Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 553-563: Taking Over Three Families
There are many foolish people in the world who are unaware of their own stupidity. They may be immersed in their own subjective impressions, or they may think that they are better than others and can find better methods, or they may think that if the sky falls, there will always be tall people to hold it up.

Little did they know that when real disaster strikes, all things are but ants, and no one can survive a raging fire.

"That idiot!" Dou Xingshen cursed angrily.

As a deity who personally faced that disaster, he naturally knew just how terrifying those things behind the door were.

If he were in Lin Beixuan's position, he would probably not hesitate to take control of Liangzhou first.

Only by handling the door ourselves can we better manage it and reduce the impact of the disaster to a manageable level.

And if that door does open one day, it will be good to prepare in advance.

"I'm going to kill Yang Li, are you still going to stop me?"

Lin Beixuan quietly watched Dou Xingshen. Although the two had fought before, they were not enemies in the strict sense.

However, if Dou Xingshen still chooses to stand on Yang Li's side, then the outcome is hard to predict.

He was not a soft-hearted person. Before leaving Luozhou, he asked the Heavenly Gang Venerable how to kill the Great Mortal God.

Dou Xingshen was seriously injured at the moment, and he raised his head to look at Lin Beixuan.

He didn't speak, but just let out a long sigh.

Lin Beixuan's eyes gradually turned cold: "If I don't speak, it means you agree."

At this moment, Dou Xingshen shook his head: "I have already repaid what I owed him in this battle."

Lin Beixuan remained silent and brushed past Dou Xingshen.

When Kang Xingshen saw Dou Xingshen back down, his tense expression relaxed considerably.

After the battle, he concealed his body and transformed into a young man dressed in a black robe of wind and fire.

He walked over to the Star God and patted him on the shoulder: "That's more like it!"

"A wise man knows when to yield. I lacked your foresight back then, and ended up as someone's mount!"

We are all mortal gods and spirits, so how could we possibly have any life-or-death grudges?

Previously, due to their hostile relationship, he had made some harsh remarks. Now that the battle was over, seeing that Lin Beixuan had no intention of punishing Dou Xingshen, he naturally planned to ease the tension between the two.

However, Dou Xingshen merely glared at Kang Xingshen before turning and disappearing.

Seeing the other party leave without even saying goodbye, Kang Xingshen's face turned ugly, and he cursed inwardly, "I shouldn't have held back just now."

……

The Beiming Army did not harass the people of Liangcheng after entering the city, which was entirely due to the merit system established by Lin Beixuan.

You can exchange your battle merits for something in the army's warehouse, but if you violate military orders, you will not only be punished, but your merits will also be deducted, which is unacceptable to the soldiers of the Beiming Army.

Besides, they had seen the list of merit points that could be exchanged, and they looked down on the things in these ordinary people's homes.

Therefore, after entering the city, the Beiming army went straight to the Liang Prince's Mansion.

When Lin Beixuan arrived, the Beiming army had already surrounded the Liang Prince's mansion. High-ranking generals such as Wu Huo had entered the mansion, intending to capture the Liang Prince.

Unfortunately, King Liang foresaw that Dou Xingshen would be defeated in this battle and fled early, leaving only his family members at home.

"Hmph, you ran pretty fast, and you're ruthless enough."

Covered in blood, Wu Huo stood in the spacious courtyard of the Liang Prince's mansion. Standing before him were the Liang Prince's wife, children, and elderly relatives.

He originally thought that the King of Liang, who controlled a province and openly challenged the imperial court, must be someone worthy of respect.

However, he heartlessly abandoned his wife, children, and elderly parents, leaving alone. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a cold-blooded and ruthless beast.

He coldly surveyed the family members inside the Liang Prince's mansion.

It wasn't until Lin Beixuan arrived that he withdrew his gaze and said, "Lord, I failed in my duty and let Yang Li escape. The Gray Immortal Ancestor is using a secret method to search for him, but I don't know if he can find him."

Lin Beixuan was not surprised that Yang Li had escaped; in fact, he had already guessed that the other party would run away.

"He fled in such a hurry that he didn't have time to take all his belongings with him, interrogate these people properly, and confiscate all the property of the Prince of Liang and his associates to expand the military treasury."

"What about these people?" Wu Huo asked, pointing at the family members in the Liang Prince's mansion, a murderous glint in his eyes.

Lin Beixuan frowned and pondered for a moment: "Arrange for them to work as herbalists on Mount Bai. Have the White Immortal Ancestor have someone keep a close eye on them, and kill them if they cause any trouble."

Lin Beixuan made no attempt to hide his words from the family members of the Prince's Mansion; in fact, he was speaking directly to them.

Logically, the Liang Prince's family members should not have been kept alive, because keeping them might cause trouble and affect the rule of the Beiming Army. It would be far better to kill them outright.

But Lin Beixuan didn't think that way. His worldly mindset ultimately prevented him from doing something as simple as wiping out an entire family.

He still intended to give the people from the Liang Prince's Mansion a chance.

If someone is willing to live a peaceful and ordinary life, that would be good for everyone. But if they are not, he is not the kind of person who likes overly compassionate saints.

After dealing with the Liang Prince's family members in a simple manner, a massive sweep soon swept through Liang City.

Besides the Liang Prince's residence, the homes of the Liang Prince's advisors were also ransacked by the Beiming army, who found a large amount of wealth and treasures.

Without exception, all of these items were added to the Northern Underworld Army's treasury.

Looking at the thick stack of items, even Lin Beixuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Because ordinary treasures are actually lower-level items in these lists, while advanced cultivation techniques and spells take up several pages, and there are even two pieces of mortal divine organs.

The organs of mortal gods are valuable. After a mortal god dies, besides the pure divine power that dissipates into the world, the only thing that can remain for a long time and maintain its power is the organ of the mortal god. This is a valuable thing that can give someone who has been stuck at the peak of the Divine Realm for a long time a chance to break through to the Human Immortal Realm.

Lin Beixuan handed over all these lists to the Fox Spirit God for processing, and at the same time ordered Wu Huo to lead people to recapture the cities in Liangzhou that had not yet surrendered.

Since the news of the fall of the King of Liang spread, the resistance of the cities in Liangzhou against the Beiming Army has been much less. Most of them even surrendered without the Beiming Army having to lift a finger.

What was even more surprising was the attitude of the people of Liangzhou towards the Beiming Army.

They seemed indifferent to who ruled them, and even began to sing praises to the Lord of Beiming after the Beiming army's arrival and the chaos of war in various parts of Liangzhou gradually subsided.

For them, who ruled them was irrelevant; what mattered was who brought them tangible benefits. Unlike the Liang King's army, the Beiming army did not plunder villages under the guise of war, nor did they arbitrarily seize their land and houses. For this reason alone, the Beiming army had a good image in the hearts of the people.

In addition, the Beiming Army brought some systems from Luozhou, which brought a unique vitality to Liangzhou, which originally had a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

Quest Hall, City Lord Quests, Public Quests, Private Quests, Ghost Money, Exchange...

These novel things left the people of Liangzhou both bewildered and intrigued.

The Northern Underworld Army never forces them to engage with these things; it's entirely up to their own free will.

If you don't want to embrace new things, you can do the same things you used to do; the two are not mutually exclusive.

However, if one is willing to accept it, one will discover the benefits these systems can bring.

After all, no one would complain about not having enough money.

Although it's strange that the rewards for completing these tasks are ghost money and some skill levels, as long as the ghost money can be spent, it's no different from regular money.

As a result, after a certain period of time in the future, Liangzhou gradually followed Luozhou in using ghost money as the mainstream currency.

Of course, immediately after the war in Liangzhou ended, Lin Beixuan went to the location of Shenyuanmen.

The Divine Abyss Gate is located on a wide plain in Liangzhou. Its gate is much larger than that of the Gemstone Gate, like a magnificent and ornate archway suddenly erected on the earth.

Lin Beixuan raised his head and looked at the huge door beam that was tens of meters high, feeling a faint sense of fear in his heart.

He could clearly sense the terrifying aura emanating from behind the door, a difference in their essential power, distinct from that of ordinary beings.

It's hard to imagine that if this door were opened, any powerful deity at the level of a mortal ruler could walk out. The small state of Liangzhou would probably be wiped out in half a day.

Shenhou appeared beside Lin Beixuan, his eyes gazing nostalgically at the massive gate of Shenyuanmen.

The Divine Abyss Gate he saw back then was open. Under the transformation of the special space of the Divine Abyss Gate, the area within a radius of thousands of miles was polluted into a desolate wasteland. The strange forces from outside the realm completely destroyed the rules of the mortal world built by the two energies of purity and turbidity.

If it hadn't been discovered early by the Lord of the Underworld and various mortal deities, its pollution might have engulfed the entire dynasty.

"Even though the door is closed, it still makes one feel an uncontrollable unease!" Shenhou sighed.

"Is there any way to solve it?" Lin Beixuan asked, tilting his head.

“Unlike the Gemstone Gate, the Divine Abyss Gate cannot be suppressed by a mortal master using his spatial divine domain. My suggestion is to seal off this area and prevent anyone from getting close.”

"That will probably be very difficult!" Lin Beixuan said, frowning.

The Divine Abyss Gate is too large to be concealed, and if it cannot be suppressed, the disaster that would result from its sudden opening is unimaginable.

"That's why I came with you!" Shenhou smiled. "Although I can't suppress this door, I will guard it here, and I will know immediately if it makes any noise."

"When the time comes, you'd better hurry and save me!"

The fact that a layman himself uttered these words of pleading for help inevitably evokes a sense of absurdity.

Moreover, Shenhou had just escaped the suppression of the Northern Frontier Wilderness God, only to be bound to a certain place in another form. If this were to be applied to him, Lin Beixuan himself would be unwilling.

However, Shenhou lazily put his hands behind his head and said, "There's no way around it. Some things have to be done by someone. Do you think there aren't many mortals like me who can't leave?"

"Why was the Pig left in the temple? And why was the Tiger imprisoned in the dark and sunless ruins of the underworld? You must have had these questions for a long time."

Shenhou looked at Lin Beixuan's expressionless face: "The contract that Chenlong made for us back then has not expired; it has just manifested itself in a different way under certain circumstances."

"You have inherited the legacy of the Lord of the Underworld and the Dragon King. We are destined to need you to help us achieve liberation."

"You helped me to be free, which is why I guarded the Divine Abyss for you. Cause and effect are orderly, and the overall situation is like a chessboard. You are the ray of hope that Chenlong has planned for the entire mortal world."

Lin Beixuan frowned: "What do you mean by guarding the Divine Abyss for me and helping you escape?"

Shenhou suddenly paused, as if he had just realized that the Heavenly Gang Venerable had not told Lin Beixuan about this matter. Then, a playful smile appeared on his face.

"I accidentally said a bit too much. You can find out why yourself. You know I just came out of that mountain of Aragami, and my mind is still a bit foggy."

"Let's go, let's go, you can leave this door to me without worry!"

Without giving Lin Beixuan time to react, Shenhou shot out two golden beams of light from his eyes. The next moment, the Divine Abyss Gate and the surrounding space trembled violently.

Immediately afterwards, the Divine Abyss Gate disappeared, replaced by a high mountain, and a large river appeared through a crack in the open plain.

Shenhou's voice came from the air: "You little trick to deceive people, time is running out, you'd better hurry up and do what you need to do."

"Oh, and one more thing to remind you: carefully study the power of the Dragon, it will greatly help you break through to the Great Luo realm."

Lin Beixuan stood atop the mountain peak. A gentle breeze blew, causing the fragrant grass to sway and the trees to provide shade. The scene before him was exactly the same as the real thing.

Lin Beixuan took a deep breath and walked down the mountain. The Fox Spirit God had been waiting there for a long time.

"My lord, Emperor Yang Guang of the Lixi Emperor has ordered troops to attack Minzhou and Changzhou. At the same time, he sent a message to us saying that he is willing to cooperate with you on the matter of the gate and hopes that Luozhou will join forces with him to eliminate the evil spirit Zhenjun and Zigu God."

Lin Beixuan took the imperial edict from the Fox Spirit God, glanced at its contents, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Is he planning to use me as a regional governor?"

Fox Spirit God said calmly, "We are caught in the crossfire between Evil Spirit True Lord and Purple Maiden God. If we agree to Yang Guang's demands, we will probably have to bear all the pressure from the former before his troops even arrive."

Now that Lin Beixuan has occupied Liangzhou, his territory is completely adjacent to that of the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess.

However, there was still Yang Tai, the Prince of Bingzhou, between the other party and Yang Guang. If they agreed to Yang Guang's conditions, it would be disadvantageous to them no matter how you looked at it.

"It's okay, just say yes."

However, to the Fox Spirit God's surprise, Lin Beixuan actually chose to agree to Yang Guang's request, which puzzled her greatly.

Lin Beixuan simply smiled and explained, "He intends to use me, but how could I not want to use him?"

"After Liangzhou is occupied by us, the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess will probably join forces to deal with me, their great enemy, before long. Rather than waiting for them to come to us, we might as well take advantage of Yang Guang's momentum and crush the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess directly."

The fox spirit opened her mouth slightly, looking at Lin Beixuan with some shock: "You mean...?"

"Win over all three?"

(End of this chapter)