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Chapter 496 Entering the game
The Heavenly Dao Immortal of Despair Hill was also indescribably excited. Immortal Kou smiled and said, "My Lord, today is a great day for me at Despair Hill! In the past, we were just trying to maintain the world order in despair so that Xiniu New Continent could continue. But now, first four cultivators have transcended the tribulation, and then Wuwang has achieved the Dao. There is hope for Despair Hill!"

Gong Wanqing couldn't hide her excitement and said, "Perhaps one day in the future, we can leave Despair Hill and return to the secular world."

The immortals of the Heavenly Dao nodded one after another.

Tianzun smiled and said, "Today is indeed a great day for my Despair Hill. Since its establishment, Despair Hill has experienced many changes and a long period of darkness. It is only today that we see a glimmer of hope. But you still cannot slack off. The closer we get to dawn, the more we must guard against the counterattack of darkness."

All the immortals are awe-inspiring.

Immortal Ping pondered, "Are you talking about the group headed by the Demon Emperor? These lawless people are bent on completely destroying this world and turning it into a demonic realm. They regard my Despair Hill as a thorn in their side and are eyeing me covetously. If they knew that Wuwang had become an immortal, they would definitely get rid of him as soon as possible."

Tianzun's eyes flickered: "The enemy is extremely despicable and will do anything to achieve his goal. We must be on guard."

Gong Wanqing hesitated for a moment and asked, "Tianzun, then do we still have to deal with the foreign gods? After all, these foreign gods protect the people of Xiniuzhou and are not evil."

Pairs of eyes fell on Tianzun, who showed a thoughtful look and said, "Wuwang has just blazed a trail, and has not yet verified whether this trail can eliminate the evil atmosphere in Xiniuzhou. If not, Xiniuzhou still needs a true god."

"What the Lord said makes sense."

Xi Xianren said, "The true God needs the faith of all living beings, so that the sun can continue to shine and generate heat, and maintain the operation of the heavenly way. Before the evil atmosphere is eliminated, I, Wukongpo, must maintain the orthodoxy of the true God."

Immortal Kou nodded slowly and said, "Demons are born from evil spirits. If they want to turn the world into evil, they must be eradicated first. Foreign gods disturb the incense of true gods, which is not conducive to the longevity of true gods. This is a dispute over the orthodoxy, and it is a matter of life and death for the people. We must pay attention to it. However, foreign gods protect people in disasters and have also made contributions to the country. You must distinguish right from wrong."

The other celestial immortals nodded in agreement.

Tianzun glanced at Immortal Kou and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Kou is right. But the leader of the outer gods, the Queen Mother Hou Tu, has already arrived in person and invaded Xiniu New Continent. There are also scums of our human race who are using the name of gods to do ambitious things. They must be eliminated."

Immortal Xi, Immortal Kou and others looked at each other, somewhat hesitantly.

Kou Xianren said: "Tianzun, Hou Tu Niangniang among the foreign gods may be eliminated, but the other foreign gods have protected the people and their contributions are great after all..."

Gong Wanqing said: "Tianzun, please think twice."

The other Heavenly Dao Immortals said one after another: "Think twice, Heavenly Lord."

Tianzun looked around and laughed, "You are too kind. Well, just kill the bandit leader and get rid of Hou Tu Niangniang. The rest of the gods will not be pursued."

Immortal Kou and others breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in agreement.

Tianzun said: "There are also some scums of the human race who support Hou Tu and are afraid that the world will not be in chaos to satisfy their own ambitions. They are also among those to be killed. You should observe carefully to see if there are such rebels. If you find them, kill them immediately."

All the immortals agreed.

Tianzun returned to Tianyuan Palace and continued his meditation.

"The Heavenly Master seems to be injured, and his breath is a little unstable." Immortal Kou watched the Heavenly Master go away and said in a low voice.

Xi Xianren said: "I also noticed that Tianzun's aura was a little unstable. Could it be that he was injured in the battle with the Demon Emperor?"

The immortals were slightly shocked. The Demon Emperor Dragon was elusive and could actually injure the Heavenly Lord. His strength was truly extraordinary.

Immortal Kou said: "While the Heavenly Lord is recovering from his injuries, we must not slack off. We will leave some people on the altar to monitor the movements of the world, and leave it to Fairy Qiu Zi."

Qiu Ning and Gong Wanqing each nodded.

Immortal Kou continued, "Fellow Daoist Feng has been tracking down the whereabouts of the Demon City and the Demon Emperor, but has not returned yet. The Demon City has many masters, and the Demon Emperor is unfathomable. We need to trouble Fellow Daoist Ping and Fellow Daoist Xi to lead a few Heavenly Dao immortals and Heavenly Dao practitioners to go to support them. Since the Heavenly Venerable is injured, the Demon Emperor must have been severely injured as well. This is a great opportunity to eradicate the Demon City."

Immortal Ping and Immortal Xi agreed.

Immortal Kou smiled and said, "The rest of you, fellow Taoists, guard the Slope of Despair until you find the bandit leader and the Queen Mother Hou Tu. If they are really doing evil, go down the mountain and kill them."

Everyone agreed.

Gong Wanqing asked: "Brother Kou Dao, what about you?"

Immortal Kou smiled and said, "Wuwang has become the first immortal of the new law and has a bright future. I am worried that he will encounter an accident. After all, we are in the light and the Demon Emperor is in the dark. I must go there in person to protect him."

Gong Wanqing said: "Brother Daoist, your cultivation strength is unfathomable, and you are the best among us. Why don't you stay in Despair Hill and monitor the world's movements and be ready to provide support at any time? I will go to protect Wuwang."

Immortal Kou hesitated for a moment, and Fairy Qiu Ning beside him whispered, "Brother, think about her old lover!"

Immortal Kou was awed, thinking of the fact that Fairy Gong had had a brief romance with Chen Yin, and there were even rumors that Chen Shi was Fairy Gong's grandson. If the rumors were true, then Gong Wanqing's protection of Zhong Wuwang was malicious, and she might want to kill Zhong Wuwang to avenge her grandson!
"Fairy Gong, I'm afraid this matter may be a little dangerous, so I'd better personally protect Wuwang."

Immortal Kou smiled and said, "The Heavenly Venerable's injuries have not healed yet, so it is also extremely important that you stay and guard the Slope of Despair."

Gong Wanqing had no choice but to agree.

The immortals made their plans and left.

Zhong Wuwang was in Tiandao City outside the Slope of Despair, very close. Immortal Kou came to the bridgehead of the Hongshuang River and saw Zhong Wuwang still standing on the bridge with a smile on his face. He looked at the flowing river below thoughtfully, as if he was in a trance.

"Wuwang has achieved the inner harmony of the immortal way, and is able to do what others cannot. He is rare in the world."

Immortal Kou stood aside and watched quietly for a moment. When Zhong Wuwang came to his senses, he walked forward and said with a smile, "Your cultivation achievements will far surpass mine in the future, and even surpass Tianzun."

Zhong Wuwang hurriedly greeted him: "Disciple greets Master Kou!"

Immortal Kou waved his hand and said with a smile: "Now you don't need to call me uncle. You are in the celestial realm, and I am also in the celestial realm, but I am a few days ahead of you. Just call me Fellow Daoist Kou."

Zhong Wuwang hesitated, and Immortal Kou smiled and said, "This is the rule of Despair Hill. Fellow Daoist Wuwang, you are now the first immortal of the new method. Can you pass this method on to the world?"

Zhong Wuwang said: "It cannot be passed on. This method requires a congenital Dao fetus, and internal cultivation of one's own Void Realm. Other divine fetuses cannot do this, and secondly, they cannot be perfect and innocent."

Immortal Kou was a little disappointed and murmured, "If that's the case, you are not the founder of the new law... I'm afraid things are not going well for you recently, so I'll walk with you."

Zhong Wuwang knew that he was worried about his safety, and was touched. He said, "It doesn't matter if I'm not the founder. I just want to be the most powerful and the first immortal."

He smiled slightly, his heart was very peaceful, and he said: "Chen Shi's outer body practiced the old method to transcend the tribulation, but he only cultivated the immortal soul and entered the ascending realm from the tribulation realm, but he never merged with the Tao. His original body realm is even lower, and he only cultivated the soul. Chen Shi passed on the Dharma to his four great disciples, and the four great disciples practiced the new method and succeeded in transcending the tribulation, but they only cultivated the immortal soul and entered the ascending realm, but they never merged with the Tao. As for the others, they are even more mediocre and far inferior to me."

Immortal Kou walked hand in hand with him, leaving Tiandao City, and asked curiously: "What progress have you made in your cultivation strength since becoming the first immortal of the new law?"

Zhong Wuwang said: "I now use the innate Dao fetus as my foundation, refine the small world within, merge myself with the Dao, and refine into an immortal body and immortal Dao. My cultivation strength is incomparable to before."

When the two men arrived outside the city, Immortal Kou stretched out a hand and said with a smile: "Use all your strength to fight me." Zhong Wuwang raised his right hand and pressed his palm against his. He mobilized all his strength and the two men's magic powers collided. Immortal Kou's body shook slightly, revealing a look of surprise. He praised: "Wuwang, you are a true immortal. You have a strong cultivation base. You can catch up with me in ten years at most!"

Zhong Wuwang tried his best but only managed to make him stagger. He couldn't help but admire his skills.

"Master Kou...Fellow Daoist Kou, I have something I want to ask you."

Zhong Wuwang asked, "Are there any Heavenly Dao immortals and Heavenly Dao practitioners in our Despair Hill who are from the Great Shang Dynasty?"

Immortal Kou pondered and said, "There are immortals of heaven from the Shang Dynasty... Feng Ruotong is from the Shang Dynasty."

Zhong Wuwang was startled: "Didn't the Heavenly Lord kill all the merchants?"

"There is another person, that is Tianzun."

Immortal Kou said, "Tianzun is also an immortal from the Shang Dynasty. I came to Despair Hill relatively early, and was the third person to enter Despair Hill. At that time, it was Immortal Feng Ruotong who welcomed me and accepted me as his disciple. Later, more and more people came to Despair Hill. I am also a businessman, but I am the descendant of a businessman."

Zhong Wuwang asked: "So is Fengxianren a minister of the Shang Dynasty? Has he ever met the emperor of the Shang Dynasty?"

Immortal Kou shook his head and said, "This is beyond my knowledge. Since you are so curious, why don't we go find Taoist Feng and ask him. Why are you so curious about Taoist Feng?"

Zhong Wuwang hesitated for a moment, and did not tell Chen Shi and Yang Bi about their speculations about Tianzun. He smiled and said, "I met a few businessmen, so I am quite curious about that period of history."

"The history of merchants has been lost. Perhaps Fengxianren knows, but he never said it."

The two talked as they walked. Immortal Kou had been a celestial being for more than ten thousand years and had accumulated rich experience. He guided Zhong Wuwang along the way, causing Zhong Wuwang's cultivation strength to advance by leaps and bounds.

The two of them chased to the underworld, searching for Feng Ruotong's whereabouts. More than ten days had passed before they realized it, and they came to a place full of demonic energy. They saw many monsters roaming around, they were very powerful, and exuded monstrous demonic energy.

They even saw a few Huotou appearing and preying on other monsters.

Immortal Kou summoned the nearby Heavenly Listeners, but there were no Heavenly Listeners nearby. They must have been eaten by these monsters.

They found traces of battle left by Feng Ruotong and others. Immortal Kou checked and said, "They must have been besieged by monsters here."

The two of them followed the traces of the battle and gradually went deeper into the demonic area. They walked an unknown distance. Immortal Kou checked the traces along the way. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. He said calmly, "Wuwang, we've taken the wrong road. This way."

Zhong Wuwang was a little surprised and followed him, but saw that Immortal Kou did not follow the traces left by Feng Ruotong and others, but walked in the opposite direction.

"Master Kou, what happened?" Zhong Wuwang asked quietly.

"I don't know."

Immortal Kou transmitted the message, "But the one who left these traces of magical powers was definitely not Feng Ruotong!"

His eyes flickered. "Feng Ruotong is my master. I know his magical powers very well. This person imitated him very well, but the details are not quite right. He can deceive others, but not me."

Zhong Wuwang felt a chill in his heart.

Immortal Kou said, "Someone knew we were looking for Feng Ruotong, so he left traces of his magic to lure us forward and into his ambush. We will pretend we didn't know, and I will take you away."

The two pretended to be relaxed and continued on their way.

After walking for a while, Immortal Kou stopped and saw traces of magical powers left by Feng Ruotong in front of him, scattered here and there, in a mess.

Immortal Kou's face changed slightly, and he chose a random path to walk on. The further he went, the heavier the demonic energy became.

He stopped and took another route, but as before, the demonic energy became heavier and the surrounding scenery gradually became familiar.

He immediately changed his route, but before he had gone far, the surrounding scenery gradually became familiar again.

"Brother Kou Dao!" Zhong Wuwang said in a low voice.

Kou Xianren sneered and said, "Our actions have been discovered by that person. It seems that we have no choice but to subdue the demon! Wuwang, follow me!"

The two walked forward. The demonic energy around them was so thick that the sky became dim and unclear. Many monsters that looked like the Huodou appeared and disappeared mysteriously in the demonic energy.

After walking for a long time, a village came into their sight.

This village is extremely old. Its architecture is in the style of the Shang Dynasty, and many sculptures have black bird patterns.

This should be the habitat of the surviving Shang people after the disaster.

Immortal Kou brought Zhong Wuwang into the village, but found that the villagers had not turned evil. They were still living normally in the village, and did not look like ghosts at all.

Kou Xianren sneered and whispered: "I am the last descendant of the merchants. When I stepped into the Slope of Despair, I also began to transform into a ghost. I don't believe that anyone can resist the invasion of evil spirits!"

At this time, an old man in the village smiled and asked, "Are you a merchant too?"

Immortal Kou shouted, "I am a Shang citizen. What kind of monsters are you? Show your true form!"

There was an immortal power in his voice, and even Zhong Wuwang's eardrums were buzzing from his scolding.

The villagers in the village were all killed by his loud shout, and their bodies fell to the ground in all directions.

Kou Xianren sneered, "You are playing tricks! These people have been dead for a long time, you are just controlling their corpses! Why don't you come out?"

No one responded.

At this time, a big pit came into their sight.

A ray of blood-red light shone down in the big pit.

Zhong Wuwang's heart skipped a beat. He looked up along the blood-red light and saw the shattered Great Shang Heavenly Palace.

Behind the Great Shang Heavenly Palace is the moon wrapped in flesh and blood.

Zhong Wuwang's scalp tingled, and he stepped back, saying in a trembling voice: "Brother Kou Dao, let's go quickly..."

(End of this chapter)