Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

"If I were to say that I once saw a special long pestle in the Gara Palace, which Yama called a spoil of war, would you change your opinion of me?"

The god of war could not hide his excitement: "The space for you and me to continue our conversation depends on whether we have the same enemy."

“Naturally, I have come here to find allies. I will lead you straight into the Gara Palace, and you will help me kill someone.”

"who?"

"The guardian of the Great Yellow Earth Mother, Ghost Chanting Poetry, details as follows..."

Qian Yuxie received Xuan Bin's report, which coincided with his guess: if there was any place left in the Black Sea Forest Prison where people could hide, it was only the Great Yellow Earth Mother.

Although the geographical environment of the Great Yellow Earth Mother is special, Qian Yuxie has its own way of dealing with it, but it is still necessary to lure away or kill the Ghostly Poetry.

He needs allies.

Tian Du was bound by the agreement and could not help him complete this mission, while the power of the Dead Kingdom made Qian Yuxie wary.

After much thought, he realized that only the Heavenly Shepherd God shared a common enemy with him and would help him without paying a price.

"The seal on the Gara Palace is the Eight-Sided Mirror Formation of the Ruoye family. The person who set up the formation has long since passed away, and no one in the Ruoye family can break it now. To break into the Gara Palace, you need a master with the ability to break through realms."

Pan pondered, "Break through to a higher realm?"

The mountain dragon said, "Why don't I strike it with my evil dragon arm?"

"No! This formation has eight mirrors. If you attack from the outside, the attacker will be hit back with eight times the force. But if you fight inside the formation, you will not be attacked by the formation."

Shanlong asked in bewilderment, "Why didn't you kill Yama back then, but only imprisoned him?"

Qian Yuxie smiled bitterly: "Yan Wang has multiple resurrection methods such as a secondary body, a secondary brain, and a primordial beast. Killing Yan Wang's physical body in the Gara Palace will only cause his soul to return to the secondary body or the primordial beast, allowing him to escape instead."

"So, to kill Yama, one must first kill all of his clones?"

"Indeed. I am incompetent and have yet to find his secondary body, secondary brain, and primordial spirit beast. However, I should have made some progress with Luo Hou. A few days ago, I sent the items that captured Yama's secondary brain to Tiandu."

"With him involved, the outcome is almost certain."

Qian Yuxie, observing the changing expressions on Mu Shen's face, knew he had a plan in mind and decided not to delay any longer.

"While the war between the Black Queen and the Daoist sect is raging, I will be waiting for you in the abyss atop Eternal Dawn tonight at midnight. Farewell."

"please."

After Qian Yuxie left, Shanlong immediately asked, "Shepherd God, is this person trustworthy?"

Upon hearing Luo Hou's words, the God of Shepherd's initial wariness towards Qian Yuxie vanished instantly, and he immediately set his sights on those who had broken through to higher realms.

If we're talking about spatial magic, Shao Hao is naturally the best candidate.

However, he was a little conflicted. He couldn't stand Shao Hao no matter how he looked at him, and he had often found fault with him. Now that he needed his help, would the brat seek revenge?

"Whether the Thousand Jade Fragments are reliable or not, I will know once I make a trip to Tiandu."

At this time, Shao Hao followed Luo Hou to a peculiar mountain.

The mountain walls rise high on both sides, and in the middle there is a huge rock that is as smooth as a mirror, with a bronze door opening in the middle of the rock.

The door is engraved with intricate patterns resembling the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, which combine to form several patterns of unknown meaning.

"Godfather, this is a password door. As the intensity of sunlight changes, this door will display different time markings. To open this door, you must enter the reserved password in accordance with the current Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch."

“My son, what you see is correct. This place is called the Thousand Caves Stone Wall, which is the base of the Thirteen Blades of the Sky Burial.”

"The Thirteen Blades of Heavenly Burial? I remember my godfather saying that Black Sin Peacock and Miss Lian Zhuang's father were both members of the Thirteen Blades of Heavenly Burial. Did my godfather come here to find someone?"

Luo Hou stared at Shao Hao for a long time.

Shao Hao touched his face: "What is Godfather looking at?"

“My son is so perfect and flawless, yet I have led you to do bad things. I feel deeply guilty.”

"My godfather always has his own reasons for doing things. No matter what he does with Hao'er, Hao'er will never believe it's a bad thing."

This is truly a bad thing; they're double-crossing each other, trying to extort Isshiki Akira's treasure.

It's only because Shao Hao is such a straightforward child that he would never agree to it. If it were Liao Tian, ​​he would definitely not agree and would instead sternly educate his father.

On the contrary, when you talk about double-crossing, he only cares about what kind of double-crossing is involved.

"Adoptive father?"

"Come in."

"Yes, death is passing by!"

Shao Hao's magic became increasingly refined, and with a wave of his hand, a passage opened in the bronze door.

The two stepped inside, and the passage closed behind them.

After walking several miles along the secret passage, a bright light suddenly appeared before our eyes, revealing a vast sea of ​​clouds.

Amidst the sea of ​​clouds, several craggy peaks stand tall and majestic.

Shao Hao counted them; there were twelve mountain peaks in total, shrouded in clouds and mist, and no human trace.

Luo Hou reached the end of the mountain path and said in a deep voice, "The Heavenly Capital Martial Lord has come here for a meeting. Please have Ao Shou Yi Se Qiu appear."

His words resonated among the mountain peaks, echoing endlessly.

A moment later, a dignified man with a whisk in his hand appeared on the opposite mountaintop.

"I am Yi Se Qiu, the Lord of Tian Du, who has graced the Twelve Waves of Blue Peak with his presence. What instruction do you have for me?"

"Having heard that Ao Shou possesses a collection of the world's most famous artifacts, Luo Hou came to request them."

"Ok?"

Luo Hou said frankly, "Dao Pan Shi Dong Ji and Ao Shou Yi Se Qiu are originally one person. Although the affairs of the Daoist sect have nothing to do with me, the rare treasures you have collected were all obtained by trickery and force. Why not give me half of them?"

"Hahahaha, everyone says that the Lord of Tiandu is the only hero in the world, but I never expected him to be so shameless. Why should I share half of my collection with you?"

"There are two reasons: first, you acquired it improperly; second, you used it incorrectly."

"Oh?"

"You stole the treasures only to enhance your own strength. Even if you cultivate the Six Souls Extreme Yang Body to the highest level, you still cannot escape the fate of being killed."

"You want to kill me?"

"No, but if you take out your treasured possessions, I can save your life if you encounter danger in the future."

"Hahahahaha!"

Isshiki Akira burst into another fit of maniacal laughter: "Luo Hou, you can't take anything away with just a few words. If you want my treasures, you'll have to prove yourself."

"What a pity... Hao'er, let's lock him up for a few days."

"Yes."

As he spoke, Shao Hao moved swiftly and flashed in front of Yi Se Qiu, raising his hand to strike.

How could you?

Before the words of horror could be finished, Isshiki Akira's body had already fallen into a gray, hazy space.

“Yise Qiu, for every day that comes, you will give me 10% more of your treasures. After five days, you will have nothing left.”

"mean!"

Shao Hao was angry: "If you disrespect your godfather again, I will drain the vital energy from your space and send you to your death sooner."

Autumn was silent once more.

Luo Hou led Shao Hao back to Tiandu.

"Hao'er, do you feel uncomfortable with what your godfather has done?"

“His treasures were all obtained through trickery and plunder. We then took them away, sold them, and used the money to build relief centers. This is exactly what Uncle Huangquan talked about: robbing the rich to help the poor.”

Luo Hou gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Well, we do need money now. In a few years, there will be the Blood Darkness Disaster, the Eight-Headed Evil God... natural and man-made disasters everywhere. It's always good to build relief centers first.

Upon returning to Tiandu, Pan was waiting for them.

Upon meeting, he immediately asked, "Is this person, Qian Yuxie, trustworthy?"

"That depends on what it is."

The Shepherd God recounted the details of how Qian Yuxie came to him.

Luo Hou pondered and said, "Yan Wang is indeed his enemy. It would be good for you to go to the Black Sea Forest Prison. However, the geography of the Earth Mother is special, so let Shao Hao use spatial magic."

Shao Hao immediately said, "Shepherd God, let me accompany you."

Pan, who was worried about losing face, nodded happily upon hearing this: "Alright."

"Godfather, we're leaving now."

"Don't linger in the fight. If you can't kill him, there'll be another chance."

"Ah."

Luo Hou watched the two figures disappear into the distance without worry.

Although the Shepherd God's power is only at 60%, and his Six-Character Seal Ring is not as effective as the Shepherd God's Nine Songs, he has the Mountain Dragon Hidden Beauty Praise Technique, which combines the Four Treasures and is not broken, making it easy for him to defeat Yama.

As for Shao Hao, he is unparalleled in the world in terms of both offense and self-defense. He started fighting just a few days after he was born, so he has rich combat experience. It is difficult to hurt him.

However, Shao Hao went to the Forest Prison and lost the space that sealed Isshiki Autumn somewhere. Ao Shou should pray for good fortune.

At midnight, dark clouds obscured the moon, and the stars dimmed.

Shepherd God led Shao Hao and Mountain Dragon Hidden Beauty to the summit of Eternal Sunrise, where Thousand Jade Fragments were waiting at the edge of the deep pit.

Upon seeing the three people, he took out several red flowers: "These are the Prime Minister's Red Flower Tokens. Holding them will protect you from the demonic energy of the abyss."

"Thank you."

"Let's go down."

The group jumped into the abyss at the same time, their bodies sliding down rapidly, sparking as they collided with the demonic energy within.

After an unknown amount of time, the God of Shepherd finally set foot on the land of the Black Sea Forest, and an extremely cold and eerie evil power emanated from him.

Pan raised his eyes to survey the towering blood waterfall not far away, as well as the enormous black moon.

A thousand years later, the Black Moon is still as cold as it was back then.