558: Holy Church

Since the battle of the Imperial Capital, the Emperor had passed away, and not a single soul remained alive in the entire capital; only the uncleansed tragedy remained.

There were mountains of rotting flesh, desiccated corpses, and those strange, bizarre pipes.

At first, the world fell into chaos because news had spread that everyone at the Diamond level and above in the Imperial Capital had been wiped out.

Even if people in other places had reservations, they one after another fell into turmoil.

As for the news of the Imperial Capital's total annihilation, it wasn't leaked; it was discovered.

After the world fell into chaos, a prince who had already attained a throne fought his way back.

When he led his army and rode his horse into the Imperial Capital with trepidation,

the scene he witnessed made even this prince, who was accustomed to life and death, tremble.

When he emerged from the Imperial Capital, his entire body was shaking.

He rushed back to his fief without stopping and then seemed to lose all fighting spirit, remaining depressed all day long.

After hearing about this, some people didn't believe in such ill omens and took the initiative to go to the Imperial Capital to see for themselves.

The result? The result was that they never returned.

But the Imperial Capital was so large, and the number of people in the world connected to it was even greater.

As time passed, more and more people chose to head to the Imperial Capital.

Later, a third person entered and saw the second person, who had already gone mad.

The other party was wandering around with disheveled hair and a dirty face, already gaunt from hunger, mumbling something unclearly.

A dynamic sense of eeriness filled the third person's heart, and he ignored the second person.

This was a madman; nothing could be learned from his speech.

But just a few steps after passing the madman, he heard a crisp 'crack' from behind him.

He jerked his head around and found that the beggar who had been mumbling just now was motionless, his neck twisted at an angle.

Seeing this, his pupils shrank violently, and the thought of fleeing immediately arose in his mind.

Go, leave quickly!

Just as he turned to distance himself from that spot, an even more horrifying scene occurred.

Right in front of his face, another human face had silently pressed close at some unknown moment.

At this moment, he felt as if his heart would burst from fear, and in his desperation, he directly summoned his magic armor.

Then he immediately retreated frantically, putting a hundred meters of distance between them.

Unfortunately, it was already too late; a large hole had already been pierced through his chest.

From the front, one could see the scene behind through the large hole; as for his original heart, it had long since vanished.

After staggering a few steps where he stood, he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

After Ancestor Lu crushed the still-beating heart in his hand, he began to wander through the Imperial Capital at will.

Since Chen De had turned into a bronze statue, he had been searching for the whereabouts of the other three.

Regrettably, however, he had not found a single one until now.

This world was so large that it was clearly unrealistic for him to try to overturn it alone to find them.

So now he had the idea of creating a power, letting the people of the world help him search.

Thus, Ancestor Lu chose to return to the Imperial Capital first; as the former capital of the Great Firmament, it clearly had its merits.

Moreover, the buildings were already there; he could still use them after changing the banners.

Along the way, he saw that the group of people who had descended with Chen De were beginning to make a name for themselves.

As they were 'descent gift packs,' he basically dealt with every one he encountered.

Finally, Ancestor Lu stopped at the main gate of the imperial palace; he had already thought of a name for this power.

Baisheng Cult!

It meant to worship the Supreme Holy Mother, which also meant to worship all the beautiful virtues in the world.

The next step was to incorporate as many people as possible; his current cultivation was similar to Chen De's before he broke through to Legend.

Legendary Level peak, Earth Realm Great Perfection!

In this current world, it was perfectly fine to call him invincible under heaven.

Baisheng Cult Leader—Ancestor Lu, invincible under heaven!

Of course, the Imperial Capital was currently empty, and the Baisheng Cult consisted of only him alone.

The urgent priority was to fill it with people as soon as possible to develop and strengthen it.

So, he directly sought out the strongest power with the largest territory at present.

The original strongest power belonged to the prince who was the first to enter the Imperial Capital, but unfortunately, he had already been scared witless.

In these chaotic times, he could barely protect himself, and now that he was listless, he had already been mostly picked clean by others.

Subjugating an existing power was naturally much faster than developing from scratch step by step... "Sect Master Qin, in today's world, I am the greatest. I wonder when I can..."

"Prince Qi, do not be anxious; this matter still requires long-term deliberation."

A man dressed in luxurious robes and another man wearing a Taoist robe were playing chess in a courtyard.

The man in luxurious robes was Prince Qi. He couldn't help but sigh deeply. "This territory of my Great Firmament has become fragmented in the blink of an eye. I am truly worried."

The man in the Taoist robe was the Sect Master of the current top-tier sect, the Divine Sword Sect, Qin Zhong.

He looked outside the courtyard and said, "The affairs of the world today are complex. Although my Divine Sword Sect is a top-tier sect, there is more than one top-tier sect.

The other princes also have support behind them, and some are even backed by top-tier sects as well."

"This isn't just a competition on the surface; the contests in the shadows are not few at all."

"Moreover..."

As he spoke, Qin Zhong suddenly paused.

Prince Qi pressed, "Moreover what, Sect Master Qin?"

"Moreover, the situation in the Imperial Capital is still unclear. Everyone above platinum was wiped out. What kind of existence has such capability?"

"Also, is the Emperor really dead?"

"Since the other party can achieve such a level, what should we do?"

"Right now, all sects are actually exercising restraint, trying their best not to let major battles break out."

"This is the most critical reason!"

Qin Zhong explained to Prince Qi, hoping he would temporarily dismiss the idea.

"My Great Firmament exerted the fierce efforts of five generations before attaining the glory of unifying the world."

"To think it would suddenly suffer such a calamity; the foundation of generations can be said to have been destroyed in an instant."

"So I was just agitated a moment ago." Prince Qi placed a piece. "Sect Master Qin is right; I understand."

Qin Zhong followed with a piece as well. "However, Prince Qi needn't worry. When the time is ripe, this Sect Master will surely assist you in unifying the world."

Prince Qi cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks, Sect Master Qin. When the matter is accomplished in the future,

not only will I fulfill my previous promise to appoint the Divine Sword Sect as the state religion, but I will also make the Divine Sword Sect the number one sect in the world!"

"My thanks to Prince Qi!"

Seeing Prince Qi make a heavy promise again, Qin Zhong also thanked him solemnly.

However, there wasn't much of a ripple in his heart. To him, the matter wasn't accomplished yet; no matter how big the 'cake' drawn was, that was all it was.

When it came time to deliver, it would still depend on the strength of both parties.

At this time, someone hurried from outside the courtyard, trotting all the way to the garden.

"Reporting to Prince Qi and Sect Master Qin, someone is outside the Prince's Mansion requesting an audience!"

"I won't see them!"

Prince Qi simply waved his hand, telling the person to leave.

Rules were truly becoming non-existent; was he someone just anyone could see?

And this servant too; just because someone said they wanted to see me, you run over to report. You don't understand the rules at all.