Chapter 368: Blood-Dripping Realm Mysterious Gods and Demons

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Under the slanting autumn sun, Meng Chuan sat on the mountaintop, overlooking the vast land and drinking heartily from a wine pot.

“What a joy!”

Meng Chuan threw the empty wine pot forcefully; it flew towards the sky, exploded in the distance, scattering wine that, illuminated by the sun, refracted into a myriad of colors.

“After all these years, I’ve finally explored every corner of the Great Zhou territory underground.” Meng Chuan felt a deep sense of accomplishment. Although he had started exploring a long time ago, the invasion of a million demon kings forced him to start all over again! The demon kings, now several times more numerous, had reoccupied areas he had already explored. After refining the Blood Blade Disc, his exploration over the past few months had been exceptionally fast, allowing him to thoroughly sweep through the remaining areas.

“Sitting here comfortably in broad daylight, drinking wine, and feeling the breeze – it’s been so long since I’ve had such a luxury.” Meng Chuan felt even the sunlight was intoxicating.

For a long time, he had spent his days exploring the dark underground.

“It’s time to report to the Revered Ones.”

Meng Chuan stood up and, with a flash, vanished into the sky.

Soon, the rolling peaks of Yuanchu Mountain came into view. Meng Chuan flew in, naturally unopposed, and went directly to the Dongtian Pavilion to visit the Revered One.

“Revered One,” Meng Chuan greeted with a bow.

Li Guan sat in the pavilion, drinking tea, and smiled, “Meng Chuan, what brings you here?”

Li Guan was deeply gratified that a ‘Meng Chuan’ could rise among the younger generation of gods and demons. After all, he was approaching the end of his lifespan, having even relied on 'slumber' to prolong it as much as possible. He eagerly awaited the emergence of new powerful gods and demons, for only then could he close his eyes in peace.

“Within the Great Zhou territory underground, your disciple has completed the entire exploration,” Meng Chuan said. “Of course, it’s impossible to have missed every single nook, but the demon race underground in Great Zhou must be extremely scarce and no longer a significant threat.”

“Good,” Li Guan’s eyes lit up.

“Then, may this disciple now assist Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven?” Meng Chuan inquired. There were still many demon kings in other territories, especially within the ‘Great Yue Dynasty’ of Two World Island, where demon kings were notoriously abundant. While he had explored and slaughtered many in Great Zhou, many more had fled to other imperial territories.

Li Guan nodded. “You can help, but you must inform them beforehand. It’s a good deed… no need to be secretive.”

Meng Chuan nodded.

“The calamity of a million demon kings affects the very foundation of our human race,” Li Guan said, looking at Meng Chuan. “When you help them resolve such a massive disaster, what kind of benefits do you intend to ask for?”

“Ask for benefits?” Meng Chuan was startled.

“Of course,” Li Guan smiled. “Before you became skilled at exploration, only King Baiyu was proficient in it throughout the world. Black Sand Grotto-Heaven used this to make very high demands of both Yuanchu Mountain and Two World Island.”

Meng Chuan was silent for a moment, then said, “I can’t think of anything for Two World Island, but I do have one request for Black Sand Grotto-Heaven.”

“You are helping them resolve a calamity of immense proportions; this is a huge favor,” Li Guan said with a smile. “A million demon kings threaten the lives of countless mortals and many gods and demons, shaking the very foundation of their sects. If you help without asking for benefits, what about other gods and demons who might help in the future? Should they also ask for nothing? Moreover, Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven would not want to owe you such a huge debt of gratitude. If you don’t know what to ask for, Yuanchu Mountain can help you make a request.”

Meng Chuan nodded. “This disciple understands. For Two World Island, I truly don’t know what to ask for. I'll let the sect decide. As for Black Sand Grotto-Heaven… I hope they will allow my mother, Bai Nianyun, to come to Great Zhou and reunite with my father, without any further obstruction.”

The reunion of his parents was something Meng Chuan had always yearned for.

His memories of his mother were from before he was six: her gentle smile and the scenes of her teaching him to paint often appeared in his dreams during his youth. His diligent cultivation in his younger years was also driven by a strong desire to avenge his mother. It was only many years after becoming a god and demon that he learned his mother was still alive, as Bai Nianyun, the Saintess of the Taiyin Hall of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven.

Meng Chuan also knew that his father had always longed to reunite with his mother but was unable to.

He hoped to leverage the immense favor of ‘resolving the million demon kings’ to gain Black Sand Grotto-Heaven’s consent on this matter.

“This request is not difficult; I have ways to make them readily agree,” Li Guan said. “But not now; it must be postponed for a while.”

“Postponed?” Meng Chuan asked, puzzled.

“Yes,” Revered One Li Guan nodded. “Given your speed in exploring for demon kings underground, once you enter the Great Yue Dynasty and begin slaughtering them, the demon race will surely discover it. At that time, if Bai Nianyun, as the Saintess of the Taiyin Hall, is with your father, the demon race, with their intelligence capabilities, will likely uncover that information as well.”

“The Saintess of the Taiyin Hall must maintain her purity. If she were to abandon her saintess status now to be with an ordinary Sun-level god and demon within our Great Zhou territory, the demon race would certainly be suspicious. A slight investigation would reveal your parents’ secret. Sect rules cannot be easily broken; how could Black Sand Grotto-Heaven suddenly make an exception after so many years without one? To send a Marquis-level god and demon into Great Zhou just like that? To reunite with your father?”

“Furthermore, if you happen to begin slaughtering demon kings within Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven territories at this very time,”

“It would be perfectly normal for the demon race to suspect that Bai Nianyun, Meng Dajiang, and a mysterious god and demon are connected,” Li Guan said. “For your safety, we must postpone this. Your safety is linked to the million demon kings and the entire war situation; we cannot afford to take risks.”

“Yes,” Meng Chuan replied respectfully.

“Nor will it be delayed for too long,” Li Guan said. “Your father and mother are not very old. Given your cultivation speed, your parents can reunite in ten years. At the very latest, it won’t exceed twenty years! Currently, demon kings are very scarce within Great Zhou. Although your father serves as a patrolling god and demon, the danger has significantly decreased due to the scarcity of demon kings, and secondly, your father’s strength is sufficient. They can wait ten or twenty years.”

Meng Chuan nodded. “I understand.”

He understood in his heart that the Revered One’s meaning was to wait until he became stronger and fearless of demon ambushes and assassinations.

Ten years? Twenty years?

“I must cultivate diligently and become stronger as quickly as possible,” Meng Chuan silently resolved.

Yuanchu Mountain.

Revered One Li Guan, Qin Wu's projection, and Luo Tang's projection sat separately, looking at the appearing projections of Bai Yaoyue and Xu Yingwu.

“Congratulations, congratulations,” Xu Yingwu smiled. “I heard that your ‘mysterious god and demon’ from Yuanchu Mountain slaughtered too many demon kings, provoking an ambush from the demon race, and in the end, Qin Wu intervened and slew the demon saint Huang Yao? This is the first demon saint our human race has killed since the war began.”

“A demon saint whose physical body was still at the fifth heaven realm,” Qin Wu said with a smile. “Hardly worth mentioning.”

“The three of you are gathered here to summon Xu Yingwu and me; is there something important?” Bai Yaoyue’s projection asked directly.

“Our god and demon from Yuanchu Mountain has already cleared the entire underground within Great Zhou,” Li Guan said. “Now, he can help your two major sects resolve the demon kings in your territories.”

“What?”

Xu Yingwu’s expression became excited.

Bai Yaoyue’s expression was also complex. She was a person of immense pride, but under the threat of a million demon kings, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven had indeed suffered immense losses, with many patrolling gods and demons dying and quite a few Marquis-level gods and demons killed in battle. How could she not be anxious? Although King Baiyu was also skilled at underground exploration, he could only kill twenty to thirty thousand demon kings a year, while tens of thousands of demon kings were supplemented from the demon world annually.

Killing such a small number did not fundamentally help the situation within the Black Sand Dynasty, and the demon kings continued to launch attacks and besiege cities repeatedly.

“Please state any demands you have,” Xu Yingwu said earnestly. “We only ask that you help Two World Island completely resolve the demon king calamity. Two World Island truly has no other solution; countless mortals die every day. Our territory is simply too vast, and the number of patrolling gods and demons is relatively small. After so many have died in battle, the remaining patrolling gods and demons dare not venture too far from the cities, leaving them to passively watch the demon kings hunt freely, witnessing large numbers of mortals perish daily. Many gods and demons feel frustrated and angry, yet are helpless. We truly need help now.”

“Who is this mysterious god and demon?” Bai Yaoyue inquired. “What are his demands? As long as they do not undermine the foundation of our sect, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven will satisfy him.”

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