Chapter 184 Landscape and Desire: Jing Haiwang was killed. ...

After Zhu Ming sensed something was wrong, he looked back at the illusions created by Bi Tao and completely dispelled his worries about her.

In her illusion, no matter how turbulent the conflicts in the Nine Heavens may be, they all revolve around her leadership.

During this period, she weakened the role of most of the immortals in the Nine Heavens, such as the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms and Qingming, and even directly found a reason that multiple star orbits deviated and caused the collapse of countless star realms, so as to "lure" these two away in a reasonable way.

She was demonstrating to the celestial beings in the Nine Heavens how extraordinary her wisdom and power were, how she was capable of winning battles from afar. If she were to become the ruler of the Nine Heavens, what a bright and glorious future awaited those celestial beings who followed her.

She was also subtly threatening those immortals who were hostile to her, using their abilities, desires, beliefs, and even the most subtle habits to fabricate a seemingly plausible narrative that they would inevitably betray her when faced with irresistible temptations. Then, she made them pay a heavy price for their hostility in the illusion.

Those people would be terrified by Bitao's thorough understanding of them, and then, based on the more intuitive visions that were presented than words, they would fall into the misconception that "I think I really would do that."

This is a form of mind manipulation and slaughter, often seen as a tactic used by leaders of folk cults to gather followers.

Zhu Ming admired Bi Tao immensely; she had mastered the art of manipulating and exploiting human desires and even the subconscious to the fullest extent.

She was ruthless not only to others, but also to herself.

She was precisely controlling her thoughts.

A person's thoughts are often beyond their control; they can be even more unexpected than subconscious reactions.

But Bitao was using the magic artifact of the Well Sea King to control her thoughts, ruthlessly recruiting believers, and using this illusion full of sound, color, form and meaning to shock the five senses of the viewers, showing them and fabricating a beautiful future that could be "foreseen".

This is far more tangible and more compelling than the verbal promises of benefits made by those in high positions.

When Zhu Ming discovered that Bi Tao was "showing off her skills," the magical artifact also clearly noticed that her mind was trying to avoid shaping emotions.

So next, the illusion mirror forcibly added Bitao's desperately hidden feelings for Mingguang into Bitao's "strategic planning".

The entire Nine Heavens Celestial Throne, which was initially shocking to see Bitao's depiction of the Nine Heavens hanging upside down, suddenly transformed into a scene of amusement as she cleverly dispelled the illusions and fabricated false light.

Looking at the bright light above her, Bitao leaned towards her with tender affection in her eyes—

Bitao said expressionlessly, "Let me ask you a question."

"Hmm?" Mingguang paused, then said softly, "Go ahead."

Bitao asked, "How many children have we had?"

Mingguang: "Child... if you want to have a child, we can have one right now."

As he was about to lean over, the illusion shattered.

The immortals watching this scene from the Silver River Net understood it better than Bitao.

"This is too fake, too fake! Mingguang Xuanxian could never have made such a chilling expression!"

"Yeah, it's impossible for it to make a sound that gives me goosebumps all over!"

"I know the answer to that! It should be the 249th child!"

"I remember it being two hundred and forty-eight?"

"This is the 249th one. The 248th one has already been born. And Peach has been forced to choose a name, and she's already memorizing names according to the celestial ranks of the Nine Heavens... I am also one of their children..."

"Hahahahaha... Thinking of Wei Danxin, I was only hoping that Mingguang Xuanxian would recover his memory as soon as possible, but now I really miss Wei Danxin."

"Who can resist the aloof and arrogant senior brother who, after gaining enlightenment, washes his hands and cooks soup?"

...

The illusion captured Bitao's thoughts again, filled in the blanks in the answer, and made Mingguang's attitude much more restrained.

But just as he was about to kiss Bitao, she lay there again and asked, "What will we call our 208th child?"

Mingguang: "..."

The illusion shattered once more.

The immortals on the Milky Way: "Hahahaha—"

On the Six Imperial Platforms of Chongxiao, some people were pushing and shoving each other, furtively turning their heads to look at Zhu Ming.

Zhu Ming: "..." Damn it.

He even remembered it.

After all, when he heard Bitao say the child's name, he was so angry he almost blew smoke.

Bitao and Wei Danxin's 208th child is named Zhu Ming.

The illusion shatters once more.

Bitao: "What was the first thing we ate together when we were little?"

"What was the first thing I did when I landed on your shoulder?"

What's my favorite food?

What kinds of moles do I have on my body?

What was the weather like when I first came to Xuanhui Palace to find you?

"How did I get in?"

What gift did I bring you back then?

"When did your mother discover our relationship and break us up?"

Where did we first kiss?

...

With each question asked, the illusion shatters once more.

There are countless unspoken issues between Bitao and Mingguang, and she strictly controls her thoughts, recalling only a little bit at a time. This causes Mingguang in the illusion to become slow to react when Bitao asks him questions.

As countless illusions shattered, Bitao's immortal essence was consumed to an extremely dim degree, almost transparent.

The immortals, who had originally been watching the fun and "guessing the riddle," began to worry about Bitao when they discovered that Bitao's immortal essence was about to shatter.

This was, after all, a debate on the law, and as midnight approached, Bitao still hadn't managed to break through Jinghaiwang's magical artifact.

If this continues, she might not only fail in the debate, but her immortal essence might also be destroyed within this magical artifact.

The immortal essence of a Nine Heavens Immortal Realm cultivator collapses, and even those at the Undying Realm will plummet to the bottom.

Later, even Zhu Ming couldn't laugh anymore. It felt like someone had put thorns under his buttocks, making it impossible for him to sit still.

Meanwhile, Bitao's illusion continued to shatter rapidly as she exposed all sorts of false light.

While all the immortals were captivated by Bitao's illusion and her current state, the Well-Sea King returned after cleaning up his dirty business.

He didn't rush back to the clouds where the immortals were; instead, he watched Bitao's failure up close, through the magical artifact.

The Department of Mountains and Rivers governs all the mountains and rivers of the world, corresponding to the Sparrow Yin Spirit of the root chakra in the human body, and governs human desires.

The artifacts of the Well-Sea King feed on human desires; as long as desires persist, illusions will continue.

No matter how many times a person breaks free from the illusion of being trapped in their own cocoon, they are like a silkworm spinning its own silk, creating a prison for itself.

The more intelligent and perceptive a person is, the faster they can break free from illusions, and the faster they perish.

Jing Haiwang watched Bitao's self-destruction with disdain.

The Sea King's magical artifact comes from a lineage. No matter how powerful the opponent is, once their soul enters his artifact, no one can escape.

Jinghai Wang, separated by his magical artifact, watched as Bitao succumbed to her own desires, unable to extricate herself.

He could have easily killed Bitao in this illusion.

However, the Celestial Venerable only allowed him to stop Bitao from becoming a Grand Immortal, and forbade him to kill Bitao.

King Jinghai wasn't completely naive. He knew that if he killed Bitao in front of the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms, the Azure Nether Emperor, and all the immortals, he would definitely be punished for debating the law.

Throughout history, there have been countless people who, despite their profound knowledge, failed to ascend to the rank of Grand Immortal. However, no Grand Immortal has ever died during a debate on the Dharma.

Moreover, with Kunyi and Qingming present, they couldn't possibly watch him kill Bitao without intervening.

Therefore, no matter how unwilling King Jinghai was, he had to pull Bitao out of the illusion when she was on the verge of death.

But it doesn't need to be too early; just leave her with a breath left.

When she fails in her debate and her immortal essence is severely damaged, let's see how she can still swagger around and become an annoying troublemaker.

The peach blossoms kept breaking through the formation and decaying.

The expressions of the immortals above the clouds gradually became solemn.

However, they could not interfere with the debate among the other immortals before Bitao truly died.

Zhan Kui was so anxious that he wanted to ascend to the clouds but couldn't. Unable to bear it any longer, he transformed into a candle dragon, soaring over thousands of mountains and rivers to the lair of the Sea King of the Well.

Above the clouds, when Bitao's immortal essence was so weak that it was about to collapse, Jinghai Wang finally slowly appeared in the clouds. In front of all the immortals, he separated a wisp of his divine soul and entered the magic artifact to pull Bitao out.

At the same time, he said to the various immortals with different expressions, "I thought that some outstanding talent had emerged in the immortal realm, who could be promoted to the rank of Grand Immortal in just over two hundred years."

"Even so-so."

With his head of red hair, King Jinghai looked at Emperor Daju of Fengdu, who was staring at him with a gloomy expression. Holding a grudge against him for his previous intimidation, he deliberately spoke indirectly, saying, "No matter how much you all like this junior, you shouldn't just give her some trivial debate topics to show favoritism."

He pointed at Bitao, who had broken through another realm, returned to the crossroads, knelt on the ground, on the verge of death, head bowed, and even too weak to choose another path, and said, "If such an insatiable person were to truly ascend to the position of Grand Immortal and wield the power of the Nine Heavens, wouldn't he bring calamity to all realms?"

The immortals remained silent.

The King of the Well transformed into his own image and roughly pulled up the dying, kneeling Bitao.

Bitao, who seemed to be on the verge of losing her immortal energy, suddenly grabbed Jing Haiwang's wrist with tremendous force.

He put his other hand behind his back.

She tilted her head back, her face as pale as Guanghan's, and smiled at Jing Haiwang.

He said, "King Jinghai is a great god who governs the mountains and rivers; he is indeed extraordinary."

"I really... don't know how to answer this question."

King Jinghai scoffed, about to shove Bitao aside, drag her out, and announce her defeat in the debate, then watch her fall from grace.

Unexpectedly, Bitao then moved her other hand to her front and suddenly struck Jing Haiwang on the forehead.

A magic array formed with immortal essence was struck into the body, soul, and consciousness of the Well Sea King.

Jing Haiwang took a step back and rubbed his forehead.

Bitao braced herself on the ground, a large chunk of immortal essence missing from her lower back—something she had ripped out herself. Her soul was bleeding profusely, yet she chuckled softly.

"You! What have you done!"

"ah--"

Above the clouds, the King of the Well suddenly looked extremely terrified.

He sensed that his soul was being pulled by an extremely powerful force. He desperately tried to break free, even going so far as to activate his spiritual energy to cut off the part of his soul that was being pulled away from his body.

But it was too late—

Because that soul-binding formation that replaced his soul was directly struck into his sea of ​​consciousness, if he were to sever his own sea of ​​consciousness, he would be committing suicide.

"Ahhh!"

In the blink of an eye, the soul of the Sea King above the clouds was forcibly extracted into his own magical artifact—and the wisp of soul that he wanted to take out Bi Tao from the artifact was replaced and imprisoned in his body.

The moment Jing Haiwang realized he was inside a giant cocoon, the shock and fear nearly drove him insane.

He was furious and wanted to kill Bitao, but he found that Bitao was no longer in the magic artifact!

Above the clouds, "King of the Well" moved his neck and his eyes crinkled with laughter.

The immortals were dumbfounded.

Because they discovered that the soul within the body of the Sea King of the Well had been replaced!

They changed it to a peach blossom!

What kind of sinister possession method is this?!

Bitao, sporting the old face of the King of the Well, smiled so much that her eyes turned into two crescent moons.

That scene was truly nauseating.

"King of the Well" spoke up: "Fellow immortals, this is not a demonic possession technique, but merely a method of binding and replacing the soul."

As Bitao spoke, immortal essence floated out from Jing Haiwang's body, and she said with a smile, "It's an improvement I made based on the Spirit Transfer Array."

Bitao floated there, looking down at the Jinghai King whose soul was trapped in his own magic artifact through the illusion created by the magic artifact, and said: "Immortal Master, since the question comes from your Department of Mountains and Rivers, then you shall personally demonstrate how a person can guard his original heart when all his desires are satisfied."

Jing Haiwang's expression twisted, his eyes wide with rage: "Bitao! You...you..."

He was so gripped by extreme fear that he couldn't even find the words to insult Bitao to express his feelings at that moment.

Because only he himself knows the true nature of his magical artifacts.

The questioning was merely an excuse he used to detain Bitao; this magical artifact was impossible to break through from the inside.

Human desires are an integral part of life; no living person can escape them.

Unless you're dead.

A mind preoccupied with lust is like a silkworm spinning its cocoon, destined to live and die on its own. ①

The only way to break free from the 'self-generated cocoon' is to sever human desires and become a 'self-destructive silkworm'.

In other words, only by dying here can the magic artifact be unlocked.

No living person has ever survived among the magical artifacts of the Well Sea King.

Even the King of the Well never knew that one could break free from a magical artifact by exchanging one artifact for another!

Overwhelmed by despair, Jing Haiwang stumbled and fell to the ground, only to find himself in a path.

And so his illusion began.

The first act of his illusion was Bitao's failure to debate the law.

Bi Tao's weak immortal essence returned to its original form.

She opened her eyes, her face visibly pale and withered.

But she addressed Qingming, and the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms, which had returned at some unknown time, saying, "Emperor, Immortal Master."

"This argument is completely untenable. There is no gate of life in the magical artifacts of the Well Sea King."

He asked me if, if all my desires were fulfilled, I would still remember the people I was determined to protect.

"But human desires evolve and change with life; they are never truly satisfied. Just like when a person is thirsty, they want to drink water; after drinking water, they want to eat; after eating, they want to sleep..."

"This magical artifact creates illusions based on desires. As long as my desires continue, it will never stop."

"And those who have no desires in this world are nothing but dead people."

"King Jinghai wants to kill me."

Bitao entered the magical artifact and went through it several times before realizing it was a dead end.

Most of the magical artifacts of immortals come from inheritance and only recognize one master. As long as King Jinghai does not activate the artifact, Bitao can only be trapped here to die.

Fortunately, all the immortals were present at this moment, and King Jinghai dared not kill her in front of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms and the Azure Nether Emperor.

He will activate his magic artifact to rescue her when she is about to be defeated.

The Mountain and Water Department is like the territory of a vassal king in the human world. Most of the time, they do not operate in the celestial realm. King Jinghai dared to set up a deadly trap for her in public, which was bound to fail, but he relied on the fact that no one understood the true function of his magical artifact.

Bitao didn't understand either, but she had been the bridge of reincarnation in the underworld for forty years, and her understanding and control over the soul was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Since this magical artifact is used to imprison a person's soul, its activation naturally requires the soul of its owner to enter.

That was Bitao's only chance.

She used the array to replace the divine soul inside and outside the Well Sea King's magical artifact.

After the replacement began, the extremely weak, dying immortal essence attached itself to the soul of the Well Sea King and was transported to the Well Sea King's body by the formation.

The inspiration for this method came from the fact that, within the illusion of this magical artifact, she recreated her past when she was still a little peach branch, freely entering and exiting the heavily arrayed and restricted Immortal Emperor's Palace.

As long as one is absolutely weak, as weak as a wisp of spiritual mist or a gentle breeze, one can avoid being blocked by powerful magic arrays or even magical artifacts.

That's why the "body possession" misunderstanding that shocked the immortals happened before.

She merely... exhausted herself to the brink of death, and then, just like when she rode a fish into the Immortal Emperor's Palace, used the Sea King's own soul to enter and exit his magical artifact once.

The immortals watched as the wisp of Jinghai King's weak soul, which had been replaced above the clouds, dissipated in shock. His body could no longer support him, and he collapsed limply.

Within the magical artifacts of the Well Sea King, his soul was trapped in a cage of desires he had woven himself. Unlike Bi Tao, he did not break free from the illusion and choose a new path upon noticing its abnormality.

Now, Jing Haiwang has no soul outside of the magical artifact, which means that even if the Azure Emperor intervenes, he will not be able to activate Jing Haiwang's artifact and rescue him.

He is doomed.

Qingming frowned involuntarily.

Kunyi looked at Bitao, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

The other immortals above the clouds all had gloomy expressions, looking at Bitao with eyes that seemed to regard tigers and wolves.

The student from the Nine Heavens Academy stared wide-eyed, his three eyelids reduced to just one: "You...killed him?"

The Heavenly Official gasped softly, and the Water Official quickly took his sister's hand, hidden behind his sleeves, to comfort her.

"you……"

An immortal who was about to be promoted to the rank of Grand Immortal killed the immortal who was debating the law with her. This was unprecedented and utterly shocking.

The immortals below the clouds were all silent. Zhu Ming's mouth was slightly open, never expecting that Bi Tao had done something so extraordinary.

Bitao looked at the Nine Heavens Imperial Observer and said, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? King Jinghai is still alive and well, isn't he?"

Doubu Mingwenqu Xingjun exclaimed, "What a vicious substitution formation and scheme!"

"As a great god who governs the mountains and rivers, how dare you, a mere immortal, kill King Jinghai at will!"

Bitao defended herself: "Star Lord, don't you understand? It's King Jinghai who wants to kill me. If I don't find a way to get out of the battle..."

Doubu Mingwenquxingjun interrupted Bitao, saying, "Even if you didn't go into the formation, he would have already activated it to save you!"

Bitao paused for a moment, then said, "But if King Jinghai brings me out of the formation, wouldn't that prove my argument has failed?"

The Star Lord of the Underworld, Mingwenqu, was instantly silenced, like a duck whose throat had been choked.

“King Jinghai has set a deadly trap for me, blocking my path to advancement,” Bitao said. “Obstructing someone’s path to immortality is tantamount to killing their parents. The reason why Lord Mingwenqu is so furious is probably because he has elders protecting him and servants guarding him. He has reached such a high position, yet he has never known the wickedness of the human heart.”

"Am I to let him cut off my path to immortality just because he is a great god who governs the mountains and rivers?"

"I am dedicated to the well-being of all people and wish to bring compassion to the world. I am subject to the questioning of Heaven regarding my seven souls and three spirits, and I listen to the teachings of all the immortal masters."

"But that doesn't mean I should be 'gentle and merciful' to the point of offering my neck for slaughter to someone who intends to harm me."

Da Ju suddenly laughed heartily and said, "That's right, King Jinghai harmed others first, and now he's reaping what he sowed, getting himself caught in his own trap!"

Dongwanggong looked at the well-sea king who was trapped in his magic artifact, then conjured a physical body and clapped his hands in the direction of Bitao.

He humbly asked, "After the debate is over, teach me that soul-binding spell!"

Two people, seemingly enjoying the spectacle, voiced their opinions, but the other immortals remained deeply frowning.

Bitao's frail face showed no pity or guilt.

She glanced around at the immortals who seemed to have no reason to criticize her, and said, "Besides, even the King of the Well Sea himself couldn't solve the debate he set. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Following Bitao's gaze, everyone looked at the King of the Well, who was lost in the illusion.

In the illusion, after watching the Peach Blossom Immortal Steps fall to the bottom of the valley, King Jinghai returned to his own palace with a sense of triumph.

He opened the secret chamber of his bedchamber, which was filled with numerous arrays and teeming with life force, resembling a pool of spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy traced back along the array, but it was not from the star realm where King Jinghai was located—it all came from other star realms!

The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms stared intently at those magic arrays.

"So King Jinghai was stealing the life force of other star realms..." Bitao feigned surprise.

Bitao looked at Kunyi: "Immortal Master! Send people to arrest them now. Maybe we can trace the source and catch Jinghai King's accomplices!"

The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms flashed and disappeared into the clouds once more.

With a slight smile, Bitao watched as Jing Haiwang's illusion evolved into him rushing from his residence to a star realm. He looked ambitious and radiant—clearly, he was about to go and claim credit and rewards from his true master.

Bitao spared no effort to expend her immortal energy; killing Jinghaiwang was just a side effect. Her real purpose was to trap Jinghaiwang in the magic artifact and then reveal the true face of the person behind it to the immortals!

Bitao was so excited that her fingers trembled slightly, and she pressed them firmly against her knees.

She used magical artifacts to create a disturbance in the Nine Heavens for the immortals to see, but Bitao knew that the person behind it could not possibly be the Eastern Azure Emperor.

If the Eastern Azure Emperor wanted to become the Nine Heavens Emperor, he would have done so tens of thousands of years ago. With his ancient god body, the only one in ancient times that did not undergo the cycle of reincarnation, if he wanted to become an emperor, how could it be Qingming's turn?

He spends his days dividing himself into eight hundred parts, scattering them throughout the myriad realms to relieve suffering and distress. Even during the selection of gods in the celestial realm, he only shows his face briefly before disappearing again.

He had no interest in vying for power; he was the true ancient deity who cared deeply for all living beings.

However, the illusion created by the King of the Well must be the true rebellious immortal who wants to overturn the heavens!

Jing Haiwang appeared in front of the Eastern Qinghua Emperor Temple in a lower realm.

Then, with a proud smile, he stepped into the hall.

But before everyone could follow the illusion and see the temple from his perspective, the illusion suddenly trembled.

Immediately afterward, the illusion created by Jing Haiwang's desires vanished, and he returned to the crossroads.

He looked up in surprise, gazing into the void, and seemed about to call out a name.

But then his soul was suddenly torn apart, his spirit scattered and his soul flew away.

The speed was so fast that it was as if a magic circle had been activated beneath his feet, instantly draining all his life force.

Bitao leaned forward anxiously, pinching her leg tightly to keep from jumping up in fright.

Her expression shifted from excitement at the prospect of uncovering the true identity of the person behind it all to a fierce, stern look, as if suppressing thunder and frost.

Jing Haiwang was killed.

He was killed in front of all the immortals, and even the Azure Nether Emperor, within his own magical artifact.

This is simply... simply impossible.

The magical artifact of the Sea King was clearly beyond even Qingming's ability to undo; it could only be destroyed. He was trapped inside, like a small insect trapped in amber.

Who was it? Who had such great ability to reach into the amber from a distance and crush the insect in front of everyone?

It felt like a giant slap coming from afar.

Not only was Bitao's cheek burning, but the other immortals were also astonished.

A sword-like pattern appeared between Qingming's brows.

Bitao's fingers trembled slightly. She had sacrificed most of her immortal energy, and she and Mingguang had conspired silently in heaven and earth to take advantage of the fact that the Well Sea King had been defeated so decisively in his first encounter with the person behind him.

Bitao bit her lip, her worry for Mingguang and the others reaching its peak at this moment.

Don't panic, don't lose your composure.

It's impossible for anyone to have such great abilities.

If he truly possessed such great abilities, why would he need to hide behind the scenes and stir up trouble? Why not simply lead an army and seize the throne?

Bitao quickly eliminated all possibilities in her mind, forcing herself not to imagine the enemy as an invincible and powerful force.

When two armies clash, the moment you believe in your heart that you are no match for the enemy, you have already lost.

Bitao quickly calmed herself down and began to deduce that perhaps the other party had already predicted the development of events in advance, and that Jing Haiwang was just a scapegoat puppet that the other party had put forward to attract attention.

She played the same clownish role as Bitao before.

If King Jinghai could prevent Bitao from ascending to the Taixian realm, that would be ideal. But if he couldn't... what would be the reason?

Bitao recalled the last scene in the illusion.

The King of the Well is about to enter the temple of the Great Emperor of Qinghua in the Eastern Pole.

—This was to draw everyone's attention to the Great Emperor Qinghua of the Eastern Pole!

Bitao suddenly realized that the person behind this was framing the Eastern Azure Emperor.

But then Bitao realized that she had also used the Eastern Qinghua Emperor to fabricate the Nine Heavens War.

It felt like a small animal being grabbed by the back of its neck and lifted up, with no way to put its grip on anything.

What a brilliant counter-espionage strategy!

Although Bitao suffered a defeat in her first confrontation with the person behind her, it instead aroused her rebellious spirit.

She was born a filthy thing, and every path she walked in her life was "going against the current." Even the man she liked was a sweet melon that she was forced to marry.

She was slapped hard, but instead of backing down, her blood boiled because of the other party's strength and invisibility.

She addressed the Azure Emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe I have won the debate concerning the Mountains and Rivers."

"Although it is regrettable that King Jinghai died suddenly, it also proves that his question to me was completely unfounded."

"Your Majesty, may I begin the next debate?"

She needed to end the debate as soon as possible and find a way to distract the people behind it, so as to buy time for Mingguang and the others in the lower realms.

The immortals all looked at Bitao again, especially the people from the Fighting Department and the Military Department. They looked at Bitao as if she were a living demon.

Watching helplessly as a celestial being perish before her eyes, without even figuring out how the other party's body and soul suddenly exploded and died, Bitao was only concerned with her argument!

And it was through her cunning that she trapped the Sea King in his own magical artifact, leading to his death.

She remained completely unmoved and even wanted to move on to the next debate—how cold-blooded! How heartless!

Among the immortals below the clouds, some were intimidated by Bitao's coldness, but most spoke up for her.

On the Silver River Net, apart from recreating the formation that Bitao used to replace the soul of the Sea King of the Well, and discovering that it was indeed the most common alteration of the spirit-shifting formation, no one accused Bitao of her heinous act of slaughtering the immortals.

During the first competition, there were as many people criticizing Bitao as fish and shrimp in the sea.

During the second competition, the number of people who criticized her was still overwhelming.

In the third competition, before she even ascended, her supporters on the Silver River were able to silence those who spoke ill of her.

By this time, Bitao's absolute strength and unpredictable methods had made the immortals no longer dare to, nor were they willing to, utter any frivolous or malicious words to her.

Seeing that Bitao was unmoved by the death of Jing Haiwang, and hearing Bitao's request to continue the debate, they were left with only admiration and respect for her.

Qingming stared directly at Bitao, his gaze locked onto her fierce, gleaming eyes.

A moment later, he raised his hand and put the magical artifact that King Jinghai had left on the clouds into his sleeve.

He opened his mouth: "In this debate, Bitao Xuanxian wins."

A single decision makes all the difference; words become law.

The array that had been blocking spiritual energy was activated again, and the spiritual energy that had been lingering for so long rushed towards the peach blossoms as swiftly as swallows returning to the forest.

Bitao's weak immortal essence could not withstand the impact, causing her to collapse in the clouds. However, Bitao did not resist in the slightest. Enduring the fine pain that felt like her soul was being cracked, she fully integrated the Yin Soul of her Peripheral Chakra.

Qingming deliberately did not stop the surge of spiritual energy, his purpose being to teach this arrogant little immortal a lesson.

She refused to let the death of her fellow immortals harm her own kind; her nature was excessively willful, and her love and hate were excessively intense. Her perverse actions would inevitably lead to her own destruction.

Bitao did indeed learn a lesson from the Azure Emperor's "teachings".

Several times, her soul was nearly shattered by the spiritual energy, but Qingming refused to help her anymore.

Since Qingming didn't make a move, the other immortals naturally didn't dare to either.

Moreover, the immortals all agreed that Bitao deserved to be taught a lesson.

Thus, Bitao could only try to mend her torn soul on her own amidst the frenzied nurturing of heaven and earth.

They rob Peter to pay Paul, fixing one thing only to have another crack.

The long repair process nearly made Bitao faint.

She also realized that she had displeased the Emperor by acting too arrogantly.

Bitao secretly vowed that she would never speak well of Qingming in front of Mingguang again.

Let those two, father and son, treat each other with icy politeness! It would be better if they never spoke to each other again!

Bitao struggled to maintain consciousness; her soul was tattered and broken, and she mended it herself.

When Qingming finally intervened and lowered the array that blocked spiritual energy, Bitao, lying there, instantly lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, it was already the next day.

She was eager to succeed and couldn't wait to move on to the next round of debate.

As a result, she slept soundly all night!

Aaaaaah!

A day in heaven is ten years on earth!

She slept for five years.

Ahhhhhhh—

When Bitao opened her eyes and saw that it was almost noon the next day, the first thing that came to her mind was that noon was the perfect time for an execution.

She really wanted to cut off Qingming's "head"!

Bitao didn't rush to get up; she continued to play dead and was caught in the Silver River Net.

Seeing that five years had passed and nothing much had changed on the lower realm competition field, and that even Mingguang had gained a little weight back, he finally felt relieved and got up.

After settling down, Bitao prepared to drag her weak immortal energy into the next round of debate, only to discover that she had almost completely exhausted herself in the Well Sea King's magic artifact, and that she herself had torn off a large chunk of her immortal energy, which had now been restored to its original state.

It looks even more radiant and dazzling than before, and it's incredibly sturdy!

Thinking back to how she numbly sewed herself up...

She suddenly looked at the Azure Emperor, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, waiting for her to wake up.

His gratitude was palpable.

It turns out that Qingming's intention yesterday was not just to torment and educate her, but to teach her how to repair her immortal essence.

Immortal essence is the "essence and spirit" of an immortal. With such powerful immortal essence, from now on, she will no longer be burdened by any desires or delusions. In addition, with the perfected Sparrow Yin Soul, all illusions will be nothing more than falsehoods that can be instantly pierced through by her "spirit".

What a wonderful father!

Speaking of her being with Mingguang, Mingguang's biological father is her biological father.

She will continue to speak well of the Azure Emperor!

I could go on and on!

Bitao smiled brightly at Qingming Emperor, her beautiful peach blossom eyes curving upwards. She formed a self-protection seal with her hands in front of her and said in a somewhat intimate tone, “Your Majesty, I am ready to enter the next round.”

Qingming frowned again at the mention of "Emperor".

He didn't understand why this little fairy, who had suffered so much, was still acting all cute and affectionate towards him.

The other immortals listened to Bitao's tone, and their expressions were indescribable.

This is terrifying.

Has this peach tree gone mad from the impact of being nurtured by heaven and earth?

Da Ju, who had been waiting impatiently for Bi Tao to wake up, heard Bi Tao's tune, his ears rang, and his lips twitched several times.

Besides Kunyi, who else in this world would dare to "get close" to Qingming?

In this eerie atmosphere, only Lei Bu and Bing Bu's two debaters remained in Bitao.

The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms has not returned since it left last night. Yang Shen Yu Nan, one of the Six Ding and Six Jia Gods of the Ministry of War, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I, the Ministry of War... have a question on behalf of Heaven."