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Chapter 472: Deception, Sophistry, and Evil World

"The Emperor previously subdued three thousand demons and brought peace to the world. It was truly..."

A graceful woman was preaching on a high platform, telling about the great deeds of the Nine Heavens Yin and Yang Emperor and the good things he had done for all living beings in the world.

But there was an unshakable arrogance in his eyes. Looking at the people who were forced to come and listen to his lecture under the platform, his disdainful thoughts never disappeared.

He would also keep a note of all the women with outstanding figures and looks in his mind, and then kill them all with unfounded reasons.

With such beauty, it is easy to be favored by the Emperor. If she really lets him join the Emperor's Temple out of admiration for the god, it will be too late by then.

Before joining, she might not be favored by the Emperor, so no matter how she harmed him, it would not be a problem as long as she had her own identity as a temple priest.

But if the other party comes here because of his reputation, as long as he enters the Emperor's Temple and has this intention, he will enter the Emperor's eyes.

Otherwise, where would so many temple priests and disciples come from? It was precisely because they could not be killed. Otherwise, if there was any one who survived that night, it would be because they were too slow.

The temple keepers are not stupid, why would they cultivate their own competitors?
"Master Temple Warden, our prefecture has not had any rain for several months. If it continues like this, the crops will wither and die."

"Please use your magical powers to save us, Emperor."

After the temple keeper finished his promotion, an old man saw the other party turn around and leave, so he hurriedly started to plead.

As he spoke, others followed suit.

Hearing this, the temple keeper frowned and showed dissatisfaction on his face.

"You have no moral integrity and no respect for the Emperor. Whenever you encounter problems, you come to beg for mercy. In my opinion, the lack of rain in the past few months is what you deserve."

"How dare you shamelessly ask the Emperor to use his magical powers to bring rain? Humph!"

The temple keeper snorted coldly and said with great disgust. A bunch of mud-legged people who dig for food in the fields are not qualified to make requests to her, the temple keeper of the emperor. There is simply no respect at all.

"The temple keeper has misunderstood. The people are also concerned about the Emperor's Temple." A man who looked like an official stood up and said with a bow, "It's fine if there is no rain this time, so there will be no harvest. I'm afraid that even the offerings needed to support the Emperor's Temple will be..."

"How dare you!" The temple keeper was really angry this time. How could she not understand what the other party wanted to say: "Anyone who offers less than the required amount will be treated as a heretic!"

"If you can't hand it over, that's your business. If there's even a little bit less, huh." The temple keeper sneered and turned away.

But the meaning is very clear, you are dead.

The officials' faces also turned extremely ugly. This was no different from forcing them into a dead end.

When the Shinto forces first began to sweep across the world, they did not ignore the will of the people so much. After all, at that time everyone wanted to overthrow Dazhao and live a new life.

The original temple keepers were not these beautiful women who were detached from worldly affairs, but farmers who had climbed up from the bottom, both men and women.

Then, after the empire was settled, the temple priests were replaced.

No matter how well a farmer's family is brought up, how can they be as beautiful as the young ladies kept in seclusion or the courtesans in brothels?
Of course, the vast majority of those who get promoted are the latter.

The former is kept in seclusion and has no knowledge of worldly affairs, so naturally she cannot win.

As time passed and with the privileges granted by the Yin-Yang Emperor, these temple priests only cared about enjoying themselves without paying any price at all.

Even the preaching has become extremely perfunctory in recent days. In the past, they could do their best, but now they don't even care about them.

"Sir, this...what should we do?" An old farmer looked extremely anxious.

It doesn't make sense that someone is unwilling to contribute but still wants benefits.

When the official heard this, he shook his head and said, "I'll think of a solution..."

Today, the Shinto Emperor dominates the world, and his dictatorship is even more terrifying than that of the Zhao Dynasty.

Moreover, the high-ranking temple priests are all without moral integrity and talent. They only know how to serve the gods with their beauty and engage in intrigue. They are totally unfit for duty.

However, these people possessed a powerful force called divine arts, which they were simply unable to contend with.

The official reluctantly asked everyone to disperse and prepared to go back alone.

"This young man..." A slightly exaggerated voice came over.

"You..." The official's face changed when he saw Lu Xingshi.

The Emperor's Temple is looking for a Taoist priest, who is the culprit who created the three thousand human demons.

This action made it so that no one in the world dared to dress up as a Taoist anymore, and the man in front of him was fearless and it was obvious that he was the creator of the Three Thousand Demons.

"I heard that you want to solve your current predicament, right?" Lu Xingshi came over and looked like he was thinking about you.

The official wanted to hide, but he knew that he had no chance of hiding, so he said, "Master, you are now a well-known traitor in the world. Leave immediately and don't implicate us."

"Do you still need me to implicate you? If you fail to provide sufficient supplies in a month, you will suffer the same fate as the heretics." Lu Xingshi said jokingly.

The official wanted to refute, but that was the fact.

As for begging the emperor for mercy and compassion? They were not beauties, how could they get the emperor's mercy?

Once upon a time, the Emperor of Yin and Yang slaughtered a whole group of people just to please a subordinate god, without caring about their lives at all.

Of course, at the beginning, with the external pressure of the fallen immortal evil god, they still had to save face and would not go too far. Now that it is gone, they can do whatever they want. "What does the Taoist priest want to do?" the official said coldly.

The reason he came to him was simply because he saw the value in him. In his opinion, Lu Xingshi was not a good person either.

"Nothing, I just want you to rebel."

"Don't ask me why. I can benefit from it."

"By then you will get out of trouble and I will get the benefits. It will be a win-win situation for everyone." Lu Xingshi said bluntly.

He has now begun to plan for the devouring of the Five Turbidities and Evil Worlds, but if he wants to devour them directly, that would be quite difficult.

But he did not devour it directly, but chose to indirectly cannibalize and replace it.

"It's a pipe dream. The emperor suppresses the world and the temple priest has magical powers. Even if we rise up in rebellion, it will be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot." The official was still sober.

How could he have the ability to rebel? A random temple priest could easily destroy an army of tens of thousands.

"Since I dare to instigate you to rebel, I have naturally planned a way out for you. It just depends on whether you are willing or not." Lu Xingshi would definitely not let the other party die, so why did he come here to tempt the other party? He could just kill the other party directly and save the process in between.

Hearing what Lu Xingshi said, the officials were speechless. The word "incitement" was too straightforward.

But on second thought, the other party has clearly stated that everyone is using each other, and it is nothing more than a matter of each party benefiting, so it is actually better to be more straightforward.

"I wonder if the Lord could give me a few days to wait for me..."

"I can't give you any leniency. Either you agree to start working together now, or you refuse and I'll replace you with someone else."

"I don't care who does the work for me. It can be Zhang San, Li Si, or even Wang Wu. I don't care."

"But time is important." Lu Xingshi said calmly.

Lu Xingshi gave you a chance to live, but you didn't seize the opportunity and even thought about it and even wanted to find a way out. Is this rebellion? This is a spring outing.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared and seize the opportunity. Otherwise, if you just prepare but don't seize it, what's the use? You will only be a wedding dress for others.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, Taoist priest." The official gritted his teeth and agreed directly.

Just as Lu Xingshi said, it was not Lu Xingshi who needed him, but he needed Lu Xingshi.

"Let me make it clear first. This is just a glimmer of hope. Even if you catch it, the chance of you surviving is slightly higher than if you were exploited."

"But if it succeeds, it will be enough to compete with Shinto."

As he spoke, Lu Xingshi took out a strange object that was tangled together with a large number of pitch-black lines.

"This thing is called Extreme Evil. It is the evil power that I extracted from the Five Turbidities of the Evil World. If you integrate it into your body, you will gain supernatural powers."

Upon hearing this, the official subconsciously took a few steps back, with a look of horror on his face: "This... this thing from the Five Turbidities and Evil World, how can it be allowed? This is a great disaster."

"Then who told you about this disaster?" Lu Xingshi asked back.

"In front, there are the Taoist priests and heavenly masters, and the court is the guarantor. In the back, there is the Emperor's Temple to prove it." The official replied.

Lu Xingshi sneered: "Those who practice Taoism cultivate merits and virtues. This evil world of five turbidities is karma, and therefore conflicts with it. Do you want to speak ill of your enemy?"

"That...of course I said it." The official answered honestly.

"The previous dynasty originally shared the world with the ascetics, and was suppressed by the heaven and the underworld. Naturally, the previous dynasty said whatever the higher-ups said. Your parents said that you don't want to eat white porridge today, but only want to eat white flour buns. Will you give it to them or not?"

"Here!" The official felt like he was being cheated.

"You have seen for yourself what kind of condition the Emperor's Temple is in, so I won't go into details." Lu Xingshi gave another reason.

"I understand. The bad guy said that gold is harmful and needs to be moved home for safekeeping." The official drew inferences from one example and gave Lu Xingshi a counter-example.

"Then let me ask you again, the Five Turbidities and Evil Worlds have been here for more than a hundred years. Have you been affected by them?" Lu Xingshi asked again.

The official recalled and shook his head: "Not much of an impact."

"That's it. Why are you afraid of the extreme evil presented by the Five Turbidities? Just because of this name?"

"If you think the name is ugly, you can change it to Zhu Xian, Shi Shen, Du E, etc. It's just a name."

"You can call me Zhang San or Li Si, as long as you can be of use to me, it doesn't matter."

Lu Xingshi's words immediately convinced the other party.

The official took the Extreme Evil in silence. As soon as it fell into his hands, it merged into the other party's body. The introduction of Extreme Evil and its various uses emerged in his mind.

"Thank you, Taoist priest, for your teachings." The official bowed.

"Don't thank me. You are not the only one who has obtained this method." Lu Xingshi naturally would not put all his eggs in one basket.

The other party did not say anything and felt that this was normal. After all, they were fighting against the Emperor's Temple, which was far from an ordinary event.

(End of this chapter)