“Stop!”

Hu Ma expressed his thoughts, but before he could even finish, Erguotou waved his hand.

“We can all talk big. Maybe I'm even better at it than you are. After all, I managed to put together such a big Hongdenghui. But right now, we need to be practical…”

“The power of the people? We can preach that to others, but do you really believe it?”

“Gathering the incense of the world's people, strengthening the courage of mankind sounds simple, but is that something we can really do?”

“…”

Hu Ma wasn't affected by his words. Instead, he nodded slowly and said, “We can't, but the Emperor can.”

“Da Luo Fa Jiao said that the dynasty's Qi Luck… or, you can understand it as order, which is the will of the people, can stop the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui). That's why the Grand Duke Jupiter hasn't truly descended upon the world yet.”

“But we probably won't be able to wait for that order where everyone is like a dragon, with ambition in their hearts. Productivity isn't there yet, so we can't force it. But some truths still exist.”

“In this world, when a new emperor ascends the throne, everything is new. When the people pay homage, at that moment, the Qi Luck of the human world will be at its strongest, and the people's hearts will be with him. By borrowing the Emperor's name, we can confer titles upon the gods, suppress evil spirits, gather the hearts of the people, and bring the Qi Luck of the human world to its peak.”

“That is the true meaning of chasing the Mandate of Heaven.”

“…”

What he said did cause some people inside and outside the hall to fall silent. It wasn't necessarily that they believed him, but rather that the topic was too vast, making it difficult to refute.

But at the same moment, outside the hall, a figure holding a black umbrella slowly said, “In this world, the Emperor can indeed gather the Qi Luck of the people. However, the Mandate of Heaven in this world has already been destroyed, and the hearts of the people are already broken. Even if it's seized, it will be full of holes and unusable.”

“Yes!”

Hu Ma admitted without hesitation.

In short, the Emperor's greatest value is to lead the Mandate of Heaven and gather the hearts of the people.

But this world is already a world of demons and ghosts, full of chaos. Even if a true Emperor emerges, first, he may not be used by us, and second, he may not be able to stand as the legitimate ruler like the previous emperors.

“That is indeed the first problem we need to solve.”

While admitting this fact, Hu Ma slowly opened his mouth and said, “Lao Jun's path, which he left with me, is to solve this problem.”

He slowly spread out his palm, and a precious seal slowly appeared in his palm, with six large characters on the seal:

“Shou” “Ming” “Yu” “Tian” “Ji” “Shou” (Appointed by Heaven, enjoying longevity).

None of the Reincarnators didn't recognize these characters. Upon hearing them, their hearts sank, as if the invisible pressure around them had disappeared a little.

All eyes turned to him: “This is…”

“If we want to slay the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui), we must first change this Heaven.”

Hu Ma slowly opened his mouth and said, “He began to refine this seal sixty years ago, and he already had the idea of changing the Heavens. Du Yizhao can use the twelve ghost altars to replace the ancestral altar to enthrone the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui) and rule the world. Then why can't we refine this seal and replace the ghost altar?”

“Change the Heavens?”

All around, the Reincarnators were silent. For a long time, no one spoke. At this time, Tie Guanyin clapped her hands lightly and laughed, saying, “Not bad, three of the four words have been found. Only one *Chang* character remains.”

“Recreating the world is the first step.”

As she spoke, she stood up and looked directly at the dark night outside the hall, as if she were also looking at the Reincarnators who were secretly listening, and said with a smile, “There are still many things to do!”

“We must collect the world's techniques and comprehend the true secret of returning home.”

“We must return the gods to the people, allowing the Pond God who disappeared in order to welcome us to return to this world.”

“We must break the Yin court, refine the Eight Views of the Yellow Springs, and refine millions of Yin soldiers from the wronged souls of the Yin court.”

“When the new Emperor ascends the throne, we will use the Emperor as a trấn vật (feng shui object), the world as an altar, and the gods as soldiers and horses to fight the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui) in a proper battle.”

“…”

As she spoke these words, a somewhat manic smile even appeared on her face, saying, “Using all the fundamentals of this world, everything, concentrated together, to exchange for an opportunity to directly confront the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui).”

“That is the only path we thought of!”

“If we succeed, we will see the most brilliant means in the history of this world, called: Luo Tian Grand Ritual!”

“…”

“Damn…”

Tie Guanyin was naturally very happy to say all this, but who around her dared to echo her voice? Instead, they were frightened, and a rustling sound came from the shadows: “This woman is crazy…”

“After being locked up for twenty years, whether she was willing or not, she's already crazy…”

The idea was too crazy, but the魄力 (po li - courage/drive) was too great. Caught off guard, everyone felt as if they were being suppressed by this idea. Apart from a few excited ones, most people were instinctively fearful.

Someone couldn't help but raise their voice, with a trembling tone: “Even if you can really do this, how confident are you in facing the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui) with this grand ritual?”

“Confidence?”

Tie Guanyin couldn't help but laugh: “There's no confidence. We just know that if we don't do this, we won't even have a chance to resist.”

“It's you, though.”

At this time, she turned her gaze to Hu Ma and slowly said, “Lao Junmei's path cannot be taken by him. At that time, he had already crossed the bridge and couldn't steady his steps, so he couldn't refine this seal.”

“Moreover, all things cannot be done by Reincarnators, so he thought of the natives.”

“In the end, this native is you. You have indeed learned his techniques, inherited his seal, and understood his purpose.”

“But for you, you may, perhaps, still have the choice to become an immortal.”

“In that case, young man, tell me, do you have the courage to believe in the path we have chosen and fight?”

“…”

Hu Ma listened, but only pondered for a moment, turned his head to look at her, and suddenly smiled: “Is this path entirely deduced by you?”

“Of course not.”

Tie Guanyin laughed and said seriously, “This path is the path that Lao Junmei, as well as the ancestors of the Hu family, the first generation of Reincarnators, those who crossed the bridge and walked with ghosts, all finally recognized. It may be crazy, but it was thought of by a group of madmen, not just one person.”

“That's it then.”

Hu Ma also smiled, shook his head, and said, “The decision that the ancestors of the Hu family could have made as early as twenty years ago can't be suddenly ruined by this unworthy descendant of mine at this moment.”

“Moreover, I am an unlucky person, born into the Hu family, born into this world. From the beginning, I carried too many things on my back. When I understood, I found that I couldn't throw them away even if I wanted to…”

“But perhaps I am also lucky. Among so many people in the world, only I have received the gift of the Reincarnators.”

As he spoke, his voice also became a little softer, and he looked seriously at Erguotou, Miss White Wine, Diguashao, and the shadows outside, and said softly, “Your world is wonderful and fun, but there are also more precious things.”

“As my skills improve, I can actually feel more and more that it is really just a gift, and not something I have personally experienced.”

“But the more this is the case, the more I feel its preciousness.”

“Great power lies among the people!”

He slowly, with an unprecedented seriousness in his expression, said, “This is a kind of awe, and also a kind of devotion.”

“This is a truth brought by your world, but even you yourselves don't seem to believe it anymore.”

“But I believe it!”

“I believe that once the people of the world are awakened, even the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui) will have to stop in front of our world.”

“…”

Having said this, he slowly exhaled, looked at Tie Guanyin seriously, and whispered, “Lao Junmei left his techniques and his seal to me. I know he had the ambition to change the Heavens, but I didn't know the complete plan.”

“But I understand the reason for his cooperation with the ancestors of the Hu family, the first generation of Reincarnators, and those who crossed the bridge.”

“You help us break the Grand Duke Jupiter (Taisui), and we will help you break your shackles!”

“…”

His words were not forceful, but simply spoken frankly, but they caused silence inside and outside the hall. For some reason, some eyes subconsciously wanted to avoid him.

Tie Guanyin sighed softly and looked at Hu Ma seriously, saying, “When Lao Junmei wanted to place his hopes on the people of this world, I didn't really agree at first, but now I'm starting to admire that guy.”

Saying that, she looked at the other Reincarnators and said with a smile, “The path is just this one path, but it's not easy to do. You people…”

At this moment, Erguotou was full of suppression, but had secretly gritted his teeth, vaguely seeming to have made a decision.

Miss White Wine was still indifferent, seemingly unmoved.

As for Diguashao, who was sitting at the bottom, he was already excited at this moment…

Most of the others were still silent, but outside the old Hu family's house, a shivering yin wind suddenly blew.

Which of the people in the room wasn't highly skilled in術法 (shu fa - Daoist magic), and they all realized that a little ghost had broken into the old Hu family's house, and they were all greatly surprised. What kind of little ghost would dare to do that?

Countless eyes looked over at the same time, and they saw that it was a trembling little ghost, with weak magical power, looking as if it had been randomly picked up from the roadside.

It was clearly so frightened that it was about to dissipate just by entering this house, but it seemed that something even more frightening was forcing it to brace itself, enter the old house, and come to the hall.

It knelt down on both knees, held out a letter, and said tremblingly, “This… this was given to me by an old gentleman sitting in an ox cart outside, and he asked me to bring it into the city…”

“He said, said that if you have already explained everything clearly, and don't plan to commit suicide, then you should get busy.”

“He has already agreed to a duel with the Six Surnames. The winner takes all, winning their techniques, their soldiers and horses, gold and silver, and even their people. If they lose, then they will have to commit suicide, and let them do whatever they want, whether they want to become immortals or do something else…”

“…”

“Ah, this…”

The sudden letter stunned everyone, including Tie Guanyin.

Even Hu Ma reacted for a moment before suddenly understanding: “We're still holding a meeting here, and Monkey Wine has already sent out the challenge?”

Tie Guanyin also reacted and suddenly clapped her palms and laughed, giving a simple compliment: “Awesome!”

(End of Chapter)