"Senior! I beg for mercy!"

"Please, senior, spare my life!"

"Emperor of Great Yu... I willingly join the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty..."

On the nearly ruined Celestial Longevity Mountain, the remaining dozens of cultivators knelt on the ground, loudly begging for mercy.

Some even directly knelt on the ground, continuously kowtowing.

Looking at this group of loose cultivators, greedy for life and fearing death, who knelt begging for mercy, Zheng Yi’s eyes flashed with a killing intent.

The current devastated state of Celestial Longevity Mountain was all caused by this group of loose cultivators.

Although they were also beguiled by Youlinzi and others, they cannot be easily forgiven!

"Your Majesty..."

At this time, Tuoba Qingying, Cui Xiabing, and others approached.

The final struggle of Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable had caused heavy casualties among the cultivators on Celestial Longevity Mountain.

But fortunately, Zheng Yi’s children were unscathed due to Tuoba Qingying’s presence.

As for others, things were uncertain.

"My two beloved consorts~"

Zheng Yi spoke: "How should I deal with this group of loose cultivators? Do you have any ideas?"

"Of course, kill them!"

Tuoba Qingying immediately replied, with a flash of killing intent in her eyes.

"Our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty has reached such a state all because of these damned loose cultivators. Killing them is necessary to calm the people’s anger!"

"From today onwards, announce to all cultivators in the world, those who defy the rule of Great Yu Immortal Dynasty must either flee overseas or face execution!"

Zheng Yi nodded slightly, this was also his thought.

However...

He turned to look at Cui Xiabing, and asked, "What is Noble Consort Cui’s opinion?"

"Your Majesty~"

Cui Xiabing glanced at Zheng Yi, then at Tuoba Qingying with evil qi-filled eyes, pursed her lips, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe... it’s better to spare this group of loose cultivators."

"Oh? Why?"

"These loose cultivators were merely beguiled by others, which led them to plunder our Celestial Longevity Mountain. By law, they should be executed!"

Cui Xiabing said solemnly, "However, our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty is currently in need of manpower, it would be a pity to simply kill these people."

"It would be better to collect their soul fire, considering them as death warriors, or even slaves, to assist in the development of our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty."

"Most importantly, the words of Heaven-dominating Demon Venerable just now still worry me."

Cui Xiabing continued: "The Earth Demon Race intends to invade our Profound Cyan Realm, while Star Island has overall defected to them, which is significant both to our Great Yu and the entire Profound Cyan Realm."

"Although these people are not of great use, they are cultivators after all."

"If they can be integrated, they could also form a considerable force."

"Of course, the most important thing is to have them offer their soul fire, keeping their lives in Your Majesty’s hands for assured use."

Cui Xiabing’s words brought Zheng Yi into contemplation, while Tuoba Qingying frowned slightly but spoke: "What sister says has its rationale, but sister may not know, loose cultivators are a group of people who forget loyalty when they see profit."

"Now that we release them, there’s no guarantee that they won’t betray kindness or deceive us in the future."

"Even if their soul fire is in our hands, if they want to betray, they only need to pay a certain price to achieve it."

"Certainly, this price is quite costly, perhaps only ancestors above the Nascent Soul stage could achieve it."

Tuoba Qingying’s words also held rationale.

Cui Xiabing chuckled softly: "Sister misunderstood, I was merely proposing a handling method."

"Ultimately, the decision still lies with Your Majesty."

"Whether these loose cultivators live or die, it’s up to their own fate."

The prevailing Divine Thought stubbornly focused on this group of loose cultivators.

And these loose cultivators, still continued to kneel for mercy, not daring to leave at all.

What a joke!

Currently, the Mountain Protection Array on Celestial Longevity Mountain is still active, they are like lambs waiting for slaughter, regardless of how they escape, they cannot escape the Mountain Protection Array.

Catching a turtle in a jar.

Most importantly, this group of loose cultivators were generally in the middle to late stages of Qi Cultivation.

Conversely, on Zheng Yi’s side, two Foundation Establishment cultivators were enough to suppress these dozens of Qi Cultivation stage loose cultivators!

Even though they had more numbers!

"Spare me, Your Majesty!"

"Senior, junior won’t dare anymore, I beg you to spare junior’s life!"

"Your Majesty, junior was temporarily blinded by greed..."

The continuous pleas for mercy rang out, Zheng Yi coldly observed these people, suddenly entertained by a thought.

"Ladies consorts, there’s no need to argue anymore, I already have a way to handle this."

"We obey Your Majesty’s command!"

Zheng Yi nodded slightly, and said: "This matter still relies on you, my beloved consorts."

He turned his head to look at Tuoba Qingying.

"Me?"

Tuoba Qingying asked: "How should I handle it?"

"It’s very simple."

Zheng Yi’s tone was icy, he said solemnly: "Your cultivation is at the Foundation Establishment stage, only a step away from mid-stage Foundation Establishment, with a powerful Divine Thought, have you mastered Soul Search or Enchanting Soul Technique magic?"

"Soul Search? Enchanting Soul?"

Tuoba Qingying asked with a strange expression: "Soul Search technique demands high requirements from the cultivator, the practitioner’s cultivation must surpass the affected cultivation by a realm, and those affected by Soul Search technique could potentially turn into idiots..."

"On the contrary, Enchanting Soul technique is much easier, just by utilizing a powerful Divine Thought force, one can easily bewilder opponents."

"Moreover, if the opponent is willing to open their minds, Enchanting Soul technique is even easier to perform... what does Your Majesty have in mind?"

"Very simple."

Zheng Yi said softly: "I request my beloved consort to perform the Enchanting Soul technique on these loose cultivators one by one."

"If truly beguiled by others, and did not kill any of our Great Yu people after entering Celestial Longevity Mountain, whether cultivators or Imperial Guard soldiers, they can be spared."

"Offer their soul fire, and become cultivators of our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty."

"From then on, they will serve at the command of our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty."

"Of course, I will not treat them unfairly."

"Daily use, spirit stone salary, will be the same as ordinary tributors."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Qingying nodded softly, then asked again: "And the other cultivators..."

"Other cultivators?"

Zheng Yi’s eyes were cold, he said indifferently: "Once the Enchanting Soul technique confirms that a person is the leader, or after entering Celestial Longevity Mountain personally killed any of our Great Yu Immortal Dynasty tributors, or any Imperial Guard soldier..."

Speaking up to here, Zheng Yi paused a bit, then stated: "Kill!"

Tuoba Qingying and Cui Xiabing’s hearts trembled, they quickly said: "As commanded!"

"Yes~"

Zheng Yi nodded indifferently: "I leave these loose cultivators to my two beloved consorts."

"As for the aftermath of the Celestial Longevity Mountain battle, leave it to Elder Chen to handle."

"Understood, Your Majesty~!"

Tuoba Qingying curiously asked: "Then Your Majesty, you..."

"Me?"

Zheng Yi’s gaze turned towards the east of Celestial Longevity Mountain, now the sun was slowly rising, sunlight illuminating the land.

The entire Celestial Longevity Mountain seemed covered with a layer of golden crown.

"I... have other matters to attend to."

"Interesting, a cultivator actually escaped here."

"If not for my laying out the Celestial Net and Earth Net, this person might have truly escaped!"