On the Avenue.

Chapter 320 Chen Family Hostage
Chen Shi took back the iron ruler and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

How could he tolerate the fact that Zhuang Wujiu was humiliated at the Hill of Despair but maintained a superior image outside and tried to feel superior to him?

"If he doesn't die this time, he will be seriously injured!"

Chen Shi looked at the Iron Ruler. This thing was indeed very useful, but unfortunately it could only be used once at a time and had to be taken back before the magic power was exhausted, otherwise it would fall down.

"Zhuang Wujiu is right. My cultivation is still too shallow. If I can offer this item continuously, I can also touch the Void Realm!"

He felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. Zhuang Wujiu from the Hill of Despair was just a little kid playing with Gongzi and Zhang You eleven years ago, but eleven years later, he cultivated to the realm of spirit refining!
The next realm after the Spirit Refining Realm is the Void Returning Realm!

Chen Tang is at the Return to Void Realm, and can be said to be one of the youngest Return to Void Realm masters in the world!

It took Zhuang Wujiu only eleven years to reach this level.

Zhuang Wujiu was ambushed by Chen Shi this time and seemed to be in a miserable state, but judging from his progress in cultivation, he is indeed worthy of the title of genius!

His achievements are enough to make people look up to him, even the children of the thirteen families look up to him!
"Zhuang Wujiu suffered a great blow in the Slope of Despair and had to leave the Slope of Despair to seek a sense of superiority from me. The person he needs to look up to is the one who took away my innate Dao fetus. Eleven years have passed. What level has this person reached?"

Chen Shi whispered, "Returning to the Void? Mahayana? I'm afraid these two realms are not enough for people to look up to, right? Could it be that it is the realm of transcending tribulation that no one can step into..."

Without the guidance of Chen Yindu and the support of the family background, Chen Tang broke through to the state of returning to the void in middle age, and was already a peerless genius comparable to the core disciples of the thirteen families and even the clan leaders. With the mysterious inheritance of Despair Slope, Zhuang Wujiu achieved the state of refining the spirit at the age of twenty, which was even more amazing to the world.

But compared to that man, both of them pale in comparison.

Chen Shi wants to take back his own innate Taoist fetus and avenge himself, so he will have to face this man sooner or later!

He doesn't have a divine fetus now. With Niangniang Shiji and the White-Robed Fairy as his divine fetuses, and his own spirit as his divine fetus, can he really catch up with this person?

Chen Shi whispered, "I have been practicing for three years. Today, I have reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm and have cultivated a ten-foot-tall Yuanshen. Eleven years... within eleven years, I will definitely break through to the Mahayana stage and be on par with you, or even surpass you!"

In the next few days, Chen Shi took Hei Guo to the mountains outside Xijing City to look for exotic animals, intending to hunt a few exotic animals to replenish Hei Guo's body. Xijing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and they are all big mountains. Logically, there are no fewer exotic animals in the mountains than in Qianyang Mountain, but the exotic animals here have long been caught by Master Fu. He searched for a few days but got nothing.

Chen Shi had no choice but to take Hei Guo to the market to buy exotic beast meat, buying several hundred kilograms at a time for Hei Guo to eat.

However, Heiguo can only eat three to five kilograms at a time, and cannot eat more than that.

Chen Shi was worried and had to feed the remaining exotic beast meat to the cart.

"Maybe I can ask Zhong Kui for advice. He is very good at fighting. Maybe he knows how to help Heiguo improve his strength." Chen Shi thought to himself.

However, Zhong Kui and Tie Chi, with their families, followed Hu Tanhua and Xiao Yanwang to Xinxiang, and did not stay in Xijing.

Hu Feifei was the top scholar in the imperial examination and was also appointed as the county magistrate of Xinxiang County. The original county magistrate was transferred to another place. Hu Feifei took her daughter to take office and went home to be a grandmother. Zhong Kui and Tie Chi followed her.

Chen Shi came to the Hanlin Academy with the blame in his heart. The Hanlin Academy was the place where all the books in the world were gathered and it was the most literary place in the whole Xiniu Xinzhou.

The Hanlin scholars here are people with great knowledge in the imperial examinations of all dynasties. The top scorers of all dynasties often served in the Hanlin Academy for several years. Every year, great Confucian scholars would give lectures on the classics of Confucius, Mencius and other schools.

Its library is all-encompassing, with a rich collection of books of all kinds, filling up the academies and palaces of various universities.

Chen Shi came to the Hanlin Academy, called a clerk, and asked about the bibliography of books that recorded ghosts and gods.

The clerk said quickly, "Sir, the list of ghost books includes novels and chronicles. The novels are in the Miscellaneous Studies Palace, and the chronicles are in our History Palace."

He led Chen Shi to the Palace of History, which was the largest academy in the Hanlin Academy. It was filled with countless books, and there were some white-haired old gentlemen flipping through ancient books and copying excerpts.

They are people who study hard. Although they have been buried in classics for many years, they have profound learning, strong cultivation, and have cultivated a righteous spirit that makes ghosts and gods unable to approach them.

Hei Guo couldn't help but shudder as Chen Shi passed by them. They were like majestic and righteous gods, standing tall and suppressing him, making him dare not act recklessly.

Chen Shi also saw the extraordinaryness of these old gentlemen, and quietly asked the clerk, "Who are they?"

"Same as me, clerk."

The clerk looked at these white-haired old gentlemen and said, "We were originally Jinshi and Juren. After passing the imperial examination, we were sent to the Hanlin Academy to work as clerks."

Chen Shi was surprised and asked, "You've never been promoted?"

The clerk shook his head and said, "There is no one outside. I can only stay in the Imperial Academy to study for the rest of my life. I am afraid that I will be the same in the future."

Chen Shi looked at these old gentlemen. Although they were old, their cultivation was truly extraordinary. Their spirits were refined to be extremely pure, and their righteous aura was much stronger than those dignitaries!

"Sir, this way."

The clerk led him to the Ghost and God Department of the History Palace. Chen Shi looked at the books and saw labels on the bookshelf, which were classified by age. Starting from 6,000 years ago, there was one volume every 100 years and one volume every 1,000 years.

Chen Shi did not see any books from 6,000 years ago, and wondered, "Where are the books on ghosts and gods from 6,000 years ago?"

"My Lord, no. Not only does the Ghost and God Department not have any, but all other departments, any records about six thousand years ago, do not have any."

Chen Shi frowned slightly and said, "Are there no records from six thousand years ago in other academies?"

The clerk shook his head.

Chen Shi asked, "No records from the True King era have been preserved?"

"There are some records, but they are just rumors heard by later generations, just fragments."

The clerk said, "If you want to find rumors about this, go to the Fiction Department of the Miscellaneous Academy."

Chen Shi waved his hand, signaling him to get busy.

The clerk left.

Chen Shi took out scrolls of ancient books and unfolded them carefully. These ancient books were very old and if one was careless one could easily tear the pages into pieces.

He read it carefully, but found that the book recorded ghosts and gods that mysteriously appeared and disappeared in various places.

There are also the changes in demons in various places, as well as the extermination of demons in various places and the extermination of demons by the true gods from outer space.

The historians recorded it in great detail, including various methods of controlling and suppressing demons.

There is also the activities of godmothers in various places, as well as the sacrificial activities for ghosts and gods in the underworld.

Chen Shi flipped through other books, reading them quickly, and gradually found some places worthy of attention.

"Six thousand years ago, demonic changes were rare. In the fifty provinces of Xiniu New Continent, demonic changes only occurred once or twice a year. However, the closer we get to the present, the more demonic changes occur each year. Especially in recent years, there have been dozens of demonic changes every year, making it difficult for the imperial court to cope with them. In other words, the activities of demons are gradually increasing!"

He still hadn't figured out how to quickly improve Hei Guo's strength, and he was anxious. He left the Hanlin Academy and returned to Chen Mansion, saying to Chen Tang, "Dad, we can't delay any longer. The longer we delay, the more variables there will be. You take mother on a wooden cart, leave the capital immediately, and return to Xinxiang. I will stay in Xijing to stabilize the Thirteenth Family, and when you are far away, I will immediately go to the underworld to rescue mother's soul!"

Chen Tang knew that he was always decisive, so he said, "Okay!"

He immediately packed his luggage and valuables, prepared some food and stuffed them into the wooden cart.

Hei Guo sat in the courtyard of the Chen Mansion, and the maids and servants around him turned a blind eye to Chen Tang's actions.

Chen Tang packed up and walked quickly to the main hall. He bowed to the sword on the long table, reached out and grabbed the sword. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he looked at Chen Yindu's spirit tablet and hesitated for a moment. He bowed to the spirit tablet, then took the spirit tablet down and whispered, "Dad, after you massacred in Xijing, the Thirteenth Family was worried about you, but since I was a hostage in Xijing, they trusted you and would not get rid of you. It has been eleven years, you passed away, and Xiao Shi has grown up. Today, I want to return to my hometown, please bless me!"

He came to the side of the carriage, put the spirit tablet in the carriage, tied the Xuanwei sword around his waist, and put the box on the carriage. He then picked up Chen Shiniang, put her in the carriage, let her sit on a cushion, and leaned her back against the frame, which was also covered with a cushion.

"I have several hundred kilograms of exotic beast meat in the car. You can put it in your Void Realm and remember to feed the car on time." Chen Shi came to the side of the car and instructed, "Also, go to Juxian Tower first and get some silver for the journey. At night, if you are traveling at night, hang lanterns. Although you are very strong, there are many kinds of evil spirits. I am worried that you will fail."

Chen Tang wrote them down one by one and said, "After we leave, you will be a hostage. They will not let you leave Xijing. How are you going to leave?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "If I stay in Xijing, they won't kill you. When you are far away from Xijing, I will leave from the underworld."

Chen Tang's eyes fell on his face, and his heart suddenly felt a little sad.

He has always been unwilling to acknowledge this son. He has not returned home for three years, and even did not go back to pay his respects when his old father passed away.

He didn't expect Chen Shi to come and find him, allowing him to experience the joy of family and the love between father and son.

What they didn't expect was that Chen Shi would use himself as a hostage to ensure that the couple left safely!

Chen Shi is only thirteen years old.

Chen Tang felt the pain flowing from his heart, into his nose, into his eyes, making him want to cry. He smiled and said, "Xiao Shi, take good care of yourself. Your mother and I will be waiting for you to come home in Huangpo Village. We will be reunited as a family of three!"

Chen Shi nodded solemnly.

Chen Tang got in the car.

The wooden cart started immediately and drove out.

Chen Shi quickly followed and said, "Black pot!"

Heiguo followed Chen Shi, and the maids and servants of the Chen mansion immediately hurried to catch up with Heiguo. They all walked out, left the Chen mansion, and went towards the outer city along Qianyang Street.

They left the inner city and immediately entered Chang'an Avenue, quickly crossed Chang'an Avenue, entered Nanjing Street, and came to the outside of Juxian Tower.

Chen Tang jumped out of the car and walked a few steps into the Juxian Tower. After a while, he quickly walked out of the building with a stack of banknotes and about a hundred taels of silver and jumped into the car.

Chen Shi and the maids and servants behind him kept walking, following the wooden cart all the way to the west city gate.

When he arrived at the west city gate, Chen Shi stopped.

Hei Guo and the maids and servants also stopped.

Chen Tang turned around and waved to him without stopping the car.

Chen Shi waved and watched them leave the city.

Black Pot deceives the maids and servants, and deceives the passers-by and the eavesdroppers along the way. This can delay the enemy for a while, but they are not only monitored by these maids and servants and the eavesdroppers, but also the spies of the Thirteen Aristocratic Families on the streets, the guards in the outer city, the soldiers of the Shenjiying in the inner city, and various masters and magic weapons of the Sitianjian!

No matter how powerful the scapegoat is, it is impossible to deceive everyone.

But what Chen Shi needed was a moment to give Chen Tang and his mother a chance to leave the city safely.

"At this time, I think these spies, the guards, the Shenji Camp, and the Sitianjian have already reported to the higher-ups, alarming the top leaders of the thirteen families."

Chen Shi watched the wooden cart disappear outside the city and thought to himself, "From now on, I will be the hostage of the Chen family."

He turned around and returned with the black pot.

The maids and servants who were running out of breath suddenly woke up and had no idea why they were here.

Chen Shi did not go home immediately but wandered around with the black pot so that more spies could see him and show that he had not left Xijing.

"It's a pity that the time is too short and the Small Universe System has not been fully established. Otherwise, sending my parents away wouldn't have to be so troublesome." He thought to himself.

The Small Universe connects the fifty provinces of Xiniu New Continent, and there needs to be someone in each of the fifty provinces who can activate the Heavenly Court Order. However, Chen Shi’s students are now rushing to various places to take up their posts, and they have not yet arrived. Yutian City has only just begun to refine the Heavenly Court Order and send it out. The Small Universe system has not yet begun to test where the distance limit is.

Therefore, Chen Shi had to stay as a proton.

To the world, the imperial court is the imperial court, but to the thirteen aristocratic families, the thirteen aristocratic families are the imperial court.

Even if the father and son have extremely powerful cultivation strength, they cannot fight against the entire imperial court, not to mention that there are Nine Palaces of the True King in Xijing, which are precious treasures that suppress the fortune of Xiniuzhou!
At this moment, in Xijing City, all the spies, guards, the inner city's Shenji Camp, and the Sitianjian were in a panic and rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion.

A moment later, the thirteen cabinet members gathered in Wenyuan Pavilion. Before they could discuss anything, they passed the news to the patriarchs of the thirteen families.

After the message was conveyed, Yan Xianzhi, Xia Canghai and thirteen other senior officials calmed down and waited quietly for the news from the major families.

Groups of Thousand Miles Sound Symbols floated quietly in the air, emitting golden light in the flames.

Soon after, the first voice was heard from the flames.

"Mr. and Mrs. Chen Tang left, where is Chen Shi?"

"Replying to Sect Master, Chen Shi is still in Xijing."

"Chen Tang is indeed ruthless and has left Chen Shi as a hostage. Keep an eye on Chen Shi and don't let him run away. Also, see Chen Tang off and don't make things difficult for him, but don't let him look down on the Thirteenth Family either."

A majestic voice came, "You are allowed to open the upper realm and give him a little shock. Tell him that if he does not behave himself, the Thirteenth Family will not let him off easily."

"As ordered."

Chen Tang sat on the wooden cart, looking at his wife leaning there in a daze, feeling complicated and a variety of emotions welling up in his heart.

The wooden cart gradually accelerated, and its speed became faster and faster, and soon it surpassed the other chariots. Various talismans on the body of the cart lit up, and the canopy opened automatically, and a piece of heaven shone down, covering them.

"call--"

The wheels of the wooden wheel created clouds and mist, lifted off the ground and flew into the air. Wind, thunder, fire and lightning were generated under the wheels, and they went away with the lightning.

Chen Tang felt warm in his heart. Although Chen Shi often took a car, he had never activated the talismans on the wooden car, making people think that the car could not fly, just for the purpose of arranging them to stay away from Xijing today.

The wooden cart rose higher and higher and faster, and the Dongshan Mountain in front was approaching them rapidly.

At this time, Chen Tang felt something in his heart and turned back to look at Xijing, only to see nine fairy lights rising from the ground and rushing into the sky.

That was the light of the nine immortal palaces, Wenhua, Wuying, Huagai, Zhongji, Wenyuan, Dongge, Zhengyi, Jinshen and Jianji; it was the shock that Xijing had for him!
Chen Tang nervously grabbed the box and looked up at the nine rays of light. He saw the rays of light flowing, opening up the sky, and another world revealed a glimpse of the iceberg to him.

Large tripods stand in the sky, and the incense smoke curls up like clouds, forming clouds. Behind the clouds are glorious gods, some standing, some sitting cross-legged, with solemn and dignified expressions.

Gods, endless.

Chen Tang's face suddenly changed, and the wooden box in his hand seemed to become extremely heavy.

Since ancient times, there have been countless heroes and talents who have supported the rise and prosperity of their families, trying to replace the Thirteen Families, but none of them succeeded.

Now, he knew why.

A voice rang into Chen Tang's ears.

"Since the fall of the True King era, six thousand years have passed. The thirteen families have had a patriarch every fifty years, and nearly two thousand patriarchs have been born. Their great realms of the void have been refined into this sky, forming the upper realm. The ancestors of each generation are like gods, absorbing the incense of the world."

Yan Xianzhi walked over and said with a smile, "Master Chen Tang, I am here on the orders of the Sect Master to invite you to see the heritage of my Thirteenth Family."

(End of this chapter)