On the Avenue.

Chapter 741 Li Tianwang's Attack

The immortals under Yang Bi's command were disciples of the Dipper Goddess, including Doumu, the Southern Dipper, the Northern Dipper, and the Five Luminaries Star Lords. The divine beings were the evil divine beings among the Nine Luminaries Star Officials, who were in charge of battle.

They were few in number, only a little over two thousand, enough to form a Heavenly Army battalion.

Their strength wasn't particularly high either; the strongest were a little over a thousand malevolent deities, whose cultivation had barely reached the peak of True Immortal, approaching the Golden Immortal level. —The Dou Department possessed 84,000 similar malevolent beings, hence the slow gathering of incense offerings.

Of these divine beings, only three possessed divine power that barely reached the level of Golden Immortals.

As for immortals, only a few have reached the Golden Immortal realm, while most others are True Immortals.

However, the aura emanating from these people when they gathered together was terrifyingly strong!
After observing for a while, Chen Shi immediately noticed that the Dao patterns of immortals and deities were all connected. When there were only two people, their Dao patterns were perfectly aligned, forming a Yin-Yang formation. When there were three people, they formed a Three Powers formation, and when there were four people, they formed a Four Symbols formation.

They can separate at any time to form intricate formations, or more than two thousand people can condense their cultivation techniques into one!
Such a clever arrangement could only have been accomplished by a genius like Yang Bi.

But the most difficult thing about this formation is how the commander manages it.

Because the formations are so varied, the mental demands on them are abnormally high. Chen Shi knew he didn't possess such terrifying calculation and coordination abilities.

Of all the people he knew, probably only Yang Bi could accurately command every single person in a Heavenly Army camp.

Even Li Tianwang couldn't do that.

"Yang Bi, you didn't come here just for me, did you?"

Chen Shi glanced at the World of Forgetfulness and said, "Your target should be Lord Huangfu."

Yang Bi stood beside him, gazing at the Realm of Forgetfulness, and said, “My main goal on this trip is still the True King. I believe that the True King has gone astray and, as a loyal minister of Xiniu New Continent, has therefore considered remonstrating with the army. If the True King can realize his mistakes and correct them, then all will be well. If the True King does not correct them, then I can only send this foolish ruler off with tears in my eyes.”

Chen Shi snorted: "Fellow Daoist Yang wants to become a powerful minister?"

Yang Bi laughed and said, "If the true king is muddleheaded, I do indeed have that thought. However, the true king is wise and mighty, and is still the unparalleled Scholar Chen. I am willing to admit defeat."

Chen Shi snorted again, but felt much better inside.

Yang Bi has indeed studied him very thoroughly. If Yang Bi succeeds this time, he will not die, but his consciousness will be damaged, and he may even become truly delirious.

"Since the true king is not incompetent, then let's take this opportunity to eliminate Huangfu Jun as well."

Yang Bi said, "The True King and Lord Huangfu have a past relationship, but we do not. We continue to serve the Dou Department and the Heavenly Court, and we must eliminate Lord Huangfu!"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "If it were before, with your strategic abilities, you would definitely have been able to kill Huangfu Jun, and none of you would have died. But after I completed his cultivation technique, with Huangfu Jun's current strength, he could probably take you all down with him."

He paused for a moment, then said, "After I completed it, the power of the 'Sutra of Eternal Freedom Through a Thousand Tribulations' has reached an unbelievable level. Although I have not practiced this technique, I know its supernatural abilities, both in terms of power and range, have been greatly enhanced."

Yang Bi frowned and asked, "How much do you think he can improve?"

"It's hard to say. But if you confront him, you won't be able to escape unscathed."

Yang Bi knew Chen Shi's limited vision; if he said that, then the encirclement and suppression of Huangfu Jun must be fraught with danger.

He needs to reassess Huangfu Jun's strength before he can formulate the next encirclement and suppression plan.

“True King, although there is a Celestial Realm, and you are not loyal to either the Heavenly Court or the Celestial Court, you still need to have a stance on this conflict in the Earthly Realm.”

Yang Bi said earnestly, "Huangfu Jun is the key figure responsible for releasing the Great Demon. If the True King helps him complete his cultivation technique and increase his strength, it will be aiding the enemy! Once the Great Demon is released, countless people in the Earthly Immortal Realm will die!"

Chen Shi asked, "Fellow Daoist Yang, you are also searching for the Demon Refining Well. What do you do with the great demons you captured?"

Yang Bi said, "Doumu Yuanjun said that if these great demons were found by the Celestial Court, they would come to harm the Heavenly Court. Therefore, she ordered me to lead these soldiers to find the Demon Refining Well. I found the great demons in the well and sent them to the Dou Department along with the Demon Refining Cauldron. As for how to deal with these great demons, Doumu Yuanjun did not explain."

Chen Shi asked, "How do you think the Heavenly Court will deal with these great demons?"

Yang Bi was silent for a moment, then said, "I thought the Heavenly Court would send these Demon Refining Cauldrons to the Three Pure Realms and the Western Paradise, so that these great demons could cause trouble and the Heavenly Court could take the opportunity to assassinate the experts of the Three Pure Realms and the Western Paradise to avenge their grievances."

He trailed off, saying, "The people living in the Three Pure Realms and the Western Paradise will suffer countless deaths. The Celestial Court and the Heavenly Court are birds of a feather."

Chen Shi said, "That's what I thought too. That's why I took the Great Demon's bones to refine them."

Yang Bi was greatly shocked and exclaimed, "You can refine the remains of a great demon?"

Chen Shi revealed his Demon Realm in the Well, and the towering Demon Blood Tree within it.

Yang Bi looked up and saw the majestic Demon Blood Tree. This precious tree supported a vast world within the well, which was truly awe-inspiring.

At that moment, the earth beneath the tree churned, revealing the massive skeleton of a demon entangled in roots.

Yang Bi leaped up and entered the demonic realm within the well, arriving at the foot of the tree to carefully examine the remains of the great demons.

The roots of the great demon's skeleton were entangled by the roots of the treasure tree, which absorbed the power of the Great Dao from the demon's bones. Even the fortune belonging to the great demon was taken away by this treasure tree!

The Great Demon was the chosen one of the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao, born with the great fortune to defy fate and change destiny. He could not be killed or refined, but unexpectedly he died under this tree!
Yang Bi murmured, "You can refine the remains of a great demon? This is an incredible stroke of luck. If the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Court knew about this, they might even turn against each other..."

He stopped there and didn't continue.

The conflict between the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Court was not caused by the Great Demon. Whether or not the Great Demon exists, they will continue to fight.

“True King, I have been ordered by my master to search for the Demon-Suppressing Wells and have also collected quite a few Demon-Refining Cauldrons. These Demon-Refining Cauldrons will be sent to the Heavenly Court.”

Yang Bi pondered for a moment and said, "They are currently stored in the Dou Mansion of the Dou Department. Only with the written order of my master, Doumu Yuanjun, can the Dou Mansion's treasury be opened. Yuanjun is impartial and selfless, and she will certainly not give you the written order to open the Dou Mansion's treasury."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Thank you."

With a slight thought, he decided to seize the opportunity and immediately went to see Doumu Yuanjun.

Doumu Yuanjun claims to be the most selfless person, yet she always takes great care of Jin'ao Island and Chen Shi, fearing that he might be bullied by others.

Yang Bi said, "You helped Huangfu Jun repair his cultivation technique, aren't you afraid of him turning against you? After all, this person is not from Xiniu New Continent, and may not be of one mind with you."

Chen Shi smiled slightly and said leisurely, "I completed his cultivation technique using immortal Dao patterns. But my Dao technique has already been changed to Yuan Fu. If he tries to use the 'Perpetually Attaining Freedom Through a Thousand Tribulations' to deal with me, he will only die faster and more miserably."

Yang Bi's heart skipped a beat: "Yuan Fu? The Yuan Fu who killed the Northern Emperor?"

Chen Shi nodded slightly: "The Yuanfu is 80% complete, but it is not yet perfect. However, it is already usable and far surpasses the Dao patterns of immortals and gods."

Yang Bi gazed at the Realm of Forgetfulness and whispered, "Will he become a fellow Daoist?" Chen Shi replied, "He must become a fellow Daoist!"

Even so, he couldn't help but recall the situation after Zhong Wuwang and the old monk Yuncheng faced the Yongzheng Zizai Sutra.

The two were extremely eager for this technique, but they also knew that if they practiced it, they would be unable to resist transferring their own calamities to others. After much agonizing thought, they finally severed their memories of this technique to avoid falling into the trap of craving it.

The most attractive aspect of the Yongzheng Zizai Sutra is that it allows one to transfer their own tribulations to others and safely overcome the tribulations!
After Huangfu Jun cultivates the technique that Chen Shi has supplemented, he will find that he can also transfer his own calamity to those who practice pseudo-techniques in the Earthly Immortal Realm and the myriad realms!

"The seeds planted by Master Huaiyi back then have blossomed all over the myriad realms. In the myriad realms, including the Earthly Immortal Realm, there are probably countless immortals who have cultivated his pseudo-methods. Among them, many immortals have already become powerful Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals, and perhaps even Daluo!"

Now, just like his master, Mr. Huaiyi, Huangfu Jun also possesses the ability to harvest these people and transfer their calamities. Can he resist the temptation?
“If he weren’t one of our fellow Daoists, he would have died a terrible death,” Chen Shi said indifferently.

Yang Bi resigned and prepared to leave, leading the group of immortals to continue searching for the Demon-Suppressing Well.

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, if you have time, please go to Jin'ao Island. I will teach you the Yuanfu. Also, I would like you to help me study the Yongzheng Zizai Jing and find the flaws in this technique."

Yang Bi shook his head and said, "The star gate leading to Penglai West has been destroyed by bandits. Now we can only fly there, and I don't know how long it will take to get to Jin'ao Island. Moreover, there are bandits along the way, and it is said that they have already killed six or seven groups of Heavenly Court envoys. I am worried that I will not be able to reach Jin'ao Island alive."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "My Jin'ao Island has quite a reputation in the western part of Penglai. You only need to say that you are an old friend of mine, and no one will make things difficult for you."

Yang Bi said, "I fear those bandits will kill me without saying a word."

Chen Shi hesitated and said, "How about I go back and talk to the bandits, and ask them to make an exception for you?"

Yang Bi said, “Once this matter is settled, I will go to find you through your defiled body. Your defiled body will summon this well, and I will enter the well. Then you will summon the well again, and I will come out of the well and arrive at Jin'ao Island.”

Chen Shi praised, "That's a good idea. Fellow Daoist, I'm going to continue my seclusion."

He regained consciousness, and his physical body, Chen Shi, immediately returned to autonomy.

Just as Yang Bi was about to leave, Chen Shi, in his true form, said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, please wait."

Yang Bi stopped and, revealing his true colors, said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, could you perhaps......"

"No."

"If you want to fish, don't be afraid of the fish eating your bait; you have to get the bait into the fish's mouth!"

"I cannot tarnish the true king's illustrious name."

Yang Bi led his men away.

Chen Shi, in a fit of rage, left cursing.

Two months later, while Yang Bi was still searching for other Demon-Suppressing Wells, news came from the Dou Department that someone had robbed the Dou Department's treasury and taken away all the Demon-Refining Cauldrons.

Yang Bi was shocked and stamped his foot, saying, "These Demon Refining Cauldrons were obtained by our soldiers after a bloody battle. How could they have been stolen? What should we do?"

Huangfu Jun was also somewhat troubled. They searched for the Demon-Suppressing Well, but often came up empty-handed, finding only an empty well where the Demon-Refining Cauldron had vanished.

He encountered Yang Bi several more times. Both sides were wary of each other and dared not make any rash moves. After retreating, they went their separate ways.

Yang Bi tracked down Huangfu Jun, trying to observe the limits of his supernatural powers and to break his supernatural magic, but after observing him from afar a few times, he immediately gave up the idea.

The Yongzheng Zizai Sutra, after being repaired by Chen Shi, possesses incredible power and an astonishing range of supernatural abilities.

"It is indeed an astonishing skill."

He did not continue searching for the Demon Refining Well, but returned to report to Doumu Yuanjun.

Doumu Yuanjun said, "Although the Demon Refining Cauldron was stolen by thieves this time, you have worked hard and made great contributions. I have always upheld justice and cannot reward or punish you indiscriminately just because you are my disciple. Go and rest. I will report your merits to the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Yang Bi agreed and asked, "Master, who stole the Demon Refining Cauldron?"

Doumu Yuanjun sighed, also feeling a bit of a headache. She rubbed her left forehead and said, "I don't know either. I happened to be away from the palace those few days, and it was during that time that the thieves took advantage of the situation and stole the Demon Refining Cauldron. By the way, the Great Heavenly Venerable heard that there was a banditry near the west of Penglai, and that many Heavenly Court envoys were killed. He was furious and ordered Li Tianwang to lead an army to suppress the bandits."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bi was alarmed. He bid farewell to Doumu and hurriedly returned to his residence, thinking to himself, "Li Tianwang led troops to suppress the bandits? It must be that the Great Heavenly Venerable knew that the True King was up to something, so he ordered Li Tianwang to kill those experts from Jin'ao Island, forcing the True King to send troops! This matter must be informed to the True King as soon as possible!"

He had just entered the mansion and hadn't even had a sip of tea when a servant came to report, "Master, there is a man outside who claims to be Chen Shi, saying he is an old friend of yours and has come to visit."

Yang Bi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please come in quickly!"

After a moment, Chen Shi, the robber, walked in and said with a smile, "I am here on my master's orders to invite Fellow Daoist Yang to Jin'ao Island for a meeting."

The void behind his head spun, revealing the Demon Realm within the Well. He said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, please!"

Yang Bi leaped up and threw himself into the well.

Jie Shen sat down in the Yang residence and waited quietly.

Yang Bi flew into the Demon Realm in the well and arrived in front of the enormous Demon Blood Treasure Tree. Looking up, he saw the Demon Blood Treasure Tree commanding thousands of branches, slowly dancing in the air, containing the power of the Great Dao, and radiating light along its trajectory, which was incredibly amazing.

The branches looked very slender from a distance, but when you got closer, they were incredibly thick, like the body of a giant dragon slowly dancing in the air.

Just how powerful is this treasure?

Yang Bi was shocked. He had seen the magic weapons of the Great Luo Golden Immortals. Their power was incomparably strong. Once activated, they could suppress the Great Dao of an entire world as if it were a calm lake, without the slightest ripple.

This Demon Blood Treasure Tree seemed to him to be even more powerful than the other Great Luo Magic Treasures he had ever seen!

Moreover, the Demon Blood Tree gave him a feeling that it was the embodiment of the world's destiny, and that no method in the world could harm its essence!
"How could a true king or a golden immortal refine this treasure to such a terrifying level?"

Just as he thought of this, the sky in front of him spun, and Jin'ao Island came into view. Chen Shi was standing in front of a green palace, looking at him with a smile.

Before Yang Bi even landed, he quickly said, "King Li is leading his troops here, preparing to quell the rebellion west of Penglai!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi's expression changed slightly, and he said to the fairy Xiao Duan beside him, "I'll trouble you, Madam, to make the trip. Please don't harm King Li."

Fairy Xiao Duan responded and flew away in a flash.

(End of this chapter)