The Black Lotus Temple stands as the foremost rebellious sect within the Buddhist Gate.

Conversely, the Ancient Difficult Mountain is recognized by the Taigu Imperial City as a pillar of righteousness in the world.

Regardless of how the Black Lotus Temple proclaims itself the true inheritor of the Buddhist Gate, the chasm between these two faiths, representing good and evil, has long been settled by public consensus throughout history.

Of course, history offers considerable room for interpretation and modification.

But for the present, the Black Lotus Temple is undeniably one of the greatest evil religions under heaven.

And Lu Qilang, a high-ranking official of the Divine Fragrance Security Prefecture, a registered entity within the Taigu Imperial City, is an absolute figure of authority, a symbol of order and righteousness.

How could he possibly see an evil religion’s malefactor and not deliver justice?

This fellow even dared to utter such words as, “Those who lack reverence, sincerity, or respect shall fall into the path of beasts”! These pronouncements, typically confined to the Black Lotus Temple’s internal gatherings, should have remained behind closed doors. How could he be so brazen in front of Lu Qilang?!

However, the greatest immediate opponent remained She Gu Yu.

Though, perhaps… one’s opponent might not be a matter one could choose.

Could this Mouse Jialan be an auxiliary summoned by She Gu Yu?

Upon deeper reflection, this realization was both shocking and yet entirely plausible.

She Gu Yu’s crimes were already unforgivable. Adding her joining the Black Lotus Temple and participating in evil religious deeds would scarcely worsen her predicament.

Under heaven, those who could tolerate her, and precisely those who could offer her aid, were already few.

And as for himself, despite always holding the conviction of being unparalleled among his generation, to single-handedly slay two Demon Kings possessing the strength of Heaven List New Kings… that was truly a touch too presumptuous…

Lu Qilang calmly assessed his surroundings. The hand gripping his sword remained steady and composed, yet he subconsciously shifted his stance, affording himself a more advantageous position for both advance and retreat.

He faced the slender, sharp stabbing sword.

The Eight Chop Knife, being narrow-edged, also bore the hue of moonlight.

She Gu Yu had originally braced herself to face Lu Qilang and Chai Ah Si, two formidable Demon Kings, alone, intending to carve a path to escape through a bloody battle.

The sudden arrival of this Mouse Jialan from the Black Lotus Temple sent a jolt through her heart.

The Security Prefecture was, of course, a formidable adversary. The Black Lotus Temple was certainly no benevolent companion.

Her nature was inherently distant and aloof. Growing up in Lin Wu, every step she took, every action she undertook, and every battle she fought to earn renown and ascend the Heaven List was under the control of her family.

Regardless of whether they followed the righteous path or the evil path, she had, from the outset, few companions, almost entirely isolated from the world.

Her ascent to the Heaven List New King naturally came with its own encounters.

The cultivation technique she practiced, the secret arts she mastered, her demonic marks, even the pair of Flying Swallow Eight Chop Knives she wielded – these were all tangible gains.

After slaughtering her kin, the Lin Wu Snake Family’s accumulation of several thousand years of wealth should also be in her hands.

Moreover, the reasons behind her kinslaying would inevitably give rise to countless speculations.

Now, burdened by unforgivable crimes, she was exiled to the edge of the world. She possessed no identity that could offer her protection, no backing that could serve as a deterrent.

Any demon under heaven could openly and justly execute her—

What a magnificent piece of succulent flesh this was!

She was not the naive child clutching a treasure in the marketplace; she herself was that heavy treasure left exposed in the marketplace, destined to attract covetous eyes from all directions.

Even Yuan Meng Ji dared to harbor such thoughts, let alone others?

Some demons dared not challenge Lu Qilang for her, but an existence like Mouse Jialan was fundamentally fearless.

And she understood with chilling clarity that even unleashing all her hidden power at this moment would be insufficient to escape under the encirclement of Lu Qilang, Chai Ah Si, and Mouse Jialan.

She had evaded capture for so long, escaping the Divine Fragrance flower sea, traversing the Purple Wu Hills, and matching wits and courage with Lu Qilang, the favored son of Divine Fragrance, without ever showing a hint of timidity.

To think that a single misstep tonight seemed to have led her directly to a dead end!

The night wind was cool.

Mouse Jialan stood before the Black Lotus sacrificial altar, facing the corpulent Peace Ghost Messenger, his back turned towards the hulking figures standing silently in the North District alley.

For a moment, he was uncertain whether to advance or engage, his heart filled with shock and doubt.

The Buddha light in his eyes was no longer so rampant, and the Buddha chants around him gradually dissipated.

He did not turn his head, yet he could sense the powerful presences.

Lu Qilang, She Gu Yu, and one unknown demon who could stand alongside them – appearing incredibly weak, yet also an existence whose depths were most unfathomable.

After all, his own Buddha thoughts were utterly incapable of probing this demon’s origins.

Could this be a trap laid by the Peace Ghost Messenger?

Was the Peace Way truly such a powerful organization?

And had the Divine Fragrance Lu Family reached a full cooperation? Would there still be official forces from Mo Yun City arriving subsequently?

As for the several hulking figures blocking the outer street alley, whether there was any possibility of reaching an understanding without conflict…

He had simply not considered it.

After all, the strong walk alone from the outset!

To put it plainly, in the Black Lotus Temple’s diplomatic relations, there were no friendly forces… Looking around the demon world, it was accurate to say that enemies were everywhere.

In reality, with the Black Lotus Temple’s usual practice of wanting to hack those who were not devout or sincere into the path of beasts, they themselves were well aware of how much they courted hatred.

Relative to the tension of the three Demon Kings.

We, the Swift Wind Kill Sword and the Peace Ghost Messenger, displayed the composure of a top-tier super demon.

“No need to panic, I have an ancient god at my side. The ancient god has ten fingers. Crushing three Demon Kings will still leave seven fingers with nothing to do.”

Chai Ah Si was brimming with confidence.

The Way Lord had already declared that the Black Lotus Temple matter would be handled by the organization.

Tonight, he had merely come casually to deliver something. With a fierce criminal like She Gu Yu arriving, and the villain from the Black Lotus Temple also leaping out, could this also be within the Way Lord’s plan?

The Peace Scheme was truly terrifying! Next, one should be able to witness the arrival of the organization’s high-level powerhouses. One wondered which of the Three Officials or Seven Officers would appear…

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According to his understanding of the Peace Way’s structure, the highest authority was the Peace Way Lord.

This venerable one possessed tens of thousands of divine manifestations, watching over the eternal night.

Among them—his thoughts, then settled upon the Peace God Wind Seal upon him.

Beneath the Peace Way Lord, there were the Three Officials, Seven Officers, and Nine Messengers.

The Three Officials represented Heaven, Earth, and Demon.

The Seven Officers represented Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, Hate, and Desire.

The Nine Messengers represented Yin, Yang, Dragon, Demon, Human, God, Ghost, Evil, and Sin.

He himself was the Peace Ghost Messenger among the Nine Messengers. Although his cultivation was still quite limited at present, insufficient to support the prestige of a Ghost Messenger.

But the Peace Way Lord had personally declared that he possessed great talent and would sooner or later reach the heights he was destined for.

A demon’s journey towards achieving great accomplishments always required overcoming various villains. Just like tonight, just like this Mouse Jialan.

Pig Da Li stood at the threshold of the dilapidated room, looking at the Black Lotus Temple Demon King within the courtyard. His gaze was already like that of someone looking at a dead corpse.

Unlike the trepidation and suspicion of the three great Demon Kings, the blind confidence of the two who had arrived in carriages, and the ancient god hidden within the mirror, there was a sudden and unexpected descent into a temporary state of blankness.

Pig Da Li was asking when the high-level would arrive and what assistance he, as the Peace Ghost Messenger, could provide.

Chai Ah Si was asking if he should continue to feign weakness or simply reveal his hand and ask the ancient god to appear and crush everyone…

But the ancient god and the Peace Way Lord themselves still hadn’t figured out where they wanted to slip away or how they wanted to escape.

Once these three Demon Kings began to fight, could this small courtyard still remain standing?

To think that he, the Marquis of Wu An of Great Qi, within the planning of his treasure mirror, had brilliantly calculated the will of heaven, grasped that fleeting opportunity, and hastily returned to this broken courtyard after shifting his form and changing his shadow, only to stumble into this scene before him.

He had remained still, and when he moved, the carriage had overturned.

Regardless of who it was, one would inevitably be blank.

At this moment, he indeed felt a deep reverence for the will of heaven.

The more he understood, the more he revered.

The more he perceived, the more he feared.

The more he knew, the more he doubted!

Now, he no longer knew whether he should take action, nor did he know how to proceed.

Truly transcendent.

It felt as if he stood alone at a vast, empty crossroads. On the road were only various demons, and on the roadside lay various unknown dangers.

He had struggled every step of the way, calculating every move, but front, back, left, right – no matter how he chose, it was all wrong!

Precisely those things you thought were ‘correct’ would, step by step, push you into a more perilous situation.

Could it be that in this life, at this time, there was no other path, only to sit quietly and await death?

This small courtyard in the North District of Mo Yun City, originally a scene of drawn swords and tense bows, poised for a life-and-death struggle, actually fell into a strange silence.

Lu Qilang, She Gu Yu, and Mouse Jialan, the three great Demon Kings, each harbored their own reservations, none willing to make the first move and lose their leeway.

Pig Da Li, relying on the support of the Peace Way, watched the scene before him with a completely transcendent mindset, even though Mouse Jialan’s aim was clearly directed at him.

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“Cough!” Finally, Chai Ah Si broke the silence.

He thought to himself, “Won’t this be too arrogant of me? I thought I would at least need three to five more years to speak with this attitude…”

Yet his mouth had already opened very lightly, “I say, what are you all doing blocking my home in the dead of night?”

With a gait that in the eyes of several Demon Kings seemed a hundred times flawed, yet upon careful consideration felt profoundly significant, he flashed to the courtyard gate. Alone, he divided the potential battlefield into two sides.

Inside the courtyard were Mouse Jialan and the Peace Ghost Messenger; in the alley were Lu Qilang and She Gu Yu.

He stood on a fragile middle line, looking left at Mouse Jialan’s bald head and the Peace Ghost Messenger’s masked face, and right at She Gu Yu’s red snake pattern and Lu Qilang’s hand grasping his sword.

He had decided not to pretend to be a little brother anymore.

“Are you all still going to fight?” His voice was contemptuous.

Beneath the surface, he used his body as a barrier, dividing the battlefield into two areas.

Logically, this made it convenient for several Demon Kings to engage.

Mouse Jialan versus the Peace Ghost Messenger was a mano a mano confrontation.

Lu Qilang versus She Gu Yu also had a psychological advantage.

But they all couldn’t help but wonder, who exactly was this Chai Ah Si, so deeply hidden and reserved? Which side did he stand on?

Especially Lu Qilang, who had just recently taken Chai Ah Si under his wing. This question carried considerable weight.

He even began to suspect whether Chai Ah Si’s visit to his door tonight was also part of a plan to lead him here…

No, it was definitely a scheme.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, allowing him to encounter both She Gu Yu and Mouse Jialan simultaneously?

He knew it was difficult to track She Gu Yu even with his innate spiritual awareness and the secret arts of Divine Fragrance.

Yet this Chai Ah Si was able to precisely grasp their positions and gather several Demon Kings together. To say there wasn’t a powerful organization behind him was something he simply could not believe.

Who exactly wanted to deal with the Divine Fragrance Lu Family?

An alarm bell rang loudly in Lu Qilang’s heart.

His spiritual awareness told him that he was approaching a great opportunity, but simultaneously, he was also approaching immense danger.

Where lay the opportunity? Who brought the danger?

Mouse Jialan and Lu Qilang remained silent. She Gu Yu spoke even less.

Chai Ah Si’s question scattered into the wind.

“Foolish!” Chai Ah Si waved his hand impatiently again. “If you’re not fighting, scatter!”

His heart was secretly elated, but his voice was even more imbued with the casualness of a worldly powerful being. “I need to seize the time to repair the door. I still need to sleep tonight!”

Saying this, he hung his rusty sword and walked towards the study courtyard.

These words were, of course, not his own decision.

In that moment of blankness, Jiang Wang, having regrouped, once again initiated a challenge to the will of heaven through Chai Ah Si.

From escaping the Frost Wind Valley until his return to the Chai Family old courtyard tonight.

From perceiving the will of heaven as his target to beginning to target, evade, and resist the will of heaven… almost all his efforts were met with a resounding slap to the ear.

He would feel tormented by repeated losses. He would feel lonely in a foreign land.

All his efforts would be in vain, and he would feel powerless and fearful.

But he still wouldn’t stand idly by.

Life was nothing more than… moving forward.

He knew he couldn’t choose to wait. Lu Qilang, She Gu Yu, Mouse Jialan, these were the favored children of the demon world.

They could all wait for themselves or potential opportunities, wait for fate to favor them. Only he, hidden within the mirror world, could not.

Because he was not of this world, and this world’s will of heaven would not treat him fairly.

If he surrendered everything to luck, then what he faced was a certain death.

But he still couldn’t make a move himself, because the will of heaven was so忌 (jealous or cautious), or perhaps it would cause a more intense reaction.

So he had Chai Ah Si jump out first, stirring the muddy waters, breaking this stalemate.

He calmly observed the situation from within the mirror world, guessing the psychology of each Demon King, judging their potential choices.

He let Chai Ah Si borrow prestige, feign power, and exaggerate his presence, hoping that this sudden mixed battle wouldn’t erupt, or at least not nearby.

The several great Demon Kings, subjected to Chai Ah Si’s scolding, remained silent.

And Chai Ah Si’s casual posture of repairing the door added a layer of mystery, providing infinite room for imagination.

Even Pig Da Li, who relied on the backing of the Peace Way, reconsidered this new figure in the flower street.

Mouse Jialan was the first to contemplate retreat.

If the Peace Way was a massive underground organization, then he, backed by the Black Lotus Temple, would have a long entanglement with them. There was no need, nor should he, be hasty at this moment.

He needed to reinvestigate and examine the Peace Way. How could the Buddha Lord unleash his anger without a grasp on the situation?

Furthermore, this dog demon’s background also required a thorough investigation. Surely it wasn’t just a matter of having great膽子 (courage)?

“My Buddha is compassionate! Destroying someone’s door is indeed improper. Officer Lu is apprehending a criminal, and it is also not convenient for me to disturb.” He offered a palms-together salute and then glared fiercely at Pig Da Li. “The Buddha Lord will let you off the hook for now today, but you best know that you can no longer escape. Offend my Black Lotus Temple, and from now on, there will be no place for you under heaven or on earth.”

Pig Da Li tilted his head, and with great confidence, raised both hands, adopting a tied-hand posture as if about to grapple. “This Buddha Lord, I don’t seem to be escaping.”

Mouse Jialan pretended not to hear. He gathered the Black Lotus sacrificial altar and leaped towards the boundless night sky.

Lu Qilang glanced at She Gu Yu, the tip of his sword tilting slightly outward by two fen, the meaning quite clear—he was offering her an opportunity to escape; she should seize it.

She Gu Yu’s eyes were cold and distant. She also brought her Eight Chop Knife together, about to step into the shadows.

Just as it seemed the potential chaotic battle was about to disperse, suddenly—

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A bell sound rang out.

Awakening the entire Mo Yun City!

At that moment, regardless of their location or what they were doing, all the demons who were still awake in Mo Yun City consciously or unconsciously walked out of their rooms and looked up at the sky.

Across the entire expanse of Mo Yun City’s night sky, a strange scene was unfolding.

Under the blood moon, infinite moonlight gathered…

That moonlight, tinged with faint red, condensed into a magnificent light and shadow in the high dome, forming a massive bell in the dim and bright light.

Its top resembled suspended sun and moon, and its body was carved with floating birds and beasts.

Its sound was grand, penetrating through long years and vast lands.

It awakened the physical bodies of those who heard it and cleansed their divine souls.

Chai Ah Si, in his own courtyard, stared blankly at the sky dome.

An even more interesting scene could be depicted in this night. Beneath the bell’s mouth, the virtual shadow of a secret room shone out.

This room was square, its entire body based on a silver-white color. One wall was a large door emitting a silver-white metallic luster.

Along the central seam of the large door, three inverted bells were fixed. One had already lit up, its glorious light like water.

Only when all three bells were illuminated would the door open.

On the other three walls of the secret room, metal square blocks of consistent size were embedded, each movable, and carved with complex and gorgeous patterns.

The light and shadow floated, appearing not entirely real.

Inside the room, two figures were busily moving the patterns back and forth.

— One wore a black long robe and a black mask covering his face.

— One had silver hair and ink pupils, with silver feather wings unfurled behind his spine… Mo Yun’s Three Talents, Yu Xin!

These two figures were busy on one side, while also exchanging low-voiced whispers on the other.

Yu Xin’s hands were in constant motion.

Suddenly, he let out a low laugh twice.

“What’s so funny?” The voice of the figure in the long robe was extremely rough.

“I’m laughing at how Spider Ying has no scheme, Lu Qilang little wisdom, Mouse Jialan no brain. Yuan Meng Ji and Dog Xi Hua are not worth mentioning, and She Gu Yu is a homeless dog!”

Yu Xin suppressed his laughter within his low voice. “Who could have thought that the Divine Firmament Secret Treasury would open tonight? Your ‘divided petal plum blossom’ plan is truly ingenious! Letting me accidentally leak the message to every family, waiting for the mechanisms outside the city to activate at dawn… that group of fools will surely follow the one surnamed Lu. Wouldn’t decoding a dozen places’ worth of treasure dazzle them, leaving them bewildered and confused? By the time they finish snatching, we’ll be done on our end too!”

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