When the four family heads woke up, they found themselves back in their respective homes, without a single scratch on their bodies.
Could it have been a dream?
That thought arose in their minds, but the next moment, their divine seas churned, and their heads split with pain!
“Ah…”
It was a pain like the tearing of the divine soul, unbearable even for Great Sage cultivators. They collapsed on the ground like children, clutching their heads and rolling around.
They didn't know if it was a few breaths or a long time, but the pain of the divine soul tearing subsided. They lay on the ground, drenched in sweat, too exhausted to think.
“Greetings, four family heads!”
Just then, Zhang San's voice echoed in their minds.
“Zhang San?” The Nangong family head spoke, but the next moment, the pain of the divine soul tearing struck again, and he screamed in agony.
“Mercy… mercy…” The Nangong family head managed to say through the excruciating pain. As soon as he finished speaking, the pain vanished.
The Nangong family head clutched his head, his face pale, and dared not call Zhang San by his name again.
“Remember, when you see me in the future, you must call me City Lord.” Zhang San's faint voice echoed in the divine seas of the four family heads.
The four family heads were silent. Clearly, what had happened earlier was not a dream, but Zhang San had planted some kind of restriction on them.
How ruthless, Zhang San!
This was the simultaneous thought of the four of them.
“Ah…”
But as soon as the thought arose, the sound of the divine soul tearing struck again, and the pain of being worse than death arose, causing them to scream repeatedly, even alarming the people of their respective families.
After a while, the pain disappeared, and Zhang San's voice rang out again: “Dare you curse this City Lord? You're right, I planted a restriction in your bodies, and it's in your divine souls. Not only can I control your life and death, but I can also know your thoughts at any time. If you don't want to live a life worse than death, then get rid of your petty thoughts.”
The four family heads trembled in fear upon hearing this.
“From now on, my Nangong family will follow City Lord's lead.” Having experienced the pain three times, the Nangong family head immediately raised the white flag to show his loyalty.
“My Yuwen family…”
“My Yan family…”
“My Ming family…”
With the Nangong family head as an example, the other three family heads also quickly expressed their loyalty.
“Very good. Now, send all your assets to me.” Zhang San said indifferently.
“…” The four family heads.
“What? Was everything you just said a lie? If that's the case, then you can go to hell.”
“No, City Lord, we will hand them over, but it takes time.”
The Nangong family head's heart pounded wildly, and he quickly said.
The other three also quickly explained that it wasn't that they were unwilling, but because their families were large and wealthy, even if they handed over everything, it would take a long time to prepare.
“Hmph, I'll let you off this time. You don't have to hand over all your assets, just eighty percent. If I don't see it in three days, then you can say goodbye to this loving world forever.” Zhang San snorted coldly, reducing it from ten percent to eighty percent, which was considered a bargain for them.
Loving?
The four family heads didn't think this world was full of love at all, but they had fallen to this point because they had brought it upon themselves. They couldn't blame Zhang San for being ruthless.
“Thank you, City Lord, for your kindness!”
The four of them didn't dare to have any disobedient thoughts. Resources could be accumulated again, but if their lives were gone, then everything would be empty.
They knew what was more important.
City Lord's Mansion. Zhang San nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Ye Hongyi and said, “Senior Aunt, what do you think of my handling of this?”
Ye Hongyi shook her head gently. She had never participated in power struggles between forces and didn't know how to evaluate it. However, she said, “Use that kind of method sparingly. It's detrimental to one's natural harmony.”
Ye Hongyi cultivated the Merit Golden Wheel that Houtu had given her, so she knew that some methods seemed harmless, but they would subtly damage one's own natural harmony. What was natural harmony? Simply put, it was one's luck.
Zhang San's method of using the Black God Puppet to plant a puppet mark in the divine souls of the four family heads was a method that harmed one's natural harmony.
It was fine to use it sparingly, but if he used it often, Zhang San's personality might change drastically and go astray.
As a member of the Holy Emperor lineage, even the most shameless junior brother, Li Beifei, wouldn't use this kind of method to control others. At most, he would just rob and knock people out, which was already the lowest limit of the Holy Emperor lineage.
As for other underhanded methods, the Holy Emperor lineage disdained to use them.
“Disciple understands.”
Zhang San also said seriously, knowing that Senior Aunt was reminding him.
Ye Hongyi nodded. Zhang San wasn't a child. Although his cultivation was low, he had been cultivating for nearly three thousand years. He understood everything he needed to know, so she didn't need to say too much. It was enough to give him a slight reminder at a critical moment.
“Now that everything is resolved, it's time for me to leave.”
Ye Hongyi said.
Zhang San was stunned, then said, “Senior Aunt is leaving?”
Ye Hongyi nodded and said, “Although those tomb robbers haven't appeared in recent years, I don't think things are that simple. I'm going to other places to investigate this matter.”
Zhang San scratched his head. He didn't understand why Senior Aunt was so concerned about these things that had nothing to do with him, but he didn't ask. He just said, “Then I won't keep Senior Aunt any longer.”
“Senior Aunt doesn't have anything good, so I'll leave these few stars for you.”
As she spoke, Ye Hongyi waved her hand gently, and a crystal ball with five dazzling fireballs suspended inside fell in front of Zhang San.
Zhang San's face lit up upon seeing this. His Black God Puppets needed stars to unleash their power.
With his Saint's strength, he could destroy stars, but he couldn't refine stars into energy, even if he was piloting the Black God Puppet. This was a creation method that required the corresponding power of creation to do.
These five stars were enough for him to show off his power in the Tianchi Ancient Star for a very, very long time.
“Thank you, Senior Aunt.” Zhang San thanked her again.
Ye Hongyi smiled and said, “Cultivate well.” Then, her red figure gradually blurred and eventually disappeared.
“May Senior Aunt have a prosperous immortal journey!” Zhang San bowed.
Outside the Tianchi Ancient Star, in the starry sky, a golden roc had been waiting here for a long time. Ye Hongyi's figure slowly landed on the roc and said softly, “Tianpeng, go to the place you told me about.”
“Yes, Miss!”
The roc spoke human words, and its huge wings fanned the void, opening up a void passage. Then, it carried Ye Hongyi into the void passage.
……
In a mysterious small world, as Chu Nanxing's punch landed, the green-haired monster transformed from the Dacheng Holy Body was finally suppressed by him.
“As expected of the Dacheng Holy Body. Just the Yin creature transformed after death required me to spend several years to suppress it. Next is the most critical moment!”
After suppressing the green-haired monster, Chu Nanxing sat cross-legged in the center of the altar. The array patterns engraved on the altar also glowed, corresponding to Chu Nanxing's chanting.
“Gluttony Heavenly Art, Devour!”
Chu Nanxing shouted, and a ferocious beast Dharma form appeared behind him. It was the ferocious beast Gluttony.
