The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 2173 The Reappearance of Living Corpses
The Demon Lord's junior brother, Bai Di?

Everyone was completely bewildered!
Zeng Yongdao: "The White Emperor? One of the Five Heavenly Emperors in ancient mythology, the White Emperor who is the god of the West?"

Erni whispered, "Who are the Five Heavenly Emperors? Are they the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Yao, and Shun?"

Zeng Yong laughed and said, "No! The Five Emperors you mentioned are emperors from five different eras in ancient times, while the Five Emperors I'm talking about are five celestial emperors in ancient mythology who govern the five directions. They are gods, not mortals! They are the Green Emperor, the Red Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, the White Emperor, and the Black Emperor, corresponding to the five directions of East, South, Center, West, and North respectively. In the Tang Dynasty commentary on the 'Zhou Li·Tian Guan Zhong Zai', they are recorded as Ling Wei Yang—that is, the Green Emperor; Chi Biao Nu—that is, the Red Emperor; Han Shu Ni—that is, the Yellow Emperor; Bai Zhao Ju—that is, the White Emperor; and Ye Guang Ji—that is, the Black Emperor. The five celestial emperors govern the five directions and correspond to the stars and celestial palaces! The Green Emperor of the East Palace is inspired by the Azure Dragon, the Red Emperor of the South Palace by the Vermilion Bird, the White Emperor of the West Palace by the White Tiger, the Black Emperor of the North by the Black Tortoise, and the Yellow Emperor of the Center reveres the North Star!"

Erni gave an "oh," seemingly understanding but not quite.

Chili whispered to Yuan Zishan, "Miss, is Brother Zeng right? I feel like the Five Heavenly Emperors and the Five Ancient Emperors that Sister Erni mentioned are the same group of people."

Yuan Zishan said softly, "How so? There is a book called the Book of Jin, in which there is a chapter called the Treatise on Astronomy that combines the Five Emperors with gods and men and redefines the Five Emperors. The Green Emperor is Taihao, the Red Emperor is Yandi, the Yellow Emperor remains unchanged, the White Emperor is changed to Shaohao, and the Black Emperor is Zhuanxu."

Erni suddenly said, "So, among the Five Emperors I mentioned, at least two of them are the Five Heavenly Emperors you were talking about, right?"

Zeng Yong laughed and said, "You're right!" He looked at Yuan Zishan, "I didn't expect Miss Yuan to be so knowledgeable and have such a good memory, impressive!"

Yuan Zishan said calmly, "Brother Zeng, you flatter me. I just happened to remember."

Feng Jiuxiao frowned and asked, "How many junior brothers does the Demon Lord actually have?"

Venerable White Lotus shook his head: "I don't know!"

Feng Jiuxiao was puzzled: "What is he hiding here for? Could he also be after the Heavenly Roc's Rainbow Egg? But with his lightness skill, he could easily 'walk on ice and cross water' to reach the Heart of the Sea Mountain! Why doesn't he go?"

Zeng Yong lifted the pot lid, glanced at the beef inside, then covered it again. He wiped his hands on his apron and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps... he's waiting for the right moment!"

"What time?"

"For example... the timing of when the Heavenly Roc lays its eggs!"

Pang Shiwu was taken aback: "You mean—the Tianpeng hasn't laid eggs yet?"

Zeng Yong said, "I'm just guessing! Or... he's waiting for you!"

Feng Jiuxiao was taken aback: "Wait for me?"

Zeng Yong gazed at the tent where Bai Di was and said in a deep voice, "That's right! If Tianpeng has already laid his eggs, he will definitely be guarding them. The reason he hasn't gone over is because he's not 100% sure he can land on the island! Even if he can land on the island, he's not entirely sure he can take the colorful eggs! So he's been waiting for someone to share his burden!"

Feng Jiuxiao frowned and said, "What you said makes sense! But I still feel like something's not right. There's no need for him to be guarding this place!"

Big Wolf said, "I think Brother Zeng is right! That White Emperor wasn't confident he could snatch the Rainbow Egg, so he was waiting for a master whose martial arts were on par with his to distract Tianpeng and attract his anger, so that he could take the opportunity to strike!"

Feng Jiuxiao thought for a moment, but had no clue. He turned to ask Venerable Bailian, "Venerable, with the White Emperor's skills, he could definitely roam the world freely. Why has he always kept a low profile and remained hidden?"

Bigwolf said, "Yes, with such high martial arts skills, it's impossible for him to remain unknown forever! The killing intent emanating from him is much stronger than that of Ying Dingtian!"

Ying Dingtian, nicknamed "A Thousand Miles of Barren Land," and Xiong Qiangu, nicknamed "Not a Blade of Grass Grows," are considered the two greatest nightmares and inner demons of the Central Plains martial arts masters! Their martial arts skills are unparalleled, and their hearts are ruthless! Almost no martial arts master from the Central Plains who encounters them escapes alive! If anyone manages to escape, it's because they deliberately let them go, just to let the Central Plains martial arts world know their power and to instill fear in their masters!

They like it when others are afraid of them!
The happiest time for them is when the martial arts practitioners in the Central Plains turn pale at the mere mention of their name and are terrified at the mere mention of it!
Venerable White Lotus said, "As far as I know, the White Emperor was quite ambitious in the past. He also coveted the position of leader of the Demonic Sect and fought with the Demon Lord several times, but was defeated each time. So he simply stopped showing his face in public!"

Feng Jiuxiao frowned and said, "A person with great ambition, great courage, and excellent skills, yet he makes people keep tolerating him. What do you think he will do?"

Venerable Bailian pondered for a moment, then said earnestly, "This reminds me of a saying: 'Either you erupt in silence, or you die in silence!' He's not the kind of person who's content to silently wait for death! So—he's definitely going to erupt!" Feng Jiuxiao's eyes were as deep as the sea, his gaze sweeping across the tent as if he could see right through it. "So he's accumulating power!"

Is he gathering strength?

What kind of strength are we accumulating?
Just then, a melodious and graceful flute tune suddenly rang out.

Xiong Mengyan was shocked: "I never expected that this sheet music would end up in his hands."

Wang Sheng asked, "Besides being melodious, does this piece of music have any special function?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "This piece of music is called 'Requiem for the Netherworld'!"

Wang Sheng was taken aback: "What a strange name!"

Duanmu Yan's expression changed drastically! His pupils contracted: "Could it be..."

Xiong Mengyan said softly, "Yes!"

Wang Sheng asked, "What kind of riddles are you two playing?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "He not only taught the Dragon-Taming Saintess her beast-taming skills, but he also taught the White Bone Commander's Bone-Driving Technique and the Corpse-Controlling General's Corpse-Controlling Technique!"

what?
Wang Sheng was taken aback!
"The Dragon-Taming Saintess's unique beast-taming skills weren't taught to her by the Demon Lord? Isn't the Demon Lord her master?"

"Who told you that the Demon Lord is the Dragon-Taming Saintess's master? To be precise, the Dragon-Taming Saintess is merely the Demon Lord's subordinate! A fierce general under her commander!"

"Then this flute music... could it be that Baidi...?"

Everyone's expression changed!
Upon hearing this, Zeng Yong and the others couldn't help but tense up!
Pang Shiwu said, "Damn it, I was wondering why this guy returned the sword to me so readily. Turns out he was holding back a big fart!"

The martial arts practitioners from the Central Plains in the distance were also startled when they suddenly heard the sound of the flute!
That flute music sounded familiar!
Many people immediately thought of the Dragon-Taming Saintess!

That demonic witch—no, that demonic sorceress—could control ancient magical beasts with the sound of her flute!

The flute music was coming from inside the Tibetan military camp tents!

Master Yichen's expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Pass on my order: change formation at any time!"

The disciples all replied, "Yes!"

Just then, a sharp-eyed expert from the Diancang Sect suddenly noticed something unusual in the lake and immediately shouted, "Master... Master, look, look!"

Following the disciple's gaze, everyone looked at the lake and their expressions tightened!
Countless heads emerged from the lake!

Those were Tibetan soldiers!
Tibetan soldiers who had just died!
One by one, they walked towards the embankment, their bodies emerging from the water as they moved, until they reached the shore, where their entire bodies were completely exposed!
The flute played a melodious tune!

Snowflakes are falling everywhere!

More and more zombies are coming ashore!