Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

The Shepherd was equally moved. He had only told an ancient story to persuade the army of the Dead Kingdom to help him fight his nemesis. Little did he know that the story was not only true, but that some of the people present had actually witnessed it.

The princes of the Black Sea Forest Prison are troubled by their eighteenth brother's aggressive war efforts, and they need to prepare manpower and food for Xuan Xiao.

If we win, the credit will be enormous.

If you lose, the loss is yours alone.

No one wanted their trusted generals to die, yet they also wanted other princes' generals to be devoured by war.

Xuanxiao waited for three days, but the Senyu's allied army did not arrive.

Jiu Shenlian could wait no longer: "I must return to the Bitter Realm; the sick child is waiting for me to save him."

"Woman, when your men died in battle, I didn't see you feel the slightest sadness."

"Subordinates are subordinates, and blood relatives are blood relatives."

"My blood relatives are all hoping for my death. How do you feel about that?"

Jiu Shenlian coldly said, "That's your problem. Let me leave!"

Xuanxiao stared at Jiu Shenlian with great interest.

There are not many adult women in the Black Sea Prison. Once a woman reaches adulthood, she will quickly marry and have children.

Demon embryos grow extremely rapidly, maturing in just seven days.

This is why the embryo causes cruel damage to the mother's body. Most women die of exhaustion after giving birth, and those who survive cannot withstand a second pregnancy unless they never become pregnant again.

This is also why Xuanxiao's nineteen brothers came from nineteen different mothers.

The castle of Xuanxiao was magnificent, and the walls of the main hall were adorned with the Nightmare Fire Totem of Senyu.

Jiu Shenlian changed her strategy. She pointed to the Nightmare Fire mural and said, "What you lack most right now is a great general. Let me leave, and I will recommend a top expert to you."

"Unless he is more in line with my wishes than you."

"This person is named Stormheart Slave, and possesses an immortal body. More details to follow..."

Xuanxiao was a king who valued talent, and Jiu Shenlian's words moved him, but he did not want to let Jiu Shenlian go.

"I want him, and I want you too. This prince's pass is for you. With it, you can not only cross the abyss, but also command the Four Commanders."

“Xuanxiao, Tianyu is your ally, not your subject. Put away your contempt for me.”

Xuanxiao stuffed the prince's pass into Jiu Shenlian's palm: "How can this be considered disrespect? It's clearly a sign of importance."

"Hmph, just state your request!"

"Leading the Four Commanders to establish the Burial Heaven Pass proves that my choice of the Crown Princess was not wrong."

Jiu Shenlian left in a hurry.

The strange magic on the prince's pass indeed helped her cross the extremely cold pit and successfully return to the summit of Eternal Sun.

Without hesitation, Jiu Shenlian rushed to Tiandu.

Not long after she left, the sound of horses' hooves rang out, indicating that Tai Sui had arrived at the deep pit.

A few days ago, the most recent time found Tai Sui and asked him to go to the city of time to restart the sundial.

It is said that Tai Sui helped with this matter, and the City Lord of Time reciprocated by telling him the story of how the ghost of Xiaoshan received Buddhist affinity and transformed into a Buddhist disciple.

It is said that after Tai Sui came down from Shuli Mountain, he followed the trail of Muling Mountain, but he was still a step too late.

"Why would Mu Lingshan, a disciple of Buddhism, come here to open the Black Sea Forest Prison?"

Completely baffled, just as Tai Sui hesitated whether to jump down and find out what was going on, an incomparable black aura quietly enveloped the surroundings, and demonic energy filled the heavens and earth.

"It's been a while since we last met, Tai Sui."

As the name was called, the scene before his eyes flashed, and it was said that Tai Sui suddenly entered the illusion of Xuanxiao Palace, where he saw Crown Prince Xuanxiao sitting coldly on the throne.

"Crown Prince Xuanxiao!"

"It's been years, and your bad temper is still the same."

Not everyone deserves my attention.

So you admit you're clueless?

He doesn't deny the existence of Tai Sui: "For you, it is."

Xuanxiao suddenly laughed: "Heh, I really do fall for your pretense. Why didn't I meet you first?"

"No matter when we meet, we are destined not to walk on the same path."

"My fourth brother and I are the same kind of people. If we really have to compare, I am more humane than him. Why is your attitude towards him relatively mild, but you are extremely sarcastic towards me?"

Tai Sui spoke with the same expression: "Your humanity is just a facade, Fourth Prince, but you are truly cold-hearted to people."

"Hehe, so what if humanity is an illusion? At least I can keep up the illusion to the end, and even make it into people's hearts. Isn't that a kind of truth?"

"So I've said it before, we're destined not to walk the same path."

After recounting the past, Xuanxiao moved on to the main topic: "What are your plans for Tianluozi, given that we are on different paths?"

“Tianluozi is beyond my control. His path once appeared in this mortal world, but now it has completely disappeared.”

"Oh?"

"The blood of the Demon Buddha who opened the Black Sea Forest Prison was his sacrifice."

Xuanxiao was greatly surprised: "How is that possible? I sensed the aura of my father on the Black Moon! But if that's really the case, Tai Sui, you should rejoin Xuanxiao's camp."

"The fate of the Lu people is to wander throughout their lives."

"Ha, you dare to speak of Tai Sui. I will allow you to be arrogant for now. When I unify the Bitter Realm, you will naturally become a trusted minister of Xuan Xiao."

Chapter 264 Talented people emerge from generation to generation

To find the whereabouts of the sick son, even though Tiandu is a den of dragons and tigers, Jiu Shenlian is determined to venture in.

Before even entering Tiandu, they were stopped by a barrier. Jiu Shenlian solemnly announced their purpose.

She was greeted by a silver spear, its aura spanning a hundred miles across the western sea, a fiery dragon cutting through the vast expanse of misty waves, suddenly arriving.

"Wait! I come on behalf of the Black Sea Hell."

Jiu Shenhong swiftly dodged and took out Xuan Xiao's prince's pass.

"They've already found a godfather so quickly; it seems worshipping a demon is worse than worshipping a god!"

Although Huang Quan withdrew his spear, he still spoke coldly.

"Why waste words? I'm here today only for the sick child. Hand over the hostages you've captured."

"You think you can just hand it over like that? Do you have a face bigger than the Western Sea?"

“State your terms directly.”

Huang Quan brandished the gun in his hand: "It's very simple, a life for a life. You commit suicide, and he will release it."

Jiu Shenlian suppressed his anger: "Only by changing the terms can the two sides have room to continue the discussion."

"There's only one condition: you live, he dies."

"Does Heaven want to force a tiger to harm people?"

"Tian Du is the real tiger; you're just a sick cat."

Huang Quan was arrogant, but Jiu Shenlian dared not start a war lightly. If she broke the agreement between Black Sea Forest Prison and Tiandu, it would only make her situation more dangerous.

"The sick child is innocent, and Heaven claims to be righteous, so isn't this a contradiction?"

“He’s been provided with good food and drink by the heavens, and he even has famous doctors treating his illnesses. It’s truly outrageous of you to drag him into a cult.”

"you!"

Helpless, Jiu Shenlian retreated.

Not long after, Cang visited again.

Naturally, Cang was treated much better; he was welcomed into the Heavenly Capital Palace by Huang Quan and served fine tea and water.

The crowd came out again to greet them.

"Thank you all. Cang came because of Mu Xiaohan's death. The Daoist sect hopes to hand over Yinchuan Butterfly Lord. Details are as follows..."

Upon hearing Cang's retelling, Butterfly Lord immediately exclaimed, "I hate killing for free, but Mu Zhengrong wants to die, so I can grant him that opportunity."

Cang sighed: "With the calamity of the Senyu Demon in the present, I really do not want the righteous people to become enemies with each other."

Huang Quan asked, "What does Xian Shou hope Tian Du will do?"

"Cang's unreasonable request is that Butterfly Lord and Mu Zhengrong show mercy during their duel and decide the winner."

Huang Quan pressed on, "If Butterfly Lord shows mercy, will Mu Zhengrong show mercy?"

"Cang Yi will appear at the martial arts duel to provide support from the center."

This is the best way Cang could think of: to determine a winner without deciding life or death, so as to preserve the strength of the Daoist sect to jointly resist the Black Sea Forest Prison.

But this requirement is disadvantageous to Butterfly Lord. Butterfly Lord is an assassin, and his knife is a killing knife. Every strike is a deadly move. If he holds back halfway, he will inevitably hurt himself.

Everyone waited for Butterfly Lord to make his own decision.

Butterfly struck a pose: "It's just going easy on me, right? I agree. But the sword-reviewing competition is in three days, and I need to be a judge for three days."

"Then it will be seven days from now at midnight, at the location of Xiongshan, Baizhang Lingqiao."

"can."

After settling the matter, Cang took his leave: "The people of Tiandu are welcome to observe at that time. I have other matters to attend to. Thank you for your hospitality. Please take your leave."

"For your convenience."

At this moment, a great battle is taking place on Xiongshan Mountain.

Mu Zhengrong invited Daozhen's Juan Shoutian, Daoling's Xieyue Shi, and Zu Hongjun to Xiongshan to prepare to join forces with the four great masters of the Daoist sect to fight against Senyu.

Unexpectedly, Jiu Shenlian, who had returned from Tiandu, summoned the Four Commanders to carry out engineering renovations at Xiongshan, just as Juan Shoutian was climbing the mountain.

Without further ado, the Four Commandments immediately formed a new Four Seals Formation of Birth, Aging, Sickness, and Death, trapping the Exhausted Heaven within it.

The Four Commanders, possessing the demonic body and power of the Forest Prison, used the formation originally passed down from the Forest Prison, and the effect was instantly several times stronger.