Chapter 340.

The Pavilion Master opened his eyes, looking blankly at his hands, while deep within his brow, a wisp of Sword Intent shredded all traces of blood-red color into nothingness.

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In Jinling City.

Soulless Mortals, wielding fish forks and wooden clubs like zombies, charged toward the Mortals who were still normal. Occasionally, a Cultivator's figure could be seen leaping into mid-air, only to be immediately struck down by several spells.

The City Lord's mansion was in complete chaos; the City Lord was slaughtering his wife, daughter, and servants. The once pristine white walls of the mansion had been stained red with blood.

The other noble families had their own turmoil as well; the normal ones were burning, killing, and looting, while those tainted by the Blood Shadow were killing others and themselves, each pursuing their own ends.

"Master of the house, what are you doing?! Son, run!"

"You, you don't hit my daddy…"

"Wife, why must you…"

"Immortal…"

…

Lin Yi sighed, feeling somewhat helpless. He reflected on whether it was because, after his cultivation base had greatly improved and following the analysis by Immortal Emperor Qiming and the others, he felt secure having Immortal Emperor Qiming and the others as his backup, causing him to never truly regard the Blood God as a rival, thinking only of dealing with it casually, which led to this situation?

Although these things might have happened due to a desperate struggle when suppressing the Blood God, seeing it for real still left a bitter taste.

He hadn't expected even a minor character to deal him such a blow…

Lin Yi's Divine Sense rapidly expanded, covering the sky over the entire Human Realm. With a slight pressure, he froze all the Mortals and Cultivators in place.

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"What is this?"

At the Xianyun Sect, Immortal White Crane, who was observing the world, was slightly startled. He could still think and perceive, but he could not move at all.

That faint pressure made one feel as if they were encountering a superior being, daring not to have the slightest defiance, and could only follow Its will.

"How can a Dao Harmonizer appear in the Human Realm?!"

Several wills came from deep within the Xianyun Sect, intersecting with Immortal White Crane's Divine Sense, and they exchanged their thoughts.

"Who is it? Has an Immortal descended to the Mortal World?! Is the Human Realm's disturbance related to them?! Or has some Devil Head from the Netherworld run up here?!"

"Is there any movement from the Divine Tree? What about the other four Five Great Immortal Sects? Are we the only ones in the Xianyun Sect who didn't react?! Why would this happen?"

"Immortal White Crane, have there been any abnormal movements in the Human Realm recently? We only slumbered for a while, and it has already come to this?"

"The Xuanyuan Empress should be holding the Ascension Conference soon, right? Could it be possible that she, preparing to leave, caused this? Did she start it early? Is she preparing to stab us before she leaves?"

The several wills clashed with each other; among them were those who had just awakened and were clueless, those who were terrified and enraged about being unable to achieve Ascension, and those who were concerned about the chaos in the Human Realm.

There were no abnormalities in the core regions of the Five Great Immortal Sects; it was just the Human Realm outside of them that had erupted into riots. As the leader of the Five Great Immortal Sects for quite some time, the Xianyun Sect contained many Cultivators at the limit of Return to Void, having accumulated for so long.

It was just that the limit of the limit, such as Half-step Dao Synthesis, was relatively rare; most were around the twelfth level of Return to Void.

After chatting for a while, everyone turned their gazes toward the source of the pressure. Although they could not see a single trace due to the vast distance, at this moment, they could only do so, as they could not even move.

Immortal White Crane frowned. Recalling the events that had happened recently, he was slightly startled, as if he had thought of something. "It couldn't be… that one, could it?"

"Which one?!"

"White Crane, speak clearly!!"

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious…"

"Immortal White Crane, stop playing coy here!!"

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Yueming Domain, Immortal Realm.

"Hmm? How can a Dao Harmonizer appear in the Human Realm?"

The Immortal King, surrounded by brilliant divine light, was somewhat surprised, looking toward the empty space, as if able to see through the barrier of the two realms and view the scenery of the Human Realm.

"Didn't that group of rats in the gutter run out not long ago? Are there still more in the Human Realm?" The elderly-looking Immortal King stroked his gray beard, which was about tens of centimeters long, his tone filled with confusion.

"Perhaps." The Immortal who was playing with black pieces replied calmly.

Opposite him, the Immortal King playing with white pieces pondered, dropped the piece in his hand, and smiled slightly. The Essence of Reason around his body stretched out, turning into pure white strips of light covering his back, as if they were a pair of wings of light. "Let's go take a look; letting them cause such a ruckus isn't good."

"That Great One doesn't seem to allow us to go to the Human Realm, right?" In another part of the Immortal Realm, the last Immortal King, who was meditating, gently stroked the jade artifact in his hand, his expression indifferent.

The Divine Senses of the five Immortal Kings intersected above the Immortal Realm. They were each in different places, and the beliefs they held were not the same. Although they were generally consistent, internal discord was still unavoidable.

Five powerful Divine Senses struck across the universe, and spiritual energy began to riot, but were then suppressed by the other Immortal Kings. For a time, many different phenomena appeared in the sky over the Immortal Realm, and the Cultivators living in the Immortal Realm all fell into silence, not daring to make the slightest movement, fearing being wiped out by an enraged Immortal King with a casual wave.

Within a second, the clashes could reach thousands of times, until the elderly-looking Immortal King finally had a slight change in expression, and the other four Immortal Kings fell silent.

"Tai Hao, Shao Hao, you two go take a look." The elderly man named Tai Yi spoke slowly.

The two Immortal Kings who were playing chess agreed; the one holding the black pieces was Tai Hao, and the one holding the white pieces was Shao Hao.

"Si Zhong, Si Ming, the injuries you sustained during the last encirclement of the Immortal River have not yet fully healed, so I will trouble you two this time." Tai Yi explained slightly; although unnecessary, this was also a means to win people's hearts. Although favors were false to Him, having such things made the subordinates quite at ease.

Si Zhong was the Immortal King with the brilliant divine light, and Si Ming was the Immortal King holding the jade artifact.

Tai Hao was silent, while Shao Hao chuckled and waved his hand. The two did not clear the chessboard, waiting to continue playing upon their return. They transformed into two streaks of divine light and flew toward the Divine Tree. Only by passing through the Divine Tree could they descend into the Human Realm, or go even lower, into the Netherworld.

Si Ming frowned slightly, watching the departing figures of Tai Hao and Shao Hao. He closed his eyes again, continuing to repair his Essence of Reason. Although that Great One had said not to interfere with the Human Realm, but… anyway, better the Fellow Daoist than me. If they ran into trouble, it had nothing to do with Him.

Si Zhong glanced at Tai Yi, did not speak, and also closed his eyes. The divine light around his body rose and fell, illuminating one side. Beneath his seat, countless living beings knelt in worship, a scene of a divine kingdom; in a trance, it felt as if one had arrived in a utopia.

Chapter 453. Immortal King Chang Yi, Goddess of Salvation.

In another part of the Immortal Realm, a place all the Immortal Kings had ignored. A flame-light Phoenix perched in the Taiyin Palace, quietly licking its wings.

"Immortal King." A female attendant called out beside Her.

The Phoenix's figure gradually dissipated, leaving only a woman obscured by divine light, sitting cross-legged on the spot. She opened her eyes, and the vast palace seemed to brighten; her eyes reflected the entire Immortal Realm.

That silent Tai Yi raised his head, and across the vast distance, they locked eyes for a moment. Neither spoke. The Immortal King named Chang Yi closed her eyes again, and the female attendant beside her understood her attitude, ceased speaking, and stood silently in attendance.

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Yueming Domain, Netherworld.

"How can there be a Dao Harmonizer in the Human Realm?" A man full of devilish nature sat on a throne cast from white bones, muttering in confusion, "Is that group of Immortal Kings playing tricks? Hmph, if I had known earlier, I would have killed one first. You all still stopped me…"

"Heh heh… Huang Di, you still want to kill one? Aren't you afraid Tai Yi will kill you first?" A sneer came.

Huang Di didn't even lift his eyes, casually slapping his hand out, scattering a mass of Yin Qi millions of miles away. However, a voice still chattered in his ear, with a strange tone and mocking meaning, saying things like, "Are you even capable?", "Sitting there acting like a statue all day…"

Annoyed by this guy, Huang Di stood up violently. His Divine Sense enveloped the Netherworld, dragging a pitch-black figure out from the darkness. "Yin Si, if you want to fight, then come!"

"Hee hee, I won't come…" Yin Si's pale face smiled eerily, and he transformed into a mist of black fog again, merging into the Netherworld and dodging Huang Di's strike.

That strike passed through the black fog, and with a boom, it carved a wide canyon on the already scarred surface of the Netherworld. The wandering souls on the path of this strike naturally lost their chance for Reincarnation completely.

"Enough." An indifferent female voice came, stopping Huang Di's intention to continue attacking. Even the hidden Yin Si quietly reappeared on a hilltop.

There were boy attendants driving a carriage, walking on this eerie, Yin Qi-filled land of the Netherworld. A Demon Lord, whose figure was blurry and invisible, though one could vaguely see it was a woman, sat lazily in the curtain-covered carriage. There were no beasts in front of the carriage to serve as the driving power; the carriage shafts rested in empty space, yet it naturally moved forward.

"Go take a look at what they are doing again. Also, if possible, go give my good-for-nothing daughter, and that Saintess she stole away, a sealed letter, and ask them when they will return."

"Yes, Goddess of Salvation."

Yin Si replied, turned, and transformed into a gust of Yin wind, heading toward the end of the land. That was where the Divine Tree was located. The Divine Tree penetrated the Three Realms, connecting Immortals, Mortals, and Devils. Back then, Beiming Xiaowan and Cang Tianjiao had both gone to the Human Realm through there.

Huang Di remained silent, took a step, and returned to his bone mountain. Just as he wanted to sit down, he heard a confused female voice, and his body stiffened slightly. "What are you still doing here? Huang Di?"

Jiuku watched her carriage being driven by two young girls toward an unknown direction, and did not care, just slightly closing her eyes.

"I, I came back to get something…" Huang Di replied sullenly, then without waiting for Jiuku to answer, he transformed into a streak of white light in an instant, following Yin Si, his figure actually carrying a hint of impatience.

"Heh heh—" The strange laughter sounded as if one stone was rubbing against another. A ferocious figure walked on the land of the Netherworld; where it walked, the land was scorched for ten thousand miles. If it were in mythology, it should be called a Drought Demon.

"Calamity Ghost, you go too." Jiuku said calmly.

"Heh?" Calamity Ghost's footsteps paused, and it turned back blankly, looking at the carriage that seemed to be getting further and further away.

"Hmm?"

"Heh…" Calamity Ghost did not say a word, for it could not say a word, and sullenly transformed into a black shadow, chasing after the long-departed Huang Di.

"Tu Bo."

"Gu…"

"Hmm?"

"Gu gu."

A dark yellow figure broke through the Netherworld soil; vaguely, one could see a beast-like appearance, which made one shudder.

He transformed into a ghostly light, sweeping across the surface. Along the way, when encountering a large group of wandering souls, he reached out and scooped a large number of souls into his mouth, chewed them once or twice, and swallowed them directly into his belly.

In the original place, a large amount of severed limbs and debris were left behind; most merged into the Netherworld soil, and a small part was eaten by the surrounding Netherworld beasts. And those Netherworld beasts that ate the food, as Tu Bo went away, also gradually merged into the Netherworld soil. These things were Tu Bo's prey, not something anyone could enjoy; even the ones he didn't want were the same.

Only a burst of ghost sounds that seemed like howling and crying remained; that was the sound of a satisfied burp from Tu Bo's belly.

"Lord of the Underworld."

"I understand. Sigh, such toil…" Sitting in a high mountain Yin temple, disguised as a Yin God Demon Lord, he shook his head helplessly, glancing at the many souls kneeling at his feet, among which were some extraordinary Spirit Beasts.

His expression became serious. He left an Incarnation on the spot to continue receiving the worship of all living beings, while his main body transformed into a streak of divine light, flew high into the sky, and finally fell toward the direction of the Divine Tree, like a streak of starlight passing through the Netherworld.

In an unknown place in the Netherworld, a Buddha with Buddhist light and a sorrowful face looked up at the figures leaving one after another, sighed softly, and then continued to lower his head, looking at the souls kneeling before him.

He uttered supreme marvelous words, delivering the dead souls, guiding them to return to his Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Compared to these Immortal Kings and Demon Lords, he could truly be called a real Buddha. He was sincerely willing to bring transcendence and purification to these beings of the Mortal World.

In another part of the Netherworld, Meng Po, who was brewing soup, paused slightly in her hand, then indifferently continued her work. It was just that there were countless souls in front of her. Along this path, there were quite a few people Reincarnating… In the next period, there would be another large batch, right?

Countless native Netherworld divinities watched the actions of the several Demon Lords without saying a word. They were less like living beings and more like rules, a part of the Yueming Domain. Even if they were killed, they would be evolved again in the years to come.

For example, that divinity sleeping deep in the Netherworld soil, maintaining the existence of the Netherworld, was named Houtu of Youdu. But Houtu of Youdu was not the only one; as long as there was a world with a Netherworld, the one who created the Netherworld could be called Houtu.

Of course, if you were unwilling, Hades, Pluto, Osiris, Yama King… these could all be used to address it; it was nothing more than a code name.

Lin Yi calmly looked at the Blood God, whose expression had changed slightly. Every plan had loopholes; the more precise the plan, the greater the loophole would be once a link went wrong. He could ignore these loopholes, relying on his strength. Even if he failed, he could turn the tide and directly flip the chessboard.

"They should have discovered me and are about to arrive, so I won't waste any more words with you."

Lin Yi reached out his hand toward the Blood God. The Blood God watched the approaching large hand and sneered, not afraid at all. Last time, he had successfully escaped from the hands of that heaven-battling Immortal Emperor Qiming, and this time, he had also successfully escaped from the hands of this unknown Sword Cultivator!