Chapter 222 Securing the Interior
Fei Lian and Ji Meng were deliberately left in the Demon Court by him, but Chang Hao specifically named Bai Ze, Ying Zhao, and Shang Yang to come together. After this trip, even if he wanted to drive them away in the future, they would cry and beg to leave.
Kunpeng felt a pang of unease, his face turning ashen. Now, he was doomed; he had no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end, with no way to change course.
Chang Hao picked out two representative innate spiritual treasures from each of them, and when he turned around, he saw the expressions of utter despair on everyone's faces.
"Don't worry," Chang Hao stood on tiptoe and patted Bai Ze's stiff shoulder, "These belong to my old friend, not to the two sages."
Bai Ze's lips twitched, trying to regain his usual composure, but his smile looked more like a grimace.
Even if, as the new emperor claims, these are indeed the belongings of old friends, they have still managed to disrupt the sacred site of a sage, and just now they even sent several of the sage's disciples to reincarnation.
According to His Majesty's intention, this is to pave the way for them, to open their eyes, and to let them see how the novel Netherworld of Reincarnation works.
"Kunpeng..."
Kunpeng jolted awake and came to his senses.
"You take them back to rebuild the Heavenly Court. Bai Ze and Shang Yang are responsible for leading the demon soldiers to the Lich War battlefield to collect the remains of fallen comrades. If you can find the primordial spirits, true spirits, and remnant souls of the demon soldiers and generals, bring them all back."
"Now that the four seas are under the rule of the Heavenly Court, the Netherworld is no exception. I will personally send them back to life." After all, they died fighting for the Demon Court. Chang Hao couldn't just watch them be trapped in the Lich War battlefield and unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, and then go and take over the Netherworld.
Although the Netherworld is guarded by Pingxin, the Red Lotus and several Kings of Hell must be half of their own people.
"Yes, Your Majesty's decree will be obeyed..." The wavering demon saints, demon generals, and demon soldiers were all filled with gratitude, and they addressed His Majesty without any further hesitation.
Chang Hao brought boundless hope to the wounded demon race, but Luo Hou, who was bounced back to the demon realm at the last moment, was in a daze and could no longer hold on. At this moment, he was so disappointed that he could not express it in words.
Luo Hou couldn't help but curse Hongjun, Chang Hao, and the innate demon god who had cursed him in the past. He must be cursed because they were born with bad luck and were incompatible with him, which was why he had such bad luck in everything...
If he can't get out, how can he settle accounts with Hongjun...?
If he can't get out, how can he find Jin Guang, who always messes things up...?
If he can't get out, he can't directly mock Hongjun for being blind and raising an enemy who is also completely devoted to him...
"Damn Hongjun, how did he stabilize the Heavenly Dao's fortune so quickly? What method did he use?" Luo Hou was extremely anxious. He regretted not being able to witness this grand drama he had designed.
Oh, and that golden light, is he dead? Such an interesting person, it's a shame he's gone.
"Are you wondering if I'm dead or not?" The eerie voice carried a chilling undertone.
Luo Hou looked up and the first thing he saw was the Nine Demon Tower? His eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "You, you, how did you find it?" The excitement of his buried treasure being exposed far outweighed the excitement of the golden light still being alive.
Zhunti and Jieyin are no good. Mount Ling has been overturned, and the location of their Nine Demon Pagoda's batch of rare and precious materials is beneath the Eight Treasures Merit Pool...
“Just like that, with a ‘whoosh,’ the Eight Treasures Merit Pool was overturned,” Chang Hao gestured, then suddenly smiled. “Thank you for the surprise you prepared for me. I’m very satisfied with this gift.”
He was even more satisfied with the batch of rare and precious materials placed in the same place as the Nine Demon Towers. They would be just the right amount to rebuild the Heavenly Court, and it would save him the trouble of paying out of his own pocket.
“This world-destroying millstone is pretty good too…” Chang Hao took out another innate spiritual treasure and waved it in front of Luo Hou. “It’s an innate spiritual treasure that was discovered along with it, so I won’t be polite with you.”
Luo Hou couldn't control his expression; his cheeks puffed up, he was furious. "Useless! Someone could dig up the space beneath the meditation room!"
"I've come all this way to talk to you, shouldn't you give me some compensation for my trouble?" Chang Hao said without batting an eye, directly trying to force a sale.
"I didn't ask you to come and talk to me." Luo Hou ground his back teeth. How shameless could one be to say such a thing?
Chang Hao smiled and said, "I've already said it, so you have no choice in this matter." He stretched out his wrist, and Honglian immediately transformed into a Dao body beside him.
“Master…” Dressed in a bright red gown, Honglian waited quietly for Chang Hao’s instructions.
"Let the flames of karma burn throughout the Ruins of Return..." If anyone in this world knows the treasure land of Rahu best, it must be none other than Hao.
As soon as Chang Hao finished speaking, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire immediately blazed fiercely, and the entire Guixu area, except for the place where Chang Hao stood, was ablaze with red flames.
No matter how good the concealment methods or formations are, without the support of spiritual energy, they will inevitably be exposed.
Even hotter than the karmic fire was Rahu's flushed face. As his treasures appeared one by one, wisps of demonic energy rose from his head, making him so angry that his head ached.
He had kept this batch of rare and precious materials under his watchful eye, thinking that everything was in the bag. Little did he expect that one day someone would deliberately use them to provoke him.
After enjoying Luo Hou's fascinating expression, Chang Hao waved his hand to collect the treasures scattered on the ground. Before turning to leave, he seemed to remember something, "By the way, you haven't given me a congratulatory gift for my new position as Heavenly Emperor. I'll gladly accept the batch of rare and precious materials from the Pangu Temple of the Ancestral Witch."
Luo Hou's eyes were glazed over, and soon the energy he had been holding onto dissipated, leaving him listless.
"If this cunning and treacherous Jin Guang becomes the Heavenly Emperor, how will he cause trouble in the future?!" Luo Hou finally realized the gravity of the situation and gasped, "Hiss..."
A splitting headache—that was the worst news.
"Why didn't Hongjun kill you? This is unfair!!!"
However, there is no such thing as fairness in this world.
After Bai Ze properly collected the remains of his comrades, he brought the surviving spirits to Chang Hao to report back.
At this moment, Chang Hao returned from Guixu.
"Your Majesty, these are the remnant souls of the demon saints Guiche, Qinyuan, Jiuying, and Bifang. Ci Tie's soul has been scattered, and only 30% of the true spirit of the remaining Great Luo Golden Immortal demon generals has been found, as well as the demon soldiers..."
Chang Hao remained silent for a moment, put down the memorial in his hand, and took the Soul Gathering Banner from Bai Ze's hand. Inside were the heroic and fearless spirits of the demon race. "Where are Yingzhao and Shangyang?"
"Demon soldiers and generals guard the remains, with Yingzhao and Shangyang taking turns to monitor them." For some lesser demons, the remains of a great demon are a good opportunity to change their inherent nature; plunder and the law of the jungle are in the nature of their demon race.
The Heavenly Emperor's order was for them to restrain their nature, as they couldn't be sure if some minor demons would take the risk; the temptation was too great.
Chang Hao reviewed the demon saints that the Demon Court could still field. "You go down first, and have Yingzhao come with me to the Netherworld."
Chang Hao decided to insert Honglian and Yingzhao into the Netherworld to seize the initiative and then infiltrate it.
At this time, many spirits of the dead have involuntarily come to this place, while many more are still wandering between heaven and earth and need to be led into the Netherworld by the Yin soldiers.
Chang Hao explained to the two of them again how the Netherworld operated, and then handed the Book of Life and Death and the Thousand Autumns Reincarnation Brush to Honglian. "The Blood Sea is the place where you were born. This place is beneficial to you and will not harm you. From now on, you will take root here and guard the Netherworld for me."
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