Chapter 258
The "sugar beans" fed to the villagers were actually very simpleâthey were the eggs of the Qi-Eating Insects.
This kind of cultivation method had once been simulated by LĂŒ Yang in the Secret Realm of Method Refinement, and now he had merely perfected it again and applied it to the villagers.
âThe marvel of the ăVillagersă is that they can eat anything, but they can only eat and cannot truly digest what they consume. The eggs of the Qi-Eating Insects could make up for this flaw. They were never picky and could help the ăVillagersă digest, further enhancing their vitality and physique.â
And after being transformed by the Qi-Eating Insects.
The villagers no longer had to go hungry. Even by eating soil and tree bark, they could strengthen their bodies to nearly the level of ăMartial Soldiersă.
The only difference between them was the Life Star.
Under the suppression of the Life Star, even if more than a dozen ăVillagersă attacked together, a ăMartial Soldieră could frighten them into submission with a single surge of energy and spirit.
However, that was all there was to it.
When the number of ăVillagersă increased to dozens, the suppression of the ăMartial Soldiersă was no longer absolute. The advantage in numbers overwhelmed the advantage in quality.
Thus, LĂŒ Yang taught the villagers the Qi-Gathering Method.
âThe Qi-Gathering Secret of the ăPrimordial Heavenâs Unified Control of the Myriad Heavens Divine Methodă was specifically designed to gather the Qi of the ăMyriad Martial Worldă, and the Life Star was naturally included among them.â
Of course, the Qi-Gathering Method itself was too profound for the villagers to comprehend, so LĂŒ Yang, using his astonishing wisdom and with the help of Master Youyin, simplified it to the extreme. He removed all the complicated parts and unnecessary functions, retaining only the âQi-Eatingâ portion.
In this way, the villagers could use the Qi-Gathering Method to absorb the Qi of the Life Stars.
âKill a ăMartial Soldieră, then gather their Qi, and youâll become the next ăMartial Soldieră! Or are you planning to be slaughtered forever?â
Almost all the villagers' eyes turned red, and the big man among the crowd stared at LĂŒ Yang, who was addressing the crowd confidently, with a horrified expression.
Rationally, he naturally didnât want to agree with LĂŒ Yang.
However, at that moment, he remembered his own ambitionâhis unwillingness to accept the fate of a ăMartial Soldieră and his efforts to rise, only to be seriously injured and forced into retirement.
What if he joined them too?
No need to earn merits, no need to please superiors, no need to offer bribesâjust kill a higher-ranked ăMartial Generală to obtain their Life Star.
His eyes gradually turned red.
What happened next was very simple.
When the lords of the Pioneer City set up porridge stalls, ready to show some charity and, by the way, select a few servants from the villagers like picking livestock.
They were instead greeted by a swarm of locusts.
And at this very moment, all the Pioneer Cityâs garrison had been redeployed by City Lord Wu Changkong to hunt the Extraterritorial Demons, leaving the city unprecedentedly empty.
âKill! Kill! Yes, just like that, this is who you really are!â
âCome on, let me make your slaughter even more satisfying!â
LĂŒ Yang directly scattered the Qi-Eating Insect eggs. Not only the ăVillagersăâthere were plenty of low-tier Life Stars in this world, even more abundant than the insect eggs.
The chaos began to spread rapidly.
Immediately after, LĂŒ Yang started spreading the Qi-Eating Insect eggs and the Qi-Gathering Method in the borderlands of the ăMyriad Martial Worldă, igniting one rebellion after another.
And naturally, as the instigator of the chaos, LĂŒ Yang received no punishment at all.
After all, from start to finish, it was the natives of the ăMyriad Martial Worldă who were gathering Qi, and their gathering of Qi was merely transferring from one hand to the other as far as this worldâs heavens were concerned.
Moreover, the ăMyriad Martial Worldă still coveted the Earth Vein Qi in LĂŒ Yangâs possession. So as long as LĂŒ Yang didnât gather the Qi personally and occasionally offered some Earth Vein Qi to this worldâs heavens, they were more than happy to turn a blind eye to LĂŒ Yangâs actions.
Under these circumstances, LĂŒ Yangâs forces immediately began to grow stronger.
When the most numerous ăVillagersă were stirred up, their numbers increased no longer by ten thousand or twenty thousand, but by true exponential growth.
One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, four hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand, one million six hundred thousand!
And with the Qi-Eating Insect eggs in hand, allowing people to survive on dirt and grass without going hungry, LĂŒ Yang naturally became the leader of the masses.
It was only at this point that someone finally noticed something was wrong.
However, even so, the decayed and backward feudal system still failed to realize the danger of the ăVillagersă in time and merely sent people casually to suppress them.
And it turned into nothing more than a war of attrition.
LĂŒ Yang didnât even need to act. The villagers alone easily wiped out the troops sent to suppress them, seizing their Life Stars and equipment as their own.
In just a few short months, the momentum had become unstoppable.
Meanwhile, deep in the mountains, True Person Miaoyin, who had escaped early on, had just awakened from her seclusion, a hint of satisfaction on her face.
âSuccess!â
âAlthough there are still some troubles, the forged ăLife Stară can already deceive most people, allowing me to infiltrate the inner workings of this world.â
True Person Miaoyin also had a plan for the ăMyriad Martial Worldă. Although their military formations were formidable, and once they reached the scale of âten thousand troopsâ, even she would be in great danger, she had no intention of confronting them head-on. She only needed to assassinate a few leaders.
Her plan was very simple.
First, disguise herself as a local, then find a way to assassinate those blessed with demonic stars, and gather their Qi. Although risky, the rewards were the greatest.
However, when she emerged from seclusion, she found that something seemed off.
The city she had previously chosen had already turned into scorched earth, blood flowing like rivers, with the city lordâs head hanging at the gate.
What had happened?
True Person Miaoyin immediately began divining the heavenly secrets, but LĂŒ Yang had used the ăUltimate Heavenly Instrumentă to obscure cause and effect, and with her level of cultivation, she couldnât deduce the past or the future.
However, some things were clear even without divination.
âIt must be related to LĂŒ Yang!â
Although she didnât know how LĂŒ Yang had done it, causing such a huge upheaval in just a few months still made True Person Miaoyin feel a little uneasy.
âThereâs no time to waste⊠I must quickly summon Suo Huan.â
Thinking of this, True Person Miaoyin no longer dared to linger on gathering Qi. She immediately returned to her seclusion site, began setting up an array, and took out a glazed treasure mirror.
This treasure mirror was called the ăVoid Heaven Mirroră, a superior spirit treasure.
Previously, she had been using it to communicate and trade with Suo Huan. The mirror had only one marvelous abilityâlong-distance communication and the transmission of items.
With the aid of the array, it could even transmit people.
Soon, as the array was laid out, the mirror began to glow, and Suo Huanâs figure appeared on the mirrorâs surface, still wearing his usual amiable smile.
The next second, Suo Huan chuckled and said, âIs Fellow Daoist ready?â
âAs long as you are willing to sign the contract.â
True Person Miaoyin said in a deep voice, âI will help you slay LĂŒ Yang, and you will help me overcome my tribulation. No betrayal. Once the contract is sealed, I will immediately summon you.â
âOf course.â
Suo Huan nodded without hesitation, took the contract sent by True Person Miaoyin, and left his mark of spiritual power. Seeing this, True Person Miaoyin finally revealed a satisfied smile.
Immediately after, True Person Miaoyin activated her hand seals. As the light on the treasure mirror grew stronger and stronger, Suo Huanâs figure became clearer and clearer until, with a sudden flicker of light, he took a bold step forward and actually crossed the boundary of worlds, stepping out from the mirror!
Seeing this, True Person Miaoyin twisted her waist and stepped forward to greet him, âFellow Daoist Suo HuanâŠâ
Before she could finish speakingâ
âFinally fell for it.â
In an instant, as Suo Huan appeared, an invisible wave suddenlyâŠ