I'd finished writing the second volume, and let out a sigh of relief.
Thank you all for staying with me along the way.
The first volume ran from 660,000 to 670,000 words.
Now the second volume had reached 1.47 million words. I'd written a full 800,000 words for it. I'd enjoyed writing it, but I was also utterly exhausted. In the end, at least I'd managed to tie up the whole story arc, wrapping up everything that needed to be addressed within the scope of the second volume.
As I said at the end of the first volume, once he left the mountain gate, many things across the Six Realms needed to be shown: the Demon Realm, the Netherworld, a small part of the Buddhist sect, the hidden dangers in the Heavenly Court, the conflicts among the Four Imperial Sovereigns, and matters in the mortal world; the end of the calamity in Jinzhou, or at least part of it. All of these needed to be addressed.
And, in the end, the strength and oppressive presence of a deity of the Venerable God level had to be shown.
Qi WuHuo had to show that he truly lived up to his name.
The enemies he encountered along the way grew ever stronger, and the troubles he faced ever more numerous. In the end, some of the conflicts running through the whole world, the various factions' positions, and the histories and reasons behind them had all been revealed. The introduction of His Majesty the Jade Emperor in particular was absolutely central.
Of course, the conflicts had now been revealed, but for the moment, things were in a state of dynamic balance and peace.
Qi WuHuo would have plenty to do from here on. First and foremost, that starry-eyed His Majesty the Jade Emperor