A patch of spring chives green; ten miles of rice blossoms fragrant.
A hundred thousand homes lay like a Go board, flourishing in an age of prosperity. In this rich land, mountains met emerald rice paddies. Peaceful and tranquil, the afternoon sun made one drowsy, while cicadas and frogs disturbed sweet dreams.
At the entrance to a small town.
Children giggled as they kneaded mud.
Nearby, a neglected little boy sulked. Then he suddenly spotted an outsider walking down the dirt road.
Perhaps children retained senses adults lacked. They gradually fell silent, curiously watching the far end of the dirt road, warped by the blazing sun. That person was so strange, with a face gray as a funeral paper figure...
It was none other than the evil god who had left Kui City.
He raised his head, closed his eyes, and breathed in.
"Phew~"
"How fragrant. The scent of life. You are all mine."
Ash fell from his body as he walked. Upon touching the ground, it transformed into streams of gray evil poison that spread in all directions. Children cried and screamed, yellow dogs barked wildly, plow oxen panicked, and horses neighed, shattering the peace.
The old Land God was struck down before he could flee. This time, the evil god made certain the local deities could not send an urgent plea to the Heavenly Court.
Living beings suffered devastation...
On a desolate mountain.
A once-clear lake had become a muddy bog, and two figures fought fiercely, sending mud flying everywhere.
Bai Yujun swung her heavy saber and drove back the flood dragon demon. Sensing something, she looked in a certain direction. Strange signs filled the sky. Without question, the evil god who had left was committing evil again, unleashing plague and wantonly creating slaughter. Utterly hateful!
She shook