The Emperor is Above

Chapter 299: The Evil God Appears and Powerful Enemies Gather
"God is the guardian of the people.

The wicked and powerful God will have many avengeance.

Heaven created the people, their destiny is not predestined.

Everything has a beginning, but few have an end..."

On the altar of state and land, Marquis Xing and other ministers performed the Ganqi dance with solemn and dignified expressions and sang passionately.

Under the altar of land and grain, the nobles and ministers responded in low voices, making the atmosphere of the entire winter festival ceremony particularly solemn.

In the formation of Zhongdafu, Qing Yi had been thinking since that salute. He also understood what Xing Hou meant. From now on, the relationship between the two was no longer a simple monarch and subject.

If Qing Yi has the strength to occupy the Longcheng fiefdom, it will in fact gain an independent status and provide Xing State with an additional safety barrier, so neither side will suffer.

However, the senior ministers Zhongxing Huan and Qi Xi, and the second-in-command Chunyu Fen and Guliang Jing, were angry with Qing Yi because of their past conflicts with the Marquis of Xing. As Qing Yi's status rose, they only felt more regretful and hostile toward him.

In addition, Xing Boyun, the eldest son of Xing Hou, will not change his hatred caused by inexplicable jealousy, and Xing Jiyin——

wrong! Very wrong!
Thinking of the ghost baby disguised as Xing Jiyin, Qing Yi suddenly became alert.

Before he left the capital, this monster who coveted the souls of Qi cultivators was the biggest threat.

Even after repeated reminders, Xing Hou stubbornly believed that Xing Jiyin was bewitched by evil spirits and ghosts, so he temporarily locked him up in the Stone Chamber and waited to find a way to deal with him after the Winter Festival.

However, the Ghost and Witch Department would rather pay a heavy price to let the ghost baby replace Xing Jiyin and hide him in the palace of Shangcheng. The Cat Ghost God and the Five-Directions God have also been hiding in the capital recently. There must be a huge conspiracy.

Fortunately, he awakened his divine power of the third eye at the critical moment that day and eliminated all the power of the ghost baby, otherwise his life would have been in danger.

Unfortunately, due to the obstruction of Yun Shengyan, Yue Chengqing and Linghu Ming, the ghost baby was not killed on the spot, allowing it to continue hiding under the identity of Xing Jiyin.

"This conspiracy is probably not only participated by Cat Ghost God and Wutong God, but also by Black Wind Tribe and Ghost Witch Tribe. I just don't know what they want to do?"

If Longcheng Fengtu is to develop rapidly, Xing State needs to maintain overall stability.

In addition, many friends were in the capital, especially Old Man Shi and Shi Dazhu, who had not returned to the capital until now, so Qing Yi couldn't help but worry about them.

"Moo-"

"Whirl, hurl, hurl—"

Two loud neighs of cows and horses brought Qing Yi's attention back to the altar of state.

Taishu Bingxin and Xing Shuming, the two commanders of the Black Armor Cavalry, each dragged a majestic green ox and a handsome white horse to the Altar of Land and Grain as sacrifices for this year's winter festival.

These were not ordinary cattle and horses, but two exotic beasts of the fifth rank that the Black Armor Cavalry had hunted from the wilderness. It was a pity to use them as sacrifices at this time.

Xing Hou personally held a short knife and killed a blue ox and a white horse, praying: "Heaven created the people, and everything has its rules. The people are born with a good nature, and love virtues..."

The two cows and horses kept wailing, and their struggling movements became smaller and smaller. Blood quickly flowed all over the altar, forming a magical formation pattern along the rune grooves on the altar.

Qing Yi frowned slightly. He faintly felt a faint yin energy in the air. This was definitely not something that should occur during the Winter Festival ceremony.

He immediately closed his eyes, and used the power of his soul to activate the ancestral orifice between his eyebrows: "Open the divine power of the heavenly eye!"

Following a warm feeling from the ancestral orifice between his eyebrows, Qing Yi saw a gray world, which was no different from what he saw with his eyes except that there was no color.

However, as long as he stares at someone, he can tell the person's strength by the strength of his internal energy, which is a good ability.

When he looked towards the Altar of State and Grain, in just a few breaths, the yin energy on the altar quickly thickened, condensing into a faint, hideous and terrifying ghost face floating in the air, which was exactly the same as the totem of the Ghost Witch Tribe.

This made Qing Yi's heart skip a beat: No wonder the ghost baby was not in a hurry when it was locked up in the stone chamber, and did not show any resistance. It turned out that its mission had been completed long ago.

No matter what conspiracy the Ghost Witch Tribe has, Qing Yi will never sit idly by and watch their conspiracy succeed. Helping the ruler and ministers of the State of Xing is also necessary for self-rescue.

He immediately shouted without hesitation: "Be careful, that's a conspiracy of the Ghost Witch Department!"

"My Lord, please retreat! Someone has secretly tampered with the Altar of the Land and State!"

Gong Shuliao, the oldest, did not see the ghost face formed by the Yin Qi in the air, but he also found something unusual with his rich experience. He roared and blocked Xing Hou behind him, wielding a mighty axe in his hand, and fiercely chopped at the rune formation of the Sheji Altar.

"My Lord, be careful, we'll cover you!"

On the altar, six powerful men from the worship hall, including Zhong Xingshuo and Yun Shengyan, quickly protected Xing Hou in the center, but their eyes were fixed on Gong Shu Liao's movements.

Any rune formation is the most fragile and easily destroyed before it is activated. As long as Gong Shu Liao chops and breaks the formation pattern on the Altar of State, the increasingly strong yin energy will naturally dissipate.

However, when Gong Shu Liao was about to chop down the formation with the axe in his hand, he was hit hard by a strange and creepy cat cry. With a muffled groan, his body flew out of the altar backwards.

"Boom bang bang-"

Gong Shu Liao, a powerful second-rank member of the royal family of the State of Xing, was knocked flying into the camp of the nobles and vassal lords, injuring and killing many people in succession before he fell heavily to the ground, coughing up blood. It was obvious that his lungs had been severely injured.

"Uncle——"

Xing Hou cried out in grief, then tried to remain calm and loudly ordered Tai Shu Bing Xin and the others, "Go and invite Qian Ye Weng over!"

"Meow-"

Following another creepy cat cry, the figure of a black cat gradually appeared on the altar. Its simple cry made the scalps of everyone present tingle, and its weird eyes made people tremble.

"Cat Ghost God?" Although Qing Yi saw this black cat for the first time, he judged by intuition that it was definitely the real body of the Cat Ghost God.

He shouted angrily, "Weren't you fighting with Old Man Shi? How is he now? Why are you in the capital?"

The black cat had a thin body only about one foot long and looked like a kitten that had just been born. Its eyes, however, looked even more strange and huge.

"Hehehe, the old man Shi you mentioned must be a skinny old man in ragged clothes!" The cat ghost made a shrill human voice, staring at Qing Yi and laughing.
“This dark and thin old man is really powerful. I’m afraid he is at the peak of the first-grade grandmaster level. Even I, who have practiced for hundreds of years, am still quite afraid of him.

But who let my boy catch his grandson? I deliberately tortured the big man to anger the thin old man, and led him into a large formation. He won't come out in a short time."

"What? Brother Dazhu was captured and tortured, and Old Man Shi was led into the formation?"

Qing Yi's heart was filled with regret and resentment. If he had not asked Shi Dazhu to go out of the city to look for Old Man Shi, perhaps this would not have happened.

The countenance of Lord Xing, the other ministers, and everyone present changed drastically. Originally, they thought that as long as Mr. Qianye could hold off the Cat Demon God, and Mr. Shi who was active around the capital could rush back in time, the two-to-one ratio would be enough to kill and defeat the Cat Demon God.

However, it was unexpected that Old Man Shi never returned to the capital. He was trapped in a large formation by the cunning and insidious Cat Ghost God. It would be difficult for Old Man Qianye to defeat the Cat Ghost God alone.

Qing Yi slowly drew out the newly-issued fifth-grade sword from his waist, and solemnly reminded loudly: "Everyone, be careful, there are not only cat ghost gods in the city, but also five-way gods and ghost babies."

Many vassal officials around were already solemn and worried, and their faces changed drastically when they heard Qing Yi's words. The power of a cat ghost god is so strong, and there are other powerful enemies. Isn't it even more dangerous?
"Don't worry, everyone. With me, Qianye Weng, guarding the capital, how dare the little cat demon come here to die!"

With a resounding voice, Qianye Weng, who was dressed in extremely luxurious clothes and had white hair and beard, slowly descended on a third-grade red-crowned crane with an indifferent expression.

However, before the vassals could breathe a sigh of relief, Cat Ghost God laughed calmly and said, "Hehehe, the first-rank grandmaster is indeed powerful, but I also have a lot of helpers."

"Meow-"

Following a burst of cat's meows, nine sturdy cat ghost gods as strong as black panthers emerged from the vicinity of the Altar of Land and Grain. They leaped onto the altar like lightning, guarding the altar and glaring at the people of Xing State.

At the same time, a mysterious man in a black cloak and a witch from the Ghost Witch Tribe with disheveled hair, a bone ring and animal skins also appeared quietly at the Altar of Land and Grain.

"The nine cat ghost god servants are nine second-grade judges. The cat ghost god and the Black Wind Tribe's high priest are both first-grade strength. Could it be that the Ghost Witch Tribe's top witch is going to summon the Ghost King's Dharma body to appear again?"

Qing Yi frowned. With so many powerful people, they could indeed inflict heavy damage on the State of Xing. However, he still felt that things were not that simple.

"Hahaha, how can you not wait for me, the Red God of Wealth?"

Following a man's unbridled laughter, a thin man accompanied by four gorgeously dressed women also came to the altar.

Suddenly, a vassal exclaimed, "Aren't these the Qi Kingdom actresses from Yaoyue Tower? I didn't expect that they are actually from the Wutong Divine Religion."

Qianye Weng, who had a calm expression when he appeared, now looked extremely embarrassed. Even Qing Yi was wondering in his heart whether he should just escape alone if he really could not deal with so many powerful enemies.

(End of this chapter)