My cultivation method shines upon all heavens.

Chen Rui walked forward carrying an object covered with a yellow cloth and placed it steadily in front of Lu Ming.

Lu Ming's lips curled slightly as he bent down and ripped off the yellow cloth.

The soldiers below the stage all looked over curiously, and when their eyes fell on that object, their expressions changed in unison.

It was a sculpture, cast entirely in brass, with two sides, one benevolent and the other angry.

On the left is a square face with a broad forehead, warm and smiling eyes, a long beard reaching down to the chest, and a gilded complexion with a round yellow jade inlaid between the eyebrows.

He wore a yellow brocade Taoist robe with twelve symbols and a yellow crown with nine tassels.

Holding a jade disc of peace in his left hand and a nine-section staff in his right, he appears as if bathed in a spring breeze.

The right side, however, has a different appearance than the same skull, with a prominent brow bone.

His eyes were wide open like copper bells, his red pupils were like blood, his short beard was bristling, his face was the color of black iron, and a black jade bead was embedded between his eyebrows.

He wore a battle suit with overlapping black and yellow colors, and his crown was shaped like nine black iron spears, exuding a fierce aura.

He held the Xuan Tie Demon-Slaying Sword in his left hand and formed the Demon-Suppressing Seal with his right, looking ferocious and terrifying.

The crowd immediately recognized the statue and exchanged bewildered glances, their whispers mingling like mosquitoes in the queue.

Looking at the various expressions on everyone's faces, Lu Ming chuckled softly:

"That's right. What's standing before you now is the Supreme God of the Way of Peace, the Central Yellow Taiyi God."

He narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly spoke:

"I suspect that members of the Taiping Dao have infiltrated the Yin Hu Guard with the intention of plotting something sinister."

"All you need to do is spit in front of this statue... and from this day forward, you will be true members of the Yin Tiger Guard."

After the words were spoken, many people who hadn't figured out the reasoning behind it were still looking at each other in bewilderment.

The spies of Taiping Dao reacted instantly, cursing the villains in their hearts.

As members of the Way of Peace, regardless of whether they truly believe in the Yellow Heaven, once they dare to show disrespect before the Supreme God, the Way of Peace will have no place for them.

However, if they disobey orders, their identities will be exposed.

For a moment, their expressions changed constantly, caught in a dilemma.

"Alright, if there are no objections, let's proceed one by one."

Lu Ming looked at everyone quietly, his smile undiminished.

Upon hearing this, the twelve squad leaders all set an example by stepping forward and spitting in front of the statue one by one.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, the Yin Tiger Guards stepped forward.

Although many of them were casual believers in Huangtian, they had no choice but to temporarily submit to the Zhonghuang Taiyi God for the sake of their future and survival.

After all, faith can't put food on the table, and they believe that the merciful Zhonghuang Taiyi God will not blame them.

Soon it was the turn of a pale-faced, shifty-eyed young Yin Hu Guard.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he silently stepped forward, his face conflicted, hesitating for a long time without moving.

"Get out of the way!"

Finally, to everyone's astonishment, he suddenly shoved through the crowd and turned to run!

"Get the hell out of my way!"

As he fled, more than ten people in the crowd suddenly sprang up and took advantage of the chaos to frantically escape in all directions.

"Quick, catch them!"

Chen Rui and the other ten squad leaders immediately reacted and shouted to command the crowd to surround and attack.

Unexpectedly, these dozen or so people all had cultivation levels above the Skin Tempering Realm, and one of them had even reached the Bone Forging Realm.

"court death!"

With a roar, one after another, the Yin Tiger Guards who tried to stop them were thrown into the air.

They charged ahead as if they were in an empty field, and were about to hide behind the rows of tents.

With the help of the tents as cover, it will be even more difficult to find them again.

Chen Rui and the others looked anxious and personally went forward to surround and intercept them.

Lu Ming simply chuckled:

"Interesting. It seems Wang Ziru has really gone all out this time."

With so many elites, they constitute a considerable force even within the Taiping Dao.

Wang Ziru went to great lengths to deal with him and the powerful figures in the city.

In the blink of an eye, he reached out and flicked his hand, and the gleaming silver ingots in the brocade box beside him immediately floated up, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.

Immediately, he swung his sword and unleashed the Wind Blade technique!

"Whoosh whoosh-!"

Streaks of silvery-white light shot out, leaving afterimages as fast as shooting stars.

"Aaaaaah—!"

Screams echoed one after another in the training ground.

The fleeing Taipingdao spies buckled at the knees, stumbled, and fell to their knees, clutching their knees and wailing in pain.

Even the middle-aged martial artist at the Bone Forging Realm was no exception.

On the contrary, because of his strength, he attracted the most attention from Lu Ming, and thus exerted the most force.

"Ah... my leg!"

At that moment, he was rolling on the ground, clutching his knees, his howls echoing throughout the entire venue.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them, their faces filled with awe.

Centurion Lu... truly a prodigy worthy of being listed on the Dragon and Tiger List!

A Bone Forging Realm warrior is already qualified to serve as a centurion in the Yin Tiger Guard.

Yet even such a figure couldn't withstand a single move from Centurion Lu!

They could hardly imagine just how far Lu Ming's strength had reached.

"What are you standing there for? Tie them up!"

Lu Ming glanced at everyone and spoke in a deep voice.

Everyone immediately came to their senses and rushed forward to tie up the group of Taiping Dao spies.

But just as they were about to take the man away for questioning, something unexpected happened.

"Lu Ming! You've defied Heaven... You'll die a horrible death sooner or later!"

The burly man at the Bone Forging Realm suddenly began to struggle violently, roaring as if in a frenzy:

"The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will come to the world!"

Immediately, his eyes bulged out, blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he collapsed limply to the ground.

"Oh no, Lord Lu, he bit off his tongue and committed suicide!"

The Yin Tiger Guard beside him squatted down to examine the situation and reported to Lu Ming with a grim expression.

"Get them under control!"

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming's expression darkened, and he immediately gave the order.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will come to the world!"

At the same time, three other people in the crowd also went mad, shouting "Heaven be with us!" before spitting blood and dying.

"Quickly, quickly, don't let them die so easily!"

Chen Rui and the others quickly stepped forward to stop them.

The remaining few people clearly did not have such a resolute desire to die. After a moment's hesitation, they were stuffed into rags by the surrounding Yin Tiger Guards and completely controlled.

"Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly."

Lu Ming's expression darkened slightly, and he waved to them.

The Taiping Dao members were pushed and shoved away, their faces filled with dejection and grief.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The interrogation of the Taiping Dao spies was faster than expected.

The fanatics had all bitten their tongues and committed suicide, and the remaining people's faith was clearly not so firm.

Under Lu Ming's coercion and enticement, he quickly revealed the information he knew.

Unfortunately, these people clearly did not have access to the truly core information.

All they knew was that the chief priest had entrusted Wang Ziru with the task of purging the powerful clans of Yinhu County, and they were to cooperate fully.

The head priest himself seemed to be busy with another important matter, the specifics of which were a top secret within the sect, known to very few.

Another matter that Lu Ming was very concerned about, the relationship between demons and the Taiping Dao, was also unresolved.

They only knew that the matter of cooperating with demons was entirely the responsibility of the priest, and even Wang Ziru, the Taoist priest, knew very little about it.

The chief priest claimed that these demons were summoned by the Yellow Heaven and had submitted to the Way of Peace.

The followers of the Way of Peace firmly believed this, but Lu Ming scoffed at it.

Meanwhile, during this period, he led the newly recruited Yin Tiger Guards to hunt down demons and monsters, in order to hone the new recruits' courage and spirit.

However, to his surprise, the number of demons in the wilderness decreased dramatically and they began to gather towards Thousand Eyes Mountain.

Given this unusual situation, even though he was aware of it, he dared not act rashly.

……

Near Xiaocang Mountain, beside the path to the underworld.

Hundreds of Yin Tiger Guards were besieging a ten-foot-tall Ironback Bear.

"kill!"

Spears stood like a forest, swords flashed like lightning, and shouts and roars filled the air.

The demonic bear had thick hide and immense strength; each of its slaps caused the ground to tremble slightly.

But every time it was about to deliver a powerful blow, it would catch a glimpse of that figure standing not far away with his hands behind his back—

It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head; he suddenly restrained his ferocity, and most of his energy was now being controlled.

"boom--!"

After a long while, the Ironback Bear's corpse fell heavily to the ground, its large, copper-bell-shaped eyes filled with despair and resentment.

These were demons that roamed the wilderness, but they were worn down and killed by these "snacks" from the past.

"We won! We killed the demon!"

The young members of the Yin Tiger Guard, their faces beaming with excitement, cheered and jumped around the demon's corpse, panting heavily.

They never expected that the legendary, terrifying demon could actually be killed by them.

But soon, they all turned their gazes to the figure beside them, their eyes filled with awe.

They knew that without Lu Ming's protection, they wouldn't have lasted a single move against this demonic bear.

"Alright, clean up. This demon bear's corpse is a valuable item; all your merits depend on it."

Lu Ming looked at the group of greenhorns in front of him and chuckled and cursed.

"Yes, sir!"

"Lord Lu is mighty!"

"Thank you for protecting me, Your Excellency!"

Under the command of Captain Fan Wu and the other ten men, these Yin Tiger Guards excitedly began to dispose of the demon bear's corpse on the spot.

In their eyes, this was a genuine achievement.

Although a demon costs 100 merit points, when divided among everyone, each person receives less than one point.

One merit point can be exchanged for one tael of silver, and one hundred merit points can be exchanged for the Yi Jin Jing martial arts.

With money and power within reach, how could they not be extremely excited?

They skillfully and swiftly dismembered the demonic bear, eliminating the stench of blood, and retreated methodically along the path to the underworld.

Lu Ming covered their retreat and watched them leave quietly.

Seeing that everyone had entered a safe area, he lifted his foot to follow.

But just as his foot left the ground, his brow furrowed suddenly, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his raised foot hung suspended in mid-air.

Behind them, a figure had silently appeared.

Lu Ming's expression turned solemn as he slowly turned around.

An elderly man dressed in a Taoist robe, with a serene and ancient face, long white hair and beard, stood several feet away, holding a bamboo cane, exuding an imposing aura without anger.

However, what horrified Lu Ming the most was the strange phenomenon that appeared behind him after he appeared.

The world lost its color, daylight turned to dusk, and dust and clouds transformed into a hazy yellow mist that spread outwards from the old man.

The area within several miles was shrouded in yellow mist, everything was shrouded in yellow, life was sluggish, and even the sound of the wind seemed to be choked.

In the hazy yellow mist, a towering, ethereal figure stood majestically.

His face was blurred and indistinct, yet it seemed to weigh as heavily as heaven and earth, instilling a sense of submission in all living beings from the depths of their very bones.

Lu Ming's blood and energy completely subsided, and his muscles, which originally contained powerful strength, suddenly became soft and weak, as if his bones had been removed, making him unable to move.

Facing this person, he once again felt the same powerlessness he had felt when facing Liu Zhiyuan.

No, it's ten times more capable than Liu Zhiyuan!

"Beyond the Transcendent Realm...?"