On the Avenue.

Chapter 567: Difference between Immortals and Gods
After a while, Hou Tu Niangniang came out from the back hall, having changed into men's clothes. She wore a black tight-fitting button-down top, a black skirt, and a bright red skirt with golden branches and green leaves underneath. When she walked, her red skirt would be exposed, and the black and red contrast was very eye-catching.

Her hair accessories were much simpler, she just tied it up, wrapped it with a green scarf and inserted a wooden hairpin.

She didn't wear any other earrings or head ornaments, and only put a layer of gauze on her face.

"It's time to set off!" Queen Hou Tu's eyes flashed, and she looked very heroic.

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Does your Majesty know the shape of the Red Yuan Alchemy Furnace?"

"Know!"

The two of them came under the lotus platform, leaped into the rosy glow, and followed it.

Outside the glow of the sunset, it was dark and unclear.

Walking in the sunset glow, you can clearly smell the scent of incense.

This is the divine power of the empress, which is different from the divine power of immortals.

Chen Shi was on the path of becoming an immortal, but he didn't know much about becoming a god. He asked Hou Tu Niangniang, who smiled and said, "In the beginning, the way of becoming a god is to worship incense, but when you reach a certain level of cultivation, you need to take the path of the god of the Tao. The so-called Tao god refers to the birth of the Tao. For example, the God of Wealth controls the way of money. The God of Wealth is divided into civil and military. The way of money controlled by the civil God of Wealth is different from the way of money controlled by the martial God of Wealth."

Chen Shi suddenly realized that Guandijun was the God of Wealth and War, who mastered the way of making money by fighting and killing, which was the way of the Taoist gods. Mazu protected those who went out to sea, mastered the way of the ocean, which was also the way of the Taoist gods.

Some gods protect a certain area, such as the Holy King of Kaizhang. He protects a certain area and becomes a god through worshipping incense, but has not yet reached the level of a Taoist god.

"The gods who protect a region are often responsible for marriage, seeking wealth and children, and ensuring good weather. They are of a lower status and have difficulty becoming powerful. They cannot transform from the god of incense to the god of the way, and can only stay in the mortal world. If the god of incense practices for a long time, he can also possess extraordinary power and is not necessarily much weaker than the god of the way."

The goddess Hou Tu tells the story and explains the path of Shinto practice in great detail.

"In the four continents, there are many such gods of incense and offerings, with extraordinary power. Such gods are often called palace lords. There is also a type of god, where the sun, moon, and stars have been influenced by the incense and offerings of mortals, and over time, they have acquired divine appearances and given birth to gods. Such gods are called star lords."

"What kind of god is godmother?" Chen Shi asked.

Hou Tu Niangniang smiled and said, "I was the god of incense and fire first, and then I entered the netherworld and became the god of the Great Dao. Wherever there is land, the netherworld, and the place of life and death, it is all my territory. But in the cycle of reincarnation, within life and death, all life, whether it is heaven, earth, human, god, ghost, win, scale, fur, feather, or insect, are all under the jurisdiction of my Great Dao."

Chen Shi was shocked and said in a lost voice: "Doesn't that mean he is very powerful?"

Hou Tu Niangniang sighed and said, "It seems that they have a lot of power, but in fact they are just slaves of the Great Dao. They are driven by the Great Dao and cannot have any freedom. Moreover, the immortals who have jumped out of the reincarnation cycle are no longer under my jurisdiction. There are always some immortals who interfere with the netherworld, disrupt the reincarnation cycle, and do evil things without getting bad results."

She was a little indignant, probably because she had accumulated a lot of resentment.

"Is there no way to punish them?"

"Maybe. Maybe the opening of the calamity is a means of punishing the immortals. But the immortals also have treasures such as earth treasures and spiritual roots, which can help them survive the opening of the calamity."

When Queen Hou Tu said this, she shook her head.

Chen Shi asked, "Are there gods who are born naturally?"

“There is an innate way, but there is no innate god.”

Niangniang Hou Tu smiled and said, "Without consciousness, how can there be gods? Gods are born from the consciousness of living beings. Without the consciousness of all living beings, gods do not exist. Perhaps there are those magical places in the universe and the stars, where powerful living beings are born, but if no one worships them, they are not gods, but just more powerful creatures. The Yuan Bug is most likely a powerful creature discovered by someone in the dark. There are many strange things in the darkness around the Earthly Immortal Realm."

She frowned slightly and said, "Many spiritual creatures that can survive the catastrophe all come from darkness. Back then, the Three Pure Ones attacked the Shang Dynasty, destroyed the Xuanniao Heavenly Court of the Shang Dynasty, established the Haotian Heavenly Court, opened up the Dark Sea, and established the Earthly Immortal Realm. Over the years, although the immortals have opened up a large area of ​​the Earthly Immortal Realm, they still don't know much about the darkness outside the Earthly Immortal Realm."

Chen Shi was greatly shocked.

Was the Earthly Immortal Realm created by the Three Pure Ones?
The darkness outside the earthly immortal world has never been fully explored?
Why couldn't these powerful immortals clear out the darkness? Was it because they encountered some kind of resistance?
So, where exactly is Xiniu Xinzhou located?
The edge of darkness? Or the depths of darkness?
No wonder this place is a place of exile. Even the Queen Mother Hou Tu is not willing to come to this place.

Chen Shi retracted his indulgent mind and asked, "Godmother, immortals are also people who seek the truth. What is the difference between gods and immortals?"

"A big difference."

Hou Tu Niang Niang simply did not rush to travel, and walked side by side with him in the sunset glow, saying, "Gods can be dead people who are canonized after death, or they can be living people who become saints in the flesh. They can also be inanimate objects that are born with spiritual wisdom in the incense. They are restricted and bound by the expectations of all living beings and have no freedom.

"An immortal can only be achieved through the practice of living beings. Among all living things, humans are the most primate, and they are born with spiritual wisdom and can practice. Humans desire to live forever and to master the great way, so they have immortal arts, immortal methods, and immortal ways."

When she raised her hand, a glimmer of fairy light danced on her fingertips, but then it dimmed and she said, "The way of gods and the way of immortals are not connected. You see, even I cannot master the way of immortals and I don't know much about it."

She sighed and said, "After the fall of Xuanniao Heavenly Palace, the Three Pure Ones supported the establishment of Haotian Heavenly Palace, and the way of gods and immortals were completely separated. Everyone in the world talks about gods and immortals, but gods and immortals are two different existences and cannot be confused. Moreover, since the Three Pure Ones retired, the contradiction between immortals and gods has become increasingly greater."

She fell silent.

The immortals feel that the gods are too controlling and that they cannot act freely. The gods feel that the immortals are acting recklessly and interfering in the human world.

Both sides dislike each other.

Even the Queen Mother Hou Tu is now quite dissatisfied with the current situation.

Immortals are outside the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements. The gods of the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth and Man, and the gods of the Five Elements, cannot do anything to them. If they were to escape the cycle of reincarnation, even the Queen Mother of the Earth would be helpless against them.

But shouldering the expectations of all living beings, she had to try to interfere with these immortals.

In recent years, the conflicts between immortals and gods have become increasingly serious, wars often occur, and there are signs that the situation is getting out of control.

There were often immortals coming to the Heavenly Palace to file complaints, and there were also many gods inside the Heavenly Palace who filed complaints.

Chen Shi changed the subject and said, "Godmother, does this Fairy Yuan Bixia live in the Earthly Immortal Realm? Her Dao Realm is also in the Earthly Immortal Realm."

"It is in the Earthly Immortal Realm, but it is not the real Immortal Realm. It is a world similar to Xiniuzhou."

The empress said, "When immortals ascend, they all ascend to the Earthly Immortal Realm, but when immortals achieve harmony with the Tao, it is usually in the world they live in. Very few people can achieve harmony with the Tao in the Earthly Immortal Realm. Most of those who achieve harmony with the Tao in the Earthly Immortal Realm are descendants of immortals."

She shook her head: "The status of immortals from other worlds is much lower than that of immortals born and raised in the Earthly Immortal Realm."

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly and he thought of himself.

When he merged with the Tao, he used the true god from outer space as his divine fetus and transformed the entire Xiniu Continent into his own Tao realm.

Now that the true god from outer space has turned into a ray of light and no longer exists, is Xiniuzhou still his realm of Taoism?

With his current level of cultivation, it is impossible for him to possess such a vast realm of Tao.

If Xinzhou of Xiniu is not his Dao realm, then can he go to the Earthly Immortal Realm to merge with the Dao? Will he get greater benefits? "I will try to see if Xinzhou of Xiniu is still my Dao realm after returning to Xinzhou of Xiniu." He thought to himself.

The queen continued, "Yuan Bixia is the same. She is a cultivator from Guangyuan Realm. If she hadn't reached the Earthly Immortal Realm and found a good Taoist partner to become Hua Xianjun's concubine, she wouldn't have her current status. But if she wants to go further, it will be extremely difficult. Her status as Hua Xianjun's concubine can only allow her to cultivate to become a True Immortal. To cultivate to become a Golden Immortal, she needs a great opportunity."

Chen Shi was silent for a long time, and then asked, "Is it the same in the Earthly Immortal Realm?"

Empress Hou Tu smiled and said, "The better the resources, the more so. The Earthly Immortal Realm has the best resources and the best opportunities, so everyone wants to run to the Earthly Immortal Realm."

"Why did Fairy Yuan Bixia offend her godmother?"

"It's not a big deal. She was originally a cultivator from a sect in Guangyuan Realm. She was engaged to her senior brother. She relied on his promotion and guidance to cultivate to the Mahayana realm. Later, the two of them had to survive the tribulation, and the natural treasures prepared by her senior brother were not enough for the two of them, so he gave her all the magic weapons and elixirs that he had worked so hard to make."

Niangniang Hou Tu said, "That senior brother is also very sincere. He hopes that after she passes the tribulation and ascends to heaven, she can go to the earthly immortal world to find some natural treasures to help me pass the tribulation as well. Then the two of them can live together in the earthly immortal world."

Chen Shi asked in confusion: "Isn't this Fairy Yuan Bixia the concubine of Immortal Lord Hua? Why does she have a fiancé?"

The Queen Mother Hou Tu said, "This is the problem. She ascended to the Earthly Immortal Realm, and after seeing the prosperity of the Earthly Immortal Realm, she did not go back for a long time. Later, Hua Xianjun took a fancy to her and wanted to take her as a concubine. But Hua Xianjun cannot become a concubine just because he wants to. She must cut off all mortal affairs."

Chen Shi was a little angry: "She broke off the engagement with my senior brother?"

"She killed my brother."

Niangniang Hou Tu paused and said, "On the surface, she didn't kill him, but she brought the magic weapon she had refined back to the sect and asked her senior brother to use it to survive the tribulation. In fact, she tampered with the magic weapon. Her senior brother didn't survive and died in the tribulation, so she could be Hua Xianjun's concubine in peace."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes. There is a saying in the Earthly Immortal Realm that one must kill the one they love before ascending to heaven. This is true. Later, after she became Hua Xianjun's concubine, she received Hua Xianjun's guidance and got a chance in the Dark Sea to refine this Red Yuan Dan furnace."

The two chatted along the way and unknowingly arrived outside Guangyuan.

Chen Shi stood in the rosy glow and looked at the world. He saw beautiful green mountains, singing birds and fragrant flowers in Guangyuan Realm. The scenery was pleasant, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Occasionally, there were monks wandering between the sea of ​​clouds and the mountains.

There don't seem to be many cultivators in this world, which may be because there is no one like Chen Yindu who can create the Tianxin Zhengqi Jue.

This world is filled with people who practice cultivation in famous mountains and rivers, and they should be from famous sects.

Xiniu Xinzhou promoted the Tianxin Zhengqi Jue to poor families, so there were a lot of cultivators. However, when sects ruled the world, the number of cultivators would be much smaller.

The rosy glow carried them into the Guangyuan Realm and brought them to the sky above a famous sect.

That famous sect was the one Yuan Bixia joined before she ascended to heaven. Chen Shi was now in the immortal realm, and when he and Queen Hou Tu came to the sky above this sect, no one noticed.

"This is Yuan Bixia's realm of Taoism."

Hou Tu Niangniang was walking in front. Chen Shi suddenly stopped and looked at the ancestral hall of the sect below. Among the ancestors enshrined in that hall, there was a golden body of a woman with a beautiful face. She was in the center, and the golden bodies of several other ancestors were on both sides.

"That's Yuan Bixia."

Empress Hou Tu glanced back and said, "She married Hua Xianjun, bringing honor to the family. Her status surpasses that of other ascended ancestors. Therefore, she must be ranked at the center of this sect."

Chen Shi said: "Where is that senior brother?"

"Who knows? Who remembers the loser?"

Chen Shi glanced at her. Others could not remember the senior brother, but Hou Tu Niangniang still had an account book here. She would take it out and look through it whenever she had time. Whenever there was a chance, Hou Tu Niangniang would come to collect the debt.

Empress Hou Tu stopped at the entrance of Yuan Bixia's Dao Realm, looking around furtively, and said nervously, "Your Majesty, I have prepared a detailed plan for this matter..."

Before she could tell him her plan, she saw Chen Shi had already walked into this Taoist realm.

The Queen Mother Hou Tu hurriedly followed and complained in a low voice: "If we meet other people, won't something bad happen?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Godmother, it takes three years for a scholar to rebel. You have done little in these things, but I am familiar with them. Sometimes the longer you plan, the more mistakes you will make. If you act directly, you will get unexpected gains. Since Fairy Yuan Bixia is not here, why should we be so particular? Just borrow her money and leave. There is no need to do anything unnecessary."

Hou Tu Niangniang touched the veil on her face and said with a smile: "You committed a crime and ran back to Xiniu Island. No one recognized you, but there are many people in this world who recognize me."

Yuan Bixia is a true immortal. There are six realms in the true immortal realm, namely Taihuang Huangzengtian, Taiming Yuwantian, Qingming Hetongtian, Xuantai Pingyutian, Yuanming Wenjutian and Shangming Qiyaotian.

Yuan Bixia's Dao realm has already reached the Yuan Ming Wen Ju Tian Dao realm.

In this Taoist realm, there are Taoist symbols such as the Cave, the Jade Court, the Purple Wheel, the Danxia, ​​the Ten Saints, and the Ten-Turn Skulls.

There are many women living here, they should be the female disciples of the sect, who are responsible for cleaning on daily basis.

Chen Shi led Niangniang Hou Tu straight to Yu Ting. The female disciples spotted them and hurriedly tried to stop them, shouting, "Who are you? How dare you enter Niangniang Bi Xia's realm?"

Hou Tu Niangniang raised her sleeves to cover her face, her face flushed, and she ran wildly after Chen Shi.

Chen Shi rushed into the Jade Courtyard with a roar. With a wave of his hand, he threw all the women away. He rushed through the palaces and suddenly saw a vermilion fairy furnace floating in the flames, sinking and floating. He hurriedly asked, "Godmother, is this the treasure?"

Queen Hou Tu showed two eyes from behind her sleeves, glanced at him, nodded quickly, and did not dare to speak.

Chen Shi stepped forward, used his magic power to extinguish the flames, and rolled up the Chiyuan Dan furnace.

"Is this successful?"

Queen Hou Tu was stunned, and suddenly felt that stealing things from her enemy was not that troublesome.

"Empress, please take the alchemy furnace out first." Chen Shi handed the alchemy furnace to Empress Hou Tu and looked back.

The Queen Mother Hou Tu flew away with the Chiyuan Dan furnace and headed straight for where she came from.

Chen Shi stayed in the alchemy room and looked back at the door. Then he came to the wall opposite the door and wrote a line of poetry.

"The king of the waves is full of love, ascending to heaven and slashing his ex-husband with a sword!"

He dropped his writing brush and took a long breath, and started to practice the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection. In an instant, his consciousness was connected to the ancient sea of ​​stars, and the boundless star power in the sea of ​​stars was mobilized by him, turning into the imprints of stars and sticking them on the four walls of the alchemy room!

"When Fairy Yuan comes back and hears that the Red Yuan Alchemy Furnace has been stolen, she will definitely rush here in a hurry. When she sees this poem, she will be furious and will walk into the alchemy room!"

(End of this chapter)