Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 633 Kunyu
Marquis of Longya. The Earth Clan's Yellow Emperor's Immortal Ruler, a Serpent Descendant and a Curse-Inducing Figure.
After the Chaos Ring was controlled by the Azure Emperor, Usma, without the blessing of Nuwa's divine power, was naturally unable to resist Taotie's soul search. Her bizarre memories of her life and all her schemes flowed through Qin Huai's mind like mercury, leaving nothing to the imagination.

"Phew~ I never expected that this seemingly ordinary Water Saintess would actually be the mastermind behind the overthrow of the Great Wilderness!"

As soon as Qin Huai said this, everyone present, including Xuan Shui Zhulong, who was being tormented by Tian Wu in the Five Elements Cyclone, focused their attention on Wusima, whose neck was being held by Taotie with one hand.

"Your Excellency, what is the meaning of this statement?"

Having been tricked into the Ghost Realm by the Wood God Jumang and the Black Emperor Zhiguangji, and having not returned to the Great Wilderness for decades, the Azure Emperor couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This is a long story, and the specific details begin more than seventy years ago when Usma encountered the exceptionally talented aquatic genius, Longya Hou Kehanhuai, in the North Sea. At that time, Longya Hou was in his prime, renowned throughout the Great Wilderness. Usma had only recently become a Holy Maiden, and her heart was stirred by love; she inexplicably fell in love with him. For the next few months, she was obsessed with him, almost to the point of madness. Her thoughts of him were constantly on her mind, and her dreams were filled with them. Her musings were overheard by her maid, Qiulian. Upon waking, Qiulian urged her to confess her feelings to Longya Hou. Usma, deeply in love and unaware of the deception, believed Qiulian to be sincere and was persuaded to write her words of love on a leaf, which she then entrusted to a wind bird to deliver to him. Little did she know that Qiulian was actually the eyes and ears of the Candle Demon, and the wind bird fell into the hands of this old scoundrel as soon as it flew away."

Qin Huai paused, gazing at the restrained Zhulong high in the sky, and continued, "The next day, the old demon Zhulong used the leaf love letter as a hostage, employing both soft and hard tactics to force the high-ranking aquatic saintess, Usma, to support all his decisions. Later, Usma had a change of heart and no longer wanted to be Zhulong's henchman, engaging in factionalism and persecuting loyal officials. So one day, she secretly sneaked into the True God Palace to retrieve the leaf love letter, and happened to overhear Tianwu and Zhulong's plot to use a forged [Netherworld Profound Gold Stele] to harm the Black Emperor."

Later, Longya Hou, disgusted by Zhulong's actions, rebelled and fled his tribe. Tianwu led an army to pursue him. Wusima, believing a false rumor that her beloved was dead, was overcome with grief and attempted suicide by jumping into the sea. However, she was unexpectedly carried by an undercurrent to the Yellow Emperor's resting place within the Tu tribe's territory, where she was rescued. Having narrowly escaped death, she learned from the Yellow Emperor that Longya Hou was not dead but had slept with the Golden Tribe's Holy Maiden, the Queen Mother of the West, and had a daughter. Wusima's personality changed drastically; love turned to hatred. To avenge Zhulong's blackmail, she rejected Longya Hou and the entire Great Wilderness. She concealed her identity as the Water Holy Maiden and slept with the Yellow Emperor, bearing him two children, and began to carry out her conspiracy to disrupt the Great Wilderness. The Yellow Emperor, Ji Shaodian, deeply loved her and always yielded to her wishes, even giving her the Tu tribe's sacred artifact, the Yuanhun Pearl, for protection. It was because of this that the Black Emperor was later spared his life by a twist of fate.

At this point, Qin Huai frowned and sighed, "I have to say, this law that requires the holy maidens of all races to remain virgins and not to have illicit relations with men is truly rubbish. Fortunately, Emperor Tuoba overruled the objections forty years ago and abolished this rule, allowing the holy maidens to take turns abdicating. Otherwise, the incident with Usma would have been repeated countless times in the future."

"Tuoba did indeed sacrifice a lot for Zisu."

Upon hearing Qin Huai mention Emperor Tuoba, Consort Yu Shi nodded, clearly indicating that she also deeply resented the Great Wilderness Prohibition.

It turns out that thousands of years ago, the various tribes of the Great Wilderness had a prohibition that the Holy Maiden must remain a virgin and must not have illicit relations with men. Those who violated this rule would be exiled to Tang Valley (a place outside the East Sea where criminals of the Great Wilderness were imprisoned), and the men would be executed.

The root cause is simply that the Holy Maiden has neither the prestige and power of an Emperor nor the magic and supernatural abilities of a Witch God, so she can only serve the gods with her pure body, inevitably ending up alone until her death.

Back then, Emperor Shennong fell in love with the holy maiden of the Wood Clan, Kongsang Fairy. This was intolerable to the Great Wilderness. Although Shennong was spared the death penalty because of his status as the God Emperor, Kongsang Fairy was imprisoned in Tanggu forever.

The next God Emperor, Tuoba, also fell in love with the next Wood Clan Saintess, Fairy Gushe. It was originally going to be another tragedy that would repeat itself, but after the Tuoba Emperor suddenly appeared and traveled through the Great Wilderness, he had the strength of an invincible Supreme God. In addition, as the Crown Prince of the Dragon Clan, he had a close relationship with various clans. In the end, he went through all kinds of hardships and abolished the ban that prevented lovers from becoming a couple. Instead, he replaced it with a more inclusive system of rotating Saintesses.

"After sending the Black Emperor to the Ghost Realm to raise the Corpse Gu, Usma colluded with Yanzi, the violent and ruthless ancestor of the West Sea who also harbored rebellious intentions against Zhulong, and stirred up a snow disaster and Gu calamity that shrouded the Great Wilderness. Her ultimate goal was to make her son, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor who is now favored and trusted by the Tu tribe, unify the Great Wilderness and become the new God Emperor."

After Qin Huai finished speaking, Hei Di Zhi Guangji, who had finally avenged his great enemy, seemed to have thought of something and said, "Your Excellency, I heard you mention the Serpent Elder Er Fu before. Could it be that Wu Hui, the traitor of Pingqiu, also played some dishonorable role in this?"

"No, that's not true. Although Erfu is a serpent-descended official imprisoned in the Abyss, he is actually a former subordinate of Lin Xueyi, the Undying King, a disciple of Nuwa, and a sub-saint of the serpent race. The Candle Demon brought him out of Pingqiu to collect materials for refining the medicine of rebirth. His connection with Wusima was entirely at the behest of Fairy Xueyi."

After saying that, Taotie waved his hand, dispelling the Qi energy that had been enveloping Wuhu Snake Granny, and calmly spoke.

"Pah, pah, pah! How could that be? That bitch Lin Xueyi is imprisoned in the Ancient Prison of the Southern Barbarians by our ancestors. How could this little girl possibly find her?"

As soon as Wu Hui Snake Granny regained her freedom, she cursed at the snake clan's sub-saint.

"Hmm? It is said that the Kingdom of Wuxi in the North Sea is descended from the Kingdom of Immortality. How could you, Zhu Juan, harbor such a deep resentment towards Fairy Xueyi?"

Hearing the Azure Emperor's question, and seeing everyone staring at her expectantly, the Snake Granny Wuhui sighed: "The Wuhui clan has come to this state entirely because of that vile woman. As the direct descendant of Nuwa, I have no connection with that vile woman, so why can't I say a few words of curse?"

Then, she began to recount a secret of the snake clan.

In ancient times, there was a barbarian kingdom in the southern wilderness. Its people lived in caves, ate the fruit of the sweet tree, and lived for up to eight hundred years. After they died, their bodies were buried underground, but their hearts did not die. After eight hundred years, they could break out of the ground and be reborn as humans. Therefore, it was called the "Immortal Kingdom".

After Fuxi was petrified on Mount Ling, Nuwa, feeling the brevity of life, gathered hundreds of herbs in search of immortality. Lin Xueyi, the ruler of the Immortal Kingdom at the time, presented a formula for the elixir of immortality, receiving great favor and being personally accepted as Nuwa's disciple, bestowed with the titles of Quasi-Saintess and Immortal Medicine Master, to jointly refine the divine elixir. However, she later committed adultery and dereliction of duty, greatly angering Nuwa, who not only punished and imprisoned her but also exiled the entire Immortal Kingdom to the North Sea.

Migrating from the fertile southern barbarians to the bitterly cold and desolate northern sea, their circumstances and treatment were utterly drastic. It is no wonder that even today, Wu Hui Snake Granny still remembers Xue Yi Fairy.

“God, in Usma’s memory, is there anyone who harmed Tuoba? I remember that the Two Elements Divine Gu was created by Nuwa, and the person who controlled it must have had a close relationship with the snake descendants. Now that Zhu Juan has been cleared of suspicion, is the person who secretly planted the Gu at the Peach Banquet that year the Undying King?”

Seeing Yu Shiqie ask a question, Qin Huai nodded and said, "Lin Xueyi does indeed possess a pair of Yin-Yang Divine Gu. The person who devised the plan to assassinate Emperor Tuoba was none other than Wusima, who had the secret assistance of the Yellow Emperor. Over the years, while the Water and Wood tribes were engaged in a major conflict, the Tu tribe's scouts have been secretly collecting the corpses of both tribes. Using earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into the ground) and numerous underground rivers, they have been sending the resources needed to cultivate the Corpse Gu to the Netherworld. Since the Green Emperor and I persuaded the Black Emperor who was using the Gu, the snow disaster and Gu calamity that shrouded the Great Wilderness have stopped. As long as the antidote is spread throughout the Great Wilderness with the help of wind and rain, the infected people of various tribes will gradually lose their abnormalities and return to their original appearance."

Seeing that everything matched up, Yu Shi Qie seemed unable to bear the heavy truth. Her frail body swayed twice, looking truly desolate.

"That old scoundrel Ji Shaodian actually allowed his concubine to orchestrate a massive scheme to overthrow all the tribes of the Great Wilderness, causing so many of my men to lose their lives in vain! Your Majesty, give me ten days! I will definitely march on Chaoge and demand an explanation from him!"

After digesting this bloody truth, the hot-tempered Azure Emperor Ling Yang immediately felt angry and pleaded with Qin Huai. "It's too late. The Yellow Emperor Ji Shaodian has already led the Tu tribe's army to be swallowed up by Pimu Hill. If you want to settle accounts with him, I'm afraid you'll have to go there first."

Mentioning Pimu Hill, Qin Huai thought of the desolate and sparsely populated mountains that desperately needed [Breath Soil] to fill the sea eye, and Bomu Zhi Xuanqing, whose whereabouts had been unknown since earlier. He then said to the Black Emperor, "Zhi Guangji, now that you have avenged your great grudge, it is time to repent and reform, and come to Kunlun to serve as the Water Official. But before that, I allow you and the Wood Official to govern the Water and Wood tribes respectively, to revitalize the court, restore order, reward and punish, and bring everything back on track. Also, your younger sister is currently around Pingqiu. Find her for me; I have something to ask her."

Previously, Qin Huai (Lu Wu) had taken in Zhi Guangji, who had undergone a major personality change and called himself the Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld, into Kunlun Hill. He then ordered the Green Emperor to use both carrot and stick to "persuade" him. In the end, he successfully persuaded him to surrender and obtained the Black Water Demon's almost saturated water-based magic power.

Afterwards, he immediately took him out of the Ghost Realm and rushed to Pingqiu to seek revenge on Zhulong. He figured that even if Zhiguangji hadn't completely submitted by now, he should be close enough, so he entrusted the affairs of the Water Clan to him with peace of mind. After all, having this Water Clan Emperor step in and work with the Azure Emperor to quell the Water-Wood Calamity would surely be far more effective than his fabricated ancient god persona.

"No need, I'll come out."

Sounds came from beneath everyone's feet, and then the Crimson Serpent opened its blood-red maw and spat out the Bomu hidden in its belly.

Upon suddenly seeing the inhuman and ghostly Zhi Guangji, Zhi Xuanqing's eyes reddened, and he immediately said hatefully, "Brother, you are in this state thanks to the old demon Zhu. Let me kill him to vent your anger!"

"Nonsense! The Elder Council and I will decide on the crime of Zhulong. Just answer His Majesty's questions properly."

Just as the Black Emperor Zhi Guangji was rebuking Bo Mu, Zhu Long, who was in the Eight Extremes Cyclone and had been waiting for an opportunity, knew that if he did not fight to the death now, there would be no chance of turning the tide once Qin Huai and the others came to their senses. So he immediately recited the Primordial Serpent Script, and his majestic aura spread throughout the world.

"A swing in a deep dream, a dragon locked in a hill, a fish-like creature sealing the northern sea, three beasts suppressing a snail maiden, the sun resting without heaven or earth, waves rising in the vast ocean, the earth splitting and the sky collapsing, a monstrous demon from ancient times."

In an instant, the Eight Extremes Cyclone surged and churned like a raging torrent, unable to maintain its shape, and its powerful suction force suddenly decreased.

The sky was filled with the screeching of ferocious birds, and suddenly a rumbling sound came from below, causing the towering cliff to sway gently.

The mountainside shook, and rocks and soil rained down. The rumbling sound grew more and more intense, gradually drowning out the surging waves of sound. Everyone realized something was wrong and immediately used their special abilities to protect themselves.

"Not good! Pingqiu Jiyuan is the transformed form of the ancient and extremely ferocious Kunyu. This old demon has somehow obtained the Kunyu's unsealing technique. Stop him quickly!"

Black Emperor Jue Guangji's expression changed drastically. Without thinking, he summoned the Five Elements Ghost Kings and unleashed his true energy to attack Zhulong.

Before the words were finished, a deafening roar was heard, the earth shook, and the distant abyss suddenly burst into the sky, instantly sending up a thousand-foot-high ice wave!

The two peaks of the flat hill beside it collapsed with a roar, and thousands of boulders were swept up by the raging torrent, flying wildly through the air like meteors and sparks, creating a spectacular sight.

Almost simultaneously, a series of thunderous roars erupted below, like a violent explosion of thunder, and the mountains in front shook violently, cracks bursting forth.

boom! ! !
The cliff face, inscribed with snake script, suddenly exploded. Dozens of members of the Supreme Saint Palace were momentarily stunned by the shockwave. Before they could even react, they and their birds were struck by the flying rocks and were blown apart in a bloody mess.

Birds screeched and danced wildly in the sky, and the once towering, continuous mountain range collapsed as if it were made of mud and paper. The air surged, and huge rocks flew everywhere, crashing into the colorful Qi shield that Qin Huai had spread out, and falling to their wits and shattering.

A fierce wind howled, scattering earth and rocks, as if the entire world was collapsing. Below, billowing dust surged upwards in layers. The sea was also churning with turbulent waves, and even from a hundred feet away, the cold, salty vapor of the sea was already hitting you.

"rise!"

A fierce wind swept everyone up to the sky. Qin Huai looked down and saw that most of the towering mountains that separated the sky and the sea had collapsed. Dust rolled like black clouds, covering the sky. With each rumbling sound, the black clouds surged upwards like a raging tide.

In the distance, the silvery-white waves of the abyss rolled like towering pillars, spewing higher and higher. The icy pool water seemed to have turned into volcanic lava, with steam rising and swirling like giant mushroom clouds in the night sky. A strong wind blew, carrying a foul and scorching stench that made one want to vomit.

Boom~Boom~
The sea surged and churned, creating a huge whirlpool that stretched for tens of miles around Pingqiu Island.

At the same time, a strange wailing sound suddenly came from the seabed, making everyone's blood boil and their heads spin. Looking down, they saw layers of seawater surging and swirling, and a huge hill was rapidly rising from the whirlpool, smooth and shiny with a pale blue luster.

As the "hill" continued to rise, arching the entire Pingqiu Island upwards, the two rows of towering mountains on the east and west sides collapsed with a roar. Dark clouds rolled in, and huge rocks fell and flew, rushing past them like a dense rain of meteors, crashing into the sea and stirring up waves.

【Kun Fish】: A mythical creature born from chaos, one of the three ancient and most ferocious creatures, with 4,500 years of cultivation. Back then, Nuwa sealed it in the North Sea with a pair of dragon teeth. The fish's back that was exposed above the sea turned into Pingqiu Island, while its pores were hidden in the unfathomable Abyss.

Note: The Kun fish was sealed by the goddess Nuwa herself, and even experts of the divine level found it difficult to break. However, the old demon Zhu, who was learned and cunning, came up with a quick-thinking idea at the critical moment and used the power of the Eight Extremes Cyclone to shake the seal, releasing the ferocious beast again with the intention of causing chaos in the Great Wilderness.

(End of this chapter)