Rewrite the myth and become the Taoist!

Chapter 315 The Black Dragon Army, Nine-Headed Willow, and the Dragon-Slaying Squad Assemble!
[The next day.]

[When Bru delivered Alice to his doorstep, Luo Yi looked somewhat taken aback. After all, he had seized the territory of Cuiyu Territory, but out of consideration for Captain Anya, he hadn't gone so far as to eliminate her completely.]

[The Lord of Crescent Moon City, representing the "Morning Star Empire," acknowledged Luo Yi's status as a Lord of the Spirit Realm. He also arranged for his youngest daughter, Alice, to become Luo Yi's personal maid, the "White Rainbow Sword Saint," hoping to use this as a bond.]

Seeing that the Lord of Crescent Moon City wasn't pursuing the matter further, Luo Yi realized that the rabbit-clan Arhat Ani he had killed was quite powerful.

However, Luo Yi refused.

He has already obtained the "Spirit Seed" and the "Spirit Vein," while Alice, aside from her noble status, is useless and doesn't know how to cultivate the Spirit Seed. She's become quite an eyesore, spending her days in the castle.

He coldly watched Alice being shoved in front of him.

Luo Yi's temporary residence in Cuiyu Territory is solely for self-preservation and to secure warrior resources, thereby providing a safer environment for Miss Delilah and her girlfriend Eve. He certainly wouldn't risk his life for the Morning Star Empire for the sake of a mere Alice; that would be putting the cart before the horse.

Alice's face flushed red with humiliation when she heard that Luo Yi had rejected her offer. She had spent the whole night mentally preparing herself for this...

[Blue remains silent.]

[The Lord of Crescent Moon City desperately needs this powerful White Rainbow Sword Saint to guard the border between the three races. The Rabbit Clan's Anirakuhan is one of the Eighteen Arhats. It should be noted that most Arhats have silver or bronze bodies; very few achieve Arhatship through the foundation laid with "immortal gold."]

Although both are powerful beings of the same level, their strengths are worlds apart. The title of "Eighteen Arhats" refers to the rabbit clan's candidates for Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, and they are the clan's key personnel for cultivation.

[The White Rainbow Sword Saint was able to kill Anita Arhat; within a hundred years, he is highly likely to ignite the flame and become the "Master of Weapons."]

Even if the Holy Maiden of the Morning Star Empire knew of such a being, she would still be willing to unite with him.

[Bru thought for a long time.]

[Reveal the annual quota of second-tier spirit seeds, Crimson Jade Spirit Seeds, that the Lord of Crescent Moon City can provide.]

Add a leaf from the World Tree.

[This is a high-grade, third-tier spirit seed from the ancestral spiritual realm of the Morning Star Empire. It has a remarkable effect on helping intelligent life forms "ignite their divine power," and only one seed can be formed every three hundred years.]

Upon hearing Captain Anya's description of these treasures, Luo Yi realized that the Lord of Crescent Moon City was truly showing his sincerity.

Without hesitation, Miss Delilah accepted Alice as her handmaid.

Luo Yi made only one request: he needed genuine human skills, the more the better.

[Bru readily agreed. He returned to Crescent Moon City to report, bringing back the Spirit Seed, the World Tree Leaf, and the only thirteen human cultivation techniques preserved in Crescent Moon City, all of which were of lower-level quality.]

[Even the lowest level of true skill has the method of "igniting fire to ascend to godhood," and behind each of these is a master who once forged a "spiritual weapon."]

[While the intermediate and advanced true skill inheritances generally have a military leader in each generation, the human race only has seventy-two intermediate true skill inheritances and thirty-six advanced true skill inheritances.]

About three hundred years ago, a "Human King" was born among the human race. He forged an unparalleled demonic weapon, carried the Great Sun of Martial Arts, and sailed across the Void Sea in a large ship, shattering the once-powerful Star-Moon Clan into pieces.

The world of the Morning Star Empire has fallen into nothingness; of its original seventeen divine domains, only three remain.

Although the Human King died at the hands of the Fox Clan Demon God, the dominant clans on this continent felt an indelible shadow, and many of them never recovered.

The cat-like senior student, who was pretending to sleep above Luo Yi's head, narrowed his eyes slightly, secretly watching Blue, a strange glint flashing deep in his eyes.

["Demon soldiers" is the term used by other races, while "spirit soldiers" is the term used by humans themselves.]

[A peerless demonic weapon is also a peerless spiritual weapon!]

[A being surpassing even the highest level of true skill, the wielder who forges the "Peerless Spiritual Weapon," as long as they do not perish, will inevitably become a "Divine Weapon"—the very pillar supporting the heavens and earth of humanity!]

Luo Yi was unaware of Senior Cat's identity. He opened a book of inferior-level martial arts techniques, skimmed through it, and was quite satisfied. With his "White Tiger Commanding Soldiers" ability, he would soon be able to master the basics.

Next, once he has gathered enough "mithril," he can attempt to ignite the flame and become a warlord.

[Blue brought a diplomat who bore a striking resemblance to Alice, but was taller and more voluptuous; she was none other than Alice's sister, Julian the Golden Arrow.]

Luo Yi, having accepted bribes, felt obligated to serve them, and given Julian's charming words, he made her one of the guard captains.

Julian is the most outstanding of the seven children of the Crescent Moon City Lord. Her mission is to replace Alice. As a seasoned warrior, she is not that idiot Alice; she understands the meaning of "White Rainbow Sword Saint."

[If offspring could be born from interbreeding with humans and possess the ability to cultivate "Origin Blood," it would be of great significance to the race. The Crescent Moon City Lord's faction believes that "hybridization" with black-haired humans is the only way forward for the Morning Star Empire.]

[It takes three hundred years for a Star-Moon Clan member to become a Gold-level expert. Humans, with sufficient resources, only need thirty years!]

The cultivation speed of short-lived and long-lived species differs by tenfold!

If they do not change, destruction awaits them.

[Later, Alice often saw in the castle her childhood idol, her elegant, noble, and powerful older sister Julian, making advances towards the human boy, only to be cruelly rejected.]

Alice felt like she was living in a dream, and every day was torture.

With the help of the second-tier Crimson Jade Spirit Seed, Luo Yi cultivated the orthodox human cultivation techniques, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, and within a year he successively tempered his five internal organs.

[Without a mentor, Luo Yi had actually cultivated thirteen low-level true techniques. The source blood condensed from these techniques clashed with each other; an ordinary person would explode and die after cultivating just two. But Luo Yi had his senior, the cat, by his side, who commanded the various source blood within his body with the aura of a killing god.]

Another year has passed, and he now commands a vast army like a renowned general of antiquity.

[Luo Yi learns from others' strengths and compensates for his weaknesses, thereby becoming a "god of himself"!]

[At this moment, every part of his body had been tempered to its limit by the source blood, leaving no room for further improvement. However, the mithril in his hands was insufficient to ignite and forge his "natal spirit weapon."]

Luo Yi was so engrossed in cultivation that he dared not slack off in the slightest, maintaining his daily cultivation habit.

Time flies, another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

[Miss Delilah consumed a first-tier spirit seed daily, successfully breaking through to the Black Iron Knight realm. She frequently requested more from Luo Yi, and finally, she gave birth to a child.]

[In the Spirit Castle, a loud cry pierced through the noise and chaos.]

Luo Yi touched that warmth, his heart stirred, and he named it.

Three days later, Eve, moved by a sudden inspiration, played a piece called "A Celebration of Life."

[Luo Yi had an epiphany, absorbing the leaves of the World Tree. His mental power surged, and 480 quadrillion cells exploded into a dazzling sea of ​​stars within his mental vision. Every grain of stardust resonated, and he saw his infinite future.]

[Luo Yi was able to continue tempering his body, and he unexpectedly embarked on the path of "peerless spiritual weapons."]

[Luo Yi only took three short years to get to this point!]

Holding the reforged "Black Scale Sword," Luo Yi, even without using the "Heavenly Punishment Blade," truly lived up to his title—the White Rainbow Sword Saint!

[Soon after, three rabbit-clan Arhats suddenly attacked Emerald Whisper Territory. Luo Yi easily killed the three Arhats with his sword, emerging unharmed, but some people in the territory died in the chaos.]

Luo Yi, naturally, wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. Alone with his sword, he ventured into the heart of the Rabbit Clan's spiritual realm, unleashing a bloodbath that left no one in his path. The Bodhisattva of Killing Heart, having escaped from the human front lines, rushed to confront him, and the two engaged in an earth-shattering battle on the edge of the Sunset Mountains.

[The Bodhisattva of Killing Intent unleashed his trump card; a gigantic palm, hundreds of feet tall, emerged from the clouds, its divine power shattering the mist within a ten-mile radius with its Buddhist light.]

[The White Rainbow Sword Saint, wielding his sword, manipulated the power of heaven and earth, cleaving through the storm sweeping across the land, annihilating the three hundred elite troops accompanying the Bodhisattva of Killing Heart!]

The final result was that the White Rainbow Sword Saint escaped unscathed amidst the storm of swords and blades!

The Rabbit Clan leadership remained silent. A "combatant" like the White Rainbow Sword Saint, without any clan ties, was beyond their capabilities at this critical moment. They subsequently dispatched envoys to declare this area as the White Rainbow Sword Saint's territory!

The news caused an uproar across all ethnic groups.

[The White Rainbow Sword Saint, rose to fame in one battle!]

They all warned their clansmen not to provoke the White Rainbow Sword Saint, a black-haired youth who carried a black sword and a white demonic weapon; anyone who saw him would avoid him.

A young man surnamed Gu, traveling through the mist, learned of a sword saint in this place. Rumor had it that the White Rainbow Sword Saint had fallen into the Land of Returning to Emptiness only ten years prior, and somehow obtained a spiritual weapon, allowing him to escape from the clutches of the "Killing Heart Bodhisattva" despite his mere cultivation as a weapon master.

[As a fellow human, the young man surnamed Gu knew the terror of the White Rainbow Sword Saint—he already possessed the potential to become a saint!]

The State of Zhao has existed for three hundred years. Apart from the founding king who died in battle and the son of the founding king whose three hundred heroes sacrificed their lives to forge the "Divine Martial Mandate," no other sage has been born since the deaths of these two founding sages.

[This place, far from the center of humanity, gave birth to two humans with the potential to become saints.]

[Separated only by the Sunset Mountains and the Rabbit Clan, the young man surnamed Gu had no chance to meet the White Rainbow Sword Saint.]

[Soon after.] [The Sunset Mountains suddenly erupted.]

[An ancient roar echoed from the depths of the earth, and nine ferocious serpent heads burst forth from the ground. The Bodhisattva of Slaughter sat regally on a lotus throne, his eighteen Buddhist beads transforming into golden chains, leading Xiang Liu towards the border of humanity—wherever he passed, the wails of hundreds of thousands of beings in the spiritual realm condensed into blood-red dewdrops in the mist.]

Upon learning of this, the Human Lord of Black Cloud City flew into a rage. His three thousand Black Dragon soldiers simultaneously pounded their chests, the clanging of their armor transforming into a deafening dragon roar—Peerless Spirit Weapon: Black Dragon!!!

The black light bursting from the spear tip tore a rift in the sky, and the nine serpent heads simultaneously spewed out corrosive poisonous mist. The shockwave generated by the collision with the dragon's breath shattered the clouds within a three-hundred-mile radius into dust.

[The Black Dragon Army's battle spirits roared, biting and killing Xiang Liu's snake head...]

The three-day battle altered the landscape of the Sunset Mountains.

[The severed snake heads of Xiangliu fell to the ground and transformed into new poisonous swamps. After all the heads were severed for the seventh time, the snake's writhing body in the mist began to regenerate—each wound surging with the essence of the grayish-white mist.]

The nine-headed serpent, Xiangliu, is a mythical beast of the mist, a cub of the Heavenly Destiny God. It is immortal within the mist; even if its head is bitten off, it can grow back.

The Lord of Black Cloud City and the Black Dragon Army have fought a protracted battle without a decisive victory.

At dawn, a martial arts master arrived wielding the "Heavenly Sword." With his life, he severed the head of the nine-headed serpent, Xiang Liu. However, the new flesh growing from Xiang Liu's severed neck could never reform into a complete head. Unable to fight the black dragon any longer, Xiang Liu fled, severely wounded.

The Black Dragon Army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Even with the protection of the Black Dragon Battle Spirit, the source blood within most soldiers began to decline, making further progress impossible.

All major ethnic groups are closely watching this battle.

[The Bodhisattva of Killing Hearts spread the news that the Lord of Black Cloud City has lost his reliance on the "Black Dragon Army" and has also suffered severe injuries, making him the weakest point in his life.]

[All the major spirit realm races unite—to vanquish the Black Dragon!!]

The Star-Moon Clan initially did not want to get involved.

[Back then, the Lord of Black Cloud City came from afar to explore the wilderness. He was still young and had not yet "ignited the flame to ascend to godhood," but in a war of expansion, he burned his bridges and used the killing intent of the battlefield to ignite the fire in his heart, forging the peerless demonic weapon, the Black Dragon!]

[The Black Dragon decisively defeated the combined forces of five powerful Divine Realm experts from the Rabbit Clan and the Star-Moon Clan, and subsequently obtained a Great Spirit Realm as its habitat.]

From that moment on, the Morning Star Empire held a firm belief: a human warrior wielding "war weapons" was unmatched.

The Morning Star Empire no longer dared to confront the Black Dragon head-on. Relying on the Golden Divine Arrow and the Star Moon Envoys, they conducted guerrilla warfare within the mist, containing the Black Dragon army and easily suppressing the human race on the other side of the Sunset Mountains.

The two tribes ruled separately, each living in their own territory and keeping to themselves.

The three divine domains of the Morning Star Empire are aware of their own limitations and do not wish to easily provoke another war.

However, not long afterward, the human race surprisingly sent envoys to sue for peace.

What? You're actually asking for a reconciliation?

The Morning Star Empire began to get excited. The Black Cloud City Lord, that warrior, was emulating his predecessors, becoming the first human to expand their territory in a century. His attitude was tough, adhering to the principle of "better to die a glorious death than live a shameful life."

[A person who would fight to the last man would actually seek peace?]

It seems... the situation in Black Cloud City is worse than we imagined!

It's truly unsettling that such a neighbor is still alive; if we could use this opportunity to eliminate the Black Dragon...

[Morning Star Empire is tempted.]

However, the human race has been recuperating and rebuilding in recent years, and a new War Lord has emerged in Black Cloud City amidst the battles between the hundred races. If we are to kill that black dragon, we need to ensure absolute success.

We must not give the Black Dragon a chance to breathe.

Besides the 3,000 Black Dragon Army soldiers, Black Cloud City also commands a legion of nearly 30,000 hawks and hounds.

[These are the vassal races of the human race. One is the canine knights who ride giant wolves and move swiftly through the mist using their sense of smell, responsible for protecting the human race. The other is the eagle race, who fly above the mist and guard the Black Dragon Army with javelins.]

Those are the Black Dragon Army's wings.

The Morning Star Empire and the Rabbit Clan's high command discussed the war, considering all possible battlefield scenarios. They assigned the Eagle and Hound unit to the Morning Star Empire's Divine Arrow Army, their old adversary.

The plan was simple—they would first wage war to tie down the main force of Black Cloud City, then seize the opportunity to kill the Black Dragon.

The Rabbit Clan deployed three Bodhisattvas to suppress another War Lord, buying time. Only the most difficult enemy remained—the "severely injured" Black Cloud City Lord.

Everyone present remained silent; no one volunteered.

[The Bodhisattva of Killing Hearts remembered someone and suggested forming a Dragon-Slaying Squad by combining the powerhouses of the "Gold" and "Divine Realm" levels!]

[Straight to the Black Dragon's lair!!]

This dragon-slaying team consisted of the Rabbit Clan's Killing Heart Bodhisattva, the Eight Arhats, ten Star Moon Envoys from the two divine realms of the Morning Star Empire, and even a "Fox Clan Grand Mage" and a "Black Goat Clan True Demon" who had traveled from afar.

[Besides these, there's another name prominently featured on the list—White Rainbow Sword Saint!]

With six powerful experts from the Divine Realm, such a lineup would guarantee an impregnable victory if they were to breach Black Cloud City.

[While they were discussing how to "slay the dragon."]

[Cuiyu led a young man from afar to pay respects to the renowned White Rainbow Sword Saint. The young man, surnamed Gu, was the envoy sent by the human race to seek peace with the various tribes of the wilderness.]

"Seeking peace?" Luo Yi, the White Rainbow Sword Saint, raised his eyes to look at the young man surnamed Gu. "Young man, there has been no war between us. What is there to seek peace?"

The young man surnamed Gu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Miss Delilah beside him.

[Miss Delilah is now the Lady of Emerald Whisper, while Luo Yi is only focused on cultivation. Miss Delilah is the de facto lord, and most decisions are made through discussions between the two of them.]

Miss Delilah is a cunning schemer, while Luo Yi is decisive!

"I am acting on my master's orders to seek peace with the various spirit realm clans. Once this news spreads, within three months, the Rabbit Clan, in conjunction with the Star Moon Clan, will launch a large-scale invasion of the Black Cloud City spirit realm," the young man surnamed Gu stated frankly.

"So?" Luo Yi had heard a little about this matter, but he was still somewhat puzzled.

"On behalf of the Human Race Martial Arts Hall and my senior brother, I make a promise to the Sword Saint. In the ensuing war, as long as you remain neutral, you may choose any Great Spirit Realm as your base after it's all over." The young man surnamed Gu said solemnly.

Because communication is impossible within the mist, each spirit realm is like an isolated island. A lord within a spirit realm is equivalent to an emperor; the only difference between them is strength, not status. Therefore, all major clans practice a system of "feudalism" for management.

The only difference is that human lords can be obtained through battle merits!

Other races, bound by blood ties, were unable to defend their territories due to Alice's lack of skill, and were still granted a piece of the Middle Spirit Realm by the Lord of Crescent Moon City.

Therefore, Luo Yi, by staying with the Star Moon Clan, will never be able to become a city lord in the Great Spirit Realm.

Luo Yi remained expressionless and indifferent, while the young man surnamed Gu looked disappointed.

Hearing this, Miss Delilah was tempted. She needed to consider her offspring. Despite being a devoted wife and mother, Miss Delilah hadn't given up her dream of becoming a queen.

Miss Delilah saw this as a golden opportunity to become a powerful lord ruling over a region and establish a lasting family with Luo Yi.

As the matriarch of a family that has lasted for millennia, Miss Delilah's name and glorious deeds will be forever remembered by posterity. She has even designed the family crest: a white tiger lazily curled up on crossed black and white swords.

[This was partly due to the Star-Moon Clan's constant planting of people in their territory, something that Lady Delilah, the matriarch, found extremely distasteful, especially by the ever-restless Julian.]

Just then, Second Lady Eve arrived to inform them that Princess Hathaway, an envoy from the Morning Star Empire, was requesting an audience.

Miss Delilah frowned slightly and quickly reminded the young man surnamed Gu, "My husband has reached the limit of a warrior, and he often worries about the path ahead..."

"No problem." The young man surnamed Gu agreed without hesitation. "I happen to have three superior, inherited martial arts techniques here!"

[The superior true skills of the human race are inherited from the "Human Emperor" and "Hundred Saints" who have already attained enlightenment in the Martial Arts Hall. They are mysteriously linked to the fate of the human race, and to master them, one needs the blessing of the great fortune of the human race. The young man did not care about the true skills being leaked.]

The duty of the Martial Arts Hall is to help someone master superior skills, since ultimately everyone ends up the same way!

"A superior inherited skill?" Luo Yi immediately made his choice. He looked at the young man and asked, "Your senior brother?"

"Lord of Black Cloud City!" the young man surnamed Gu exclaimed with a smile.

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(End of this chapter)