62: Valley of a Thousand Flowers and Palace of Ten Thousand Desires

Western Desert, Blood Fiend Sect.

At the back mountain, the Blood Fiend Sect Vice Sect Leader, with blood-red hair, frantically burst into the Blood Sea Forbidden Ground.

All around, white bones piled up like mountains, blood light covered the sky, and a chilling wind howled, stirring up a rich, nauseating smell of blood.

"Who dares trespass into the Forbidden Ground!"

The Blood Sea churned with giant waves, and a thunderous roar emerged from within.

"This Disciple risks death to disturb the slumber of the Grand Elders; there is an urgent matter to report!" The Blood Fiend Sect Vice Sect Leader knelt before the Blood Sea, kowtowing.

"What matter is worth disturbing us?"

Within the Blood Sea, numerous blood-colored crystal coffins floated, from which hoarse, unpleasant voices emanated.

"Reporting to the Grand Elders, the Sect Leader... the Sect Leader's soul tablet shattered, his main body and spirit were utterly destroyed, and even his Blood Fetus Clone self-detonated along with him."

The Blood Fiend Sect Vice Sect Leader lowered his head, ashamed, and said, "Over the past few months, in order to interfere with the Wu Dynasty, five Protectors of our Sect have successively died, and this time even the Sect Leader perished in the Wu Dynasty..."

"Please instruct, Grand Elders, how should the Blood Fiend Sect respond?"

"Kill! A mere thousand-year-old Imperial Dynasty! When the Martial God was alive, he still had to give our Blood Fiend Sect some Face. How dare his descendants insult our Blood Fiend Sect like this? Have we slumbered for too long, letting the world forget the might of the Blood Demon?"

One of the blood-colored crystal coffins shook, as if its lid could no longer be contained.

"Third Elder is absolutely right. We should engulf the Wu Dynasty's imperial capital with the Blood Sea Secret Realm and display our demonic might once more, making the world forever remember that the Blood Fiend Sect cannot be insulted."

The Blood Fiend Sect Grand Elders, fiery in temper, all agreed.

"Grand Elders, do you mean to wage full-scale war against the Wu Dynasty?" The Blood Fiend Sect Vice Sect Leader confirmed again.

"Unsuitable."

Just then, a muffled voice came from the bottom of the Blood Sea.

"Old Ancestor!"

The Blood Fiend Sect Grand Elders exclaimed, "To disturb the Old Ancestor for such a trivial matter, your Disciples are deeply ashamed."

The Blood Fiend Old Ancestor said, "The earth veins have changed, the Yun Kingdom is about to collapse, and the Four Seas and Five Regions have reached a Reincarnation node. The Blood Fiend Sect should preserve its strength, seize the fragments of the Yun Kingdom, and disregard everything else.

I have a premonition that this Reincarnation of Origin Qi will be different from before. Once everything settles, the Wu Dynasty can be annihilated with a flick of the hand."

"We respectfully obey the Old Ancestor's decree!" The Blood Fiend Sect members dared not defy him.

The blood-colored crystal coffins sank back into the Blood Sea... Great Yan Imperial Dynasty, imperial harem.

A pool of wine and a forest of meat.

Lord Yan indulged in pleasure, the ground a sea of white bodies.

Half of the Disciples from Myriad Flower Valley who came to learn the Dual Cultivation method were utterly exhausted.

"Your Majesty, you must uphold justice for this concubine, for Myriad Flower Valley!"

The Great Yan Empress, with teary eyes, complained to Lord Yan, "My sister went to the Wu Dynasty to seek justice, but she was instantly suppressed and killed in the Wu Dynasty's main hall.

Xia Xuan is not only slapping Myriad Flower Valley's Face, but also trampling on Your Majesty's Face.

If we don't demand an explanation from him, how will the world view the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty, and how will they view Your Majesty?"

"Empress, don't rush, let this Lord think about it."

Lord Yan had a headache. He had a long-standing cooperative relationship with Myriad Flower Valley; it could be said that from the Valley Master down to the Disciples, everyone in Myriad Flower Valley had discussed the Great Dao with him.

This matter was not a secret; anyone in the Four Seas and Five Regions who paid attention to the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty knew about it.

Myriad Flower Valley was originally a demonic Sect, and its Disciples were spread throughout places of pleasure.

Guests who enjoyed listening to songs in brothels knew that Myriad Flower Valley Disciples had been touched by Lord Yan, and far from being disgusted, they were even more excited.

Lord Yan himself was not a person who cared much for Face, and his relationship with Myriad Flower Valley was more carnal than emotional.

Deep down, he didn't want to get involved in this matter at all.

The Wu Dynasty was much stronger than Great Yan; any confrontation would only result in his own loss.

But Lord Yan was also unwilling to give up the highly skilled Disciples of Myriad Flower Valley.

He pondered for a moment, then sighed softly, "This Face cannot be reclaimed for now. Since Furong has fallen in the Wu Dynasty, sending more experts there would only be sending them to their deaths.

This Lord would like to send a large army to pressure them and demand an explanation from Emperor Wanwu, but the two nations are separated by the Nineteen Chaotic Domains, making it difficult to act."

The Great Yan Empress snorted, "Then, Your Majesty, you don't intend to do anything?"

Her gaze swept over the assembled Disciples of Myriad Flower Valley, then she flung her sleeves and turned to leave, "Let's go. Myriad Flower Valley can survive even without Great Yan."

"Hey, hey, hey... Empress, don't leave."

Lord Yan reached out and grabbed the Great Yan Empress, explaining, "This Lord hasn't finished speaking. Although our Face cannot be reclaimed, we can still retaliate against the Wu Dynasty.

As this Lord knows, the Wu Dynasty has a certain Princess who harbors extreme hatred for the new Emperor. She is currently plotting to develop her power in the Nineteen Chaotic Domains. This Lord can support and strengthen her forces, using her as our pawn against the Wu Dynasty, making the Wu Dynasty regret their actions."

"Will this method work?" The Great Yan Empress was suspicious.

"It will definitely work." Lord Yan swore confidently.

"If Your Majesty dares to deceive this concubine, this concubine will move this entire imperial harem of Your Majesty's to the Blazing Demon Sect." The Great Yan Empress threatened.

"Alright, alright, alright." Lord Yan seethed with anger but had no choice but to take this matter seriously.

What he feared most was the Empress demeaning herself and then corrupting his few legitimate concubines; then the dignified ruler of the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty would truly become an Emperor with a green hat... Myriad Desires Palace.

Numerous palaces stood amidst ice mountains.

The world was a pristine white.

Within an ice palace, the core important area of Myriad Desires Palace.

Dozens of cold-tempered Ice Fairies gathered.

These were almost all the Elder-level figures of Myriad Desires Palace, and even some Grand Elder-level figures.

The internal structure of Myriad Desires Palace was even simpler than that of ordinary small Sects.

Disciples only had one rank: Named Disciple.

Those who Cultivated the Myriad Desires Profound Method became Saintesses or Elders.

Named Disciples were scattered outside, and their numbers were the fewest among the Ten Great Sects.

Since the rise of Myriad Flower Valley, Myriad Desires Palace had been on a downhill trend, not far from extinction.

After all, with the unrestricted Yin and Yang Dao available, who would still Cultivate the ascetic methods of Myriad Desires Palace?

Moreover, the Myriad Desires Profound Method had many drawbacks in its early stages of Cultivation. The two forces of ice and fire could easily lead to personality splits, and it could not be stabilized until a Major Achievement in Cultivation.

After reaching Major Achievement, the Disciples of Myriad Desires Palace all tacitly chose the Ice Dao.

This led to the current Myriad Desires Palace being desolate and cold, with all the Elders being like ice blocks.

"Is there really no way to break the Seal on the Palace Master's body? Have you asked the people from Zhenjieshan?" The Myriad Desires Palace Grand Elder, with her exquisite and beautiful appearance, frowned tightly.

"No." The Myriad Desires Palace Grand Elder shook her head, "The Ice Ling Mirror is a Semi-Divine Artifact. A Seal that it cannot penetrate must at least touch the Divine Spirit level."

"If I abolish all my Cultivation, can this Seal be broken?" Xuanzha asked expressionlessly.

"The power of the Seal has permeated every inch of your flesh, blood, and bones. Forcibly abolishing your Cultivation will surely lead to death."

The Myriad Desires Palace Grand Elder's Face was grim, "The Wu Dynasty is too tyrannical. The only path we can choose is probably to capture Xia Xuan and force him to willingly undo the Seal."

"I'm going back."

Xuanzha gritted her teeth, turned, and left, "The Legacy of Myriad Desires Palace cannot be broken, and it certainly cannot be destroyed because of me."

"The Heavenly Dao operates, extreme prosperity must lead to decline, and extreme adversity leads to good fortune. Over these years, our Myriad Desires Palace has declined to its lowest point, yet why does Heaven still refuse to grant us a way out?" The Myriad Desires Palace Grand Elder lamented mournfully... Pill Cloud Sect.

A place of beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Ten thousand acres of medicinal fields, thousands of Alchemy treasure pavilions scattered across the land.

The ethereal clouds in the sky emitted a strange medicinal fragrance, attracting birds, bees, and butterflies.

Suddenly, a thunderous "boom" broke the peaceful and beautiful scene.

From within a nine-story Medicinal Pill pavilion, black smoke billowed, clearly indicating someone had failed in Alchemy.

"What? The Wu Dynasty kidnapped Mo He and demanded one hundred billion Origin Stones?"

Pill King Mo Qian's Face was ashen, "The Wu Dynasty has gone mad with poverty, setting their sights on my Pill Cloud Sect. Tell them, not a single shattered Origin Qi will be given.

Release the person immediately. If they don't, the Wu Dynasty can forget about buying a single Medicinal Pill from Alchemists in the future. We will also unite with the Artifact Refining Sect to exert pressure and halt the supply of weapons to the Wu Dynasty.

Furthermore, even if they don't agree, we will not pay the ransom.

I want to see how the Wu Dynasty's army develops without the support of Medicinal Pills and weapons, and how long that new Martial God can last."