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Chapter 1181: Chapter 470: Bidding Farewell to the Late Emperor
But speaking of this, the matter of seniority is indeed quite tricky.
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Dachen, Wanyi, the entire city is draped in mourning!
Seven consecutive days of national mourning have left all participants weary, especially the ordinary people.
Cultivators like the State Preceptor, however, still appear energetic.
"Commence the ritual!"
With a mournful cry from the chief official of the royal family, all members of the imperial bloodline and palace concubines burst into tears.
This signified that the national funeral was reaching its final step.
The coffin would soon be transported hundreds of miles to the newly constructed mausoleum for burial.
The offspring and concubines would need another three days, but most ministers’ duties were coming to an end.
At the same time, all governmental affairs would resume to normal operation.
Although considered the final step, the process was still quite complex.
For instance, the new Emperor had to preside over the spirit, and the State Preceptor was required to lead ministers out of the city to bid farewell to the spirit of the Qian’an Emperor.
Originally, the next procedure was for State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao to lead the ministers to walk ten miles out of the city with the Qian’an Emperor’s spirit before returning.
However, when it was the turn for State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao to escort the spirit with the ministers, Star Power suddenly surged dramatically around him.
In a blink, he became as dazzling as a star, giving an impression of contending with the Great Sun for brilliance.
This scene instantly made the new Emperor extremely tense, fearing that the State Preceptor might pull off a gigantic surprise.
Naturally, all eyes present focused on State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao.
The esteemed State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao slowly ascended into the stars, standing tall over Wanyi, and in the next moment, his voice resonated in all directions!
"Ladies and gentlemen, the late Emperor was assassinated by the traitor Zhuang Zhen. Now, according to national rites, he has been properly buried and will soon rest in the mausoleum! However, the traitor who assassinated the late Emperor remains at large.
Furthermore, within our land of Dachen, there are thousands of traitors from the Tianyang Star Hall at work!
The Kingdom Monarch was assassinated; not seeking revenge would be against our duty as subjects!
I, Cheng Yuxiao, vow before all the people: within my lifetime, I shall engage in a life-or-death battle with the regicide Zhuang Zhen to repay the late Emperor’s grace of recognition!"
Upon these words, a tremendous wave of uproar immediately surged throughout Wanyi.
"Kill the traitor!"
"Kill the traitor!"
"Kill the traitor!"
After more than ten breaths of the furious uproar, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao gently motioned with both hands, and instantly, the entire city fell silent.
"Our Great Chen National Taoist Institute was established single-handedly by the late Emperor!
Nowadays, the late Emperor was assassinated by the treacherous Star Lord of the Tianyang Star Hall; this is a national enmity!
From today onwards, if any traitor from the Tianyang Star Hall walks on the land of Dachen, it will be a disgrace to our Great Chen National Taoist Institute!
It would bring shame to the late Emperor!
It would only bring disgrace to the current Emperor!
Therefore, as the late Emperor proceeds to his resting place, all ministers of our Great Chen National Taoist Institute will take the heads of the traitors from the Tianyang Star Hall to honor the late Emperor and temporarily console his spirit in the heavens!"
"Great Governor Pei, convey the military order!
Instruct all state branches, various county Taoist Institutes, and the Star Patrol Guards in the states and counties to immediately ready the forces and launch a surprise attack on the branch halls and institutes of the Tianyang Star Hall in each state and county!
Any resistance shall be killed!"
"Understood!"
The moment Great Governor Pei Ze received the order, he immediately began issuing the military orders on the spot.
"From this moment, the Star-picking Tower teleportation within the Great Chen Realm is suspended; only those with military orders may utilize the teleportation!" State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao further declared.
At the same time, the military orders were issued.
The Star Patrol Guards of various states and counties, although not ordered to gather in advance, were present in their camps due to the national mourning day, assembling remotely in military camps to bid farewell to the Qian’an Emperor!
This counts as another form of gathering.
Almost at the instant the military order was issued, actions could begin without delay.
Also, almost at the moment when State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao made the city-wide proclamation, more than a hundred rays of Starlight suddenly erupted, directly charging into the Tianyang Star Hall Branch in Wanyi.
In a blink, smoke and dust soared into the sky, Starlight illuminated, and the rumbling noise was incessant!
The power of the Tianyang Star Hall Branch in Wanyi is the strongest.
The Star Master’s cultivation level is as high as the Sixth Tier Ninth Layer.
But the issue is, this is Wanyi.
This is the National Capital of Dachen; this is where Dachen’s power is at its peak.
On normal days, the Star Master stationed in Dachen by the Tianyang Star Hall has their backing, and Dachen is wary of Tianyang Star Hall, naturally offering full courtesy.
But when the situation turns, they are the first to bear the brunt.
Moreover, they face devastating lethal force.
Not to mention other participants in the battle, the leader is directly the Eighth Tier Expert, Elder Peng.
The battle started very abruptly, but it also ended swiftly.
In just ten breaths, the Tianyang Star Hall Wanyi Branch was flattened by Elder Peng and his team.
It wasn’t exactly a case of the prepared attacking the unprepared.
During the days of national mourning conducted by Dachen, the newly appointed Star Master of Tianyang Star Hall in Dachen, along with a group of branch personnel, were extremely on edge.
As the Tianyang Star Lord was the regicide, could they not be tense?
They were constantly on alert!
But as the national mourning approached its end, they let their guard down somewhat.
Little did they expect that just as they relaxed, they were struck down at their doorstep.
However, the force that besieged them was from an Eighth Tier Expert.
Even full alertness wouldn’t have helped.
In a sudden assault, they didn’t even have time to activate the Hall Guardian Array.
At the moment the battle in the Tianyang Star Hall Wanyi Branch ended, figures soared into the sky, each holding one or more corpses.
In the next instant, a beam of Starlight streaked across the sky, landing by the roadside.
It was none other than Elder Peng returning from the battle!
"This old minister specifically offers two heads of the Tianyang Star Hall’s traitors as a tribute to see off the late Emperor!"
The bodies of the Tianyang Star Hall’s Dachen Star Master and Vice Hall Master were thrown by Elder Peng directly by the roadside, under the influence of Star Power, their heads smashed into fragments on the ground!