Twilight's Threshold Chapter 843: Return to Homeland Realm - Novel Cool

Chapter 843: Return to Homeland Realm

Chapter 843: Return to Homeland Realm

"So that's how it is..."

Hu Ma listened quietly to Red Wine Lady's words, his heart filled with tumultuous emotions, yet his expression remained calm.

Earlier, he had only been concerned about how many reincarnators would be willing to intervene in mortal affairs.

He didn't even know how many people would come to help against the Li Family.

His lack of knowledge had been exposed.

It wasn't a matter of whether they would participate or not; on many issues, their thoughts were deeper and more insightful than his own.

Objectively speaking, Monkey Wine's initial proposal to challenge the Ten Surnames was already the most rational and intelligent decision. However, Tieguanyin had, from the very beginning, seen the shortcomings of this suggestion.

This woman was also domineering. After realizing this flaw, she made another decision without informing anyone, to avoid a waste of energy and internal strife.

Only by deeply understanding this world and being immersed in it could one achieve this.

When they arrived in the capital, Hu Ma had guessed that Tieguanyin was hiding something, but he never expected it to be this.

All along, his mindset had been severely flawed. After learning about his background, he had only considered himself the master, while others were guests. So he had been cautious, but Tieguanyin's current decision told him one thing: he was wrong.

Reincarnators might be disdainful or arrogant, but deep down, who among them could truly detach themselves from this world?

Brother Erguotou had Little Red Lantern.

Monkey Wine had his sister, Yu Ya.

Even Sweet Potato Burn had her gang of ghost brothers and sisters.

On some levels, their entanglement with the cause and effect of this world was even greater than his own.

As Hu Ma thought about these issues, the turmoil in his heart gradually subsided. He turned to look at the Blood Pool and saw that Yang Gong's shadow had become increasingly clear, while Divine Bestowed King's shadow had long since faded.

At this moment, only Malevolent Wretch remained in the Blood Pool, barely maintaining his shadow. This didn't mean that Yang Gong's killing intent was greater than theirs.

This great slaughter in the mortal world was solely due to Yang Gong, and as the Blood Pool reflected the mortal realm, corresponding changes emerged.

One could only say that compared to what Yang Gong was about to represent, the killing intent of others was not worth mentioning.

He also understood what Yang Gong would face, and his heart naturally felt heavy.

But with the Celestial Age approaching, everyone had their responsibilities, so he didn't say anything else, only feeling a sense of respect.

"So, who is this person?"

While at the Blood Pool, Malevolent Wretch was also watching Yang Gong's shadow, observing for a long time.

As someone sharing the Blood Pool, he didn't know Yang Gong, but he seemed to sense something from Yang Gong's body, staring fixedly at him, a look of curiosity appearing on his face.

After a long while, a smile gradually appeared on his numb face. He turned to look at Hu Ma and said, "He's different from others."

Hu Ma also looked at him and nodded slightly, "He's someone who doesn't accept fate."

"In this world, some have light destinies, while others have heavy ones. When faced with calamity, those with light destinies die first, while those with heavy destinies enjoy blessings. He refuses to accept this."

"If he doesn't accept it, then so be it. In fact, he has the opportunity to change his light destiny into a heavy one."

"But he doesn't want this opportunity. He picked up his blade, intending to cut down those with heavy destinies, those who believe they deserve their heavy destinies..."

"..."

Malevolent Wretch struggled to understand these words.

He wasn't an initiate of the Dao, and he couldn't comprehend the weight of destiny. He furrowed his brows, pondering for a moment before vaguely grasping the meaning.

His eyes gradually lit up, a rare expression of joy on his usually numb face. He suddenly looked up at Hu Ma and said, "Is there a place where I can forge my blade?"

He held up the two broken blades in his hands and said, "I want to reforge my blade and then find him."

"Go to Quzhou and seek the Food Guard Army."

Hu Ma nodded to him, "There's a blacksmith in that army who can help you forge your blade."

"Good!"

Malevolent Wretch didn't say much more. He simply sat down in the Blood Pool, and his shadow gradually faded, indicating that he had already awakened in the mortal world.

As for what he would do with the two broken blades in his hands after finding Yang Gong, that remained to be seen.

"A great slaughter that turns heaven and earth upside down..."

Hu Ma sighed in his heart, "Even Malevolent Wretch can be convinced, let alone others?"

This great slaughter, compared to the previous agreement to duel with the Ten Surnames, was far superior, but if one considered the principles, this slaughter didn't violate the agreement with the Ten Surnames.

After all, they had agreed to a duel to determine victory or defeat, and this was also a duel, the only difference being that the Ten Surnames thought they would see victory or defeat in their skills, but they never expected the reincarnators' perspective to be so much broader than theirs.

With matters having come to this point, he didn't even need to worry about the issue of victory or defeat.

At this moment, Hu Ma stood by the Blood Pool, sensing the surging blood energy within it. Looking back at the mortal world from the Blood Pool, he could even perceive the mortal world's fate through the rolling dark energy in the Netherworld, feeling the vastness of this great calamity.

In this matter, the reincarnators had done better than he had.

So, what about himself at this moment?

Unintentionally, his gaze fell upon Red Wine Lady, who was preparing to leave, and also on Second Pot Head, whose face was somewhat somber.

In their eyes, there was either self-mockery or calmness, but both carried a sense of transcendence.

Just like Second Pot Head, who had just heard Red Wine Lady's words about the "inevitable death of reincarnators," yet he showed no concern.

Perhaps, like Burned Blade, they both felt that their current emotional attachments were too motherly?

Without showing any signs of sadness or distress, which would be too trivial for the situation, he pondered his next move.

A thought suddenly took hold, one he had glimpsed before but dared not dwell on. Now, it gradually solidified.

When the Reincarnators met Tieguanyin in the capital, it seemed they had disclosed everything.

But in reality, Tieguanyin had concealed something. No matter the outcome of this world, the Reincarnators would die after opposing the Celestial Age.

And he, too, had kept a secret.

...

...

After making this decision, Hu Ma felt a sense of relief. He bowed deeply to Red Wine Lady:

"Thank you."

With the surging cloud sea in his chest, he merely said 'thank you,' anything more would be overly sentimental.

Red Wine Lady glanced at Hu Ma, sensing he was different from when they met in Anzhou. She waved her hand and smiled faintly, "Hurry up and settle things here. There's so much to do, and we've only just begun!"

As the massacre unfolded in the mortal world, she had to return to protect Yang Gong or find more Yang Gongs.

Otherwise, if something happened to Yang Gong, this massacre might be stopped prematurely.

"Let's take back the reward too!"

Hu Ma smiled at Erguotou, "At least we won this battle fairly and squarely."

Aside from a bit of oppression, everything was within reason.

Erguotou could only nod, but upon further thought, he felt something was amiss. All of this was planned by Red Wine Lady and executed by Shaodaozi.

Even Hu Ma played a role as a meat shield and helped Shaodaozi deliver the catalyst for the massacre to the mortal world.

Only he had merely opened a door and collected payment at the end.

"You... you can't do this..."

When Hu Ma and Shaodaozi stood before the Li Family Overseer, he seemed dazed, his entire being exuding a sense of loss.

Now a spirit, the impact was clearly overwhelming...

"The Li Family's two hundred years of hard work, seven generations of effort, all for this..."

"You want to take everything, even our reputation..."

"..."

"None of it was ever yours."

Hu Ma frowned at the Li Family Overseer's expression, "Relying on betrayal and theft, you can't claim this as your rightful earnings. The Eight Scenes of Hell control all fortune and misfortune in the mortal world, and you shouldn't have touched it."

"If you dare to claim it as yours, someone will naturally reset it."

"If you have the guts, you can try to stop us, but I'll tell you, the consequences will be yours to bear."

"..."

After saying this, his voice turned stern, "Right now, I have no time to waste here."

"Mr. Li, you've lost. Hand over what you promised."

"..."

"You..."

Only when Hu Ma spoke these harsh words did the Li Family Overseer seem to regain some awareness. He looked at Hu Ma with a mix of collapse, frustration, unwillingness, and exhaustion.

In the end, he could only smile bitterly, "What else do you want?"

"The Li Family's foundation is destroyed by you. What else of value is left?"

At this moment, he even felt a sense of self-destruction.

He had thought that even if they lost this battle, they would only need to hand over the two stone weights and, at most, share the Bloodstained Pool.

But unexpectedly, the Bloodstained Pool no longer belonged to the Li Family.

From now on, Wu Chang Li would be inferior to the other families, and his heart sank.

"We want everything."

Hu Ma looked at him seriously, "The Li Family's Wu Chang, stone weights, family head seal, and..."

"The Li Family's Mother Formula."

"..."

"Mother Formula?"

Hearing these two words, the Li Family Overseer's expression turned strange, thinking Hu Ma was mocking him.

The Li Family's Mother Formula, from today onwards, would become a joke?

What was the point of this?

"The Ancient Well Summoning is indeed ordinary, I never thought that the Li Family's Mother Formula, a consumable..."

Hu Ma didn't hide his disdain, "But the Li Family can steal from the Bloodstained Pool for twenty years without anyone knowing, and they haven't faced backlash from the pool. This skill interests me. I want you to teach it to me completely."

Upon hearing this, not only the Li Family Overseer but even Erguotou found it strange.

'Why steal the Technique of Stealing Heavenly Origin?'

'Clearly, in this massacre, all paths will be flattened, and all techniques in this world might be destroyed...'

The Li Family Overseer reacted for a moment before looking at Hu Ma with sudden seriousness, his thoughts at this moment indescribable.

Hu Ma's request for the Li Family's technique made Erguotou feel slightly better, as if the Li Family's generations of accumulated effort weren't entirely in vain. In a daze, he clenched his teeth, "I... I can give you all of this..."

"But I have one condition."

"I know the Li Family has lost, and we have no right to negotiate. But I still want to say this."

"..."

Hu Ma didn't interrupt but furrowed his brow, "Speak."

The Li Family Overseer took a deep breath and suddenly said, "I want you to recommend my two daughters to serve in the Food Guard Army."

"Not with others, but with the person entangled in this massacre, ensuring they follow orders without hesitation."

"..."

Hu Ma listened intently, a little surprised, but then he chuckled.

No wonder the Ten Surnames Head was said to be a very intelligent person.

He slowly nodded, "I agree."

Only then did the Li Family Head heave a deep sigh of relief and said to Hu Ma, "First, you need to find a well..."

The Unchanging Li Family was indeed one who honored their bets, or perhaps they had prepared from the start to cooperate with Hu Ma and the others. The only difference was that they lost too suddenly, and they didn't even have time to develop the determination to renege or engage in mutual destruction.

Not only did Hu Ma obtain the 'Technique of Stealing Heavenly Origin', but Yuan Yuan also provided detailed instructions. The other seals, orders, and stone weights were also handed over one by one.

With these items in Hu Ma's hands, it was as if the Propagating Demon Hu Family had devoured the Unchanging Li Family.

As for the five stone weights, they had already been gathered.

One of the Five Pillars of the Grand Sky Ritual was now in their possession.

Hu Ma and Erguotou returned to the Mortal World and stood before Tiger Pass. Looking up, they saw the flags of the Grain Guard Army, Iron Barricade Army, and White Armor Army flying atop Tiger Pass.

In this piece of heaven and earth, the blood rain had just stopped, and the cold sun was rising. The chilly wind blew, carrying with it the scent of blood. The severed heads in front of the pass had been buried, and countless ragged people were coming to receive porridge.

The fragrance of the porridge mixed with the bloody smell, creating a harmony that no one had ever imagined.

Standing before Tiger Pass, Hu Ma looked at the world, as if he could already see the outcome. The beginning of this great slaughter, Tiger Pass, the Divine Bestowed King, even the errands of the Unchanging Li Family's officials, and the various strange people and their unusual skills and evil techniques, were all insignificant.

Many reincarnators, represented by the Red Wine Lady, had already voluntarily joined this slaughter.

They would destroy everything, but they would also make people understand why they were destroying and how to survive and be reborn.

This was just the beginning, and the slaughter would become more intense.

Destiny would be leveled, and both the Grass Head King and the aristocratic families would bow before this slaughter, or their heads would roll.

"It's up to you, brother."

Facing this unfolding situation, Hu Ma handed over everything he had obtained from the Unchanging Li Family to Erguotou at Tiger Pass. This included the "Golden Armor Collection" and "Delivering Nether Letter" from the Evil Suppression Mansion.

The Golden Armor Collection could command the golden armored warriors within the mansion, and the Delivering Nether Letter ensured that Erguotou could contact Hu Ma at any time and command the ghosts and spirits of the world.

"What do you mean?"

Erguotou was a little confused by his words, "We've just started, and you're not returning to the army?"

"You understand the principles better than I do, and you'll handle these matters better than I could."

Hu Ma took a deep breath and looked at him seriously, "So, I need to do something else that's very important."

Erguotou was a bit surprised, "More important than gathering heavenly mandate and defeating the Ten Surnames?"

Hu Ma nodded slowly, "Yes!"

Although Erguotou still didn't quite understand, he knew that Hu Ma wasn't impulsive by nature. Moreover, he had many things to figure out and needed to discuss with the Red Wine Lady, so he reluctantly agreed and hurried towards the Grain Guard Army.

Hu Ma watched Erguotou leave, his expression tense. He stood quietly, practiced for a moment, and soon, the Elder Abacus arrived in a hurry, covered in mud.

"This... this matter..."

The Elder Abacus clearly had many questions, but when Hu Ma saw him, he directly said, "I asked you to help me contact the National Teacher. Did you find him?"

"I found him..."

The Elder Abacus was a little puzzled but nodded.

Hu Ma didn't want to say more, so he nodded, "Take me to see him; I have questions to ask."

"What questions?"

Before the Elder Abacus could respond, Hu Ma heard a cold voice behind him. Turning around, he saw the Mystic Cave National Teacher standing where a pine tree should have been.

It had been nearly three months since they parted ways in the Capital City. When he saw the National Teacher again, he no longer wore the Daoist robe and had the ethereal appearance he once had.

His cheeks were still gaunt, but he had changed out of his Daoist robe, his beard was messy, and his eyes lacked the clarity and transparency they once had.

When the Elder Abacus saw him, he looked a little embarrassed and quietly lowered his head, saying to Hu Ma, "He's even more anxious than you. A few days ago, he sent a shadow to come to you..."

"I need to know how to enter the Return to Homeland Realm..."

Without hesitation, Hu Ma turned to the National Teacher and slowly said, "You once told me that someone could reach the Nine Pillar Dao Arts and even possibly use this technique to directly reach the Return to Homeland Realm."

"That statement should have a second part."

"Return to Homeland?"

Hearing his words, the National Teacher even found them a little absurd. He spoke coldly, "If you continue on your current path, there will be no more techniques or skills in this world, only a group of villagers wielding weapons and slaughtering in all directions..."

"You started all this, and now you come to ask me about the Return to Homeland Realm?"

"..."

"Yes!"

Facing the National Teacher's doubts, Hu Ma silently nodded, "All the techniques in this world will disappear, but before that happens, I want to reach the true Return to Homeland Realm."

Hearing the determination in his voice, the National Teacher's face seemed to show ridicule, "In the end, do you also want to ascend to immortality?"

Hu Ma clenched a piece of fabric in his sleeve, taken from the Blood Pool. He slowly tightened his grip and exhaled softly, "Ascending to immortality is meaningless."

"But returning home is very meaningful!"

(End of Chapter)

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