Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

"Wow~ It likes me~ How cute!"

Xiaoyue clung to Zhuque and wouldn't let go.

"it is mine!"

"Good friends can share everything. Young Master Xianling, would you like to be Xiaoyue's good friend?"

"Ok?"

Since Liaotian transformed, Xianling has become much more lonely.

Suddenly, a little girl, about the same height as him, appeared. She had big eyes, a sweet voice, and wanted to be his friend. Xianling was somewhat tempted.

"Alright, then you can play with it for a while."

"How about we give Little Sparrow a name?"

Do you have a good name?

Xiaoyue blinked her heterochromatic eyes and recited a poem about the Vermilion Bird:

"The Vermilion Bird chirps in the red sunlight, spring breezes blow across the long river and the borderlands. Clouds rise and willows sway in the mist, phoenix feathers soar and dance. Liu Tong, how about we call him Little Six?"

"Little Six... Okay, let's call you Little Six. But why are your eyes one blue and one amber?"

"Well, of course it's because of my bloodline..."

Xiaoyue told the story vividly, and Xianling listened with envy.

Xiao Liu nestled in Xiao Yue's arms and gradually began to doze off.

In a side hall on the other side of the Phoenix Palace, Liao Tian and Ji Wuxia were both practicing their martial arts.

Liao Tian was trying to break through the barrier of the Divine Condensation Body, but he was still unable to separate the Buddhist energy and divine power.

"Failed again."

Ji Wuxia opened her eyes from meditation and smiled sweetly: "I haven't broken through to the Innate Realm yet. If you run too fast, I won't be able to catch up with you."

Liao Tian smiled too: "Sister Ji, I'll be waiting for you."

Noon the next day.

Luo Hou, whose martial arts skills had not yet fully recovered, met Butterfly Lord's challenge with his fists and palms.

The first two moves ended in a draw.

In the third move, Luo Hou won by a narrow margin.

The people of Tiandu remained silent. Butterfly Lord said with regret, "If it weren't for Ah Yue's refusal to let me use the Black Butterfly's forbidden move, you would have lost."

"Yinchuan Butterfly Lord truly deserves to be called the number one swordsman in the Northern Region. You flatter me."

After arranging things for Butterfly Lord, Luo Hou brought the otherworldly creature to Qiushui Xingbo.

The courtyard was deserted, and it seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time.

Beside the stream stands a small grave—the tomb of Xiao Shou.

Having traveled alone, he never returned to the autumn waters and stirred up waves; he could only continue his journey to the eastern peak, where the sky seemed to hang low.

Thousands of miles away from here, there is a precipitous mountain range, the main peak of which is called Dong'e Tianxuan.

When Jian first entered the Bitter Realm, he unintentionally found the Heavenly Scroll of the "Military Scripture of Armor and Martial Arts" here. He also discovered a half-broken sword formation left over from ancient times, which he modified into the Five Peaks Ascending to Heaven Formation.

When Luo Hou arrived at the Five Peaks Formation, he indeed found Shao Duxing, who was honing his skills with the sword formation, and his friend Qiu Bo.

"Old Master He, it's been a long time."

"Luo Hou, what brings you here?"

Shao, alone, looked wary, gripping his lone knife tightly in one hand.

“I happened to acquire a turtle with a human face, and remembering that Elder He loved turtles all his life, I came here to present it to you.”

Luo Hou took out the magical creature, which was a turtle about three feet long with a green shell and thirteen patterns on it, just like an ordinary turtle.

But its face was human-shaped, with two eyebrows, two eyes, a single nose, and a single mouth.

Even more strangely, when this turtle saw a stranger, it showed a fearful expression and pleaded, "Waaah, don't hit me~ Waaah, I'll be good~ Waaah~"

Shao Duxing was immediately heartbroken: "Waaah, poor waaah, who would dare hit you!"

Qiu Bo coughed lightly: "Ahem, Lord Wu is so meticulous; it seems your request is quite substantial. Is it murder or arson?"

"Neither killing nor setting fires, all you need to do is comment on the swordsmanship."

"Oh?"

Luo Hou recounted the details of the sword appraisal meeting, and Qiu Bo was greatly interested: "It's a good thing that you can mentor younger generations while also improving your own swordsmanship!"

"Thank you for your help, Elder He."

Shao remained silent, but Qiu Bo readily said, "I have come to persuade my friend; Lord Wu, please return."

"Thank you, sir. Please."

With the judges' matter settled, Raven Soul and Eternal Sky continued their journey, leaving only Chaotic World Blade and Madman Undisturbed still searching for their targets.

Zui Guangyin and Qi Luosheng accepted the invitation readily, with Ku Yinzi acting on their behalf.

After Luo Hou returned to Tiandu, he invited Xiao Liuguang to a private meeting to discuss the Four Luminaries of Langchen.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Liuguang appeared ahead of schedule; the Four Luminaries are closely related to the Eight Legions of Heavenly Evil.

Back then, the Nine Heavens Mystic Venerable killed four members of the Heavenly Evil Tribe who participated in the battle on Shiliu Island, sealed the Eight-Headed Evil God on the island, and brought back eight dragon heads for sealing.

However, the Eight Legions possess the ability to be immortal and reincarnated. In order to retrieve the dragon's head and unseal the Eight-Headed Evil God, the Eight Legions crossed the sea to the Divine Land.

Attracted by the power of the Wolf Star, the Evil King Yu Nengtian challenged the Wolf Star Blade Master of the Western Regions, and the two fought to the death. Afterwards, Yu Nengtian's evil soul possessed two of the stars, and the Prince of Ce came to the Western Regions to investigate Huo Feixiong, the Wolf Star Blade Master.

The remaining two stars were obtained by Xiao Liuguang and Henwufeng, respectively.

“I will look for your friend. Why don’t you stay in Tiandu for now?”

"Thank you, Lord Wu."

Luo Hou calculated the time and concluded that Henwu Peak should be under the control of Jue Feichangjun at this moment, and that Jue Feichangjun was using the Holy Forging Demon technique to refine the Trayastrimsa Dragon Slash for him.

As for the divine power that the Holy Monarch sought, it resided in Jian Feidao.

Jian Feidao is still guarding the Daozhen Demon-Subduing Cliff to prevent the Netherworld from breaking free of its seal.

After Xiao Liuguang left the study, Luo Hou drew two lines in his notebook:

"The war between the spirits is part of the invincible doomsday plan. The Four Luminaries of Wolf and Star were stolen by the Eight Legions. Now that these related clues have appeared, should the Heavenly Capital dance to their tune?"

After much deliberation, Luo Hou decided to focus on the immediate challenges of the Reverse Sea Sails and the Black Sea Prison, as well as organizing the Sword Review Conference.

The spring moon hangs like a hook, while I grow thin with longing.

The Shepherd God was still waiting outside Liubai Temple. Seven-Colored Feather had recognized his daughter, but refused to see him.

Lin Ruomei slowly walked out of the temple, shaking her head sadly.

"Hahahahaha!"

The god of shepherds laughed in anger. This was his wife, whom he hadn't seen even once in hundreds of years.

"Father, let's go back to Tianjiang. Uncle Gui and the others are definitely waiting for you to return."

After a moment of contemplation, Mu Shen said, "I'm going to Tiandu. I need to go to the Sword Debate Sea to find out about the progress on Ji Xiashang's side."

"Father, let's not dwell on past grievances anymore. Whether it's Senyu or Tiandiyu, let Wujun deal with them. Let's seal Tianjiang away and live our lives happily."

"Sealed Heaven Frontier, where is that kid?"

“Shaohao possesses the power to break through realms; he can come and see us at any time.”

The pantheon was both amused and annoyed: "So you made plans with him."

"Father~"

“I know what you’re worried about. Since your mother has no intention of returning to Tianjiang, I, Lin Mu, will grant her her freedom as the Lord of Tianjiang. From now on, she will only be your mother, not my wife.”

Lin Ruomei never expected the Shepherd God to say such a thing: "Father?"

"Go and convey this message to her, then come with me to Tiandu. I will be waiting for you in the peach blossom forest ten miles away."

Perhaps this decision is a relief for everyone.

The god of shepherds left Liubai Temple, leaving all his emotions in the temple's lamps and moonlight.

With the opening of the Sword Review Conference drawing ever closer, Mu Shen and Chao Yi Zhu entered the Sword Debate Sea as assistants.

Both of them had a strong theoretical foundation and were well-prepared, so no one in the Sword Debate Sea suspected anything.

In the stillness of the night, after arranging the order of appearance for the contestants, Ji Xiashang whispered to the two of them:

"The Wall of Immortality is where the song originated, but the seal there is truly powerful, and I cannot break it."

The Shepherd God sneered, "Back then, the Heavenly Demon sealed itself to save its life, precisely because it didn't want anyone to open it."

The story of the Three Yangs in One Sky was covered up by those with ulterior motives, so even those with innate wisdom like Chao Yizhu and Ji Xiashang had limited knowledge of it and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is going on here?"

"Break the barrier of immortality, and you will witness the terrifying power of the Three Suns in One Sky. When hundreds of millions of insects, led by the Insect King, sweep across the Bitter Realm and devour everything, the world can only be described as the end of the world."

Hundreds of millions of insects with supernatural abilities?

The two of them couldn't help but shiver.

“The Heavenly Demons will not give up. Once they join forces with the Forest Prison, they will surely try to seize my Ancient Sun and repeat the story of the Three Suns in the Sky. Therefore, I must strike first.”

"it is good!"

Ji Xiashang made a decision: "After the Sword Appraisal Meeting, forcibly break the seal of the Eternal Life Wall."

Chapter 251 The person Death couldn't find encountered Death.

A sudden downpour swept towards Tiandu.

Zhuque Xiaoliu was the first to notice and flapped its wings to rush outside.

Butterfly Xiaoyue, who was grooming its feathers, was startled: "What's wrong with Xiao Liu?"

Having experienced the troll god before, Xuanling immediately realized: "Oh no, something bad has come from outside Tiandu."