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Chapter 1185 Forcibly Demanding the Great Thousand Seal

After Zhou returned from his travels, the situation turned around, and the Zhou clan officially entered the counter-offensive phase.

Of the various forces involved in the siege, a number of Grandmasters had already been eliminated, and the remaining forces, realizing the danger too late, lost all courage to fight after hearing that Zhou Daqian had arrived, and all thought about escaping.

As for the traitors in the city, they felt that the end was near.

What will happen once the orders to massacre the city and exterminate the entire family are issued...?

There was no courageous resistance whatsoever. Those outside the city had a chance to escape, but those trapped inside couldn't even run away.

Zhou Daqian, the governor, was furious at the betrayal and decided to massacre the city. However, he did not kill everyone but only those who rebelled. This was extremely merciful.

Things went more smoothly than expected.

After all, a traitor who has the guts and the power to rebel is at least a local tycoon or a powerful family; it wouldn't be a pity to kill his entire family.

When ordinary people face war, they will only close their doors to avoid disaster; they will not go out to join the commotion.

"Time is limited, we must finish this quickly!"

One hundred thousand heads were chopped off in one go, and the land surrounding the small town was soaked.

Zhou You ordered the bodies to be thrown into the tunnel—yes, the secret passage that let people into the city—so that these guys would never see the light of day after they died.

He hugged Zhou Xin and patted his chest, "You go ahead, I'll stay here and hold off the pursuers!"

"Are there any pursuers?"

Zhou Xin couldn't understand it; with his invincible father back, who else would dare to catch up?

"Go!"

Zhu Ruoxuan pulled Zhou Xin away, taking the remaining members of the Zhou family to the far north.

Once you leave the eight prefectures of Zhili and head north, you will soon come into contact with the extended forces of Bei Xuan Zhu, and you will be safe and sound.

Zhou You stood on the blood-soaked earth, his heart calm and undisturbed. Countless black dots rose from the horizon, crows and vultures drawn by the scent of blood, and wild beasts restless in the wilderness, drooling over the flesh and blood scattered on the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, members of the Shishen Sect dressed in white appeared around and bowed to Zhou You from a distance.

Seeing that Zhou You ignored them, these people began to collect the scattered corpses, wipe them clean, wrap them in cloth, drag them to an open space, and burn them. The sound of firewood being chopped came from the nearby mountains and forests.

White-robed believers kept arriving with bamboo baskets filled with charcoal and firewood, lighting the fire to begin burning the corpses.

"Quack!"

Crows and wild dogs appeared from all directions, their eyes turning red at the sight of the corpses scattered everywhere. They rushed forward to tear at the flesh of the living, but hundreds of them were killed by a hail of arrows that rose from the ground.

The cultists patrolling the area picked up the bodies, threw them into the fire without a second glance, and continued to stand guard with their bows and arrows.

They worked in perfect harmony with Zhou You, without interfering with each other, focusing on collecting the bodies and cremating them.

"It's about time they arrived!"

Suddenly, the busy believers stopped what they were doing and knelt down respectfully in a certain direction.

The guests were important figures, the most powerful figures in the Buddhist sect, including the Temple Master and the Five Heavenly Kings.

There were nine people in total, walking at varying levels, passing each of the corresponding believers who knelt and bowed before arriving in front of Zhou You.

The Northern Palace Master, Han Yusou, cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for allowing the disciples to do their work!"

"No need to thank me. If it weren't for your teachings imparting the secret seal, Zhu Ruoxuan might not have been able to hold out until I came to his rescue."

Mentioning the secret seal, the expressions of the several palace masters and the five heavenly kings became somewhat unnatural; their intentions had already been seen through by Zhou You.

"Everyone, I have been waiting here specifically for you!" "If I'm not mistaken, news of the Immortal's Terrace has reached your ears. You've come to me to reclaim the Great Thousand Seal?"

Han Yusou nodded, "Please forgive me, this item concerns the future of our Shishen Sect, and we cannot afford to lose it!"

"If you are willing to part with it, our Buddhist sect is willing to provide ample compensation!"

Zhou You chuckled, "You jest. Does your sect possess a treasure comparable in value to the Great Thousand Seal?"

Even Han Yusou couldn't answer this, because the Daqian Seal is unique, and in terms of value, nothing can make up for its lack.

Otherwise, why would the entire leadership of the Buddhist sect mobilize, even at the cost of breaking ties with Zhou You?

"I'm sorry, the Great Thousand Seal is also very important to me!"

Zhou You's refusal made the higher-ups of the Shishen Sect realize that today's matter could not be resolved peacefully.

"Would you like to consider it?"

The voice rang out; it belonged to Shi Gaofei, one of the Five Heavenly Kings. He and Zhou You had once been disciples of the same master and shared a bond of kinship.

His usually lazy demeanor was now replaced by a very serious tone: "This concerns the very foundation of our religion, and our Shakyamuni God Sect will not compromise!"

The implication was that if the Great Thousand Seal wasn't handed over, a bloodbath would ensue.

Zhou You exhaled and shook his head. "I'm staying for you for a moment, not for rivers of blood."

"Come on, use your strongest forces to attack. If you succeed, everything will be fine!"

Hearing his relaxed tone, the high-ranking members of the Buddhist sect were also stirred by their competitive spirit.

I know you're amazing; you single-handedly broke out of the sacrificial palace and could instantly switch between two locations, slaughtering your enemies until they were rolling on the ground.

However, you are not a martial saint after all, and you will still get tired and injured.

We, the high-ranking members of the Shishen Sect, have been waiting in comfort and conserving our strength for a long time. How could we not be able to defeat you?

"Excuse me, but the Five Heavenly Kings are arrayed, with the secret seal as their pivot, forming a divine barrier array!"

There were originally five Heavenly Kings, but after Chaluozha died, a replacement was made. This replacement was an acquaintance, the very traveler he had met in the southeastern states that day. This person was no less capable than the others.

The completion of the Five Heavenly Kings was clearly deliberate; their purpose in refining the secret seals was for this 'divine restriction' formation.

As the name suggests, the religion of Buddhism believes that the true God has been suppressed and imprisoned, and takes the release of the gods as its lifelong pursuit. While studying the Buddha, they must have also studied the prison in reverse, which is why they created the concept of divine imprisonment.

This grand formation, with its secret seal as its core, is said to have the power to imprison deities.

The Divine Forbidden Array is truly the trump card of the Shakyamuni Sect. Even if the Lingyun Palace were to emerge, they would not fear it, because this array can imprison powerful enemies at the level of a half-saint.

No matter how powerful Zhou You is or how fast he progresses, he is only at the level of a half-saint, still within the range of the divine restriction array.

"I, the Western Heavenly King, Yanshan, form the Flying Sparrow Mudra..."

"I……"

The five Heavenly Kings each took their positions and formed hand seals. Unexpectedly, they formed not only single seals, but at least two or three secret seals, with each palm containing two completely different secret seals.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Five Heavenly Kings, who have distinguished themselves, are all geniuses, and the Heavenly Palaces store a vast database of secret seals that is inexhaustible.

The power of each secret seal, combined with the characteristics of the Heavenly King's own fist techniques, began to operate, propelling the formation of the grand array.

For example, the Time Robe of Yanshan adds a layer of decay to the great formation. When enemies are trapped inside, their power leaks out much faster than usual, and it is an irreversible slide towards defeat, with no way to save themselves.

As soon as the grand formation was deployed, Zhou You's expression turned serious. It seemed that he couldn't underestimate his opponent!
(End of this chapter)