Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

Inside the ancestral hall, the spring scenery was just right.

If Yun Wujing knew Beimen Jue's doubts, he would only scratch his head.

How can this not be considered a stroke of luck?

Bei Menjue embarked on the path of martial arts in the first place to protect his wife.

Now, his wife has come to support him.

The relationship between the Dao and the Demon is like that between Yin and Yang.

Tantai Jing's forced dual cultivation actually aligns well with Beimen Jue's Dao.

If the Jade Emperor knew, he would only give a thumbs up.

Beimenjue is really lucky.

Good fortune is also a blessing.

Of course, outsiders have no way of knowing the good fortune the Heavenly Demon Palace Master is enjoying at this moment.

It's hard to believe that the dignified Lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace is acting like the one being bullied.

......

The couple on the other side were much more normal.

In the Prince Wu's Palace

Liu Jinu, accompanied by Zang Aiqin, looked at the luxurious and grand Wu Wang Mansion with amazement in their eyes.

This place is so luxurious.

After spending half a month together, Li Su and Jian Chan felt the time was right and prepared to make their move.

Soon, Li Su and Jian Chan brought Liu Jinu to the flower garden.

Then, Liu Jinu's face lit up with joy.

Zang Aiqin's face darkened.

In the garden, there are dice, cups, five wooden pieces, a chessboard/horse, and a goblet.

All sorts of props are available.

The chessboard itself gleamed, clearly not made of ordinary wood.

"Is it a dice game or a card game?"

Li Su looked at Liu Jinu and smiled.

"Let's warm up with a dice game first."

Seeing his wife remain silent, Liu Jinu smiled and stepped forward.

Zang Aiqin gritted her teeth in anger, but said nothing.

After all, the other party was a prince and a wealthy family, not some local ruffian. They shouldn't have gone so far as to hang Liu Jinu under a tree and whip him.

"Just the few of us?"

Liu Jinu sat down and expertly tossed the dice.

"Don't worry, there is more."

After Li Su finished speaking, Zhu Yingyue and Wan Yu climbed over the wall and came in.

"Aren't you going to invite us?"

Zhu Yingyue and Wan Yu rubbed their hands together excitedly.

"You won't slaughter my sheep, will you?"

Liu Jinu looked at the group of people, seemed to realize something, and became somewhat suspicious.

These guys all look like they're in cahoots.

After being ripped off once, he became much more sober.

"How could that be? Do you think I need anything from you?"

"A little gambling is harmless fun, just for fun."

Li Su exchanged a subtle glance with Jian Chan, their eyes filled with amusement.

"Yes, come on."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinu nodded and threw out the dice.

He didn't doubt it, after all, Li Su didn't seem to be short of money.

In fact, Li Su and Jian Chan do not lack this.

But it's quite interesting to win so much that you bankrupt someone and then watch them despair.

Therefore, they don't mind using some underhanded tactics.

For example, cheating.

It would be quite interesting to see Liu Jinu pull back his losses after winning.

"Don't rush, there's still fine wine to be had."

Thinking of this, Li Su sat down and took out several jars of fine wine.

"good."

Liu Jinu's eyes lit up, and he opened the wine jar and started drinking straight from it.

"Cool!"

The strong liquor made Liu Jinu let out a comfortable burp.

Zang Aiqin's head was buzzing as she watched this scene.

It looks like they're about to slaughter a fat sheep.

However, because of Li Su's identity, Zang Aiqin hesitated again.

There was no way around it; the prince's status was simply too illustrious.

Moreover, the Prince Wu's mansion was more luxurious than any other mansion she had ever seen.

Given that her husband will be contributing to the battle in the Western Regions in the future, the other side shouldn't be so greedy as to fleece her.

"Hey, don't just stand there, let's play a leaf game."

Zhu Yingyue pulled Zang Aiqin and Jian Chan to sit at a table.

Zang Aiqin stared blankly at the playing cards being shoved into her hand.

"Have some tea, and here are some fruits."

Zhu Yingyue sat down and began teaching Zang Aiqin how to play while eating fruit.

Zang Aiqin snapped out of her daze, took a sip of hot tea in a daze, then looked at the cards in her hand, patiently listening and playing along.

Jian Chan smiled. Zang Aiqin looked like a gentle and refined lady; a mere penny would suffice.

As for Liu Jinu, let Li Su handle it.

......

While both were princes, Prince Wu and Emperor Wu began indulging in drinking and merrymaking, Prince An was still busy with important matters.

In the main hall of Prince An, the three leaders of the ancient Taoist sect and the three ancestral weapons of the Buddhist sect were relentlessly attacking the Heavenly Dragon Staff.

Tianlongzhang blushed, not from embarrassment, but from anger.

The next moment, as the death energy recombine in the hall, the atmosphere became quiet.

"Your Highness."

The conqueror reacted the fastest, bowing with hands clasped in greeting.

"Is it permissible to hold the memorial service today?"

Li Junsu looked at the three sect leaders in front of him and asked directly.

"Your Highness...no."

The envoy shook his head.

"To worship the god Yayu, one needs to consult divination and choose an auspicious day. The best time to begin the sacrifice is in the early morning."

"Establish an altar and set up furnishings, raise green flags to symbolize vitality, and offer jade tablets, jade discs, gray pottery, white pottery, and bronze artifacts."

"We must also prepare sacrificial offerings and fasting, including sacrificial animals, offerings, and wine; none of these can be omitted."

"If we start preparing now, it will take at least two days."

Yinming and Biyuning began to explain the ritual procedures to their leader.

"I understand, two days from now, right?"

Li Junsu clearly only heard the time.

"Uh...yes."

Yin Ming nodded upon hearing this.

"Then it's up to you. We'll set off in two days."

After saying this, Li Junsu stood up and left.

Assign tasks to the Six Doors in advance to avoid a backlog of official documents upon return.

Li Junsu left directly, leaving the three sect leaders looking at each other in bewilderment in the hall.

They quickly came to their senses and followed suit.

The sacrificial rites are very busy, so the disciples should get busy first.

"Should we go or not?"

In the hall, the Heavenly Dragon Staff looked at the disappearing group, then turned to look at the Vajra and the Pure Relic.

"go."

The vajra nodded.

She needs to see just how powerful Prince An really is.

"I'll go as well."

Nuwa spoke at this moment.

......

Prince An's Mansion, Study

Li Junsu had just sat down, intending to plan the direction of the Six Doors' future actions, when he was enveloped in golden light.

Soon, Prince An, whose vision blurred, arrived at the Heavenly Palace once again.

This time, the Jade Emperor did not sit at the stone table, holding Xueyun and drinking tea.

The Jade Emperor slightly raised one hand, and the celestial clouds of the five directions were continuously transformed by the Lingxiao Qi.

The five directions of celestial clouds were completely transformed into wisps of celestial radiance.

The Taoist aura covered the white tiger embroidery.

The embroidery on the white tiger is clearly in the shape of Prince An's dragon robe.

"coming."

While the Jade Emperor was transforming the celestial clouds into Daoist charm, he still had the leisure to converse with Li Junsu.

"Brother Yu, what you've done..."

Li Junsu's gaze sharpened as he watched the Jade Emperor refine the Heavenly Clouds.

This is a priceless treasure of heaven and earth.

"Your Heavenly Soldier Robe will be ready soon."

"You can probably pick it up after you get back."

The Jade Emperor urged the Daoist energy to flow while speaking with a smile.

"Kid, you want to fight Yayu?"

As Baihu infused Tianxia with murderous aura, he turned to look at Prince An, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Yes."

Li Junsu nodded in agreement, somewhat surprised.

"Practice here for the next two days."

"Perfect your world-shattering transformation."

"After the great battle, I will personally guide you."

The Jade Emperor smiled kindly as he forged the heavenly soldiers.

Upon hearing this, a glint of fighting spirit flashed in Li Junsu's eyes.

This was personally instructed by the Jade Emperor.

"Kid, don't get too excited. This battle will be the most crucial one for you so far, and perhaps the most difficult one so far."

Baihu looked at Prince An and gave him a serious reminder.

“Senior...as you say.”

Upon hearing this, Li Junsu subconsciously stroked the hilt of Zhaohan's knife.

Judging from what Baihu said, could it be that Yayu has appeared?

"You'll find out when the time comes."

Baihu looked at Li Junsu, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said nothing more.

"It is also an opportunity for you to reach the pinnacle."

The Jade Emperor chuckled as he spoke.

Upon hearing that it was an opportunity, Li Junsu stopped talking nonsense, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the Daoist aura surrounding the Heavenly Palace.

Within the Daoist essence of Lingxiao, the understanding of the concept of Heaven is incomparably profound and pure.

The Jade Emperor's understanding of heaven and earth was the ultimate.

However, there is only one side to it.

Within the Daoist philosophy, there is only the understanding of Heaven.

My understanding of the land is minimal.

For the Jade Emperor, Heaven and Earth are one, and Heaven encompasses Earth.

Or rather, the heavens encompass all things, and the ultimate way of heaven is a disguised form of the three thousand great paths.

In contrast, there is Houtu. For Houtu, the earth carries a thousand virtues, and the ultimate meaning of the earth can carry three thousand great principles.

The martial arts styles of the Jade Emperor and Empress Houtu are fundamentally different.

But this extreme purity makes both of them qualified to become Dao Lords.

As soon as Li Junsu comprehended the Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Dao Intent, the Heavenly Might and Killing Intent within him began to stir.

Lingxiao Qi sensed the heavenly might and killing intent emanating from Li Junsu and flowed towards him with considerable satisfaction.

Although the Lingxiao Qi could not be directly integrated into Prince An's body, the Lingxiao Daoist essence became increasingly pure.

The Heavenly Might Killing Intent began to continuously absorb this artistic conception, becoming even more magnificent.

As the Jade Emperor forged the heavenly soldiers, he looked at Li Junsu with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

Two months ago, Jun Su was still engaged in a fierce battle with the pseudo-supreme ruler, Er Fu.

Now, he is about to engage in a fierce battle with the Corpse of Yayu.

Even if it's just a corpse, it's still a supreme corpse.

After slaying the corpse of Yayu, Jun Su would officially possess the strength to kill Gonggong and Zhurong.

Yayu was a powerful being on par with Nuwa and Xihuang. Even if the corpse had no consciousness and acted only on instinct, it was still beyond the capabilities of Gonggong and Zhurong.

If Jun Su wins, his Mountain and Sea will directly plunder the blessings left by the gods, and his strength will directly rise to the level of the Water and Fire Supreme.

Then came another great challenge: defeating Zhu Rong and Gong Gong in succession would further solidify his foundation.

After that... he faced the top experts of the Western Regions and advanced to the Dao Lord level.

The more advanced An Wang's martial arts became, the faster his progressed.

Moreover, Jun Su will have to face more than just the corpse of Ya Yu.

"It seems we must first bring Jun Su's original family members here."

The Jade Emperor thought to himself.

Even among the supreme beings, there are differences.

Even though Jun Su has gone through so many steps, it seems that his chances of winning as the top supreme being of the Western Regions are not very high.

The plow is the root of the Western Regions.

Exposing the root system is not that simple.

......

Two days, not too long, not too short.

When the time came, Prince An slowly opened his eyes, a black-gold gleam flowing in his eyes before gradually fading away.

"Brother Yu, I'll be going now."

After Li Junsu finished speaking, he stood up and, without waiting for the Jade Emperor's response, vanished into nothingness.

"That kid is the same as always."

Baihu watched Prince An's departing figure and sighed.

"Therefore, he is the Prince of An."

The Jade Emperor chuckled.

......

Li Junsu returned to the Prince's Mansion, where the leaders of the three major Daoist sects had been waiting for him for a long time.

This time, they only had a few Martial Venerables and did not bring any extra disciples.

If the disciple went there, he would probably be killed by the aftershocks.

Nuwa, Zhulong, and Bai Xingling also stood to the side, appearing to be accompanying them.

Zhulong's eyes flashed as he looked at the murderous aura emanating from Li Junsu.

"Thank you for your help, seniors."

Li Junsu bowed to Zhulong and Nuwa, then led his group directly to the Vast Ocean.

On the vast sea, a deathly aura suddenly appeared on the shore.

As death energy slowly condensed, the expeditionary envoy began making arrangements as soon as Li Junsu and his men appeared.

The Yin spirits presented the offerings, and the Yang spirits began chanting prayers.

The envoy brought out the altar of the land and grain, and displayed jade tablets and jade discs around it.

In Xia, jade was regarded as a spiritual object that connected with heaven.

The ritual vessels used were made of the finest gray pottery, white pottery, and bronze, such as ding, gui, and zun.

Yinming released a yellow spirit ox, which brought out carefully selected millet and sorghum, and placed them in a food vessel.

Yang Ling picked up the wine and went to the altar. He spread his arms wide and chanted to the sky.

A hurricane suddenly arose, bringing with it the fragrance of ancient plants and trees.

Prince An's robe fluttered in the cold wind.

The vast sea was frozen at this moment, but the ice suddenly melted, and ripples spread across the lake surface.

On the riverbank, the grass suddenly grows vigorously in the winter.

"Ready?"

Zhulong stood beside Li Junsu, his eyes filled with emotion.

How many years has it been?

Is Jun Su already about to be promoted to Supreme?

"Hmm, senior, do you know anything about the gods?"

Li Junsu nodded slightly, then asked a question.

"I don't know much about Yayu, or rather... most people don't know much about it."

"Yayu is very low-key. Except for maintaining the order of heaven and earth, you can't see him under other circumstances."

Zhulong explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Junsu nodded thoughtfully.

As they talked, the first rays of morning sunlight appeared.

As the dawn broke over the sea, the envoy stepped forward and placed the sacrificial offerings, jade, silk, and millet on the pyre and set it ablaze.

At sunrise, smoke rises from burning firewood.

The clean smoke rose straight into the sky, symbolizing the welcoming of the gods.

Next, the gods descended upon the world.

A strange movement suddenly occurred between heaven and earth.

Golden veins of earth converged from all directions, shooting straight into the sky.

But as it gathered, it gradually turned into a dark purple luster.

At the very top, a majestic god, dressed in magnificent robes, has eyes that convey indifference.

Golden veins of earth subtly coalesce here, just as they did when the Yayu God was alive.

Beneath the golden phantom, from the dark purple earth veins, condensed a serpentine body with a dragon's head, a monster as large as a mountain, filled with endless resentment, and exuding a ferocious aura even more terrifying than a ferocious beast.

This is the corpse of Yayu.

As soon as the corpse of Yayu surfaced, the vast sea beneath it froze over once more.

Dark purple resentment continued to rise, and the resentment of these vengeful spirits was even heavier than the sins of killing on Prince An.

The Realm of Hatred of Heaven and Earth directly enveloped the Vast Ocean.

Li Junsu gripped the hilt of Zhao Han's knife, his eyes serious.

"roar~"

The corpse of Yayu roared to the sky.

The endless hatred made Li Junsu feel oppressed.

"It seems that the condensation of the divine consciousness of the celestial beings is a step slower than that of the physical body."

A hint of worry appeared in Nuwa's eyes.

"Your Highness..."

The envoy and others also retreated, looking at Li Junsu, wanting to persuade him.

This is not just any cat or dog.

This is the corpse of the Supreme Being.

A clear, ringing sound echoed through the heavens and earth.

The Mystic Realm slowly emerged.