On the Avenue.

Chapter 702 Slaying the Evil

The approaching celestial general had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding heroic spirit. His temperament was extraordinary, possessing both the ethereal quality of an immortal and the solemnity of a god, noble yet carrying an earthly air.

As he walked, the space and sky behind him, with its stars and constellations, spun around in a dazzling display.

Wencheng the Immortal remained motionless.

He had already been locked onto by the young immortal general's aura, and any move he made would become a weakness, inviting the young immortal general's attack.

This was not the first time he had clashed with this young immortal general.

When he first arrived at the ancestral court, he summoned the Yaohua Immortal Gourd, crafted by a supreme being. Yaohua refers to frost. He activated the gourd, and frost flew out, blotting out the sky. At that moment, the young immortal general awoke from his meditation, immediately pinpointed his location, and came to attack.

Wen Cheng Xianren was already a powerful Taiyi Golden Immortal at that time, but even with the help of the magic treasure bestowed by the Supreme Being, he could only barely save his life and fled in panic when facing this person.

He later encountered this young immortal general again, but each time he narrowly escaped death without having a chance to fight back.

"Erlang Zhenjun! It's been a long time."

Wencheng Immortal remained seated under the tree, his palm-leaf fan swaying slowly with a peculiar rhythm. As the fan swayed, his figure became ethereal, as if he might be fanned into the void at any moment, disappearing without a trace.

The palm-leaf fan in his hand was called the Harmony Fan. With each wave, it could reach tens of thousands of miles into the void. Anyone who attacked him could be met with a single wave, and the attacker, along with their supernatural powers and magical treasures, would be thousands of miles away, unable to attack him at all.

This fan can also fan itself, blowing itself away with each wave; each wave carries it thousands of miles. The enemy is hot on my heels, while I slowly wave the fan, watching them chase me with a smile.

With the enemy unable to catch up, things naturally remained peaceful.

This treasure was also forged by the Supreme Being and given to him for self-defense.

It was with the help of this treasure that the Immortal Wencheng repeatedly escaped the pursuit of the young immortal generals.

"I heard that the True Lord went to the Earthly Immortal Realm a few days ago to seek an audience with the Great Heavenly Venerable. It seems that he is now fully confident in dealing with me."

Wen Cheng Xianren smiled slightly and said leisurely, "To be able to give Erlang Zhenjun a headache and force him to call for reinforcements, I, Fan, have reason to be proud."

That young celestial general was none other than Erlang Zhenjun, the deity who guarded the ancestral court of Guankou. He was also an immortal who had distinguished himself in the war against Shang and made unparalleled contributions.

Later, when the Heavenly Court moved to the Earthly Immortal Realm, he followed and experienced many events. Tired of the power struggles, he led his troops back to the ancestral court and continued to guard Guankou, showing little interest in what was happening in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Although cultivation in the ancestral court is not as advanced as in the Earthly Immortal Realm, he is still a great master who has entered the Great Luo realm. Coupled with his own incense and divine power, he can be said to be the strongest person left behind in the ancestral court.

Seeing that he remained silent and walked steadily towards him, Wen Cheng Xianren felt a chill in his heart. Chen Shi was clearly within reach, yet he dared not make a move to capture Chen Shi and rescue Kundulun.

Behind him, the sky split open, and a green gourd the size of a small mountain slowly appeared. The gourd's mouth was facing downwards, toward Erlang Shen. Frosty vapors swirled within the gourd, ready to burst forth at any moment.

At the same time, a jade seal appeared in his hand.

This seal is about the size of an egg, with a jade dragon carved around it. It is probably not a seal symbolizing power, but rather something to be played with in a study.

However, the origin of this seal is extraordinary. It was personally carved, played with, and refined by the Celestial Emperor, and is named the Panlong Xiuzhang. This treasure is extremely powerful, even surpassing the Exquisite Golden Pagoda.

"If True Lord had stayed in the Earthly Immortal Realm back then, with its resources, he would have long been a renowned overlord. Taking down a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal like me would have been a piece of cake."

Wen Cheng Immortal smiled and said, "It's a pity you're too arrogant and don't fit in, hiding in the ancestral court and not coming out. With the resources of the ancestral court alone, how can someone like you advance any further?"

Erlang Zhenjun's aura grew stronger and stronger as he drew closer, causing the space around him to crack.

Immortal Wencheng raised his cultivation to its peak, ready to activate these three magical treasures at any time.

“I went to the Heavenly Court not to borrow treasures to deal with you, but because the immortal energy produced by the Ancestral Court Holy Land is not enough for me to break through to the next Dao Realm.”

Erlang Zhenjun said unhurriedly, "That's why I went to the Heavenly Court and cultivated to the twenty-first level of the Dao Realm."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Wencheng's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he summoned the Panlong Xiuzhang and hurled it at Erlang Zhenjun!
He knew what it meant for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to advance one Dao realm.

It is extremely difficult for a Grand Luo Golden Immortal to advance their Dao realm. Some Grand Luo Golden Immortals who wish to take another step forward even need to reincarnate and cultivate again and again, retracing their original cultivation path to identify and correct any shortcomings.

The most outrageous story Wencheng Immortal had ever heard was about a Great Luo Golden Immortal who attempted to cultivate from the nineteenth level of the Dao Realm to the twentieth level. He reincarnated more than nine hundred times, experiencing the mystery of being born more than nine hundred times. In the end, he lost his way, did not remember who he was, and thus perished, becoming a lamentable story in the world of earth immortals.

Erlang Shen, having achieved physical immortality and cultivated both divine and immortal cultivation, had long since become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. However, he had been stuck at the twentieth level of the Dao Realm, unable to break through to the next level. Unexpectedly, his trip to the Heavenly Court this time was precisely to break through to the twenty-first level of the Dao Realm.

Previously, Immortal Wencheng could rely on his powerful magic weapons to contend with him, but with this advancement in his Dao realm, Immortal Wencheng realized that he was no match for him and might not even have a chance to escape.

Therefore, he acted decisively and seized the initiative!

Once the Panlong Xiuzhang was activated, it suddenly became incredibly large, like a jade pillar reaching to the heavens and the earth, tens of miles thick, with a giant dragon coiled around it, turning its body around the jade pillar!
Accompanied by a deafening dragon roar, overwhelming power permeated the air, and the seal script beneath the seal became enormous. Before it even landed, the surrounding earth either sank or rose, revealing the characters on the seal.

May our path prosper!

Chen Shi, Hei Guo, Xiao Duan, and Xiao Tian Dao Ren were also trapped in these four words, as if they were trapped in a maze with copper walls and iron walls. All around them were high walls, and when they looked up, the walls seemed to reach the sky!
Xiao Duan immediately flew upwards, and as she flew, the high wall also stretched upwards, endlessly, with no end in sight.

Seeing this scene from below, Chen Shi thought to himself, "In the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection, there are other methods that have not yet been taught to disciples! The true power of this technique is probably unbelievable."

The scene presented by Panlong Xiuzhang is consistent with the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection cultivated by Chen Shi, but the immortal path it contains is far more profound. However, Panlong Xiuzhang is merely an object for literati to play with, not a true magic weapon.

Clearly, there are even better things in the Supreme Great Wilderness Dao Collection!

The inscriptions on the ground and the inscriptions of the Panlong Xiuzhang that fell from the sky can be perfectly matched. As soon as the Panlong Xiuzhang falls and matches the inscriptions on the ground, it can immediately crush them!

Just then, a bright flash of light illuminated the sky outside the high wall.

That strike was absolutely stunning, a single blow that severed the dragon's head from the Panlong Xiuzhang seal and cleaved the jade seal in two!

The Dao power contained within the blade poured out, causing the high walls surrounding Chen Shi and the others to soften and collapse.

Before the dragon-shaped ornament could even land, it was cleaved in two.

As Wen Cheng Xianren was activating the Panlong Xiuzhang, he also activated another magic treasure, the Yaohua Immortal Gourd. The gourd still contained frost, which poured out and sprayed towards Erlang Zhenjun.

In an instant, Erlang Shen was covered in frost. The frost was the frigid air emanating from the ancient cold spring in the Longevity Holy Land of the Southern Pole of the Earthly Immortal Realm, capable of freezing everything. Back then, Immortal Wencheng used the frigid air of this spring to plunge the entire Ancestral Court into an era of ice and snow for a hundred years, freezing countless people to death.

When Erlang Zhenjun touched the cold spring, he was also frozen, but the next moment, countless fire patterns danced under his skin between his eyebrows. The next moment, the firelight ignited and transformed into a fiery eye, burning away all the cold air and sweeping in all directions.

Immediately, the raging flames transformed into a pillar of fire, rushing into the Yaohua Immortal Gourd and burning it through!
As the immortal fire burned through the immortal gourd, Immortal Wencheng was already shaking his palm-leaf fan, fanning it frantically.

This palm-leaf fan was a deadly weapon; with each wave, his figure would retreat tens of thousands of miles. Immortal Wencheng frantically fanned himself, his figure whistling as he retreated, disappearing into the void in an instant! True Lord Erlang soared into the air, wielding his three-pointed double-edged sword in pursuit.

A deafening roar echoed through the sky, and the two vanished.

Chen Shi, Xiao Duan, and the others looked up and saw a clear blue sky, with even the darkness beyond the heavens visible. They wondered where Erlang Zhenjun and Wencheng Xianren had gone.

Wen Cheng Immortal frantically waved his palm-leaf fan, unleashing countless wisps of space from beneath it. Yet, Wen Cheng Immortal saw a man and a sword, advancing with unstoppable momentum, meeting the ever-expanding void head-on.

The man and the knife moved with incredible speed; before the vast expanse of space created by the fan could fully unfold, the man and the knife had already sliced ​​through the void.

Wen Cheng Xianren roared, his hands bulging with veins, and he swung the "Harmony Fan" to its limit, showing no trace of harmony as he frantically fanned it.

Erlang Zhenjun ran swiftly, his steps were like the wind, and he rushed forward. Wencheng Xianren saw him in a flash, and he was already there.

The knife has been drawn.

Cut it down with one knife!

Wencheng the Immortal heard the sound of blood flowing rapidly.

"It's hateful that I couldn't help the Supreme One fulfill his long-cherished wish of changing the world," he thought.

Erlang Zhenjun waved his hand, and a jade box flew out, catching his head. With a click, the jade box closed.

The True Lord raised his hand to recall the jade box, affixed a talisman to seal it, put it away, and returned to the village where Chen Shi and the others were.

He flew too far and it took him a long time to get back.

Before he even entered the village, he heard Chen Shi's voice: "...Why don't you turn back into a dog? I still prefer how you looked back then."

Erlang Zhenjun was slightly taken aback. He walked into the village and saw Chen Shi talking to the burly Taoist boy.

The young Taoist was unshaven, with a strong and powerful physique. He was a black dog Taoist named Black Pot, who had been brought out of Heaven by the Celestial Hound when he went there.

The Celestial Dog and the Black Pot were destined to meet. Seeing that the Black Pot was also a dog, the Celestial Dog instructed him in cultivation. The Black Pot then followed the Celestial Dog to study and came to the Ancestral Court together.

Erlang Zhenjun coughed lightly and strode over.

Upon hearing the cough, Chen Shi stopped turning the blame back into a dog and turned to greet Erlang Shen: "Chen Shi of Heaven greets the True Lord."

—Black Pot was still a minor, and his transformation into such a mature appearance was hard for him to accept. He had originally thought that Black Pot would be a handsome young man in human form.

Erlang Zhenjun returned the greeting and said, "Chen Tianwang, there's no need for such formalities. Your methods in seizing Li Tianwang's position as Grand Marshal of the Army were quite brilliant, and I admire them greatly."

Even so, there was no expression of admiration on his face.

The Taoist priest Xiaotian whispered, "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. My master doesn't really admire you; he's just being polite. Please don't take it seriously."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "To receive a word of praise from the True Lord is my greatest honor. Has the True Lord seen me win people's hearts and impart the Undying Profound Skill to the heavenly soldiers and generals? I have heard that the True Lord has a set of Eight-Nine Profound Skills. I wonder how it compares to my Undying Profound Skill?"

Erlang Zhenjun said, "It is extremely brilliant, and I admire it."

There was still no expression of admiration on his face.

Daoist Xiaotian lowered his voice and said, "Heavenly King, please forgive me..."

"Fellow Daoist, please stop talking."

Chen Shi raised his hand to stop him, "I know that Zhenjun is just being polite, and doesn't really admire me."

Daoist Xiaotian nodded, still wanting more.

Chen Shi said, "I have been presumptuous. May I ask the True Lord to point out the shortcomings of the Undying Profound Art?"

Erlang Zhenjun looked at him, and Chen Shi met his gaze calmly. After a moment, Erlang Zhenjun smiled and said, "To be able to seize the position of Heavenly King Li and still thrive in such a filthy place as the Heavenly Court, you are indeed extraordinary. Fellow Daoist Chen's talent and wisdom are admirable. However, I am a disciple of the Three Pure Ones lineage, and I am a disciple of Jade Cauldron Heavenly Venerable of the Golden Cloud Cave in the Jade Purity Realm. I cannot pass on the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to you."

He paused, then smiled and said, "A little exchange is fine."

Chen Shi gestured for them to sit down, and the two found a stone table and benches in the village. Erlang Zhenjun instructed, "The villagers in this village are all transformed from demonic immortals under the command of Wencheng Immortal. Xiaotian, go and eliminate them."

Daoist Xiaotian agreed and left with the black pot.

Little Duan Fairy, seeing Erlang Zhenjun glance at her, immediately laughed and said, "I'll go help them, lest the thieves escape."

Erlang Zhenjun watched her leave before turning his gaze away and asking, "And who is this young lady?"

Chen Shi said, "It's my wife."

Erlang Zhenjun said, "There's something strange about my sister-in-law..."

Chen Shi said, "My wife is of royal blood from the Shang Dynasty."

"So they were enemies."

Erlang Zhenjun suddenly realized and laughed, "No wonder the aura was so familiar. Back then, I was a great hero in the conquest of Shang. I fought against the Shang royal family many times and killed many members of the royal family."

Chen Shi felt a chill run down his spine, wondering if he would take the drastic step of killing Xiao Duan because of this.

Erlang Shen seemed to know his thoughts and said, "I have no ill intentions. As long as she doesn't attack me, I won't attack her. However, it seems she's hiding something else..."

He couldn't see clearly either, saying, "Over the years, I've cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and realized that this art has its limits. To advance further, I must find its source and search for a way to break through from the shamanic ritual runes. I stayed in the ancestral court, searching everywhere, but unfortunately, the Great Shang Dynasty was destroyed too thoroughly. The Zhou Dynasty destroyed almost all the shamanic ritual runes, and the Great Shang royal family was almost entirely wiped out, with only one bloodline exiled to the Dark Sea. This time, on my trip to the Heavenly Court, I discovered someone cultivating the Undying Arcane Arts in the Western Heavenly Lake. After examining it carefully, I knew that this art must have originated from the shamanic ritual runes of the Great Shang Dynasty!"

His gaze fell on Chen Shi's face, and he said, "I only learned about you after inquiring. You, Heavenly King Chen, must know the ritual runes of the Undying Mystic Art! These runes are of great use to me, allowing me to trace back to the source and find the original Eight-Nine Mystic Art."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Then, True Lord, you and I can indeed exchange a few words."

Erlang Zhenjun said, "I cannot pass on the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to you, for to do so would be to betray my sect."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "You don't need to pass it on to me. Let's exchange ideas. I also want to know how the Jade Cauldron Celestial Venerable derived the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts from the Undying Profound Arts."

Erlang Zhenjun laughed and said, "If you can comprehend the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts on your own, then it won't be considered that I have betrayed my sect."

(End of this chapter)