Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Qing Province, Dawn Dynasty, the imperial capital Qingyun City.

The atmosphere here is somewhat strange.

A massive dragon body suppresses Elder Wang and Zhao Ce, the heir of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty, along with other members of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

Countless people are present, with a very small proportion kneeling on the ground, facing Anning and the imperial court's higher-ups, tearfully pleading for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

Anning sits on the imperial throne, feigning sleep, allowing them to cry and shout without responding. The imperial court's higher-ups are the same, maintaining silence.

Everyone can see that the emperor has no intention of paying attention, likely waiting for Lord Divine to return and handle the situation, so they all tacitly remain silent.

Not to mention the imperial court's higher-ups, even the common people remain silent. Although many are angered by the actions of those pleading for the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty, they restrain themselves.

This leaves only the voices of those pleading for the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

This group, although a very small proportion of the common people, is still a considerable number due to the immense population of the imperial capital.

"Junior Brother, how do you plan to deal with these people?"

Near the imperial capital, Linglong and Jun Wuxie's figures appear. They have returned from the Eastern Continent's east coast but did not directly enter the city.

"The dynasty cannot allow such tumors to exist. Although most of them are bewitched, those so easily swayed are unstable factors for the dynasty. The enemy's methods will not cease. The dynasty's people need faith and unity, a sense of belonging to the dynasty, and the ability to distinguish right from wrong."

Jun Wuxie cannot tolerate those who, once bewitched, completely forget their country, abandon their stance, and wholeheartedly stand on the side of another country, engaging in verbal or behavioral attacks and sabotage against their own country, lacking moral principles and a sense of shame.

They eat in the dynasty, live in the dynasty, and live on this land for generations, yet because of a few words from those with ulterior motives, they forget everything, offer their knees to the enemy, and strike their own compatriots with heavy blows.

As Jun Wuxie speaks, Linglong sees countless runes emerging from his body, continuously surging towards his feet.

These runes bloom beneath his feet, forming a profound rune array.

The rune array rapidly expands, then submerges into the earth, continuing to expand underground and sinking deep into the earth.

This speed is very fast, instantly extending to the range of dozens of cities.

Linglong watches quietly, knowing that her Junior Brother is setting up a rune array. Judging by the scale, he intends to cover the entire Qing Province, covering all cities.

Before long, the runes on Jun Wuxie's body converge, the golden rune light gradually dims, and a trace of coldness flashes in his eyes.

Linglong's divine sense spreads out and quickly covers the surrounding cities, causing her to be taken aback.

"Junior Brother, do you want to lure them all to the imperial capital?"

Linglong sees that above each city in the surrounding area, a mirror formed by the light of runes appears, displaying the scene of Zhao Ce of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty being defeated and nailed to the top of a tall building, as well as the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty's Elder Wang trying to forcibly rescue Zhao Ce but being bound and suppressed by the transformed dragon vein, and other members of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Besides these, there are also scenes of many people kneeling and pleading for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

"I want to see how many people there are. These tumors should be cleared out sooner rather than later, lest they continue to stir up trouble."

As he speaks, he carves rune arrays, quickly completing several exquisite miniature rune arrays, then condenses many composite runes before stopping.

Soon, Xuwuying and Fengyuji hurriedly arrive.

"Lord Divine!"

The two kneel, their expressions very excited, their hearts racing, and unable to contain their excitement.

Lord Divine and Sect Master Linglong disappeared with that expert. Now that they have appeared here, does it mean that the expert has likely been killed?

"Keep these runes safe and distribute the simplest ones to the chiliarchs at the monitoring points in each city."

Jun Wuxie opens his palm, replicating the already crafted runes. A large number of runes fly from his palm, flashing with golden rune light, and fall into the hands of Xuwuying and Fengyuji.

"Lord Divine, what are these runes?"

They look at the runes in their hands and then look blankly at Jun Wuxie.

"I have already set up a special rune array within Qing Province, covering every inch of land. From now on, you only need to use these runes to communicate with the rune array to a certain extent. You can use the rune array to replay events that have occurred within the array's coverage area, or you can see what is currently happening. However, each use of the runes will be recorded in detail in the miniature rune arrays held by the Left and Right Prime Ministers and Emperor Anning, including when it was used, the purpose of use, what was viewed, and so on. You must warn the chiliarchs of each city that this is a national tool of the dynasty, and its purpose can only be used to serve the dynasty. Do not use it for leisure or misuse, otherwise, you will not be spared!"

"Yes! Lord Divine, we will remember!"

Xuwuying and Fengyuji are both extremely shocked. What means does Lord Divine possess?

It's too terrifying, too unbelievable!

A rune array covering the entire territory of Qing Province can check what is happening in any corner of Qing Province at any time.

In this way, those who want to sabotage Qing Province will have nowhere to hide, and not one of them will escape, providing unimaginable convenience for their investigation and capture missions!

"Lord Divine, when shall we act?" Xuwuying and Fengyuji's faces show coldness. "Currently, in the imperial capital, those people are demanding that the emperor release the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty. They are kneeling on the ground one by one, refusing to get up, creating a situation of forced abdication."

Xuwuying and Fengyuji are extremely angry. These ungrateful people are too shameless. They even find it difficult to understand how such people can exist in the world. If they are said to be ruthless, they are truly sincere towards the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

"Don't worry about this matter. Currently, people from various cities are rushing to the imperial capital to plead for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty. Your task is to find the lurking enemies in each city as quickly as possible, use the rune array to obtain evidence of their conspiracy to create internal strife, division, and attempts to subvert the dynasty within our Dawn Dynasty, and arrest them with thunderous means!"

"Yes, Lord Divine! We guarantee to complete the mission perfectly! However, what should be done after the arrest?"

"After the arrest, announce it to the whole city, escort them to the central square of each city. After the people arrive, publicly reveal their conspiracy, announce the evidence, and then have the Punishment Guards personally execute the punishment, publicly dismembering them, then cutting off their heads, hanging them in the central square, and drying them into specimens as a warning to others!"

"Receive Lord Divine's decree!"

"Lord Divine, surely not all those who have been bewitched will come to the imperial capital to plead for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty. What should be done with those who have not come and have been bewitched?"

"Investigate their identities. If they have shown remorse, register them and have them secretly monitored. If they know their mistakes and can correct them, they should be given a chance, after all, they are people of our dynasty. If they have no remorse and only want to lurk and cause trouble, create social contradictions, and create division, arrest them directly and escort them to the imperial capital for me to handle. If I am not in the imperial capital, the emperor or the Left and Right Prime Ministers will handle it."

"Receive the decree!"

Xuwuying and Fengyuji retreat, about to leave, when Jun Wuxie says: "Due to the large number of arrests, it will be difficult for your Prison Guard Division to do it in a short time with your manpower. I will have the garrison commander of the Rune Armor Army in each city contact you. During the operation, they will assist you in completing the arrest operation!"

"Yes!"

Xuwuying and Fengyuji leave with excited hearts. These days have really been too depressing. Too much pent-up anger has accumulated in their hearts with nowhere to vent, from the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty, and from those traitors within the dynasty, all of which make them feel furious.

Now, the time has finally come to fight back!

… …

Jun Wuxie and Linglong stay outside the imperial capital Qingyun City for a long time.

They are waiting, waiting for more people to come to the imperial capital to plead for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

As the number continues to increase, the area near the battle stage becomes very crowded. Yun Shu signals everyone to retreat, freeing up more space.

Anning, under Jun Wuxie's divine sense transmission, also stops feigning sleep and gives some response, which gives those who plead for mercy for the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty hope, and they are overjoyed.

The emperor has relented and is no longer ignoring them as before. They can't help but think triumphantly that there is strength in numbers, and the emperor can't withstand the increasingly surging public opinion. It is estimated that he has realized the dynasty's erroneous behavior.

Now that Lord Divine is not here, it is a good opportunity to change the emperor's attitude and release the noble friends of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty.

At the same time, the rune array presents the scene here in real-time above each city and town, allowing everyone in the dynasty to understand the situation at all times.

Seeing such a scene, some people who did not intend to go to the imperial capital are also shaken and have the idea of going to the imperial capital to plead for mercy.

Although the appearance of such a scene above the city makes them feel a little strange, there is no time to think about it now.

The emperor has already shown obvious wavering, and as long as they put in more effort, they are very likely to succeed!

They cannot just watch the noble Sacrificial Earth friends suffer without caring!

… …

"Such a straightforward bait, yet there are schools of fish taking the bait."

Linglong's divine sense sweeps over many cities and sees that many people are indeed stepping onto the teleportation rune array to come to the imperial capital, causing her to shake her head.

"Only a small portion of these people want to gain benefits from it. The rest are bewitched. Senior Sister Linglong's expectations for them to be smart may be too high. If they were not foolish, they would not be easily bewitched, even trampling their own dignity underfoot, willingly debasing themselves. In their eyes, kneeling at the feet of the people of the Sacrificial Earth Dynasty is a kind of superiority and pride, making them feel glorious and satisfied."

"This is a disease, it needs to be cured."

Linglong says indifferently, she really finds it difficult to understand this kind of mentality and behavior.

Jun Wuxie said calmly, "Actually, this is normal. Every large social group is prone to having such people. Has Senior Sister Linglong not noticed? Those who are easily misled are mostly people from the former Great Qian Dynasty, while there are relatively fewer from Wu'an. This is because the people of Wu'an understand better than the people of Great Qian how hard-earned their current life is. Besides, the imperial dynasty is newly established, and there are many things that have yet to be done, such as the establishment of academies and ideological guidance for the entire population, which is essential for a large social group. It is more conducive to unity and cohesion, otherwise, it will be like a heap of loose sand, unable to withstand any impact."

"Every matter, no matter how small, is important to the imperial dynasty. Anning, Yan Ning, and Yun Shu are working very hard. Junior Brother, you must treat them better."

Jun Wuxie said upon hearing this, "One of them is my senior sister, and the other two are my people, so of course I will treat them well. After some time, when the current problems are resolved, I plan to return to the Lower Realm to bring back spirit rice seeds, and also bring a group of outstanding people to the Upper Realm to be assigned to important positions in the imperial dynasty. This will greatly reduce the pressure on Anning, Yan Ning, and Senior Sister Yun Shu."