Hunting God Era

Chapter 203 Let's take it first and talk about it later.

Luo Dazhan, the head of the Jadeite Sect, entered the martial arts world during the late Qing Dynasty. He reached the fourth realm during a period of decline, but progress in this realm was slow, and his aptitude was limited. He had not been able to advance any further over the years.

This is the end.

Then one should accept one's fate.

The Five Elements Method of the Jade Sect is a method of mutual generation of the five elements in accordance with the natural order and human needs. The Qi of the five elements absorbed is also related to health preservation and medicine.

His lifespan was also quite good.

He had been living in the early Yuan Dynasty for a long time, recruiting disciples and exerting influence, gradually ruling this area in disguise, and his life of cultivation was quite comfortable.

Even though China is much stronger now, what does it have to do with them?

No power lasts forever; only sects that rely on cultivation can continue to thrive.

This is how it has been for thousands of years.

They kept to themselves, each minding their own business. You had your worldly affairs, and they had their sects. They got along quite well, or at least they thought so.

Although they hoard medicinal herbs, manipulate drug prices, and indirectly control local medicine, this has been the case throughout history, so it's nothing unusual.

People overseas are already resorting to cannibalism; they've already been very accommodating to China.

After all, even they haven't given up cannibalism for many years.

then
Then they were tied up.

It started with Junior Brother Xu, but later the others found that Yuan Chu was still unstable, so all the other four realms moved closer to this side, including Luo Dazhan. Then they were bound by strands of silver threads. Despite being a fourth-realm divine being, they couldn't even resist.

These silver threads seemed to be an innate counter to their Five Elements techniques and supernatural powers. They couldn't use their escape techniques, and their supernatural powers were suppressed. Like pigs bound and awaiting slaughter, they could only watch helplessly as the youth before them opened his mouth, seemingly tearing and devouring the primordial energy.
Can a human really do that?!
This is the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty!

The only way to make it disappear is to continuously kill the demons here, like mining. When the mine is exhausted one day, the Primordial Era will be gone.

This place has been left behind by the Yuan Dynasty for at least five hundred years. Successive generations of disciples have carefully protected it, keeping it dormant during times of peace and nurturing demons during times of chaos, thus maintaining its healthy state.

But now, it is clear that the primordial era is breaking down, peeling away, and declining.

What exactly is that humanoid thing?
Heaven and earth receded at this moment, like a mirror shattering, revealing a blank space.

The surrounding scenery was fading away, gradually turning into nothingness, and even the ground beneath our feet was crumbling into dust.

The disciples of the Three Realms who were diligently cultivating here were also forced out, but the outcome was the same for all of them: they were entangled in silver threads and unable to move, just like the four of them.

Li Ye stopped absorbing the primordial pollution and the five elements' energy and shook his head.

Theory is theory, and practice is practice. When he put his Five Elements method into practice, it was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

He thought that a simple, complete fiefdom could provide enough material for a single cultivation session, but he forgot that a fiefdom is simply a set of the five elements separated from each other. The five elements in the primordial state were mixed and disordered. Separating and transforming them, and then absorbing them as a whole, was tantamount to annihilating and destroying a primordial state.

The pollution within the Primordial Chaos was his, and it nourished him, becoming his own essence. The excess Five Elements Qi will likely lead to several more fiefdoms here once the Primordial Chaos dissipates.

"He has only one breath left."

Li Ye looked at the bound people in front of him, "Who can speak up? Step forward."

Among those bound by the silver threads, one old man's eyes flickered slightly. Li Ye noticed this, and with a slight turn of his hand holding the sword hilt, the silver threads binding him came loose, revealing his head.

Once Luo Dazhan realized he could speak, he immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, if I have offended you in any way, please speak frankly. This Yuan Chu has been passed down for many years and cannot be destroyed in an instant. Whatever your request, we will certainly fulfill it!"

That's how people are. No matter what realm they're in, since the beginning of time has been destroyed, how this person came to be and what they came here for is no longer important.

Even if Yuan Chu still has a breath left, as long as the methods are cruel and more pollution is gathered and filled with demons, there may still be a possibility of recovery.

Preserving the Yuan Dynasty is their priority.

"Disinfection Bureau, Li Ye."

Li Ye said, "I've looked at your records. We can let bygones be bygones, but Yuan Chu is going to be abolished. Now we're giving you a chance. Bring your collections out and serve us, becoming one with us. Or do you want to die with Yuan Chu?"

He had read the information about the Jadeite Sect. Before the establishment of the Divine Continent, sects and families were basically the same. They would consume resources as they pleased, and act inhumanely as they pleased. But that was the way of the times, and it was normal.

After the establishment of Shenzhou, they became much more restrained, intending to play their own game within their own small territory. As for things like manipulating the prices of medicinal herbs, that was the easiest thing to deal with and therefore not so important.

A group of people who have made achievements in health preservation and herbal medicine, if they can integrate into Shenzhou and not be stingy with their own heritage, could contribute to the development of Shenzhou martial arts.

Not willing?
That's simple, just die.

Li Ye didn't have the patience to persuade people, and there were no clear instructions from above.

"I am willing!"

Luo Dazhan was quite shrewd; he immediately noticed the indifference in Li Ye's eyes. Whether it was genuine or not, he dared not gamble.

After the other party finished speaking, they seemed a little impatient and lost all interest in negotiating terms, so they quickly agreed.

At least, there's still a chance to survive.

Li Ye nodded, and with another turn of the sword hilt, all those who were bound were freed from the silver threads. Before they could make a move, Li Ye opened his mouth and inhaled, sucking out the last bit of primordial energy.

The earth finally shattered, becoming a void. Before the void could even fully manifest, the entire landscape began to change, rapidly surging into the human world.

"Change."

Li Ye raised his finger and blew out a breath of pure air. The mixed five elements of energy he exhaled changed rapidly, and a portion of it rushed into the building, quickly turning the building's surface pitch black.

This is the energy of the Earth element.

Part of it reached the outer edge of the main road and became a pool of water, while another part quickly formed a mineral vein cave on the surface, filled with precious light, which should be a good place for cultivation.

The mixed Qi of the five elements was exhaled, quickly forming a fiefdom.

"Remember what you said."

Li Ye glanced at Luo Dazhan and said, "I broke my promise. I can find you no matter where you run off to."

Actually, there's no need to say that.

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the higher-ups had to think twice before taking action, because it was indeed very expensive, and bombing the Yuan Dynasty was a major undertaking.

But in the human world, that's a different story.

"Director Li"

The waiting secretary then jogged over.

The helicopter was already parked nearby and had promptly evacuated the surrounding people. This was a suburban area with few people, so it wasn't too troublesome.

"You handle this, move on to the next one." Li Ye glanced at him, then turned and walked towards the helicopter. The secretary looked at the still somewhat bewildered group, thought for a moment, and said, "Someone will contact you, please wait a moment."

This kind of thing is planned in advance; preparations were made in this regard when it was decided which sects Li Ye would go to.

He didn't even need to say anything; as soon as the secretary boarded the helicopter with Li Ye, someone immediately appeared.

"Dr. Luo, it's been a long time, at least fifty years."

An elderly man with a strong voice approached with a smile, "You've been in seclusion for so long, you've finally decided to come out."

He is the local disinfection and sterilization director of Jizhou, and he came here to talk to people in this situation.

"Is this how you do things in Shenzhou?" Luo Dazhan, who hadn't dared to speak until Li Ye left, finally turned cold and looked at the man.

"Dr. Luo, there's no use talking to me about this. Let me be frank: we don't care what you think or what you want to do. The issue now is whether you want to integrate into China. If not, leave your information here, and as for you, that's up to fate."

The man chuckled and said, "If you join us, I guarantee you won't lose out. You know what we're going to do."

"The whole nation rising to prominence is a pipe dream!"

Luo Dazhan sighed, "What even the mighty Han Dynasty couldn't accomplish has been proven a failure!"

"That's hard to say. Cultivation is about fighting against the heavens. What if you succeed?"

He pointed to the helicopter flying straight up, "As you can see, we now have our own important bargaining chips."

Luo Dazhan was silent for a moment, then said, "Born with divine power?"

"Yes, he was born divine, you saw it yourself, to be honest, I never expected it myself."

He said, "I thought he was impressive enough that he wiped out the Six Ghost Gates single-handedly, but now I see he's even more impressive. He can easily destroy the Primordial Chaos. Once we eliminate the Primordial Chaos within our territory, who dares to say that we don't have the power to ascend the entire nation?"

The common sense of the world is that it is impossible for an entire country to ascend to immortality. Those who have the power to force ascension are all preparing, but most of them form alliances with sects and families, using the lower classes as expendable resources.

In their eyes, the lower classes are not human beings, but merely data to be produced, including how to produce specific demons.

These demons are a disaster for ordinary people, but for high-level martial artists, it's a different story.

If some people can raise a painted skin to extract its essence and blood for cultivation, then others can go even further. When it comes to being inhuman, those overseas have more experience than them.

Or
Those martial artists who can still resist leaving after reaching the third or fourth realm are actually considered to have a conscience.

Because outside, ordinary people are in hell, but martial artists who have mastered power can truly become superior people.

These powerful beings, with immense influence, aimed to expand the Primordial World into a completely independent small world. After ascending to immortality, they would leave behind a land of demons and the end of the world.

But the world isn't about comparing who's worse, nor should it be about comparing who's worse; things will remain the same as they always have been.

Some objectives cannot be circumvented simply by having a conscience.

Everyone must make choices in the face of the tides of time.

This is also why Li Ye didn't kill anyone immediately after reviewing the information.

The more you experience something, the more tolerant you become.
Even last month, Li Ye would have been killed.

Now that he has access to a large amount of information, he has actually shown some leniency. However, whether he can hold onto this leniency is up to him.

Getting entangled with others is not his forte.

"I"

Luo Dazhan subconsciously glanced around. His fellow disciples also seemed interested, but remembering Li Ye's words earlier, he sighed helplessly, "What if it doesn't work?"

"If that doesn't work, then just fight your way out."

The head of the disinfection department said, "It's not like we're the only ones who have Yuan Chu. We can get it for you somewhere else."

"The world is in chaos!"

Luo Dazhan sighed, "At this point, I'm going to take another gamble."

"Welcome!" The director smiled. "Come on, it's been so long. Let me find a place to welcome you back. You haven't tasted human food in a long time, have you? Your representatives are living much more exciting lives than you. You should experience the flavors of the human world, lest you become less human after being away from it for too long."

The Jade Sect is just one example. In Jizhou, there are a few sects of this kind, but not many. However, besides the Jade Sect, there is also the Puppet Sect, which meets Li Ye's cultivation requirements.
But that was the Earth element, which was out of order. Li Ye arrived in Longxi by helicopter and found the local Four Realms Sect, [Vajra Fire Buddhism].

Unlike the Jade Sect, these sects, which remotely control local temples and recruit disciples from them, forming their own independent lineage, will not surrender to Li Ye.

Even when Li Ye was still breathing his last breath and asked them questions, they just thought that at worst they could go overseas.

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Before Abbot Vajra Buddha could even unleash his supernatural powers, he was sliced ​​into several pieces by Li Ye's sword. One of the two fourth-realm leaders had his head smashed open, and the other had his heart ripped out. Just in case, he didn't even spare the third-realm disciples. His sword blade transformed into silver threads, annihilating them all, along with Yuan Chu, and they all disappeared.

They simply left some fiefdoms for the authorities to take over before continuing their operations.

Following the order of the five elements' mutual generation, Li Ye traveled to the three northern provinces within half a month, either forcing them to surrender or annihilating them all, eliminating ten sects and completing a cycle of the Five Elements' life-and-death process.

This also filled his lower dantian, which then flowed into his middle dantian, activating the first flower.

The speed of its progress is astonishing.

But the terrifying thing is also in this matter.

Half a month is enough time for things to escalate.

Everyone knows now that there was a real rebel king who liked to rush into the early Yuan Dynasty, confiscate property and exterminate clans. If you agreed, you could keep your empty shell and then serve as a lackey of the court.

If you don't agree, you won't even be able to keep your body.

China is getting serious!
The problem is, their foundation is here; they can't just give it up.

If you can give up so easily, you might as well surrender.

Overseas markets also require competition; it's not like you can just start the meal as soon as people arrive. If things aren't handled properly, someone could easily end up being served as food.

Moreover, they can't leave.

A sect in a southern province wanted to relocate their entire force and abandon Yuan Chu, but as soon as they made a move, they discovered that the entrance to Yuan Chu had been surrounded. Heavy weapons were being used like they were free, and they didn't care at all about damaging the city's buildings. It was clear that they were going to surround them.

Moreover, with fourth-level martial artists stationed there, their numbers are more than enough to completely overwhelm their sect, leaving no room for escape.

Those martial artists weren't just from the government; those who had cooperated also came along.

Compared to these uncooperative neutral parties, some of the cooperating sects are like weather vanes, willing to follow whoever is stronger, whether it's the nation's ascension or the sect's ascension.

Now that the Central Plains are truly serious, some sects know how to make choices. Although not all of them, they can still prevent chaos within their borders.

(End of this chapter)