Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

Although the old man won this round again, the evil energy flared up more and more frequently each time, and the old man knew that his time was running out.

Just then, a majestic white figure descended upon the Xishan Biecao Pavilion.

"Rectify what Heaven and Earth do not uphold, judge what black and white do not judge, punish what humans and ghosts do not commit, and break what the sun and moon cannot break. Confucianism and Legalism are both ruthless, while Legalism and Confucianism are both selfless."

The old man calmly picked up the wine flask that had fallen to the ground, leaned on a wooden stick, and waited quietly for Jun Fengtian.

Although both were members of the Five Paths of Haozheng, Jun Fengtian was a newcomer and a generation younger than the elder. The ever-proud Jun Fengtian bowed and said, "It's been a long time since I've met you, Sword Scholar."

The old man was none other than Wuyai Mingfuzi, the swordsman of Haozheng Wudao. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "It has indeed been a while since we last met."

He squinted at the two young men behind Jun Fengtian, then suddenly revealed a look of surprise: "One is a complete form, and the other is a half-form. Where did you find these natural sword embryos!"

Jun Fengtian pushed Sui Wuduan and Jian Zhichi in front of Ming Fuzi: "Why don't you pay your respects to the esteemed Sword Scholar?"

"Greetings, esteemed Swordsman."

"I bow to...the sword, to the Confucian...venerable one, Your Excellency."

The tutor frowned slightly: "This child?"

"It's a long story, the details are as follows..."

After Jun Fengtian finished recounting the story of the two brothers, a hint of pity appeared in the Master's eyes. He then said, "Talent may be good, but it doesn't necessarily mean one will become successful. If you want to become my disciple, you must pass my test."

"That's natural."

Jun Fengtian glanced at the Master's chest.

The master calculated the time and gave Jun Fengtian a date: "One month. If you cannot accept my sword, come here and take them back."

"Ah."

Jun Fengtian left the two brothers at the Xishan Biecao Pavilion and headed to Xianjiao.

He did not reveal the true purpose of his trip, because he had already seen the evil dragon head left on the Master's chest.

A million words have been written: What story am I telling?

This is the author's first million-word article!

Six months, a million words—it's less about writing a story and more about answering a question:

What would happen if heroes never died?

In the original drama, Wu Jun, in his third life, has come to realize that only war needs heroes, but the appearance of heroes is meant to end war.

This is a paradox, and even more so, a tragedy.

Heroes are destined to die in war, be buried in history, and perish with time.

This book uses the protagonist's transmigrator's cheat ability to extend the life of a martial arts master, writing a story of immortal heroes, and for this purpose, it has designed a completely new world background:

[The Chaotic Period]

In the chaos, a blazing celestial body was born, creating this world with light; it was the sun god.

The sun god created the first gods of the six heavens, each with their own duties, thus maintaining order in heaven and earth, and allowing the sun and moon to revolve.

The suffering appeared inexplicably.

The gods divided the Bitter Realm into four, creating the Bitter Annihilation Gathering Path, and on it, they created all races. These races flourished and contributed countless life essences to the Six Heavens Realm, greatly enhancing the gods' abilities.

[Ancient Period]

The Nine Li Witch Clan was born spontaneously in the Bitter Realm, with its leader Chi You becoming its first agent.

In the struggle for supremacy among all races, the human race emerged victorious, while the demon, monster, and other races withered, became extinct, were sealed away, or were forced to migrate underground.

The Jiuli Wu tribe waged war against the human race created by the gods. The Six Heavens intervened in the war, helping the Xuanyuan clan defeat Chiyou. Chiyou then cursed the descendants of the Xuanyuan clan.

The Demon Lord absorbed Chi You's curse, and the brothers of the Nine Heavens Mystic Venerable were born.

Humans developed faiths, and Buddhism became a powerful spiritual comfort for escaping suffering.

The Abandoned Emperor broke away from the Six Heavens Realm, founded the Dark Palace, and became the God of Destruction and Rebirth, gathering the power of the dead souls.

The Celestial One was sealed away by the Sun God and left the Six Heavens Realm, where he founded the Kingdom of Death on the outskirts of the Bitter Realm.

Death rebelled, was beaten by the Sun God and lost his memory, and went into exile in the Land of Death.

[The Martial Lord makes his appearance]

Xie Tianyu escaped from the Upper Heaven Realm and fled to the Bitter Realm. The Bitter Realm regained its own consciousness and controlled Xie Tianyu to become its second agent.

Emperor Qitian discovered the black magic of the Bitter Realm and gifted Luohou Demon Yuan to kill Xie Tianyuwu, thus incurring Xie Tianyuwu's curse.

Luo Hou founded Tiandu, and 20 years later he was killed by Zuiyin Huanglong with the Shadow God Blade.

[The Martial Lord is Resurrected]

A thousand years later, the Martial Lord was resurrected, only to be killed again.

The Abandoned Emperor, in alliance with the Sun God, summoned souls from other worlds to escape the curse of the Evil Heavenly Warrior.

Dr. Luo Hou, a bioengineering expert, transmigrates into the body of a martial ruler.

The Son of God is born.

The Martial Lord adopted the Son of God, who then gave half of his divine power to the Martial Lord, granting him divine essence.

Wu Jun was summoned by the Buddha Emperor, seized the Buddha's sacred image, absorbed the Buddha Emperor's physical body, and possessed the Buddha's essence and the twelve divine guardians.

The Demon Prince merged with the lingering resentment of the Shadow God Blade, and was then killed by the Martial Lord.

[Doomsday Plan]

The Bitter Realm's autonomous consciousness awakened for the third time, activating Chi You's black magic, and the Demonic Primordial Being was resurrected to continue the apocalyptic plan.

The core of the doomsday plan is to attract other realms to the Bitter Realm, and then have the Bitter Realm devour the other realms, thus escaping the sun's gravity.

(The suffering realm is personified, and he becomes the second sun god, creating a new world, but I can't write that much.)

Under this plan, everything that exists in the Bitter Realm will be destroyed, which is certainly unacceptable.

The Martial Lord slays the Demon King.

[Reincarnation Project]

After the destruction of the Demon Lord, the Three Lords had differing opinions about Rahu.

The Buddha used his power to create the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld.

Then... the war of the gods!

Let's take a look at the various forces:

The Realm of Light: The six heavens, headed by the Sun God, require the life essence of the Bitter Realm.

The Dark Gate: Demons and monsters led by the Abandoned Emperor require the dead souls of the Bitter Realm.

The Gate of Fate: The Buddha and other eminent Buddhist monks need the faith to endure hardship.

The Free Will of the Bitter Realm: Agents Chi You, Mo Shi, and Xie Tian Yu Wu need to devour other realms/races to strengthen themselves.

Tiandu: The righteous path, led by the Martial Lord, protects the survival of the Bitter Realm.

When demand increases and resources decrease, the contradiction will become increasingly greater.

Against this backdrop, Wu Jun's path to heroism was tortuous and arduous, because his enemies were simply too powerful.

Another point to note is that Wu Jun's character is not only that of a hero, but also that of a monarch.

A rather unsuccessful monarch.

Therefore, when writing this book, I need to answer the second question:

What makes a good monarch?

This book uses an alliance rather than a conquest approach to depict the story. By the time it reached one million words, Tian Du had more than 20 allies, covering almost the entire Bitter Realm.

The measures taken by the military ruler were to assist allies in peace and development, mediate conflicts, and maintain order.

This is the story the author wanted to tell.

Many of the settings were gradually revealed in the middle of the story, taking a million words to complete, partly because they were worried that revealing such a massive amount of information at the beginning would discourage readers.

This makes it difficult to understand the chapters that are skipped.

Let's talk about the problems with this book:

The subject matter is narrow; as many fellow readers have said, this is a niche book within a niche, basically only accessible to fans of the Martial Lord.

No harem.

There is no clone.

Do not plunder resources.

No system.

There was no indiscriminate killing.

The consequence of all of the above is that it's not satisfying enough. If you don't steal things, sleep with women, or kill people, how can the readers be satisfied?

Sorry, the author doesn't intend to change it. A book can only satisfy some people, not everyone.

Let's talk about the data in this book:

The initial order was 708, and the average order was 560.

The highest average order was 1050, with additional orders reaching 450.

The average daily subscription for the million-word series is 965, with 350 additional subscriptions.

In other words, after writing for half a year, there are still more than 300 readers following the story every day, which is enough for the author!

I am especially grateful to those who have been voting and commenting since the book's release!

Finally, let's talk about the next update:

Part-time work is indeed very tiring. Six months of poor sleep has caused health problems. I have unbearable pain in my neck and lower back, and I often have far-infrared plasters on my shoulders.

This month, I've been suffering from kidney stones, which has been incredibly painful.

For the first four months, I updated 6000 words a day, last month it was 5000, and this month it has been reduced to 4000.