Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 441 - 417: Merit Bright Light!

"My lord, please don’t keep us in suspense. Tell us what exactly happened."

Ao Le urged from the side, her curiosity nagging at her like a scratching cat’s paw, incessantly pressing for an answer.

Lu Qingfeng smiled but hadn’t had the chance to speak yet.

Hearing this, Ao Lie scoffed first and said, "It turns out you and your wife already had a plan in place. I thought my little sister was so overjoyed and sorrowful that she was muddled, but it turns out I was just being laughed at for nothing."

"Big brother."

Ao Le felt somewhat guilty upon hearing this and looked at Ao Lie, only to see a jesting smile on his face, realizing she had been tricked. Unable to maintain her composure, she couldn’t help but say with annoyance, "Big brother, do you still want to listen or not?"

"Listen, listen, listen!"

"Of course, I want to listen."

Regaining some pride, Ao Lie immediately laughed loudly, his eyes falling on Lu Qingfeng.

"As for this matter—"

Lu Qingfeng did not hide anything and immediately recounted everything that had happened at the Investigation Department of the Three Armies following his visit to the Yinchuan Water Palace, in great detail.

...

Half a month ago.

Outside the Yinchuan Water Palace, Lu Qingfeng performed a Great Method, subduing the demon horde of Green Bull Mountain including the Green Bull King and his son. The Armored Soldiers of the Investigation Department, who were monitoring movements in places like Purple Sun River and the surrounding areas of Yinchuan while awaiting Lu Qingfeng’s return, discovered this and reported it to the Demon Chasing General and the Demon Hunting General stationed there.

Two Second Grade God Generals from the Investigation Department came with soldiers, and took Lu Qingfeng straight to the Investigation Department.

As it happened.

In the Investigation Department, the Investigating God Monarch was actually connected to the lineage of Ao Shang, the Heaven Suppressing Great Marshal of East Heaven, and was on intimate terms with Ao Geng of Wujiang. Seeing Lu Qingfeng, without a second word, they wanted to force a confession with torture and throw him into prison.

But unexpectedly, Lu Qingfeng resisted on the spot, and before the Divine Officers and Generals of the Investigation Department could react, he captured the Investigating God Monarch.

Then Luo Fuzi, the Sect Leader of Yu Mountain, arrived.

Together with Lu Qingfeng, they boldly took the Investigating God Monarch in front of the Earth Suppression Grand Marshal of the Earth Suppressing Army.

Afterward.

Lu Qingfeng spoke of the events of a hundred years past in his presence. The Merit Bright Light illuminated all around, not only clearing his name but also taking over the Investigation Department, transforming him into the new Correcting Good and Evil Envoy of the Three Armies, charged with the rectification of demons and misdeeds.

That is—the new Investigation God Monarch, Guang Yuan!

"Merit Bright Light?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise, their eyes wide with amazement.

Only Ao Le kept smiling, already in the know.

"More than three hundred years ago, I pretended to enter the Ghostly Wailing Mysterious Realm, but in reality, I saw through the true purpose of the Blood Spring Demon Sect’s Zhenyuan Array. So I joined the Evil Venerable and revealed my knowledge in arrays to oversee the construction of the Ghostly Wailing Mysterious Realm’s Zhenyuan Array."

"For two hundred years, I laid out arrays while comprehending them, all the while setting traps within. Two hundred years later, when the array was complete, I used this Zhenyuan Array to spend decades examining and decoding all the other Great Arrays of the Blood Spring Demon Sect."

"When the Blood Spring Demon Sect activated the arrays, using the means I had buried in advance, I found the right moment to obliterate the shocking conspiracy of the Blood Spring Demon Sect, averting the crisis looming over Dong Xian State and saving billions of life spirits, thus the heavens and the earth were moved, bestowing boundless Merit, which coalesced into the Merit Bright Light within my sea of consciousness."

As Lu Qingfeng spoke, he set his intention in motion.

A serene and bright radiance illuminated the great hall, and Lu Qingfeng, standing within it, had a halo of light around his head, setting him in an extraordinarily holy light.

It was the profoundly mysterious Merit Bright Light!

Cultivators accumulate Merit through countless acts of kindness, but even though Merit accrues to them, it is sparse and paltry. Merit doesn’t usually manifest outwardly, let alone coalesce into Merit Bright Light within the sea of consciousness.

Many cultivators from the Xuanmen and Buddhist Sects, even Vajras, might have a slim chance of achieving Merit Bright Light after continuous reincarnations and lifetimes of cultivation. At that time, advancing to an Earth Immortal or Arhat Fruit Position is within hopes reach.

But lifetimes of cultivation through endless reincarnations are fraught with unimaginable perils. Performing kind acts involves karmic entanglements and easily attracts powerful demons. Premature demise is far from uncommon.

Like Lu Qingfeng.

Not to mention the colossal disaster of a Blood Sea overturning and obliterating a state, leading to the demise of billions—an extremely rare occurrence over many millennia. Even if encountered, powerhouses like the Heaven Suppressing Great Marshal are incapable of destroying it.

Truly a desperate situation.

Lu Qingfeng’s array skills were unmatched in the mortal realm, and his ability to predict and prepare ahead of his enemy’s moves was supreme. His integration with the Blood Sea using the "Blood Sea Scripture" was the only way to neutralize this calamity.

Absolutely irreplicable.

Even with such means, he was still engulfed by boundless sins and wrapped in Karma. Without the "Yellow Court Scripture" by his side, fearless of Karma, he would have likely faced the fate of death and soul destruction.

In the midst of such hardship and countless dangers, he saved billions of life spirits from certain death.

He truly deserved ’immeasurable Merit.’

In front of the Earth Suppression Grand Marshal, the Merit Bright Light alone silenced all doubts, buttressing every word Lu Qingfeng said, beyond any suspicion.

As for the position of Investigation God Monarch, it was beyond Lu Qingfeng’s expectation, a fortuitous bonus.

...

"The reason why my lord has been delayed for a hundred years before returning is precisely because of the backlash from destroying the Zhenyuan Array, and fortunately, the Merit Bright Light protected his life. After a hundred years of recuperation with his injuries fully healed, he hurried back at the first opportunity."

Ao Le supplemented for Lu Qingfeng.

"It turns out to be so."

Both Ao Zhan and Ao Lie mused to themselves, and considering their earlier speculations, a sense of amusement washed over them.

Ao Lie looked toward Lu Qingfeng, his eyes suddenly brightening, "With Merit Bright Light protecting you, brother-in-law, doesn’t that mean you can walk unobstructed in Ancient Shang?!"

Possessing such great Merit and fortune.

Naturally, one is shielded by the heavens and the earth.

The ’Merit Bright Light’ may not be as invulnerable to Ten Thousand Laws as the ’Merit Golden Light,’ but it too possesses profound mysteries. Even better, having Merit, all individuals of the Righteous Sects can only reverence and dare not neglect, let alone kill or harm.

Such grand fate and Merit, should one be killed—even if it’s merely scheming from behind or aiding and abetting—a boundless Karma would inevitably entangle the perpetrator. Just like the two True Immortal ancestors of the Blood Spring Demon Sect, they turned into Karmic Fire burning their bodies, destroying thousands or tens of thousands of years of cultivation in an instant. To say nothing of the afterlife in Netherworld, they would suffer all sorts of torments.

Whether they could reincarnate is another matter altogether.

Even in reincarnation, the karma and misdeeds one carries are likely too profound to be cleansed in ten lifetimes.

Even those within the Demon Dao would not dare to provoke such beings.

Hence,

All cultivators in the world, whenever they meet someone with great merit, treat them with utmost respect and courtesy, not daring to offend. Otherwise, if entangled, they would be difficult to defeat or kill, and prove to be exceedingly troublesome.

Thus, when the Heaven Suppressing Grand Marshal, the Earth Suppression Grand Marshal, and the Break Demon Three Armies Grand Marshal saw the Merit Bright Light, their attitudes towards Lu Qingfeng changed drastically.

Strutting around?

Almost like that.

"..."

The Mighty Thunder General Zhang Chi and the Six Waves Water General Du Yuanqing, these two Divine Generals, caught each other’s eye with a queer look and were speechless.

Without revealing their feelings, they observed this Guang Yuan Divine Monarch and thought to themselves that truly, a family doesn’t enter if not of the same mind.

The Guang Yuan Divine Monarch, before even taking office, dared to overtly flip over the Investigation Court, beating up the incoming Investigation God Monarch, and with a flurry of wind and thunder, headed straight for the Earth Suppression Grand Marshal’s camp.

Roaring through the Three Armies.

Utterly arrogant.

This God Monarch, in his description, was indeed quite understated.

In reality, wasn’t it beyond what Ao Lie had called ’strutting around’?

Relying on the Merit Bright Light, this Guang Yuan Divine Monarch didn’t even consider the Three Armies Grand Marshal worth his attention, a true shocker that dazzled everyone in the Three Armies from top to bottom.

When the two were under the former Investigation God Monarch, they only reluctantly obeyed orders out of respect for the Divine General of the Thundering East Heaven, Ao Shang.

But now under Lu Qingfeng’s command, they were respectful and did not dare to offend in the least.

Such a fearsome figure.

Not someone they could afford to offend.

"Ha ha!"

"Third brother is joking."

Lu Qingfeng laughed off Ao Lie’s comment.

Ao Jun looked on with an odd expression, not expecting his always serious father to have such a side. Meanwhile, Ao Zhan glanced at Ao Lie, who immediately felt a chill down his back and refrained from speaking, nose watching the heart.

Lu Qingfeng chuckled inwardly, straightened his face, and looked towards Ao Zhan, "As my sin has been cleared, and so the guilt borne by my father is naturally no longer relevant. The Heaven Suppressing Grand Marshal has spoken; if my father wishes to return to Ancient Shang, he will surely find a position not lesser than the Min River Dragon Lord. If he wishes to stay in East Chen State, then the Poison Dragon Pond Water Monarch rank will be promoted to Second Grade, restoring the Dragon Lord position. He can also receive the position of a Second Grade Divine General of the Three Armies, with ten thousand soldiers and officers."

Ao Zhan had been demoted to Poison Dragon Pond, and the Min River Dragon Lord title was immediately replaced.

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However, since the Heaven Suppressing Grand Marshal has promised, if Ao Zhan chooses to return to Ancient Shang, the position will certainly not be inferior to Min River’s. Better yet, being in the heartland is more secure.

As for the latter—

Staying in East Chen State, continuing to oversee Poison Dragon Pond, though in the midst of turmoil and facing various powers and demons.

But first, he holds the dual positions of Second Grade Dragon Lord and Second Grade Divine General.

And second, commanding ten thousand soldiers, who are part of the Shang River Navy, all bear the destiny of the Shang River, holding substantial power.

Third, despite the chaos in East Chen State, it is also full of opportunities and is an excellent place to pursue a boundless future.

But ultimately, the choice still lies with Ao Zhan.

"I shall not return to Ancient Shang."

With a flash of determination in his eyes, Ao Zhan addressed Lu Qingfeng.

"Then, son-in-law, I shall congratulate my father-in-law on his return to the Second Grade."

"This Second Grade Divine General position requires my father-in-law to personally visit the Earth Suppression Army and meet the Earth Suppression Grand Marshal to finalize duties and allocate soldiers."

Lu Qingfeng had guessed early on that Ao Zhan would choose to stay and wasn’t surprised, promptly congratulating him with a smile.

"Very well!"

From downfall to rise.

Joy was undeniable in Ao Zhan’s heart, and it couldn’t be hidden on his face.

The others in the hall, such as Ao Lie, Zhang Shu, and Ao Jun, didn’t need to say more.

First, the Prince Consort soared to become a First-grade Divine Monarch, comparable to the Three Armies Marshal. Across the entire Shang River, his rank was only below the Five Armies Grand Marshal and the Shang River Dragon King, a truly prominent status.

Further, he now held real power over departments such as the Investigation Department.

And now, Ao Zhan also held two great Second Grade Divine Positions, commanding Poison Dragon Pond, with ten thousand officers and soldiers.

Thus,

The situation was very favorable.

It was foreseeable that the difficulties of the past few decades would finally be left far behind.

"Congratulations, Father."

"Congratulations, my husband."

Ao Le at the side also smiled continuously, filled with joy.

Lu Qingfeng held Ao Le’s hand, his gaze landing on Zhang Shu, "The Investigation Department, not only was the Investigation God Monarch beaten into prison, but also three Deputy Officers and two Good and Evil Envoys have all been dismissed. As I take over the Investigation Department, I’m in need of people. Would General Zhang Shu be willing to help me in the Investigation Department?"

The Three Armies Examination Department included Demon Hunting Deputy Officers and Good and Evil Correcting Deputies, all of which were Third Grade.

There are two Good and Evil Envoys, also Third Grade.

Considering this, not to mention Fourth Grade Divine Officers, solely on account of Lu Qingfeng, as many as five Third Grade Great Gods were dismissed.

Truly a frightening thought.

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