Chapter 125: Plotting No Return City? A Death Wish!

Chapter 125: Plotting No Return City? A Death Wish!

Miruo Zunzheng left the underground palace, accompanied by his subordinates, and entered No Return City.

He gazed at the city, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"In just a few years, No Return City has changed so much. If those old fellows who are in seclusion wake up and discover that the world's situation has drastically shifted, they might be shocked beyond belief."

To be honest, the changes in No Return City left Miruo Zunzheng in awe.

Upon learning the news, he immediately relayed the message to his father, Mi Kong Dazunzheng.

Currently, Mi Kong Dazunzheng was actually in Great Sorrow City.

As he observed No Return City, from time to time, a supreme aura would pass through the sky above.

His eyes flashed with envy: "If only these Supremes were under my command, how wonderful it would be."

Miruo Zunzheng wandered through the city for half a day before returning to the inn.

As night fell, Miruo Zunzheng sat in meditation with his eyes closed.

A single candle flickered in the room.

Suddenly, the candlelight flickered, and a figure in black stealthily snuck into Miruo Zunzheng's room.

Miruo Zunzheng opened his eyes, his expression cold: "You're here?"

"Paying respects to Young Master!" The visitor was none other than a Supreme Being, but in the presence of Miruo Zunzheng, he appeared extremely humble.

This Supreme Being was originally a late-stage Earth Myth powerhouse who pledged his loyalty to Miruo Zunzheng.

Miruo Zunzheng had him take the Heart Demon Oath and, following his instructions, secretly entered No Return City, eventually breaking through to become a Supreme Being.

There were others like this person, not just the current visitor.

Except for the first few preaching sessions, most of those who came were relatively innocent, genuinely seeking to break through their cultivation realm.

However, those who came to No Return City afterward had various ulterior motives.

Miruo Zunzheng and his father had planted more than just this one pawn in No Return City.

All of them had taken the Heart Demon Oath and were trustworthy.

"How's the matter proceeding?" Miruo Zunzheng asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Young Master, this Blood Palace... isn't as terrifying as imagined. The members are quite loose, and there's no loyalty to speak of. As long as we make our move and capture the Blood Lord, those people might not even come to his rescue, and they might even applaud!" The black-robed figure whispered.

What he said made perfect sense.

Gratitude can turn into enmity, and people's hearts are unpredictable.

Blood Palace was established too recently, and it had no guidelines or goals.

All the Supremes fought independently, and there was no loyalty to speak of.

While many Supremes were grateful to the Blood Lord, there were also those who feared and resented him.

They didn't want the Blood Lord to preach anymore, nor did they want more Supremes in this realm.

After all, with too many Supremes, their status would no longer seem so precious.

Miruo Zunzheng nodded: "How's the investigation into the Blood Lord's strength going?"

He had already asked this question to several of his informants.

"The Blood Lord's strength is unfathomable, but during a demon beast slaying, his displayed cultivation seemed to be at the mid-stage Supreme Being level, nothing to be afraid of." The black-robed Supreme Being replied.

Miruo Zunzheng's expression turned worried: "Even if he's only at the mid-stage, I'm still afraid."

Indeed, the fact that the Blood Lord could preach and enable others to comprehend Primordial Energy was enough to make him extraordinary and not someone to be treated lightly.

However, fortune comes with risk, and his father's time was running out, so he joined forces with several other Great Supremes to plot against No Return City.

In their eyes, the most likely reason for the No Return City Town Lord's ability to preach and help others attain the Supreme Being realm was that he possessed a piece of the Destiny Slate.

There was no other explanation for it.

"Young Master, the Blood Lord is just mysterious on the surface, but in reality, he's crazy and forgetful, and... his cultivation method seems to have driven him insane, often causing him to forget things." The black-robed figure tried to persuade him again.

What he said was all true.

Anyone who had interacted with the Blood Lord could sense his peculiar behavior.

Moreover, for a Supreme Being to have such poor memory was unbelievable, and it seemed too far-fetched to be an act.

Upon hearing this, Miruo Zunzheng's gaze turned profound: "I'm still afraid that something unexpected might happen. What if... it's all an act?"

The black-robed figure hurriedly advised: "If you don't take the Blood Lord's place today, tomorrow another Supreme Being will!"

This black-robed figure was the epitome of gratitude turning into enmity.

Serving under the Blood Lord, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and his heart was filled with a sense of guilt.

If he wanted this guilt to disappear, then he should ask the Blood Lord to die.

Miruo Zunzheng's expression became complex upon hearing this: "This matter... let's discuss it again."

Having no choice, the black-robed figure could only retreat.

In the inn, only Miruo Zunzheng remained.

"I hope this matter... succeeds!"

"If it does, my Miruo family will become the first overlord of Windflow Realm!"

In truth, he and his father had been plotting this for a long time! They also joined forces with other Supremes, continuously sending Earth Myth cultivators who had taken the Heart Demon Oath into No Return City.

There were many Supremes in No Return City who were loyal to him.

Every day, a large amount of information about No Return City was transmitted to Great Sorrow City through various channels.

These loyal individuals were diverse, but the information they conveyed was mostly the same.

"The next time, after the preaching session for a thousand people ends, we must make our move!" Miruo Zunzheng knew that if they didn't act soon, it would be too late.

The number of Earth Myth cultivators he could transport to No Return City had already reached its limit.

If a hundred years passed, and No Return City had tens of thousands of Supremes, his plotting would be nothing but a pipe dream.

Now was the best opportunity.

The longer they waited, the slimmer their chances became.

This time, the South and North regions had many Supremes working together to block the news, all for the sake of plotting against No Return City, taking a big gamble.

"I hope the Blood Lord is truly just a mid-stage Supreme Being."

"I hope that before he preached, he didn't make cultivators take the Heart Demon Oath out of loyalty, and it was truly because he was crazy."

"I hope... this plan succeeds!"

Miruo Zunzheng made three wishes, but his heart was still filled with caution and anxiety.

...

No Return City bustled with people coming and going, a bustling scene.

Wang Gai and Li Yunzhi sat in a restaurant, drinking.

Wang Gai sighed: "The storm is approaching."

Currently, No Return City had welcomed over two thousand more peak Earth Myth cultivators.

In a few days, these two thousand peak Earth Myths will all listen to the Blood Lord's preaching and step into the Supreme Realm.

Li Yunzhi looked at his best friend and asked in a hushed tone, "Have you noticed anything strange about No Return City lately?"

Wang Gai's expression changed as he replied, "Yes, there has been something."

Currently, the Blood Palace has a total of 1,895 Supremes.

To be honest, this number has already exceeded the number of Supremes in the Southern Region.

Of course, among these many Supremes, not a single one is in the Supreme Mid Stage.

"Yesterday, someone approached me," Li Yunzhi said hesitantly.

Wang Gai looked at Li Yunzhi with a serious expression and said, "Just speak your mind. I won't tell anyone."

Li Yunzhi looked at his best friend, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered to Wang Gai.

The content was roughly that a Supreme had hinted to him that something significant might happen in the Blood Palace, and he should not easily choose sides.

After finishing his message, Li Yunzhi looked anxious, "Do you think... the Blood Palace is about to fall apart?"

"Someone is planning to attack the Blood Lord?" Wang Gai's face turned cold.

Li Yunzhi, seeing the conversation had reached this point, no longer hesitated, "Do you think, given the Blood Lord's kindness to us, we should...?"

He was very conflicted.

Emotionally, he wanted to repay the Blood Lord for the preaching.

Rationally, since things had escalated to this point, it meant the enemy was formidable and had already set their trap.

Rushing in recklessly would likely result in his death and wouldn't change the outcome or influence the bigger picture.

"A bunch of clowns daring to move against the Great Lord Blood!" Wang Gai was furious.

The image of the Blood Lord slaughtering over twenty Supremes was deeply etched in his mind.

Supremes were powerful?

In the Blood Lord's eyes, they were as fragile as ants.

Those twenty-plus Supremes, including ten in the Supreme Mid Stage, were all from the Northern Region.

Facing the Blood Lord, they couldn't even last a single round.

At the time, Wang Gai, who was spectating, felt that if the Blood Lord had attacked them, they would have met the same fate as those Northern Supremes.

Unfortunately, Li Yunzhi was occupied with something and didn't go that time.

Otherwise, Li Yunzhi would know the Blood Lord's mysterious power and wouldn't be worried about this.

No matter how many Supremes there were, they were just cabbages to the Blood Lord.

"Wang Gai, do you know something?" Seeing Wang Gai's unwavering belief in the Blood Lord, Li Yunzhi couldn't help but ask.

Wang Gai smiled, "Don't worry. No matter how many plots and schemes, they cannot harm the Blood Lord."

"You really know something!" Li Yunzhi was angry upon hearing this.

This feeling was very unpleasant.

"Could it be that the Blood Lord has already seen through the plot?" Li Yunzhi guessed, but he still felt something was off, "The Blood Palace is such a loose organization; hardly anyone truly serves the Blood Lord. How can he win?"

If the other party dared to act, they must have made thorough preparations. There might even be a Great Supreme involved.

"Could it be..." Li Yunzhi's eyes widened, "the Blood Lord is the illegitimate child of the White Emperor?"

Wang Gai, hearing this, spat out the tea he was drinking, "You're insulting the Blood Lord, stop guessing!"

In Wang Gai's heart, the Blood Lord was a more terrifying existence than the White Emperor.

The White Emperor was powerful, but was he as... terrifying as the Blood Lord?

The Blood Lord wasn't human; he was a demon god!

...

On the walls of No Return City.

This area was off-limits to everyone except Chen Huan and Yuan Qi.

Of course, Qi Yuan and Xiao Jia were also allowed.

At this moment, Qi Yuan, dressed in a blood-red robe, was holding Xiao Jia and standing on the wall.

"Sometimes, you need to come out and breathe fresh air after tightening screws for too long."

Xiao Jia, as always, leaned against Qi Yuan. A wooden board with a "smiley face" pattern slid out of her sleeve and into Qi Yuan's hand.

"If only you could take human form," Qi Yuan looked at Xiao Jia. He had been playing the game for a long time, and it was nice to have Xiao Jia by his side.

Xiao Jia stood quietly by Qi Yuan's side, silent and motionless.

"My recent memories have been good and bad," Qi Yuan said with a wistful expression, "When I entered the Gate of Ten Thousand Varieties and comprehended the Primordial Energy, I almost sank into the 'Forget' state.

Besides hearing the Golden Canary's call, I also felt someone tugging at my sleeve.

Xiao Jia, was it you?"

Recently, Qi Yuan had been trying to break through to the Minute Entry level with the Great Forget Dharma. Some fragmented images floated in his mind.

When he was in the 'Forget' state, a hand was always gripping his sleeve.

These images only came to him now.

Another wooden board slipped out of Xiao Jia's sleeve.

It showed a hand holding a sleeve.

"Sure enough," Qi Yuan tried to touch Xiao Jia but missed.

He wasn't disheartened and continued to hold her, thinking, "Is there anything else I've forgotten in the Gate of Ten Thousand Varieties?"

He had a feeling that once he fully recalled everything, the Great Forget Dharma might reach the Minute Entry level.

Then, he would have more confidence.

Currently, he was merely invincible at his own level.

As for the White Emperor and the Supreme Beings, he had never met them and didn't know how powerful they were.

He wondered if they were as powerful as the Yin Spirit.

If so, this game would be very difficult to pass.

"Unfortunately, demonic beasts have their limits. To level up further, do I have to kill everyone in this world?"

Qi Yuan wasn't a madman and wasn't that selfish.

"If only there were new places to level up," he thought.

Currently, killing demonic beasts provided little benefit to his advancement.

He needed to kill Supremes.

"It's quite strange. What is the limit of this world? How can it create so many Supremes without resource depletion?" Qi Yuan pondered, "Is it a case of draining the pond to catch all the fish?"

In a normal world, the number of powerful beings would roughly follow a certain number.

In this world, there were too many Supremes, while the number of Supremes and the White Emperor was too few.

This didn't fit the standard pyramid structure.

At this moment, deep within the White Emperor Palace.

The Southern Region's strongest, the White Emperor, exuded a weak aura. He opened his eyes, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes, "The Northern Demon Thirteen Fiends... have they reached the Ends of the Earth?"

"I hope this time… the efforts won't be in vain."

"The grudges… should also come to an end."

"Master… if you were still here, what would you do?"

"The last time, the world trembled as the Nine Coils Mountain's lecture was reenacted. Was it the drop of blood that Master… left behind that has reincarnated in this world?"

"The companions in the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons can't hold out for much longer."

A desolate look filled White Emperor's eyes.

He was supporting the Southern Region, but not only that, he was also supporting the entire Windflow Realm.

The battlefield of this world wasn't just limited to the North-South Decision.

The North-South Decision was merely to eliminate the demonic scourge.

The enemies in the Windflow Realm weren't just the demonic scourge.

There were also demons!

The bigger battlefield was within the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons.

"Back then, Master alone suppressed the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons, exterminating all the demons."

"Now, the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons… we also need to suppress it!"

Countless years ago, Master Blood Lord stepped into the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons, suppressing the demons, and nearly perished in the process.

Under the guidance of the Destiny Slate, the Northern Demon's Thirteen Fiends, who were once White Emperor's fellow disciples, resolutely chose to enter the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons to awaken Master.

This move indeed awakened the Blood Lord.

After the Blood Lord's awakening, with great might, he emptied the entire Gate of Ten Thousand Demons.

Subsequently, he perished, leaving behind only a drop of blood that flowed out of the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons and disappeared without a trace.

The threats within the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons were exhausted.

But who would have known, within the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons, there were also endless demons wreaking havoc, trying to break free.

White Emperor had his suspicions back then, it was the Destiny Slate that led them to enter the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons, which then opened the Gate.

However, the facts are set, and cannot be changed.

"I hope… the mission succeeds."

This time, if it succeeds, the situation in the Windflow Realm can be extended for another three hundred years.

If it fails, the entire Windflow Realm will become a true demon-fiend playground."

"Yanran… has the Destiny Slate influenced you?"

White Emperor sighed, filled with endless loneliness.

His avatar should also merge with his main body and enter the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons.

The situation within the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons is not optimistic.

In No Return City, Supremes gathered in great numbers.

Outside the city for dozens of miles, there hadn't been any living demons running around for many years.

Nowadays, No Return City can be said to be very safe without the need for Qi Yuan to guard it.

At this moment, powerful beings assembled within No Return City.

Over two thousand Land Myth Realm peak experts gathered in one place, their faces displaying various expressions.

Some were worried, some were expectant, and some were nervous.

Several Supremes were also among the crowd, having captured numerous demons and earned another chance to listen to the Dao.

Wang Gai and Li Yunzhi were also in the crowd.

Compared to Wang Gai's composure, Li Yunzhi seemed a bit more anxious.

His heart was filled with nervousness, and he appeared very tense.

"Wang Gai, why aren't you nervous at all?" Li Yunzhi couldn't help but transmit his voice.

Because, just now, he had seen Miruo Zunzheng.

The former Governor of Great Forgetfulness City.

"Why be nervous? If a bunch of cabbage-like minions come to cause trouble for you, would you be nervous?" Wang Gai was very calm, even looking forward to what was about to happen.

Ever since witnessing the Blood Lord's display of power, he had regarded the Blood Lord as the only true god, the Child of Heaven's Mandate!

If not for the mandate of heaven, how could he be so terrifying?

"You, knowing what I don't, won't you share it with me? If I knew, I wouldn't be so worried." Li Yunzhi was indignant.

It was clear that Wang Gai knew more than him.

"You don't need to do anything. Just follow… Sheep Mix Supreme's example… and lick." Wang Gai glanced at Sheep Mix Supreme, and indeed, that powerful Supreme was like a lapdog.

As Wang Gai's voice fell, a mysterious and unfathomable aura swept through the area.

The crowd ceased their conversations, looking at the figure in the blood-red robe on the city wall, all revealing reverent expressions.

"Pay respects to the Blood Lord!"

"Pay respects to the Blood Lord!"

The voices rumbled like thunder.

This was much more lively than the lecture at Nine Coils Mountain.

Unfortunately, these people weren't as simple-minded as those on Nine Coils Mountain, some even harbored malicious intentions.

Miruo Zunzheng stood in the crowd, gazing at the hundreds of Supremes paying respects to Qi Yuan, his eyes filled with yearning.

He wished that person was him.

At this moment, his heart was a bit unsettled.

He felt the urgency of doing something significant.

Just then, Qi Yuan's gaze fell on Miruo Zunzheng, causing Miruo Zunzheng's heart to skip a beat.

He then heard the Blood Lord's ethereal voice: "Miruo Zunzheng, you wanted to speak, but what is it you wish to say?"

Upon hearing this, Miruo Zunzheng's heart raced with various thoughts.

Could it be… that he was exposed?

He forced himself to remain calm and slowly said, "The Blood Lord is indeed worthy of praise, caring for all living beings, and lecturing for them without asking for anything in return."

He was genuinely praising, but with a bit of exaggeration.

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to do that." Miruo Zunzheng continued.

"What about you? How would you handle it?" Qi Yuan's eyes held a profound and unfathomable smile.

"If it were me, I would definitely make them take the Heart Demon Oath before lecturing, vowing loyalty to me, before I would be willing to spread the Dao." Miruo Zunzheng spoke his mind.

Qi Yuan looked at the Land Myth Realm experts below, a smile forming on his lips.

The Land Myth Realm experts below exchanged glances, some even filled with terror.

Cold sweat dripped from Miruo Zunzheng's palms.

If they were to take the Heart Demon Oath, those hiding among these Land Myth Realm experts would surely be exposed.

He was feeling anxious now.

For some reason, he had a feeling of being seen through.

Just then, Qi Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "I'm just kidding. What use do I have for your loyalty?"

Where does loyalty compare to life?

"The lecture… begins."

(End of Chapter)

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