I am Jinshan Youxia

Given the Ming Cult's past methods of punishing those who had exploited the people, if they didn't flee, they would be wiped out. Some wanted to escape, while others wanted to stabilize the situation. In addition, some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to gain some benefits, which directly led to the city becoming a mess.

When Zhang Chengyi flew up to the city wall with Su Xinghe, there was no one left guarding it. Thick smoke billowed from inside the city; some clever fellow had set it on fire.

He reached out and made a grasping motion, using the action to reinforce his idea and indirectly increase his control over the spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy surrounding the four Dharma Kings and many messengers of the Ming Cult formed ropes that forcefully pulled them into the air, not even sparing the unconscious Fang La.

Before long, they were all packed up and dragged to the city wall.

The good news was that the spiritual energy was no longer binding them. The four Dharma Kings first glanced at the unconscious sect leader, and after confirming that he was alright, they stood in front of the crowd, their faces solemn as they confronted the monster not far away.

Zhang Chengyi held up one finger and said, "I want to see Suzhou City return to peace within a quarter of an hour."

The bald man among the four Dharma Kings paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Impossible. It's impossible for just the few of us to do it."

His gaze swept towards the air, where the Ming Cult members were suspended in mid-air by a net of spiritual energy. The method was simple and brutal; everyone was crammed together, and it was normal for feet to be stuffed into other people's mouths, or even into their crotches. Since they were not silenced, the sounds of cursing and arguing were endless.

Based on the amount of spiritual energy that Zhang Chengyi could control with the true energy he just released, it's estimated that it can stay for another ten minutes or so before disappearing.

[He looks like a monk with the same style as Lu Zhishen, but he's surprisingly smart.]

As Zhang Chengyi thought about it, he sent the human-shaped sphere in the sky rapidly rolling over, passing over the city wall, and starting to unload its cargo in the open space with a whooshing sound.

One of the disciples had pretty good lightness skills. After being released, he did a somersault in mid-air, trying to get off the cushions below. However, having just gone through a crazy somersault, he was a little dizzy and confused. He used his lightness skills to jump onto the city wall and bumped into someone with a thud.

He instinctively reached out and pushed, but the force of the impact sent him flying back to the ground with a thud. After a while, he realized who he had bumped into, and his face turned pale instantly.

"Is it fun?"

Zhang Chengyi, who had been hit, smiled as he looked at the Ming Cult disciple in front of him, whose face had turned almost deathly pale.

"It's fun."

"Whoosh!"

The Ming Cult disciple responded and soared into the sky, performing somersaults repeatedly before landing again. He did this more than ten times in the blink of an eye, and upon landing, he vomited all over the ground.

"Do you still want to play?" The voice of the demon—no, Zhang Chengyi's voice followed.

The Ming Cult disciples were too busy vomiting to respond; this was just too exciting.

Zhang Chengyi's face still held a calm and somewhat casual smile. He turned to look at Fang La and the Ming Cult leaders who had been awakened and said, "One quarter of an hour. Don't keep me waiting any longer."

"Otherwise, I'll send you all to have some fun."

Fang La took a deep breath. Just looking at it, he knew it wasn't going to be fun. He gave one of his men a look, and then they jumped off the city wall together to sort out the disciples in the open space.

Escape was out of the question. He had just demonstrated that he was knocked unconscious as soon as he tried to escape. They had the strength to take them down in an instant, but they chose a more bizarre method.

It's a pity that disciple became a sacrifice to warn them.

"It's so much fun!" The Ming Cult disciple, who had just been vomiting, looked up with a strange excitement in his eyes.

Fang La stumbled and almost lost his balance.

Chapter 125 My Iron Legs Can Skim on Water...

The fire was extinguished, and the murderers, robbers, and rapists were arrested. Although the people were filled with fear and did not know what they would face next, they knew to stay at home and not go out.

With the help of an insider from the Four Seas Gang, the operation to capture Four Seas Gang members and high-ranking members is in full swing.

Suzhou quickly calmed down.

Apart from the occasional sounds of fighting and screams, the entire city was deathly silent.

There are many differences between the Fang La uprising army in Jin Yong's novels and the one in Water Margin. The biggest difference is that the Ming Cult's Dharma Kings, messengers, and even followers are not only Ming Cult disciples, but also successors of other sects.

In the novel, Huang Shang was attacked by the Dharma King and his envoys for killing them in one go, which led to them seeking revenge.

For example, the National Preceptor of Baoguang Rulai, who was on par with Lu Zhishen, is said to have once studied under the eminent monk Guanxin of Daxiangguo Temple and learned superior martial arts.

Incidentally, both Donglin Temple and Daxiangguo Temple placed greater emphasis on Buddhism thirty years ago, and martial monks were considered the lowest-ranking members of the temples.

That's why Juexian from Donglin Temple and Guanxin from Daxiangguo Temple, two monks with considerable martial arts skills, would eagerly follow behind the Venerable Shenshan to cause trouble.

In the novel, they also get together to go to Shaolin Temple in an attempt to ask for some martial arts skills or something.

Because Qingliang Temple had no reputation, no status, and no good martial arts skills, the monk from Shenshan was able to innovate under limited conditions and create the title of "Dragon-Subduing Arhat," which already made him the head of the entire Qingliang Temple.

Strong, powerful, ambitious, and shrewd, Juexian and Guanxin, martial monks who were not well-liked in their own temples, had no reason not to follow them.

More than 30 years ago, when they came down from Leigu Mountain, the monk from Shenshan could still return to Qingliang Temple, but Juexian and Guanxin were even more ostracized. The reason was simple: they had become involved with the rebel Jinshan Wanderers.

Donglin Temple was far from the capital, so they treated him slightly better. Juexian left behind his Nine Heavens True Scripture, returned to secular life, and went to sea. However, Daxiangguo Temple directly expelled Guanxin from the temple.

As his name suggests, Guan Xinren is very open-minded. Apart from being somewhat greedy for martial arts, he is generally a good person. He did not complain when he was expelled from the temple. In his advanced age, he traveled the world in monk's robes, often doing things like punishing evil and promoting good, and passing on his skills and martial arts. He only said to outsiders that he came from Leigushan.

The Great Xiangguo Temple is a large and powerful institution with an unshakeable position. Even after losing a highly skilled monk, it still stands strong.

Donglin Temple was in ruins after the Nine Heavens True Scripture was exposed, many monks were killed, and the monks who escaped with the scripture died somewhere unknown.

When Huang Shang obtained the true scriptures, the book had been hidden in the crack of a Buddha statue in an ancient temple.

That's another story.

Getting back to the point, having a lineage from a master means having roots in the martial arts world, and thus their words carry weight. The Ming Cult never intended to raze Suzhou to the ground; they were prepared to take over the city completely and had even colluded with some people within the Four Seas Gang.

Moreover, the martial arts masters in this version are practically superhuman. An ancient city is no different from their own backyard. They can run from left to right in just one or two minutes. They also have sharp ears and eyes. Standing in one place, they can clearly hear any unusual sounds in the surrounding street. With enough manpower, maintaining order is easier than Skynet on Earth.

At Zhang Chengyi's command, the Ming Cult sprang into action, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the chaotic city of Suzhou was brought under control.

Fang La and his group even had time to privately discuss what to do next.

The final result was that they still had to go back and report.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Chengyi seems to have really just come to watch the show. He has never intended to kill anyone from beginning to end. His behavior is very strange, and his strength is so strong that it is hard to understand. Judging from his performance, it is probably only a matter of time before they are captured or killed.

In this situation, they are actually quite accepting of the status quo even if they just mess around and act recklessly.

Firstly, they didn't suffer many casualties on their side. Secondly, there was the psychological gap. When they were all easily captured, they were prepared for the complete annihilation of the Ming Cult. But not only were they not wiped out, they were also put in charge of Suzhou City, which meant they were safe from death.

If they try to escape and fail, they might actually anger Zhang Chengyi.

Another crucial factor is that the Fang La Rebellion on Earth and in Water Margin were caused by chaos during the Song Dynasty, and the overall environment was relatively stable.

This modified version of the Fang La Rebellion was forced into rebellion by the Four Seas Gang, and the Ming Cult's living conditions over the past thirty years were completely incomparable to those under the rule of the neighboring Song Dynasty.

At least there's order over there. The Four Seas Gang is just a Jianghu sect that dominates Jiangnan by controlling waterways and using its powerful martial arts. Saying that the people under its rule are suffering is actually praising the Four Seas Gang.

These differences make the Ming Cult today much more pure than the two versions of rebellion next door; it's simply that they can't survive and can't take it anymore.

The lower-level followers outside the city worshipped Zhang Chengyi as a god. They inexplicably captured Suzhou City, and the high-ranking members of the Four Seas Gang all fled. The Ming Cult had achieved its goal, and many high-ranking members, including the Dharma King and the envoy, were confused about what to do next.

Because they were disciples of other martial arts sects, they joined the Ming Cult to rebel, not to take over the Four Seas Gang and continue to tyrannize the people.

Fang La had his own agenda, and he had long planned to conquer Jiangnan, use the land of fish and rice to support his army, and eventually launch a northern expedition to become emperor. However, given the current situation, he really didn't dare to confront his subordinates directly according to the original plan.

If Zhang Chengyi were to become displeased, wouldn't he have lost his life for nothing?

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"Uncle Zhang, what should we do with these people?"

After wandering around the city for half a day with a group of criminals, Su Xinghe bowed and asked.

Zhang Chengyi glanced at them. The only ones who could be sent here were people who had killed others and caused trouble in the chaos. It was disgusting. He waved his hand casually and said, "Kill them all."

He didn't say this in private, and the crowded prisoners immediately turned pale upon hearing it. Several of them, who were experts in releasing pressure points and were pretending to be weak while actually being strong, immediately sprang up and tried to escape.

"I can float on water with my iron legs"

"boom!"

So the guy who flew out of nowhere was left with only his iron legs, landing slumped to the ground. His upper body and head were blown off by the spiritual energy that had sealed him in the air.

"Run, keep running."

Zhang Chengyi watched with a smile. He wasn't just standing on the city wall doing nothing; he was frantically releasing his true energy, connecting with spiritual energy to seal off the entire city of Suzhou. Unless one escaped through the tunnel, there were spiritual energy walls on all sides. To prevent the Ming Cult members and Huang Shang from breaking through the spiritual energy walls and flying away, they simply installed an explosive spiritual energy lock.

As soon as it comes into contact with unfamiliar true energy, the true energy inside will spread out, carrying spiritual energy and transforming into a spiritual energy shockwave capable of flattening a building.

If you can fly without relying on your true energy, then you can indeed ignore the spiritual energy lock.

With a calm expression, Su Xinghe raised his finger and tapped it lightly several times, quickly executing the group of criminals who were imprisoned.

Zhang Chengyi then looked at the clearly divided Ming Cult members and Huang Shang, and said:

"Next up is your turn..."

Chapter 126 Dangerous Skipping of Class

"Apart from you few, everyone else can do whatever they want."

Zhang Chengyi pointed to Fang La and the Four Dharma Kings and said.

The Ming Cult members had varying expressions. A few hesitated, while most of the disciples came over to form a group. Eventually, more than 90% of them stood silently behind them.

"Did you think I was letting you make the decision?" Zhang Chengyi found it a bit funny. With a flick of his finger, these Ming Cult disciples, who hadn't even experienced the inner demon tribulation, were silently struck down by pressure points.

He had already made his move, but the Ming Cult members still remained silent. The disparity between the two sides was obvious to the naked eye, and fighting to the death was pointless.

No matter how many people stood in front of the leader and the four Dharma Kings and were called out, someone would immediately step in to fill the gap, as if to say, "Why don't you just kill us all?"

"..." Su Xinghe had already dealt with those criminals. Looking back, he saw the Ming Cult members silently awaiting their execution and sighed in despair.

Seeing his followers fall one after another, Deng Yuanjue was the first to step forward, bowed, and said frankly, "Do as you please, sir."

The other three Dharma Kings were also single, and they followed suit and stood at the front.

The Ming Cult disciples and messengers were eager to step forward, making it seem as if everyone was rushing to their deaths.

On the contrary, Fang La hesitated at the beginning, falling behind step by step. He was a little clever, but he had too many ideas. He hesitated in the face of life and death, which revealed that he did not really care about his followers.

Fortunately, Zhang Chengyi was more curious about how these people managed to skip class and overcome their inner demons, and he didn't have any intention of arguing with them. Otherwise, he would definitely have given them a good thrashing and shown them that it was impossible to threaten a gamer with sheer numbers.

He reached out and pulled Deng Yuanjue over, letting the bald man get what he wanted. Anyone else who wanted to come forward to help was already immobilized by the spiritual energy. No matter how angry or unwilling they were, they could only watch helplessly, unable to even utter a word.

Is the husband currently guilty?

Tsk.

A strange idea flashed through Zhang Chengyi's mind, and he probed his true energy into Deng Yuanjue's body.

"Hmm." Indeed, it is the physical condition required for the inner demon tribulation.