Fire Monster

Chapter 317 Open Knowledge

“Now, we have to do three things well!”

"First, immediately gather all the Lihuo Qi Refiners in Linjiang Prefecture. Because of the great blessing, now is definitely the best time to practice. The speed of practice will be accelerated. If our Lihuo Qi Refiners can be promoted to level nine in a short period of time, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to control the overall situation."

"Secondly, we must try to select young people from the Taoist Academy who are suitable for practicing the Lihuo Dao Talisman and train them to become Lihuo Qi Refiners. Under the influence of the Great Blessing, basically with just one Spirit Stone, they can be trained to become third-level Qi Refiners within half a year. We must train the grassroots forces of the Lihuo system on a large scale. In the future, we must take over the Lihuo Taoist Palace. We cannot let mortals manage mortals all the time. All key positions must be gradually replaced by Lihuo Qi Refiners."

"Only in this way can we avoid being plotted against by the evil god."

"Third, we must actively win over Qi cultivators from other disciplines. We must conduct devil heart tests on them, use eighth-order dispelling runes to illuminate them, and use other methods to ensure that they are not taken advantage of by the evil spirits. Then, we must provide them with a safe environment for cultivation."

“That’s doable.”

"However, these three tasks may seem simple, but the important thing is execution. I have no choice but to do them. This life calamity, whether you can survive it or not, will be handled by me personally. You all will stay in the Taoist Palace. On the one hand, you must protect the Level 7 Spirit Offering Pagoda. You must not lose it. On the other hand, you must practice on your own. I will handle the outside affairs."

Lu Tiancheng spoke straightforwardly and decisively. As a Qi Refiner, if he did not show any sense of responsibility at such a critical moment, wouldn't he be worse than the evil god?

"Uncle Lu, I am willing to go."

"Senior Lu, I can also help with this matter."

Immediately, several eighth-level Qi-refining masters from the Lihuo system stepped forward. They were all old fellows who had lived for seven or eight hundred years, and they knew very well the pros and cons of this matter.

The point now is that they, the Fire-type Qi-refining Masters, cannot do without the other four types of Qi-refining Masters, and they also cannot do without the millions of mortals in Linjiang Prefecture.

Although the evil god killed people at will, he was also reluctant to kill these millions of mortals.

The other party is retreating to advance, and is trying to sow discord in various ways, just to create the impression that it is all your fault, the Qigong practitioners. Mortals may not dare to say anything on the surface, but what they think in their hearts is very important.

This is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people that would have had no meaning at other times, but could now determine whether either side wins or loses.

And it must be fast and accurate, because if the prediction is correct, the evil demons in the Demonic Fire Abyss will launch another massive attack.

"Okay, but it's limited to the four of you. Other Qi Refiners of level seven and below don't need to participate."

"Remember, we can't investigate directly, but we have to act covertly."

Lu Tiancheng nodded and agreed. Then, he condensed four eighth-level forgetfulness runes and gave them to the four people, ensuring that they could walk around the city in a low-key manner and avoid being discovered by the evil god's eyes and ears.

"Let's first investigate the factories directly under the Demon Suppression Department and make sure that the managers of the Spirit Supply Tower are okay."

"Don't be anxious, don't alarm the enemy, and be cautious in everything."

"At the same time, notify all the Qi Refiners above level 5 in the other four systems to wait on the spot. Do not practice, do not comprehend, and do not participate in anything. Keep your mind focused to prevent being taken advantage of by the evil spirits. Once the situation becomes clear, make plans."

"Also, even if you discover a victim controlled by the evil spirit, you cannot attack directly. It is best to make careful arrangements and act in a unified manner to avoid causing shock to people."

"Ugh!"

After giving these instructions, Lu Tiancheng himself also had a headache. It was too difficult to act with such restrictions.

And whenever the evil god launched a strange and terrifying attack, it would cause widespread panic among the people in Linjiang Prefecture.

This panic will fuel the power of the evil god, making it easier for him to stir up larger-scale, snowball-like terrorist incidents among mortals.

At this moment, Lu Tiancheng sincerely hoped that the remnant of the Zhao family would come back quickly to clean up this mess. He was willing to offer himself to be the master of the Taoist Palace.

However, despite all the sighs and headaches, Lu Tiancheng and the other five Qi-refiners were still extremely efficient in their work.

On the first day, the five of them secretly investigated the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the headquarters of the Provincial Government, and the headquarters of the Taoist Temple. The result made them feel relieved that there was no problem with the chief officers of the three headquarters.

This may be because the evil god has only been involved for too short a time.

Come to think of it, if even the chief officers of the three yamen are controlled, how can we play?
After repeated confirmation, Lu Tiancheng and the other four directly revealed their identities to reassure the three chief officers who were also in a state of panic and fear, that at least they were not being controlled and would not become puppets.

"I will leave a seventh-level dispelling rune close to each of you. This will help you to avoid being infected by the evil spirit to the greatest extent. But you also have to cooperate with us and maintain the situation. In addition, if you find any subordinates who are not right, do not act rashly and notify me and others immediately."

"As for your families, please do not go back during this period."

"I don't have enough seventh-level dispelling runes to protect me."

In this way, each department is checked one by one. After the verification is correct, senior officers and important departments are given the protection of the seventh-level Fire Dispersal Rune, middle-level officers and managers of departments with slightly lower importance are given the protection of the sixth-level Dispersal Rune, and the lower-level officers, such as the commanders of various combat camps, are given the protection of the fifth-level Dispersal Rune.

Over the past few days, Lu Tiancheng and others checked more than 10,000 people in one go, but only found three victims suspected of being controlled by the evil god. At the same time, they distributed nearly a thousand dispelling runes of various levels.

Although it stabilized the morale of the three departments, it almost exhausted the five of them. After all, condensing and dispelling runes also requires consumption.

Just when they thought they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, some very bad news arrived.

A huge wave of demonic fire is forming to the east of Linjiang Prefecture. In the past, this was nothing, and it could be suppressed even when Zhang Tianjiao was still there.

But now it is very tricky because there is no Five Elements Qi Refiner team.

Nowadays, except for the Lihuo Qi Refiner, all the other four Qi Refiners in Linjiang Prefecture have decisively entered a dormant state. Even if they don't want to dormant, looking at Zhang Tianjiao's end, no one wants to be controlled by the evil god.

Those who did not want to lie dormant were directly ordered by Lu Tiancheng to lie dormant on the spot and wait for the opportunity.

So what to do now?
"The evil god is forcing us to release our restraints on mortals. He is forcing us to become radicals and to accept that we need mortals as the main force on the main battlefield."

Lu Tiancheng smiled bitterly.

"Then, let's suspend the investigation for now and delegate power to the Demon Suppression Division. Give them whatever they want and support them in every way! Especially the theoretical knowledge accumulated by the Dao Palace over the years, all of it should be open to the public!"

"Uncle Lu, the knowledge accumulated by the Dao Palace includes the principles and secrets of the Nine-Level Spiritual Offering Pagoda! And it's too late to announce it now. I don't believe that mortals can comprehend it in such a short time."

Some people were shocked and said that even Zhang Tianjiao before him did not choose to make this theoretical knowledge public.

"We have no choice. Either we let the evil tide break through our defenses, or we have to stop them. But without the Five Elements Qi Refiners, even if we risk our lives, the effect will be minimal."

"What's more, it's not too late to announce it now to boost people's morale. Although, this is what the evil god wants to see."

As Lu Tiancheng said this, he looked towards the west of Linjiang Prefecture. What are you waiting for, the remnant of the Zhao family on the big ship?

It's been three days since the incident and he hasn't shown up, and Wu Jin and the others haven't come back either. So, he can't be treating us as pawns in the fight against the evil god, right?

In this case, we can also seek choices.

(End of this chapter)