Chapter 2140: Expulsion from the World

On the fourteenth day of the fifth month of the three thousand nine hundred twenty-second year of the Dao Calendar, Jiang Wang escaped back to Wu An City, bringing news of the opening of the Shen Xiao world.

War was now unavoidable.

Yu Zhen holding up Shen Xiao, Chai She Dao paving the way, Yuan Xi achieving myriad successes, ultimately opened the seal for the demon race, creating infinite possibilities.

This war was absolutely not merely a war between the human race and the demon race.

From ancient times to the present, the human race had dominated the present world for several great eras, and the heavens and myriad realms had also prostrated for several great eras. Order seemed constant, but who was willing for it to be eternal?

In the past, the demon race Heavenly Court spanned the myriad realms, and the human race rose in rebellion, with the hundred races joining forces, finally smashing the Heavenly Court and changing heaven and earth.

Now the roles of host and guest were exchanged, and the human race had also become the one being challenged.

This war would not be easy.

It was completely foreseeable — this would be the craziest counterattack the human race had faced since several great eras.

Bu Lian's final seal only gave the human race thirty-three years to prepare, avoiding a hasty welcome to the challenge and imbalance in the eight directions.

But within these thirty-three years, the heavens and myriad realms were also sharpening their soldiers and horses. Gao Ji, even before death, wanted to seal Mi Realm for thirty-three years, which was nothing more than echoing Shen Xiao. Thirty-three years later, the sea race would necessarily turn out in full strength.

Facing this kind of situation, how could the human race possibly not be strictly guarded?

In fact, since Jiang Wang's return from Shen Xiao, the atmosphere of the entire present world was already different.

In the past year or more, the human race had taken continuous major actions. From the border wilderness to Mi Realm, from Yu Abyss to Huo Shui. From the Tai Xu Alliance to Lian Hua Saint Realm.

The human race high level had reached a consensus to flatten all hidden dangers before the war began, and with the human race's most prosperous posture, respond to the challenges of the heavens and myriad realms and win the Shen Xiao war.

And the strength of the human race was precisely seen in this — under the premise of fighting on multiple fronts and clearing up the four directions, the entire present world was still clear and calm, with songs and dances ascending, people living normal lives, completely unaffected.

Those who ate continued to eat, those who drank continued to drink, and those who cultivated continued to cultivate. There was even a Dragon Palace banquet for gathered heaven's pride — although the spotlight was completely overshadowed by the Slay True war.

Today, standing before Lian Hua Saint Realm and listening to Dean Chen Pu mention preparations for Shen Xiao, Jiang Wang could only faintly see the force that was leading the human race like a flood — the situation was tense but not chaotic, every move was composed, everything was under control.

Born as a human, he indeed felt the prosperity of the human race. The present world today was an unprecedented eternal prosperous era.

"Ji Li." Chen Pu said, "Go back and pack your things, prepare to move."

"Ah?" Ji Li still hadn't fully recovered, "Move where?"

Chen Pu flipped his palm and gently pressed down. The Learn Sea rippled like waves, text surged, forming a brocade article that spread out beneath the Red Dust Gate.

It briefly became the Jade Belt Sea in the center of Huo Shui, and then became the Jade Belt again. Only previously it encircled the Blood River, now it encircled the Learn Sea.

Of course, it was much thinner than before. Although the pure water was ten thousand qing, it was stretched extremely narrowly. The Learn Sea only manifested a part of itself, and it was far vaster than the Blood River. The same belt had a huge difference on different waists. But with the flow of time, it was believed that this Jade Belt Sea would soon be fuller than before.

Because from now on, the Learn Sea would replace the Blood River.

Mu Gu Academy would also move from the foot of Book Mountain to here. Morning bells and evening drums would alert the people of the world.

Furthermore, Lian Hua Saint Realm would continuously and clearly govern Huo Shui.

Looking at the vast Learn Sea, with literary splendor like waves, looking at the huge Lian World floating like land in the center of the Learn Sea, and the Red Dust Gate virtually suspended above the Lian Flower...

Ji Li was blank for a moment, "Our academy will open in Huo Shui from now on? To read books in this ferocious place?"

Xue Tan Hua meowed once.

This Huo Shui didn't even have dried small fish.

Chen Pu said, "The Jade Belt's clear waves can wash the heart. The Evil Sea's turbid flow can wash the will. What's not good about this place? From now on, the sound of books will accompany the sound of tides, governing water will be a lesson, and governing merit will be an article!"

Of course, there were still some things that were inconvenient to say publicly.

Mu Gu Academy, located at the foot of Book Mountain for years, was regarded as a direct line of the Confucian Ancestor, and its disciples often called themselves 'the most orthodox of the Confucian Sect'. But as dean, he saw that the academy, under the influence of that group of old pedants, was becoming increasingly stagnant and set in its ways.

Being close to the holy land with Book Mountain as companion, it was no longer the first academy, allowing Qin Ku Academy, which came later, to take precedence.

He had long had the idea of moving the address.

This time, with the change in the Evil Sea and discussions from all sides, he went with the flow and let Mu Gu Academy step forward to bear the responsibility.

Zhong Xuan Zun stroked his palm and sighed, "From now on, rowing a boat on the Learn Sea, and then witnessing the evil views of the Evil Sea together, this is worldly learning, it can be called an article with price!"

"Exactly so!" Chen Pu felt like he had met a kindred spirit and said happily, "Our generation of readers, neither books nor swords should be neglected. We should both govern the heart and govern the world — next time we row a boat on the Learn Sea, Champion Marquis should also come and play, call these children, and see the splendor of Lin Zi!"

He treated everyone equally, "True Person Dou, True Person Jiang, both heaven-bestowed talents, may also not miss it at that time."

Zhong Xuan Zun smiled gracefully, "I exactly want to ask for teaching from the articles of various academies."

Dou Zhao was as calm as usual, "I greatly anticipate everyone's performance."

Jiang Wang said calmly, "I will definitely come if I have time."

He didn't think too much about things he didn't have time for.

At this moment, he only thought... Meng Tian Hai had already failed his transcendence, and Mu Gu Academy would move here. How would the vast Blood River Sect be dealt with?

From elders and protectors downwards, there were over ten thousand disciples of the Blood River Sect. Where would these people go?

Although Meng Tian Hai wore a skin and committed evil, weaving lies for ten thousand ages, over fifty-four thousand years, Blood River Sect cultivators succeeded one another. How could one say that the ideals of the Blood River Sect were fake?

Fresh blood was real, sacrifice was real, sincere enthusiasm was real, but ten thousand years of glory was not real.

How could it be like the Lian Zi world, all bubbles?

Wu Bing Yi looked over at this time, "Open your True Source Fire Realm."

Jiang Wang casually withdrew the Fire Realm — as soon as he withdrew it, he felt a great difference!

During this journey to Huo Shui, the True Source Fire Realm had originally received various nourishments, and there was also the green pine planted by Chen Pu, providing shade on one side. Just now when Lian Hua Saint Realm was completed, it was also in the Learn Sea! True Persons increase lifespan, and True Worlds also increase lifespan.

The benefits this time were hard to calculate, saving countless years of bitter effort.

He temporarily didn't sort it out but looked towards Zhu Wei Wo, "Senior Brother, how do you feel?"

Zhu Wei Wo shook his head, "It doesn't matter."

The several thousand cultivators inside the True Source Fire Realm were now scattered in the Learn Sea.

Wu Bing Yi only said one sentence, "Blood River Sect disciples, line up."

Huo Shui was a fierce fighting ground and could not replace usual cultivation. Most of the Blood River Sect disciples were inside the mountain gate, within the Bitter Sea Cliff, which involved a spatial array and was extremely vast.

Now that Huo Shui had changed, the vast majority of Blood River Sect disciples didn't even react to what had happened.

Among the cultivators protected by the True Source Fire Realm, there were not many Blood River Sect cultivators, only about three hundred.

They walked out of the crowd under the command of the Legalist Great Sect Master, looking at each other, inevitably panicking.

Outsiders still wanted to sigh about the Blood River Sect's ten thousand ages becoming bubbles, but these 'involved parties' of the Blood River Sect had already collapsed several times under Meng Tian Hai's successive face changes. At this moment, each one was dejected as if dead, nervous and uneasy.

Wu Bing Yi said directly, "Not teaching and then executing is called abuse, so I will simply say two sentences. Meng Tian Hai is Blood River, you have all seen. For fifty-four thousand years, the sect master of the Blood River Sect was all him alone. All the Dao techniques you cultivate originate from Blood River — I don't mind speaking plainly, the Three Punishments Palace does not trust any one of you."

The Blood River Sect disciples panicked and said, "We are humble and weak, what could we know? Meng Tian Hai's plans, we knew not a bit!"

"Great Sect Master, see clearly! That Meng Tian Hai had wolf ambitions, aimed at transcendence, and various schemes. How could he use us weaklings? We are also victims, our entire lives dedicated to lies, how could we have seen any doubt?!"

Some even knelt down directly, "I swear to heaven, I never knew the sect master had this kind of face, and I never participated in Meng Tian Hai's schemes. If I have even half a false word, may I not have a good death!"

Emotions of sorrow, fear, grievance, and begging were in constant flux.

Wu Bing Yi quietly listened to their various statements, his face expressionless throughout. Finally, he said, "This matter has nothing to do with how you yourselves are. Meng Tian Hai exhausted heaven and man in his learning, integrated a hundred schools, and was immeasurably deep. He swallowed countless people, not to mention they were all heaven's pride. He transformed ten thousand bodies, not to mention they have all perished. We cannot risk Meng Tian Hai escaping, so you all —"

His gaze lowered, ensuring that every person could feel his will, "All must be brought back to Heaven Punishments Cliff and strictly checked. You are not exceptions, your same-door outside have already been imprisoned in the first step. I must tell you that even if you are checked and there are no problems, within thirty-two years, you will not be released. This is the final result, there is no room for appeal."

"Based on what?! Meng Tian Hai swallowed people, I didn't swallow people!"

"I don't accept it!"

"Wronged, oh Sect Master Wu!"

Amidst the noise, Wu Bing Yi merely brushed his sleeve.

The more than three hundred people were all unseen, and the noise was also wiped away. He was cold and hard like a stone.

"Master." Ning Shuang Rong looked at Si Yu An at this moment, "Can no one be an exception? Including You Qiong Ying? I understand her character..."

You Qiong Ying was the daughter of Blood River Sect elder You Jing Zhong, and also Ning Shuang Rong's close friend.

"In the entire Blood River Sect, only two people can be exceptions — You Jing Zhong and Zhang Jian." Wu Bing Yi said expressionlessly, "They will be directly executed."

Meng Tian Hai had set up such a large scheme in Huo Shui and extended it for so long. It was impossible for the high level of the Blood River Sect to be completely ignorant, especially those like You Jing Zhong and Zhang Jian, who were Cave True Persons.

Ning Shuang Rong was silent for a while. She truly found it hard to imagine You Qiong Ying's mood — overnight, her sect was removed from the name, her father was killed, and she herself, along with all the disciples of the sect, lost thirty-two years of freedom. For young cultivators, this was a very precious, high-speed growth period of thirty-two years.

But the most painful point was — as a close friend, she believed that You Qiong Ying did nothing, but she also didn't dare to confirm that You Qiong Ying had no problems.

Just as Wu Bing Yi said, this matter had nothing to do with the Blood River Sect disciples themselves.

Who could confirm that none of these people were possessed by Meng Tian Hai?

Song Pu Ti and Ruan Qu rushing to seek treasure was only one aspect of the treasure's value. They more wanted to ensure that there were no hidden backhands of Meng Tian Hai on these two Cave Heaven treasures.

Perhaps Meng Tian Hai did nothing, perhaps he completely vanished like smoke and scattered like clouds, but no one could take this risk.

"Great Sect Master. Although they are to be imprisoned, it is caused by something unrelated to them. Is this the spirit of the law?" Jiang Wang spoke up and said, "Junior's meaning is, is there no other way?"

He had no friends in the Blood River Sect, unlike Ning Shuang Rong who shared emotions, but he also couldn't be indifferent to this. That was, after all, the freedom of over ten thousand people, after all, it was thirty-two years of time... He had stumbled his way to here, and it had only been twenty-three years.

He could understand the necessity of eliminating risks, especially after witnessing Meng Tian Hai's curtain call. But was there no better way?

Wu Bing Yi looked at Jiang Wang quietly.

He looked until Zhuo Qing Ru nervously spoke up, "Master, actually disciple also feels..."

"Unless a transcend takes action, otherwise no one can ensure they are not possessed by Meng Tian Hai. Normally there might be a chance to invite a transcend, but there are still thirty-two years until the Shen Xiao world opens. This matter is impossible." Wu Bing Yi said, and continued to look at Jiang Wang, "Do you know what Jing Wen Emperor's meaning is?"

Jing Wen Emperor originally had a name for benevolence, meaning he loved his people like children. He couldn't possibly feel that the freedom of so many people was insignificant, could he?

Jiang Wang shook his head, "I don't think so."

Wu Bing Yi took out a book emitting faint red light, a register. "This register in my hand is the inheritance register of the Blood River Sect. All people since the establishment of the Blood River Sect are recorded on it."

His face was expressionless, and his voice was cold and severe, "Jing Wen Emperor's meaning is to let us trace cause and effect according to the register, leaving none behind."

Jiang Wang was silent.

Wu Bing Yi said finally, "This is not an ideal country. We ultimately have to consider the entire human race. The essence of law is fairness, but human legislation is essentially for the continuation of the human race. This is also the reason Lie Shan Human Emperor put the ideal country in Mi Realm. Absolute ideals are not necessarily correct."

"The Shen Xiao war has not yet started, the Three Punishments Palace still has spare capacity. We can just capture, review, and imprison them one by one. If they are released after thirty-two years, even if Meng Tian Hai is not truly dead, it will not affect the overall situation of Shen Xiao. If there is no spare capacity, Jing Wen Emperor's opinion is the simplest way."

"Young people, we are not necessarily right either. What we do needs to wait for the inspection of time. How the future will be, you all have your own thoughts, and I also anticipate your correctness. But now, the rules are set by us first. There is no need to discuss this matter further."

He rarely said so much, his gaze moved away from Jiang Wang, and he swept over Dou Zhao and Zhong Xuan Zun again, "The Tai Xu Pavilion will open in the near future. You three should all attend. I don't anticipate your iron rules, I want to see your freedom."

Having finished speaking, he no longer cared about these young people, but directly announced, "All cultivators who appeared in Huo Shui today also need to undergo a check by the Three Punishments Palace. You can leave after staying in Bitter Sea Cliff for a full seven days. Now — line up to enter the Red Dust Gate. Someone will be waiting for you after the gate."

Jiang Wang finally understood why young masters like Dou Zhao, from a world family of three thousand years, suddenly eagerly ran to the grassland, and then hurried to Huo Shui.

Originally, it was also to build momentum for entering the pavilion.

There were a total of nine seats in the Tai Xu Pavilion, and the six great overlord countries certainly had at least one seat each.

On the contrary, obtaining one required him, and it wasn't even certain he could secure it.

He just wanted to say something to Dou Zhao, but when he turned his head, he met a brightly shining ugly face.

Xu Xi Ming carried a long sword, his face full of sorrow as he looked at him.

This time, it was Jiang Wang who spoke first, "I seem not to have called your name?"

"So I also didn't come to help you." Xu Xi Ming said.

"Then, do you want to continue our unfinished spar?" Jiang Wang pressed the sword in his hand and had already sunk his mind into the subconscious sea, preparing to touch the sect master.

Xu Xi Ming shook his head, "No spar. With the birth of Lian Hua Saint Realm, I am suppressed by several points again."

"That's truly regrettable." Jiang Wang loosened the sword hilt and said with regret, "I originally greatly anticipated your sword art."

"Anticipation is the root of misfortune." Xu Xi Ming said, "Just as I carry the law sword, now I only have sword art."

Jiang Wang asked, "The first time I came to Huo Shui, I saw you, and it seemed at that time you just reminded me of the problem with the Blood River Sect — is Meng Tian Hai's failure something you expected?"

Xu Xi Ming counter-asked, "Is the world after Meng Tian Hai's failure something you expected?"

"I am still not sufficient to view the entire world, I am still looking." Jiang Wang said, "But I expect Meng Tian Hai to fail, and at the same time, I expect no more tragedies like Xu Xi Ming to occur."

Xu Xi Ming said, "If you still have pity in your heart and sympathize with the weak, you will come to find me again."

Jiang Wang only said, "My father once told me that a heart of pity is something every normal person will have. I don't think it represents weakness."

Xu Xi Ming didn't argue with him about anything, only said, "Next time we meet, I will give you a surprise. Then, goodbye!"

"Junior Brother Jiang?"

Senior Brother Zhu's voice came from his ear.

Jiang Wang followed the sound and looked over. Dou Zhao, Zhong Xuan Zun, Senior Sister Zhuo, and the others had all left, only Senior Brother Zhu remained waiting for him. His sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes were not covered in dirt. The fire-wood-exhausting spear hung upside down in the air.

Zhu Wei Wo said, "It's our turn, let's go."

Looking again at the Red Dust Gate above the Lian World, there were not many people left in the queue in front of the gate.

He flew over and silently lined up behind Zhu Wei Wo.

For some reason, he suddenly felt that this ancient gate was like a blood basin mouth.

When they walked out of this gate, the Blood River Sect, with a history of fifty-four thousand years, would no longer exist.

Its name would be removed from under heaven.

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