On the Avenue.

Chapter 721 Grandfather and Grandson
Cui Zhenzhen understood and said earnestly, "None of those who can achieve immortality through the Dao are fools."

Creation Master Wu pointed to one of the Yuan Runes and asked, "Can you understand it?"

Cui Zhenzhen tried for a long time, then shook her head and said, "I don't understand it. But not understanding this Yuan Talisman doesn't mean I can't understand other Yuan Talismans."

Which Yuanfu (a type of talisman) can you understand?

Cui Zhenzhen looked at them one by one, and after a long while, she said dejectedly, "I can't understand any of them. But not understanding these Yuanfu doesn't mean I'm stupid. Everyone has their own expertise, and there are things you don't understand either."

Creation Little Five thought for a moment and said, "Tell me something I don't understand."

Cui Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, secretly amused by his foolishness, and she laughed, "My greatest skill is the Pure Yang Technique, so let me test you. 'Five colors gather in the air, exquisite and refined, achieving Pure Yang transcends the mortal realm.' What is the meaning of this sentence?"

Without hesitation, Creator Xiao Wu said, "The five colors represent the five elements. Emptiness represents the sky, which is Qian (☰). Qian is pure Yang. This is the formula for refining pure Yang energy by bringing the five elements back to their origin."

Cui Zhenzhen frowned and said, "That doesn't count. I'll test you with another one."

She racked her brains, searching for areas she was good at, and came up with several problems that seemed incredibly difficult to her, only to have them solved casually by the Creator Xiao Wu.

Cui Zhenzhen was unwilling to admit defeat, so she racked her brains and asked a few questions about creation, which were perfectly answered by Xiao Wu, the creator.

She couldn't even tell whether the answer was right or wrong.

Cui Zhenzhen was dumbfounded. She asked a few questions about the universally acknowledged cultivation problems that Captain Pang had discussed with them, and Creator Xiao Wu answered them one by one, with perfect answers.

Cui Zhenzhen's eyes darted around, and she smiled, "I can have children, can you?"

"meeting."

Creation Five opened its mouth, and after a moment spat out a white egg, about the size of a coconut.

The egg broke open as soon as it hit the ground, revealing a much smaller Creator, Little Five, curled up inside. Little Five yawned inside the eggshell, stretched its limbs, crawled out, hugged Creator's leg, and looked up, calling out, "Mother! Mother!"

He turned to look at Cui Zhenzhen and said in a clear voice, "Daddy, hug me."

Cui Zhenzhen stared in disbelief and reached out to hug the little creation, Xiao Wu.

Creator Xiao Wu said, "I've demonstrated childbirth; now it's your turn to demonstrate."

Cui Zhenzhen blushed and stammered, "I admit, there are fools among those who achieve immortality. Yes, I am that fool."

The miniature Creator Five in her arms transformed into a group of Yuan Talismans, which flew up with a whoosh and returned to Creator Five's body.

“The whole family of three are all eccentric,” Cui Zhenzhen said sincerely.

Chen Shi deciphered the Dark Sea Heaven Dao of the Underground Green Palace using Immortal Dao Dao patterns. Immortal Dao Dao patterns have great shortcomings, so deciphering them with Immortal Dao Dao patterns inevitably leads to various errors and omissions.

However, while learning Chen Yindu's Yuanfu, Chen Shi reconstructed the Dark Sea Heaven Dao and then improved the Yuanfu with the content of the Dark Sea Heaven Dao.

Chen Yin was deeply moved as he looked at the changes he had made.

Although the Celestial Master Qianlong gathered the most intelligent group of immortals of the time to try to fundamentally restructure the immortal path and pioneered the concept of Yuanfu, Yuanfu has remained in its infancy over the years.

Even after Chen Yin abandoned human emotions and reached the state of divine perfection, he only increased the progress of the Yuanfu to 20%.

Now, Chen Shi has actually increased the progress of the Yuanfu by another 20%!

Chen Shi's research was far less in-depth than his, but in breadth, it surpassed his imagination!

Originally, the immortal talisman they designed did not include external paths, but Chen Shi added all sorts of external paths, making Chen Yin's work unique.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Shi finally used his intelligence to perfect all the Yuanfu.

Chen Yin led him through the examinations one by one, and the grandfather and grandson had a lively discussion, each drawing on their own ingenuity to further supplement the Yuanfu.

More than ten days later, they worked together to increase the completion rate of the Yuanfu to about 50%.

Fifty percent is already quite remarkable!

The Yuanfu has been perfected to this point and is now usable.

When the Yuanfu is perfected to 20%, it can break the divine Daoist magic of the Northern Yin Emperor, and severely injure this god-emperor by targeting his weaknesses.

With the Yuanfu perfected to 50%, they can find flaws in most of the Daoist arts in the world, whether they are divine or immortal!
Chen Shi was also shocked by the knowledge of the divine and immortal paths contained in these talismans.

"These immortal and divine Dao patterns were all compiled by the Celestial Court."

Chen Yindu said, "Immortals must observe the gods of the Heavenly Court to cultivate the Dao. These divine Dao patterns are copied in the process. Right Celestial Master Qianlong organized us geniuses to restructure the Yuanfu. The outcome of the struggle between the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Court was actually predetermined. The gods no longer have any secrets."

The Heavenly Court was able to rule over countless worlds in the Xuanhuang Sea for hundreds of thousands of years, and besides the power of incense offerings, another reason was the presence of the Dao God among the gods.

They mastered the great principles of heaven and earth, controlled the sun, moon, and stars, and manipulated wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

As long as the incense burns out, the gods will never die;
The Great Dao will never perish, and the Dao Gods will never be punished.

This is their greatest reliance.

Now, this reliance has been shaken.

"not necessarily."

Chen Shi walked up to the immortal Dao patterns that annotated the Yuanfu, stared at these patterns, and said, "The divine Dao of the gods has indeed been deciphered, but the immortal Dao of the Celestial Court has also been deciphered. The Yuanfu can reenact the immortal Dao, and it can also reenact the divine Dao."

Chen Yin glanced at him and said, "I will not pass on the Yuanfu to the gods."

Chen Shi said, "I will."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chilling killing intent emanating from Chen Yindu's body. It was sinister and terrifying, as if he were being stared at by an incredibly frightening beast in the darkness!

Chen Shi felt ice-cold all over. Before he could even replace his own Daoist techniques with Yuan Fu, he instantly felt that his body was full of flaws!

As soon as Chen Yin makes his move, he will be riddled with holes and lying in a pool of blood, completely powerless to fight back!
"Oh no!" came the voice of Creation Little Five.

Chen Yin made his move, and at the same time, Chen Shi also activated the Primordial Chaos Dojo. Countless Dao patterns intertwined, forming a Primordial Chaos Phenomenon, and sword energy burst forth from the Primordial Chaos!

Before his technique was fully formed, he saw that Chen Yindu's supernatural power had already taken shape and invaded the still-unformed primordial chaos!

Chen Shi immediately felt that his supernatural power was blocked, unable to be fully formed, and unable to unleash its power.

"Grandpa's attack speed is slightly faster than mine! It's the speed at which Yuanfu forms divine abilities that's slightly faster than the speed at which Immortal Dao patterns form divine abilities!"

Chen Shi saw Chen Yin raise his index and middle fingers together, with an incredibly thin sword aura between them, slicing through the primordial chaos and reaching his neck!

The Daoist magic contained sharp sword energy, which was transmitted to his three Daoist realms almost simultaneously, forming a sword light covering his head!
Chen Yindu's sword energy had already sliced ​​through the skin of Chen Shi's neck when it suddenly stopped.

The coldness and murderous intent in Chen Yindu's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the sword energy at his fingertips also dissipated on its own. His gaze returned to its usual gentleness and wisdom.

Behind him, Creator Little Five tapped the back of his head with one finger.

Chen Yindu regained his composure, raised his hand to tidy Chen Shi's messy hair at the temples, and said gently, "Xiao Shi, I'll cook for you."

The reason he stopped was that, at a crucial moment, Creator Five returned all the humanity he had hidden in Creator Five's mind to him, which made him pull back from the brink and not kill his grandson with his own hands. Chen Shi, still shaken, laughed and said, "Alright. I haven't eaten Grandpa's cooking in a long time. I'll start the fire."

Cui Zhenzhen's heart was in her throat. Seeing this scene, she was filled with surprise and doubt, completely unaware of what had happened.

After a while, the grandfather and grandson were busy chopping and washing vegetables. Once everything was ready, Chen Shi sat by the stove to light the fire, while the other tied on an apron to prepare to cook.

"Grandpa, why did you try to kill me when you were under extreme divinity?" Chen Shi hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't help asking.

While cooking, Chen Yin said, "I have met the Immortal Emperor and the group of immortal experts who follow him. They are either exceptionally wise or brave and decisive. They are all impressed by the Immortal Emperor's demeanor and are willing to assist him."

Chen Shi said, "Grandpa, you were also impressed by his demeanor and bearing."

Chen Yin did not deny it, saying, "I admire this person and know that only he can end the current chaos in the Immortal Realm and overthrow the rule of the Heavenly Court. Therefore, your statement that you want to pass on the Yuanfu to the gods of the Heavenly Court will inevitably ruin the great cause of the Immortal Emperor, which is why I am tempted to kill you."

In his divine state, he has no personal feelings, only rational judgment.

In a state of absolute rationality, he judged that killing Chen Shi at this moment was the best choice for the Celestial Court.

Chen Shi asked, "What kind of person is the Immortal Emperor Supreme?"

He was very curious as to why even Chen Yin was subdued by the Immortal Emperor.

Chen Yindu said, "It's hard to describe. Great heroes, tyrants, despots, leaders, and wise men all fail to describe his character. You need to meet him in person to see what kind of person he is."

Chen Shi said, "I will go see him and avenge the blood feud that occurred in Xiniu New Island back then."

This time, Chen Yin did not harbor any murderous intent.

Chen Shi glanced at the old man and said, "Grandpa, you taught me that we talisman masters are here to sweep away evil spirits for the world. In the current Immortal Realm, evil spirits are not only rampant, but they have also impersonated the lords of holy lands, the Great Luo Golden Immortals, the Immortal Emperors, Li Tianwang, and the Jade Emperor! Are you afraid of these evil spirits?"

Chen Yin served the dishes and said, "But the Heavenly Court is the greatest evil. They are the worst to the immortals. After the Three Pure Ones left, all the immortals depended on the Heavenly Court for their existence."

Chen Shi asked, "Grandpa, have you ever seen those immortals from the North Sea?"

Chen Yin washed the pot clean and said, "The first place I visited in the Immortal Realm with Lao Du and Sha Qiutong was the North Sea. At the time, we thought we had arrived in the Demon Realm."

Chen Shi said, "Grandpa has seen the current situation of the immortals in the North Sea. Do you think that even if the Heavenly Court and the Celestial Court's rule are overthrown, the lives of the lower-level immortals will not be like this?"

"In any era, even the lowest-ranking immortals are like this."

Chen Yin added oil and continued cooking the next dish, saying, "It has always been like this since ancient times. But when dynasties change, holy lands can be redistributed, giving even the lowest-ranking immortals a chance to rise above their station."

Chen Shi stared at the flickering flames at the bottom of the stove and said, "Is this the only way?"

"This is the only way."

Chen Yin stirred the vegetables in the pot and said, “Take this dish for example. If you don’t stir it, the bottom layer will burn while the top layer will remain cold and you won’t feel the heat. Only by stirring it, letting the bottom layer of vegetables rise and the top layer fall, can you prevent the bottom layer from burning and ensure that the top layer is cooked through.”

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "You're wrong."

Cui Zhenzhen, who was waiting for her meal, felt a pang of anxiety, worried that the father and son were about to start fighting again.

Creation Five gently shook its head and said, "My father has regained his humanity and will no longer kill his relatives. You can rest assured."

Chen Yindu replied, "Oh? What brilliant idea does Heavenly King Chen have?"

Chen Shi stood up and said, "You start the fire, and I'll cook the dishes. It's been a long time since you've had a meal prepared by me."

The two changed positions.

Chen Shi stirred the food vigorously for a couple of seconds, then stopped stirring and said, "The Celestial Court overthrew the Heavenly Court just like this. It's just a matter of stirring it a couple of times, and then the vegetables on the top, middle, and bottom layers remain unchanged. What should be raw is still raw, and what should be burnt is still burnt."

Chen Yin added fuel to the fire, saying, "I thought Heavenly King Chen had some brilliant insight, but it turns out he didn't. The Celestial Court is in disarray, but there will always be successors to overthrow it. Won't this pot of food just keep turning?"

Chen Shi stir-fried the dishes and said, "With each change of dynasty, how many immortals must die?"

Chen Yin calmly replied, "This is a good solution to the problem of having too many immortals."

Chen Shi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that his grandfather only had pity for ordinary people, but he didn't really care that much about the lives of cultivators.

His principle was simply to pursue fairness and justice, which is why he created the Heavenly Heart Righteousness Technique in Xiniu New Continent, giving ordinary people a chance.

Chen Yin remained calm, showing no sign of joking: "Every time a calamity begins, many immortals are destined to die. It makes no difference whether they die during the calamity or during the chaos; they will die anyway."

As Chen Shi served the food, he smiled and said, "I have a way to avoid calamity."

Chen Yindu said, "The heretical method you used to repair Yuanfu just now."

Chen Shi roused himself and laughed, "It is indeed the heretical path. By adding the heretical path to the Yuanfu, from now on, the immortal arts and the heretical path will be combined. There is no need to worry about the heretical path contamination, nor about the tribulation. In this way, immortals who would have died in the tribulation will survive."

Chen Yindu said, "I need to go and see where you are studying heretical doctrines."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "It's in Penglai West. After we finish eating, I'll take you there. I have another way to solve the problem of those in power exploiting the lower-level immortals. Grandpa, do you still remember Zhong Wuwang?"

Chen Yindu said, "That kid from Despair Slope who got your divine embryo? He's good at taking advantage of people."

Chen Shi said, "Zhong Wuwang's place of merging with the Dao is not Despair Slope, but rather the merging with the Dao itself, creating a small world within his body that is not connected to the external world. Since he does not occupy the space and time of heaven and earth, he is not bound by the Celestial Court or the Heavenly Court."

Chen Yindu asked, "Cultivation requires spiritual energy and elixirs, but where do they come from?"

Chen Shi was stunned.

Chen Yindu said, "There will still be people who control the holy land, recruit a large number of immortals, and gather around the holy land to put pressure on the lower-level immortals."

Just then, a voice came from outside: "Yindu, what are you talking about? It smells so good! Are you cooking?"

Chen Yindu's expression changed slightly. He immediately dispersed the many Yuan Talismans hanging in the air and whispered, "Have you memorized all of these Yuan Talismans?"

Chen Shi nodded.

Chen Yindu breathed a sigh of relief, separated his humanity from his pure divinity, and stood up, saying, "Chen Yindu awaits Master."

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly: "Right Celestial Master, Hidden Dragon?"

An old man wearing a straw hat and leaning on a bamboo cane appeared in the courtyard at some point. He walked over like a fisherman by the river, with a smile on his face. His gaze fell on Chen Shi's face, and he said with a smile, "Grand Marshal Chen Tianwang of the Heavenly Court is here too. What a coincidence."

Chen Shi greeted him, saying, "Greetings, Brother Qianlong."

The Hidden Dragon Ancestor hurriedly returned the greeting, saying, "Your Excellency holds a high position and wields great power. I am merely an old dragon under the command of the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven. I dare not accept such a grand gesture from you, fellow Daoist."

He straightened up and said to Chen Yindu, "Good disciple, this man is a trusted minister of the Jade Emperor, and we cannot let personal feelings interfere with public duty."

Chen Yindu said, "I have reasons not to kill him."

The Hidden Dragon Ancestor carefully examined him and smiled, "Even when you've eliminated your humanity, you still didn't kill him. I trust your judgment."

He looked at Chen Shi and laughed, "Why don't you join forces with us from within and without to overthrow the Jade Emperor? In the future, you will surely have a place in the Celestial Court!"

(End of this chapter)