Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 185 Natural and man-made disasters
In Qingyuan County, a tense atmosphere prevailed as the prefectural governor's purge of the Lu family continued.

This time, the prefectural governor's office took a ruthless approach to the Lu family. Whether they were direct descendants or collateral branches, as long as they had the blood of the Lu family, regardless of age or gender, they were all killed. In a short period of time, the once illustrious Lu family was completely plunged into the mire.

Under the constant search by the Prefectural Governor's Office, some of the Lu family's hidden tricks were discovered one after another, and even the hidden lineage that they had painstakingly cultivated was dug up by the Prefectural Governor's Office. However, even so, the Prefectural Governor's Office still showed no signs of stopping, and showed a posture of not giving up until the Lu family's bloodline was cut off.

Still haven't found it?

Inside the prefectural governor's mansion, the Fire Demon Daoist sat imposingly in the main seat, exuding an aura of power. At this moment, Qi Xiuning, the prefect who originally held great power in Qingyuan County, stood respectfully below.

"Your Highness, almost all of the Lu family's backup plans in Qingyuan County have been eliminated, but that thing still hasn't been found."

With a low voice, Qi Xiuning recounted the recent situation.

Upon hearing this, the Fire Demon Daoist remained silent, his expression solemn.

The preciousness of the Femme Fatale is self-evident, and it is also related to an important plan of the royal family. It is precisely because of this that the royal family spent so much time making arrangements. They finally managed to have the Lu family succeed in making the Femme Fatale bloom again, but problems arose at the crucial moment.

"The cooked duck flew away; what a family the Lu family is, what a family the Qingmu family is..."

Thinking of the Lu family and the Qingmu family, the Fire Demon Daoist's anger surged again.

Noticing the subtle change in the Fire Demon Daoist's expression, Qi Xiuning silently lowered his gaze.

After a moment, the Fire Demon Taoist suppressed his anger.

As the calamity flower disappeared before his eyes, he knew that it would be difficult to find this precious plant again. After all, since the Lu family had such means, they must have made corresponding preparations in advance. The reason he stayed was twofold: first, to recuperate, and second, to observe the reaction of the Qingmu family.

If Aoki Lei's appearance this time was just a coincidence, that would be fine. But if it wasn't a coincidence, then it's troublesome. The Aoki family may have learned some of the royal family's plans.

"It's already very difficult to get the 'Femme Fatale' back, so I need to prepare the necessary replacements."

With that thought, the Fire Demon lost all interest in staying in Qingyuan County.

The scourge is gone, and the Aoki family has become aware of his presence. There is no point in him staying in Qingyuan County any longer. In fact, if he stays there for too long, new changes may occur. The situation of the royal family is indeed quite serious, and no more accidents can be allowed to happen.

"We cannot let our guard down regarding the Lu family's matter. We must continue our pursuit and investigation. If we can find the whereabouts of that item, we must immediately notify the royal family."

With a sharp glint in his eyes, the Fire Demon Daoist turned his gaze toward Qi Xiuning.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuning remained unmoved and bowed in agreement.

Seeing this, the Fire Demon Taoist said nothing more, took out a carriage, had it pulled by the Fire Cloud Beast, and flew away.

Watching the Fire Demon Daoist's departing figure, Qi Xiuning's expression became solemn.

Through his contact with the Fire Demon Taoist, he gained a deeper understanding of the Lu family's affairs, and it was because of this that he saw another side of the imperial court.

"The Lu family disrupted the waterways of the Qingyuan River, causing floods that submerged both banks and brought immense suffering to countless people, all to cultivate a harbinger of disaster. Ultimately, however, it was the royal family that was behind this." "As for the affairs of Changfeng County, the Prince was completely unconcerned; all he truly cared about was that harbinger of disaster."

Thoughts collided, and at this moment, Qi Xiuning thought about many things.

During the time that the Fire Demon Taoist stayed at the prefectural governor's mansion, he took the opportunity to bring up the matter of Changfeng County, hoping to use the Fire Demon Taoist's power to pacify Changfeng County. However, the Fire Demon Taoist did not care about the situation in Changfeng County and had no intention of taking action.

Even though Changfeng County was in complete chaos, and the county governor's office was being suppressed by the Yellow Wind Sect, the Fire Demon didn't care at all, as if it wasn't even the land of Nan Jing Kingdom.

"What exactly does the imperial court want to do?"

Thinking about the court's actions over this period of time, Qi Xiuning felt a deep sense of unease.

As an official guarding a region, he knew that the world was not black and white, but rather gray, and that the imperial court also had many things that could not be made public. However, in his opinion, the imperial court had gone too far in what happened in Qingyuan County.

As the ruler of all people, the imperial court not only failed to protect the region, but also actively instigated disaster and chaos for the sake of a magical object, truly crossing the line.

"With natural disasters and man-made calamities intertwined, how could the Southern Jing Kingdom not descend into chaos?"

With a soft sigh, Qi Xiuning was filled with worry. As the prefect, he knew the current situation of Nan Jing Kingdom better than ordinary people. The chaos in Nan Jing Kingdom was not limited to the four southern prefectures.

"There are already problems within the court. Only by establishing a solid foundation can I truly intervene in the court's affairs."

With his mind in turmoil, Qi Xiuning felt a desire to forge a foundation for his Dao for the first time.

After spending some time with the Fire Demon, he realized that strength was the true voice. Before today, his greatest wish was to become the governor of a region for the imperial court, to eliminate powerful clans and give the people a chance to rise up.

He didn't actually have much desire for the Dao Foundation, because he knew how difficult it was to build one. It not only required extremely high talent, but also spiritual treasures. Without spiritual treasures, building the Dao Foundation was just a pipe dream.

Moreover, although the imperial court selects officials and trains commoner cultivators, since the founding of the Southern Jing Kingdom, there has never been a commoner who has reached the Dao Foundation stage. All Dao Foundation cultivators are surnamed Chen and come from the royal family. In the imperial court, apart from the royal family, no one else has any chance to come into contact with the true second-tier inheritance.

"Strength, strength is the most important thing."

With a sigh, Qi Xiuning turned and walked into the secret chamber.

After the Fire Demon left Qingyuan County, under the influence of the Qingmu family, many cultivators in Qingteng County began to turn their attention to Qingyuan County.

Qing Teng County has a spiritual vein, so its cultivation environment is naturally better than that of Qing Yuan County. Because of this, there are relatively more powerful people here, but correspondingly, the competition is also more intense.

With the collapse of the Lu family, a huge power vacuum has emerged in Qingyuan County, which has given many people in Qingteng County an opportunity. After all, the Lu family was the local tyrant of Qingyuan County and had previously occupied a large amount of cultivation resources. Now that the Lu family has been purged, there is room for redistribution of many things.

Under such circumstances, some cultivators in Qing Teng County naturally had their own ideas, not to mention the scheming of the Qing Mu family behind it. They planned to take this opportunity to support a new Lu family and directly rejuvenate Qingyuan County.

(End of this chapter)