Chapter 133

Mu Yi (Mu Yi) - in glossary. Ming Yue (Ming Yue) - personal name? Likely a name. Should we romanize as Mingyue? The instruction: Use Hanyu Pinyin ONLY for a person's actual NAME (…).

We'll need to be consistent. Probably they expect we treat each Chinese name as pinyin with no tone marks, surname first, then given name, each capitalized. For two-character names where we don't know surname, we still split equally? Eg. Dong Hui: Dong Hui. Liu Li? Actually Liu Li is a name (maybe Liuli). We'll output Liu Li. For names like Ming Yue we split as Ming Yue, etc.

Better approach: For personal names, we output the pinyin of the characters as they appear, with each character capitalized? The examples: Qian Qianyi (Qian Qianyi) - each character? Qian (surname) Qianyi (given name two characters). They didn't split given name into two characters. So they kept given name as one pinyin word (Qianyi). So they treat multi-character given name as one pinyin word (no spaces). For two-character given name, they kept together. For Wang Xiaohu: Wang (surname) Xiaohu (given name two characters). So pattern: surname (one character) pinyin capitalized, given name (could be one or two characters) pinyin as a single word (no space). So for two-character name total, if it's surname+given (each one character), given name is one character, they'd output as one character pinyin? Eg. Li Bai would be Li Bai? Actually Li Bai: surname Li, given Bai (one character). They'd output Li Bai? Probably Li Bai (two words). For two-character given name, they'd output Li Xiaoming? Actually Li Xiaoming: surname Li, given Xiaoming (two characters) => Li Xiaoming. So they keep given name as one pinyin word.

Thus for names where we don't know surname, we need to decide. We'll assume the first character is the surname and the second is the given name, so Dong Hui, Liu Li, Ming Yue, etc.

Thus we will output personal names as: surname (first character) pinyin capitalized, space, given name (remaining characters) pinyin as one word (no internal spaces). For names with more than two characters, we treat first char surname, rest given name.

Now we need to list all named entities.

Mu Yi (Mu Yi) - in glossary. Ming Yue (Ming Yue) - personal name.

The four of them each left behind corresponding systems and legacies for the tribe in their own ways.

No named entities besides maybe tribe (generic).

Dong Hui left a sound social system and set of regulations; as long as the tribe members follow this framework, they can at least establish a dynasty, and the rest will depend on later people to modify it according to actual circumstances.

Named: Dong Hui. Tribe members (generic). Dynasty (generic).

In this world there is nothing that can be solved once and for all; continuously revising according to actual conditions is the most suitable approach, which is also why the Hundred Schools flourished without being completely unified—different worlds follow different principles, so the required scholarly ideas naturally differ.

Named: Hundred Schools (Hundred Schools) - in glossary as Line: "Hundred Schools". original_term: "Hundred Schools".

You can't expect a chaotic group of Abyss Demons to study benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust, can you? Even if a few malformed individuals appear occasionally, they won't affect the whole.

Named: Abyss Demon (in glossary).

Mu Yi left a complete military equipment system, with Ten Item Omnipotence as the core, Blood‑activating Soup and Proper Law Long Residence as auxiliaries, all integrated into a military formation to ensure the tribe's combat power.

Named: Mu Yi. Ten Item Omnipotence (technique). Blood‑activating Soup (named item). Proper Law Long Residence (named item).

Liu Li left the Apothecary System, focusing on healing and rescuing people, while staying out of other matters.

Named: Liu Li. Apothecary System (named system).

This is also an unspoken agreement among them; it's not that the Confucian School lacks combat methods, nor that the Buddhist School lacks a complete system—indeed, the Confucian School also has ways to heal and rescue—it's simply the mutual understanding.

Named: Confucian School, Buddhist School.

A complete system and belief will inevitably cause conflicts, eventually leading to tribal division; the clash of ideas has always produced contradictions, ultimately turning into war.

No named.

Therefore, each of them chose a part, trying to bury the hidden risks as low as possible, which also tests their teamwork.

No named.

Everyone was responsible for what they excelled at, so in the end Dong Hui formed the body, while Mu Yi and Liu Li formed the limbs.

Named: Dong Hui, Mu Yi, Liu Li.

And Ming Yue chose to form the five senses.

Named: Ming Yue.

Ming Yue's system is both complex and simple; its core is using divination to determine information, acting as the tribe's five senses, gathering all kinds of data to attract blessings and avoid disaster.

Named: Ming Yue. Divination (generic).

However, after completing the initial system, everyone began to explore deeper matters.

No named.

Ming Yue's plan was to reach out to the area of sacrifice, so he went to find Mu Yi.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Sacrifice (generic).

Compared to the Confucian School's sacrifices, the Military Strategist's sacrifices align better with the Daoist School's understanding.

Named: Confucian School, Military Strategist (in glossary). Daoist School.

"So, your plan is to create a tribe guardian god?" Mu Yi briefly summarized Ming Yue's suggestion.

Named: Mu Yi, Ming Yue. Tribe guardian god (generic).

"It's not a god, it's a totem... you don't understand this?" Ming Yue frowned; he hadn't expected Mu Yi not to get it, which should have been impossible.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Totem (generic).

Although Ming Yue is on Kunlun Mountain, he respects the Huang‑Lao Dao.

Named: Ming Yue, Kunlun Mountain (place name). Huang‑Lao Dao.

Totems, put simply, are a primitive form of religion and were common in feudal dynasties, such as Black Bird, Phoenix, Divine Dragon...

Named: Black Bird, Phoenix, Divine Dragon.

The main reason Ming Yue sought Mu Yi is that, in their world, the birth of the Dragon Totem actually originated from the Serpent Totem Clan, which absorbed soldiers bearing other totems such as horse, deer, fish, and eagle.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Dragon Totem. Serpent Totem Clan. Horse, deer, fish, eagle (generic). Soldiers (generic).

The one who accomplished this feat was the Yellow Emperor of Ming Yue's world, who defeated other tribal clans by force and then completed the final Dragon Totem sacrifice.

Named: Ming Yue, Yellow Emperor (in glossary). Dragon Totem. Tribe clans (generic).

And with this, he forged the human race's strongest guardian war god—the Responding Dragon.

Named: human race (generic). Guardian war god (generic). Responding Dragon.

After hearing Ming Yue's story, Mu Yi showed a dazed expression; indeed, the Multiverse is flamboyant, and he hadn't expected a world's Responding Dragon to be born this way, becoming a war god formed from the entire human race's belief.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi, Multiverse (in glossary). Responding Dragon. Human race (generic). War god (generic).

Watching Mu Yi, Sun Wuzi covered his face amid Deng Lingzi's louder mockery, "Common sense... this is common sense!"

Named: Mu Yi. Sun Wuzi, Deng Lingzi. Common sense (generic).

"We need to find a formally trained general to teach him!"

No named.

Sun Wu thought helplessly, honestly, there aren't many formally trained war gods from the Military Strategist tradition.

Named: Sun Wu. Military Strategist (in glossary). War god (generic).

Even the most formidable Huo Qubing learned it properly under Wei Qing and Emperor Wu of Han, and merely by osmosis he mastered the vast majority of knowledge that ordinary people consider secret.

Named: Huo Qubing. Wei Qing. Emperor Wu of Han.

Sun Wu pondered and finally decided to take someone from beneath the war god to give Mu Yi a foundation.

Named: Sun Wu, war god (generic), Mu Yi.

A formally trained senior general may not be as great as a war god, but he's more than sufficient to provide Mu Yi with a foundation.

Named: general (generic), Mu Yi. War god (generic).

On the other side, after Ming Yue finished the popular science for Mu Yi, he invited Mu Yi to hunt a giant snake to create an initial totem; he had already chosen the target, and will use the giant snake's corpse to craft the totem.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Giant snake (generic). Totem (generic).

"Should we invite both of them together?"

No named.

Mu Yi, having decided that he only needed to be a tool, asked.

Named: Mu Yi.

Technically he seemed unable to help Ming Yue, and his combat ability also appeared insufficient; the giant snake Ming Yue found wasn't weak, and a real fight would be quite intense.

Named: Ming Yue, giant snake (generic).

Ming Yue looked at Mu Yi oddly, always feeling that Mu Yi was unlike any Military Strategist disciple he knew.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi, Military Strategist (in glossary). Disciple (generic).

However, according to his divination results, Mu Yi shimmered with golden light, definitely the best assistant for this operation, and he was somewhat confident in his divination abilities.

Named: Mu Yi. Divination (generic).

"Don't worry, it's just a newly refined Snake Demon; unless we need to set up a magic circle for soul binding and transference to craft a totem, I can handle it alone!"

Named: Snake Demon (in glossary). Magic circle (generic). Soul binding and transference (generic). Totem (generic).

Listening to Ming Yue's assurance, Mu Yi nodded, gave a brief instruction to the tribe members in charge of logistics, and then set off on the journey with Ming Yue.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Tribe members (generic). Logistics (generic).

"Let's go!" Ming Yue waved his hand, summoned a cloud of mist, stood on it and waved at Mu Yi.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi. Cloud mist (generic).

"What a wonderful feeling!" Mu Yi leapt onto the auspicious clouds, stepped on the cloud that resembled mist yet was incredibly solid, his face full of amazement.

Named: Mu Yi. Auspicious clouds (generic).

"This is the Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods—Summon Clouds; I was fortunate to have learned this technique from Kunlun Mountain!" Ming Yue said modestly, though his face could not hide his pride.

Named: Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods, Summon Clouds. Kunlun Mountain (place name).

After all, the Heavenly Stalwarts Thirty‑Six Methods and the Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods are already the essence of the Daoist School; mastering even one is considered a modest achievement.

Named: Heavenly Stalwarts Thirty‑Six Methods, Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods, Daoist School (generic).

Rumor has it that gathering the Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods can also unlock the rumored Seventy‑Two Transformations used to evade the Three Calamities; surviving the Three Calamities is considered becoming immortal, which by the comprehensive network's standards is a Legend.

Named: Earthly Fiends Seventy‑Two Methods, Seventy‑Two Transformations, Three Calamities (generic). Become immortal (generic). Legend (in glossary).

This is also one reason Ming Yue attended this assembly; there are many Daoist School disciples, and generally they only provide basic cultivation knowledge, as teachings are not handed out lightly, which is the same everywhere.

Named: Ming Yue, assembly (generic). Daoist School (generic). Disciples (generic). Cultivation knowledge (generic).

Therefore, to obtain the remaining Earthly Fiends techniques and Heavenly Stalwarts techniques, attending this assembly is a good choice; previously, when a Daoist big shot gave a lecture, he managed to catch onto another Earthly Fiends technique.

Named: Earthly Fiends Techniques, Heavenly Stalwarts Techniques, assembly (generic). Daoist School (generic).

It was precisely his desire that made him so proactive in this matter, fully exercising his subjective initiative; after completing the basic task, he further expanded it according to real circumstances.

No named.

He did it to perform better, so that if the big shot takes notice, he can also benefit.

No named.

On the Buddhist School side, Liu Li, though equally diligent, is not as proactive as Ming Yue; he worships the Medicine Buddha Liuli, a proper direct disciple, so he has no worries about future development and comes merely to broaden his knowledge.

Named: Buddhist School, Liu Li (personal name), Medicine Buddha Liuli. Orthodox (generic). Direct disciple (generic).

People's joys and sorrows differ; Mu Yi and Ming Yue are, to some extent, kindred spirits, having to fight for resources and cultivation methods on their own.

Named: Mu Yi, Ming Yue. Resources (generic). Cultivation methods (generic).

As a renowned Earthly Fiends technique, the auspicious clouds summoned by Ming Yue moved extremely fast, giving a sense of wind and lightning.

Named: Earthly Fiends Techniques, Ming Yue, auspicious clouds (generic).

"What a unique experience!"

No named.

Mu Yi brushed his cheek, which had become slightly numb from the wind.

Named: Mu Yi.

"Sorry, this is still my first time leading someone; I should have told you earlier!" Ming Yue said apologetically.

Named: Ming Yue.

Ming Yue never expected Mu Yi's inner qi to be so weak; after all, unlike those who have already become Transcendent, Mu Yi is just an apprentice.

Named: Ming Yue, Mu Yi, Inner Qi (in glossary). Transcendent (in glossary). Apprentice (generic).

Their magic power was limited to the mortal limit, and Mu Yi's internal strength hadn't even reached the mortal limit; it must be said, this is a sad story.

Named: magic power (generic). mortal limit (generic). Mu Yi. internal strength (generic).

He patted his cheek; fortunately his constitution had strengthened, otherwise he might have become a facial paralysis.

No named.

Mu Yi looked at a deep cave, which reminded him of the Snake Demon he had encountered in a dungeon before.

Named: Mu Yi, Dungeon (in glossary). Snake Demon (in glossary).

"Is this the place?"

No named.

Ming Yue hadn't had time to answer when a pair of vertical pupils emitting a faint green glow slowly opened, and an eerie light illuminated the cave.

Named: Ming Yue. vertical pupils (generic). cave (generic).

This is a huge serpentine creature, its body somewhat similar in structure to a python, but its head is markedly different from that of a python.

Its mouth tip is flattened like a python, but a large lump sits atop its head, and the crimson seed exudes a chilling aura.

The Snake Demon continuously swallows and spits the crimson seed, and its infrared gaze locks tightly onto Mingyue and Mu Yi.

It hesitates; compared with humans, the Snake Demon, honed by natural selection, has a keener sense of danger, yet it is also greedy, and its Instinct drives it.

It senses that if it devours the two creatures before it, it can advance further.

"Is this to become a Jiao?" Mu Yi stared at the lump on the giant snake's head and asked gravely.

It is said that a snake becomes a python after five hundred years, a python becomes a boa after five hundred years, and a boa becomes a Jiao dragon after five hundred years.

So, could the one before them be the legendary thousand‑year Snake Demon?

Mu Yi looked at Mingyue with a doubtful gaze, unable to tell the big king from the small, and wondered if a thousand‑year Snake Demon was something they could now challenge.

"Don't worry, a thousand‑year Snake Demon is already a great demon (Legend); it could never appear in a place like this—it's merely a snake spirit with a trace of dragon blood!"

Mingyue waved a hand, signaling Mu Yi not to panic; everything was under control.

【Snake Spirit, Challenge Level 14】

"Then I'm in!" Mu Yi hesitated briefly, choosing to trust Mingyue; since Mingyue dared to come, they must have been prepared.

"Heaven and Earth boundless, Borrow the law of the cosmos!"

-- Five Thunder Talisman

Mingyue's spell was faster than Mu Yi's; a talisman flew from Mingyue's hand, and a bolt of heavenly thunder answered, striking the Snake Spirit's head.

"Sss!"

The massive body of the Snake Spirit burst from the cave, attacking Mu Yi in a frenzy.

Heavenly thunder is highly effective against spirits, and a single strike wounded the Snake Spirit.

Seizing the Snake Spirit's frenzy, Mu Yi slashed with his array blade at the seven‑inch point, and the blade erupted with sparks.

Mu Yi was knocked back several steps by the recoil, feeling his wrist go numb from the vibration.

"A dragon bloodline…"

Mu Yi sighed helplessly; lineage is a wonderful thing—whether Eastern or Western dragons, once tainted, one is no longer mortal. He was truly envious.

Adjusting his breath, Mu Yi lifted his array blade again and struck the snake's body; this time the blade crackled with thunder, easily cutting into the Snake Spirit.

But before Mu Yi could press his attack, a thick snake tail swung directly at him.

Clang!

The clash of metal rang out, vibrating Mu Yi's eardrums painfully; his stance collapsed, and a brute force hurled him away.

His organs churned, so Mu Yi quickly downed a sip of blood‑activating soup, mobilizing Inner Qi to calm the turmoil inside.

Even in this simple clash, Mu Yi realized he couldn't meet force with force; although the creature's body had been reinforced, battling the Snake Demon was like an egg against a stone—no chance of victory.

"Heaven and Earth boundless, Borrow the law of the cosmos!"

-- Golden Armor Talisman

A golden ray struck Mu Yi, and he felt as if his body were clad in armor, yet it did not hinder his movement at all.

"Zongwang Prompt: You are empowered by Golden Armor Talisman, heavy armor defense activated, Golden Armor Talisman defense effect increased!"

Moreover, it linked with heavy armor defense, greatly boosting the talisman's protective effect.

Just as Mu Yi steadied his inner turmoil, the Snake Demon's head slammed into him, a strong foul odor emanating from its mouth.

Bang!

Unsurprisingly, Mu Yi was again launched by the Snake Spirit's head; the gap in power was such that even Mu Yi's Inner Qi burst could not stop it.

But this time, Mu Yi felt noticeably better.

"Huh? Is the Golden Armor Talisman's effect really that good?" Mingyue noticed the difference; he was well aware of his talisman's performance and didn't expect such a large deviation.

But he had no time to ponder; seeing Mu Yi withstand the Snake Spirit's attack, he immediately began preparing a formation, fingers gripping the seal, muttering under his breath.

"Approach, soldiers, battle, all, array, line, forward, march!"

-- Nine-Word Incantation

Because he had taken little damage, Mu Yi reacted when the Snake Spirit attacked again, leapt high, and drove his array blade into its body.

Thunderbolts crackled as Mu Yi filled the array blade entirely with Inner Qi; the thunder power coursed along the blade, piercing the Snake Spirit through the wound and dealing massive damage.

"Roar!" the Snake Spirit let out a wail, its body thrashing wildly, flinging Mu Yi away.

Mu Yi scrambled to his feet, the array blade left embedded in the Snake Spirit.

Without a weapon, his combat power dropped sharply in an instant.

Mu Yi dodged the Snake Demon's attacks while drawing his bow, striking at its vital points.

He didn't expect to kill the beast outright; after all, his role was to be a meat shield drawing fire, while Mingyue was the main force this time.

Pain drove the Snake Spirit into a frenzy; it gaped its gaping maw, spewing a cloud of poisonous mist, the foul stench instantly engulfing Mu Yi.

"You are affected by Snake Venom! … Constitution saving throw in progress! … Constitution save failed…"

"You take Snake Venom damage and are afflicted by a disease effect!"

Mu Yi glanced at the toxin‑stained spot on his arm; the Golden Armor Talisman's protection had been pierced, and the arm turned a large swath of purple‑black, spreading rapidly.

A thought flickered, and ember fire enveloped his arm, gradually dispersing the Snake Venom, but the poison was so fierce that he could barely feel his arm.

Bang!

The giant snake snapped its head; the poisoned Mu Yi could only raise his arms to shield himself, and the massive force hurled him again.

The disparity in power between them was simply too great, or rather, their inherent strength gap was enormous.