Mysterious mirror hanging high

The two stone lions looked at each other, and the one on the left spoke:

"Reporting to the Taoist Master, His Highness...should be resting in Changqing Palace."

"Just sleeping?" Jiu Ming Daojun sneered, "You don't do any serious work all day..."

After saying this, the Taoist Nine Lives flicked his sleeves, strode across the Heavenly Gate, and walked towards the Immortal Court.

On the way, they met many immortal officials and female servants. When they saw the Nine-Life Taoist Lord, they all paid their respects to her. Only after she left did they dare to get up and continue to do their own things.

Jiu Ming Daojun did not stop all the way and finally arrived in front of an ancient palace and walked directly in.

At the secretarial desk in the main hall of the Changqing Palace, a white-bearded old man wearing a golden crown and a green robe with cloud-patterned edges was sitting at the desk, writing furiously, as if he was processing documents, mumbling something while doing so.

Isn’t this old man Xuan Qingzi?

Jiu Ming Daojun walked silently and swam behind Xuan Qingzi like a ghost. He gathered his sleeves and stared at the back of the old man's head.

"God damn it! I've diligently worked for tens of thousands of years in the Immortal Selection Program. They said they were going to promote me to the Changqing Palace. I thought it was a lucrative position that no one else could ask for, but instead I'm stuck in a mountain of paperwork and endless meetings every day. It's clear I'm being treated like a slave!"

Xuan Qingzi sighed, "I don't have much time left to cultivate. If this continues, I don't know when I can cultivate that bit of immortal gold nature and become a Golden Immortal..."

"The job in the Hall of Eternal Life is still more suitable for me... I wonder when I can be transferred back to serve Lord Jiu Ming."

Jiu Ming Daojun raised his lips slightly and said slowly:

"Xuan Qingzi, your ability to see and hear is becoming increasingly sophisticated! When did you discover me? Put on a good show for me!"

Xuan Qingzi was startled, turned his head to look behind him, and bowed quickly:

"I didn't know you were coming, and I failed to greet you. I deserve death!"

"Alright, stop pretending. I don't even know what kind of person you are." Jiu Ming Daojun asked impatiently, "Where's Wanshou?"

"His Highness is resting in the side hall." Xuan Qingzi said with a flattering smile.

"Okay, continue with your work."

Jiu Ming Daojun walked straight to the side hall without even turning his head.

She entered the side hall and saw a little boy wearing a bright yellow robe and a silver longevity lock around his neck, lying on the carpet with his legs spread out, snoring soundly with a smile on his face.

"Wanshou, something terrible is happening!"

The Taoist Nine Lives grabbed the longevity lock around the boy's neck, swung him up, and threw him into the air.

Wanshou Daojun was about to fall to the ground in his sleep, but he strangely adjusted his posture and landed steadily on his feet.

Only then did he open his sleepy eyes and said helplessly:

"Jiu Ming, do you know that I just reached the critical moment of becoming a master?"

"I don't have time for your nonsense. Something terrible has happened."

"What's the big deal? Jing Yu died in the lower realm? That shouldn't be possible." Wanshou Daojun scratched his head: "It's only been less than a hundred years! After all, he is a top destiny child, how could something go wrong so easily!"

"No."

Jiu Ming Daojun sighed, "I doubt anyone has made a move on Jing Yu..."

"What do you mean?" Wanshou Daojun's expression became a little serious, and he said dissatisfiedly:

"Jing Yu is the third Dao Lord candidate appointed by our Changsheng lineage. Those Dao Lords didn't give you face, so how dare they not give me, Wanshou, face?"

"If you piss me off, the Changqing Immortal Court will mobilize all its forces and crush any force of the Immortal Palace level!"

Jiu Ming Daojun said bitterly: "I'm afraid he is not Daojun."

"Could it be that the Dao Zun has made another move?" Wanshou Daojun frowned and said, "Your Excellencies don't even know where they are right now, so how could they have the time to care about such matters?"

"It is precisely because several adults have disappeared that I suspect there is something else going on."

Jiu Ming Daojun pondered and said, "I met Jing Yu in the lower realm before and got a glimpse of a secret. In the end, I was so scared that I directly cut off part of my memory... It's really weird."

"I, Jiu Ming, rose from humble beginnings, fighting my way up from the lower realms amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Now, I've even achieved the status of Dao Lord... If even I can't handle this, then I'm afraid..."

As he spoke, the Taoist Nine Lives snapped his fingers, took out the colorful crystal from the void, and held it in his hand.

Wanshou Daojun stared at the colorful crystal and squinted his eyes: "What do you mean?"

Jiu Ming Daojun flicked the colorful crystal to the center of the side hall and cast dozens of sealing spells in succession, saying solemnly:

"I suspect there's a huge secret within this memory, a secret that could turn the entire Immortal Realm upside down!"

"It's too dangerous to keep this secret with me... I can only temporarily seal it in the side hall of the Evergreen Palace. This is the safest place. Apart from you and me, no one can break the barrier of this side hall unless a Dao Master comes in person!"

"You are a very curious person, and with the support of the Daozun, you are usually lawless. But now is different. Several adults are missing, so we need to be careful in everything we do."

Jiu Ming Daojun seemed still uneasy and cast dozens of sealing spells, reminding:

"Remember, this is a huge secret, never touch it! Wait for the Dao Zun to return before making a decision!"

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the hall: "I still need to go to the netherworld to make a few nests, you stay here and guard them well!"

Watching Daojun Jiuming leave in a hurry, Daojun Wanshou turned his gaze back to the colorful crystal tightly wrapped in the sealing spell, and suddenly sneered:

"Jiu Ming, your method of diverting the blame is too clumsy!"

"You're doing all these fancy moves right in front of me, aren't you just trying to get me to explore this memory?"

"I'm not a fool, how could I fall for your trick?"

Wanshou Daojun subconsciously touched the longevity lock around his neck, lay on his back, closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep.

After a while, Wanshou Daojun suddenly opened his closed eyes, sat up, and stared at the colorful crystal beside him.

"Good good!"

"It turned out to be an open conspiracy!"

Wanshou Daojun stretched out a tender little white hand, tore apart the densely packed sealing talismans surrounding the colorful crystal, held the crystal in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

"Damn it, Nine Lives, the sealing method is so foolish, it breaks when it is pulled... It's obvious that they are plotting against me!"

Wanshou Daojun cursed for a few words, then revealed a curious smile:

"Hehe... I want to see what big secrets are hidden in this memory!"

After saying this, a crack suddenly appeared on Wanshou Daojun's originally smooth and full forehead. He flicked his finger and the colorful crystal bounced into the crack.

As the crack on his forehead slowly closed, Wanshou Daojun suddenly felt sleepy. He stood up, staggered, swayed a few times, and then fell on the carpet and fell into a deep sleep.