Chapter 531: Leading the Troops to War

Has Mo Wenwen left yet?

Mo Wenwen walked through the mountain forest, looking somewhat absent-minded.

Especially when she recalled the words Wang Chen had spoken, her heart felt even more melancholy.

Mo Wenwen never would have imagined it.

She hadn’t expected this Wang Chen to love Lin Xun so deeply.

Wang Chen’s love for Lin Xun was already the kind that was etched into her Divine Soul.

Logically speaking, if Wang Chen loved Lin Xun so deeply, it would definitely affect her cultivation.

Because the affections of the Mortal World are like a fatal poison to the Buddhist School’s requirement of severing ties with the world.

Yet, Mo Wenwen didn’t sense any trace of a disturbed heart within Wang Chen at all.

In Wang Chen’s heart, everything seemed so simple.

Because Wang Chen loved Lin Xun, and Wang Chen also loved the Buddhist Dao.

But if Wang Chen really had to choose between Lin Xun and the Buddhist Dao…

Then, this girl wouldn’t even have to think; she would definitely choose Lin Xun.

“What about myself?”

Mo Wenwen looked up at the sky, which was scorched a fiery red.

Mo Wenwen had chosen the Great Dao inside the heart-questioning pagoda.

But in the end, she was still rejected by that heart-questioning pagoda.

And this indicated that Lin Xun occupied an extremely important position in Mo Wenwen’s heart.

But clearly, what I wanted to choose was the Great Dao.

Clearly, I’m not supposed to like Lin Xun.

Between him and me, it was nothing more than an accident.

Taking a deep breath, Mo Wenwen closed her eyes and remained silent.

In fact, Mo Wenwen also knew.

When she hesitated and fell silent, even coming here to seek answers from Wang Chen, her heart was already in chaos.

She cultivated Supreme Detachment from Emotion, yet her heart was already in turmoil. So, how could she forget her feelings for him?

“Supreme Detachment from Emotion… Wenwen, you haven’t even experienced so-called ’emotion,’ so how can you know how to forget it?”

Unconsciously, the words her Master had once said to her surfaced in Mo Wenwen’s mind again.

“Master.

Now, Wenwen already knows what emotion is.

But how is Wenwen supposed to forget it?”

Looking at the starry sky, the girl’s eyes flickered… Accompanied by the moonlight, Wang Chen, who had been walking with Mo Wenwen for a long time, walked back toward her own courtyard.

At this time, Lin Xun and Goudan had already finished bathing together and were sitting in the courtyard.

Wang Chen didn’t enter the courtyard immediately; instead, seeing the scene inside, she stood outside the entrance.

Wang Chen blinked as she watched everything in the courtyard.

Inside, Lin Xun was using a carrot to tease Goudan incessantly.

And that round, red Goudan—her chubby body was hopping up and down.

She kept trying to eat the carrot.

But no matter what, Goudan couldn’t reach it.

Big Brother Lin looked very happy, and Goudan also seemed very happy.

Watching Big Brother Lin tease the dog in the courtyard, the corners of Wang Chen’s mouth couldn’t help but curl up slightly.

It turned out Big Brother Lin also had such a cute side.

“Wang Chen, what’s wrong?”

Just as Wang Chen was watching in a daze, Lin Xun looked up and noticed Wang Chen standing outside the courtyard.

Wang Chen shook her head, then trotted into the courtyard and stood by Lin Xun’s side.

Being stared at so intently by Wang Chen…

Lin Xun felt a bit of awkwardness.

Lin Xun handed the carrot in his hand toward Wang Chen.

“Why don’t you try teasing her too?”

Lin Xun asked, thinking that maybe Wang Chen wanted to play with the dog.

Wang Chen shook her head and pushed the carrot back into Lin Xun’s arms.

“Big Brother Lin should continue playing; don’t mind Wang Chen.”

Wang Chen said gently.

“Then what about you, Wang Chen?”

“Wang Chen will just watch Big Brother Lin…”

…In the hall of the Holy Buddha, Abbot Complete Tranquility was still striking the wooden fish, chanting sutras with his eyes closed.

In front of Complete Tranquility, a drop of bloody tear slowly fell from the corner of the eye of a massive Golden Buddha statue.

Abbot Complete Tranquility slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing that blood-red tear, Complete Tranquility’s brow furrowed slightly.

This Golden Buddha was not just an ordinary statue.

This Golden Buddha was actually the Dharma Image of his Senior Brother, Buddhist Monk.

Complete Tranquility’s Senior Brother was currently guarding the Nether Abyss.

Whenever there was any activity in the Nether Abyss, it would be reflected through this Golden Buddha statue.

He hadn’t expected that this Golden Buddha would now be shedding bloody tears.

Not only that, but cracks were gradually appearing on its body.

This indicated that the counter-attack from the Nether Abyss was already extremely fierce.

His departure for the Nether Abyss could be said to be an absolute matter of urgency.

“Amitabha…”

Complete Tranquility slowly closed his eyes.

A beam of Buddha-light from his body spread toward the cracked Golden Buddha.

Complete Tranquility’s face gradually turned Pale.

However, the cracks on the Golden Buddha began to be mended.

But this was only a temporary stabilization.

Facing the Nether Abyss, things were now extremely urgent.

Even the Seal on the Forbidden Land of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land had become extremely weak.

In the past, the Seal on that Forbidden Land only needed to be reinforced once every few thousand years.

But now, it needed reinforcement every few hundred years.

Not only that.

Due to the constant repairs to the Forbidden Land’s Seal…

Complete Tranquility knew that one day, this Holy Land would develop complete fractures that he would no longer be able to repair.

“Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan…”

Complete Tranquility couldn’t help but think of Lin Xun’s words.

Complete Tranquility knew that this world was already beginning to undergo changes.

One day, this world would fall into a state of extreme chaos.

At that time, where would the people of the Myriad Laws World find a place to stand?

He truly did not know.

And the reason he let Lin Xun enter that Forbidden Land…

Was not just out of fear of Lin Xun’s strength.

Most importantly, to Complete Tranquility, Lin Xun’s strength being high was very important.

Although Lin Xun came from the Demonic Path, he had some understanding of Lin Xun.

He knew that Lin Xun was not the kind of unpardonable Great Devil Head.

So for Complete Tranquility, what he needed to do now was to tell Lin Xun everything about this world.

Then, if possible, he hoped Lin Xun could make a choice to protect the people of this world in his stead.

Of course, the best-case scenario would be that Complete Tranquility was overthinking everything.

That things wouldn’t reach such a state.

The best situation now would be that even if the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan emerged, the Demon Lord would not be found.

The Demon Lord of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan was the root of everything.

As long as their Demon Lord was not resurrected…

Then no matter how the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan caused trouble, they wouldn’t be able to stir up any massive waves in this world.

Complete Tranquility closed his eyes again and continued reciting the Buddhist Sutra.

For Complete Tranquility, he knew he had no hope of reaching the realm of the Buddha.

However, his Disciple, Wang Chen, had extreme potential.

But Lin Xun was Wang Chen’s final tribulation. How exactly would Wang Chen overcome this tribulation… Meanwhile, in the Demon Race World, after nearly two years of fighting in the Ten Thousand Demon Country…

The Ten Thousand Demon Country was currently a complete mess.

The current Ten Thousand Demon Country was primarily divided into three factions.

One faction was naturally the so-called orthodox side—the forces of the Ten Thousand Demon Country’s Sovereign.

Another force was the rebel army led by She Qiqi.

The final force was Chu Yaoyao’s army for the restoration of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

After the battle at Xuanfeng City…

Because of Luo Cheng’s final error in judgment, the entire army had been plunged into a predicament.

Consequently, the sense of adoration for Luo Cheng within the army had decreased to the greatest extent.

Originally, in many people’s eyes, the fact that Chu Yaoyao could achieve what she had today was definitely thanks to the strategist Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng’s prestige even had a feeling of overshadowing his Master.

Coupled with the heavy promotion by some ill-intentioned internal factions…

Luo Cheng’s immense prestige had undoubtedly become a hidden danger in Chu Yaoyao’s army.

So, in reality, during the battle at Xuanfeng City…

Although Chu Yaoyao’s army suffered a crushing defeat due to She Qiqi’s schemes…

In fact, through this defeat, Luo Cheng’s prestige was dispelled.

And Chu Yaoyao’s alliance with She Qiqi further increased Chu Yaoyao’s own authority.

In this ebb and flow…

Chu Yaoyao took this opportunity to vigorously support her own followers.

Furthermore, after this battle, Chu Yaoyao seemed to have completely figured things out.

Chu Yaoyao was like she had suddenly attained enlightenment, becoming extremely familiar with and sensitive to various military matters.

In the subsequent major battles, Chu Yaoyao displayed an invincible posture.

By now, it could be said that Luo Cheng was completely just an ordinary strategist in the army.

And Chu Yaoyao’s vigorous support of her own followers gradually consolidated her prestige in the army.

Although Chu Yaoyao’s military capability and calculation were indeed inferior to her sister’s…

Regardless, Chu Yaoyao was also of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

And since they were sisters, their intelligence wouldn’t differ by too much.

Chu Yaoyao’s learning ability was very fast, and she was extremely hardworking.

Now, Chu Yaoyao was already a very qualified general.

And now, basically everyone in Chu Yaoyao’s army looked to her for leadership.

Currently, the entire Ten Thousand Demon Country had thirteen major provinces.

Chu Yaoyao occupied two provinces, while She Qiqi occupied four.

As for the imperial family of the Heavenly Frost White Snake Clan, they occupied the remaining seven provinces.

At this point, even if She Qiqi and Chu Yaoyao didn’t continue their attacks…

They could rely on these provinces to continuously develop their own forces and create a kingdom of their own.

Under this tripartite confrontation, Chu Yaoyao and She Qiqi could definitely gradually digest their own territories.

In fact, right now, the best approach for Chu Yaoyao and She Qiqi would be to stabilize this tripartite situation.

Properly digest the provinces they had swallowed and then gradually plot further.

But She Qiqi didn’t think that way; for She Qiqi, it was either zero or ten.

So She Qiqi definitely wouldn’t think about proceeding steadily; she only thought about obtaining everything.

And as for the provinces Chu Yaoyao occupied, they were naturally hers as well.

She was only letting Chu Yaoyao manage them on her behalf for the time being.

After all, when the time came, all Lin Xun wanted was Chu Yaoyao’s life.

As for who exactly ascended the throne of the Ten Thousand Demon Country, Lin Xun wouldn’t care.

So she would just need to package Chu Yaoyao and deliver her into Lin Xun’s hands when the time came.

And even if Lin Xun expressed a desire to help Chu Yaoyao seize the Ten Thousand Demon Country…

She wouldn’t agree.

To She Qiqi, Lin Xun was merely her possession, nothing more than her mating partner.

As for other things, that was absolutely impossible.

After all, did her concubine want to interfere in politics too?

At this time, there was a dead silence in the imperial court of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

Because so far, except for Chu Yaoyao’s front, which had some fighting chance…

But it was only a fighting chance; Chu Yaoyao won more often, though there was some back and forth.

Other than that, facing She Qiqi’s rebel forces, the Ten Thousand Demon Country’s imperial family was suffering a total collapse.

Faced with this kind of situation, it could be said that the Ten Thousand Demon Country was in a state of panic.

Because they didn’t know which day She Qiqi would fight her way to the gates of the Imperial City.

To be honest.

Thinking back on those battles now…

These officials of the Ten Thousand Demon Country felt they were extremely absurd.

Because every time a battle began, it always seemed mysteriously as if their own side’s generals were being thoroughly understood.

No matter their temperament or anything else, the enemy knew them perfectly.

You could even always find several spies in every battle, which was absurd no matter how you thought about it.

It was as if the Ten Thousand Demon Country had been completely infiltrated in every possible place.

They even wondered if there were several spies present in the imperial court right now.

So in this imperial court, there was a mysteriously strange atmosphere; everyone looked at one another.

No one knew who was a spy planted in the court.

“What do you ministers think? How should we deal with my daughter?”

Looking at these civil and military officials…

The Demon Emperor spoke with a bitter smile.

He never would have thought…

That the one who would finally force him into such a corner would actually be his own daughter.

“Your Majesty, I think we should first focus on taking down Chu Yaoyao. That way, we can then deal with She Qiqi.”

“It’s useless,” an official shook his head.

“Now She Qiqi and Chu Yaoyao have formed an alliance.

If we go to fight Chu Yaoyao, then She Qiqi will definitely intervene.”

“I believe we can send an envoy to talk with Her Highness the Seventh Princess.

After all, blood is thicker than water. I believe the Seventh Princess will definitely give it some careful consideration.”

“Consideration? Heh heh.”

The Demon Emperor laughed.

“I know my daughter best.

Having reached this point, she will definitely not negotiate for peace.

Pass down my order: I will personally lead the troops to war!”