Hao Tian gave enough thought for a censer of incense before responding, "Your words are very true. Let the Ten Celestial Heavens be considered as the outer limits of the celestial realm, and all within the Ninth Celestial Heaven be regarded as the celestial world."
If it wasn't for the Sage's departure, he would have suspected that it was the Sages who were secretly intervening.
The previous Thirty-Three Heavens were already the highest point in the primordial chaos. Beyond that, it would be to leave the primordial chaos and enter the realm of the various sages, such as Yu Yu Tian, Tai Su Tian, etc., all of which are higher than the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Suddenly being reduced to the Ten Celestial Heavens, Hao Tian felt that his status suddenly decreased by a considerable margin.
The wise Tai Bai Jing retired appropriately, intending to discuss the matter of heaven repair with Deng Chanyu. Although the matter was urgent, there was little hope for a quick solution, but he needed to display a sense of urgency.
He didn't mention the pursuit, nor did Hao Tian. That was a matter that needed no saying; no matter how far to the ends of the earth and sea, those culprits must be caught, brought back to the heavenly court, and subjected to the utmost punishment!
Hao Tian quickly wrote several decrees one after the other, dispatching Bi Gan and Jiang Ziyu to lead the army to apprehend the culprits.
Who should be captured?
Arrest Zhu Rong?
Zhu Rong died in the war between witch and demons, his body demonified, and was burned into ashes thirty years ago. His soul and essence were scattered, and there was no trace left. Today's consequences can be seen as the fruit of the previous destruction of the Wu tribe. All debts have been settled. What can Hao Tian do to him now?
Arrest Zhu Long?
This one has already been expelled by the dragon race, and was brought to the heavenly court before with several true dragons. The blame for this was placed on the dragon race, but the dragon race can't accept it. We have long since drawn a line under it. If you hand over Zhu Long to the heavenly court, it is your responsibility to keep him there, not our dragon race's.
Arrest Ran Deng?
Hao Tian thought of Ran Deng and felt a buzzing in his head.
Hao Tian really values Ran Deng. Deng Changyu and Guiling are his juniors, while others like Lei Zhenzi and Wen Zhong are even younger. Only Ran Deng is of the same generation as him, and he feels that they share common ground.
Now, he realized it was quite different. Ran Deng didn't care for him as his disciple at all, constantly yearning to break free. Hao Tian's sincere efforts went to waste and caused a sensational news that shocked the three realms.
Bi Gan and Jiang Ziyu received the imperial edict and were very troubled.
The whereabouts of several important fugitives remain unknown, and they also want to apprehend them, but their methods are limited.
Finally, they decided to start from the small and begin with the insignificant.
They began to torture with harsh punishments, targeting the pig dragon who had narrowly escaped with his life.
"Will you confess or not? Are you bought off by Ran Deng?"
"No confession yet? Let the big punishment begin! Who are Ran Deng's accomplices?"
"So good!"
The pig dragon knew that he had committed grave sins and willingly plunged himself into the boiling pot. At least that was how Bi Gan wrote it in his report to Hao Tian.
The pig dragon had consumed many fine delicacies over the years, which his body could not digest and thus accumulated within him. He was indeed a delectable piece of meat with ample spiritual essence.
The group of civil and military officials, who were "downgraded" to the Ten Celestial Heavens with empty hands, were just worrying about where to find food. Old Jiang then sent the heavenly soldiers and gods to deliver a bowl of soup to each official.
The vast majority of the spiritual energy on this side of the Ten Celestial Heavens has been suppressed by Deng Changyu within the grand array. At this time, it appears somewhat thin. Fill oneself with a bowl of soup to warm the body for now.
They eventually captured Xiao Sheng, while another unlucky individual, Cao Bao, died under Zhu Rong's terrifying strike. Only Xiao Sheng managed to survive, although he wanted to escape. The problem was that the true spirit was on the list, and Hao Tian's single thought could decide his fate. Escape truly was futile.
The platform for execution was destroyed, so Hao Tian ordered Jiang Ziyu to hold his own Hao Tian sword and publicly behead Xiao Sheng.
This time, there was no chance to be included in the list. He was completely eradicated, and even the ashes were not needed for scattering.
The whereabouts of Zhu Long and Ran Deng were unknown, so Bi Gan and Jiang Ziyu led a grand army of heavenly soldiers and gods to the East Sea. Even though we can't defeat powerful beings, we have no problem fighting against King Mofa!
Three days later.
The news from the East Sea was reported, and Hao Tian was so angry that he almost transformed into a desktop cleaning master.
The Lei School still didn't show any respect.
King Mofa, Yang Sen, and the others were treated like heroes returning home. The many disciples of the Jie School had no intention of asking for instructions from Yun Xiao or the Goddess of Golden Spirit; they put brotherhood and loyalty first. When former fellow students came to join them, of course, they would accept them!
Goblet after goblet was passed around, and they sang loudly. The main idea was to be carefree. What is Hao Tian? Hao Tian is nothing!
Jiang Ziyu and Bi Gan were both civil officials in the sequence of Tianqing, especially Old Jiang, who had a deep impression on the disciples of Jie School. Even if the disciples of Jie School were arrogant to the extreme, he chose to endure. After that, he conveyed the news back to the Ten Celestial Heavens, which is now renamed as Tianwaiti (the outer sky realm).
"Virtue Star, what should we do about this matter?" Jiang Ziyu asked.
Bi Gan was also worried. The disciples of the Jie School did not take the Tianqing palace seriously, especially after the incident involving Zhu Rong. Their disdain was no longer concealed.
"Otherwise, we should dispatch eloquent scholars to enlighten them with the consequences and move them with emotion," Bi Gan said before being interrupted by a powerful voice.
"No need, your majesties, please come with me."
Hao Tian's face was filled with a killing aura, and he arrived at the East Sea without even bringing a retinue.
Old Jiang and Bi Gan were shocked and too scared to ask. They could only follow him.
"King Mofa, Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, Li Xingba, the four rebels who ignored the imperial majesty, come out and face me." Hao Tian's voice echoed across the East Sea, his power as a Great Saint who had eradicated two ghosts was not concealed.
His voice even penetrated the East Sea's eye, the ancestral dragons and divine dragons within the Dragon Palace of the Ancestor Dragon were shocked, while Ao Guang from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea was full of bitterness. He wanted to go out to pay respects, but feared that Hao Tian might chop him into pieces with a single sword.
The Goddess of Golden Spirit, who was in the Palace of Blue Journey, was greatly startled. After finger-counting and divination, she secretly cursed these disciples of the Jie School for causing trouble for herself and flew out of the Palace of Blue Journey in a hurry.
The disciple who received and sheltered Wang Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, and Li Xingba was named Li Ping and was a junior brother of Lv Yu.
Lv Yu and his four disciples who spread plagues were all killed. This Li Ping opposed Lv Yu's crazy practice of spreading plagues, which showed some good fortune. So he managed to escape a fate with Deng Changyu and has lived until now.
This person is a rare good-hearted individual among the outer door disciples of the Jie School.
At this moment, he stood outside his own cave and respectfully said, "Most Supreme, I come to report."
Hao Tian snorted: "You lowly swine, how dare you offend the heavenly majesty?"
He pointed his finger from mid-air, and even though Li Ping had activated his cave's grand array early, he could not resist this casual strike.
His body seemed to be compressed by external force, and blood spurted out like a fountain. In an instant, his bones were shattered, and a mixture of blood and flesh exploded like flowers.
Hao Tian's eyes swept across, and upon seeing the King Mofa who was ready to fight to the death with his treasure, he lost all his will to fight. His body shook violently, and three breaths later, half of his body turned into pus, leaving only a head behind.
Next were Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, and Li Xingba.
The death of the three was nothing alike, but their only common point was the bizarre and gruesome appearance of their death. The last one, Li Xingba, had his skin stripped off, his flesh blurred with blood, and was crawling with insects. It took fifteen breaths for him to finally pass away.
