On the Avenue.

Chapter 382 Return to Homeland
"Uncle Yang, you won't suspect that I am the mastermind behind this, right?" Chen Shi couldn't help laughing.

Qing Yang couldn't help laughing, "Of course I couldn't doubt you. You were only nine years old at that time! What can a nine-year-old do? Can a nine-year-old lead a group of natural disasters to rebel?"

Chen Shi was overjoyed: "I am only nine years old. Can I go to the underworld and become the emperor of a group of natural disasters and demons? Who among them is not a dragon among men? Who would be willing to obey a nine-year-old child?"

"Haha, the nine-year-old Demon Emperor!"

Qingyang laughed his ass off, "Are they alone?"

Chen Shi laughed so hard that tears streamed down his cheeks and bubbles formed in his nose. "That green ghost hand that's holding my heart can't be my subordinate, right?"

The two rolled on the ground laughing.

Qing Yang suddenly stopped laughing, looked at him, and said seriously: "What if, I mean what if, they are really your subordinates, and you are really the Demon King?"

Chen Shi had a serious expression on his face, but suddenly he burst out laughing and said, "Are you saying that the green ghost hand that crushed me to death several times is my subordinate?"

Qingyang burst out laughing and pounded the ground hard, laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe: "You were crushed to death by him many times, and Granny Sha was still busy trying to summon your soul. Which subordinate would do such a stupid thing?"

Chen Shi laughed so hard that he knelt on the ground, holding his stomach. "If that's the case, the owner of the green ghost hand might be a green sheep! Maybe it's Uncle Sheep's father!"

Qingyang stopped laughing and said seriously: "This joke is not funny."

The two looked at each other and couldn't hold back and burst out laughing again.

Qingyang almost died of laughter, panting, "The one who crushes you to death could be my mother! My mother is also a Qingyang!"

After a long time, the two finally stopped laughing.

Qingyang was lying on the ground, panting, and suddenly said, "Dan Chengzi is in your body. Do you think the other three masters are also in your body?"

He was referring to the fourth generation headmaster Zun Guangxian, the seventh generation headmaster Zun Daocheng, and the sixteenth generation headmaster Zun Jingxu.

When Qingyang, Chen Yindu and Qiongyang Patriarch dug the tombs of the ancestors together, they found that the tombs of the three masters were also cenotaphs, with no bones inside.
Chen Shi was stunned and sat up suddenly: "It is indeed possible."

Qing Yang sat up and said, "Among these four masters, the first three were figures from the True King Era. In that era, the life span of cultivators was very long and they could live for thousands of years, unlike now when they only live for a hundred years. They faked their deaths for great purposes."

Chen Shi pondered, "Besides the four masters of Taihua Qing Palace, what about other holy places?"

Qingyang was stunned.

Yes.

Four masters of Taihua Qing Palace faked their deaths, abandoned their bodies, turned into natural disasters, and hid in the underworld. What about other holy places?

Are the other two holy places of Taoism, Taishang Haoyuan Palace and Tianshi Mansion, so peaceful?
The three holy places of Buddhism, Shuiyue Shengjing, Dabaoguo Temple and Bodhi Daochang, do not seem to be content with their lot.

Then, is it possible that some of the leaders of these holy places have turned into natural disasters and hidden in Chen Shi’s sea of ​​consciousness?

Qingyang frowned. If those natural disasters were really the masters of the major holy places seeking immortality, would they still need to exorcise the demons? How could they exorcise the demons?

Chen Shi seemed to be thinking about something, and murmured, "The thirteen noble families are preparing for the upper realm as a backup, and the six holy places of Buddhism and Taoism are preparing for natural disasters as a backup. This is an interesting matter."

"Their targets are mostly the Hill of Despair and the True God from Heaven." Qingyang said.

Chen Shi's eyes flashed, and he thought of the young man who offered up the innate Taoist fetus.

"Despair Hill..."

The celebration of the return of the Immortal Sword to the Mountain at Taihua Qing Palace was held as scheduled. Other major holy places also sent people to come, making it quite lively. Officials from nearby prefectures and counties also came to celebrate. The most surprising thing was that the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Yan Xianzhi, also came.

The former head of Taihua Qing Palace turned evil, almost causing a natural disaster and destroying the Lone Star Province. Everyone kept silent about the incident and just congratulated the immortal sword on its return to the mountain.

On behalf of the court, the Prime Minister Yan Xianzhi also encouraged the head monk Chang Ying, without mentioning that he had brought the immortal treasure Wu Ying Palace with him to destroy Jing Hong. If the treasure exploded, I'm afraid that even Tai Hua Qing Palace would be razed to the ground.

"Master Xiao Chen!"

After the greetings, Yan Xianzhi called Chen Shi over, smiling, and said, "Mr. Chen, long time no see."

Chen Shi greeted him and complimented him, "Lord Yan is in better health now than when I was in Xijing."

Yan Xianzhi smiled and said, "Since you Chens are not in Xijing, I eat more fully than before. I heard that Master Chen has been exorcising demons in Qianyang Mountain these days. How is it going?"

Chen told him the truth: "All the demons in my body have been removed."

Yan Xianzhi was obviously relieved, and said with a half-smile: "I have heard about this, too. Now that the demon has been eradicated, you can rest assured, and the court can also rest assured."

When Chen Shi thought that there might still be some evil old man from the six holy places in his body, he frowned and sighed softly.

Seeing this, Yan Xianzhi understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Do you feel that after removing the demon, you have one less life-saving talisman? Xiao Chen, you can't think like that. Think about it, you are an official appointed by the court, who dares to touch you? Touching you is touching the court!"

He was in high spirits when he was happy, and he spoke more cheerfully: "But you should not be so rough in doing things in the future. There is no guarantee that someone will not be afraid of the court and rely on his high level of cultivation to kill you. The court can only help you deal with your aftermath. If you put that person on the wanted list, you will not survive."

Chen Shi looked worried.

Yan Xianzhi looked refreshed and said, "Also, when you meet someone with a higher rank than you in the future, you should bow your head and kneel down when necessary. You are only a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and officials of the fifth rank are much higher than you. Don't be so heartless and call others brothers... I'm not asking you to kneel down to me, I'm just a first rank official. Be alert and stand up straight!"

Chen Shi pulled himself together, stood up straight, and said solemnly: "Sir, after I removed the demon, I found that there are still several natural disasters lurking in my body. Can the court help me..."

Yan Xianzhi was very satisfied with his attitude and said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, you are an official appointed by the court. It's not that the court cannot help you, but it doesn't necessarily have to help you. This needs to be discussed in the court. Just wait... wait a moment!"

His expression changed slightly: "How many what?"

"A few natural disasters."

Chen Shi was filled with sorrow and said, "After we get rid of all the demons, they will appear."

Yan Xianzhi shuddered and laughed, "Old Master Chen is really good at joking, really good... Changying, Taoist Changying!"

He left Chen Shi behind and walked towards Taoist Changying. He exchanged pleasantries with Changying again and said with a smile, "As the Prime Minister, I shoulder the heavy responsibility of the fifty states of Xiniu New Continent. I have been away from Xijing for some time. Today's celebration was well organized, but it's a pity that I can't stay. Goodbye, goodbye!"

Taoist Changying was stunned, but did not dare to stop him and hurriedly saw him off.

Yan Xianzhi left in a hurry as if he was avoiding the plague god.

Taoist Changying was puzzled and whispered, "Lord Yan has been waiting in Youzhou City for more than ten days before holding the Immortal Sword Return Ceremony. He can wait for more than ten days, so why can't he even have a meal?"

At this grand event, Taoist Changying demonstrated the Zhenwu Sword to all the guests. The immortal sword was raised, rays of light appeared, and everyone cheered.

In order to demonstrate the power of the magic sword, Taoist Changying ordered people to bring in a mischievous black pig demon. When the magic sword was raised and the rosy glow swept across, the black pig demon was left with only half of its body, and died an untimely death.

Everyone was amazed. After the grand event, Taoist Changying left the four elders of Taihua to guard the Taoist sect, and he, together with Patriarch Qiongyang, brought many Taoists with great achievements to Qianyang Mountain.

They were preparing to bring back the body of Taoist Tianzhen.

However, it is not easy to enter the underworld safely with the real body, but fortunately, the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master has a passage to the underworld on Qianyang Mountain.

If a living person enters the underworld, his lifespan will be shortened due to the invasion of Yin energy. People who practice Taoism will also suffer damage to their cultivation due to Yin energy, so they cannot stay in the underworld for long.

Chen Shi drew some talismans to summon Yin and gave them to these Taoists. With these talismans, they would not have to worry about being invaded by evil spirits.

Taoist Changying and others entered the underworld from Qianyang Mountain, and then entered Yinshan Mountain through the broken bridge of Hongshan Hall. When the Taoists walked down the broken bridge, they saw thousands of feet tall divine corpses hanging on the Wuliang Cliff, and they couldn't help but feel awe in their hearts.

Taoist Changying instructed the other Taoists, "Everyone, this is the underworld, ghosts and gods are everywhere, be careful."

The Taoists all looked solemn and nodded.

At this moment, ghosts and gods that were hundreds of feet tall came over. Taoist Changying was awe-inspiring, and the other Taoists were secretly on guard, feeling extremely terrified.

Ghosts and gods are strong and weak. The strong ones are comparable to the Mahayana cultivators, and the weak ones are at the Jindan or Yuanying realms. Even the weak ones, such as the little Yaksha and the bull-headed ghost, cannot beat even a slightly older child.

But these ghosts and gods are definitely masters among masters, and their numbers are extremely large.

Especially the dozen or so short ghosts and gods among them, which brought them even greater pressure and made Taoist Changying and others frightened.

"These ghosts and gods are lord-level beings!"

Patriarch Qiongyang quietly mobilized his Void Realm, and the Thunder Great Power Divine Mantra was ready and ready to attack at any time. He whispered to Changying, "I once encountered such a ghost god, who was extremely powerful. Their strength is not as good as you and me, but not far behind."

Changying looked solemn.

If there were only one or two lord-level ghosts and gods, it would not be difficult for them to deal with them, but there are more than ten ghosts and gods of this level among them!

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Don't worry. These are the ghosts and gods under my command. The journey to the Taoist Tianzhen's palace is long and some wild ghosts and gods are dangerous, so I asked them to escort you."

Changying, Qiongyang and others were in doubt. The Qiongyang Patriarch asked in a lost voice: "The ghosts and gods under your command?"

Chen Shi said modestly: "Grandma Qiongyang, to be honest, I have a small career in the underworld."

"A small business?"

Qiong Yang blinked, "How small?"

"Everywhere you look is mine."

Chen Shi tried hard to suppress the smile that was about to curl up to the corner of his mouth and said, "The large territory that you can't see is also mine. This is the kingdom I built for my grandfather. After Grandma Qiongyang dies, I can live happily here with my grandfather."

"You are so filial."

Qiong Yang strained his eyes to look into the distance and murmured, "You burn all your grandfather's lovers to him, and he will have a place to rest."

When those ghosts and gods came, Taoist Changying couldn't help being nervous. He saw that group of ghosts and gods were about to kneel on one knee to greet Chen Shi. Chen Shi waved his hands and said a lot of nonsense to prevent them from kneeling.

As expected, these powerful ghosts and gods did not make things difficult for them and escorted them all the way through the vast Yinshan Mountains.

"This place is called Yinshan, but it had a more famous name before, called Shiwan Mountains." Chen Shi said.

Qiong Yang was stunned: "Yinshan is understandable, but the Hundred Thousand Mountains should be the geographical location of the Yang World."

"A long time ago, this place might have been the world of the living. But later, a drastic change occurred and this place sank into the underworld. The two worlds merged."

Chen Shi's eyes flickered, and he smiled, "Perhaps in the future, the world of the living where we live will merge with the world of the dead."

Grandmaster Qiongyang was lost in thought, sighed, and whispered, "How long ago will that be? I'm afraid I won't be able to see it."

Many ghosts and gods escorted them. On the way, they did see many lord-level ghosts and gods, entrenched in the mountains and rivers, commanding ghosts and ghost tribes of all sizes. Even a famous sect like Taihua Qing Palace would never be able to pass through Yinshan safely without the escort of these ghosts and gods.

They traveled thousands of miles and came to the cracked mountain. Chains crisscrossed and hung the fairy palace between the two mountains.

Chen Shi asked the ghosts and gods to guard the foot of the mountain, and took Qiongyang, Changying and others carefully through the rays of light and came to the fairy palace.

"Tian Zhen Taoist, I am Chen Shi, and I have not broken my promise."

Chen Shi burned incense in front of the Immortal Palace and whispered, "I have returned the Zhenwu Zhuxie Sword to Taihua Qingyang Palace. Today, the current headmaster of Taihua Qingyang Palace, Taoist Changying, came in person to welcome you home."

The smoke of incense floats into the fairy palace.

The immortal light shrouding the portal of the immortal palace fluctuated slightly and slowly dispersed to both sides, revealing half of the body of a thin Taoist priest.

Chen Shi turned sideways and gestured to Taoist Changying.

Taoist Changying calmed himself, straightened his Taoist crown and clothes, and walked in holding incense.

Other Taoists also held incense and walked into the immortal palace.

Taoists burn incense.

Taoist Changying bowed and said, "I am your disciple Changying, and I have come to respectfully welcome Taoist Tianzhen back to Mount Taihua. I have heard that the nature of innocence is the origin of Taoism. To return to the original destiny is to return to innocence. Senior, today is the day you return to your roots."

The sound of chains shaking was heard. Chen Shi came to the outside of the fairy palace and saw thick chains being pulled out from the cliff and shrinking like spirit snakes.

"You were regarded as a disaster by the True King, and were killed by your fellow disciples using our own swords. Don't you have any resentment?"

Chen Shi whispered, "Just waiting for a word of going home, innocent and pure, probably as pure as a baby, so that you can have no regrets. If you were alive, perhaps you could have solved the thorny problem of the monks' evil transformation and no longer troubled the world."

The immortal palace shook, carrying all of them up into the air, suddenly breaking through the void and disappearing from the underworld.

The cracked mountain also closed up with a loud bang and became whole again.

The Immortal Palace returned to Taihua Qing Palace and landed on the former site of Qingyang Palace.

Taoist Changying took out Taoist Tianzhen's body and buried it in the ancestor's tomb.

When Chen Shi went to pay his respects, he saw a flickering light on the immortal's tomb. It seemed that there was a little Taoist priest sitting in the light, burning a furnace for elixir while holding a scripture, and studying it with his head shaking.

Chen Shi burned incense, turned around and left, silently saying in his heart: "In ancient times, there were real people who lifted up the heaven and earth, grasped yin and yang, breathed in essence, and kept their spirits independent. Their muscles were one, so they could live as long as the heaven and earth, and there was no end. This is the way of life. Innocent Taoists are generally like this. Unfortunately, this world has changed after all, and it can't tolerate you. It can't tolerate you, and it can't tolerate me either. What should I do..."

"Then move the stars and change the world!"

(End of this chapter)