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Chapter 259
Chapter 259
The "sugar beans" Lv Yang fed the Villagers were actually the eggs of Aetherophagous Beetles.
He’d devised a similar cultivation method before during his time in the Refinement Realm. Now, he simply refined it further and applied it to the Villagers.
"The Villagers’ divine essence can consume anything, but it merely devours—it can’t truly digest what’s eaten. The eggs of the Aetherophagous Beetle remedy this flaw. These beetles digest everything indiscriminately, aiding the Villagers in processing their food while nourishing their physical forms."
After being transformed by the beetle’s essence, the Villagers no longer starved. Eating soil or tree bark alone allowed their physiques to strengthen to levels rivaling Warrior Initiates.
The only difference was the Fate Star.
Under Fate Star suppression, even dozens of Villagers together couldn’t overcome a Warrior Initiate. If the warrior focused his vital energy, a single glare could shatter their morale.
But that was all.
When the Villager numbers surged into the dozens, the Warrior Initiate’s dominance waned. Quantity overwhelmed quality.
Lv Yang then introduced the Essence Absorption Method to them.
"The Spirit Harvesting technique from the Heavenly Primordial Universal Sovereign Divine Art was designed to draw the energy of the Myriad Martial Realm, including Fate Stars themselves."
Of course, the Essence Absorption Method was too profound for Villagers to grasp. With the Yanluo Patriarch’s help, Lv Yang simplified it masterfully. He stripped away all complexities, removing unnecessary functions until only the "essence-eating" core remained.
Now, the Villagers could draw the energy of Fate Stars using this method.
"Kill a Warrior Initiate and absorb his essence—you become the next Warrior Initiate! Or will you remain prey forever?"
Almost every Villager’s eyes turned bloodshot. Among them, Da Han stared at Lv Yang with a mix of horror as he addressed the crowd.
Rationally, Da Han refused to agree.
Yet in this moment, he recalled his own ambitions—how he’d fought to escape the fate of a Warrior Initiate, only to suffer severe injuries and forced retirement.
What if he joined them?
No need for glory, no need to please superiors or bribe them. Kill someone above you, and take their Fate Star.
His eyes darkened with resolve.
What followed was simple.
When Frontier City’s nobles set up soup kitchens to distribute alms—and secretly choose servants from the Villagers like selecting livestock—
They were met instead by a swarm of locusts.
Coincidentally, the city’s military had been deployed by Lord Wu Changkong to hunt the Celestial Demon, leaving the city defenseless as never before.
"Kill! Yes, like that—this is who you truly are!"
"Come, let me show you how to kill even more freely!"
Lv Yang scattered the Aetherophagous Beetle eggs far and wide. Not just for Villagers—the world’s lower Fate Stars were plentiful, even more abundant than beetle eggs.
Chaos spread rapidly.
Lv Yang began distributing the beetle eggs and Essence Absorption Method across the borderlands of the Myriad Martial Realm, igniting rebellion after rebellion.
Naturally, as the instigator of this turmoil, Lv Yang faced no punishment.
After all, the Spirit Harvesting was done entirely by the Myriad Martial Realm’s locals. For the Jié Tiān, it was merely wealth shifting hands within the same realm.
Moreover, the Myriad Martial Realm still coveted the Earth Vein Qi in Lv Yang’s possession. As long as he avoided direct Spirit Harvesting and occasionally offered Jié Tiān samples of Earth Vein Qi, the realm was content to turn a blind eye to his actions.
In this environment, Lv Yang’s ranks swelled.
Once the majority of Villagers were roused, their numbers no longer increased by mere thousands or tens of thousands—but exponentially.
One hundred thousand. Two hundred thousand. Four hundred thousand. Eight hundred thousand. One million six hundred thousand!
Armed with Aetherophagous Beetle eggs, Lv Yang had become their natural leader—someone who let them survive on dirt and grass alone, free from hunger.
Only now did people finally sense something wrong.
Yet even then, the decaying feudal system failed to recognize the Villagers’ threat. They sent forces to suppress the rebellion as casually as swatting flies.
Which only became fuel for the fire.
Lv Yang didn’t even lift a finger. The Villagers easily overwhelmed the armies sent to crush them, seizing their Fate Stars and equipment.
Within months, the flames of rebellion became unstoppable.
Meanwhile, deep in a remote mountain range, Miao Yintrue Man emerged from sealed cultivation, a smug expression on her face.
"It succeeded!"
"While there are still some complications, my forged Fate Star can deceive most people. Now I can infiltrate this world’s inner circles."
Miao Yintrue Man had her own plan for the Myriad Martial Realm. Though their mass battle formations were formidable—becoming deadly at the "ten thousand soldiers" scale—she had no need to clash head-on. All she needed was to assassinate a few key leaders.
Her strategy was simple.
First, disguise herself as a local. Then, target individuals blessed with demonic Fate Stars for Spirit Harvesting. Dangerous, yes—but the rewards were greatest.
Yet upon exiting her retreat, she found the situation had changed.
The city she’d previously chosen was unrecognizable. The ground was scorched, rivers of blood flowed through the streets. The city lord’s head hung from the gates.
What had happened?
Miao Yintrue Man immediately cast her heavenly calculations—but Lv Yang’s Ultimate Heaven Instrument obscured karmic causality. Her divinations revealed nothing.
Still, some truths were obvious without calculations.
"It must be Lv Yang."
Though she didn’t know his methods, the scale of rebellion in such a short time unsettled her.
"No time to waste. I must summon Suo Huan at once."
With that, Miao Yintrue Man abandoned thoughts of Spirit Harvesting. She returned to her retreat, activated an array formation, and retrieved a luminous jade mirror.
This treasure, named the Xu Tian Mirror, was a rare Spirit Treasure. She had always used it to communicate and trade with Suo Huan. Its divine essence served one purpose: long-distance communication and item transmission.
With array enhancements, it could even teleport people.
As the array activated, the mirror’s glow intensified. Suo Huan’s smiling figure appeared instantly.
"Ready already?" Suo Huan teased.
"Just sign the pact."
Miao Yintrue Man said firmly, "I help you kill Lv Yang, you help me ascend through tribulations. No betrayals. Once the pact is set, I’ll summon you at once."
"Of course."
Suo Huan nodded without hesitation, accepted the pact Miao Yintrue Man transmitted, and stamped it with divine energy. She smiled in satisfaction.
Then, she chanted incantations. The mirror’s light flared brighter, Suo Huan’s figure growing clearer within. Finally, with a blinding flash, he stepped forward—and truly emerged from the mirror into this realm!
Miao Yintrue Man hurried forward, her waist twisting gracefully.
"Daoist Brother Suo Huan—"
Her words hadn’t fully left her lips—
"Finally taken the bait."
In an instant, as Suo Huan emerged, invisible ripples spread. The heavens and earth locked down. Before Miao Yintrue Man could react, she was trapped!
(End of Chapter)
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