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Chapter 863: The Auspicious Year of Jiazi, the World's Luck (Part 1)
Chapter 863: The Auspicious Year of Jiazi, the World's Luck (Part 1)
"Slaying the lifeless and seizing the incense, the people's hearts return to their rightful place at this moment..."
In the mortal realm, Hu Ma swung his blade, charging towards the countless deities within the Nether Palace.
Beside him, Meng Jia Laozugong had suffered severe injuries, his body broken and battered. Facing the overwhelming divine presence, he instinctively felt a sense of fear.
Although restrained by Hu Ma, he had already shown signs of negligence. Xiao Hong Tang, however, mustered her courage and followed Hu Ma, occasionally sneaking bites of food.
Regardless, the combined strength of the three paled in comparison to the might of the three palace emperor ghosts and the multitude of deities within the palace. To the naked eye, they seemed like mere ants challenging the heavens.
But the outcome surprised everyone. Hu Ma, using his body as a bridge, slashed towards the emperor ghosts, not with his own power but by borrowing the mortal realm's surging killing intent.
Within the Nether Palace, amidst the radiant golden figures, heads suddenly rolled, their golden bodies dimming and fading, as if reverting to their original forms—mere paper dolls or tattered rags scattering across the ground.
Hu Ma's attack, seemingly aimed at a thousand armies, actually struck directly at the third palace emperor ghost.
Upon witnessing the chaos in the Nether Palace, the third palace emperor ghost fell into an indescribable state of fear: "What exactly have you done in the mortal realm to warrant such defiance?"
"It is you who defy the heavens!"
Hu Ma, harnessing the mortal realm's surging killing intent, swung his Phoenix Emperor Great Sword, now stained with blood. He beheaded the third palace emperor ghost and turned to slice the nearby fourth palace emperor ghost in half.
Grabbing their remains, he devoured them with a blood-filled mouth, chewing vigorously with a sinister smile: "The people are the path, and their hearts are the principles!"
"This slaughter originates from the people's hearts. What are you, then?"
"..."
With a roar of anger, he swung his blade, cleaving through the third palace and pointing the surging killing intent towards the last two palaces within the Nether Palace.
At this moment, having vanquished the three palaces, a purple aura surged towards the mortal realm. He himself felt the resurgence of the mortal realm's killing intent, sweeping away all restraints, leaving no one to stop the slaughter.
He felt a sense of liberation, the first time since taking on the mission left by his Hu family ancestors, that he had come so close to changing the world. He felt genuine joy.
...
...
"Amidst constant calamities, the mortal realm's luck has run dry. Instead of worshipping the gods, you choose to slay them?"
While some rejoiced, others felt a sense of foreboding.
Er Guotou, having vanquished all lifeless, returned the gods to the people, and traveled across the land. In the southwest, amidst the now-ceased snowstorm, a high platform had been erected.
On the platform sat over a dozen individuals, their clothes dirty and covered in dust, with seven strange flags standing before them. They were the Blessing Sun Family, and they had been patiently waiting for the reincarnates to arrive for a showdown.
But before they saw anyone, they witnessed the shift in the world's luck. The world's fortune, already scattered by the slaughter, was now completely erased in an instant. Looking out, they saw only a white expanse, as clean as a snowy landscape.
In their eyes, the world had reached its weakest state in history.
The Big Small Eye Sun Family Head and the Crooked Mouth Blessing Sun Family Chief Assistant stood up in shock, tiptoeing to get a better view, and then burst into tears: "What's going on here?"
"Even if the world is in tatters, it should be mended, not destroyed. We were barely managing to suppress the calamities and ward off the Earth Deity. How could you have cleaned them up so thoroughly overnight..."
"Are you trying to cut off your own path to survival?"
"..."
"You're wrong!"
Just as they cried out these words, a man with an umbrella walked through the snow and approached the platform.
He climbed onto the platform and looked down at the Sun Family members with a low voice: "When the world is in tatters, it's better to rebuild from the ruins than to merely patch it up!"
"You speak of gods receiving incense and protecting the people from calamities. But the gods reside in the people's hearts, not external forces. The so-called gods are merely the embodiment of the people's hearts, the legacy of our ancestors."
"This principle may be difficult for the common people to understand, but even you should know the importance of the fire pit and our ancestors. As the Blessing Sun Family, don't you understand this?"
"..."
"..."
"We understand!"
The Sun Family Head, lacking the dignity and decorum of other sect leaders, simply cried out: "All the gods in the world were sealed by the Yi Emperor. The gods reside with the Yi Emperor, but what can we do about it?"
"Are you saying we summoned the snowstorm to bring calamity to the Food General?"
"No!"
"The other ten surnames stole the authority of heaven and earth, but our Sun Family guards the most terrifying thing!"
"The National Teacher not only gave the Cave Li Family thirty-six tasks but also entrusted the most crucial task to our Sun Family. The thirty-six families guard the Cave Li Family, feeding the creatures below to keep them from causing trouble."
"Our Sun Family, however, must guard the mortal realm. Whenever the creatures below are unsatisfied, we must find sacrifices to feed them..."
"Our Sun Family decides who dies and becomes a sacrifice. When the creatures below want to enter the mortal realm, we must bring calamities to provide them with what they desire."
"People believe the Sun Family brings calamities, but not a single one is brought willingly..."
"Now, with the world's surplus, those destined to die and be sacrificed to the creatures below are protected. Not only have you saved them, but you've also vanquished all the gods. The creatures below will emerge..."
"..."
"I understand this principle."
"
Hua Diao Jiu, holding an umbrella and listening to the secrets revealed by the Sun Family's Dangguan, seemed unsurprised, merely observing them calmly and saying, "The Dou Yi Emperor Case God, the Human Skin Ledger, is merely a matter of the Earth Deity keeping accounts with you."
"So from the very beginning, we never considered the Sun Family a worthy opponent."
"Or perhaps, the battle with the other Ten Surnames started after the Capital City's Law Assembly."
"But our battle with your Sun Family began the moment the Pond Deity was born and returned to the people."
As he spoke, facing over a dozen high-level experts from the Blessing Sun Family alone, he maintained an air of superiority, "Returning the deity to the people means destroying this account!"
"As for now..."
He, too, stood on the high platform, gazing at the vast expanse of white below, where faint yet pure incense smoke slowly rose. Unlike the Sun Family, who were filled with despair, he revealed a relieved smile.
Then, looking down at the seven large flags on the platform, he spoke in a low voice, "The false deities have been slain, and the people's hearts have returned."
"Sun Family, do you still want to test your luck? Do you want to continue bringing calamity upon the Bright King and the entire world, and see the consequences?"
"..."
"What's the difference if we don't take action?"
It was only at this moment that the Sun Family's Head showed a bitter expression. He looked up at the seven flags on the platform, which began to flutter without any apparent spellcasting, swaying in the air.
He whispered, "The things below are about to come out and take their offerings themselves..."
Hua Diao Jiu merely smiled, gently twirling his umbrella, and said, "Then let's see if my umbrella can block them!"
As they spoke, and Erguotou was slaying false deities at Tiger Gate, thirty-six other places across the world suddenly erupted with billowing black smoke, piercing through the heavens and reaching the depths of the sky.
Among them was even the Li Family's cave in the Spirit Longevity Prefecture.
The world may be filled with false deities, but as long as they exist, the world's weight becomes a little heavier.
The things deep within the caves would not have emerged so easily if the Li Family in the Spirit Longevity Prefecture had not been wiped out.
But now, with the false deities slain and the world's new deities' power not yet established, it was as if these thirty-six places had simultaneously lost their seals, releasing endless black smoke.
The world was torn apart, shaking violently, and on the verge of collapse.
This was the very thing the Blessing Sun Family feared the most.
In reality, most of the other Nine Surnames had already seized power, and their greatest pursuit was to control the Yellow Springs Eight Sceneries to ensure blessings for their descendants.
Only the Sun Family was different. They guarded the Homeward Gaze Platform, seemingly enjoying all the blessings of the world, but in truth, their rise was due to their dealings with calamitous beings. Their blessings were exhausted in the process of dealing with these ghostly creatures.
The calamitous beings demanded lives, and the Sun Family had to offer them. The more injuries they inflicted, the more they harmed the heavens, requiring blessings to make up for it. They calculated meticulously, and the Sun Family members never gained an advantage, driving many of them to madness.
But they never expected to witness such a scene.
As the billowing black smoke soared into the sky, wisps of incense smoke also arrived, naturally forming ethereal shadows that blocked the calamitous beings trying to emerge from the ghostly caves.
These beings, though seemingly weak, were countered by the Non-Vegetarian Sect Disciples, who carried green incense and traveled the world, naturally spreading more and more incense smoke to the people in various prefectures and towns.
As a result, incense smoke gathered, and green mist emerged from ancestral halls, old fire pits, and even abandoned graves and wild hills, converging to block the ghostly caves.
The old fire pits across the world were becoming interconnected.
These fire pits could protect the living, as they were the transformations of ancestors. Once, this world was suppressed by the ancestral altar, but now, it was centered around the law altar set up by Erguotou at Tiger Gate, suppressing the world's calamities once again.
There were no fierce battles or screams of exhaustion, only silence.
The people in the world barely noticed the changes, only feeling a sense of tranquility and peace.
...
The Blessing Sun Family members trembled, and after a long while, someone struggled to stand up on the platform, looking down at the world. They blinked rapidly, unsure of what to do, as if waiting for the world to end, only to find the sun shining, people going to work, and students heading to school.
They felt a sense of calm bewilderment, unsure of what to say.
Only Hua Diao Jiu, standing nearby, was not surprised. He gently closed his umbrella, and the snow in the air did not fall again.
Slipping the umbrella onto his back, he pulled out the first flag the Sun Family had planted, bent his knee to break it, and threw it aside. Then he pulled out the second flag and slowly said, "Calamitous beings are powerful, even the Governor Deity and Traveling Deity would avoid them to protect their divine bodies."
"That's only because they are not true deities."
"Now that the deity has returned to the people and is with us, calamitous beings cannot appear in this world."
"Don't we win this battle?"
"
...
The Sun Family Head, after a long silence, finally nodded and sat down, his face revealing a relaxed smile. "You won!"
...
...
"You won!"
In the north, at the Iron Gate King Formation, Iron Horse Dangguan listened to the words of the Red Wine Lady. He seemed to suddenly become disheartened, as if his proud spirit had been shattered. After a long pause, he spoke softly.
Everyone knew what this powerless statement meant.
Nearby, Fourth Miss Zhou was riding her horse, her hammer raised, reluctant to bring it down.
"What did you say?" she exclaimed in surprise.
"I'm saying we lost, so there's no need to continue the fight."
Iron Horse Dangguan slowly finished his sentence, then threw the hammer to the ground and dismounted. Despite his small stature, he appeared exceptionally solemn at that moment.
He bowed deeply to Men Dou Lu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, "You deserve this respect."
After this bow, he raised his head, looking up at the Red Wine Lady on horseback, and said sincerely, "The highest skill of the Longevity Gate Sect is the Old Master's Heaven and Earth Immovable Seal. Although it is immovable, it still exists."
"Because it exists, it will eventually return to the mortal world."
"But you dare to return to the true emptiness. This realm is unique to immortals, and your realm surpasses that of our Old Master."
"..."
"What are you saying...?"
As confusion spread, Iron Horse Dangguan turned to Fourth Miss Zhou, "Miss, it's time to join the army."
"The Old Master had already instructed before he came that the other ten surnames dare not do this because they are actually coerced by those below them, and they are not comfortable doing many things once they are in that position."
"But we dare."
"Because in our sect, when faced with a situation, we only consider the size of our fists."
"..."
Fourth Miss Zhou was surprised by these words, which were beyond her expectations. Her mind was still reeling from the awe-inspiring soul of the Long Hero King, and now she heard Iron Horse Dangguan's words. Her mind couldn't process all of this, and she hadn't yet recovered from the shock.
The Long Hero King suddenly shouted, "Mr. Iron Horse, what are you saying? We still have seven undefeated warriors, and we have 200,000 elite cavalry hidden in Hidden Dragon Ravine..."
"Hmph!"
Iron Horse Dangguan swiftly turned around, and in an instant, his short figure reached the Long Hero King's side, beheaded him, and presented his head to Fourth Miss Zhou. He knelt down and said solemnly, "The Zhou Family's fists are the strongest."
"So we can't be coerced!"
"After joining the army, the Zhou Family and the northern aristocratic families will become sworn enemies. They will gather their forces to attack, but Miss, don't worry..."
"No matter who we face, the Zhou Family's disciples will bravely charge into battle.
(End of Chapter)
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