Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 179 Final Plans, Martial Arts World Movements

"The doll maker—"

When Indigo Feather Wind Lotus mentioned the Puppet Master, her face was full of doubt and her mind was full of questions.

"After he placed the city lord on the Xuanji Gate, he came to find me. He said to me—the city lord is not what we know. Only the Xuanji Gate can restore the city lord to his true nature?"

"Brother Fenglian, judging from what he's saying, could it be that the City Lord is someone's clone, and that person is actually within the Xuanji Sect? But the City Lord said that the Xuanji Sect has never been opened since he discovered it, and the City Lord doesn't seem to have any memory of being a clone?"

Indigo Feather Lotus shook her head and said, "I am also puzzled by this, but the puppeteer did not give me any further explanation. He only told me that as long as the three lotuses are combined and the power of the Blood Horn Three Azures is gathered, the dragon energy can be used to ram the Xuanji Gate, which can open it and save the city lord."

Xuejiao Sanqing was an ancient evil dragon that Su Huanzhen killed and used its dragon essence to forge the "Dragon Qi Sword". When combined with the "Dragon Bone Holy Blade", it can unleash tremendous power.

Dragon energy smashed open the Mysterious Gate? It seems the figure within that gate is no ordinary person. And Brother Fenglian, along with Huolian and Shuilian, are you ready?

Indigo Feather Wind Lotus nodded and said, "After several combined attacks, we have achieved resonance, and many fragments of memory have appeared—"

"Ah, it seems Su Huanzhen isn't a quadruplet, but rather the only Su Huanzhen in the world. In that case, returning is our common destiny."

In that case, Brother Fenglian, you should focus on this matter. Leave the affairs of the Hall of Longevity to me, Brahma, and the String Master.

So, afterwards, Teng Xie secretly met with Yi Ye Shu and Cang again.

Brahma, with the fall of the Immortal City and the rise of the Mysterious Gate, are your omens, like those of the First Harmony, becoming clearer now?

Upon hearing this, Yi Ye Shu nodded, "The Azure Dragon ascends, Brahma faces his tribulation; the Xuanji Sect is indeed the place of my calamity."

Cang frowned and said, "I wonder who is in the Xuanji Sect? How could they pose a fatal threat to Yi Ye Shu? Perhaps I should take charge of the Xuanji Sect."

Tengxie shook his head and said, "Although I don't understand much about fate and destiny, I do know that taking on someone else's calamity means bearing an even greater calamity. Since this is Brahma's calamity, it would be better for Brahma to take the initiative to accept it. At that time, the Three Lotuses will open the Mysterious Gate, and the Sun and Moon Talents will reappear and take care of things from the side. Perhaps there will be a greater turning point."

"Um----"

Yi Ye Shu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "This method is feasible, but who will target Yi Cantian and the Hall of Longevity?"

"Leave Yi Cantian to me. I've already offended him badly, so I might as well use this opportunity to eliminate this threat. Oh, and I have ample reason to act. He caused my friend Shi Nenglong such a terrible ordeal, and he still dares to bully Linglong. Taking only a few things from him isn't enough to quell my anger."

"Well then, thank you for your help, General."

Yi Ye Shu nodded and said, "This is the time when Yi Cantian's fortune is at its peak. I am also connected with his fate. My tribulation will allow his fortune to reach its peak. At that time, the War Commander should be careful."

"Um."

Teng Xie nodded. In his perception, Yi Cantian's foundation was only slightly stronger than Gui Liangtianxia's, but without the Four Treasures, his strength was slightly weaker than Gui Liangtian with the Four Treasures. How could he possibly match Yi Ye Shu?

However, in his memory, although Yi Ye Shu killed him, he also suffered a great loss. If it weren't for the Sun and Moon Talent desperately blocking the people in Xuanji Sect, Yi Ye Shu would have faced death.

Teng Xie didn't quite understand the principles behind the operation of the Heavenly Numbers, but he would never underestimate it.

He will approach this battle with the same attitude he would have fought to the death with Yi Ye Shu, giving it his all.

As for the Hall of Longevity, the String Master can seek help from Dugu Que and Yu Ren. The two can also bring in Yan Guiren, which should be enough to deal with the Ancestral Priest and others. This is Dugu Que's way of contacting them.

Thank you.

Cang now thanked Tengxie without having any doubts—of course, he never let go of his worries about the Demon Realm, or rather, he had a vague connection with the divine and was increasingly worried about the calamity that the Demon Realm would bring in the future.

Cang planned to go into seclusion to cultivate after the matter of the Hall of Longevity was over. He was going to risk using the technique of astral projection to travel through the void, foresee the future, and obtain more information about the calamity.

After discussing it for a while, the three of them went their separate ways. Teng Xie went to find another place to live in seclusion, which was Jue Xian Valley. Bo Hongyan opened Jue Xian Valley again, and it was full of female disciples, which made it convenient to take care of Shi Linglong. If Shi Linglong felt bored in the valley, she could go to Chu Junyi's Six Courtyards Hall.

Teng Xie set up a defensive formation for Juexian Valley, and after working on it for a while, he returned to the Demon Realm. Just as he was about to go find Shi Linglong, Ren Chenfu came over. "Commander, there's been a result regarding the Bijiang matter, and also, there's been a major situation with the Dharma Sect."

"Yes, tell me about them one by one."

During this time, Piaozhou Shenyin arrived at the end of Bijiang, but Yin Moxiao only saw Piaozhou Shenyin's corpse. This was not Piaozhou Shenyin at all, but Qianzhou Budong·Sang Daoliang.

Sang Daoliang was a junior of Piaozhou Shenyin. He had been searching for Piaozhou Shenyin's whereabouts for many years, and finally, he found Piaozhou Shenyin's body in a cave on the top of a mountain in a place called Jitian Peak.

Back then, Piaozhou Shenyin once told Sang Daoliang that the March Catastrophe concealed a major secret, but he was vague about it, only saying that there were six people who initiated the conspiracy, codenamed Jun, Jian, Fei, Xian, Jue, and Shu.

Sang Daoliang discovered that Piaozhou Shenyin possessed a token engraved with the character "Book," suggesting that Piaozhou Shenyin was one of the six conspirators!

This must be the gathering place of the conspirators. There are also five other chairs here, belonging to Jun, Jian, Fei, and...

"Immortal, Absolute".

However, there was no further information available. In order to uncover the truth, Sang Daoliang had no choice but to impersonate Piaozhou Shenyin and reappear in the martial arts world, hoping to lure out other conspirators and then find a way to get them to reveal the truth of what happened back then.

Sure enough, when he was boating on the Bijiang River, "Sword" and "Immortal" came looking for him. However, Piaozhou Shenyin was unable to find out what happened back then. Sword and Immortal were both very secretive about what happened back then, forcing Piaozhou Shenyin to give up. After Sang Daoliang refused, the two of them attacked and killed Sang Daoliang.

"—Yin Moxiao took away the body of Piaozhou Shenyin and declared to all martial artists that he would investigate the March Catastrophe to the end. Zigong Taiyi went to the Famen Temple with Yin Moxiao, seemingly to follow up on the matter. There was also a master named Feijian Wangcannian, who was said to be from Huangcheng. Back then, Huangcheng's city lord, Xiao Zhenyue, had a high reputation in the Southern Martial World, and he also disappeared in the March Catastrophe."

"Hmm, let's continue to monitor the situation at the sect—has something big happened to it?"

"It was Yin Moxiao's second daughter, Yin Qianchi. She was killed by Bi Feixiao. She let Bi Feixiao go, but Bi Feixiao caught her instead and used her to frame Yin Moxiao. In the end, Yin Moxiao couldn't save her, but it seems that he severely injured Bi Feixiao."

"And what about the man who laughs at others?"

"Bi Feixiao has returned to the Black Yi Clan, a unique clan in the Southern Martial World. They are known for their fierce nature and skill in using poison. Bi Feixiao was their former clan leader, and after returning, he should have resumed his position as clan leader. It seems that there have been many personnel changes within the Black Yi Clan."