“The elixir of youth case has already spread throughout the entire divine realm. You cannot escape that charge.”

“I do not seek to escape the crime. I only wish to avoid death.” State Preceptor Qing Yang sighed softly. “That much should still be within your power, shouldn’t it?”

True Monarch Tongming said nothing.

State Preceptor Qing Yang knew that it was also weighing its calculations. These heavenly gods stood high above the mortal realm, as though untouched by worldly smoke and fire, but in truth, the schemes in their bellies were no fewer than those of humans.

She had come prepared. She rose all at once and took seven short tube-shaped objects from her robe, holding them up before the smoke and giving them a slight shake.

“This is my thanks.”

“Hm?” True Monarch Tongming was rarely this surprised. “Dragon Punishment Pillars? Where did you get so many?”

That color, that shape… They’re definitely Dragon Punishment Pillars!

What State Preceptor Qing Yang had revealed were seven Dragon Punishment Pillars!

She turned the Dragon Punishment Pillars one by one for the smoke to see. “Look carefully. Every one of them is filled with nightmare qi.”

True Monarch Tongming could, of course, see the red substance roiling inside the Dragon Punishment Pillars.

Each Dragon Punishment Pillar could store the nightmare qi of 200,000 newly dead. These seven Dragon Punishment...