Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 322 - 289: Tempered by Karmic Fire, Storms on the Horizon

Chapter 322: Chapter 289: Tempered by Karmic Fire, Storms on the Horizon

The Stone Man Tomb has fallen!

This news spread across the entire Divine Continent almost overnight.

Thus, within the boundaries of the Divine Continent, the "Three Mountains, Four Caves, and Five Water Mansions" that oppressed the human race for tens of thousands of years and cast a terrifying shadow over the land have all been moved, except for the known ancient battlefield relics of the "Three Mountains".

In the Four Caves, the General’s Tomb was annihilated, the Spiritual Sect split apart, and the Chai Kingdom and Stone Man Tomb submitted to the Divine Dynasty.

Among the Five Water Mansions, the Lanjiang Water Mansion was the first to form an alliance, followed by the Celestial River Water Mansion, which remained hidden. The Jingjiang Water Mansion was destroyed, while Yunmeng and the Black River Water Mansion surrendered.

Even the Forbidden Lands surrounding the Divine Dynasty, whether the Sea Eye, East Sea Water Mansion, the Sea of Blood on the grasslands, or Wolf Mountain, have all faded into history.

Now, within the ancient Eastern Continent, the Divine Dynasty stands supreme, its momentum growing stronger day by day.

The people of the Divine Dynasty, recalling the fear and darkness they experienced in recent years, feel as if it was all just a dream.

However, the news that followed from the Underworld, as if a bucket of cold water, extinguished the small pride that had just risen among the people and cultivators of the Divine Dynasty.

Netherworld anomalies, evil gods from beyond the heavens, a malicious dynasty, an impending fallen world...

Zhang Kui said he wanted to open the eyes of the Divine Dynasty’s human race to see the world, but what they didn’t expect was that outside the seemingly peaceful Divine Continent lies such a dark reality.

"Fight!"

An elder from a rural clan, with tears in his eyes, passionately exclaimed, "We humans seem to have a resurgence going on; we can no longer kneel!"

"Fear nothing!"

A cultivator shouldering a sword headed towards Divine Island City in Anqing State, "Even if I’m to die, I will die in the Underworld!"

Contrary to many people’s expectations, the spread of these terrifying news not only didn’t cause panic, but instead stirred the ambition throughout the Divine Dynasty.

Perhaps, when Zhang Kui ordered "the human race will not kneel", something had already begun to brew.

The handling of the Stone Man Tomb also went smoothly, as its Mansion Master, Stone Mirror Taoist, and most of the Mahayana Realm fell, and the rest dared not cause trouble, honestly accepting arrangements.

Thus, in the various government offices of Kunlun Mountain’s Divine Dynasty, Divine Island City in the Yin Mansion, and even in the cities at the foot of the Spirit Mountains, people began to frequently see talking door panels, palace lanterns that guide people, stone horses delivering messages back and forth, and Stone Men guarding treasure vaults...

Initially, there was some curiosity, as even the Demon Race rarely saw so many Artifact Demons, but soon it became commonplace, after all, reclaiming the Underworld has become a top priority for the Divine Dynasty.

...

In the Underworld, at the Golden Light Cave mine pit.

The black mist was dense, and the yin wind howled.

Woosh~

The blazing Sun Divine Fire ignited from the Soul Suppressing Tower, the massive ringed mountains, with one Soul Suppressing Tower after another lighting up in relay, gradually illuminated many ruins and wreckage in the darkness...

Outside the already expanded tunnels, dense crowds began to surge in, following the Star Official’s command to reorganize the city and re-explore the mine passages.

Beside a Soul Suppressing Tower, Zhang Kui quietly looked at the massive ringed mountain in front of him, a smile on the face of an elder cultivator from the Profound Pavilion beside him, "Sect Leader, we didn’t expect the Resentful Copper reserves here to be so abundant. Even the Ancient Immortal Dynasty and Stone Man Tomb only extracted less than forty percent of it. In Divine Island City, the price of Yin Artifacts is likely to drop significantly, allowing everyone to afford them."

Saying this, he looked around curiously, "However, it’s strange, there’s no trace of mineral veins extending around, the Resentful Copper seems to have appeared out of thin air."

"There’s no way it appeared out of thin air..."

Zhang Kui shook his head slightly as he looked at the massive ringed mountain in front of him, then raised his head to look at the sky veiled in black mist. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

In the starry sky of this Underworld, there might also be something unusual...

The Profound Pavilion official, seeing that he seemed to be in a bad mood, didn’t dare to disturb him further and quickly bowed his farewell.

After all, obtaining this mine pit was only the beginning, as a city would be built here in the future, and the mined Resentful Copper ore would be transported to Siling Mountain for refining and then sent to Divine Island City.

Currently, the Divine Dynasty’s various affairs are numerous, and manpower has always been severely lacking. The Divine Path has even awarded merit, encouraging more births since they can afford to raise as many people as there are.

Zhang Kui’s mood was certainly heavy, for he kept secret all that he had experienced beneath the Golden Light Cave. Comparing it to the chaotic enemies in the Underworld was nothing. If people knew that the Immortal Path was completely cut off, countless Mahayana Realm demons would despair.

The Infinite Immortal Dynasty’s move was indeed vicious, equivalent to blocking the path to becoming an Immortal, clutching all Immortals tightly in their grip, thereby assuming complete control over heaven and earth.

Zhang Kui was certain that if the Immortal Dynasty were still around, it could easily incite mass rebellion among the Mahayana realm demons under his command with a mere wave of a hand.

What chilled the heart even more was that now, even the Immortal Dynasty had already been destroyed, with the Silent Heaven aberrant occupying the Laws. That solitary shadow in the sea of clouds is likely not weaker than those evil gods beyond the stars.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Kui couldn’t help but curse under his breath, his impression of the Infinite Immortal Dynasty growing increasingly poor.

Of course, all these hardships instead fueled his stubbornness.

Since there’s no road, then a way must be found to forge a new one.

If it doesn’t work, then all means will be used to topple the Silent Heaven of the Longevity Immortal Monarch completely.

Even at the last moment, one must not give up!

Fortunately, he has gained a deeper understanding of higher-level powers.

Whether it is the Immortal Dynasty or those evil gods, they have all stolen various Great Path Laws, using them to stir the stars and provoke countless darkness.

Where exactly does the future path lie?

While Zhang Kui pondered, Yuan Huang suddenly hurried through the Underworld passage, with a serious expression rushing towards him.

"Sect Leader, our old Mansion Master said the time has ripened!"

...

At the underground fault space of the Lanjiang Water Mansion.

The world was dim and dark, a darkness different from that of the Underworld, more akin to a void.

And on the deathly silent sandy stone ground, large fields of Karmic Fire Red Lotus bloomed, with blood-red brilliance illuminating the air, like the Netherworld Hell.