Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology

"Killing the chicken to warn the monkey?"

"That's right, I intend to humiliate them, to show the Upper Pure Dao Alliance and the Jiuxiao Demon Country the consequences of colluding with demons; to show the demons the fate of their lapdogs."

There was another thing Song Lin didn't say: soon there would be a big move to make the world aware of the Donghua Taoist Alliance's ideals.

Shi Yinhua went down to make arrangements.

Song Lin, feeling bored, took out the golden Tiger Talisman.

In the treasure vault of the Heaven and Earth Xuan Sect, there are millions of Bright Weapons, not to mention the Harmonization Weapons.

Initially, Song Lin thought he could summon people from the Heavenly Court, but after studying for a long time, it turned out this function did not exist.

Perhaps there was an issue with the Tiger Talisman?

However, speaking of it, if there was a problem with the Tiger Talisman, then the treasure vault would likely have problems too.

The only explanation is that the era has changed.

The reason the Tiger Talisman could connect to the Heavenly Court was likely to send a signal to a certain coordinate, then open a passage to the Heavenly Court to bring people over.

Now, after two hundred thousand years without communication with the Heavenly Court, there must have been something wrong on the other side.

The world changes, even if it seems unchanged; stretching the timeline to two hundred thousand years would result in drastic transformations.

Just like carving a mark on a boat as a sword loses its location; though the point remains the same, it has actually drifted far away.

"What a pity."

If the Heavenly Army were to come over, this world would be pacified at once.

But then, his vision for the Small Thousand Heavenly Court could not be realized.

In the future, the Eastern King and the Queen Mother of the West must converge to jointly govern the Heavenly Court; otherwise, climbing within someone else's system would never fulfill his vision.

Having figured this out, Song Lin put away the Tiger Talisman.

At this point, Chi Wujie should be arriving soon.

With Chi Wujie and the Divine Turtle stationed, Qingchen and the demon tribe's diplomats would not dare to act recklessly.

...

Below Xuanyu City lies Xiajing, the capital of Xia Country.

Qingchen Heavenly Master, leading a dozen followers, flew to this place, received by people from the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Dao Alliance.

"No hurry, let me first take a look in the mortal world."

Qingchen Heavenly Master did not want to go up so quickly, so he stopped the emissary receiving him and instead had them accompany him to look around below.

The emissary sought approval from a superior, and only after receiving it did they accompany Qingchen and his group for a stroll.

"Please, everyone, restrain your mana, the Heavenly Master forbids cultivators from casually exposing their power."

"Oh? There's such a rule?" Jianxin asked in surprise.

Could it be that cultivators are something unspeakable?

Nonetheless, when in Rome, they did as the Romans did and appeared as ordinary people.

The mortal world was bustling, with no sign of the former great war.

The group wandered around for a long time; Xiajing, as the capital of a nation, prominently represented the Taoist Alliance's policy toward mortals.

In the city, they discovered many novel items.

Tall buildings, puppets working tirelessly in workshops, bizarre beasts under merchants' feet.

These novel items injected great vitality into the city.

Xiajing's commerce and handicrafts were exceptionally developed, but in some aspects were exceedingly primitive, such as the logistics and warehousing near which transportation was mostly done by mortals and not puppets, with roughly tens of thousands of people engaged in this industry.

The emissary was a woman; had Song Lin been there, he would certainly recognize her as Yun Xiao, apprentice to the Spirit Treasure Celestial Master.

Hearing the group's curiosity, Yun Xiao smiled and explained: "This is to ensure that everyone has work. To tell the truth, Xiajing has a population of eleven million, with over eight million not needing to farm, spread across various industries."

Catering, logistics, carriages, newspapers, manufacturing, handicrafts, commerce, etc.

If relying solely on farming, then more than half the people in the city would be impoverished.

"Tsk tsk, nowhere do we see cultivators, yet the shadows of cultivators are everywhere, could it be mortals truly do not require cultivators to maintain order?"

Qing Gao Heavenly Master observed a characteristic of the mortal world's prosperity, which was the absence of cultivator participation.

"Uh, it relates to philosophical beliefs. Donghua has the Six Heavenly Old Qi theory; cultivators' destruction of the world is second only to demons. A mortal world with no cultivator interference can develop better."

The theory was novel, but since the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Dao Alliance was currently the strongest, Qingchen instructed everyone to note it down for study, learning from it even if not completely adopting it.

The Donghua Dharma Lineage had started to make an impact, becoming a model for the Human Clan to learn from, and Yun Xiao took pride in it.

The group wandered for quite some time before flying up to Xuanyu City.

The emissary of the Yujue Demon was a White Bone Demon; the Jiuxiao Demon Country was accompanied by several humans escorting a demon clan Great Saint with bronze scales.

The Myriad Demon Islands were represented by a Great Saint from the Green Lion Clan.

A group of demons flew in grand fashion, appearing insolent and overbearing, but obediently landed at the front door.

The group arrived at the meeting venue.

At this time, people from the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Dao Alliance were seated, with emissaries from various powers taking their positions.

Song Lin, dressed magnificently, stood before the dharma altar.

The dharma altar enshrined the gods of the Sanmao Heavenly Court.

The scene was rather quiet.

Suddenly, roars of anger and painful screams attracted everyone's attention.

Only to see people from the North Pole Exorcism Altar escorting prisoners led by Chi Wujie and Heavenly Dharma to the dharma altar.

"Today is the grand exorcism celebration, reporting to Heaven. Before that, execute these traitors. Guards, behead them!"

Song Lin wasted no words; one command led to countless heads rolling.

Chi Wujie didn't even get a chance to utter a heroic line before dying on the spot.

"Was it necessary..."

Qingchen Heavenly Master's brows furrowed; as he was about to rise and speak, Song Lin's gaze swept over, and, looking at these external forces, he laughed:

"Demons are vile beasts; those who collude with demons are fallen. They will meet the same fate in the future!"

"How dare you, what did you say?"

"A mere human dares to be so presumptuous!"

The White Bone Great Saint, Green Lion Great Saint, and Copper Dragon Great Saint rose up, shouting.

The people from Jiuxiao Demon Country shivered with fear.

The Xuanzong Shangqing Dao Alliance remained silent, though their hearts were greatly envious; the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Dao Alliance had the capital to disgrace demons, while they themselves were still struggling on the survival line.

Though reluctant to admit it, Qingchen Heavenly Master vaguely felt Song Lin did not have a secret pact with the demons but genuinely struck fear.

Why did his ancestors not leave him anything good?

Hearing the demons' shouts, Song Lin turned his eyes, showing faint sarcasm.

"Demon clans' Harmonization haven't come? Only these small primordial spirits?"

"Hmph, I come under the Demon Emperor's command, listen well: Yujue Demon Country recognizes the Empire of Xia, the two countries will establish diplomatic relations, Xia Country as the nephew nation, Demon Country as the uncle nation; the Xia Emperor and the Heavenly Master must refer to themselves as nephews, and annually…"

"Jiuxiao Demon Country may reach an agreement with Xia Country for mutual non-aggression, but must annually…"

"Green Lion Demon Lord of the Myriad Demon Islands stated Lingying must return to the demon tribe and compensate for all losses of the Myriad Demon Islands, following which an agreement can be made…"

At these words, there was an uproar; if not for the decorum of the ceremony, everyone would likely be clamoring by now, each looking toward Song Lin, waiting for the Heavenly Master's decision.

Negotiate or fight?

The fate of the south weighed on Song Lin's shoulders.

Qingchen Heavenly Master looked at Song Lin.

How would he resolve it?

Currently, the best solution was to bring peace to the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Dao Alliance, absorb the occupied territories, and build up strength before striking.

The conditions proposed by the three great forces' emissaries were quite excessive, but the compensation wasn't too high and was certainly much lower than before.

This proved that demons did care about the Human Clan's strength.

Actually, the conditions could be accepted, enduring for decades to exact revenge later.

If Song Lin showed a little maturity and tolerance, a favorable outcome was possible.

This condition was already quite acceptable, and Qingchen Heavenly Master wished he could agree on behalf of the young man.

However, Song Lin disregarded their terms, and to negotiate with demons and refer to oneself as a nephew, one might as well commit suicide, so he laughed and said:

"Savages and mongrels dare to negotiate terms? Guards, take them away and kill them!"

Chi Wujie, who had been waiting, immediately leaped out to seize the demons.

"You dare, I am an envoy of the Demon Country… ah!"

Demon blood spilled all over the ground, with members of the Jiuxiao Dao Alliance also sharing the fate with the sacrificial banner.

Song Lin gave them a cold smile, then returned to the dharma altar.

"Alright, the place is cleaned up, hope you all take heed and do not stray from the right path!"

"Open the altar and burn incense!"

"Pay respects to the ancestors!"