Stealing the Celestial Path.

Summary

A soldier's rise from a maidservant ends abruptly as Itto strikes her down, reveling in chaos. Cai Yi, a former official, witnesses the turmoil and seeks an audience with Emperor Lu Wang, who mocks him for his past inaction. Cai Yi pleads for the city's innocent citizens, but Lu Wang, now a ruthless ruler, dismisses his concerns. Cai Yi, desperate, offers to die as a martyr, but Lu Wang commands further violence. Meanwhile, a blind Taoist prepares a dark ritual on the Reincarnation Platform, intending to unleash a demon realm using the blood of the slaughtered. Li Zheng Yuan ignites a forest fire to trap beasts, unaware of the impending supernatural threat.

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