While Qing Yu was wiping out Yi Qianshan and Baikong, outside the Imperial Consecration Hall, two parties were facing each other.
On one side, naturally, were the imperial confessors of the Northern Zhou, led by Zhu Zhengyang, the head of the Confessor Hall, with six imperial confessors at their head.
On the other side, a patch of bald heads was interspersed with one with long hair. Led by Xinxin Temple, supplemented by Guangwen Temple and Yunkai Temple.
It would be difficult for Xinxin Temple alone to stand up to the imperial offerings, which are supported by royal resources. Therefore, this time, Xinxin Temple has joined hands with the other two Zen temples to block the Imperial Consecration Hall.
Of course, the reason for this certain victory was the help of a mole.
Lin Zhenning, the second-in-command of the Hall of Offerings, was the one who made the sneak attack and severely injured the Hall Master Zhu Zhengyang, which caused the group of offerings to be blocked just as they left the Hall of Offerings.
With the leader badly injured, the group of worshippers fought hard and were now all badly injured. If they continued to fight, they would either surrender or die in battle.
However, after the giant statue of the Heavenly Host became powerful, things took a turn for the better.
“Cough, cough, Lin Zhenning, and you thieving vultures ——” Zhu Zhengyang was so badly wounded that he could barely even stand, but at this moment, his face was smiling, a cheerful smile.
“The big picture has been decided, it’s you and other rebellious people who have lost, so don’t tie your hands.”
The power of the giant statue was truly appalling, even from such a distance, one could feel the powerful force of that hairy three-part Returning Qi.
However, after being shocked, the worshippers were immediately overjoyed, for this meant that His Majesty the Emperor had won. In this way, they would not only survive after this deadly battle, but would also have great merit and access to more resources.
In contrast, the monks of the Three Temples Alliance and Lin Zhenning were as devastated as if they had lost their fathers. Especially Lin Zhenning, his face is the most ugly, remorse, resignation, despair —— all kinds of negative emotions like Sichuan opera masks flashing on his face, with a colorful and strange sense.
“Amitabha Buddha,” the presiding monk of Guangwen Temple, Zen Master Dafang, sighed long and helplessly, “is this really the will of heaven? The demon path is rampant, and the faint ruler has no way out, so the Northern Zhou is in trouble!”
“You are just trying to profit from this coup, you are just speculating. What is the difference between the so-called people of the world and those businessmen who are motivated by profit? You can talk tough while you still can, but you’re just a dead thief and a bald man anyway.”
“Even if I die, you will die first.” With a gnashing of teeth, Lin Zhenning scanned the group of worshippers fiercely and said, “Master, when that dog emperor has his hands free, he will definitely order us to be hunted down and killed. All of these offerings will be the raw power to hunt us down in the future, so why don’t we take advantage of the fact that they are now seriously injured and remove the dog emperor’s minions first?”
At these words, the monks who had planned to retreat while they still could stopped in their tracks.
“Amitabha Buddha, Master Zhu has aided the evil-doer, but the poor monk is compelled to be an angry vajra.”
Zen Master Da Fang said he would do it, his Zen staff dancing in his hand, his killing spirit flourishing.
With this matter defeated, this monk did not have to cover up much. Killing one person today might give him a chance of survival in the future, and killing a hawk of the court who had helped the evil-doers would be a great good deed.
The other monks also attacked with all their might as they killed.
“Hmph, that’s bold.” In the distance, Qing Yu closed his eyes and sensed the battle before the Hall of Offerings, and could not help but sneer.
It had to be said that these monks were also decisive in killing and attacking with all their might to eliminate the aftermath of the battle.
“Unfortunately, no matter what Zhu Zhengyang and the others do, it is impossible for you to leave the palace alive today.”
As his feet stepped lightly and the wind swept through him, Qing Yu leapt straight up to the top of the sixty-six foot tall giant statue, his true qi completely connected with the statue.
Qing Yu felt that all of the statue’s true qi was under his control.
“Die. Heaven and earth lose their colour.”
The sky and the earth instantly lost their lustre, and the sun shone directly from the sky, but it was difficult to shine into this rapidly expanding area.
With the giant statue as the centre, an endless grey and white colour spread, and in the blink of an eye, half of the imperial city had been completely incorporated into the grey and white heaven and earth.
“What… what is this?” The Da Fang Zen Master looked at the grey and white colour spreading to his body in astonishment, he felt like he was about to be petrified, his limbs and joints slowly stiffened, and he could hardly even turn his neck.
Like him, the monks of Guang Wen Temple, Xin Xin Temple and Yun Kai Temple, as well as the traitor Lin Zhen Ning, all lost their colour.
On the contrary, their enemies, the confessors of the Hall of Offerings, were moving freely in this grey and white world at this moment.
“Die.”
The ruthless and indifferent life-taking voice came from afar, and the monks and Lin Zhenning felt their vitality draining from their bodies, letting out a resigned “ho ho” sound.
In a matter of breaths, they all fell to the ground with distorted faces. To their death, they could not even struggle.
“Hiss…” All the worshippers drew in a breath of cold air in unison.
Although they knew that the power of the Heavenly Colossus was extraordinary, after all, the huge commotion just now could be felt even from this side, but the bizarre sight before them, the treacherous means of instantly killing several True Dan, still shocked the hearts of the worshippers.
With this power, who would dare to say that building the Tongtian Colossus was a labour of love.
“You have done a good job, His Majesty will definitely reward you heavily afterwards.”
The indifferent voice made the dazed worshippers come back to their senses, and Zhu Zhengyang, bracing his heavily injured body, saluted, “Greetings, Daoist Master Qing Yu.”
Who was this voice, if not the one rumoured to be a “demonic dao”, Qing Yu?
“Greetings, Daoist Master Qing Yu.” The crowd saluted in unison.
The strong are always respected wherever they are, and this Daoist Master Qing Yu is a strong man now. Although this strength was now supported by the Tongtian Giant Statue, without sufficient strength, he would have been killed by Yi Qianshan and Baikong Zen Master over there long before the Tongtian Giant Statue was activated.
At least none of the worshippers present had the confidence to last so long under the siege of those two.
“Well,” Qing Yu responded indifferently, “go and recuperate first, afterwards, we still need you to contribute to the siege of the remnants of these three temples.”
“Yes.”
Zhu Zhengyang watched the tide of grey recede and turned to the crowd, “This turn of events is over, it is we who have won.”
It was a win. The crowd felt a sense of relief.
After all, they were still fighting at the ghost gate before, and when they were suddenly saved, even though they were all True Dan realm experts, the crowd had a feeling of relaxation.
“It’s over.” At the gates of the Imperial City, the Commander of the Forbidden Army, Guan Chang, said the same.
“Pa*s down the order, leave three thousand elite soldiers to guard the gates strictly, the rest, go with this commander to the front of the Taihe Hall to catch those rebellious officials.”
Guan Chang had never been one of Yi Qianshan’s men, and Feng Jiuyu would not let someone who was disloyal to him become the commander of the forbidden army.
This so-called coup was just Yi Qianshan’s wishful thinking; from the beginning, it was just a minor change.
