An Qi Sheng slowly lowered his eyes, countless tragic scenes that only he could see flashing through his mind.

The mass grave was definitely not just three simple words.

One mass grave represented the fear, despair, and death of millions of people, the disintegration of millions of families.

Violent death, what exactly constituted a violent death?

In his memory, he could see that Old Woman Wu, or rather, the Wu family of Wu Province, had already summarized a complete system of violent deaths.

Untreated illness, death from hunger and thirst, unprovoked executions, deprivation of essence and energy, burning, drowning, attacks by ferocious beasts, falling off cliffs, poisoning, curses...

Hundreds or even thousands of methods of violent death would make anyone shudder.

What difference was there between instructing or inducing others to do it and doing it oneself?

Or rather, if it weren't for the fact that the soul-manipulating insects themselves possessed a trace of the spiritual light of those who had died violently, and that doing it himself might have backlash, the Wu family wouldn't have cared if he did it himself.

At this point, he didn't want to say another word.

He only sighed deeply.

Hoo~

The sigh lingered in the air for a long time.

Hearing the sigh, many people were slightly stunned, but Old Woman Wu's expression changed, and a chill rose in her heart, bone-chillingly cold.

In that instant, she felt an indescribable terror descending upon the world. In a trance, it was as if all the darkness in the world had swept over her, about to completely engulf her!

For a moment, she felt as if her heart was being held by an invisible hand, and the surging, terrifying aura blocked all her breathing passages, almost suffocating her.

"Immortal..."

Under such a tremendous impact, Old Woman Wu immediately let out a hysterical scream:

"Why?!"

Why attack me?

We were clearly having a pleasant conversation...

No!

No!

Her heart was filled with endless fear, but the soul-manipulating insects within her had already emitted a silent shriek, gushing out from her seven orifices and countless pores.

Terrifying and ferocious waves accompanied by black mist and raging winds swept forward, instantly transforming into a pitch-black shield several people tall.

The shield was as black as ink, with countless runes flowing across its surface. As the dense soul-manipulating insects intertwined, they outlined a ferocious demon god with two heads and four arms.

Boom!

In the next instant, the shield shattered.

Accompanied by a shrill, tragic scream, a snow-white jade-like palm swept across, causing layers of ripples to ripple in the void, as if distorted, emitting a groan of unbearable burden.

The direction of the palm strike forcibly created a long passage, as if it were an absolute vacuum.

"No!"

Old Woman Wu was extremely frightened.

In that instant, the surrounding void seemed to have solidified, firmly locking her in place. Facing this overwhelmingly powerful palm, she could neither retreat nor escape.

She couldn't even block it!

Bang!

Before the scream could land, Old Woman Wu was blasted into pieces in the sky. Her flesh and bones were instantly reduced to microscopic particles invisible to the naked eye by the overwhelming force!

The aftermath spread, and wherever it passed, the void seemed to be split in two, unable to heal for a long time.

Only then did the many Immortals who had witnessed this scene come back to their senses.

What, what just happened?

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Heart-wrenching roars echoed throughout the void.

Old Woman Wu's almost distorted roar reverberated among the mountains:

"Why? Why kill me? Why did you kill me?!!!"

"No wonder you've coexisted with insects for over a thousand years, you do have some skill. Unfortunately, these insects can't save you."

Hearing the stern shouts coming from all directions, An Qi Sheng said calmly.

Soul-manipulating insects could coexist with souls. Old Woman Wu used soul-manipulating insects as her natal being. If the sea of insects didn't die, she wouldn't die.

Otherwise, with her cultivation, she wouldn't have been able to withstand his palm.

Even though it was just a casual strike.

Hoo~

Before the words fell, the palm he had struck out with suddenly pulled back, and his five fingers clenched in the void.

Buzz~

With just a simple clenching of his fist, the void in all directions seemed to collapse with his palm as the center.

Visible dust and air currents, invisible Heaven and Earth spiritual Qi, and microscopic particles, suddenly reversed.

Whistling, they swept countless tiny soul-manipulating insects into An Qi Sheng's palm.

"You..."

Old Woman Wu's scream stopped abruptly, completely sealed off by the palm.

An Qi Sheng did not answer her unwilling question, just as she had never cared about the questions of those who had died at her hands.

Hoo~

The mountains fell into a dead silence, and the previously peaceful atmosphere disappeared instantly.

Everyone's expressions changed, unsure what expression to make, let alone what to say.

With no grievances or hatred, and no conflict of interest, they couldn't understand why An Qi Sheng would attack Old Woman Wu.

However, some people had heard some rumors, and now they had a realization in their hearts.

"May I ask, Immortal, why did you suddenly attack?"

After a moment, an old Daoist priest asked cautiously.

Old Woman Wu had no friendship with most of the people present, and many had never even met her, but seeing an Immortal who had cultivated Divine Powers killed for no reason, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.

A person with erratic emotions was the most fearful, especially when they also possessed unfathomable cultivation.

"I simply didn't like it."

An Qi Sheng lowered his palm. These soul-manipulating insects were quite valuable, but he didn't know what he could 'exchange' for.

Didn't like it?

Many people looked at each other, all seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

Killing an Immortal simply because he didn't like it, and an Immortal from a thousand-year-old family?

This was no longer erratic, it was clearly bloodthirsty.

"The rumors are true, Daoist An is indeed as hateful of evil as he is decisive in killing."

Old Daoist Tianji slowly opened his mouth:

"It seems that Daoist is going to become a Sage."

His intelligence network spanned the Great Qing, and his innate numerology was even more unparalleled. Although the secrets of Heaven were chaotic, what he knew, saw, and could deduce was not comparable to ordinary people.

What An Qi Sheng had done in the past few years could not be concealed from him.

Because An Qi Sheng had not concealed it at all.

Judging a person by his actions, he vaguely knew what kind of person An Qi Sheng was.

Sage?

Xiao Feng, Innate Daoist, White Tiger Immortal and others were all slightly astonished.

How could they not know the meaning of the word Sage?

Gu Changfeng, the Underworld Lord who ended the ancient chaos, swept away the demonic aura of the world, established the Yin Division City Gods, and opened the Underworld Hell, was known as a Sage.

"One of my teachers once said in his youth, 'Do the most important things, be the most important people.' However, he is he, and I am I. He became a Sage, but I cannot, nor can I achieve it."

An Qi Sheng replied indifferently, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings again:

"My murderous intent is slightly high..."

His gaze was as calm as his words, but as his gaze swept across, each Immortal felt a kind of trembling that they couldn't look directly at, vaguely sensing something.

They couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, and the Dharma power within their bodies rose up.

"Murderous intent..."

Ruyi Monk's eyes moved, as if recalling something, a trace of vicissitudes appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to have foreseen something and wanted to speak.

"Fellow Daoist wants to punish evil and promote good?"

Daoist Tianji opened his mouth again, seemingly with a hint of expectation:

"This old Daoist would like to hear the details, and will wait and see."

"The body of the mind is neither good nor evil, but the movement of good and evil intentions. One thought of unkindness is an evil deed. There is no absolute good or evil in the world, and I am not qualified to define the good and evil of all things, the good and evil of others..."

"What I do cannot be called punishing evil and promoting good, but merely practicing my own Dao, seeking a clear state of mind!"

An Qi Sheng placed his hands flat on his knees, and his gaze slowly fell.

The Dao of Heaven, the Dao of Humanity, good and evil, right and wrong, could not be distinguished or explained.

He would not occupy the high ground of morality to denounce others and endorse what he did.

He was not a Sage, not a God, and certainly not a Supreme Being.

What he sought was a clear state of mind, what he did was the unity of knowledge and action.

That was all.

As for whether others saw him as good or evil, as Buddha or Dao, as demon or evil, what did it matter?

Hoo~

The Western Mountain range was dead silent, only An Qi Sheng's voice floating in the air.

Many Immortals, Tribulation Passing Immortals, seemed to have foreseen something. Many had slowly stood up, and phantoms appeared behind them, stirring the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, accumulating strength and preparing.

"An Immortal, what exactly do you want to do?!"

A Tribulation Passing Immortal suddenly stood up, looking at An Qi Sheng, his body tensed:

"If we have offended the Immortal in any way, the Immortal only needs to say it, and we will definitely apologize for it, and will never do it again!"

Not only him, but many Tribulation Passing Immortals also stood up with solemn expressions.

Because, as the voice floated, the Western Mountain range was filled with bone-chilling cold. This was more terrifying and unacceptable than any cold winter.

This was the murderous intent of the Primordial Spirit.

If it wasn't released, it was fine, but once it was released, it would be earth-shattering.

"I am not an overbearing person."

An Qi Sheng responded indifferently to the questions of the many Immortals.

Rumble~

The clouds gathered above the sky, and the sky was completely dark. For a time, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and electric snakes raged.

Smoke and dust rose in the mountains, and withered branches and rotten leaves flew in the wind, and the remaining snow fluttered.

It was a scene of an impending storm.

"You..."

The corners of the Immortal's mouth twitched, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, feeling an indescribable powerful murderous intent.

Only now did he feel the power that Daoist Tianyi had once felt.

There was no fluctuation of Heaven and Earth spiritual Qi, but it was as if the sky and the earth were in turmoil, and all directions were turbulent waves, as if he would fall into eternal desolation in the next instant.

"Since everyone has come to this Myriad Dharma Assembly, you can't return empty-handed..."

An Qi Sheng's voice was neither high nor low, but it suppressed the sound of thunder rolling across the sky, and echoed clearly in the ears and hearts of everyone present:

"At this time, there are a total of one hundred and forty-seven people in the Myriad Dharma Platform! Among them, two Primordial Spirits, thirty-six Tribulation Passing Grand Immortals, and the rest are all heroes of a sect, overlords of a region, Divine Power achievements, Immortals with hundreds of years of life..."

In the howling wind and under the invisible pressure, no one in the Myriad Dharma Platform could sit still, except for Ruyi Monk and Old Daoist Tianji.

Everyone couldn't help but stand up, and their gazes and divine senses all converged on the center of the Myriad Dharma Platform.

Then, they saw the white-clothed Daoist raise a finger:

"Take one of my moves, whether you live or die..."

After a pause, An Qi Sheng looked around, calmly and indifferently:

"According to my will!"