Chapter 120

"And then? Is this your revenge on the Xianzhou? Don't make a fool of yourself."

Amidst the roaring, almost self-absorbed shouts, an unpleasant click of the tongue echoed throughout the room.

"You've never considered why the Battle of Fanghu happened, nor why the Reignbow was involved. You don't even understand why those Cloud Knights soldiers and accompanying medics were so determined to go to the battlefield."

As Dan Shu spouted some unreasonable sophistry, Bai Jun remained silent, suppressing his emotions, and the long knife pressed against Dan Shu's neck did not budge an inch.

"You're just immersed in your own world, convincing yourself with your own set of views, numbing yourself with the banner of revenge and the banner of returning to the immortal path. In reality, you've long been a puppet manipulated by the desire for immortality and power. Your actions are no longer human; all your behavior is nothing more than cowering before the strong and attacking the weak."

"So what if it is? Everything you've said is nothing but the irretrievable past, like a boulder that has already slid down a mountain. What's the point of saying all this now? Can you bring back to life those who died under the Reignbow?"

As if his inner weakness had been exposed, Dan Shu's face revealed a self-deprecating and ugly smile, "You can't do it. The Reignbow can't do it, and you certainly can't. In the end, you're nothing but the Reignbow's lackey, a ruthless executioner who plunders lives. How could you possibly compare to us, the Lord of Longevity, the great beings who bestow blessings upon life?"

Bai Jun suddenly laughed, but there was little joy in his laughter. On the contrary, he felt a long-lost anger, which ignited a fire of resentment within him.

"... Yes, that's right, you're absolutely right."

At this moment, Dan Shu couldn't help but doubt his own ears.

"Lan certainly can't revive life; only the Yaoshi can. You said that 'The Hunt's' sharp arrows are cold and ruthless, while 'Abundance' bestows blessings with great compassion. I think that must be true too."

Bai Jun's cold, hard reality confirmed Dan Shu's sophistry. He calmly removed the long sword from her neck and then slowly sheathed it.

"Since that's the case, will you also join our great cause and overthrow the Reignbow together?"

A glimmer of hope flashed across Dan Shu's face, but the next instant...

"--so!"

Bai Jun's clenched fist ignited with emerald green flames, and the terrifying "Abundance" aura that erupted from it caused Dan Shu's entire body to stiffen, and his expression to freeze.

"Since you worship the Yaoshi so much, dying under His 'Abundance' should be a fitting end for you!"

Influenced by this pure and vibrant green Path energy, comparable to that Emanator an Envoy, plants began to grow wildly on the surrounding hard, cold stone slabs. Thick vines forcefully broke through the floor and climbed all over the room. Faced with this burst of Path energy, Dan Shu's face turned pale in an instant, his beliefs were shattered, and his thoughts fell into chaos.

"No, no, impossible! This, this aura... it's the Emanator... How could you possibly be the Emanator of Abundance?!"

Before Dan Shu could finish speaking, Bai Jun's right hand, burning with the flames of "Abundance," grabbed her cheek and easily lifted her body, letting the green flames of "Abundance" engulf her entire body.

All explanations are meaningless. The best approach to this kind of paranoid madwoman is to let her experience the so-called "Abundance" firsthand. Since she likes "Abundance" so much, let her enjoy it to her heart's content and experience what true "Abundance" really is.

Bai Jun doesn't need to deliberately create "Abundance," because He will bless every life equally and justly, regardless of individual subjective will, even if the lives He touches are equally plunged into a living hell...

At first, Dan Shu felt an unprecedented warmth. His congenital blindness, which was difficult to cure by any means, was instantly restored, and the world he saw was far clearer and more beautiful than the scenery he could see with his prosthetic eye.

A gentle torrent nourished her entire body, replenishing damaged cells and tissues, and infusing it with endless vitality and life force. However, this wonderful feeling did not last long. Dan Shu was horrified to discover that the torrent not only did not stop with the satisfaction of her body, but continued to rush into her body like a floodgate being opened.

The cells and tissues that should have been satisfied began to be burst by energy like a raging tsunami, then repaired, and then destroyed again. The pain of muscles and bones being forcibly torn apart and stretched constantly tormented and ravaged her consciousness, but what was worse was obviously not just that.

Bone tissue begins to grow, and height is forcibly increased. The bones collide like stones, each impact hitting the brain directly, as if the whole body will disintegrate in the next second. However, one cannot rely on fainting to escape the pain. In some cases, the bones even pierce through the flesh, with pale bones covered in a lot of blood growing out of the body.

"No, no, no, no! It hurts, it hurts so much... Don't do this, don't do this, don't do this, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, please stop!!!"

Dan Shu cried and screamed in humiliation, finally tasting the bitterness of regret.

However, such pleas for mercy are completely meaningless.

Dan Shu, who received the unreserved blessing of "Abundance," could no longer withstand the immense power within two seconds of regaining his sight. In an instant, he was reduced to a giant ball of flesh and blood, suffering a death even more gruesome than that of the Mara-struck Body.

"Isn't this exactly what you've been hoping for?"

Bai Jun raised his hand and slightly mobilized the power of the "Sun," instantly turning the mass of flesh into black powder and burning it to ashes.

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The blurred flesh and blood, along with the blood mist that filled the air, quickly melted and dissipated.

Watching the flames fly and ashes scatter, Bai Jun, who had gradually calmed down, sighed with a headache, "I went too far. I shouldn't have killed this guy..."

Why is the Alchemy Commission involved with the Medicine King's Legacy? Why are they cooperating with Buli person? What is their true purpose?

All these issues need to be investigated, and countless mysteries are shrouded in fog. Dan Shu is undoubtedly the best person to break the deadlock, but I killed him in a moment of anger. In other words, the once coherent thread of clues has been broken again.

"How immature... Oh well, there's no point in saying too much now, and besides, this guy deserved to die anyway."

After comforting himself with the facts, Bai Jun turned around, pushed open the door, and walked out of the alchemy room towards the setting sun.

"Teacher, teacher, you're amazing! General Jing Yuan just sent a message saying that Prison of Deep Seclusion Buli person, but he has been suppressed by Merlin's Claw. Everything is just as you predicted."

Yan Qing had been standing outside the door, quickly followed Bai Jun as soon as she saw him. Her tone was somewhat urgent, and her eyes, reflecting Bai Jun's calm face, were full of admiration.

Now, in Yan Qing's mind, Bai Jun's image has begun to surpass Jing Yuan's, making him the number one "most admired person".

Across the vast ocean, the setting sun, hanging obliquely in the sky, is about to disappear.

The deep ocean, its color indistinguishable, surged. Perhaps because the sea was so vast, the sky seemed low. The seawater crashed against the rocks, creating waves several meters high, and a thunderous sound echoed in this small space.

"The Medicine King's Legacy and Buli person's target is indeed Hoolay in the Prison of Deep Seclusion. Everything they've done outside is nothing but a clumsy attempt to deceive themselves."

As the sunset painted half the sea crimson, Bai Jun sighed, his face devoid of any smugness. Instead, he continued in a low voice:

"However, I do think things are definitely not as simple as they seem..."

Dan Shu was not the one orchestrating the scheme. The mastermind behind Luofu, who saw through all the cracks in the empire, instigated the rebellion of the Medicine King's Legacy, and led Buli person into Luofu, must be someone else entirely. How did Bu Liren, Buli person of the prison, find out about the area where Hoolay was being held? And why was it such a coincidence that they were able to learn about the entire plan while Yaoqing's envoy was preparing to escort him away?

In Bai Jun's view, the answers to these questions are not hard to find; the important thing is whether he can find clues and catch the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Teacher, are you saying that the real mastermind is someone else?"

Influenced by Bai Jun's emotions, Yan Qing's excitement gradually subsided, and rationality and calmness regained their hold on his mind. Thanks to Jing Yuan's usual guidance, Yan Qing quickly grasped the unspoken meaning of Bai Jun's words.

Bai Jun intended to explain to Yan Qing as they walked, but just then...

A series of irregular vibrations came from the soles of his feet, like a subtle earthquake or a haphazardly played melody. It might be hard for an ordinary person to notice, but Bai Jun felt that the vibration was surprisingly familiar, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

Yan Qing noticed the change in Bai Jun's expression, but unlike Bai Jun, he didn't feel the shock and looked around blankly.

Bai Jun did not respond. Instead, he quickly bent down, placed his palm on the ground, and carefully felt the source of the vibration. In the next instant, it was as if an angry emotion traveled through the layers of ground, thousands of meters away, to reach Bai Jun's palm.

That's... a wolf's howl?!

Bai Jun seemed to realize something, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly looked up in a certain direction.

That location is near the Alchemy Commission, underground in the Scalegorge Waterscape the Ancient Sea meet...

--Prison of Deep Seclusion.

A scholar once proudly declared that the modern-day Buli person could no longer pose any threat to the Xianzhou.

It sounded harsh, but Jie Qin had to admit that the Buli person were no longer as glorious as they once were. They were like pitiful dogs fleeing in disarray, chased from one ship to another by the various flagships of the Xianzhou Ship, a pathetic existence that was almost losing its honor and dignity.

They were once so glorious, herding stars across the vast aurora-filled sky, hunting and grazing among the grasslands, forming numerous scattered settlements, their influence spreading throughout the universe. The stars, shining brightly, seemed to them like pastures eagerly awaiting their advance, and they would bring a "Wolf's Winter" to the civilizations on these stars.

However, this situation took a sharp turn for the worse and ended with a standoff between the Xianzhou.

With Hoolay's capture as the leader of the battle, the Buli person finally tasted defeat in the war.

The tribe, suffering heavy casualties, inevitably fell into prolonged chaos and turmoil. Everyone wanted to become the next warlord and rule the entire world of the Buli person, but very few were able to bear the price.

Admittedly, there are many fierce warriors whose strength is no less than that of Hoolay, but as a king who leads a tribe, strength alone is far from enough. They lack basic political acumen and judgment, and they do not have a clear view of the current situation of the tribe. Such brutes often cannot bear the price of becoming a king.

Moreover, there is another truly important reason why it is difficult to choose a leader: the "Crimson Moon," which symbolizes the heart of the king, has now fallen into the hands of the Xianzhou.

Despite the numerous criticisms and doubts surrounding Hoolay's reign, the Buli person now have to admit that Hoolay was indeed the last wise and virtuous ruler of the dynasty, because they could not find a successor who could compare to Hoolay.

As a result, the old aristocracy gradually declined, while a new Buli nobles began to rise by relying on external trade and commerce. They also became more "civilized" in their talent selection approach, tending to focus on their own political base while disregarding the rise and fall of the hunting party.

In other words, the Buli person of today are no longer a unified group surrounding the chieftain, but rather a confederation of several tribes.

If you think that these are the only reasons for the decline of the Buli person, you are wrong, terribly wrong! The real culprit that led the Buli person astray was weakness!!!

The Buli person have also encountered various calamities that could have led to the disintegration of their tribe: overpopulation, ecological collapse, internal wars...

No matter how Buli person prayed to the Lord of Longevity, they received no response. They then realized that they already had everything the Lord of Longevity had given them, and if they wanted to live better, they had to take it for themselves.

This is the foundation of the Buli person. But now, all the wolves have forgotten how glorious their ancestors were, and they have forgotten that everything they possess was built on blood and fire. They have gradually weakened in the struggle between politics. The price of civilization is the loss of the fighting spirit that once dominated the battlefield, and this has precisely shaken the foundation of the Buli person.

Give the wolf a dead end, so it can find its way forward. Feed the wolf with death, so it can have enough to eat. Those who seek only comfort will find no way to survive; those who fight to the death will live on for eternity.

Even though he could see through the essence of the matter, Jie Qin couldn't laugh, because his younger brother held a similar view. No, rather, even within the White Wolf's hunting pack, those who held similar views constituted the vast majority.

Weak and cunning individuals began to dominate the Buli person's community. So, how could the Buli person escape this desperate predicament? Through long-term contemplation and exploration, Jie Qin finally found the answer.

--war.

The Buli person need to reignite the war, divert all their internal conflicts elsewhere, plunder resources, strengthen themselves, and restore their wolf-like nature!

Yes, only war can extricate the Buli person from their current predicament, and only bloodshed can restore the gradually weakening Buli to its former glory. For this reason, Jie Qin must become the leader of the war and have the qualifications to unite all the hunting groups so that he can rebuild the glory of the Buli person.

Just then, a being calling himself "Mangus" approached him. He claimed to be the messenger of the Lord of Longevity, and that he had seen through Jie Qin's desires. He offered to guide him to become the leader of the battle.

At first, Jie Qin did not believe in the idea of Lord of Longevity, but after this "Mangus" demonstrated His power and told her a lot about the current situation and distribution of other hunting groups, Jie Qin chose to trust Him.

No, rather than trusting "Mangus," it's more accurate to say that he was doing this to fulfill his long-cherished wish, regardless of the cost.

The memory abruptly ended there. Intense pain shot through his arms, and his hazy consciousness gradually cleared. Chaotic thoughts returned to Jie Qin's mind, urging him to wake up from his unconscious state.

At the same time, he heard sparse conversations.

"The madman Buli disguised himself and infiltrated the Prison of Deep Seclusion, broke out of the prison, released prisoners, and created chaos. I have already reported this matter to General of Divine Strategy."

The person who spoke was Jiaoqiu. His shoulder injury had been treated, but the blood that had flowed from the injury still made his face look pale. Moze supported his arm and helped him follow Feixiao step by step.

"The Prison of Deep Seclusion's discipline is inadequate; we are deeply grateful for the General's gracious presence."

"It's alright. The Cloud Knights and the Netherworld are two sides of the same coin of the Xianzhou. It's my honor to serve the Ten Lords Bureau."

With a sigh of relief and gratitude, Hanya helped Xue Yi up and bowed to Merlin's Claw, who stood before them with a calm expression.

Thick, long, and enormous stone pillars stood tall, supporting a ceiling more than ten meters high that stretched overhead. Jie Qin immediately realized that they had arrived at the entrance to the Prison of Deep Seclusion, the empty hall on the first basement level.

Jie Qin tried to get up, but suddenly found that his arms had been neatly severed and his back was bound by strong shackles.

"Don't move!!!"

The rebukes of the underworld officials echoed all around, and Jie Qin was once again forced to the ground by their spears.

At this moment, Jie Qin caught a glimpse of Hoolay. Hulei had only one arm severed, but he was in no better condition than Jieqin herself. He was also bound by countless shackles, and his mouth, which had fangs, was even bound by strong chains.

"There's no need to struggle anymore. Hoolay's fate is in other hands. As for you, you White Wolf... I don't know where you got the guts to break me out of prison, but once we get back to the Prison of Deep Seclusion, you'll have plenty of time to be tormented by regret."

With his arms crossed, Fei Feixiao glanced at Jie Qin with a cold look before calmly announcing his fate.

Lying on the ground, Jie Qin stared intently at Feixiao not far away with furious and crazed eyes, a ferocious and cruel smile suddenly appearing on her lips.

"Back to the Prison of Deep Seclusion? Tormented by regret? What do you take me for?"

Did he really think he didn't know that coming to Luofu Prison to break out was a perilous adventure with a slim chance of survival?

Jie Qin knew that few in the wolf pack understood him, and even fewer were willing to follow him. He understood better than anyone that the only risk he could take was his life.

But so what? Just as he had initially decided, he had long had enough of those cunning cowards in his tribe. Rather than watching Buli decline, he would rather gamble everything on this prison break.

For Jie Qin, there was only victory and death; there was never any tolerance or concession.

His tall body, without relying on his arms, but only on his powerful legs, defied the shackles and the oppression of the underworld messengers, and stood up. Then, he bit off the neck of the underworld messenger closest to him.

The clear sound of a neck snapping echoed all around, and Jie Qin, her face stained red with gushing blood, roared.

Several scholars who specialize in studying the Buli person have suggested that there are roughly three reasons for the Buli person's wolf howls.

First, to let the enemy know the territories of their hunting group.

Second, in order to deepen the friendship between companions, they express their feelings by shouting towards the sky.

Third, it was to express their dissatisfaction with and to provoke the enemy.

If Jie Qin were to say it, all of these are wrong, completely wrong.

The wolf's howl is a "vow".

They shook their throats, engraving their own enlightenment in the sky, and swore to the sky that looked down upon their insignificant selves, with an absolute will to devour the Sun, the moon, and everything else.

No matter what predicament they are forced into, no matter how utterly defeated they are, no matter how many wounds they suffer, they must rouse themselves, make a vow, and swear to be stronger and more formidable than they were a second ago.

Only in this way can one be qualified to survive the clamor of slaughter, and now, Jie Qin's vow is—to fight to the death.

He would rather die than surrender; even if all he has are fangs, he will bite his opponent to death.

Ignoring the stunned Jiaoqiu and Moze, and completely disregarding the two judges supporting each other, Jie Qin kicked away the underworld messenger beside her, revealing her blood-stained fangs. The next moment, she shattered the floor and roared as she pounced on Feixiao, who was not far away.

However, all his resistance seemed so pale and powerless in Feixiao's eyes.

"Since you're so eager to die, then I won't stop you."