On the Avenue.

Chapter 662 Gongsun Xuanyuan
The voice of the Changchun Emperor drifted from afar: "Master, is that treasure an Earthly Treasure Spiritual Root?"

His voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating his excitement.

He had never seen such a massive earth-treasure spiritual root before.

The reason why Emperor Changchun was injured by the heretical path was because he thought he couldn't overcome the tribulation he faced back then, so he went deep into the Dark Sea to search for a suitable earth-treasure spiritual root to help him pass the tribulation. He suffered greatly but still couldn't find a suitable earth-treasure spiritual root that could help a Great Luo Golden Immortal pass the tribulation. Now that he saw the Mud Hell Divine Tree, one can imagine how excited he was.

"That's right, it's an Earthly Treasure Spiritual Root."

Chen Shi said, "This is what the Great Celestial Venerable wants. There will inevitably be clashes and conflicts between the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Court along the way. The Emperor should not interfere. The Jade Emperor and the Great Celestial Venerable will most likely take this opportunity to have a showdown with the Celestial Court. This earth-treasure spiritual root is most likely bait to lure the enemy. The Great Celestial Venerable should prepare in advance and see who will take the bait."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Changchun felt a chill run down his spine and said, "Thank you for the reminder. Although I am neither alive nor dead, I have no need for this Great Luo Earth Treasure Spiritual Root."

In the distance, Granny Yuanjun also sighed softly, abandoning the idea of ​​taking action.

The allure of a Great Luo-level Earthly Treasure Spiritual Root was undeniable. While infecting her with heretical teachings could prevent her from undergoing the tribulation, it would force her to endure the torment of being corrupted by these heretical teachings day and night, making her life worse than death.

She was once an unparalleled beauty, but now she can only lie on her sickbed, barely clinging to life.

If one could obtain a Great Luo Earthly Treasure Spiritual Root, one would be carefree and no longer need to worry about whether one could survive the tribulation.

Chen Shi said, "Brother Changchun, could you please send a message for me, warning the fellow Daoists in the Dao Ruins not to harm Li Tianwang?"

Emperor Changchun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since the master has spoken, I will give it my best."

He immediately channeled his cultivation and transmitted his voice to every corner of the Dao Ruins, saying loudly: "Fellow Daoists in the Dao Ruins, listen to what I, Changchunzi, have to say: King Li is a distinguished guest of the East, and the treasure he carries is a tool used by the Great Heavenly Venerable to lure the enemy. I hope that all of you will cherish your lives and not fall into the trap."

There were originally many ancient beings in the Dao Ruins who were restless and caused some abnormalities in the Great Dao within the Dao Ruins. However, after the Changchun Emperor's message, they gradually calmed down.

An aged voice came: "Thank you for the reminder, Master and Fellow Daoist Changchun. I should have visited you in person, but my body is broken and I can hardly move. If you have time, you are welcome to visit Yangshuo Valley."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "If the Great Celestial Venerable wants to take my life, I must leave as soon as possible. If I can survive, I will go and pay him a visit!"

He said this, but there was no reply from the old voice for a long time.

Changchun Emperor said, "The speaker is Yangshuo Mountain Man. Yangshuo Valley, where he is, is extremely far from here. The master's magic power is somewhat lacking, so he cannot transmit the message. I will transmit it for him."

Chen Shi felt somewhat ashamed.

Changchun Emperor then relayed the message, and sure enough, the voice of Yangshuo Mountain Man came through, laughing: "Master is so carefree, unafraid of the Great Heavenly Venerable's threat, which is admirable. If anyone else were to harm Master, I would be willing to serve Master, but I am only afraid of the Great Heavenly Venerable. I can only wait for Master's return before I pay my respects."

Chen Shi said, "Emperor Changchun, please exchange a few pleasantries for me. I must flee first, lest the Jade Emperor send someone here to send me on my way."

Emperor Changchun smiled and said, "Please go ahead, Master."

Chen Shi immediately left the Dao Realm and returned to the edge of the Dark Sea. He then took flight and headed along the surface of the Xuanhuang Sea towards the nearest ferry, thinking to himself, "I still don't know where the Sanyuan and Tailai worlds are, or how to get there. I'll go to the ferry first."

The Dark Sea Ferry here was originally established by the Heavenly Court, and a star raft connects it to the Western White Tiger constellation.

Among the White Tiger constellations lies the celestial palace of the Western Golden Emperor, a place of great prosperity. The ferry crossings there must be well-connected, and perhaps one can find star rafts leading to worlds such as Sanyuan and Tailai.

"However, the moment the Jade Emperor sees Li Tianwang, he will likely know that Li Tianwang did not kill me. At that time, my situation will be somewhat dangerous, and I cannot stay in the Golden Emperor's territory for long..."

In the Dao Ruins, Emperor Changchun indeed replied to Yangshuo Mountain Man on behalf of Chen Shi. Yangshuo Mountain Man was silent for a moment, then his voice came: "The master has already left. It is Changchunzi who is speaking for the master, isn't it? Changchunzi, don't try to deceive me! I can tell from your tone."

Emperor Changchun laughed and said, "My master is taking care of you because you are a lonely old man, so he asked me to keep you company and chat with you. You are so ungrateful."

The hermit of Yangshuo laughed and said, "Although I am lonely, I live a carefree life, unlike you, who have two male fairy boys by your side."

The two exchanged sarcastic remarks and became quite angry.

Emperor Changchun was so enraged by him that he thought to himself, "After my master's treatment, I am now in a balance between the external and internal cultivation paths within me, but the Hermit of Yangshuo has been corrupted by the external path and his strength has been greatly diminished. He is certainly not as good as me. I might as well just kill my way to Yangshuo Valley and send the old man on his way!"

He took another long breath and thought to himself, "Calm down, calm down. Like the man from Yangshuo Mountain, I'm half-crippled, not really dead, why bother?"

On the other side, Li Tianwang was completely unaware that he had survived by sheer luck because of a single act of kindness.

"The Nili Divine Tree is of great importance. If the news leaks out, it will inevitably attract the attention of even the Great Luo Golden Immortals, and I am certainly no match for them."

He lifted the divine tree and finally flew out of the Dao Ruins' territory, stepping into the outer perimeter.

The outer area of ​​Dao Ruins is also extremely dangerous, and is a well-known forbidden area in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Daoxu is a ruin formed when the Three Pure Ones created the Earthly Immortal Realm, piling up things that could not be refined, and the surrounding area is polluted by the ruins.

This area belongs to the flood zone of the Heavenly River, which is why the Earthly Immortal Realm calls the Dao-Stained Swamp Zone.

The Dao Ruins are not so dangerous because of the green stele that suppresses them; the outer Dao Filth Swamp is the most dangerous place.

When the Heavenly Court gave the Dao Ruins to Chen Shi, it was essentially drawing a cage for him, trapping him there. If Chen Shi wanted to escape from the Dao Ruins, he would only find himself a caged bird, trapped within, unable to escape.

Li Tianwang's abilities were astonishing. He traversed the Daowu Marshland, unleashing his divine power, and quickly arrived at the center of the marshland. He thought to himself, "Although I have allowed the thirty-two Heavenly Dao Gods to conceal the secrets of Heaven, I cannot deceive the eyes of the Great Luo Golden Immortals. Over the years, the Heavenly Court has long been infiltrated by the people of the Great Luo Golden Immortals, and there must be pairs of eyes that have seen the Nihe Divine Tree descending upon the Daoxu."

What he needs is half a day.

The thirty-two Heavenly Gods bought him time to avoid being ambushed and plotted against beforehand; now, he himself needs to buy half a day!

Li Tianwang's pace quickened, and he was about to rush out of the Daowuze area, with the Milky Way ahead.

The Heavenly River Navy was also a major force in the Heavenly Court. The Navy Marshal commanded 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, who were not under his direct command. The Navy Marshal was originally named Tianpeng, but he was demoted to a pig for committing a crime. It is said that he later sought refuge in the Western Paradise.

The new naval marshal's name is Ximen Bao, and he commands a naval force of 100,000 men. He has a very good relationship with Li Tianwang.

Once he enters the Milky Way, Marshal Ximen's territory, with its 100,000-strong army, will be able to cover his entry into the Heavenly Court.

Just then, a celestial gourd suddenly appeared high in the sky, abruptly hanging there, swallowing up the heretical energy of the corrupted swamp area.

This swampy area is teeming with demonic and evil creatures formed by the invasion of heretics. Even Taiyi Golden Immortals are unwilling to set foot here. Yet, a magical artifact capable of collecting heretics has appeared here, which is truly astonishing.

Li Tianwang's heart sank, because the suction force from the magic gourd was already acting on the Mud Plow Divine Tree that he was holding high, pulling at the Mud Plow Divine Tree, trying to take the treasure into the magic gourd.

He tried his best to lift the Mudpole Tree, but felt an astonishing pulling force and gradually felt that he was losing control of the tree.

Suddenly, Li Tianwang abandoned the Mud Pagoda, summoned the exquisite golden pagoda, and used all his strength to drive the pagoda into the immortal gourd!
The celestial gourd, having absorbed the Mud Pagoda, was about to take the treasure away when it was struck by the exquisite golden pagoda. The gourd tilted, and celestial fire flowed out, instantly burning tens of thousands of miles of territory! The celestial gourd stabilized, floating in the celestial fire, its precious light blooming and forming golden lotuses, layer upon layer, rising upwards, supporting the celestial gourd, and confronting the exquisite golden pagoda.

The exquisite pagoda now displayed the thirty-three heavens, like the thirty-three realms of Dao, attempting to suppress the immortal gourd.

Ignoring the two treasures, Li Tianwang caught up with the Mud Pagoda Tree, lifted it up, and rushed out of the swamp.

He always kept the exquisite pagoda close at hand, but now he had abandoned it.

Strangely enough, even without activating the Exquisite Pagoda, it automatically unleashed its power to fight against the Immortal Gourd.

This scene chilled Li Tianwang to the bone, and his face turned ashen.

"The ancient Buddha noticed it too," he thought to himself.

The two treasures behind him were already locked in a fierce battle, and even the extremely dangerous Daowuze area could not stop them from fighting.

The two powerful magical treasures fought as they chased after him!
Suddenly, a bright light shone in the sky, and a jade bottle carved from mutton-fat white jade appeared from the void. It was enormous, and the mouth of the bottle alone was larger than the Muddy Tree. It pushed against the surrounding space, and the mouth of the bottle was pointing downwards!
The jade bottle shone with boundless light, as if the Buddhas had been imprinted on its walls. Then, the waters of the Milky Way surged out of the bottle, pouring downwards to suppress Li Tianwang!

At the same time, the Mudpole Tree was also sucked up and fell into the bottle.

Li Tianwang roared and summoned the Mud Plow Tree. Suddenly, its roots twitched and pierced his back, penetrating his body.

This Mud Pagoda Divine Tree is not just a simple earthly treasure; it is also an incredibly powerful artifact. The heretical expert of the Mud Pagoda world was definitely no less powerful than a Great Luo Golden Immortal. After his death, he was controlled by this treasure and manifested the myriad beings of a great world.

Li Tianwang's move was to deliberately connect the Mud Plow Divine Tree to himself, using the power of this treasure to contend with the magic weapon of the Great Luo Golden Immortal!

His own strength was insufficient, and without the Linglong Pagoda, he could not fight against the Great Luo Magic Treasure. The Nili Divine Tree was his last hope!

The instant the divine tree connected with him, he felt a surge of alien power flowing in and merging with him. The countless roots of the divine tree seemed to transform into his countless arms.

"Back then, I was also a god of war!"

Li Tianwang clenched his fist, and countless roots of the divine tree danced in the air. Then he clenched his fist again, and with a loud bang, he smashed it into the jade bottle. The jade bottle was sent flying backward, crashing back the way it came!
Li Tianwang took off running and sped towards the Heavenly Court.

While the Immortal Gourd and the Exquisite Pagoda were still clashing behind him, the Immortal Gourd suddenly attacked him. Li Tianwang turned around and took to the air. The Mud Pagoda seemed to be his countless arms, which he used to block the attack of the Immortal Gourd and at the same time knocked away the Exquisite Pagoda that was flying towards him.

Li Tianwang landed again and charged towards the Heavenly Court with all his might.

He dared not take the route through the Milky Way. Now that the Great Luo Golden Immortal had made his move, borrowing the Milky Way would likely result in heavy casualties for the navy.

He ran wildly along the riverbank, dodging attacks from one powerful magic weapon after another, and when he couldn't dodge, he met them head-on.

At this moment, an old monk appeared on the bank of the Milky Way ahead. Seeing Li Tianwang running towards him, he smiled and said, "Greetings, Heavenly King."

Having said that, the old monk shook his head, revealing nine heads, and opened his blood-red maw to bite down on Li Tianwang and the Muddy Tree!
Li Tianwang raised his hand and grabbed, and countless roots flew out, drilling into the old monk's mouth, nose, eyes, and ears, creating a terrifying sight.

The old monk laughed loudly and moved closer. The two fought hand-to-hand. In one exchange, the old monk was nearly torn off nine of his faces by the roots in his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and was thrown away. Li Tianwang landed, coughed up blood, and ran away at full speed.

The old monk landed on the water and transformed into a nine-headed lion, charging towards Li Tianwang.

Li Tianwang charged forward, his countless tentacle-like roots swaying behind him as he attacked the nine-headed lion, defending against the powerful magic weapon. Although there were times when he couldn't withstand the attacks, it was enough to save his life.

As he drew closer to the Heavenly Court, a glimmer of hope began to rise in his heart.

Just then, a whisk appeared in the sky, its dust swirling and forming celestial rivers in front of him, blocking his path.

Li Tianwang leaped into the air, only to see the river widen and the water transform into countless stars.

Further ahead, the celestial river formed from dust trembled and crashed down upon him.

His heart sank. The power of this magic weapon had exceeded his imagination. Even if he were to summon the Mud Pagoda Divine Tree, it would be far from being a match for it.

"The only option now is to fight to the death!"

He rushed forward, dodging the crushing force of the Milky Way, but as he dodged one, another appeared, endlessly repeating the cycle.

Despite his extraordinary abilities, he was now like a fly caught in a whisk, about to be strangled.

The nine-headed lion rushed into the whisk and struggled to lift up a celestial river, rescuing Li Tianwang.

At this moment, other great magic treasures such as the Immortal Gourd, Jade Bottle, and Exquisite Pagoda flew in and rushed into the celestial river formed by the whisk, vying for the Nirvana Divine Tree while ruthlessly attacking the other magic treasures.

Despite suffering repeated injuries, Li Tianwang gritted his teeth and persevered, urging the Mud Pagoda Divine Tree to fight against the various treasures. Taking advantage of the momentum of the battle among the treasures, he finally broke free of the whisk.

Blood was streaming from the corner of his mouth, and his injuries were extremely severe, yet he still forced himself to head towards the Heavenly Court.

Around him, the clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, and countless hands, emanating a rich and ethereal immortal aura, tore through the void and reached out to grab him and the Mud Pagoda Divine Tree from all directions.

These hands are of all shapes and sizes: young hands, old hands, women's hands, and children's hands. However, the magical power they contain is boundless and formidable. Even when Li Tianwang was at his peak and merged with the Linglong Pagoda, he could not withstand it!
What's more, it wasn't just one hand, but more than ten hands grabbing at you simultaneously from the void!
Just as Li Tianwang was in despair, a young man dressed in yellow robes, a tall crown, and a wide belt walked over, brandishing a long sword and wielding it. With a flash of sword light, he severed the arm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The young man moved nimbly through the arms, wielding his longsword and slicing off arms at shoulder, elbow, or wrist level!
The young man sliced ​​off three of the nine lion's heads with a single sword stroke. The remaining six heads turned and fled upon seeing this. He then raised his sword again and sliced ​​off a corner of the jade bottle.

With a flash of sword light, one layer of the exquisite pagoda was sliced ​​off.

He spun his sword light, which swirled with the whisk, causing the whisk's dust to scatter and fly away. With another sword strike, a crack appeared in the immortal gourd.

Many magical treasures retreated, and the severed arms floated up, transforming into immortals with different appearances. They flew away, but before they could escape, they were captured by the Heavenly River Navy's net.

The young man sheathed his sword, put it behind his arm, and looked at Li Tianwang.

Despite his severe injuries, Li Tianwang quickly paid his respects and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty Xuanyuan."

The visitor was none other than the Yellow Emperor, the first of the Five Emperors, one of the Five Elders, and Gongsun Xuanyuan.

"Fellow Daoist Li, no need for formalities. I have come on the orders of the Great Heavenly Venerable to teach these Great Luo Golden Immortals a small lesson."

Gongsun Xuanyuan said with a kind expression, "So that they don't get carried away and underestimate the Heavenly Court."

(End of this chapter)