Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

Yi Qixing turned around in astonishment to find that the newcomers were none other than Qi Luosheng and the old dog who had kidnapped him.

Yu Yutian, a prodigy, sought to seize Yin Yuan, wielding his power to destroy mountains and rivers, refusing to back down. As his true essence flowed, eight thunderbolts gathered around him, shaking the sun and moon.

To protect his beloved dog, the old dog moved swiftly with his knife, pressing forward relentlessly. Amidst the crisscrossing of bone blades, his body transformed into a thousand shadows, shattering mountains and rivers.

After exchanging a few blows, Old Dog spotted an opening in his opponent's defenses and unleashed a flurry of lightning-fast blade strikes, leaving a deep, bone-chilling wound.

Yu Yutianjiao knelt and drank in defeat.

"Walk."

Seeing the perilous situation, Yi Qixing had no choice but to help up Yu Yu Tianjiao and leave the place.

Before they had gone more than a few miles, suddenly, a powerful ghostly aura flew in from the sky and attacked Yi Qixing.

Before Yu Yutian could warn him, he pushed Yi Qixing aside with a palm strike and faced the ghostly energy himself, instantly inflicting another serious injury.

The attacker was none other than Guihuang Hell Transformation. Out of fear of Little Peach's barking, Hell Transformation secretly tracked Yi Qixing and finally made his move when Little Peach was seriously injured by Yu Yu Tianjiao.

Whether it's the Seven Martial Arts Cultivators or the Battle Cloud Realm, both are targets for elimination by Hell Transformation. Having succeeded in one move, how could they miss this opportunity? Immediately, the ghost hand reached out and pierced through the chest of the Imperial Pride.

"May all of you from the War Cloud Realm die!"

"A prodigy of the universe!"

Yu Yu Tianjiao left behind his last two words: "Yin Yuan..."

"Rather than grieving here, I'd rather accompany you on your journey to the underworld. I will grant you brothers your wish and slaughter gods and demons in the desolate wilderness!"

Just as Yi Qixing was weeping bitterly, Guihuang Hell Transformation raised his ghostly hand and slashed down fiercely.

Unexpectedly, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted, and Little Peach, disregarding her injuries, rushed to protect him once more. Immediately afterward, a flash of blades appeared, and Old Dog followed suit.

"Ouch~owoo~"

The snow mastiff's barks defied the ghostly words, and when it encountered the old dog's eerie swordplay again, the hellish transformation was momentarily thwarted, and it was forced to retreat injured.

"Are you alright, Yi Qixing?"

Yi Qixing picked up Yu Yutianjiao, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Qi Luosheng followed silently behind, Little Peach followed with difficulty, and Old Dog followed helplessly behind.

Yi Qixing walked quietly.

A gentle breeze blows, scattering water droplets on the ground. Are they my own tears? Or rain falling from a sunny day?

He was willing to break with the War Cloud Realm and his own family in order to find Qi Luosheng. But when Qi Luosheng appeared before him, Yi Qixing realized that the friendship of the past was like a distant memory.

It has changed, everything has changed.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Little Peach finally succumbed to her injuries and collapsed to the ground.

Qi Luosheng and the old dog hurriedly checked on Little Peach's injuries, but in the blink of an eye, Yi Qixing had already disappeared.

Chapter 211 The Fixed-Point Teleportation of the Hidden Divine Palace in the Vast Sands

The emperor ascended the throne.

In Luo Hou's memory, this should be his third time ascending the throne. The number of his subordinates in Tiandu had not changed much, but this time, there were a lot of people listening in.

He was promoted to the palace three times in six years; if we were to rank the most indolent rulers, he would be number one.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tenderly take Yu Cixin's hand. On the Shattered Island of Slaughter, his beloved wife sat in the palace every day approving official documents.

Naturally, the ceremony wouldn't be held at cockcrow this time, but rather in the afternoon. After lunch, everyone leisurely entered the main hall.

Next to the throne, a slightly smaller chair was placed side by side; this was prepared for Empress Wu.

The rest of the tables and chairs were of the same style, arranged in two rows, with about twenty tables in each row, neither too long nor too short.

The row of people sitting on the left were all subordinates of Tiandu, starting from Huangquan: Qinghaichao, Jishanhu, Jixiashang, Cuiluohan, Tiandaoxiaojiandun, Modaojuechen, Duanmiechanti, Lingshuixian, Wanguchangkong, Yahun, and Junmanlu.

To maintain order at the meeting, the brothers Hu Shuo Ba Dao and Huo Mao San Zhang never attended the meetings.

Those seated on the right are all representatives of the allies, starting with Shao Hao, followed by Yu Bufan, Lady Xi, Jing Wuhuan, Wu Huo Du Mi, Zhi Xin, Qing Shuangtai, Huan Zheng Xiu Ya, and the pale-faced Fallen God Que.

Finally, there were the two young masters, Liao Tian and Xuan Ling, sitting at the end of the right-hand line. One sat upright, while the other stared wide-eyed, revealing a nervous yet excited expression.

The Heavenly Capital's followers were one thing, but the allies were a truly complex group, including not only Buddhists and Taoists, but also gods, demons, and monsters.

Wu Huo Du Mi looked around a few times, then lowered his head and murmured, "Amitabha."

Once everyone had arrived, Luo Hou spoke as usual: "Today we have three topics: the descent of Mara, the sword review meeting, and the rebellious sea and the sailing. There are people in charge of each of them. Let's start with Mara."

The mere mention of the name "Bo Xun" immediately revealed the age of everyone in the hall; half gasped in surprise, while the other half looked bewildered.

Having experienced the calamity of Mara, Ling Shuixian's expression changed: "Is the demon Buddha Mara coming again?"

Young people like Zhi Xin, and foreign friends like Yu Cixin, were completely baffled: "Who is Mara?"

Huang Quan stood up and recounted the information he had obtained from Ershanduo in Tianfo Yuanxiang, as well as the analysis from Sanyu Wumengsheng: "The details are as follows... Currently, apart from Shenque Fozhu's forces, all the other Buddhist monks in Tianfo Yuanxiang are dead."

"what!"

"How could this happen?"

"Is the Desire Realm so brutal that even the heavens must wage war against it?"

Wu Huo Du Mi was furious. Previously, Wu Jun had instructed him to check whether there were any followers of Mara at Yun Gu Lei Feng. Although he did so, there were no results. Only now did he realize the seriousness of the situation.

"Unexpectedly, after the Deer Riding Garden, the Buddhist community has suffered another massacre! Since its founding by Yu Bodhi, the Heavenly Buddha Homeland has always been a sacred place that we Buddhist cultivators yearn for. Martial Lord, please give the order: to slay the demons and defend the righteous path, Yun Gu Lei Feng will not shirk its duty!"

Wu Huo Du Mi was quite bloodthirsty and competitive, but fortunately his attention was only on his faith in the Pope, and with Rahu's occasional admonitions, there were no more incidents of him causing trouble for the people since the Black May.

Upon hearing that Mara had returned, Wu Huo Du Mi's murderous intent resurfaced, and he wished he could immediately return to gather his troops.

“Venerable monk, please wait. I have my own arrangements for Mara and the Desire Realm. What truly requires the power of Cloud Drum Thunder Peak is what follows.”

"What is more important than Mara?"

Seeing his impatience, Luo Hou had no choice but to bring up the third matter first: "Yu Bufan, you tell us."

Yu Bufan took out a booklet and read aloud the information recorded on it:

"Anti-Sea Sailing, also known as Hidden Desire, is an organization that has emerged in recent years. Its purpose is to create a faith that people can trust and rely on, to find hope in despair, and to overcome difficulties in adversity. The cultivation process is like sailing on the sea, searching for hope in the vastness."

Wu Huo Du Mi was even angrier: "What latent desires, what hope and despair, this is a cult!"

Yu Bufan laughed and said, "It is indeed a cult. The highest leaders of the Reverse Sea Cult are the Holy Voyager Tianyu and the Holy Arbiter Dibo. Their actions are very secretive. Tianxia Fengdao has been collecting clues about them since last year, but what they know is still limited."

How did they deceive the masses?

Yu Bufan flipped through the booklet: "They mainly attract believers through miracles. Last August, they made a lame man walk normally; in October, they brought a woman who died in childbirth back to life, and both mother and child were saved; this March, they found the lost children of several families; in May, they brought rain to a drought-stricken village in the Eastern Martial World; and in July, they used their divine power to move a high mountain in the Northern Region..."

After Yu Bufan finished reading, the people present looked at each other in bewilderment. These things were not difficult for an organization with innate talents to accomplish; they were simply a matter of medical skills, magic, and some schemes.

“After each miracle, the number of followers of the Reverse Sailing organization surges. Over the years, I estimate that the total number of believers in the organization has exceeded 100,000.”

"One hundred thousand!"

Wu Huo Du Mi gasped in shock. After a thousand years of development, Yun Gu Lei Feng only had a mere ten thousand monks.

"Moreover, the rate of increase in believers is getting faster and faster."

After listening to what Yu Bufan said, Qing Haichao asked in confusion, "Cults have been emerging one after another. Although their miracles are almost fraudulent, they don't seem to be doing evil. What does Wu Jun mean?"

Yu Bufan continued, "The strange thing about Ni Hai Chong Fan is that believers often disappear. I checked the two miracles last year. The cripple moved away after he recovered, and the mother and child who were reborn not only disappeared, but also their village was completely deserted."

"Ok?"

"What happened? Those who witnessed the miracle should spread the word so that more believers know why they disappeared?"

Yu Bufan shook his head: "I'm sorry, although the people who sealed the swords of the world have infiltrated the believers, they have difficulty getting close to the core, and they don't even know where the Holy Voyager·Tianyu and the Holy Arbiter·Dibo live."

The crowd began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Zhi Xin and Duan Mie exchanged a glance, their desire to restore their kingdom diminishing further.

Fallen Goddess's face turned even paler, and she was extremely uneasy.

After rescuing the Demon Emperor Dark Lord from the Heavenly Buddha's Original Land, he discovered that the Demon Emperor who had returned was only a fragment of his demon soul. Afterwards, the Black Prison Refining Pool became agitated, and he poured his demonic power and the Buddhist power of the Black and White Jade Buddhas into it, thus resurrecting the true Prison Heavenly Emperor.

The Prison Emperor told him that Feng Shimo had absorbed the Xuan Emperor, who was imprisoned in the Buddhist realm, in order to survive. If the Xuan Emperor hadn't left a backup plan in the Black Prison Refining Pool, even that little bit of demon soul wouldn't have been spared.

When the Fallen Goddess was furious and wanted to settle scores with Feng Shimo, she was ambushed by people from the Desire Realm. Fortunately, she was saved by Duanmie Chanti, who was guarding outside the Hundred Demon Road.

After arriving in Tiandu, the Fallen Goddess returned the Black and White Jade Buddha to Luo Hou, fed him the "Saint Demon History," and stayed in Tiandu to recuperate.

After hearing Huang Quan's account of the great changes in the Buddhist land, Luo Shenque finally understood that the demon realm had been used by the desire realm and had become a pawn for Mara's descent into the world.

I thought I was incredibly clever and had everything under control, but it turns out I was just doing all the work for someone else.

With Mara's arrival, the demon realm bears half the responsibility. Will the righteous path join forces to deal with the demon realm?

While listening intently, Luo Shenque pondered how to plead with Wu Jun on his behalf.

Once the murmurs subsided, Luo Hou brought up the third matter: "The Sword Evaluation Conference is Tian Du's own affair; let Ji Xiashang assign the tasks."

Ji Xiashang read the compiled list aloud and then said, "Tiandu will only send Xiaojiandun to fight. During this time, Xiaojiandun will prepare the sword manual and sword theory in accordance with the rules of the Sword Debate Sea."

"this?"

Everyone understood why Tian Du only sent Ya Shao to appear; his sword manual and sword principles alone were enough to make people back away.

Empress Wu kindly reminded her, "It's not difficult. Just copy down the section on swords from the Military Manual."

Liao Tian immediately spoke up: "Mother, you mustn't cheat!"

Empress Wu stared at her son in disbelief: "Is this cheating?"

Luo Hou said calmly, "No, this is a secondary creation."

Everyone lowered their heads.

Ji Xiashang suppressed a laugh and began assigning tasks: "As for the judges, Tianzun Huangyin and Shao Duxing need to be invited by Wujun. As for Yinchuan Butterfly Lord, please have Wan Gu Changkong and Ya Hun make a trip there. No matter how much gold Butterfly Lord charges, you two can agree."

Luo Hou nodded: "Hao'er, have Sirius go to the Four Realms and ask Master Jidao for help. As for Shao Duxing, I will go myself."

"Regarding the players, the details are as follows..."

The court session lasted a long time. After discussing the three matters, Huang Quan, Qing Haichao, and Huan Zhengxiu reported back on the progress of the Death Prohibition.

"Open the four keys you have first. Also, Mo Dao Juechen and Zhi Xin, go to Blood-Drifting Island to monitor the actions of the Desire Realm."

"Yes."