Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 173 Victory and Defeat

—So that's how it is. Buddha, you actually made me set up a life-or-death gamble for you. What are you doing?

Teng Xie looked like he really wanted to crack open Yi Bu Lian Hua's skull and study it carefully.

Yi Bu Lianhua remained calm. "Then, does the War Commander agree to this proposal?"

"Aren't you, Buddha, afraid that I might harm you?"

"I trust the Demon Realm War General's integrity, and you have always been willing to make deals. I can guarantee that, regardless of the outcome, no one from the Central Plains will cause trouble for the War General."

"Um----"

Teng Xie nodded, then turned to Xi Mie Tianlai, "Demon, you've come with the Buddha. Does this mean you also intend to use this wager to resolve your issues?"

Xi Mie Tianlai nodded and said, "Ultimately, there must be a result between him and me. I only hope that this gamble will leave Yi Bu Lian Hua speechless with defeat."

"If that's the case..."

Tengxie nodded. "I need to think about it carefully. Tonight at midnight, in this same place, I will give you both an answer."

child time.

Neither Xi Mie Tian Lai nor Yi Bu Lian Hua left, nor did they continue their argument. The debate between Buddha and Demon is an age-old problem that has remained unresolved. The two had argued for far too long, yet they still could not convince each other even slightly.

Both of them truly only wanted to determine the final victor and end it all.

Just as midnight arrived, Teng Xie appeared precisely on time. "You two, I've thought about this for a while and have come up with an idea. Since you two are going to gamble on human nature, then you should look at the deepest and truest thoughts in people's hearts."

Inspired by the Mind Mapping Array in the City of Immortality, I combined it with the secret techniques of the Demon Realm and developed a Mind Mapping Secret Technique.

I will first randomly select two people to verify this method for you, and then use this method to set up a real gambling game. What do you two think?

Yi Bu Lianhua and Xi Mie Tianlai exchanged a glance, then both nodded to Teng Xie.

Teng Xie then took out a scroll and spread it out on the ground face down.

This is a map covering an area of ​​a thousand miles. Each of you point to a location; wherever you point, we'll go there to find random targets.

The two immediately used their finger strength to leave a shallow mark on the back of the map.

"Please come with me, both of you."

after.

After Teng Xie verified the detection effect of the mind-reading technique for the two, he led them to the true target of the bet.

You two should both be familiar with this Daoist Chi Yunran. I have captured her twice, but I have also saved her once. She has a great prejudice against me and an even deeper prejudice against the Demon Realm, but she is also righteous and acts with integrity.

So, if a certain situation arises where she suddenly has control over my life and death, but I have not yet caused any harm to Xuanzong, she has sufficient reason to punish me, and also sufficient reason to let me go.

Do you two believe that at that time, her heart was guided by good or driven by evil?

After Teng Xie finished speaking, the two pondered for a moment, and then Yi Bu Lian Hua said, "I believe that human nature is inherently good, and I believe that Chi Yun Ran is inherently good. She will let you go."

Xi Mie Tianlai then said, "I believe she will not let go of her hatred for Xuanzong, nor will she let go of her own hatred. She will not forgive you."

Teng Xie nodded. "Then, the bet is settled. I will recount the entire bet. I have set up this bet for Yi Bu Lian Hua and Xi Mie Tian."

Chi Yunran's consciousness suddenly entered a different world.

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Here, in the battle between the two cities, the righteous path emerged victorious, not only defeating the Hall of Longevity but also preventing the Demon Realm's war commander from taking over the remnants of the Hall of Longevity.

Subsequently, the righteous path discovered that the demon realm had infiltrated many martial arts sects with the intention of overthrowing the martial arts world. Yi Ye Shu, Su Huan Zhen, Tan Wu Yu, Ye Xiao Chai, Ao Xiao Hong Chen, the Three Innate Ones, as well as the Immortal City, Xuan Zong, and Wan Sheng Yan, joined forces to attack the demon realm and inflict a great defeat on it.

A road of no return.

"puff!"

Teng Xie, looking utterly miserable and dejected, stumbled and fled to this place, leaning on the broken blade of the Dao Yi Xie Nai with both hands, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Before he could catch his breath, Chi Yun Ran blocked his way.

"Demon, your end has come!"

Chi Yunran gave a righteous and awe-inspiring shout, but Teng Xie smiled bitterly and said, "Daoist, this is all the final conspiracy of the Hall of Longevity. Those martial arts sects are all evil sects, or sects that are outwardly respectable but secretly corrupt. The Demon Realm has never intended to invade the Central Plains."

Moreover, the Demon Realm has now suffered such a heavy blow that it can no longer pose a threat to the Central Plains;

Furthermore, I have not harmed anyone from Xuanzong from beginning to end. Please spare my life, considering that I have spared you several times. I promise I will not have any thoughts of revenge. I only want peace. However, the karma of our predecessors has ultimately come back to haunt me. Why don't you let this hatred end here?

I beg you, I beg you.

Teng Xie pleaded incessantly, and Chi Yunran was caught in a dilemma. Teng Xie's words were not false; he had indeed spared her own life, Cuishanxing's life, and Baixuepiao's life several times.

Tengxie has indeed always maintained peace and has never launched a war of aggression.

but.

Is sparing them an act of kindness?

Does the absence of invasion mean there's no conspiracy?

How could Xuanzong let go of the hatred for the many people who died tragically at the hands of demons?

Can Chi Yunran believe Teng Xie's promise not to retaliate?

"————Teng Xielang, in the end, the righteous and the demonic are irreconcilable. Only without you and without the demonic realm can the martial world truly be at peace."

"Master, please only cripple my martial arts and spare my life, is that alright?"

"I will remember the favor I owe you, but I would rather feel guilty alone than let the martial arts world suffer any more."

After saying that, Chi Yunran took a deep breath and struck Teng Xietianling with a palm.

Tengxie collapsed to the ground without a sound.

Chi Yunran felt completely empty, without joy or pleasure, only endless bewilderment.

Then, the world shattered.

Chi Yunran suddenly woke up from her meditation—she felt she had a very strange dream, but she couldn't remember what she dreamed about. She seemed very conflicted, then confused, and even a little melancholy.

the other side.

"ah."

Tengxie sat cross-legged, flanked by Yibu Lianhua and Ximie Tianlai.

He withdrew his secret technique, and the consciousnesses of the three returned together. Then, they heard Yibu Lianhua let out a bitter sigh.

Chi Yunran won, but Yibu Lianhua suffered a crushing defeat.

"One Step Lotus, what else do you have to say?"

The doubts that Xi Mie Tian had at the beginning had long been thrown to the winds, and now he felt only joy.

"I have nothing to say. Xi Mie Tianlai, you have won—but before you make your move, I have one last request."

"Heh, go ahead and speak."

Yibu Lianhua turned to Teng Xie and sighed, "I hope that the Demon Realm and the Central Plains can maintain a long-lasting peace. I hope that the War Master will take out my eyes and place them on a high place in the Demon Realm so that I can see the future."

All right."

Tengxie nodded. "I agree. Please follow me."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, causing a spatial ripple around them. The three figures disappeared and reappeared in the Demon Realm, in front of the Heavenly Demon Pool.

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