Chapter 2: The Coming of a New King

For a long time, there has been a constant war between the fairy world and the demon world, and the two sides have won and lost each other, but they have never been able to wipe out the other party.

It is rumored that the conflict between immortals and demons began with a disagreement over the origin of all things, and later intensified, gradually becoming a trend of fire and water.

Regarding the origin of all things, there are theories in the natural science community about the Big Bang and biological evolution, which are also the most reliable theories recognized by later generations.

However, the fairy world is quite skeptical about this, thinking that it was their ancestors who opened the world, and then there were all living beings, so immortals were born to immortals, and all creatures such as humans and demons were also born to immortals.

In this regard, the demon realm generals are deeply unconvinced. They believe that all living beings began in the demon realm, and then there were people, because of human greed, hypocrisy, and ignorance, there were so-called gods.

In order to boast about themselves, the major sects in the human world, coupled with the people in power preaching the divine authority of the monarch and being the gods to protect the clouds, there are rumors that the so-called God created all things.

At that time, the natural sciences were still poor, and most of the people in the world were shrouded in superstition, but there were also people who were avant-garde and disdained to be in the company of ignorant beings.

People in the world will pray to God and worship Buddha because they don't have faith in themselves, if you are strong enough, even if there are really so-called gods, then you are covering them, aren't you?

This story takes place in the human world under the rule of the fairy world.

Throughout the ages, the monarchs of all dynasties, whether they are holy or mediocre, have preached the divine right of the king, and their throne is inherited from heaven.

The fairy world also needs to find its own agent in the human world, so the two hit it off, and the emperor of the human world declared that he was obedient to the heavens, and the lord of the heavenly world was also happy to stand for him.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there will be disputes, this is true of the human world, this is the case of the demon world, and the same is true of the immortal world that claims to be supreme.

Those in power need to use force to stabilize their position, and they also need to use thought control to strengthen their authority.

There are many fools in the world, few wise people, and many people, whether noble or lowly, are imprisoned in their minds by the view of obedience to heaven.

If the people of the mortal world encounter ups and downs, they will go to the gods to worship the Buddha and pray for protection. Rulers under natural disasters will also choose to pray to the heavens to show that they care about the suffering of the people.

Fortunately, there are still people who are sober enough under ignorance, who do not believe in the so-called mandate of heaven, do not believe in the divine authority of kings, and do not believe that the human world will be blessed by the so-called gods.

Therefore, under the blockade, there will still be people who break through the shackles and challenge the authority.

There is a place called Chengming Valley in the southeast, the climate in the valley is mild, there is no seasonal alternation, but a cold pool called the bright night pool in the valley is frozen all the year round, and the ice is strong, and there is no sharp weapon to break.

A hundred years ago, a loud bang broke through the sky at midnight, and something broke through the ice under the cold pool, it was an irregular twelve-sided purple crystal.

The purple light illuminated the entire valley, and even the stars dimmed as a result, gradually being obliterated in the mysterious purple light.

After a while, the purple crystal turned into countless fragments, like snowflakes falling, like butterflies dancing, and then the thousands of fragments moved closer together, gradually condensing into a human form.

That man was born with a cold-faced boy with clear eyebrows, a thin body, but he had a powerful aura that could swallow the world and destroy the earth.

He took the flowers as the armor, brushed the leaves into a robe, and took the water of the cold pool and embellished it with a few pink plum petals, so as to practice two swords of ice, one called the ice spirit, and the other called the plum soul.

He wore one of the ice spirits himself, and sealed the other plum soul under the cold pool, and since then Chengming Valley has a new owner, Leng Yihan.

From the moment he was born, he did not obey the mandate of heaven, did not believe in the imperial power, and firmly believed that I would not bow to any force and would not be blinded by any rumors.

The people in the valley regard him as the king, because he was born under the cold pool, his face is like frost, and he has the title of the king of cold faces.

Leng Yihan was born with divine skills, and the people in the valley hoped that the king could lead them out of Chengming Valley and create a great cause.

The king asked, "Do you know what is the great cause in your hearts?"

A high-spirited young man got up and replied: Cutting down the way, punishing the tyrannical Qin...... Eh, I'm sorry, my mouth is scooping, come again, it should be to reorganize the rivers and mountains, and reign over the world.

The king shook his head, and his voice was cold and deep: Power and fame are just passing away, the world is ignorant, and I am blinded by the immortals, what I want to do is to tear off the camouflage of the immortals and return the heavens and the earth to clarity.

I want that day, I can't cover my eyes anymore......

Uh, I'm sorry, I'm talking again.

I want the gods of the heavenly realm to no longer be high, I want all beings on earth to no longer believe in gods and Buddhas, I want the good people to no longer be oppressed by others, and I want the despicable people to disappear.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, because in the eyes of most people, the so-called great cause is nothing more than conquering the world in times of war and peace, governing the country and securing the country in peacetime, and the so-called chivalrous man is the truth for the country and the people.

However, what Leng Yihan wants to do is not to dominate the world, but to make the world clean and return the Three Realms to clarity.

In fact, such a concept was doomed to fail from the start.

People in the world are ignorant and believe in gods and Buddhas, not because they are deceived by others, but because they have their own ghosts in their hearts, and they cannot rest in peace. People's hearts are treacherous and deceitful, and they are not provoked by others, but human nature is greedy and jealous.

Therefore, as long as there are people, there will be ignorance and superstition, and as long as there are people, there will be conspiracy and treachery. The Three Realms are not clear, how can the world be clean.

In that era of the supremacy of theocracy, Leng Yihan's existence was undoubtedly a threat to the gods of the heavenly realm and the rulers of the human world, and he was bound to get rid of it.

Emperor Mingde, the newly enthroned emperor, issued an edict ordering the general Chu Yun to lead an army of 50,000 to conquer Chengming Valley, at that time, there were 12,000 people in Chengming Valley, and there were few chances of victory in the face of four times the number of soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

However, there are variables in everything, Leng Yihan is pregnant in heaven and earth, born in Hantan, not immortals, not demons, but has magic skills that immortals and demons cannot match.

The peaks on both sides of Chengming Valley are towering into the clouds, one is called Lingxiu Peak, the other is called Yueming Mountain, the middle canyon is tortuous and meandering, the west end is connected to the sedimentary basin, and the east end is directly connected to the sea.

The western entrance is about 30 meters wide, and after turning seven corners, there is an open field with a diameter of 300 meters, which is where the mansion of the valley is located, and the palace of King Leng Yan is located.

In view of the fact that the exit at the other end was by the sea, the 50,000 troops sent by the imperial court had to enter the valley through the western basin, and although the imperial court had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, it could not fully exploit this advantage in the valley with limited width.

And the other party is led by Leng Yihan, who was born from the new king, and his strength alone is enough to shake the earth, although the court soldiers and horses reach 50,000, he is not afraid.

Therefore, this easy conquest that the imperial court thought was inevitable and easy will inevitably disappoint it in the end.