<h4>Chapter 536: Return of the Primeval Autarch</h4>


    When Dongyang Yun riled up his men, Jiang Ling appeared before them. "Dongyang Yun, you’re mistaken! The Theocrats will never perish, but a traitor like you that killed the previous autarch must die!" His voice was pure and just, a stark contrast against Dongyang Yun’s own savage voice.


    "Ninth, stop spouting crap. You’re just using that as an excuse to betray the country so you can take the throne for yourself. If you have any balls, let’s fight one on one today!"


    "What a joke. A traitor like you shall be dealt with by Pce Lord Weisheng. What a country needs is a wise ruler, not a battle maniac like you!"


    As they spoke, Weisheng Yunxi and her Neb Emperor Whale appeared before Dongyang Yun.


    "Pce Lord Weisheng, you’re truly fierce today. Are you mad about me using the Cyclic Mirror? My forebears have been using it for generations without the Decimo Dao Pce so much as making a whimper, so why now? Don’t tell me you’re trying to trick this traitor into working with you with the ultimate goal of ending Theocrat rule over the nation so that you can take over?" Dongyang Yunughed maniacally.


    "Shut up!" Weisheng Yunxi didn’t bother with unnecessary talk. She acted immediately, waving for her whale to attack Dongyang Yun.


    "Weisheng Yunxi you dastardly woman! Your ambition to overturn the Theocracy is abhorrent! Jiang Ling, you will doom us Theocrats as a result of your personal greedy ambitions. You shall be the eternal sinner of our n! When you die, our ancestors will definitely ensure you can never rest in peace!"


    Dongyang Yun’s eyes were bloodshot. His fight with the pce lord caused such magnificent shockwaves that countless buildings in the Imperial City copsed. Jiang Ling hurriedly gave chase. Right at that moment, Li Wudi appeared before them and blocked their way.


    "Ninth Prince, please take a rest as our pce lord fights. It wouldn’t be good if Your Highness gets injured in the crossfire."


    "What is the meaning of this? Don’t tell me that the dao pce intends to take my n’s Cyclic Mirror?!"


    "Your Highness is overthinking this. Once we defeat Dongyang Yun, our pce lord shall return the mirror to you. The dao pce is powerful and is often plotted against by those who intend to topple us but aren’t able to. Please don’t believe the lies of those people. After all, what is the dao pce but a simple ce of learning? Ruling the nation is the prerogative of the Theocrats, as it has always been. Once Dongyang Yun is dead, Your Highness will be taking over his men and consolidating your power among the Theocrats, so there’s no need to worry when Your Highness wille to wield so much power. It would beughable."


    As long as Li Wudi was there, the ninth prince wouldn’t be able to interfere. As they spoke, Weisheng Yunxi was dominating Dongyang Yun. His hydras were already bloodied all over and they seemed like their lives were in danger.


    At that moment, Dongyang Yun took out the Cyclic Mirror, as expected, blocking the pce lord’s Radiant Astral Chain with a heavenly pattern formation that formed to protect him, keeping himpletely untouched.


    "Haha, vile vixen, what kind of empyrean saint are you? You’re too weak! You aren’t able to touch me at all, let alone kill me. What do you n to do, eh? Ran out of tricks? Then stop embarrassing yourself!" He was so far gone that he was referring to himself in the singr rather than the haughty royal plural he usually employed.


    Using the Cyclic Mirror was in fact protecting him from the pce lord. Everyone had been waiting for him to die, since many would surrender immediately as long as he did. But if he survived, the battle would be forced to continue. However, Weisheng Yunxi’s rampant attacks weren’t able to do much.


    "That’s the Cyclic Mirror!"


    "Why is it with the Theocrats? Didn’t Li Muyang steal it?"


    "No matter what, with the mirror around, Dongyang Yun is untouchable!"


    Dongyang Yun’s men had their hopes up once more when the pce lord actually stopped attacking. She didn’t say anything, and people thought she was about to give up. But at that moment, she stretched her palm out toward the dao pce and gripped the empty air. Suddenly, the ground began shaking."What’s the pce lord trying to do?" Tianming asked Bai Mo.


    "She’s converting the Evil Suppression Pir from formation form to evil-suppression form!"


    "What does that even mean?!"


    "The pir is a divine artifact with two forms. The formation form is the Evil Suppression Formation, but the evil-suppression form is a weapon on par with your Grand-Orient Sword. She’s nning to use it to shatter the Cyclic Mirror. To be honest, the pir has remained untouched for quite some time."


    The Evil Suppression Formation was the cornerstone of the dao pce, for without it, a ’nation within a nation’ like the Decimo Dao Pce would have long been killed off by the Theocrats. Otherwise, there was no way they would be allowed to roam free, especially with the savagery of the early Theocrats.


    "The pce lord has been familiar with the pir since she was young and is able to summon it in weapon form to her side. In the future, you should be able to do the same with your sword too," Bai Mo added.


    "Alright! Hall King, you mean to say that the pir’s weapon form is our trump card to kill Dongyang Yun, right? After we take the mirror, we can start killing off the rest of the Theocrats, right?"


    "That’s right. As long as it works out, we’ll no longer need to use the Evil Suppression Formation to protect ourselves from now on, but will be able to prosper peacefully. Now, the Evil Suppression Pir will finally be able to show its true power."


    In other words, the Decimo Dao Pce would switch from defense to offense.


    At that moment, a ck beam of light came shooting from the direction of the dao pce and manifested in Weisheng Yunxi’s hand as a ck staff. Tianming had seen it as a pir this whole time, and it was his first time witnessing the evil-suppression form. This was a divine artifact on par with the Grand-Orient Sword. While it looked simple, it contained unspeakable power that couldn’t be casually unleashed.


    "The Evil Suppression Pir can be used as a weapon too?!" Many others were just as confused about what they were witnessing. Jiang Ling and Dongyang Yun’s expressions also shifted.


    "Wicked woman, have you gone mad? You know that this means your dao pce is no longer protected, right?"


    "After I kill you, I can go back and restore the formation," Weisheng Yunxi said.


    "Oh, that sounds rather bold. But are you sure you’ll be able to make it back in the first ce?" Dongyang Yun was looking down and chuckling uncontrobly. He seemed utterly ted.


    But the pce lord ignored him and attacked at full force along with her whale. This was a sh between two divine artifacts; however, Weisheng Yunxi was stronger than Dongyang Yun, so the fight was as good as settled!


    Wham! When the pir struck the mirror’s surface, Dongyang Yun was sent flying and spat out blood.


    "Hahahaha!" heughed with his arms held wide. "Come, kill me! Kill me and take over the Theocracy! You’ll be the savior of everyone in this nation!"


    The only response that came from the pce lord was another strike. Once more, the pir mmed into the mirror, causing Dongyang Yun to spit out even more blood.


    "Oh, Weisheng Yunxi, you’re far too weak. Your cultivation is decent, I’ll give you that, but your methods are child’s y at best," he mocked, much to everyone’s anger. He was already about to die, so he had no right to say something like that.


    "Goodbye and good riddance!" Weisheng Yunxi cried as she went in for a third strike.


    Everyone thought that Dongyang Yun was definitely going to die this time. Right at that moment, the pir struck Dongyang Yun on the head after he grabbed the mirror tightly in his arms. His flesh was exploding all over the ce.


    "Dongyang Yun is finally dead!" cried the other side.


    "It’s a little too soon to celebrate," said a calm, thunderous voice all of a sudden. Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat at hearing it. Turning to look, they saw the rubble beneath Dongyang Yun st apart as an old man in ck robes came out and stood by his side. The moment the man in ck took the Cyclic Mirror back, Dongyang Yun rxed and slumped to the ground.


    "Lord Father!" he cried passionately, announcing his identity to everyone. In an instant, everybody recognized him and the entire battlefield fell silent. The forces of the Theocrats, Decimo Dao Pce, Ancient ns, Saint Martial Manor, and the rest widened their eyes in disbelief,pletely bbergasted.


    "Autarch Qian!" someone cried. The words felt like a hammer that struck everyone squarely in the head. They were all seeing the same thing: the Primeval Autarch hade back from the dead!


    Many people had their doubts when word came out that he died. As time passed, those in the dao pce watched as the Theocrats fought each other and reduced the Divine Capital to rubble, eventually bing convinced that the previous autarch had truly died. Nobody would go so far and do such cruel things to achieve their ambitions, after all, yet Autarch Qian had done exactly that.


    In other words, he’d given all he had to set up this borate plot and spin everyone in circles! Instantly, everyone realized what his true goal was. Now, the Decimo Dao Pce was no longer protected by the Evil Suppression Formation, and their core members were in the Imperial City.


    At the same time, Jiang Ling quickly knelt with a fervent expression and prostrated himself to his father, along with everyone else from the Dongyang n, Jiang n, Ancient ns, Saint Martial Manor, Dazzling Pavillion, and the other sects from the nine great realms.


    The only ones that didn’t kneel were those from Decimo Dao Pce. This was Autarch Qian’s n all along: their utter annihtion!