On the Avenue.

Chapter 719 News from Grandpa
In Cui Zhenzhen's view, the two fellow disciples were like a pair of thugs who tricked immortals into sending them to the mining area to become mining slaves.

Black gangsters always fabricate a prestigious identity for themselves, exaggerating and rambling to lure people in with promises of profit, tricking them into falling for their schemes and being sold to mining areas.

They would spout grand ideals and ambitions, promise future rewards, and paint a rosy picture of the future. Cui Zhenzhen had encountered these kinds of gangsters before.

It's been over a year since we last saw each other. The two of them may have changed careers and become gangsters.

Cui Zhenzhen stood up and hurriedly ran outside, saying, "I have something to do, I won't bother you any longer!"

She rushed to the restaurant's stairs and ran down them as fast as she could. Strangely enough, even though they were dining on the second floor, there was another floor below them after she ran down one floor!
Cui Zhenzhen rushed down another flight of stairs, and there was another flight of stairs below.

She rushed down the stairs like lightning, descending countless floors in an instant, yet the stairs seemed endless, and she could never reach the end.

Cui Zhenzhen was startled and turned around to see Chen Shi and Fan Xiao still sitting at the table on the second floor. The two of them turned to look at her, as if waiting for her to make a decision.

Cui Zhenzhen gritted her teeth. These two thugs were clearly after her and wouldn't give up until they sold her out.

Just as she was about to steel herself and return to the second floor, the stairs suddenly came to an end. Cui Zhenzhen was slightly startled and turned around to see Chen Shi and Fan Xiao getting up and walking towards her.

Cui Zhenzhen rushed out of the restaurant, but as soon as she stepped outside, an axe with a blade many times larger than hers was held to her neck. She immediately stopped and looked up to see a deity more than ten feet tall holding a giant axe, staring at her with an unfriendly expression.

The sky was blood-red, and one after another, majestic deities descended from the heavens and landed on the street, with halos of divine light behind their heads, mixed with the scent of incense.

They each unleashed their auras, summoned divine weapons, and suppressed the immortals.

Soon, Yu Huang Immortal City was filled with a desolate atmosphere.

"The Heavenly Emperor's pursuit of the remnants of the Celestial Court is unrelated to anyone else!"

An ancient deity descended from the sky riding a giant mythical boar. The deity had a majestic face and four eyes, two on each side. His voice, like a booming bell, resounded throughout the immortal city: "All immortals in the city, heed my command! Stand on either side of the road and await inspection. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

Dazzling divine light emanated from outside the immortal city. A divine general led the gods to set up layers upon layers of formations in the sky, forming a strict array that enveloped the entire immortal city, making it impenetrable inside and out.

The divine general held two maces, each over ten feet long, divided into eighteen layers, incredibly heavy, and exuding a chilling aura.

The deities they led were clad in gleaming golden armor, wielding swords and axes, exuding a murderous aura. They were none other than the elite divine army under the command of the Heavenly Emperor Tianpeng!

An uproar erupted in the city. Taking advantage of the chaos, some people shouted, "The Heavenly Court is going to slaughter the immortals! More than ten have already been killed! Everyone, run!"

As soon as many people tried to break out, the golden-armored gods immediately brandished their weapons and killed the troublemaking immortals in a few swift movements, leaving blood flowing everywhere.

Cui Zhenzhen was filled with unease. It was common for the divine generals under the Heavenly Emperor to hunt down rebels from the Celestial Court, and she had heard of the numerous battles that had taken place between the two sides, resulting in many deaths and injuries. However, this was the first time she had personally experienced something like this, and she didn't know whether she should run or stay put.

Suddenly, a dazzling divine light shot up from behind her, its brilliance illuminating the entire city.

The divine light projected a pattern of a treasure seal over the sky above Yuhuang Immortal City. The seal covered an area of ​​about a thousand acres and featured various weapon patterns, as well as dragons, phoenixes, mountains, and rivers. Its structure was dense and complex.

Its patterns are composed of divine symbols, containing divine aura. To immortals, they are completely in the dark, but to deities, they are unfathomable and contain profound and ineffable truths.

Upon seeing the large seal, the Double-Maced General and the Four-Eyed Old God's expressions changed drastically. The Four-Eyed Old God hurriedly jumped off the back of the swan and quickly arrived in front of the restaurant. He bowed and said, "I am the Thunderous Slaughtering General under the command of Marshal Tianpeng of the North Pole, and I pay my respects to the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces of the World!"

The double-mace general in the sky also descended, quickly walked to the front of the restaurant, bowed and said: "General Zuo Tianpeng, under the command of Marshal Tianpeng of the North Pole, pays respects to the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World!"

Cui Zhenzhen stared blankly at the two imposing generals who bowed before her, her heart pounding: "Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces? Could it be..."

Chen Shi's voice came from behind her: "You two may dispense with the formalities."

Cui Zhenzhen turned around and saw Chen Shi walking out of the restaurant. The precious seal that she had just shown him was now floating in front of Chen Shi. The seal in the sky that symbolized the authority of the Heavenly Court was the light emitted by this precious seal!

Her mind was in turmoil: "It's true, everything he just said is true! He really is the Grand Marshal of the Army, Chen Tianwang! He really wants to take me as a disciple of Jin'ao Island, that's true too! He doesn't want to sell me... Wait a minute, if Chen Shi's words are true, then isn't Fan Xiao's word also true?"

Cui Zhenzhen blinked. Just now, the Grand Marshal of Beiluoshimen and the Grand Marshal of the World's Armies wanted to take her as their disciple?
Could she really have stumbled upon the sacred body by chance?

Otherwise, how could he have been favored by two important figures at the same time?
The Four-Eyed General and the Double-Mace General rose to their feet.

The Double-Mace General asked, "May I ask, Marshal, are you perhaps Chen Tianwang, who quelled the demonic chaos in the ancestral court?"

Chen Shi put away the seal: "It is indeed me, Chen."

The Double-Mace General bowed again, his voice like a golden bell, and said loudly, "Qin Qiong comes from the ancestral court, but I regret that I am bound by duty and cannot return to the ancestral court to sweep away the demonic influence. King Chen is a man of great righteousness who has quelled the demonic chaos. He is my great benefactor, and I accept his bow!"

At this moment, the four-eyed old god also bowed down: "King Chen, who saved our ancestral temple from fire and water, please accept my bow!"

The countless divine generals behind them all bowed down, saying in unison, "King Chen, please accept our bow!"

Chen Shi strode forward, raised his hands slightly, and said solemnly, "Gentlemen, the ancestral court is also the hometown of my ancestors. It is our duty to quell the demonic chaos. There is no need for thanks. Please get up!"

The Double Mace General and the others stood up.

Most of the deities under the command of the Heavenly Emperor Tianpeng originated from the ancestral court. They were originally soldiers of the ancestral court or other people with great merit who were deified after death. They have deep feelings for the ancestral court.

The immortals of today don't have a deep emotional connection to the ancestral court. While their ancestors mostly came from it, these immortals were born in other worlds, and therefore have little sense of belonging to it. If destroying the ancestral court could destroy the Heavenly Court, they would certainly do it.

Chen Shi asked, "General Qin, General Tao, who are you pursuing?"

Qin Qiong, the Double-Mace General, said, "Several immortals under the command of Qianlong, the Right Celestial Master of the False Celestial Court, found a Creation Immortal in the North Sea. They used the Creation Technique to create a Skeleton Immortal and used it to descend to the underworld to infiltrate Fengdu Mountain and cause trouble, attempting to assassinate the Great Emperor of the Northern Underworld. Their plot was exposed, and they fled to the nearby area. I led my troops to capture them."

Chen Shi asked in confusion, "What is a Skeleton Immortal?"

“I know!” came the timid voice from beside her.

Chen Shi looked on with a desire for guidance.

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Cui Zhenzhen boldly said, "An immortal who has mastered the art of creation is called a creation immortal. I used to plan to become a creation immortal, so I could sell my immortal eyes, bones, internal organs, and other items to other immortals to refine treasures. Because I am proficient in the art of creation, I cannot die. There are quite a few immortals who need these kinds of treasures, so it is very profitable. But to cultivate to the point where one can completely remove one's bones from one's flesh requires a very high achievement; at the very least, one must be a Golden Immortal to do it."

She had a thorough understanding of the Creation Immortals and spoke eloquently: "The Creation Immortals dug their own bones out of their bodies intact, and this set of immortal bones is called a Skeleton Immortal, because it is the bones of an immortal. There is a type of immortal in the North Sea who sneaks into the underworld to Fengdu Mountain to collect jade. It is said that there is Yin Jade on Fengdu Mountain, which is extremely rare. But it is not easy to go to Fengdu Mountain. The physical body cannot go down, and if the primordial spirit goes down, it will be discovered by ghosts and gods. Therefore, the best way is to sneak into Fengdu Mountain through the Skeleton Immortals."

She said regretfully, "If I hadn't cultivated the Pure Yang Method, I would definitely have become a Creation Immortal. Creation Immortals have a brighter future and are harder to kill, except for the pain of having their flesh and bones cut off." "I see."

Chen Shi nodded. "Creation Immortal, Skeleton Immortal, Jade Seeker of Fengdu Mountain—these are all professions done by lower-level immortals."

The Creator Immortal carved his own bones to create the Skeleton Immortal. The Jade-Seeking Immortal bought the Skeleton Immortal and smuggled himself into Fengdu Mountain to search for the jade. The ghosts and gods guarding Fengdu Mountain were wary of immortals, not ghosts and monsters, so they turned a blind eye to the skeletons on the mountain.

The loophole discovered by this low-level immortal was exploited by the Right Celestial Master of the Celestial Court. A group of immortal masters disguised themselves as skeleton immortals and went down to Fengdu to assassinate the Northern Yin Emperor, causing this turmoil.

"Brother Beiyin, are you alright?" Chen Shi asked.

Qin Qiong, the Double-Mace General, shook his head and said, "He was seriously injured. Among the villains was a man named Chen Yindu, a disciple of the Right Celestial Master Qianlong, who used evil magic to break the Great Emperor's golden body. Fortunately, the Great Emperor has golden body clones in all the heavens and myriad realms. Now he is mobilizing the power of these golden body clones to repair his main body, so his life is not in danger for the time being."

Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat. Chen Yin?
Could it be his grandfather, Chen Yindu?

This old man disappeared a long time after he ascended to heaven!
Now that Chen Shi has become the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces and is famous throughout the land, Chen Yin should have heard of him and sought him out long ago. However, Chen Yin has yet to come looking for him.

"Could it be that Grandpa and the others really became traitors?"

Chen Shi composed himself and glanced at Fan Xiao behind him.

Fan Xiaoqing was unaware that Qianlong, the Right Celestial Master of the Celestial Court, orchestrated the assassination of the Northern Yin Emperor.

Although the two of them were probably working as medicine slaves at that time, the Celestial Court's influence was deeply penetrating into the lower levels, and there were likely many Celestial Court members among the medicine slaves. Fan Xiao could use these people to contact the Right Celestial Master, Qianlong.

"How could Chen Yindu possibly harm the Great Emperor of Beiyin?"

Chen Shi asked, "Could it be that someone else made the move?"

The four-eyed old man said, "This person's cultivation is not high, but his Taoist methods are extremely strange. He has a deep understanding of the divine way and broke the divine way of the Northern Yin Emperor, which is why the Northern Yin Emperor was injured."

Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat. This Chen Yindu was most likely his grandfather!

Grandpa Chen Yindu's greatest skill was deciphering various methods, especially the talisman system. Before his ascension, he planned to use talismans to reconstruct the path to immortality!
Now that the Great Emperor of Beiyin is injured, it's likely that my grandfather played a significant role in it.

Qin Qiong, the Double-Mace General, said, "Heavenly King, I am certain that these rebels are hiding in the city. There must be a great battle in the Immortal City now. I will send the three of you out."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "It's two people. I don't know this fellow Daoist."

He was referring to Fan Xiao.

Fan Xiao smiled slightly and remained silent.

Qin Qiong, the Double-Mace General, looked at Fan Xiao and asked in confusion, "Then, who is this fellow Daoist?"

Fan Xiao leisurely said, "Fan Xiao, the chief disciple of the Immortal Emperor Supreme and the Marshal of the Northern Luoshi Sect of the Immortal Court."

Upon hearing this, the divine generals in the city were on high alert, and they all raised their weapons, with the whistling sound of magical treasures soaring into the air filling the air.

Outside the immortal city, the net laid out by the gods began to tighten, and various divine arrays were activated, like huge magical treasures composed of gods, covering the immortal city upside down and ready to be refined at any time!
Qin Qiong, the Double-Mace General, said, "Heavenly King, I will escort you two away from this city to avoid being caught in the crossfire."

He personally escorted Chen Shi and Cui Zhenzhen away from the immortal city, bowing and saying, "Heavenly King Chen, farewell. I must return to the city to subdue demons and monsters!"

He turned and left, entering the great formation that sealed off the immortal city, and his figure disappeared.

Cui Zhenzhen still felt as if she were in a dream, unable to believe what she was seeing.

Could it be that this man who calls himself Chen Shi is really the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army?

Could it be that the man who calls himself Fan Xiao is really Marshal Beiluoshimen of the Celestial Court?
They should be mortal enemies, so how did they end up in the hunting team and hunting with her?
How did they end up becoming drug slaves?

Behind, within the immortal city, a great battle had already broken out. Brilliant divine light and crisscrossing sword energy intertwined, impacting the formation of celestial gods on the outer perimeter. This caused thousands of immortals to be tossed about as if standing on turbulent waters, being lifted high and thrown low, constantly tossed about.

Chen Shi led Cui Zhenzhen away. This battle was extremely dangerous, and if they did not avoid it, they might be caught in the crossfire.

Although he has the title of Heavenly King, his strength is still far from that of Li Tianwang, Fan Xiaona and others.

Suddenly, a sword light tore through the gods' heavy blockade, carrying several beams of immortal light as it soared into the sky.

A voice burst into laughter: "So this is all the Heavenly Court's lackeys are? They can't keep us here!"

Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat; the voice sounded like that of the Creator Xiao Wu.

"Fifth Uncle has come back to life? But he'll be beaten to death soon, won't he?" he thought to himself.

Qin Qiong swung his double maces, and the two eighteen-layered steel maces instantly became incredibly thick, like towering green peaks. With a thunderous roar, they shattered the heavens.

The sky was shattered by his attack, and the surging power of the Big Dipper was like a flood of the Milky Way. As the steel mace descended from the sky, star rafts sailed across the star river, and tens of thousands of gods leaped up, transforming into streaks of starlight that landed on the star rafts, chasing after Fan Xiao in the direction he had fled.

Where the Big Dipper galaxy exploded, a magnificent celestial palace floated beneath the stars of the Big Dipper; that was the garrison of the Heavenly Emperor Tianpeng.

There are three other similar celestial palaces.

The four celestial palaces together guard the Big Dipper.

Within the Big Dipper, a vast expanse of purple mist rises, a magnificent sight, which is precisely the sacred site of the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole.

At this moment, from the other three Heavenly Palaces, star rafts sped in, and the generals under the three God Emperors Tianyou, Yisheng, and Zhenwu swarmed out, rushing straight in from beyond the sky to attack the place where the sword light had fled!

Chen Shi led Cui Zhenzhen away from this place. Several days later, they arrived in Yanzhou in Beihai. As soon as they entered the city, they saw a small rag doll walking nimbly back and forth, avoiding people's footsteps, and coming to them.

"Xiao Shi, come with me."

The puppet said, "Your grandfather wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)