"Indeed, I've lost."

Now that things had come to this, the Imperial Advisor felt only endless weariness, even a bitter smile playing on his lips:

"Twenty years of planning, only to be abandoned by the Ancestral Master. How tragic?"

By now, the Reincarnators who had entered the city had already surged forward. Amidst the swaying figures, this serene location of the Ten Clans Ancestral Shrine was thrown into utter chaos.

Leading the charge was Erguotou. His expression was anxious, knowing that many of these Reincarnators were unruly and disobedient. He worried that some reckless fool might rashly attack Hu Ma.

His gaze swept across the scene and landed on the Imperial Advisor. Suddenly, he vigorously waved his arms, scattering dozens of array flags in all directions.

He was cunning. Seeing the situation, he knew that whoever was opposing Hu Ma was no good. He needed to find a target for the other Reincarnators. So he shouted, "Look closely! It's this old bastard who wants to destroy our Reincarnator lives!"

As he spoke, he performed a hand seal, summoning waves of Yin Lightning from the altar, striking directly at the Imperial Advisor.

"It's him?"

The Reincarnators rushed over excitedly, all spotting the Imperial Advisor.

Some were quick to seize the opportunity, while others, seeing Erguotou's attack, hurried to steal the credit. They rushed forward with large strides.

Some were strong and robust, thrusting their spears at the Imperial Advisor.

Others shouted, "Sword, come!" Innumerable silver lights surged from their sleeves, countless blades stabbing toward the Imperial Advisor.

Still others knelt, holding incense sticks. Behind them, countless Yin spirits emerged, each wielding an iron nail, aiming with deadly precision at the Imperial Advisor's vital acupoints.

It looked chaotic and disorderly, but in reality, many had already employed their techniques.

When Reincarnators met, they were accustomed to acting irreverently, as if being too serious would invite ridicule. Yet, each of them was seemingly oblivious on the surface but clear in their hearts. They appeared playful but acted with perfect timing.

For example, at this moment, many had seen Hu Ma and knew that the pretense for entering Shangjing was to eliminate him, but none actually attacked him.

Instead, they thought of subduing the people in the field first, then dealing with him later.

But unexpectedly, in this surging killing intent, the Imperial Advisor seemed to be blind to them all.

He merely sighed softly, turned his head to look at Hu Ma, and said, "Now, you are the Ancestral Master-acknowledged High Priest of the Da Luo Dharma Sect."

"Since I have lost, I will bear the consequences."

"Shangjing is yours, the Ancestral Shrine is yours, and the Twelve Ghost Altars are yours as well."

"However, the destruction of Bai Yujing (White Jade Capital) has deprived everyone of their best escape route…"

"I only hope you can withstand it."

"..."

As he spoke, he slowly turned around, as if to leave.

The various techniques of the Reincarnators had already landed in front of and behind him, but he seemed to be blind to them all. With a slight wave of his sleeves, all kinds of divine light and strange methods vanished like stones sinking into the sea.

The Reincarnators who had approached him suddenly felt as if they had plunged into mud, their bodies suppressed and unable to move, and then they were abruptly flung away.

Their various strange methods seemed to have turned into toys, unable to affect him.

"You still want to leave?"

At the same time, Hu Ma shouted loudly, his three heads and six arms spread wide, his divine soul unfurling. From afar, he reached out to grab him.

With this grab, the world changed color, as if even the air had been scooped out.

There was a faint sense of heaven and earth collapsing.

Not only the Imperial Advisor, but even the floor tiles beneath his feet, the wind around him, and the light of the lanterns were about to be grabbed away. The power of this one grab was almost divine.

This Imperial Advisor's skill was truly immense. How could he be allowed to leave?

He had sought life from death and earned this incense stick. Aside from the other benefits, his greatest desire was to kill this man.

And with the three heads and six arms Dharmic Image together, he did indeed feel a difference. Without having crossed the bridge, he would sometimes be at a disadvantage compared to those who had.

They were already in a non-human realm, while he was still human.

But now, another feeling arose spontaneously. Although he was human, although he was still in this world, he now possessed the ability to harm those from beyond the heavens.

In other words, those who had crossed the bridge, even if they hid on the bridge or in the Yin realm, he could still harm them.

This was simply a level of elevation.

But as he grabbed, his expression changed slightly. He clearly felt as if he had grabbed something, but it slipped through his fingers. His hand returned to his front, grasping only a handful of dust and light, otherwise empty.

The Imperial Advisor was still walking forward slowly, as if this grab had not affected him in any way.

"Your Dharma is more ingenious than I imagined. It's ingenious in terms of ideas, but it doesn't represent ingenuity in terms of realm."

As he walked forward, his voice carried back: "You will be stronger than me, but now, you are still missing a word!"

"I can no longer capture you, but that doesn't mean you can capture me."

"..."

"What?"

Hu Ma lowered his head, staring at his palm, his Dao Heart almost collapsing.

The tenth incense stick had been seized, and the mighty Heavenly Duke General Dharmic Image had finally reached a more complete stage.

But even so, he still couldn't hurt him?

"Holy crap, what kind of monster is this?"

Not only was he shocked, but the Reincarnators who had attacked the Imperial Advisor were equally astonished.

The Imperial Advisor didn't seem to be looking at them, as if he had lost interest in everything. He slowly passed through the crowd, led the Daoist child beside the ancestral shrine, paused slightly, and then took out the Ancestral Master's spirit tablet from the wooden frame the Daoist child was holding.

He bowed slightly, paid his respects, and then placed the spirit tablet in front of the fire pit behind the ancestral shrine, continuing forward.

During this process, more and more Reincarnators arrived, all noticing him and seeing the other Reincarnators attacking him, so they immediately joined in, various strange arts, filled with murderous intent.

But the Imperial Advisor didn't seem to make any other movements, at most just slightly brushing them aside or reaching out to deflect them. These thrilling killing moves naturally moved away from him, and even the Daoist child behind him was not injured by these strange methods.

When he passed the array flags set up by Erguotou, he paused slightly and turned to look at Erguotou.

He sighed softly, stepped forward, and the altar flags suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Ahead, a dark mass of hundreds of soldiers rushed up behind him, and he didn't dodge or avoid them, walking straight toward the group of soldiers.

Naturally, rolling Dharma power surrounded him. The bright swords and weapons were temporarily shrouded in black mist, the fierce collisions suddenly froze, and even the chaotic and roaring horse cries seemed to have been muffled, heavy and dull, unable to be heard.

The Imperial Advisor led the young Daoist child indifferently, walking straight through the crowd and slowly entering the streets of Shangjing City.

Countless Reincarnators who had attacked him were all pressed down by an invisible pressure on their heads. Their breathing became lighter, and their expressions became cold and suppressed.

Only after he left did someone groan, "This... this damn, what kind of skill is this?"

"It's not good..."

At the same time that the Imperial Advisor slowly walked out, Shangjing City had fallen into chaos. In the west of the city, the Undying Wang Clan was leading people, hurrying to seize the two evil spirits in this last bit of time.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, an official from the Questioning Affairs Hall arrived with a pale face, urgently reporting: "The evil spirits have entered the city, the Imperial Advisor... the Imperial Advisor has also lost, and is leaving the capital."

"What?"

Wang Changsheng, the head of the Undying Wang Clan, heard these words and his voice was even trembling.

"How could he lose?"

"With his skills, how could he possibly lose?"

"..."

The official from the Questioning Affairs Hall said, "But... but the truth is so, the Imperial Advisor has already reached the south of the city, and is about to leave the city..."

"We..."

An indescribable panic appeared on Wang Changsheng's face.

He turned his head resentfully, glanced at the endless fluttering paper money, and then glanced at this vast Shangjing City. His face seemed to be filled with a sense of despair. After a long time, he gritted his teeth fiercely and suddenly said, "Quick, quickly follow the Imperial Advisor..."

"We, we will leave the capital with him."

"..."

"This..."

These words caused the people close to him, including his son, to be suddenly shocked.

It felt like hearing a fantasy. The Undying Wang Clan's foundation was in Shangjing City, why would they leave? Where would they go?

"There's no time to explain!"

The head of the Wang Clan stamped his foot fiercely, his face full of resentment, and said urgently, "The Imperial Advisor has lost, and the things in this Shangjing City can't be suppressed anymore."

"We, we have bet too much on him."

"When the incident occurs, even if we also hold the name of the Ten Clans, those people will... will not tolerate us."

"If we want to live, the only choice is to follow the Imperial Advisor."

"He... he's walking so slowly, he's giving us a chance to live..."

"..."

As he spoke, he grabbed the young master of the family, Wang Zisheng, and went straight to the south of the city.

Those around him who reacted quickly hurriedly followed, while those who were slow to react were still confused, completely unaware of what was happening. Would they just ignore the two evil spirits trapped there?

If they were to leave, wouldn't they abandon their foundation in the city, all kinds of elixirs and medicines, and the family property accumulated over the years, not even packing a change of clothes?

"He's leaving so easily."

At the same time that the Imperial Advisor was leaving the capital, the old man next to the ancestral shrine slowly tapped the bowl of his smoking pipe.

He said softly, "But with his departure, the matters in Shangjing City will fall on your shoulders. I think you and these extraterrestrial people also have things to discuss."

"After you've handled it well, come and find me again!"

"..."

When he spoke, he didn't look at the others, and the others seemed unable to see him or hear his voice, letting him say these words, and then he disappeared into the surrounding shadows again.

And the Reincarnators around, who had finally reacted, finally turned their attention to Hu Ma, surrounding him layer by layer.