Lu Zhou put the golden mirror away and flew forward.
“Pavilion Master?” The four Evil Sky Pavilion elders did not understand what Lu Zhou was doing.
“Master?” Lu Zhou’s disciples were similarly confused. Were they not supposed to shine the Golden Taixu Mirror on the people inside the city to expose and catch all the spies? Why did their master suddenly put the Golden Taixu Mirror away?
The cultivators flew behind Lu Zhou.
The four elders followed suit as well.
Shortly after, Lu Zhou was at the center of the Divine Capital. He stopped and looked up at the curtain-like barrier in the sky.
“What’s the pavilion master trying to do?”
“No idea…”
“We can’t afford to wait any longer. Time waits for no man.”
If Lu Zhou did not use the golden mirror, the others would have no way of telling the Other Tribesmen apart from the citizens.
The others could only look at each other as they waited.
The others were still confused when Lu Zhou suddenly shot up to the curtain-like barrier in the sky. When he was halfway up, he aimed his palm skyward as the golden mirror materialized in his hand. A dazzling light shone from between his fingers at once.
The civilians and cultivators who witnessed this retreated immediately.
As Lu Zhou rose higher and higher, the area the light from the golden mirror shone on grew wider and wider, spreading into the surroundings.
In just an instant, many wolf king avatars appeared. Apart from that, there were also leopard king avatars and golden snake avatars. Just like these, the Other Tribesmen’ various avatars were exposed under the golden mirror’s light.
Realization dawned on Zhou Youcai immediately. He hurriedly ordered, “Academy disciples, heed my order! Take down the spies!”
The academy disciples at the peak of the Imperial city sprang into action.
The Great Yan cultivators looked to their sides. They suddenly realized that the people next to them whom they got along with were Other Tribesmen. They instantly paled from the shock. Then, they raised their blades and cut them down!
At this moment, the Four Elders and disciples finally understood Lu Zhou’s intention. They did hesitate and leaped into action.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhou was still flying upward. When his figure was the size of a person’s palm, a loud bang rang from the curtain-like barrier in the sky. Then, a light circle rippled out into the surroundings.
Lu Zhou had slammed the golden mirror against the curtain-like barrier in the sky. The barrier’s power gathered, and the golden mirror now shone with a blue light that instantly illuminated the entire Divine Capital.
The heavens lie above the earth; the sun and moon shone on the world since time immemorial.
When the golden mirror was activated, it shone on all lives inside the Divine Capital.
“Impossible!”
“Good heavens! There are so many spies!”
“Kill them! F*ck! You! Kill those who trespass on Great Yan’s lands!”
“Kill!”
The Great Yan cultivators were stunned by what they were seeing. They drew their blades and swung them at the Other Tribesmen spies.
For a time, blood rained down everywhere, and the scent of death hung in the air. There was no organized movement, no discipline, and no plan. They killed the spies, running on basic instincts.
The spies’ faces were ashen.
Whizz!
A unique energy resonance resounded across the Divine Capital.
Lu Zhou released his grip. He hovered in the air and looked down.
The golden mirror was like another sun. It absorbed the power from the curtain-like barrier in the sky and shone on the city.
Meanwhile, the civilians in the city prostrated themselves and continued to kowtow at Lu Zhou.
“Ding! Received sincere kowtows from 105 individuals. Reward: 1,050 merit points.”
“Ding! Received sincere kowtows from 203 individuals. Reward: 2,030 merit points.”
“Ding! Received sincere kowtows from 390 individuals. Reward: 3,900 merit points.”
The series of notifications surprised Lu Zhou. He honestly did not expect to receive so many points from this issue. If he was trying to obtain points from this, he would not have let the others deal with the five spies.
The golden mirror’s light shone on every mortal and cultivator in the Divine Capital. There was no exception. Their true forms were exposed.
The avatars revealed by the golden mirror were miniature size, not true-to-size.
Meanwhile, the avatars of varying sizes summoned by cultivators unleashed huge blasts of energy.
For a time, the entire Divine Capital was in chaos.
The Other Tribesmen spies bared their fangs and pounced on anyone in their vicinity.
When Zuo Yushu saw this, she summoned her avatar and stabbed her Coiling Dragon Staff into the ground. Densely packed scripts and runes shot out in all directions from the staff.
At the same time, the Golden Gourd Bottle flew along the streets of the city. It struck every Other Tribesman it encountered.
Leng Luo was not as flashy as the others. He moved swiftly among the people. Every time he moved, he would take down an Other Tribesman.
Lu Zhou shook his head helplessly. His disciples were too young, after all. They were not as decisive and experienced as the four elders.
The Other Tribesmen running about the city in an attempt to counterattack were walking merit points.
Duanmu Sheng and Little Yuan’er were faster than the other disciples. They would swoop down from the air and take out the Other Tribesmen.
Conch did not know how to kill so she remained on the peak of the Imperial city.
“Prioritize protecting the civilians! Two hours are enough for us!” Zhou Youcai said.
Lu Zhou looked at the people moving on the streets. He felt helpless. Their worship of him was forced to stop. Many of them had chosen to save their own lives.
As the golden mirror shone on the Divine Capital, the Other Tribesmen and Great Yan cultivators fought fiercely.
Lu Zhou saw wolf king avatars and leopard king avatars clustered in groups. He was slightly surprised at their numbers. He continued to look down at the Divine Capital, observing the situation as far as his eyes allowed him to.
There were no grand cultivators among the spies. Most of them were in the Divine Court realm and the Brahman Sea realm. They were not worthy of him personally making a move.
The blue light was capable of penetrating the buildings. It was unfortunate for the Other Tribesmen spies who thought they could avoid being exposed by hiding in the buildings. The avatars were indiscriminately exposed.
Lu Zhou looked up at the Golden Taixu Mirror and mumbled, “I knew it.”
Lu Zhou observed the situation for a while longer. His disciples’ performances were worthy of praise.
Zhu Honggong was the only one who seemed slightly dumb. He had a cultivation base close to a Three-leaf cultivator, but he was still sneaking up on Divine Court realm cultivators from the Other Tribes. He was slightly concerned by this.
Bam!
Zhu Honggong knocked one of them down with a punch. He guffawed. “Brat, you’re far too green to play hide and seek with your grandfather. Your avatar’s aura is too dense!”
After killing one of them, Zhu Honggong saw a female wolf king avatar trying to hide. He chuckled as he rushed over.
At this moment, an Eight-leaf avatar flew in the sky. Its presence was rather domineering. A white-clad Ye Tianxin launched a palm strike, and the female wolf king avatar was instantly destroyed.
When Zhu Honggong looked up, Ye Tianxin was already gone. He complained loudly, “Sixth Senior Sister, don’t steal my kill!”
Ye Tianxin replied, “Eighth Junior Brother, are you blaming me for your slow speed?”
“I would never…” Zhu Honggong turned around and continued to seek a new target. He grinned and knocked his fists together.
At this moment, a cultivator came running toward him from behind. He shouted, “M-mister Eighth?”
“You’re calling me?”
“T-there’s an Other Tribesman! S-s-save me…”
“Don’t worry, I’m here. I’ll protect you!” Zhu Honggong waved his fists.
“… There. A One-leaf wolf king avatar! Hurry!” The cultivator pointed at one of the corners. When he turned around again, he was stunned. “M-mister Eighth? Where did he go?”
…
Lu Zhou no longer paid attention to the battles around him. He shifted his eyes to Conch who was at the peak of the Imperial city scene.
‘Red lotus?’ Lu Zhou saw Conch’s vivid red lotus under the golden mirror’s light. The red lotus avatar had the appearance of a peak Ten Worlds avatar.
Lu Zhou lowered his altitude and flew toward the peak of the Imperial city. He approached Conch swiftly. “Give me your hand.”
“Oh.” Conch looked at her master and said timidly, “Master, why is my avatar red while everyone else’s is golden?”
Lu Zhou gave her a contemplative look. He did not know how he was supposed to answer her. It was just like he had guessed; perhaps, Conch was in the process of awakening. In the end, he only said, “Leave your questions for later. Before you have the strength to protect yourself, you must not summon your avatar, understand?”
“Oh.”
“I’ll help you hide it.” Lu Zhou placed his large hand on Conch’s small hand and gripped it lightly.
A blue light swirled around Conch immediately. The red lotus was easily concealed by the Heavenly Writing’s extraordinary power.
Lu Zhou nodded in satisfaction.
The cultivators in the world could conjure up Primal Qi and produce unique powers through their cultivation. However, his extraordinary power seemed to exceed the power of Primal Qi.
After Lu Zhou suppressed Conch’s red lotus avatar, a gruff voice from the entrance of the steps leading to the imperial city’s peak. “You’re only a Five-leaf cultivator…” The speaker was clearly shocked.
Lu Zhou and Conch looked over. A masked and black-clad cultivator sauntered over. His eyes were brimming with shock and confusion.
Conch turned to look at the miniature avatar behind her master. She said, “Master, you’re really a Five-leaf cultivator.”
Lu Zhou glanced out of the corners of his eyes. He sighed helplessly. He had been careless, and as a result, exposed himself. The golden mirror would reveal everything, after all. He turned back to look at the black-clad cultivator and his Six-leaf Golden Lotus. He was clearly a cultivator from Great Yan.