Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

With the annihilation of the two great demons, "Yi" and "Kui," the Nine Nether Demon Abyss, which vanished like a shooting star, was thus severed from its connection with the Nine Realms.

The two worlds failed to intersect through this opportunity, but the impact of this event did not disappear; on the contrary, it has expanded further over time.

The twenty-first year of the Qiming era.

The Demon Alliance launched the largest blood sacrifice in history in Qingzhou, attracting extraterrestrial demons to cross over. In just one day, forty million people in Qingzhou perished in the ceremony.

Feeling the suffering of the common people and grieving for the misfortune of all living beings, the holy beings stepped in to suppress the Heavenly Demon and quell the chaos in Qingzhou.

Because this war was caused by the Demonic Sect, it almost resulted in the extinction of an entire province, with far-reaching consequences. Later historical records named it the "Tragedy of Qingzhou".

Furthermore, the scale of casualties in this battle was enormous, and its impact was far beyond what local incidents could encompass, making it arguably the worst in history.

Therefore, many related stories have been passed down among the people, giving rise to countless myths and legends. Folk storytellers often refer to this disaster that occurred in Qingzhou as "the chaos of demons in Qingzhou".

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The twenty-second year of the Qiming era.

Under the orders of Emperor Huayang of the Great Qi Dynasty, the imperial palace reduced its food, clothing and other necessities, lowered the salaries of officials, and temporarily halted the construction of the Fuhai Fleet.

At the same time, for the first time, the Great Qi court issued an imperial edict to halt all aid to the vassal states...

In order to maintain the public glory of the Great Qi Dynasty, in the past, whenever the feudal lords suffered major disasters, the Great Qi court would allocate funds and distribute a certain amount of disaster relief supplies.

For example, the Southern Frontier, the Northern Border, and Qishan Road all received a considerable amount of disaster relief funds from the Great Qi Dynasty.

Until now, Qingzhou has almost become a wasteland, and most of the national treasury's funds have been used for disaster relief in Qingzhou.

With the treasury nearly completely collapsed and the feudal lords having essentially betrayed him, Jun Huayang made a decision that went against the wishes of his ancestors.

Abandon these useless reputations and cease providing assistance to any vassal state that has betrayed the court.

From now on, only vassal lords who submit to the court will receive corresponding support.

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In Jun Huayang's plan, the court will focus its main efforts on the reconstruction of Qingzhou in the coming years.

Because the land of Qingzhou still retains some malevolent energy, most high-ranking officials and nobles are unwilling to go to such a filthy place.

In this situation, the students of Datongdao did the opposite, disregarding the danger and stepping forward.

This move also successfully attracted Jun Huayang's attention, making him notice the rising star of Datongdao.

In just one year, hundreds of students from Datongdao were promoted and appointed to Qingzhou for disaster relief.

With the emperor's favor, the students of Datongdao began to gradually enter the central power of the Daqi Dynasty.

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April of the twenty-third year of Qiming.

The Yin-Yang Domain Naval Alliance launched a probing attack, and the allied forces engaged in an encounter battle with the Cloud Sky Legion and the Great Qi Navy. The fierce battle in the South China Sea lasted for several days, with both sides suffering losses.

After this battle, due to insufficient military funding, the Daqi Navy was unable to continue large-scale warfare and retreated thousands of miles, entering a state of strategic contraction.

The elite "Defense Navy" took over the defense of Biyi Island.

In October of the same year, after discovering that Daqi had entered a period of strategic contraction, the Yin-Yang Domain Naval Alliance crossed the original line of confrontation and marched towards Biyi Island, which was heavily guarded by Daqi forces.

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June of the twenty-fourth year of the Qiming era.

One million two hundred thousand navy troops from the Yin-Yang Domain surrounded Bi-Yi Island.

Due to the depleted national treasury, a dispute arose within the court regarding whether to continue the naval campaign against the Yin-Yang allied forces, and a decision could not be reached for a long time.

The dispute lasted for half a year, and the garrison on Biyi Island held out for half a year.

Facing an enemy twelve times their size, the 100,000-strong garrison fought to the death, deploying defenses along every line of defense on Biyi Island and repelling the Yin-Yang Domain Alliance's repeated attacks.

From June to December, 80% of the 100,000 "garrison naval" soldiers were killed in action, and 80,000 soldiers were buried on Biyi Island.

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The twenty-fifth year of the Qiming era.

Just as Biyi Island was about to fall completely, a shocking message came from the Yin Yin Domain.

Without notifying any other members of the Heavenly Demon Alliance, the Crimson Fire Demon Kingdom, one of the main member states of the Heavenly Demon Alliance, launched a large-scale offensive against the members of the Hundred Kingdoms Alliance without warning.

The army of the Crimson Fire Demon Kingdom captured seventy-two cities in one fell swoop with unstoppable momentum.

Under the orders of the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, the Crimson Fire Demon Kingdom sacrificed all the people of its seventy-two cities as offerings, mimicking what happened in Qingzhou four years ago, and carried out a blood sacrifice of up to forty million people.

The Crimson Fire Demon Lord personally presided over the blood sacrifice, attempting to open the gates of purgatory and allow the extraterrestrial demons to descend.

The blood sacrifice was only half successful. Forty million people were sacrificed to refine nearly a hundred great pills, but the most important gate of purgatory did not give any response.

It happened suddenly, without any warning.

Even the other demon lords of the Heavenly Demon Alliance didn't understand what had gotten into the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, who suddenly started doing his old business of blood sacrifice and alchemy.

The demon lords of the Yin Yin Domain all know that the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, who came from the Blood Robe Sect, made his fortune by mastering the art of "alchemy".

His alchemy skills were nothing short of miraculous, and he was only one step away from being able to refine anything.

His master, mistress, disciples, and other close relatives were all refined into elixirs, entered his stomach, and became one with him, pursuing the Great Dao together.

During the Great Awakening, the Crimson Fire Demon Lord achieved his current status through repeated large-scale blood sacrifices.

Village after village, town after town, city after city were all refined into pills by the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, contributing to his ascension to the position of Demon Lord.

His outstanding past record leaves no doubt about the Crimson Fire Demon Lord's love for alchemy, let alone his profound "love" for those forty million people.

The Crimson Fire Demon Lord is undoubtedly the one who "loves" the people of the world the most among all the demon lords.

To vow to merge one's beloved into one's very being—what an intense love! What a devoted person!

The demon lords believed in the deep love that the Crimson Fire Demon Lord had for the Human Pill, but they did not approve of the Crimson Fire Demon Lord's insane behavior.

In the current context of war with the Great Qi, thoroughly angering the Hundred Nations Alliance would undoubtedly be a unwise move.

If the Crimson Fire Demon Lord doesn't provide a reasonable explanation, don't blame them for betraying their allies.

That's how the Demonic Sect is!

It wasn't until they reached Mount Tianmo that the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, who knew the nature of his allies well, took out the great pills he had refined. He kept twenty for himself and distributed the rest equally among the other nine demon lords.

The nine demon lords immediately lost any thought of arguing with the Crimson Fire Demon Lord.

It is indeed inappropriate to suddenly start a war with the enemy and launch a blood sacrifice without notifying allies.

But then again, they are the Demonic Sect!

The Demonic Sect operates on the principle of doing whatever they please and acting recklessly. When have they ever considered the consequences of their actions?

We'll fight if we want! We'll kill if we want!

Explain? Impossible! If you've got the guts, let's start a war!

Murder doesn't need a reason!

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Upon learning the news, the Hundred Nations Alliance was furious and sought help from their respective ethnic groups.

The Hundred Nations Alliance is composed of numerous countries and forces, and its coverage is exceptionally extensive.

Humans, demons, spirits, and sea creatures all have a place among them.

Upon receiving the plea for help from the branch, the Spirit Clan's Holy Spirit and the Sea Clan's True Dragons immediately decided to send troops to join the war and protect the residences of all races in the Yin Yin Domain.

The dragon race of the Vast Ocean Domain and the spirit race of the Lifeless Domain each dispatched their subordinate races to support the Hundred Kingdoms Alliance.

The Sea Clan deployed troops to two sea areas, while the Spirit Clan deployed 800,000 troops, launching attacks on the Heavenly Demon Alliance from different directions.