On the Avenue.

Chapter 706 Where Does Heaven and Earth Turn Back to?

Qi Peipei's heart tightened as she sensed the killing intent emanating from Chen's physical body.

The killing intent was incredibly strong, locking onto her entire body. Any unusual movement from her would be met with a devastating attack!

She didn't know much about Chen Shi, nor what kind of experiences he had had, but the murderous aura emanating from Chen Shi made her dare not act rashly.

The world beneath her feet was called Fish Warehouse. It was named so because it was abundant with a type of silver fish, whose scales and flesh were transparent, revealing only a dragon-shaped skeleton swimming within. This fish was highly prized by the immortals of the mortal realm, and every month, starships would arrive, carrying boatloads of silver fish from this world. Over time, it became known as Fish Warehouse.

As for its original name, it has gradually been forgotten.

Qi Peipei cultivated in the Fish Warehouse World for over two hundred years before finally achieving Dao Integration and Ascension. During those two hundred years, she only sensed a similar killing intent to Chen Shi from one person.

At that time, Qi Peipei was about to break through to the Mahayana realm. The next realm required her to undergo tribulation, and her chances of success were slim. So she followed her fellow disciples down the mountain to search for silver fish, intending to sell them to the immortals from the Earthly Immortal Realm who came to buy silver fish, in exchange for magic treasures for tribulation or more profound immortal techniques.

The immortals in the mortal realm enjoy eating silverfish, which makes them extremely precious and difficult to find.

They were a dozen or so fellow disciples who traveled across great rivers and explored many secret realms, but they only managed to capture six or seven.

One day, Qi Peipei's junior brother Jiang Yunsheng discovered some silver fish. Qi Peipei rushed over upon hearing the news and found a village littered with corpses. These people were all ordinary people, and judging from their appearance and clothing, they should be villagers.

"Senior sister, we found the fish!" Jiang Yunsheng excitedly told her, leading her into a house, lifting the lid of a water tank, where there were four silver fish.

“Other families have them too.”

Jiang Yunsheng laughed, "With these silver fish, Senior Sister can buy powerful enough magic weapons to fight against the Heavenly Tribulation!"

She was furious: "These people are just ordinary people, why take their lives?"

“They raise fish for the Tianhe Sect. If we don’t kill them, the Tianhe Sect will definitely come knocking on our door.”

Jiang Yunsheng said, "We can't cause trouble for our sect while we're out and about!"

Qi Peipei remained silent and searched for silverfish in other people's homes. Her haul was plentiful, enough to exchange for a decent treasure from the merchants in the Earthly Immortal Realm who bought silverfish. When she found a woodshed, she felt an indescribable killing intent enveloping her.

It was a little girl hiding in the woodshed, her eyes filled with fear and hatred, and even more so with murderous intent.

Her parents lay dead in pools of blood outside, killed by Jiang Yunsheng. Her clansmen and fellow villagers also fell to Jiang Yunsheng's flying sword.

Her hatred and murderous intent made Qi Peipei extremely uncomfortable.

"Don't be afraid, little sister," she gently comforted the little girl, her heart filled with compassion.

The poor child has no family from now on.

She felt compassion and wanted to take the little girl back to the mountain to teach her Taoist arts and guide her in her spiritual practice.

But those eyes made her very uncomfortable.

She searched the woodshed but couldn't find the silverfish. She turned and left. As she walked out of the woodshed, the bright sunlight shone on her face, instantly waking her up.

"We can't leave any trouble for our sect."

Her hairpin flew silently from the top of her head, transforming into a slender sword that pierced into the woodshed.

Later, she successfully transcended the tribulation, attained enlightenment, and ascended to heaven. But every time she recalled this event, she would remember the little girl's eyes, filled with hatred and murderous intent.

Now, facing Chen Shi, she didn't see the hatred in his eyes, but she could clearly feel the killing intent.

Pei Ran locked her up, preventing her from moving.

But like the little girl, this murderous aura made her extremely uncomfortable.

She had no idea what Chen Shi had gone through to develop such a terrifying murderous aura.

The boatman said in a deep voice, "Miss, should I intervene?"

He stared at Chen Shi, his voice loud and his aura extremely strong. Above his head appeared a vast Dao realm, with various Dao phenomena such as the Great Demon, the Yellow Demon, the Seven Treasures Forest, and the Eight Difficulties Pavilion. It was the fourth level of the Golden Immortal realm!
He clearly sensed Chen Shi's murderous intent, was startled by it, and worried that Qi Peipei would get hurt, which is why he intentionally made a move.

At the same time, the palace maids in the Seven Star Moon Palace each shouted and raised their immortal swords, their tips gleaming, pointing at Chen Shi.

Their figures were graceful and their steps were unsteady. They formed a deadly immortal array around Chen Shi. Their Dao patterns were perfectly matched, and the array was strict and solemn. Although it was set up by fairies, it was full of killing intent.

Qi Peipei stared into Chen Shi's eyes and laughed, "You don't even need to lift a finger. Junior Brother Chen, it seems you intend to refuse Master's kindness."

Chen Shi said sincerely, "Miss, you'd better not act rashly. You don't know what it means that we are so close."

Qi Peipei smiled faintly and said leisurely, "I heard Senior Brother Xi Muran mention that when he fought you, although your cultivation level was far inferior, your moves were extremely sharp and skillful, which he greatly admired. But you are still at the True Immortal Realm, right?"

She smiled as a rosy glow rose everywhere in the Fish Warehouse World. The rosy glow of the Great Dao converged towards the moon, forming streams of rosy energy that flowed toward her.

Her Dao realm is the Fish Warehouse World.

This world is now completely enveloped by her Dao realm.

"I have cultivated to the second level of the Golden Immortal Realm, and have cultivated to the Taiji Obscuring Heaven."

Qi Peipei smiled and said, "Your progress is rapid. According to the descriptions of your junior brothers and sisters, you should be at the sixth level of the True Immortal Realm, having cultivated the Upper Bright Seven Luminaries Heaven. You are a True Immortal, and I am a Golden Immortal. There is a difference of one realm between us. The maids around me are all True Immortals. You say you can take my life without breaking a sweat?"

Chen Shi remained calm, seemingly unaware of the growing pressure emanating from her, and nodded, saying, "Miss, don't make a mistake and ruin your life."

Qi Peipei chuckled, raised her hand to lightly brush a strand of hair from her temple, and said with a smile, "Do you know why I chose to meet you on the moon in the Fish Warehouse World? It's because the Fish Warehouse World is my Dao Realm. I am in the Dao Realm, and I can control all the Great Daos of Heaven and Earth. I am the master of the Fish Warehouse World."

Chen Shi sighed: "Miss, don't act rashly."

The radiant light from the Great Road behind Qi Peipei entered her body, causing her aura to surge rapidly. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, her clothes fluttering as she was about to make a move when Chen Shi's two fingers struck, piercing her eye sockets with lightning speed!

Qi Peipei closed her eyes, flew backward, turned her head, and her full head of black hair exploded, each strand like a sharp sword, soft yet sharp, wrapping around Chen Shi's neck.

"Clap!"

Her head throbbed violently, and two pieces of her skull flew out. It was Chen Shi's finger force that pierced through her brain and penetrated the back of her head.

At the same time, her hair wrapped around Chen Shi's neck, each strand tightly locking into his skin. Ignoring the mere fatal wound, Chen Shi leaped up, his fists flying, unleashing wave after wave of powerful punches aimed directly at Qi Peipei's face.

Bang bang bang!
Ten consecutive explosions rang out, Qi Peipei's head exploded, and her headless body flew backward, crashing into the wall of the Seven Star Moon Palace with a thud.

Chen Shi grabbed the strands of hair on his neck and ripped them off, leaving his neck covered in blood.

A sword formation erupted around him, with countless immortal swords thrusting in from all directions. The sword techniques were ever-changing, dazzling the eye, as if one had fallen into a cluster of ever-blooming flowers.

The flower was beautiful, yet deadly. The hissing sound of swords piercing the air rang out. Chen Shi was struck by more than ten swords, but they only pierced his clothes, failing to penetrate his flesh.

This time, he went to the ancestral temple to ask Erlang Zhenjun for the immortal technique of immortality, and raised this profound skill to its extreme. It can be compared with the Eight-Nine Profound Skill of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, and even surpasses it in terms of physical attainment!

Although the palace maids' sword formations were exquisite, their skill level and magical power were inferior to his. Their attacks were like tickling him.

A mysterious yellow sword aura appeared in Chen Shi's hand, and he casually deflected the immortal swords attacking from all directions. He was not afraid of these immortal swords, but he did not want his clothes to be torn to shreds.

"laugh--"

He pierced a palace maid's brow with his sword, and with a burst of sword light, both her physical body and soul shattered.

He then turned and slashed upwards with his sword, severing the limbs of another palace maid. With a flick of his left finger, he pierced the palace maid's heart, and even her Dao realm was pierced through by the force of his finger!
A series of sword clashes rang out. The third palace maid desperately resisted the incoming sword light, but her physical strength was completely exhausted, and she collapsed to the ground. In just a moment, she was hit by dozens of swords, each one fatal.

Just as they activated their sword formation and Chen Shi broke it, within a breath or two, more than a dozen palace maids perished under Chen Shi's sword.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining palace maids immediately leaped up and rushed out of the Seven Star Moon Palace to escape into the distance.

Chen Shi tossed the Xuanhuang sword energy in his hand, and the sword energy flew out and was sucked into a purple gourd that suddenly appeared in the air.

From the sword-nurturing gourd, streaks of dark yellow sword energy flew out, chasing after the six palace maids.

After a moment, screams rang out, and the six streams of Xuanhuang sword energy flew back, disappearing back into the sword-nurturing gourd.

Meanwhile, inside the Seven Star Moon Palace, the boatman had already mustered all his strength and unleashed his supernatural powers to attack Chen Shi.

His supernatural powers are domineering and fierce, like a sun burning fiercely within him, stimulating his life force and causing his cultivation strength to skyrocket!
This skill is called the Vermilion Bird Flame Bright Profound Skill, an extremely remarkable technique. This boatman is no ordinary immortal; on the contrary, he is quite famous in the Earthly Immortal Realm, named Tu Dang. He has no background in the Earthly Immortal Realm, but his talent is extremely high, and he is also quite lucky, managing to survive Li Tianwang's Heavenly Army camp.

After struggling in the Immortal Realm for several years, he finally met Qi Peipei. Seeing his high cultivation level and intelligence, Qi Peipei promised him wealth and status and asked him to follow her.

With Qi Peipei as his master, Tu Dang had access to all kinds of cultivation techniques, elixirs, and sacred sites, resulting in rapid advancement in his cultivation and considerable strength.

He was overconfident. When he saw Chen Shi kill Qi Peipei in one move, he regretted that he didn't have time to stop him. By the time he was about to make a move, Chen Shi had already broken the sword formation set up by the palace maids.

"Southern Heaven Demon Slayer!"

Tu Dang roared, pushing the Vermilion Bird Flame Bright Profound Technique to its limit. The laws of the Great Dao condensed into countless Vermilion Birds, which pounced on him.

Just then, he felt that Chen Shi in front of him had truly become a Heavenly King. Although he was standing in the Seven Star Moon Palace, it was as if he was standing at the center of heaven and earth, and all the laws of the Great Dao represented by the gods of the Zhou Tian were at his command.

The Great Wilderness illuminates the Way, bringing together the heart of Heaven and Earth.

Where does the universe turn its heart?
This move is invincible!
As their supernatural powers clashed, Tu Dang felt an overwhelming surge of power that instantly crushed his Southern Heaven Demon-Slaying power, leaving his Vermilion Bird Strict and Profound Skill unable to withstand it!

"If only I could also obtain the Great Wilderness Daoist Compendium..."

Just as he thought of this, a series of cracking sounds came from within his body—the sound of his Great Dao Laws shattering.

The power of the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars pierced through his body, bursting out from behind him and sweeping away the gates of the Seven Star Moon Palace. The starlight extended for tens of thousands of miles, like a scroll of galaxies.

Chen Shi withdrew his stance, calmed his turbulent blood and qi, dispelled the Immortal Technique, and returned to the guest's seat. Just as he was about to sit down, he thought for a moment and then went to sit in the main seat.

"Clap."

The headless corpse of Qi Peipei, the master of this place, slid down the back wall.

Chen Shi glanced at it, and with a slight thought, the Dao Realm of the Dao Ruins appeared above his head. Several Daoist boys and fairies flew out of the Dao Realm and landed beside him, cleaning up the mess around them. However, the corpses were not moved and remained in their original positions.

They cleaned up the Seven Star Moon Palace, then set out a banquet. The table in front of Chen Shi was filled with delicacies, and fine wine was brought out. A fairy gracefully stepped forward and poured a cup for Chen Shi.

These Taoist boys and fairies are all his Taoist manifestations, not his real selves.

Opposite Chen Shi, there was another table, also laden with delicacies, and a fairy holding a wine pot, not pouring wine, but quietly waiting for the guests.

After a long while, a Qilin chariot drove out of the star gate of the Fish Warehouse World and headed towards the bright moon.

The imperial carriage stopped outside the Seven Star Moon Palace. Xi Muran stepped out of the carriage, cautiously surveying her surroundings. She looked at the long river of starlight floating in the starry sky, and her expression became somewhat solemn.

He paused, gazing at the starry river a few more times, before entering the Seven Star Moon Palace.

The first thing that caught his eye was Tu Dang's corpse, followed by the scattered corpses of palace maids.

Xi Muran's gaze swept over the corpses one by one, then past Chen Shi, and landed on Qi Peipei's body.

Finally, his gaze fell on Chen Shi.

His lips twitched, but he didn't speak. Instead, he went to the guest seat opposite Chen Shi and sat down.

After a short while, some black-clad, masked immortals arrived at the Seven Star Moon Palace to clean up the corpses on the ground.

"Don't rush off once you're all packed up, there will be another one later."

Chen Shi's voice caused the cleanup immortals to pause in surprise, and they all turned to look at Xi Muran.

They were the cleanup immortals summoned by Xi Muran.

Chen Shi smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Xi, it's been a long time. You're underestimating me, the Grand Marshal of the Army, by asking Qi Peipei to kill me."

Xi Muran sighed: "I did underestimate you, which led to Junior Sister Qi's death. But thankfully, I came here in person."

(End of this chapter)