Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 130 Buddha and Demon Reunion

Teng Xie's mind raced. He smiled at the beautiful young woman and said, "Greetings, Young City Lord."

Shi Linglong looked curiously at Teng Xie, then at Dian Yu Feng Lian, and innocently said, "You're the Demon Realm Warrior? You're so young. And you, are you really not Su Huanzhen?"

Indigo Feather Lotus then said, "I am indeed not. Isn't Su Huanzhen there? I am here, and Su Huanzhen is there. They are clearly two different people."

Teng Xie then asked, "May I ask, City Lord, why is Su Huanzhen here?"

Shi Nenglong said calmly, "It was Venerable Zhaomu who brought him here."

Zhao Muzun had brought Su Huanzhen's corpse and exchanged it for a bottle of the Fountain of Immortality—but he didn't tell Yin Qiujun and consumed it all himself, which foreshadowed the eventual breakdown of their friendship.

But those are issues for later.

The question now is, may I ask how the City Lord intends to dispose of Su Huanzhen's body?

"Well, Commander, you should be able to see the clues here, right? So, how should we handle this? Perhaps we should take our time and consider it carefully. What do you think, Commander?"

Teng Xie nodded, "Then it's entirely up to the city lord."

Shi Linglong asked curiously, "Are you and Su Huanzhen good friends?"

They have a pretty good relationship, but the key issue, the crux of the matter, is that Su Huanzhen is crucial to the Central Plains, and therefore has considerable influence over the Demon Realm.

Seeing Linglong's complicated expression, Shi Nenglong said, "Linglong has never left the Immortal City. I apologize for making you laugh, General."

Tengxie said, "How could that be? As the saying goes, the longer you spend with people, the more you like dogs. I've encountered too many shady characters, I just like the innocent and simple ones."

The Immortal City has been closed for a long time; there seem to be many stories behind it.

Shi Nenglong smiled slightly, "It's an honor to have the General of War grace us with his presence. If you don't mind, how about I give you a proper welcome?"

"That's wonderful, then I'll accept it without hesitation."

Teng Xie and Dian Yu Feng Lian stayed behind, and that evening Shi Nenglong hosted a banquet for the two of them, with Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Shi Linglong in attendance.

During the banquet, Teng Xie heard from the people of Immortal City that a long time ago, Immortal City had a protracted war with an evil organization called the Ghost Age Longevity Palace. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Afterwards, due to drastic changes in the earth's veins, both cities were sealed off. Immortal City then recuperated, but it continued to keep an eye on the situation outside.

Until recently, a strange phenomenon occurred, and the two cities were unsealed—well, only the Immortal City was unsealed. According to the Knowledge Dragon, the Palace of Longevity is located at the bottom of the Blood Lake where the Blood Moon phenomenon occurred. As long as the strange phenomenon is eliminated, the Palace of Longevity will appear.

Feng Lian also brought up the matter of the Immortal City and the Tearful Sun weather phenomenon, but Shi Nenglong only said that the matter was of great importance and needed to be discussed in detail.

Late at night, Teng Xie returned to his guest room to rest. A spatial fluctuation rippled around him, and he disappeared.

He didn't quite understand the mountain gate formation of the Immortal City, nor did he quite understand the various protective arrangements inside the Immortal City.

But he saw everything. He easily calculated the spatial coordinates of the Immortal City, and could then freely travel between the Immortal City and the Demon Realm.

Teng Xie returned directly to his workshop, sat cross-legged, and recalled what he had learned from observing the Twin Lotuses and the Energy Dragon. Before long, he regulated his breathing and began to activate his internal energy.

After a long while, Teng Xie suddenly appeared as a double image, which then separated until it became a single, independent image.

The image opened its eyes and said, "What a wonderful feeling."

Teng Xie nodded. "Independent thinking, an independently functioning body—it's just that something is still missing."

The image looked at its semi-transparent state, curled its lip and said, "After all, it is only observing the operation of its technique, without the method of cultivation, so it is naturally ambiguous. The soul consciousness that you separated from the main body is also very different from the gathering of spirit and condensation of body. It is only because your soul consciousness is strong that you can achieve this effect. But I am still not a physical body. I just use energy to carry the soul consciousness and use the soul consciousness to operate the energy."

More observation and adjustments are needed, but adding a host object will achieve the effect of focusing the spirit and condensing the body. Previously, I didn't create a separate body for fear of hindering my cultivation; now that I've ignited my sixth consciousness and differentiated some of my soul consciousness, it has no significant impact.

"Yes, and this method of differentiation is quite ingenious. I have complete thinking ability, and you can sense me anytime and anywhere. I don't need you to provide energy to maintain my operation. I can cultivate on my own, although the speed is extremely slow. But the power you separated, plus the host, is enough to do a lot of things."

The next day is dawn.

When Taifu came to find Teng Xie, Teng Xie had already returned to his guest room, which was naturally his modified version of Concentrating Spirit and Body.

His true form had quickly dealt with the backlog of official business in the Demon Realm and was about to summon Ren Chenfu to keep an eye on the movements of all parties.

The Devouring Buddha Child transmitted his secret method, saying, "Commander, the demon has entered the Ten Thousand Saints Cliff."

Teng Xie immediately opened a light screen, which displayed the scene seen by the Evil Eye Clan.

Then, the Bodhi Heavenly Pool of Wansheng Rock, which is also the place where Yibu Lianhua cultivates, suddenly became completely dark. It was Xi Mie Tian who came here directly, taking advantage of his familiarity with Wansheng Rock.

But then, a holy light emanated from the lotus flower, illuminating half the sky and restoring it to daylight. Half white and half black, just like the opposition between good and evil, and the division between Buddha and demon.

Then came the classic verbal debate: the Buddha's philosophy, the demon's obsession, the struggle between good and evil, the debate between Buddha and demon—naturally, neither side could convince the other.

"One Step Lotus, you are still so hypocritical. The Buddha in heaven and the monks on earth are the real demons who spread falsehoods and mislead the masses."

"Since the destruction of heaven, good and evil have been reversed, and cause and effect have been turned into cause. You have fallen into the abyss of no return."

"Hahaha—is the Buddha who cast me into the abyss truly great and radiant? And who defined radiance as goodness?"

The two debated endlessly, and their spirits and wills clashed fiercely.

When Teng Xie first met Xi Mie Tian Lai, he sensed the other party's mental probe. Xi Mie Tian Lai was most skilled at using mental power to interfere with the enemy's thoughts, thereby bewitching people's hearts.

And Yibu Lianhua—she was also a master of brainwashing.

In short, neither side would back down, whether in words or in spirit, and so they entered into a fight. Xi Mie Tianlai struck with a powerful palm, but Yi Bu Lianhua calmly countered. The two exchanged blows and neither had gained the upper hand. However, this was just Xi Mie Tianlai coming over to say hello. After the exchange, he laughed and strode away.

Seeing this, Tunfo Tongzi also moved away from the Wanshengyan area to avoid being captured by Yibu Lianhua.

He also secretly transmitted the Tengxie's thoughts. How does the war commander view this battle?

"What do you think? You've been observing the demons the longest, and now you've finally seen the Lotus Step. What are your thoughts?"

—Two sides of the same coin, extreme oppositions, disputes like mirror images. I really can't see the difference between the two. Perhaps, Yibu Lianhua's mentality will really become a variable that affects the outcome.