After the Skyfall

Chapter 577 Sanchuan Dragon King
The destructive power caused by the three thousand Jinyiwei scattered into a city was staggering. All of them were evolvers, and climbing walls and flying over roofs was no problem for them. Moreover, each of them had activated their psychic medium, so no ghosts or monsters could escape. Just the action aroused fierce resistance from the gods of incense and worship in the city.

"Who has the guts to come to my fiefdom and cause trouble?"

A column of green smoke rose into the sky from the city, and then transformed into a middle-aged man. This man was dignified and of noble status. He was a prince. After his death, he was canonized as a righteous god and enjoyed incense and offerings.

I never thought that someone would come to my door on such an ordinary day. This is simply outrageous.

You have to know that he is a royal relative and shares the same fate with the country. Unless the dynasty comes to an end, he will always rest easy.

"I am Master Taiyi, the current imperial master. Today, I will lead three thousand Jinyi Guards and start from this city to start the journey of destroying mountains and temples."

At this moment, Li Yi came stepping on the golden auspicious clouds. He stared at the incense god and spoke slowly.

"The current imperial teacher, Master Taiyi?"

The middle-aged man laughed when he heard this and said, "Don't say you are a national teacher. Even the current emperor would have to call me uncle when he sees me. Take your people and get out of this city. Otherwise, you will die tomorrow."

Li Yi didn't say anything, his eyes flashed, and in an instant a silver lightning suddenly struck down, but he was caught by his bare hands. Then the heart fire energy wrapped around it, and the originally silver lightning turned red in an instant.

"You and I have no grudges, but this world cannot accommodate so many gods of incense and worship, so please die."

His expression was indifferent, and he didn't explain much. He just raised his hand and threw the scorching lightning in his hand.

Boom!

A thunderbolt sounded between heaven and earth.

The incense god's eyes suddenly narrowed when he saw this, and he wanted to dodge, but he had been pampered for countless years and had no idea how to fight with others, so he was hit by the lightning before he even understood what was happening.

Ah!
A shrill scream echoed, and the body of the incense god was split open with a hideous gash. A large amount of incense power scattered in all directions, and a faint fragrance floated in the sky above the entire city, as if the sandalwood in the temple was lit.

And inside the torn body, the fire in his heart was burning, making him feel so painful that he wished he was dying.

"You, you really dare to attack this king?"

The god of incense was shocked and angry, but he was not stupid. Seeing the Jinyiwei in the city destroying the statues of gods everywhere, he began to panic.

Is the current emperor really going to do something earth-shattering?

But how dare Zhao Chengqian, that bastard, do that? Doesn't he want to be the emperor anymore?

Even if he killed himself, how could he kill all the incense gods in the world? Could he also kill Emperor Yin? That bastard had only been on the throne for ten years, and his foundation was not solid. Even if he trained three thousand Jinyi Guards, it would not matter. He only needed a stronger incense god to destroy them all.

Could it be that you want to rely on this Master Taiyi?

The throne, national destiny, and even one's own life are all placed on this Taoist priest. Could it be that this Taoist priest has extraordinary abilities that allow that kid Zhao Chengqian to make such a desperate gamble?
As a prince who once participated in the fight for the throne, this god of incense and fire had a lot of associations with the current events. If it were him, he would never dare to do such a thing. That's why he was certain that Master Taiyi would not dare to do anything to him. But when he really did something cruel, he was completely panicked.

Li Yi was too lazy to explain so much to this incense god. He just pointed in the air and a golden light shot out, turning into a flying sword that fell from the sky.

The sword fell on a tall statue in the city.

With just one blow, the statue was reduced to dust in an instant.

The statue was destroyed, faith collapsed, and the god of incense could no longer hold on. He let out a loud roar, and his body exploded on the spot, completely disappearing into smoke.

In less than half an hour, all the statues in the city were destroyed. Only the statue of His Majesty was left untouched, because destroying mountains and temples was not to completely cut off the incense, but to concentrate the power of faith and belief.

"Even though the Jinyiwei is very efficient, the world is too big. It is impossible to eliminate all the incense gods in a short period of time." Li Yi stood on the golden cloud at this moment, looking into the distance calmly: "The best way is to make a big fuss about this matter, use me as bait to lure out those powerful incense gods to deal with me, and then fight to decide the outcome."

"As long as most of the powerful incense gods are killed, the rest will be a matter of course."

So he was not in a hurry, but waited for the opportunity to come.

About an hour later.

The scattered Jinyiwei began to gather and assemble quickly. They had strong mobility and had completed their mission brilliantly.

"Let's go to the next city." Li Yi used the cloud-flying technique again and took all the Jinyiwei with him to the next city.

There is another major drawback in becoming a god through worshipping gods, and that is that temples will be built in cities with large populations. Although there are some land temples and mountain god temples in the wild mountains and wilderness, they are all minor gods. Usually, only passers-by and mountain folks offer sacrifices to them, and they do not have much power from worshipping gods. Naturally, Li Yi's action this time is to focus on dealing with the big guys.

Therefore, his actions were very simple. He traveled around the world and specifically went to cities with large populations.

soon.

Li Yi came to the second city according to the map in his mind. The place was called Sanchuan County, because there were three large rivers passing through the city, hence the name.

The deities enshrined here include kings, river gods, city gods, and many famous people from ancient times to the present.

He sent out the three thousand Jinyi Guards again, and then brought the remaining few Jinyu Guards to the sky above Sanchuan County, sensing the breath of heaven and earth, waiting for the powerful incense god to appear.

This city is indeed not a simple one. A monster appeared in the river, a crocodile that had become a spirit. It was called the Dragon King of Three Rivers. There were several Dragon King temples, which received incense and offerings from ships and the people in the city. However, this monster was not a legitimate god of the court. It was just because of its powerful strength and small ambitions that the court ignored it.

When the Jinyiwei were destroying the Dragon King Temple, the crocodile demon did not show up at first. When he destroyed the third Dragon King Temple, the crocodile demon finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he stirred up a storm, a strong wind, and gathered dark clouds, intending to kill the Jinyiwei who destroyed the Dragon King Temple.

Although the Jinyiwei have reached the spiritual perception realm, they still seem small and powerless in front of the monsters that have received incense.

Above the river, huge waves dozens of meters high rolled up, trying to swallow up the Jinyiwei on the shore.

But the next moment.

Above the sky, a dazzling fist light came, accompanied by the sounds of dragon roars and tiger roars. The huge waves dozens of meters high rolled back in an instant. At the same time, the river water was stained with blood, and a huge black figure exploded from the water.

A huge crocodile, as big as a dragon, was stranded on the shore. There was a fist mark on its back, breaking its spine. Blood splattered and its breath instantly became weak.

Although it is very strong.

But unfortunately, it met the stronger Li Yi and was defeated with just one hit.

"What a huge crocodile! Is this the Dragon King of Sanchuan?"

When a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard saw this strange beast, his eyelids twitched and he was extremely surprised.

"Don't waste time. Master Taiyi is watching from the sky. Finish the job quickly." Other Jinyiweis nearby urged.

They did not go to watch the show. After seeing the crisis was over, they immediately destroyed the last statue of the Dragon King and then quickly evacuated from here, destroying the land temple along the way.

"I am the Dragon King of Sanchuan. I have never done any evil. Instead, I have helped the imperial court to quell river disasters and control floods. Why are you killing me today?" At this moment, the light of the soul rose into the sky along with the smell of incense. The giant crocodile revealed its true form, which turned out to be a young man in his early thirties with a handsome appearance.

The man was indignant and glared at Li Yi, feeling extremely unfair.

The incense gods have been able to exist in this world for so long, so they cannot be all bad. Since they want to receive the incense from the people, they naturally need to do something for the people. Otherwise, how can they be worthy of being worshipped by others?
"Sorry." Li Yi looked calm and actually apologized at this moment.

Sanchuan Dragon King was stunned at this moment.

Why is this sudden enemy so polite?
But Li Yi said immediately: "I am wrong in this matter. You may be innocent, but this matter involves the dispute of the world's incense. I can only kill the wrong person rather than let him go. If you hide in the deep mountains and old forests, I may let you go, but your Dragon King Temple is spread all over Sanchuan County, which has affected the incense of the court, so today you can only perish."

"I see. Is the imperial court going to fight for the incense?"

Sanchuan Dragon King was not a dull person and he immediately understood what was going on. He saw that his body was severely injured, the statue was smashed, and the Jinyiwei in the city were acting recklessly. It was obvious that they were doing this at the emperor's command and not on their own initiative.

"Master, can you give me a chance? I am willing to surrender and help the court conquer the gods of incense and fire. Although you are powerful, you don't have enough manpower. I am willing to do my best to exchange for a glimmer of hope."

He took a deep breath, then bowed and knelt down to pay homage to Li Yi.

As a monster who has lived for hundreds of years and has experienced everything, he naturally understood that as a local dragon king, how could he dare to go against the trend of the times? The only right thing to do was to surrender.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then he started thinking again.

The surrender of the God of Incense was not part of the previous plan, but the words of the Sanchuan Dragon King did remind him of this.

The world is vast, and the worship of incense is deeply rooted in people's hearts. It is impossible to wipe out all the incense gods, but we have to keep some, which will also contribute to the stability of the world.

Thinking of this.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will allow you to surrender. From now on, you will be by my side, and I will help you destroy mountains and temples, and conquer the gods of incense and fire. If you succeed, you will be a righteous dragon king in the future. If you have other intentions, you will be killed immediately."

"Thank you, sir." Upon hearing this, Sanchuan Dragon King breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, my life is saved, and I can deal with other things later.

"Taiyi Demon, I am the Marquis of Guannei appointed by the previous emperor. How dare you destroy my temple? You are seeking death by cutting off my incense supply." But the next moment, another earth-shaking roar sounded, and a man was seen wrapped in a green smoke from the incense. His eyes were red and he was holding a Panlong stick and was killing them.

That was Guannei Hou Wu Jin, who was canonized as a true god after his death and enjoyed incense and offerings for nearly a hundred years. How could he tolerate his temple being destroyed now? He killed him immediately.

Seeing this, Li Yi didn't say much. He stepped on the auspicious cloud, turned into a golden light and killed him in an instant.

boom.

There was a loud roar from heaven and earth, and the body of this Guannei Hou was instantly blown up, the incense scattered, and his mind flew in all directions.

"You dare to kill me with this little strength?" Li Yi shouted, clenched his fist and stepped into the air. He was covered in lightning, and his body was wrapped in the aura of dragon and tiger, and he was filled with murderous intent.

Such a scene made the Sanchuan Dragon King who was not far away tremble with fear.

The strength of this Taoist priest was truly terrifying. He did not use his full strength when dealing with him before, otherwise his real body would have been blown up on the spot like Guannei Hou Wu Jin.

(End of this chapter)