On the Avenue.

Chapter 711 The balance of power shifts.
The Demon-Suppressing Well in Daohua Palace is filled with all sorts of strange magical treasures, all of which were left behind by masters from the Three Pure Ones era to suppress great demons. Half of them are divine magical treasures, and the rest are immortal magical treasures.

These magical artifacts, along with the Tai Chi diagram, suppressed the remains of the great demon. Now, Chen Shi has summoned the Demon Blood Tree to collect these remains of the great demon, and the number of demon bones in the well is decreasing, thus reducing the pressure on these magical artifacts.

The most familiar of them all is the White Bone Duster that Houtu Niangniang borrowed last time. This treasure is made of white bones. Now that the demon bones are becoming less and less, the White Bone Duster is shaking and seems to be flying away at any moment!

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly: "These magical treasures all belong to owners. If they fly away, their owners will likely find out that the great demon suppressed in the well has been refined. If they come looking for me, they will surely come after me!"

Refining a great demon is an extraordinary ability, and letting others know about it would inevitably bring him endless trouble. Therefore, Chen Shi kept it a secret even from Houtu, the Earth Goddess.

"These magical artifacts are used by those who suppress great demons. In other words, as long as there are great demons in the well, they will not fly away."

With this in mind, Chen Shi continued to confidently summon the Demon Blood Tree to capture the remains of other great demons.

More than ten days later, Chen Shi turned around and flew up, passing through the Wuji Diagram and heading out of the well.

Inside the well, only the last great demon skeleton remained, suppressed by hundreds of powerful figures' treasures, lying on the ground, unable to move.

Chen Shi flew out of the well, landed on the ground, put the Demon Blood Tree into the well, and then walked out.

Yu San'er was waiting outside. When he came out, she hurriedly greeted him: "Your Highness has been gone for a long time. I was worried that something had happened to you."

Chen Shi's cultivation level rose rapidly, and he could feel the power from the Demon Blood Tree at all times. In a great mood, he laughed and said, "This is my godmother's territory, how could I be in trouble?"

Yu San'er smiled and said, "Your Highness hasn't returned to the Eastern Palace in a long time. Would you like to go back for a visit?"

Chen Shi felt a slight stirring in his heart. The Eastern Palace was where the Crown Prince resided. After the Empress Houtu recognized him as her adopted son, he had only stayed in the Eastern Palace once. It would be somewhat inappropriate if he didn't go there often.

The two walked towards the East Palace. After a while, Yu San'er hesitated and said, "Your Highness, we've taken the wrong path."

Chen Shi quickly stopped and looked around, then said embarrassedly, "I haven't been back for a long time, and I've forgotten how to get back to the East Palace."

Yu San'er smiled and said, "Your Highness, please follow me."

They arrived at the East Palace, where dozens of palace maids lived, responsible for daily cleaning and providing for their needs. However, Chen Shi had never used them.

Upon Chen Shi's return, the palace maids greeted him with great joy, addressing him respectfully as "Crown Prince" and "Your Highness."

Chen Shi waved his hand and said, "I'm going into seclusion. You may all leave now. Yu San'er, stay here."

The palace maids left dejectedly.

Chen Shi invited the three fish to sit down and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you still wish to set sail?"

Yu San'er recalled how he had poured all his savings into building a boat, and spent the rest of his life paying off the debts from that project. Now, the boat was gone, and his face fell.

Seeing this, Chen Shi laughed and said, "Staying here is not a solution. Although Houde Palace has the Empress's protection, there are not many immortal experts in the palace, and the immortal lineage is not high. Why don't you come back to Jin'ao Island with me? I am now the sect leader of Jin'ao Island, with 200,000 disciples. I can give you a future."

Yu San'er was intrigued, but also suspicious, he asked, "Your Highness is at the top of the Execution List, so Jin'ao Island isn't a bandit's den, is it?"

Chen Shi was displeased: "I am now the Grand Marshal of all the armies in the world, a confidant of the Jade Emperor, and my name has long been removed from the Execution List. This Golden Turtle Island occupies the number one holy land in the world, and is extremely powerful. Ordinary immortals are not even qualified to enter Golden Turtle Island. I am only giving you this opportunity because of our past relationship. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't want it!"

Yu San'er quickly replied, "I will go with Your Highness, and I have no other intentions!"

Chen Shi nodded reluctantly and said, "I need to go into seclusion for a few days. After I come out, we will ask the Empress for our leave. Don't worry, I won't mistreat you. When we get to Jin'ao Island, I will give you a job in the Heavenly Court and you will receive a monthly salary."

The three fish were incredibly excited: "There's even a Heavenly salary?"

He excitedly left the East Palace, went home to pack his valuables, and then dragged out his own boat, tied it to his body, and towed it into the Xuanhuang Sea, where he swam around, fearing that he had become rusty from not pulling a boat for so many years.

Chen Shi announced his seclusion, but in reality, he opened the Demon Realm within the Well, sat under the Demon Blood Treasure Tree, and activated the tree to refine the remains of those great demons.

Beneath him lay the remains of thousands of great demons, which were entangled by roots and constantly refined. The various Dark Sea Heaven Dao imprints left by Chen Shi on the treasure tree were becoming increasingly powerful.

In just two days, Chen Shi sensed that the Great Dao Laws within his body were boiling, scorching mountains and boiling seas, and threatening to incinerate all his Dao phenomena into ashes!

"I'm finally about to break through!"

In the Dao Ruins, Emperor Changchun and the others had already studied the Dao techniques on the Golden List to a great extent when suddenly they felt the heavens and earth tremble. They saw that the strange phenomena of the Great Dao in the Dao Ruins were emitting radiant light, as if they were burning.

The immortal mountains formed by the Dao image seemed to be burning, and the waters of lakes, seas, rivers and lakes were bubbling and churning as if boiling. The laws within the Dao image were constantly collapsing and disintegrating!

"Burning mountains and boiling seas—this is precisely the kind of extraordinary phenomenon!"

The goddess Yuanjun said, "The master has cultivated to become a Golden Immortal."

Before she finished speaking, the Dao Ruins trembled even more violently, caused by Chen Shi's Dao Realm expanding outward!

The difference between a true immortal and a celestial immortal lies in their Daoist appearance.

Only those who possess extraordinary phenomena of the Great Dao can be called true immortals.

The True Immortal Realm has six levels of Dao Realm. With each advancement of one level, the Dao Realm expands by tens of thousands of miles.

Upon reaching the sixth level of cultivation, after experiencing the boiling of the Great Dao and the burning of mountains and seas, one's own Great Dao Laws become highly condensed, transforming into gold. It is now free of impurities and as pure as gold, hence the name Golden Immortal.

The Great Dao Laws of Golden Immortals are without impurities, but there are differences in their level. The deeper one's understanding of the Dao phenomena, the stronger the Golden Immortal becomes.

The Golden Immortal Realm also has six Dao Realms: Void Transcending Balance, Taiji Obscuring, Crimson Brightness and Yang, Profound Brightness and Respectful Splendor, Radiant Brightness and Soaring Spirit, and Falling Jade Emperor's Blade.

The strange phenomenon before our eyes is clearly a sign that Chen Shi has cultivated to become a Golden Immortal and opened up the first level of the Golden Immortal realm!

Emperor Changchun's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "It seems like only six years have passed since his last breakthrough. His cultivation speed is simply too fast!"

Everyone was silent.

They were also exceptional talents, but back when Chen Shi was at that level of cultivation, they definitely didn't have such a fast cultivation speed!

Meanwhile, in the Celestial Realm, Chen Tang, Zhong Wuwang, and others also felt this strange tremor, accompanied by the burning of the Great Dao and the boiling of the long river, leaving them bewildered and uncertain.

Unaware that this was a rare phenomenon of a golden immortal, they were inevitably startled.

However, the expansion of the Celestial Realm along with the tremors is actually a good thing for it.

Over the years, as Chen Shi's cultivation level has improved, the Celestial Realm has continued to grow outwards, and it is now even larger than the Four Continents!
Chen Shi's act of mending the sky brought immense benefits to the Celestial Realm.

The Demon Realm within the Well was also expanding outward amidst the turmoil, but Chen Shi had no time to pay attention to any of this.

Chen Shi himself was experiencing a boiling of Dao principles, his own Dao laws were being burned and constantly broken and reassembled in the raging fire!
His Taoist techniques have been refined into his primordial spirit, physical body, blood, hair, and bones. At the same time, his physical body and primordial spirit are undergoing burning, breaking, and reorganization. Unimaginable pain comes, scorching his physical body and primordial spirit.

The pain was excruciating, unlike anything he had ever experienced, making him feel as if he were being torn into countless pieces. Only after experiencing nine such shattering sensations did the pain gradually subside.

Chen Shi raised his hand to wipe the blood and sweat from his face, and took a few deep breaths. This was the first time he had felt that cultivation was so painful.

He stood up and was stunned. He saw a human-shaped blood shadow under the Demon Blood Tree, crawling slowly along the ground like a human.

"This is……"

Chen Shi was puzzled. He looked away and then discovered that in addition to the humanoid blood shadow, there were eight other humanoid blood shadows crawling on the ground!
"These nine blood shadows are... the blood shadows formed from the broken impurities in my body that were expelled! No wonder there are nine of them!"

Just as he thought of this, he saw nine more primordial spirits formed from countless broken and impurity primordial spirits!

These primordial spirits were formed from the impurities in his Taoist arts and soul, and still contain incredible power.

"They are also me, but because I cultivated the Immortal Art of Immortality, my vitality is too strong, and my creation technique is also high enough, so even though they were expelled from my body, they can still survive."

While Chen Shi was pondering, he saw the nine blood shadows and the impurity primordial spirit stand up.

The Immortal Technique of Immortality is too powerful, making these impurities virtually immortal as well!

"Given time, they will use immortal techniques to restore their physical bodies, and having attained enlightenment under the Demon Blood Tree, they will breed demonic nature and surely bring calamity to the world!"

Upon realizing this, Chen Shi immediately refined each impure primordial spirit and blood shadow together, merging them into one, creating nine versions of himself.

He refined these nine selves into external avatars, thus eliminating the possibility of these nine selves developing demonic nature.

"Since this body is formed from my own impurities, then I will leave you to cultivate in the well."

The nine Chen Shi, each with their own filthy body, sat down under the tree to comprehend the demonic path of this place.

Looking at these external bodies, Chen Shi thought to himself, "If they achieve success in their cultivation, they might be able to combine the Sutra of Enduring a Thousand Tribulations to attain eternal freedom and transfer their calamities. In this way, they can survive the tribulation!"

Having thoroughly mastered the Scripture of eternal freedom through countless tribulations, coupled with the concept of an external body and the immortal immortal technique, all sorts of ingenious ideas suddenly popped into his mind. He quickly devised a method to transfer his own calamities to his external body.

Chen Shi was conceiving this new technique when he suddenly chuckled and said, "I cultivate unorthodox methods, so there are no disasters or calamities for me. Why bother with all this?"

He then did not continue to refine this new technique, but left the Eastern Palace and went to the Jade Palace of Nine Flowers to resign before the Earth Goddess Houtu.

The Emperor Earth God was busy with official duties and only exchanged a few words with him before continuing to control the cycle of life and death in the vast world.

Chen Shi walked out of the palace. When he arrived at the dock, Yu San'er was already waiting there and said, "Your Highness, the boat is ready."

Just as Chen Shi was about to board the ship, Yu San'er said again, "Your Highness, I haven't sailed a ship in a long time. A few days ago, I was testing the ship at sea and accidentally saw a ship anchored at sea. That young master Xi was on that ship."

Chen Shi was slightly taken aback: "Young Master Xi? Which Young Master Xi?"

"It's that Young Master Xi whom Your Highness met when you last came to Xuanhuang Sea."

Chen Shi exclaimed in surprise, "Xi Muran! Why did he come to Xuanhuang Sea? That's right, when I left Penglai West this time, my whereabouts must have been discovered. Someone reported this to Xi Muran, and Xi Muran came to kill me."

Several months ago, Xi Muran ambushed Chen Shi, and the two were both seriously injured. However, Xi Muran's cultivation level was obviously superior, leaving Chen Shi with no strength to resist.

"Xi Muran has come again this time, he must be absolutely certain he can kill me. However, the person he saw last time was me from five months ago. Now, I have cultivated to the Golden Immortal level!"

Chen Shi boarded the ship and stood at the bow.

The three fish revealed their true forms and pulled the ship into the Xuanhuang Sea. The ship sailed away, cutting through the waves.

Four or five days have passed, and the ship has been far from Houde Guangda Tiangong, remaining safe and sound.

On this day, suddenly the sound of a zither came from the sea. In the vast and magnificent Xuanhuang Sea, it sounded ethereal and distant, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"coming."

Chen Shi smiled slightly and said to Yu San'er, "Follow the sound of the zither."

The three fish hesitated for a moment, then followed the sound of the zither. Before long, they saw a multi-story ship anchored on the sea.

At the bow of the ship, a young man dressed in white sat playing the zither. Amidst the ethereal music, mysterious and yellow energies continuously detached from the ship, flying into the air and transforming into stars that drifted away.

This is a unique phenomenon of the Xuanhuang Sea.

The seawater of the Xuanhuang Sea is composed of the two energies of Xuan and Huang. The Xuan energy will transform into stars, and the Huang energy will form worlds.

However, the separation of the primordial and ecliptic energies on the sea surface next to this ship is obviously faster than in other places!
Xi Muran used the sound of his zither to separate the two energies of Xuan and Huang, revealing an extremely high level of Taoist skill, which was far superior to their previous encounter.

"Senior Brother Xi's Taoist skills have improved again."

Chen Shi signaled the three fish to stop the boat, then disembarked alone and walked towards Xi Muran's ship. He laughed and said, "You displayed this skill of breaking the Xuanhuang Qi with your zither music. Could it be that you wanted to use it to break my Dao? My Xuanhuang Qi has been cultivated to the point of being limitless and formless. You cannot break it."

Xi Muran stopped playing the zither, pressed her hands down on the trembling strings, and the strange phenomenon of the rising stars and moon in the Xuanhuang Sea immediately stopped.

“After our last parting, I realized that I was no match for you in terms of Taoist magic, and that we were both severely injured by your first realm. I was deeply saddened by this, so I sought guidance from my senior brother. He taught me the Fuxi Qin and the Dragon Battle Wild Melody to break your Xuanhuang Sword Qi and swordsmanship.”

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "Senior Brother, can you break my sword technique?"

Xi Muran solemnly said, "Senior Brother Fan Xiao has mastered the swordsmanship to the extreme, and is only half a step away from becoming a Great Luo Sword Immortal. His vision and knowledge are exceptionally profound, and he will surely be able to defeat you."

Chen Shi climbed to the bow of the ship and asked, "What move has he mastered in his Hunyuan Sword Scripture?"

The Hunyuan Sword Scripture is widely circulated, and anyone can learn its sword moves. However, very few can master the eighth move, Tianluo Zaque, and even fewer can achieve the Hongmeng Piece.

Chen Shi had only ever seen one person achieve the primordial chaos splitting technique, and that was himself.

Xi Muran said, "He mastered the ninth move. He demonstrated it in front of me once."

Chen Shi's heart pounded twice, and he said, "I must meet this senior brother."

Xi Muran shook his head and said, "You will never see him again. I brought the Fuxi Qin with me this time to send you on your way."

Chen Shi chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Senior Brother Xi, you've been learning from Fan Xiao for the past six months, mastering the Fuxi Qin and the Dragon Battle Wild Melody, but I've cultivated myself into a Golden Immortal in the same period."

With his hands behind his back and his back to Xi Muran, his aura grew stronger and stronger as he calmly said, "The balance of power between you and me has shifted. Stop playing your tune and run away. I'll give you half a day to escape."

(End of this chapter)