The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 612 Forged with Soul, Commanded by Talisman

With the appearance of this shadow stone canopy, all the slander and framing against Tantai Wuji for her previous statement that Lang Jiuchuan was a demon who harmed the Imperial Preceptor and the Holy Maiden fell apart. She used this irrefutable evidence to slap Tantai Wuji in the face and prove her innocence.

Inside Wujing City, some people's eyes turned red, some breathed a sigh of relief, but others felt heartbroken.

So that's how it is. She was the victim, but she was framed as a sorcerer. How dare the Tantai royal family do that?

All the Tantai clan members were terrified. They knew that there was an unwritten rule when the Da Dan Kingdom was founded that the emperor was personally selected by the national advisor based on his birth date and time. This was for the sake of the prosperity of the Tantai clan and the longevity of the family. However, they never expected that they were not selected because they did not have enough good fortune. Was this a blessing or a curse?

All are unfortunate!
They were merely captive blood descendants, constantly being devoured and possessed. They were the ancestor's food supply. No wonder a genius who appears only once every hundred years came about in this way. They were clearly the same person. And how desperate were those ancestors who were possessed?
And then there's the current emperor, Tantai Yan...

The Tantai royal family felt as if the sky had fallen. Originally, having an ancestor who had lived for a thousand years was something to be happy about, but now their ancestor was a heartless demon who had harmed so many people and clans. Now that a Golden Core cultivator had issued an edict to punish him, how could they, who shared the same surname Tantai, possibly have a good end?
How could a person cause such a big disaster?
Many Tantai people feel hopeless and their future is uncertain.

Liu Xiu was filled with rage, his aura of malevolence rising continuously. He said to the head of the Gong family beside him, "What you said is too conservative. His actions are outrageous and inhuman. He is so depraved, yet he still dares to dream of ascending to heaven and seeking enlightenment. It's simply wishful thinking!"

"But he almost succeeded!" The head of the Gong family looked at Lang Jiuchuan, who was standing in mid-air, his throat choked with emotion, and said, "What was she thinking when she was sacrificed?"

Liu Xiu also looked at Lang Jiuchuan and said, "A person with a firm mind, who is devoted to the Dao and cares about the common people, will not cry and whine or wallow in self-pity even if betrayed and driven to despair. Instead, he will do everything in his power to crush that person's hopes."

"So she was willing to self-destruct her soul in order to break free from those shackles. The soul is the core of the imprisonment array," Fengya said calmly.

Both of them trembled as they self-destructed their souls.

Liu Xiu looked at him with respect, but also with fear. If he were in that situation, would he dare to be so resolute?

Probably not!
"As expected, not everyone can reach the Dan realm." He gave a wry smile.

As the sky disappeared, Lang Jiuchuan disregarded how many people would be kept awake all night by the appearance of this shadow stone. Her clear and majestic voice, as if coming from the heavens, accompanied by the golden talisman she had written with her divine soul, resounded throughout Wujing and spread like ripples from the capital to more distant places.

"I, Lang Jiuchuan, have now attained the Golden Elixir Dao. By the mandate of Heaven, I solemnly proclaim to the world: A thousand years ago, the ancestor of the Tantai clan, Tantai Wuji, failed in his attempt to break through to the Great Dao. For his own selfish desires, he sought to become the master of the Great Dao, seizing the bodies of his descendants, harming his disciples, stealing the lives of the common people, and enriching himself by usurping the country. Now, he has fallen into the demonic path, harming living beings and attempting to overthrow the mountains and rivers, causing widespread suffering. His crimes are too numerous to count and have aroused the wrath of both gods and men."

"Now, I use my soul as the forging stone and the talisman as the command, summoning all virtuous monks and elders of the mountains, all those with the heart to subdue demons and protect the Way, to vanquish evil and restore order to the world, and to set things right!"

"Now that the imperial edict has been issued, all those who share the righteous path, upon seeing this edict, shall regard it as a personal meeting and shall unite as one to punish evil and defend the Way. This is my decree!"

As the imperial edict was uttered, the enormous golden talisman that had been condensing in the air trembled violently, transforming into countless tiny golden streaks of light that shot out in all directions and disappeared into the sky, its sound shaking the world.

This command, activated by her power as a Golden Core Dao Foundation True Person, allows cultivators to see the talisman, hear its sound, and feel its resonance.

The moment the talismanic light vanished, the world trembled. Lang Jiuchuan looked again at Wujing, which was primarily ravaged by demonic energy, and the people whose eyes were bloodshot and who seemed to have lost their minds. She took off the Emperor Bell from her waist, which had been tempered and made even more sacred, and her spiritual energy resonated into the bell. With a clang, the bell rang.

She opened her pink lips, and a chant of Sanskrit rang out—the Great Compassion Mantra. The chant, mixed with the sound of the bell vibrating from the bell, struck into people's hearts, forcibly driving away their inner demons and resentment.

Even though it was just one person chanting the sutra, the sutra was transmitted to all corners of Wujing and clearly entered everyone's eardrums. People with strong willpower instantly woke up and saw their hands, wondering what they were doing.
Some people even screamed in agony when they saw the corpses around them. How could they have killed their own relatives and friends?

As the bell tolled far and wide, at Huguo Temple, the abbot chanted a Buddhist prayer, stepped up to the bell tower, personally struck the giant bell, and then, along with the scriptures that were being circulated, recited the Great Compassion Mantra.

Merit mantras can dispel the darkest and most obscure inner demons.

More and more people woke up, and the dark demonic energy that shrouded Wujing seemed to be no match for the merit and righteous energy of the scriptures and incantations, and was cleansed and dispersed.

Some people survived the ordeal, but when they saw the mistakes they made due to a moment of impulse, they couldn't help but burst into tears, feeling unbearable pain.

Liu Xiu and the head of the Gong family exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with pity.

Lang Jiuchuan withdrew his power and stepped down from the void, saying to the two, "I will go and find Tantai Wuji, but the chaos he caused will be suppressed by you fellow Daoists. The Tantai clan cannot cause any trouble. Among the Xuan clan, the Gong family has the deepest foundation. This matter will be handled by you, the head of the Gong family."

The head of the Gong family cupped his hands in greeting: "We will certainly not fail Your Majesty's expectations. However, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Now, Tantai De is unworthy of the position, the so-called national advisor who could preside over the overall situation is dead, and Tantai Wuji has gone into hiding. Their clan can no longer dream of sitting on the throne. But the affairs of Da Dan cannot be stopped. If there is no monarch to oversee things, people's hearts will be restless. I'm afraid that even without the corruption of demonic energy, they will fight each other for the throne, each with their own calculations."

"The court will continue to function as before. I will first find Lord Shen Qinghe and Lord Zeng Guangchuan and have them lead the Six Ministries of the Secretariat to govern the country and ensure its stability. I have already calculated that a wise ruler will appear no later than next year. Until then, the lords will be in charge. As for whether anyone will seek personal gain, I will use my divine sense as a command arrow to guard the Qiankun Palace. Anyone who dares to use their power for personal gain and disrupt the world, hehe... then I will use them as a sacrifice to welcome the new emperor!"

She is indeed a Golden Elixir True Person, but she is not a true Buddha or Bodhisattva who does not kill. She wants to stabilize the country. If others disrupt the country, no matter who they are, they will be killed!

The head of the Gong family breathed a sigh of relief. She had just shown off her skills, and anyone who dared to provoke her would probably have to suppress their thoughts.

"Then you need to hurry. Shen Qinghe was flogged fifty times by Tantai Wuji for defending you. Even with the elixir keeping him alive, a full recovery won't be easy. Moreover, his family members have been sentenced to exile and are probably already on their way out of Wujing."

Lang Jiuchuan looked at Fengya: "Your physical body is exactly the original form of Old Ghost Tantai. You can stay in this palace as the master for now and suppress the arrogance of those people. I'll be right back!"

Fengya: "..."

Who are you trying to annoy?

(End of this chapter)