The Blade-Wielding Legend

Hazy dream, bone-chilling cold.

The mist gradually disperses, revealing a simple stone pavilion.

Beside the stone table in the pavilion, a burly tough man sits in a faded Confucian robe, his face obscured, only his eyes remain tranquil as an abyss.

This is the manifestation of the Five Dao General.

Like such Mortal Gods, they are ever-changing, without specific form, even the features shown upon appearance are based on people’s imagined reflections.

"Sit."

The Five Dao General’s voice is low, pushing forward a coarse pottery wine bowl, the murky wine inside swirls, emitting a strange cold and mellow fragrance.

Counting it, since Li Yan set sail to sea, far from the Divine State for several months, this is the first time contacting this Yin Si Divine General.

Following the instruction, Li Yan sits down, picks up the wine bowl, and the icy sensation penetrates the Divine Soul. He doesn’t bother to savor it, directly asks: "General, outside the Divine State, Hook Paper is ineffective, yin soldiers are difficult to summon. Months of isolation."

"Now... how is the situation in the Daluo Law Realm?"

The Five Dao General falls silent for a moment, carrying a rare trace of fatigue and frustration: "Chaos, unprecedented chaos."

He looks at Li Yan, "Inside the Law Realm, it’s no longer a solid piece; the fissures are profound, roughly divided into three factions."

"The first adheres strictly to the ’Heavenly Rules’ and ’Yin Law,’ seeing interference in the mortal dust as an abyss of eternal doom, advocating for silent observation and tightly sealing passages, forbidding any large-scale descent."

"The second perceives this calamity between heaven and earth as unprecedented, far beyond a simple dynastic change. They... smell the scent of destruction, asserting if this calamity arrives, not only will the Human World be devastated, but even the entire Daluo Law Realm faces collapse!"

"Thus, they strongly advocate for large-scale descents into the Human World at all costs, seeking new life or competing for a strand of Qi Fortune!"

"The rest," he places his hand down, his voice low, "are mostly fence-sitters, either bewildered or holding onto luck, only watching and waiting for a result."

Li Yan frowns deeply, "Such division, acting on their own, is there no one to govern? Those Ancient Venerable Gods, Daluo Golden Immortals who opened roads and established the world, are they merely sitting idly by?"

The Five Dao General, hearing this, seems to stiffen the silhouette of his blurred face, a profound worry flashing in his eyes: "This is precisely the most chilling part."

"All those above... the true path openers, those who set the framework for the realms, whether Heavenly Court Emperor, Netherworld Lord, or Buddha Land World Honored One... have vanished suddenly without a trace!"

"If not for this, who would dare act recklessly?"

Li Yan’s heart trembles intensely, his fingers gripping the wine bowl slightly pale.

The collective disappearance of the upper layer gods?

This news is even more shocking than the division of the Law Realm.

Perhaps it’s due to the current looseness in laws that the Five Dao General dares to speak of these important secrets revealed, previously, he would never have said.

Li Yan takes a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions:

"Then... how should humans conduct themselves? What should we do?"

This is what concerns him the most.

The Five Dao General remains silent for a long time.

Finally, he slowly says, "Do what you should do!"

"Immortal Master Erlang has already taken the position of East Mountain Lord, leveraging the power of Taishan Divine Palace to stabilize his realm, diligently cultivating unceasingly. His intent is to forge the Taishan Netherworld Passage into a stabilized ’Shelter.’"

"If there truly comes a day of world-ending destruction, it may preserve a strand of life for the Human World, and for the remaining incense of the Law Realm."

"Judge Cui and I will also do our utmost to maintain the balance of Yin Yang, sorting Earth Vein Resentful Evils, so the Netherworld doesn’t prematurely collapse. Yet..."

He pauses, his voice carrying a trace of helplessness, "Beyond this, we cannot reach."

The unspoken words, Li Yan already understands.

Facing the possibly earth-shattering catastrophe, even the Five Dao General, Judge Cui, and the newly-ascended Taishan Lord Immortal Master Erlang can only hold their respective duties, striving to delay the disaster’s arrival.

The true waves of devastation, they are unable to halt.

"I understand." Li Yan drains the cold wine in the bowl in one gulp.

......

"Ugh!"

Li Yan abruptly sits up from the military blanket, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

Outside the tent, the northern land’s piercing cold wind swirls with snowflakes, harshly striking the sturdy canvas with a dull crackle.

The fire’s faint light leaks through the gaps, casting flickering shadows inside the tent.

He breathes heavily, the conversation with the Five Dao General in the dream still echoing in his ears, each word like an ice spike piercing his heart.

Daluo Law Realm’s division, the collective disappearance of upper-layer gods, the looming threat of large-scale descents, and the possibly all-encompassing ’catastrophe’...

Though he had many premonitions and believed himself psychologically prepared, hearing it confirmed from the Five Dao General’s mouth, its severity still far exceeds his imagination.

In the tent, Sha Lifei wrapped in fur snored thunderously, Wang Daoxuan sat cross-legged seemingly meditating, and Kong Shangzhao under the weak oil lamp light was polishing his firearms.

Li Yan’s movements startled them.

"Brother Yan, did you have a nightmare?"

Sha Lifei mumbled groggily.

Li Yan shook his head, did not speak, just lifted a corner of the heavy tent curtain. The biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes immediately poured in, making him shiver.

Outside the tent, the world is a chaotic gray-white, large flurries of snow continually fell, covering the stretch of tents and distant undulating mountain ranges.

The night-watch soldiers huddled around their rifles, shrinking their necks, pacing by the campfire, their breath turning to frost instantly.

He gazes at this bleak snowy night, his expression as grave as iron.

The Five Dao General’s final words, "Do what you should do," were indeed correct. No matter how the Law Realm transforms, no matter how unpredictable the future, what they can do at this moment is to stand firm in the present.

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