Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 172 A Gamble

With the Grand Tutor and Grand Assistant rescued and the traitor still not found, Yi Cantian's schemes have come to nothing.

However, this time, Yi Cantian was not very angry.

The fact that he gained nothing was just a facade; he had a scheme within a scheme, a plot within a plot—that was the Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor. These two did not have the protective artifacts given to them by the Demon Realm War General; both of them had been hypnotized and controlled by the Ancestral Priest.

Yi Cantian only wanted to find the mole this time, and did not want to prevent the two from being rescued. In fact, if someone really tried to stop the two from escaping, he would stop them instead.

In this way, the Hall of Longevity planted two deepest nails in the City of Immortality, and this was the key to Yi Cantian's breakthrough.

Not to mention that when Indigo Feather Lotus brought Grand Tutor and Grand Auxiliary back to the Immortal City, she did not discover that Grand Tutor and Grand Auxiliary had already run into trouble.

Leaving aside for now, Yi Cantian began to make various arrangements in full swing.

the other side.

The martial arts world is not entirely peaceful.

Besides the battle between the two cities, there were other big news stories.

The most attention-grabbing topic is the re-emergence of the "Three-Month Catastrophe in the Southern Martial World".

The man known as "Hidden Boatman" is a former renowned figure in the Southern Martial Arts World. He has been missing for a long time, but this time he suddenly appeared on the upper reaches of the Bijiang River, drifting alone in a boat. He claimed that he was one of the direct participants in the March Catastrophe of that year, and said that once the boat reaches the end of the Bijiang River, he will reveal the secrets of that year to the public.

Back then, seventy-two sect leaders disappeared due to the March catastrophe, and twenty-eight sects were slaughtered. The announcement of Piaozhou's disappearance spread, and soon many descendants and descendants of the victims came looking for him.

This also attracted the attention of Yin Moxiao, the founder of the Famen sect.

The Famen sect is not as vast as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, but its legal studies are still one of the most prominent schools of thought in the world. The Famen sect's influence is also considerable. Moreover, Yin Moxiao is extremely capable, upright, decisive, and also considerate of human relationships—it's a mystery how he managed to train Wei Wusi and Fa Wuwu to be such talented individuals.

In short, the Famen sect is very influential in the martial arts world. It's just that Yin Moxiao had been in seclusion, so the Famen headquarters had not been involved in major events in the martial arts world.

With Yin Moxiao emerging from seclusion, the Famen sect once again assumed the important task of arbitrating disputes in the martial arts world and maintaining peace. The sect's patriarch personally visited Bijiang to discuss matters with the hidden spirit of Piaozhou.

Just then, a problem arose within the Famen sect—Yin Moxiao's second daughter, Yin Qian, released the sect's most heinous criminal, Wushe Tianmi·Bifeixiao.

This all started with the Zi Gong family's martial arts contest to find a husband for Zi Gong Taiyi. Many eligible female martial arts heroes came to participate, including a heroine named Mu Ziying. She couldn't stand the Zi Gong family's flamboyant style and came to cause trouble.

Just then, Yin Qian also came to join in the fun, and was defeated by Mu Ziying. This willful and capricious second young lady repeatedly caused trouble for Mu Ziying. The last time, Zi Gong Taiyi ran away from home again and happened to meet Mu Ziying. The two unexpectedly hit it off and became friends, traveling together.

Yin Qianqiang was thoroughly humiliated by Mu Ziying in front of Zigong Taiyi, causing her to completely lose her composure. She then went to the Famen Heavenly Prison and released the most vicious criminals inside, just to vent her anger. It seems that Yin Moxiao not only doesn't know how to teach disciples, but also has a mediocre ability to have daughters.

Not to mention that Yin Moxiao rushed back to the Famen Temple after learning that his second daughter had caused a great disaster.

There is another major event in the martial arts world, but it is no longer as widely discussed as the March catastrophe.

This matter, naturally, is the conflict between Yibu Lianhua and Xi Mie Tianlai, a Buddha-demon pair.

At this point, Yibu Lianhua was exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Xi Mietian repeatedly cut his flesh with a dull knife, making his injuries more and more severe and causing his combat power to decline continuously. Until this point, he could no longer exert 70% of his strength.

Xi Mie Tianlai could be said to have victory in his grasp, but he was still wary of Yi Bu Lian Hua's desperate attack.

He still intended to continue with the attrition strategy, but Yibu Lianhua didn't want to continue like this any longer.

This time, Xi Mie Tianlai revealed another temple to lure Yi Bu Lianhua. However, before the fight even started, Yi Bu Lianhua said, "Xi Mie Tianlai, you and I have been entangled for too long. Your only target is me. Stop the pointless killing. Let's end all the entanglements at once."

"snort."

Xi Mietian let out a cold laugh, "So you finally couldn't hold on any longer? Very well, if you beg me, I'll give you a quick death."

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Yi Bu Lianhua said calmly, "Killing me proves nothing. Your strength is not what you seek to surpass me, but rather a clash of ideologies. I challenge you to a gamble. The winner gains everything, the loser abandons everything and destroys the heavens. Do you dare?"

"Hmm? Hahaha————"

Xi Mie Tian stared at Yi Bu Lian Hua for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Yi Bu Lian Hua, have you run out of tricks?"

"This is the only way to truly determine the winner."

"Alright! Yibu Lianhua, what do you want to bet on?"

"The struggle between Buddha and demon, the conflict between good and evil, all lie in the human heart. I want to gamble with you on the nature of humanity."

"—Is human nature inherently good or evil? Sure! Who would you like to wager, and what topic?"

"Demon Realm War General, Teng Xielang."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Mietian was taken aback. "You want to gamble with my humanity using him?"

Yibu Lianhua waved her hand, "I hope he sets the questions. I believe he can provide a fair game. What about you?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Mie Tian Lai stared intently at Yi Bu Lian Hua, his eyes gleaming. "Why do you believe him? Have you been in contact with him? What did you two talk about?"

He couldn't help but ask, "I'm curious, why do you have this idea?"

Yibu Lianhua said calmly, "You can only see the evils of the world, only the wickedness of people's hearts. Perhaps I see something different, or perhaps I am mistaken. So what do you have to worry about?"

Xi Mie Tian came to the secret passage, "Do you really think that wolves won't eat sheep, or that demons won't do evil? Do you really think that Teng Xie Lang's policy of peace is truly the goal of changing the demon realm? Do you really think he has no ambitions?"

However, will Teng Xielang take advantage of this opportunity to harm Yibu Lianhua?

Xi Mie Tianlai suddenly realized that Teng Xie would not break the peace agreement with the Central Plains for his sake. The Demon Realm War Commander had his own pace and plan and would not change for him.

Is this what Yibu Lianhua was thinking? Or is there some other hidden meaning?

Xi Mie Tianlai's mind raced, while Yi Bu Lian Hua simply waited quietly.

After a moment, Xi Mietian finally made his decision, "Fine, I'll see where your confidence comes from, and what your plans are!"

Xi Mie Tian thought to himself, even if Teng Xie wouldn't break the agreement with the Central Plains, surely he wouldn't help Yi Bu Lian Hua trick him just because of that?

Given Wan Shengyan's previous attitude and actions, Teng Xie would have to be insane to side with Yi Bu Lianhua.

Then Tengxie would at least be impartial, or even secretly biased towards him, since he had made significant contributions to the Demon Realm and had proven his worth with his strength.

And so, outside a certain entrance to the demon realm.

"Well, the two of you have come to see me together, this is truly—"