fairy family

Chapter 325 The usurper and the emperor are executed and their heads are offered.

The Temple of Heaven and Earth is the ancestral temple of the lineage to which the God of Heaven and Earth belongs.

This lineage is not passed down among ordinary immortals, but only among princes and nobles who have been practicing Buddhism for a single dynasty.

To date, Yu Que has seen very few immortals with celestial lineages.

He was even more unfamiliar with the ancestral temple to which his generation belonged.

However, upon seeing the surging fortune within the Heavenly Temple, Yu Que's eyes instantly flickered.

He was unfamiliar with the temple, but he was quite familiar with the fortune associated with it.

Furthermore, this Heaven and Earth Temple has long been used by nobles and royalty, making it incompatible with the immortals of the world. Even if Yu Que were to drain its fortune, it should not cause irreparable damage to the fortune of the Central Plains.

While pondering this, Yu Que also quickly approached the Heavenly Temple.

In an instant.

He rushed to the temple entrance, while Tian Cehou had already staggered and plunged into the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

Immediately afterwards, the aura outside the Temple of Heaven and Earth formed a barrier, preventing Yu Que, an outsider, from entering.

The temples depict palaces, towers, beacon towers, smoke signals, and ordinary people, presenting a magnificent picture of the land and its people, as if encompassing the entire Central Plains.

The oppressive aura that Marquis Ce displayed just now has reappeared on this ancestral temple, and its intensity is even greater than before.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yu Que realized: "It seems they were prepared in advance. Can this temple elevate your magical power?"

Just as he predicted.

At this moment, Marquis Tiance entered the Temple of Heaven and Earth. He immediately pushed over the many ancestral tablets in the ancestral temple, even those of the former emperors who had been worshipped here for a long time.

The spirits had barely uttered their words when they shouted, "Traitor! How dare you enter the temple and act so disrespectfully again?!"

Then came screams of agony.

Without a swish, Marquis Tiance unleashed a series of dragon energies, killing or refining these ghosts and gods, absorbing them all into his own divine kingdom.

Immediately, the man ascended the altar in the temple and sat cross-legged on it.

"Today, I am the master of heaven and earth!" he whispered.

Soon, the resulting fluctuations swept through all the immortal lineages and celestial beings of the entire dynasty.

Especially the reigning emperor who was still trapped in the Temple of Heaven.

The man's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! The thieves are ruining my lineage and seizing my ancestral temple!"

His already pale face turned even paler.

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Preceptor's expression changed, and he immediately began to perform hand seals, attempting to communicate and investigate the situation within the Imperial Palace through magical power and dragon energy.

However, the dragon energy in the capital has long since become the property of Marquis Tiance. How could these two, who have not even reached the level of immortals yet, be qualified to mobilize the dragon energy?

Furthermore, the restrictions left by Yu Que around them were still radiating light, effectively confining them.

The two men stared at each other, their eyes filled with deep regret and fear.

Despite their meticulous planning, they never imagined that their grand scheme would not only fail but also give that brat, Marquis Tiance, the opportunity to seize the dragon's energy and take over the Temple of Heaven and Earth in one fell swoop.

Now look what's happened; they're going to squander their family fortune.

Furthermore, based on the nature that Marquis Tiance just displayed, once this person takes control of the capital, the entire immortal lineage of the Heaven and Earth, including the entire dynasty of incense offerings, will probably become his servants.

"Damn it! This boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing. How come I didn't see it before?" The emperor cursed loudly.

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Preceptor standing nearby looked even more dejected.

The man suddenly said, "The most important thing Your Majesty should consider now is how to continue the legacy of our ancestors and prevent our dynasty from being lost in a single day."

The emperor frowned deeply; how could he not know this? Given their current predicament, their lives meant nothing. Even if they survived, their actions of vying for the Five Temples' fortune would be enough to condemn them to the mortal realm and imprison them for life.

Not to mention, the two even attempted to obstruct the breakthrough of a True Immortal!
The emperor quickly came to his senses: "Does the Grand Preceptor mean that we should seek help from the man from Huangshan?"

The Imperial Advisor sighed softly and said, "That's right. Right now, the only one who can stop that traitor from seizing our dynasty's great cause is that True Immortal Yu Que."

He added with a wry smile, "Fortunately, this Immortal Yuque was born today; otherwise, we wouldn't even have this opportunity."

The emperor's face was ashen, and his expression flickered uncertainly.

Although he was very unwilling, it was indeed as the Grand Preceptor said, if Yu Que had not been present.

Given the cunning and methods of that scoundrel, Marquis Tiance, the situation will inevitably worsen, and there will be no way to salvage it.

"Very well." The Emperor said in a deep voice, "Please, Grand Preceptor, teach me how to persuade that Immortal Yu to take action?"

The Imperial Advisor smiled slightly, pointed to the location of the Imperial Palace, and said:
"This matter is simple. The Temple of Heaven and Earth is currently occupied by that thief. This temple is closely related to my incense offerings. Even if it were True Immortal Yu, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to pry open this temple in a short time."

Besides, the thief is still inside the temple. All we need to do is help Master Yu enter the temple, and he will drive the thief away.”

As the emperor gazed at the scene of wildly shifting fortunes within the imperial palace, his eyes gleamed: "Isn't this move tantamount to driving a tiger to devour a wolf, or inviting a tiger into the house?"

The Imperial Preceptor glanced around at the five ancestral temples surrounding the Temple of Heaven and sighed softly, "With the magnanimity of True Immortal Yu, I imagine he would at least leave behind a legacy of incense offerings for us."

These words silenced the reigning emperor.

He had already discovered it long ago.

Although Yu Que was using the fortune of the Five Temples to become an immortal, his generous sharing of fortune and his efforts to perfect the legendary Gate of Immortality, thus opening up the path to immortality for all immortals in the world, all demonstrate his extraordinary magnanimity.

With a sigh, the Emperor bowed to the Imperial Advisor and said, "Please teach me, Imperial Advisor, how to assist Immortal Yu."

The Imperial Advisor's smile vanished, and he instead cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.
"This matter is easy; please allow me to borrow Your Majesty's head."

When the emperor heard this, his face showed neither anger nor surprise; instead, he nodded knowingly.

"This unworthy descendant is here." The man said nothing more, but straightened his robes, faced the imperial palace and ancestral temple, and knelt down.

He lowered his head and craned his neck, saying:
"Please, sir, take my head."

The Imperial Advisor was moved, but he did not stand on ceremony. Instead, he bowed to the Emperor and then walked up to him, making a knife shape with his hand.

With a snap!
The man swiftly beheaded the emperor and sealed the wound to prevent the blood from soiling the emperor's clothes.

The Imperial Preceptor, holding the Emperor's head, carefully adjusted his hair and crown, then knelt in the direction of the Huangshan Taoist Palace members in the Temple of Heaven, prostrating himself in reverence.
"This sinful subject begs the immortal master of the Yellow Palace to bring my head into the palace and open the gates and temples for the true immortal Yu Zhenxian."

From their discussion to one of them offering his neck for execution and the other actually daring to kill the emperor, many immortals present watched with moved expressions.

In particular, the fact that these two did not hesitate at all and did the deed without giving anyone a chance to advise them truly moved many immortals.

In the silence, the Imperial Preceptor kowtowed again, his white hair covering the ground: "I humbly request the Immortal Master Huang Gong to deliver the head of our Emperor!"

at last.

A clear voice sounded.

Gong Dongxue stepped forward first and replied in a deep voice, "Alright. I'll deliver this head for you."

Although she had agreed to the Grand Preceptor's request, to prevent the two from being tricked, Gong Dongxue still tried to communicate with Yu Que telepathically, hoping that Yu Que would notice the situation. She also had her disciples surround the Grand Preceptor and his companion, while she continued to reassure them verbally to prevent them from breaking out and disrupting Yu Que's duel with Tian Ce Hou.

Meanwhile, Yu Que...

He was hindered by the fortune of the Heaven and Earth Temple, and his movements slowed down slightly. When Gong Dongxue tried to contact him, he immediately noticed the transmission signals from the Huangshan disciples.

So he simply swept his divine sense across the Temple of Heaven and knew exactly what had happened.

His eyebrows twitched, showing considerable surprise.

He could clearly see that the emperor was not faking his death, but that his head had been cut off and his soul was imprisoned inside his head.

At this moment, the life force of his physical body has been completely lost. Even if Yu Que takes out the elixir of immortality from the Medicine King Temple, it will be difficult to revive the body of this emperor.

After pondering for a moment, he chuckled softly:

"Does the king die for his country?"

He then transmitted his voice to the top of the Temple of Heaven, his voice booming like a great bell, and shouted:
“However, I will take your head.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the confinement around the reigning emperor and the imperial advisor dissipated.

This scene caused the surrounding immortals to hurriedly look up, and the figure of the current imperial advisor prostrating on the ground appeared even more humble.

Yu Que reassured Gong Dongxue and the others, saying, "There's no need to keep an eye on this person."

He then addressed the imperial advisor, saying, "There's no need to forward it; you can send it over yourself."

Yu Que didn't want Gong Dongxue and the others to come, naturally because he was worried that the disciples of Huangshan Dao Palace would be caught in the crossfire and die in the aftermath of the battle.

With the Five Ancestral Temples guarding the Temple of Heaven, it can currently be said to be the safest place in the entire Imperial City.

Even if the area within a thousand miles were razed to the ground, the Temple of Heaven would not necessarily be destroyed.

Upon hearing the order, the Imperial Preceptor immediately agreed: "I will obey the Immortal's decree."

Immediately, this person, with disheveled hair, bent over, and carrying the head of the reigning emperor, flew towards the imperial palace.

Soon.

The Imperial Preceptor, who had been serving the temple for a long time, saw Yu Que standing with his hands behind his back right in front of the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

Although Yu Que was hindered by the fortune of the Temple of Heaven and Earth, he did not just stand by and watch. Instead, he had already released heavenly fire outside the temple, causing the three-legged golden crow to hover outside and continuously burn the temple to reduce its fortune.

"Your humble servant pays respects to the Immortal Master Yu." The Imperial Preceptor immediately prostrated himself in reverence and presented the head of the reigning emperor.

"This is the head of our emperor. Holding it can break open the temple gate, prevent the temple's fortune from targeting it, and strip that traitor of his control over the Temple of Heaven and Earth."

The man quickly explained the specific method for using the emperor's head at that moment.

Yu Que looked at the two figures before him, one alive and one dead, with a smile.

He couldn't help but say, "It is truly astonishing that the Imperial Advisor could persuade His Majesty to die."

The word "Your Majesty" that he uttered reached the ears of the Imperial Preceptor, who immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the anxiety in his heart subsided considerably.

With those two words, no matter how playful Yu Que's tone was, he at least acknowledged the identity of the reigning emperor and the legitimacy of the dynasty's continued rule.

Even if the dynasty cannot preserve the Central Plains afterward, it should not be as cruel as the previous dynasty, where even the ancestral temple was burned down and suppressed.

Suddenly, Yu Que changed the subject again: "Then what are the Imperial Preceptor's own plans?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Preceptor's expression remained unchanged. He continued to hold the emperor's head and said in a deep voice:

"Your humble servant deserves to die ten thousand times over. I have kept this crippled body only so that I may personally kill that traitor."

The man paused, then spoke firmly: "If the true immortal finds my crippled body still useful, please feel free to use it; I would gladly oblige!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Que understood that this fellow was also determined to die, and was not just trying to fool the current emperor into dying, using him as a pledge to survive.

This made him narrow his eyes slightly: "These two, ruler and minister, don't seem to be so useless after all."

Yu Que's gaze softened slightly as he looked at the two men.

However, merits are merits and demerits are demerits. These two intended to prevent him from becoming an immortal and had a grudge against him for obstructing his path. Yu Que would not be truly friendly to them.

He immediately pointed at the old national advisor, and whoosh!

A purple figure landed on the old national advisor, causing his beard and hair to rise and his body to swirl with purple energy.

"Go to that temple and open the temple door for me."

Yu Que gave the instructions in a calm tone.

The Imperial Preceptor was astonished. Feeling the immense magical power within him, his expression wavered: "This...this is the magical power of a Nascent Soul Immortal!"

At this moment, Yu Que was using the primordial spirit weapon in his hand to empower this guy.

This way, the other party can be used as a scout, and it also prevents this person from getting close to the Temple of Heaven and Earth and colluding with the Marquis of Heavenly Decree inside.

The Imperial Preceptor was, after all, a half-step Nascent Soul Immortal. After a moment of stunned silence, he came to his senses, immediately stood up, and bowed deeply to Yu Que.

"Yes, I obey the order."

Without hesitation, the man shouted and strode towards the Heavenly Temple.

Arriving at the temple gate, he held the human head in his hands, chanted incantations, melted open the emperor's forehead, extracted his essence and blood, drew a talisman, and shouted it towards the temple of heaven and earth:

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:"

Heaven and earth open and close, temple gates open and close!

Squeak!

The Temple of Heaven and Earth, which had remained unmoved even under the scorching heat of Yu Que's Heavenly Fire, began to shake, and the fortune around it began to dissipate.

At that moment, Tian Ce Hou, who was resting and recuperating on the altar in the temple and plotting his next move, suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with surprise and doubt.

"How could he break the fortune of my ancestral temple so quickly?"

At a glance, Marquis Tiance spotted the Grand Preceptor outside the temple gate, and the head of his adoptive father in the Grand Preceptor's hand.

Marquis Tiance immediately launched into a tirade of curses:

"What a foolish and treacherous ruler and his ministers! You should die somewhere else, why did you have to come and ruin my grand plan?"

He immediately took action, intending to kill the incense-burning national teacher outside the temple.

Buzz!

However, this person was holed up in the temple, so the magic he could use was limited. Moreover, the incense master was blessed by the primordial spirit Dao soldier, so his magic power was temporarily at the level of a loose immortal.

Marquis Tiance's angry strike through the door failed to kill the incense-offering national preceptor.

Just as the man was about to make another move, Yu Que swayed and calmly stepped into the temple entrance, smiling at the other man.

(End of this chapter)