Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 332 The Drought Demon and Empress Dowager Cixi
"Uncle Master."

"Shaoqing has arrived, but he has already received our message from the spirit bird."

"Yes, that's exactly why I've come. I hope my fellow disciples can tell me the details."

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After returning to Star Island.

Guan Shaoqing first went to the Maoshan Daozhen Temple to find Simu, Qianhe, and Tianxia Diyi Mao to confirm the specific situation.

After learning the specifics.

Guan Shaoqing didn't linger any longer. After giving instructions to his family and the other women, including Ren Tingting, he headed straight for China.

On the road.

Before even arriving in China, Guan Shaoqing caught up with his master, Uncle Jiu, and his uncle, Zhaixing. The three of them then traveled together to Maoshan in China.

The three of them traveled very fast, flying all the way from Singapore to eastern Guangdong in less than a day. After a short rest to allow Uncle Nine and Zhaixing to recover their magical power, they continued on their journey.
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Two days later.

"Big brother."

"Uncle."

Guan Shaoqing, Uncle Jiu, and Zhaixing arrived at Maoshan.

"Junior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Zhaixing, and Shaoqing have arrived."

Shi Jian, along with Exorcist, Yi Mei, and Ji Daoren, greeted the three of them with smiles.

Since Shi Shaojian got married and became the head of Maoshan Sect, his personality has become much more easygoing.

"I have met Uncle-Master Yimei, Uncle-Master Exorcist, and Uncle-Master Ji."

Guan Shaoqing then greeted Yi Mei, Qu Mo, and Ji Daoren. The three smiled and nodded back to Guan Shaoqing. Afterwards, he exchanged pleasantries with Uncle He Jiu and Zhai Xing.

After the pleasantries.

"Fellow disciples, now that we are all here, let's go into the hall and discuss the specific arrangements."

Shi Jian spoke again.

Everyone readily agreed, and the group then entered the main hall of Maoshan and sat down. Shi Jian, the current head of Maoshan, continued to speak.

"I'm sure everyone is already aware of what happened. After our exorcist junior brother and Fellow Daoist Zhang from Longhu Mountain investigated, we can now confirm with 100% certainty that the cause of this severe drought in Guanzhong is a drought demon that is currently undergoing a breakthrough. And the identity of that drought demon is none other than the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, who has been dead for many years."

"Back then, our Maoshan, Longhushan, and Gezaoshan talismans joined forces to eliminate those zombies in the Manchu forbidden area of ​​the capital. We thought we had wiped out all the zombies raised by the Manchu royal family."

"But now it seems that we underestimated the ruthlessness of the Manchu royal family. Cixi must have been secretly buried by the Manchu royal family in the Qinling Mountains of Guanzhong, with the aim of turning Cixi into a drought demon."

"Judging from the current situation, their plan has succeeded. With the help of the Manchu imperial aura, Cixi has begun to evolve into a drought demon, and may even have reached the final stage."

"However, once the drought demon appears, the land will be scorched for thousands of miles, and it will surely bring disaster to the world."

"As a righteous sect of the Xuanmen and a major sect of the Daoist school, Maoshan has always had the responsibility to slay demons and protect the world. Therefore, Maoshan must not stand idly by in the face of this drought demon. We must take immediate action to eliminate the drought demon and prevent future troubles."

"Eldest brother is right. Maoshan has always been dedicated to slaying demons and protecting the righteous path. Now that the drought demon has emerged and is causing havoc in the world, Maoshan cannot stand idly by."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Alright, since none of my fellow disciples and Shaoqing have any objections, then this matter will be handled by me, along with Junior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Yimei, Junior Brother Zhaixing, Junior Brother Qumo, and Shaoqing. It just so happens that the Daoist friends from Longhu Mountain and Gezao Mountain also sent me a message yesterday, and we will set off for Guanzhong early tomorrow morning to meet up with the Daoist friends from both sects."

"Junior Brother Ji, you'll have to work hard and stay here to oversee the sect and coordinate the rear."

Time immediately made another decision.

No one objected.

The matter is settled.

Early the next morning.

Guan Shaoqing and his group set off immediately, led by Shi Jian, along with Guan Shaoqing, Uncle Jiu, Yi Mei, Zhai Xing, and Qu Mo.

This lineup is undeniably powerful, consisting of one Martial Saint and five Golden Core cultivators.

Another day has passed.

Guan Shaoqing and his group of six arrived in Guanzhong from Maoshan and joined forces with people from Longhushan and Gezaoshan. All the people from both sects were Golden Core cultivators, totaling nine people, including five from Longhushan and four from Gezaoshan.

"Fellow Daoists."

"In the last battle to clear out the zombies in the forbidden area of ​​the Qing Dynasty, our three factions fought side by side. I didn't expect that we would have to fight side by side again so soon."

"The Manchu Qing dynasty was truly a scourge that has lasted for a thousand years."

The three parties greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries. Then, without further delay, they set off together in a grand procession towards the Qinling Mountains.

"Gentlemen, now that everyone is here, let's not delay any longer. Let's go and wipe out that old witch, Cixi."

"good."

Just as Guan Shaoqing and his party arrived at the Qinling Mountains.

"Boom--!"

Above the Qinling Mountains, accompanied by deafening thunder, the sky suddenly darkened, and lightning crackled, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Furthermore, the overwhelming pressure of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth enveloped the world.

It felt as if the power of the entire universe had been stimulated and revived at this moment.

A heavenly tribulation?!
Upon seeing this scene, Guan Shaoqing's gaze instantly sharpened, for with his extensive experience, he immediately recognized that the situation before him was none other than a heavenly tribulation.

This undoubtedly means that there must be something in the Qinling Mountains whose strength is about to break through to the Golden Core level.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to trigger a heavenly tribulation.

It seems that Empress Dowager Cixi is about to completely transform into a drought demon.

Guan Shaoqing immediately understood that this was clearly Cixi's attempt to completely transform into a drought demon.

"This is a celestial tribulation; Empress Dowager Cixi is about to completely transform into a drought demon!"

Shi Jian, Uncle Jiu, Yi Mei, Zhai Xing, and Qu Mo immediately understood. They had witnessed Guan Shaoqing triggering a heavenly tribulation when he broke through to the Martial Saint realm at Maoshan. Therefore, they realized that Cixi was probably about to completely break through to become a drought demon, otherwise the heavenly tribulation would not have occurred.

As everyone had guessed, the situation unfolded exactly as they had predicted.

As the celestial calamity above the Qinling Mountains continued to gather.

"Roar--!"

Suddenly, a terrifying roar of corpses echoed through the sky.

Immediately following, a zombie figure exuding overwhelming corpse energy flew out from the depths of the Qinling Mountains and rushed directly towards the Heavenly Tribulation in the sky.

"Rumble--"

The heavenly tribulation descended, and endless thunderbolts engulfed the zombie figure.

Upon seeing this, Guan Shaoqing and his group stopped in their tracks and all looked toward the direction of the heavenly tribulation.

"It's Empress Dowager Cixi!"

Everyone guessed the zombie's identity.

It was Empress Dowager Cixi.

During the heavenly tribulation, Cixi's figure was quickly torn apart, her body a bloody mess, and countless bones were broken.

This heavenly tribulation is terrifying; its power has completely reached the level of a Martial Saint. Any single bolt of lightning is enough to instantly kill a Golden Core cultivator.

Seeing the terrifying heavenly tribulation before them, everyone present except Guan Shaoqing changed color, especially when they saw Cixi's figure in the heavenly tribulation. She was actually able to withstand such a terrifying heavenly tribulation. If it were them, they would probably be cleaved into ashes in the blink of an eye.

However, faced with this terrifying heavenly tribulation, Cixi was clearly unable to withstand it. In no time, she was struck by the tribulation and was on the verge of death, her breath extremely weak.

But that's it.

Suddenly, an immense and powerful imperial aura erupted from Cixi, directly helping her to dispel the heavenly tribulation.

"Om-!"

As the heavenly tribulation was dispersed by the imperial aura, Cixi's aura began to rise steadily. Her body, which had been shattered into a bloody mess by the heavenly tribulation, began to regrow flesh and blood at a visible speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Empress Dowager Cixi's body was fully restored, and her appearance returned to that of her youth, with skin as white as snow and unparalleled beauty.
But at this point, Shi Jian and others naturally had no time to care about Cixi's appearance.

"Oh no! The heavenly tribulation has dissipated. It was the last imperial aura of the Qing Dynasty that helped Empress Dowager Cixi break free from the tribulation, and she has completely transformed into a drought demon."

Upon seeing this, the expressions of everyone present became serious.

Empress Dowager Cixi truly became a drought demon.

This was not good news for them. Just how terrifying was a drought demon? The aura emanating from Empress Dowager Cixi at that moment almost made them feel suffocated.

The world had completely lost its color; under the influence of Empress Dowager Cixi's terrifying drought demon aura, the entire world was shrouded in darkness.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Cixi's voice slowly rang out.

"What a wonderful feeling, I'm alive again."

(End of this chapter)