Chapter 425 Wang Sheng Lou

The next morning, Ji Yuan's main body arrived at a small courtyard in the inn, where a crowd had already gathered outside.

Jiang Yunzhou and Lin Yubai, along with eight inner disciples of the Nine Profound Sect, had been waiting for a long time.

Once everyone was present, the gate of the small courtyard in front of them opened on its own.

The group exchanged glances and then entered one after another. As the last person stepped inside, the gate behind them closed on its own.

Wei Ying, the sect leader of Heavenly Cauldron Peak, the old man with a ruddy nose, was lying on a lounge chair in the courtyard, with a red-skinned gourd as tall as a person beside him.

"Get chairs and sit down yourselves. I believe you all have many questions."

The old man glanced at everyone and then closed his eyes to rest again.

Indeed, they had many questions about what had happened the previous night. The battle that was supposed to be to the death had inexplicably stopped with the appearance of Wei Ying and Jiang Mingyang.

"The general situation is that the County Governor and our Nine Profound Sect have reached an agreement on certain matters."

The old man said with his eyes closed, "You can think of it as both sides making a deal. Regardless of the contents of the deal, at least there's no longer a need to silence anyone."

This meant that no one would target the City God anymore, nor would anyone want to kill Magistrate Zhang Qingyang and others to silence them.

Hearing this, Ji Yuan's eyes flickered. Although he had learned a lot from the True God of Fuyuan River last night, there were some things he still wanted to confirm with the old man in front of him.

"May I ask, Senior, about the forces in the shadows..."

As soon as he spoke, before he could finish his sentence, he saw the old man sitting up from the lounge chair.

"Some things don't need to be asked. You will know in a few days."

Wei Ying's gaze swept over the young disciples in front of him, and then he sighed, "You only need to know one thing: what you want to do in your hearts has always been what the sect wants to achieve."

"It's just that due to various reasons, it has been delayed until now."

"There's no need to worry. The sect has never compromised on this matter, nor have we, like those people, disregarded everything for the sake of the so-called greater good."

"Do what you want to do next. I only have one request: act within your capabilities."

"The sect will always support your decisions."

The group exchanged glances and then nodded as if they understood but not quite, not fully comprehending why the elder in front of them would suddenly speak like this.

Only Jiang Yunzhou and Lin Yubai seemed to have guessed something from his words, with a glint in their eyes.

In the following days, as if to confirm the words of the Heavenly Cauldron Peak Master, a series of news that shook the entire prefecture, and even the entire prefecture, began to spread.

First, there was an official document from the County Governor's office, which not only demanded that Linfu County rebuild the City God's Pavilion as soon as possible but also conferred upon the former River God, Sun Dagui, the divine position of the Stove God.

With the True God of Fuyuan River as a witness, Ji Yuan was not at all surprised by this.

On the contrary, another official document, regarding his subordinate, the flood dragon, inheriting the position of River God, was somewhat unexpected.

Ji Yuan had initially thought that he would need to use some means to achieve this goal, and it would take at least one or two years of slow planning. He never expected the County Governor to directly approve it with a stroke of his pen.

However, it was a good thing after all, saving him the trouble of planning for it.

Along with the official documents, there was one sent to the Little Yuan Mountain Water God Temple. The County Governor also signed it, allowing the Water God Temple to establish branch temples in other towns and cities within Feiyun County.

The above three matters were considered a gesture of goodwill from the True God of Fuyuan River, and they were also matters agreed upon by both sides a few nights ago in the divine realm of the River God Temple.

Then, after another three to four days, a piece of news swept through the entire Feiyun County and spread to various parts of Lingyang Prefecture.

That was the Nine Profound Sect recalling all their disciples from the underground dojo and then ordering them to rush to various parts of Feiyun County, with each team led by two to three elders of the third realm.

In just half a month, the hidden truth of hundreds of years was exposed in seven county towns.

Crimes were brought to light one by one, involving local mountain and water deities, county officials, and local gentry. All of them were either killed by the disciples of the Nine Profound Sect or imprisoned to await interrogation by officials from the County Governor's office.

The forces hidden in the shadows for hundreds of years finally surfaced at this moment.

Many forces only then realized that, right under their noses, demonic cultivators had built such a vast power.

The roots that had been unearthed so far were already unimaginably large, and even some sects that had been passed down for hundreds of years were implicated.

The entire Feiyun County fell into chaos within a month.

Perhaps even when Emperor Tianwu conquered the world, Feiyun County had never seen such a chaotic situation.

No one knew if the person next to them was a minion of the hidden forces, as even some so-called righteous sects had many core members who were part of it.

Setting aside the outside world, Linfu County was also experiencing a turmoil at this moment.

The new Stove God, Sun Dagui, revealed the list of names he knew. Everyone on that list knew what they were doing.

With this, Ji Yuan and the others finally learned the name of the shadowy force.

The Reincarnation Tower!

According to Sun Dagui's description, the so-called Reincarnation Tower was established by the five major demonic sects, and later, they joined forces with some powerful demons, many of whom were from the Nine Great Demon Realms.

This force was spread throughout Lingyang Prefecture, and even throughout the entire Great Yu Dynasty. In many places, it might have been discovered long ago, and they might have even fought for hundreds of years without revealing it.

At the same time, as Emperor Tianwu's lifespan gradually diminished, forces in many places simply joined the Reincarnation Tower. The specific process of how this happened was unknown to outsiders.

And with this, the Reincarnation Tower truly ushered in a period of rapid development, with its tentacles spread throughout all the territories of the Great Yu Dynasty.

In fact, based on Sun Dagui's understanding, the situation in Feiyun County was considered good. He heard from a demonic cultivator named Feng Ziqian that two prefectures had already been completely controlled by the Reincarnation Tower.

"Ultimately, our strength is too weak. We cannot know too many truths."

Lin Yubai sighed.

Just like this time, the Reincarnation Tower was so large, yet they had never heard of it before.

It was only by chance that they stumbled upon its scheme in a remote area. In fact, if it weren't for the power struggles between various influential figures, this matter might have ended unresolved.