The Dugu family certainly has strength, but with so many people at this moment, even two fists can't fight against four hands.

Dugu Xia knelt on the ground and hurriedly shouted:
"Chen'er! I am your maternal uncle! You cannot be so heartless and ungrateful!"

Gu Fangchen raised her head and looked up at the sky with a smile.

Lu Mingyuan, who was just standing there a moment ago, has now vanished...

Unfortunately, this guy got away really fast, otherwise I would have skinned him alive.

The "heart" of the "Sage of the Heart" is probably the heart of the heart itself...

"Cough cough."

Gu Fangchen coughed twice, clutched her chest, her face gradually turning from pale to purplish, and sweat beaded on her forehead.

He immediately pulled out a bunch of pills, poured them into his mouth like candy, and swallowed them whole.

From the tear in his shirt, it can be seen that the original "flower-picking mark" has disappeared.

It left behind a deep, bone-revealing wound, through which one could even see the crimson demonic flower gradually blooming on his beating heart.

Gu Yuye's shot broke the seal of the "Flower-Picking Seal," causing the "Heart-Planting Poison" to be released prematurely!
Fortunately, his physical strength is now high enough that he has forcibly closed his heart meridian, preventing the toxins from spreading further.

The bad news is that he is currently seriously injured and his spiritual energy is insufficient, so he probably won't be able to hold on for much longer.

"Chen'er!"

Ning Caiyong quickly came forward and supported his arm.

Ding Xingfeng slowly walked up from behind.

He retreated just now for two reasons: first, to continue fueling Gu Yuye's fire; and second, on Gu Fangchen's behalf, to protect Ning Caiyong and be wary of Lu Mingyuan.

Although Lu Mingyuan was injured, he was still a senior second-rank expert and should not be underestimated.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the precarious Wenwu Pagoda next to it collapsed completely, turning into a pile of ruins.

At the same time, the little maid Xuexiang also braved the dust and stumbled over, lifting her skirt.

Gu Fangchen looked up and felt a jolt in her heart; she immediately sensed something was wrong.

Besides the three large bumps on Xuexiang's forehead, there was also a very conspicuous red mole!
This is... isn't that the Imperial Advisor?

She hasn't left yet?!
"Gu Fangchen!"

Xuexiang ran over, grabbed Gu Fangchen, her face serious, and was about to speak.

Gu Fangchen was exhausted of spiritual energy and felt dizzy, but when she saw the intertwined blue and red figures above, she immediately snapped back to reality.

The matriarch was clearly enraged; even the "Four-Phase Calamity Master" couldn't withstand her attacks and was forced to retreat. She gritted her teeth and coldly shouted across the distance:
"Gu Fangchen! Where did you get this ancient powerhouse from?!"

"If you don't run away, I won't save you anymore!"

Her intervention was clearly not to save Gu Fangchen, but to save her own "Sea of ​​Calamity".

If Gu Fangchen dies, all her karma will be wiped out, and everything will have to start over...

But now, she herself did not expect that Gu Fangchen would actually provoke such a powerful figure, one that even she could not defeat!

She was also on tenterhooks when Gu Fangchen faced a life-or-death crisis, but fortunately Gu Fangchen won in the end.

But now, it was her turn to face a life-or-death crisis!
If Gu Fangchen still couldn't run away at this point, then she wouldn't care anymore.

And there's nothing we can do about it!

Seeing that her biggest helper was about to quit, Gu Fangchen bit her tongue, took a deep breath, and covered Xuexiang's mouth with her hand beforehand, saying:
"Duan Qicang! You promised, you couldn't stop me, so I won again!"

There was no movement around.

"If you try to renege on your promise again this time, I'm going to tell the Eye God that you're bald!"

Suddenly, a rift appeared in the void beside them, and a Dharma image emerged from it, its eyes wide with anger:

How did you know about this?!

Gu Fangchen took a deep breath:

"Hurry up, grant me permission!"

He had previously made a bet with "General Qianmo," with the question of whether or not they could escape the Wenwu Tower being the subject of their second duel.

Clearly, Gu Fangchen's teleportation array technique was superior.

General Qianmo reluctantly waved his hand and granted Gu Fangchen the authority over the "Jingweijian" system.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: I posted this first and revised it later. I had a bit of insomnia and wasn't feeling well... So I'll combine two posts today. I'll take a break and continue tomorrow.

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