On the Avenue.

Chapter 723 My Heart Is So Dirty

Among the six ancient ghosts, there were countless powerful ones. Many ghosts and gods flocked to the Northern Yin Emperor Palace on the top of Fengdu Mountain, while many others entered and exited the void, traversing the Yin and Yang realms to search for the villains.

"The Great Emperor of Beiyin has been assassinated!"

Panic-stricken cries echoed from the Northern Yin Imperial Palace, and ghosts and gods rushed out of the palace to spread the news.

Several other ghosts and gods waved their flags, opened the boundary between Yin and Yang, and rushed towards the celestial palaces of Tianpeng, Tianyou, and others in the sky.

Then, a ghost or deity rode a white bone dragon horse, heading straight for the Big Dipper, towards the place shrouded in purple mist.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the sky above the underworld exploded, revealing the four celestial palaces of the Big Dipper and the Purple Star. Within these palaces, majestic celestial beings stood on the clouds, all looking down into the underworld to search for the villain.

Within the Big Dipper, at the place where the purple aura was most abundant, a boundless divine power erupted, and countless starlight and star power gathered together and fell downwards. Accompanied by a deafening roar, the starlight and star power blasted open the barrier between the Yin and Yang realms.

The overwhelming stellar energy became incredibly dense, forming a gigantic eye above Mount Fengdu, which rolled around, searching for the villain.

Not long after, the Ziwei Emperor's chariot entered the underworld, arrived at Fengdu Mountain, entered the imperial palace, and examined the corpse of the Northern Yin Emperor.

As the Ziwei Emperor was examining the wounds on the corpse, the four divine emperors Tianpeng, Tianyou, Yisheng, and Zhenwu rushed over to pay their respects to the Ziwei Emperor.

The Emperor waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Examine the wounds on the Northern Emperor's corpse carefully."

The four divine emperors apologized and approached to carefully examine the wounds of the Northern Yin Emperor, their expressions solemn.

The Purple Star Emperor asked, "What have you discerned?"

"The remnants of immortality at the wound site are very strange."

The True Martial God Emperor said with a strange expression, "It doesn't resemble the Dao patterns of the Immortal Path, nor the Dao patterns of the Divine Path. I initially thought it was an unorthodox path, but it's different from unorthodox paths."

"It is the path of immortality."

Emperor Tianpeng said, "But the structure is extremely strange. It is not composed of Dao patterns, but rather resembles a talisman, yet it is different from a talisman."

His fingertips gently lifted a remnant talisman from the wound of the Northern Yin Emperor, saying, "This is it. Strange, shouldn't talismans be used to explain the gods of the Heavenly Court? This talisman seems to have changed..."

Upon hearing this, the other three God Emperors each picked out a Yuan Talisman, examined it carefully, and felt a chill in their hearts.

Yi Sheng said, "This talisman bypasses all the gods and directly elucidates the Great Dao. Doesn't that mean the very foundation of the Immortal Path has changed?"

Tianyou said in a hoarse voice, "How could the foundation of the Immortal Path change? The Immortal Path developed from the Daoist runes of shamanism, which in turn developed from talismans, and talismans depict us deities..."

He did not continue.

In the past, immortals had to rely on deities to comprehend the great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If this talisman directly explains the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, then immortals will no longer need to rely on deities.

Moreover, by bypassing the deities and eliminating many translation steps, the power of the immortal path would likely be greatly enhanced.

The immortals' strength will also greatly increase!
This is definitely not a good thing for the Heavenly Court and its gods!

The Ziwei Emperor was also examining the Yuan Talisman in the Northern Emperor's wound, and said in a deep voice, "Last time, the Northern Emperor was seriously injured by six Taiyi Golden Immortals, and the wound was similar. However, the person who attacked this time is far stronger than those six Taiyi Golden Immortals. This kind of talisman should be a good thing that the Celestial Court has been researching in recent years."

"This is going to kill us!"

The four Divine Emperors said in unison, "Your Majesty should immediately request the Great Heavenly Venerable to issue an order to wipe out the Celestial Court and eliminate all immortals!"

The Heavenly Emperor said, “That’s right. These immortals don’t worship the gods or offer incense; they only know how to cause trouble. We should wipe them all out and restore peace to the world!”

The Ziwei Emperor raised his hand to stop them, saying, "Now is still not the best time to make a move."

The Celestial Emperor Tianyou roared, "The rebels of the Celestial Court are waiting for this talisman to be perfected, and then they will slaughter us! So what are we waiting for?"

The Purple Emperor said, "Wait until the calamity begins."

The four divine emperors were all stunned.

The Great Emperor Ziwei said, "The Tribulation of the Beginning is a tribulation for immortals. When the Tribulation of the Beginning arrives, all immortals will either undergo the tribulation or die. Facing the Tribulation of the Beginning, they will have difficulty protecting themselves, let alone resisting our attack. Moreover, this Tribulation of the Beginning is a Yuanhui Tribulation!"

Tianpeng said, “Your Majesty is quite right. Taking advantage of the outbreak of the calamity to attack the immortals is indeed the best opportunity to eliminate the Celestial Court. However, the Northern Emperor is in charge of Fengdu Mountain, controls the Six Heavenly Ghosts, and has troops stationed in the Underworld. He oversees the wars in the Underworld of countless worlds, including the Earthly Immortal Realm. If he encounters misfortune, the power protecting the Underworld will be greatly reduced.”

Yi Sheng said, "The underworld is extremely important. Without the Northern Underworld Emperor, the army of ghosts and gods will be without command, which will endanger the Yama Hell of each world, and even the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

Tianyou said, "Immortals often desire to control the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The killing of the Northern Emperor signifies that they will soon take action against the Underworld. And the controller of the Underworld's Great Dao Rules is the Goddess Houtu, who possesses the power to revive deities. Therefore..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood.

To seize the underworld, one must first eliminate Houtu.

Houtu Huangdiqi will be the Celestial Court's primary target!

"Immediately report this talisman to the Jade Emperor!"

The Ziwei Emperor issued a decree: "Contact all other deities with incense offerings and order them to be on high alert! After the death of the Northern Emperor, the Celestial Court will inevitably be thrown into chaos, and Houtu will be killed in the ensuing turmoil!"

The four divine emperors received the order and immediately returned to their respective heavenly palaces, summoned their subordinate deities, lit incense, and contacted various celestial gods.

Wisps of incense smoke drifted out from the four heavenly palaces and disappeared into the distance.

At the same time, the black portal opened, and Qianlong returned to the courtyard carrying the head of the Northern Yin Emperor.

Chen Shi and the others were utterly shocked as they looked at the head in his hand.

The Great Emperor of Ghosts and Gods, the ruler of Fengdu, who held real power over the army of ghosts and gods, unexpectedly died at the hands of the unknown Right Celestial Master Qianlong!
If he had died at the hands of the disciples of the Three Pure Ones or the Buddha of the Western Paradise, it would have been somewhat forgivable; or if he had died at the hands of the Celestial Emperor, it would have been a fitting end. But the Right Celestial Master, Qianlong, was an unknown figure with no distinguished military achievements, yet he managed to kill the Northern Emperor, which was truly unexpected.

Qianlong said slowly, "Blindly adhering to the old laws, magic, and supernatural powers, allowing the powerful and wealthy to speculate on them, how can they not be defeated? How can they not die? The era of the Heavenly Court has come to an end."

He looked at Chen Shi and smiled, "King Chen, we should go back and report. We won't see you off. After you open the door, you can leave Beihai."

Chen Shi turned around, hugged Chen Yindu, then hugged Zaowu Xiaowu, and said to Cui Zhenzhen, "Let's go."

Cui Zhenzhen followed him.

Qianlong laughed from behind, "Chen Tianwang, you've also learned Yuanfu, haven't you? Logically speaking, I should eliminate you to prevent future troubles. But I still can't ruin our master-disciple relationship. If you can survive, perhaps you can witness a new era."

Chen Shi pushed open the door and walked out of the courtyard with Cui Zhenzhen.

He looked back and saw the black portal slowly closing.

The words "Nanshan Villa" are written on the lintel of this gate, and it is indeed Du Yiran's handwriting.

"What a peculiar magical artifact," Cui Zhenzhen murmured.

For a true immortal like her, this experience was truly fantastical. Chen Yindu and Qianlong creating the Yuanfu, slaying the Northern Emperor, and these strange and wondrous Daoist techniques were things she could never have witnessed in the North Sea. Chen Shi, however, had a slightly somber expression: "Qianlong's attack on the Northern Emperor was definitely not an unintentional choice. His purpose in slaying the Northern Emperor was to render the army of ghosts and gods in the underworld leaderless. In other words, his true target was actually the underworld. But the underworld is my godmother's Daoist temple, which means that the Celestial Court's next target is my godmother!"

Just as he was thinking this, Fan Xiao's voice suddenly came: "Why are you here?"

Chen Shi felt a slight tremor in his heart and immediately understood Qianlong's intention.

Qianlong was unwilling to kill him himself, but he could not let him leave either. Therefore, when he closed the gates of Nanshan Villa, he sent him to the vicinity of his senior brother Fan Xiao!

Chen Shi killed Tianzun, Shaoguang, Qi Peipei, and Xi Muran. Four members of the Immortal Emperor's sect have already died at Chen Shi's hands, so Fan Xiao must kill Chen Shi.

These were facts that Qianlong already knew, so he concluded that as long as Chen Shi was left near Fan Xiao, Chen Shi would surely die.

"This person's scheming is terrifyingly deep."

Chen Shi's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself, "That means he must have recorded everything, sending my message about sending troops to eliminate the Jade Emperor to the Jade Emperor. In that case, killing me would be a sure thing! If I were him, I would do the same."

Chen Shi smiled, turned his head and looked at him, and said with a smile, "So it's Senior Brother. I just encountered Qianlong, the Right Celestial Master of the Celestial Court, and together we killed the Northern Yin Emperor. I fled here in a hurry. Why are you here too?"

Fan Xiao said, "I was being chased by the Heavenly Emperor Tianpeng and fled to this place. But for some reason, Tianpeng suddenly abandoned me and turned to leave."

He was hunted down by the God Emperor Tianpeng for more than half a year, fighting and fleeing at the same time. He could not use any star rafts and could not shake off Tianpeng. Although he was in a sorry state, after many battles, his strength was greater than before, and his Taoist skills also improved.

Fan Xiao said politely, "Chen Shi, my understanding of the Hongmeng splitting technique has improved a bit, and I feel that I can break your move. I would like to ask you for some more guidance."

Chen Shi readily agreed and said with a smile, "Why not?"

Cui Zhenzhen's expression was strange as she thought to herself, "King Chen knows that Fan Xiao will kill him after he breaks this move, so why does he always agree?"

The two attacked simultaneously, their sword light shattering the heavens and earth, as if they had fallen into the primordial chaos. Fan Xiao remained fearless in the face of this terrifying sword move, and used his own sword to unleash the strongest sword move he had comprehended, meeting the primordial chaos with a split!

With a thunderous crash, the earth-shattering sword energy dissipated.

Fan Xiao looked down, his expression darkening slightly. He saw that his new clothes had been cut open by Chen Shi's Xuanhuang sword energy, leaving a "" mark, which was far more complicated than the "Xiao" in his name.

Cui Zhenzhen pointed her finger at his back and whispered, "Uncle Fan, behind you."

Fan Xiao was slightly taken aback: "What happened behind me?"

“There’s also a word on the back,” Cui Zhenzhen said.

Fan Xiao pulled his clothes back a little and turned his head to look. Sure enough, Chen Shi had written a character "" on his back with his sword energy.

His expression shifted between light and dark, his Dao heart was greatly shaken, and he felt a sense of disillusionment.

In the past six months, he felt that his cultivation had greatly improved and his understanding of the Hongmeng division had reached a new level. However, he did not expect that when facing Chen Shishi, he not only did not make progress, but actually regressed!

The character “” is much more complicated than the character “逍”, not to mention that it has characters engraved on both the front and back!

In that instant, a murderous intent surged within him: "I cannot break his Primordial Chaos Split, I could never crack his Primordial Chaos Split! This move has no flaws whatsoever, I will never be able to break it in my entire life! Am I unable to avenge my junior brothers and sisters? Am I destined never to become a Great Luo Immortal?"

His murderous intent grew stronger: "Kill him! Since I can't become a Great Luo Immortal, then I'll kill him to avenge my junior brothers and sisters! Maybe after killing him, I can overcome the deficiency in my Dao heart!"

Just then, Chen Shi's voice came: "Fan Xiao, back then I also thought that I had mastered all the mysteries of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture, until I was utterly defeated at the foot of the Master's Dao Cliff. Do you know how I obtained the mysteries of the Hongmeng Division?"

Fan Xiao barely suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and asked in a hoarse voice, "How did you obtain it?"

"I will first go to the mortal realm of the immortals, to the mortals, to comprehend the benevolence that the Master spoke of."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Ren (benevolence) is not a philosophy that splits people in two, but rather the way of humanity, the philosophy of the relationship between humanity and heaven and earth, and between people themselves."

He recounted in detail how he watched twelve bamboo stalks in a small mountain village, witnessed the earth's warmth and harmony, and the daily lives of the villagers during that time.

The story recounts the journey to the Xia Kingdom, where one feels the gentle spring breeze, the flourishing of all things, the sprouting of life, the exuberance of vitality, the hard work of people in the fields, and the continuation of the race's destiny by newborn infants.

He recounted his journey to the State of Yu to comprehend the essence of summer...

……

"I abandoned my immortal status and came to the mortal world to understand the ways of humanity. I gained a more and more thorough understanding of the relationship between heaven and earth, nature and humanity. Finally, I achieved enlightenment and comprehended the mind of the Master."

Chen Shi said, "Today, I will also pass on that enlightenment to you. Go and follow the path I have walked, and you will surely obtain the mysteries of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture."

Fan Xiao shook his head and said, "This is only the mystery of the first eight moves of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture, not the mystery of the Hongmeng splitting."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "You have comprehended the first eight moves and understood the Master's state of mind. As the head of the sect, I allow you, an outsider, to enter the Pandao Cliff of my Jin'ao Island, to face the Master's sword energy directly, and to receive the Master's guidance on the move 'Hongmeng Dissection'. Only by personally facing the Master's moves can you truly grasp the mystery of this move."

Fan Xiao remained silent, his murderous intent vanished, and he nodded.

He did not argue with Chen Shi about Cui Zhenzhen any further, and left silently.

Cui Zhenzhen asked in confusion, "If Master Fan wanted to kill you, why would you still pass on his secret techniques to him?"

Chen Shi said, "If he can grasp the Master's state of mind, he will not kill me. Instead, he will join my Golden Turtle Island. If he cannot comprehend the Master's state of mind, even if he reaches the ninth move of the Ascent Cliff, he will die under the Master's sword, killed by the Master with a single sword stroke, cleaved in two!"

Cui Zhenzhen was secretly shocked, thinking to herself, "The Sect Leader's heart is so filthy. But then again, it seems that the Sect Leader thinks that benevolence is about splitting people in two, and that the relationship between people and heaven and earth and between people is just something to talk about casually."

The gates of Nanshan Villa opened again, and Qianlong walked out carrying the head of the Northern Yin Emperor. Outside the gate was a celestial palace, with immortal mountains standing tall.

Qianlong said, "Yindu, you continue to comprehend the Yuanfu. I am going to see the Supreme One."

Chen Yin agreed and left with the Creator Xiao Wu.

Qianlong pondered for a moment, then summoned a celestial boy, took out a bright mirror and handed it to him, saying, "Deliver this bright mirror to Li Tianwang's residence. Remember, you must find a way to deliver it to Li Tianwang."

The celestial boy immediately took the mirror and flew away.

Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "Although Fan Xiao is powerful, Chen Shi may not necessarily die. To be on the safe side, let's get rid of him through Li Tianwang."

The celestial boy, carrying the mirror, flew out of the celestial court, determined the direction, and headed towards the nearest ferry.

As they approached the ferry, a small rag doll walked towards them, laughing, "My father was right, the Hidden Dragon really can't tolerate Little Ten! Little friend, come into my mouth!"

The small rag doll gradually changed, transforming into the Creator Xiao Wu, opening its mouth with its upper lip reaching the sky and its lower lip touching the ground.

The fairy boy seemed to be bewitched, and involuntarily walked towards his mouth.

Creator Xiao Wu swallowed the celestial child whole, then transformed him into a rag doll and flew towards the Celestial Court.

"In my previous life, everyone knew I was evil and was wary of me. I can't let my true colors show in this life."

The rag doll muttered to itself, chuckling to itself, "Even Dad and Xiao Shi didn't see through it in this life. After all, who would be wary of a rag doll?"

(End of this chapter)