In the past, the taboo poison couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe. It affected everything within its range. But now that it was part of Xu Qing’s gaze, he had much more control over it. He could set specific targets, and in the current situation, that meant the Moonrebel Congregation cultivators weren’t affected.5

The slaughter was focused on the cathedral cultivators. Within moments, cries of alarm began rising up, and numerous cathedral cultivators fell back in terror. Some of the weaker ones screamed as their flesh melted and they turned into pools of blood on the ground. The majority, however, just had to deal with rotting flesh as well as the pain it brought. The mere threat of death was enough to completely unsettle them and force them to unleash whatever red moon power they could. Only the toughest cultivators were temporarily unharmed.2

In the final analysis, the Moonrebel cultivators had a bit less pressure, and thus Fourth Vice-Bishop issued the orders to immediately flee into the desert.2

Earlier, he had used various methods at his disposal to confirm that the Heir Apparent wasn’t in the desert. In order to avoid causing unnecessary complications, Fourth Vice-Bishop had been prepared to fight a battle to the death with cathedral cultivators. After all the years that had...0