Chapter 162

Although the emergence of the 'God Group System' caused quite a stir among the immortals of 'Liyue', it did not slow down the progress of 'Liyue's' construction.

In the past, there was the 'Gaotian Zhengshen' who descended to the earth, and later, there were the 'Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortals' and the 'Qianyan Army' who continuously fought demons and monsters in the surrounding lands.

The human cities and villages in the surrounding vast lands couldn't wait to become part of 'Liyue'. For human beings, the country established by the 'Gaotian Zhengshen' was akin to the Amaterasu Omikami in myths and legends who descended to earth to establish a nation.

In this era of war, ordinary people wanted to be protected by the gods.

The influence of Liyue's territory expanded almost daily, with new villages and cities being added to its domain.

Within the territory of 'Liyue', all monsters that did not comply with the 'original contract' were suppressed by the 'Qianyan Army'. The 'Qianyan Army' was an army that followed the King of Rocks through the Demon God War, and even fought against the dark tides five hundred years ago. Although the physical fitness of the soldiers had declined in this era, their means of suppressing monsters had not diminished.

The army's 'battle formation' was specially created by Morax. Ten soldiers could fight against a small group of Hilichurls, fifty soldiers could fight against the Hilichurl Rock Helm King, a hundred could fight against elite monsters, and three hundred could combat elemental lords.

Elemental lords could only be dealt with by elite holders of a 'Vision'. Elemental lords were equivalent to high-level monsters in Inuyasha's world. This time, there were ten thousand 'Qianyan Army' who arrived in this world with the Emperor Yanwang.

In an era where a few hundred people wearing leather armor and wielding spears could be called an army, the 'Qianyan Army', clad in elite iron armor, wielding the 'White Sakura Spear' forged by master craftsmen, and trained in battle formations, were akin to heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.

Now, within the scope of 'Liyue', there was a completely different scene from the lands outside 'Liyue'.

In Liyue, monsters and humans coexisted peacefully. Although humans still had an instinctive fear of monsters, they did not believe that monsters would violate the 'contract' and harm them within the country of Emperor Yanwang. There were already monsters who had breached the contract and been made examples of. As soon as they harmed humans, stones exploded from their bodies, serving as a deterrent.

The same punishment applied to humans who harmed kind monsters.

According to the immortals, 'Those who break their promises shall be punished by eating rocks'. Neither monsters nor humans dared to break the contract.

Under the constraints of the 'contract', this place was simply a paradise for monsters and humans.

After some humans and monsters grew familiar with each other, monsters would help humans with tasks that were beyond human abilities, and humans would invite monsters to their homes for dinner.

"It's truly incredible."

The bamboo curtain was lifted from a noble wooden carriage pulled by a flaming horse shikigami, and a voice of surprise came forth.

"Like a fairy tale, monsters and humans can really coexist peacefully, and they can even become friends and work with each other."

The speaker was a young man with a delicate face, dressed in an onmyoji costume. He was the strongest onmyoji of his era, the head of the Hanakaiin family, Hidemoto Hanakaiin.

"You have never seen such a beautiful scene, Tianhai Sengzheng."

Monk Tianhai was looking out of the bamboo curtain, holding a string of beads in his hand. "What's so strange about this? According to ancient records, more than a thousand years ago, humans and monsters coexisted peacefully in the land blessed by the gods, whether they were monsters or humans. They would not desecrate the power of the gods."

The purpose of the 'Gaotian Zhengshen' coming back to earth was to re-establish the order of the world, and both humans and monsters were to abide by it.

Hanakaiin Hidemoto looked towards the front where the carriage was headed. A splendid city was already looming in the distance, and he smiled.

"'Emperor Yanwangzun' is the main deity, the great god revered by all gods. Although it is the first time I am hearing of this great god, the 'Gaotian Zhengshen' has descended to re-establish order. Who in this world would dare to oppose it?"

"Even the great monsters whose fame has lasted for generations lack the courage to face the 'gods in the sky' directly."

"The latest information is that the two famous monsters of the Western Kingdom, King Douya and Princess Ryotsuki, brought all the monsters of the Western Kingdom to surrender when the 'Emperor of the Rock King' first descended."

"They received blessings from the King of Rocks and are currently conquering other great monsters."

Monk Tianhai asked, "Is that why you came here in such a hurry?"

Hidemoto Keikain sighed. "With such overwhelming divine power, within a month at most, all the great monsters in the world will have signed a contract, and then the era of gods ruling the world will begin."

"An era where real monsters and humans coexist peacefully, like a dream."

"With the coming era of peaceful coexistence between monsters and humans, onmyoji like us will lose our purpose."

"That's why I must make the Hanakaiin family the first onmyoji clan to fall under the divine glory of Emperor Yanwang, one step ahead of others."

Monk Tianhai glanced at Hidemoto Keikain, who was lost in his thoughts. "Hmph, what an old fox. This is a place under the power of the King of Rocks. To have such thoughts here is truly disrespectful."

Hidemoto Keikain shook his head. "I am in awe of the gods from the bottom of my heart, with no trace of blasphemy. You've seen only my outer appearance."

"Although the gods use fear and power to allow monsters and humans to coexist peacefully, they will not allow evil monsters to exist."

"For instance, the monsters that have turned Kyoto into a demon's lair—Liyue will soon wage war against those great monsters."

"There is no doubt that the gods will be victorious, but I want to use the eradication of Kyoto's monsters to establish a foothold in the era of the gods."

Monk Tianhai smiled wryly. "You'll do anything as long as it benefits you. That's typical of you, Hidemoto."

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As Hanakaiin Hidemoto traveled towards Jilu Castle, the Nura group was dealing with another situation.

Mount Naya, originally the territory of the great monster Ushiki, became part of the Nura group's domain after Ushiki joined them.

The mountain stronghold was built by monsters, and tens of thousands of yōkai, both big and small, were drinking and fighting around the bonfire, celebrating.

But inside the leader's tent, several powerful yōkai sat in a tense atmosphere, clenching their fists.

Nurarihyon had lost his usual calm demeanor and paced back and forth, listening to the discussions of his subordinates.

"The 'original contract', the gods in the sky want to redefine the order of the earth."

"What should we do? It's said that the great monsters in the Western Kingdom have either been subdued or killed. The cart leader is currently attacking other great monsters to force them to sign contracts."

"I heard from the monsters from 'Liyue' that the Dragon Bone Spirit in the stone forest has already been subdued, and King Douya is approaching our Nura group at an alarming speed."

"Leader, please stop pacing and say something!"