On the Avenue.

Chapter 691 Dark Sea Heaven Path

Fairy Xiao Duan wondered if he had misunderstood the word "confidant," but her husband had too many misunderstandings about words to correct, so she let it go.

"Isn't the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army the legendary Heavenly King Li?" Xiao Duan asked, puzzled.

"He only has 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals under his command, which is less than me. So I am the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army. Look, this is the seal of office sent by the Jade Emperor."

Chen Shi took out the Heavenly King's Seal, and Xiao Duan took it to examine it. Sure enough, it was the seal of the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces of the World. He thought to himself, "Could it be fake?"

She knew her husband very well; he was certainly capable of such a heinous act as forging an official seal.

However, the seal is made of extremely high-grade material and possesses extraordinary power, containing divine might. It is also imprinted with divine Dao patterns and has an endless aura of incense offerings, so it should not be fake.

"The Great Celestial Venerable is probably incompetent," she thought to herself.

With a slight thought, Chen Shi caused the sky to spin, and the Dao Ruins Dao Realm slowly emerged as the sky spun and cracked open to both sides.

He took Xiao Duan's hand, leaped into the air, and disappeared into the Dao Realm.

No sooner had he left than Jiao the Cripple arrived. Seeing that Chen Shi's Dao realm had already vanished, he stamped his foot and exclaimed, "Too late again! Fellow Daoist Li, what should we do?"

At this moment, Li Tianwang's voice came: "Fellow Daoist Jiao, please be patient. Chen Tianwang is only going to the Dao Realm, he will not stay long and will return soon."

Two white deer pulled a cloud chariot, which was surrounded by white clouds and was crafted by immortals. Lying on it was like lying on a cloud.

Li Tianwang lay sprawled on the ground, his armor removed, dressed in simple cloth. Though the cloth was exquisitely embroidered, his former imposing demeanor was nowhere to be seen.

He had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of worry between his brows.

Beside him was a monk who looked somewhat like him, dressed in a flamboyant embroidered robe, with two Wu hooks hanging on his back, exuding a chilling aura, guarding Li Tianwang.

Jiao the Cripple said, "Fellow Daoist Li came to my Golden Turtle Island. Although our two families have a feud, it has been more than 300,000 years. I have long forgotten the grudge. This time, Heavenly King Chen was in a hurry, and I was a step behind. It was not intentional."

Li Tianwang understood and chuckled, "Fellow Daoist Jiao, rest assured, I would never misunderstand."

Jiao the Cripple breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I am not a vengeful person, and I have long forgotten the hatred from 360,000 years ago. I should have done my duty as a host, but this place is a forbidden area of ​​Jin'ao Island, and I cannot let you stay overnight."

Li Tianwang asked, "Where on Jin'ao Island is not a forbidden area?"

Jiao the Cripple said, "Jin'ao Island is full of forbidden areas."

Li Tianwang was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "In that case, I will stay overnight outside Jin'ao Island. Fellow Daoist, please wait."

Jiao the Cripple politely saw him off, escorting him all the way to the mountain gate. But when he caught sight of the gourd guarding the gate, he was furious. He kicked the palm-sized dog away and roared, "You dog, don't you have eyes? Can't you see that a guest has arrived? You'll be in my hands one day!"

Li Tianwang always felt that there was something hidden in his words, but he had no evidence, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

He arrived outside Jin'ao Island, stopped his carriage, and said, "Muzha, my safety depends entirely on you."

The Venerable One said, "Father, rest assured, if my third brother comes looking for me, I will reason with him."

"Theory is useless; all he does is hit me."

Li Tianwang tried to roll over, but hurt his broken bone, causing him to wince in pain.

Ever since news of his loss of the Exquisite Pagoda spread, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas repeatedly came to the Heavenly Court and beat him severely. Later, the Jade Emperor was enraged, and the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas dared not come to the Heavenly Court again.

After a period of recuperation, Li Tianwang's injuries were basically healed. He was sent to Penglai West by the Jade Emperor, but unexpectedly, he was blocked by his rebellious son on the way and all the bones in his body were shattered.

Fearing that his rebellious son would come looking for him again, he ordered his men to bring his second son to protect him.

Sure enough, not long after, a voice came from afar: "Li Jing. A day apart feels like three autumns! I'm back again! Has your injury healed... Second Brother, what are you doing here? I'm here to be his 'young master,' not to be your 'young master,' don't misunderstand, we brothers keep to ourselves..."

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Dao Ruins and Dao Realm.

Chen Shi and Xiao Duan sat in the precious carriage, traveling through this Dao realm.

Chen Shi's cultivation progressed rapidly, reaching the peak of the True Immortal Realm. His Dao Realm also greatly expanded, giving rise to many new phenomena, similar to those of Xiniu New Continent. However, upon closer inspection, Chen Shi realized that these Dao phenomena differed from those of Xiniu New Continent.

"Strange, they are both formed from my own Great Dao, yet they are different. What is the problem?"

He suppressed his doubts and led Fairy Xiao Duan to Fuluo Village. The villagers of Fuluo hadn't seen him for a long time, and they were all startled when they saw him this time. The village elder, Shang Dugong, whispered, "The landlord is coming to collect rent at this time. Has another ten years passed?"

The pharmacist Tang Feng said, "It has been more than ten years. However, I have not yet refined this batch of elixirs."

Everyone looked pale as they watched Chen Shi approach.

The village girl, Qu Lihua, said, "He also brought a woman with him. The landlord is obviously married and has brought his whole family to collect rent. I'm afraid the rent will be much higher in the future."

Little Duan Fairy was excited and unconsciously quickened her pace, walking into Fuluo Village ahead of Chen Shi.

The villagers of Fuluo Village stood up, put down their work, and stood nervously on both sides of the road, looking at Chen Shi behind Fairy Xiaoduan with some tension.

As if sensing something, Shang Dugong's expression shifted slightly. His gaze fell on Xiao Duan, and his face became somewhat solemn. He asked in a deep voice, "Where are you from, young lady?"

Fairy Xiao Duan said, "I am from Xiniu New Continent. My ancestors were from Huaxia Shenzhou, but they were exiled to the Dark Sea, which is how I ended up in Xiniu New Continent."

Upon hearing this, all the other villagers turned their attention to her.

Shang Du asked fairly, "What is the young lady's surname and given name?"

Fairy Duan said, "My surname is Zi, and my given name is Duan'er."

Shang Dugong said, "The surname Zi is very rare; it was the surname of the Shang royal family."

Fairy Xiao Duan said, "My ancestor, Zi Geng, led the remnants of the Shang Dynasty across the sea to seek survival."

Shang Du said fairly, "The royal family has bloodlines, which can be verified."

Fairy Xiao Duan activated her bloodline, and a surge of Dao power erupted from within her body. The Dao patterns of the witch ritual transformed into a black Xuan bird in the air, and black flames burned the world!
Shang Du asked fairly, "Who else is in the young lady's family?"

Little Duan Fairy shook her head and said, "I'm the only one left."

Upon seeing this, Shang Du Gong did not hesitate any longer and immediately bowed: "Witch Master Zu Du greets Your Majesty!"

Other villagers followed suit and bowed down.

"Witch Doctor Tang Feng greets Your Majesty!"

"Witch Doctor Song Gu greets Your Majesty!"

"Witch Qu Lihua greets Your Majesty!"

… Fairy Xiao Duan quickly helped them up, saying, “The Great Shang Dynasty has long since perished, there’s no need for such formalities. I’m already very happy to see that there are still Shang people living in the world.”

Duke Shangdu stood up, looked at Chen Shi, and whispered, "Your Majesty, this person is an outsider, perhaps..."

Chen Shi's ears twitched.

Fairy Xiao Duan said, "That's not an outsider, he's my husband."

"So she was a concubine in the imperial harem."

Duke Shangdu suddenly realized and said, "Your Majesty should indeed have more children to continue the royal family."

Xiao Duan blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject: "Merchants are either dead or exiled, how did you manage to survive in the Immortal Realm?"

Shang Dugong said, "When the Three Pure Ones opened up the Immortal Realm, some places that could not be refined were left here and called Dao Ruins. They needed someone to guard this place to prevent trouble from arising, so they had us guard the Green Stele, partly to atone for our sins and partly to imprison us."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly: "These words are not exactly the same as what I said when I met them."

At that time, Shang Dugong and others only said that the Three Pure Ones had ordered them to guard the Green Stele, but they did not mention atonement or imprisonment.

"What crime have you committed?" Xiao Duan asked.

"To be a minister of the Shang dynasty is a sin."

Shang Du said fairly, "Besides, we also used curses to kill many immortals. The disciples of the Three Pure Ones investigated and traced it back to us, but they had no evidence. So the Three Pure Ones let us stay here to guard the Green Stele."

At that time, their cultivation level was not high, nor were they immortals, but they used curses to kill many experts, attracting the attention of the Three Pure Ones.

“The Three Pure Ones examined our sorcery and originally intended to kill us, but they discovered that although our sorcery and incantation were similar to heretical practices, they were actually part of the great principles of heaven and earth. If they killed us, the sorcery and incantation would be lost forever.”

"They were fair and just, so they made us swear a solemn oath to stay here and guard the stone tablet. The day the Daoist patterns on the stone tablet are worn away will be the day our sentence is served."

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "Master Du, what is this witchcraft?"

He copied many shamanistic and ritualistic patterns from the remnants of the Shang dynasty in Xiniu New Continent. These patterns were ancient and imprinted in the blood of the Shang people, and many contained the origins of various immortal and divine paths. However, Chen Shi knew nothing about the incantations that Shang Du Gong had mentioned.

Shang Dugong glanced at him warily and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager's interference in politics should be punished with the heart-breaking penalty according to the law, as a warning to others."

Xiao Duan suppressed a laugh and said, "The priest in charge of punishments in our Great Shang Dynasty has died, and the records of punishments have been lost. These punishments no longer exist."

Shang Du said fairly, "This old minister knows. The punishment of 'heart-breaking' is to cut open the chest and take out the heart and liver."

Xiao Duan was startled and quickly said, "My husband is the former king of the Shang Dynasty, a descendant of the Shang people of Xiniu New Continent. He saved us Shang people from suffering, and his merit is immeasurable."

Upon hearing this, Duke Shangdu couldn't help but feel admiration for Chen Shi, saying, "In ancient times, there was Fu Hao, who led an army into battle. Now there is Chen Hao, who helps the king restore the kingdom. Chen Shi should be made queen."

Other villagers also praised her, saying, "Chen can be made empress!"

Chen Shi abandoned the remnants of these wealthy merchants and went straight to the blue stele.

He examined the blue stele closely, thinking to himself, "This stele is also blue, similar in material to the underground Blue Palace. Lingbao Daoist left these Daoist patterns on the stele; could it be that he had already seen the Blue Palace or something similar back then?"

In the past, when he saw the green stele, he didn't find anything strange about it, but after seeing the underground green palace, he realized that there should be some connection between them.

"What exactly is the Qingbei made of?"

He stepped forward and touched the stone tablet; it was cool to the touch and had a texture like jade.

At this moment, Chen Shi noticed that some of the Dao patterns on the stone tablet had become dim and much lighter, and some Dao patterns had disappeared by more than half.

The Dao patterns on the stele were unfathomable. When Chen Shi first came here, he comprehended the Dao of the Azure Dragon of the Eastern Heaven. However, he did not continue because viewing the stele required the consumption of spiritual pills from Fuluo Village.

Chen Shi examined the Dao patterns on the stele again and let out a soft exclamation. This time, it was much easier to observe the Dao patterns on the stele than before. Many of the principles on the stele were immediately clear and easy to understand, as if he had taken a magic pill from Fuluo Village.

This change thrilled him.

"Could it be that my understanding of the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao has allowed me to draw inferences from similar cases?"

He immediately sat down in front of the stone tablet and began to study its contents little by little.

The contents of the stone tablet were so profound that even a Great Immortal would find it difficult to comprehend their mysteries, let alone him.

For over 300,000 years, the villagers of Fuluo Village have relied on the village's spiritual elixir to comprehend extraordinary Daoist techniques from the Daoist patterns on this green stele. As a result, they have all cultivated to become Taiyi Golden Immortals, blossoming golden flowers on their heads, and are all near-Daluo Golden Immortals.

They each grasped different things, each had their own strengths, and no one could fully comprehend the contents of the stone tablet.

Chen Shi was completely absorbed, deciphering the contents of the stone tablet one by one. He had never enjoyed the wonderful feeling of knowledge flowing from his eyes into his mind and flowing through his brain so much.

The remnants of the Shang dynasty gathered around Xiao Duan, discussing the restoration of the Shang dynasty. They were so excited that they couldn't wait to storm the Heavenly Court and seize the Jade Emperor's throne.

Unbeknownst to them, Chen Shi had already deciphered most of the Taoist teachings on the green stele during this period.

Chen Shi became increasingly captivated and mesmerized. After deciphering the Taoist incantation on the green stele, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he leaped up, his face showing disbelief.

"The Daoist techniques inscribed on this green stele are for breaking and suppressing the Heavenly Dao of the Azure Palace!"

He came to his senses.

The Taoist practices on the green stele are all-encompassing, bringing the Taoist path to its extreme, and even incorporating many elements of shamanistic ritual patterns!

The Daoist techniques contained within these Dao patterns are so profound that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would likely be completely baffled. The reason Chen Shi was able to understand them and grasp their essence so easily was because the Daoist techniques left behind by Lingbao Daoist were specifically designed to exploit the weaknesses of the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao!

Chen Shi studied the Dao of the Dark Sea in the underground Green Palace, which is why he was able to understand the Daoist techniques on the Green Stele so thoroughly!

He suddenly stood there, frozen in place.

The Three Pure Ones obviously had not been to the underground Green Palace in Penglai West, nor had they seen those Dark Sea Heavenly Dao Laws, so why were they able to leave behind such a Green Stele to suppress the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao?
"Why didn't Daoist Lingbao use the Green Stele as a weapon to suppress the Dark Sea, but instead left it in the Dao Ruins?"

He blinked, and an idea popped into his head: "The green stele that suppressed the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao was placed in the Dao Ruins. Could the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao be inside the Dao Ruins?"

Dao Ruins is where the Three Pure Ones refined the Dark Sea, opened up the Earthly Immortal Realm, and left behind the impurities that could not be refined, thus forming Dao Ruins.

"Could it be that what the Three Pure Ones left here is the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao left over from the creation of the Earthly Immortal Realm?"

His mind was racing when he suddenly remembered that when he came to Daoxu earlier, he noticed that the Dao phenomena of Daoxu were different from those of Xiniu New Continent.

Now he finally understands why things are different.

During the formation of his Dao image, it combined with the Dark Sea Heaven Dao that was suppressed in the Dao Ruins!

(End of this chapter)