Chapter 372: Chapter 371: Kind Cultivator, Vice Headmaster Shi_1

Daoist Buyu and the Minister of Justice were scrutinising the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign from head to toe, when they heard a light, yet familiar voice from behind them. The sudden sound made them both shudder.

“Master and Minister, it’s been a long time.”

“It’s you!” Seeing the figure that caused his downfall, the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign let out a terrified scream, attempting to crawl forward in a panicked frenzy.

Daoist Buyu and the Minister of Justice glanced sideways at the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign, thinking to themselves how his reaction was even more exaggerated than theirs.

Being the intelligent ones they were, they quickly deduced the reason: this man was being pursued by Yun Zhi and, in desperation, fled here hoping to conceal himself using the sinister energy of the prison. However, he had been caught red-handed by the two of them.

“If I’m not mistaken, this man is the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign of the Great Yu Dynasty during its mid-stage. He took advantage of the grand event in Qingzhou, incited two ancient unification stage cultivators to cause a riot, forcing the Governor of Qingzhou to use the State Destiny and the phantom of the Taishang Sword. All of this was to gather information.”

“Fortunately, our clever junior brother noticed the abnormalities in those two ancient Unification stage cultivators and promptly notified me, allowing us to capture him.”

“If such sensitive information about the State Destiny and the Taishang sword were to be passed on to other ancient cultivators, it would undoubtedly cause us considerable trouble.”

“It’s strange, where did this unknown unification stage cultivator come from? Turns out he’s from the ancient unification period!” The Minister of Justice glared at the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign, gritting his teeth in anger.

Daoist Buyu too stopped his jovial demeanor. The ancient cultivators indeed were one of the many tribulations that Great Xia had to face.

Yun Zhi squinted her eyes. This was the second time she had captured an ancient Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator. Previously, she and the other leaders of the Five Great Immortal Sects, along with Emperor Xia, had come to a consensus that more and more ancient cultivators would awaken as time went by. It appears now that the Unification Stage cultivators were awakening, and the Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators would be next to awaken in the future.

But judging from the actions of this ancient Transcendance Tribulation stage cultivator, he seemed to be well aware of the State Destiny and the Taishang Sword. It suggests that he must have awakened quite some time ago.

“It seems that in places unknown to us, many ancient cultivators are hiding.” The chill in Yun Zhi’s voice betrayed her displeasure. These simple-minded beings became immortals, yet they needed to calculate time, plot various matters, and bring calamity to the world.

The Heavenly Calamity Sovereign’s body was shriveled, and his breath faint, as if he could die at any moment. Seeing him in this state, Yun Zhi lightly touched him with her index finger and pulled out his soul.

Bringing the soul back would be far more convenient.

Instead of taking along a crumbling body, it was better to take only the soul.

Yun Zhi held an invisible chain in her right hand. On the other end of the chain was the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign who was tied up.

“Oh right, master and Minister, capturing the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign is a great achievement. I will report this to Emperor Xia.” Before leaving, Yun Zhi suddenly added.

Both of them were frozen for a moment before bursting into rejoice. Such recognition would surely grant them their freedom from the prison.

They had thought they would miss their chance to be released.

…

“Where should I go to find ancient cultivators for revenge?” Vice Headmaster Shi pondered. He was a man known to take revenge at the earliest opportunity.

“My friend, you hold a high moral standard, specifically seeking for ancient cultivators. I, for one, admire this!” A hearty laughter sounded, bringing a sense of delight.

Vice Headmaster Shi found the voice a bit familiar. As he turned his head to look, he was slightly taken aback. It was the Governor.

The Governor greeted Vice Headmaster Shi with a respectful bow, his attitude sincere: “I do not know the identity or name of our friend here, who took the opportunity of the Thunder Tribulation to inflict severe damage upon the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign. This is indeed a significant achievement, and I kindly request you to accompany me back to my residence. There will be considerable rewards for you and afterwards, I will have an audience with the court to grant you a proper medal for your bravery.”

Like Yun Zhi, the Governor also closely followed the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign. However, he wasn’t as quick as Yun Zhi and didn’t witness the entire incident.

When he arrived, Vice Headmaster Shi was dragging the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign to the Thunder Tribulation. The Heavenly Calamity Sovereign had tried to escape multiple times but was always thwarted by Vice Headmaster Shi. Vice Headmaster Shi even took perverse delight in the Sovereign’s predicament, always laughing it off. Right after the Thunder Tribulation, Vice Headmaster Shi tied up the Sovereign, fearing he might run away.

In the Governor’s mind, Vice Headmaster Shi was an isolated hermit cultivator, braving the Thunder Tribulation in the wilderness. Seeing the blood-stained and malicious Heavenly Calamity Sovereign, he decided to keep him at bay using the Thunder Tribulation.

Such kindness!

Moved by this, the Governor immediately offered to stay and reward Vice Headmaster Shi.

Vice Headmaster Shi repeatedly shook his head. He dared not follow the Governor. If his identity were to be revealed to the Governor, wouldn’t the Governor receive a promotion?

This was not his idea. It was recorded as that on the bounty list.

“Governor, you’re too kind. All I did was punish these lawless ancient cultivators. As a chivalrous man, seeking rewards is illogical. Wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse? I respectfully decline and bid you farewell!”

After saying so, he hastily left, not giving the Governor a chance to insist.

The Governor watched as Vice Headmaster Shi disappeared, sighing deeply from the bottom of his heart: “Truly a great virtuous hermit cultivator.”

…

In the grand feast of Qingzhou, the two ancient Unification Stage cultivators had been captured, their cultivation sealed. They were alternately guarded by several Unification Stage cultivators. Soon, the court was to dispatch the Luosui Guards to take away these two ancient unification stage cultivators, pluck their meridians, and imprison them in the Heavenly Prison.

The officials performed their respective duties to uphold the order. With the Governor absent, Xia Qun held the highest position. He sat in government office, directing with order and command. Everything was progressively returning to normalcy.

What they were recovering was not material, but more of a mental shock.

Ancient Unification Stage cultivators, State Destiny, Taishang Sword’s phantom, ancient Transcendance Tribulation stage cultivators, and the mysterious great power that could easily suppress Transcendance Tribulation stage… all these were things ordinary cultivators couldn’t come in contact with.

And it wasn’t just ordinary cultivators. Even people like Lan Ting were stunned, unable to get their bearings.

Lu Yang, on the other hand, was unfazed. What were ancient Transcendance Tribulation stage cultivators? He had the number one fairy from ancient times and one of the top ten beauties in his spiritual space, who often discussed ancient secrets involving Immortals. In comparison to this discussion, the Transcendance Tribulation stage didn’t make the cut.

He overheard the passerby talking about what had just happened.

“We’re fortunate to have that great power intervene. Otherwise, we would be in danger.” A Golden Core Stage cultivator sighed with relief, nearly convinced he was about to die. He now thought how lucky he was to be alive.

His companion agreed, the fear still visible in his eyes, “Indeed, if we continue on this, what does that great power look like? Is it male or female?”

“You forgot what our savior looks like… Yeah, what did that great power look like? Was it a man or a woman?”

Both looked at each other, at a loss.

Passersby on the other side were also discussing the recent battle.

“The Governor is powerful. He single-handedly withstood the Transcendance Tribulation stage magic artifact.”

“That’s nothing, the Governor nearly killed that ancient Transcendance Tribulation stage cultivator, especially with that sword, it defied the heavens!”

“Sword? What sword?”

“You’re so forgetful, what’s it called… what was the sword made of?”

“What weapon did the Governor use to defeat the ancient Unification Stage cultivator?”

Both were completely puzzled and quickly forgot about the whole incident.

Lu Yang frowned at the scene, recalling the events in his mind – State Destiny, the phantom of the Taishang Sword, Eldest Senior Sister… he remembered everything clearly.

“Fairy, what’s going on here?”