#110 - Chapter 110: Holy Fire

“Fellow Daoist Changqing, look at this.”

[Just as you were looking back at the black palace, an old man in linen clothes, carrying a wooden sword, walked onto the palace and stood beside you. The old man of Sword Palace had arrived. With a somewhat grave expression, he handed you a message jade slip, informing you that the jade slip contained some unfavorable information.]

“Unfavorable news?”

[The words of the Sword Palace elder aroused some doubt in your heart. You immediately picked up the jade slip and read the information within. After only a dozen seconds, anger flashed in your eyes.]

“These people! They were nowhere to be seen during the war with the Demonic Path. Usually, when asked to fight the Demonic Path, they were all passive and procrastinating. But when it comes to reaping the rewards after victory, I see them running faster than anyone else, more eager than anyone else!” Lin Changqing snorted coldly after reading the information in the jade slip.

[The information in the jade slip mainly described how some Demonic Path cultivators, seeing Qiu Yue killed, felt despair and surrendered. Then, some righteous sects, catching wind of this, ran faster than rabbits, eager to receive the surrender of the Demonic Path and seize the territories, cultivation resources, spirit stone mines, precious elixirs, and sect treasuries left behind by the Demonic Path cultivators!]

[For example, the jade slip mentioned that in Wanmo County, the Demonic Path cultivators of Wanmo Sect surrendered. The Three Swords Sect and the Clear Water Sect, two righteous sects, even fought each other in their eagerness to seize the spirit stone mines and sect treasury of the Wanmo Sect.]

[Another example: in Tiandu County, the Demonic Path cultivators surrendered, and the Zhengyang Sect quickly announced that they would take over the Demonic Path's territory in Tiandu County.]

[Yet another example: in Holy Fire County, the Demonic Path cultivators surrendered. To seize the spirit stone mine resources left behind by these Demonic Path cultivators, the Holy Fire Sect, the leading righteous sect in Holy Fire County, even clashed with the local rogue cultivators, and some rogue cultivators were even killed!]

[This last piece of news was what angered Lin Changqing the most.]

[How long has it been since the victory? Not even one or two hours, and they're already starting infighting and killing people!]

[Moreover, Lin Changqing had heard of this Holy Fire Sect before. The Holy Fire Sect was considered a relatively strong sect among the righteous factions, with a late-stage Core Formation cultivator overseeing it. However, during the past ten years of war, the Holy Fire Sect had consistently put in minimal effort.]

[To give an example, in Blackwater County's Blackwater Market, at least ten thousand cultivators had died over the past decade under the siege of the Demonic Path in Blackwater County!]

[Meanwhile, the Holy Fire Sect had only lost a little over a thousand in ten years of fighting the Demonic Path. Even a fool would know there was something fishy going on!]

[The Holy Fire Sect's size is more than ten times that of Blackwater Market, yet the number of deaths in ten years is less than one-tenth of Blackwater Market's. Furthermore, none of your sect's high-level Core Formation cultivators or certain Foundation Establishment geniuses died. Is your Holy Fire Sect special? Do people only die elsewhere, not here?]

[Therefore, many people had long suspected that the Holy Fire Sect might have reached some secret agreement with the Demonic Path. Although they nominally surrendered to the Demonic Path, they were secretly colluding with them. In previous wars, there were many such double-dealers!]

[These people didn't contribute during the war. After the victory, they suddenly started snatching the fruits of victory. How could Lin Changqing not be angry?]

[What was particularly hateful in the past was that, to appease and win over these people, these double-dealers in the war actually ended up with good results. After all, these people had guns in their hands and strength. Those who didn't contribute during the war instead received very good outcomes after the war, enjoying wealth and glory.]

[In this life, Lin Changqing has the strength to suppress Qingzhou and the ability to dominate Qingzhou for eternity. He will absolutely not tolerate the likes of the Holy Fire Sect!]

“Fellow Daoist Changqing, the Holy Fire Sect has indeed gone too far. Several of my friends in Holy Fire County have sent me messages, saying that a significant number of rogue cultivators have been killed.” The Sword Palace elder's expression was very unsightly. He was also angry in his heart, and he was very dissatisfied with the Holy Fire Sect's lack of effort in the past ten years of war.

Moreover, he had some information, knowing that some people in the Holy Fire Sect were indeed connected to the Demonic Path.

Now, seeing that the Holy Fire Sect was killing rogue cultivators to seize territory and cultivation resources immediately after the victory, he was naturally furious.

So at this moment, he was actually telling Lin Changqing about this matter with the intention of reporting them.

Although he had not been in contact with Lin Changqing for long, the Sword Palace elder could tell that Lin Changqing was definitely a ruthless person who wouldn't blink an eye when killing.

The Sword Palace felt that the Holy Fire Sect might be kicking an iron plate this time!

“Holy Fire Sect, hmph! It seems I have to make a trip to Holy Fire County. I must make certain people in Qingzhou understand that the Demonic Path has lost, but that doesn't mean Qingzhou will return to its original state. Order will definitely not be that of the righteous path!”

“If some major righteous sects still think they can monopolize the best resources as before, then they are sorely mistaken!” Lin Changqing said coldly, his eyes filled with滔天杀气.

[As mentioned before, overthrowing the Demonic Path's order does not mean that Qingzhou will return to the order of the righteous path. The kind of monopolization of cultivation resources by certain major sects is not what you want. You want a new order led by you, an order that is fair, just, and rewards good and punishes evil!]

[In your mind, the spirit stone and spirit mine resources left behind after the surrender of the Demonic Path are all for your preparation. This is the capital for you to establish the Samsara Hall in Qingzhou in the future. You want to initially establish the Samsara Hall in Qingzhou, monitor the world, determine good and evil, and lay a preliminary foundation for the establishment of the underworld in the future.]

[Therefore, these righteous sects dare to snatch these things, they are simply acting against you!]

[You decide to take action against the Holy Fire Sect, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and warn some people and certain sects.]

[Fortunately, from the information in the jade slip, you know that among the Demonic Path cultivators who surrendered in Holy Fire County, there is a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect.]

[You can go there and kill two birds with one stone: first, make certain people realize that some things are not theirs to take; second, interrogate this Supreme Elder and ask about the stone house.]

[You briefly bid farewell to the Sword Palace elder, and then accelerated towards Holy Fire County. Holy Fire County is separated from Heavenly Demon County by two large counties. At your speed, you will arrive in an hour or two.]

“Sword Elder, what is Senior Changqing doing…?” Seeing Lin Changqing suddenly fly away, Mingjian Daoren stepped forward and asked Sword Palace.

Sword Palace said, “Mingjian, do you think everything will be fine just because the Demonic Path has lost?”

Mingjian was somewhat puzzled. He didn't know why the Sword Palace elder said this. He scratched his head, “Of course it will be good if the Demonic Path loses. Our Qingzhou won't have to die anymore, and the people of Qingzhou can live a stable and peaceful life.”

Sword Palace sighed, “Mingjian, there are very few people who think like you, very few who stand on the side of the common people. Some people are not satisfied with just a stable and peaceful life. They want more, they want to occupy the most territory, occupy the best cultivation resources. As soon as they win, they can't wait to get the best things in their hands. Obviously, they have taken nine-tenths of the good things in this place, but they want to take it all, not leaving even a little for the people at the bottom.”

“What Fellow Daoist Changqing wants to do is to make these people recognize reality, cut off their outstretched claws, and make them understand that Qingzhou is not the Qingzhou it used to be!”

Hearing the words of the Sword Palace elder, Mingjian Daoren looked thoughtfully at the figure disappearing into the sky.

[Two hours later, you arrived at Holy Fire County.]