Chapter 559: Chapter 5: Savior Sect_2
Everyone who had been ready to act immediately stood down, honest to a fault.
Showing military force made them all realize, Datong was merciful, yet this was still a world where force reigned supreme.
The Cultivation World became much quieter, but a notice from Datong stirred the calm waters once more.
[Regarding the identity and purpose of the Martial Arts True Monarch]
Datong made an official announcement about the Martial Arts True Monarch, also revealing the news of an invading world.
At first, some thought it was false news until local officials confirmed it.
“The world of the Martial Arts True Monarch isn’t just unrelated to the origin of Qi Blood Martial Arts, but they also want to invade us?”
“How is that possible, why were there no signs at all?”
“Heh, I had seen it long ago, the Martial Arts True Monarch’s performance was too fake, it turns out there was an unpredictable purpose, they want us to drive away our strongest on our own!”
“But obviously, the Martial Arts True Monarch comes from a powerful world, do we really have a way to fight back, the Eighth Realm, I don’t even dare to imagine.”
“We’re doomed, just wait to die!”
“No, I need to enjoy life while I can!”
Various pessimistic emotions emerged all at once, and without Datong’s army to suppress them, chaos would have certainly ensued.
Yet this couldn’t ease the tension.
“Do you think it’s possible for us to defect to the Martial Arts True Monarch, that way we could avoid war and everybody would be happy.”
“It’s not a bad idea, the Martial Arts True Monarch is but one person from a powerful world, there might be many more strong individuals, we could directly submit and avoid warfare, perhaps without bloodshed.”
“I hope Datong will consider the greater good…”
Unsurprisingly, a faction favoring surrender appeared.
The Martial Arts True Monarch’s portrayal of a part of the True Intent of Qi Blood Martial Arts led many to believe he was at the Eighth Realm.
It was precisely because of this that they despaired.
And such negativity only grew.
Before long, Datong released another Cultivation Technique, first explaining the divisions of realms, and then reassuring everyone by saying that Datong also possessed strong individuals in the Eighth Realm.
The announcement indeed stabilized the situation somewhat, and thereafter, only slow guidance was necessary.
Not far from the announcement board in a certain city, several individuals displayed a mocking look.
“Do you think it’s true, that Datong has someone in the Eighth Realm?” asked a plain-looking young man, whose surroundings faintly radiated a terrifying aura, suggesting he might be at the Fourth Realm.
“Heh, it’s clear it’s just to placate the public, the Upper God has already said that it’s impossible for this world to have anyone in the Eighth Realm.”
“Datong is just deluding themselves, talking about an invasion is just to hide the true disaster, those people actually believe it.” The scorn in this person’s voice intensified as if considering those reading the announcement as exceedingly foolish.
“A bunch of deceived fools. When the disaster comes, they will know fear, then they will beg and cry for the Upper God’s mercy.”
Among them was the presence of a Fourth Realm individual, concealing everything, such that no one in this small city could see through it, which allowed them to discuss so openly.
The existence of the Fourth Realm took the lead in speaking, and after observing the others’ discussion and deeming it enough, he finally said, “The Upper God is merciful, but the world is ignorant; what you must do is awaken the people from their ignorance. This region is now your responsibility.”
“Yes, Divine Envoy Jiang!”
Divine Envoy Jiang nodded, passed them an object, and left directly.
The remaining few exchanged glances and then started to take action.
“The glory of the Upper God shall shine upon all, and every creature shall be saved!”
It wasn’t just here, similar conversations were happening in several other places.
The actions of the Martial Arts True Monarch were far from over.
A month later, in the Datong Capital.
Huangtian received messages from various places.
“Chairman, an organization that calls itself the Savior Sect has appeared, and it’s bewitching people everywhere to join the sect, claiming that the invasion by foreign enemies is nothing but a lie; instead, this world is about to face a disaster. Only those who are at least in the Eighth Realm can resolve this catastrophe, and even then, the number of people the Eighth Realm can save is limited. Only their god can truly rescue the world.”
Upon hearing this, Huangtian rubbed his head—he already had enough on his plate, and now a “Savior Sect” had emerged.
“Just take care of it directly.”
“Chairman, I’m afraid the matter is not that simple. We have captured some individuals, and after interrogation, we found that they are related to the Martial Arts True Monarch. In their propaganda, the Martial Arts True Monarch is regarded as a divine subordinate, spreading Martial Arts as a means to save this world, but their legacy has been stripped away.”
Huangtian took the mention of “Martial Arts True Monarch” seriously.
“Have you investigated clearly?”
“Very clearly. According to the think tank’s analysis, this is likely the Martial Arts True Monarch’s contingency plan. The Xu shadows are merely a foundation; in fact, they have succeeded. The Savior Sect is rapidly expanding. Based on our understanding, it seems that there are people from the Fourth Realm hiding behind the scenes, but their specific identities are well concealed.”
“People from the Fourth Realm involved?” Huangtian’s frown deepened; he knew that there were definitely more individuals from the Fourth Realm who harbored other intentions because of the Martial Arts True Monarch’s words, but he had not expected them to act this way. “Do the people who join the Savior Sect really believe in this reason for salvation?”
Such a reason seemed unsubstantiated no matter how one looked at it.
“The Savior Sect has exploited the invasion by foreign enemies we spoke of, and thus has beguiled many people.”
“Revealing the invasion by foreign enemies has caused great panic among the people. They all believe there is no hope to resist. Datong’s mention of the Eighth Realm powerhouses was meant to soothe, but in reality, there is none. The Savior Sect uses this point to steer the narrative, saying that the disaster is the invasion by foreign enemies, but not from the Martial Arts True Monarch’s world. Instead, it is from another world, one which could originally have been resisted by the Eighth Realm. They had passed down the Qi-Blood Cultivation Methods long ago, specifically to enable people to resist on their own.”
“It’s just because the legacy was stolen, so they must rely on the so-called Upper God, to allow the Upper God to descend and rescue the entire world. They also claim that everything Datong reveals is a cover up for the stolen legacy, all lies.”
After listening to the subordinate’s report, Huangtian fell silent.
The message they had released had been turned against them, and in a tense environment, such a narrative could indeed beguile many people.
“What’s the goal of the Savior Sect?”
Simply bewitching people to join the sect seemed to be of no use.
“It’s not very clear, but whenever the Savior Sect arrives somewhere, they establish a divine altar, apparently to worship a mystical figure known as ‘Dao Jun.’ The Divine Statues of ‘Dao Jun’ are somewhat deceptive, yet they invoke an inexplicable feeling.”
“Dao Jun…” Huangtian knew that this matter was getting complicated. It would be difficult to deal with by searching, and force had to be used once again.
But having played the religion game himself, he was keenly aware that the more you prohibit, in some people’s eyes, it means you’re afraid, and what the Savior Sect proclaims is the truth.
Datong is afraid!
However, as he was contemplating, he heard a voice.
“Exercise authority to eradicate the Savior Sect, destroy all ‘Dao Jun’ Divine Statues.”
Huangtian was startled; this was the voice of his mentor.
But the order seemed somewhat irrational.
Just as he was about to inquire further, the voice came again: “Do not ask for reasons, this matter is of great importance. Remember, while destroying, also eliminate the influence.”
A matter that the mentor emphasized twice definitely wasn’t simple.
Huangtian’s heart grew solemn; he undoubtedly trusted his mentor unconditionally.
“Use military force to smash the Savior Sect, show no mercy, and also, convene a meeting.”
His subordinate was taken aback, seemingly perplexed, but seeing the firm look on the Chairman’s face, nodded their head.
When the subordinate left, Huangtian rubbed his head again—even as a Spirit Cultivator, he was feeling somewhat weary.
“Mentor, you have given me a tough problem…”
In such circumstances, eradicating the influence of the Savior Sect is much more difficult than removing the influence of an empire, especially since the Savior Sect also has their “high people.”
They were able to exploit the news of the invasion by foreign enemies once before, and they could do so again.
Meanwhile, Wang Sheng had no time to concern himself with the troubled Huangtian, as he was conversing with the World Will.
“I have already passed on the message. Can you now explain why we are targeting the Savior Sect?”
[If we don’t target it, perhaps what you would be facing at the outset wouldn’t be from the Eighth Realm but from an even higher realm…]