Wei School's Three Good Students

Chapter 167 The History of Swords and Blades

On April 7th of the Tianyou Calendar, Wu Fei arrived in Lelang City. The water in all the wells in the city changed from a murky yellow to clear. This well water was not just clean, but purified through "neutron irradiation sterilization".

This is incredibly clean! It's like a mass extinction-level cleanliness.

Lelang City was illuminated by the evil moonlight. Now that Wu Fei has entered the moonlight, the reflection of the lotus seed in his hand falls directly on the green part of the evil moonlight.

As for the "lotus seed", since the illusion can be reflected in reality, why can't reality be projected into the illusion?
At the Green Evil Moon in space. Initially, only a small patch of light, about the size of a little finger, shone on the green "garden," but after two days, the area illuminated by the light on the Green Evil Moon expanded to a range of one kilometer.

Within the area enveloped by the radiance of the lotus seeds, all the flourishing "rot," "spores," "microbial symbiosis," and "mutations" ceased their coexistence and prosperity under the power of this "heat-clearing and fire-reducing" substance from the neutron star, decomposing into the purest organic structures.

The reflected light spot that fell into the evil moon is actually a gamma-ray stream that spans tens of thousands of light-years. This stream carries a huge amount of information, which is the "root system" that the lotus seed implanted into the evil moon after it sprouted!
The perspective returns to Lelang City, illuminated by the evil moon. The "Golden Bucket Burial Ground," which Wu Fei was originally planning to explore, has vanished within Lelang City.

The underground prison built by Wu Hanluan is now gone, and the place has been replaced by a flat piece of land three meters wide.

This prison originally covered about 66 acres, but now not only is it gone, but its area has also been reduced, and the other buildings that were originally adjacent to the prison are now facing each other.

It was as if this part of the space in Lelang City had disappeared overnight.

Having confirmed that the city's water sources were impossibly clean, Wu Fei, carrying lotus seeds, couldn't find "Golden Bucket" to settle accounts with for the time being, and began to reorganize Lelang City.

The orders were being relayed, and the gongs were being struck. Wu Baichuan and the other soldiers, who had been cleansed by the lotus seeds, were gathering the scattered troops in the streets and alleys.

After Wu Fei's team confirmed the situation and counted the recruits, the city's standing army returned to a stable state from the brink of mutiny due to plague contamination.

The soldiers who had previously wandered aimlessly through the city and spat into wells in despair due to illness now stood beneath the banner once more.

Flags began to fly in all four directions of Lelang City; the city gates opened wide like the gaping maw of a giant beast, and the guards, like the teeth of a giant beast, displayed a fierce and menacing aura.

The plague in Lelang City has now completely disappeared, but because the Golden Bucket is still buried deep underground, polluting the earth's veins, Xuan Chong explained: Therefore, we cannot take the plague in the entire Zhen region lightly.

According to the intelligence report, Xuan Chong learned that the wells twenty miles away from Lelang City were still bubbling yellow water, and fish with maggots were jumping around in the river.

Even judging from the information circulating everywhere, this foul gas from underground actually accelerated its spread towards Zhendi after bypassing Lelang City.

Wu Fei looked at the map of the prefecture. The map showed that the landscape was still grayish-black, indicating that the hidden dangers had not yet been eradicated. However, since his arrival, Lelang City had been cleansed and refreshed.

Wu Fei whispered: Everything will be alright.

However, from the perspective of some outsiders: as the central hub of this state, Lelang City has fallen into Wu Fei's hands, and the human world here has been tainted with an extraordinary murderous aura. Not only that, all the forces involved in this matter also have "bloodshed signs" in the divination.

…The path to immortality has been tainted by the tribulations of the mortal world…

Five hundred disciples from the immortal cultivation sects who were tasked with sealing off the land were now forming an array based on the diagram left by their patriarch. The once towering pillar of light, which resembled a dome, was now cracking under the impact of the massive waves of human power!

The mounts of those cultivation sects also trembled and prostrated themselves, raising their heads and staring wide-eyed at the scene of spiritual energy dissipating like a burst dam. The great formation set up by their own sect disciples showed red cracks under the impact of the two forces of Earthly Fiend and Star Constellation.

The mountain where the magical artifact was situated crumbled as if weathered by centuries of wind, while the river grew shallower and began to dry up. As the malevolent energy permeated the formation, it spread to all the suspended magical artifacts in the sky.

The magical artifacts, once shimmering with spiritual light, became uneven and bumpy. The immortal sword shattered, and the precious cauldron began to rust.

For ordinary people, the atmosphere of the mortal world is invisible, just like a fish in the ocean cannot feel the power of the surging waves.

But the fish perceived those towering steel ships as trembling with fear at the ebb and flow of the ocean.

The malevolent energy originates from the murderous intent of mortals in the human realm. When someone harbors murderous intent towards their neighbor, it's nothing more than a small fish flicking its tail in the water.

Even if a hundred people harbor suspicions and murderous intent towards each other, it's nothing more than a mixed stream; even if tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people in an entire state, are in a state of doom, and tens of thousands of people are fighting each other as enemies, the murderous aura still doesn't reach the level of a major storm.

The number of servants who die of illness, starvation, or beatings to death by powerful clans each year within the Great Yao region is no greater than the number who die in the northern wars. These acts of harming and killing do not generate much malevolent energy. This is because these thoughts of "harming people" are not considered particularly bloodthirsty!

What is the most malevolent aura a person can exude? It's not that this person wants to kill their neighbor or take revenge on their neighbors, but rather that they feel that "everyone in the world who is their enemy" can be killed! Wu Xiaoque, a military strategist who wields the weapon of killing, is usually not easily angered, but when she has no choice but to draw her knife, she thinks, "A certain type of person should be killed!" And that's when her malevolent aura becomes overwhelming.

When a person wants to kill "a certain type of people in the world", his murderous aura is a hundred or a thousand times greater than that of those who "only kill one or ten people" and fight fiercely!
When such a group of people gather together and unite to kill "a certain type of person in the world," a turbulent storm is already brewing.

At this moment, the thoughts of mortals are no longer insignificant. If an immortal is also locked into the killing intent range because of his family and friends in the mortal world, then he is within the range of the baleful aura!
The reason why the ancient "Chan" and "Jie" factions caused a great calamity and countless immortals perished was because the world was divided into two camps, and both camps had tens of thousands of soldiers who wanted to kill the other faction!
Because their relatives and friends are all in the mortal world, the disciples of the "Chan" and "Jie" sects naturally become targets of the other sect's malevolent energy as they support these friends. Consequently, after being tainted by the mortal world, all their powerful supernatural abilities are eroded and can only be used to a limited extent.

Thousands of years later, the predecessors of those immortal sects have either passed away peacefully or ascended to immortality, leaving this planet. The younger generations have long forgotten the terror of the "life-threatening dangers" of ancient times.

For over a thousand years, practitioners have felt that they are extraordinary and transcendent.

Whenever natural disasters like floods occur in the human world, the cultivators manipulate thunder, wind, and clouds to control rain. After receiving the worship of the people, they gradually become arrogant and complacent!
Furthermore, due to the continuous wars and disasters in recent years, many wealthy families prayed to these immortals, which made the disciples of the upper sect believe that their role in regulating the weather for the common people was a blessing.

Moreover, since "manipulating clouds and rain" is a labor-intensive task in the immortal sect, no one cares about that little bit of merit power at all.

Many sects have already outsourced this kind of work to their outer disciples. Those carefree immortals within the sects have no desire to do this kind of work.

Is the power of merit useful? Over the past few centuries, many disciples of various sects have felt it's useless, as it neither increases cultivation speed nor the power of spells. Indeed, it's quite useless.

Under Qianzuan's manipulation, sects like Wangheng Sect became entangled in a major karmic conflict with the military strategists when they intervened in the plague in Zhendi. This karmic conflict ultimately led to the "end of Dharma" event in the world.

At this moment, the naive second-generation disciples of the Daoist sect stared in horror at the military might of Lelang City. It was as if the deafening sound of thunderous drums filled their ears, and all the Daoist magic and spiritual energy trembled as if being sliced ​​into a thousand pieces.

While the direct disciples of these immortal sects were all emitting "bloody light" above their heads, only the outer disciples who frequently summoned clouds and rain remained unharmed. The "merit" they accumulated in their daily lives, bringing blessings to the region, was precisely what made these immortal disciples so crucial in avoiding a great calamity.

The last time the disciples of the "Jie" and "Chan" sects survived, they were actually the outer disciples who did hard labor in the human world who survived on a large scale. This is why Yu Li, the descendant of the ancient dragon, felt that the inheritance of the immortal sects in this world was missing.

For those who cultivate immortality, they only realize how little merit they have when they need it.

…The perspective shifts to the Shinto…

At this time of year, the city gods of the five prefectures of Zhenshui also gathered together. It is said that when King Lelang created the "Arena," the city god of Lelang City had already perished, and after Wu Hanluan took over the place, there was no new city god.

However, now, with a lotus flower blooming in Lelang City, all the gods understand who they should align themselves with.

On the ground, the underworld's little devils carried their City God, rushing along the road, avoiding the polluted "Green Yellow Springs." Their haste was so great that many villagers saw them on the way. However, none of those who saw the City God's procession were currently officials.

As a general, Wu Fei currently boasts renowned achievements such as "recapturing Bo County" and "capturing Shenglong Pass," which are said to have "terrified even ghosts and gods." The City Gods are extremely anxious during their gathering because all their attempts to contact Wu Fei have failed.

The City Gods' rituals to enter Wu Fei's dream were not intended to harm him; on the contrary, they hoped Wu Fei would show mercy.

In Bo, Wu Fei was beloved by all the people. Mountain gods and ghost officials would make final judgments based on a single, casual remark from him. Now, the gods of Zhen dared not offend this master.

Here we must mention the lewd worship of Bo Yan. Before Wu Fei went there, there were rumors in the sea that there was an evil god, and that coastal residents needed to sacrifice young boys and girls to ensure their safety when going out to sea.

After Xuan Chong determined that this was a lewd cult and feudal superstition, he set up cannons on the hilltop and fired a few shots. Then he sent the ghost chariot to the sea to hunt and kill sea monsters.

Wu Fei didn't care about the firing step. In his previous life, it was common to use "magic" to counter "superstition," which was nothing more than fooling the ignorant masses in Wu Fei's eyes.

However, within the Great Divine Dao system, Wu Fei's battle record is outstanding. His fierce cannon fire is truly capable of cracking the divine position of a sea god.

Furthermore, since the Ghost Chariot statue was enshrined in the City God Temples of Huangyu City and Hucheng City, and held the position of God of Peace at Sea, Wu Fei unintentionally snatched it away and placed it on the statue in Huangyu City. Those evil gods in the sea are truly gone!

In a clean and unblemished local earth god temple, these city gods huddled together. The reason this small earth god temple was so clean was that Xuan Chong had picked a leaf as he passed by.

The City God of Laocheng: "Now I can't enter Wu Fei's dream (to send him a message in his dream), what should I do?"

The other city gods were powerless to help; they had tried to send a message in a dream together, but it was all blocked by the divine light emanating from Wu Fei.

When the Laocheng Incident occurred, the Laocheng City God was very unlucky to be dragged into the mess by the sect disciples, who made the promise of "no taboos," which enabled Bai Cunxi to launch a rebellion that very night. In this great battle, if any mortal had revealed the "City God,"
The City God of Laocheng is now very worried about being attacked by Wu Xiaoque. As for the other City Gods?
These incense-offering deities did not directly cooperate with the sect disciples, but the wealthy merchants who offered incense to them secretly cooperated with sect families and external forces like Jizhou.

What kind of person is Wu Xiaoque? The Li Huo Sect controlled the Southern Frontier for four hundred years, supporting dozens of mountain god priests. Just because they became entangled with the Li Huo Sect and didn't help in unifying the Southern Frontier, they were all uprooted by him. Then, after the train service started, he named each station after the fallen warriors of the Southern Frontier, effectively seizing their divine positions!
Tiewang Station, Zhengxing Station, Baiwang Station—these are all names of these soldiers, and as passing merchants recited them, these station names became new mountain gods and local deities.

The City God of Laocheng may have offended Wu Xiaoque in a "minor" way, but the other City Gods didn't help the Wu family during this calamity. So the City Gods calculated that they might be "jointly punished," and the City God Temple might have to be replaced.

While the city gods were racking their brains, a little imp suddenly appeared and offered a suggestion: "Wu Yuanchang is a celestial being descended to earth. We cannot pay our respects to him, but could we try to get him to intercede on our behalf through the dreams of the other members of the Wu family?"

The city gods suddenly understood.

…While Wu Fei is currently in a state of "objectivity," he is unaware of supernatural or bizarre matters. The history teacher has begun to "block" these things…

On a hill in Lingnan, Yao San Niang held a lotus lantern, and a mirage appeared above the lantern.

The mirage depicted Lelang City, a thousand miles away. Gazing at the city, which had been sealed by the immortal array, she looked around for a moment, then, slightly worried, lifted her son up and made him climb a large mulberry tree.

After Wu Lu climbed the tree, he tried to look around, but was whipped on the buttocks with a feather duster. Yao San Niang said, "Don't come down. See if your father is in the city."

Wu Lu: "Mother, the city is too high, we can't see anything."

Yao San Niang: "Your father has auspicious clouds above his head, but now they are covered by miasma. Your eyes are sharp, so take a look for your mother and see if they are there."

Wu Lu: "There is a fiery cloud."

Yao San Niang: "How is it?"

Wu Lu: "There seems to be a stench in the city, and the fire cloud seems to be suppressed. But, well, it seems the stench is also suppressed."

Upon hearing this, Yao San Niang's expression brightened with joy.

Then Wu Lu mentioned that it seemed like a lotus flower was swaying in the city.

Yao San Niang frowned. Where did this innocent-looking woman come from? She couldn't help but become wary.

She told Wu Lu, "Stay outside the city and don't move." Then she said to Wu Qing beside her, "Keep an eye on the young master. I'm going to Lelang City."

Jamud said from the side, "Madam, the general is currently safe and sound in the city. If something happens to you when you go in, wouldn't that throw the general into a panic?"

Yao San Niang picked up the lotus lantern beside her and said, "Those evil spirits can't get close to me for now." Just as she was about to make a rash move.

Suddenly Wu Lu said, "Mother, I saw my father on auspicious clouds. Yes, he flew to the south."

Jamud said from the side, "Madam, you should wait a bit. The general should have returned using the peacock's teleportation technique."

As expected, the peacock at home opened a portal in Skywing City, and Wu Fei returned home. However, Yao San Niang looked at the mirage created by the lotus lantern and revealed a mysterious smile.

She could now see clearly that the city gods were trying to find someone with great fear and trepidation using the power of dreams, and she prepared to enter.

…the dividing line for troop deployment northward…

After Wu Fei returned to Tianchi City, the elders in his family immediately inquired about the situation. Upon learning that Wu Hanluan's body could not be found in Lelang City, the elders sighed and generally accepted the explanation from the north.

However, Wu Fei did not accept the charges brought against him by Da Yao and the Immortal Sect! He immediately summoned allies from all sides in Tianchi City and explained three things.

First thing: Wu Hanluan has nothing to do with the rotting plague. Wu Hanluan has already died, but the plague is still there.

The second thing: the plague was most likely caused by the evil disciples of the northern sects and other noble families who coveted my Zhenzhou! My Wu family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, but now treacherous officials are jealous of our talents and are deliberately framing our loyal members.

The third thing: This matter is not over yet. The Southern Route Army shall obey orders and march north to punish the evil!

Their arrogance immediately soared. With Wu Fei, the person in charge, making his stance clear, the entire Wu family, and even the entire Lingnan region, found a pillar of support.

Nobody wants to be blamed; everyone wants a voice to demand "justice."

Everyone loves to hear what Wu Fei says now. Yes, Wu Hanluan is gone, but the corruption remains? It must be that an outside sect colluded with a local family to commit evil deeds, it has to be!
The Lingnan Wu family and several other related clans expressed their willingness to obey Wu Fei's orders.

As Wu Fei mustered his troops, the Wu family's southern army began its general mobilization. This time, they weren't heading south, but north! When the news spread, every household in Lingnan mobilized their members; everyone remembered the good old days when they accompanied Wu Fei across the border and returned home to divide the spoils.

As for whether Wu Hanluan is guilty or not, Wu Fei is now trying to turn the tables and ensure his uncle is buried cleanly. History is written by the victors.

(End of this chapter)